Borrowing ghosts and resurrecting souls

At midnight, I looked at my watch. It happened to be twelve o'clock in the morning. I pushed Long Wu awake and said to him quietly: "Brother, now is the best time for Master Zhang to confess to "stealing the corpse". If you don't miss the time, your sister-in-law will not be able to come back to life." "Yes!" Although I I have concerns about Master Zhang's mysterious "borrowing corpse" spell, but since it can bring my beloved Xiaotong back to life, I have to try it no matter how ridiculous it feels.

We brought the magic tools needed for "borrowing corpses" and hurried to the "Yizhuang" in Dongyun Village. (The place where people who died abnormally is temporarily parked, which is quite similar to a funeral parlor in a city. It is a southwestern custom that people who die "unnaturally" cannot enter the spiritual tablets of their ancestors and belong to the host. All rituals must be held in Yizhuang.) Along the way, My heart is filled with the so-called "resurrection" fantasy. I just hope to rush to Yizhuang quickly and return Xiaotong's soul to Xiaohua.

In the dark night sky, a few stars dotted the vast sky. And in the open fields, two ghost-like black figures rushed towards Dong Yun Village.

After crossing Wusong Ridge, Dongyun Village is at the foot of the mountain, but in order to rush for time, we both ran along the way. "Brother, can you take a rest? I can't climb anymore," Long Wu said, breathing heavily. It is also at least ten miles from Qingshui Ridge to Dongyun Village. If you are in a hurry, it will take more than an hour at least. We were afraid that we would miss the time and would be exhausted from running all the way, not to mention that both of us were carrying the "Borrowing Corpse" magic weapon. I collapsed next to the stone and gasped: "Okay, it's still early to tell."

At this time, it was also half past twelve in the middle of the night. The villagers in Dongyun Village had already fallen asleep. It seemed that the village was pitch black, and the houses in the village stood like tombs. But the lights were still shining in the yizhuang in the west of the village, and the faint light fascinated the sleepy eyes. Tonight, it was so quiet that we could hear each other's breathing. Occasionally, after a few melancholy calls of jackdaws, the dead silence and darkness returned.

The mountain wind blew through the pine forest and I always felt that the sound of the wind was mixed with the cry of the dead. After about a pack of cigarettes, I suddenly remembered what Master Zhang said: "Tonight, the fierce god is on duty, so don't exceed the best time to do the technique."

We walked along Dong Yun The small bay embankment of the village quietly approached Yizhuang. The night was still so quiet. Except for the occasional barking of dogs in the village, the village was quiet. Long Wudao bent down and listened quietly to the movements in the courtyard. After a while, he turned around and winked at me, then jumped and climbed into the wall. Not long after, he quietly opened the door of the farmhouse, and I followed him and sneaked in.

Then, I identified the location of the morgue. Quietly whispering in Long Wu's ear: "Brother, put Chen Xiaohua in the third morgue on the far right."

Long Wu nodded knowingly, and then scanned the movement in the hospital with his eyes. He jumped across the corridor and broke into the morgue. When I went to the morgue, I saw several white coffins placed there, and under the coffins was the so-called "leading light" for the deceased. (It is said that the road to Huangquan is cold and dark, and the ever-burning lamp can guide the souls.) Although it is a summer night, I can always feel the cold wind here and my body is shaking. I glanced at the third coffin on the left and said tremblingly: " Chen Xiaohua, it’s right here, hurry up! Open the coffin.”

I put down the jar. (Master Zhang said the day before yesterday: “Xiaotong’s soul was invited into the jar.”) Talismans, trapped corpse ropes, and other magical weapons. We held the coffin lid tightly with both hands and shouted "open". Then there was a "clang" sound and the coffin lid was pushed to the ground. But at this moment, a cold wind blew in from outside the house, and all the lights in the house were swaying and in danger of going out at any time. I suddenly encountered something bad, because the Master has repeatedly warned: "As soon as you open the coffin of the borrowed body, you two should pay close attention to the light under the coffin. If the light is about to go out, immediately cover the coffin and put it in the coffin." If you put the "Requiem" on it, it will be terrible if the wronged soul is resurrected."

