I have a secret in my left eye

Chapter 172 Xiang Sanxie

After arriving in Hunan, the three did not rush to meet the netizen. Instead, they traveled around for a few days and saw the local scenery and people before taking action. They also learned about some of the most famous features of the place.

They are the three evil spirits of Hunan, the corpse-driving in Hunan, the poisonous Gu and the Fallen Flower Cave Girl.

Corpse-carrying is a unique and iconic culture of Hunan that people know about.

When mentioning it, one can't help but think of a team wearing conical hats, with yellow talismans stuck on their foreheads, with stiff hands and feet, moving in the dark with the ringing of bells.

Even when people ask if their origin is from Hunan, they can't help but ask, "Can you drive corpses?"

In addition, some naughty people would also make jokes about this matter, so it left a deep impression in people's minds.

However, if we try to look at this matter from a scientific perspective, we will find that, in fact, it is not that scary.

Corpse driving, also known as moving souls, originated from witch culture. It mainly involves corpse drivers bringing the bodies of people who died in foreign lands back to their hometowns so that they can rest in peace.

The technique of corpse-driving only appeared in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. It was mainly used to transport the bodies of Hunan immigrants who died in Sichuan back to their hometowns. The fastest way to transport corpses was by water, but due to the dangerous terrain of the Three Gorges and the superstitious idea of ​​the ancients that they did not want dead bodies to be loaded on boats, the profession of corpse-driving came into being.

Usually, the old priests would wait at the execution ground, and when the head of the prisoner fell to the ground, they would place cinnabar in seven places on the deceased's body, which were the seven orifices. They would then suppress each of them with a talisman, and then tie them up with five-colored cloth strips. They would even stuff some cinnabar into the deceased's ears, nose and mouth, so as to keep the soul in the deceased's body through these places where the three souls enter and exit.

The person who drives corpses is called a corpse driver. He often stands in front of the team, holding a gong and shaking a soul-calling bell to let the living people stay away. Along the way, there will be corpse inns that provide accommodation for them. The doors of such places are always open, and there are usually corpses behind the doors.

Two days before arriving at the destination, the wizard will contact the family in advance to prepare clothes, quilts and coffins and let the corpse driver be responsible for covering the coffin and burying the body.

In the relevant literature, there is a saying of "three reasons to chase away and three reasons not to chase away". The three reasons to chase away are people who were beheaded and then their heads were sewn together, hanged, or died in a cage, because they died under duress and missed their relatives, friends, and hometown.

The three things that cannot be expelled are those who died of illness, committed suicide by jumping into a river or hanging themselves, or were struck by lightning or burned with missing limbs. The reasons are that one, their souls have been taken away by the King of Hell, two, they are being replaced by new souls, and three, those who died by lightning have committed serious sins, while those who died by fire have missing skin and flesh.

In this craft, in addition to the basic requirements of age, height and appearance, they also have three assessments: good sense of direction, sufficient strength, and courage.

Some people may ask why the corpse is so obedient? In fact, this is also a skill.

First of all, you have to learn some basic corpse handling skills, such as using herbs to help the corpse not decay, or using scientific methods to help reduce the weight of the corpse, and then learn to use tools, such as stringing the corpse together with bamboo poles, so that you can do it easily when driving the corpse.

So apart from the mysterious corpse-driving technique, what is the story of the Luohua Cave Girl? In fact, it refers to the story of some unmarried women in the tribe who would not eat or drink in the cave and would die soon after returning.

Most of the girls inside are in their prime years. If they haven't found their ideal husbands, they will start to wander in a trance. Often, their faces are as rosy as peach blossoms and their eyes are as bright as stars. People call this phenomenon the will of the cave god and regard the girls as belonging to the cave god. They will send them into the cave on an auspicious day.

In fact, these girls are mainly precocious or overthinking, depressed and suffocated, which leads to the "falling into the cave" phenomenon. They can only place their love, which has nowhere to be placed, on those imaginary handsome men, mysterious temple idols, or local mysterious snake and tiger images. When they die, they will even imagine that the cave god will come to greet them.

"These women are so pitiful." After Xuan Mo expressed his opinion, he inadvertently turned his head to Xu Deng.

He could feel that something seemed to have happened to Xu Deng, and something seemed to be different.

However, Xu Deng was not the type who liked to actively communicate with others. Although they were friends, they could not cross the line sometimes. Xu Deng remained silent. Her eyes had passed over the group of girls who rented Han costumes and took photos with sweet smiles, and were instead on the teahouse.

Soon, there was a new task.

Xu Deng and others entered the teahouse and found that it was extremely quiet. Even the waiter at the front desk showed great enthusiasm for service after hearing her name. Obviously, something was wrong.

But now that she was here, it was definitely not her style to shrink back.

After being taken to the second floor, Xu Deng entered a low-key and luxurious private room and was no longer surprised.

Although the person in the post seemed to be having a hard time, it seems that he is doing well now.

Not long after I sat down, a woman in a white suit jacket walked in. She had a big hat on her head, which looked a bit exaggerated, but she managed to pull it off very well. If you just look at her figure, she is definitely a stunning beauty.

"Sorry, I'm late." The woman's words were apologetic, but her attitude was graceful.

She took off her coat, adjusted her black skirt and sat down.

"I didn't expect you to come. To be honest, I thought you were just talking casually." The woman drank tea and spoke to Xu Deng.

From beginning to end, her face was never revealed.

Ignoring this strangeness, Xu Deng smiled and said, "In fact, it's not just us. I didn't expect Ms. Yin to come here. I thought you would think I was a liar."

"At least you don't think I'm crazy, right?" The woman laughed. Her voice was not very pleasant and was a little hoarse.

"Well, since you trust me, why don't you tell us what happened? I also want to know what happened to you."

Yin Rong looked at the two men beside Xu Deng, then turned to Xu Deng with a look of displeasure.

Xuan Mo added at the right time: "Don't worry, Ms. Yin. Being able to follow Miss Xu here just proves that we are trustworthy people."

"We will keep our mouth shut and maintain professionalism on everything."

Yin Rong praised: "The people around Miss Xu are really good at doing things."

Xu Deng looked at Xuan Mo and Cang Lan, and didn't have much objection.

Over the next hour, Yin Rong described in detail the strange things that happened to him.

It was a terrifying past that even haunted her.