Chapter 238 The Hidden Secret of the Village
The golden rooster crows and the barking of dogs is heard.
In a blink of an eye, it’s dawn.
The two white lanterns in front of the coffin shop have been extinguished, matching the dawn that has just broken.
In the coffin shop, Yu Qian sat at the counter and looked at it, holding his chin, feeling a headache from time to time looking at his missing arm.
There's something wrong with the butcher's knife, and his arm won't grow back.
Even if he wanted to temporarily grow an arm as a transition, even if the arm was just a supernatural creation, it was still the same as before, the arm could not grow.
There are so many ghosts to eat, and he has eaten many kinds of ghosts, with various killing patterns, and there are also ghosts who have been reborn after breaking their arms.
But it was no use.
Outside, having one arm does not affect his ability to do things, but here the impact is a bit big.
"Alas..."
"What a good seedling, I am really a good seedling to be Yang Guo."
Yu Qian sighed. Once a person expands, he will face setbacks. .
His life is still a bit miserable.
"Open the door, Lao Litou, are you still doing business? I usually see you opening the door early in the morning. Why have you changed your attitude now? Don't you expect business to prosper?"
"If you really change your character, then tear up the couplets at the door for me as soon as possible, so that I won't be upset when I see them."
"You have to come early and come late for any nonsense, why not come now..."
"Old Li Tou! Open the door!"
The knocking on the door made the door tremble, which showed how resentful the person knocking on the door was.
Yu Qian casually picked up a robe and put it on, yawned, and opened the door with an extremely lazy look.
"You're dying? Are you in such a hurry? Tell me your size and I'll give you a shot of longevity medicine."
"You're going to die because of your mother's fart." After hearing Yu Qian's words, the visitor subconsciously said Swearing.
But he quickly reacted, "Who are you? Where is Lao Litou? The ball is dead?"
The person who came was a middle-aged man with a slightly sinister expression and a strong build. He is a good hand at hard work.
The couplet next to Yu Qian, you have to come early or late, why not come now and write four words, business is booming.
Looking at this couplet, Yu Qian was speechless. The old man at the coffin shop was indeed unreasonable.
“I’m asking you a question.” Seeing Yu Qian just reading the couplet, the middle-aged man frowned impatiently.
Yu Qian waved his hand, "The ball is dead. He died yesterday. I buried it myself. Now I take care of this coffin shop."
"Really dead?" The young man was stunned. He didn't believe it at first, but when he saw that Yu Qian didn't seem to be joking, he fell silent and asked, "Who is he?"
"He It's the eldest grandson." Yu Qian said without thinking.
The middle-aged man became suspicious and looked Yu Qian up and down, "Are you cheating on me?"
"Who is cheating on you? I am older. Do I have to be older?"< br>
Yu Qian squinted at the man, "Don't you have any elders who are younger than you and older than you?"
The man thought about it carefully, and if there were, he would have to call a little fart who has just been weaned. The child is called uncle.
"Okay, what kind of coffin do you want, white, red, black, or green?" Yu Qian was too lazy to care about this. He looked at the man standing outside the door and did not invite him in. I planned to sit down, so I stood inside the door and talked.
"Is there still a green coffin?" The man opened his eyes, somewhat disbelieving.
"Why not? As long as you want it, I can make it for you in any color. What color do you want?"
"Then give me the yellow one, I have the one at home. I like yellow ones," the man said, rubbing his head.
As soon as he finished speaking, the man noticed something was wrong. He looked at Yu Qian, who looked like an idiot, and immediately realized that he had been tricked.
"You dare to play tricks on me, are you looking for a beating?" As he said this, the man rolled up his sleeves and planned to beat Yu Qian.
Yu Qian just looked at him like this, his expression calm and his body motionless, standing just inside the door.
Seeing that Yu Qian was unmoved, the man's expression changed slightly for a while, and gradually calmed down. He glanced hard at the threshold and said, "I want a black coffin, the size is..."
After talking about the size, the man took out a piece of colorful paper money and said, "This is a deposit of three yuan. I will give you the remaining three yuan after you deliver it to your door."
Looking at the three dollars of ghost money handed over by the man, Yu Qian did not reach out to take it, but looked at the man coldly, "Our store has never had a door-to-door delivery rule. If you want a coffin, come here and pick it up yourself."< br>
Seeing that the other party was not wearing the condom, the man's expression changed slightly, "It seems that you are really Lao Li Tou's grandfather, and he can even tell you such a thing."
The man put the three dollars away and said, "I want the coffin this afternoon. I'll pay you and deliver it."
