The owner of Du Zhuang is nearly forty years old, of medium stature, with an ordinary appearance, a sad face between the corners of his eyebrows, two eyes sunken in, a sallow complexion, and it seems that he has not slept well for several days.

The family members inside were busy, and through their conversations, Lin Yi learned that the boy's name was Xiaobao, and he went to swim in the Huaijiang River with several village children some time ago, and his ankles were entangled in aquatic weeds and he couldn't break free. The playmates climbed ashore in fright, but they were helpless, and watched him choke on a few mouthfuls of water and drown in the river, but finally relented and ran home to report to his parents.

Xiaobao's father and mother suddenly heard the bad news, cried to death, and asked the villagers for help overnight. But it was dark at that time, and the Huaijiang River was urgent, and when they arrived, the child was no longer in place, and everyone tried to find the body. It was not until the afternoon of the fourth day that someone used a penny to detect a foreign object, and it turned out that the boy was washed away by the water, stuck in a rock crevice halfway, and pecked by fish and shrimp.

The villagers dived under the water and worked together to salvage the boy onto the boat, and the family found the doctor to confirm the death, raised a few taels of silver as a thank-you gift, and sent the body to Yizhuang for placement.

Du Yongfu commanded the miscellaneous servants to set up the mourning hall, and called the mortuary to paint the thrush for the boy to add a little vitality. After finishing his work, he walked out of the door and asked softly, "You want to do a funeral?"

Lin Yi showed his waist card, and Du Yongfu came to his senses: "Oh, it turned out to be Lord Lingguan, and I forgive Du for not being far away." As he spoke, the chief bowed and was respectful.

Lin Yi hurriedly supported him, his identity was different from the past, and the sense of responsibility also came, he turned his mind and said: "Master Duzhuang, the kid just received Tianzun's order, and I heard that Guizhuang has encountered some trouble recently, can you find a secluded place to talk to me in detail?"

Du Yongfu looked up at the sky, and when he was about to arrive, he thought about it: "That's okay, I'll ask the cook to prepare a banquet, and let's talk while eating." ”

Lin Yi traveled for a long time, and he was indeed a little hungry, so he happily promised: "I am grateful to the owner of the village." ”

Du Yongfu led the two of them to sit down in the south courtyard, put four meats, four vegetables and four cold dishes, and warmed two pots of rice wine, and warmed them warmly. Waiting for Lin Yi to move his chopsticks, he got up and toasted, and said, "My lord, something strange happened in Du's village, please help me take a look." ”

"Please ask for details. Lin Yi said calmly.

Du sighed, his eyes were solemn, and he slowly spoke: "Since two months ago, the long-term workers in the village have been missing continuously, and their bodies have been stolen repeatedly. Du informed the government that the servants came to investigate, stayed for a few days, and temporarily sealed Yizhuang. During this period, an official saw a strange shadow and went out to pursue it, but unexpectedly it disappeared and disappeared strangely. Later, several officials ran back to the yamen and reported to the master, believing that it was a demon and evil spirit, so they sent a hundred miles of urgent letters to Tianshu Peak for help. ”

Lin Yi knew about it, and immediately agreed. After the dinner, Du Yongfu took the two to a wing room in the west courtyard to arrange accommodation. Lin Yi put down his bag and told Gu Wanxi to sleep first, leaving Black Eagle to accompany them, so that they could take care of each other. He went out with Du Yongfu and prepared for a vigil tonight.

Passing through the mourning hall, Xiaobao's family members were kneeling on the ground and burning yellow paper into a copper basin. There was a corpse on the wooden bed in the center, and the little boy's eyelids were tightly closed, and two red rouge were smeared on his cheeks, which was lifelike.

Lin Yi walked into the hall, and after being introduced by Du Yongfu, he met with Xiaobao's family and explained his intentions, if they encountered anything strange, they would find themselves to deal with it.

