I sneered inwardly, but of course I wouldn't show it. "I'll try my best, but I can't guarantee I can make it work."
"Hehe, I absolutely believe in Master Liu's abilities. I'll wait for good news then," Guo Gang said with a smile. "Come visit the county sometime. Give me a call, and I'll come pick you up in person."
"Hehe, I'll definitely come visit when I have time. I have something to do now, so I'll head back first."
I went back and said hello to Wang Ling's family, then headed to my grandmother's house. I had no intention of helping Guo Gang with this matter at all. After watching TV for a while at my grandmother's house, I went to sleep.
I don't know how long I slept, but suddenly my mom called from outside the door, sounding quite anxious.
I opened my eyes and checked the time; it was only a little past 2 a.m. What could be so urgent that they'd call me now?
After getting dressed, I opened the door and saw the family's eldest son standing outside. When he saw me come out, he rushed over and said, "Master Liu, something terrible has happened! My old man's body has exploded! In the middle of the night, we heard a 'bang' sound, and when we got up, the coffin was open and the body was gone."
I was shocked. How could the body have exploded? It was impossible, absolutely impossible. But the eldest son of the deceased didn't seem to be lying. To be honest, this was the first time I'd ever encountered a body exploding. My father and grandfather had both experienced it before.
After packing my things, I hurriedly went to the deceased's eldest son's house. The whole village was now in an uproar, filled with noise, and the villagers were all gathered together in fear.
"This is bad. How could you have given the wrong birth date and time? It could have been fatal," I said anxiously.
I have no experience dealing with this kind of zombie explosion. Although my grandfather told me about it, it was just talk. If I actually encountered it, I wouldn't know what to do.
Some villagers have already called 110 (the police emergency number), while others are worried that it might turn into a zombie and bite people, just like in the movies.
That shouldn't happen. My grandfather told me that there are generally two situations when a corpse explodes. One is that the deceased's birth date and time clash, like in this case, where the birth date and time were wrong, and the corpse has a resentful spirit. The other situation is that the deceased is possessed by a wandering ghost. Neither of these situations will turn the body into a zombie. However, if the body is not found quickly, and it is left to enter some yin places, the situation will be hard to say.
It is now the time of day when yin energy is at its peak, and the corpse will surely search everywhere for a place of extreme yin energy and then hide inside.
Now we can only try our best. If it doesn't work, we'll call Xiang Fei at dawn. He should have a solution.
I set up the altar and began the ritual, lighting the soul-suppressing lamp and the soul-guiding lamp, and ringing the soul-summoning bell, chanting, "May the soul return to its place, may the dead rest in peace in the netherworld."
But there was no reaction at all. It seemed that the body had already left the village. I had a bad feeling. It was the middle of the night, and it would be difficult to go out and look for it. It seemed that I could only wait until tomorrow to call Xiang Fei.
The police from the local police station also came. Of course, they wouldn't normally come; everyone would be fast asleep at this time.
Three police officers came. I recognized them all. I greeted them when I saw them, but they didn't bother with me. They asked me some questions and then stayed in the car. They were terrified of what happened. Who would go looking for someone in the middle of the night?
We waited until dawn. I quickly called Xiang Fei and asked him to come over. About half an hour later, Xiang Fei arrived, panting. After understanding the situation, he frowned.
When I went inside, I found that the coffin had been opened and the body inside had disappeared. I saw footprints all over the ground, but I couldn't tell which ones belonged to the body.
I immediately realized something was wrong and quickly called the deceased's family. I asked for their birth dates and times, and then I asked for the deceased's birth date and time again. Sure enough, they had given the deceased the wrong information.
"What's wrong? Is there some difficulty?"
“It’s not easy to find. According to what you’re saying, the corpse must have been possessed by a ghost. It will hide in an ancient tomb or a place of extreme darkness, which will make it difficult to find.”
The so-called Yin Yin Land is an extremely Yin place, colloquially known as a corpse-raising land, where sunlight never shines.
Then some more people from the police station arrived and arranged for the villagers to start searching everywhere. The funeral team looked gloating, clearly wanting to see me make a fool of myself.
Xiang Fei and I went up the mountain to see if there were any ancient tombs or places of extreme darkness nearby.
After searching for a long time without finding any clues, "That's strange. There are no ancient tombs or places of extreme darkness in the surrounding mountains. Where could the body have gone?"
"Could they have already run far away?"
"Probably not. The corpse that was just exploded is too weak in yin energy. It won't last long before it falls asleep. Even if a ghost possesses it, it won't go far."
We continued searching, but found no trace until evening. I told him about what happened the night before and asked him what he thought.
Xiang Fei remained silent for a while, then said with a serious expression, "This is no ordinary ghost. This thing is definitely eyeing the Shu Tomb. It's collecting souls to become stronger. We'll encounter it sooner or later."
I naturally understood what he meant.
"Also, do you know that the Monkey King has returned?" Xiang Fei suddenly asked.
I nodded. "I understand. He's been to our village. Why did he come looking for you?"
"Yes, they came to see me. They were talking nonsense and I don't know what they were saying. They just told me to be careful of the people around me."
I was startled. "He said the same thing to me."
"It seems things are getting more and more complicated. There must be something very evil lurking around us. We need to be careful."
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