There are not many people who come to worship at the temple now, only an old man guards the temple here, and the hardened road is trampled by pilgrims with mud footprints one after another, and no one cleans up the firecracker debris in the ground.

This is a small temple, and now this feudal culture is being cleaned up, so this city god temple looks a little down, and even the walls are overgrown with creepers.

Shen Xueqing and I came to the City God Temple, and we waited for a long time without waiting for Zhong Sanjiu's reply, until around nine o'clock, a thin middle-aged man walked in quickly.

I thought to myself that it was so late, and I actually came to offer incense, probably because someone in the family was seriously ill.

Lord Chenghuang is half of the king of Hades in our local area.

Therefore, if someone in the family is seriously ill, they will usually come to the City God Temple to offer incense first, and ask the Lord Chenghuang for intercession, hoping to be lenient for a few days.

Some things are really evil, and it is possible for people who have already swallowed their breath to speak again, that is, the city god has given time to the time.

The short man walked in and grabbed my hand, and I gave him a strange look, not knowing the man.

"Who are you?

"Come out and speak. The man whispered, grabbed my arm, and dragged me out, I thought he was going to do something to me, but with his small size, I was not afraid at all.

I was dragged outside by him and said impatiently, "What can't you say?"

"I'm Zhong Sanjiu. The man looked up and said this to me.

I was stunned for a moment, how did Zhong Sanjiu become so virtuous, didn't he patrol the imperial history?

"Bring the bones and come to the mountain temple. After Zhong Sanjiu finished speaking, he turned his head and left.

I stayed where I was for a moment, then reacted, walked into the house in three or two steps, and rushed towards the mountain temple with my travel bag on my shoulder.

The town is about thirty kilometers away from Bailu Village, so there is no need to describe in detail how I carried a corpse back, there are always more ways than difficulties.

I'm pretty good at the mountain temple, and I'm not afraid to walk at night since all this series of fucking things.

When I came to the mountain temple, Zhong Sanjiu, who was wearing a shroud, was already waiting here.

I threw the bag on the ground and splashed the ashes on the ground, and I clapped my hands and said, "Let's see, it's not this corpse." ”。

Zhong Sanjiu opened the bag with a solemn face and threw oranges everywhere, and even two of them smashed into the face of the mountain god.

In the end, he finally took out the bones, Zhong Sanjiu's expression was complicated, there was surprise, loss, pain, sadness, anger, I feel that if a person is entangled by multiple emotions at the same time, he will not be able to speak.

I could only stare in a daze, and my throat stirred, like a fish bone.

Zhong Sanjiu is like this now, he hugged the bones, and after a long time, he let out a long howl and startled the night birds on the fir tree at the door.

"It's been more than 100 years, more than 100 years, and you finally don't have to be tortured anymore. Zhong Sanjiu actually shed tears in the Mountain Temple.

I really don't know what this corpse has to do with him, is it his wife?

He was sad, so I didn't bother him, and when he had cried enough, he put the whole body on the ground and touched every bone with my hand.

When he touched his spine, my heart was also raised to my throat, because the keel of this corpse was given to me by Shen Xueqing.

But Zhong Sanjiu didn't seem to notice it, and still gently stroked the bones, this scene was particularly terrifying and perverted to people who didn't know why.

People who don't know still think that Zhong Sanjiu has a necrophilia!

But I knew that this corpse definitely had a lot to do with him, and countless wild speculations flashed through my mind, but I finally denied all of them.

It was cold when I sat on the dead grass, so I turned around and went out to collect some dry wood to make a fire, and the fallen fir leaves were the best matches.

When I came back, Zhong Sanjiu had lost the gaffe just now, just sat in a daze, and after I finished lighting the fire, I asked him, "Who is it?"

Zhong Sanjiu took out a wine jug, took a sip of it himself, and slowly spoke: "After the floating clouds parted, he was my best friend for ten years. ”。

I thought to myself, is it as simple as just being a friend?

