Dapeng asked her with concern if she was okay. Chen Wenjin shook her head and said that her father did not tell her what happened specifically, but only mentioned the Nine Gates Talks.
"I guess something big happened in the Nine Gates." She mused. "The Nine Gates Talks have not been organized for nearly twenty years."
Dapeng narrowed his eyes and asked curiously: "Jiumen? Are they the Dou Dou family in CS City?"
Chen Wenjin glared at him, and then explained: "There have not been many fights among the nine gates. If it is an ordinary small tomb, it is fine, but if you encounter a big tomb, you will basically never return. About ten years ago Five years ago, Jiumen secretly organized a rebellion, but there was no news about it. Since then, there has been no more rebellion. "
Dapeng nodded, and then asked: "But are you really not going to Kuiliang's tomb?"
Chen Wenjin shook her head and said that since Huo Xiuxiu was there, she didn't have to go.
Dapeng reminded her that Huo Xiuxiu was also from the Jiumen. Chen Wenjin waved her hands impatiently and prepared to leave.
"Please help me ask for leave from above. If my family affairs are finished, I will come over."
She said, "There is no need to wait for me on the Miao border side, let's go ahead with what needs to be done."
Looking at Chen Wenjin's tired face, Dapeng asked her not to be too anxious.
Chen Wenjin nodded gratefully and walked out of the room.
When she was going downstairs, she booked a flight ticket with the nearest time. The figure in the black cloak in Sanjia Mountain could not help but appear in her mind.
She stood in front of the building, her eyes a little distracted, and she murmured softly: "Is that person Zhang Qilin? Why doesn't he know me? What happened twenty years ago?"
In the alleys of Furong District, CS City, old men sit under the shade of trees and play chess. Their laughter reveals the tranquility of the years.
"Check! I stand up! Check again! Flying Elephant! Heavy artillery, stop struggling, it's already dead!"
"No more fun, it's boring!"
"You old guy, if you lose, you will stop playing!"
"Maoxian, I didn't sleep well last night."
The people living here don't seem to know that a storm about the Nine Gates is about to make waves again.
At this time, two old men were playing chess on the chessboard, surrounded by old men watching the fun. They held fans and fanned them gently, with a sense of leisure.
Whenever one side makes a mistake, the bystanders can't help but laugh and make fun of them.
"Old Liu, your chess skills really make people laugh or cry. You still make excuses for losing!" an old man joked.
When Lao Liu heard this, his eyes widened and he retorted dissatisfied: "What excuses are you making? I'm telling the truth! I didn't sleep well at all last night. A group of weirdos came at the door of my house. I was so scared that I couldn't sleep for half the night!"
"Haha, Lao Liu, did you dream that your wife came to see you?" Another uncle joked.
"Don't talk nonsense, I witnessed a strange thing last night!" Old Liu looked serious and began to tell about his adventure, "Last night, I was sleeping, but I was suddenly awakened by a noise. The sound was mixed with The ringing of bells, gongs, and strange shouting sounded like a southern accent, but the content of the shouting was terrifying. ”
"What? Yin people return and Yang people avoid it?" an audience member asked curiously.
"Yes, I was also puzzled at the time. I thought it was a funeral procession, right?" Lao Liu continued, with a bit of confusion in his tone.
"Old Liu, are you making this up here because you lost the chess game?" someone questioned.
Lao Liu ignored it and continued talking to himself: "I was very angry at the time, so I leaned on the window to look, and then I saw a black shadow, and suddenly it appeared in front of my window. The speed was so fast. Amazing, what do you think this is if it’s not a monster?”
"Haha, maybe he is a god, and Sun Wukong can jump a hundred and eight thousand miles!" someone laughed.
"That's right, you call someone a monster just because of his speed? Gods are faster!" Another person also echoed.
Old Liu was anxious: "Really! That's the demon! I saw with my own eyes that black figure stuck a few paper figures in front of my house, and then recited a spell. Then, there was a thunderous 'click' in the sky, and I It was blurry in front of my eyes, but when I saw it clearly again, the paper man turned into a real person! ”
As soon as this statement came out, there was an uproar around him.
Some people marveled, some questioned, and some even teased whether Lao Liu had a strange dream.
