Chapter 40: Wu Tianzheng
The abbot reminded me of a word, and I sat down disappointed: "That's right, the old man in the third bed is not a dead man, he is a Taoist priest who can go out of his body, the last time I saw him, he was in the hospital, and he is definitely not from the cemetery." "
Mother Li looked outside a little anxiously, and couldn't help urging: "Why don't you go with me?" It's not early now, and if there is a delay along the way, it will be necessary to burn paper at night again. "
The abbot pointed at me, "What are you afraid of, we have a master ghost hunter here." "
I smiled bitterly in my heart: "What kind of ghost hunter am I." I can't even draw the simplest ghost charm. "
Mama Li probably was really jealous of the cemetery, and said to me and the abbot, "Otherwise, you will come with me." What if I get there, can I think of something more? "
I thought for a moment: "That's fine. "
So the four of us walked out, got on the bus, and walked outside.
I don't know what the road is for, today's road is very blocked. Li's mother looked out the window anxiously, but the bus couldn't go.
Li Xiaoxing told us that the cemetery was on the outskirts, and at the current rate, by the time we arrived, it would definitely be dark.
I touched the peachwood sword on my body. There are two in total, one is my own, and the other is Master's daughter's. In terms of quality, Master's daughter's peachwood sword is far better than mine. So I left the sword and handed my own to the abbot.
The abbot took the peachwood sword and asked a little worriedly, "Will there be danger?" "
I shook my head: "I don't know what to do, but be prepared." "
The abbot nodded and did not speak again.
By the time we finally arrived at the cemetery, it was already dark. There is no village in front of it, there is no shop in the back, and it is basically dark.
The abbot and I followed Li Xiaoxing's family in.
It's too much of an exaggeration to say that this is a cemetery. It's basically a wasteland. Weeds grow everywhere, and occasionally two crazy trees. The branches stretched casually, like a long-haired woman who doesn't wash her hair.
The abbot walked behind me and said with palpitations: "Xu You, this place is gloomy, and I always feel that someone is following me." "
When he said this, I couldn't help but glance back. It was dark in the back, only a little light in the distance of the city, and there seemed to be nothing unusual.
So I comforted him and said, "Didn't my master give us a few ghost-suppressing talismans before?" Have you ever stayed on your body? "
The abbot nodded again and again: "I brought it, I brought it." "
I nodded: "Just bring it." Those little ghosts don't dare, what are we going to do. "
The abbot finally relieved himself and agreed.
Two minutes later, I could see the rows of tombstones. Large and small grave bags are not neatly arranged. Some of the graves still have food offerings.
Sometimes you really don't know how the abbot of Lu Dao has a brain, he actually pointed to one of the bowls of rice and asked me: "Xu You, is this the ghost rice you ate back then?" "
I have a headache when I think about it. I waved my hand: "Can you spare me?" Let's walk well. "
At this time, Li's mother said softly: "It's here." "
Mama Li and Xiaoxing knelt down and began to burn paper one by one at the grave. The paper money was swallowed by tongues of fire, and soon turned into a thin layer of paper ash, and a cold wind blew and drifted away with the wind.
After a few seconds, the abbot quietly dragged me: "Xu You, something is wrong, I really feel that there are people around." "
I looked around twice, there was no half-figure, and I looked at him suspiciously: "Abbot, are you nervous?" I didn't see anyone. "
As I was saying this, I suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing at the back of my head.
I quickly shrunk my neck and took a step forward. Then I heard an ooze behind me. The abbot fell forward.
I didn't have time to turn back, so I pulled out the peachwood sword and stabbed it back indiscriminately.
It took two stabs before I turned my head.
By the light of the fire at the grave, I saw a hunchback standing behind me.
The hunchback, with a stick in his hand, was watching the two of us.
The abbot Duoduo Suosuo got up from the ground, stood far away and asked me, "Xu You, is this a human or a ghost?" "
I looked at the shadows swaying on the ground: "Don't be afraid, it's human." "
When the abbot heard that it was a person, he cursed, and his fat body bumped into him: "Dare to sneak attack me?" I'll kill you."
Li Xiaoxing and Li's mother, who were already stunned, came back to their senses at this time and shouted, "Don't fight, he is looking at the cemetery." "
The abbot didn't care about that, and hit the hunchback at once, knocking him on his heels.
Li's mother didn't burn the paper anymore, ran over with a shout, and helped the hunchback up.
