Chen Yulin's heart became cold, and at the same time there was a trace of embarrassment on his face: "I really didn't expect that this would be the case. Several comrades of the Liu family are really sorry. If those thieves broke into our ancestral land, Please try your best to help me, otherwise the beard on the coffin will be ruined."
At this time, Chen Yulin shone the light of his flashlight on the coffins on the ground. Ancient Zhuang custom characters were carved on various locations on the coffins. This is the carrier of Shi Gong's scriptures. Now because the coffins have also been damaged, on the edges The handwriting is somewhat unclear.
The fourth uncle smacked his lips: "I didn't expect that this simple thing would be so difficult to return."
"Let's continue walking inside. Don't talk. It's best to turn off the flashlight from now on, otherwise it will alert the snake. Those thieves in the distance heard the sound and saw the light and ran away. Are we going to chase them until the end of the year of the monkey?"
We all agree with Liu Ruxiang's suggestion, although turning off the flashlight will lose some safety. However, it will be easier for us to catch the thief who sneaked into the cave.
"Moreover," Liu Ruxiang suddenly changed the subject, "Master Chen, you have to be mentally prepared. I think it is very possible that this thief is interested in the corpse of the ancestor of your Chen family."
"After all, there are no priceless treasures in this cave. After thinking about it, the things that can impress others may be the corpses that have been dead for hundreds of years. And these things, for some evil sects, may be the most precious treasures. ."
I totally agree with the cook's conclusion.
"Exterminate the corpse lineage?" Chen Yulin asked in alarm.
"It's possible." Liu Ruxiang frowned.
The fourth uncle snorted coldly: "When I was young, I traveled around the world, and it's not like I didn't come into contact with the zombies. This area around the Li River is the territory of my master's teaching. Who is he? He came to my place to cause trouble. Give him my legs. I’m lame!”
"Besides, the use and ability of the Corpse Exorcist lineage are becoming more and more useless." At this point, the fourth uncle told me about the origin of the Corpse Exorcist lineage.
The traditional concepts of the ancients were relatively strong. Ending one's life and going to bed in a good place only meant the same thing, and the opposite of it was to die in a foreign land. For example, if a certain trader died of a plague in another place, what would happen to the corpse? You can't bury it hastily in another place. After all, it is a society that pays attention to fallen leaves returning to their roots. People hope that their children and grandchildren can worship them. And if you die in a foreign land, the land is owned by someone, so you can’t just bury him casually.
What to do about this? This gave birth to a business of exorcising corpses. According to legend, it can awaken the last breath of a person before death, that is, obsession, and then use secret techniques to control these corpses, so that these wanderers who died in a foreign country can return to their hometown for burial.
Or there is another way of saying it, that is, some corpse chasers actually do not have that kind of in-depth ability and cannot let the corpse walk home on its own. Instead, they use carriages, horses or foot power to transport the corpse home. However, there is a fear of encountering robbers on the way. People in this industry made up a terrifying legend, saying that they can drive away corpses. How can ordinary thieves dare to come forward and rob someone after seeing this? He had already run far away.
Although the social status of corpse drivers at that time was low, it was still a profitable business. After all, the reward for transporting corpses was quite a lot.
But with the development of the times, the world has changed so fast that there is no need for corpse chasers at all. You can travel far by relying on the train, and it is easy to travel thousands of miles a day. The profession of corpse chasers has gradually become more and more popular. Disappeared.
When the fourth uncle said this, he sneered: "When I was young, I met a corpse driver once in the northwest region. He could control the corpse, but it was very difficult to move and was far less flexible than a normal living dead. So I don’t believe it.”
After listening to the fourth uncle telling so many stories, I felt dubious.
If you really encountered such an awesome corpse chaser and waved his hand and many living dead rushed towards him, it would be too outrageous.
After chatting for a while, everyone became alert and began to discuss future plans.
If there is danger, Liu Ruxiang and the Fourth Master will attack first, and I will quickly turn back and run, while Chen Yulin will be responsible for containing the bad guys and covering everyone's retreat little by little.
After the responsibilities were assigned, I became trembling in my heart.
We continued to hold our breath and walked deeper into the cave.
A group of four people walking here now makes no sound, and because the surroundings have been plunged into darkness, you can't even feel who is behind you.
This is so black that you can't even see your fingers, the ultimate black. The deeper you go, the closer you feel to the abyss, as if you will fall down in the next second, making people feel fear all over.
There was no wind in the air, and the air stopped flowing, as if it were a completely solidified mass of ice.
I swallowed, feeling a little scared.
