I don’t know what the policemen up there thought of me. Maybe they were saying that I was brave or not afraid of death. I just heard some muttering from above, and then someone came down.
I turned and saw Feng Ling and another male police officer. The others had gone back for the time being. As for the three of us, we became the so-called "cannon fodder", entering the sewer to check out the situation first, and then reporting to the police.
I didn't think much of it and slowly moved forward, following the dim light. The male police officer behind me frowned and asked me why I was so brave. This sewer was so strange and there might be zombies. He asked me why I wasn't afraid at all.
I turned around and curled my lips mysteriously. I was just kidding. I've been to places scarier than this sewer. That's how I build up my courage. How could I be afraid of a mere sewer?
Feng Ling laughed and said, "Forget zombies! He's not even afraid of ghosts. He's incredibly brave. We just need to follow him, record any intelligence clues we see, and report back to the director and the others once we get out."
The male police officer nodded, holding a flashlight in one hand and a notebook in the other, ready to record what he saw at any time.
"It is said that when Li Guang was laying the foundation, it seemed that a large area of land below was hollowed out. Who knew that within the same week, a total of eight coffins without any identification marks were dug out. They were all in tatters. Do you think there is any connection with the nine coffins today?" The male policeman suddenly mentioned this.
"Come to think of it, it seems to be true." Feng Ling's hands holding the flashlight trembled.
Were eight coffins unearthed when the foundation of Liwan Square was laid? I was stunned for a moment, quickly stopped, and turned to ask them, "What happened to the eight coffins that were unearthed back then?"
The male police officer thought for a moment and said, "Because at the time, they couldn't find out when the coffins were put down, let alone the identities of the bodies inside. So, the construction site contractor was afraid that this was a bad omen, so he went to find a famous local old Taoist priest to perform a ritual. The old Taoist priest insisted that all eight coffins must be returned to their original locations. He said that this was a kind of formation, a sacrificial ritual from the early Qing Dynasty. Once this formation is set, it cannot be moved for a thousand years, or ten thousand years. Otherwise, it will take eight people to die and lie in the coffins before they stop. Who would believe such a thing? The contractor thought the Taoist priest was bragging, too exaggerated. What's more, the eight coffins had already been handed over to the government for cremation, so he gave the old Taoist priest money to stop talking nonsense and pretend that nothing had happened."
I frowned. "So... have the old Taoist priest's words come true?"
The male police officer paused and said, "This is a criminal secret. It's hard to say."
Feng Ling shook his head and said, "He's one of us. There's no need for him to hide. Let me tell you something. Seven people have died so far. If the old Taoist priest's words really came true, then one more person will surely die soon."
I gasped in astonishment, "Does the so-called eight deaths include passersby like us?"
Feng Ling hesitated and said, "It's hard to say, but based on the number of people who died before, anyone who has been to this square should be counted."
I was so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat... I was just passing by to investigate the zombies. I wasn't the eighth person to die, was I? If I was the eighth person to die, then I should just leave immediately. Why would I even investigate? It's so scary!
I turned around and was about to leave when I suddenly remembered something and asked Feng Ling, "How did the seven people who died earlier die?"
Feng Ling said nonchalantly, "According to the accounts of those who worked on the Liwan Square project at the time, several of the people who died often had nightmares before they died. They dreamed of being pushed down a building, or being hacked to death for no apparent reason. In short, they died there for various reasons! And then, within a few days, they died... The autopsy didn't find any cause of illness, so it was almost ruled that they died for no reason at all."
I nodded. If they died for no apparent reason, then one thing was certain: this so-called case of eight deaths to settle the matter could be solved! Generally speaking, most people who died for no apparent reason were either possessed by evil spirits or had seen ghosts. Therefore, to resolve this matter, we had to find the eighth person.
But I don’t know who the eighth person is.
The male police officer continued, "It's said that from a helicopter, Liwan Square looks like a Bagua-shaped tomb. Some say the plaque in front of the main entrance reads 'Liwan Cemetery.' Anyway, this square has always been quite haunted, and with seven people having died in recent years, it seems even more so."
A square where coffins appeared and zombies jumped out of them could truly be called a "corpse field." I secretly grumbled, then asked him, "What was the name of the old Taoist priest who came to the square to offer a feast?"
Feng Ling and the male police officer hesitated for a long time, as if they couldn't remember. Feng Ling only said, "I forgot his name...but the old Taoist priest had a bald head and wore a cloth bag around his waist with the word 'goodness' on it. I thought he was a monk at the time."
I was stunned. Could it be...
Su Xiaoniu said with a sigh, "It's actually that old bald guy! Not only is he extremely knowledgeable about the Yin and Yang world, he's also a master of Feng Shui. There's hardly any place he's looked at that's not accurate! It's a pity no one believed him back then, otherwise Liwan Square wouldn't be in such a dire state today."
I licked my lips. The "old bald man" Su Xiaoniu had mentioned was undoubtedly Wushan Taoist, one of the Four Great Yin-Yang Masters and Man Yuanyi's master. It turned out that Wushan Taoist had been here before and had checked the square's feng shui. Unfortunately, no one believed him.
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