I have a weird dynasty

Chapter 128 Corpse Retriever (asking for monthly ticket)
Before setting off for Pinghu Village, Sang Que received the supply package given to her by the Evil Suppression Bureau from Xu San.

A pitch-black dagger, ten talismans to drive away evil spirits, a bamboo tube of black dog blood, some glutinous rice and cinnabar, a handful of incense, a candle and a bundle of red hemp rope.

Sang Que sat on the donkey cart, following the four horsemen in front of her, checking the things Xu San gave her.

Xu San attached great importance to this black dagger. He repeatedly told Sang Que to keep it carefully and never lose it, and to return it to him afterwards.

Sang Que saw that the dagger was made of obsidian, which was of very good quality, but it was worthless to her. Even if it was lost, she could compensate it with a carload of goods to the Evil Suppression Bureau.

However, if this thing could really cause harm to a ghost-level existence, she could go back and ask Jiang Zao to help her process some obsidian products. For example, she could replace all the arrowheads with obsidian. This way, she wouldn't have to worry about not being able to retrieve them in time and causing trouble with the iron arrowheads.

Sang Que immediately came up with an idea, such as getting some high-quality obsidian fragments, wrapping them in firecrackers, and adding some cinnabar. It would probably be very lethal to ghosts.

How should I tell Jiang Zao? If she wants to deal with gunpowder and firecrackers at home, will the police come to her house?

In fact, she had long wanted Jiang Zao to make her a homemade gun, but Jiang Zao said he could make it, but the question was whether she could buy the materials. Jiang Zao also said she was "really cruel"!
"hiss--"

Suddenly, there was a gasp from Xia Chan beside them. Sang Que looked down and saw Xia Chan curiously touching the dagger. Before she completely touched it, a cut appeared on her finger, and wisps of black hair immediately emerged from the wound.

Sang Que quickly moved the dagger away, and Xuan Yu tentatively tapped the dagger with his cat's claws from the other side, and it was okay.

meow~
Xuan Yu called out to Xia Chan, who pouted and glared at Xuan Yu.

Amulets, black dog blood, glutinous rice and cinnabar are common items, but the key points are the incense, candles and red hemp rope.

There are twelve incense sticks in total. Xu San said that incense can attract evil spirits to gather towards the place where the incense is burned. Under normal circumstances, one incense stick can burn for five minutes. When she encounters a large number of evil spirits blocking her way, she can light incense to lead them away.

This incense is only effective against evil spirits at the third level or below.

The candle is very similar to the ghost-chasing red candle she has on her body, but the red color of the candle is not as strong as hers. It is a weakened version of the ghost-chasing red candle. When it is lit, it can prevent evil spirits below the fourth floor from getting close.

But Xu San also told her that if a fourth-level evil ghost approached, the red candle would burn faster. If she couldn't deal with it, she had to escape before the candle burned out.

The last bundle of red hemp rope was the same as the red hemp rope used by Xiaowu and Xiaoliu. When Sangque saw the hemp rope, he was sure that He Buning and Xiaowu and Xiaoliu were watching them in the dark.

There are three daggers in total, and they must have been provided by the three of them.

The hemp rope is called the soul-locking rope. The red color is obtained by being soaked in cinnabar and black dog blood for many years. After that, there are some complicated processes, which need to be made by Taoist disciples. Finally, a bundle of ropes can be made that is enough to temporarily bind four layers of evil spirits.

Sang Que discovered that the Exorcism Bureau had quite a few equipment to deal with evil spirits, including the Ten-Victory Stone products commonly used in Buddhism and the soul-locking rope used in Taoism, and these were only some of the commonly used ones.

She heard from Xu San that there were many evil objects kept in the Suppression of Evils Division, and that day and night tours could be exchanged for merits, which would be awarded according to the merits after each strange case was handled.

If a ghost wants to promote his evil spirit, he can also use merit points to exchange for help from people in the Evil Suppression Bureau.

The donkey cart was driving on the road. Sang Que checked all the equipment on her body. She took off the stab-proof suit underneath her clothes and put on the copper coin inner armor blessed by Yao Zhen inside. She also pinned the Taoist bell on her belt.

I put some things I need as needed in my lapel, and the rest are in a cross-body cloth bag. All the unused items have been taken out and thrown into the car.

Call——

After the carriage had been going for half an hour, the four people in front pulled the reins, and Sang Que also stopped the donkey cart.

"Miss Sang, that's Pinghu Lake over there."

