The old man's face turned grim when he saw the lifelike corpse inside the coffin: "When I was learning feng shui, the feng shui master who introduced me to it told me that if a corpse doesn't decompose, it will bring misfortune to one's descendants. He also said that this kind of corpse is a kind of earth evil, and once it is taken to the ground, it will turn into a pool of blood!"
"The situation you described is called a 'tofu corpse' in the tomb raiding industry. It refers to the fact that in a vacuum environment, burial objects and corpses can be well preserved. Once the oxygen content in the air is changed, it will accelerate the oxidation process of the corpses and burial objects, and they will decompose in the shortest possible time after leaving the tomb."
I explained, "Although the tofu corpse is said to be lifelike, it still looks very different from a normal person. There is only one possibility for this corpse to become like this: she committed suicide by poisoning herself, probably by swallowing mercury. In addition, it is also related to the feng shui of this place! Originally, this tomb was built by the river, which is considered to be following the dragon's path!"
But after the flash flood, the tomb's location became a water outlet, a "dragon's nail," like a thorn stuck in a dragon's mouth! Such places that drain the dragon's energy are extremely yin! It seems the river outside didn't dry up because of the corpse's condition, but rather the corpse itself caused the river to dry up first! Simply put, this tomb destroyed the dragon vein; without dragon energy, the water disappeared.
"Been taught a lesson."
The old man nodded slightly: "If no one takes care of this tomb and it continues to develop unchecked, what consequences will there be?"
"This grave is located in a forest area, so it doesn't have much of an impact because there are no houses around! If it were located near a city, I'm afraid the residents within a radius of several miles would not have a peaceful death."
I paused for a moment: "There are three ways to resolve this kind of evil influence. The first is to build an artificial river over the riverbed. The second is to build a police station or school above the tomb to suppress the feng shui here with sword energy or yang energy. After thirty or fifty years, when the corpse decomposes, there will be no problem."
However, none of these three scenarios are realistic. There's a rule in the tomb raiding world: if you encounter such a corpse, you must carry it away and burn it—it's considered accumulating good karma!
After listening to me, Xu Le quickly grasped the key point: "You mean that even if we remove the body, it won't decompose, right?"
I nodded: "That's right! This kind of corpse is no different from an ordinary person, and it is very difficult to decompose. It can be left for three to five months before the yin energy dissipates."
"Then let's not stand there anymore, let's move the body."
Xu Le walked towards the coffin: "Uncle Kang, lend a hand."
"Wait! Girls shouldn't touch this kind of corpse."
I turned to look at everyone: "Are there any virgins here?"
Manjing chuckled: "Big brother, that's me."
I waved my hand: "Pee on the ground! Monkey, Uncle Kang, you two also get some urine on your hands, and then come with me to carry the corpse."
Soon, the four of us, including Manjing, lifted the body out of the coffin.
The corpse had been dead for over a hundred years, yet it was still remarkably elastic, giving the impression that it was being carried like a silicone doll.
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At 11:50, just in time, we finally brought the body back to the altar.
At this moment, the young man and the young woman had already arranged stones on the ground to form a pattern, and nailed more than a dozen tree branches around it, wrapping them with red thread in circles.
Around the red line, a large amount of millet and soybeans were also sprinkled.
The young woman looked surprised when she saw the body we were carrying back: "What kind of body did you bring back? It looks like it was just killed."
"Don't joke around, time is tight and the task is heavy."
Xu Le walked to the side of the altar and first unwrapped a piece of black cloth.
Under the black cloth was a cage, inside which was a black cat with no stray hairs.
"Pfft!"
The boy swiftly slaughtered a rooster, soaked yarn in its blood, and wrapped it around the corpse's limbs and neck, then connected it to the surrounding tree stumps.
While his companions were preparing, Xu Le looked at us and said, "Gentlemen, thank you very much for helping to find the body. However, our Hu family has a rule that strangers cannot be present at such a event. Please excuse us for a moment."
I took out a flare gun from my backpack, loaded it with a bullet, and handed it to Xu Le: "Let's wait in the distance. If we encounter any situations we can't handle, just send a signal, and we'll come to our aid immediately."
"Don't worry, we're doing the zombie walking test for a competition. We'll remove all the corpse's fingers and teeth before we start, so it won't be very lethal."
After the tomb raiding incident, Xu Le had lowered his guard against us somewhat: "Besides, there are experts from the five great immortal families in this area. If they realize something is wrong, they will show up to help."
Hearing Xu Le say that, I didn't say anything more and led Manjing and Monkey away for a while.
Time quickly reached twelve o'clock.
The monkey looked towards Xu Le and his group through the trees: "Judging by the time, it should be about time. Young Master Duan, do you think they succeeded?"
"It should be finished soon."
I pointed to the sky: "Haven't you noticed the moon has changed?"
The monkey looked up and was immediately horrified: "Holy crap, when did three moons appear in the sky?"
"That's not the moon, but a lunar halo, also known as a 'hairy moon'."
I looked at the sky, which had been clear just a few minutes ago, but was now blurry. I lit a few incense sticks and placed them in the wooden and water basins beside us. "There's an old saying that this kind of hazy moon weather is haunted."
"Splash!"
As soon as I finished speaking, I heard a rustling sound coming from the bushes in front of me.
The monkey, engrossed in the conversation, was startled and jumped to its feet, asking, "Who goes there?"
"It's me."
Xu Le emerged from the bushes and said quickly, "Pack your things and come with us right away."
Seeing Xu Le's expression, I frowned and asked, "Did something happen?"
"No, it's just... that thing was stronger than we imagined, perhaps because the corpse itself had a lot of yin energy."
Xu Le urged us repeatedly: "We need to find a place with water as soon as possible, so everyone can take a bath and then burn all the clothes we've worn! Oh, and you all need to wear this around your necks. Don't take it off unless I tell you to."
As Xu Le spoke, he gave each of us a small sachet.
I brought it to my nose and smelled it; it had a very foul odor, like some kind of animal feces.
After hearing Xu Le's instructions, I hung the sachet around my neck and called for everyone to stand up: "Where are the rest of you?"
"They're waiting for us up ahead."
Xu Le kept walking: "By the way, if anyone calls your names on the street, don't turn around."
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