Chapter 23: The Underworld
The reason for the formation of the Fallen Soul Cottage is legendary, it is said that the place is hidden in the mountains, and it rains all day long, and the sun is not visible.
There is an ethnic minority living in the cottage, who calls himself the "Yin Tu Tribe".
In the country's roster, there is actually no name for the Yin Tu tribe. Just because they never go out of the mountain, they are self-sufficient in the village, and they are happy to be at ease.
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the local government's control over the mountains was actually very weak, and the Yin Tu people were barbaric and had no concept of the state, so that the local statistical bureaus turned a blind eye to them as if they did not exist.
So much so that for a long time after the founding of the country, the Yin Tu tribe was like a transparent person and was not known to the world.
Later, I don't know when the folk exorcism circle spread a kind of black rice, called Fallen Soul Rice. It is said that this rice can communicate yin and yang, and when you eat it, you can see the ghosts of people who have just died.
To say that there are many people in the people who are reluctant to pass away their relatives and want to see each other for the last time. Therefore, as soon as the Fallen Soul Rice appeared, it was rumored to be miraculous, and it was sold out in minutes.
Not to mention, the success rate of Fallen Soul Rice is really high, and 80% of those who have passed away have seen their deceased relatives who have bought Fallen Soul Rice.
An exorcist saw the market for Fallen Soul Rice and wanted to make a fortune on it. So I worked hard to find the birthplace of the Fallen Soul Rice. That's right, it's what we call a Fallen Soul Cottage.
This discovery made the uncivilized Fallen Soul Cottage instantly lively. At this time, people finally discovered the peculiarity of the Yin Tu tribe.
These people of the Yin Tu tribe are actually yin and yang eyes, looking at people during the day and ghosts at night. In their eyes, there is no distinction between people and ghosts, and as long as you can come here, you can get the greatest degree of kindness from them.
It may be that it has been closed for too long, and the Yin Tu people are very hospitable. Every exorcist who comes to the cottage will enjoy the same treatment as a distinguished guest. Here, they have the best Fallen Soul Rice to eat, the best place to live, and they provide their best Fallen Soul Rice to the exorcists, hoping that these outsiders will tell them about the outside world.
In the beginning, the exorcists still did business in a proper manner, exchanging the things that the Yin Tu people needed most for the Fallen Soul Rice. But after a long time, the wolf nature of the exorcists was revealed.
Because the value of Fallen Soul Rice is too high outside, many rich people do not hesitate to buy it in order to see their dead relatives. However, these Yin Tu people thought that it was not good for outsiders to eat too much soul rice, and resolutely refused to provide it in large quantities, preferring to let the rice rot in the field rather than let them take it away.
With such a big source of wealth here, who wouldn't be blushing?
So one day, a group of exorcists raided the ancestral hall of the Yin Tu people at night, killed their high priest, and occupied the Fallen Soul Cottage.
They killed the sturdy Yin Tu people, handcuffed the rest of the people, and ordered them to plant Soul Rice in the cottage.
So the Yin Tu people turned into slaves here.
Since then, Fallen Soul Rice has been open to exorcists all over the world, as long as you have the ability to come to the Fallen Soul Cottage to beg for rice, and give a lot of money, you can get what you are satisfied with.
No one cares about the fate of the Yin Tu clan among the exorcists who can reach the Fallen Soul Cottage, and in their opinion, a group of uncivilized barbarians is actually no different from monkeys, and letting them plant Fallen Soul Rice is as natural as oxen plowing the fields and horse-drawn carts.
After a long time, the fame of the Fallen Soul Cottage was also played, so that later even the lonely ghosts and wild ghosts, mountain spirits and wild monsters came to the cottage to beg for rice. Those exorcists who occupied the Fallen Soul Cottage also did not refuse to come, and accepted all the orders. As long as you can come up with something that satisfies them, they will continue to provide you with a steady stream of soul-falling rice.
Because the exorcists who can find the Fallen Soul Cottage are all masters in the circle, and there are really a lot of good things in their hands. This also gave birth to another industry in disguise, that is, trade fairs.
In addition to Fallen Soul Rice, as long as you have good things in your hands, you can also trade with other exorcists. As long as everyone agrees, the deal is considered successful. If everyone disagrees, then break up and continue to trade things with other people.
