【Chapter 318】Alternative Master (4)

In fact, no matter what industry you work in, if you work for a long time, you will encounter some strange things that may be surprising or sad.

Not to mention warlocks and the like, even those who slaughter cattle and dogs, if you work for a long time, you may accidentally get bezoars and dog treasures; if you fish and hunt for a long time, you may capsize, miss, or even lose your life.

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What's more, Ma Laosi's business, although he makes money from living people, often deals with the tombs of dead bodies - after all, he often walks by the river, how can he not get his shoes wet?

As the saying goes, if you walk too much at night, you will always encounter ghosts. For people like him who frequent ancient tombs and new tombs, it is inevitable to encounter strange things.

But for a few of us, it has been a long time since we left Zhuque City with the commander's military orders, and we have been willing to risk danger in the enemy-occupied areas these days in order to gain military merit; now we have arrived here in the dust of the horse platform.

, of course, it is definitely not to listen to Ma Laosi's strange stories, but to solve the worries of the puppet garrison commander Hao Guangwei, so that he can defect and surrender and work with us to capture Shannan Prefecture.

So after Ma Laosi talked about two bizarre encounters in the past, Mr. Liu still saw the right opportunity and very skillfully changed the topic to our target.

"Haha, the old man is indeed very powerful in magic and has extraordinary knowledge!" Boss Liu gave a thumbs up and praised him repeatedly. The praise made Si Ma very happy and beaming, and the atmosphere around him became more harmonious.

"I think you, the old man, must know the purpose of our coming here, right?" Boss Liu took advantage of the old weirdo and the old naughty boy to feel comfortable and said quickly.

"You guys, haha, it's not the accent of our locals. A few of you came together and were very polite to me. Of course you are asking me to do something!" Ma Laosi said, "To be honest, what are you doing?

After decades of working together, I really don’t want to serve anyone anymore, so I just put on a straight face and prepared to let you quit before the difficulties; however, since we are still compatible, you can feel free to speak up, I will be Feng’s wife again.

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Falling in love with us? Humph, falling in love with crucian carp is almost the same! If Kuaizuosou hadn't pointed out the way and asked us to get some crucian carp as a stepping stone, you Ma Laosi would have ignored us at all!

"Hehe, I thought that an expert like Mr. Ma must have known what we wanted to do with you. It turns out, um, hehe..." After Huo Pai said a long sentence, he realized that the words

There was a hint of contempt in it, so he quickly stopped with a silly smile.

"Don't be embarrassed, I haven't blushed yet. What are you embarrassed about?" Ma Laosi said to Platoon Leader Huo quite unsurprisingly, "I am a human being, not a god. Although I walked a little, I ate some salt.

If there are more, he can also do some small magic, but after all, he is just an old man in the mountains - no human being is omnipotent, not to mention that I care about death but not life!"

Ma Laosi was very frank and straightforward. After all, every line is like a mountain. A ruler is shorter and an inch is longer.

Just like a few of us, we are pretty good at marksmanship, shooting, and bayonet fighting, but we are definitely not good at other aspects. And Platoon Leader Huo’s master has great skills and is well-informed, but if he is put on the battlefield, he probably won’t be good at it either.

-----As the saying goes, if you use it in the wrong place, although Tai'a, Chixiao, Longquan, and Yuguang are famous all over the world, if you use it for embroidery, I'm afraid it is not as good as an embroidery needle!

"It's like this. We are all fighting against the Japanese and the Japanese. We met an Eastern priest some time ago. He can burn people to ashes in a short time..." Boss Liu simply explained to Ma Laosi.

situation.

After listening to Boss Liu, Ma Laosi slowly put down his spoon, frowned, and stared at the sky, as if he was trying to remember something.

The rest of us put down our dishes and chopsticks gently, not daring to get angry. No one would talk or laugh, just like Ma Laosi would be disturbed.

My heart also seemed to be lifted up in an instant, and I felt very nervous. I'm afraid Ma Laosi shook his head and waved his hands and said, I have never heard of this matter, so naturally there is no way to solve it! In that case, we will

Even if it fails, I don’t know who to find to solve the problem in the future.

What are you afraid of? What happened? Ma Laosi thought about it for a long time, but he shook his head seriously and said, this Fire Spirit Sect old man has heard of it before, but it has been thousands of years, how could he still do it?