"So, do you know where it is trapped in Jinmen Gorge?" My mind was spinning rapidly, and from the combination of the front and back, this corpse had a lot to do with Zhong Sanjiu.

Moreover, Zhong Sanjiu said that he had been trapped in the dry well for more than 100 years, which means that Zhong Sanjiu had known about the evil sect in Jinmenxia for a long time, but he did not mention a word to me.

"He traded his life for mine, and without him, I wouldn't even be qualified to be a ghost, and he himself exchanged his soul for Hades. Zhong Sanjiu's tone was embarrassed, and the whole person seemed to have a lot of vicissitudes.

I sighed in my heart, is there really such a person in the world, who is willing to sell his soul for his friends to live, and his bones are still used by others to nourish yin qi.

And Zhong Sanjiu did not survive, but became a ghost who walked the two worlds of yin and yang.

"Then since you are patrolling the imperial history, why don't you go to Jinmenxia to find it yourself?" I was still puzzled.

"First, I can't leave Wuxi County, and second, not everyone can go to Kinmen Gorge. ”。

"I'll tell you the truth, if it weren't for Liu Buchen's assurance, you would have become a mocker, and I would never have taken such a big risk to make this deal with him. ”。

"The one who mocks the sky. I muttered, this is the second time I've heard these four words, what do they mean.

"It turns out that Liu Buchen's vision is good, and you really brought back Zhang Xiao's bones from Jinmen Gorge. ”。

There is a lot of information in Zhong Sanjiu's words, twenty-three years ago, his transaction with Liu Ye must have been complicated, and Liu Ye's plan was to resurrect Shen Xueqing.

And the reason why Zhong Sanjiu agreed was because he wanted to borrow my hand to pick up Zhang Xiao's bones.

It's just that Zhong Sanjiu is a teapot to cook dumplings, and he has goods in his belly, and even Liu Ye doesn't know what he wants to do.

Liu Ye estimated that until he died, he felt that he had fooled Zhong Sanjiu, but in fact, Zhong Sanjiu was also using him.

"Is this the end of the matter?"

Regarding the details of twenty-three years ago, I don't want to ask, what I know can't be changed, my life was saved by Liu Ye, there is no doubt about it.

As for how long he can live, it's all up to God's will.

"Don't worry, Zhong is a man of his word, and I will never trouble you in the past two years. Zhong Sanjiu nodded.

"Also, there's one more thing I want to ask you. I paused and asked again.

"But it doesn't hurt to say that. "Zhong Sanjiu's attitude towards me is much better than before.

"Is it okay for me to see my mother's soul? You are a historian of the underworld, this matter is not difficult for you, right?"

If I didn't know these things, I wouldn't be so sad in my heart, but now that I know, then I can't turn a blind eye, otherwise I will be the son of man in vain.

"This matter is not my business, and I advise you not to inquire about your mother's situation for the time being. Zhong Sanjiu shook his head and refused.

"Don't be in a hurry to get angry, my words are for your good, the situation in Bailu Village is much more complicated than you imagined, even if you know the whereabouts of your mother's soul now, you can't do anything about it. ”。

"And she doesn't necessarily recognize you. ”。

Zhong Sanjiu's words were like a needle pricking a balloon, piercing all my hopes.

"Do you know why I came to see you at the City God Temple by possessing someone else?" Zhong Sanjiu glanced at me and asked again.

After he said this, I thought that what had just happened at the City God Temple was very strange.

Zhong Sanjiu is patrolling the imperial history, and Liu Ye also said that he is under the rule of Chenghuang, why did he attach someone else's body and drag me out to speak!

This matter is indeed suspicious.

"I don't know, did you have a holiday with Lord Chenghuang?" I shook my head.

"Hehe......" Zhong Sanjiu sneered and said, "Lord Chenghuang doesn't dare to put up a fight when he sees me, even if there is a festival, will I be afraid of him?"

"Why is that?" I frowned, not getting it.

"Because the City God in the City God Temple is not the real City God. Zhong Sanjiu spoke slowly.

"What?" I exclaimed, and stood up from the ground.