Guardian of the Night

Chapter 40

Ye Ye and the others quickly left Loudi after rescuing Uncle Chen and Li Yerui.When they were sober, they had no recollection of what they had done, only that they were drinking and went out of town drunk.If Uncle Chen and Li Yerui hadn't kept saying that they rescued themselves, they would have thought it was a passing god showing mercy.

They have continued on the journey, forgetting all the sufferings they have passed through.They know that they are homeless and they have to wander until they can't walk before they stop.

The five people set off from Loudi in a carriage, and then arrived at Huahuai area.

That night, the five of them were resting when suddenly a bell sounded from afar.Ye Ye thought for a while and said, "Great, it's a corpse chaser!"

The rest of the people have heard of the corpse chaser, but they don't know what the corpse chaser looks like. The mysterious corpse chaser immediately made several people curious.

So Qin Minglei asked: "Yezi. What do corpse chasers do?"

After hearing this, Ye Ye hurriedly made a gesture of silence and said, "It stands to reason that this is almost close to the border of Xiangxi, right? The person who drove the corpses was a mage wearing Taoist robes. No matter how many corpses there were, there used to be gatekeepers." But now he drives them all by himself. In terms of its actual form, it is better to say "lead" than to "drive" the corpse, because the mage is not behind the corpse, but leads the way in front of the corpse, knocking gongs or ringing bells as he walks, so that Avoid people walking at night, and those who have dogs lock them up..."

Ye Ye paused and continued: "When there are more than one corpse, connect them with straw ropes, one every six or seven feet. When walking at night, the corpses wear tall felt hats, with a few sheets pressed on their foreheads. The yellow paper with the talisman drawn on it hangs down on the face. All the secrets are on that paper. Follow him later, you don’t have to worry about accommodation. It doesn’t matter to us men, but Ye Rui is a girl and lives here all the time. It's not good in the wild. Let the horse go, the carriage may not be able to go on the road ahead."

Qin Minglei and the others immediately laughed, making Li Yerui blush, but Ye Ye looked at them inexplicably.

Then Qin Minglei asked with a smile: "Yezi, why did you lock up the dog?"

Ye Ye thought about it and said: "The Yemen Sutra says that in many villages, there are no roads outside the village, and they must pass through the village. In most places, corpses are not allowed to enter the village, let alone jumping corpses? At the same time The residents along the road didn't understand this situation, so they had no way to ask them to cooperate. When they heard the sound of the gong, they locked up the dog, because the corpse was afraid of the dog. The dog bit the corpse's clothes and pulled it. It's easy to deal with. A group of them will bite the corpse's clothes and even the flesh in a mess. Even the corpse chaser will be bitten, and the matter will be serious. In fact, ordinary people generally don't know it, and the corpse chaser will usually be surprised The art of door-to-door armor, otherwise how can it drive the corpse."

While talking, the corpse driver had already brought dozens of corpses to them. Ye Ye extinguished the fire, then stepped forward and said, "This Taoist priest, we are from other places. I don't know where the hotel is. Well, can we follow you to the hotel?"

The corpse chaser said in embarrassment: "No, there are too many people, and the corpse will be shocked."

Ye Ye smiled and said, "Master Dao, it's okay to startle the corpse, leave it to me." As he spoke, he took out the phoenix thorns he made on the road these days!
The corpse driver looked at the phoenix thorn in Ye Ye's hand and said in surprise, "Little friend, why do you have this thing?"

Ye Ye said indifferently: "The red candles at the Yemen are extinguished silently, and the breeze sways to soothe the soul."

The corpse chaser was startled, and said: "The door is safe and the outside is dangerous. I swear to send the soul back to burial. I am Huang Qing, the corpse chaser. Are you a descendant of the Yemen?"

Ye Ye smiled and said, "Hey, yes."

The corpse chaser was startled, and quickly pulled Ye Ye closer and said, "Do you know that all the Taoists in the world are chasing and killing you now?"

Ye Ye sighed and said, "Haven't they let go of their prejudices? Or do they just think that Yemen persecuted them? Has Zodiac's status become extremely low in people's eyes?"

The corpse chaser heard this and said: "That's right, maybe there are only a few of our corpse chasers who have no objection to you now. Come on, you go ahead with me, give each of these paper money a little, sprinkle it all over the place, and then Stop talking, go to the hotel in front, park these people who are returning home, and then talk."

So they carried their burdens on their backs and followed Huang Qing.But Ye Ye excitedly walked to the back, this position has always been the gatekeeper's position!

