Wu Tian interrupted: "Then you said that it is not a trap, what about the innkeeper, damn, could it be that the dead man inside called you?!"

"Fellow ....... Suddenly, a hoarse voice came from behind him.

We were still immersed in the scene just now, and we were almost blown up by this cold voice, and when we looked back, we saw a rickety old man standing behind him, the old man was skinny, his face was full of wrinkles, and the bags under his eyes were not only black but also drooping, at first glance it looked like a skinny skull, he was holding a roast chicken in his left hand and an old-fashioned horse lantern in his right hand.

Wu Tian said with palpitations: "Uncle, where did you come from, why didn't you make a sound when you walked, you want to scare people to death." ”

The old man smiled dryly: "I've been here all along, busy behind the house, I heard your voices and came out to see, see that a storm is coming soon, and a few of them are passing by or ......." ”

I asked, "Are you the owner of this inn?"

The old man hesitated: "It's not a boss, it should be said to be a caretaker." ”

Zhu Meijuan said in a trembling voice: "What are you guarding, are you guarding these coffins?"

The old man smiled and didn't answer, I thought about it and asked: "Old man, my name is Luo Hui, I received a call a few days ago, saying that it was an inn ...... at the foot of Laowo Mountain. ”

The old man came to his senses, raised his eyes and looked at me carefully, and said: "It turns out that you are Luo Hui, I didn't know what to do, but the things told by the guests must be done, and there was no way to walk the mountain road for two days after the time agreed by the guests, rushed to a nearby village, and found a kind person to help me call." ”

I was a little moved, I didn't expect this old man to be so trustworthy, in fact, he has no obligation to make this call, and no one will blame him, although Du Yong and Ma Xiang have been missing for half a month, and they may not be killed, but maybe the old man's phone call will save their lives, thinking of this, I quickly thanked the old man, and showed respect for his character of keeping his promises, and the old man laughed awkwardly.

Wu Tian was surprised: "So Du Yong and Ma Xiang really lived in this morgue, can this live for the living?"

The old man smiled and said: "Young man, don't you know, this is not a morgue, the first floor of this inn lives with dead people, but the second floor can live with living people, but it is not ordinary living people, but corpse chasers from south to north." ”

"Corpse chaser?!" a few of us said in unison.

Xiangxi corpse I believe many people have heard of the ancient war, rugged mountain roads and inconvenient transportation, there are many people who die in a foreign land, the Chinese people pay attention to the fallen leaves and return to the roots, so it gave birth to this kind of corpse chasing business, the corpse chaser will use a unique secret technique to make the corpse magically move on its own, walk in the wilderness of the mountain village at night, until the deceased is sent home into the earth for peace, this line is full of mystery like many folk mathematics.

The old man said, " Yes, this is a corpse inn dedicated to the corpse chaser to rest, the old man, I am an orphan of the war, fortunately the caretaker of this inn survived, I grew up here since I was a child, after the death of my adoptive father, I naturally became the caretaker here, it has been fifty or sixty years, you don't have to be afraid, in fact, there are not many corpse chasers here now, at least seven or eight years have not been a corpse chaser here, the times are different and this line has also fallen, I used to have a little income when the corpse chaser came, now the income is pitiful, food and clothing are not settled, soon I can't walk, this inn is going to close down, alas……。 ”

Zhu Meijuan said curiously: "Old man, since there is no corpse driver to rest, what are you still doing here?"

The old man smiled and said: "I am alone in my life, where can I go without children and daughters, I am not used to living here and going to other places all my life, and besides, they accompany me." ”

As he spoke, the old man pointed to the coffin in the inn, and Zhu Meijuan's face suddenly turned pale.

The old man continued: "They need me, every Qingming, July 15, New Year and other solar terms I have to offer them some incense, they are all soldiers who died tragically in the war, some are still teenagers, and there is no family to collect the corpses, if I leave like this, they have no one to blame the pitiful, there is no fragrance to worship for fear that they will become lonely ghosts and ghosts out to harm people." ”

The old man was very superstitious, but in this environment, we really heard a white sweat.

I changed the subject and said, "Old man, did you receive the room fee I transferred last time?"

The old man lifted the roast chicken in his hand and gestured and said: "Received, you go to the villager's mobile phone and he gave me cash, otherwise how can I buy the roast chicken, I will eat meat once or twice a year, I will eat this roast chicken for half a month, and thanks to you." ”

A few of us were embarrassed when we heard it, Zhu Meijuan couldn't bear to take out a few hundred yuan, and forced it to the old man, who accepted it after a while, and then motioned for us to hurry in.

The environment inside is very unbearable, but we can't stay outside all the time, it's better to have a tile to cover our heads than in the wilderness, so we have no choice but to go in.

The old man lit the lantern and led us through the hall where the coffin was placed, to the back corner, where there was a wooden staircase leading to the second floor.

I asked the old man Du Yong and Ma Xiang what was the special situation when they came, and the old man said while carrying a lantern in front of him: "I was very strange when they came, because the man's legs and feet were inconvenient, I don't understand why he still came to this mountain, but I was embarrassed to ask, the two of them seemed to have gone through a lot of things to get here, very haggard, by the way, there is no electricity here, there are candles in the drawers of the room, you will have some, this upstairs is just a few of you for the time being, you can live in a few rooms if you want." ”

Zhu Meijuan stroked her arm and said, "I think we should live together, otherwise Bazhu and I are a little scared." ”

The old man smiled: "Don't be afraid, girl, they won't mess around with me." ”

This time, Zhu Meijuan was even more scared, and said, "It's better to live with everyone, it's good to lay on the floor." ”

Wu Tian laughed and said, "Uncle, you are so funny, what are you afraid of." ”

The old man smiled and opened the room where Du Yong and Ma Xiang lived, the black light in the room was blind and there was a musty smell, the old man found the candle and lit it before the room lit up, I rummaged in the house for clues that Du Yong and Ma Xiang might have left, Wu Tian asked: "Uncle, how do we solve the problem of eating?"

The old man said, "I will go to the town every other month to buy some grain, and I will go with the wild vegetables picked in the mountains and the dried wild boar meat I have dried, if you don't dislike ......." ”

Wu Tian hurriedly asked the old man to arrange it, and after the old man withdrew, I soon found a paper crane origami in the crack of the drawer.

(Today's state is not good, maybe there is only this one, make up for it another day)