One dark night at the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were no clouds in the sky, but I don't know what was blocking it, and there were no stars and no moon. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

If you have the sight of a wild animal, you can see a teenager sitting in the weeds, his hands digging into the dirt, and in front of it stands a lonely grave. This lonely mound ridge is named after this lonely tomb.

It stands to reason that this lonely mound ridge is inaccessible, and it is nighttime, there should be jackals foraging for food, and tigers and leopards are infested. Now that the boy has made such a move, he should have become a ghost under the teeth of a fierce beast. However, not to mention the beasts around the boy, not even an ant is missing.

After digging for a long time, the boy stopped, the green light in his eyes went out, and he stared at the things in front of him.

It was a human hand that was exposed to the ground, with rotten skin and only dry bones. Without any support, the index finger is firmly pointed in a certain direction behind the boy.

The young man looked grim, bent down, and carefully examined the hand. Because it was dark and dark, the teenager's vision was different, but he still couldn't see the details. It can only be touched with the hand.

The boy touched it several times, and finally found that the four fingers other than the index finger were engraved with small characters, which were four poems, and he read them softly while touching them in the order from thumb to little finger: \"I hope that the king will return to the king." It is not a sword wound to an emotional injury. Only a lifetime apart. I am willing to exchange the sword for the smile. \"

When the boy finished reading, he was silent and trembled slightly. If you have the sight of a wild animal, you can see that there are two bloody tears left in the eyes of the teenager.

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It coincides with the summer solstice, and the sky is like a fire. At noon, the road in the middle of Dongliu Town, Jiama County, was distorted by the sun, and the whole side street was empty, and only the loud chanting of boredom was known. In the middle of this small street like a furnace, there was a young man with a pale complexion, who did not look like a living person, he took off his shirt, was basking in the sun, and there was not a drop of sweat on his body. He is a native of Dongliu Town, and everyone calls him Xiao Cheap.

Xiao Bei's real name is Xiao Jian, although he is only 17 years old and 2 months old, he is already the leading corpse chaser in Xiangxi.

Because when he was born, it coincided with a great drought. There was no surplus food at home, and his mother's milk was low, which caused Xiao Jian to be malnourished, with a fist-sized sore on his back, and he had a fever all the time. After appealing to the goddess, the goddess gave the oracle: "Because the child is too yang, and there is metal in his name, he is easy to be jealous of the gods and ghosts." You need to live in a shady place, and at the same time change your name, so that you can save the day. \"

So although Xiao Jian's parents were reluctant to give up, they were troubled by superstitious thoughts, and finally passed Xiao Jian to his brother Xiao Shi, a corpse chaser. At the same time, the name was changed to Xiao Bei.

After changing his name to Yi's father, he actually secretly agreed with the will of heaven. Due to natural disasters and wars, many people have been displaced, their souls have returned to other places, and the corpse driving industry has been able to prosper. The skill of chasing corpses passed down by his stepfather was also completely inherited by him.

Although Xiao Bei saved his life due to the nonsense of the goddess back then, he also had to be accompanied by corpses in his childhood. Helping Xiao Shi collect the funeral, fixing, plastic surgery, loosening, and driving away all day long, by the time he was 16 years old, he had completely mastered the ancestral skills of driving out corpses, and there was a faint trend of being out of the blue. At the same time, due to being immersed in yin qi for a long time, Xiao Bei's skin is bloodless, and he likes to bask in the sun very much, no matter what, he can't tan.

When he was 16 years old, his father-in-law was killed in a mudslide on the way to drive the corpse. As a result, all the business of the family fell to Xiao Bei.

A few months after the death of his father-in-law, due to Xiao Bei's loneliness and namelessness, the business of chasing corpses was bleak. Everyone thought that Lao Xiao was dead, and Xiao was young, so how could he be the heavy task of driving out the corpse? In addition, Lao Xiao died a miserable death, and it was rumored that the Xiao family was too heavy and could not be too secret. So Xiao Mansion is full of birds.

Fortunately, Xiao Bei's family has a lot of surplus property, and no hairy thief dares to worry about it, Xiao Bei is also happy and relaxed, basking in the sun all day long, and playing with the corpse at night.

Months go by in a flash. This dismal business situation has changed. Due to the Xiao family's monopoly position in the corpse industry in Jiama County, coupled with the gradual spread of the peasant uprising to Xiangxi, there were more and more corpses in a foreign land, resulting in an imbalance between supply and demand. So the leader of the nearby rebel army thought of Xiao Bei, and on a starry night, the three leaders of the Golden Tiger Head Army in Jiama County drank old wine, strengthened their courage, and knocked on the door of Xiao's house.

The leader of the rebel army did not dare to slack off, according to the number of etiquette, knocked on the door three times, and then took three steps back, and said loudly: "Xiao is in charge, the contemptible person is Luo Tiansheng, the general of the Golden Tiger Head Army, and the rivers and lakes are called flying insects, coming to Xiangxi to do business, passing by Guizhuang, because there are important things to do, he has not been able to come to the door, and today he occasionally has leisure, and he came to visit, and I hope to bear with me." \"With that, bow your head and wait aside.

This flying insect is usually a domineering person, but when he comes to fear ghosts and gods, he comes here to ask for help. Therefore, the words are polite and the behavior is restrained.

As soon as the words fell, I heard a "pop" sound from inside the door, and then a small sound, as if someone was dressed, and after a while, there was a continuous "step" from behind the door...... Trample...... Trample...... The slight sound of stepping on the door opened as if someone was bouncing from far and near, followed by a "squeak", and the door opened, revealing a withered and emaciated face, with white eyes and a stiff face.

