The aunt pointed the way to explain clearly to Su Mo, and after a little hesitation, she persuaded: "Brother, that's not a good place, bad luck."
"Thank you."
Su Mo nodded at her, and after buying a few catties of fruit, he walked straight along the path.
Along the way, he also kept the topography of Qingfeng Town in mind.
This is a habit Su Mo has developed.
Every time I go to a strange place, the first thing I do is to find out the general map of the place, so that even if something unexpected happens, at least I have a bottom line in my heart.
Although Qingfeng Town looks barren, it has a large population and covers a large area.
Su Mo just strolled around the courtyard like this, and it took more than half a stick of incense to reach the gate of Yizhuang.
"Is anyone there?" He stepped forward and knocked on the vermilion wooden door.
Not long after, the wooden door opened, and an old man in linen clothes stood inside: "Who are you?"
"My name is Su Mo."
Su Mo took out the letter of introduction given by Simu from the storage space without any trace, pretended to be pulling it out of his sleeve, and handed it to the old man: "Taoist Simu is my senior brother, I came here specially to take him away and stored it in dead body here."
"Maoshan Taoist?" The old man couldn't believe it.
In his impression, Taoist priests are middle-aged men or old people who wear Taoist robes, carry mahogany swords on their backs, and have a bell in one hand and a talisman in one hand.
The four-eyed Taoist priest who came over a while ago is very suitable...
But the young man in front of him looked no different from the noble son of a wealthy family at first glance.
Su Mo smiled and nodded: "Yes."
The old man looked carefully at the contents of the envelope, finally confirmed Su Mo's identity, and stepped aside: "Come in."
After Su Mo entered the room, the old man closed the door, took a few quick steps into the hall, and poured a cup of tea for Su Mo: "The Taoist priest has a cup of tea first, and I will take you to see those corpses later. "
"I took a break on the road, let's go see it now." Su Mo said directly.
"Alright."
The old man hesitated for a while, and finally led Su Mo to the back hall.
This is the only tile room, which is specially used to store corpses.
A wooden house is damp, and Yin Qi will accumulate.
There is nothing wrong with living people living in it. The yang qi emitted by the living people can counteract the yin qi. Over time, it can achieve a balance of yin and yang, making the body healthier.
But dead bodies are not.
Gathering dampness and yin, gathering at the end will either cause the corpse to rot and become residue.Or it will cause the corpse to change and produce evil spirits.
The tile house can absorb yang energy well during the day and release it at night, coupled with its dry nature, it is perfect as a morgue.
The old man unlocked the big lock on the door: "Please, there are seven corpses in total. I will come and take care of them every day to ensure that they will not be eaten by rats."
When Su Mo walked into the room, he saw seven corpses in ancient official uniforms leaning against the wall motionless, with corpse-restraining charms attached to their heads.
The corpse suppressing talisman can not only suppress zombies, but also isolate corpse gas and prevent ordinary corpses from changing.
And in front of these corpses, there is a gossip table.
There is a lotus lamp made of bronze on the table, the lamp inside is still burning, and a talisman is pressed under the lamp,
The old man walked over and carefully fiddled with the lamp core inside: "The Taoist priest named Si Mu ordered that the flame in this lotus lamp must not be extinguished, so I come to see it several times a day."
"I'm sorry." Su Mo said softly.
This fire is also particular.
Its function is to drive away evil spirits and evil spirits.
As long as the lights are kept on, it can prevent the evil spirits from gathering, and also prevent those wild ghosts from sneaking in, occupying the body of the corpse, and causing a different kind of corpse change. .
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"There's nothing to do, I just come here to take a look from time to time. Anyway, I don't have much to do in Yizhuang, so I just use it to exercise my muscles and bones."
The old man waved his hand and said with a smile: "Besides, that Taoist priest gave money. I took the money, so of course I have to do things."
Of course, it is not for nothing to park in someone else's Yizhuang. You need to pay a rental fee, just like a living person staying in someone else's house.
It's just that the money given by the corpse is relatively much less.
Su Mo stepped forward to check one by one carefully to confirm that the corpses had not changed, and whether the corpse-suppressing charms were still functioning.
"No problem?" The old man was a little worried.
He has been guarding the Yizhuang for decades, and of course he has seen some weird things, even a few times when there are fraudulent corpses.
"No, everything is saved normally."
Su Mo's words reassured the old man.
It's just that after Su Mo left the corpse, he didn't go out. Instead, he walked to the gossip table and picked up a talisman.
He flicked his right hand, and the talisman burned automatically.
Su Mo put the burning talisman on the table, picked up the copper bell next to it, and covered the fire of the talisman in one fell swoop.
"The walking dead have spirits, follow my orders and jump!"
"Jingle Bell--"
As the copper bell swayed, the seven corpses jumped up at 12 o'clock at the same time.
Su Mo shook the brass bells, and they jumped in unison.
The old man seemed relatively calm.
After all, I have seen the four-eyed Taoist chase the corpse before, so now I no longer feel any surprise when I see the corpse moving with the ringing of the bell.
After verifying everything, Su Mo nodded, put down the bell and said, "Everything is fine, the old man is very responsible."
"Should be."
