Ancient Corpse in the Mountain Village (VI)
The body was kept for three days and the day for burial arrived.
It takes about an hour to get there from Yu's house, but the weather is hot and the physical exertion is great, so everyone slowed down and walked more slowly.
Jiang Yu frowned. The place where Grandpa Yu was buried seemed to be close to the mountains and water, but it was actually the place where the White Tiger was broken, which was extremely evil. Being buried in such a place would have an impact on future generations. Considering Grandpa Yu's abnormal burial clothes, it was not difficult to infer that he knew something about the place and chose it himself.
Jiang Yu glanced at the Yu Shu brothers. Yu Shu had a special physique and would not be affected too much, but it was different for Yu Huan. If he was really buried in that place, Yu Huan would have a difficult life and would have all kinds of problems.
If he encounters it, he should help. He can't change the geographical location, but he can artificially modify the feng shui around the tomb. Once he's prepared, he can come back in the evening.
A cloud gathered in the sky, blocking some of the scorching sun. The drizzle came without warning, and the group was soaked through.
One of the biggest taboos in funerals is to lower the coffin into the ground on the way to burial. Once the coffin is lowered into the ground, the deceased will be contaminated by the earth's energy, and it will be extremely difficult to lift it up again. They can only continue walking in the rain.
"The weather forecast said there would be a yellow high temperature warning today, so why did it suddenly rain?" Yu Huan said.
"Fox Rain." Fox Rain is also called Fox Rain. Jiang Yu has been learning from his master since he was young. He has seen many goblins, ghosts and wild spirits in the mountains. This rain is nothing special, but the strange thing is that it is too coincidental.
Marrying off a fox daughter is a happy event, while burying her is a sad event.
The eldest brother carrying the coffin at the front smiled and said nonchalantly, "Rain on the way to the burial is a good omen. The deceased will be blessed and his descendants will be able to succeed."
If only it were true as he said, Yu Shu felt uneasy when he touched the raindrops. This rain was not normal.
The raindrops didn't feel cold when they fell on my body. It was somewhat similar to the feeling I had when I met Uncle Zhang that night, but more subtle and lingering.
He looked at Jiang Yu with a questioning look.
"A fox marries a daughter, and it's going to rain." Jiang Yu lowered his voice to avoid others hearing, and whispered in Yu Shu's ear: "It's the clash of red and white again."
Again?!
Yu Shu's eye muscles twitched. Yesterday's experience was enough to make him lose a skin, and it happened again today. It was such a coincidence that he chose the right time.
Yu Shu's eyes widened: "Can you still walk?"
Jiang Yu looked back helplessly, then said to the people in the team: "Be careful, watch the road, and walk slowly."
The rain came and went quickly, and it became noticeably lighter in a few minutes. Yu Shu breathed a sigh of relief seeing this.
The rain had almost stopped, and their shoes and trouser legs were covered in mud and dead branches and leaves. Walking was wet and sticky and very uncomfortable. The rain had also made the road a bit slippery, and it was easy to lose balance if they were not careful.
Just when Yu Shuxin had calmed down and thought that he was safe, several foxes jumped out from the roadside.
They lay across the team six or seven meters in front, the raindrops on their fur like a layer of blinking white frost, and their ferocious grinning appearance indicated that they were ready to attack at any moment.
Every time the team took a step forward, they arched their bodies and their fur exploded.
In the past, Yu Shu would not be afraid, but after seeing the ghost with his own eyes, he knew that something was going to happen when he looked at the scene in front of him. He raised his hand and waved, signaling the team to stand still and not move.
Jiang Yu's brows twitched, and before he could shout to the coffin bearers to step back, the four foxes jumped in front of him like springs, biting their shoulders, arms and ankles swiftly and fiercely.
They didn't escape after all.
The four men were in so much pain that they could not move their strength. The coffin fell to the ground with a loud bang, splashing mud and gravel in the shape of a crown. No one was spared, including the people and plants.
It seemed as if they just didn't want them to pass by and let the coffin fall to the ground. As soon as the coffin fell to the ground, they stopped and gathered together, rushing back into the bushes one after another and disappearing without a trace.
The fox blocked the way and the coffin fell to the ground, and everyone present looked very unhappy.
Yu Shu first looked at Jiang Yu for some instructions, but Jiang Yu did not notice his gaze. He stared at the coffin thoughtfully, his eyebrows slightly drawn together, and his expression was a little serious.
Yu Shu looked at Yu Huan again, and after the two brothers confirmed their gazes, they nodded at each other tacitly.
Yu Shu took a deep breath and said, "Thank you for your hard work. We are only a short distance away."