The face did not speak, and disappeared behind the door, leaving only the door open, as if to welcome guests. But just now the moonlight was bright, shining on that face, and it didn't look like a living person. The three leaders looked at each other, unable to make up their minds for a moment.

\"Big brother, I see that this house is full of ghosts, and I have already inquired, there is only Xiao Bei in this Xiao family's mansion, and I have never hired a housekeeper, but I am afraid that this house is dangerous and unpredictable, so I should postpone my visit." \"The second master, the great sage of the forest, Ge Tianming, has a cautious personality and makes a suggestion. At the same time, I don't know if it's because of drinking, my legs tremble slightly.

"I think this house is evil, and there may be evil people hiding it, or spies of the court. It's better to burn the matter and leave him to the ball. \"The three masters were rude, with straight chests and backs, round eyes, and said viciously, but the voice was very small, and it seemed to tremble a little.

Luo Tiansheng, the flying insect, pondered for a moment, thinking in his heart: "Our army has been fighting for days, and the corpses can no longer be stored, and the weather is hot, and mosquitoes and flies are patronizing, and I am afraid that it will turn into carrion after a while." I was afraid that it would affect the morale of the army, so I couldn't burn it down...... It seems that I can only ask Xiao to be cheap. \"

So he said: "No, it is a tradition of our country to return the soul to its hometown, and the Xiao family's trip to drive out the corpse is a good deed, where will there be treachery? Not to mention the family of the corpse, the people used must be stained with some yin qi, what's so strange? Go, let's go to find Xiao Bei." \"

After speaking, Luo Tiansheng straightened his clothes, his steps were firm, and he stepped into the gate of the Xiao family without hesitation.

As soon as the three masters stepped into the door of Xiao Bei's house, they immediately felt a cold air rising from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads, and they couldn't help but shiver. At the same time, I saw that the person who opened the door before was stiff, and floated forward together, between the ups and downs, the span was extremely large, and the figure was elegant, as if flying in the air. After only a few ups and downs, it spanned the five-foot-and-five-foot compound and disappeared into a row of bungalows at the north head.

"Is this a flying stiff?" Guan Chuang was quite superstitious, and suddenly remembered the legend in the countryside of Xiangxi, and his scalp was numb. The so-called flying zombie is made by ordinary zombies devouring the flesh and blood of people who are proficient in Taoism, and they have the ability to fly to the sky and the earth, which is often regarded as a natural disaster or ominous.

Just as he was thinking wildly, a person appeared out of thin air from the left hand side of the three people, swayed and made a gesture, and said: "Xiaosheng Xiao is cheap, I don't know that the three big drivers are coming, which makes Peng Shen shine, and he has never been far away, please forgive me." ”

Ge Tianming and Guan Chuang were caught off guard, so frightened that they hugged each other and almost turned around and ran. However, Luo Tiansheng was more calm and calm, only to see that the person in front of him had pale skin, a cloak with a disheveled head, long hands and feet, and green eyes.

Luo Tiansheng grabbed the two people who escaped, forcibly held them down, shook them to the end, and said: "Xiao is polite, old man Luo Tiansheng, these are my two brothers-in-law, Ge Tianming and Guan Chuang, the three of us came to disturb without prior notice, this is our no, next time we will be the east, and we will punish ourselves with three glasses of wine." \" After a pause, he continued: \"I don't know which master of your mansion is the one who is in good shape just now, and how to call it?"

"That's a subordinate, no need to worry. Xiao Bei smiled on his face, his eyes were slit, and the green light was faint, and he made a "please" action. Turn around and go back to the back room.

Luo Tiansheng nodded, and pulled Ge Guan and the others to follow Xiao Bei.

This Xiao family compound is in the shape of a square, there are stone beasts at the four corners to suppress, although the area is not large, but the wind is gusting, the candle flame is fluttering, the three leaders of the rebel army are trembling, looking left and right, only to feel that the shadows around Zhuo Zhuo, there seem to be countless demons hidden in the shadows. Ge Guan and the others trembled forcefully, and scolded the ancestor of the Xiao family in their hearts.

Finally got to the back room, lit the lantern, and sat down according to the ranking, and the two of them were uneasy before resting. Xiao Bei under the lights also looks much more pleasing to the eye, at least like a person.

Luo Tiansheng cleared his throat and said: "Xiao is in charge, the death of his father is really sad, you are filial piety, and you should be a model for everyone, but now the traitors of the court are in charge, the people are not living, the corpses are all over the field, and the river is filled with hunger." Our generation has risen up with the aim of upholding justice. After a break, he observed his words and looks, and saw Xiao Bei's face cautious, nodding frequently, so he continued: "Due to years of fighting and natural disasters and plagues, many of our soldiers have died. This is the responsibility of the warriors, and there is nothing wrong with it, but most of the soldiers come from other provinces, if the fallen leaves cannot return to the roots, it is really sad and sad, and it has reached the extreme. Presumably, at this moment, he has been summoned by the Buddha to enter the Elysian World. I wonder if Xiao Dangjia can inherit his father's business and continue this career with immeasurable merits and a bright future?\" This long paragraph of the official is white, the flying insect is a person who is coarse and literate, and said it in one breath, feeling elegant, completely ignoring Xiao Bei who has lived alone for a long time, and there is no ink in his stomach.

After listening to this, Xiao Bei nodded and said, "Can you speak a language that I can understand." ”

Guan Chuang couldn't bear it anymore and shouted: "The fucking boss told you to drive the corpse!"

Xiao Bei had a suddenly realized expression and said, "Oh, I know, I'll go." ”