Chapter 7: The Second Grave
The old ghost and I courageously walked into the woods in front of us, and saw in the distance that there were scattered and dilapidated tombstones everywhere.
When we got closer, we were overgrown with weeds and vines crawling all over the stone monuments and graves. Now in early autumn, the weather is a little cool, and a thin layer of mist has floated around, making the already gloomy cemetery even more terrifying.
We felt dark and quietly approached the second grave.
This second tomb is different from the others, and is much larger than the others. The weeds around him were more than a man tall, and the dense vines were everywhere, so that only a corner of the stele was exposed. It's more like a tomb than a tomb. This tomb is much higher than the others, about a meter above the ground, a bit like an ancient Chinese sarcophagus.
The old ghost and I were still fighting spirits just now, but now that we are here, we immediately lose half of our courage. The figure just now is gone.
The old ghost shined a flashlight around the area, but there was nothing. Moreover, the silence around is terrible. The sounds we can hear now are the rustle of our feet on fallen leaves and the rapid beating of our hearts.
Fear combined with the cold, my body shivered involuntarily. Maybe the old ghost felt the same way as me, and I saw that his two calves were also trembling slightly. We cautiously took a picture of the surroundings, but when we didn't find anything, the old ghost said, "Boss, why don't we withdraw first?" I'll take the time to come back here tomorrow during the day. Now, this place is mad! ”
I nodded in agreement, and turned around to go back to the house with the old ghost.
The moment I turned around, the image that I had just glimpsed flashed in my mind. There's something wrong with the photo on that tombstone! I hurriedly asked the old ghost to wait, and I went back to check the picture on the tombstone.
The sight scared me into a cold sweat. The picture on the tombstone turned out to be me!
The more I thought about it, the more weird I felt, and the more I looked at it, the more frightened I felt, and my whole body couldn't help but freeze.
As soon as the old ghost saw that I was not reacting properly, he immediately turned back to me. Impatiently said, "What's wrong?" What are you doing chirping? ”
I didn't answer, my eyes just stared at the tombstone. The old ghost also poked his face out and shouted in surprise: ", isn't this you?" ”
The old ghost suddenly clenched the baseball bat in his hand vigilantly, and looked at me as if he was looking at me as a zombie.
"What the hell are you doing? What did I think of? I saw him look at me like this, and said angrily.
The old ghost said, "Who the hell knows if you are a zombie or a ghost?" I'd better be on guard! ”
"**What about zombies, Lao Tzu is a living person, are you blind?" I scolded, ignored him, and reached for the photo.
I clasped it with my finger to see if someone had put it up as a prank. But at first glance, I don't think it's right, how can this photo stand out? I still pressed it with my hand, and my fingertips felt soft, and the photo fell in. Immediately after that, there was a "hula", and the stone slab on the tomb behind it was opened, revealing the entrance to a black hole.
The old ghost and I shone it with a flashlight, and found that there were actually steps down inside!
After glancing at the old ghost, I hunched over and walked inside, and the old ghost followed. If it weren't for my aunt saying, the ghost would have come down.
I walked down the stairs, and the more I walked, the more spacious I felt. When I went down, I found that it was a dark room. As soon as I reached the end of the steps, I stopped.
Under the light of the flashlight, countless bright spots appeared in front of me. Before we could see what it was, those bright spots "hula" and all came rushing towards us!
The old ghost and I hurriedly squatted down to avoid those sudden "sparks". When those things flew in front of us, we realized that they were bats.
The huge bats flew out along the corridor. I looked at the top of the tomb and saw that they were gone, so I straightened up. The dark room was about two meters high, and the old ghost and I both straightened up.
I was vaguely afraid: it was good that they weren't vampire bats, or they would have to suck us up. But I think I'm curious, how can there be bats in this closed tomb? Before I could figure it out, I heard the old ghost say, "Look! ”
Looking in the direction he was shining, I couldn't help but feel nervous. There's a big coffin in front of you!
The mood that had just been relaxed became tense again. I took a closer look, and it was a well-made Western coffin.
Western coffins are very different from Chinese coffins:
The coffins of Chinese civilians are relatively boxy, one large and one small. Some nobles will make the coffin a little fuller and more decorated. After the deceased was placed in the coffin, he was nailed to death with coffin nails. Western coffins, on the other hand, mostly have hinges (connecting parts at the openings and closing of doors and windows) that can be lifted from one side. Only a few are made into mobile lid coffins.
