Chapter 4 The Funeral Procession
There were more people in this group than we thought, there must be about two dozen people. What stranged me the most was what flags were being held by a few people in front of the line, the flags were white and more conspicuous, and I noticed them at a glance. The people behind the banner were gathered together, and they didn't know if the road was the formation of the team or what, so they couldn't see clearly. I kept breaking out in a cold sweat, what the hell are these people doing?
I asked Qin Yiheng to confirm whether this was a living person or not. He stared at the group of people for a long time before he spoke, and his tone was also very shocked: "It looks like a funeral procession, with a soul-attracting banner in front and a few people in the back carrying a coffin." ”
Before he could finish speaking, I felt the cold hairs on my body stand up one after another. Who has ever heard of a funeral in the middle of the night? It stands to reason that it's early in the morning, if you don't rush to borrow yang energy at dawn, you're not afraid of any filth? And you go out of the funeral, why don't you use a lighting device, walk so far in the dark?
I was completely blinded. Qin Yiheng didn't figure out anything, hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said that he wanted me to wait here, and he would take a closer look.
Frankly speaking, seeing such a situation, I really didn't have the courage to rush forward with him, but when I thought about it, I was also frightened to stay here alone, so it was better to let go of my courage and go together, at least there was a response. expressed his attitude to Qin Yiheng, and he didn't object, but just told me to run quickly if there was a situation for a while, and took the lead in touching it forward.
Out of this pile, the front has become open again, and there is basically no place to hide, fortunately, the clothes we are wearing today are dark tones, whether the other party can find out or not, at least I feel safe. After probing forward for more than ten meters, Qin Yiheng told me to lie down, and then go forward, it was too close.
My heart jumped to my throat, and I looked over there, and the other party seemed to be resting, seeing that the fight had not reached their destination. We looked into the distance, and the current location is estimated to have reached the edge of the third phase, and further on, there are several dark buildings, and we can only see a general outline. I recall the plan, which should be the commercial buildings on the periphery of the entire building.
I thought to myself, are they going there? Otherwise, you will have to go out of the construction site. I whispered to Qin Yiheng, and he whispered: "This group of people should have something to do with the developer, along the way, even if it is an unfinished building, there must be a person who works or a dormitory for migrant workers, there are a lot of building materials such as steel bars in this construction site, and it is too much to say that no one cares about it." ”
I woke up from a dream that I had been ignoring before. As they spoke, the group began to move again, moving forward unhurriedly. We waited patiently until the other was almost done, and then followed.
After walking and crawling for more than ten minutes, my whole body was already aching. The group really went to the commercial buildings that had not been repaired, and stopped at the edge of the building. The two of us patiently spent a moment, and cautiously made a detour to the corner.
This position is much clearer than before. For fear that the other party would notice, neither of us dared to poke our heads out rashly, but we just glanced at each other for more than ten seconds. After Qin Yiheng finished reading it, he whispered in my ear and asked, "Take a closer look, is there something crawling out of the coffin?" ”
He said this lightly, but it sounded like thunder on the ground - crawling out of the coffin? Deceived corpses? Fear is fear, but I can't suppress my curiosity, so I still have the courage to poke my head out.
Sure enough, a figure was crawling out of the coffin, and most of his body had already leaned out. I gasped and turned around to ask Qin Yiheng what was going on, but I didn't dare to shout out loud, choking me very uncomfortable.
Unexpectedly, Qin Yiheng smiled and told me not to be afraid, that must be a big living person. Judging from the current situation, this whole is a bureau, and it is estimated that the people in the coffin are either very superstitious and listen to the method given by whom, or they are terminally ill and desperate. This whole bureau is actually very common in metaphysics, which is called "out of the sideburns" or "longevity and abduction" in Fangshu. The "sideburns" here are the sideburns of the sideburns, which is the same as the word "funeral", and it is estimated that it was deliberately taken this way. In ancient times, this was a life-sustaining move, but it is rare to hear of anyone succeeding. The reason why it is called "out of the sideburns" is that the whole process is exactly the same as the real funeral after the death of this person, but only the hair of this person is buried in the coffin, in order to deceive the little ghost who comes to take the soul, so that the little ghost mistakenly thinks that the person is dead and the soul has been dispersed. I didn't notice it for a while, and this person made a time difference and lived for a few more years or months. Another title "Shou Guixing" also means "Shou Guixing", probably to say that this person's life has turned another corner and can continue for a while.
I don't know who this person is, if I have the opportunity to see the lifeline on this person's palm print, I must have dipped a needle in cinnabar and stabbed a few inflection points. In fact, this can't be called a standard method, there are this folk customs in many places, but it's already very simplified, most of them just let their relatives fake crying at home and mourn, trying to comfort them, basically has no effect. It was the first time he had seen these people do such a strange thing.
