Liu Wusheng's narration made Yu Huo a little excited. He went deep into the hinterland of the wormhole twice and found the underground river, but at the critical moment, he almost lost his life.
Fortunately, I got a few Dzi beads, but the wormhole collapsed and the underground river became a swan song.
Now the old man who came out of the hanging door said boldly that if he could explore the wormhole again, could there be an entrance under the underground river?
Although I was suspicious, I had no other choice at the moment, so I might as well believe this old man for once.
"Tell him that the wormhole has collapsed. Without the entrance, how can we enter the underground river?"
Yu Huo knew that this old man was not an ordinary person. He was able to lurk in the Nanjiang River for decades without being discovered by his master. He was indeed exceptional. However, the wormhole had indeed disappeared. How could he return to the underground river? ?
Liu Wusheng was a party involved, and he also knew that the wormhole had collapsed. If he wanted to enter the underground river again, he would have to find another way to go.
Seeing the confusion written on the faces of Yu Huo and Liu Wusheng, the old man put down what he was doing and stood up. Without saying much, he walked into the house with his hunched back.
Liu Wusheng followed him in without waiting for his greeting, and Yu Huo naturally followed.
The space inside the house is not large. This is a facade of less than ten square meters, but it is the place where the old man eats, drinks and relieves himself every day.
The old man picked up the iron kettle that was making tea on the coal stove, opened the lid, and threw a few tea leaves into it. Then he turned back to Liu Wusheng and said, "I don't have good tea here, I'm afraid you won't be used to it."
"Grandpa, you're welcome."
Liu Wusheng unceremoniously sat opposite the old man, but Yu Huo had no intention of sitting down. Instead, he looked around at the old man's living place.
It's dark and gloomy inside, without much life, and there are some weird paintings on the old facade, most of which are stickers of door gods and the like.
Yu Huo didn't pay too much attention to these paintings, but he found various keys placed on the old desk, but the only key looked particularly different because it was a copper lock key.
Yu Huo took a closer look and saw that he seemed familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.
Yu Huo had an idea and recalled the copper lock in the master's study. The key was almost exactly the same as this key.
Could it be that the key hidden by the master has any direct relationship with this old man?
Seeing Yu Huo reaching out, the old man quickly stopped him and said, "Don't touch!"
The old man put down the iron kettle, grabbed the key, and put it into his pocket. The mystery made people more and more curious.
"Grandpa, this key is..."
Seeing the old man's unusual behavior, Liu Wusheng was also full of doubts and wanted to know the origin of the key, but the old man changed the subject and said, "Are you a disciple of Jingshui Tower?"
"Do you know my master?"
As expected, the old man had some friendship with Jingshui Tower in the past, and it was obvious that they had a close friendship. Yu Huo asked excitedly: "Since you know my master, do you know where my master is now?"
Faced with Yu Huo's questioning, the old man remained indifferent and said lightly: "That was ten years ago. I have not been interested in world affairs for many years. As for where he is now, whether he is dead or alive, I really don't know."
"My master has the same key. Did he get it from you?"
Since Yu Huo mentioned Jing Shui Tower, the old man believed that Yu Huo was a disciple of the Corpse Sewing lineage, and the one who knew the key to the copper lock was naturally a disciple of Jing Shui Tower.
Because when Jingshui Tower found him, he asked him to help create a copper lock key that could lock the wronged souls. He also requested that there could only be two keys that could open the copper lock. One was taken away by Jingshui Tower, and the other A handful of it was naturally left with the old man.
The old man had been waiting for this day for the promise of the key, but after waiting for ten years, he did not wait for the Jingshui Tower to appear again. The ten years of keeping the promise were just for the original promise.
Jingshui Tower had a gentleman's agreement with the old man. If someone comes looking for this key, it means that he is no longer there, and the key that can open the copper lock can be given to the person who is looking for it.
Now that Yuhuo has appeared, the old man has kept his promise for ten years and can finally fulfill it. The big stone in his heart can finally be let go.
But a trace of sadness flashed through the old man's heart. This was because he was deeply saddened by the old man's departure, because once this promise was fulfilled, it meant that Jingshui Tower was no longer alive. This made the old man feel heartbroken, but he had nowhere to put it.
After repeatedly confirming Yu Huo's true identity, the old man took out the heavy copper lock key from his pocket and explained in a serious voice: "This lock is also called the soul lock. It can only be unlocked after passing through the hanging door. This lock can only be opened with the key forged by your hands. Now it is handed over to you. I hope you can take good care of it and not let down your master's painstaking efforts."
"Soul lock? Whose soul is locked? Why do you want to lock them?"
Yu Huo's series of questions caught the old man off guard, and he said slowly: "I am only responsible for matching locks, and I don't know what your master is using them for. This is your family's job of sewing corpses. It is not convenient for me as an outsider to interfere, so Just say there’s no way to answer your question.”
The old man's answer made Yu Huo a little disappointed. However, there were not many things in the secret room of the master's study. There was only a box with a copper lock. Inside the box was not gold and silver treasures, but the remains of a female corpse. The corpse, and the female corpse, almost killed him.
