"Hahaha, you little naughty boy! That's good. Anyway, remember to protect yourself in case of trouble, so that you can keep the green hills and don't have to worry about running out of firewood."
Lao Cao's voice came from behind, full of concern and exhortation.
"Okay, got it."
I walked on the streets paved with bluestones and headed towards the riverside outside the town.
To be honest, during the month I stayed in the coffin shop, Lao Cao and I did establish a close relationship.
If at the very beginning, he took care of me and cared about me, it was probably because of my master.
But now I can feel that it is indeed a pure friendship. It has nothing to do with interests.
More than half an hour later, I arrived at the foot of the mountain behind the river beach and in front of a small forest.
There is a small wooden house here, with a wooden fence surrounding a yard.
It is the home of Li Miao, the person who retrieved the body.
I moved closer.
Woof woof woof, woof woof!
The vigilant barking of dogs immediately came from the yard.
I know that people who collect corpses keep dogs. And it must be a black dog.
Because black dogs ward off evil spirits, they can frighten corpses and ghosts. It's an extra layer of protection for the body hunter.
At the same time, since corpse harvesters are in the business of feeding off ghost people after all, many people are a little afraid and are reluctant to get too close to them. There are few friends.
Moreover, the horoscope of the corpse hunter is too tough. Even if an ordinary person is a good friend, he is actually not very kind to him.
In addition to dealing with people in the Xuanmen Jianghu circle, the only person who can really be with them all the time is their black dog.
What's more important is that the black dog hair rope, a very important magical tool for the corpse hunter, is made of soft fine hair from specific parts of the black dog's chest mixed into the hemp rope and woven!
It is said that this kind of special black dog hair can only grow dozens of hairs in a year. Moreover, it must grow from the black dog that I raised since childhood to have the effect of suppressing corpses and warding off evil spirits.
Therefore, it takes a long time to accumulate more and more black dog hair in the black dog rope of the body hunter, and the rope will become purer and more powerful!
Legend has it that in ancient times, there were some red boats with radial beards. Because they have good relationships with many businesses, they have acquired some secret techniques that can make their black dogs live to be thirty or forty years old.
At that time, not only was the black dog already channeled into a spirit, he was extremely powerful.
The black dog hair accumulated over decades is enough to make a corpse fishing rope extremely pure. Even if the corpse is tied up with such a rope, it must be honest!
I took a few steps forward while thinking about these rumors about the corpse collector. Standing outside the yard gate, standing on tiptoes slightly, you can look into the fence.
really!
I saw a big black native dog with shiny fur, baring its teeth and barking at me.
Then the door of the room opened with a creak, and Li Miao walked out with a rice bowl in his hand while eating.
"Heizi, what are you calling for?"
"Brother Li, it's me, Wu Zhong."
I waved directly at him.
Li Miao looked up and saw me, looking a little surprised.
"Brother Wu, what's the matter?"
He hurriedly finished the food in the bowl in several big mouthfuls, wiped his mouth and came over to open the door for me.
I looked at the big black dog in the corner of the yard with a confused expression.
Li Miao was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
He turned back to the big black dog and said, "Heizi, you must recognize clearly that this little brother Wu is my friend. Don't scare him in the future."
Woof woof, woof woof woof!
The big black dog named "Heizi" barked at me a few more times, and I could clearly tell that it was in a greeting tone. His eyes and movements also became softer.
A very spiritual guard dog!
So I smiled and nodded to him: "Hello, Heizi. It's our first time meeting, so I didn't bring any gifts. I'll buy you some meat next time."
It seemed to understand what I said, and immediately stuck out its tongue and nodded at me vigorously.
He looks innocent, cute and cute, completely different from the ferocious and violent look just now.
This is the difference between strangers and acquaintances!
So, sometimes you think some people or things are very cold. Mainly because I'm not familiar with him. Once I get familiar with him, he might just be a joke.
This is obviously the case with the big black dog in front of me, right?
Li Miao said to me: "Brother Wu, you came here alone, didn't Cao Coffin Master come with you?"
He probably thought that we had something to discuss with him about the living corpse Xiao Sheng.
I shook my head: "No, it's my personal matter."
Private matter?
A flash of surprise flashed in Li Miao's eyes.
But he still nodded: "Let's go into the house and talk."
So, we entered his cabin.
I found that the threshold was also very high, similar to the threshold structure of Lao Cao's coffin shop. It's probably something like a "corpse blocking threshold".
There is also a bronze mirror on the door.
This bronze mirror is polished so brightly that it can clearly reflect a person's appearance. It's no different from that kind of glass mirror.
Obviously, it should also be some kind of magic weapon.
After all, the risk of being a corpse hunter is higher than that of a coffin bearer, and the probability of encountering a ghostly corpse is also greater. Naturally, we need to take various precautions at home.
After entering the room and sitting down, I explained my purpose straight to the point.
"Brother Li, I am actually here as a client this time. I would like to ask for your help to help me salvage a body from the river."
As I said that, I took out two thousand yuan from my pocket and placed it on the table.