After saying that, the man turned around and left the coffin shop.
Yu Qian just looked at the man's back coldly, said nothing, turned around and walked into the yard behind.
“It’s different during the day and at night.”
Recalling the previous exchange with the man, the man had no intention of entering the coffin shop from beginning to end.
This means one thing, as long as you don't go out, you are safe.
The difference from night is that you can refuse everyone's request as long as you are inside the house. It may be different if you are outside.
Before, the man wanted Yu Qian to break the rules of the coffin shop. If it is explained by Li Gui's murder rules, he wanted Yu Qian to violate the rules of this coffin shop.
It is self-evident what the consequences will be. It is very likely that the man will turn into a ghost on the spot, and then walk into the coffin shop to attack him.
This village is following a pattern.
This reminded Yu Qian of Huanggang Village and Baishui Town.
This is almost the case inside.
As long as you reveal the truth or trigger the rules, those people will become ghost slaves.
This is obviously the case in this village, but it is a little different. The people here are real ghosts and complete.
“During the day, there will be more bottom lines that can be reached, and at night, as long as you refuse, the killing pattern will be triggered.”
This was the case with the old man standing in the street and the coffin shop last night.
This village is not simple, and neither is the ghost who can create such a village.
With so many terrifying ghosts gathered here, and even using supernatural powers to influence them, you can imagine how terrifying this ghost is.
"Huanggang Village restores the villagers of a village to their original appearance, but as long as there is an accident, the villagers of Huanggang Village will become ghost slaves. The villagers of Huanggang Village are weaker than those of Baishui Town."
"Baishui Town replicates the people and objects in the memory one to one, and then keeps the people inside. If the people inside don't want to stay, the killing pattern will be triggered and they will be attacked and killed."
"The first two are easy to resolve, but here is a little difficult."
Yu Qian came to the backyard thinking, but fortunately he got the old man's memory after eating him.
When he got the old man's memory, he instantly understood why the evil ghost who controlled this place was trapped here.
It's very simple. After you control the ghosts here, that memory will be inherited by you. It doesn't matter for a short time, but once time passes, can you really tell who you are?
Once you can't tell the difference, congratulations, you will be a resident here, and you firmly believe that you are no longer yourself.
For example, if Yu Qian cannot tell whether he is Yu Qian or the owner of the coffin shop after eating the old man, then Yu Qian is no longer Yu Qian, but the owner of the coffin shop.
It must be that Yu Qian has enough ghost-eating ghosts and enough memories in his head. This kind of inherited memory has no impact on him, but is beneficial to him.
It was because of eating the ghosts here that Yu Qian knew one thing. It was much scarier during the day than at night.
During the day, the streets are full of active ghosts, and there are killing patterns everywhere. Once triggered, it will cause a chain reaction.
The people on a street all transform into evil ghosts, and they are still complete evil ghosts. Who can resist it?
Yu Qian felt that he was not very good either.
Pull out a piece of intact wood from a house in the yard, and Yu Qian starts to make a coffin based on the old man's memory, thinking about one thing while doing it.
He is now in the East District. This village is divided into four regions: southeast, northwest and northwest.
Each area is divided into eight areas, and there is a terrifying ghost in each area.
The most terrifying ghost in the region is in the ancestral hall in the center of the village, and it is the village chief.
After counting, there are nine terrifying ghosts in one area, among which the village chief is the most terrifying.
There are thirty-six ghosts in the four areas, and I don’t know how many ghosts there are in total.
The more Yu Qian thought about it, the more he felt that this place was dangerous.
Thankfully it was him. If it had been anyone else, entering here would not have been as simple as losing an arm.
If Ye Zhen came here, he would probably lose his head.
"The old man is in this area. He will walk on the street and drink tea during the day, and he will go out for a walk at night. It is fine during the day and nothing will happen if his killing pattern is not triggered. But not at night. If he encounters him, he will trigger the killing pattern."
“So if you want to take action, you have to do it during the day. The ghost here during the day is a Like this, it’s the same at night.”
“After finishing this job, it’s time to go to the spot.”
It’s too risky to do it at night. During the day, these ghosts have living templates. , it is easy to start, but it is different at night. The killing pattern should not be too outrageous, just do it if you disagree.
More straightforward than him.
In less than half an hour, a coffin was made. The coffin just made was wood-colored and would need to be painted later. Of course, some coffins do not need to be painted, such as those made of a completely white tree. The color of the coffin that comes out is white.
No need to paint, the rest of the coffins made of trees need to be painted.
This is something in the old man’s memory.
