Chapter 118: The Grave Keeper
There is only one cemetery on the outskirts of Xuzhou Prefecture, and most of the people buried in it are figures with heads and faces, and where do ordinary people have the money to engage in these bells and whistles? Just find a small hill or something and dig a pit and bury it.
Of course, there is another point, that is, the people of Daliang also pay attention to the roots of fallen leaves, and most people will choose to be buried back to their hometowns after death, so almost all of the people buried in the state cemetery are locals.
This also has to get rid of the families who already have ancestral graves elsewhere.
So in fact, the business of the cemetery is not very good.
For hundreds of years, there was only one grave keeper, who was responsible for taking care of the tombs and doing some daily cleaning.
From a certain point of view, this cemetery on the outskirts of Xuzhou Mansion actually belongs to the cemetery, that is, there are no requirements for burial personnel, and it belongs to the place where anyone can be buried after death.
Rosen is a modern person, and he is no stranger to the concept of a cemetery, but in fact, if it is placed in the country of Daliang, this thing is unusual.
Generally speaking, the composition of the cemetery in the Great Liang Kingdom is mainly divided into five types.
The first is the mausoleum of the emperor, or the members of the royal family, which is easy to understand.
The second is the clan cemetery, which mainly refers to the major cultivation sects, as well as the burial tombs of some wealthy families, even if the selected place is not as special as the imperial tomb, but it is not an ordinary place that can be lightly touched.
The third is the family cemetery, which is the so-called ancestral grave of ordinary people, especially the aborigines who have lived in the same place for generations, usually the grandfather, grandfather, grandfather, and father are buried in the same place.
The fourth type is more special, usually because of a special event, or war and other factors, specially set up a cemetery for the burial of relevant personnel, for example, there is a very famous celestial burial mountain in the extraterritorial battlefield.
The fifth type is the so-called mass graves and the like, which are not regulated and do not pay much attention, and usually appear in some chaotic areas.
However, it is rare to find a cemetery on the outskirts of Xuzhou Mansion where strangers are buried in the same place.
According to Tang Ru, even he didn't know when this cemetery was built and why.
Not to mention when he was promoted to the head of the mansion, even when he was just born, this cemetery existed.
Perhaps because of the particularity of the cemetery itself, people will have some bad associations, so no one has investigated it for so many years.
If it weren't for Rosen's sudden mention today, I'm afraid even Tang Ru would have forgotten that there was such a place in his jurisdiction.
There were no words all the way, and when Tang Ru and Rosen came to the gate of the cemetery, a trace of moonlight had faintly appeared in the sky.
Visiting the grave at night, of course, is not an auspicious thing, but Tang Ru seems very calm, which has nothing to do with believing in ghosts and gods, but about his confidence in his own cultivation.
The four words of Sancai Shangjing are the confidence of his eyes on the entire Xuzhou Mansion!
Unless the master of Luming Academy, or the six masters of the academy came in person, and did not care about the face of the imperial court at all, it was possible to pose a threat to Tang Ru.
In addition, even if Lin Qianjun and Fu Hai joined forces, even if Tang Ru was defeated, he was at least sure to flee with Rosen.
Don't look at Tang Ru as the head of the mansion on weekdays, he doesn't show anything, he responds to Lin Qianjun's needs, and can even call Zhan Lin Wen brothers, but this does not mean that his age buries the sharpness in his heart.
It's just that the position he sits in determines his attitude towards people.
I don't know if it's because of Tang Ru in charge, so all evil people dare not invade, and along the way, Lawson didn't feel the strangeness of the cemetery at all.
Outside the gate of the cemetery, Lawson looked at the somewhat dilapidated and barren stone beams, as well as the rust-colored iron railings around him, and sighed darkly in his heart.
Rosen's first impression of the cemetery was nothing special.
The only thing I think is that this garden is too lifeless.
But this is not something to be fussed about, after all, this is a cemetery in the first place.
If it's really lively, it can only be haunted.
The two pushed open the big iron gate of the cemetery, paced in, and immediately erected a piece of ink-colored stone tablets as far as they could see, which were not particularly neatly arranged, but gave people an indescribable sense of harmony.
It's as if the construction of these tombstones is not random, but more like ......
"Formation? Something interesting, this is what you call a surprise?"
Tang Ru saw through the connection between these tombstones at a glance, and immediately stared.
And Lawson, who heard this, was even more slightly shocked, this turned out to be the legendary array technique!
This was the first time that Rosen had seen a living formation with his own eyes, he had only heard of it from Zhao Wushuang's mouth before, and what was even more amazing was that he had not sensed the slightest fluctuation of spiritual power from this unknown formation at all.
His sea of qi was also like a pool of stagnant water, and he failed to set off half a wave.
"The kid just thought that this cemetery was a little weird, but he couldn't recognize what this formation was for. ”
Tang Ru nodded and said, "Follow me." ”
With that, Tang Ru lightly touched his toes and walked towards the nearest tombstone.