Is it possible that the master spent so much effort to create such a copper lock and had a key agreement with the old man? Is it really just for a female corpse?
It is impossible to understand, both logically and emotionally. After all, with Jingshuilou's ability, he would not go to such great lengths just for one woman, and a woman who would die with nothing but her corpse.
"Then my master, when you were young, did you have any love affairs between men and women?"
Yu Huo wanted to get more information about Master Jingshui Tower from the old man, but he didn't want the old man to have time to answer, so he said instead: "Gather at Water Street Square tomorrow morning, and I will take you to the underground river."
The old man changed the topic, and Yu Huo couldn't ask further questions. He could only put the key aside for the time being and talk about the Dzi Bead first.
"By the way, I have long been far away from the temple and the world. My name is just a code name. My current name is Jialiu."
Jialiu stood up, hunched over, walked out of the house, sat at the door of the store, and continued to work on his small business.
Yu Huo and Liu Wusheng felt that they were bored, so they had to stand up and prepare to leave, but were stopped by Jialiu again, saying: "Living is a very painful thing, especially like you, living like a walking zombie and being despised by the world. Lingering for breath...but with only light in my heart, maybe this is the reason and courage for you and me, and those resentful spirits who don't want to be reincarnated, to struggle to live."
Jia Liu's words were the highest level of understanding of life and death after seeing through the world of mortals, but they were also a lash for Yu Huo and Liu Wusheng's status as ghosts. After all, they were wandering around the world as ghosts, walking in yin and yang, and trampling on the red line.
This move not only violates the law of leaving a nest, but also disrupts the proper order in the human world. What is the purpose of living on despite being tortured to death?
Although Jialiu is old, he is not confused. Moreover, Xuanmen comes from the corpse exorcism sect, so he naturally knows everything about the abandoned nest. How could he not be aware of Yu Huo's "ghost origin" status.
When Jialiu discovered their identity on the spot, Yu Huo and Liu Wusheng were unable to defend themselves. They smiled awkwardly and said, "Grandpa, here is the money for the key. See you tomorrow."
Yu Huo and Liu Wusheng jumped into the car and left Nanjiang in a hurry. Whether they could explore the wormhole again tomorrow completely depended on Jialiu.
If, as Jialiu said, there are other entrances to the underground river under the wormhole, then the secret of the hanging corpse hiding the pearl may really be revealed.
But things often don't develop in the predetermined direction, and the storyline doesn't develop as the screenwriter planned.
The gray sky had just dawned, and Yu Huo and Liu Wusheng arrived at the square on Nanjiang Water Street as promised, but Jialiu didn't appear for a long time, which made both Yu Huo and Liu Wusheng aware of their uneasiness.
The two hurried to Jialiu's store, only to find that the door was closed, and the rolling shutter door had the words "Wangpu transfer" posted on it. This made Yu Huo and Liu Wusheng feel like a bolt from the blue. Could something have happened to Jialiu?
I asked the neighbors on both sides of the store, and they all said they didn't know where Jialiu was. They also said that Jialiu didn't have much of a social circle. In addition to opening the door to do business, he just lay in the store to rest, which made people confused for a while.
But Yu Huo suddenly noticed something because he smelled the smell of gas leakage emanating from the rolling shutter door.
"Quickly, smash the door!"
Yu Huo roared so hard that Liu Wusheng was so frightened that he didn't know what to say. He hesitated and said: "What, smash the door! Are you crazy? This is destroying private property..."
"Don't worry about property, lives are on the line!"
Yu Huo had a disagreement, picked up a big stone beside the road, and slammed it against the rolling shutter door. He saw that the already somewhat old door curtain broke open instantly under the heavy blow of the stone, and a strong and The pungent smell of gas rushed out again.
Yu Huo and Liu Wusheng broke into the door, only to find Jialiu lying on the bed less than 1.2 meters, motionless. The coal stove next to him was burning brightly, and the dried iron kettle had been burnt black. , smoking thickly.
The remaining fire went straight to Jialiu, and Liu Wusheng directly closed the vent of the coal stove and threw the iron kettle out of the door, which was already crowded with onlookers.
Yu Huo felt Jia Liu's pulse and found that the cold body had stopped breathing.
Judging from the rigor mortis and facial muscles, he has been dead for several hours, but it does not look like gas poisoning, because there is an obvious pattern on Jia Liu's neck. This pattern is the same as the previous one pointing to the corpse. Mai's killing methods are exactly the same.
While Yu Huo was checking the body, Liu Wusheng had already called 120 and also called the police.
Jialiu's death was sudden and strange, which made Yu Huo deeply feel that there must be a pair of eyes hiding behind him in the dark, staring at him.
Coincidentally, Jia Liu has been hiding in Nanjiang Water Street for decades and has been able to live in peace. However, something happened at this time. It is obvious that someone was secretly causing trouble. The purpose is only one, and that is not to let Yu Huo know about this Dzi Bead. of secret.
Moreover, the people hiding in the dark have extremely sinister intentions. They are used to leaving unique patterns on corpses. The purpose is to confuse the public and make the police and the public think that the murderer is responsible for another serial murder case.