When Qin Yiheng said this, he glanced at the group of people again before continuing: "As for those firecrackers, I can only guess now, they should be used to drive away lonely souls and wild ghosts. And the yin money is sprinkled all the way to the burial place, which is precisely for this. This group of people didn't scatter money, I don't know if the Dao was arranged in advance or if there was a mistake, the original soul attraction banner in front of them was beating, so they should have opened the way. ”
He talked a lot, and I came up with a central idea, isn't this a fool? Even if it is a formality, then the coffin can't be sent here, are they passing by?
I asked Qin Yiheng, and he shook his head and said, "I can only wait and see." He glanced at it and said, "It is said that those who have used this method will be tortured in the underworld after they die, and they will not be able to be human beings in the next life." However, this is just people's speculation, after all, no one has ever seen Lord Yama with their own eyes. ”
Since the other party is a big living person, I am not so afraid, even if I am discovered, it is a big deal to run. After another look, the group of people was still clubbing in place, and they didn't know if they were talking, and they all looked like they were standing stupidly. When I feel relaxed, I will be able to calm down and observe. The things that this group of people brought were really all together, and there were a lot of paper people, carts, and horses, and a small piece was piled up in place. I said in my heart that I should burn it all quickly, and I can still see it clearly and clearly by the light.
Almost after another cigarette, the group began to move, carrying the coffin towards the building.
I turned around and called Qin Yiheng, but he was not in a hurry, he only said that if he waited patiently for a while, even if they carried the empty coffin, they would not be able to go anywhere, and they would not be able to walk fast.
Since he was confident, I simply sat down against the wall to rest, and took the opportunity to smoke a cigarette before we tiptoed into the building again. Standing outside the door of the building, I looked at it, because the moonlight did not shine in, and the room was surprisingly dark, and I could only see something by the edge of the window. I squinted and looked at it a few times, but I could barely see the soul-attracting flags held by the group, and in my sight were a few hazy spots. But the sound of their footsteps was very real, and the building was really empty, and the echo was loud. Qin Yiheng reminded me not to make a movement when I walked for a while, and after speaking, I took the lead on tiptoe and walked in. After walking for a while, I found that the building was more empty than I had imagined, probably related to the purpose of the building, and there were no walls, and it may be used as a large supermarket or shopping mall in the future.
It's also convenient this way, and you don't have to worry about having to crutch in the dark, but it's more difficult to track, and there is no place to hide temporarily. Fortunately, after a while, the group stopped, and the footsteps could not be heard, only the sound of rustling remained.
We crouched down and waited for a while, when suddenly there was a light in front of us. The group of people turned on several flashlights at once, and several pillars of light dangled in front of them.
I had been in the dark before, but I didn't feel scared, but this time I panicked when I saw the light. At first, I thought we were exposed, but as soon as I wanted to move, Qin Yiheng stopped me and told me to lie down with him. He whispered to me: "The other party has no intention of turning back, they shouldn't have noticed us, and eighty percent of them themselves can't go on because it's too dark." ”
If people are constantly highly nervous, it is inevitable that the grass and trees will be soldiers, and after I lay down, I found that it was true, and the group of people had no intention of turning back. There was a light in front of me, and I could see it clearly, and the group of people were dressed very ordinarily, and I couldn't see who was more special. At this time, the coffin had been placed on the ground, the coffin lid was covered, and I didn't know if the person who had crawled out of the coffin just now was in the coffin or standing in the crowd.
After watching it for two or three minutes, the group of people didn't move, just bent over and sorted out something on the ground from time to time. As for what they are trumbling up, it is really impossible to see.
I wanted to ask Qin Yiheng, so I tapped him with my finger. He gestured at me, but I didn't understand what he was trying to say. At the end, he pointed to the front helplessly, and probably let me see it myself.
I had to wait patiently and wait. After watching it for two seconds, it dawned on me. Just now there was an obstruction in my vision, and I didn't think about it in this direction, but now when those people who are organizing things stand up, I can see that they are preparing to lay bricks! Damn, a bunch of workers came in the middle of the night to work overtime? That's dedicated, isn't it?
I'm not only with my eyes, I'm afraid my mouth is wide open. The other party did his job surprisingly neatly, and it didn't take him a few minutes to get busy. This group of people is as if they have made an appointment, and they are all tiptoeing to work, and they are all handling everything with care. The weirdest thing is that I haven't heard them say a word, not even a "sigh" and such a movement. I can see that my heart is faintly cool.
The group of people was busy for almost ten minutes, and it was estimated that the preparations were completed, and a few more people came out to lift the coffin, and the people next to them immediately made a way, and the people who carried the coffin slowly and leisurely carried the coffin forward a few steps, and then stopped.
At this time, my vision was blocked, and I couldn't see what was in front of the coffin, and from the gap between the coffin and the person, it seemed to be a wall. I wondered even more, looking at this momentum, it was a bit like the meaning of a few soldiers carrying a big tree trunk to hit the city gate in those ancient war movies. Are they trying to knock the wall open? Before I could think about it, the group lifted one end of the coffin up, and the other end of the coffin slashed to the ground. At first, I thought they were trying to put the coffin on the ground, but after looking at it for a while, I finally realized that there was a large gap in the wall in front of them, which was a large gap one person high.