On the top of the mountain, Xing Ruyi squatted down and looked at the headless female corpse in front of her, but after all, she still couldn't hold back, and cleaned up the filth on her broken neck with her hands.

The ghost behind him was fluttering and looming, vaguely the appearance of the female corpse in front of him. Seeing Xing Ruyi's actions, she floated forward slightly, looked at the female corpse lying on the ground with complicated eyes, and was silent for a long time before sighing.

"Regret it?" Xing Ruyi asked, and his words were also flat.

"Hmm." The ghost whispered, looked at the rising sun in the east, and said, "It was only after I died that I really understood what my mother had said." ”

"What?"

"It's better to die than to live!" Shui Ling said, looking at the village not far away: "I'm dead, but it's a hundred, only pity my two children, and there will be no more mothers to care about from now on." ”

"Want to see them? It's okay to walk with peace of mind. ”

"Can I?" There was a gleam in the ghost's eyes.

"The first seven, it's time to return to the soul." Xing Ruyi grabbed a handful of hay and covered the broken head and neck of the female corpse.

Water spirits are suicidal, and people who commit suicide cannot be reincarnated until the end of their natural lifespan. During the period between the age at the time of suicide and the end of life, the suicide person has to repeat the process of suicide in the underworld, which is very painful. But this is also the rule of the underworld, the living are not easy, if you are given life, you still don't cherish it, give it up at will, and don't punish it, how can you show justice.

The patriarch was worried about what kind of mutation would be regenerated on the mountain, and wanted Rouge and Changtai to join them, but Rouge refused. Although Chang Tai was willing to help, looking at Rouge's look, he didn't seem to want him to participate in the affairs of the village, and then thought about Shui Ling's affairs, and felt that it was not suitable for him to participate as an outsider, so he politely resigned. Although the patriarch sighed lamentingly, he was not reluctant, and after a simple breakfast, he let a young man lead them out of the village.

The way out of the village is another, the young man said, this is the rule of the village, if you encounter something unlucky, you must not go back to touch the head.

Rouge and Chang Tai don't care, anyway, the road is a good road, at least it's much easier to walk than the one that went up the mountain last night.

After last night's incident, Rouge and Chang Tai had more conversations before, although most of the time, Chang Tai was asking and Rouge was answering.

"Rouge girl, why did you think of being this corpse chaser?"

"It's nothing, I've been watching it since I was a child, and I'll be able to grow up."

"How long has Rouge been in this business?"

"Not a few years."

"I've heard that corpse chasers can manipulate corpses, and since Rouge Girl has this ability, why don't you help the court, in that case, she can sacrifice less life."

When Rouge heard this, he glanced back at Chang Tai and said, "I will only control them to move around, and I can only be a meat shield when I go to war, besides, the lives of the living need to be cherished, and the bodies of the dead also need to be cherished." ”

"The parents of the body, Chang Tai said it wrong." Chang Tai gave up, which can be regarded as an apology. Rouge glanced at her and didn't speak again.

Out of the village, there are mostly official roads all the way, and it only took more than a month to reach the border. Chang Tai counted it, and it was indeed eight people as stated in the letter, and after checking the identity documents and other information, it was also confirmed that they were the eight corpses in front of him. It's just that Chang Tai didn't expect that in such a hot climate, these eight corpses would be well preserved.

Rouge lined up these eight people in accordance with the order of official ranks, and when he saw Chang Tai frowning and pondering, he knew what he was thinking, so he said: "My lord, why did these eight corpses not decay after stopping for nearly two months?" ”

Chang Tai nodded.

Rouge hooked the corners of his lips indifferently, and pointed to the yellow talisman on the eight corpses: "Actually, this is nothing unusual, how high-ranking people are in the people, there are usually some secrets that are not known to outsiders." If you don't take some measures, the corpse will decompose, and it will cause a plague, and when the time comes, you will already die without the enemy attacking. Therefore, there are also high-ranking people in this army. ”

Rouge said, glancing at the medical tent not far away. Chang Tai noticed that there were similar yellow talismans on the big tents in the army.

"Don't worry, when we leave, these yellow talismans will be revealed." Rouge said, walking over to a corpse, carefully arranging his slightly wrinkled shirt, and gently pushing his exposed hand back into the wide sleeves.

Because the way back needed to drive out the corpses, the walk was slower than usual. Usually, Rouge walks at the forefront, shaking the bell in his hand from time to time, and Chang Tai walks last, in his ears, except for the crisp sound of the bell, it is the sound of the corpse rubbing against the ground when it jumps.

From July to the end of October, seven of these dead generals were finally sent back to their respective homes, and tonight was the last.

Chang Tai looked at the roster, this last general, named Zuo Tianyou, is the grandson of Zuo Quan, the hussar general in the early years of Gaozong, because of the middle of the family, now there is no fame and power in the court. What was left was only a general's mansion that was rewarded by the imperial court in the early years, and now it looks dilapidated because no one takes care of it.

The quiet moonlight shone on the depressed General's Mansion, and the two stone lions at the door were open in the darkness of the night, as if they were waiting for the return of their masters. Taking advantage of Rouge's knock on the door, Chang Tai opened the second secret letter handed to him by the adult before leaving.

The secret letter said that let him retrieve something from Zuo Tianyou's body, as for what is that thing? It is not mentioned in the secret letter, but after getting the things, get rid of the corpse chaser.

The door of the General's Mansion opened, and it was an old man with white hair who was slightly stunned when he saw Rouge, but when he moved his eyes to the familiar person standing behind Rouge, he instantly burst into tears. He staggered out of the door, and then knelt down in front of Zuo Tianyou with a "poof", and called hoarsely: "Little general, it's all old slaves who are not good, it's the old slaves who have killed you!" ”

Hearing this, Chang Tai's forehead jumped slightly. Looking at Rouge again, although his face has not changed much, his tone is much softer.

