On the seventh day after the old man left, Uncle Yan returned from going to the countryside to collect goods.
I threw the human skin in front of him and told the old man what happened.
After hearing this, Uncle Yan showed no expression on his face.
Not even looking at the shriveled human skin I tossed on the counter.
He just nodded slightly to show that he understood.
At the same time, he said to me: "Xiao Xu, you and I have been together for so many years and you have never gone home to visit your parents' graves, right?"
When my parents were mentioned, I fell silent.
Since I was twelve years old, I have only gone back once with Uncle Yan.
It’s not that I don’t want to go back, but every time I go back, it reminds me of the bad things that happened when I was a child.
I didn't want to escape from anything, I just wanted to figure everything out before telling my parents.
Their deaths were so bizarre that they have always been a pain in my heart.
I looked up at Uncle Yan and said, "You understand what I'm thinking. I don't want to say anything more."
"Also, when are you going to take me down to the ground?"
"I'll never be able to truly face my parents if I can't fix these things."
Uncle Yan looked at me with a complicated expression between his brows.
He casually took the piece of shriveled human skin on the counter and waved it in front of my eyes.
"Xiao Xu, I know you have followed me these years and always want to know what happened back then."
"And if you want to go to work with me, I promised your mother not to let you get involved in this business,"
"But your bad temper is inherited from your old Chen family. I can't change you."
"The piece of human skin you received now is a clue."
When I heard Uncle Yan say that this was the clue, I immediately became energetic.
He quickly asked what was going on?
I scolded Uncle Yan in my heart. You pretended not to care about something that was obviously very important.
What a cunning old man.
Fortunately, the old man was willing to sell it to me, otherwise this thing would have almost slipped out of my hands.
When Uncle Yan saw me like this, he seemed to have expected that I would be so excited.
He reached out and patted my shoulder and said, "Don't get excited yet. I can't see anything strange about this human skin now."
"But what I can tell you is that this piece of human skin is something that came out of the tomb of King Zhao."
"I need time to decipher the cipher text on this piece of human skin. You also study antiques and know that deciphering this thing cannot be done in a day or two."
"I need to be quiet. During this period of time to crack the code, you can go home and stay with your parents. It will take a month at most, and I should be fine."
"When the time comes, I'll call you back, and then I'll take you into the underworld...!"
When Uncle Yan said that this piece of human skin came from the tomb of King Zhao.
I immediately thought of the tomb robbery case solved by the country in 1997.
Suddenly I felt a little nervous and asked Uncle Yan if he would be targeted?
Uncle Yan smiled lightly at me and waved his hand.
"This is not a cultural relic, just a piece of tattered human skin."
"Besides, it's been two years, who still remembers these things."
I nodded in agreement and wanted to continue asking about the old man.
Uncle Yan urged me to pack my things quickly, and the ticket had already been bought for me.
That night I packed my bags and went back to my hometown in the countryside.
I haven’t been back for many years, and basically no one in the village knows me.
Everything seems to be different, and many people are rushing to big cities.
When I walked into the yard, I found that it was clean and tidy, and there was a lame old man looking after the house.
After seeing me coming back, the old man quickly took my luggage and said hello.
"Are you Xiaoxu? Just call me Uncle Chen. During the years when you were away from home, I was the one who helped your family..."
I knew that everything here was arranged by Uncle Yan, so I politely called Uncle Chen.
I offered incense to my grandfather and parents, and also visited their graves under the leadership of Uncle Chen.
Although I was still quite sad in my heart, I couldn't help but feel a little excited when I thought that I would be able to go to the ground soon.
I couldn't sleep peacefully for the first two days.
Although I don’t know what my grandfather said about our family’s curse.
But whenever I think about the tragic death of my father, my chest will hurt so much that I feel like I can't breathe.
Uncle Yan is right, this has become an inner demon of mine.
It was only a matter of time before I was introduced to the industry, otherwise I think I might go crazy.
