Zanguan is another name for Yizhuang. Simply put, it is the "Hotel of the Dead", a place used to temporarily store the bodies of those who died in a foreign land.
There are many Han Chinese in several villages nearby. They are either dodging military service or evading rent and taxes. There are also a small number of people who travel between villages to do business.
Because the burial customs of Yi and Han people are very different, once these people die in the mountainous area, it is equivalent to dying in a foreign land. This kind of experience is very taboo in the old concept. Moreover, the Han people pay attention to recognizing their ancestors and returning to their roots. After they die, those Han people also
I hope my body can be buried back in my hometown.
However, the mountain roads are rugged and remote, and it is extremely difficult to transport the body out of the mountain. Whether it is carrying the body or driving the body away, it only happens once every six months.
Before that, the dead bodies that had not been transported out of the mountains were all stored in the "Yizhuang", which was called "Cuanji", and each village pooled money to hire people to guard them full-time.
Similar places are very common in remote mountainous areas like western Hunan, where Yi and Han people live together.
Chen Yulou and his group are all accustomed to robbing ancient tombs and often wandering among the tombs. They are all so bold that they don't care about spending the night in Yizhuang Canguan.
Of course, Zhang Lin is not afraid.
Even though the guide Rong Baoxiaoye who accompanied us said that the mountains were scary, and there was even an impure rat named Ergu in the pavilion who specialized in eating people's hearts and lungs, etc., they did not scare anyone away in the slightest.
Everyone has made up their mind that after tonight, tomorrow they will go up to Laoxiong Ridge, which is "shrouded in clouds and mist, and the mountain road is like silk", to have a glimpse of Pingshan Mountain.
When the guide Rong Baoxiao saw everyone moving forward, he couldn't stop trying to persuade him. He was only thirteen years old and had the mentality of a child. He remembered that the adults had been "teaching him by words and deeds" since he was a child and made him cry.
Everyone went there, fearing their lives would be lost.
When Luo Laowai saw him chattering, he threatened him with a gun and said: "Do you know who I am? Living Yama, there really is a second aunt who has become a spirit. I will kill it with one shot. Don't cry anymore."
Quickly lead the way, or I will kill you first."
When Rong Baoxiao heard this, he looked at the group of people in fear.
When Chen Yulou spoke, everyone agreed. Although he looked kind-hearted, he looked like the leader of the group and was probably the most difficult to get along with.
The big man was tall and strong, with a serious face. When he spoke and smiled, he looked like a glaring King Kong. Moreover, as Chen Yulou said, he was following his lead. He looked like Chen Yulou's guard at first sight, so it was highly unlikely that he would help him.
Na Huamaguai, three generations of his family were all widowers, he often dealt with the dead, he had a gloomy air about him, he was serious about words and smiles, and he looked at people with a bone-chilling look. He was not a good person at first glance, but Chen Yulou was the only one who followed him.
As for Zhang Lin, who was at the end of the group, he was wearing a simple Taoist robe and looked upright.
But he was taciturn along the way, just following everyone silently, as if he was transparent, and he didn't know whether he was with Chen Yulou or the fierce Luo Shuai beside him.
Along the way, Rong Baoxiao didn't see anyone talking to him, as if everyone had selectively forgotten him. Only the sullen Huamaguai looked after him from time to time, and when he encountered clumps of grass, he pulled the grass to clear the way for him.
Therefore, Rong Baoxiaoyi had to ask for help from the only woman in the group, the red girl who seemed to be the most talkative.
Miss Hong didn't know why, but she was very protective of Rong Baoxiaoye, and often comforted him not to be afraid and just lead the way.
When the group of people left the village, it was getting late, and the building was far away from the crowds. They only found it when it was time to turn on the lanterns.
It seems that the temple was rebuilt from an abandoned mountain temple.
But the scale is not small. It is divided into three entrances. Half of the resting roof of the main hall has collapsed. The roof tiles are covered with weeds. Under the cold moon and cold stars, there are groups of bats flying in the air at night, and the paint is peeling off. The broken wooden mountain door was half-shuttered and creaked when the mountain wind blew.
Although Chen Yulou and his party were brave, they were poisoned by the various legends told by Rong Baoxiao. Now that they saw this scene, they couldn't help but feel anxious in their hearts, so they had no choice but to push the door open and go in.
Chen Yulou had already found out in advance that there was originally a corpse guard in this collection hall. She was an elderly woman from a Han family. But because she was ugly, she lived alone in the mountains and did not interact with others, so she took up this job.
However, when a group of people came in, they saw no one there.
There was no one watching the house at this time, so it was a little less lively. In addition, the house was already broke and broke. Along the way, everyone heard that Rong Baoxiao said that the second aunt, a rat who had become a spirit, was causing trouble.
This feeling and scene are haunting my heart. When people see it, they will feel the solemn wind, which makes it even more eerie.
Although it was dark at this time, there was no rush to rest. Chen Yulou said that he wanted to check the entrance and exit first to avoid any accidents at night and to escape.
Immediately, he led the others, lit a leather lamp, and stepped into the main room first, only to see seven or eight shabby black lacquer coffins parked inside.
These coffins are the 'beds' in the hotel for the dead. Over the years, they have contained corpses countless times. The wooden tablets in front of the coffins are each written with the name of the spirit master. The smell in the house is strong and gloomy, and the corpses are removed with arsenic. Become a zombie and remain incorruptible.
Laoxiong Ridge is located in a very remote area, and the exorcists only come here about once every six months.
At that time, the body will be taken out of the coffin and taken away. According to the record on the spirit tablet, it will be sent back to its hometown and buried in peace.
