Chapter Seventy-Six: The Ghost Sedan Chair

The Qinling Mountains, an east-west trending mountain range that traverses central China. It starts from the south of Gansu in the west, passes through the south of Shaanxi to the west of Henan, and is located at the junction of the southern part of Shaanxi Province and the northern part of Sichuan Province, with an east-west direction and a length of about 1,500 kilometers. It is the watershed of the Wei River, a tributary of the Yellow River, and the Jialing River and the Han River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. The Qinling-Huaihe River is the most important north-south dividing line in China's geography, and the Qinling Mountains are also revered as the dragon vein of Chinese civilization.

The climate of the southern slope of the Qinling Mountains is obviously different from that of the northern slope, and when you enter the Qinling Mountains, you will feel it even deeper. When I came, I didn't prepare much at all, and I suffered from the changing climate of the Qinling Mountains. The man in black didn't seem to feel much about the changing climate, and followed his memory to take us to find the cave where the fox demon was sealed. Dorjee also seems to be deaf to this climate, only I am too sensitive to the climate here.

When I entered the mountain, there was a road at the beginning, and then I had to step on my own feet for a while. The most annoying thing is to go up and down the mountain, when a person is tired like a dog, and still in the mood to see the scenery? I'm not in the mood to see the scenery, let alone travel, maybe I'll die at some point. Thankfully, most of the luggage was carried by Dorjee and the man in black, but I still felt like my feet were filled with lead.

On the first night of entering Qinling, we slept under a broken wall. I ate something casually, and I couldn't get up on the ground. I vaguely heard Dorjee say: "Big brother, you really don't dare to compliment your physical strength." "Then I don't remember what they said, but I remember having a dream of collecting gold at night....... and when I got up the next day, I looked much better. When I asked the man in black for the nth time how far he was, the man in black looked at the newly born sun and replied for the nth time, "It's almost there." With a helpless face, I followed the man in black and started to run, to be honest, I really didn't expect it to be so difficult at the beginning, it was just a hurry. I'm not a professional in sports, this physical strength is really not good, after graduating from high school, I haven't participated in sports activities, so many years, I think I can come here, I'm already very nb.

It's another day's travel, another day's walking, but it's a mountain, not a plain. When we reached a small hill in the evening, I was really out of strength. So, we decided to set up camp here. Just as I was about to dig out my luggage and set up the tent, the man in black suddenly said, "Wait a minute. "I thought it was another enemy, so I quickly pulled out my titanium long knife. This knife is really not covered, but it has cut through thorns and thorns for us along the way, not only hard, but also sharp.

After waiting for a long time, there was no movement, but I didn't expect the man in black to say again: "There seems to be a small village at the foot of the mountain." I thought to myself, "It's amazing to be able to meet households in this deep mountain forest." Here, the living conditions are so poor, how can we live, this is the depths of the Qinling Mountains, and we have walked at least more than 150 kilometers in two days. The Qinling Mountains run east-west, and the north and south are not very wide.

Halfway up the hill, there are only about 20 households in this small village. All concentrated on a large small plain at the foot of the lower foot. This small plain does not look like it is natural, but it is a small artificial plain. I thought to myself, "In this big mountain, it's still at the foot of the mountain, and if it is not built into terraces, make a small plain, and won't they all drown in the heavy rain?" "Actually, I just think about it casually, besides, people haven't lived here for a day or two, and they must have their own ways to deal with these natural disasters, maybe it doesn't rain heavily here all year round.

We went down the hill, hoping to find a place to stay. I really don't want to sleep outside anymore, it's so uncomfortable. It's better to have a house for the night than to sleep outside. I guess they both pity me, according to their intentions, they still have to continue to hurry.

I asked the man in black, "Senior He, have you been to this village before?" Why are there still people living here? The man in black said: "Qinling is too big, anything can happen here, don't make such a fuss." "Is there an ancient tomb?" I asked, with a sly twist. Dorjee hurriedly said: "Yes, we are walking more than a thousand kilometers to the west, which is the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang." I felt a secret in my heart, the man in black smiled and didn't speak, and Dorjee looked confused.