I know that he collects ordinary corpses for five hundred yuan each. If the time is long, it is one thousand. If you are more evil, add five hundred more.
I thought that Zhou Min was a powerful corpse after all. Even if she wanted to go ashore on her own initiative, she would have to give her two thousand yuan, right?
This is also all my own personal savings.
Li Miao was stunned when she saw a pile of money on the table.
Then he waved his hands vigorously and said: "Brother Wu... Oh, let me call you Brother Wu. We are friends. We will have to work together in the future. Why pay for just one person? I will help you for free." "
He patted his chest, very generous.
I was still a little moved, but I still shook my head and pushed the money over.
"Brother Li, this is a business deal. You listen to me first."
So, I told the whole story from the beginning to the end, starting from going to the puddle with Yao Nan to wash vegetables during the picnic, and encountering the floating corpse.
Li Miao listened quietly, his face constantly changing.
After I finished telling the whole story, I said with a wry smile.
"Brother Li, if it's just an ordinary corpse, it should be easy for you to fish it out. But now you want to fish out a murderous corpse that can float in the water and plants on a cloudy day! Even if she has no ill intentions, she still wants to Go ashore. But it’s a lot of work, isn’t it?”
"In addition, this is a secret contract between me and her. It is a very serious and formal matter. There is a feeling somewhere, and I must complete it. Otherwise, there will be big trouble in my life and practice in the future. . I don’t want to involve you even though I know this, and be tainted with this cause and effect.”
"Actually, when Lao Cao found out about this, he also offered to help me. I also rejected him. This is my own business. The female corpse named Zhou Min gave me benefits, and I took them all by myself. .So until the last moment, I still hope to rely on myself.”
I see!
Li Miao understood what I meant.
He looked at the wad of money on the table and sighed: "Brother Wu is so kind and righteous."
How could Li Miao not be aware of these things after having been fed by yin people for so many years?
If I didn't explain it in advance, once he started salvaging Zhou Min's body. Then it is equivalent to participating in it, and everything that follows will be contaminated...
But if you just collect my money, do it as a normal business. Then after doing it this time, I will be knocked down!
Whether it can be fished out or what to do next will not affect his future.
For example, this time, this is the case with the living corpse Xiao Sheng.
If the three of us really let it go and just pretended we didn't see it, it actually didn't matter. Just out of an inexplicable sense of responsibility and curiosity about a huge secret. It's two reasons.
"So Brother Li, just accept the money. As long as you accept the money, you can help with this matter if you want. If you don't want to, you won't get into too much trouble."
I said sincerely.
Li Miao sighed and accepted the money.
"Brother Wu, at your age, you have means and ability. Not only are you thoughtful, but you are also magnanimous. You will definitely be a person who can achieve great things in the future!"
I chuckled and deliberately joked: "Then let me borrow Brother Li's good words. If I don't develop well in the future, I won't be able to afford food, but I will have to rely on you and Lao Cao to support me."
Li Miao was also amused and said that she would definitely do it. Although their business of making money from underworld people is not popular, they are still not in short supply of money.
It’s not comparable to the rich and wealthy, but it’s much higher than the wages of workers!
The matter was almost done, and we went out together.
He took the black dog's hair leash, picked up a piece of white cloth, a high-power lighting battery, a dagger, etc., and asked Heizi to take care of his home. Then he followed me across the river beach to the edge of the Chuanjiang River.
The night wind blew by, bringing with it a coolness. There is also a faint smell of water mixed in the nose.
Li Miao's boat docked at a simple pier on the shore - it seemed to be a private pier he built himself. Although it was fragile, it stood firm under the erosion of the river.
"Come on, get on the boat."
Li Miao whispered, and we approached the cabin one after the other. He gently pushed the bamboo pole to the shore with the bamboo pole in his hand, and the small wooden boat entered the river along the current. Go to the center of the river.
"Brother Wu, did you bring Zhou Min's relics that you mentioned?"
"Bring it, of course I know this rule."
As I said that, I took out a handkerchief from my pocket - this was also taken from Zhou Min's bedroom when I visited her parents at her home.
Of course this is not stealing!
Because Zhou Min and I have a [Yin Pact], I can naturally use everything she has to help her find out the truth.
As for the threshold soil, clothing and other miscellaneous things that need to be used under normal circumstances, they are not needed.
Because using things from the deceased's life is mainly to create a hidden connection, which is similar to sending a signal.
But a fierce corpse like Zhou Min shouldn't need too much trouble.
So Li Miao nodded, took the handkerchief, and muttered something.
It sounded a bit like a Chuanjiang chant to me, but it seemed different. It was probably some of the chants of a corpse hunter or something like that.
After reading for a while, he threw the handkerchief into the air.
call!
A gust of river wind picked up the handkerchief and flew out.
Flying here and there in the night sky. As if hovering.
Sometimes it is clear that it is about to fall somewhere on the river, but it suddenly flies up and spins in the air.
Very weird.
I couldn't quite understand it, but when Li Miao saw this scene, his expression changed. His brows furrowed tightly.
I quickly asked: "Brother Li, what's wrong? Are you in trouble?"
