According to folk legends, the corpse chaser is generally a mage wearing a Taoist robe, and the corpse is covered with a black corpse cloth, and the mage stands in front of these dead corpses and rings the bell to guide the way, so this kind of person is also called the corpse chaser by the locals.

No matter how many corpses there were, he drove them alone, and no matter what the weather, the corpse catcher had to wear a pair of straw sandals, a green cloth gown, a black belt around his waist, a green cloth hat on his head, a copper bell in his hand, and a bag of talismans in his waist bag.

The mage is not behind the corpse, but in front of the corpse to lead the way, holding a lantern in his left hand and a copper bell in his right hand, the reason why the copper bell is shaken is to let the dead corpse identify the direction to avoid taking the wrong road, and the second is to let the night walker avoid, notify the person with a dog to lock up the dog, the dog is also spiritual, if the black dog pounces on the corpse, it is likely to cause the corpse to cheat the corpse, so the most taboo when driving the corpse is to see the black dog.

If there are more than two carcers, they will string the corpses one by one with straw ropes, one at intervals of seven or eight feet, and when they walk in the dark, they will wear a high blanket hat on their head, and a few pieces of yellow paper with inscriptions on their foreheads will hang down their faces.

On the way to drive the corpses, there is a corpse inn, this mysterious corpse inn only houses dead corpses and corpse chasers, ordinary people do not live, its doors are open all year round. Because behind the two large doors is the place where the corpse rests.

The corpse chaser drove the corpse, arrived at the corpse shop before dawn, and quietly left at night, the corpses were neatly leaning against the wall behind the door panel, and it was difficult to walk in the heavy rain, so they stopped in the store for a few days and nights.

Two or three days before arriving at the destination, notify the family of the deceased in advance, prepare the clothes and coffins, and when the body arrives, immediately put on the deceased's clothes and shoes and put them into the longevity wood.

This kind of burial process is all undertaken by the corpse chaser, and no one is allowed to interfere and watch, just as the corpse is not allowed to peep when lifting the corpse out of the coffin when setting off.

It is said that at these critical moments, as soon as the living approach the corpse, there will be the danger of shocking the corpse and defrauding the corpse, and the burial process must be in the middle of the night.

All arrangements are ready, that is to say, after the deceased is decorated with burial, the bereaved family will go to claim it, the coffin lid is opened, the eyebrows are all revealed, and it is really the bereaved relatives, the appearance is like yesterday, but it is long slept in the coffin, sad and miserable, devastating the heart, suddenly some crying, some crying silently.

According to relevant documents, there are three rushes and three non-rushes in Xiangxi.

Those who were beheaded, those who were hanged, and those who stood in cages and died, were to be driven out.

Legend has it that because they were forced to die, they were not convinced by their deaths, and they missed both their hometown and their relatives, so they could use spells to lure their souls, put charms in their corpses, and then use spells to drive them to climb mountains and mountains, and even get on a boat and cross the water to return to their hometown.

Those who die of illness, those who die voluntarily by hanging their necks by throwing themselves into the river, and those whose limbs are incomplete by thunder and fire cannot be rushed.

Among them, the souls of those who died of illness have been hooked by the king of Hades, and their souls cannot be summoned back from the ghost gate.

The souls of those who throw themselves into the river are entangled in the dirt of the substitutes, and they may be in the process of handing over, and if the new souls are recruited, the old souls cannot be replaced, and the reincarnation of the old souls will be affected.

In addition, those who died by lightning were all guilty of great sins, and those who were burned by the fire were often incomplete and could not be driven away.

I thought that such a weird Xiangxi corpse was just a fabrication by the world, but I didn't expect it to be true, thinking of this, I looked at Chen Xiaohu and asked: "Brother Chen, this rattle is really Xiangxi's corpse?" ”

Chen Xiaohu was silent for a moment when he heard this, saying that although he had not seen it with his own eyes, he had already heard that Xiangxi had been driven to the corpse because of the inconvenience of cars and horses, and with the development of society, it was rare to see the corpse in Xiangxi.

"So what should we do now, do you want to hide?" I looked at Chen Xiaohu and asked.

"What are you hiding, it's just a dead corpse, although it is rumored to use a secret method to drive away the corpse, but I heard that the so-called chasing the corpse is actually carrying the corpse, and returning to the hometown with the corpse on his back through manpower, there is no evil nature as rumored at all." Chen Xiaohu said with a smile.

Hearing this, my hanging heart finally fell to the ground, and I was just about to return to my sleeping bag to continue resting, but just then the rattle bell came to my ears again, and it became clearer and clearer.

After hearing the rattle bell, Chen Xiaohu and I looked in the direction where the sound came from, only to see a team appear about 100 meters away from us.

There were seven or eight people in this procession, led by a blue-gray shirt and a hat, holding a white lantern in his left hand and a brass bell in his right hand.

Behind him was a row of people draped in black cloth, bouncing forward.

Although it is too far away to see really, I still feel a tremor in my heart when I see the scene in front of me.

This is not at all the same as what Chen Xiaohu said, where is this carrying a corpse, it is obviously a corpse, is it possible that this kind of Miaojiang secret method really exists in the world?

"Brother Chen, didn't you say that Xiangxi drove corpses on their backs, so what's going on with this team, it seems that they are all jumping and walking by themselves." I looked at Chen Xiaohu and asked in a low voice.

"Could it be that the secret technique of chasing corpses in Xiangxi really exists?" When Chen Xiaohu was puzzled, the corpse chasing team had already entered the forest not far away, and judging from the lights and shadows in the forest, it seemed that they were going to rest here for a while.

