Chapter 171: The Man in a Shroud with a Red Lantern
Walking here, I found that this Xie family's old mansion is no longer an evil door that can be described by an evil family.
So Lin Yi and I had to find our bodies quickly.
After entering the basement, the horse-faced rakshasa slowed down significantly. Although Lin Yi and I don't know what the reason is, it is convenient for us to follow up.
Just as we followed the horse-faced rakshasa all the way into the depths of the basement.
Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps, and when I saw this, I hurriedly said, "Old man Lin, hurry up and let this horse-faced rakshasa come back. Otherwise, his appearance would be easy to attract attention."
Although it is only a small white mist, it can still be seen at a glance in this bright basement.
What's more, no one dares to guarantee whether this Xie family is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
"Hmm." When Lin Yi heard this, he immediately closed his eyes and communicated with the horse-faced rakshasa.
Soon the horse-faced rakshasa turned back to us, and instead of beating again, he stayed directly above Lin Yi's head, hiding under the candlelight.
At this time, the footsteps were gradually approaching, and Lin Yi and I were souls, and others couldn't see them.
But for the sake of caution, we still floated on top of the basement, even if the other party was really good.
I don't think we will be aware of it for a while.
And then I saw that they were not some shady people.
It's just an ordinary Xie family member, but unlike what we see outside, the clothes these people are wearing are actually shrouds, and the red lanterns they hold in their hands are also made of paper.
If it weren't for the fact that I had become a living soul now, I could sense the breath of the other party's living people.
For a moment, I couldn't tell if they were humans or ghosts.
But......
It wasn't until I made sure they had gone far that I said, "Old man Lin, what kind of special habit do they have? The living pretend to be the dead?"
"Maybe it's not a special fetish, but they have to dress like this if they want to enter the main basement." Lin Yi looked at me deeply and said.
What does this mean?
I looked at Lin Yi blankly, obviously not understanding his words.
"There is a cloud in the Book of Rites: "I don't want to be damaged by things, so I wrap them in clothes and coffins, and hide them deep in the ground." Lin Yi explained, "Therefore, wearing a longevity robe for the dead is not only a good wish, but also a more dignified way for the deceased to be seen when the spirit is stopped. What's more, shrouds can also protect corpses."
"If the coffin is 'hard packaging', then the shroud is 'soft packaging', and the purpose of both is to protect the body from destruction."
"So what?" I've heard this from my grandmother before.
But it's not all worn by the dead.
Why do living people wear shrouds?
"In order to temporarily seal off the yang energy, so as not to collide with the things that are afraid of the yang energy. The purpose of the red lantern is to store yang energy, so that the soul envoys of the underworld will not mistakenly think that these people are really dead, and thus take their souls away." Lin Yi saw that I really didn't understand, so he simply said bluntly.
And hearing him say this, I couldn't help but be stunned: "Old man Lin, you said that there are things in this basement that are afraid of people's yang energy?"
"If I'm not mistaken, yes." Lin Yi nodded and said.
Then the question is, what is afraid of yang energy?
"Old man Lin, it can't be what I thought, right?" I glanced at Lin Yi with chattering teeth and asked.
I hope it's better not to be.
"I don't know, but we need to speed things up." Lin Yi looked at me with a solemn expression and said, "According to the feedback given to me by Ma Mian Yin Embroidery, we will have to walk for at least half an hour to arrive."
What?
I was stunned when I heard this, not because I had to walk for half an hour.
But......
"Can the horse-faced rakshasa give you feedback?" I was surprised, "How did he give you feedback?"
Talk?
But why didn't I hear that?
Is it to isolate me, with that
A voice that only Lin Yi could hear?
"It's not an estrangement." Lin Yi said truthfully: "It's similar to Tianxintong."
Lin Yi said very sparsely and ordinarily, just like looking at the weather outside as if it was going to rain and thunder, so I went to put away my clothes.
But I was shocked beyond measure: "Old man Lin, are you serious? You and the horse-faced Rakshasa Yin embroidery can really be Tianxintong?"
You must know that Ma Jiayin embroidery looks like a dead thing, but it is actually a living thing.
It is not only possible to communicate with the owner in the form of dreams, thoughts, and illusions. In fact, you can also use Tianxintong. It is equivalent to the Yin embroidery completely alive and face-to-face communication with the owner.
But I remember that my grandmother said that those who can communicate with the Ma family must have a deep relationship with the Ma family.
Otherwise, even the most powerful people can't do it.
So......
"Really?" Who would have thought that Lin Yi would not believe this: "Ma Jingdong, you don't want the princess to sell melons and boast about herself." It's just a heavenly heart, how can it be so mysterious."
"I don't, it's not unusual. But have you ever seen anyone who can use this to communicate with dead things? Old man Lin, you know my grandmother, and you know me. Wouldn't it ...... with your identity?"
I was trying to find out if Lin Yi knew anyone else in the Ma family, such as my parents, who died young.
I didn't think I had time to dig deeper.
Lin Yi interrupted, "Clank, you don't want a physical body anymore? Or do you think half an hour is fast?"
"Okay, let's talk about this later, let's go find the body first." I thought about it for a moment and spoke.
Half an hour away is nothing outside, but in this eerie basement that is comparable to the city, we can still do it quickly.
Along the way, we met again the people wearing shrouds and carrying red lanterns.
But after the first experience, we didn't alarm them this time.
On the contrary, he avoided it very smoothly, and at this time, Lin Yi also spoke: "The horse-faced Rakshasa said that when we walked forward, we saw that the room in the first corner was where our bodies were stored. We've got to get over there."
"Okay." Knowing that I was about to find my body, I was naturally happy. So he hurriedly nodded and kept up with Lin Yi's footsteps at the same time.
But what does storage mean?
How do you feel a little weird?
Lin Yi didn't know why, he just said, "While there is no one now, I'll go back to my body first."
Yes!
In the end, Lin Yi and I came to an agreement, and then the two of us quickly floated into the room.
It's okay not to go in, but as soon as I entered, I was scared.
At the same time, I also understood what the so-called storage meant, because this room doesn't seem to be much, at most it is thirty-four square meters.
But it was full of large jars, the kind of dark coffee-colored crockpots that could hold the whole person.
And what is in these jars is not what is next to it, it is people.
Of course, to be precise, maybe a dead man.
And in addition to people, there is also black water.
Lin Yi had just opened the lid a little when an indescribable smell of corpses and foul smell came to his face.
Thankfully, I'm in a state of soul now, not a living person.
Otherwise, the smell is enough to make me vomit all the yellow bile water.