Chapter 724 'The Secret Art of Entering the Grave'
People in Fenghuang Town regarded the female corpse as unknown, so naturally the burial place could not be too close to Fenghuang Town.
According to the Zhang family, Mr. Da buried his body in an open place at the highest point of the mountains and rivers. It was far away from water vapor and earth atmosphere, which meant that it was far away from the source of disaster. It was like a duckweed without roots. Without roots, there would be no danger of raising a corpse.
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Moreover, this open place cannot hide the wind or water, and is exposed to the sun for three days, making it the most suitable place to suppress corpses and transform evil spirits.
It is deep in the mountains and old forests, the moon is cold and the birds are cold, so it is really difficult to walk on the mountain road at night.
"Little brother, it's going to rain." The old Taoist priest who was following Jin An holding a torch suddenly said something out of nowhere.
Jin An asked the old Taoist how he knew?
The old Taoist priest smiled proudly: "Little brother, you have forgotten, I have Lao Han's legs, which is more effective than asking the Sea Dragon King of the Four Seas to borrow rain, or asking the rain master to pray for rain. As long as Lao Han's legs hurt, I will know that it is going to rain."
It’s raining.”
Jin An looked at the old Taoist priest speechlessly: "You are quite proud."
Since the strange phenomena in the sky and the earth, the short days and long nights, and the disorder of the heavenly stems and earthly branches, the night time has become much longer. So many things happened tonight. When the two of them climbed over the mountains and ridges to the top of the mountain, there were still dark clouds covering their heads and no dawn.
swish swish
There are no mountains on the top of the mountain, only some short bushes swaying like ghosts waving in the dark night. It seems that even the wind on the top of the mountain has turned into a ghostly black whirlwind with a sharp hissing sound.
"Little brother, the wind is blowing, the sky is covered with dark clouds and the moon is covered, and there is no constellation of gods. It seems that it is not far from rain." The old Taoist priest looked up at the night sky and said solemnly...
The cold raindrops fell from the sky, and the old Taoist priest's mouth was really faster than Cao Cao's.
The top of the mountain was considered ominous by the residents of Fenghuang Town and was overgrown with weeds. The cemetery had already been refilled by the townspeople. However, the villagers were mediocre and did not understand Feng Shui. Although they refilled the cemetery, they did not level it.
There was a puddle of rainwater on the bare soil.
The rain had accumulated for an unknown number of days, and there were many dead leaves, cobwebs, and mosquito eggs floating there. Under the light of the torch, it was as dark as ink and the bottom could not be seen.
Ordinary people would not think too much when they see this place. They would just think that the people of Phoenix Town are afraid out of their hearts, so that this place has been deserted and no one has been here, thinking it is normal. But the old Taoist priest and Jin An frowned when they saw this scene.
One twist.
"A dragonfly touching water is supposed to go to the Jiaji point, which can bring prosperity to future generations, but the water here is not a live mountain spring full of vitality, but stagnant water that has fallen to the ground without roots. It turns the Jiaji point into a fatal hole, and it cannot bring good things.
Luck can easily attract all kinds of evil!"
The expression on the old Taoist priest's face became more and more solemn: "You must know the graves of men, women, old and young. Only vegetation can tell the sound. If you want to know the cause of death, vegetation can also tell the difference. You must know whether the owner of the house is rich or poor. The landscape of the cemetery can be clearly distinguished. The old and new vegetation graves can be distinguished."
Middle growth, yin and yang, grass and trees must be true. Young people’s grass grows in the east, old people’s grass grows in the west. The grass in the east grows taller in men’s families, and in the west the grass grows in women’s families. Mounds of earth grow on graves, and the descendants of the rich will suffer after the poor.
From the left to the east, to the right from the west, sit south and face the four people. On the left is the male grave with high grass, and on the right is the female grave with high grass. The grass grows straight up on the male grave, and the grass grows in confusion on the female grave."
Since they were already here, the two of them were not picky people, so they took out the hoes and shovels they carried with them and started digging the grave.
There are three main things to do when digging a grave: light incense and candles, place tributes, and burn paper money.