On the opposite side, the winning uncle, Lao Zhang, knocked on the chess pieces and said thoughtfully: "Old Liu, your story sounds familiar to me. There was a paper shop in the alley where I lived when I was a child, and I often heard it. The old man in the shop said that in ancient times, there were powerful paper makers who could enchant paper figures and make them look like real people.”
"I have heard of this kind of thing, but it was all in ancient times. How could people today have such ability!" Another uncle shook his head.
"Maybe Lao Liu watches too much TV. Now that time-travel dramas are so popular, have you also traveled through time, Lao Liu?" someone joked.
Lao Zhang pondered for a moment and continued: "In ancient times, people who could turn paper figures into living people were called Mr. Zhizhi. They all had the magical power to command ghosts and were regarded as strategist-like beings. Although they are also sold now Paperman’s shop, but he has long since lost his ability.”
Old Liu was anxious: "Hey, why don't you believe me? I really saw it! The demon not only transformed the paper figures, but also controlled them to enter the Zhang family!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a woman passing by suddenly stopped, frowned and looked at everyone, then shook her head slightly and continued on her way, murmuring: "This kind of street news is mostly exaggerated. But the Zhang family may have Something did happen.”
This woman is Chen Wenjin who just returned to Changsha.
As she walked, she thought about the rumors she had just heard. Although she was dubious about the idea of paper figures turning into living people, when it came to the Zhang family, she vaguely guessed some clues, so she hurried home.
Returning to the Chen family yard, Chen Wenjin saw her father, Chen Sipi, staring blankly at a coffin in the center of the yard, his brows furrowed.
She quickly shouted: "Father, what happened?"
Chen Sipi came back to his senses, smiled and waved his hands: "You're back. It's your sixth uncle. He came back yesterday."
"Uncle Six?" Chen Wenjin looked at the coffin in surprise, "Didn't he disappear more than ten years ago? Is he still alive?" Chen Sipi led Chen Wenjin towards the coffin, shook his head and said, "You will know it just by looking at it."< br>
The coffin was pushed open, revealing a body with blackened skin and wet skin.
The first thing Chen Wenjin noticed was the black cloak on the corpse. She thought the cloak looked very familiar.
But then she covered her nose and frowned at the corpse, realizing that it was very similar to Uncle Six in her memory.
"This...is really my sixth uncle!" Chen Wenjin said in surprise, "Father, you just said that my sixth uncle is 'back'? What happened? Did he come back on his own?"
Chen Sipi shook his head and looked at the body in the coffin in confusion: "He was sent back."
"Sent back?" Chen Wenjin suddenly remembered that at the entrance of Sanjiashan Village, she saw Zhang Qilin wearing a black cloak and driving the corpse on the road.
She looked at the cloak worn by the corpse in the coffin and couldn't help but think of Zhang Qilin.
Could it be that Zhang Qilin was the one who sent Uncle Liu back? Is he back?
Just when Chen Wenjin wanted to say what she might know, Chen Sipi's cell phone rang.
After he answered the phone, he said: "Seven o'clock? Okay, Wen Jin is also back, then I will go to the Zhang family in a moment. Uh-huh. I have already guessed that the Hao family, Qi family, and Huo family are like this. I I guess the other gates are no exception! Okay, let’s talk about it in the nine gate talks later!”
After hanging up the phone, Chen Wenjin continued: "Father, I think I may know what's going on. The person who sent my sixth uncle back may be the missing patriarch, Zhang Qilin!"
"You know?" Chen Sipi looked at Chen Wenjin, his brows furrowed, his eyes full of confusion and suspicion.
But Chen Wenjin pretended to be secretive, nodded and said: "Father, isn't the Nine-Sect Negotiation about to begin? Let's go there first! So as not to waste time."
Chen Sipi stared at Chen Wenjin for a moment, then nodded slowly and said, "Well, let's go, we'll talk in the past."
He pondered for a moment and continued, "I guess the situation of other companies is similar to ours, but this is just my guess. We will discuss the specific situation in detail at the Nine Gates Conference." After that, the two of them They left the yard one after another.
At this time, many people had gathered in the Zhang family's yard.
Zhang Wenshan looked at the few sedan bearers in the ancestral hall who still refused to come out, frowned, and murmured to himself: "What an unreasonable person!"