Soon, a few people came to the inn ahead, and the innkeeper immediately came out to greet them: "Nephew, you've worked hard, go in and have a rest."

Huang Qing saw the boss approaching him affectionately and took his hand and said: "Cousin, I'm coming. These are distinguished guests, honored guests." After saying that, Huang Qing stopped the corpses behind the door.Then went in the door.

Seeing that the hotel owner didn't close the door, Li Bin asked, "Hey, boss? Why don't you close the door? Are you not afraid of being stolen?"

The boss laughed and said: "Our hotel, which is engaged in the business of exorcising corpses, does not close the gate all year round, of course it does not close during the day, and it does not close at night. It has two purposes: First, behind the two gates are The resting place of the corpses arrives before dawn and leaves after nightfall. The corpses stand against the wall behind the door. When the weather is bad and they cannot leave, they may stay for several days and nights. The gate of this hotel, except for the corpse mage passing by, No one moved it. Due to the fear of corpses, the back of this door became a very mysterious and terrifying forbidden area. Even the staff in the hotel didn’t probe to look around, even though they knew there were no corpses there. And no one wants to look behind the mysterious door. Second, the corpses come and go after nightfall and before dawn. In fact, they are all at night. In order to facilitate the entry and exit of corpses, there is no need to close the door. Close the door to prevent theft, and this kind of hotel will not encounter theft. Thieves dare not patronize, even if they are bold enough to steal, they will not steal anything. In the past, there was always a person sitting in front of this door, guarding these corpses to prevent corpses from changing... hey."

Huang Qing said with a smile: "Cousin, do you still remember the news from the Zodiac a month ago, saying that the Yemen reappeared, I hope all the Zodiac sects will do their best to eliminate them."

The boss thought for a while and said: "It seems to have happened before, just ignore their short-sighted dogs!"

Huang Qing laughed even more happily. Under the boss's explanation, Huang Qing pulled Ye Ye over and said, "Cousin, he, he is the only heir of Yemen." After speaking, he asked Ye Ye to take out the phoenix thorn.

"Ah... this... is this true??" The boss said in surprise
Ye Ye thought for a while, took out Yeyang and the Dragon Finder, and said, "Well, it's true. There should have been Jade Blood Snake Orbs, but they were eaten by my good friend, Yeyue." After finishing speaking, he pointed Pointing to Yeyue sleeping in Ye Rui's arms.

But the boss slowly approached Ye Ye in surprise, then took Ye Yang from his hand, and observed carefully: "Ye Yang, it's really Ye Yang, this is the only proof of the identity of the head. After the defeat, many people wanted to look for it, but they couldn't find it, but the Jade Blood Snake Orb was not the only one, almost every gatekeeper had it. Oh, little friend, I'm sorry, I lost my temper." After finishing speaking, the boss sent Ye Yang Also in Ye Ye.Then he knelt down and said to the sky: "Now, I, Huang Wei, have been right to be my ancestors. Now I finally have a chance to repay my kindness. Hurry up, Huang Qing, go and inform your grandfather and uncle. They will surely die of joy when they know the news."

Huang Qing also said happily: "It's cousin." After speaking, he went out.

Huang Wei, that is, the boss, brought everyone into the hotel, arranged to sit down and said: "Now, only our Huang family is left as corpse hunters. Due to pressure, I changed my career. Hey, I really miss the prosperity of exorcising corpses recorded in the book. Hahahaha."

Ye Ye heard this and said, "Yemen, am I the only one left?"

Huang Wei touched Ye Ye's head and said, "It's really hard for a child to imagine. How did you survive at such a young age? You are so powerful at such a young age. Master must be very powerful, right? And children, this Ye Yang and Where did you find the dragon finder?"

Mentioned that master Ye Ye's eyes showed sadness, but he looked at Qin Minglei and the others, and then told about his experience along the way.

Just as he was talking, a few people came in from the door, all wearing Taoist robes, and an old man who was the leader said: "Huang Wei, you have to look like a receptionist when you receive distinguished guests. How proper is it to wear casual clothes?"

Huang Wei heard the voice, followed the sound, and said respectfully: "Uncle, I'm not happy, I'll change immediately." After speaking, Huang Wei went to change clothes.

When Ye Ye saw the few people approaching, he was very excited. He knew that these were the permanent partners of the gatekeeper, even though the gatekeeper had already become a night gate.Even if Yemen has fallen!
(End of this chapter)