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Zhang Hao nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Okay, we can talk after we get there. Don't keep the village chief and the others waiting too long. Let's go and take a look together, and let you see what Yin-Yang Suturing is. This will be beneficial to your future improvement."

After saying that, he turned back to his room to get his tools.

A moment later, he came out carrying a small box containing the fine needle and thread needed to sew the corpse.

These needles and threads are thinner and smaller than ordinary sewing needles, and require extremely high eyesight and skills.

Zhang Hao walked out of the room and saw everyone waiting at the door, so he waved his hand to signal them to leave.

The group walked towards Old Liu's home in Fengmen Village.

Old Liu’s home is not far from the Yin Yang Inn, only a ten-minute walk away.

When they arrived at Old Liu's yard, they found that quite a few people had already gathered there.

This might be the busiest day in Old Liu's yard, but this kind of bustle only came after he passed away.

Thinking of this, one can’t help but feel a little ironic.

When the village chief saw Zhang Hao, he hurriedly came forward and said respectfully, "Mr. Yin Yang, I have followed your instructions and told the people in the village whose zodiac sign is Rooster not to go out tonight. Everyone is convinced by you, and when they heard it was you who said it, they immediately agreed."

"Is there anything we can help you with?" Zhang Hao asked softly after looking around the yard.

"There are too many people in the yard. Let's disperse first. A few people will be enough."

"After all, too many people will make the yang energy strong, which may cause the ghost of Old Liu to lose his way." Zhang Hao's voice was soft, but it was clearly heard throughout the yard. When the ghost of Old Liu came back, everyone looked at each other and whispered.

"Hey, didn't Mr. Yin Yang just say that Old Liu's ghost might get lost? Does Mr. Yin Yang want to call back Old Liu's ghost?"

"Oh my God, I dare not stay any longer! If you want to watch, you can continue to watch. I am leaving. I dare not deal with ghosts!"

"Look at how cowardly you are. We are all from the same village. I don't believe that Old Liu's ghost will come back to cause trouble to us!"

"Forget it. Anyway, the village chief is here, so we don't have anything to do. It's up to Mr. Yin Yang to decide what to do next. Let's go back."

"That's right, listen to the advice and eat a full meal. Mr. Yin Yang has said so, we should hurry back to avoid trouble. Remember the kid from Old Zhang's family a few years ago? I heard that he was possessed by a ghost and died of exhaustion in the end."

"No way? Forget it, you all go back, the village chief and I will stay here."

"..."

The village chief came over, glanced at the people who were discussing, and said, "Everyone listen carefully, the Yin and Yang master said that Old Liu's soul has dispersed and cannot be reincarnated. If he can't be reincarnated, he can only wander here as a lonely ghost."

"So tonight, Mr. Yin Yang will cast a spell to retrieve Old Liu's soul, and then stuff it back into his body. This way, he can be buried and reincarnated."

"Otherwise his ghost will keep wandering around the village. There are too many people now, and the Yang energy is too strong, so it's easy for Old Liu's ghost to get lost, so let's send a few people back."

As soon as the village chief finished speaking, fear appeared on the faces of several people. Since they had seen the ability of the Yin Yang Inn, they believed Zhang Hao's words without a doubt. In addition, they were already afraid of the Yin Yang Inn, and the legends that were spread made them even more awed by the Yin Yang Inn.

Therefore, after the village chief finished speaking, several people hurriedly said goodbye to Zhang Hao and hurried home. Zhang Hao nodded and walked to the body of Old Liu.

At this time, Fatty Wang came over and saw that Old Liu had been bitten beyond recognition. He couldn't help but frowned, his stomach churning, and he couldn't help but exclaimed, "How many wolves must have been chasing him!"

"If it weren't for the blackened old man's shirt on Old Liu, I wouldn't have recognized him."

"This wound is really frightening!"

"Boss, do you think this was bitten by a wolf?"

Zhang Hao frowned slightly and said, "Looking at the wound, it is indeed a bit strange."

"But I didn't sense any evil spirit, so it shouldn't be caused by evil spirits."

"Maybe he was killed by some other wild animal."

"Old Liu's death was so tragic."

Fatty Wang nodded and looked at the wounds on Old Liu's body. He thought to himself that Old Liu was usually a good person, so how could he have encountered such a big disaster for no reason?

Based on his current understanding of the corpse, it was clear that Old Liu's death was not normal. If it was not handled properly, it would easily turn into a corpse.

