Chapter 9: The Dead Buried Alive (Part II)
Everyone present that night heard the strange noise, and in the terrifying atmosphere, several people held the group until the dawn of the day. A few elders who got up early came to the mourning hall, and saw Brother Lin and a group of juniors hiding in the corner of the courtyard with frightened expressions and shivering, and they felt strange in their hearts.
It's not like it hasn't happened before, but it was more than ten years ago, who would have thought that this could happen in their own family?
The uncle was old, and he saw more things, so he didn't panic, he boldly walked into the mourning shed, and sure enough, he also heard the piercing scratching sound coming from the coffin.
Now the uncle no longer had any doubts, and hurriedly retreated, beckoned a few nephews to find the old rooster, took the chicken blood and splashed it on the coffin, strange to say, the harsh sound in the coffin really disappeared.
Uncle breathed a sigh of relief, a group of young people were also dumbfounded, the matter finally subsided, Uncle solemnly told the people present that night must not make a noise about this matter, but at night, strange things happened again.
Because of last night's incident, the young people who kept vigil the night before were all instigated, and there was no way, so the uncle and other elders could only keep watch on the third night. This time, the uncle and the elders made sufficient preparations and specially got some things to ward off evil spirits, such as cinnabar, peachwood, roosters, and even a black dog borrowed one. However, all the preparations were useless, and strange things happened.
The time at night is very difficult, people here are good mahjong, in order to pass the time, the uncle also went to the village mahjong parlor to rent a mahjong table, planning to play all night, but also hope to forget the fear by playing mahjong.
In the first half of the night, the wind was calm, several people took turns to play several laps, but they really didn't feel sleepy, and even became more and more energetic, and the coffin did not move, and gradually everyone thought that there would be no more accidents tonight, but when the sleepiness finally swept over at four o'clock, the sound of knocking on the coffin board sounded again.
The uncles suddenly became excited, sleepless, looked at each other, and then turned their eyes to the coffin parked in the middle of the spirit shed.
Among the few people, the uncle was relatively calm, and he did not lose his square inch, and lowered his voice and asked a few people to follow him to check the situation, but at this time, who dared to hit the coffin, they were all so frightened that their legs were like chaff, and they couldn't move.
There was no way, the uncle could only touch it alone. Of course, he wasn't empty-handed, he still had a bowl of rooster blood in his hand, after all, he used this trick to stop the coffin yesterday.
Approaching the side of the coffin, the voice became clearer, and the uncle listened carefully, it was indeed coming from the coffin, and it seemed that someone was patting the coffin board in the coffin. The uncle's cold sweat dripped, knowing that he might really cheat the corpse, he didn't dare to delay any longer, and was just about to sprinkle chicken blood, but at a glance he found that there was a puddle of crimson liquid spreading out on the ground.
What is it? The uncle was surprised, squatted down to take a look, and found that it was blood, blood dripping from the bottom of the coffin.
At this time, even the uncle was frightened, and rushed out of the gate shouting, and when the others saw that the uncle had run away, they immediately dispersed and ran back to their homes.
The movement in the yard woke up Lin Qiao'er, who was sleeping upstairs, through the window, she happened to see the scene of several uncles panicking, she didn't know what was going on, she hurriedly went downstairs to check, but as soon as she went down to the first floor, she saw an extremely terrifying scene, the coffin lid was lifted, and a hand poked out from inside.
Lin Qiao'er was stunned at that time, and when she woke up, it was already dawn. The coffin remained unchanged as before, but the uncle invited the elders of the clan, and after some discussion, it was decided not to wait for the expiration of the seven days, and to bury it on the same day.
For those who don't know, this decision is very abrupt and not in accordance with the etiquette law, but only a few principals of the Lin family know that if they keep this coffin, they will definitely get a big deal. In the afternoon of the same day, Lin's mother was buried, and there was no change in the funeral process, but on the third day after the coffin was buried, that is, the seventh day after Lin's mother died, something more strange happened.
Several uncles who helped to take care of Lin's mother's later life all had a dream, dreaming that there was an extra bloody coffin in their house, and there was a terrible cry from the coffin, which was very terrifying. The next day, the children in their family were sick, and they went to the hospital to check and found nothing, but the children kept crying, confused, and the medicine was useless.
