Chapter 44: The Man Who Carried the Coffin
"Gollum..."
Soon after the beast cart, a blister suddenly appeared in the deep lake, and a dead white face quietly revealed the surface of the lake.
Immediately after, I saw a corpse slowly walking out of the lake, and then one, two, three... There are about 300 large and small, you follow me, I follow you, and walk slowly to the mountains and forests by the lake.
After a while, the corpse disappeared into the forest, and the lake returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.
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The heavy cart slowly moved along the mountain path, and the chicks flew overhead, and some rain drifted towards it, sliding along its wings.
The town is almost three days away from Chenyang, and it will definitely not be possible to reach it tonight.
So in the evening, the old man drove the beast cart skillfully into a courtyard not far from the roadside to rest.
The yard is not very big, the front and back are two, and the surrounding area is made of mud bricks, which looks magnificent. It's just that for some reason, the courtyard is broken, and even the wall made of mud bricks is crooked, looking ruined.
In the wilderness, there were a lot of strange things at night, because the old man and the lady of the Qiao family did not dare to go too far from Gongliang, so the three of them rested together in the front room.
A ball of firewood was blazing in the hall, and it was still early, and the three of them had no intention of sleeping, so they talked about the bonfire.
The public asked the old man who was driving the car in surprise: "Old man, this place looks good, why is it deserted?"
The old man who drove the car has been on this road for many years, and he is clear about the things in the vicinity.
Hearing Gongliang's words, he said: "This courtyard was originally the courtyard of a large family in Chenyang, what we saw was only the periphery, and there was a valley further inside, where the real manor was located." It turned out to be very prosperous here, and there were many people coming and going, but then overnight, all the people inside and outside the manor died, and no one took care of it, so it was slowly deserted. ”
"So many people died, and no one came to find out?" Gongliang said in surprise.
"Why not?"
The old man who drove the car said: "I don't know how many waves have come, and even the government has sent people to check." It's a pity that in the end, there was no reason for investigating it. In the end, the family invited a mage to come and see it, and only then did they know that the valley was located in the land of the shade of the mountain, and the soil was soft, making it the best place to raise corpses. I didn't know which person in the evil path buried the corpse below, but then the corpse was completed, and the village was robbed. Although the family knew the cause and effect, they no longer dared to send anyone over, so the place was abandoned and became what it is now. ”
After chatting for a while, Gongliang took out a piece of animal fur and put it on himself and Mi Gu, and fell asleep on the fire.
Yuan Rolling was already lying next to him and sleeping happily.
I don't know what to think of, a trace of saliva flowed from the corner of my mouth, and I slurred while flowing in my mouth, and I didn't know what delicious things I dreamed of in my dreams.
The old man who was driving the car also took out his luggage from the car and fell asleep on the side of the firewood.
After all, the lady of the Qiao family is a female streamer, and it is not good to sleep with them, so she cleaned out a side room next to her and slept in it. It's just that a person is afraid and doesn't dare to close the door, and only when he looks at Gongliang and the old man who drives the car does his heart collapse.
In the middle of the night, the gloomy sky finally opened up.
A ray of moonlight squeezed out of it, and a white light fell downward.
"Huh... Purine... Phew...."
In the woods on the side of the mountain road where the chariot drove the beast cart, a crisp bell sounded out of thin air, echoing in the night sky for a long time.
The bell sounded from far and near, and after a while, an old man in a dark black robe was seen walking out of the woods through the night mist. The old man held a three-pronged copper bell in his left hand, and a dragon-headed walking stick made of ancient tree roots in his right hand, and a chestnut gourd hung on it. I saw him on crutches, and the weeds next to him were automatically windless and fell to both sides.
As the old man walked, he rang the bell and shouted: "Yin people go on the road, Yang people avoid it." If you want to avoid it, please take care of yourself. ”
Behind him, a team of white shadows jumped forward step by step with the shaking of the copper bell.
"Huh... Purine... Phew...."
A ringtone kept coming from a distance, and Gongliang suddenly opened his eyes.