At this time, after the village chief sent a few people away, he returned to Zhang Hao and asked, "Mr. Yin Yang, can we start?"

Zhang Hao shook his head and pointed to the open space in the middle of the yard: "Before sewing the corpse, we need to do some preparation."

"Go prepare a table and place the blood of the three animals, incense, chicken blood, rice, a scarecrow, and the clothes that Old Liu used to wear on it."

"Old Liu's body was badly mangled, and his soul was badly broken."

"You can't just sew it."

"Besides, Fengmen Village usually buries corpses within the village. If we don't handle the corpse properly, it might turn into a corpse someday, and everyone will suffer!"

After hearing this, the village chief nodded seriously. Especially when he heard that Old Liu's body might turn into a zombie, the village chief felt a chill on his back when he thought about passing by Old Liu's house every day.

So he didn't dare to delay any longer. After writing down Zhang Hao's request, he hurried to prepare.

When Zhang Hao heard that he had so many requirements before sewing the corpse, Zhang Qilin couldn't help but ask, "Boss, what are you preparing these things for?"

When Huo Xiuer heard that it was related to corpse sewing, she came over to listen together. After all, it is always good to learn more.

Zhang Hao pointed at Old Liu's body and said, "Old Liu's body is too broken, but it can be sewn together."

"The difficulty lies in the fact that his soul has been separated into pieces. If we want Old Liu to be reincarnated, we must first collect all of his souls."

"So prepare a scarecrow, chicken blood, and the clothes he wore before."

Huo Xiuer narrowed her eyes, still a little confused. She thought about what Zhang Hao had asked the village chief to prepare, and continued to ask: "Master, what is the purpose of preparing rice?"

As one of the five grains, rice usually has the function of warding off evil spirits.

Zhang Hao pointed at Old Liu's body and began to explain to Huo Xiu'er: "Xiu'er, you have to remember that the job of sewing a corpse is mainly about sewing and mending."

"Sewing means to sew up the body completely. By threading the needle and sewing, the body can be restored to its original appearance."

"Mending is to complete the soul of the corpse. But mending and sewing are inseparable. Some corpses are so broken that the pieces of flesh on the body can no longer be found for some reason."

"So if you want to sew the body together, you need to complete the body."

"You can't just pick random materials to repair a corpse. For example, if you use a pig's skin to repair a human corpse, you might be in trouble."

"Generally speaking, if you want to complete a corpse, you need to use rice straw. As one of the five grains, rice straw has the function of exorcising evil spirits. At the same time, rice straw does not belong to the category of blood food. It is a soulless thing."

"If you use straw to complete the body, it won't cause dissatisfaction among the ghosts."

"Only when the body is complete can his ghost be sewn back into the body."

"I mentioned the mysterious yin and yang before. Do you know what the mysterious yin and yang method is?"

"That is to sew the corpses in the world of the living and mend the souls in the underworld."

"If you can do these two things, then you are not far from becoming Mr. Painted Skin." Huo Xiuer nodded in a daze, feeling that although Zhang Hao's words were a bit profound, they seemed very powerful. So she kept every word of Zhang Hao in mind.

Although I don't quite understand it now, I can study it slowly after I go back, and maybe I will understand it after a while. At the same time, she looked at Zhang Hao and couldn't help but whispered: "So there are so many things to pay attention to when sewing corpses?"

"By the way, Master, if a corpse-sewer wants to sew corpses, can he sew any corpse?"

"Brother Haoxie and I talked about driving corpses and retrieving corpses before, and mentioned some taboos about retrieving and not retrieving. I wonder if corpse stitchers have any taboos in this regard?"

Zhang Hao nodded: "That's right."

"As the most bizarre of the four Yin sects, corpse stitchers also have their own rules and taboos."

"Take corpses for example. There are three things a corpse driver won't do. There are three things a corpse retriever won't retrieve. There are also three things a corpse sewer won't sew."

"First, people who died on Qingming Festival cannot be stitched; second, two lives cannot be stitched together, that is, pregnant women and babies cannot be stitched; third, two bodies cannot be stitched together. You can't sew Zhang San's skin onto Li Si's body, nor can you use Li Si's skin onto Zhang San's body, and you can't sew two bodies together."

"This is the three things a corpse sewer shouldn't sew."

Huo Xiuer nodded and quickly memorized the three things Zhang Hao said. If she had the ability to go on missions in the future, she would inevitably encounter these situations.