Putting down the tools in his hands, Yu Qian walked into the house and took out the paint. He said that paint is actually a kind of thing with dye added, plus a material to ensure that it will not be stained by water after painting. Rinse it off, similar to antiseptic.
It has been more than ten minutes since I finished painting the coffin.
Yu Qian exhaled, shook the stain on his hand to the ground, and then waited for it to dry on its own.
After doing all this, Yu Qian walked to the door of the coffin shop, sat down on the threshold, and took out a dry tobacco rod from his arms. It was a new one and was found inside the counter.
Then he wrapped the tobacco with one arm and stuffed it into the pipe. Finally, he lit the fire and started puffing in front of the coffin shop.
Looking at the bustling people on the street, this is normal. People here basically dislike this coffin shop. The couplet on the door is one reason. The main reason is the character of the old man in the coffin shop. .
This old man’s first words when he meets someone are not good ones.
For the specific words, please refer to what he said when he stopped Yu Qian yesterday.
Anyway, the reputation of this coffin shop is bad, but the people here have to endure it. Who said this is the only coffin shop in this area?
“This shitty place is quite popular.”
Yu Qian exhaled a puff of smoke, looked up at the sun, held the cigarette in his mouth, closed the door, and hung a piece of paper strip.
“If you have something to do, we will open in the afternoon.”
After finishing it, Yu Qian left the coffin shop and started to check out the locations.
The old man must be killed first, otherwise he will not be able to get along here. The old man is too scary.
It is more dangerous during the day than at night, but with the memories of the two ghosts and the fact that he is a ghost himself, he should not have a problem blending in among them.
As long as you are careful and follow the old man's approach to the coffin shop, there will be no problem.
After all, he is now the owner of the coffin shop.
After wandering outside for a long time, Yu Qian returned to the coffin shop with a few people.
The last person to enter the coffin shop looked around cautiously to make sure no one noticed them, and then carefully closed the door.
In the coffin shop, Yu Qian lit an oil lamp.
"Let's not test each other anymore. You are much more sophisticated than Old Li Tou, and you deserve to be his grandfather."
"Let's just say it, the purpose of our brothers is very simple. , just to become the master of this area. The old man who likes to wander cats has stayed in that position for too long and gained too much.”
Yu Qian moved a chair and sat down, looking at the leader. He was a middle-aged man named Xu Erniu. Although his name was rustic, he was not rustic.
“Continue.” Yu Qian motioned for him to continue.
Xu Erniu didn't waste any time. He found a bench and sat down. Then he looked at the man next to him. Seeing the man nodding, he seemed much relieved, and then he said, "You should know , at night we all become something else.”
Yu Qian narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded calmly, "I know, what next? What does this have to do with you wanting to attack that old man?"
"Don't be anxious, listen to me. Said. "Xu Erniu put his hands on his knees and looked directly at Yu Qian.
"At night, we all lose consciousness and turn into monsters. While we are turning into monsters, we don't know what we will do."
"This is how my wife and children died." Speaking of this Xu Erniu's expression was distorted, and his eyes were filled with regret.
Obviously, the death of his wife and children was directly related to him.
Yu Qian became interested, but remained calm and just listened quietly. The development of the matter was somewhat different from his guess.
The residents here may be no different from ordinary people during the day, as long as the killing pattern is not triggered.
"I only found out after the fact. That day, I knew one thing. If you want to avoid turning into a monster at night, you can only become the master of this area. Only then can you have a chance of not turning into a monster that only relies on instinct to kill people at night. "
"And that old man is like this. He was outside my house that day and watched my wife and children die tragically."
"This is what you have to deal with. What's the old man's reason?" Yu Qian looked at Xu Erniu strangely.
Xu Erniu nodded unabashedly, "How can a person like him deserve this kind of treatment? He refused to save anyone and stood idly by. If I had been outside, I would have definitely stopped him."< br>
Hearing Xu Erniu's words, Yu Qian's eyes flickered slightly, and at the same time a doubt arose in his heart, "Someone will die in the village, but how can he die since he is a monster?"
Xu Erniu was also a little stunned when he heard Yu Qian's irrelevant question. Then he also became confused, how could the monster die of old age?
"Were those dead people sent away from here?" Yu Qian asked next.
Xu Erniu thought for a moment and nodded, "They left the village, but they were buried outside the village."
"This has nothing to do with us turning into monsters at night. Is it related?" Xu Erniu asked with a frown.
Yu Qian was slightly in a trance, and a not-so-good guess appeared in his mind. He might know how the ghost reached reality. (End of chapter)