Chapter 13: Raven Ridge

For those who live in Hulukou, Crow Ridge is a place that is more evil than a floating corpse field. On the contrary, because after the third uncle came, there were no longer dead bodies floating every now and then, and the reputation has improved a lot in recent years.

But Crow Ridge is different, it is the cemetery of Hulukou, where people were buried before liberation, and it was used as a mass grave in the previous era.

I heard the old man say that during the war, the dead were thrown on the Crow Ridge, and they did not dig a pit to bury them. When the corpse rots, it attracts crows, and eats the flesh of the dead by the corpse pit, not to mention how terrible it is.

Now that terrible sight is no longer seen, but there are still flocks of crows roosting on Crow Ridge, and when you get closer, you can hear the crows' mournful cries, which are particularly creepy.

Most people must be frightened when they hear my description like this. But Lilac clapped her hands excitedly after hearing this, and said, "Great, there must be a very heavy yin qi in that kind of place, which can just be restrained." ”

"Senior sister, tell me, what is a detention spirit?" I rode my bike to Raven Ridge, and Lilac sat right behind me, her hands around my waist absentmindedly.

Hearing my question, Lilac proudly explained: "That's my stunt of Senior Sister, and it's the foundation of the Spirit Gate." In fact, if you have to say it, black, white, and a piece of paper come from the same source, and the foundation of the three doors has some similarities, but after the separation, they are much more independent. The technique of standing in black is 'raising corpses', the art of standing in white is 'detaining spirits', and the art of standing in your underworld is very mysterious 'sending spirits'. ”

"Senior sister, isn't it a black-clothed evil art?" I asked suspiciously, Lilac snorted and said disdainfully: "It's strange, the parasitic technique is very mysterious, what can the gang of people in black who fiddle with corpses all day long figure out?" They use the soteric talisman, which is a fur method that the ancestors learned from your ancestor in the underworld, and the real parasitic technique does not use talisman paper, and can even allow the gods to lodge on the paper man, which is a very mysterious and clever means. ”

"Really? Why do I think you're telling a story? "I listened to Lilac's words, in fact, I already believed seven or eight points in my heart, but I knew that this senior sister was actually quite simple, and deliberately provoked her, maybe I could hear more.

In fact, it was exactly as I thought, but I inevitably got a knock on the back of the head.

"Hmph, look at you lonely and unheard. If you really worship my uncle as a teacher, he will teach you sooner or later, and then you will know what is going on with spiritual parasiticism. Lilac continued, "The spirit art I have mastered is a spell that can detain the spirit of the world. But now the world is too peaceful, there are not so many unjust ghosts and evil ghosts, and many of us in white have been reduced to the point of having to treat children to make money to make ends meet. ”

"Huh? It's so miserable. "I was very surprised, and I thought that they must be like in the novel, free to go in the clouds and fog, but I didn't expect to be running around three meals a day.

But it's not surprising if you think about it, now that technology is developed, there are fewer people who believe in it. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I'm afraid I would have only listened to what Lilac said as a story from heaven.

As we spoke, a low mountain appeared in front of us, and a snow-white road winded upward. I don't know if it's my psychological effect, but I always feel that as soon as I get close to this Crow Ridge, the sky becomes gloomy.

The whole low hill was silent, and there was no sound, and I saw a few crows standing on the street signs, their dark eyes as if they were staring at the two of us.

I parked my bike in the public parking lot at the bottom of the low hill, which stood out in the empty parking lot.

I looked at Lilac, and Lilac looked at the low mountain, as if thinking about something, her expression was a little solemn, and only after a long time did she look at me and whispered, "Be careful, the yin qi on this low mountain is very heavy, I think it's a little abnormal." ”

To be honest, even in broad daylight, when I came to this Crow Ridge and was said by Lilac again, I still felt a little hairy.

But since I met Lilac, I've been a little cowardly, and now even if I'm a little scared, I haven't shown it, I don't want the image of 'very cowardly' to take root in this senior sister's heart.

"I see, let's go up the mountain first." I was bold enough to take the lead. Lilac blinked, chuckled, and walked next to me.

The road is overgrown with weeds, obviously it is summer, but there is not much greenery, most of them are withered and yellow. I saw some spirit flags on both sides of the roadside, and the white pieces of paper shook in the wind from time to time.

From the time we went up the mountain to the time we saw the cemetery, there was no one on the way, and the cold air made me feel a little light.

"What are you doing? Afraid of waking up the dead? Seeing my movements, Lilac didn't care, teased, and stretched out her hand to push open the door of the cemetery.

Squeak β€”β€”!

The cacophony echoed through the dead silence of the cemetery, and I couldn't help but cover my ears and glare at Lilac in annoyance.

Senior Sister Lilac also seemed to be taken aback by this voice, but she didn't admit that she was wrong, but said confidently: "Don't look at it, don't hurry up and go in." If you don't find a powerful dead person to protect you, go to Zhangjia Village, I think you have no way back. ”

I rolled my eyes and followed her into the cemetery. Look around. There are rows of tombstones, some of which are old, only the year of birth and death and the name, the new year, and even posthumous photos.