Connecting the events of the past two days and that weird dream, everyone knows what's going on in their hearts, but there's nothing they can do. After a few more delays, seeing that the children in the family were getting weaker and weaker, several uncles finally couldn't help it, got together to discuss, and decided to ask a Taoist priest to do a ritual to overtake the soul, so there was a scene of fake Taoist priests doing it in front of the grave.
Lin Qiaoer was originally going to go back on the tenth day, but because of these things that happened later, the trip was delayed and never completed, and it dragged on for half a month.
The Taoist priest and I looked at each other, both felt incredible, Lin Qiao'er's face was pale, and said to me: "According to the custom of our side, all the things that people bring with them when they die must be buried together......
"What? Put it in the coffin, the ...... who called me" choked in my throat, and suddenly remembered the strange sound I heard after answering the phone last night, and suddenly felt a piercing chill rise.
After a moment of silence, I looked at the Taoist priest and asked him what he thought about this.
Among the three of us, the Taoist priest is the person in this Tao, we are afraid of these, but the Taoist priest is not afraid, he squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then looked at Lin Qiao'er and asked: "Sister Lin, you just said that after you went downstairs, you saw that the coffin board was lifted, and a hand was stretched out inside, are you sure you are right?" ”
"No, I'm sure, because I was lying at the foot of the stairs when my brother found me." Lin Qiao'er said with an affirmative expression, the Taoist priest touched his chin, revealing a thoughtful look, and suddenly said, "Tomorrow, open the coffin!" ”
"What?"
I was taken aback by the words of the Taoist priest, the deceased is gone, since it has been buried in the ground, how can it be cut open for others? This is not only a great disrespect to the deceased, but also a hurtful act that disturbs the souls of the deceased.
The Taoist priest glanced at me and snorted, "Is it safe to enter the earth, is it safe?" There is a problem here, if Dao Ye is not wrong, it may be ...... Alas, in short, if the coffin is not opened, the fake corpse is likely to become a real corpse, and the undead of Mother Lin is difficult to be at peace, Sister Lin, whether to open it or not, the choice is yours. ”
"You mean, my mom has been refusing to leave because there's something wrong in the coffin?" Lin Qiao'er heard the taste of the Taoist priest's words, and hurriedly asked, is there any child in this world who doesn't want his parents to be able to go peacefully after a hundred years, if it is really because of the problem with the coffin and his mother is not at peace below, Lin Qiaoer will not be at ease anyway, let alone forgive himself.
"Sort of!"
The Taoist priest nodded, without explaining too much. I saw that Lin Qiaoer's expression suddenly became firm, and I sighed in my heart, knowing her choice, I didn't persuade again. On the same day, we slept in Lin Qiaoer's house, her house has three rooms, and I didn't pay so much attention to the Taoist priest, and I didn't want her to clean up anymore, so we lived in the same room. When I was sleeping, I asked the priest if he had just thought of something.
The Taoist priest saw my expression and knew that I might have guessed something, so he didn't hide it, sighed, and said, "If the Taoist master guesses correctly, this is likely to be a human tragedy!" ”
I wondered in my heart and asked him, "What do you mean by the tragedy of human humanity?" ”
At this time, the Taoist priest refused to say more, let me sleep well, tomorrow I am very willing to see some uncomfortable pictures, if I don't rest, maybe I will be scared away, and I don't care about my reaction after speaking, I fell asleep by myself. My heart is still in a mess, but I thought that I would definitely see Mother Lin's body when the coffin was opened tomorrow, it had been half a month, and the corpse might have decomposed, and the Taoist priest's warning was not unreasonable, so I went to bed early.
As soon as I came the next day, I saw that Uncle Lin had arrived in the courtyard of Lin Qiaoer's house with the gang from yesterday, but looking at their posture, it seemed that something was wrong, because Lin Qiaoer was arguing with Uncle Lin about something.
