Chapter 1: The Soul Mourner's Family
"Ahh
I sat up abruptly from the bed, my clothes soaked with sweat.
It's this dream again! It's Grandpa's terrible face again! It's that terrible scene again!
This dream has been with me for thirteen years. That's right, thirteen years! I'm now twenty years old. However, the terrible memories of the time when I was seven years old have never been erased by time, and they are still deeply engraved in my mind.
I remember that night thirteen years ago, I ran out of the village as my grandfather told me. I ran all night without looking back. It wasn't until the next morning that I ran to the city and found my parents and second uncle. Then, crying, I told them about my grandfather.
I thought they would rush back to the village to save Grandpa immediately, or at least they should have knelt on the ground and cried.
However, the two of them were indifferent!
I thought the two of them hadn't heard me clearly, so I told them what had happened to my grandfather again.
They still haven't responded! I don't even see any mood swings on their part! It's as if I'm talking about someone they don't know. I don't understand why they are like this? That's my grandfather, their real father!
It made me furious! Pointing at their noses and scolding them for being unfilial.
In the face of my thunderstorm, my parents didn't say anything, just sat silently on the side. The second uncle said something that I couldn't understand: "You are so angry because you don't know what your grandfather did to us!" You'll find out later, though! ”
What was done? What did Grandpa do to make his two sons hate him so much! Even so indifferent to his death!
From that moment on, I was sensitive to what secret my family seemed to be hiding!
After my grandfather left, I have been living in the city with my second uncle. As for my parents, since I came to the city, the two of them have disappeared as if they had evaporated from the world! However, they come back to see me once a year. However, after only a few days, it will disappear again, and there will be no news!
I once asked the second uncle where they went. The second uncle refused to say anything.
It wasn't until I grew up and became sensible that my second uncle told me the truth of the matter. Our Lin family is an ancestral family of soul mourners, and they have made a living by catching ghosts for generations.
However, fate is destined, and manpower cannot do it!
It is precisely because the profession of soul mourner interferes in many things that should not be interfered with that he has suffered the curse of heaven. Every generation of soul mourners did not live to be thirty years old. And the only solution to this matter is to bury a dearest and beloved one alive! That is, to be buried alive! In this way, you can exchange your life for your life and save your life!
Such an approach will be despised by the world. However, the Soul Undertaker also has the mission of the Soul Undertaker. In order to continue this profession, in order to train the next generation of soul burial masters. Every generation of Soul Undertakers will still choose to do so!
It is precisely because of this that my grandmother was buried alive by my grandfather.
It can be said that grandpa is the most hard-hearted one of the soul burial masters in the past dynasties!
Because, he not only buried his grandmother alive, but also buried alive my second uncle's daughter-in-law who had just gotten married, that is, my second aunt!
It is precisely because of this that the second uncle's temperament will change greatly!
At that time, I was reluctant to accept this harsh reality. He refuted the second uncle and said, "If what you say is true, then how can my father explain it?" You know, my parents are alive and well. Isn't he a soul undertaker? ”
After listening to my words, the second uncle just sighed and said, "Actually, the worst is your father!" Yes, your mother is a good life. But, you know what? Of the two of them, the one who died was your father! In the year your father was born, your grandfather made him a kiss with a female ghost. Of course, that female ghost will become your mother! And your father, although he avoided the reality of being buried alive, has also become a living dead and cannot be present in our lives for a long time. If you don't believe me, you can think about it, when is the time they come back to see you? ”
After listening to my second uncle's explanation, I remembered that it seemed that every year when my parents came back, it seemed to be the seventh month of the lunar calendar. That is, the month when the ghost door is often opened, the ghost month!
If things are really as the second uncle said, then, what am I? A child of the living dead and a female ghost? Am I still human? No wonder my figure is so light! I even wonder if I really have eight characters?
This question has really puzzled me for a long time!
I finally understood why the second uncle and father were so indifferent when they learned the news of my grandfather's tragic death! Because in their hearts, they have an unforgettable hatred for their grandfather!
A daughter-in-law who was killed by his own father who had just passed through the door, and a poor person who was turned into a living dead by his father just after birth! Their hatred is rightfully righted!
However, is grandpa really that ruthless?