Chen Xiaohu looked in the direction of the forest for a moment, then glanced at Su Dingqin and the others who were sleeping, and said in a low voice: "Brother Chen, I am very curious, otherwise you accompany me to see what is going on, let's just stand outside the forest and not go in, and come back after seeing the famous hall, what do you think?" ”

"Just the two of us? Don't you call them Brother Su? I looked at Chen Xiaohu in surprise.

Chen Xiaohu glanced at Su Dingqin and the others, shook his head and said in a low voice: "Brother Su, they are extremely tired from rushing around today, since they have not been woken up by the bell, let's continue to let them sleep, anyway, the two of us will come back after a while, in case there are many people, I am afraid that the other party will be more likely to find our traces." ”

Chen Xiaohu got out of his sleeping bag and put on his shoes as he spoke, seeing that he insisted on this, I couldn't continue to persuade him, so after picking up the red silk sword from the sleeping bag, he walked towards the forest with him.

At this time, it was already the second half of the night, and the cold wind was howling around, and the weeds were flying on the wasteland, accompanied by the sand and dust raised in the sky.

Under the moonlight, Chen Xiaohu and I cautiously walked towards the direction of the forest, and at this moment, there was a fire in the dark and dead forest, and it seemed that the corpse was making a fire to keep warm.

Although it is not yet the cold winter moon, the temperature in the deep mountains is extremely low, and it is almost impossible to survive the long night without a sleeping bag or campfire.

As the footsteps got closer and closer, the fire became clearer and clearer, in addition to the figure in the forest, I actually heard a slight voice, I was shocked when I heard the voice, and after stopping and looking at Chen Xiaohu on the side, Chen Xiaohu's face was gloomy at this time, and it seemed that he also sensed that something was not right.

According to our previous observations, this team is a dead corpse except for the corpse chaser, in this case, where does this voice come from, who can the barren mountain and wilderness corpse chaser talk to, could it be that he is talking to the dead corpse?

Thinking of this, I got goosebumps all over my body, looked at Chen Xiaohu and whispered, "Brother Chen, this is ...... What's the matter with the voices in the woods, and to whom is the corpse catcher talking to? ”

Hearing this, Chen Xiaohu glanced in the direction of the forest, shook his head and said: "I also feel strange, anyway, we are not far from the forest, just go and take a look, be careful for a while, remember to startle the snake, although this corpse chaser will not harm people, but it is very taboo to be bumped into, which is why they will rush at night." ”

After seeing me nodding, Chen Xiaohu walked in the direction of the forest, and I followed, and after walking for about a minute or two, we came to the periphery of the forest.

"Big brother, how much can we make on this trip, I just bought a house for my son a few days ago, and now the mortgage is still more than 500,000 yuan, can I pay off the mortgage this time?" A man in the dense forest asked.

"Third child, this trip is worth a lot of money, if you get the things delivered smoothly, you can at least get six or seven hundred thousand, even if you have money left over for the mortgage, then buy you a car of more than 100,000 yuan, isn't it good?" The man who was called Big Brother said with a smile.

Hearing the conversation in the forest, I couldn't help but have some doubts in my heart, how could this corpse chaser talk about such a topic, and we saw that there was only a living person who entered the dense forest, in this case, who is talking here, could it be that there is really something in the meantime, those dead corpses are not dead people at all?

While pondering, I stood outside the forest and looked into the forest, only to see seven or eight middle-aged men sitting around the campfire chatting in the firelight, and the black corpse cloth they had covered before was scattered on the ground.

Judging from the appearance of these people, they are no different from ordinary people, their faces are bloody, and their actions are no different from normal people, and they look like living people.

In that case, why did these people pretend to be corpses, and could it be that it had something to do with the shipment they were talking about?

"Big brother, I don't want to do it again after this time, I originally wanted to see a doctor for my father when I entered this industry, since I can earn so much this time, then I will stop after this time, this is a longevity business, I don't want to be contaminated with so many causes and effects." A thin man in his thirties walked up to the corpse catcher and whispered.

The corpse chaser, who was called the eldest brother, stood up when he heard this, patted the other party on the shoulder with a smile, and said: "Xiao Wu, it is common sense that you have misunderstood us in this line of work, and this is not a business for the benefit of the common people. ”

"Think about how uncomfortable those people are after they become addicted, if it weren't for us, wouldn't they be tortured to death, we are their saviors, in their eyes, they are living bodhisattvas who save suffering, and although your father already has the money for medical treatment, what about the money for you to marry a daughter-in-law and have children?"

"You're thirty-five, do you want to be a bachelor for the rest of your life? After you finish this transaction, go back to take care of your father's illness, and then do a few more transactions with us, so that not only will you have enough money to marry your daughter-in-law, but also enough money for him to marry your daughter-in-law when you have a son! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone gathered in front of the bonfire burst into laughter, but the man called Xiao Wu bowed his head and remained silent.

After a while, he slowly raised his head, looked at the corpse chaser and said: "Big brother, I really don't have a good time earning this money, my father said that you must be down-to-earth, and you must not think about taking advantage of the wrong door, we are harmful, if it weren't for my father's illness, I wouldn't have joined this industry." ”

"I beg you, let me leave after this trip, I'm not afraid of hardship or sin, but I just can't go in my heart, the fourth brother took me to the door of the detention center to deliver goods that day, the person just came out and sucked it again, the person is as thin as a hemp stick, I really can't see this."