Does anyone know?

We were all like eggplants beaten by frost. We were chatting and laughing just now, but now we all became dejected and looked sad!

"But, there is no explanation for such weird things!" Ma Laosi saw us all disappointed and comforted us, "More than twenty years ago, when I was visiting the grave of a prominent family member, I...

I encountered something strange, maybe you can consider it!"

Ma Laosi's words were like a life-saving straw. We didn't care whether it was useful or not. We grabbed it desperately and nodded one after another, asking him to explain it carefully to see if it would be helpful to us.

After picking up the bowl and taking two more sips of soup, Ma Laosi then said:

At that time, I relied on the technique of observing the graves and looking at the qi, and traveled all over the country to make a living. Based on observing the graves, I inferred the rise and fall of the descendants, so I became a little famous and had enough food and clothing.

People in the world mostly use the method of divination and fortune-telling based on the horoscope of birth, or counting bones or drawing lots. But I don't ask about the horoscope of birth, or look at the hand lines, but use the method of observing graves. First, it is relatively novel.

The second is that it is more accurate, so a lot of people asked me to go and see it.

The reason is that the method of arranging birth dates and looking at hand lines and appearance only looks at the surface and not at the roots. It is like a big tree. Even if there are insects and diseases under the roots, it may still be leafy and fruitful.

It looks good on the surface; but when it reaches a certain level, when the roots of the tree are rotten and damaged, the leaves will naturally fall off and the branches will wither...

So it didn't take long for my reputation to spread further and further, and most people thought that my vision was very accurate and far-sighted.

Later, a very famous and wealthy family came to invite me. The butler brought a sedan with eight carriages and made it very pompous and solemn. It seemed that the family had a great business and a great family.

Besides, he must have encountered something urgent or important, otherwise he would not be able to treat a charlatan so highly.

As expected, the owner of the house, Mr. Zhao, personally stood at the gate to greet me. Just looking at his house, which had three entrances and three entrances, I knew that this person was no small matter.

Mr. Zhao was not in a hurry to take me to his graveyard. Instead, he took me there first, showing great importance and courtesy.

At the banquet, Zhao Yuanwai told me that now his Zhao family has encountered a major event, and it involves human lives. That's why he invited me to come. As long as I can see the tombs accurately, I can give them guidance and solve the problem.

In terms of remuneration, everything is easy to say. However, because this matter is of great importance, he must try my method first. He said this first, so I ask for my understanding.

This request is really normal to me. Even those who tell fortunes, in order to make others trust them, must first calculate the fortunes ahead and let others see whether the calculations are accurate and accurate.

After mentioning it, my technique of observing graves and looking for energy seems to be even more unreliable!

After we had had enough wine and food, Mr. Zhao and the housekeeper personally accompanied me to their ancestral graves. I was stunned as soon as I entered the graveyard!

It turns out that, leaving aside the feng shui of the cemetery, the scale of the scene is enough to shock people.

The cemetery is high in the middle and low on all sides, like a hill. The tomb in the middle is the tomb of his ancestor Zhao Yuanwai. It is several feet high and covers an area of ​​several acres. The tombs in circles around it are arranged according to the pattern.

The genealogical generations are arranged from the inside to the outside, which means that the Zhao family started from their ancestors, with hundreds of descendants, branches and leaves, and successors, and they will continue to live forever...

What's more important is that among the tombs, there are many tombstones and archways that have been covered with black cloth, making them appear mysterious and mysterious.

The butler carefully told me again that because this matter was of great importance, he first covered part of the tombstone archway with black cloth to see if my spell was effective - he was afraid that I would be confused after seeing the inscription.

There is no way to verify the effectiveness of my spells.

Although this method is strange, it is understandable.

So I carefully looked at the tombs with black cloth covering the tombs one by one, and then explained to Zhao Yuanwai and the housekeeper one by one whether the people buried in these tombs were men or women, old or young, and whether they were young or old.

He died without any disease or suffered from illness, etc., including the rise and fall of his descendants, and the continuation of his bloodline.

At this moment, member Zhao was so excited that his lips trembled and his hands trembled. He grabbed me and thanked me profusely, saying that his Zhao family was finally saved!