The two of them did not know in advance that this was actually a vertical burial. When they dug up the vertical coffin head, they subconsciously stopped.
"Everything has gone wrong along the way. Why is it still a vertical burial?"
"It seems that the older man was really cautious in his work. He knew that people who died suddenly were most afraid of the coffin falling to the ground, so he buried him vertically to dissipate the evil spirit."
The Zhang family did not mention the matter of vertical burial. Perhaps it was because it happened so long ago, after all, it had been half a year, so they had forgotten about it. Or maybe they thought that vertical burial and horizontal burial were the same, so they did not mention it.
"Vertical burial graves and stagnant water caves. If the Yin is not dispersed, the Yin is gathered instead. This is a place of great danger! If someone with a grudge is buried here, within a month, the corpse will be raised and hurt!" The old Taoist priest looked at him with a serious expression. Jin An, let Jin An make the decision.
"dig."
Jin An's answer was simple.
He looked around and found some pulley tools that were originally buried. However, the wooden tools deteriorated quickly due to improper maintenance. Some pulleys, short axles, and ropes were no longer usable. It seemed that we had to rely on the most primitive tools! How powerful!
It depends on manpower!
The two of them first dug a deep vertical burial pit, and then Jin An held the coffin in both hands and successfully lifted the coffin out with a cry.
Bang!
There was a dull sound of falling to the ground, and the coffin fell heavily to the ground.
Jin An raised his hand and slapped open the coffin lid cleanly, only to find that the coffin was empty.
"You must know that the graves of men, women, old and young, only the vegetation can tell the sound. If you want to know the cause of death, the vegetation can also tell the difference. You must know that the owner of the house is rich and poor, the landscape of the cemetery can clearly distinguish itself. The old and new vegetation are born in the grave, and the yin and yang of the vegetation must be true. Young people's grass grows in the east, and old people's grass grows in the west. The grass in the east grows taller in men's families, and in the west the grass grows in women's families. Mounds of earth grow on the graves, and the descendants of the rich first become poor and then suffer losses. From the left to the east, to the right to the west, sit in the south. Take the fourth position from the north. On the left is a male grave with high grass, and on the right is a woman buried with high grass. Grass grows straight up on the male grave, while the grass grows tangledly on the female grave... There is no grass on the grave and withered bones. If the tomb collapses, a yellow and swollen person will be buried, and the grass will grow on the grave. If there is no grass, it must be tuberculosis and lonely old age. If the hole in front of the tomb is poisoned, it will kill people. If it is eaten by the curly skin of the ground, it will be poisonous. If the top is pointed and the bottom is large, it will definitely be yellow and swollen and kill people."
The old Taoist priest first recited a feng shui rhyme, and then said: "It seems that the Zhang family was right. Not to mention the poisonous weeds that like yin, there are not even any weeds on this grave. The corpse in the coffin is indeed gone."
The jingle that the old Taoist priest recited just now is called "Entering the Grave to Cut Off the Secrets". It is an introductory secret to the yin and yang feng shui lineage. Through the direction of the feng shui in front of the grave, you can tell whether the grave is a man or a woman, old or young, and whether it is a normal death. Those who died cried out that they were unjustly accused, those who took poison or died of jaundice and tuberculosis.
Although he already knew this would be the result, after walking such a long mountain road and only finding an empty coffin, Jin An still frowned unwillingly.
"It seems we have to go to Phoenix Town to look for clues." Just when Jin An was about to burn the coffin and destroy the murderous tomb, the old Taoist priest suddenly asked Jin An to wait.
The old Taoist priest picked up a shovel and pried off a piece of wood from the coffin board, and then asked Jin An to burn the coffin.
"The black dog with dark clouds and snow and a bright moon in mind that the Zheng family found is a good dog to guard the home. This coffin has been used to bury people, and it has been sealed under the earth. Maybe there is still some smell left, the dog
But by being psychic, you can not only see things that ordinary people can't see, but you can also smell the aura of hatred and resentment that ordinary people can't smell." The old Taoist priest explained.
