The sound of the flute echoed in the night, and large snowflakes fell, and in a short time a thick layer of snow accumulated on the ground.

The cold snap struck, and even the exhaled breath was white, Xiao Hai looked at the logs around him, although they were of different sizes, they were neatly arranged in a certain order, like tall figures in the dark night, which looked particularly weird. At the moment, they didn't know where they were, and they didn't even know which direction this strange sound was coming from.

"Don't panic." It was Chen Lao who calmed down first, he calmed down and said: "As the saying goes, 'night fights are sleepless, and if you don't make a mistake, you will be disturbed.'" 'We have never done anything unreasonable, and we have come here with awe. The ancestors will not blame. ”

Xiao Hai only felt like laughing in his heart after hearing this, this kind of thing is to comfort the fool. He and his brother have traveled all the way, they have never seen any strong winds and waves, and they have almost died several times, if God really has eyes, they should have been let out of here a long time ago.

"Then Old Chen, what do you have in mind?" Da Lei looked at the white snow flying in the sky and said: "Actually, I personally think we can only stay where we are and watch the changes, the snow is so big, and it is late at night, I don't know where to go." ”

"No, no." Wu Zi shook his head and said, "We've been tired for a day, and we'll get sleepy if we stay like this all the time." Besides, the temperature is so low now, the body will be unbearable if you don't move. ”

"That's just as well." Xiao Hai nodded approvingly, and said to Da Lei: "Brother, we don't know where we are now, so let's go casually!" ”

"You have to go, but you can't just go. Go with your eyes closed! Chen Lao took out the telescope again and looked in the direction just now, the flickering light had become very faint, and it seemed that it would disappear soon, so he had to hurry up.

"I can't see clearly with my eyes open, why don't I leave with my eyes closed?" Xiao Hai asked.

"Many years ago, when I was still a young man in the countryside, my days were boring, and I once went to the countryside with my buddies to catch hares in the woods, wanting to try them, but the rabbits were not caught but got lost, and they were still in the forest until dark. The place was similar to here, surrounded by trees, and I couldn't tell which was which, and the guy had more experience than me, and he said to me, 'Walk in the dark, close your eyes', which means that walking at night is not by the eyes, but by the guidance of the darkness. Chen Lao laughed dryly: "I really didn't believe it at the time, but there was nothing I could do, so I closed my eyes and walked with him, and I really walked out!" I'm not an atheist, and you can't help but believe in a lot of things! ”

"That's right, but can it work...."Xiao Hai still hesitated and muttered in a low voice.

The sound of the flute gradually became quieter, Da Lei looked up at the sky, the snow was not as big as just now, he said: "I'd rather believe it than not, some things can't be explained by science, try it!" ”

"Uncle..."Canu didn't know when he came back, he pulled the corner of Da Lei's clothes and said, "I just went over there, and I saw a wooden stake move twice......

"Huh? Which? ”

Canu held out his hand.

"What's wrong?" Wu Zi asked.

"Canu said there was a stake moving over there."

"How could it be, it's so dark, it's snowing heavily, his vision is so blurry, and this kid doesn't have a flashlight, he must have seen it wrong." Wu Zi squatted down and looked at Ganu and comforted softly: "It's okay, don't be afraid, you're just too tired, you read it wrong." The wood is not human, and it cannot move. ”

Ganu looked up at him with confused eyes, and finally nodded confusedly.

"Let's unify in one direction, we can't one to the left and one to the right, and in the end they are all scattered." Wu Zi said.

"Okay, let's go in the direction of the flickering point we just saw, close our eyes, and follow our feelings." Chen Lao said.

"Ganu, you take my hand, close your eyes, don't be afraid." Da Lei said.

"Hmm."

The whistle has died down, and the snow has stopped. But there was already a thick layer of snow on the ground, and it was up to the calves, so it was particularly difficult to walk. The temperature was still very low, and Da Lei held Ganu's hand, and could feel that he was shaking all the time.

"Brother!" Xiao Hai's voice came from behind him: "You guys go slowly, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up!" ”

"Don't worry, I'm right in front of you, you don't have to shout, I can hear you."

"Good...... Ahh Xiaohai sneezed heavily, and his nose was so blocked that he had to breathe through his mouth.

"Alas......" Da Lei sighed: "This place is hot and cold, who can stand it!" Xiaohai, you just walk briskly in small steps and try to warm yourself up. ”

"But the snow is so deep, he can't walk in small steps, brother, why don't you rub your hands!" Wu Zi's voice came from the front.

A few people chatted like this, letting each other know that they were all nearby.