I hurriedly squeezed over, and after listening for a while, I realized that the two were arguing about digging a grave and opening a coffin. I suddenly had a feeling of not wanting it in my heart, and sure enough, the topic of the two quickly turned to the Taoist priest, Uncle Lin and several middle-aged people all glared at the Taoist priest with gloomy faces, and shouted in an unkind tone: "You said you want to dig the grave of your younger brother and sister?" ”
"Where's the dead liar, blast him out!"
"That's right, the gossip confuses the public, and he should be sent to the police station."
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Originally, these people would be skeptical after listening to Lin Qiaoer's explanation of opening the coffin, although they rejected it, but because of the strange things that happened recently, they somewhat believed it. But when they saw that the person who said that the coffin was going to be opened was actually a young and obscene young man, the crowd suddenly became excited, and everyone regarded the Taoist priest as a liar.
I had a big head for a while, but the Taoist priest was not panicked at all, and looked at this group of coaxing people indifferently, and suddenly a very burly middle-aged man couldn't help but come to catch the Taoist priest, the Taoist priest turned slightly sideways, and his right hand was stretched out like lightning, and he clamped the middle-aged man's hand at once. The middle-aged man was taken aback, and subconsciously withdrew his hand, but how could he resist the strength of the Taoist priest, after pulling for a long time, his face was red, but his hand was still firmly clamped by the Taoist priest.
Uncle Lin's eyes shrank, and he glanced at the Taoist priest, I was afraid that the Taoist priest would make a big deal of it, so I hurriedly leaned into Uncle Lin's ear and said: "Uncle Lin, he is a Taoist priest, a Taoist priest with real skills, Sister Qiao'er also knows, I don't believe you asked her." ”
Uncle Lin glanced at me in surprise, and then looked at Lin Qiaoer, how smart Lin Qiaoer was, she was also worried that it would not end well, so she hurriedly came to the uncle's ear and said something, and then the uncle's expression was even more suspicious. Maybe it was the Taoist priest's calm and breezy posture at this time that gave him a sense of mystery, or Uncle Lin believed me and Lin Qiaoer's words, he waved his hand to quiet everyone, the Taoist priest has rich experience and is good at human feelings, and at the same time Uncle Lin let everyone quiet and let go of the middle-aged man's hand.
Just when I was thinking about how to end the game, the Taoist priest took the initiative to invite Uncle Lin to talk in detail alone, and Uncle Lin agreed. The two went upstairs to talk in detail, and no one else was allowed to go up, and after a while, in the shocked eyes of everyone, including me, the Taoist priest was wearing a green robe, wearing a Taoist crown, and he looked like a fairy wind and bones, and Uncle Lin, who had just regarded him as a liar, followed him with a respectful face, and the picture was extremely weird.
It's so confused, Uncle Lin was dealt with by the Taoist priest, although the others still have doubts, but it doesn't matter, because this group of people is headed by Uncle Lin, he believes in the Taoist priest, and the matter of opening the coffin is naturally decided.
Looking at the Taoist priest commanding everyone to prepare all kinds of things with a masterful demeanor, the corners of my mouth couldn't help twitching, others don't know, Lin Qiaoer and I know very well, this robe is clearly from him last night from the mustache, I didn't expect this guy to be so thick-skinned, the things that were robbed yesterday are worn on his body today, and in front of so many people.
Today's weather is very good, the sun is shining, and at noon, the group has arrived at the grave of Mother Lin. After a brief prayer, the Taoist priest looked at the sky and then ordered everyone to start digging graves.
There weren't as many people who came as yesterday, and the Taoist priest eliminated some people under the pretext of committing a crime in eight characters, including me and Lin Qiao'er, there were only sixteen people in total. Naturally, someone will do the tiring work, so I will accompany Lin Qiao'er to follow Uncle Lin and the Taoist priest, and watch the rest of the people busy.
As more and more soil was cleared, the gravestones were dismantled and piled aside, and the entire burial bag was quickly dug up, revealing the pit where the coffin was buried. Soon, the pitch-black coffin was revealed, and I saw at a glance that there were large traces of dried liquid on the lid of the coffin, and I knew that it was the rooster blood that had suppressed the corpse.
