The night before my ninth birthday, my grandfather built a coffin and buried me in a mass grave.
This is a strange rule in our house.
Since I was three years old, my grandfather has to build a coffin for me every year. The first year is a willow coffin, the second year is a cypress coffin, and the third year is a sandalwood coffin...
The coffin was first laid with a layer of chicken bones as the base, and then sprinkled with a layer of square-hole copper coins. After I lay down in it, I covered my body with a piece of yellow scripture densely written with prayers for death and words to encourage people to abandon evil and do good.
These words are like a fly's head and purple and black in color. They were all written by grandpa with his blood.
Finally, the coffin is sealed and buried three feet underground.
In the first year, I was buried underground for two hours. When my grandfather dug me out, my little face was already bruised from the pain.
When I regained my composure, my grandfather began to teach me a breathing technique so that I could live longer in an airtight coffin.
This year is the seventh year, and a very ordinary sarcophagus is used. It is very rough and has no tricks.
This time, I was buried underground for a total of three days before grandpa dug me out.
At this time in the past, grandpa would cook a large table of dishes, and we, grandma and grandson, would sit down and celebrate our birthdays happily.
But this time, grandpa only made me a bowl of longevity noodles and locked himself in the house.
Early the next morning, my grandfather took me in a car for a whole day and found a family named Cao.
This Cao family is a well-known family in the local area. It is said that their ancestors even had high officials. However, they were extremely respectful to my grandfather. Knowing that we were coming, a large number of people crowded at the door to greet us early.
Although I have been learning Feng Shui from my grandfather since I was a child, I didn’t know until this moment that my grandfather was famous and had a very high status in the Feng Shui world!
It was only later that he accidentally picked me up in a cemetery and thought of quitting. Then he washed his hands and took me back to my hometown to live in seclusion.
After we were welcomed into Cao's house, my grandfather only said one sentence.
"I can solve the Dragon Lock Cave and save your Cao family's life, but there is a condition."
The condition is that both parties enter into a marriage contract and let me be engaged to a granddaughter of the Cao family.
I was very surprised. Before we entered Cao's house, my grandfather had made a divination. I took a peek and found that the divination clearly predicted great misfortune. Both of us were almost in danger of death. Why did grandpa still make this engagement?
And something even more strange is yet to come.
According to my grandfather's request, from the moment we made the engagement, we had to tie a red string, live in the same room during the day, and sleep in the same coffin at night.
Only after waiting for the bridal chamber can the red rope be cut off.
Upon hearing this, the Cao family couldn't wait to agree on the spot.
I know that grandpa is probably going to change the fate of the Cao family. This is a taboo in Feng Shui. If you are not careful, it will be a disaster!
What are you doing with this kind of engagement that requires my grandfather to risk his life?
I'm going home with my grandpa!
But my grandfather told me that this was the only way he could think of to extend my life.
It turns out that when my grandpa picked me up, he noticed a large strange blue birthmark on my back, which looked like a tattoo and looked like a palace of hell!
Grandpa said, this is the fate of the King of Hell, which is unique among ten thousand. It is extremely noble and extremely sinister!
How can ordinary people bear such a destiny?
Grandpa tried his best and could only drag me until I was nine years old, but then there was nothing he could do and he had no choice but to find the Cao family.
"Isn't there any other way?" I didn't give up.
"Yes." Grandpa nodded, and then let out a long sigh, "But you can't do it."
I asked unconvinced what the solution was.
Grandpa looked at me deeply and said, "Unless you can have the ability of the King of Hell and become the living King of Hell in this world, then of course there will be no problem!"
I was stunned for a moment, how could this be possible?
"If you can't do it, you kid can just stay in Cao's house for me, so maybe our grandson and grandson can still meet each other!"
That night, the two parties made an engagement.
The granddaughter of the Cao family who was engaged to me was named Cao Xuerong. She was very beautiful, but I was absent-minded and kept thinking about it.
Grandpa took a sip of the tea we served, touched my head kindly, and said gently, "Do you know why grandpa named you Lin Shou? Live well."
Afterwards, he left a green lotus and white jade lamp to Cao Xuerong as a betrothal gift and left the Cao family.
From that day on, our two children ate and slept together under the same roof.
Cao Xuerong was surprisingly kind to me. She took off my shoes for me and personally brought hot water to wash my feet. When it was cold in the coffin at night, she would hug me tightly to keep me away from the cold.
