As Song Yu walked, he told me about the legends that happened in this village during the Qing Dynasty. I was also wondering how true this story was.
At this time, Song Yu said to me again: "Since this is southern Hunan, it is not far from western Hunan, so we have also speculated whether the zombie incident that occurred this time may be man-made. There are many legends of corpse chasers in the western Hunan area. Moreover, there is another version of the story in this Shonan legend, which is about the corpse chaser."
It is said that in the early years of the Qing Dynasty, there was a small village in the west of southern Hunan. A scoundrel in the village was poisoned by corpse poison after robbing a tomb. Although he was rescued by an old man, he was punished by the whole village for doing such a derogatory thing again. He was beaten up and left in the grass behind the mountain to fend for himself.
It is said that its corpse became rigid, and the corpse after death formed a "creature" that can eat people. It abandoned its own soul, lost human memories and emotions, and cruelly sucked the blood of the villagers, causing most people in the village to die. Become a zombie!
Legend has it that zombies gather the grievances and bad luck of heaven and earth to survive. They are immortal, immortal and immortal.
His body is stiff, he uses resentment as his strength in the world, feeds on blood, and uses the blood of all living beings to vent his endless loneliness! It is said that there are 800 households in the zombie village, and in the end more than 200 households turned into zombies, and the formation of zombies led to the final village Everyone who survived escaped...
Here comes another legend, and it is about the corpse exorcists. This also made me interested in the cultural background of southern and western Hunan. Unconsciously, I remembered some knowledge about the Xiangxi corpse exorcist sect that I call myself.
Xiangxi is the only ethnic minority autonomous region in Hunan Province. In the eyes of many people, it is full of gangsterism, desolation, and many mysteries.
The theory of exorcising corpses in Xiangxi is also known as the art of moving spirits. It belongs to the Zhuyou family of Maoshan art and originated in the four counties of Yuanling, Luxi, Chenxi and Xupu in western Hunan. The art of expelling corpses in Xiangxi and Thailand's head-lowering technique are also known as the three major evils in Southeast Asia. Technique, its image is still a bit scary.
Among the three major evil arts in western Hunan, they include: exorcism, witchcraft and poison, and Luohua Cave Girl. These three kinds of evil arts can make people's scalp numb. These three evil arts are also famous.
Many people have given these three evil arts a scary color, but I have also learned a little bit about the history of the corpse exorcism sect. The original corpse exorcism techniques are all the history of blood and tears of the children of Xiangxi.
When the corpse is not corrupted after death, the sorcerer rushes back to his hometown for burial. About three or five sorcerers accompany the corpse. Some people tie the corpse with ropes, one every few feet, to connect the dead corpses together.
A mage wears a Taoist robe, clears the way in front, and shakes the soul-catching bell. Then he pastes a yellow paper talisman with mysterious runes on the forehead of the dead body. Others will ring the gongs and bells to clear the way, and walk day and night.
The corpse is thrown into the inn in front of the sky, stops at the corpse inn, lifts the talisman, and the corpse stands against the wall. It will continue on the road at night. Some people say that the corpse chaser actually carries the corpse on his back.
But because they were walking at night in black clothes, passers-by naturally couldn't see the corpse chasers and thought there were walking corpses. The village is now located at the junction of Xiangxi, Hunan and Guizhou, and few people dare to survive there.
Speaking of this, I unconsciously remembered a short story about the corpse chasers. It was said that in 1950, two People's Liberation Army soldiers accidentally met a man who was shaking the soul bell in the barren mountains of western Hunan. A man who commands several walking zombies.
If other people met these people who behaved strangely, they would definitely avoid them. However, the People's Liberation Army was worried that the hostile elements were making secrets and carrying out sabotage activities, so they followed them all the way.
They finally found out that they were actually masters and disciples, taking turns carrying dead bodies on their backs. To put it bluntly, the art of exorcism is not so terrible. In fact, it is not the case. The art of exorcism is an ancient legendary witchcraft. It tells the story of Chi You leading a group of corpses. The soldiers fought with hostile tribes, causing many casualties.
After the battle, Chi You asked the military advisor to use some magic to bring the dead back to their hometown. The military advisor dressed up as Chi You, silently recited incantations and prayed to the gods, so that all the corpses that had been lying on the ground suddenly stood up and followed Chi You's high "talisman". Walk southward in an orderly manner.
There are records in folk books: It is said that thousands of years ago, Chi You led his troops to fight with hostile tribes until corpses were everywhere and rivers of blood flowed. After the battle, they had to retreat to the rear, and the soldiers carried away all the wounded.
Chi You said to the military advisor beside him: "We can't leave the brothers who died here. How about you use some magic to let these good brothers return to their hometown?" The military advisor said: "Okay. You and I change our clothes, and you take the 'talisman festival'." 'Lead the way in front, and I'll supervise you from behind."
So the military counselor dressed up as Chi You, stood among the corpses of the brothers who died in the battle, and after silently reciting incantations and praying to the gods, shouted loudly to the corpses: "Brothers who died, this is not a safe place for you to die. It is truly sad that you died in vain today.
My parents in my hometown are looking forward to you, my beloved wife and young son are looking forward to your return to my hometown, your soul does not need to be hesitant, it is as urgent as the law and order, get up!"
All the corpses that were originally lying on the ground stood up and followed Chi You's "talisman" held high in the air and walked southward in an orderly manner. The enemy's pursuers came, and Chi You and his military advisors worked together to attract the "Five Great Fog", trapping the enemy in the enchantment formation...
Because it was the "Si" spell by the military strategist that brought everyone out of danger, everyone called him "Lao Si" from then on; and because the last technique Lao Si used to defend against enemies was the "fog technique", and "fog" has too many strokes to write. , so it was rewritten into the word "witch" instead.
There are many records in folk books about driving corpses in ancient times, and it is more common in regional legends. Western Hunan has been rich in cinnabar since ancient times, and cinnabar has a variety of pharmacological functions.
Today's funeral customs in western Hunan still use cinnabar: before the deceased is put into the coffin, the seven orifices including the forehead, chest, chest, left and right hands, and feet, as well as the ears, nose, and mouth, need to be dotted with cinnabar. Use the picture to seal his seven souls and three souls. After the grave is dug for the deceased, cinnabar is sprinkled on the bottom, which means "old house".
From a Taoist perspective, an ordinary person has a lot of spiritual power, but it is just untapped. We have seen Jiang Taigong's magic whip in "The Magic Whip". Each section has a magic talisman, which is extremely powerful.
In fact, anyone who knows Taoism knows that this kind of whip is just a replica of the human spine. Taoism believes that the brain is the sea of marrow, and that there is a hidden god in every joint of the human spine, which can be controlled through certain methods. God can control a person's behavior.
The effect of "beating the spirit" is ultimately "beating a person". For example, in the body-fixing technique, the caster makes a person freeze and unable to move, but the subject's brain is still awake. Another example is through practicing Tao Dan Zhoutian, or Only when the mind connects to the heavens and the Qi penetrates into the bones can the Qi be condensed and transformed into the spirit, and the spiritual power of one's body can be aroused.
