In the mountains of Xiangxi, there were often this type of inns in ancient times, also known as "Yin Shop".

It is mainly used to receive people who come and go to chase corpses, and of course, some passing merchants can also rest here.

However, many passers are unlucky, and rarely enter this type of yin shop.

Nowadays, as the profession of chasing corpses is becoming less and less, the business of the yin shop is getting worse and worse, and slowly, the income is poor, and there are fewer people in this business.

There are fewer inns, and there is no choice for people to rest, so naturally they will crowd in regardless of corpse chasers and business travelers.

However, even so, the business is still bleak.

In the past, this kind of inn could have business five or six times a month, which was already good.

Fortunately, in this poor and remote place, the expenses are small, and although the income is small, it is enough to live.

It was getting dark, and Li Yan and Luo Hao naturally wanted to find a place to rest.

Coincidentally, such a yin shop appeared in front of me.

This inn is not big, it looks very dilapidated, some of it is in disrepair, it seems that the innkeeper's business is not good, and gradually the inn is becoming more and more perfunctory.

In the depths of this kind of mountain, it is good to have a place to rest, so naturally you can't ask for too much.

The door of the yin shop is open, and the door has no threshold, but a thin red rope is tied.

If you don't pay attention when you enter the door, you are likely to trip over this red rope.

This one in front of the yin shop is exquisite.

It is rumored that the reason why ordinary people and every household has a threshold is because it is for the gods who pass by, or the door gods who guard the door, and the land rest, so there is generally a saying that it is called entering the door without stepping on the threshold.

That is, the threshold should be crossed, not stepped on.

And the Yin shop does not set a threshold, just to prevent the passing gods from resting, because most of the people who receive them here are corpse chasers.

Since we have to receive corpse chasers, we naturally have to receive the "corpses" they drive.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that people have three souls and seven spirits.

People believe: three souls, goodness, sensitivity. Seven spirits, for evil, stupid.

When people are alive, the physical body is mainly dominated by the three souls, so people have an independent consciousness and can distinguish between truth and falsehood, good and evil.

But after death, the three souls leave the body, the heavenly soul returns to the sky, the earth soul returns to the earth, the life soul turns into a ghost, and in the body, only the seven spirits remain.

Without the support of the three souls, the seven spirits will soon dissipate, but the reason why zombies and walking corpses can exist is because the "spirits" in the body have never dissipated or left.

Therefore, people believe that the main reason why the "corpse" driven by the corpse chaser can walk and jump is that there is still a soul left in the body.

In this case, the Yin Shop should tie a red rope at the door, so that the passing gods know that the shop only stays in the underworld, so as not to disturb the spirit of the corpse.

……

Li Yan asked Luo Hao to wait outside, and he crossed the red rope and entered the inn.

Inside the inn, it was pitch black, and at the counter, there was a kerosene lamp, as thin as a gossamer.

"Is anyone there?"

Li Yan looked around the inn, but didn't see a figure, so he shouted.

"Yes...... Someone ......"

A voice suddenly sounded, and the boss who was sleeping behind the counter was excited, and quickly sat up.

The faint light of the dusk, shining on his face, seemed to be a little pale and gloomy.

The boss rubbed his sleepy eyes, squinted, looked at Li Yan, and said, "Stay in the hotel or eat?" ”

"Stay in the hotel." Li Yan said lightly.

The boss glanced out and saw only two figures.

The night was dark, and he didn't see too clearly for a moment, and then asked, "Chase the corpse?" ”

"Yes." Li Yan nodded.

When the boss heard this, he said, "Fifty for the living, fifteen for the dead." ”

The price of the living is naturally different from that of the dead.

After listening to this, Li Yan didn't talk nonsense, took out the money from his pocket and put it on the counter.

The boss grinned, picked up the money, calculated, was stunned, and said, "Just a corpse?" ”

"Not bad."

After hearing this, the boss sighed and said, "Alas, these days are really getting harder and harder, you are the first business I received this month." ”

With that, he collected the money, opened the drawer, and looked for the key to the guest room.

Li Yan was a little curious and said, "Business is not good? ”

"It's not easy to do." The boss said faintly: "There are fewer and fewer corpses, there are fewer and fewer soldiers outside, and there are fewer and fewer business trips into the mountains, I plan to go back to the village to farm in a few days, the business of this inn is boring." ”

While speaking, the boss put the two keys on the counter with a "snap", and said: "The living live on the second floor, and the dead live on the first floor." ”

Li Yan was stunned and said, "Can't live together?" ”

The boss smiled, glanced at Li Yan, and said, "Little brother, I see that you are a little embarrassed, you should be the first time to chase out the corpse, right?" ”

Li Yan nodded and said, "It's the first time." ”

The boss said: "That's right, my shop, that's the rule, the corpse chasers who come and go know it, it was this rule ten years ago, and now it's also this rule, if you don't follow it, you can change the store." ”

Li Yan rolled his eyes.

Change the ghost.

This ten-mile radius of yin shops, closed doors, closed doors, closed doors, closed down, where is there still a store?

He was the only one left.

Li Yan said: "Yes, listen to you." ”

The boss smiled and said: "Brother, it's not that I deliberately make things difficult for you, mainly because, this dead man goes up to the second floor, bad luck, my floor, for the Sen Po Niangniang, can calm the evil spirit, otherwise...... I've been running a shop here for decades, and I'm done with it. ”

The boss said, and walked out of behind the counter with a shudder, heading towards the corner.

Li Yan was a little surprised, and after a look, he saw a spirit card in the corner, with the words "Great Spirit, Sen Po Niangniang" written on it.

The boss slowly took the incense and lit it, bowed, and inserted the incense into the incense burner, and a faint fragrance permeated the inn.

The faint candlelight, flickering, exudes an eerie atmosphere.

After the boss finished the incense, he turned his head to look at Li Yan, smiled, and said, "Do you want to bow down?" ”

"No need." Li Yan shook his head, said lightly, looked out, and shouted, "Come in." ”

As he spoke, he shook the copper bell in his hand.

Jingle ......

A crisp sound sounded, and Luo Tian's corpse outside jumped up and entered the inn.

Luo Hao followed at the end and also walked in.

The boss seemed to be a little surprised, and glanced at Li Yan again.

After all, this corpse chaser who came and went, and refused to worship the mother of the sen, it was the first time he had met him.

In the past, when the corpse chasers who entered the store saw the spiritual position of the Sen Po Niang, they would come forward to worship and ask for good luck.

For a moment, the boss seemed to be a little unhappy in his heart, and said coldly: "The corpse is closed in the room on the first floor, and the door is locked." ”

"Got it."