When we got to the bottom of the house, we found that these houses had no walls at all, and they were all rows of stone-cut houses, some in rows, some in single rooms, scattered on this small artificial plain. We walked casually to the courtyard of a house, and Dorjee shouted, "Is there anyone, is there anyone at home?" "Not long after, the door was opened, and out of it came a big dark-skinned man, who kept crowding the three of us. I looked at the shape of the man in black, not like a good person, and immediately explained: "Fellow, we are tourists, can we stay overnight at your house?" ”

Unexpectedly, this big man did not have the hospitality of the Chinese people and the simplicity of the villagers, and said indifferently: "We are no outsiders here, you guys go quickly." Then he closed the door. We were helpless, and we asked several more without giving up, and the answer was still the same. Just as we were disheartened and ready to leave, Dorjee suddenly said: "Who are you, you all hid in the house before it got dark, you must be sick." Maybe Dorjee was unintentional, maybe the man in black was too careful, the man in black said: "Yes, it's only six o'clock in the afternoon, why are all in the house, everyone goes out?" I was a little angry and said, "Maybe it's the custom here, people like it." The man in black said, "No, how can there be such a custom." I said indignantly: "We take care of them, we have our own business, let's take care of ourselves first." ”

We had no choice but to camp on the hillside outside the village at night. After a quick bite to eat, I went into the tent and went to sleep. For me now, sleep is the best part of the day. I was in a daze, I was woken up by the man in black, I looked at my watch, it was only twelve o'clock in the evening, and when I was about to ask what I was doing, the man in black whispered: "Get up quickly, there is something to see." ”

I got up in a daze, and Dorjee got up too, looking in the direction of the village. I thought to myself, "Is something wrong with that village?" "I also stretched out my head to look in the direction of the village, and saw a procession that seemed to greet relatives on the path, heading in the direction of the village. By the moonlight, watching the team get closer, I realized that it was really a team to welcome relatives, with a sedan chair in the middle. It's just that this team is really weird, there is no light, no sound. Also, how can there be a kiss in the middle of the night.

I quietly opened the eye of heaven and found that the people of this team exuded a faint evil aura, and on the sedan chair, it was even more weird, a layer of faint green fire, around the sedan chair, it seemed that many incantations were written. I looked up at the man in black and whispered, "Senior He, what is this?" Ghost marrying? "Actually, I'm not sure what this is, if it's a ghost marriage, the sedan chair is too weird, why is it still bubbling with green fire? The man in black said cautiously: "This is not a ghost marrying, but a ghost marrying a person." ”

Dorjee and I were both surprised, I had never heard of ghosts marrying people. We both looked at the man in black with a confused face, waiting for his explanation, who knew that the man in black said lightly: "I only heard my master talk once, you look at the sedan chair, the incantation and green fire on it are specially used to carry people." Otherwise, how could those ghosts be moving? I asked, confused, "It's that simple?" The man in black continued: "When a person goes in, he will be a soul when he comes out. Otherwise, how can you marry a ghost? I thought to myself: "What kind of sedan chair is this, this is clearly a tool for killing, why are the people in this place so ignorant and let the ghost lead the nose?" ”

Dorjee asked, "What do we do now?" "I also looked at the man in black to see what he wanted to do next. Unexpectedly, the man in black was silent for a while, not knowing what he was thinking. I couldn't help but say: "It's the other thing that happened, today is this bad luck, before we met the fox demon, this is also considered a practice." Dorjee also said indignantly: "This son of a bitch, I really thought this was his backyard, and I would catch him and tear him alive." "I thought I was angry enough, but I didn't expect Dorjee to be more angry than me.

