22: Tattoo of the Dead
"Don't worry, it's all because there's a problem with the ghost, and it promises to solve it." Chang Dongke replied.
Sure enough, after a while, the cold dead man came back to his soul and got up from the ground, and the first thing he did was to run back in terror, and the brazier was kicked over.
Sure enough, it was resolved peacefully.
Look at this scene.
"In the future, there will be fewer conflicts with these villagers, they don't understand the rules, and they will cause trouble." Xu Nanshan patted Chang Dongke's shoulder.
"Yes." Chang Dongke nodded, picked up the chair on the side and walked to the paper shop.
Qi Baye also followed.
Chang Dongke's shop is not small, and the paper figures placed in it are still large and small, standing in line on the wall one by one, although there is no painting of eyes, but under the illumination of warm lights at night, it is particularly weird.
Xu Nanshan rubbed his arms, feeling that the yin qi here was heavier than the basement floor of his house.
There is a backyard behind the shop, and Chang Dongke has no time to greet the two of them, so he has to go to the backyard to offer incense first.
Qi Tiezui simply sat down to rest for a while, or was too bored, he picked up the paper on the table and began to fold the ingots.
Xu Nanshan leaned against the door, looking at the moon in the sky, he said lightly, "It's late at night." ”
Tonight is Halloween, and people rarely go out, but tonight's moon is very round and bright, and it is exceptionally beautiful.
Qi Baye knew in his heart that what he said was not this, but he still answered the question, "Yes, I don't know if Miss Ji is resting." ”
He's full of Miss Ji, right?
"Heh~" Xu Nanshan sneered, "What, it's really as rumored, ready to be the son-in-law of the Ji family?" ”
"What a rare opportunity, that's the rich and powerful Ji family, it's a pity, I don't know if I can climb high in this life." He followed the other party's words, and he really looked regretful.
"Running the train with a mouth."
Xu Nanshan knew that he was talking about fart again.
The corners of Qi Tiezui's mouth hooked, and he shrugged his shoulders, believing it or not.
"What are you looking for me for?" Chang Dongke came from the backyard, stained with the smell of incense ash, and had an extra pen and a bag of cinnabar in his hand.
Xu Nanshan's eyes looked at him, and his expression was much more serious, "On behalf of the Shenyuan clan, I ask you to go out of the mountain to fight." ”
"I don't do this kind of business, the white affairs of ten miles and eight villages are still waiting for me to preside, you might as well invite the eighth master to go, he has been idle recently, leading a big lady to wander around."
"Hey, hey, why am I so idle, what is this called." Qi Baye threw away the ingots in his hand and had a temper.
All three of them sat down, and it had been a long time since they had sat together and talked.
Xu Nanshan came here three years ago, and the business is getting better and better, but the goal has not been achieved.
Chang Dongke is even busier, sometimes the funeral is even done, even people can't be found, when they are not busy, they make paper figures at home, and there are few intersections.
Qi Baye followed Jiumen to find a tomb from time to time, and it was rare to be able to sit together.
In the end, Qi Baye still spoke, "Okay Xu Xiaosan'er, let's talk about the purpose." ”
"The tombs of the Wei and Jin dynasties are a bit peculiar, there is a special tomb in it that can't get people in at all, even if you don't go often, you have to borrow paper people to go in and explore the way."
Xu Nanshan didn't know where he got his confidence, but he was sure that Qi Baye would go.
Chang Dongke also heard the purpose, with a light smile on the corner of his mouth, "I can help with the paper man." ”
He got up and went to the side to get some paper, and cut some small paper figures for them on the spot, which was also easy to carry, and the neat paper-cutting technique was comparable to art.
Looking at his paper-cutting man, Qi Tiezui asked Xu Nanshan in depth for the first time, "I wanted to ask a long time ago, the Shenyuan clan has the most traditional Jun porcelain craftsmanship, why do you have to be obsessed with this tomb?" ”
Xu Nanshan never raised this matter, only knew that he was obsessed with a tomb in Yuzhou, and he came all the way to Changsha City in order to find someone to help, and he could wait for three years.
Xu Nanshan looked at the eighth master with faint eyes, "You promise to go with me first, and I'll tell you the reason." ”
is already in this situation, Qi Tiezui now has to go, and if he doesn't go, he has to go, it's okay.
"I promise you." Qi Baye.
As soon as the words fell, Xu Nanshan began to undress, took off his black robe, and turned around, revealing a sturdy back, with rune tattoos painted on his back.
"What are you ......" Qi Tiezui was a little shocked.
Although I don't fully know these runes, I have never seen people tattooed on my body, and the person who bears them is not an ordinary person.
Chang Dongke cut the small paper figure with cinnabar and painted facial features on the face of the paper man, his eyes were big and bright, and he also drew a mouth, after the painting, he just raised his eyes and glanced at the tattoo to recognize the source, and said, "It's the text." ”
Xu Nanshan put on his clothes again, "That's right, the folk call it 殄文, also known as the ghost character, is the text that communicates with ghosts, our Shenyuan clan has to be tattooed with the text since childhood, so that they can communicate with the underworld, but the clansmen are short-lived, and generally do not live to be forty years old." ”
"At first, I suspected that it was because the Yin Qi of the Dead Text was too heavy, which caused the short life of the Shenyuan clan, but later I found out that it was not, our clan was cursed."
Qi Tiezui suddenly thought of something, and he took out a photo from his pocket, "Is it behind the ear, the traces are like birds." ”
This photo appeared in the information that Lin Yan gave him a few days ago, and he did take a closer look at the bucket she was going to play, in which she found a village, and the introduction said that the people in the village did not live to be forty years old, and there was a uniform birthmark symbol.
This symbol is recorded in the book and is indeed a curse, but it is not too much introduction.
"You also checked the gods?" Xu Nanshan was a little puzzled, Qi Laoba was not unwilling to take risks, he was very sorry for his life, how could he help him find out about the curse.
Seeing that it was getting late, Qi Tiezui put away the photo, and at the same time put the little paper figure with painted eyes into his pocket, "It's just a coincidence, prepare things tomorrow, and meet in your Nanshan Hall." ”
Xu Nanshan nodded, two days earlier than the five-day period he said, which is a good thing.
Before leaving, Chang Dongke also intimately taught them how to use, "Use blood to dot the center of the paper man's eyebrows, and it will move and understand your words, but remember not to touch the water." ”
After that, they parted ways in the darkness of the night.
Whether it's a coincidence or not, this trip still has to go.
When I returned to the Qi family's old house, it was already two o'clock in the morning.
Ji Lanqian was lying on her stomach on the swing, and it seemed that she was already asleep.
There was still a cold porridge on the wooden table on the side, and Qi Tiezui stood there, looking at this scene with some reluctance.
The immortal has been walking alone for so many years, and he lives in such a big house by himself except for business, and suddenly there is an extra person who will wait for him to come home, as if something hit him in the heart.
"You're back?"
Ji Lanqian opened her eyes in a daze, slowed down for two seconds and then wanted to get up, only to realize that her legs had become numb after holding a position for a long time.