Among the group of people, Huamaguai was born in Chuchu and was quite superstitious. Every time he went out to work, he would worship mountains and water. As soon as he entered the house, he would find an incense burner on the altar table and burn a few incense burners for the dead person in the coffin. Zhuxiang muttered something: "We passed through the barren mountains and missed the place where we stayed. We stayed here for one night. We didn't want to disturb you. I hope I will be listed as Master Haihan..."
Before Huamaguai finished speaking, Chen Yulou, who didn't want to see Huamaguai at all, said: "How many times have I told you not to believe in ghosts when doing things with me..."
However, when Chen Yulou finished speaking, everyone heard a sound coming from the coffin. Suddenly, a cold wind hit them, and all the lamps were dimmed. A dark wind blew through the hall, and the lamps and incense candles in everyone's hands suddenly seemed to be extinguished.
Then the old coffin boards that had been placed in the room for an unknown period of time creaked, as if extremely long nails were scratching the coffin lids. The sound was so penetrating that it made people feel goosebumps all over their bodies and shudder.
Before everyone came, they were all unconvinced by Rong Baoxiao's legends. They only thought that cavemen who had never seen the world were spreading rumors.
But when I saw the ruins of the place and the wind blowing outside the museum, I was already timid. When I saw any strange movement, I became nervous.
Luo Laowai opened the safety cover of his American product and looked at the coffin that made a strange noise. Miss Hong touched the throwing knife on her waist, ready to strike a fatal blow at any time.
Huamaguai was also on full alert. Rongbao Xiaoye had already been frightened to the point of losing his mind. He hugged Miss Hong's arm and said that everyone did not listen to him and now he has collided with the evil spirit.
As for Kunlun Moller, Chen Yulou had already asked him to take Luo Laowai's token and go to the outside of the mountain to bring people in.
Among the group of people, only Zhang Lin looked natural.
He knew that there was nothing more than a wild cat in the coffin, but everyone was on guard and he couldn't act too abnormally.
So I took out my mahogany sword, looked at the coffin, and looked at Chen Yulou, the leader, as he stepped forward, as if I was trying to be on guard.
However, Chen Yulou said that when he saw a strange noise in the coffin, he quickly put his hand on the short knife at his waist to signal everyone to be on guard, and then he walked forward slowly.
He never liked to use guns. When robbing tombs, he only carried a short knife for self-defense. This knife also has a great history. It was the "Little God's Edge" that was used by the emperor at that time. The Little God's Edge was often placed in front of him with the magic gun.
The cold light penetrates and is extremely sharp.
At this moment, Chen Yulou drew out the blade and moved forward. He could only see the flickering light of the blade, as if he sensed that the "Zanguan" was not clean, that there was a ghost or something evil hidden there.
Chen Yulou walked to the coffin with the strange noise, took a deep breath, and then slowly pushed the coffin lid open to see if the zombie in the coffin had changed.
Unexpectedly, when the coffin lid was opened, the strange noise in the coffin disappeared by itself.
Everyone could only hear the whining sound of the mountain wind outside the house, shaking the ancient trees with bricks and tiles, and it was particularly sad to hear it.
The strange noise disappeared and everyone was at a loss. Everyone was far away from Chen Yulou and couldn't see the scene in the coffin. You looked at me and I looked at you, but I didn't understand the situation.
Chen Yulou, who opened the coffin, saw that there was only a corpse in the coffin that had already ossified and was buried, but it was in a state of dilapidation for some reason.
Seeing this scene, Chen Yulou was confused and wondered why there was a strange noise in the coffin, but suddenly he saw a pair of green eyes lighting up in the coffin.
Chen Yulou's heart tightened when he saw this, and he wanted to take action with the little magic sharpener in his hand.
But he didn't expect the thing in the coffin to be faster than him, and jumped out with a scream.
Chen Yulou reacted on the spot and managed to avoid the attack of the unknown object. He looked at it intently and couldn't help but feel angry.
It was just a wild cat.
He immediately took action with anger, and shot the wild cat directly with his small sharp edge.
But the wild cat was also considered to be 'agile and extraordinary'. When he saw Chen Yulou's small sharp edge coming, he turned slightly to let go of the small sharp edge, and then pounced to avoid Luo Laowai's attack, which he had reacted to.
There was a loud sound of gunfire, which the wild cat had never heard before, so it had to walk around the beam and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Everyone was on guard for a long time and tensed up, but when they saw it was just a wild cat, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing this, Chen Yulou smiled and said: "I told you, don't scare yourself, it's just a wild cat!"
After saying that, he turned around and hurriedly touched his chest.
He was closest to the coffin, and the one who had been frightened the most was himself.
After calming down, Chen Yulou asked Huama, a widower, to come over and mend the broken corpse in the coffin, saying that he would have a whole body.
Mr. Luo Wai on the side stepped forward to take a look, shook his head, and said disapprovingly: "Boss, you have done a lot of digging up graves, breaking down bones and raising ashes, so why bother? Let me tell you, these guys
Lonely ghosts, what do you care what they do? It’s better to find a place to deal with them for the night, recuperate your spirits, and explore Pingshan tomorrow.”
Chen Yulou shook his head and said: "My parents gave me a lowly body. It was unfortunate to die in a foreign land. But now I am being treated so badly by that wild cat. When I saw it, I naturally had to help."
As for digging graves, crushing bones and raising ashes, that is for the princes and the powerful. We Xiling brothers all come from poor families, so we should respect the poor people. This is the rule of Xiling, and naturally I cannot break it."
Mr. Luo Wai said: "Mr. Chen has a lot of ink in his stomach. Everything he says makes sense. Unlike me, Mr. Luo, but Mr. Chen has a head. What should we do next?"
Chen Yulou said: "Everyone, take a look around and help clean up. We will deal with it here overnight and go to the mountain tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Old Thief Luo said: "Okay!"
Chapter completed!