We were about to close the coffin, but it was too late. The lights in the morgue were all out. The darkness suddenly fell into darkness.

At this time, the storm outside the house suddenly changed, and the rolling dark clouds were mixed with thunder and lightning, which pierced the sky. The wind roared, making the windows crackle and flap, and the sound of the wind was mixed with that kind of coldness and weirdness.

How could a night with bright moonlight and sparse stars turn into lightning and thunder? It was so strange. My mind was running, maybe it was Xiaohua's physical body that was stared at by Zujie, the enemy soul, but I didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed, followed by a dull sound of thunder. Long Wu suddenly shouted in panic: "Brother, you heard a noise inside the coffin." "What?" I asked in panic. After the thunder just now, I also heard a "whoosh" sound inside the coffin. It seemed that things had gotten worse.

I suddenly thought that last night was Xiaotong's "First Seven" (after death, the soul will be taken down to the underworld by ghost messengers to be judged, and then sent to the "Fengdu Ghost City" on the seventh day "At the same time, on the seventh day, the ghost messenger will escort the deceased soul back to his former residence so that the deceased soul can accept the family members' sacrificial gifts.) Master Zhang said: "Xiaotong's soul will be fine for the time being. As long as the soul possesses Xiaohua's body, it will be a success. "

We should have listened to the Master and left as soon as possible, but we were unwilling to lose Xiaotong. I shouted to Long Wu: "Brother, quickly tie the coffin with the corpse rope." As soon as I finished speaking, I heard the "clang" sound of another coffin, and I cursed secretly: "Oops! Other innocent souls have also been resurrected."

At this moment, a flash of lightning flashed, and the corpse was laid to rest. The room suddenly became as bright as day, then plunged into cold darkness after a flash of lightning. At the same time as the lightning struck, I saw those pale faces slowly approaching us. At the same time, Long Wu also shouted in panic: "They are all alive, what should we do? As I spoke, I felt a gloomy wind coming from in front of me. The coldness made me feel the hairs on my body standing up. The ghostly cries in the darkness are getting closer and closer.

“Damn, no! "I yelled. At this time, the dark wind blew out the lanterns hanging on the roof beams again. Nothing could be seen in the house. We could only rely on our feelings to fight against these evil spirits. We were in a disadvantageous situation. I just wanted to shout: "Let's run out. "Go outside the yard." But everything slowed down. I smelled rot in the darkness. Then I felt a pair of cold hands tightly squeezing my neck, and it became increasingly difficult to breathe.

My instinct I tried to rush out or shout loudly, but I couldn't take even half a step. I just felt the ghost's hands gradually tightening around my neck. My brain suddenly became dizzy and my vision became blurred.

The real world disappeared, and I seemed to have fallen into a bottomless abyss. The shouts of Long Wu in my ears gradually disappeared, and in the darkness, only the strange and pale face remained, calling. I continued to walk deeper...

The story went back to the seven days before "Borrowing a Corpse". On that day, festive firecrackers "crackled" in the sky above Dong Yun all afternoon, because it was me. Our love with Xiaotong has come a long way, and now we can finally stay together. And our union makes the folks in Qingshuiling even more envious. Not only is Xiaotong petite and slim, but most importantly, she is slim and sexy. We are all college students in Shencheng, Southwest China. But this seemingly perfect and happy life would turn into the biggest regret in my life.

Maybe, this is fate. I just received "Future Happiness" from my mother-in-law at noon that day. When we were about to return to Qingshui Ridge, the car suddenly blew out and rolled over. It became "eternity" until I woke up from a coma the next day and realized that my beloved girl was gone forever and turned into a pile of grave soil covered with wild vines on the hill.

On the night of the car accident, the crows in Qingshui Ridge screamed around the outside of the mountain. That night, the dogs seemed to be harassed and barked all night. The elders in the village said: "The ghost of the bride-to-be is still wandering in the village." , causing the six animals to have no peace. "But the moment the car rolled over, I instinctively hugged Xiaotong, but in the end I was knocked unconscious. Later they said: "My bride Xiaotong flew out of the car window, and then her head fell. Hitting the guardrail, poor Xiaotong's life just withered away.

