Lu Chun came to Yangdu the day before yesterday in order to figure out the clues that Lin Zidai left for him, but he did not expect that the waiter in the inn where he stayed was closely related to this matter and helped him a big favor!
Firstly, the waiter in this shop was of great help to him, and secondly, the waiter in the shop was the descendant of his old friend's mustache. Of course, Lu Chun couldn't bear to see him continue to struggle, so he provided him with enough money to redeem the coffin shop, hoping that he could return to the coffin shop again in the future. Get back on track and never forget your parents’ instructions.
The reason why he wanted to find this person was because he felt that redeeming the coffin shop would not be something that could be completed in a day or two anyway. Moreover, the waiter in this shop is not considered an outsider. He does not have the worry that "money is just thrown water" and cannot be taken back once it is given. He plans to borrow his money back temporarily and return to the Jade Pot Sect after he has solved the problem. Then send a disciple to bring the money...
But what he couldn't accept was why a person who was still alive when we parted during the day was no longer alive at this time...
"He...what happened to him..." Lu Chun said with a heavy expression.
"Sigh... I just know that he suddenly got a large amount of money. Because he was too excited, the result was..."
"So... I was the one who harmed him..." After hearing this, Lu Chun felt annoyed and blamed himself, muttering to himself. He never thought that someone would die young because of sudden wealth.
Maybe it was because it was too dark, but the waiter in front of him didn't notice the difference in Lu Chun's expression, but took a breath and continued: "As a result, I decisively quit my job at this inn and went to redeem my own coffin shop... "
"Cough cough cough..." Lu Chun was still feeling sad, but when he heard this, he choked and coughed repeatedly. He thought to himself, why is this kid still breathing heavily when he talks?
"Senior? Are you okay?" Seeing Lu Chun coughing repeatedly, the waiter asked hurriedly with concern.
Lu Chun was so shocked that he said angrily: "What can happen to me?"
Knowing that "not here" in the waiter's words only meant "not here", Lu Chun felt angry and funny. He said goodbye to the confused waiter and turned around to leave.
"This kid is very quick in his movements. He got the matter settled in just half a day..." Lu Chun muttered to himself as he walked. After all, he had done business in Yangdu City and knew that this kind of thing must be handled based on the formalities alone. It had been quite a while, so this boy's methods surprised him.
"But that's okay. Since he has taken over the coffin shop, there is room for me to tidy up now..." The odor on his body had been accumulating for a long time, and Lu Chun felt that his body was itching and he no longer wanted to endure it. Rushed over in a hurry...
Although it is true that Lu Chun once sold homemade medicine in Yangdu, he did not set up his stall in a busy market like others. Instead, he adhered to the principle of willing to take the bait and took his time in a place where few people passed by.
The mustached coffin shop was not far from his stall, so Lu Chun was no stranger to the route. He walked straight along the route and arrived in front of the coffin shop not long after.
"Is there anyone there?" Lu Chun saw the door of the coffin shop in front of him was ajar, but there was no light inside, so he lay at the door and asked.
"Is it possible that it's too late now and this kid has already left?" Lu Chun couldn't help but muttered when he saw that he had asked several questions without any response. Just when he was about to turn around and leave, the dark cloud behind him jumped through the crack in the door ahead of him.
"Black pig! You..." Lu Chung was about to dissuade him, but saw that the dark clouds had disappeared into the darkness, and there was no trace left.
At this time, a gust of night wind blew by, and the smell of Lu Chun's body was swept into his nose again. He frowned and sighed: "That's all, looking at this situation, there is nowhere to go tonight, why not just stay in this coffin shop?" It'll take some dealing with it...and I remember that Mustache Hu asked someone to dig a well in the courtyard before, and I don't know if the well is still there after so long..."
As he spoke, he slowly opened the door of the shop and stepped in...
The reason why I said I had to step over it was because the threshold for the coffin shop in the Hu's family was quite high. As for why there is such a high threshold here, Lu Chun happens to have heard about it...
He remembered that a deliveryman was blinded when he was helping to move lumber and knocked out half of his front teeth when crossing the threshold. He then complained to the mustache and asked the latter to lower the threshold.
But the mustache shook his head repeatedly, saying that the height of the threshold was stipulated by the ancestral precepts, and it must not be lower than an inch! Then he explained the reason...
Because this coffin shop is a place where yin and yang meet and merge, it is inevitable that some unclean things will be mixed in among the customers coming and going.
The business of the coffin shop is unlike other businesses, there are always very few visitors, and even when it is clear and sunny outside, the inside looks a bit eerie! It's just that the yang energy is strong at this time, so there is nothing to worry about. But at night, the coffin shop becomes bustling with people coming and going...
However, this kind of liveliness only means that there seem to be "a lot of people". These night "visitors" almost never communicate with each other. Instead, they stand silently in front of the coffin. This station lasts all night, until the rooster crows. Will leave slowly.
