"Nine gates?"
"Yes, in Tanzhou, if you don't know about the Nine Sects, then you are really behind the times. These Nine Sects are the nine largest aristocratic families in Tanzhou. A hundred years ago, these Nine Sects almost controlled the entire Tanzhou. State!”
"Is it so powerful? Nine aristocratic families control Tanzhou? Tanzhou was also a big place a hundred years ago, right?"
"Of course, Tanzhou was a big city in ancient times. And it is said that in ancient times, Tanzhou had nine city gates, and each city gate was controlled by a noble family. It is no exaggeration to say that if you come to Tanzhou to do Everything will be related to Jiumen.”
"No, is it so scary?"
"Haha, brother, are you from out of town?" The person explaining the Nine Sects showed a proud smile on his face and continued, "In the beginning, these Nine Sects all came from Duandou. Do you know what Duandou is? It's tomb robbing!"
"Ah? Are all these nine aristocratic families grave robbers?"
"It's not the case now, and it was cleared up a long time ago. They each have their own business, and each business is very extensive, but they are not involved in each other. The nine aristocratic families directly take over all the business in Tanzhou, whether it is the underworld Still in vain! ”
"No wonder there is such a big battle today. It turns out that these nine gates are more antique than antiques! What about now? Now they also have such great power?"
"Are you kidding? The country has the greatest power over this city now. But we can't underestimate the Jiumen Family, because all the business in Tanzhou is still inseparable from the Jiumen Family. So you don't know the Jiumen Family. If so, then you really are not from Tanzhou.”
The people listening to the excitement nodded in understanding, turned to look at the long funeral procession, and still asked in confusion: "So... why didn't they ask someone from the funeral company to come? They carried the coffin themselves. Go, aren’t you tired?”
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a middle-aged man wearing a yellow robe next to him saying in a deep voice: "This is the burial ceremony of their nine sects. It has not changed since ancient times, and it will not change even now. This It’s their inheritance!”
The passers-by turned to look at the Taoist priest, especially after seeing the Taoist robe he was wearing, they couldn't help but take a second look.
After all, it is not difficult to see a monk these days, but it is still quite rare to see a Taoist priest.
This Taoist priest is not only unique in his clothes, but also in his appearance.
The most special thing is the eyebrows on his eyes.
The eyebrows are straight, and the two eyebrows are connected together, which is very strange.
There is not even one such person among ten thousand.
He was Maoshan Lin Jiu. He had just placed the corpse that had stayed at Yin Yang Inn and was about to turn around and go to Longhu Mountain when he passed by here.
At this time, when I saw Jiumen being buried, I couldn't help but stop and take a look.
Especially when I saw the nine families being buried together, I couldn't help but be shocked.
Lin Jiu has been traveling all over the country all year round, and he has heard of the reputation of the Nine Sects, but he hasn't heard much about it, so he can't say he understands it well.
Such a formation has never happened before within three hundred years, right?
Lin Jiu shook his head slightly, and after a brief glance, he turned around and walked in the opposite direction of the funeral procession.
……
At this time, in a taxi on the outskirts of Tanzhou City, Huo Xiuer was looking at the map on her phone anxiously.
It was already less than five kilometers away from Shenglong Mountain. In just ten minutes, we would be able to catch up with Jiumen for burial.
Just as Huo Xiuer zoomed in on the map with two fingers, the phone screen suddenly switched to the caller ID - [Brother Haoxie].
"Huh?" Huo Xiuer was confused, secretly wondering why he called all of a sudden? Didn't you say you were very busy?
But Huo Xiuer didn't think too much and answered the phone directly: "Brother Haoxie, why did you suddenly remember to call me?"
At this time, Hao Xie's voice came from the other side of the phone: "I just finished some work, and I have something to ask you. What do you plan to do with that talisman?"
Huo Xiuer frowned suspiciously, and then took out the Great General Talisman that was removed from the Gu Bell: "This...if nothing else, it should be handed over to the archaeological team for study. After all, this is a very ancient symbol. Although the object is a piece of yellow paper, it has not been damaged for so many years. Except for the handwriting becoming a little blurred, it is very well preserved! I think it would be a valuable choice for the archaeological team to study.”
At this time, Hao Xie couldn't help but frowned: "Leave it to the archaeological team? That would be a waste of resources."