Mi Gu also woke up, heard the sound, and immediately put his hand on the canopy and looked into the distance. After a while, he said to Baba, "Baba, there is an old man who has come with a team of zombies. ”
The chick also woke up, and opened a pair of sharp eyes to look ahead.
Through its eyes, Gongliang saw the old man walking slowly from the mountain road, and the zombie that the little guy was talking about.
Perhaps, this should not be called a zombie, but a corpse.
"Corpse chaser?"
Gongliang was surprised, he thought it was something that lived in a legend, but he didn't expect it to appear in front of him today.
The old man who was driving the car was sleeping, and when he heard the sound, he woke up, listened attentively, and ran to the gate of the courtyard to peek out. In the hazy moonlight, a group of figures in the distance could be seen slowly walking towards this side.
The old man who was driving the car was well-informed and knew what it was, so he hurriedly shouted: "Master, there are people in the front yard, please take your brothers to the back yard, so as not to alarm mortals." ”
"Is it the old man turtle?" asked the old man.
When the old man in the car heard the voice, he immediately knew that it was a friend he knew. However, when he heard his words, he scolded again: "Turtle, your mother, it's Gui, the Gui of Mu Rhino Gui." ”
"It's all one tone. ”
The old man teased, turned around, and went to the backyard.
After a while, Gongliang saw the old man coming from behind. But instead of getting up, he continued to lie down in the soft fur of the animal.
As soon as the old man came in, he sat down by the fire, took out the wine and dry food he had brought with him, and ate them.
While eating, he also said to the old man who was driving the car next to him: "Old man Gui, are you still pulling business out this day?" ”
Old man Gui glared: "If you don't come out to earn money, can you drink the northwest wind at home! If you sit down again, your family will run out of food, and instead of starving to death at home, it is better to come out and have a full stomach, even if you are eaten by ghosts, you can be a full ghost." ”
"This world is not very peaceful! Come, take a sip to warm up. ”
As the old man spoke, he threw the gourd in his hand to Old Man Gui.
Old man Gui took it and poured it, wiped his mouth, and said, "I'm not a fool, how dare I come out without two hands." Let me tell you, that boy is not an ordinary person, and the day before yesterday he personally got rid of a group of ghosts who came to our town to marry. During the day, I also saw a very large fierce bird grabbing something for him to eat. With this son here, even if there are demons and monsters on the road, I am not afraid. ”
"Oh..."
When the corpse chaser heard Old Man Gui's words, he glanced at Gongliang, but unfortunately he couldn't see anything at all.
"Old man, where are you going this time?"
"Chenyang. ”
"Then we're on the same path. ”
"Bang... Boom... Bang..."
While the two were talking, there was a sudden sound of heavy footsteps outside. Old man Gui hurriedly ran out to look, and faintly, he saw a tall and mighty strong man carrying a bronze coffin slowly coming from a distance.
"Why is this guy here?" the old man muttered to himself, standing behind the old man Gui.
"Do you know?" asked Old Man Gui, turning around.
"It's all mixed in this door, how can you not know each other?"
"Then tell him to put his things in the back, so as not to frighten my guests. Old man Gui said.
"In the past, it would have been fine, but not this time. ”
Lao Sutou shook his head and said: "The bronze coffin on his back is a thing that has been passed down from generation to generation in his door, people are in the coffin, and people are dead in the coffin, and it is impossible to leave." And this guy has a bit of a problem with his head, and he can't communicate with him. Instead of telling him, it's better to go and see if your guests are awakened, if not, if not, let them not be afraid, with us, there is no need to be afraid of ghosts coming. ”
When Old Man Gui heard his words, he sighed and said, "It's still an ordinary ghost, do you know the two mountains?"
"Naturally, isn't that place occupied by ghosts?"
"That was before, and when I was driving by today, I went up there and looked, and hey, there were no ghosts. I guess I was afraid of that son, so I ran away in advance, you said that with him, what ghost would dare to run to death?"
"Oh..."
The old man replied noncommittally, and turned his head to look at the roof chick.
The chick looked up from its wings and opened its eyes to look at the old man.
There were two rays of light shot out of those sharp eyes, which were fascinating, and the old man was shocked to see it, and quickly turned his head.