About half an hour later, the village chief finally prepared everything Zhang Hao had ordered. At this time, the body had been carried into the yard, and facing the body was a sacrificial table with three kinds of livestock, blood and food. On the table, a tablet for Old Liu had been carved and incense had been lit.

Under the table were the prepared scarecrow, chicken blood, rice, and the clothes that Old Liu had worn before. After everything was ready, Zhang Hao walked aside and stuck the scarecrow in the north direction of the yard. Then he picked up a bucket of chicken blood and poured it directly on the scarecrow, and then covered the scarecrow with Old Liu's clothes.

After doing all this, Zhang Hao wrote down Old Liu's birth date on a piece of paper. He lit three incense sticks and used them to nail the paper to the scarecrow. Then he pointed at the scarecrow's forehead and muttered:
"Sitting in front of the lamp, holding the needle, I watch the body being cut into two pieces."

"The master of stealing heaven can restore youth and restore the whole body through threading the needle."

"Stitch by stitch, the broken soul is repaired, and the work is seamless without leaving any trace."

"Cultivate your body and mend your body before returning to the dust, and the human skin craftsman will sew corpses together."

"The way of heaven is clear and bright, and the way of earth is effective."

"At this moment, as a corpse-stitcher, I call upon the remaining soul of Liu Shunde to return!"

"Liu Shunde, return to your position immediately!"

As soon as the words fell, a cold wind suddenly blew in the courtyard.

Coincidentally, the scarecrow in the yard seemed to come to life under the blowing of the cold wind, swaying unsteadily, looking extremely strange.

The village chief squinted his eyes and looked carefully, confirming that the scarecrow was still a scarecrow and there was nothing unusual, then he felt relieved.

However, his clothes were already soaked with cold sweat brought by the sudden cold wind.

The village chief shook his head and muttered to himself.

"Mr. Yin Yang is truly Mr. Yin Yang. His casual moves have such a powerful effect!"

“What a master!”

"If someone else wants to ask the Yin Yang Master to help, how much silver would it cost?"

"It seems that we need to do more ideological work on the villagers."

At this time, Zhang Hao seemed to hear the village chief's thoughts. After glancing at the scarecrow, he turned to look at the village chief and smiled.

"Village Chief, if this is successful, just prepare some dishes and meat for us."

"The Yin Yang Inn's reserves are running low."

"These will be your rewards!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the village chief looked at Zhang Hao blankly, then frowned in confusion and asked.

"what?"

"Mr. Yin Yang, this... don't joke with us. We can afford it."

"We have heard of your rules a long time ago. Now we want to ask you for help. Shouldn't we pay you with our lifespan, luck, etc.? You are already giving us face by accepting money."

"Now you don't even want money, what should we do?"

Fatty Wang at the side also came over with a puzzled look and nodded.

"Yes, Brother Zhang Hao."

"I just didn't understand why the village chief was not allowed to come into the yard to discuss matters?"

"Besides, our inn now charges for things like life span, luck, merit, etc., don't they all require things like that?"

"how?"

Zhang Hao waved his hand and smiled.

"First of all, this mission is to sew corpses. There is a taboo for corpse sewists, you should know that."

"Huo Xiu'er, you should remember this too."

"The corpse tailor should not charge more for the poor, and may even charge nothing."

"But for the rich, you can ask for more, but you can't ask for an exorbitant price."

"Otherwise, at best, your life span will be shortened by ten years, or at worst, you will die suddenly for no apparent reason, and your family line will be cut off."

"In ancient times, corpse tailors could make a lot of money, but people found that the more they earned, the more miserable their deaths were. Some even died suddenly at home just as they became wealthy."

"As the most bizarre of the four Yin sects, Corpse Sewing naturally has some strange taboos."

"This charging regulation was also summarized later."

"So remember, charging a corpse seamer a fee is a taboo."

Huo Xiu'er nodded blankly, thinking that it was a good thing that she didn't ask the village chief for any reward.

Otherwise, if she didn't even learn the Yin-Yang suturing technique, she would violate the corpse-suturing master's taboos. If she died suddenly for no reason, who could she turn to for justice?
Then, Zhang Hao looked at Fatty Wang again and said softly.

"Also, Fatty, our inn does charge for things like life span and luck."

"But look at this village, it's full of old people. If you take their lifespan, they might die tomorrow."

"Doing this kind of business will shorten your life."

"Besides, the reason why the fortune of this village has changed now is mostly due to the improvement of our inn. What else is there to collect?"

"So, it's enough to change some vegetables and some meat." (End of this chapter)