Chapter 5 Grinding teeth in the middle of the night
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Since ancient times, professional tomb robbers have been divided into four factions according to their methods of conduct, namely, Faqiu, Touching Mountains, and Shaking Mountains. "Shaking Mountains" are very different from "Shaking Mountains". From the title, we can see that "Shaking Mountain" adopts trumpet-style tomb robbery, which is a means of mainly using external forces to destroy, while "Shaking Mountains" pays more attention to the technical links. Each faction has exclusive evil-proof objects from each faction, and the Shaking Mountains are gold-shaking talismans. Regarding this industry, Xiao Xuan knew that a colleague in real society had written this kind of book specifically, which was really popular. Luoyang paper was expensive, which led to a craze.
However, what surprised Xiao Xuan was a little bit that he pointed out that this was the gold-touching talisman, and it was the Zhai Jie who looked very solemn and solemn when burning incense. This guy must not be an ordinary person, and he must have his own secret. Even this secret may have an unexpected effect on himself experiencing this mission world.
Xiao Xuan raised his head slightly and stared at Zhai Jie's eyes. However, the other party's eyes seemed to be just staring at the gold-touching talisman on the altar, and there was no intention of looking at Xiao Xuan at all. This made Xiao Xuan feel that Zhai Jie is very straightforward and persistent, and at the same time, it was also very simple. He thought he was a bit like him and was very calm, but now it seems that his calmness is because he thinks more, and his calmness is probably just because he thinks less.
"Can I... touch it?" Zhai Jie pursed his lips and made this request to Xiao Xuan. At the same time, a hint of heat appeared in his eyes.
"Yes." Xiao Xuan agreed, watching Zhai Jie pick up the gold-touching talisman with both hands, as if he was looking at a very "sacred" thing.
After about five minutes, Zhai Jie sighed with great regret.
"It's a pity that this is not the gold-touching talisman that has been truly passed down from the Three Kingdoms period. It was imitated by later generations. However, it has also existed. Judging from the style of the edged patterns, it should be from the late Ming Dynasty." Zhai Jie shook his head disappointedly and put the gold-touching talisman back on the altar.
"So, Uncle Fu also fought back when he was young. He came back to take on the errands guarding the Yizhuang Village when he was old. He really dealt with dead people all his life." Xiao Xuan seemed to be talking to himself, and also to Zhai Jie.
"There are so many dead people in the tombs that they all look a little cute." Zhai Jie stuck out his tongue and licked his lower lips.
"When you introduced your identity before, you said you were a college student, but now I don't think it's like it."
"I am indeed just an ordinary college student, but my grandfather has been studying metaphysics all his life. My parents are engaged in archaeological work, and some habits since childhood have been influenced by them."
Xiao Xuan nodded. Zhai Jie's explanation made sense. Sometimes, archaeologists pay more attention to traditions than ordinary people, such as small details like burning incense. They pay great attention to it because they have more contact with them than ordinary people and naturally understand what awe is.
"Have you finished serving the fragrance?" Xiao Xuan asked.
Zhai Jie nodded and said, "A total of thirteen coffins have been put on, but there seems to be some problems with one coffin. I think you should take a look."
"Speak to me." Xiao Xuan would not ignore any details at this time, and followed Zhai Jie to a black painted coffin that was obviously new.
Xiao Xuan used his mental power to detect it and found that there was a female corpse inside. The specific face was not clear. However, the female corpse should not be too old when she was alive, and she looked only 20 or 30 years old. She was well preserved and there was no special change on her body.
"It's this one. If you touch it with your hands, do you see if there is a layer of smooth feel on it?" Zhai Jie reminded.
Xiao Xuan suddenly realized that he seemed to have relied too much on his mental power to detect it. While thinking about him, he reached out and gently pressed it on the surface of the coffin.
It was very smooth and greasy, as if I had touched a layer of oil. Xiao Xuan put his palm in front of his nose, but he did not smell any special smell, and there was no residual smoothness in his palm.
Zhai Jie continued to speak at this time: "This is corpse energy, and it is not an ordinary corpse energy, because it can actually penetrate the surface of the coffin board. It seems that the corpse energy of this corpse has begun to gradually condense. Only those who die in vain and have great resentment in front of him can have a weak probability of condensing corpse energy after death."
"Then what?"
