"What?!" Zhuzhu's father and Zhuzhu's mother exclaimed at the same time.
Xianglan, who was sitting on the edge of the coffin, shivered all over and almost fell down.
Seeing the surprised expressions of several people, I knew they definitely didn't believe it, so I decided to tell them some truth and gain their trust first.
As a result, before I could say anything, Zhuzhu’s dad spoke first,
"Little Master, you said that my son has passed away. How did you know?"
I smiled,
"To tell you the truth, before I came to Dongsha Village, I encountered a ghost. That ghost was wandering in the mountains and forests and was miserable. I saw that he was a lonely and helpless ghost, so I rescued him. Then
The wandering soul is your son."
Zhuzhu's father and Zhuzhu's mother looked at each other. Although they were shocked, there was still doubt in their eyes. Seeing this, I had to add:
"I almost forgot that your son told me before he left that it was... Shigu who killed him!"
When the two heard this, their faces suddenly turned pale. Zhuzhu's mother's legs went weak and she almost collapsed on the ground. Fortunately, Zhuzhu's father held her up.
At this moment, Xianglan, who was sitting on the edge of the coffin, jumped down with a bang. She pulled off the red cloth on her head and asked me with a look of horror,
"Zhu... Zhuzhu really said that?!"
I originally wanted to nod, but when I saw Pandan's face, I froze on the spot.
She actually has yin and yang makeup on her face!
The so-called yin and yang makeup is half a human face, half a ghost face, half a living person's makeup, and half a dead person's makeup.
Looking at the empty coffin in the mourning hall and the wedding dress on Xianglan's body, I suddenly realized and understood everything.
It is rumored that if a woman with all Yin characters in her horoscope is painted with Yin-Yang makeup, wears a red wedding dress and is placed in a coffin and buried in a grave, she will be able to channel spirits.
Women are yin by nature, and the horoscope is full of yin, so they can not only attract things from "down there", but also communicate with them. The purpose of wearing wedding clothes and leaving half of the makeup of a living person is to prevent her from being "down there"
To put it bluntly, it is used to save lives.
This method of channeling is relatively old and cruel, because many innocent women died because of it in ancient times!
But I don’t know whether it is true or not. I have only seen it in ancient books given by Master.
Xianglan was like this at this time. The left side of her face was just like a normal person, but the right side of her face was as pale as paper, with a blush on her face. She looked indescribably weird... It was for this reason that I looked at the person in front of me.
Zhuzhu's father and Zhuzhu's mother don't have a good impression.
After being stunned for a while, I finally came to my senses and nodded to Xianglan.
"Dad, Mom! Did you hear that? Zhu Zhu has passed away, we don't have to worry anymore..."
Both Zhuzhu's father and Zhuzhu's mother had complicated expressions on their faces. It was hard to tell whether they were excited or sad.
My thoughts changed and I said:
"Now that the matter has been clarified, it is inconvenient for me to stay for a long time. You three take your leave!"
After saying that, I turned around and walked outside the mourning hall without hesitation...
"Little Master...Little Master, stay!"
Zhuzhu’s father hurried over and grabbed my arm, saying in a trembling voice:
"That Shigu killed my son, and she asked the young master to help get rid of that scourge! Give me peace in Dongsha Village!"
After saying that, he knelt down directly in front of me. Seeing this, Zhuzhu Niang and Xianglan also rushed to kneel in front of me. I hurriedly helped Xianglan up first, then let the two old people get up by themselves, and then snorted coldly.
, said:
"Hmph, for the sake of your own son, you are willing to sacrifice the lives of your daughter-in-law and your daughter-in-law, and you are good at using Yin Yang makeup's psychic magic. Just for this reason, I shouldn't help you, but considering that the evil spirit can do a lot of harm to people, I also
Let’s make an exception!”
"Thank you, Archmage!" The three of them said almost in unison.
"Tell me about that Shigu, what's going on?"
Zhuzhu’s dad sighed long and said:
"Hey, it's a long story. A few years ago, there was a widow named Shigu in the village. She was married from another place. It seems that she also had a hard life. Her husband died of illness not long after she got married, and they had a baby together.
nor…"
"After that, Shi Gu lived alone. Because she was handsome and alone, bachelors began to have bad intentions in the village and always harassed her. Later, there were some shameless men.
That is to say, married men also harass her..."
"As time went on, rumors spread, saying that Shigu was a vixen. She was a widow, but in fact she was working as a prostitute. Not only did she kill her husband, but she also specialized in seducing married men..."
"Then why would this Shigu prefer to be insulted like this instead of moving away?" I couldn't help but ask.
"Because after her husband died, she prayed to guard his grave for three years, so she never left, but stayed in Dongsha Village."
I nodded suddenly. I didn't expect that this Shigu was a woman who values love and justice.
"What happened next?"
Zhuzhu's father paused, and the expression on his face became complicated.
"In the face of Shi Gu's forbearance, the people in the village not only did not restrain themselves, but also intensified their behavior. Especially those women who went to Shi Gu's house day and night, knocking on gongs and smashing the doors and windows. After all, Shi Gu could not bear it.
He was so humiliated that he was eventually hanged in the well with the rope on the wellhead drum!"
"The villagers found a suicide note written in blood by Shigu beside the well where her body was found. She...she claimed that she would turn into a ghost and kill all the men in the village!"
Hearing this, I took a few deep breaths, but I still felt very tight in my chest. After calming down for a while, I asked:
"Could it be that Shi Gu really came back later?"
"Hey, yes, several people died in the village later on, all of them were old men. Their bodies, without exception, were all found in the well where Shigu hanged herself..."
"At that time, everyone was panicked. They knew that Shi Gu had come back to claim their lives. Everyone was very scared, so they pooled their money to find a master. The master said that anyone who was killed by Shi Gu would have their souls forever.
Wandering around the world, unable to reincarnate and live in peace!"
"Later, my master made a stone statue in the shape of Shigu, which is also the statue of Shigu. After pressing the statue of Shigu at the mouth of the well, the village became peaceful..."
