Chapter 55: Rest in peace

Xiao Ming walked in front of him to the fourth row of tombstones halfway up the mountain, followed by Zhao Yan. The sky had darkened, and the last yellow edge of the horizon had disappeared. There was a dead silence all around, only the footsteps of two people made a "rustling" sound on the weeds, as if the people behind were walking step by step.

Zhao Yan couldn't help but glance back, only the figure of the noble and noble figure in the distance showed its silhouette under the night. The three incense sticks that were lit flickered little by little. Suddenly, Zhao Yan saw that there seemed to be a figure standing in the grave in the distance, and when he was looking at it carefully, there was nothing, and he instantly felt that his hairs were tied up.

Zhao Yan walked a few steps quickly to keep up with Xiao Ming, panting and lowering his voice: "Xiao Ming, how do I feel as if there is something around." ”

"Don't look around, there's nothing else to this place but ghosts. If you don't mess with him, he won't mess with you. Without looking back, he continued to walk forward.

Xiao Ming's words not only did not make Zhao Yan put his heart down, but he was even more scared than just now. Wrapped his clothes vigorously and then followed behind Xiao Ming without daring to leave, and soon Xiao Ming stopped, Zhao Yan almost bumped into Xiao Ming and didn't react and asked, "What's wrong, why did you stop?" ”

"It's in the fourth row, and if you go inside, it's the girl's grave, don't scream if you see anything after me, or it will be very troublesome." After saying that, one tombstone after another, he walked inside.

Zhao Yan looked at the tombstones one by one out of the corner of his eye, he obviously didn't want to look at them, but he couldn't help but look at them as if something was attracting him.

There are a few vertical typesets written on each tombstone, and in the middle are small photos, all in black and white, as if they are alive in their eyes, and the expressions on everyone's faces are the same numbness, but Zhao Yan just felt that they were looking at him, as if he was an uninvited guest who had bumped into the underworld, disturbed the rest of these souls, and now woke up to see what they were doing. Suddenly, Zhao Yan felt as if someone behind him was gently blowing on his neck, which was cool, making him shiver. Slowly turning his head, there was nothing behind him, and the figure of the great nobleman in the distance could no longer be seen, only the three incense sticks were still burning little by little.

"What are you doing standing there, hurry up, there's not enough time." Xiao Ming stood there blowing Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan hurriedly walked a few steps to Xiao Ming's side, and then he saw what was written on the tombstone in front of him, but the mottled handwriting looked like it had been some years, but the photo could see it.

There was a young, beautiful but pale face, which looked like it was about eighteen years old. I don't know how Zhao Yan feels that the girl's expression in this photo is not as numb as on the rest of the graves, but a little like a living person, especially those eyes seem to have been looking at Zhao Yan, and Zhao Yan's heart is a little numb when he sees it.

"Don't be stunned, hurry up and work, this place has such a heavy yin qi for a long time, but something may appear, hurry up." After speaking, he handed the big bag to Zhao Yan, "You come to support me so that I can get something."

Zhao Yan opened the mouth of the bag, Xiao Ming first took out three wine glasses from it, and then took out a bottle of wine from it, then filled the wine glasses and put them aside, and then took out a pair of red chopsticks and two empty bowls from inside, put the chopsticks on the two empty bowls, like a bridge-like shape, and then took out steamed buns, cooked food and some fruits and placed them in front of the tomb.

took out a piece of red paper from inside, vaguely saw from it that it seemed to be written with a brush like a "marriage contract", and finally took out a thing about a meter long that was wrapped in several layers of Shuo material, Xiao Ming took it very carefully, Zhao Yan didn't understand what it was and stared at it.

Xiao Ming called layer by layer, it turned out to be a paper man tied with bellflower, maybe it was the stand-in that Xiao Ming said, Zhao Yan thought to himself, I saw that the paper man was wearing a pair of small black shoes, blue pants, green shirt, hair painted with ink on the head made of paper, everything was the same as the paper man burned for the dead, Xiao Ming slowly turned the paper man over, Zhao Yan gasped, although a few strokes were sketched on the miserable white face, but it was obviously a noble appearance, and it gave people exactly the same feeling. It's not the kind of image that is painted, but it gives people the feeling in their hearts, as long as you look at it, you can know whose mood it is, Zhao Yan was a little frightened and blurted out: "Why is this so similar, it's too real, if it's a little higher, the face is not so white, it will be the same as Daguigui." "This is called a stand-in, usually if there is a child who always makes trouble, it is said that it is a stand-in, if the child really has a stand-in, then there will be a seven-eight-point image after the piercing, if it is not like after the piercing, it means that the person who sees the doctor is a liar. I took this child's birthday and the things on his body to do this, how can it not be like this, and just now he used the immobilization law there, for the time being, the paper man you see has become a real noble, as long as the child does not go out of that circle, within the time when the incense is burned, this paper man is the child, so we have to hurry up or it will be too late after the incense is burned. After saying that, he began to bend the paper man's legs, and then knelt in front of the grave.