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While I was in a coma, I saw Xiaotong being taken out of the scene of the car accident by two people in my dream, so I followed them into the dark cave. I shouted along the way, but Xiaotong ignored me no matter what. I could only follow them closely, but the cave was dark and terrifying, and the cold sound of shackles could be heard from time to time, as if countless people were passing by me. I shouted: "Xiaotong, wait for me...wait for me..."

I cried and shouted loudly. Xiaotong finally came to her senses and wanted to wait for me, but the two men shouted fiercely. He said: “Let’s go, we still have to hurry. "They ignored Xiaotong's pleas and ran away. I had to follow closely through the dark cave. Suddenly, the front suddenly opened up. But there were cliffs all around, with a river rushing through the middle and a stone bridge. Across both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

Here, I always feel that the sky looks so turbid. The sun shines faintly at noon, and the vulture-like birds are hovering in the sky, and they swoop down from time to time to pick them up and throw them away.

I felt that this place was dark and weird, and I was wondering where it was, but at this moment Xiaotong followed them through the checkpoint, and I followed them when I walked to the bridge. In the middle, a guard stopped me and said to me fiercely: "Go back? This is not the place for you. ”

I forced my way through, when the other guard yelled: “If you don’t leave, I’ll push you down. You’ll have to stay here. This is the Naihe Bridge, and you can’t pass here.” . "I suddenly burst into tears and shouted: "Xiaotong, wait for me, I can't live without you. At this time, Xiaotong from the other side of the bridge replied: "Brother, I am a dead soul now. I can't return to the Yangshi after crossing the Naihe Bridge. You can go back." "

I stood there blankly, my vision blurred by tears, so I had to turn around and go back the way I came. When I woke up and found out that Xiaotong was dead, I felt even more hurt. I stared blankly at the hazy sky outside the window.

My mother cooked porridge to feed me at night, but I couldn’t eat it. My mind was filled with the sight of Xiaotong, the strange jackdaw that circled the outside of the village again, and I couldn’t help it in the dark night. I cried while falling asleep, and even thought about ending my life, but thinking of my gray-haired parents, I lost the courage.

Now that I have lost Xiaotong, my whole mental support collapsed and my tears ran dry. I looked decades older. The sudden bad news put me in extreme pain. I had not eaten for two days, and my body looked very fragile. In my muddled consciousness, I saw Xiaotong's face, and her pale face was still charming to me. Several times when my energy was weak and my life was hanging by a thread, she always encouraged me: "Live well. "

When I woke up from my sleep again, I opened my tired eyes and thought. Xiaotong in the dream told me: "It's very cool over there. Let me add some clothes to her today."

After lunch, I struggled to get up, but now my body was weak, and my parents were afraid that the yin energy would be too strong when I went to see the deceased (Xiaotong), and I couldn't bear it. They tried to stop me, but they couldn't control me, so they had to go to see me. Here comes Long Wu and Shi San, who will accompany me to "Yizhuang" to see Xiaotong at noon.

At noon, the sky is cloudless, and there are people laughing in groups on the treetops. , We rolled our knees and fell asleep in the shade. We were in a heavy mood along the way, and no one had much time to talk. Not long after we arrived at Yizhuang in Dongyun Village, old man Zhang said sadly: "It's a pity. , such a good girl left suddenly. Then he said, "Will you come with me?" "

We nodded and followed him. We turned into the third house on the left. He opened the door and then said to us: "People and ghosts have different paths. Although we are familiar with each other in life, we must die for the sake of ghosts." You have to be careful. "I nodded and asked them to stay outside the door, and walked in.

In the morgue, three white coffins were placed, and these coffins were not painted black, which meant that the coffins were They are filled with lonely ghosts who have no one to guide them. According to the Miao custom, they cannot be buried in the ancestral tomb mountain. That means that these ghosts must be buried at night. It is said that if the dead souls are buried at night, they will get lost and cannot find their home.

I gently pushed Xiaotong's coffin away, but when I saw her lying quietly inside, she looked so peaceful. I couldn't see where her fatal scars were. I only knew that she had left. . Thinking of last night's dream, she crossed the "Naihe Bridge". All her gentle and peaceful cheeks were now only a cold corpse.

