"Taoist Master Jin'an."
"Taoist Master Jin'an."
"The owner of the coffin shop opposite the Taoist temple is back..."
"Boss Lin is back!"
In the front yard of the Taoist temple, several craftsmen stood on the scaffolding and were responsible for painting the eaves of the main hall. Because they stood high and could see far, they immediately saw the coffin opening the door, and then stood on the scaffolding and shouted towards the inner courtyard of the Taoist temple.
Uncle Lin was taken away by the Yamen in the early morning, and it was already sunset in the afternoon when he came back.
"Uncle Lin, the Yamen didn't give you any trouble, right?"
"Did the Yamen say anything?"
When Jin An rushed to the coffin shop, he saw Uncle Lin opening the door, laying out the paper money, ingots, incense and candles in the shop, and preparing to do business as usual.
He also hurried forward to help Uncle Lin.
At this time, other people in the Wu Zang Taoist Temple also came to help, including Li Huwei.
What Uncle Lin was like when he left was what he was like when he came back. It seemed that he was not in trouble. Uncle Lin smiled and said thank you for everyone's help and thinking about you. He is fine. It is the duty of the people to cooperate with the Yamen to investigate the case. He He was only asked a few questions about his confession when he returned. After there was no doubt, the Yamen released him first.
"The coffin hides a handheld case. For such a big matter, the yamen just closed the case so easily?" Jin An couldn't understand the yamen's way of handling the case.
Uncle Lin's face straightened: "Because the case of someone hiding in a coffin is not the only one."
What's the meaning?
Jin An looked at Uncle Lin with a slight frown on his eyebrows.
It turns out that a strange thing happened in the government office today.
A butcher named Sun went to a wealthy family's house to slaughter a cow that had accidentally drowned. In the yard where the cow was slaughtered, he heard a strange noise coming from the brick wall.
It was like someone was patting the wall asking for help.
When he found the servants of that family and cut open the courtyard wall, he found a dying man on the courtyard wall.
Fortunately they found out in time.
Rescue people in time.
Otherwise, this big living person would definitely suffocate and suffocate to death in the brick wall.
But that's where the weird thing happens.
The big living man only had half of his body, and the cut on his body was the same as the hand in the coffin this morning. The wound was flat, neat, and as smooth as a mirror.
It is said that everyone present was frightened.
But the strange things didn't stop there. Butcher Sun, who was the first to hear the strange noise, claimed that on his way to kill the cow, he passed by the stone cow that had been placed in the square for more than ten years and saw the stone cow alive. Come over here...
However, the Yamen regarded this matter as Sun Tufu's hallucination and did not pay special attention to it.
Jin An frowned in surprise.
"But it's not over yet."
Uncle Lin glanced at Guard Li who was listening with interest in the coffin shop. He didn't ask Jin An who the other party was and whether he was familiar with it. He continued talking without avoiding suspicion.
"Later... the case was taken over by the captain's cavalry guards outside the city. They took the hand and half of the living body back to the military camp outside the city, and asked the Yamen to let us go. Before the cavalry guards left, , and also issued a gag order to prohibit the leakage of these two cases to the outside world.”
"You just need to keep it in your stomach after hearing this, and don't talk about it to outsiders."
As Uncle Lin spoke, he held a copper basin and paper money in his hand. He walked under the eaves at the entrance of the coffin shop to avoid the rain outside. He burned the paper money in broad daylight and placed a bowl of raw rice behind the copper basin. Add a stick of incense to the dead man's meal.
According to Uncle Lin.
When the coffin containing Zhao Pingfa's body is placed, it will be brought back again and the rituals will continue so that the Zhao family can take it back for a proper burial.
The body of Zhao Pingfa after his death has been full of twists and turns. It has not been laid to rest for the first seven days. Uncle Lin is worried that Zhao Pingfa's soul will wander around for too long and become a lonely ghost who can't find a home, or he may have too much resentment in his heart to raise the corpse, so First, pave the way for Zhao Pingfa in advance.
After listening to Uncle Lin's words, Jin An and Li Huwei also stepped forward to help burn the paper money.
The old Taoist priest, with his quiet temper and stupid sword-sharpening skills, taught him how to sharpen the sword step by step. He folded valuables and paper ingots together in the room, and then took them to burn for Uncle Lin, Jin An, and Li Huwei.
When all this was done and the Zhao family brought back the coffin, it was almost midnight two hours later, and Kang Dingguo's curfew time was at Xu hour.
…
At night.
It was still raining heavily outside, and the night was shrouded in dark clouds. It was so dark that the moonlight and stars could not be seen. The rain hasn't stopped all day. It seems it won't stop tonight and will continue until tomorrow.
Although the Wuzang Taoist Temple has not been completely expanded, the main body has been built. Now it is time to repair some details, such as painting, interior carpentry, and patching up corners and corners. These are all details that require slow work and meticulous work. , these do not prevent the Five Zang Taoist Temple from doing things.
In the backyard of the Taoist temple, a rain shelter was put up.
There are several lanterns hanging under the awning. There is no wind in summer. The lanterns stand still under the awning, as if someone is holding the lantern and not moving, giving people a strange atmosphere.
Under the awning.
A coffin was placed at this time.
The coffin lid opens.
In the coffin lies a dead person who died in a strange way.
It was Zhao Pingfa's body.
In front of the coffin was placed a yellow cloth Bagua table for rituals. On the ritual table were an incense burner, a peach wood sword, a Bagua mirror, a soul-calling bell, and a Yin-Yang compass.
The old Taoist priest is performing rituals for the dead and reciting sutras for salvation.
Green smoke is curling up in the incense burner, people are eating delicious food, the incense ashes are burning and falling, everything is going on in an orderly manner.
Beside the coffin, the man sharpening his sword was dull and silently folding paper money and paper ingots.
Jin An squatted in front of the copper basin and burned the paper money to Zhao Pingfa, so that Zhao Pingfa could go on his way after eating and drinking.
The goat chewed its small ginseng with relish in the sheep house. It either ate or slept every day, or continued to eat and sleep after having diarrhea.
In the Five Zang Taoist Temple, this foodie silly sheep lives the most leisurely life every day.
"Little brother, you said this big living person was sealed in the wall. Listen to this, I still feel a chill in my back until now. Why is it so shabby?"
"I've only heard of the case of corpses hidden in walls. This is the first time I've heard of the case of living people hidden in walls. It's like driving piles, but it doesn't look like burying living people in the wall. This guy was hacked in two. Half dead, but still alive with flesh and blood, it’s more evil than running into evil spirits in broad daylight.”
The old Taoist priest took advantage of his free time to do the ritual and told Jin An about what happened during the day with a worried look on his face: "Speaking of which, Zhao Pingfa died so tragically that he could not live in peace even after death. There was also a living hand hidden in the coffin. My brother, do you think the strange things that happened one after another in the city during the day today are also related to those antique dealers?"
Jin An burned the paper money in his hand, thought for a moment and said, "I don't think it has much to do with that group of antique dealers."
"As the old Taoist said, this is more evil than running into evil spirits during the day."
"Although that group of antique dealers are strong, they probably don't have that much ability."
Jin An is not underestimating the enemy.
But tell the truth.
He has never seen a dead person who can pretend to be dead in broad daylight.
When talking about this, Jin An's eyes widened and he pondered: "Some people said that they saw the stone cow of the Corpse Executioner come to life. It is a bit intriguing with the strange things that happened one after another today...Old Taoist, let's go to the square to meet at dawn tomorrow. Know that stone cow."
