In addition to fresh fruits and pastries, there is something more than last time.
He stepped forward and saw that it looked like a heart, but the edges were bruised, as if it had been bitten by something. The blood on it had dried up, and compared to other offerings, this thing seemed to have been left aside for several days.
But it should be important to look at.
The plate on which it is placed is very delicate, while other offerings are served in locally fired stoneware bowls.
On the other side, Cheng Zhan opened the curtain with a clear goal.
There was a buckle on the curtain, which was made of metal, so when he pulled the curtain, he moved very gently, but there was still some movement.
Si Ye turned his head to look and hurried forward.
I had peeked through the gap between the curtain and the ground and thought that there was probably a coffin. With this mental preparation, the scene that came into my eyes at this moment really made Si Ye take a breath.
He lowered his voice, "Fuck! What kind of custom is this?"
Cheng Zhan didn't answer, and his expression didn't look good.
There is indeed a coffin hidden.
But the coffin was not sealed and there was no coffin lid around it.
Lying in the coffin was a man with unkempt beard and no clothes. His body was wrapped with red threads, and on the red threads hung many talismans with red characters on yellow backgrounds.
"You are so naked, can I see it?" Although Si Ye said this, he leaned forward.
"Attention." Cheng Zhan reached out to stop him and signaled.
Only then did Si Ye notice something smeared around the mouth of the coffin. He carefully stretched out his hand and rubbed it, which stained his fingers red.
Twisting, he raised his eyes, "Blood?"
Cheng Zhan nodded.
Si Ye looked at the contents in the coffin and then at the portrait. He was shocked, Qin Laosan?
Has this person been dead for half a year?
Not only was the body not decomposed, there were not even any spots on the body, except for the black spots on the skin, but it was possible that the body had been dark before life. In short, the person lying in the coffin, you can say that he was asleep.
Si Ye sighed, "This person is too dark. Isn't that photo on the wall prettier?"
Cheng Zhan looked at Si Ye, the look in his eyes was obvious.
Ordinary people would be shocked when they see this scene, at least the focus will be on the fact that the body that has been stored for half a year is still so fresh.
Seeing Cheng Zhan looking at him like this, Si Ye straightened his body and the topic got to the point.
"Actually, there are ways to keep corpses from rotting..." For example, in ancient times, some secret herbs were used for mortuary corpses.
But after he said this, even he thought it was impossible. He smiled and said, "That's right. What kind of preservative is so powerful that it still looks lifelike after being exposed to the air for half a year?"
"Either Qin Laosan's wife is lying, or there must be a monster when something goes wrong." Si Ye added.
Cheng Zhan crossed his arms, walked around the coffin, looked at it, and whispered, "Qin Laosan did pass away half a year ago. The Qin family held a funeral and hired someone to seal the coffin and bury it."
"It was buried illegally," Si Ye said.
Cheng Zhan snorted, "Looking at it this way, this coffin was prepared separately and the coffin holes were not nailed. The Qin family went through the burial process just to hide it from others."
Si Ye clicked his tongue twice.
If Qin Laosan's death is true, then the reason can only be the latter.
Cheng Zhan bent down and carefully looked at the coffin in front of him, "Seal the coffin with blood."
Si Ye, "What?"
"Older generations say that there are two ways to seal a coffin. One is to put long nails into the coffin and use it as a normal corpse. The other is to seal the coffin with blood, which is often used to deal with strangely dead corpses." Cheng Zhan spoke calmly and stretched out his hand.
He twisted the blood stains on the edge of the coffin, put it to the tip of his nose and smelled it.
There was a slight frown between the stern brows.
Si Ye grasped the key point and said, "Deal with it?"
"Deal with it." Cheng Zhan glanced at him sideways and emphasized the two words, "It is said that people who die strangely are born with evil spirits. The evil spirits nourish the corpse, which not only makes the undead souls unable to live in peace, but also harms family and friends, so before burial,
Use the blood of a living person that is compatible with the yin and yang of the deceased person to smear the coffin mouth, and then seal the coffin as usual, so as to control the evil spirit."
It was rare that someone who had always been a man of few words could explain so much. Si Ye was really moved when he heard it.
"According to what you say, this Qin Laosan's wife probably doesn't just want to suppress the evil spirit of the corpse." Si Ye could keep up with Cheng Zhan's rhythm and raised questions——
"The coffin has not been sealed, nor has it been buried. More importantly, what are these talismans used for?"
Cheng Zhan did not answer these questions, but thought for a moment and murmured, "Some things need to be confirmed again."
Sure?
How to be sure?
Si Ye could hear Cheng Zhan's words with the tips of his ears, but seeing that there seemed to be a frown between his brows, he didn't ask any more questions.
"Come and see."
Si Ye walked to Qin Laosan's portrait and waved to Cheng Zhan.
Cheng Zhan saw this and stepped forward.
"Me, I always feel that the portrait is different from the last time I saw it, but I can't tell exactly what the difference is." Si Ye frowned, digging his lips with his thumb through his mask.
Cheng Zhan looked up.
The two stood in front of the portrait for a long time, and finally Cheng Zhan said, "There's nothing strange about it."
"Am I wrong?" Si Ye hesitated.
