When I returned to the foot of the mountain, I was already covered in cold sweat.
Xu Er, who was waiting for me at the bottom of the mountain, saw me coming back. He walked up to me immediately and asked, "How are you, Daochang Li?"
I frowned and said, "I didn't find your daughter."
"But this mountain is really dangerous right now."
"You'd better inform your villagers not to go up the mountain under any circumstances during this period."
Xu Er's expression suddenly changed when he heard what I said.
"so what should I do now?"
"Can't even you solve it?"
I didn't say anything, I just felt a little irritable in my heart.
If I could find Xu Er's daughter and determine her current situation, I might know what to do, but not only could I not find her, but her daughter's existence even made me feel terrified.
I even have some doubts. Even if I find her daughter, without asking for help from the gods, I may not be able to defeat her daughter with just the soul-suppressing rope or the corpse-slaying scythe, or even the few talismans in my hand. .
Xu Er became even more panicked when he saw that I didn't speak.
"Didn't your master say you can solve it?"
When I heard this, I couldn't help but twitch the corner of my mouth, but at the same time, I thought of what Xu Er said to me before. I quickly took out the book Li Bowen gave me and read it, and finally my eyes stayed on An introduction to The Walking Dead.
When I was watching it, the focus was on the introduction of zombies, mainly because there were very few introductions to other types of The Walking Dead.
Looking at it again this time, I quickly fixed my eyes on one of the words called living corpse.
Living corpses, as the name suggests, are living corpses.
It's just that this movable type is not alive in the true sense, but a unique phenomenon.
Under normal circumstances after a person dies, the soul will separate from the body immediately and form two independent individuals. Under normal circumstances, it is almost impossible for a living corpse to appear. Even if a corpse mutates, it can only be transformed into a corpse. Zombies, or souls turned into ghosts due to obsession or resentment.
There is usually no direct relationship between the two.
But living corpses are different.
There is still a soul in the body of the living corpse.
In other words, their bodies are dead, but their souls still remain in their bodies and control them. These are living corpses.
As for Xu Er's daughter, this is most likely the case.
But why does her daughter's soul still remain in her body?
Could it be that he was possessed and buried?
Thinking of this, I looked at Xu Er and asked, "Where did your wife know that she was possessed and buried?"
Xu Er was stunned for a moment and then said: "City God's Temple."
"City God's Temple?" My eyelids twitched suddenly.
Xu Er thought for a while and said: "After my daughter died, my wife felt as if she was sick. She looked everywhere for ways to revive my daughter. Then she went to the nearby Chenghuang Temple for some reason. After she came back, she kept saying My daughter was saved and told me about the possession and burial."
"That's because the City God saw her sincerity and specially taught her the method."
When I heard what Xu Er said, my scalp went numb instantly.
If there's anything that casts a shadow on me, it's the City God.
I don't have any respect for the City God in my heart, because of what happened in Niang'er Village, I can say that I hate the word "City God" with all my heart.
But even so, I know very well that in my heart, I still have a deep fear of the City God, especially when I think of the scene where the City God appeared in Niang'er Village, I can still vividly remember it now.
At this moment, I suddenly had an idea.
That's getting out of here.
Xu Er seemed to see something was wrong with me, and quickly asked: "Dao Zhang Li, did you discover something?"
I came to my senses and shook my head.
Even I didn't notice it. At this time, my forehead was already covered with fine sweat.
By this time, I was even more convinced why Li Bowen wanted me to take care of this matter. Most likely, it was because this matter might have something to do with the city god of Xiawei Village.
It's just that I don't quite understand something.
If it is really what I thought, then what is the significance of the city god of Weicun doing this?
An innocent child and some innocent villagers were killed, and even the village guard of Xiawei Village was killed.
etc!
I frowned suddenly.
Village guard...
I don't dare to think about it anymore.
Xu Er then waved his hand in front of me again.
"Daozhang Li, please say something."
I took a deep breath and said, "Let's go back first."
"Let me think about this."
I didn't dare to tell Xu Er that I already wanted to leave here, because Xu Er gave me the feeling that he had placed all his hopes on me.
And according to what Xu Er said, Li Bowen should be aware of the situation here, so there is only one possibility, that is, Li Bowen is sure that I can solve this matter.
But how to solve it?
When I agreed to come, I thought it was just a simple strange incident. As long as I found Xu Er's daughter and determined whether she had turned into a ghost, if she was either enlightened or killed directly, this matter would be fine.
it's over.
But now it seems that I thought too simply.
really.
Li Bowen, the bastard, went out of his way to disappear. What good thing could it be?
After I finished talking to Xu Er, I walked towards Xu Er's house according to my memory. Xu Er followed me, looking very worried, and this was obviously because of my reaction.
Neither of us spoke again along the way.
When I arrived at Xu Er's home, I stopped and took out the book that Li Bowen gave me again, and continued to read.
Because I know in my heart that since Li Bowen asked me to come here, it may not be that easy for me to leave after I come.
So what I have to do now is to find a solution.
At least Xu Er's daughter must be found first.
As for the matter of the City God of Xiawei Village, I no longer have the heart to think about it anymore. At this time, I no longer have the confidence I had at the beginning, and all I have is irritability.
Fortunately, Li Bowen did not lie to me.
In other words, he had anticipated these things, so he warned Xu Er in advance.
The book does contain information about possessed burial.
It's just that it's not in the introduction to The Walking Dead, but in the content of Feng Shui.
Just as I guessed.
Possession burial is not a true resurrection of the dead, but a method of refining a living corpse.
By dressing the corpse in red clothes, then kneeling down to absorb the earth's energy, and then pouring hen's blood on it, it attracts the soul of the deceased who should have left to return.
Once the soul of the deceased returns, it will be trapped in the corpse due to the hen's blood and red clothes, unable to escape, and eventually become a living corpse.
Whether it's hen's blood or red clothes, they are things that attract evil spirits, and they are also the key to trap evil spirits, and this evil spirit is naturally a ghost.