That night, my father asked about the ghost dealer at other hotels in the countyIt's a pity that they all left Zichuan County on the night when Boss Wei escaped. The speed of action surprised Grandpa. Perhaps Boss Wei regarded his grandfather as another group of ghost dealers lurking in Zichuan to rob souls, so he quickly notified his accomplices to flee from Zichuan together.

However, this trip was not in vain, and my father heard from the innkeeper that the ghost dealer was going to cross the Yellow River to Baoding.

After returning to the hotel, my father wrote a letter to Luo Buzhai, asking him to find a way to send the bamboo slip to Baoding. Bamboo is good at tracking, and Daddy needs his help.

After the letter was sent, my father left Zichuan with millet, crossed the Yellow River, and first arrived in Cangzhou between Zichuan and Baoding.

When they were in Cangzhou, Daddy and Xiaomi had already caught up with the ghost dealers. But Grandpa didn't bother them, at this time Grandpa was in the dark, they were in the light, and it was more convenient for Grandpa to do things.

Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will not be defeated in a hundred battles. Daddy wants to know more about ghost dealers.

Since the ghost dealers were scattered to stay, Grandpa chose to stay in an inn far away from Boss Wei but with Boss Wei's companions, and found an opportunity to get close to Boss Wei's companions.

One morning, Boss Wei's companion was playing Chen-style Tai Chi in the courtyard of the hotel, and Grandpa also went out to play Tai Chi with the man.

The man was overjoyed to see that his father also knew tai chi, and took the initiative to chat with his father after the morning exercise.

Grandpa said a lot about his understanding of Chen-style Taijiquan and his understanding of Taiji. The man was even more pleased, and especially agreed with his father's statement.

So, Grandpa and the man got to know each other.

The man claimed to be Wei Jiaquan and was in the dog meat business. Grandpa later learned that the ghost dealers all claimed to be surnamed Wei and committed to ghosts. The "commitment" here is the meaning of place, parasitism.

Grandpa claimed to be named Ma Yancai, due to the chaos of the world, his home was destroyed, and he was forced to take his daughter Ma Xiaomi's to distant relatives.

Wei Jiaquan asked, "Where are the distant relatives?" ”

Grandpa replied, "In Baoding." ”

Wei Jiaquan said happily: "Yo, what a coincidence! I also happened to be selling dog meat there. We can all walk together! ”

Grandpa pretended not to believe it and said, "How can there be such a coincidence! ”

"What am I lying to you for!" Wei Jiaquan saw that his grandfather didn't know his itinerary, so he was a little relieved.

In the evening, his father invited him to dinner, and he readily agreed.

During the banquet, my father and he chatted all over the world, and after chatting, my father talked about topics such as "spirit pets", and said that dogs and cats are spirit pets.

This is naturally Wei Jiaquan's specialty, and Wei Jiaquan told his grandfather many insights and examples about spiritual pets. Of course, his vigilance has not been completely eliminated, and when he speaks, he is always point-to-point, not deep.

But he had some words that solved the doubts in his father's heart.

"Both cats and dogs can be Horcruxes, but you know no, people sometimes become Horcruxes." Wei Jiaquan said with some ostentatious knowledge. Perhaps their journey to buying and selling is lonely, and they need to brag once in a while to find a little presence.

Although Daddy has some knowledge of Horcruxes, he has a specialization in the art industry, and Daddy does not know as much as the ghost dealers. Dad was surprised and asked, "What?" Do people sometimes become Horcruxes? ”

"yes. If you think about it, a cat or dog becomes a Horcrux, that is, it has other souls in its body, like a container for souls. When a woman is pregnant, she also has a new soul in her body! Isn't it a Horcrux? Wei Jiaquan explained.

Grandpa suddenly realized and said, "It's true! ”

"It is said that there is a kind of zombie in Tibet called Weak Lang. A weak man can turn a person or an animal into a weak man, but it cannot make a cat or dog a weak man. Cats and dogs can turn ordinary dead people into zombies. Wei Jiaquan said.

Grandpa nodded and said, "Yes." The corpse becomes a weak man, which is called a corpse in Tibet. Cats and dogs bring corpses back to life, which we call corpses on our side. However, zombies that rise from corpses can live for a long time, while zombies that scam corpses will fall after a while. ”

The ancients said that when people die, sometimes there is still a breath left in their chests, and if they are washed by a cat or something, they will be falsely resurrected, which is usually called a fraudulent corpse. But this breath can't support life at all, and it will only let the resurrected corpse chase and bite like a beast, and finally that breath will come out and fall to the ground, and it will be considered completely dead.

"Do you know why cats and dogs can make corpses scam corpses? Because cats and dogs are Horcruxes, even without the blessing of spells, they may bring back some remnants of their souls when they go out at night. These remnants of the soul will remain in the body of the cat or dog forever. As soon as these remnant souls saw the corpse, they rushed over and seized it like a wanderer seeing a parasitic place. Due to the lack of the blessing of the spell, the residual soul energy brought back by the cat and dog is very weak, and even if it slips out, it can only support it for a while. Therefore, the corpse of the deceitful corpse will fall down after it has taken its last breath. Wei Jiaquan said.

In fact, it is not exactly what Wei Jiaquan said. Sometimes the spirits of corpses attach themselves to horcruxes such as cats and dogs.