The man in black said with a smile; "You two get on, I'll put you two behind." I leaned in for a while, thinking, "When did the man in black become so irresponsible?" Isn't there anything scary about this thing, and we can handle it? Dorjee said heartlessly: "Then Uncle Shi, you are here to watch, if something is in danger, you can hurry up." The man in black smiled and said, "It's okay, you can do it alone." ”

I carried my shoulder bag and pulled out the soul-cutting while Dorjee held my Tibetan knife. The two of us quietly walked down the hillside, for fear that they would find out. In Qinling, the night is not so hot, there is a cold, I don't know if it is because of the team to welcome relatives this night or because of the weather here, only a round moon hangs in the sky, the earth is silver and white, when we walked down the hillside, Dorjee asked me: "What will we do?" There's no hiding there. I thought about it for a while, looked at the terrain of this small plain, and was really helpless, and said, "What else can I do?" Rush over and her. ”

The welcoming team arrived at the entrance of the village, and the two of us squatted at the foot of the mountain for more than a minute without moving. I'm waiting for Dorjee Chong, and Dorjee seems to be waiting for me to rush. Dorjee began to ask me: "Big brother, how do you rush." I thought to myself, "Damn, how do I know?" The two of us frantically rushed to the opposite side of the more than 20 greeting teams? It's an open field ahead, and if you go out, you'll be discovered, and you'll pass quietly? There's nothing to block the road. I'm just struggling with how to get out, and who knows that Dorjee is also struggling with this. ”

While we were still thinking about it, the greeting pair had stopped in front of the house of the big man we were the first to go this afternoon. I thought to myself, "Is it someone who is marrying his family?" "The door of the big man's house opened, and I couldn't see anyone walking out of it, anyway, I knew who got into the sedan chair, and who was sure that it was true. I was not there, so I pulled out my left hand and rushed out first.

He said he was rushing out, but he actually walked over quickly. It is about two hundred meters away from this welcoming team, the moonlight is bright, and the face can not be seen clearly, but the figure can still be seen clearly. I just think it's silly to go out and sneak through, and walking briskly is the best way to go. Think about it, if you have no grievances with them, at most you used to be chivalrous and righteous, and there was no need to be too showy. The same past as a thief, and his own chivalrous and righteous deeds are too far behind. Therefore, it is most appropriate to walk past with a swagger.

When we walked to the edge of this welcoming team, we found that their so-called welcoming team were all paper figures. I thought to myself: "Won't these be these soul-bound paper figures, these more than 20 people, together, Dorjee and I will definitely be dismantled." I couldn't help but stop, and Dorjee quietly asked me, "Big brother, what's wrong?" I looked at these paper figures carefully, and although they were wrapped in a layer of evil aura on the outside, they didn't feel any soul inside. Everyone is still wearing colorful clothes, but their eyes are a little dull, and their skin doesn't know if it is illuminated by white moonlight, or if it is the same color, and there is no blood in the white.

A fire talisman hit the paper figure of the welcoming team. The sound of "boom" burned instantly, and Dorjee also unceremoniously brandished the Tibetan knife and rushed in. These paper figures were cut down by Dorjee without resistance, and when I was wondering how these things were vulnerable, a loud shout came from the door of the house: "What person? I said calmly, "Don't be afraid, we're here to pack these things." When Dorjee cut down all these paper figures with three strikes and five divisions, the big man also came over with a firewood knife. "Passerby, do you know what these are?" Dorjee smiled and continued, "That's what we're cleaning up." "Now, in the middle of the road, only the ghost sedan chair remains. Dorjee wanted to go up and slash him, but I stopped him and said, "Watch this thing, look at me." "I hit the ghost sedan chair with a chapter of the Bingwu Fire Talisman, and the imaginary fire did not appear, but bounced my fire talisman away.

I wondered for a moment, and thought to myself, "This thing really has some origins, and I can't get it with a single talisman." Dorjee was about to turn over the handprint, but I stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, I won't believe it today." Just as I was about to give the sedan chair something powerful, the big man suddenly said, "Who are you?" I smiled and said, "I didn't tell you just now, we were just passing by, and when we saw the situation here, we came to help you." The big man asked without a tail: "Are you Taoist priests?" Dorjee and I looked at each other, rolled our eyes and said, "Do you think we look like us?" ”

Suddenly, a yin wind blew, blowing me all over my body and sweating. This feeling, is it the weather effect that comes with Qinling at night or is there something else?