Leaving the village chief, a group of people hurried to the Wu family mansion. Their destination was the Dahe Empress Temple. They wanted to find Dahe Empress's treasure before dark.
"What kind of treasure could it be?" Lei Mingyu frowned, "Empress Dahe can't find her at night and she still cries?"
"Could it be that skeleton?" The fat man turned his head.
Chen Hao hesitated for a moment and said in an uncertain tone: "Maybe, but I always feel that this matter is not that simple. I think that thing should be related to the paper man scholar."
Jiang Cheng ignored their exchange and turned around to find Yu Chengmu, "Mr. Yu." Jiang Cheng walked beside Yu Chengmu and talked very cordially: "Please tell us the taboos about exorcism. "
Yu Chengmu glanced at him and said with a smile: "It's okay to talk about it, but is Xiaoyou Jiang willing to believe the words of such a bad old man like me?"
"Mr. Yu is a highly respected man. If you are willing to teach me, I would be very grateful." Chen Hao also came to join in the fun.
"Haha." Yu Chengmu twirled his goatee and laughed a few times, "Okay, I don't know much, so I'll just explain it briefly.
"Driving corpses, also known as moving spirits, is a part of witchcraft culture. Together with Gu Du and Luohua Cave Girl, they are called the Three Evils of Western Hunan.'
"In ancient times, there were eight lines, the first of which was driving corpses. The corpse-moving craftsmen had a very high status in the Yin line. At the same time, the rules of this line were also the most complicated. To put it simply, there are three driving and three not driving.'
"The so-called three categories of people are those who were beheaded, those who were hanged, and those who died standing in cages. The corpse exterminator can pick up these three types of corpses."
"It is rumored that because these people were forced to die, the Qi was suppressed in their bodies, and they were not convinced when they died. They missed their relatives and their homeland, so their souls could be drawn out with spells, and after obtaining the consent of the corpses, they would be processed through secret methods. , hold it in the body, and then drive it over mountains and ridges, or cross water by boat, return to your hometown, see your loved ones for the last time, and fulfill your wish."
"The so-called three types of people who don't drive away refer to the three types of people who died of illness, died by hanging in a river, and those who lost limbs due to lightning and fire. These three types of corpses will never be picked up by corpse dealers."
"Among them, the souls of those who died of illness have been taken away by Impermanence. No matter how skilled the corpse exorcist is, he would not dare to ask for it from Impermanence."
"As for those who died by hanging in the river, their souls were entangled by those dirty things, and they may be fighting over them. If the exorcists intervene rashly, they will be burned."
"Those who died in lightning strikes were all sinners. Carrying out the corpses of such people would ruin the Taoist conduct."
"Most of the corpses after being burned are completely unrecognizable, and their skin and flesh are missing. It is impossible to identify their identity. Even if such corpses are driven back to their hometowns, it will be difficult for relatives to identify them. Therefore," Yu Chengmu paused, "no money will be given."
After listening to Yu Chengmu's words, the atmosphere was stagnant. After a moment, someone spoke up, "How did the watchman die?" Jia Jinliang said in a playful tone.
"She should have died of illness." Chen Hao guessed based on the village chief's words.
The fat man swallowed secretly and said in a low voice: "Maybe he was drowned, I don't know for sure. Don't forget, most of the corpses we saw in the village were wet."
"That is to say, whether the watchman died of illness or drowned, he belongs to the category of those who cannot drive away the corpse." Jiang Cheng touched his chin, "As the watchman, he will not know this, so tonight's corpse removal. ..should never exist.”
"This is a conspiracy." Abiao's voice was hoarse with a hint of vigilance, "It's against us.
Jia Jinliang narrowed his eyes, put his hands behind his back, and walked gently, "Think about each stage of this mission together. The first night's wake, this corresponds to the waker, and the paper picker on the second night. , corresponds to the paper maker, the third night in Yizhuang sews up the corpse, corresponds to the corpse stitcher, the fourth night, the face painting in the ancestral hall corresponds to the corpse painter, and tonight, our task is to drive away the corpse."
Yu Chengmu and A Biao frowned slightly, and their eyes changed when they looked at Zhao Taiyi. They seemed to be unambiguous as to why he wanted to talk so much to Jiang Cheng and others.
Zhao Taiyi's words ended here, but Zhao Tai and others quickly reacted, "The order of keeping the spirit, preparing hidden treasures, burying the corpse, painting the face, and exorcising the corpse is wrong, it's reversed!"
Jia Jinliang nodded slightly, with a solemn look on his face, "Yes, it's the other way around. If my prediction is correct, there may be the last step tonight. That is exactly what we need to do to fish out corpses, and it is also suitable for us to fish out corpses." Human identity.”
The fat man raised his hand and interrupted at an inappropriate time: "Old sir, you don't have to expect this. The village chief just said it. The original words were that after the watchman's body was thrown into the river, the body of the Queen of the River would surface, and then Let us seize the time to retrieve the body, seal it in the coffin, and finally nail the coffin lid with 17 3-inch soul-crushing nails." The fat man relied on his excellent lung capacity to complete the task in one go, with a rare coherence of thought.
Jia Jinliang:
It’s really hard for you, you damn fat man. "
Seeing that Jia Jinliang was silent, the fat man suddenly lowered his voice and said with some self-belief: "Why, am I right?'
Jia Jinliang took a deep breath, "No.
With that said, they had returned to the Wu family mansion. Without hesitation, the group rushed to the Dahe Empress Temple in a roundabout way.
Stepping into the temple gate, I don't know if it was a psychological effect, but I suddenly felt a chill blowing against my face. It was not completely cold, but a simple chill, like a thin sharp blade scraping against people's hair.
The decoration in the temple remained the same, and the hanging burlap and white cloth and white flags were all in pieces. Everyone raised their heads and met the eyes of the sculpture of Lady Dahe.
The roughness of the sculpture was something people like Jiang Cheng had never seen before. The woman's beauty was unassuming, and her eyebrows, lips, and even the folds on her clothes were all lifelike.
As if a gust of wind blows, women will jump down and dance around them.
Zhao Taiyi took the lead to look away, looking around the not-so-large temple, "Time is limited, we must find the treasure before nightfall, everyone looks for it separately, so it is efficient.
Before he finished speaking, Zhao Taiyi stopped, because from the corner of his eye, he saw Jiang Cheng walking towards the sculpture, then kneeling on the futon with a "pop" and kowtowing respectfully.
While kowtowing, he muttered something. No need to guess, he knew it was some polite words. The rest of the people seemed to have found the survival code and immediately followed her example. One after another they went to worship the Queen of the River, and soon they spontaneously formed a line. Zhao Taiyi's throat rolled, and later she also went to line up.
He was the last one, followed by Yu Chengmu and A Biao.
Among these people, the most pious one was the fat man. He kowtowed more than ten times. If Lei Mingyu, who was behind him, couldn't see it and pulled him away, he could have kowtowed a few more.
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