"Ah?" Huo Xiuer looked full of confusion, "How could it be a waste of natural resources? Isn't this just a talisman?"
Hao Xie on the phone couldn't help but sigh: "I took a look at the talisman paper today. The person who drew this talisman should be a master-level walking master. There is also a faint flow of spiritual power on the talisman. If you can't make the most of it, wouldn't it be a waste? But you probably won't encounter any corpses, forget it, I'm just asking, nothing else."
Huo Xiuer asked in surprise and amazement: "Is it so powerful? Then...is it as powerful as your mysterious friend?"
The mysterious friend naturally refers to Zhang Tang. Hao Xie thought for a while and replied: "I don't know, my mysterious friend may be more powerful, but the person who drew this talisman should not be much different. After all, he can be famous. Those who left "The Story of Exorcism" are equivalent to being recorded in the annals of history."
"Is that so..." Huo Xiuer couldn't help but flip through the talisman in her hand again, and asked curiously, "What if I encounter a corpse? Can this still be used?"
This question was purely asked by Huo Xiuer out of curiosity. After all, she was going to attend the funeral ceremony of Jiumen later, and she happened to run into Hao Xie mentioning this matter again.
Hao Xie said slowly on the phone, "If you really encounter it, remember to put this talisman on the forehead of the corpse, but remember to be careful. If you are touched by the corpse, you will be poisoned."< br>
"Of course, there is no need to be too anxious. The spiritual power contained in this talisman is quite profound. Normal mutated corpses will be instinctively afraid of it and will not resist too fiercely."
"However, it is always better to be cautious and don't capsize in the gutter."
Hearing this, Huo Xiuer couldn't help but smile at the corner of her mouth, and then asked curiously: "Brother Haoxie, I remember hearing stories when I was a child. The walking masters had to recite some mantras when handling corpses. Is it true?"
"If I encounter this kind of thing in the future, do I need to recite any mantras?"
Hao Xie on the other end of the phone was slightly startled, thinking that even if he told you the formulas, you wouldn't be able to exert their effectiveness.
But when it came to using the General Talisman, he thought of something else, so he said: "I don't have any formulas, but I can teach you a few tricks. They are all recorded in "The Story of Exorcising Corpses". If you encounter them in the future, This mutated corpse may be of use.”
"Do you want to learn?"
When Huo Xiuer heard this, she immediately became energetic. Although she didn't know where to find corpses for experiments, she still nodded at the thought of learning the skills of the legendary walking master and said excitedly: "I want to!"
"But...Brother Haoxie, is there such a trick in your book "The Story of Exorcizing Corpses"?"
Haoxie smiled and said: "This book covers everything!" "You don't need to pay too much attention to ordinary corpses, the kind that died normally. But if it is a corpse that has not decayed for a long time, it must be the invasion of evil spirits."
"At this time, you can splash it with black dog blood, which can dispel the evil spirit in its body to a certain extent. Then feed it black donkey hooves, which can directly stop the mutated corpse!"
"You should know about black donkey hooves. We often use these when we fight upside down!"
"In addition, I can also tell you some tips on 'lighting incense', which are also quite useful. Light three incense sticks and insert them into the rice..."
"As for the formula, I can teach you a few simple ones. Although you may not be able to master them, they are also useful when paired with the General Talisman. The formula is like this..."
"As for the tricks, I won't teach you, and you won't be able to learn them even if I teach you."
"Of course, if the corpse you encounter is too strong...then I advise you to ask for your own blessings."
What Hao Xie said is not a profound magic technique, but can only be regarded as some small skills. Some of them are circulated among the people, but they have been lost now.
Therefore, it doesn't hurt to tell Huo Xiuer, but whether she can use it is another question.
Moreover, these are not considered secrets and are not afraid of being leaked.
As for the secret knowledge of driving corpses and tying paper, Hao Xie would definitely not teach it to others casually without Zhang Hao's permission.
Moreover, he hasn’t learned it yet, and he doesn’t have the ability to teach it to others.
Huo Xiuer just thought it was a joke at this time and didn't take it too seriously. She just nodded and said with a smile: "Okay! If I encounter any monster corpses when I go archaeologically in the future, I will try your method. ! ”
Hao Xie nodded, glanced at the mixed paper paste, and said quickly: "Okay, you can continue working. I have work here again, so let's not talk about it for now."
After saying that, Hao Xie hung up the phone.