Although Lilac told me what I was doing here, I could always see Lilac snickering at me on the way, and when I turned my head to look at her, she pretended to be very serious, and I was always furious when I saw Lilac like this.

After going around the cemetery for half a circle, Lilac looked east and west, and grunted from time to time, but she was not very satisfied. At this time, she looked up, pointed to a dirt bag hidden on the top of the mountain, and asked me, "Senior brother, whose grave is it?" ”

I subconsciously wanted to say that I didn't know, but when I looked at the grave bag she was referring to, I really knew that.

"It's an ancient tomb, I heard that it was left over from the Tang Dynasty. A few years ago, the archaeological team also came, and later people from the village came to build the road wall and protect it as a cultural relutment. I explained it to her, and when Lilac heard it, her eyes lit up, and she clapped her little hand and asked, "What kind of grave is it?" You know? ”

"Uh... It seems to be some kind of lieutenant general, I remember that there are two collapsed stone statues. I struggled to recall.

"Yay! That's it! Lilac said excitedly, pulling me and running towards the hill.

"What?" Before I could react, Lilac pulled me to a halt, and I was already in front of the tall tombstone. The tomb beasts on both sides had already collapsed, and even the tombstones were incomplete, which were repaired by the archaeological team later.

I know the words on it, and it is indeed the regular script used in the Tang Dynasty, recording the life of this bone-buried man.

"Dragon, Star Shower. The official worship of the leopard Taowei Zhonglang general, is the fourth grade, born in the twenty-sixth year of the last century, died in the first year of the dragon... is really a general, and his rank is not low. "I touched the tombstone and read word by word that in the Tang Dynasty, most of the official positions above the third rank were fictitious honorary titles, and those who were around the fourth rank were the real people with real power.

But judging from the specifications of this tomb, it really doesn't make people see, if this inscription is still there, it is estimated that it will be treated as a wild tomb.

Lilac was taking out a small silver bell from her small satchel, and when she heard me read the words on it, she showed a surprised look: "Senior brother, do you still know ancient Chinese?" ”

"Regular script, or block letters, is easy to recognize." It's rare to have a chance to perform in front of Lilac, and I can't help but feel a little proud, "Senior sister, if you want to learn, I can teach you." ”

"Bah, I don't need you to teach me." Lilac pouted and didn't answer my words, "Quick, prick your finger and drop a drop of blood on the bell." ”

"I'm going to drip blood againβ€”" I looked a little bitter, but under the 'threat' of Lilac, I still pricked my finger and dripped a few drops of blood on the bell.

After doing this, Lilac kicked me out of the tomb and didn't let me see how she was restrained. I shrugged my shoulders, had the intention of peeking, and was a little embarrassed, so I turned around and walked around the cemetery.

It was quiet, there were no cloves around, and I didn't take a few steps before I felt a little uncomfortable. But when I tried to go back, I found myself unconsciously by a lonely mound.

It was a lonely grave, not lined up with other tombstones. It was as if it was isolated, on the edge of the cemetery.

The tombstone was overgrown with weeds, and I don't know how long no one had come to clean it, and the black stele was almost covered with weeds, hidden in the shadow of the big tree.

I looked at the tombstone, and for some reason, I was a little distracted, and there was a trace of inexplicable fear in my heart, and some... Weird expectations.

I hadn't seen the name on the tombstone yet, but I felt as if I had guessed who it belonged to, and my Adam's apple choked up and down, and I swallowed.

"Shao Shao."

Suddenly, a faint voice rang in my ears, and it seemed to be not far behind me, and my body couldn't help but freeze.

Just as I was about to turn back, a slender woman appeared next to the tree in front of me.

Her long black silk hair was draped over her shoulders, her eyes looked at me wistfully and resentfully, her familiar and unfamiliar face was extremely pale, and she was wearing a bright red wedding dress!

I froze and subconsciously wanted to run, but my feet felt like they were rooted, and I couldn't move at all.

"Sister Fang..."

I was taken aback by myself, the name was blurted out, and I was extremely sure that the woman in the red wedding dress in front of me was Jiang Fang, the sister Fang who should have died fifteen years ago.

She looked at me, a nostalgic smile slowly appeared on her snow-white face, and said faintly: "You have grown up, and you are no longer the hairy boy you were back then." ”

The moment she spoke, the tone and demeanor made me almost think she was alive. But the thought only lasted for a moment, and I dismissed it.

If she was still alive, how could she not have grown old for fifteen years?

I looked at her nervously, Sister Fang's finger fell on the black tombstone, looked at me with a wandering gaze, and said, "Shao Shao, you said you would find me, and now it's time to fulfill your promise." ”

Sister Fang's voice was not heavy, she looked at me meaningfully, and then turned around.

As she turned, two white shadows, one left and one right, appeared behind her. It was two seven-year-olds, left and right, a boy and a girl.

On the left, I was seven years old.

And the girl on the right is Yingying!

"Yingying is already here, we are all waiting for you." Sister Fang took a step, and her words echoed in my ears faintly, "Shao Shao, come to Zhangjia Village, there, everything will end." ”