Five or six coffin bearers carried the coffin out of Lanruo Temple and put it on an ox cart. It was naturally impossible for them to carry the coffin back all the way.
"Hurry up and hurry up. It's getting late. Although the eldest young master didn't say it, I can already tell that there must be something weird in Lanruo Temple. Otherwise, the eldest young master of the Li family would not have appeared in this abandoned temple for no reason.
In the temple." The dark-skinned coffin bearer at the head said in a low voice.
Everyone nodded immediately and drove the bullock cart on their way.
"Come to think of it, the eldest young master of the Li family is not going to live a life of fine clothes and fine food, so why is he going to this deserted temple?" asked a person next to him.
"What else can be done, most of it is to eliminate demons. Don't forget, the eldest young master of the Li family has been practicing in Xiahe Village with a Taoist master for more than ten years. Everyone in Guobei County knows this. There is no guarantee that it will not happen.
Even if some methods of subduing demons and demons are not effective, there is still the protection of the Taoist Priest behind them. Naturally, some ghosts and demons are fearless. And have you forgotten what a ghost said when we were carrying the coffin a few years ago?
?" The dark-skinned middle-aged man in the lead said in a low voice.
"The ghost blocked our way and wanted to confuse us. But as soon as he heard that we were from Guobei County, he immediately let us go and apologized, saying that there was a noble and extraordinary person in Guobei County, and he didn't dare to offend the little wild ghost.
.”
"Who else could be the noble and extraordinary person in the mouth of the ghost? There is only one young master in the entire Guobei County."
After the leader of the coffin bearers finished speaking, he paused and continued: "So there must be something weird about this Lanruo Temple. It is for our own good that the young master urges us to return to the city before dark, so that we will not be confused by ghosts on the way.
I won’t go back.”
Although the group was bold, their hearts trembled when they thought about the incident at Lanruo Temple that resulted in countless lives.
With so many people killed, there must be very powerful monsters and evil spirits in Lanruo Temple, but anyone who is even a little afraid of ghosts will look down upon them.
If they had not been accompanied by Li Xiuyuan this time, had sufficient wages, and the face of the eldest young master of the Li family, they would not have made this trip.
When they were about to arrive at Guobei County, it was already completely dark.
Fortunately, they arrived safely, and the coffin bearers all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Clang~!"
But at this moment, the wheel of the bullock cart hit a hard rock on the side of the road and jolted violently.
The heavy coffin on the oxcart shook violently. The coffin slipped halfway down for no apparent reason. The originally closed coffin opened in a strange way, shocking the coffin bearers nearby.
The generals all retreated, fearing that some monsters would fly out of the suddenly opened coffin and kill them.
"what happened."
The coffin bearer with the highest status who was walking in front immediately changed his expression and turned around quickly.
Someone said in fear, "I don't know, the ox cart just hit a rock and the coffin board slipped down. No, it couldn't be a fake corpse."
"How can such a light coffin pretend to be a corpse? I'm a little doubtful whether there is a corpse or not. You guys are so familiar with it. You are talking nonsense. Tian Qi, you are a tiger. Go over and have a look. If there is no accident, close the coffin immediately. This is the eldest son of the Li family.
If something goes wrong with the things entrusted by the young master, his reputation in the county will be ruined in the future," the leading coffin bearer said solemnly.
The coffin bearer named Tian Qi swallowed his saliva, had no choice but to respond, and then walked towards the open coffin.
There are many taboos and rules in their profession. Once the leading old coffin bearer gives his word, he must abide by it.
He carefully walked to the side of the bullock cart.
"Don't be afraid. The cow is very quiet, which means there is no evil thing." said the leading coffin bearer.
The reason why we chose the bullock cart is because cows can see ghosts and evil spirits. Once any evil spirits appear, the cows will be restless, which can also play a very important warning role.
Tian Qi went over to take a look, but saw that the coffin was completely dark and could not see anything clearly. After all, it was already very late and there was not enough sight.
"It doesn't seem to be anything special." He looked at it and then said.
But as soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly saw something inside the coffin emitting golden light, which was a bit dazzling.
It’s gold~!
Tian Qi's eyes immediately went straight. There was a huge piece of gold in the coffin.
After all, the Li family was so wealthy that they were willing to bury such a large piece of gold in a coffin.
Immediately his mind became hot and he didn't think about anything. He just wanted to reach out and take away the piece of gold and take it as his own.