Huo Xiuer stared at her phone blankly, then at the Great General Talisman in her hand, then folded the Talisman and put it in her pocket.
This is something passed down from ancient times. To put it bluntly, this is a cultural relic.
It goes without saying that an archeology enthusiast's attitude towards cultural relics is like Professor Jin, who is about to die and still wants to see Kuiliang's tomb.
Huo Xiuer shook her head, glanced at the driver and asked, "Master, how long will it take?"
"It's almost there, we'll be there in five minutes!"
……
The Jiumen burial procession started at three o'clock in the morning and did not arrive at the cemetery at Tseng Long Mountain until eight o'clock in the evening.
The pits for the coffins have already been dug in this cemetery, and they are waiting for the burial to begin when the time comes.
At this time, except for the coolies, everyone in the nine sects was sitting together, seeming to be discussing something.
Since the last meeting between the Nine Sects, this should be the second time that members of the Nine Sects have gotten together.
"Is everyone here?" Zhang Wenshan glanced at everyone and asked in a deep voice.
Aunt Huo, the head of the Huo family, shook her head and said, "My Xiu Xiu hasn't arrived yet, but I heard from her that she is almost there and is taking a taxi."
Hao Sansheng on the side also echoed, "I don't know what my nephew is busy with. I haven't been able to contact him in the past two days, so forget it."
Zhang Wenshan nodded. Although this burial was a rare formal burial ceremony for their nine families, after all, Zhang Qilin, the head of their Zhang family, did not show up. Therefore, if someone from other families did not arrive, it was hard for him, the acting head of the family, to say anything. , I can only remind you as much as possible.
Coincidentally, as soon as Huo Xiuer was mentioned, a voice as sweet as a lark came from the crowd.
"Grandma, I'm coming!"
A pretty figure squeezed out from the crowd, it was Huo Xiuer.
However, Huo Xiuer's eyes were a little tired at this time. She stood next to Aunt Huo, which made Aunt Huo feel distressed.
"Why are you here!" Aunt Huo asked while helping Huo Xiuer button up her mourning clothes, "Have the affairs of the archaeological team been settled? Didn't they come back secretly?"
At this time, Chen Wenjin, who was next to Chen Sipi, also cast a look and looked Huo Xiuer up and down.
Because she has been busy with the burial of the Nine Gates these past few days, and has not paid attention to the affairs of the Kyoto archaeological team, she still doesn't know what happened to Huo Xiuer and the others.
I just secretly thought, didn't they go to Kuiliang's tomb? If we calculate the time, shouldn't we be exploring Kuiliang's tomb now? Can she come back at this time?
She also planned to tell the people in the Nine Sects that Huo Xiuer had something to do and couldn't come.
At this time, Huo Xiuer nodded and said: "Well, the archaeological team is fine for the time being. They have temporarily withdrawn from the Miao territory. There will be no new tasks in a short time."
Chen Wenjin frowned when he heard this. How could the Kuiliang Tomb project be completed so quickly?
So he hurriedly asked: "Did something happen? I heard Professor Jin from your second team said that the location of Kuiliang's tomb has been found. It will take at least two months to completely explore Kuiliang's tomb, right?"< br>
Huo Xiuer curled her lips at this time. Thinking of the experience of going to Kuiliang's tomb, she still felt scared and her scalp was numb, so she explained: "Forget about Aunt Wenjin, that Professor Jin almost tricked us to death!"
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"This time we went to Kuiliang's Tomb and almost all of us died there!"
"Ah!" When the people in the Nine Sects heard Huo Xiuer talking about this matter, they all couldn't help but look over in surprise.
Jiumen knows the tomb very well. Ordinary small tombs do not pose much risk, it can even be said that there is no risk.
Only those ancient tombs and large tombs would have very dangerous mechanisms, or completely unimaginable monsters, like water monkeys, forbidden women, and so on.
But even if they have never been to that kind of big tomb, they have heard of it more or less, but Kuiliang Tomb... they have never heard of it. There shouldn't be such a thing, right?
"What happened? Is that tomb dangerous?" Chen Wenjin asked.
Huo Xiuer nodded, and then said: "I also got news on the way that there is a tomb guardian beast in that tomb. It is a very rare death worm, and it has been domesticated with poison. It is very large, at least It must be ten meters long!”(End of Chapter)