After all, I helped Mama Li, and she didn't want to get angry with the abbot, so she just said vigorously: "Second uncle, how are you?" "
Neither the abbot nor I understood what was going on: "Second uncle? "
Li Xiaoxing explained to us on the side: "We are all from a nearby village, a big family. This piece of land turned out to be the ancestral grave of our family. Later, the city expanded, and we all slowly moved into the city, and the land became our cemetery. Although we are in the city, the dead are usually buried. The second uncle is old and his body is inconvenient, but he is bold, so everyone pays for him to watch the cemetery here. "
The abbot touched his back: "This stick is ruthless, I still hurt now." Second uncle, why are you beating me up? "
The second uncle hunched his back and glanced at the two of them: "I see that you two are not like good people, sneakily following the two of them." You two strong boys, if I don't sneak attack first, can I beat you? "
The abbot did not relent: "Who didn't follow them to your cemetery, and I am not a tomb robber?" "
While the two of them were talking, I suddenly turned my head and found a tombstone, which was not very well made and very rough, but the big letters on it were very clear, and it read: "Wu Tianzheng." "
I couldn't help asking, "Shouldn't your family be surnamed Li?" Why is there a surname Wu here? "
Li's mother said casually: "It may be the daughter-in-law of which family." "
I muttered in a low voice: "A woman named Wu Tianzheng." It's kind of weird, too. "
Speaking of this, Li's mother was also a little puzzled, looked at the tombstone, and said, "Wu Tianzheng? I don't remember anyone at home calling this. "
Then she turned around and asked the hunchback: "Second uncle, who is this Wu Tian?" When was it buried? "
The hunchback thought for a while: "According to this position, this Wu Tianzheng should have been buried for more than ten years, and I didn't come here to see the cemetery at that time." Let me see, he is next to the third child, and he should be of the same generation as me. However, I didn't have this person in my generation. "
An inexplicable excitement suddenly welled up in my heart, and I had a premonition that there was something wrong with this tomb.
Reminiscent of what Li's mother said before, she burned paper here at night, and as a result, she dreamed of the old man with three beds at night.
I looked at the tombstone and said, "We've got to dig this grave open." "
When the hunchback heard this, he shook his head like a drum: "No, no." How can a grave be dug up? It's too lacking in morality. "
I looked at the hunchback sternly: "Uncle." There's something wrong with this grave. "
Hunchback disbelief: "Something? What could be the problem? When people are dead, do you still have to deal with the dead? Look at your young age, why are you so generous? "
I waved my hand: "Where, let me ask you, after so many years, has anyone come here to go to the grave?" "
Hunchback thought for a moment and hesitated, "It doesn't seem to be." "
I was overjoyed: "That's right. Abbot, do it. "
The hunchback hurriedly stopped the two of us: "Even if he is a desperate household, you can't dig other people's graves casually." "
I impatiently threw him away, and then said to him: "A while ago, Li Xiaoxing's family was almost killed by ghosts. You won't let me plane? It's your turn next. "
The hunchback looked at Mama Li with flickering eyes. Mother Li nodded.
The hunchback sighed: "Hey, I have a shovel in my house. "
The abbot and I followed the hunchback and brought shovels from the house. The hunchback sighed along the way, saying that he was obviously looking at the cemetery, but now he is helping others dig graves, and this money is really no longer worth it.
The abbot and I walked away with our shovels on our shoulders, ignoring his nagging at all, and quickly left him behind.
Li Ma and Li Xiaoxing were waiting for us at Wu Tianzheng's grave. Seeing the two of us walking over with shovels, he asked with a hesitant expression: "Xu You, you can't be mistaken, right?" In case this surnamed Wu is a member of our family, this will offend the ancestors. "
I waved my hand: "That's right, we're doing this, and we're also responsible for your family, aren't we?" If it's wrong, bury it for you, burn more paper, and explain. "
Mama Li looked behind us: "Where is the second uncle?" "
The abbot and I have already dug up with you and me: "He is behind, walking too slowly, we didn't wait for him." "
While digging, the abbot panted and said, "Xu You, since I met you, this is the third time I have dug up the dead, which is not a good sign." "
I was also so tired that I was out of breath: "Work more, talk less nonsense." "
But tonight the abbot said a lot. He dug for a while and then asked me, "Xu You, are we considered tomb robbers?" "
I straightened my waist: "What kind of tomb robbery, what treasures can there be in here?" Also robbing tombs? "
As soon as he said this, the shovel made a crisp sound, and it hit something.
The abbot and I dug tentatively and found that it was a stone box. The box is boxy and much the size of an urn.
The abbot and I blinked, looked at Mama Li and Li Xiaoxing, and said, "Something is wrong." Don't you like burial here? How can there still be an urn? "
Li's mother said: "In the past few years, cremation has gradually begun. It was true that in previous years it was all burials. This urn is indeed a bit strange. "
We set the urn aside and dug two shovels into it. At this time, it was found that the soil underneath had become very hard. Probably never touched.