"Tian Qi, what are you doing? Are you possessed?" The leader of the coffin bearers was shocked when he saw Tian Qi put his hand into the coffin, and his face suddenly changed and he yelled angrily.
The most taboo thing for coffin bearers is to take the contents of the coffin.
No matter what it is, you can't take even a piece of paper money, otherwise you will lose your moral character, let alone continue doing this job, and whether you can survive is a question.
Just when Tian Qi's arm had just reached into the coffin, suddenly, a dark wind blew up around him, carrying the smell of paper ashes and incense.
"It's not good. This coffin is escorted by ghosts and gods. Tian Qi is going to be in trouble now."
When the leading coffin bearer smelled the smell, his heart sank immediately.
Sure enough, Tian Qi's hand had just reached in, and before he could grab the piece of gold, he suddenly screamed and felt a sharp pain in his arm, as if someone had cut it off with a steel knife. It hurt immediately.
He shrank back, fell back, just covering one arm and wailing, but there were no wounds at all on his arms, nor were they cut off, but he just felt extremely painful.
"Quickly, kneel down quickly and beg the ghosts and gods for forgiveness."
Seeing this scene, the leading coffin bearer became more sure of his suspicion, hurriedly greeted him, and then knelt down with a thud.
The remaining people turned pale with fear and hurriedly knelt down to beg for mercy.
"Touch~!"
But there was no sound from around to answer them. They just felt a few gusts of wind blowing from nearby, and came to the vicinity of the coffin. Then they saw that the coffin lid that had fallen down jumped up on its own without any help, and then
It closed quickly.
The ox cart seemed to be driven by someone, and began to walk, continuing towards the county seat.
The few coffin bearers left behind looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
After the bullock cart moved away and there was no more movement around, everyone relaxed a little from their panic.
"Now, what should we do now?" Everyone looked at the coffin bearer at the head.
The dark-skinned man sighed: "You are lucky. The ghosts and gods escorting the coffin did not punish you. Otherwise, Tian Qi was not the only one who suffered just now. I should have thought of it. It was so peaceful along the way, even the ghosts
Not even a shadow was seen. It seems that we are not lucky, but there are ghosts and gods secretly escorting us, and all the little ghosts on the road were scared away."
"Since the ghosts and gods have not blamed the previous incident, we should hurry up and handle this matter, then worship the gods, pray, and hold a banquet to calm the anger in the hearts of the ghosts and gods."
After saying that, everyone else nodded and agreed.
But when they lifted up Tian Qi, who was wailing in pain, they saw that his arm was intact, but there was an extra bruise on his arm.
The bruise was like a thin line going around the arm, and underneath the thin line, the entire arm had lost the ability to move, and even the fingers could not move.
The leading coffin bearer was well-informed and sighed: "This is retribution. Tian Qi coveted the money in the coffin, and now he got a knife from the ghost and god. This arm will be considered useless from now on. I have told you a long time ago that this
There are many taboos in this profession. It was originally a good thing to accumulate moral virtue, but due to greed, it turned into a bad thing. Therefore, the coffin bearers have been passed down from generation to generation. Not many coffin bearers can keep their jobs. Most of them are like this.
Tian Qi was so greedy that he received retribution. You must take this as a warning in the future."
The other coffin bearers were shocked when they heard this. They all remembered these words firmly and never dared to have any thoughts about the contents of the coffin in the future.
After all, the living example is here.
Several coffin bearers and Tian Qi chased the ox cart to the county seat very quickly.
And not long after they left, on the road they passed, the moonlight fell, and a huge tiger shadow appeared out of thin air. The tiger shadow shook its head, and first looked in the direction of Guobei County.
Then he looked in the direction of Lanruo Temple.
Finally, the tiger shadow moved and flashed towards Lanruo Temple.
At this moment, inside Lanruo Temple.
Li Xiuyuan, Yan Chixia and Xia Houwu were staying in the same courtyard, and they were all resting in their meditation rooms.
It's not so much resting as it is waiting for news.
Waiting for the Yin soldiers and ghost soldiers under Li Xiuyuan to receive the exact news of the tree demon grandma, they then eliminated her in one fell swoop.
Seeing night fall, the night is getting darker.
Li Xiuyuan's face was calm, and he stood with his hands behind his hands, standing at the door of the meditation room and looking up at the bright moon.
"The moon in Lanruo Temple is hazy no matter when you look at it, as if it is shrouded in a layer of haze. You can't see clearly enough." He thought secretly in his heart.