On the other side, Gu Wanxi sat on the edge of the bed, soaking her feet in water, looking up, the shadows of the trees outside the house were reflected on the window paper, rustling and swaying, and the night breeze passed through the corridor, screaming and whistling.

Gu Wanxi chatted with Black Eagle for a few words, wrung out the towel, wiped the white soles of her feet, then stood up, opened the door and splashed water, and went back to the house to sleep.

The candle burns slowly, the beads fall on the plate, the slight fire swayes, and the time is near. "Squeak-" Suddenly the door opened, and the candlelight suddenly dimmed, almost extinguished. Gu Wanxi turned over, rubbed the corners of her eyes and muttered, "Is it Lord Lin?"

"Miss Gu, there's no one outside!" Black Hawk warned sharply.

Gu Wanxi sat up in surprise when she heard this, but saw that the wooden door opened a two-foot gap, just enough for one person to enter and exit, but the room was empty, and there was no human breath at all.

She looked at Black Hawk in fear, and said in a trembling voice, "Could it be some dirty thing?"

Black Hawk's eyes were scarlet, and he hesitated: "Miss Gu, did you remember to close the door when you splashed water just now?"

Gu Wanxi nodded, her face ugly. Black Eagle hesitated: "Otherwise, let's go to Lin Gongzi, at least be safe by his side." ”

"I think so too. Gu Wanxi bit her lip, hurriedly got up, put on her clothes a few times, and went out with a candlestick.

In the corridor, the moonlight was white, the shadows of the trees were longing, and the wind was whining. She quickened her pace, but heard a woman whispering in her ear, and the cold wind blew out the candles.

"There are ghosts...... "There is a man's cry from the next room, his voice pressed in his throat, inaudible.

Gu Wanxi immediately turned her head, but saw that the candles in the house were bright, and a long cat shadow was reflected on the window paper, as black as ink, fleeting.

Gu Wanxi shuddered, remembering that the voice was the old man of Wen Liang, hesitated for a moment, walked to the window, pierced the white paper with his fingers, and spied the situation in the house.

In the hazy vision, I saw a young woman's corpse parked inside, with a slender figure, dressed in white, with round eyes staring at the ceiling, a distorted face, and a circle of bruises around her neck, as if she had hanged herself. Wen Liang sat down on the ground, stepped back again and again, waved his hands, panted and said, "Girl...... There is a debtor who is wronged...... If you don't turn a blind eye, you will go to the enemy for revenge, why scare me, an innocent old man?"

"Ho-ho-ho. The female corpse let out a strange groan in her throat, slowly lowered her legs, turned over and stood up, tilted her head, and walked towards Wen Liang step by step.

The old man was forced into a corner, with nowhere to escape, and the female corpse suddenly stretched out a hand and grabbed him by the neck, and Wen Liang's face turned red. Then, dragging him into the coffin, pulling him over the coffin board, and just as he was about to lie down, he looked back at the window sharply, as if he had noticed someone peeping.

Gu Wanxi was so shocked that she froze on the spot, and her whole body stiffened. And the female corpse grinned, smiled weirdly, hugged Wen Liang and lay down, and completely covered the coffin lid.

"Bang, bang!" There was a violent movement in the wooden coffin, as if a wild beast was biting its prey, and blood dripped down the cracks, and the ground was red.

Gu Wanxi was so frightened that she held her breath and bent over to slip away, but her legs were sore and weak, and she was about to fall at any time. Black Eagle followed her, feeling fear in his heart, and kept silent, hoping to find Lin Yi as soon as possible for protection.

Gu Wanxi ran for half a mile, but fortunately the female ghost didn't chase it out, clutching her chest, her heart pounding, and she was so tired that she was holding her knees and panting.

"Miss Gu, we'll rest later, let's go quickly!" Black Eagle urged. Gu Wanxi nodded, and ran away again, the eaves around her were low, and the moonlight was cold.

After walking about 100 steps, she turned a corner, and the objects in front of her seemed familiar, and she was shocked: why did she come back again?