After walking for a while, it seemed that everyone was tired, and gradually stopped talking. Xiao Hai closed his eyes, but he was not afraid at all when he walked in the dark world, he always felt that someone was guiding him, and it was strange to say, there were wooden stakes all around, but he didn't bump into them at all, and he could always get around them smoothly.

Is this the so-called 'guiding soul'?

Listening to the older generation, everyone has a guiding soul in their body, hidden in their eyes, in order to lead themselves to Huangquan Road after death, and will also lead themselves out of the predicament when they get lost in the middle of the night.

It is rumored that there are three fires on Huangquan Road:

Firethirsty: The imps who will never be able to be born will look for their next home to reincarnate again.

Wrongful fire: The soul of the incomplete corpse eats the body of the reincarnated, and the missing arm eats the arm, and the missing leg eats the leg.

Puppet fire: The dragon beast eats the last trace of aura after death, and after being eaten aura, most of the next life will be demented children.

The purpose of the guiding soul is to prevent the reincarnated person from straying into these three fires.

Thinking like this, he was no longer afraid, and he didn't know how long he had walked, Xiaohai found that he was not as cold as before, and he walked faster. But walking and walking seems a little bit wrong....

Isn't it too quiet because everyone is talking anymore?

Wrong.

It's a little different......

He paused, frowning and thinking about what was different.

...... Right!

It's footsteps! Footsteps !!!

I didn't hear anyone else's footsteps!!!

Although everyone was tired and stopped talking at that time, they could still hear the sound of different steps, and when did it start that everyone else was gone except their own footsteps?

Especially when I stopped, the darkness was terrifyingly quiet.

"Brother?" Xiao Hai shouted.

No one answered.

"Canu? Wu Zi?! Chen Lao ???!! ”

Still no one answered.

"Hey! Is there anyone? I opened my eyes?!! Xiao Hai's voice had begun to tremble, and no one answered except for his own echo drifting helplessly.

Suddenly, there was a strange scent.

Xiao Hai opened his eyes and was stunned.

There is no Da Lei, no Ganu, no Wuzi, no Chen Lao. Even the tall stakes were gone.

In the dark of night, he was in a snow-covered clearing, and in front of him, there was only a woman in white and long hair.

Her face was blurry, but she kept waving to herself.

This scene is very familiar.

Is it in a dream? Xiao Hai squinted his eyes and recalled carefully......

......

"I suddenly smelled a strange smell, and when I opened my eyes, it was snowing! I thought I had to go to see Hades. But in the heavy snow, I could faintly see the figure of a woman, wearing her hair and white clothes, waving to me......"

Right!!!

On the night of the Taklamakan Desert, the tent was blown over by the wind, and in the dark night when the wind was raging, he lost contact with his brother.... This is also the scene...... I was shivering from the cold, I closed my eyes and suddenly smelled a strange fragrance, and when I opened my eyes, this is how it ......

Snowy night, white, woman, long hair, beckoning to yourself......

It turned out that it wasn't a dream, it was real... It's not right, it's an omen!! A sign of what will happen in the future!

The woman's appearance gradually became clearer, but he was still unsure of her appearance, and could only see that she was grinning at herself.

"Hee-hee-hee... Are you coming? She said.

"Huh? What the? When Da Lei heard this, he asked strangely: "Xiaohai, what are you talking about?" ”

"Hee-hee-hee-hee.... Come here, I'm calling you over! Xiao Hai's voice was soft and charming, and it also revealed an aura of resentment. Wu Zi and Chen Lao in front noticed that something was wrong and asked, "What's wrong with the back?" ”

"Xiaohai is a little wrong, I opened my eyes first." Da Lei turned his head worriedly and was shocked. I saw Xiao Hai looking at himself with empty eyes, grinning mechanically, he stretched out his hand and beckoned him one by one, his movements were stiff, like a puppet, indescribably weird.

"Xiaohai, I'm right in front of you! Where are you going to let me go?! Da Lei stretched out his hand and shook it in front of his eyes, Xiao Hai didn't react, still grinning, his expression and movements were not coordinated at all, how awkward it looked.

"Don't touch him yet!" Chen Lao walked over, he squinted his eyes and looked at Xiao Hai carefully, looked at it for a while, and said, "He was touched by something unclean!" But everything happens for a reason, so let's see what 'it' is trying to do! ”

Da Lei was pulled aside by Wu Zi, and Ganu turned his face in fear.

I saw Xiao Hai twist his head and giggle endlessly, and then he opened his legs, his body swayed, and walked in one direction in a very uncoordinated manner, and his mouth was still muttering over and over again: "Come on... Yes, yes, here you go... Come on! ”

He spoke in a tone like a woman's.

Finally he stopped in front of a stake, rolled his eyes, and fell over.