"Condensing corpse energy may stimulate the growth of corpses, allowing corpses to grow hair and nails, and some of the body's functional activities will be reactivated in a false state. This is the prerequisite for a corpse to defraud a corpse. If there is enough opportunity to stimulate or trigger the corresponding environment, it may cause corpses to transform, that is, become the so-called zombie in our mouths."
"What should we do now?"
"Condensing corpse gas may not necessarily stimulate the corpse to grow again. Even if the corpse is growing again, it may not necessarily stimulate the corpse to be cheated. However, since this is the mission world of Mr. Zombie, these almost impossible things will suddenly become very likely. So, just in case, the safest way is to pull the coffin out and burn it directly."
"The side mission is to keep our charity village for one night, that is, to act as a charity village manager. Although we know that something bad may happen at night, we must also stay here obediently. If we directly pull the coffin out and burn it, is this still the guardian of the charity village?
Why don’t we just burn the entire charity village without doing anything and just burn it. Can’t we just build a shack on the ruins and guard it all night? This corpse cannot be burned, or we can’t move. We can’t move all the corpses in this charity village. Otherwise, even if we stay here for one night, the main god would not determine that we have completed the side mission. In the end, we can only be busy for nothing.” Xiao Xuan explained to Zhai Jie.
After hearing Xiao Xuan's words, Zhai Jie immediately retorted: "But this is obviously very dangerous. Why don't we give up this side mission and choose other side missions to complete it?"
"No side mission is absolutely safe. Also, if you cannot complete every side mission placed in front of you as much as possible, you will not have the resources to strengthen yourself in the main god. Then, you will eventually be swept into the garbage dump by the main god like garbage, and there will be a death in front and behind. It is better to fight, even if you take risks."
Zhai Jie's eyes showed contemplation, and finally, as if he had made up his mind, he said to Xiao Xuan: "You are a veteran. I believe in your experience and advice. Then, next, to be on the safe side, I can draw some talisman lines to try to see if I can live in the coffin."
"Drawing talisman lines? Oh, it's really a talent." Xiao Xuan reached out and patted Zhai Jie's shoulder, "Draw it, there are paper and pens over there, so I can do it myself."
After saying that, Xiao Xuan took a deep look at the coffin again, then turned around, walked to the chair next to the altar, sat down, and took out the [Junior Undead Magician] note from the space ring and began to look.
Zhu Yuyu and Su Zihao on the other side had already swept the charity village into the charity village. Both of them found a cushion and sat on it. They watched Zhai Jie busy drawing talisman lines on the coffin. They also whispered and said something from time to time. At this time, the two seniors had a transcendent status, and Zhai Jie among the three newcomers was a little divine, and only these two people could have some common language.
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Until it was almost dark, Su Muran entered the charity house with the food she bought. Everyone started eating. After the meal, they simply cleaned up. Zhu Yu really layed a layer of floor on the ground as she said before, but her eyes were always wide open. Obviously, she was definitely not able to fall asleep, but maybe she felt that the quilt could bring her a great sense of security.
Su Zihao couldn't help sitting next to Xiao Xuan and Su Muran. He felt that getting close to these two veterans could ensure his safety to the greatest extent. Of course, if Su Zihao knew how those friends walking beside Xiao Xuan died one by one in the previous mission world, he probably wouldn't have such naive thoughts anymore. As long as there are enough interests or enough reasons, Xiao Xuan will not only not protect the newcomers, but will even take the initiative to kill these newcomers.
After Zhai Jie finished drawing the talisman line for the coffin, he leaned on a beam and pillar and sat down, muttering something.
Xiao Xuan was still looking at his letters. Su Muran sat beside Xiao Xuan, closing his eyes to rest. Around him, a few candles swayed slightly, and thirteen coffins lay there quietly. The night fell and the atmosphere seemed even more depressing.
Finally, the sky outside was completely dark and it was getting late.
"Gee...Gee...Gee..."
"Who, who is grinding his teeth? Don't scare people, okay?" Su Zihao asked. He felt panic at the sounds that looked like laughter and grinding his teeth, and felt uncomfortable all over his body.
Xiao Xuan put down the letter in his hand, and Su Muran slowly opened his eyes. Even Zhai Jie's face showed a solemn expression. Everyone's eyes turned to the quilt in the quilt where Zhu Yanyu was sleeping. The numb sound came from Zhu Yanyu's floor. At this time, no one knew why, Zhu Yanyu, who had always exposed her head outside, covered her whole body.
"Gee...Gee...Gee..."
Chapter completed!