Lao Hu told me in a low voice that the man wearing coarse clothes, a bamboo hat on his head, and a corpse rope wrapped around his body was a corpse fisherman from the Yellow River.
Don't underestimate the people who fish for corpses in the Yellow River. They don't just fish for corpses, because they live on the water all year round and have to deal with all kinds of monsters and monsters in the water. Those are really capable people.
They also have a name called Yellow River Water Ghost.
The man next to me, wearing a black robe and covering everything naked, was a corpse exorcist from Xiangxi. I noticed that he always held a bell in his hand. I told him that it was a soul-inducing bell unique to corpse exorcists.
This lineage of corpse chasers is not simple either. Although it is almost extinct now, it was still very famous in the Yinxing Jianghu during its previous prosperity.
The one wearing Taoist robes and holding a fly whisk is Yin Changsheng, a Taoist priest from Maoshan. I heard that he is a close disciple of Mao Xiaofang, the headmaster of Maoshan, and he is also well-known.
That hunchbacked old man is a corpse carrier, and he eats the food of the dead. It is said that corpse carriers carry corpses all year round, and the yin energy enters the body, and their lifespan is not long. Only this hunchbacked old man has been carrying corpses for decades, and he is now almost 80 years old.
He died, but he is still alive and well, which shows that this person is extraordinary.
I thought the hunchbacked old lady next to him was his wife, but Lao Hu said that the old lady and the hunchbacked old man had nothing to do with each other. She was a skinner who specialized in skinning dead people.
This old woman looks amiable, but is actually ruthless. She used to skin living people, but was later subdued by the Taoist monks of Xiangguo Temple. From then on, she stopped harming people and skinned dead people instead.
It was only after Lao Hu introduced me that I suddenly understood.
It seems that the Yinxing Jianghu is not so easy to get along with. It is a mixed bag of good and bad, and everyone has to have some real ability.
Because they were all from the underworld and basically knew each other, Mr. Tie only made a brief introduction. Of course, they ignored me when they introduced me.
A nameless little person like me cannot get into their eyes at all.
Although Tie Ningxiang's words don't sound good, they are also true. If Lao Hu hadn't brought me along, I guess a little person like me wouldn't have the qualifications to step into this place.
Old Hu said that he had a prediction before he came, which was a sign of great misfortune. So far, I don't see anything sinister. It's more like a few friends who have traveled around the world gathered together to chat, and the atmosphere is quite relaxed.
Only the thing covered with black cloth made me feel uneasy. What was underneath? Why did my ghost-printed hands react?
After drinking a cup of tea, Lao Hu first spoke: "I wonder what the reason why Patriarch Tie asked us to come is?"
Temu Ren was also a very imposing man. He put down a cup of tea, looked up at everyone and said, "To be honest, I invite you here today because I want you to help me palm my eyes and see something."
As soon as this was said, everyone became interested.
The man who fished corpses from the Yellow River asked: "I wonder what Old Man Tie wants us to see?"
Everyone's eyes were focused on Temuren. Behind him stood a man in black, like a personal bodyguard and a loyal guard.
The arrogant and domineering Tie Ningxiang also stood obediently on the other side of the old man.
Ironwood Man slowly stood up.
"Then I'll be honest, what I want everyone to help me see is right in front of me."
He raised his hand and pointed at something covered with black cloth in the middle of the living room.
In fact, everyone has noticed this thing for a long time, so they are all curious, what is under this black cloth?
As soon as the old man winked, the man in black behind him immediately stepped forward, grabbed a corner of the black cloth, and lifted it violently, causing the black cloth to fall to the ground.
As a result, what was under the black cloth immediately appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
It turned out to be a big red coffin.
Moreover, this coffin is different from ordinary coffins. It is taller than ordinary coffins. The shape of the coffin is also very strange. The sides are thin and upward, and the middle is thick. At first glance, it looks like a dragon boat.
Especially the color of the coffin, which is blood red, as if it has been soaked in blood, gives people an eerie feeling.
Everyone's expressions changed, even Lao Hu's expression changed.
The Ironwood Man summoned them here just to see this coffin.
And when I stared at the coffin, my ghost-marked hands shook even more violently, like a meat-throwing machine plugged in.
I had to hold it firmly with my left hand.
"Although our Tie family is a family of exorcists, we have done very little research on coffins and corpses. Everyone here, including corpse collectors, corpse carriers, and corpse exorcists, all deal with corpses, and their experience in this area should be better than ours.
Tie family is rich."
"And I also boldly invited Taoist Master Yin Changsheng from Maoshan to come here. Changsheng Yin is good at catching zombies, and zombies are also considered a kind of corpse."
"Just in case, I've invited the number one fortune teller, the Sky Stealing Ghost, to come here. If you really can't figure out the origin of the body in this coffin, then please trouble the Sky Stealing Ghost to divine it."
When I heard this, I realized that this old man was very thoughtful.
Invite a few people who deal with corpses, and if they can't figure it out, ask the old Hu Di to divine it. After all, today, no matter what, we must find out the origin of the corpse in the coffin.
What kind of corpse is in this coffin?
"Although it has not been opened yet, the corpse in this coffin is very unusual. I would like to trouble you to take a closer look."
After saying that, Old Man Tie ordered to the man in black: "Tieshan, open the coffin."
Everyone took a few steps back to leave enough space for Tieshan to switch.
This man must also be from the Tie family, and he looked very unusual. Without saying a word, he stepped forward and opened the coffin.
"Wait a minute, this coffin can't be opened." Old Hu suddenly said.
Tieshan's movement to open the coffin suddenly froze.
Everyone turned their attention to Lao Hu.
The old corpse-carrying ghost smiled sinisterly and said: "Heaven-stealing ghost, what do you mean? Old Man Tie said, let us help you use your eyes to see the origin of the corpse in the coffin. How can we see it without opening the coffin?"
Lao Hu took a step forward and said to Mr. Tie: "Master Tie, this coffin has a strong evil spirit. The things inside are probably very evil things. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to open the coffin Maoran."
The Maoshan Taoist priest named Yin Changsheng snorted coldly and said: "Since it is a coffin, buried in the ground all year round, it will naturally breed evil spirits. Everyone can see this, why do you need to tell me?"
Lao Hu said: "Master Tie, this coffin may be the legendary blood coffin."
Everyone was surprised when they heard the word "blood coffin".
Ironwood Man's face also changed slightly, he raised his hand and stroked his beard and said: "When the blood coffin was born, it destroyed half of the masters in the Yin world, and then finally sealed the blood coffin and burned it with Ziyang gold fire.
Nine days until it is burned to ashes, so the blood coffin should no longer exist."
Everyone agreed.
"That's right, the blood coffin from back then has been burned to ashes and has long since ceased to exist. Sky Thief, I think you are confused, right?"
What does the old man want to defend? The hunchbacked old man said gloomily: "Tiantiangui, I think you have not been out of the world for a long time, and your courage has become weaker. We have so many masters here, even if it is a blood coffin, what can we do?"
"Heaven-stealing ghost, if you're scared, you can get out of here. You're just a stinky fortune teller. What are you messing around with here?"
Lao Hu's face turned red and white. Fortunately, Mr. Tie stopped everyone and ordered Tieshan to continue opening the coffin.
Tieshan quickly opened the coffin nails, grabbed the coffin lid with both hands, and pushed it forward.
The coffin lid slipped to the ground.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the coffin was opened, a burst of red smoke suddenly spewed out from inside.
Tieshan had no time to hide, and the smoke was spraying on his face. He screamed, covered his face with his hands and staggered back.