Now it seems like it's nothing, but the feeling just now was quite strong, just that it felt different from last time.
Si Ye's eyes turned and fell on the wooden niche below. The wooden niche looked nothing special. What attracted him was the lantern placed next to it.
It's the one hanging at the door. Why put it here?
Si Ye thought so and reached out to hold the lantern to find out, but Cheng Zhan grabbed his wrist and pulled him back, "Be careful."
late.
Si Ye's fingers had just touched the lantern, and he didn't know if it was for this reason, but he saw that the originally dark lantern suddenly lit up.
It looks like a sensor system is installed, but the brightness is not like light.
A bright red patch.
Much like, blood!
Si Ye and Cheng Zhan kept their movements almost still, staring at the Chinese lantern in front of them.
There's something inside.
It was tumbling inside like a tail, running wildly. The gauze skin of the lantern was bulging, as if a small animal was trying to come out.
The lines of different shades on the gauze skin were finally clear under the red light.
It is indeed a rune.
The runes emitted a bloody light, which was extremely dazzling for a moment.
Si Ye, I leaned closer, what the hell!
But before the inner activities calmed down, there was a "click" sound, and the wooden frame of the lantern cracked. A red light rushed out of the broken lantern, was stretched in the air, and soon turned into a red light.
Humanoid shadow.
Immediately after that, the shadow came towards this direction with great momentum.
Everything happened so fast, the red light was dazzling, the shadows were clearly staggered, but it was as hot as a fireball.
At least Si Ye could feel the heat wave when the shadow rushed over.
He had a feeling that this shadow seemed to want to eat people.
But this idea did not take shape because the shadow suddenly stopped in front of his face after swooping over.
From Cheng Zhan's point of view, a blood-red shadow was face to face with Si Ye, and its nose could almost touch Si Ye's nose.
Cheng Zhan held his breath and stared at the shadow alertly.
Si Ye had his eyes closed. It took him a long time to see that he had not been swallowed, so he opened one eye. He saw a bright red patch in front of his eyes and his neck was stiff.
"Little Chengcheng, what is it doing?"
"Shut up."
Okay, shut up.
The shadow began to move, moving slowly around Si Ye, as if it was smelling his scent.
Si Ye tried his best to avoid his face, but with this movement, the shadow suddenly came closer, and he quickly closed his eyes again.
However, this time the shadow seemed to be frightened by the close approach. It suddenly shrank, and it became obviously hesitant to attack again. Then it swooped away and rushed towards the portrait.
There was a click, and the glass on the photo frame shattered.
Looking at the shadow again, it darted to the coffin like a headless fly. Before Cheng Zhan and Si Ye could react, the shadow suddenly got into Qin Laosan's body.
Cheng Zhan hurried forward, followed closely by Si Ye.
It doesn't matter what it looks like, it can really scare people. Qin Laosan was seen shaking all over. To be precise, the coffin was shaking. It was obviously a closed room, but the talisman on the body seemed to have been blown by the wind.
There was a swishing sound.
Si Ye was stunned, "What's going on? We're making a movie!"
"Let's go!" Cheng Zhan shouted.
It was impossible not to leave. Just this kind of movement, let alone in the dead of night, could summon someone even in broad daylight. Sure enough, there was movement downstairs, the sound of the door was loud, and the footsteps walking upstairs were loud.
urgent.
Just like that, before leaving the house, Cheng Zhan turned back to the coffin. Si Ye couldn't see what he was doing here and was always anxious. But fortunately, he didn't waste any time. The two of them were about to arrive at the second floor when Qin Laosan's wife was about to arrive.
He fled the scene a second ago.
…
The next day, the ancient city became sunny.
The rain the day before not only cleaned the long bluestone road, but also washed the sky exceptionally bright and clean. Some people even said that they saw the holy light early this morning.
But some people said that the street was very lively and everyone was watching.
This man is the young man who carries food to the inn. He added at the end: Something seems to have happened.
Before that, Lao Guan and the others were having breakfast.
Time is slow in the ancient city, and tourists who come here usually sleep until they wake up naturally, so this meal was served at around ten o'clock in the morning, without any delay.
Fang Ting returned to her best state after a good night's sleep and was very active during meals, but she didn't mention her previous disappearance much. If Lao Guan changed the subject, she would change it without leaving a trace.
On the contrary, Qu Ya was silent for a long time. She was a bit introverted girl and rarely spoke during the meal.
Lao Guan asked the four of them where they planned to go. Fang Ting said she wanted to go horseback riding on the grassland. Qu Ya didn't agree or disagree. She said, I really want to go to Songzanlin Temple. Who knows, you want to go first
went.
Fang Ting giggled, "It's okay if I go with you."
Then he turned to look at Cheng Zhan and Si Ye, "Let's go to the temple or ride horses together. The weather is nice today."
The old relationship kept urging, yes, yes, yes, let’s go together, it’s safer to have a boy follow.
Shino originally thought about going upstairs to catch up on his sleep after dinner. After hearing this, he had no objection and said calmly, "Okay, I will work as a labor force for you."
Fang Ting was amused, "How can such a handsome laborer be willing to use it?"
During this period, Cheng Zhan was eating quietly, but he never talked much, so everyone was used to it. Si Ye turned to look at him, "Let's go together."