From a certain point of view, this can be regarded as Tang Ru's dereliction of duty.
As the head of the dignified government, he didn't know when the cemetery under his jurisdiction had set up a formation that he didn't know what to do.
It's big or small.
Of course, it depends on what this formation is used for.
If it is to use the formation intention to suppress the evil intention, let the deceased enter reincarnation, or change the so-called feng shui, so that the ancestors can bless the descendants, this is not a big problem.
But if it is used to do some shady deeds, such as cultivating evil exercises, sucking the blood of the dead, or crossing the dead qi into the state capital, this will never be tolerated!
Rosen followed closely behind Tang Ru, and before he came to the first tomb, he stretched out a finger and lightly tapped it on the inky stone tablet.
The next moment, a bright yellow aura entered the stele from Tang Ru's fingertips, dyeing the names of the deceased, the date of birth and death and other handwriting engraved on it into gold, and then followed the inscription deep into the ground, I don't know where to go.
It is true that Tang Ru is a powerhouse of the Three Talents Upper Realm, but he is not good at the formation path, and he was able to see through this technique at a glance before, just because he sensed the reciprocal aura between the tombstones.
So for nearly a quarter of an hour, Tang Ru's hand was always on the tombstone, but the doubts in his eyes never subsided at all.
At this moment, an old voice suddenly sounded from not far away.
"The head of the mansion is here in person, and if you miss the distance, you hope to forgive your sins!"
Luo Sen turned his head in shock, subconsciously moved behind Tang Ru, and saw an old man in gray holding a dim lantern and walking slowly.
The suspicion in Tang Ru's eyes narrowed slightly, and he slowly withdrew his palm, and smiled at the gray-clothed old man: "It turned out to be Uncle He." ”
The old man got closer, and Rosen saw the other party's appearance clearly, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva secretly.
Judging from his age, this Uncle He must be at least eighty or ninety years old, his hair is thin, each one is dazzlingly white, the wrinkles on his face are like ravines, dense and difficult to fill, and his hands are shriveled and terrifying.
And the most concerning thing is Uncle He's eyes.
The dead gray eyeballs, an extremely ugly scar, and the flesh-colored eyelids are stacked on top of each other, all indicating that the other party is actually a ......
Blind!
A blind man with a lantern?
This scene fell in Rosen's eyes, it was really weird to the extreme.
And Tang Ru seemed to be an old acquaintance with Uncle He, and even arched his hand with the other party: "I didn't expect Uncle He to still be doing the work of this tomb keeper, I thought you had passed on the mantle to others." ”
He Bo grinned and showed a chilling smile: "Since you can still move, naturally you can't let go of your promise to your teacher." ”
Hearing this, Rosen knew that this Uncle He was the grave keeper of this cemetery.
But it doesn't matter.
The important thing is that since this He Bo appeared, Rosen was shocked to find that his sea of qi was completely silent!
His fingertips couldn't even excite a trace of spiritual power!
Sure enough, there are ghosts!
But Rosen didn't tell Tang Ru about it, but his breathing involuntarily became much heavier.
It seems that the opening of his own sea of qi does have a great relationship with this cemetery!
On the other side, after a little greeting with Uncle He, Tang Ru finally got to the point: "When I visited this place tonight, I heard that something seems to have happened in this garden, can Uncle He know?"
He Bo raised the lantern in his hand a few inches, reflecting his aging and ugly face, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency is talking about this Great Light Array, right?"
Tang Ru nodded.
He Bo sighed softly: "Although my lord has only been to my garden twice, I must have heard that one of the four major guards of the Heavenly Demon Sect in the past, the roe deer owl, was buried here. ”
Tang Ru frowned secretly, he didn't know much about this matter, but he did hear two sentences from the previous generation of governors.
"I've heard of it. ”
He Bo nodded and said, "A few months ago, I sensed that the roe owl spirit was still not extinguished, and even had the intention of overturning, so I specially set up this Great Light Array with the intention of suppressing its last trace of blood, which can be regarded as completing my last duty as a grave keeper." ”
"Oh?" Tang Ru stared at Uncle He's eyes that had no sparkle at all, not knowing whether what the other party said was true or false.
"In that case, then take me to see the roe owl's grave. ”
Hearing this, Uncle He laughed again, he stretched out his hand, circled the dim light in the lantern in front of him, and said softly: "Every grass and flower, every grave and a monument here are all burial places for roe deer owls. ”
As the words fell, Lawson subconsciously jumped on tiptoe and jumped two steps, looking at the black soil under his feet in horror and inexplicably.
He didn't know what that roe deer owl was, but he didn't think it was a good thing when he heard it!
But Tang Ru's gaze did not take away from He Bo's face at all, but only smiled slightly.
"It turns out that the predecessor is a person from Qiuming Temple. ”