No! Absolutely not, in my opinion! On the contrary, it seems to me that this is the most loving thing that Grandpa does. Because he knows very well the pain of being a soul mourner when burying his loved ones alive. He didn't want his children and grandchildren to try that heart-rending pain! So, he chose to do it himself!
He killed his second aunt for his second uncle; It's for me who killed my father! He would rather let the younger generations hate himself and blame himself for the rest of his life than let them suffer! That's my grandpa!
The second uncle is very eccentric! Silent all day long, not saying a word. Sometimes I'm annoyed by it, and it's just a walk out by myself. It wasn't until I was able to be self-reliant that the second uncle began to disappear every few days.
I'm curious! I also asked him where he went. He just said lightly: "Go out and work!" ”
Then, he refused to say anything.
When I was sixteen years old, by chance, I found out that my second uncle's so-called "work" turned out to be doing shady things for others.
There are many kinds of evil! Burial, conjuring, reburial, exorcism, troublemakers, etc., in short, as long as it is related to the dead, it is considered a bad thing!
I never dreamed that the second uncle would do such a thing. At that time, I really wanted to follow my second uncle to see and see! However, the second uncle always said that now is not the time, and I will not be able to work with him until I have passed my twentieth birthday.
And today, it's my twentieth birthday!
Early in the morning, I saw my second uncle packing up. So, I couldn't help but ask him, "Second uncle, where are you going?" ”
The second uncle looked at me and did not answer my question. Instead, he said to me, "You'll know if you go with me!" ”
Hearing the second uncle say this, I was overjoyed! After waiting for so long, I can finally see the second uncle's methods!
So, I cleaned up casually and set off with the second uncle.
The second uncle drove directly to the outer ring. Then I drove straight ahead, from the smooth oil road to the potholed country road. After a two-hour drive, we finally arrived at our destination. A very backward-looking, dilapidated village!
"This is our destination?" I asked, incredulous.
The second uncle did not answer my question, but looked at the stone monument next to the entrance of the village and was stunned.
I also took a general look. Generally speaking, it is normal to have a stone monument standing at the entrance of the village. Because the stele is often engraved with the name of the village, or what symbolizes the symbol of the village.
However, these two stone tablets are each engraved with four characters.
I took a quick look, it should be "Qingsha leads the way, and a hundred ghosts walk at night"!
Seeing these eight words, I obviously saw that the second uncle's face changed. couldn't help but ask him, "Second uncle, what's wrong with you?" Is there something strange about these two steles? ”
The second uncle thought for a while and nodded. Then he asked me, "Lin Shuo, do you know what this 'Qingsha' refers to?" ”
Calling the full name is another feature of my second uncle!
I shook my head, indicating that I didn't know anything.
The second uncle explained: "The 'Qingsha' is a demon guarding near the Naihe Bridge in our Lin family. Only after drinking Meng Po soup and accepting the guidance of Qingsha can you truly be reincarnated. No matter how vicious the devil is, he can't resist the temptation of the green devil to lead the way! ”
Hearing this, I couldn't help but interject and ask: "If this is really the case, then what do the words on these two stone tablets mean?" Could it be that someone is trying to bring those things into this village? ”
The second uncle nodded again and said, "It should be like this!" This can also understand the meaning of the phrase '100 ghosts walking at night'! ”
Speaking of this, he turned his head to me and said, "Lin Shuo, I feel that this village is a little weird!" When you enter the village later, you must follow me. ”
I hurriedly nodded in agreement.
So, I followed my second uncle and began to walk into the village.
As soon as we reached an intersection, the two of us stopped again. Because, at this moment, another stone tablet appeared in front of the two of us, on which were crookedly written in blood-red paint, "Do not enter the living"!
I paused slightly, and then couldn't help but turn my head to look at the second uncle.
However, the second uncle didn't say anything and continued to move forward.
After about a few minutes, houses appeared before our eyes. These houses look old, and they are all made of bricks and bluestone. The doors are still old wooden planks. There are a few better houses with yards outside, and some just have one house.
Looking through the crack in the door, I can't see anything in the dark! In broad daylight, the room was so dark, it could be seen that the lighting was not very good.
I don't know why, but when I see this house, I always feel that something is strange. However, for a while, I couldn't grasp the thread, and I couldn't say it.
And the face of the second uncle walking next to me is getting more and more ugly!