It seemed that when he was about to die, he remained like this for who knows how many years...
Suddenly, an idea popped into my mind...
Is this man the coffin maker in this house, Father Lu?
He didn't leave, but died in the yard? !
There was a large stove in front of the body. A wooden board was placed on the iron plate of the stove, making it look like a desk.
There is a plate on top with some peanuts, walnuts and other food.
But it took too long, and the plate was covered with spider silk. There is a wine bottle next to it, which is also long empty.
After all, this scene is too weird, and what’s even weirder is the dream I just had...
Did he call me here in a dream?
As soon as I thought of this, He Zhi whispered: "This man died miserably. He was roasted to death..."
My expression suddenly changed.
After He Pheasant said this, he walked into the house and didn't stop until he reached the big stove.
I quickly followed him, and there was the body in front of the stove.
Now that he was closer, he could see more clearly. The clothes on his body had signs of curling in varying degrees, and the hair on his head was all curled after being heated by the fire.
Even his skin was not dehydrated and shriveled like normal.
He Pheasant was right. He did not die in a normal way. He was obviously roasted to death in the furnace...
I stared at the chains around his waist and neck, and felt even more heart palpitated.
"The people in Xuanhu Town thought that Father Lu was leaving after waiting for Qian Shu, but they didn't expect that he was killed here... The person who did it was so cruel."
My voice was hoarse and my brows were furrowed as I said, "He was not covered. But if someone comes here a few times, they should be able to hear him calling for help. Unfortunately, the coffin store is too unlucky."
He Zhi nodded slightly.
She took two more steps forward, approaching the body.
"A good coffin maker should have many things on his body." He Zhi told me in a low voice.
I immediately reached out and pressed He Zhi's shoulder.
"Don't touch the relics on him. He died miserably..." I looked at the face of the corpse and said with complicated emotions.
"There may not be anything good left on him. The person who killed him was so vicious, so there shouldn't be anything left behind."
It's true that I don't want to touch the body rashly, and I hope He Zhi can see what I mean.
After a short pause, I added that we had borrowed his place after all, so it would be best to put him down.
He had been dead for at least five or six years, and his body had been standing like this for five or six years. It was too pitiful.
If the matter in Xuanhu Town is settled safely, we can help him find a hole for burial.
He Zhi looked surprised. She frowned and looked at me with incomprehension in her eyes.
Just at this moment, the arm of the corpse actually moved!
The thin arm he originally raised was completely pressed against the wall.
With this movement, the ax it was holding fiercely slashed towards He Pheasant and me!
My head buzzed, and instinctively, I raised my hand suddenly, grabbed He Zhi's shoulder, pushed her away, and quickly dodged back!
"Click" sound! The ax hit the wooden plank of the stove!
Pieces of wooden planks were flying, and the ax was deeply embedded in it...
I just feel terrified.
coincide? Or is he still haunted and wants to kill someone?
But it was daytime, and even if this was a haunted house, he shouldn't be able to do anything...
He Zhi pulled out the mourning stick with a vigilant face, stepped forward, and was about to hit the corpse on the head!
With a bang, something suddenly fell on the body.
It was actually a gold ingot, and it rolled directly to He Fei's feet...
He Zhi immediately stopped. Her expression was even more uncertain. There was murderous intent in her eyes as she stared at the corpse, but also surprise.
My heart was pounding and sweat was forming on my forehead.
The ax fell just now, and now the gold ingot fell. Are there really so many coincidences?
And the ax is obviously trying to kill someone. What is this gold ingot trying to please?
At this moment, a startled voice suddenly came from the door.
"Dad Lu?" He Zhi and I turned around almost at the same time. Isn't it Zhang Quan standing at the door? !
Sure enough, my guess just now was correct, this corpse is Father Lu!
It's not dark now, but Zhang Quan is back. What happened in the town?
I was about to speak, but Zhang Quan stared blankly at the ax on the board. His eyes were even more shocked.
Immediately afterwards, his eyes fell on the corpse again, and panic flashed in his eyes.
"Dad Lu... didn't leave... he was killed..." The next moment, he said tremblingly.
But soon, his eyes glanced at the axe. He was obviously thinking of something, and his eyes were even more uneasy.
Suddenly, He Zhi asked: "Zhang Quan, look at this axe, do you know what it means?"
At the same time, He Zhi bent down to pick up the gold ingot and held it in his hand.
My eyes were more on Zhang Shen, which I didn't expect just now.
At the same time as He Fei's words fell, Zhang Quan's body visibly stiffened again.
The next moment, Zhang Quan seemed to have regained consciousness. He carefully lowered his voice and said: "When Father Lu packs a coffin for someone, he must keep the person alive. He will take an ax and chop at the wood in front, and then He will tell when a person will die, and he will prepare the coffin in advance and let people pick it up."
"Actually, my father-in-law asked Father Lu to build the coffin. At that time, I looked at the ax wielded by Father Lu. He just struck it once, and he said that my father-in-law had three days to die."
"Sure enough, when three days came, my father-in-law couldn't even take a breath, so he just kicked off his legs and left..."
Zhang Quan's words made my expression change.
I feel like I have guessed what Father Lu means...
He entrusted me with a dream and asked me to enter the house. Didn't he just want me to bury him?
The ax that struck me on the head in the dream, and the ax just now, were these when he asked me about my death?
There are a lot of goosebumps on my body. This is not because Father Lu wants our lives...
But gave him a reward for burying him first?
But the more I thought about it, the more uncomfortable I felt. Even if the ax struck the table, I couldn't understand it.
But the gold ingot was real gold.
After taking a deep breath, He Pheasant and I said, "Now that we've taken the reward, we'll bury him later." He Pheasant nodded and put away the gold ingot with his backhand.
I immediately asked Zhang Quan, what happened in the town? Is he coming back?
Zhang Quan just came back to his senses. He nodded quickly, sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead, and said: "First of all, the mayor came back with the official, and there was nothing else. Just a large number of people entered Mr. Hou The coffin was also carried into the house."
"But just now, they suddenly set up a bonfire stand in front of the house. I hid aside and listened. They said the stand was used to burn corpses."
"Now they have arranged for many people to shout back and forth in the town, asking Mr. Hou to come out honestly, otherwise they will burn his wife's body before it gets dark and the bonfire is set up!"