However, Li Xiuyuan knew that the reason why this happened was because the evil spirit in Lanruo Temple was very strong.
This demonic energy soared into the sky and remained condensed. It blocked the view and even the moonlight was opaque.
Therefore, this scene that looks like a bright moon in the sky is actually not a good sign.
Sometimes it doesn’t have to be dark and windy, but dark clouds are the time when ghosts and evil spirits come out.
"Huhu~!"
A strange gust of wind blew up, causing several lanterns in the temple to sway. The candlelight kept swaying, as if it was about to go out at any moment.
But in the end it was not extinguished.
"Husband~!"
A somewhat shy and clear voice sounded, but Qingmei actually appeared and came to the front.
Li Xiuyuan immediately smiled and said: "Xiaomei, why don't you go back to your house to reminisce with Xiaodie, and why are you still here?"
"I miss my husband in my mind and body, so I never left Lanruo Temple. Now that it's evening, I dare not come out to meet my husband." Qingmei said with shame.
She had obtained the title during her lifetime, but she did not continue the unfinished relationship. After her death, it was difficult to repeat the relationship, but she was willing to part ways immediately.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. It's just that I don't take what the tree demon grandma said seriously." Li Xiuyuan said.
Qingmei responded softly, "My husband's reputation makes your dryad change his face. It shows that the dryad is afraid of your husband. It's just that I want to spend more time with your husband, so that he won't be lonely and bored here alone."
"You are very considerate. It is my blessing to marry you home." Li Xiuyuan said with a smile.
"It is my blessing to be able to reconnect with my husband." Qingmei said coquettishly.
While the two were talking, Ning Caichen, who was in the nearby Zen room, heard a woman's voice outside. In addition, it was impossible for there to be another woman in the temple at such a late hour.
Immediately he thought it was Nie Xiaoqian who had appeared, and hurriedly ran out of the house and called out, "Xiaoqian, is this you Xiaoqian?"
Ning Caichen held the urn in his hands. He didn't know where he got the courage to do it, but he didn't shy away from it.
But when he rushed out of the Zen room, he saw a strange woman. This strange woman also had a beautiful face, and her charming appearance was different from Nie Xiaoqian's.
"Li, Mr. Li, this, this woman is..."
"This is my wife, not your Nie Xiaoqian." Li Xiuyuan said.
"Family?" Ning Caichen opened his eyes and said in surprise: "Mr. Li, is your wife here a human or a ghost? Why did she suddenly appear here?"
"Can you ignore Nie Xiaoqian's identity and fall in love with a female ghost? Can't I have a ghost wife?" Li Xiuyuan said.
Ning Caichen was stunned: "Yes, Mr. Li, you said during the day that humans and ghosts cannot stay together, otherwise it will be bad for everyone."
"Yes, this is a fact that I can't change. That's why Xiaomei and I are so far apart. I hope you can remember my words. Even if you like Nie Xiaoqian, you must restrain yourself. I won't be by your side every day.
Remind you." Li Xiuyuan said.
Ning Caichen blushed and said, "Me, Xiaoqian and I, it's okay, we are innocent."
"Innocent?" Li Xiuyuan said with a smile: "I heard you talking about her during the day. Last night you and Nie Xiaoqian were in the house for so long, and there were still bursts of cute laughter from time to time, and Nie Xiaoqian blamed you.
Take off her clothes."
"Nonsense, nonsense, we were just discussing poetry, and we didn't do anything against ethics." Ning Caichen was thin-skinned, and his face turned red at this moment and said: "Master Li, you can't insult someone's innocence."
"Then tell me why Nie Xiaoqian blames you for taking off her clothes?"
Ning Caichen said anxiously: "How can you blame me? It's Xiaoqian. She said she was a little hot and wanted to take off her clothes. Besides, how can you lose your innocence by just taking off one piece of clothing? This is just taking off one piece of clothing."
, it can’t be calculated, it can’t be calculated... Besides, Xiaosheng and Xiaoqian are in love,"
Qingmei and Li Xiuyuan couldn't help laughing when they saw him like this.
"Husband, please stop teasing this friend of yours." Qingmei smiled, feeling a little rude and said.
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Now look, who is here." Li Xiuyuan suddenly pointed to the door of the yard and said.
But at some point, I saw a beautiful woman wearing a white dress with a sad face standing here, looking here with complicated eyes.
I haven't been in good condition these past two days. The weather has been too hot and my brain has melted. Today is a big chapter and I'll make up for it tomorrow.