Chapter 365: Movement in the Forest
As soon as these two men came out, they were followed by seven figures, all dressed in the same costume.
Shroud!
A black shroud, with his hands hanging down, his legs together, his face pale and a yellow piece of paper on his head.
This is a corpse, Wang Changsheng recognized it at a glance, but he didn't expect him to meet the corpse chaser here, because normally speaking, this is a feature that only exists over there.
Driving corpses is probably a kind of witchcraft, derived from it, and are familiar to the people, but there are very few people who believe in it, and most people feel that this is impossible, it is a kind of feudal superstitious activity, but the history of chasing corpses is also quite long, especially in the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Although this kind of corpse is very similar to a zombie, it is actually very different, because the zombie itself already has the ability to act independently, while the corpse is driven by a secret method, because there is a soul left in the corpse's body, and the three souls and seven spirits are not all out.
And there are many sayings about driving out corpses, and there are even more rules, and they have their own set of strict definitions, which can never be crossed, just like the rules for driving corpses, there are three rushes and three non-rushes, beheading, hanging, and death in battle must ensure that the corpse is sufficiently complete, otherwise these people who die are too miserable because of their deaths, and they will not be able to change their corpses.
As for the so-called three don't rush, it's a bit troublesome, and the corpse chasers will not violate these rules, just like hanging, hanging, jumping off the building and dying, the corpse chasers will tell the deceased's family after knowing the cause of death, this kind of corpse is not good, it is best to cremate or bury it on the spot, otherwise even if it is brought back for burial, there will be trouble at home, because these dead people are very angry.
The most popular time to drive corpses was in the Republic of China, the Ming and Qing dynasties, because there were many people who died in foreign lands in that era, and the Chinese people paid attention to the soil for peace and the return of fallen leaves to their roots, so it was more popular in that era, especially for people who were officials in other places, and their families would think about sending them to their hometown for burial after they died outside, so it was not without reason that the corpses wearing Qing Dynasty official uniforms on TV were driven in rows in the deep mountains and old forests.
Seeing this team, Wang Changsheng was also quite surprised, because it was the first time he had encountered this situation.
The two men were talking in a low voice when they came out, and they didn't know what they were talking about, and the seven corpses behind them stood quietly.
The moon is dark and the wind is high, and a waning moon hangs on the horizon.
The wind blows the woods and makes a loud noise, if this scene is seen by ordinary people, it is estimated that he will be scared half to death, but Wang Changsheng doesn't feel anything, he is just curious, and wants to look down to see what these people are going to do.
At the same time, Wang Changsheng also realized that the corpse that Zhang Chao picked up from the nursing home before must have been driven away, but for some reason, he was sent to the funeral home, otherwise the old man might have become a member of this team.
But at this moment, Wang Changsheng suddenly heard a strange sound, and a bell rang in his ears.
At the same time, the two men stopped talking, but stood still, looking in one direction.
The bell is faint and fluttering, and if you don't listen carefully, you won't hear it at all.
Wang Changsheng suddenly raised his head and looked to the northeast, where a flock of birds suddenly was startled and flew around.
At this time, the bell seemed to be closer, and Wang Changsheng could hear it clearly, this was the soul bell, which was the bell that the corpse chaser held in his hand when he was chasing the corpse.
There are two configurations for chasing corpses, the Soul Bell and the Soul Flag, the former is used to guide the corpse forward, and the latter is used to fix the soul.
About half an hour later, it was quiet in the woods, but suddenly there was a slight "bang, bang", like someone stomping their feet.
"Bell bell bell ......"
The bell was getting closer and closer, and Wang Changsheng hid behind a tree and watched quietly.
"Bell bell bell ......"
"Bang, bang, bang"
The sound of the conjuring bell and the movement of stomping feet became clearer and clearer.
"Yin people pass, living people avoid it" At this time, in the direction of the other side, someone shouted in a hoarse voice.
Wang Changsheng realized at this time that there was a corpse chaser coming, and at the same time, the two of them also hurriedly greeted him.
"Yin people pass, living people avoid it!"
In the past, when the corpse chaser shouted the corpse team, they all said, "Every family locks up the dog, everyone should not come out, we are going to enter the village", at that time, the corpse chaser will walk the village road, and the people in Xiangxi are not particularly strange to the corpse, so after the team enters the village, the corpse chaser will ask the villagers to close the door and not let the dog out.
The current team of chasing corpses no longer walks the village road, and walks all the deep mountains and old forests, just for fear of being bumped into, but according to the rules, they also have to shout, so every few steps will shout "Yin people pass, living people avoid".
Gradually, a team appeared in the woods not far away, and at the forefront was a middle-aged man wearing a yellow Taoist robe, holding a spirit flag and a spirit bell, shouting as he walked.
The middle-aged man was followed by six figures, all jumping and jumping when they walked, one after another, all wearing black shrouds, and then every time these six corpses jumped up, a piece of yellow paper was pasted on their heads, and it would float gently in the wind.
Six corpses, extremely heavy in yin qi, were tied to their wrists with a rope from head to tail.
The two people in front of the thatched hut immediately greeted them, and then opened their mouths and shouted, "Master, you're back." ”
"Hmm" The middle-aged corpse chaser nodded, then planted the spirit banner on the ground, and the corpse behind him stopped.
"You two look back from the beginning to see if the rope on the corpse is tied, and then see if the rune paper is firmly attached, let's take a break, pick up these corpses and then set off."
"Well, okay master, you can rest for a while, let's take a look......"
The two men began to check the corpse for anything unusual, after all, it was a dead person, and if there was anything wrong, it would be very troublesome, such as scaring the corpse.
Because these corpses have a soul in their bodies, they are not in a stable state, and it is not impossible to bite the corpse chaser to death if they cheat the corpse, so they do every step very carefully, so as to be foolproof.
The two men checked for a moment and said that there was no problem with the master, and then the other party asked them to tie up several corpses in front of the grass hut and set off later.