The old man pointed in the direction of the hall: "Sit down in the hall for a while, the Taoist chief, dinner will be ready soon, and I happen to have a vacant room here, so you can stay overnight and start your journey tomorrow morning."
"Thank you." Su Mo nodded.
In fact, with his yin and yang eyes, the night is not an obstacle at all, and he can leave now.
But the night is cloudy, and he has zero experience at the moment, so it is better to be on the safe side, and it is better to go on the road during the day.
Otherwise, in case of any accident, causing the corpse to change, it can only be completely wiped out.
After all, this can be regarded as the first corpse exorcism business he has accepted, so naturally he doesn't want to mess it up.
Taking advantage of the time when the old man was cooking, Su Mo walked around the small town a few times and bought some food by the way.
After all, the Yizhuang looks very simple, and the old man's clothes are also very simple, so he probably won't have a lot of money.
"Don't steal my child! Please, don't steal my child!"
Just as Su Mo was carrying the fish and was about to return to Yizhuang, a burst of hysterical screams suddenly reached his ears.
He subconsciously followed the sound.
At the door of a house in the distance, a woman with disheveled hair was crying loudly, holding a swaddling baby desperately in her hand.
There were bursts of baby crying in the swaddle.
On the opposite side was a man who grabbed the swaddle and said, "Since you married into my family, the child you give birth to will be mine! If you really want it, then we can have another one in the future!"
"No!" The woman cried loudly: "I want this child! Give me back the child!"
After finishing speaking, she rushed towards the man and frantically scratched at the man's face.
And the man finally left with the child in his arms, but his face was covered with bloodstains from being caught, and he cursed, "Crazy woman!"
Su Mo looked at all this, frowned slightly, but finally left without saying a word.
This is a family matter and there is no room for him to intervene.
Moreover, this kind of thing is complicated and tortuous, with too many twists and turns, and it is really difficult to distinguish who is right and who is wrong.
It was already evening when Su Mo came to Qingfeng Town. By the time the old man packed up his things and came up with the food, it was completely dark outside.
A round of bright moon hangs high in the sky, shedding a faint silver glow.
The table is placed in the yard, the moonlight is bright, but there is no need to light a lamp.
In the evening, sweet potato porridge was cooked, which was mellow and delicious. After taking a sip, Su Mo narrowed his eyes enjoying it.
He was a foodie in his previous life, and even after traveling to this world, his foodie attributes remain unchanged.
Looking at Su Mo's appearance, the old man laughed: "I saw that the Taoist priest was used to rich clothes and jade food before, but now he tastes this sweet potato porridge for the first time, and it feels novel and delicious."
"I haven't asked the old man's name yet." Su Mo put down the bowl and said.
"My surname is Zhao. When I was young, a fortune teller told me that I was short of soil, so I took the name Zhao Tu."
"Uncle Zhao." Su Mo arched his hands to show respect for his elders.
The two were eating and chatting when there was a sudden knock on the door.
"The Taoist chief eats first." Zhao Tu left a sentence, then wiped his hands and walked towards the door.
The wooden door opened, and a middle-aged man in a bright red robe stood at the door.
He glanced into the room, but happened to catch a glimpse of Su Mo who was drinking sweet potato porridge, and immediately frowned: "What's going on?"
"It's the Taoist priest from before."
Zhao Tu quickly explained: "Didn't the Taoist priest wearing glasses leave a batch of corpses in my Yizhuang? This little brother is the Taoist priest's fellow apprentice, and he came here to pick up the corpses."
"I saw that the sky was completely dark. It's too dangerous for a person to walk on the road with a dead body at night, so I let him stay here for the night."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man's face softened a lot, but he still reprimanded him: "No matter what, it's not convenient for our town to keep outsiders in this season!"
"Just this one time, not the next one. You have to take good care of him and sleep peacefully tonight, so that he must never step out of Yizhuang."
"Otherwise, if there is a collision... In short, you should pay attention."
In the end, the middle-aged man didn't say the rest, but just told Zhao Tu.
"Hey, I understand, I understand!" Zhao Tu nodded repeatedly: "Of course I know the customs of our village, so don't worry."
"Ah."
The middle-aged man nodded and left with his hands behind his back.
Seeing the old man close the door and come back, Su Mo subconsciously asked, "What's wrong?"
Zhao Tu looked at Su Mo, hesitant to speak, and finally said: "Master Dao, after dinner tonight, you should stay in the room and sleep, and don't leave the gate of Yizhuang."
"You don't have to worry about convenience, the hut is in the yard."
"Can't go out?" Su Mo raised his eyebrows, showing a look of interest: "Why, is it possible that there are evildoers in your Qingfeng Town at night?"
"Shh, don't talk nonsense, don't talk nonsense... don't blame those who don't know, don't blame those who don't know!"
Zhao Tu quickly stopped Su Mo's words, made a prayer gesture again, and apologized to the night sky a few times before replying: "It's our custom in Qingfeng Town."
"Custom?" Su Mo was a little surprised.
There are customs everywhere, but it was the first time he saw custom activities held at night.
"Correct."
The expression on Zhao Tu's face was a little strange, it seemed to be a little disgusted and angry, but more of it was fear.
In the end, he shook his head and sighed: "Anyway, our custom in Qingfeng Town is today every year."
"On this night, no one is allowed to appear in the town except the people of this town.".
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