"Yes, thank you all for your hard work. We'll be there soon." Yu Huan responded.
The coffin bearers had no choice but to bravely go ahead. They weren't from the village, nor were they brought here by Jiang Yu to help. They had only arrived this morning after a last-minute contact last night. If Li Cailian hadn't been in trouble, the villagers would have come to help, but Li Cailian had an accident, and the test results showed she had drowned. Drowning in her own bed was such a bizarre and spooky thing, they felt uneasy and didn't come to help.
Several big brothers bent down and exerted force for a few seconds, then looked at each other with pale faces. The coffin seemed to weigh thousands of pounds, and their waists were so sore and painful that they couldn't lift it.
"Let's take a break." Yu Shu deliberately guided the topic in a normal direction. If the strange things in the village were known only to the local people, it would be fine. But if the coffin bearer told others about it, it would spread in this small town with few people and would definitely spread from one person to ten and from ten to a hundred.
The man carrying the coffin smiled awkwardly and said, "Okay." He knew that Yu Shu had seen through it, but he was too embarrassed to say it out loud.
Yu Huan also had doubts, but after seeing Jiang Yu, he felt relieved. He discussed with Yu Shu for a few words, then turned around and apologized to the big brothers and paid double the wages as promised by Yu Shu, which made them look better.
Seeing the two brothers finished talking, Jiang Yu quickly stepped forward and pulled Yu Shu aside. He pinched his chin and lifted it up, then whispered in a commanding tone, "Look up, open your eyes."
Yu Shu narrowed his eyes, a hint of confusion showing through the slits of his dark pupils, but he still did as he was told.
The cool liquid seeped into my eyes like eye drops.
Yu Shu blinked his eyes and quickly adapted to the coolness that reached his eyes. However, when he turned his head to look back at the coffin, his vision went dark, his legs and feet became weak and he took a big step back.
A woman in a wedding dress, a red veil and embroidered shoes sat on the coffin. The raindrops fell on her body and disappeared, and her skirt fluttered in the wind.
Another dark shadow flashed by and dived into the bushes where the foxes were fleeing.
Fortunately, Jiang Yu helped him.
Yu Shu looked at Jiang Yu in disbelief. He wanted to ask a question, but there were others who didn't speak directly.
Jiang Yu also had a hint of surprise on his face. He took out his cell phone and quickly typed a series of messages.
"Cow's tears. For a short time, you can see things you don't want others to see. Look at her embroidered shoes. It was her who knocked on the door that night."
Cow's tears are really useful, but has Jiang Yu treated the drops he gave him? Will he get infected if he has a bacterial infection?
Yu Shu's eyelids twitched uncontrollably, his pupils dilating slightly and then quickly shrinking. He bravely turned his head. Although he didn't see her face, he was certain that he and her looked into each other's eyes.
The woman in a red wedding dress with a veil covering her head sitting on the coffin tilted her head towards him, her shoulders shaking as if she was laughing.
If a real girl smiled at him, he would definitely be very happy. Because of his medical studies and work, he didn't have much contact with women, so he was in his early thirties and still had no girlfriend.
But that was a female ghost wearing a wedding dress and embroidered shoes. Not only was he not happy, but his heart was beating wildly. Even though his heart was working frantically to supply blood, his limbs were still getting colder and colder, and even the air entering his respiratory tract became like ice chips.
Yu Shu was afraid that she would pounce on him the next second, so he unconsciously moved closer to Jiang Yu.
The woman in red saw that Yu Shu was afraid, and she lowered her head slightly, giving people the illusion of loneliness.
She pulled out the hairpin, and the blood-red hair that fell down swayed wildly in the wind like tentacles, and then she threw the hairpin away.
Others couldn't see it, but Jiang Yu and Yu Shu saw it clearly. The hairpin went straight into the bushes and hit the target. A wisp of dark green smoke rose out.
The woman in red jumped down from the coffin, took two steps towards Yu Shu, and stopped about five or six meters away. The cool breeze lifted her skirt, revealing her scarred calves.
Even though she was an evil spirit, Yu Shu was still terrified by the sight. There were scars from burns, cuts with sharp weapons, and scars from being restrained by iron objects for a long time. There were so many scars on her calves alone. One could imagine how much inhuman torture she had endured before her death.
The woman in red just standing there made Yu Shu feel sad. He looked at Jiang Yu and Yu Shu quietly for several seconds, then slowly raised his hand and waved.
In the blink of an eye, she disappeared without leaving any trace, as if nothing had happened.
He came to his senses and realized that since there were no more obstacles, it was time to continue walking. He adjusted his posture, coughed dryly, and urged, "Let's get back before noon."