It once made me feel that besides my grandfather, I had a second relative in this world.
Until one late night two months later, on Qinglong Mountain where the Cao family's ancestral tomb is located, there was a sudden loud noise and the ground shook!
The Cao family was so excited that they woke up all night and went to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors. The next day they held a big banquet to celebrate.
I knew it was definitely done.
But that night, Cao Xuerong cut the red rope in front of me, pointed at me and said, "Throw away everything he touched!"
My heart skipped a beat and I asked her what she meant.
"What's the meaning?"
Cao Xuerong's pretty little face was covered with frost, and she sneered, "That old guy of yours, grandpa, calculated that my life is extremely precious, like a phoenix in the sky, so he forced me to get engaged to you, so that you can take advantage of me with your cheap life." The light!”
"If my parents hadn't asked me to do this, would I have allowed a life like yours to taint me? I feel sick just thinking about it!"
Cao Xuerong's face was full of disgust, "It's all your grandfather's old fox's fault. He waited for two months and still didn't take action, so I had to pretend to show it to him!"
I just can't believe that such vicious words could come from a nine-year-old girl.
"Since you hate me, then I'll leave!"
I cursed angrily on purpose, turned around and left.
Something may have happened to grandpa, and all I can do now is to escape quickly.
"If he dares to run, break his legs!"
As soon as Cao Xuerong gave an order, a group of people gathered around me with sticks and blocked me at the door.
I couldn't get out, so I had to step back and sneer, "Your hands have even washed my smelly feet, why don't you chop them off?"
"You're looking for death!" Cao Xuerong was furious, grabbed a stick, and whipped it towards me.
I grabbed her, pulled her over, grabbed a glass bottle on the table and smashed it, put it on her neck and shouted, "Get out of here!"
He held her hostage and walked out.
Just as I was approaching the door, Cao Xuerong suddenly pulled out a dagger from his sleeve and stabbed me.
Caught off guard, I had no choice but to push her hard and narrowly avoid it. Cao Xuerong screamed, but she was scratched on the left side of her face by her own dagger.
Although it was just a small cut, she was so frightened that her face turned pale.
I took the opportunity to rush out, dodging the interceptions of a group of people one after another, and was about to escape over the wall, when suddenly a figure flashed in front of me.
I didn't have time to dodge and bumped straight into the man. It was like being run over by a truck. I flew back and rolled on the ground.
A middle-aged man with a sallow face came over, stepped on my left leg, and then broke all my hands and feet.
"How dare you hurt my face? How dare you? How dare you?"
Cao Xuerong covered the left side of her face with one hand and came over with a dagger in the other. She stabbed my palm wildly with one knife after another, and shouted, "Where is the tendon? How did you pick the tendon?"
"Miss, that's enough. Your minor injury can be treated." The man with the sallow face advised.
"Shut up, I'm going to pick on his tendons and hamstrings!" Cao Xuerong screamed.
"Yes, let me do it." He said with a yellow face.
"Teach me how to choose, and I'll do it!" Cao Xuerong said fiercely.
The charred face was silent for a moment, then he grabbed my left hand and pointed at my wrist, "Choose here."
Cao Xuerong stabbed me fiercely. Due to her inexperience, my wrists and ankles were cut to pieces, and the blood spattered on her snow-white skirt.
I know the consequences of being picked on hamstrings and hamstrings. Even if I don't die, I will become a useless person, but I promised grandpa that I will live well.
I gritted my teeth and remained silent, twisting my body and crawling out with difficulty.
Suddenly a group of people ran in from outside.
"What's going on? Ronger, what are you doing?" Father Cao was shocked.
"He scratched my face, I'm going to kill him!" Cao Xuerong yelled resentfully.
"Although his grandfather is dead, this boy is still useful." Father Cao frowned.
My chest felt like I was suddenly hit by a giant hammer, and my ears were buzzing. Although I had a bad premonition, I almost fainted when I heard it from the Cao family.
"I don't care, I want him dead, I want him dead!" Cao Xuerong screamed.
Father Cao had no choice but to wave his hand and ordered, "Drag him down and kill him. Keep his hands and feet clean."
"No, this is too cheap for him!" Cao Xuerong refused, "Don't he like sleeping in coffins? Then let him get enough sleep!"
"Hurry up and give him medicine. Don't let him die. I will seal his coffin and bury him alive in the mountains. When he dies, he will be dug out and nailed!"
