Mystery Leaks

Chapter 22 Corpse Worship

I thought for a while that the misunderstanding that I was Chen Laogen's apprentice must have spread, and all the practitioners in the village had run away, so Liu Erlong would find me if he had any information.

Huang Mao had already planned today's results.

"It's your uncle, you didn't post that note, did you?" I asked angrily, this guy looked like a fool, and his mind turned quite quickly.

"Ah bah!" Huang Mao quit and said angrily, "I never do the thing of taking off pants and farting!"

"Who posted that?" I asked.

"how could I know!"

"Okay, let's pass the test. The key now is whether there will be any danger at night. The thing that attacked me the night before may be staring at me." I asked, and I still have lingering fears about it.

Huang Mao thought for a while, and said: "Well, you go and pick up some fire peach pits for self-defense, and if anything goes wrong, smash them with walnuts, and go back to the shop before nine o'clock, regardless of whether the fire is finished, so that the danger will be reduced." to the bottom."

"Ok."

I gritted my teeth and agreed, as long as Liu Erlong can take the initiative to find me, things will be easy to handle, then I will do whatever I say, and I will do things when it gets dark, and there should be time.

At worst, put stones in the coffin to cover it, and the body will not be returned when it is carried out, and the cremated remains can be buried anywhere.In extreme times, we can't pay attention to so many rules and regulations. My life is the most important thing.

After that, Huang Mao told me a few more words and hung up the phone.

After waiting for about two hours, Liu Erlong came to the door as Huang Mao expected.

He picked up a pack of cigarettes and two bottles of wine, and said with a flattering smile: "Brother Meng, I heard from Brother Huang that you learned Buddhist rituals from Chen Laogen, and my father's funeral is a bit tricky now, can I ask you for a favor."

Cao Nan and I looked at each other, and I dare say that Huang Mao called him directly. Thinking about it, he and Huang Mao were hanging out in the Internet cafe and knew each other very well.

And before he came, he must have looked for Chen Laogen and those people who practiced things, but he couldn't get in touch with any of them, otherwise he wouldn't have come to me.

Seeing that I didn't speak, Liu Erlong thought I was going to refuse, so he almost begged in a hurry, "Brother Meng, do me a favor, brother, keep it in mind, I will be useful to Liu Erlong in the future, squeak, I will do anything!"

Cao Nan sat on the ground and raised the price, and said, "Liu Erlong, you really know how to find the time. Leizi will get married in a few months. How can such bad luck happen? You have found the wrong person."

When Liu Erlong heard it, he knelt down in front of me with a plop, and said with a bitter face: "Brother Meng, please do me a favor. Brother, I really can't do anything. Those outside who do things can't be contacted; I know that last time Old man Li's funeral was arranged by you, you are a capable person, help brother."

Cao Nan and I were a little surprised. Li Erlong's eyes are usually higher than his head, and no one would look down on him with his reputation as a leader in Jinpen Township. Today he knelt in front of me without saying a word. His father's business may not be simple.This is not just asking me for help, but frightening.

I pulled him up and asked, "Is your father's golden body unlucky?"

Liu Erlong's face turned white at a speed visible to the naked eye, his mouth trembled, and he said in horror: "My father, later... got up in the middle of the night, lying on the ground and unable to turn over!"

I frowned, it was really unusual, last time old man Liu's body became heavy and he couldn't lift it at all, this time he couldn't turn over again.

"This is a ghost turning over!"

Cao Nan exclaimed, his expression changed, and he said: "My grandma told me that this will happen if the ghost of the dead persists. It is a serious disaster, ranging from affecting the fortune of relatives, to the death of the whole family.

When Liu Erlong heard it, he almost cried out.

Cao Nan gave me a wink at the opportunity, indicating that he made it up, the purpose is to make Liu Erlong obedient no matter what we say.

I would agree, and it was almost the same, so I started to make requests.

First, clear the venue; no one is allowed to stay on vigil at night, and no one is allowed to peek no matter what he hears before dawn, let alone go out.

Second, keep it secret; don't easily tell outsiders that you're getting married right away, and it's fine to spread this kind of thing in a small area, in case it makes a lot of noise and hurts your reputation.

It's very unlucky to do white things, and ordinary people keep them at arm's length, no one wants to deal with them unless it's absolutely necessary, and finding a wife is a problem.

Liu Erlong naturally agreed, saying that his eldest brother and second brother who were working outside were still on their way back, and now he was the only male in the family and could call the shots.

After that, he put down his smoking and drinking arrangements.

Cao Nan and I discussed it and prepared separately. He went to get three-wheeled motorcycles and gasoline. Motorcycles are used to transport corpses. It was too bad and dangerous to carry corpses last time. The gasoline was put in the waste brick kiln last time. spare.

I prepared the butcher's knife and the bird gun. It is better to have it than to have it. If you want to go all out, you must have something in your hand. Whether it is useful or not. Besides, it's okay to be brave, so as not to be scared like last time. Pants.

As soon as it got dark, Cao Nan and I set off.

