Chapter 35: The Curse (Part II)
As soon as I heard the white-haired old man say that it was not a tattoo, but a curse, my heart suddenly chuckled. There is a saying in the tomb robbery world that has been passed down to this day, which is about curses, and this sentence is: "It is better to take ghosts and gods than to curse Wanjinlou." ”
I don't know what dynasty this sentence came down from, but it is enough to prove that the tomb robbers believed in the curse and were afraid of it, so they would rather go down to the tomb and take the things of the ghosts and gods than take the priceless cursed things.
While I'm not that convinced of curses, I'm a bit of a taboo because it's a wicked thing, and there's a lot of things that I can't explain when it comes to it.
I glanced at the old prostitute standing next to me, his face had changed, and I knew from his appearance that the old prostitute was also a grave robber who believed in the curse.
I've heard some things about curses before, but the so-called curse is a kind of punishment, and of course there are people who use the prayer of ghosts and gods to bring disaster on the people they hate, but after all, such people are in the minority. Curses are also a method or means of using the power of darkness or evil to accomplish one's desires based on punishment.
There are many ways to curse, but the only ones that are commonly used are: witchcraft and summoning evil spirits. There are also many kinds of witchcraft used for curses, such as the poisonous Gu or insect Gu in Miao Jiang, the magic of witchcraft has been around since the Qin and Han dynasties, and the laws of the Han Dynasty and the law of the Tang Dynasty have explicitly prohibited witchcraft. Generally speaking, Gu is actually a poisonous insect, and the so-called witchcraft is to use the toxins of these poisonous insects to harm people, because of the lack of medical knowledge in ancient times, so people associate this phenomenon with witchcraft. Of course, there was also a way in the ancient Middle East, which was somewhat similar to the Miaojiang Witch Gu, raising the summoned evil spirits in a small jar and feeding them with their own blood, and when needed, the evil spirits in the jar would appear in the form that the master hoped to perform the tasks assigned by the master. Summoning evil spirits is mainly to summon lonely spirits and wild ghosts containing resentment through certain rituals, use their resentment to obtain power, and use it to achieve their curse wishes.
Everyone's understanding of curses is different, and my understanding of curses is mentality, and the only terrible thing about this thing is that it can overcome everyone's hearts. Once someone touches something with a curse, they will think about it themselves, and they can always rely on the curse for some bad things, so that the curse becomes the biggest shadow in the heart. Of course, there are some curses that are difficult to explain, and I am still very afraid of such evil spirits.
The old prostitute looked at the white-haired old man and said in a choked voice: "Old man, I'll let you go, let's talk, but don't be looking for death." The old prostitute first untied his hands and feet, then helped to tie his shoulders with clothes, and then asked, "Old man, let's have a good talk, what do you say is the matter with this skeleton on your body?" What is the curse about? ”
The white-haired old man sighed and said, "Hey! It's a long story. ”
The white-haired old man told the ins and outs of this skeleton, it turned out that this white-haired old man was also one of the victims of the curse, he said, hundreds of years ago when it was still the Ming Dynasty, his ancestors were a big family at that time, and they could be regarded as a rich man.
In order to allow future generations to prosper and continue to prosper, the ancestors went through a lot of hardships to find a piece of feng shui treasure, that is, this piece of heavenly land. After finding this piece of heavenly land, he was ready to bury the bones of his ancestors here, and when he dug up the ground of blood, something unexpected happened.
The sky that had been clear suddenly became cloudy, lightning and thunder, and rain began to fall in an instant. It was normal for it to rain during the burial, but the rain falling from the sky was not normal, and it was all bright red blood rain.
For a while, the excavated tomb was filled with blood, and the construction was forced to stop, leaving only a few people to guard the tomb, and the rest returned to their residences. However, the next day, all the people who were drenched in blood and rain had the marks of this skeleton on their bodies, and when they came to the tomb again, the few people who had been left behind were all lying in the tomb and died inexplicably, and there were no wounds on their bodies, and even the servants and medical officers at that time could not explain the cause of death of those people.
The grave digging project did not stop because of the death of a few people, after all, his ancestors wanted this piece of heaven and earth very much, and their thoughts were very simple, and they regarded the dead people as sacrifices to the sky. At that time, his ancestors also found some Taoist priests, performed rituals here, and then continued to start construction until the remains of his ancestors were buried, and nothing happened again.
But on the night of the burial, this strange skeleton appeared on the left shoulder of all the clansmen. At that time, everyone was shocked, thinking that they were infected with some kind of disease. At that time, his ancestors found a lot of doctors to diagnose and treat the clansmen, but all the doctors shook their heads, they didn't know what this was, but the pulse was normal.
This matter became the biggest topic of conversation in the family, and at that time, some clansmen suggested that it was a curse, and the rumors of the curse instantly spread throughout the family. However, on the third day of the burial of the ancestors' remains, the curse was even more firmly asserted. All those involved in digging the grave died mysteriously on that day. Some people are working in the farmland and die unconsciously, and some people are choked to death just by taking a sip of water, and the most bizarre thing is that some people sit in the sun and bask in the sun, but they are sunburned to death.
At that time, the family was already in chaos, and in order to avoid panic among the family, his ancestor decided to have the doctor dig up the skeleton on his body. Originally, this was the best way to dispel panic, but when his ancestor was the first to cut the skin, he found that this kind of imprint could not be cut off at all.
The skull's imprint appears to be tattooed on the left shoulder, but it is not, it resembles a living skeleton that can travel anywhere on its body. At that time, someone deliberately cut off the skin of the left shoulder, but it appeared on the right shoulder again, and the skin of the right shoulder was cut off again, and it appeared on the leg again, and no matter how much you tried to get rid of it, it was in vain, because it was a curse that could never be cut.
What's even more bizarre is that even the newborn child has this skull mark on his body, and this time everyone agrees with the curse. Since then, more and more people have died unconsciously, and when people die, the skeleton will disappear completely.
At that time, his ancestors invited a lot of charlatans to break the curse, but none of them could break it, and the people in the clan would still die mysteriously.
The white-haired old man burst into tears when he said this, and continued with infinite sadness: "Until one day, a man named Murong Tiande came from the north, and he brought a seal, which broke the cause of the curse in one word, and he was willing to help us suppress this curse. ”
Hearing this, I immediately interjected and asked, "The Murong Tiande you said brought you a seal, is that seal engraved with: Heavenly official blessing, no taboos, these eight words?" ”
The white-haired old man looked at me in surprise and asked, "How do you know the Dao?" ”