Chapter 3: The Seven Laughing Corpses
I was worried about my grandfather, and I didn't care about my ghost daughter-in-law, so I grabbed her hand and moved away, but before I could ask, a voice sounded in my head: Your grandfather is fine, he and your two uncles are cunning, and what is happening now is probably already in their calculations.
Her voice rang in her head, ethereal and calm, but with a slight smug at the end, probably in response to my laughing at her for being dumb. I don't have time to think about that, but when I think about it, there is some truth in her words.
It's not strange that the third uncle and grandfather are polite to Teacher Ruan, but the second uncle has a hot temper, but he is more attentive than anyone else tonight, and I don't believe it if there is nothing wrong with it.
In the gap between the whispered conversations, Ruan Lin turned the compass, and then the grass shook, and the black mound emerged from the soil. Seeing this, I hurriedly said, "They want to dig up your body, and I will go out to stop it." ”
I said go out and stop it, but the man quietly took a half step back. It's not that they're timid, but those seven people don't know what they are, not to mention that in my imagination, ghosts are always more powerful than people, and the ghost daughter-in-law with a big temper must be even more ordinary.
The small gesture naturally couldn't escape her eyes, and although she couldn't see the change in her expression, she sneered twice and didn't stop it.
After a few seconds of delay, the mound had completely emerged. Ruan Lin looked around and then stepped away, and the seven people behind him immediately stepped forward and walked around the black tomb with strange steps.
I clutched my daughter-in-law's hand tightly, not knowing what they were going to do with the grave, anxious and conflicted. Seeing that the circle was getting smaller and smaller, and there was really a posture of digging graves, he clenched his fists and said: "No matter what, you are my daughter-in-law, and you must not watch them damage your body." ”
After saying that, I let go of her hand and got up to jump out, but before I could move, my head was knocked so hard that I covered my head and squatted down.
When I turned around, I saw that she looked like nothing happened, and my heart suddenly became angry, it was clear that she had beaten her just now, and now I still pretend not to know, it's too much.
I was about to ask for my guilt when suddenly a creepy laugh came from the grass below the steep slope, and the sound came from the mouths of seven people, like night owls. With the laughter, the seven people quickly started digging the grave, and the speed was extremely fast, and the black soil continued to peel off.
Seeing this, I knew that I couldn't wait, and I was about to rush out again, but as soon as I leaned forward, I turned back sharply, just in time to see my daughter-in-law raise her hand and want to knock me on the head.
She was caught by me, her hand shook awkwardly, and she took it back as if nothing happened, and several good laughs came from her mind at the same time.
"You...... Iron butt. "I'm so angry and angry, what the fuck is this?
However, before I could reprimand, she preemptively said, "Don't worry, just look at it, that's Dong Yao's Seven Smiling Corpse." ”
I knew she wanted to change the subject, but it was very successful, and the laughter of the seven people was creepy, so I guess I would be scared to the point that my legs would be weak, and I glared at her fiercely and took the opportunity to shrink back.
Dong Yao is an ethnic minority, and as for the Seven Laughing Corpses, she can only ask her.
She said a little proudly: "Dong Yao has a secret technique, burying the living in the soil, not eating or drinking, and the soul is unstable when there is only half a life left. ”
I was confused, and she continued: "People have three souls and seven spirits, and the person who planted the corpse usually catches the yin spirit, and after the fusion, the living corpse has eight spirits, and after conflicting with each other, he often has a smile on his face, like a fool, so he is called the seven laughing corpses." The ghosts you see in school are them. ”
Having said that, I can understand that Mr. Ruan really has a problem. Seven laughing corpses went around the grave, and the black soil was peeled off to reveal a red coffin.
The coffin is not stained with soil, bright red as blood, the coffin body has nine dragon patterns, gold and silver alternately, eight iron chains are pierced out of the mouth, the red coffin is firmly bound, there is a gossip lock at the top of the coffin, and each of the eight corners locks an iron chain. Ruan Lin was very excited when she saw the coffin, and stepped forward to put the compass in her hand into the gossip lock, only to hear a click, and the chain opened in response.
The seven laughing corpses scattered one after another, posing to prevent the contents of the coffin from coming out. Ruan Lin walked closer, clasped the coffin lid with one hand, and when she didn't see her force, the coffin lid flew up, and after looking at it, she exclaimed, "Empty coffin." ”
I was also taken aback, and looked back at my daughter-in-law, her slightly smug voice sounded in my head: "If my body is here, how can I suppress the yin qi in your body, let alone suppress ......"
"Suppress what?" She stopped at a critical moment, I hurriedly asked, my voice was not well controlled, and was heard by Ruan Lin, she shouted, who! The Seven Laughing Corpses rushed towards where I was hiding.
There are many rocks on the top of the mountain, and the road down the mountain is rugged and steep, and it is inevitable that you will die if you lose your footing in the panic, and it is impossible to escape at the moment. The speed of the Seven Laughing Corpses was extremely fast, and I didn't care about my daughter-in-law behind me, so I grabbed two stones casually, jumped up and threw them at the Seven Laughing Corpses running in front with all my might.
Half-human and half-corpse, the IQ is not high, so naturally it can't be avoided, but after being hit, it is as if nothing happened, and continues to pounce, Teacher Ruan Lin saw that it was me, he was stunned for half a second, and a sharp whistle came out of his mouth, and the seven laughing corpses that were only a few steps away from me suddenly stopped.