Liu Erlong had obviously made some preparations. The doors of the nearby houses had already been closed, and there was no one outside the coffin shed. Only Liu Erlong paced back and forth outside the coffin shed, throwing his cigarette butts all over the floor.

Seeing us, he was obviously relieved, and hurried forward: "Brother Meng, Nan, I have already told my neighbors, no one will go out at night."

I nodded, the village is not peaceful recently, not to mention just dead, no dead people all shut their doors to sleep when it gets dark.

Afterwards, Liu Erlong took us into the mourning shed. Liu Erlong's father was lying on the ground, covered with a shroud, and the birthday materials beside him were ready.

I took a look and told Liu Erlong to go home, and even threatened him that he would not be able to peek at it before dawn, let alone go out.

Liu Erlong responded like a chicken pecking at rice, hurried home and closed the door tightly, listening to the movement, there were some things blocking the door inside, obviously he was scared enough last night.

Seeing this, Cao Nan and I looked at each other, and each of us grabbed a fire peach pit in our hands and pulled down the body of Liu Erlong's father.

Sure enough, as Liu Erlong said, his father was lying on the ground with his face down and his back up, his posture was quite strange, his body was on the ground, and he was still crooked, not facing the coffin.

I felt something was wrong because the pose was weird.

Cao Nan also noticed it, but couldn't explain why, so he said, "Turn it over and take a look, if you don't close your eyes, just wipe them off and get down to business."

I said yes, and walked to the side cautiously, grabbing the corpse and turning it upwards vigorously.

I was taken aback by this turn, I couldn't turn it over, it was as heavy as a big iron Tuo.

I hurriedly stopped, the old man Li couldn't move it last time, and then Chen Laogen chanted a spell, roared and cursed, and finally moved.

I'm stupid, we don't know what Chen Laogen means.

Cao Nan said, "Call Huang Mao!"

I immediately took out my mobile phone and dialed Huang Mao's number. This time the link was not lost, Huang Mao answered almost instantly, and asked, "Have you arrived?"

I said yes, and then I told about the situation of Liu Erlong's father. Huang Mao's tone immediately became serious, and asked: "You mean he is lying on the ground in a five-body posture?"

"Correct!"

"Which direction is his head facing?" Huangmao asked again.

I took a look, and saw that Li Erlong's father was lying obliquely inside, the coffin was hidden from view, so he ran out, and almost scared me to the ground.

The direction of his head is facing west, facing my shop!From a distance, the lights on the second floor of my shop are clearly visible, and the shops next to me either have no lights on the second floor, or have no second floor at all.

"To the west, it's... still facing my shop." I swallowed.

Huang Mao hesitated for a moment, and said, "This is worship!"

"Worshiping for what?" I was startled, no wonder the posture of the corpse was weird, after Huangmao reminded me, it was just worshiping.The believers made a pilgrimage to the holy mountain, bowed three times and bowed five bodies. The posture was exactly the same as that of the corpse in front of them.

"I can't explain clearly in a few words. Now you take off his shoes and put them on his hands, and then pat the soles of his feet three times, first left and then right, and you can turn over after the pat. Remember, during the period If there is a cloudy wind in the west, run to the east, don't look back, run all the way, don't stop, until..." Huang Mao said, but he obviously hadn't finished speaking, and the phone was cut off after a busy tone.

When I saw it, the phone was disconnected and there was no signal, which made my heart twitch violently.

Without further ado, I immediately ran back to the mourning shed to look for Cao Nan, but his cell phone didn't work either.We two looked at each other, Ji Lingling shuddered, the situation was not right, how could the two mobile phones lose signal at the same time?
But we didn't dare to think about it anymore, we should do things as soon as possible, the darker the night, the more evil we will be.

I hastily followed Huangmao's words, took off the shoes on the corpse and put them on his hands, then slapped the soles of the feet hard three times, first left and then right, and then pushed hard, the corpse turned over, It's just that those eyes were wide open, staring at the void, as if they saw something holy, and the pupils reflected the light of the candle, which was particularly penetrating.At first glance, I thought it was a pair of eyes of a living person.

My heart was trembling, and I took a few deep breaths and walked to the corpse, and slowly stretched out my hand to wipe the eyes of the corpse.

To my surprise, the eyes closed and did not open again.

So we immediately carried the body onto the motorcycle and drove to the waste brick kiln.

The burning process went smoothly, and it was finished around 08:30. I resisted the stench and the discomfort in my heart, picked up the bones with iron tongs, put them in a bag, and returned to the coffin.

Afterwards, I roughly arranged the bones, and nailed the coffin with Cao Nan.Last time Huang Mao waited until the rooster crowed to nail it, but this time Huang Mao made us have to go home before nine o'clock, so he couldn't care less.

After finishing our work, we drove home non-stop. When we were about to reach the shop, Cao Nan and I broke up and rushed towards the shop.

But at this moment, a fierce wind rolled over from the front without warning, as cold as the frost wind in the twelfth lunar month.

I immediately froze in place, like falling into an ice cave!
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(End of this chapter)