Chapter 158: Xiangxi chases corpses
Arnold listened to my words and nodded with a smile: "That's really fate!" I thought that I would never have the opportunity to see my benefactor again in my life, but I didn't expect to meet his disciple here. ”
Lao Qin suddenly asked Arnold: "Arnold, I see that the method you used to manipulate those two corpses just now is different from the method of ordinary corpse chasers, but they are all the same!" ”
Arnold nodded: "Yes, there are thousands of methods to drive corpses, and the one I just used is the most ordinary, and his name is Impermanence and Corpse." ”
"Haha! It's really impermanence! This can prevent the breath on the living person from colliding with the corpse, and it can also avoid the corpse gas and corpse poison on the corpse, which is a good way to drive away the corpse. "But I saw the ingenuity in the impermanence of the corpse.
Jiang Yimeng glanced at me: "You will say yes, right?" Will you? ”
Arnold nodded approvingly: "Don't say it, he really said part of it right." ”
I proudly stuck out my tongue at Jiang Yimeng and grimaced: "How is it?" Arnold said I was right. ”
Jiang Yimeng snorted, then twisted his head to the side, his eyes looking out the window.
"Hey, hey, hey! Young people, it's normal to be noisy. You must know that husband and wife are quarreling at the end of the bed and. Arnold looked at me with a smile, and it was obvious that he had also misunderstood my relationship with Jiang Yimeng.
I quickly blushed and explained, "Arnold, you misunderstood, we are innocent. ”
Unexpectedly, Arnold actually laughed: "Little brother, you better don't explain." You have to know that in a word, explanation is a cover-up, and a cover-up is the truth. Your wife is angry, hurry up and coax her! ”
Lao Qin looked at me with a wicked smile on his face, and secretly covered his mouth and smiled.
Good for you, old Qin! Actually waiting to see the excitement.
I was about to walk towards Jiang Yimeng, but I didn't expect him to wave his hand: "Forget it, I'm not angry." Let's talk about me going outside. After speaking, Jiang Yimeng stood up and walked outside the house.
"Let's talk about Xiangxi to drive out corpses." I said with a blushing face and embarrassment.
Arnold nodded: "Okay! Then I'll tell you about the sources and types of corpses in Xiangxi. ”
I glanced at Lao Qin, and then nodded quickly: "Really? That's great. "Come on
Arnold patted the cigarette ash on his body, and then began to tell the story: "The corpses of Xiangxi first appeared in the Battle of Zhulu, because many soldiers died on the battlefield, and their families would hire wizards to transport the corpses of these soldiers home and put them in the ground. As a result, the mysterious and ancient profession of chasing corpses in Xiangxi was born. The most common corpse expulsion technique is to use a charm to stick to the eyebrows of the corpse, and then use the soul attraction lamp and the soul bell to guide the corpse to the front slowly, of course, the people who will drive the corpse are basically Taoist disciples, usually the apprentice is holding the soul attraction lamp in front, and the master shakes the soul attraction bell along the road and throws the guide paper money. However, this corpse expulsion technique has a disadvantage, that is, it can only act at night, and it is necessary to wrap all the corpses in black robes, otherwise they will be exposed to the essence of the moon, otherwise, it will be easy to transform into corpses.
Also, the corpse should not be exposed to sunlight, otherwise the spell will fail, and the high temperature will also have an effect on the corpse. Therefore, their corpse chasers will walk day and night. During the day, he basically rests at the corpse inn, and at night he chases the corpse on the road. Besides, there are fewer people at night, so you can have a lot less unnecessary trouble. ”
I listened in fascination and nodded my head constantly: "I've heard of this method, and the only remaining method in the world now is basically this way." ”
Arnold nodded: "There is also a method called fighting corpses, although it is also a means of manipulating corpses, and you can also send corpses home." But the requirements for fighting corpses are too high, the corpse must be intact, and it must be done within three days of death, otherwise it will be useless when all the souls on the corpse leave the body. Therefore, there are fewer and fewer people refining fighting corpses to drive out corpses, and now they basically can't see these. However, folk shamans in many places will train corpse fighting to compete in corpse fighting competitions to prove that their skills are high and low. ”
"Yes! At first, we thought that these two corpses were fighting corpses, but their bodies seemed to be engraved with scriptures, which was not at all the same as the legendary fighting corpses, so we rushed over to take a look, but we didn't expect them to be Gu corpses. I nodded with a sigh of relief.
Arnold smiled calmly: "Gu corpses are all the methods of Nanyang people, and it is said that Gu worms are raised on corpses. Then wait for the Gu worms to multiply until they fill the entire corpse. In this way, the Gu Master could easily control the Gu Corpse to do anything for himself. Moreover, the skin and flesh of the Gu corpses were all densely packed with Gu worms, so they were all hard, ordinary knives and axes could not hurt them at all, and they were not afraid of water and fire. However, the Gu worms used by each Gu corpse are different, so the physique of the Gu corpse is also different. When ordinary people saw the Gu corpse, they couldn't deal with it at all. Unless you know what the Gu worm inside the Gu corpse is. ”
"Then Arnold, what do you think are the Gu worms in these two Gu corpses?" I looked at Arnold curiously.
"If I'm not mistaken, the Gu worms in their bodies are vajra lice." Arnold touched the small gray beard on his chin and nodded confidently.
"Vajra lice? What is it? Lice infestation? Lao Qin, have you heard of it? "It's the first time I've heard of such a thing as vajra lice, so I asked Lao Qin curiously.
Unexpectedly, Lao Qin also shook his head helplessly: "I only heard about vajra lice today." ”
Arnold sighed and muttered to himself, "Vajra lice have disappeared for hundreds of years, but I didn't expect it to reappear in the world." Is it a blessing or a curse! ”
I looked at him puzzled: "What the hell is a vajra lice?" Isn't it amazing? ”
"The vajra lice is really not an ordinary Gu worm, it is said that it is a poisonous insect in ancient times, feeding on flesh and blood and living on resentment. Although it is small, just like a regular lice, the venom in its body can also cause people to hallucinate, and if it is not detoxified in time, its venom can make people live in hallucinations forever. You get the idea now! Arnold looked at me with his eyes intended.
"! This thing is so powerful! I couldn't help but shudder.
"Vajra lice are very hard, and it's not so easy to domesticate them. Besides, in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, the vajra lice had been destroyed by people with dragon flames, and there was not a single one left. I didn't expect so many to appear here today. Alas! I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse! Arnold smiled bitterly, shook his head and sighed.
"It's not necessarily a bad thing! At least we already know that someone has used vajra lice to refine a Gu corpse, at least we know the existence of this thing, and we will be more or less wary of it. I walked over and handed Arnold a cigarette and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.