Evil Spirit Book

She pinched something like divination in her left hand, and a wicker in her right hand, which looked like some sorceress smoking ghosts to cure illnesses. I took a closer look and found that it was different. In front of the witch, there were some things depicted. It's hard to find it if you look carefully, but after careful consideration, you can still deduce some. The thing depicted on it is a kind of human-like and ghost-like thing, and the witch seems to be beating them.

What is portrayed on it is obviously a scene where a witch is curing a disease and saving a patient. The patient on it seems to be possessed by some evil spirit. Some of them look fierce, some look miserable, and they look at the willow branch in the witch's hand with some horror.

On the surface of the platform, there are two shallow pits. The shape of the pits is uneven. It doesn’t look like it was made by people. Because of the heat, the oil baked the stone under the fire oil seat into this irregular shape. It seems that my previous guess was obviously wrong. This may not be a storage room, but more like a place for sacrifices.

According to the content of the sculpture on the platform, this sacrifice is probably far less simple than the Spring Festival, and there may be something else. Subconsciously, I thought of the long-tongued woman before, and when I looked at the woman carved on the platform, I couldn’t help but A strange thought arose, they... could they be the same person?

At this time, Bada and the thin man had already bypassed the platform and arrived at the back of the platform, which is also a square passage. With the faint light of the wind lamp, it was impossible to see how deep it was. The figure just got up and disappeared suddenly. , It is estimated that it ran towards the inside.

Seeing that I was still looking at the platform, the thin man said: "Don't delay, I guess the person just now must be Sang Ze, and others will not harm us." When he said this, his face was gloomy, and Bada was stunned for a moment , said: "If that person is Sangze, then the one who died..." He didn't finish, but I knew what they meant.

Qi Zhu chased after Sangze and, for about 5 minutes, according to the ghost Chen's ancient mirror, there was an extra dead person around us, that is to say, one of them must have been killed.

And Qi Zhu obviously won't harm us, so it seems that it can only be Sang Ze who hid in the dark and tripped us just now. In this way, since Sang Ze is still alive, the person who died is naturally Qi Zhu.

Our moods sank at the same time, the three of us looked at each other, with regret and anger in our eyes, for a stone that didn't know whether it existed, and even the people in the same village were killed!

Since entering Nayi Village, we have been responsible for our basic necessities, food, housing, and transportation, and we still have feelings for a dog for a day, not to mention that we live together for several days, it is impossible to say that we don't feel sad.Gritting my teeth, I said, "Let's go, we must catch him and give Qi Zhu an explanation."

The three of us didn't stop there immediately, and immediately moved forward holding the broken wind lantern. The bottom of this square passage is not as smooth as we imagined, but there are many potholes, and the order of the potholes is relatively regular. , as if someone did it on purpose, each of the potholes is about half a meter in diameter, and it seems to be used to put something.

When I was in college, I took folklore courses, so I have a little understanding of these. Among the sacrifices about diseases, there is a kind of "stepping on ghosts", which is usually used when a large-scale disease breaks out.

Witch doctors believe that the outbreak of large-scale infectious diseases is often caused by sick ghosts, so there is a sacrifice method called "stepping on ghosts", that is, cremating the sick and dead, and then digging a pit on a road. The ashes of the dead are placed in the pit, and the boys and girls with the most yang energy in the village jump up and down and step on it back and forth, which means to step on the sick ghost back to the underworld.

Looking at the pitted passage, and thinking about the scene of willow branches pumping patients on the platform, it is not difficult to deduce what these potholes are for. It is estimated that thousands of years ago, among the original residents of Nayi Village, A large-scale plague once broke out, and the plague made them perform a sacrifice, so there are stone steps and stone platforms outside. I think we should have walked into a sacrificial place thousands of years ago.

Today, the ashes that were once placed in the potholes have already merged with the lake water. As the lake water flows between the mountains and rivers, there is nothing left in it except for the stagnant water left when the water recedes. One or two dead fish could be seen, exuding a stench.

At this moment, out of the corner of my eye, I suddenly caught a glimpse of a dark mass. It was located in a pothole, soaked in water and was not conspicuous. If I hadn’t happened to trot past it, I’m afraid it would be difficult for people to notice it. .

It was a dark mass, but it was not difficult to see that it was a mass of cloth.

I froze for a moment and couldn't help but stop.How can there be fabric in this place?

The thin man stopped when he heard the movement, and turned to me and asked, "Why didn't you leave?"

I said, "There's a bunch of things there, let me take a look." In fact, everyone has curiosity, but compared to life, my curiosity seems insignificant, but this thing is so strange that there is no cloth at the bottom of the water. Strange, it is not uncommon for one or two pieces of laundry to fall and sink to the bottom of the lake occasionally, but it is very strange for the fabric to appear here.

First, this piece of fabric is definitely not left by the ancients. If it was a fabric from thousands of years ago, it would have been rotten to the point where there is no residue left, so it must be modern.

Second, since it is modern, it means that someone has passed by here, and the only person seems to be Sang Ze, but the fabric has a soft and rotten feeling, which is obviously not what happened just now.

Combining these two points, it seems a little strange.

I couldn't control my curiosity, so I couldn't help picking that piece with a bamboo knife. As soon as I picked it, the thing rotted, revealing more things.I was surprised now, because it was actually a cloth bag, and it was a very old-fashioned slanted bag from the 50s. something in it.

When the thin man saw it, he felt strange immediately, and said, "How could there be such a thing?"

Bada said: "Maybe they rushed in from the outside."

I don't think it's very reliable. If you want to rush to this place with this small equipment bag, you need to make a lot of turns. The probability is about the same as that of a meteorite hitting the earth. Someone came down."

Bada looked at the slanted bag and said, "Impossible, it's been a while."

The thin man said calmly: "Nothing is impossible. The tide ebbs and flows. Perhaps this place has been exposed once before. It is not uncommon for someone like us to come in by mistake."

I didn't say a word, but went to look through the contents inside, and after a while, I was not surprised, yo, there are cans.Looking at the packaging, hey, it’s still canned fruit sweet oranges, packaged in glass, miraculously unbroken, but the liquid inside has become cloudy, and the oranges are all rotten. I thought about it, handed it to Bada, and said, “You Do you want to eat?"

Bada choked, and said: "No, you are a guest, you should eat." The thin man took a look, and threw the can out with a crisp sound, probably breaking it.

This is a 50-year-old can, so rare.I complained in my heart that the thin man was too violent, and then went to look through the things inside. This time, I really gained a lot.

First, he dug out a rotten wallet, which should be the black leather notebook of the former government officials, but the paper had already rotted away, leaving only a half-rotten wallet.

Immediately afterwards, I found a rusty pocket watch. When I opened it, the inside was rusted into a ball, and I couldn't see anything clearly.

The fourth one I dug out was a rusty flashlight. Judging from the bag, it was also from the 50s. At that time, there were not many people who could use flashlights in mountainous areas. The thin man was stunned when he saw it He frowned and said, "It seems that this is not someone from our village."

I said to myself, Nayi Village has no electricity until now, traffic depends on walking, law and order depends on dogs, and communication depends on roaring. So far, there are no household appliances. In the 50s, even in the well-developed rural areas, few homes had flashlights. Yes, let alone in a place where the satellites are too lazy to take care of them.

For the owner of this backpack, the three of us were immediately full of interest. However, when I turned to the fifth item, I broke out in a cold sweat.

It was a small sign.

There are holes on the top of the sign, which should be able to be hung with something. On the front of the sign, the word 'pine' is engraved.

I looked at this brand, and suddenly felt hot, this... isn't this a specialty of our Sun family?