At this point, the coffin structure in the West is more reasonable. In case a person dies and comes back to life, or for someone who dies temporarily, there is still a possibility of crawling out. And Chinese-style coffins, in this case, even if you don't want to die, you have to die honestly inside. In Chinese history, it is not uncommon to be resurrected after death and then suffocated in a coffin.
There are several news and records I have seen: after some coffins were excavated and opened by later generations, they found that they were full of scratches and bite marks, and they looked miserable. According to analysis, it was all the people inside who came back to life and grabbed it with their hands. Some of them even scratched their nails and fell off, so you can imagine how painful and frightening it was at that time.
On the flip side, there are two sides to the story. American-style coffins are free, but there are also many zombies.
Looking at the coffin in front of me, I secretly screamed in my heart. I was in a hurry to come out just now, and I didn't bring any amulets such as Guanyin, Buddha, and crosses. Although I don't know if these things really work, but without some evil spirit-warding objects, my heart is really unsteady. If we cheat the corpse as soon as the coffin is opened, then we will be miserable.
I can't help but blame my aunt in my heart, can't I choose a normal place? I have to choose this kind of scary place, she overestimates my guts, right?
As I spoke, I was about to lift the lid of the coffin. The old ghost hurriedly stopped me and said, "Wait, try and try first." ”
How to tempt? He didn't say anything to me, so he walked straight to the coffin and looked at it, and then tapped it with his knuckles.
"Knock knock...... "After knocking...... the old ghost leaned over, leaned on it and listened to see if there was any movement inside. Seeing that there was no echo, he reached out and knocked again, "Knock knock...... Knock knock ......".
I couldn't stand it anymore, so I hurriedly said, "**Is this knocking on the door?" If it does open for you, you won't have to pee your pants? ”
The old ghost saw that I was not serious, so he hurriedly made a silent gesture. I was just about to say something, but suddenly, I heard a burst of laughter from the coffin!!
The old ghost was startled and hurriedly took a few steps back. I was choked by the laughter.
"Fang Yu...... "Just when we were nervous, we suddenly heard someone inside calling my name.
I said nervously, "Old ghost, your fucking jokes are also worth the occasion." ”
The old ghost hurriedly said, "I didn't call it." ”
"It's me!"
This time, we heard it so vividly, the sound came from the coffin! The voice was slow and gloomy, it was a woman, and the two of us were terrified. Immediately put up the baseball bat in his hand, faced this strange coffin, and prepared to practice.
I was so nervous that I yelled, "Who? Who called me? ”
Suddenly, the coffin board "boomed" and opened!
The old ghost and I were so frightened that our blood was surging, and we hurriedly retreated. Immediately after, I saw a man getting up from the coffin!
The old ghost and I thought it was a corpse, and immediately rushed up to give it a "rainstorm pear stick".
Seeing this, the man hugged his head and shouted again and again: "Fang Yu, don't hit me!" ”
As soon as I heard it, the sound was so familiar, and I quickly put away the baseball bat in my hand. Take a closer look, the "dead man" who got up turned out to be Wu Lisha! I said in unison with the old ghost in great amazement: "Wu Lisha? ”
The old ghost and I were really angry and funny, and quickly asked, "Lisa-san, your joke is a bit big." Don't you know that people are scary and scared to death? ”
Wu Lisha came down from the coffin and realized that she had gone too far. He whispered, "At first I heard someone coming in, and I was very scared. But when I hear it's you, don't mention how happy I am! I just wanted to make a joke with you......"
Her voice became quieter and quieter, and suddenly, she pounced on me and cried loudly: "Fang Yu, you are finally here." Scared the hell out of me! Woo woo woo~"
"Don't cry, you have something to say." I really admire how quickly a girl changes her face.
"I thought you weren't coming?" Lisa continued to cry.
I could only comfort her: "Don't cry, don't cry, aren't we here." ”
"Why are you here so late?" Lisa continued to cry on top of me as if we were a couple, which made me feel a little embarrassed.
The old ghost couldn't stand it anymore, so he coughed. Only then did Lisa realize that she was a little out of shape, and quickly came out of my arms, also looking a little embarrassed.
I saw that she was not crying, so I hurriedly asked, "How many people?" How did you end up here? What the hell is going on? ”
At this time, Lisa's body was still trembling slightly, probably because of the cold weather. I was about to take off my coat and put it on her, but I thought that this opportunity should be reserved for the old ghost. He made a color at him, and he immediately understood, and took off his coat and draped it over Lisa.
Those few people who disappeared, finally found one! This reassured me a little, but I was desperate to know more about his whereabouts. He hurriedly asked, "Lisa, why are you alone?" Tell me quickly, how many people? How did you end up in such a place? ”