I let out a long breath, so frightened that I couldn't release my fists, my legs went limp, and I glanced sideways behind me, where there was still the figure of the ghost daughter-in-law, running faster than me.
Teacher Ruan Lin came over with a frown, I took two steps back vigilantly, and touched a stone in my hand before asking, "Teacher Ruan, what are you doing in the back mountain at night?" ”
I took the lead, didn't mention what had just happened, tried to lighten the mood, and then waited for an opportunity to escape.
"Li Fan, you have seen it all, I don't need to hide it, did you take something from the grave when you came back?" Ruan Lin paused for a few seconds and asked me directly.
"Don't want to hide it?" I quietly retreated to the edge with a sneer, followed by the trail down the mountain, pointed to the compass in her hand and asked, "What did you do to my grandfather?" ”
Ruan Lin was stunned for a moment, picked up the compass in her hand, thought for a while, and suddenly said: "It was left in Yaozhai by your father five years ago, not in the hands of your grandfather!" Then he pointed to the seven laughing corpses and said, "They are also the laughing corpses planted by your father five years ago." ”
"My father?" I didn't react at all. Ruan Lin changed her words and asked again: "Did you take the objects in the coffin?" ”
When I learned that my father was alive, I was so excited that I almost blurted out about the yin marriage, but fortunately, I stopped it in time at the moment of exit. The second uncle has thought I was frizzy since I was a child, and he said that no one is born with a brain, and smart people just know how to think when they talk and do things.
Now that I think about it, I took off my shroud and saw that the seven laughing corpses were all related to her, and now there is no evidence for her words, so her words are naturally not credible. It's just that she tricked me into taking off my shroud, so I should have counted it as having a yin marriage, could it be that the yin marriage happened unexpectedly?
I thought about it, and replied, "No, if you hadn't sneaked up the mountain, I wouldn't have known there were piles of strange graves here." ”
Ruan Lin listened to my answer, but her eyes were fixed on my chest. I secretly said that it was not good, I had never worn anything on weekdays, and now I suddenly had a pendant, which was very conspicuous.
The important thing is that it was given to me by my daughter-in-law, and she is the owner of the grave, and what Ruan Lin wants is likely to be it.
I tried my best to pretend to be calm, knowing that the more I protected it now, the more suspicious it became, so I took it off and threw it over, saying, "I bought a small item on the street when I was a child, and the school didn't allow me to wear it, but when I came back, I put it on again, so if you like it, you can take it." ”
I was calm on my face, but nervous on my heart. Ruan Lin stretched out her hand to take it, looked at it and threw it back in disappointment, "Let's go down the mountain, go ask your grandfather." ”
I suspected that she had lied to me just now, the compass was taken from my grandfather's hand, and I was also worried about my grandfather's safety, so I hurriedly nodded in agreement, she locked the coffin, and after walking a few steps, the black soil fell and the turf recovered. Without waiting for her and the Seven Laughing Corpses to come over, I turned around and ran down the path.
After a few steps, my daughter-in-law's voice came from my head: She tricked you into taking off her shroud, just to release the yin qi in your body and interfere with your grandfather and two uncles, and she didn't know about opening her eyes.
Grandpa said that he opened his eyes once, and the inducement of getting married was also it, I wanted to ask what was going on, but remembering that she ran away without a trace when she encountered danger just now, I was angry in my heart, and lowered my voice and said coldly: "I don't need you to remind me, I can make my own judgment." ”
said this, in fact, her words still dispelled my doubts, and at the same time reminded me: the person who was blocked by the second and third uncles on the night of the wedding was definitely not Ruan Lin.
The ghost daughter-in-law snorted coldly, and there was no more sound. As I got closer and closer to home, I also became nervous, if the judgment was wrong, and grandpa really had an accident, then entering the door would be the time for the Seven Laughing Corpses to do it.
When I got to the gate, I grabbed a sickle in my hand and called grandpa, but there was no response in the room, but fortunately, Ruan Lin did not move. The voice of the ghost daughter-in-law came again: they are gone.
Let's go? The distance was too close, I didn't dare to ask, and hurriedly broke into my grandfather's room, the bed was empty, and there was a black longevity robe neatly placed on the wooden box at the head of the bed, on which was pressed the ruler that grandpa usually measured his clothes.
Ruan Lin also came in from outside, and when she saw this scene, she said, "When I secretly went out, I suspected that there was no one inside. ”
I opened the robe, and a note fell out of it, which was my grandfather's handwriting, and there were only two words on it: Sui Yuan. I grabbed the ruler, turned around and ran to the second uncle's house, and sure enough, the second and third uncle's houses were also empty.
"How so?" I ran to the junction with a pale face. They left in the middle of the night with a note and probably won't be coming back. Ruan Lin said: "The things in the room are very neat, and there should be a planned departure. ”
I felt sad, but I didn't agree with her words, my grandfather and second uncle were by no means planning to leave, but they had to leave because something happened, otherwise they wouldn't have discussed letting me continue to go to school.
My only loved one was gone, and I suddenly felt homeless and unsure of where I was going next. Ruan Lin suddenly grabbed my hand at this time and stuffed a note over.
I looked over in confusion, but she secretly motioned for me not to ask. I looked at it, and the paper was yellow, and the handwriting on it was dry brown like blood, not like pen and ink coloring.
The note read: Be careful of your grandfather and two uncles, and what they left on you.
I frowned slightly, because the only thing my grandfather left on me was the ghost daughter-in-law.