Chapter 44: Someone from Nanling
When I opened the door, I saw a man wearing a green robe and holding a wooden staff in his hand, and then looked inside for a while before he continued: "Excuse me, is the chief of Wuwei Dao here?" ”
"Yes!" I paused slightly, not expecting to come to the old Taoist priest.
I didn't think much about it in my heart, but gently gave way to a way: "May I ask who you are?" ”
"Nanling ......" The man smiled mysteriously, and then walked slowly towards the inside with a crutch, looked around carefully, showed a faint smile on his face, and slowly sat down in front of the stone bench in the courtyard.
When I heard these two words, I shuddered.
It's not the first time I've heard these two words. I heard it when I first saw my father's body.
At that time, I didn't quite know the meaning of these two words. But later, when I was in the Ghost Valley, I understood a little bit.
Nanling is a vein, a generation in Xiangxi.
It was a holy place for corpses.
There are a lot of corpse craftsmen, these corpse craftsmen have extremely high means, the Zhang family in Nanling, the Yang family in Yang Zhai, and the Shangguan family, the so-called three families, six doors and twelve mansions.
In that realm, corpses are both good and strange.
The business of chasing corpses is not among the hundred schools, but not everyone can ignore it.
When I heard the word Nanling, it really scared me. I was silent for a moment before I continued, "What is the matter with you coming here to find the Wuwei Daoist?" ”
The man let out a sigh of relief, and then a smile appeared on his face, and then he continued: "It's not a big deal, pass by, and pay a visit!" ”
At this time, Bai Zhi walked out.
Two cups of tea were brought out and gently placed on the table.
The man laughed: "I didn't expect that there would be such a beautiful and intelligent woman in this place of gates, but I was a little surprised." ”
"Someone is looking for me, why don't you know about it?"
At this time, the old Taoist priest walked out, glanced at me, then looked at the person sitting there, and then laughed and said, "I'm a little Taoist boy who is not sensible, and I hope you don't mind." ”
The man paused slightly: "What do I have to mind?" I came here to figure out something, a corpse chaser in Nanling went missing, and we tracked it down and found that he had taken a job that he shouldn't have received. According to reason, this matter should not have been asked by my Zhang family, but after all, it is a peer. If this man is alive, it will be fine, but if he dies, he will eventually return to his homeland, right? ”
As he spoke, the man turned his eyes to look at me, with a faint smile in his eyes. It was as if he was asking me.
It's just that at that time, I suddenly shivered all over my body, and I didn't know what to say.
My body was a little stiff.
"He's dead." I was silent for a moment, knowing that it didn't make sense to hide it like this, and the most important thing was that the death of this corpse chaser was not something I could control.
Sure enough, as Bai Zhi said, trouble came to the door.
"I see, can you give me back the corpse?" The man paused slightly, and then said, "We pay attention to returning the soul to our hometown and entering the earth for peace!" People died, understandably. This body can't be wandered in a different place. I am also entrusted by others to be faithful. Don't blame it yet. ”
I was silent for a moment, not knowing what to say.
After a long time, he shook his head slightly and said, "I'm afraid it's not okay?" ”
"Oh?" The man's eyes shone brightly, and then he yawned, paused slightly before continuing: "I came here today with sincerity, and I have investigated the cause and effect of the incident relatively clearly. The interests of hundreds of schools are involved, and it is really not good for me to drive out the corpse, and I have done too much. However, don't think I'm a bully! ”
"You're too worried, listen to what I've said!"
I took a deep breath and stood there, neither humble nor arrogant. After a slight pause, he then told the whole story, then looked at the person in front of him, and then continued: "This is probably the way things are, I'm afraid his body can't be taken away, because it's gone, and I don't know where I went." ”
"Yin and Yang Family!"
The man took a deep breath, as if he was constantly pondering the truth of what I was saying.
It took a long time before he looked at me and said, "Are you sure?" ”
"That's nature." I nodded: "I don't need to lie to my predecessors, not to mention that this doesn't mean anything to me, that person is indeed dead, and he died in front of me." I've already admitted it, and there's no need for the others to lie. ”
"Condolences."
At this time, the old Taoist priest paused slightly before continuing: "I probably figured out this matter. If you want to seek revenge, you should go to the Yin and Yang family, and you can't find it no matter how you look for it. If we want to find the body, then we can't help much. It's getting late, if you want to spend the night, you can stay here for a night and leave tomorrow, what do you see? ”
The old Taoist priest stood there and said with a smile.
The man was silent for a moment, then stood up and said to the old Taoist priest, "I'm sorry for my excuses." Although I said that I knew the cause and effect of some things, I was not very clear about the whole thing, and if it was really as this little brother said, it would be more difficult. I'm just afraid that I have to rush to Yinyang's house for a trip, and they will give me an explanation for this matter after all. We're used to walking at night, spending the night or something, so we don't need to, so let's leave! ”
As he spoke, the man flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.
However, my brows furrowed slightly, and I looked at the old Taoist priest beside me, paused slightly, and then asked, "He is going to find the Yin and Yang family?" Are you sure you're okay? ”
"I can't say for sure!"
The old Taoist priest's brows furrowed, and after a sigh, he continued: "If he is someone else, he will naturally have no return, but if he is the Zhang family, there may be a glimmer of life, after all, if he pokes the hornet's nest of three families, six gates and twelve mansions, even if it is the Yin and Yang family, he is afraid that the corpses will attack the mountain!" ”
Three families, six gates and twelve mansions, in the entire Xiangxi area.
It's very famous. However, in a sense, there is still a certain gap with the Yin and Yang family. This time they went to the Yin and Yang family, it was indeed a bit of an adventure. However, fortunately, this Xiangxi is extremely united, and once one of them is provoked, it will inevitably cause the alliance of other corpse chasers. At that time, it was indeed a little difficult for the Yin and Yang family to parry.
Thinking of this, I gradually put my mind at ease.
"But you can rest assured!" The old Taoist priest let out a sigh: "If he just wants to find the corpse, it shouldn't be a big deal." ”
Hearing the old Taoist's words, I nodded slightly: "I hope so." ”
I don't know what to say, I really don't know much about the Xiangxi generation, but at this time, I suddenly thought of a thing, that is, the snake worship, after the snake worship sect entered Middle Earth, it should also be hidden in the Xiangxi generation, if the corpse chaser has such a deterrent effect in that place, maybe you can get some news of the snake worship.
It's just that the man has already gone a long way, and even if he catches up now, there is no need to catch up.
Smiled helplessly, turned around and went back to the house.
"In this world, I'm afraid it's really going to change." The old Taoist priest's eyes showed a trace of confusion, and after a while, he continued: "If you want to live some quiet days, I'm afraid it's impossible!" ”
"Hmm!"
I nodded, and although I didn't know much, I always had a premonition. It seems like a storm is coming.
I've seen so many things in the past few years, so I can finally have some opinions of my own.
"Don't be stunned, go and rest." The old Taoist priest said to me.