The female corpse stood in the doorway, facing the two of them sideways, with blood stains hanging from the corners of her mouth, and she did not move.

Gu Wanxi closed her mouth tightly and swallowed her scream back. The female corpse smiled evilly, hugged the doorpost, and slammed her head hard: "Knock!"

Gu Wanxi was so frightened that her body trembled, and the female corpse hit the doorpost continuously, sawdust splashed, blood flowed on her forehead, and she became more and more crazy.

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

"Don't be stunned, run!" shouted Black Hawk. Gu Wanxi woke up suddenly, ran away, just rushed out of the yard, bumped into the female corpse head-on, shrank back in fright, knocked her waist to the coffin board, looked around, empty chairs and wooden walls, tribute incense, and came to the morgue.

The candlestick on the desk burned out, and the female ghost stretched out her hands with her back to her, her nails slender and sharp, piercing into the wall, and removing the planks one by one, revealing a large black hole.

The female ghost turned her head and beckoned at her. Gu Wanxi involuntarily walked towards the other party, came back to her senses in danger, pulled out the blade at her waist, and slashed head-on, but the iron hook did not pass the female ghost's body, like smoke through smoke, and fell into the air.

"Hey, hey. The female ghost's eyes bulged, she spit out a long tongue, grabbed her neck with both hands, pressed it into the hole alive, and then put the wooden planks together piece by piece, and returned to its original position.

The black eagle saw Gu Wanxi disappear out of thin air, and hurriedly searched for it, but there was no trace of it, so he flew into the sky and called her name.

......

There is a side hall in the mourning hall, which is specially placed with tea for relatives to drink, Lin Yi has just come back from inspection at the moment, and he is sitting in it to rest. A gust of black wind swept through the mourning hall, and the family members were sleepy, and they fell into a deep sleep.

Hearing the sound, Lin Yi barely opened his eyes and walked out of the side room, but saw that everyone was sleeping everywhere, and the yellow paper in the copper basin was still burning, and his heart suddenly became vigilant.

"What's wrong?" he wondered, holding the hilt of his knife and raising his guard, when he heard a terrible cat meow, piercing the silent night sky, and it was terrifying.

"Poof. The little boy sat up when he heard the sound, went down to the ground, and turned his head to look at Lin Yi, his pale face was smeared with two red rouges, his expression was dull, and his eyes were dull, like a paper boy.

The boy walked towards Lin Yi, the water flowing down the trouser tube, the ground was wet, and he took one step at a time.

Lin Yi pulled out the knife from the sheath, put on a posture, and was about to make a move, when the dark clouds outside covered the moonlight, and the house was also darkened.

In a trance, the boy disappeared on the spot, Lin Yi frowned, and then his face was shocked, the corpse was lying on the wooden plank!

He stood for a while, his mind settled, and walked over to wake up the boy's family members one by one, telling them what had just happened. Everyone gathered around the corpse, looking through it for a while, and it was no different from Shi Qian, and they were all suspicious.

A woman knelt beside the corpse and cried, "My son, but what grievances have you suffered, and you want your mother to avenge your grievances?"

She cried miserably, and everyone wept when they heard it, while persuading her, they threw paper into the fire, and thought: "Xiaobao go on the road quickly, don't remember the family, your parents and villagers will help take care of it, don't look back on Huangquan Road, I wish you to reincarnate as soon as possible and give birth to a good family." ”

Lin Yi looked at them, said that it was inconvenient to disturb, and quietly went out, and after walking a short distance, he heard the black eagle whirling and shouting: "Miss Gu, where are you?"

Lin Yi was stunned for a moment, then blew his whistle and guided the black eagle to pounce on him, and when they met, he asked, "Miss Qin, are you in trouble?"

"Young Master Lin, Miss Gu, she disappeared mysteriously......" Black Hawk's tone was anxious, and he hurriedly explained.

(End of chapter)