This happened in our village before. There was a very kind old woman who had a puppy. When the grandmother was alive, she was often bullied, and the grandmother swallowed her anger and didn't care. Later, when the grandmother died, everyone in the village went to her funeral. The puppy suddenly went berserk and bit several people one after another. The people who were bitten have offended the grandmother to a greater or lesser extent.

Some people think that the grandmother's spirit is attached to the puppy's body, and the puppy is used to avenge her life. The soul is divided into three souls and seven souls, the soul is good and the soul is evil. The grandmother's soul is still in the corpse or has left, but the spirit has run into the body of the puppy, and she only wants revenge, which is why that happened.

Wei Jiaquan also said: "Cats and dogs can make corpses cheat corpses, similar to weak Lang touching the top, so weak Lang considers the Horcruxes to be his own kind or close relatives≡ the day of the birth of the weak Lang, they will not and cannot turn the Horcruxes into weak Lang." ”

Grandpa finally understood why Zhao Xianyun didn't become a weak man. When the weak king touched the top, she was already pregnant with a child, and she had a new little soul in her belly, like a Horcrux. So even if the weak king touches the top, she will not become a weak man. She became so weak afterwards, probably because she was overly frightened.

After staying in Cangzhou for two days, Wei Jiaquan was about to set off again, and he invited his father and Xiaomi to go to Baoding together.

Grandpa politely refused to be with ≤, and it was inevitable that he would not leak the news when he was drinking with Boss Wei, and he would startle the snake. Grandpa said that he would leave a day later and look for him when he arrived in Baoding.

Wei Jiaquan readily agreed.

Cangzhou to Baoding is about 300 miles away. It took my father five or six days to arrive in Baoding.

Baoding has been an important place in Gyeonggi since ancient times. In the Qing Dynasty, there were eight governors and sixteen governors, and the eight governors were Zhili, Liangjiang, Fujian and Zhejiang, Lianghu, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Liangguang, and Yunnan-Guizhou. The governors of the three provinces of Fengtian, Jilin, and Heilongjiang in the northeast were set up later. Zhili was the head of the eight governors of the Qing Dynasty, and Baoding was the capital of Zhili Province. It can be seen that Baoding played an important role at that time.

When he arrived in Baoding, his father found a hotel near the south gate of Baoding City, and continued to secretly pay attention to the movements of ghost dealers at night, and wandered around the city gate during the day.

Grandpa waited at the gate of the city for two days, and then he waited for the person to wait.

It was noon when the sun was blazing. Grandpa took Millet to hang out in the small stall at the city gate, and Millet was very excited, picking and choosing where to buy jewelry. Grandpa was about to pay for something Xiaomi liked, when he suddenly heard a person shouting "Ma Xiucai".

Grandpa turned his head to look and saw a person who was a little familiar and a little raw. The man carried a small wooden box half a foot high and half a foot wide.

"You're ......" Daddy couldn't remember the man's name.

The man said happily: "Ma Xiucai, have you forgotten me?" I'm Shen Yulin! ”

Grandpa patted his head and said happily: "Shen Yulin? The apprentice of the corpse king? Hahahaha, long time no see, I don't even know you anymore! Although there is a big difference in appearance, when he hears the words with a slight Xiangxi accent, my father can still be sure that he is Shen Yulin.

Shen Yulin said: "In the past, my master deliberately made me an ugly person, so no one knew my true face. ”

"How did you get to Baoding?" Daddy asked.

Shen Yulin said: "I can't stay in Xiangxi anymore, I just want to come out for a walk." I arrived at Thrush Village first, and Mr. Luo told me that you were traveling and that I was leaving to rest in Thrush Village. I stayed in Thrush Village for nearly half a month, and suddenly one day Mr. Luo asked me if I could send you something. I'm here with what he gave me. Ah, that's it. With that, he raised his hand and lifted the small wooden box.

Grandpa said, "Let's go and talk in the house." ”

So, Daddy, Xiaomi, and Shen Yulin returned to the hotel.

Grandpa opened the small wooden box, and the bamboo slipper immediately jumped out. It almost suffocated inside. The small wooden box is ventilated and has a few grains in it, so that the bamboo slippers will not go hungry.

It ran around the room several times, and finally felt much more comfortable, so he returned to his father's side, bit his father's trouser leg and dragged it to the table± there was a smoking set, which was bought by his father before he came to Baoding, and it was prepared for the bamboo slipper.

Grandpa smiled, "I know, I know." ”

Grandpa lit a cigarette, and the bamboo slipper followed the clouds and spitted out the fog.

Shen Yulin said with a smile: "This bamboo slipper also knows how to use smoke to relieve fatigue." ”

Grandpa asked Shen Yulin: "What's wrong with Xiangxi?" You're no longer a corpse chaser? ”

Shen Yulin said: "Now the whole country is in turmoil, and Xiangxi has not been able to keep it safe. The corpse chase is no longer able to make a living. So after Master died of old age the year before last, I stopped being a corpse chaser. The art of chasing corpses is not as good as feng shui pinching and other techniques, and it can't give people charity and fortune telling, otherwise, I can still make a living from it and earn a little money to support myself. After leaving Xiangxi, my life was not very easy, but fortunately, Mr. Luo did not dislike it and let me stay in Thrush Village for so long. ”

Grandpa sighed: "What a pity! ”