"Master, shall we hold hands?" I asked at this time, and then stopped.
The footsteps also stopped for a while, and it was the fourth uncle's voice: "Hand in hand, how about you hold my hand?"
I suddenly thought of the previous chanting, where the Fourth Master actually held the hand of the living dead body. No one would have thought that this would happen, it was very unexpected and scary.
After thinking about it, I still think it would be more appropriate for us to hold hands in the dark. After all, this way we both know our respective positions. Moreover, because we hold each other's hands, if something happens, we can quickly support each other.
Thinking of the fourth uncle's hand holding the corpse, I felt sick in my heart. I persuaded myself countless times in my heart, but finally overcame it and slowly stretched out my hand.
My left hand groped in the darkness and grabbed a slightly old hand. The joints on this hand were very prominent, and the skin was hard and a little cold. It was different from the hands of young people like me. It was full of energy. Fire and heat.
I felt a little regretful as soon as I was caught, but I gritted my teeth and convinced myself: "Okay, let's go."
The footsteps of several of us sounded again, but at this moment, before we had even taken two steps out, the sound of footsteps suddenly stopped.
I was already fully engrossed at this time, but I stopped immediately.
"What...what happened? Why did it stop?" I asked, confused.
Liu Ruxiang was also a little angry: "Wen Shan, you are a man, why are you so timid and holding hands? Don't blame Master, I look down on you."
Liu Ruxiang's voice rang in my ears. When I heard this voice, I felt much more at ease, even though it was blaming me.
But then, the fourth uncle spoke in the next second: "Wen Shan, didn't you say you wanted to hold my hand? Why didn't you hold my hand? Didn't you?"
As soon as the fourth uncle said these words, I immediately felt cold all over, goosebumps popped up on my back, and that horrible feeling filled my whole body.
"what happened?"
The fourth uncle said that I haven't held his hand yet, so now...whose hand am I holding?
I shuddered all over my body, and the fear made my throat begin to tremble, and I couldn't help but cry out: "Ah——"
I let go of my hand hard, and then I found that my hand was tightly grabbed by that hand, and I couldn't pull it away no matter how hard I tried.
"Ah, ah, what is it!" I screamed in horror, and couldn't help but run towards the arms of the cook next to me.
It was pitch dark, and I had no idea that Liu Ruxiang was right behind me. Suddenly, I bumped into his arms.
Immediately, it seemed like my back touched something soft.
The thing lightly rubbed against my neck through the wet clothes, and then I heard the cook behind me snort.
"What the hell are you?" Liu Ruxiang said coquettishly and finally turned on the flashlight.
"Bata——"
Liu Ruxiang's flashlight burned with dazzling light and immediately illuminated the entire cave space in our section.
"What's going on? What's going on?"
I turned my head and looked around, and saw that Liu Ruxiang's face was red with embarrassment, and then her eyes became murderous and stared at me.
"Little bastard, you hurt me." Liu Ruxiang said, and she immediately clenched her fists in anger.
A punch landed on my lower back.
Ouch!
I screamed, and when Liu Ruxiang's fist came close to me, she quickly released it, and suddenly pinched my waist.
I couldn't help but cry out in pain. Maybe it was the pain that made me wake up, or maybe it was Liu Ruxiang's light that dispersed the darkness. At this time, I could see clearly that the person holding my hand was the fourth uncle.
The fourth uncle was actually laughing from ear to ear at this time. He let go of his hand and immediately squatted on the ground and held his stomach, his eyes narrowed into slits with laughter.
"Ah hahaha - you are such a coward. You, Liu Wenshan, you are such a coward." The fourth uncle laughed mercilessly.
Just now, my heart was beating so hard that it almost burst out of my throat. Just when I thought it was something dirty, it turned out to be just a joke.
I was so frightened at this time that I almost cried out of fear.
"You, you, Fourth Master, I have never seen such a bad person like you. I, I will go back and complain to the old patriarch, and then let the old patriarch criticize you."
Liu Ruxiang has a good relationship with the old patriarch, and along with Aiwujiwu, she can talk to me sometimes when she meets me.
The fourth uncle covered his mouth: "I'm not laughing, I'm not laughing. Just go to the old patriarch and complain. Tell him that you were scared to death by a ghost."
"you……"
After a while of fun, a group of us continued to set off.
In order to punish me for bumping into her, Liu Ruxiang came over to punish me for helping her carry the gift box.
The few of us continued to slowly groping forward in the dark. At this time, after just a while of playing, I was no longer afraid.
"The scariest thing here is the people."
I thought firmly in my heart.