Jin An gave the old Taoist priest a thumbs up to praise him for his reliable work, then burned the coffin with fire poison and leveled the cemetery.
It rains heavily on the mountain road, and the mud road is almost soul-breaking.
Even though the heavenly stems and earthly branches were abnormal and the days were short and the nights were long, the two of them came and went, and it was already dawn when they returned to Phoenix Town.
The two people who were tired of traveling were just about to enter the town when they unexpectedly saw the two brothers from the Song family who had not seen them all night, wandering anxiously at the entrance of the town.
As soon as the brothers saw Jin An and the old Taoist priest, they immediately ran over in a hurry. It turned out that Fenghuang Town had accidentally entered a newcomer again, but this time the newcomer was a little different. It was from the Yin County Yamen, and it was Hu Fangxu who came to collect taxes.
officials and several accompanying government officials.
In Kangding State, local people pay taxes by adopting the method of collecting and distributing taxes by the people. For example, people in a village pay taxes and grain to the local magistrate, and people in a town pay taxes and grain to the local mayor, who then submits them to the county government.
But the problem is that Fenghuang Town has been unable to get in and out in the past six months and has not paid taxes. Failure to pay taxes on time is a serious crime for the local government. The Yinxian County Yamen did not dare to delay and immediately sent people to urge payment.
Where is Phoenix Town now?
Those are a bunch of lunatics who behave like animals!
The bodies of these officials are very delicate. If they don't eat those insects, centipedes, toads, etc., who can guarantee that the residents of Phoenix Town will become cannibals in a hurry?
There must have been outsiders entering Fenghuang Town in the past six months, but looking at Fenghuang Town now, not a single outsider can be seen. Who can tell where these outsiders have gone?
Now those people from the yamen are being delayed by others in Yizhuang, waiting for Jin An and the old Taoist priest to come back and give them an idea.
Jin An frowned, this was indeed a big trouble. No matter what happened, once it was related to the government, simple things would become complicated, and complicated things could turn into big troubles.
"We know about this. You guys should stabilize them for the time being. The old Taoist priest and I will resolve the matter today."
Jin'an left behind the two Song brothers who had made prophecies, and he and the old Taoist priest returned to the town.
There were a lot of hawking sounds in the town early in the morning, and there were shadows on the streets.
"Selling candied haws on a stick!"
"Selling rice noodles... Objectively, do you want a bowl of rice noodles?"
As soon as they heard about rice noodles, the old Taoist priests were so hungry that they couldn't walk. They struggled all night and couldn't get anything to eat. They were so hungry that there was no drop of oil or water in their stomachs.
"Here comes your rice noodles." Just at this moment, the breakfast stall owner came to a table of guests with a steaming bowl of rice noodles. The rice noodles soup was dark, and I didn't know if there was too much soy sauce or too much vinegar.
, but it smells quite fragrant.
The old Taoist priest was so greedy that he couldn't walk. The guest at the table picked up the chopsticks in the bamboo tube, stirred the rice noodles, and ate them with a delicious slurp. A large piece of minced meat rolled out from under the rice noodles, with toad legs and black ones.
Centipede-backed.
At this time, the breakfast stall owner brought a stack of side dishes to the customers. There were many white maggots writhing in the stack of side dishes.
The old Taoist priest's face turned pale and his stomach was churning.
Just at this moment, the man who was selling candied haws on a haws came near. What he saw was a string of toads, mice, and insects.
The old Taoist priest did not dare to stay where he was, so he picked up Jin An and fled.
"Damn it, this Phoenix Town is more evil than the ghost market. At least the ghost market only appears at night. It violates human ethics and behaves like a beast. Not only do these people go crazy at night, but they also go crazy during the day!"
"The Song brothers did the right thing. Fortunately, there were a few servants who stopped us to collect the money. They might have caused a lot of trouble! It's really hard for Mr. Liang and the boss of the Song family. I don't know how they are enduring these days."
Come over here!”
The two of them, who wanted to end things here as soon as possible and return to the normal world as soon as possible, had a good time. When they arrived at Zheng's house, they said straight to the point that they wanted to borrow a dog.