Sangque jumped down from the shaft of the cart. They were now halfway up the mountain, with a mountain wall on the right. Looking into the distance from the left, they could see a corner of a lake. The clear blue water reflected the white clouds in the sky.

The rest of the lake was shrouded in thick white fog, stretching for hundreds of miles with no end in sight. Even with the scorching sun overhead, the sunlight was unable to dispel the fog.

Several people jumped off their horses and stood by the roadside looking out. Qin Ze walked to Sang Que, who glanced at him and seemed a little uncomfortable with his appearance today.

Qin Ze was originally a calm-looking man in his twenties. He was a sergeant in the army. Although he was not a high-ranking official, he still had the aura of a boss. Today, he changed his outfit, wearing a bamboo pointed hat, a coarse linen vest that showed off his muscular arms, a piece of red cloth wrapped around his right wrist, his trouser legs rolled up, straw sandals on his feet, and a small bamboo fish cage hanging around his waist.

His face was clean-shaven and he was chewing a piece of grass. He did not take the soul-locking rope that Xu San gave him, but instead carried a bundle of black ropes mixed with black dog hair.

(Thanks to the big guy [Yi Zhong] for providing the illustrations)
Qin Ze also tied two roosters with spotted tails to his horse. He was not dressed like a fisherman. The red cloth wrapped around his right hand indicated that he was dressed like a "corpse collector".

When they set out this morning, Qin Ze told Sang Que that the evil spirit he was controlling was a "corpse retriever" in his previous life.

Corpse lifters are averse to retrieving corpses from the water during a thunderstorm, and there are three things they shouldn't do.

If the body is not fished out, it will just stand there in the water.

Don't try to salvage a body that cannot be pulled up three times. If the body cannot be salvaged three times, you must give up.

Three things not to do when retrieving a young female corpse.

The evil spirit Qin Ze was a young man, less than 20 years old. He violated a taboo during a thunderstorm and insisted on retrieving a young female corpse standing in the water. He tried three times to retrieve the corpse and was finally dragged into the water by the corpse and trapped to death in the water plants.

"This lake doesn't look peaceful." Qin Ze said to Sang Que while holding a piece of grass in his mouth, "Miss Sang, you two sisters must not go into the lake when the time comes. We corpse collectors don't want to retrieve young girls like you."

Qin Ze has already gotten into the role, and his tone of voice has become youthful and lively.

Sang Que understood that the rules of the corpse retrievers were the same as the evil rules of Qin Ze.

The group continued on their journey, and after another half an hour they came down the mountain and turned onto a small path. There was thick fog ahead, and nothing could be seen clearly. The fog was still slowly spreading outwards.

Xu San stopped, jumped off his horse and said to everyone, "Everyone light the torches and tie the horses to the side of the road."

"I'll drive in." Sang Que said loudly. Yaozhen said that this donkey was of top quality. She thought it would be better to bring the donkey in as well. Maybe the donkey could help her escape at the critical moment.

"By the way, let me remind you all again. The Taoist nun I met by chance said that if you don't eat or drink anything in the village, you will have a chance to get out. Everyone, remember this."

Sangque had already told everyone about this before he set off, and now he wants to emphasize it again.

Everyone nodded and checked their water and food supplies.

Xu San lit the torch. Before coming out, he had left a suicide note for his parents. Fortunately, as a day tour officer of the Evil Suppression Bureau, he did not need to marry, and he had a younger brother at home who could take care of his parents in the future.

Taking a breath, Xu San took the lead and walked into the fog.

drive!
Sang Que drove the donkey cart and quickly passed Xu San and the others. There was a soul lamp hanging on the carriage, which emitted a faint red halo, slightly dispersing the thick fog around it, like a bright light, guiding the way forward.

"Little cicada."

"Ok!"

Xia Chan was sitting on the shaft of the cart, biting a bun, with her legs dangling at the side. A few strands of her black hair fell off her shoulders and fluttered in the wind, quickly wrapping around the ankles of the three people behind her.

Another strand rose from Xia Chan's shoulder, wrapped around Sang Que's wrist affectionately, and then broke off.

Xia Chan even tied her hair around Xuan Yu's neck.

This is also the ability that Sangque helped Xia Chan develop. Within a certain range, Xia Chan can sense the position of her hair. In this way, even if everyone gets separated in the fog, Xia Chan can still find them.

The main problem is that Xia Chan has to be well fed, otherwise her perception will be weakened.

Sang Que glanced at the carriage. It was filled with all kinds of food. Otherwise, she wouldn't have to drive in. She could just lead the donkey.