After the coffin appeared, everyone was afraid in their hearts, and their movements slowed down, and it took more than an hour for the grave to be completely cleared, and the black coffin was completely exposed to the air.
"Master, what do you think we should do now?" The uncle looked at the coffin in the grave and asked cautiously, I almost laughed when I heard him call him a Taoist master, but the solemn atmosphere of the scene forced me to endure it.
The Taoist priest was very decisive and directly asked people to open the coffin. I was surprised, because the Taoist priest was not prepared at all, if Mother Lin really changed her body, wouldn't the people around the coffin all suffer? The others obviously had the same concerns, and hesitated to do it, so the Taoist priest shouted: "What are you afraid of, now the sun is blazing, the yang energy is at its peak, it is the best time to open the coffin, and if you miss the time, the Taoist master is not responsible." ”
As soon as he heard this, the people on the side of the coffin did not dare to delay, first pulled out the coffin nails, and when he was about to lift the coffin lid, there was a sudden bang, and the heavy coffin lid was lifted out more than ten meters, and several people in charge of opening the coffin were almost scared to death, and they cried and crawled outside.
I was also taken aback, although I had seen many corpses resurrected by the Hell Tree in the sinkhole, but they were already in danger at the time, and those corpses had been dead for I don't know how many years, and they were only dried corpses when they came back to life. But now in an ordinary village, a person who has just been buried not long ago, or a person I know, is just swindling the corpse in front of me, this sense of fear is indescribable, Lin Qiaoer is even more frightened and hugged me, buried her head in my arms and didn't dare to look.
"Don't panic, don't panic, take a closer look, there is no corpse!"
I was the first to be pulled back from my fear by the voice of the Taoist priest, and I turned my head to look and saw a puff of white smoke coming out of the coffin, and at the same time a suffocating stench filled the air, so smoke that I almost vomited. However, the fact is that as the Taoist priest said, the body in the coffin did not move.
Slowly, everyone came back to their senses, and seeing that there was indeed nothing running out, everyone calmed down a lot and slowly leaned towards the coffin.
At this time, the white smoke in the coffin had almost dispersed, but the stench was even stronger, and I felt that I was almost about to faint, and the Taoist priest handed me a piece of onion at the right time, and let me chew some and hold it in my mouth, and some of it was directly stuffed into my nostrils by him. The spicy and pungent smell suddenly made my nose lose sensation and tears flowed down my eyes, but it worked, and I could no longer smell the stench of corpses at that distance.
When he set off, the Taoist priest asked everyone to bring onions, but he didn't expect it to be used for this purpose. I am not the only one who is so smoked that I can't breathe, the Taoist priest concocted the same method, and the threat of corpse smell has been lifted, but everyone present has tears in their eyes, I don't know, I think I am mourning the dead.
With tears in our eyes, we approached the grave, and when we saw what was inside the coffin, we all gasped.
I don't have to describe the tragic appearance of the corpse, because it is so unacceptable that many people will not be able to eat if I write it in detail, but the feeling of this corpse is so weird that if I have to describe how I feel at the moment, I can only describe it in three words: uneasy.
That's right, it's just uneasy, and the posture of Lin's mother's corpse is too hideous. Perhaps because of the coffin's better sealing, the body was in a semi-decomposed state, swollen so badly that it was impossible to distinguish her face, but the distorted expression on her face could still be glimpsed. She opened her mouth wide, as if shouting, her pupils were open to the limit of what a person could open, her hands were raised straight up, her ten fingers were full of coagulated blood, and the tips of her fingers were white and bone-like, and the flesh and blood had been completely ground away......
I watched this tragic scene, and a chill slowly spread from the soles of my feet to my whole body, and even my heart was cold. At this moment, I seem to be able to understand the meaning of what the Taoist priest said last night. I looked at Lin Qiao'er, hesitated, and finally couldn't bear to tell her what I thought in my heart.
The coffin was opened, the body was seen, and there was indeed a problem. I don't know how much strength or resentment it took to bounce the coffin board that far, but when the coffin board was brought back, I could clearly see that it was covered in hideous blood and scratches.
It's really, really, horrible.