The Secret Art of Refining the Dead: The Walking Corpse File

Chapter 437
Under the guidance of Ke Xiangu, we walked the mountain road in the dark for more than an hour with flashlights, and we arrived at the place she said.Turning on the light, I saw some dilapidated houses, some of which had even collapsed. The houses were surrounded by dense vegetation and weeds as tall as a person. In the night wind, the weeds were blown with a rustling sound, which infiltrated people. .

Ke Xiangu said: "That's right here. I don't know how many years it has been deserted here, but at least it can shelter from the wind and rain. When I used to go around the mountains, I would occasionally rest here. There is an ancient well behind it, and I can go there to fetch water. .”

At a time like this, it would be nice to have a place to rest. How could everyone despise it for its remoteness, so they walked in immediately.If you get close, you can see some clues. Although the building has collapsed a lot and the rest are dilapidated, judging from the remaining building materials, pillars and beams, the buildings in this area should have been more elegant. , doesn't look like an ordinary village.

Furthermore, even if it is a village, who would build the village next to Wanlingkeng?
Could this be the remains of a mausoleum somewhere?Going up to the mausoleum and down to the tomb, there are tombs below, and there are mausoleums on the ground, which is also within the normal range.

Of course, this is just my speculation. After all, we are not knowledgeable in this area, so we can't tell what this dilapidated building complex is. However, according to Ke Xiangu, she has slept in this place several times Yes, no danger.

The building complex is dilapidated, the roads are impassable, and there are twists and turns during the walk. Ke Xiangu is already being carried on the mountain road for more than an hour. Zhou Xuanye is not a superman. How can he be hugged by a princess all the time? Quite satisfied, he showed us the way enthusiastically, and within a short time, we found a room that seemed to be fairly stable in this crumbling dilapidated building complex.

The door of that room was already dilapidated, half-covered and hung on the door rail, with thick cobwebs knotted on the door, blowing around in the night wind.In the dark night, there would occasionally be a few unknown bird calls, which sounded very bleak, and made me think of Lanruo Temple in A Chinese Ghost Story.

Fortunately, this place is ventilated on all sides, without the oppressive and gloomy feeling in the ancient tomb. Everyone took sticks, twisted the spider webs, and entered the room.

After a rough look, I found that this should be a place similar to an ancestral hall. In ancient times, big families had special ancestral halls, and the materials used for the ancestral halls were also the most exquisite; villages that are not big families often have a shared ancestral hall. In ancient people's ancestor worship of ghosts and gods, the ancestral hall was very important. No matter how poor the ancestors were, they could not be poor.

Even though this house is the best-preserved one, many things have decayed, and some rotten wood or some clay blocks can be seen all around, which should be things like broken statues.

Thick dust enveloped the place. As soon as we walked in, the dust flew up as we moved, and the confused people couldn't open their eyes and coughed for a while.

The only thing that can attract people's attention is the dark fire in the center, with unburned firewood on it, and a clay pot blackened by the fire beside it.

Ke Xiangu said that it was left by her when she slept in the open last time. Immediately afterwards, Ke Xiangu and I were put next to a pillar. Tianrandai and Zhou Xuanye began to clean up the place where we rested. Tan Gui Under Ke Xiangu's dictation, Mao went to fetch water with a pot in his arms.

I survived quickly, lit a fire, heated water, added salt, and got rid of the sticky things on me and Ke Xiangu. It was more than half an hour later, and it was already four o'clock After more than 40 minutes, there is still an hour at most, and the sky will be bright.

After this time, everyone was exhausted, so tired that even the hunger disappeared, and they barely ate something to replenish their strength, closed the broken door that was creaked by the wind, fell to the ground and fell asleep in a daze However, as for the corpses of the five old people, they were lined up at the door by Zhou Xuanye as doormen.

Running around all day and night, they hardly closed their eyes. Even if they fell into a coma, they woke up very quickly, so everyone slept very deeply this time.I don't know how long it took, I woke up from a deep sleep, opened my eyes, and found that the sunlight outside was a bit dazzling, then raised my wrist and looked at my watch, and I fell asleep from four o'clock in the morning to four o'clock in the afternoon. After a while, the sunlight that came in already had a hint of sunset, not so strong.

Looking at Zhou Xuanye and the others, they were still sleeping soundly. Ke Xiangu was still snoring like thunder, but she was too deep in sleep before, so I didn't hear it. When I woke up now, I felt that the noisy people were on fire.

