Just a short time for a nap, Zhu Gaoxu had a strange dream.

The air conditioning hits people, and the surroundings are quiet and gloomy, as if in the underworld. When he uncovered a coffin, he saw a noblewoman with heavy makeup lying inside. The woman, whose face was pale, and whose lips were smeared with bright red rouge, lay there motionless.

He didn't know why he was in this place, where he was, there was no one around. At this moment, the woman in front of her suddenly opened her eyes! looked at him and sneered.

"Ahh Zhu Gaoxu woke up suddenly, only to feel that his whole body was biting cold, and when he opened his eyes, he found that he had fallen asleep without a quilt. He sat up and looked back at his surroundings, but there was no coffin, and the light that came in through the window made the room bright. Only then did he take a long breath, and the sound of "knock knock" in his chest still did not subside.

Zhu Gaoxu put on his shoes, walked to the window, and observed the scene under Jilong Mountain again. The feeling of instability is attached to the body all the time.

At this moment, he found the familiar figure in the courtyard of Jiming Temple busy. When Zhu Gaoxu saw her, his body seemed to be warm, and he had a feeling of meeting his old acquaintance in a foreign country.

He sat down in the chair and continued to observe the little nun named Yao Ji doing some trivial things.

I don't know how long later, I saw a carriage from the pavilion coming out of the courtyard. Getting closer, Zhu Gaoxu saw that the person who was driving the car was Wang Bin. He hurried down the attic and went out to open the courtyard door.

There were four people coming, but Du Qianrui didn't come, she should have been left at the inn outside the Jiangdong Gate to wait.

"Ready?" Zhu Gaoxu took them into the house and asked Monk Qingyuan directly.

Qingyuan took out a bag of things from his arms: "Okay, it's made with more than a dozen flavored medicines such as sheep flower, brine sand, and kudzu flower, this incense recipe has been used before, and it is guaranteed to be effective." ”

Zhu Gaoxu frowned and was silent.

Qingyuan said: "Those family members have to keep watch for three days and nights, and tonight is the third night, and they are already exhausted, and the poor monks think that even if they don't use incense, they themselves will have to sleep." Let's go in the middle of the night, when people are most sleepy. ”

"You can't use too much incense, and if your family can't wake up in the morning, it's easy to be suspicious." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Qingyuan nodded yes.

Wang Bin and Wei Da were silent, with sad faces.

Zhu Gaoxu glared and said, "That's it!" Zheng He, Wang Bin, and Wei Da, you will go out of the city today and meet me outside the city. ”

Wang Bin sighed "sigh", "The prince is alone in the city, which really makes us feel at ease!" ”

"What's the use of you in the city if something goes wrong? Even if there are a hundred Wang Bin, it will not help. Zhu Gaoxu said, "Go ahead, do what you planned." ”

Wei Da said: "The prince must be careful. ”

Zhu Gaoxu pretended to nod indifferently, but said in his heart: In today's field, what's the use of being careful, everything can only be done by heaven's will.

…… Not long after the voice of the third watchman knocked, Zhu Gaoxu walked out of a dilapidated door alone with a burden on his back and a high bench tied to a rope, and when he walked out of the alley and crossed a long street, he turned his head to look.

It was late at night, but there were still two dim lanterns hanging here and there on the long street, and at this time they were like ghost fires. The deep streets, the classical buildings, not even a single person, the hazy fog shrouded in them, the scene is indescribably terrifying.

Zhu Gaoxu only felt that his hairs stood up, and he walked forward.

After a short time, he walked to the front of a large mansion against the wall, glanced at the white cloth and the lantern in black and white that hung at the door, and made sure that he had gone to the wrong place.

He quietly used the gate as a reference and followed the route that Qingyuan had told him to detour. It was very quiet, and there was no sound of chanting and knocking on the wooden fish, nor did there be any crying.

Zhu Gaoxu calmed down, put the bench next to the wall, and then stood up. Reaching out and grabbing the wall, he pulled his arm up hard, and his head slowly reached the wall. There was no one in the courtyard, and there was a bright light in the house on the right. He carefully flipped it over, then pulled the rope and pulled the bench up.

With great strength, he supported his body with one hand, and the man slipped into the wall, let go and jumped down, and there was a dull sound of "plopping".

Zhu Gaoxu carefully touched the brightly lit building, and when he came to the back door, he saw that there was a trace of light coming out of the back door, so he walked over and gently opened it, took out a wet cloth towel from the bag to cover his mouth and nose, and immediately flashed in and bolted the door.

When I entered the door, I saw a large coffin in the middle, with a white curtain hanging in front of it, and a spirit tablet and other things. Zhu Gaoxu was very nervous, and as soon as he took two steps, he saw a figure walking over, and his whole body was tense.

After a while, he saw that it was Qingyuan. Qingyuan walked over, glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, and said in a low voice: "The things are not used much, they have long been dispersed, and the people in the mourning hall are asleep." ”

Zhu Gaoxu listened, took the wet cloth towel away from his mouth and nose, he had already been afraid, he didn't dare to delay a minute at this time, immediately took out an iron sled from the baggage, padded it with a cloth towel so as not to make a sound, and stepped forward to pry the coffin that had been nailed. The muscles in his arm were raised, and with even force, the coffin slowly pried open!

He first handed the hammer wrapped in the cloth in the baggage to Qingyuan, and then carefully opened the coffin. Inside lay a man wearing an unknown number of thick shrouds, his face covered, and his body covered with a quilt.

Zhu Gaoxu stared at the round eyes, folded his hands, and said silently inside: I disturbed you, I was really helpless. With all my respect, I just want to borrow a little place, and don't blame it!

He stretched out his hand and lifted the man to lie on his side, and lifted the mattress that rested on the bottom of the coffin to the middle, and he stepped in, and as he lay down, he smelled a smell of ash and a foul smell.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, and watched the coffin slowly close, and Qingyuan said in a low voice: "May the son be lucky." The light faded away, and complete darkness shrouded it.

According to the rules, the coffin has a small hole with a roll of paper or a bamboo tube inserted into it, which is an act of filial piety; This courtesy made it convenient for Zhu Gaoxu, at least he didn't worry about being suffocated inside.

There were several dull knocks from the coffin. After a while, dead silence and darkness returned. Zhu Gaoxu was lying inside, unable to see or hear anything, only his nose could smell an uncomfortable smell.

He stared at the darkness, not daring to move in the slightest, and lay there with a sudden feeling of death, and an indescribable panic in his heart. He said to himself: My teenage young man is yang, if there is something unknown, don't come to me.

But at this time, what I was most afraid of was not the dead, but the coffin was suddenly opened by the living.