Major Guan Kai asked us to go because he wanted to get something special from it. It's just that although he is powerful, his vision is not as high as mine, so he begged me to help him keep an eye on it, so as not to be deceived.
After listening to what Zhou Da Neck told me, I already had a general impression of the Fallen Soul Cottage in my mind. To put it bluntly, a group of bastards occupied the homes of the Yin Tu clan, and then ordered them to grow Fallen Soul Rice every day for them to sell for money.
After a long time, a good quiet place has become a place of black smoke and miasma, and evil is rampant. There is chaos in it, robbing, killing, and driving evil guys to devour people's souls, and if you don't have any skills, you don't want to come out alive at all.
If it was just me and Zhou Da Neck, I would definitely not go to such a fierce place as the Fallen Soul Cottage. But if you add the fierce Major Guan Kai, the situation is different. With their ability, as long as they don't cause trouble, they are not afraid of others finding trouble for them. Unless their presence is contrary to the interests of some people.
I thought about it for a long time, and I knew that I was afraid that I really couldn't hide from this matter, so I said to Zhou Da Neck: "Let's go to the Fallen Soul Cottage this time, in fact, we just pinned our heads to the waistband of our trousers." There are countless murderers in it, evil is rampant, and the slightest carelessness is a devastated end. If you feel dangerous, there's no need to risk it with me. ”
Zhou Da tilted his neck and said dissatisfiedly: "What? Look down on me, don't you? Let me tell you, I dragged you over when you came to Ningjin County, and now that this is happening, I am also jointly and severally responsible, if I watch you go to the Fallen Soul Cottage, but I eat and drink spicy food at home, I will go in my heart? ”
I know the temper of Zhou Da's neck, as long as he tilts his neck, the decision he makes is that ten cows can't pull it back. At that moment, he sighed and said, "If you go, it's okay, let's take care of your spirits first!" ”
Yesterday we tossed all night, and everyone was very tired. When I woke up, I was really asleep, and it wasn't until there was a burst of fragrance outside that I woke up suddenly.
By this time, it was already dark, and the workshop was lit up with old-fashioned incandescent lamps. I opened my tent and looked outside, only to see eight men eating around an iron table.
They ate quickly, and no one spoke. After dividing five by two, they finished eating, and then each cleaned up his own utensils.
When Major Guan Kai saw that I had woken up, he pointed to the other table and said, "Awake?" Let's eat something first! We're on our way tonight. ”
On the table was a pot of rice, a pot of braised pork, and a few pig's trotters and chicken legs. The cutlery is a disposable plastic lunch box and disposable wooden chopsticks, which are a little shabby, but very clean.
I slept all day, and my stomach was rumbling with hunger. After shouting Zhou Da's neck, he began to eat him with chopsticks.
After eating and drinking, Major Guan Kai had already driven the car out of the workshop, and they skillfully changed the license plate, checked the vehicle and equipment, and confirmed that there was no problem, before packing up their things and getting into the car.
I only have a backpack with me, which is easy to carry. It's just that I couldn't help asking: "From here to the Qiannan region, I'm afraid it's not thousands of kilometers, right?" Why not fly? Equipment can be checked in. ”
Major Guan Kai was silent for a moment and said, "You need an officer ID to fly. If we were on a plane, the people in the bureau would follow us. ”
I instantly understood that it was not that Major Guan Kai did not want to fly, but that he could not sit. Now that the Special Cases Department is chasing them to the sky, it is estimated that planes and trains and other means of transportation have already been placed under surveillance.
Instead of coveting the speed of the plane, it is better to drive there honestly. It's a little farther away, but it's better than safety.
When I thought of this, I asked helplessly: "Major Guan Kai, you are not a bad person, and the people in the Special Case Department are not bad people." Is there something you can't say clearly? Do you have to make this fuss? ”
Major Guan Kai's tone suddenly became irritable, and he said, "Zhang Wuxin, you don't understand anything!" If you want to know why I'm doing this, just ask your two bosses! They know it all right! ”
After he dropped these words, he cried out, "Brothers! Are you all set? ”
The deep voices of the men sounded in the workshop: "It's all ready!" ”
Major Guan Kai said loudly: "Get in the car!" Let's go! ”