The servants of the Zhang family were trying to move them out, but the bodies of these people were as hard as rocks, and more than twenty people couldn't move them together.
Finally, Zhang Wenshan waved his hands helplessly and said: "Okay, okay, leave them alone. If they want to stay here, let them stay here."
After saying that, he was about to leave with a sullen look on his face, but when he saw the housekeeper walking over, he paused slightly and asked, "Is everyone here?"
The housekeeper nodded and replied: "Master Chen from the Chen family and his daughter Chen Wenjin are already here. Now all the people from the Nine Gates are here, waiting for you to come over."
Zhang Wenshan nodded and immediately walked to the front yard.
When he arrived at the front yard, he saw that people from all the nine houses were already seated, so he cupped his hands and said, "Everyone, long time no see!" His expression was serious, while the people from the other gates also had solemn faces.
Although this was a rare nine-door meeting, the atmosphere was extremely heavy and no one could laugh.
Zhang Wenshan glanced at the crowd and thought to himself, it seemed that their situation was similar to that of his own family.
Last night, a corpse should have been sent to everyone, and this corpse was still from their family.
Otherwise, why would he be so sad?
Zhang Wenshan continued: "I believe everyone should know that the main reason why we are invited to hold this meeting together this time is what happened last night. I heard that the Huo family, Qi family, and Hao family were all sent away last night A corpse? The three parents don’t know if this is the case?”
Hao Sansheng waved his hand, pushed up his glasses and said: "What happened in our family has been spread all over the morning, Lao Zhang, you don't have to pretend not to know. But I think this matter should not only happen in our family, everyone here Everyone, you must have encountered this thing last night, right?”
For a moment, everyone looked at each other, some nodded, while others closed their eyes and pretended not to hear.
Aunt Huo from the Huo family said at this time: "Yes, last night, some very strange people suddenly came into my house. They can talk, but they don't communicate with others. These people will be my Huo family who disappeared more than ten years ago." My cousin sent it back.”
Zhang Wenshan couldn't help frowning and asked: "Aunt Huo's cousin is still alive?"
Aunt Huo glanced at Zhang Wenshan, with a hint of anger in her eyes: "Dead! What was sent back was a corpse!"
Chen Sipi glanced at Chen Wenjin. Although their family had kept it secret ever since this incident happened, one could guess that something like this happened in Jiumen now.
Moreover, what happened to the Huo family was the same as what happened to the Chen family, that is, a person who disappeared more than ten years ago suddenly appeared in their yard.
Zhang Wenshan nodded and continued: "People don't tell secrets. Originally, I didn't want to reveal this matter, but now it seems that I can't hide it even if I intend to. Last night, this kind of thing also appeared in my house. The situation. My brother’s body was also brought back. The security guard at my house said that when these people appeared, there were strange bells and gongs, but none of the people who brought the body had any bells or gongs. . Obviously the person behind all this did not appear."
Hearing the gongs and bells, Chen Wenjin frowned slightly and couldn't help but secretly curse: Rings? Gong sound? It seems that only those who drive away corpses ring the bell and beat the gong at the same time, right?
At this time, the parents of the Qi family asked: "Is it possible that someone wants to target our Jiumen? That's why these people who were originally missing were sent back? Maybe they want to hint to us?"
Zhang Wenshan shook his head: "It should not only be aimed at our nine sects. I heard that the CS City Church also received a corpse. It is also a person who has been missing for more than ten years. It is a foreigner named Kaolis."
"Foreigners?" Chen Sipi couldn't help but asked in confusion, "Then what does the person who delivers the corpse mean? What does he want to express?" He was confused for a moment, and then asked, "By the way, the person who delivers the corpse Those people, did you ask anything? ”
The body that was delivered to the Chen family was the same as that of the Zhang Wenshan family. Eight people in white mourning clothes carried the body back in a sedan.
Chen Sipi initially greeted the sedan bearers with friendly words, but the white-clothed sedan bearers completely ignored him.
The Hei family, who had been silent at this time, suddenly shouted in a low voice with a sullen look on his face: "Humph! I have never seen such an unreasonable person! He walked in and went to someone's ancestral hall without saying a word! Invite them Don’t even come out!”
For a moment, everyone looked at each other.
Because they found that almost every family's situation was the same. (End of chapter)