The man carrying the coffin heard the sound and put up his load, mentally prepared that he might not be able to lift it. But he just exerted force with his waist slightly and the coffin rose up. Compared with the weight just now, it was like a mosquito and a cow.
Jiang Yu deliberately slowed down his pace, waited until the person in front was far away, then grabbed Yu Shu's hand and pulled him into the woods.
"Instead of harming anyone, she helped clean this up."
Jiang Yu pointed at the fox in the bushes that was emitting black air, or more accurately, the fox's soul.
The place where the White Tiger's waist is broken is filled with evil spirits, and all the dead animals can turn into ghosts.
Before he dripped the cow's tears on Yu Shu, the fox ghost was holding down the coffin and not letting it go, and the female ghost in red appeared after Yu Shu dripped the cow's tears, so he was so surprised when he took out his cell phone.
"So what you're saying is..." Yu Shu continued tentatively, "This is the real culprit who's holding down the coffin and won't let me leave?"
Jiang Yu nodded: "Your grandfather knows a thing or two. The burial clothes and the tomb are all chosen according to taboos."
"Hmm? Finish what you're saying."
"The grave was chosen in the heavily inauspicious White Tiger Broken Waist Land. The primary consequence is that future generations will suffer. This means you and Yu Huan will suffer misfortune, at best, numerous disasters, at worst, life-threatening. But it's easy to explain. The burial clothes he found for himself are destined for the animal realm. He's also afraid you two brothers will suffer retribution in your next life. He chose this location because he wanted you and your brother to suffer first and then enjoy happiness, so that your next life will be better."
Yu Shu was used to Jiang Yu finishing his sentences in a few words, so he listened to this lengthy speech with extra care. Although he didn't quite believe in reincarnation, Jiang Yu's clear and logical explanation was quite convincing.
"Find me some chicken blood."
Yu Shu looked at the fox on the ground, which was gradually becoming transparent, and said in confusion, "Why don't you just go to town and buy a chicken and kill it?"
"One isn't enough, but..." Jiang Yu paused, "If you think the difficulties and setbacks ahead can serve as training, then you don't have to prepare for them."
"No, I still want everything to go smoothly." Yu Shu sighed, and when he looked at the ground again, the fox ghost had completely disappeared. What he saw just now seemed to be just a movie special effect.
"Brother, Jiang Yu? What are you doing here?" Yu Huan turned back.
Yu Shu made up an excuse: "Jiang Yu said he was worried about those foxes causing trouble again, so he came to take a look. If they're still there, he'll chase them away."
Jiang Yu raised his eyebrows and hummed in agreement with Yu Shu's half-true and half-false words.
The two of them took long strides and quickly caught up with the main group.
After about ten minutes, we finally arrived.
The soil near the tomb was dry, with only a few weeds and no other plants growing. Before digging the ground, several brothers carried several rounds of water and poured it on the ground before starting work.
The closer to the tomb, the thicker the cold and evil spirit became. Ordinary people could not feel it, but Yu Shu already had physical symptoms of discomfort. He felt a little numb when breathing, and when the air entered his lungs, it felt like ants crawling, and it was itchy.
"Go wait under the tree over there." Jiang Yu pointed to the shade of the tree not far away.
As he spoke, his eyes swept over the area, his feet not idle, carelessly kicking small stones on the ground to mark the spot. He'd set the spot so he could bring all the tools he needed to artificially modify the tomb's feng shui that night.
Yu Shu nodded and obediently retreated under the tree. He looked down and saw the winter berries that only grew in this area.
Every time he said he wanted to try it, his grandfather would disagree and tell him, "This fruit has snake saliva in it. You can't eat it. It will be poisonous if you eat it."
Grandpa was not afraid that it was not clean, but he knew that the fruits grown in this place were not edible.
Yu Shu picked a fruit and played with it in his hand. It felt like a hard jelly.
"How old are you? You're still playing with wild fruits." Jiang Yu walked over and leaned against the tree trunk with his eyelids drooped.
A few beams of sunlight filtered through the leaves onto Yu Shu's fair face, the soft light softening the dark circles from poor sleep. His brows were lowered, his eyelashes were dyed orange-gold, and his gentle eyes shone with a hint of youth. Jiang Yu seemed to see Yu Shu in his teens through this scene.
Yu Shu raised his head and blinked, then said seriously, "Thirty-one, what's wrong? Aren't you still playing with stones?"
"I'll kick the stone to locate the position. Come over at night and work directly according to the mark. It will be twice the result with half the effort." Jiang Yu said. He was just making a joke by bringing up the topic casually. Yu Shu, on the other hand, would be serious when he least expected it, and was too dumb to tell that he was joking.
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