"Uncle, General Zuo, he is tired of walking, you should let him go home and rest first!"

The old man wiped his tears as he got up and welcomed Rouge and Chang Tai in. The mourning hall has been prepared for a long time, and everything is available, and it can be seen that the old man has also done his best. Rouge led Zuo Tianyou, driven by a bell, and let him slowly lie down on the spiritual bed, and then removed the yellow talisman from his forehead.

Under the yellow fu, there is a black hole, although Chang Tai does not lead the troops to fight, but he also understands that such a hole can only be shot by a bow and arrow.

It is said that in battlefield confrontations, casualties are inevitable, but this Zuo Tianyou's injury makes people always feel strange when they see it. The old man brought a basin of water over and quietly helped Zuo Tianyou clean it, and he did not shy away from the whole process.

Zuo Tianyou's wrists and arms were bound and bound, and there were whip marks on his back, and they were constantly overlapping, and such injuries seemed to be only possible after being captured by the enemy. The arrow in the forehead was obviously a fatal wound, thinking of the secret letter handed to him by the Lord before leaving, Chang Tai faintly felt that there was something here, and it was not a trivial matter.

As the wounds on Zuo Tianyou's body were exposed, Rouge's expression became more and more difficult to look at, and his eyes became even colder. Finally, when the old man cleaned the wound on his forehead, she turned around and went out. Chang Tai then looked at her weak back and asked, "General Zuo, he shouldn't have died in battle, right?" ”

"Do you know about the Zuo family?" Rouge raised his head slightly and looked at the desolate scenery not far away: "The old general Zuo Quan, who has led the troops for decades, can be described as a great achievement, but whether it is in the military department or in the history books of later generations, you will not see his name." Do you know why? ”

"Why?" Chang Tai asked according to Rouge's words.

"Because the last time he went on the expedition, he received the decree of the queen at that time, and now the holy queen mother. But when it goes, life and death are unknown. When the people of the Zuo family went to ask, not only did they not get an answer, but they were accused of collaborating with the enemy and treason. Originally, it was to connect the nine clans, but the Holy Queen Niangniang was gracious and actually left a trace of Zuo Tianyou's bloodline, but ordered him not to enter the official career for life.

When Zuo Tianyou was fourteen years old, the imperial court suddenly issued a decree, saying that the Holy Empress was gracious, allowing him to inherit the ancestral system, and promoted him exceptionally, driving him from the capital to the border. It's not so much a favor as a death on the battlefield. It's a pity that Zuo Tianyou's life is far harder than the Holy Queen imagined, he has gone through thousands of wars, large and small, from a small soldier to a general step by step, and inadvertently learned the truth about the disappearance of his grandfather and the destruction of the Zuo family. ”

Chang Tai's heart was cold, he naturally knew the implicit meaning behind Rouge's words. The iron fist of the Holy Queen, the people of the Tang Dynasty, who doesn't know, who doesn't know. Come to think of it, the wounds on Zuo Tianyou's body must not have been given by the enemy.

"The so-called companion is like a tiger, most of the people and things related to the palace and imperial power have no good end. It's just that Rouge Girl is an outsider, why does she know the details here? ”

"People have taken pictures, water has left traces, and what secrets in this world can be long-lasting." Rouge turned to look at Chang Tai: "For example, Lord Chang, you, have been with Rouge for several months, don't you also have secrets related to Rouge in your heart?" ”

Chang Tai was stunned for a moment, and his right hand unconsciously held the long sword.

"Lord Chang will not follow Rouge for no reason, according to the identity of an adult, this trip must have a task. I don't know, but that's the task of adults? Rouge said, took out a small porcelain **, and took out a roll of paper from the **.

"What is this?" Chang Tai asked.

In the secret letter, it only said that he was asked to find something, but it did not mention what that thing was? So at the moment, he couldn't determine whether what Rouge was holding in his hand was what the soldier asked him to find.

"Your Excellency, you remember what I said to you when I was in the barracks. There are many high-ranking people in this people, and there are many high-ranking people, all of whom are hidden in the army. Rouge said, holding the roll of paper in his hand: "The ancestral home of General Zuo is Tanzhou, and his ancestors have been corpse chasers for generations, but later the war and strife caused the people to be displaced, and he also entered the military camp by mistake." Because of the courage of the artist, he became a hussar general step by step, and the history of his ancestors as corpse chasers was also deliberately erased.

The reason why the Holy Queen chose to let the old general carry out that secret mission is also related to his history as a corpse chaser, because that mission is not aimed at the living, but the dead. It's a pity that the old general failed and never returned. This porcelain ** was found by Zuo Tianyou from his grandfather, and it was also recorded in the corpse language of the Zuo family, and now there is no one in the world who can understand it except me. Therefore, even if the adults took it and gave it to those people, all they saw was a ghost drawing. ”

Rouge said, stuffed the roll of paper back into the porcelain, and then threw the porcelain ** to Chang Tai: "I know you are a good person, and I don't want you to lose your life because of this thing." So, you take it! ”

"Is this the cause of the old general's death?"

"Nope! It is the secret mission that the Holy Queen wants the old general to perform, as well as the secret of the Zuo family's driving out of the corpse and manipulating the corpse. Rouge looked at Chang Tai: "The adult once asked Rouge, can he manipulate the corpse to fight?" What Rouge told the adults at the time was that Rouge couldn't. This is not only because Rouge's Taoism is not enough, but also because of the legacy of the old general Zuo, since the old general, the people of the Zuo family cannot drive the deceased to do anything other than returning to their hometown. ”

"So, General Zuo, can drive the dead to fight?"

(Education 123 Literature Network)