From then on, all our love became eternal. I couldn't control the sadness in my heart and cried. I cried and shouted: "Xiaotong, I am all alone in this world. Why did you leave me and leave? You are so sad..."

The grief in my heart is squeezing, and now I The emotions are like a flood that cannot be controlled. Just like that, I cried and complained, alarming all the onlookers, and the villagers also started sobbing. Everyone sighed: "Xiaotong is a miserable person and it is a pity that he is gone."

"Men have tears. It’s not a flick, it’s just that it’s not the time to feel sad.” At this time, a man walked out of the crowd. He came to me and patted my shoulder and said, “Little brother, your infatuation is truly touching. "I raised my head and saw a middle-aged man in his fifties standing in front of him with a childlike face and white hair, wearing Bagua Taoist uniform and carrying a "Demon Slaying and Subduing Demons" sword on his back. The villagers greeted each other one after another: "Hello, Master Zhang! Please sit down!"

At this time, old man Zhang from Shouyi Village hurriedly squeezed over and asked: "Master Zhang, you are invited by Chen Xiaohua's family. Are they opening the way for the dead? "

"Yes!" He sighed and added: "These children were not at the end of their life, but unfortunately they encountered the evil spirits on duty. They could have avoided it now. The society needs to get rid of superstitions and say that we are deceiving the public with our lies. It’s a pity that these children did not taboo anything and they died.”

It turns out that Master Zhang’s real name is Zhang Dashun. Since I was a child, I have followed a Taoist priest to learn the art of looking for dragons and exploring the pulse (geography and feng shui), and studied some fortunes in the palace. In the past, I would give free fortune telling to my neighbors and help them turn bad luck into good fortune. However, in recent years, the state has promoted "eliminate superstition and establish an absolute scientific outlook." These so-called "immortal Taoist priests" have been laid off. However, in the magical national cultural elements of the Southwest, no matter how the state promotes scientific views, it "leads the way to salvation" for the deceased. It has become a habit, which is what keeps Master Zhang from losing his job. These methods of predicting good and bad luck are regarded by young people as ignorant and backward concepts.

No, Master Zhang came to Dongyun Village a few days ago and told the villagers: "The jackdaws croaking around the village these nights, and the spirit dogs roaring for no reason are caused by "dirty things" "Harassment. Master Zhang told everyone that recently, evil spirits have been on duty and resentful ghosts have passed by. All young girls in the village, who have a yin year, a lunar month, or extremely yin people, must avoid the evil spirits and avoid the evil spirits in order to be safe."

But the young people in the village just laughed and didn't care about the taboo. Just a few nights ago, Xiaohua went out on a date, and soon after returning home, she went crazy. She always talked nonsense: "What did the innocent soul ask for his life, and then died in a mysterious way."

Such a mysterious death made the town crazy. Doctor Li couldn't explain the reason until Master Zhang told everyone: "She was frightened by the ghost of the victim and her soul left her body." When she died, her eyes were wide open and staring at the ceiling. The tragic scene seemed like she had seen something terrifying.

"Hey! Little brother, your fiancée is Li Xiaotong," he calculated with his fingers and then continued: "Li Xiaotong's birth date is the yin moon. When it is yin, it stands to reason that he should be able to escape this disaster. She is destined to be in the palace. I'm not suitable to be a substitute for a resentful ghost. Could it be that..."

He shook his head and caught up with what he just said. "Perhaps he encountered a fierce evil spirit. Although his life is not over, there is another resentful ghost in the underworld. If you try to resurrect the soul through a dead body, it may violate the "laws of heaven."

I was like a person caught in the turbulent rapids, grasping the life-saving straw when all thoughts were lost, and shouted excitedly: "Master." What you said about borrowing a corpse to bring back the soul can allow Xiaotong's soul to return to its original place and be reincarnated. ”

Master Zhang nodded knowingly, but he was a little worried: “It is best to return the soul to the corpse of the deceased, but Xiaotong’s body is not suitable for resurrection. Where can I borrow a corpse?” ”

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