Zhao Yuanwai's words actually shocked me.

I originally thought that someone from a wealthy family would ask me to see their ancestral graves just like ordinary people, wanting to understand the prosperity and decline of their descendants, so as to seek good fortune and avoid disaster, or to judge the direction of future generations' development.

How could it be related to the life and death of his Zhao family?

You know, I, Ma Laosi, only have the ability to watch graves and watch for breath. When it comes to exorcising evil spirits, catching ghosts, and bringing people back to life, I am a complete layman!

So I was very nervous and quickly asked Zhao Yuanwai, what strange thing happened to his family, which could be a matter of life and death? If there is any ghost or evil thing, it is best to hire someone wise, so as not to let me delay the business.

However, Zhao Yuanwai and the housekeeper were very happy to tell me that there were no ghosts or evil spirits. If that were the case, he would have gone to ask the eminent monk for help instead of bothering me!

Then, Zhao Yuanwai took me to the big tomb in the center and told me that this was the ancestral tomb of his local Zhao family. As long as I took a good look at the situation in this tomb, the problem of the Zhao family would be solved.

It can be solved!

I don’t understand how visiting an ancestral grave could be a matter of life and death. Could it be that the ancestral grave is guilty of evil? If that’s the case, he should also invite a Yin Yang Feng Shui master instead of me to just look at the grave and the bones.

person?

However, since he was treated with courtesy and the remuneration was very generous, I didn't ask any more questions since he didn't ask. I just saw the situation in his ancestral tomb clearly and accurately. Telling the truth would be considered as completing the task.

However, when I held my breath and carefully inspected the big tomb, I couldn't help but take a breath of air, and I didn't dare to speak out easily.

Because I, Ma Laosi, have been observing tombs for such a long time, I have seen all kinds of vicious tombs, strange tombs, mummies and dead bones, including those tombs, as well as some corpses with heads but no bodies, and bodies with bodies and no heads, using some wood.

I have also seen many cases where it was carved into the shape of a body or head and assembled with the remaining corpses...

But this is the first time I have seen the situation in Zhao Yuan’s ancestral grave. Because what was buried in the coffin was two arms and two lower limbs, and the body and head were made of sandalwood.

It was carved and patched together to form a complete corpse!

Judging from the appearance of Zhao Yuanwai, it is estimated that his ancestor must have been an important member of the court or a high official. Even if he was convicted and died, it would only be beheading or even giving money to swallow him. At least his body should be left.

Even if the body was tortured by a car and the head and limbs were separated after the body was shattered, the legs, feet and head should still be intact. How could there be only a short section of limbs left, and not even the most critical head--

----How different is this from the tomb?

For a tomb without a complete body, especially without a head in the coffin, my set of spells for observing the tomb and looking for breath will be ineffective.

In the past, when I was visiting graves for people, whenever I came across a tomb, I would give up and go back without going any further ----- People invited me to visit graves, although it was for the purpose of viewing graves to see death, but in fact it was to predict life.

The situation of human beings; when I encounter the cenotaph, I naturally have no way to tell the rise and fall of the descendants.

I didn't expect that this time he would be treated with great courtesy and remuneration, but I couldn't tell him about the prosperity and decline of his descendants, let alone the life and death of Zhao Yuan's family, so I felt very sorry and uneasy in my heart.

So Zhao Yuanwai repeatedly asked me about the situation in the ancestral tomb, but I hesitated and didn't know how to speak - and this ancestral tomb is at least hundreds of years old, how could it be possible that the hands and feet inside look like they were recently dead?

What about? Could it be that something happened that prevented the corpse from transforming?!

Speaking of corpse transformation, I have been observing graves for so many years. I have encountered strange things like the corpse growing white hair and sitting up in the coffin several times, but I have never encountered this kind of corpse transformation with only arms and legs left!

In the end, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and tell the truth. I told Yuan Zhao everything about what I saw inside the tomb, saying that there was really nothing I could do in this situation...

What I didn't expect was that after Zhao Yuanwai heard what I said about the situation inside the coffin in his ancestral tomb, he actually showed a relaxed expression on his face, and asked me to take a closer look again to see if there were only hands and feet in the coffin but no head or body.
To be continued...