"Old man?" Guan Shanhe suddenly asked, "What does Old Man Guan mean?" ”

"The people here, they think that there is an old god living on this mountain, and the old people in the town who have not died when they are over seventy years old will be carried here by their children and grandchildren, locked in one of the caves, and then the cave will be closed, leaving only a mouth for throwing food, and then only one meal a day will be delivered, usually the old man will die in the cave after not surviving for a month, and then the descendants will pull the body out, put it in the coffin, and then store it in the hanging coffin in the Star Casting Cave." Gu Hanyan said.

I was horrified to hear: "This is clearly murder!" ”

"What about murder, this custom has lasted for two thousand years, and it is said that it began to be passed down during the Qin Dynasty." Gu Hanyan sighed.

I thought about it for a while, and I said: "But I have also heard a legend or two such as the old man's cave, most of them are in some war years, people in order to survive, under the limited material conditions have to take measures, just like a story, we don't have a story in Tibet, a hunter forced a herd of antelopes into a desperate situation, this is a cliff. ”

"Then the opposite side of the cliff is also a cliff, the antelope can not jump to each other at once, so there is an amazing scene, the antelope is humane divided into two teams, one team is the old antelope, the other team is the young antelope, the old antelope first pick to the cliff, and the young one later pick over, when the young one is in the air, step on the body of the old antelope, and jump to the opposite side smoothly, which is equivalent to the old antelope forming an aerial pedalboard......"

"And then just like that, almost all the old antelopes in a team died, but in the end the young antelopes escaped without any problems, which is the instinct of the creatures." I explained.

Guan Shanhe couldn't help frowning when he heard this: "But that's an old man, alas, such behavior is clearly an unfilial act, and they actually did it." ”

"The old man may have chosen to sacrifice himself because of material conservation, but then it must have been because this custom could not be changed, and it became a situation where the elderly over 70 years old must die." I said.

Guan Shanhe was thoughtful and stopped talking.

At this time, Gu Hanyan suddenly said: "And the legend that this corpse-raising place has become the land of seven evils is also derived from this...... The story that happened in it is inextricably linked to the north and south caves. ”

I guessed one or two: "It must be about the old man." ”

Gu Hanyan nodded at me, and at this time he told a very terrifying and terrifying story.

A long time ago, it was the middle of the Qing Dynasty, that is, the most popular period among men at that time was to go to the examination for fame, the so-called scholars, highly respected, whether it was a jinshi or a showman, in this town at that time, it had a very high status.

In those days, in addition to a showman in this town, named Zhu Shaoze, in the town, he was a very famous handsome showman, this showman had a very good character, although he was born very poor, but in the town, once someone needed help, he would lend a hand as soon as possible, so he was also very famous in the town.

At that time, Zhu Shaoze failed in the exam, Zhu Shaoze returned to his hometown to open a private school, he knew that his hope of coming out was very slim, so he planned to train a group of students, so that they could fulfill their wishes, so he taught for more than ten years, from a handsome young man in his early twenties, gradually became a calm middle-aged gentleman, and at that time, he had close contacts with a drama named Cheng Zhuyu in the town.

Cheng Inlaid Yu is a man, and he is also a very good singing actor, often performing around the town, there are many people who admire him, Cheng Inlaid Yu was only nineteen years old at the time, but he was born slender and handsome, and there are countless men, women and children who are confused, people say that Cheng Inlaid Yu is a beautiful man who is rare in a hundred years, but he was born in the wrong place and became a man, but on the stage, where is Cheng Inlaid Yu a little bit of a man's shadow, he is clearly a slender beauty.

So this Zhu Shaoze, he will not miss every drama of Cheng Indiyu, and spent all his family's savings just to watch Cheng Indieu's performance.

Over time, Cheng Jiaoyu also got to know this elegant middle-aged teacher, and was impressed by his conversation and character.

A rumor gradually arose in the town, that is, Cheng Zhuyu and Zhu Shaoze had a longyang fetish, and this Longyang fetish was a gay man to put it bluntly, but no one had seen it with their own eyes, and no one dared to jump to conclusions.

Later, after Cheng Jianyu's performance in the town, suddenly the performance was favored by the daughter of the richest businessman in the town, the woman was as fat as a pig, with her father's power, domineeringly locked Cheng Zhaoyu in her own home, and let Cheng Zhaoyu perform for herself alone, and one day in the same year, Zhu Shaoze was invited into the mansion to teach the girl.

One night, suddenly the eldest lady had a whim and wanted to listen to the play in the middle of the night, so she went to look for Cheng Intingyu, but when she opened the door, she found Zhu Shaoze and Cheng Inlaid Yu rolling on the bed.

In fact, the two of you are willing, from a modern point of view, it is not a big deal, but it was different in that era, and the fetish of Longyang was an absolute crime in some places, so the two of them were on the cusp.

The eldest lady originally admired Cheng Zhuyu, but after knowing Cheng Zhuyu's secret, she became angry and angry, and one day when people were not paying attention, she quietly entered the firewood room where Cheng Jianyu was held.

At this time, Cheng Indiyu was already skinny, looking like a skeleton, with a cloak of hair, only on that handsome face, you could still see the handsome style that she once had, Cheng Indieyu had a miserable white face, and said to the eldest lady: "Miss, where is Brother Shaoze?" ”

"Brother Shaoze? You only have that disgusting man in your eyes, come on, drag me out! The fat on the eldest lady's body also trembled, and she pointed at Cheng Zhuyu angrily, and at this time, several sturdy men behind him tied Cheng Zhuyu with five flowers and carried it to the old man's hole.

The eldest lady put down her cruel words, and she said: "Cheng Zhuyu, if you refuse to leave Zhu Shaoze for a day, I won't let you go for a day, you just stay here, I have time, and when you are about to starve to death, I see that you are still so stubborn!" ”

Saying that, a group of people went away with the money, and there were two guards left at that time, they were responsible for guarding Cheng Indulging, not letting anyone get close to Cheng Indity, at this time Zhu Shaoze already knew where Cheng Indyu was, he came to the town, knelt down when he met people, and he no longer had the heroic spirit of the original teacher, he said the same thing to everyone: "Save Inlaid Jade, he is locked in the old man's cave!" Please......"

However, people just bypassed him, and no one helped, most of them were afraid of provoking the most powerful people in the town, and finally let themselves get into trouble.

Seven days later, when the servant guarding the old man's cave came back, Zhu Shaoze knew that Cheng Jiaoyu had been starved to death, and what made him desperate the most was that according to the custom in the old man's cave, the corpse had to be stored in it for a month, and it could only be taken out when the corpse was completely dry, so Zhu Shaoze went crazy.

After that, people saw that Zhu Shaoze suddenly became a madman, wandering around the town like crazy, and would say to everyone: "You ruthless people!" All will be retributed, and the whole town will die, hahaha! Cheng Jiaoyu will come to you to ask for his life, he has turned into a ghost, and he will collect debts from everyone who dies and does not save him! ”

At first, the townspeople only knew that this Zhu Shaoze was just talking crazy, but when Cheng Jiaoyu's body was pulled out, people were shocked to see that Cheng Jiaoyu's corpse was weirdly twisted, like a mouse, digging a hole, and a more astute person found that on the wooden board that sealed the hole, there were broken fingernails, and there were blood stains on them, which shows what kind of struggle Cheng Jianyu experienced before he died!

When Cheng Jiaoyu's body was dragged out, it was already his fifth and seventh days, and on this night, the people in the town dreamed of a strange thing......