At this moment, an old and hoarse voice came from Zhao Yan's ears: "What are you doing."

"Married to the dead." Zhao Yan subconsciously said it, and suddenly he felt a chill and shivered, how could anyone talk to him, Zhao Yan turned his head violently, oh my God, there was nothing behind him, only a tombstone, and on that tombstone was a dry old man with a wrinkled face like tree bark, who was smiling at Zhao Yan at this time.

Zhao Yan shouted out with a frightened "ah".

"What's wrong, what's wrong" Xiao Ming asked as he stood up.

"No, nothing, I like I heard someone talking to me." Zhao Yan said in a trembling voice.

"Don't be suspicious, it's about to start, don't disturb me if you see anything in the middle, the ceremony can't be interrupted, otherwise the two of us will be in big trouble, do you hear?" Xiao Ming said to Zhao Yan seriously.

Zhao Yan couldn't say anything except nodding, except for nervousness and fear, Zhao Yan's frightened face turned a little purple at this time.

Xiao Ming sprinkled some paper money first, and then chanted a spell in his mouth, Zhao Yan couldn't understand it, but he felt that the yin qi around him was getting heavier and heavier, and he seemed to see a lot of black shadows scurrying around. Xiao Ming chattered for a while and finally said loudly: "Passing by lonely souls and wild ghosts, today to be a witness, a couple of newcomers tied the knot, please make it convenient for the spectators, and there will be heavy thanks after the ceremony." ”

After speaking, he turned around and took out a few yellow rune papers from his pocket, lit them with matches and sprinkled them into the air, and then took out three incense sticks, and two white candles were lit in front of the grave.

Then Xiao Ming cleared his throat and read aloud "Worship heaven and earth", after speaking, he kowtowed symbolically according to the nobleman's stand-in who was kneeling on the ground, and then turned sideways to Zhao Yan and said, "Second worship Gaotang" Zhao Yan was startled, his face was pale, and he looked straight at Xiao Ming, who meant to ask Xiao Ming what the hell was going on.

Xiao Ming whispered while pressing the head of the stand-in: "You are their teacher, and you are also an elder, you have no choice but to substitute it, you are saying that the yin qi in this place is so heavy, those lonely souls and wild ghosts will give some face when they see them worshipping you, and they will not attack you in a while, it can be regarded as a kind of protection" After speaking, he turned around and let the noble's stand-in bow to the tombstone and said loudly: "Husband and wife worship."

I don't know how after Xiao Ming asked the paper man to worship Zhao Yan, Zhao Yan felt that the girl in the photo was really alive and staring at Zhao Yan, and at this time, there were a few old and hoarse laughter in his ears, and Zhao Yan stood there motionless. The body is stiff. Finally, Xiao Ming lit a big fire on his side, burned the paper man, and burned some paper money, and then said, "Licheng, send it to the cave room." Turned around and said to Zhao Yan, who was standing there stupidly, don't go quickly, remember not to look back, no matter what sound you hear behind you, don't look back, run!

After saying that, the first one ran out, Zhao Yan realized that Xiao Ming had already run out, he felt as if his legs were tied to a grinding plate, and he gritted his teeth and stumbled towards the way he came, scolding Xiao Ming for not being righteous while running. At this moment, he heard the sound of someone scratching the coffin with his fingernails in the grave behind him, which made his heart furious, and then there was a rattling sound, as if something was about to crawl out of the grave.

Zhao Yan was so frightened that he didn't dare to turn back, and when he ran down the mountain, he was out of breath. Xiao Ming was holding the child there, and Da Guigui had fainted.

Xiao Ming looked at Zhao Yan and said: "It's okay, it's okay to go back and recuperate for a few days, although the stand-in replaced him to escape a catastrophe, but after all, he is connected to the stand-in luck, and he will be hurt by the yin qi somewhat. Don't stand stupid, hurry up, you can't leave if you don't wait for those ghosts to come out. ”

There happened to be a taxi in the distance, Zhao Yan hurriedly waved his hand, and several people got into the car and went to the noble's family.