More than ten days have passed in a row, and life in the countryside is boring and boring, although I always carry the bronze dragon pattern mirror with me.
But after so many years, I know not only that it belongs to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but also who the original owner is.
I have no idea what magic power this bronze mirror has.
I have also looked at my face in the mirror without any discomfort.
The only guess is that it has something to do with the ghost corpse mentioned by grandpa.
By the time I had lived in the countryside for twenty days, I couldn't help but want to go back and have a look.
Because I was afraid that Uncle Yan would deceive me and crack the code himself, without telling me, and just give it away to me.
He often did this kind of thing when I was young, so I was already on guard against it.
Once this person gets his thoughts about something, he can no longer physically restrain himself.
After breakfast that day, I immediately took the train home without even bringing anything with me.
Because I'm afraid that Uncle Chen will tip off Uncle Yan.
As soon as I got off the train, I ran straight to the shop.
Uncle Yan didn't expect that I would suddenly come back with a sword.
When I broke into the shop, all three people in the shop looked at me in astonishment.
"Xiao Xu, why are you back all of a sudden?"
Uncle Yan was the first to react.
I looked at the scattered equipment on the ground and the other two Uncle Yan's guys, and I felt an indescribable feeling in my heart.
I stared at Uncle Yan closely, trying hard to suppress the anger in my heart and said, "Uncle Yan, you still want to lie to me?"
The other two waiters looked at each other, exited the shop under Uncle Yan's eyes, and closed the door of the shop at the same time.
After they left, Uncle Yan and I fell into a brief silence.
After a while, Uncle Yan sighed heavily and sat on the chair in the shop.
He said in a very helpless tone: "Xiao Xu, you can't go this time."
"Next time, I promise not to hide anything from you..."
As soon as these words came out, I couldn't control myself.
I sneered and said, "Uncle Yan, think about it for yourself, how many times have you told me this?"
"You were never prepared to take me to the ground, were you?"
As for me, Uncle Yan feels the same as Ming Jing.
Over the years, in order to track down my parents' affairs, he not only refused to help me, but also always blocked me when I was about to find some clues.
Uncle Yan did not speak, but lit a cigarette for himself and took a long puff.
Then he took out a few photos from his body.
The photo shows a human skin that has been unfolded.
There is a pattern on the human skin, which is a blood-red blood phoenix tattoo.
There are several points on the tattoo that have been marked with a pen.
At this time, Uncle Yan, who was smoking, spoke.
"Xiao Xu, it's not that I won't take you, it's just that this trip is too dangerous."
"It's so dangerous that even I'm not sure I can come back intact. Didn't you see that I only brought two of my buddies?"
"The photo you are looking at is the human skin you gave me. I have burned the skin. There is a very complicated relationship in it."
With that said, Uncle Yan changed the subject and said, "Actually, there is another point: I have another consideration in not letting you go."
"This matter is of great importance to you."
I was always doubtful of what Uncle Yan said, but now that he's doing this again, I definitely don't believe it.
I looked at Uncle Yan and asked, "Tell me, let me see how you can make it up."
Faced with my cynicism, Uncle Yan was not angry.
Instead, he asked me if I knew what a ghost corpse was?
I didn't say anything, just shook my head.
Upon seeing this, Uncle Yan put out the cigarette in his hand, and then told me the origin of the ghost corpse.
Ghost corpses are also called three corpses.
It is recorded in the ancient book "Renovation and Weishu Collection".
The corpse is a thing, and it is actually a property of the soul, ghosts and gods.
If you want to make people die early, the corpse should become a ghost, parade around freely, eat people and worship them.
Every poor day in Liujia, people often go up to the sky to give orders. If a Taoist commits a crime that is too big, he will be punished, and if he is too small, he will be punished.
Therefore, those who seek immortality should first remove the three corpses, be calm and have no desires, have a calm spirit and clear nature, and accumulate many good deeds. If the medicine is effective, they will become immortals.
It probably means that someone wants to use some ancient Taoist magic to practice and become an immortal...