Because this situation only happened at night, no one noticed it at first. It wasn’t until the man from the mustached ancestor’s house had to stay here overnight because of a sudden heavy rain that day that he discovered this strange thing...
The weather was very cloudy that day, and it was impossible to do any business, so the clerk simply laid out on the floor in the accounting room upstairs and got up early...
Perhaps because the sound of rain outside the window was so comforting, he felt so groggy that he actually slept until midnight. Seeing that it was raining heavily outside and it was impossible to leave, he put aside the warnings of his mustache ancestors and turned over to prepare to spend the night here.
But just as he lay down, he heard a rustling sound coming from downstairs, so he secretly shouted "It's broken!", then hurriedly picked up the stick and climbed up and ran downstairs.
The clerk's violent reaction was not because he was worried about the thief. After all, there was no stupid thief who wanted to steal the coffin shop at night and bring bad luck! The reason why he was so nervous was actually because he was worried that there would be rats in the store...
This coffin shop had just received a batch of lumber the day before yesterday. If it was "poisoned" by a rat, the loss would be more than a clerk like me could afford! Thinking that he had forgotten to change the rat poison today because of laziness, he felt even more worried. He secretly prayed that he would find out in time...
But he had just descended to the first floor when he was so frightened by the sight in front of him that the hairs on his body stood up. He saw shadowy figures surrounding the batch of wood and pointing, as if they were selecting goods for themselves.
At this time, there happened to be a lightning flash. Although this pale light was only for a moment, it illuminated the space clearly. The man could only see these shadows floating in the air on tiptoes. They were not alive at first glance. people!
At that time, he was so frightened that his whole body went limp. As soon as the stick in his hand was loosened, he rolled downstairs...
The sudden sound naturally attracted the attention of these "visitors", and they all turned to look at the guys, but the black mist covering their faces was even darker than the night...
The boy had never seen such a situation before, and his eyes went dark and he passed out. It was not until the ancestor of the mustache arrived the next day that he burst into tears and told what he had seen the night before.
The mustached ancestor had long told the clerk to leave here before nightfall, that is, You hour, but what had happened could not be undone, so he explained to the clerk...
He told the clerk that although these "visitors" looked scary, they were actually not malicious. They were just a ray of remnants left in the world and could not bear to return. The reason why they came to the coffin shop was just to see his "long-lived home". Place".
The number of these "visitors" is often related to the number of coffins built in the coffin shop. As long as there is one more coffin, there will be one more "guest", or at least one less coffin. The result is naturally the opposite.
The coffin shop had just received a batch of wood the day before yesterday, so it attracted these "visitors" to see what the material of their future "residence" would be like. And it happened that this guy saw such a spectacular scene...
The reason why the mustached ancestor never disclosed this matter was not only because it was a secret in the family. Even if outsiders were here at night, they would only feel creepy and unable to see these "visitors"! What he didn't expect was that this guy, like members of his family, would have Yin and Yang eyes...
After listening to the explanation of the mustached ancestor, although the fear in the waiter's heart has not completely dissipated, there is a hint of sympathy...
The mustached ancestor originally thought that the guy would leave without saying goodbye after knowing the truth, but he didn't expect that the latter would come back a few days later! What surprised him even more was that the latter actually brought his own bedroll this time and was determined to prepare to stay here!
After asking, the mustached ancestor found out that the clerk had been fighting in his heart these days, hiding in the dark and staring at the movements in the coffin shop. He discovered that "visitors" did not only exist at night. Even during the day, there would be "people" who couldn't bear to come and take a closer look...
During the day, the yang energy is strong, and the appearance of "them" will not only have an irreversible impact on themselves, but also cause the people passing by the store to be invaded by the yin energy, so the clerk wants to stay in the store to protect these "visitors" Take the final step.
Naturally, direct communication was not feasible. By observing the behavior of these "visitors", the man finally had an idea and set up a knee-high threshold at the door of the coffin shop!
Because these "visitors" all walk on tiptoes and come floating in the air, they cannot cross over like living people, so they can only turn around and leave when they encounter obstacles. When the time comes, the clerk will move this threshold to let all the "visitors" come in and choose their "residence" with peace of mind, and he can also communicate with these people's families according to their wishes, so that the yin and yang can be reconciled. All satisfied…
The guy has the power of yin and yang eyes, but unfortunately he doesn't have the body to resist yin energy like the mustached family. Because he was contaminated with too much yin energy, his body became increasingly weak, and eventually he could no longer support himself, and his soul returned to hell...
In order to commemorate the contribution of this clerk to the coffin shop, the ancestor of the mustache named this threshold "Yin Yang Threshold" according to his wishes, and added an extra rule to the ancestral precepts to pass on this rule from generation to generation...
On the yin-yang threshold, there are sixteen characters left by the man before his death.
“Once the yang threshold is blocked, no evil can enter; once the yin threshold is opened, all ghosts can pass through!”