It was past four o'clock in the afternoon, and even if he was on his way now, he would not be able to walk for long, and it would be dark.In the early hours of the morning, everyone was too tired and only wanted to sleep. Eating and drinking was also very simple. Now, as soon as I woke up, I felt unbearable hunger and thirst in my stomach. I guess they will be the same when they wake up later.

Thinking of this, I didn't wake up a few people. I got up and stretched, holding the clay pot to fetch water, and decided to have breakfast and dinner first.

The old well that Ke Xiangu mentioned is quite hidden. I searched for a long time with the pottery pot in my arms before I found it. The mouth of the well was half collapsed, and there was no use of wheels. There was only one rope, which was probably left by Ke Xiangu before. of.

The mouth of the well was covered by dense weeds, so I passed by here several times but couldn't find it.There are a lot of wild vegetables around here. I didn't know wild vegetables before, and I spent a long time in the wild with Zhou Xuanye, so I know quite a lot of wild vegetables now.

I picked some, washed them by the well, and fetched a jar of water. When I got back, I lit a fire, boiled water, biscuits, and half a jar of wild vegetables, and put some dry oil and salt. Not long after, it floated out An unbearable aroma.

Once a person is extremely hungry, he would feel delicious eating anything. This stuff only puts dry oil and salt, and the appearance is very bad. It is very similar to the appearance of pig food in the country, but the smell is different. Made my mouth water.

I was staring at the pot and was about to get out of the pot. Suddenly there was a sound of swallowing saliva next to me. I turned my head and saw the face of a fat middle-aged aunt, staring intently at the things cooked in the clay pot. , throat rolling, swallowing saliva non-stop.

Immediately afterwards, she looked at me and said, "Young man, you are a good craftsman and a nice person. You have prepared all the meals. I have a daughter who also works in Shenzhen. Do you want to think about it?"

daughter?

I got excited and said, "Aunt Ke, how old is your daughter? What does she do? Does she have a boyfriend? Is she beautiful? Well, it doesn't matter if she is not beautiful, the most important thing is character." Shui Yushuang, Shen Lan and those people are quite beautiful, but none of them are normal!As a 25-year-old bachelor who has only been in a relationship once, and the relationship has been miserable, I desperately need a girlfriend right now.

I solemnly said: "Auntie, don't worry, I must love her very much. Although I don't have a house or a car, I am a nice person. I promise not to mess around outside and don't let her be wronged. By the way, I am also very good at cooking. I The boss said it was good after eating."

At this time, someone suddenly broke the stage and said, "When did I say that?" Immediately afterwards, Tan Guimao said to Ke Xiangu: "Aside from being a good person, he is useless. These days, to put it mildly, he is a kind-hearted person." Well, to put it bluntly is stupid, you should think about it carefully."

After hearing the words, Ke Xiangu looked me up and down, and finally said earnestly, "Young man, I was wrong. I have no daughter, but only one son. Do you want it?"

I want your sister!

Don't stop me!
Let me kill this tortoise!

Just when I was about to fight Tan Yan desperately, I said in a daze, "The rice is ready." Immediately, I took the chopsticks made of wooden sticks and started eating.This kid has abnormal physical fitness. He usually sleeps less and eats less, but now he is probably very hungry and eats very fast. In order to prevent him from eating all the 'vegetables' inside Afterwards, everyone hurriedly gathered to eat together, only Tan Guimao said angrily: "Scoop up and eat separately!"

No one paid attention to him, and there was still a little scum left in the end. Tan Ren stared at it very tangled, wandering on the edge of eating or not eating.

After all this tossing, it was already past five o'clock in the afternoon, and it was getting dark early in the mountains, and it would be dark in an hour at most. Ke Xiangu said that there was no other place to stay around except this place. We had to sleep in the wilderness, and most importantly, our equipment bags with tents and hand pots had been lost.

Helpless, everyone could only stay here for one more night, and decided to leave early the next morning.

Since she slept all day, she didn't feel sleepy at the moment. Ke Xiangu began to count her body to see if there was any damage. Tan Ren, Zhou Xuanye, and Tianrandai sat around and talked to each other silently.

In fact, I have a lot of questions in my heart now, the biggest question is about Tan Ren's transformation into purple hair, but because of the presence of Ke Xiangu, it is not convenient for me to ask about this matter for the time being.

Tan Ren rushed into the tomb where Ke Xiangu and the others were after transforming, so no one except Zhou Xuanye recognized that the purple hair was transformed by Tan Ren.

After thinking about it, I decided to ask something else, and said, "Brother Zhou, you helped Aunt Ke turn around the mountain, why did you turn around and turn into the ancient tomb?"

(End of this chapter)