"Xiaohai!" Da Lei ran over in a panic, Xiao Hai had already fainted, and Da Lei slapped him over and over again and called his name. Chen Lao turned on the flashlight and looked at the patterns on the wooden stake in front of him, spiraling in circles, like flying petals. The same is true for several wooden stakes around, with similar patterns and different sizes of patterns.

Then he put his ear on it and reached out and knocked on the surface of the stake.

"How's it going, uncle?" Wu Zi asked.

"Sure enough, it's empty."

"Empty? Why should the good end be hollowed out? Wu Zi looked at the wooden stake in front of him suspiciously.

"Because I want to make a coffin and pretend to be dead." Chen Lao didn't pay attention to Wu Zi anymore, he came to Xiao Hai who fainted, and when he saw Da Lei, who was so anxious that his face was red but there was nothing he could do, he said: "Don't worry about little brother, he has nothing to do, come, leave it to me." As he spoke, Old Chen bent down and stared at Xiao Hai's face, and suddenly stretched out his hand and viciously gave him a big ear scraper!

"Ahh Xiaohai screamed and woke up.

He rubbed his face, looked at the few people in front of him with a confused expression, was stunned for a while, and shouted aggrievedly: "Where have you been!" It's all gone, leaving me alone......"

"Don't scream!" Da Lei helped him up: "You were touched by something unclean, but it's okay now." ”

"Uncle." Wu Zi took out a flashlight and looked at the wooden stake, and asked, "How can this wooden stake be opened?" There is not even an interface ......"

"Why did you open it?" Da Lei asked.

"Uncle said there were corpses in there."

"What?!" Da Lei was startled, looked at the tens of thousands of wooden stakes around him and asked, "That... What about the others? ”

Chen Lao walked around the neighborhood, knocked left and right, and said, "You can't be wrong, these wooden stakes are all coffins, and they all contain corpses. Although the patterns carved on the surface of the stake are different in size, the patterns are not much different, just like their thickness and size, although they are different, they are all arranged in a certain order. The instructions are all divided according to the status of the corpses inside. ”

Xiao Hai was furious when he heard this, Mom, how many corpses do you have! Just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle.

Da Lei came to the wooden stake in front of Wu Zi, and he couldn't see the reason, the two turned their eyes to Chen Lao, only to see Chen Lao walking over quietly, pointing to the spiral pattern on it, and asking, "What do you think this carving looks like?" ”

"Flowers?" Da Lei said.

"It should be petals." Wu Zi replied.

"Yes. This petal is slender, and curved in a spiral shape, is a kind of ancient Western Regions god flower, called 'Yutuo'. Chen Lao explained: "Luo Yusha is a flower that grows deep under the earth, has the medicinal properties to cure all diseases, and is a divine flower that symbolizes the peace of mind and the revival of the earth. And Manju Sawa is known as the Yellow Spring Flower that blooms on the path of reincarnation, which is 'Heiji', which means the divine flower of hell, and is also revered in the ancient Western Regions. Just like in the Qing Dynasty, the crow was known as a mascot, even if later generations felt that it was unlucky, but they were also in awe. And Yutuo is a kind of Manzhu Shahua, the most humble one, so I guess that this stake should be buried as a maidservant. ”

"What about this?" Wu Zi asked, pointing to another wooden stake.

Although the pattern on the stake is also spiral, it is not so exaggerated, only slightly curled, and it is a flower pattern, connected in large patches.

"This is called 'Jade', and the rank is higher than that of a maidservant, but it is not very noble, just like a maid in the bed."

Wu Zi lowered his head and thought for a while, and muttered: "I remember that it is recorded in the information that the tomb of the princess with auspicious meanings is carved with Luo Yusha...... That these Manju Sawa .... Isn't that the princess who symbolizes the curse?! ”

"That's right, didn't you know it early on, what do you think?" Chen Laohu looked at him suspiciously.

"I see... It's true..."Wu Zi's tone gradually became excited: "Actually, I've always been a little skeptical, I'm not sure if this is the princess's tomb, after all, there is very little information left, I didn't expect it.... Hard work pays off! Brother Chen must be here! ”

When Da Lei heard this, his face turned green. I just walked out of a ghost gate, why did I come here again?!

Damn it... How did you get here?!

The most terrible thing is that not only did I come in, but I couldn't get out!

When I thought of what happened to me in the tomb at the Loulan site, which was buried hundreds of meters deep in the Octagonal Building...... Corpse rounds, phase turtles, stone beasts, men in black...... Wait, that's an auspicious tomb! Who knows what's in the damned tomb!

Wu Zi and Chen Lao didn't notice the change in Da Lei's face at all, and the two of them went back to the wooden stake where Xiao Hai stopped before he fainted, and looked at the patterns on it.

"No... No, Old Chen, you two won't open the coffin, will you? Xiao Hai dragged Ganu tightly and asked in disbelief.

"That's right."

"Huh? This is not very good, people have to rest in peace when they die, how can we destroy it, besides, you also said, this is a humble maidservant, and it is estimated that there is nothing of value... Let's stop it. Xiaohai persuaded.

"As I said, everything happens because of it. There must be a reason why it has brought you here, and since that is the case, it must open the coffin for examination, which is what it means. ”

Xiao Hai was so blocked by Chen Lao that he couldn't say a word, and after holding it for a long time, he asked again: "There is no interface above, how do you want to open it?" ”

Chen Lao didn't answer him, just pursed his lips and smiled. I saw him knock along those spiral patterns for a long time, and finally squatted down, stopped at the bottom spiral, and whispered: "I'm sorry!" The big hand pressed on it, twisted vigorously in the direction of the spiral rotation, and only listened to "Bang!" With a loud bang, the plank was twisted open by him!!

Suddenly, Xiao Hai only felt a chill on his back, as if the wind was blowing, he shivered, and then looked up. I saw that there was really a corpse in the stake!!

It was the long-haired woman in white, who stood quietly inside, her hair hanging down to block her face and her face to see her face clearly.

Wu Zi and Chen Lao first bowed to her, then put on gloves and took out a flashlight to begin to test it.

"Incredible...," Wu Zi muttered.

"What's wrong?" Da Lei asked curiously behind him, wanting to go up and see, but he didn't dare.

"This corpse is at least a few thousand years old, but there is no sign of aging! This... It's a miracle! ”

"Oh." Da Lei was not too surprised, he thought to himself: There are more corpses in Luo Yusha's tomb, and some of them are still bleeding, I don't know how many years they have been dead......

"But..."Wu Zi took out a small jade bead from her tongue and said, "Her eyes have been gouged out, and there is still this little jade bead in her tongue..... Jade is a god, not to be blasphemed, the eye is the guiding soul on the Huangquan Road, this is the meaning of not being reborn after death. ”

"What kind of hatred is there..."Xiao Hai shook his head, suddenly feeling a little distressed.

"Put it back." Chen Lao glared at Wu Zi, and Wu Zi obediently put the jade back. The two bowed to the corpse again, then closed the plank.

"Alas..."Old Chen sighed: "This is called 'chrysalis'. ”

"What do you mean?" Others asked.

Chen Lao looked around and said, "This is definitely the case in other coffins. This is not to have a deep hatred with them and not want them to be reborn, but to protect them like 'chrysalis' and wait for them to be resurrected again. ”

"Huh?" Da Lei said in disbelief: "How can people live when they are dead?" ”

"At that time, it was difficult for Loulan to survive between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu, and it was on the verge of extinction at the end of the period. As I said before, Loulan suddenly disappeared one day, and before disappearing, the king ordered the construction of a mausoleum for the two princesses, one of which means auspiciousness and worships the gods. An allegorical curse, sacrificing to the god of the earth. In order to seek peace and prosperity and rebuild the country's wealth. ”

Therefore, the king knew that Loulan's lifeline was exhausted and would not survive for long, so he made preparations in advance. Although these people are dead, in a sense, they are temporarily sealed, in order to wait for the day when they will be resurrected again? Again Loulan? ”

"That's right." Chen Lao nodded.

"It's really a pathetic feudal superstition...."Da Lei shook his head and said regretfully: "A good person is dead and gouges out people's eyes." ”

"Pathetic is pathetic, but it cannot be unbelievable." Wu Zi said: "Many things cannot be explained by science, which shows that there is still some kind of power. ”

"In that case, where is the king's tomb? What about the rest of the royal family? Is there any record in the information? Xiao Hai asked.

Chen Lao shook his head: "No, it is said that the last king suddenly fell ill and died violently." Three days after his death, Loulan disappeared. ”

"Uncle, that princess must be buried in the 'center of the sun'. Brother Chen must be there too. Without further ado, let's get over early. Wu Zidao.

"What's the hurry, look." Chen Lao skimmed his eyes and stretched out his finger, only to see that behind a few wooden stakes on the left, there was a huge clearing, and the snow in the clearing had almost melted unconsciously, leaking shiny sand.

Da Lei looked up at the sky, and the sun had come out.

It's so fast, it's dawn.

"Wow wow! That's a lot of paper flowers! It's fun! Ganu's active voice was particularly prominent in this incompatible environment, and Da Lei looked over and his face changed.

I saw that the originally thick snow on the ground turned into white paper money in ancient times after the sun came out.