Thinking of this, I didn't care about anything, turned around and ran out.
You definitely can't stay in the yard any longer, otherwise you won't even be able to save your own life.
I lowered my head and kept running forward. I didn't stop until I was too tired to run anymore.
I held on to a big tree and breathed heavily. I looked back to see if the body was chasing after me.
Fortunately, it was quiet behind me and there was nothing.
Thinking about what happened just now, I was still a little shaken. If the corpse suddenly jumped out, I would definitely be dead by now.
I can't go back home for the time being, I can only go somewhere else.
"Dongfang, why are you here?" Just when I was thinking about where to go, I suddenly heard a very familiar voice.
I raised my head and looked at someone walking towards me from the other side.
"Loach!" I said in surprise after I saw clearly who was coming.
The person walking towards me was none other than Nili, my best playmate in Zhaojiacun.
Loach is my best friend who has played with me since childhood. We have been in the same class since elementary school until now.
Loach’s original name was Li Qiu, because Li Qiu sometimes read too fast and became “Loach”, and because Lin Qiu had dark skin, always had a small bald head, and looked like a loach, so I always called him “Loach”
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After seeing the loach, I was very happy and hurriedly waved to him to come over.
Our relationship is very strong. To describe it in one sentence, we share blessings and share hardships.
"What's wrong with you, Dongfang, are you so panicked?" Loach asked me.
"You don't know, I encountered an extremely weird thing today. You may not believe it if I tell you..." Then I told Loach exactly what happened when we dug up the coffin and what happened in the yard.
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Loach is my best friend, and I have no secrets from him.
"Damn it, is everything you said true?" After hearing this, Loach's mouth opened wide.
"How can that be false? I almost lost my life, and I can still joke with you about this kind of thing!" I said angrily.
Seeing the serious look on my face, Loach knew that I was not joking with him, "Then what are your plans now?"
I thought for a moment and then said, "My grandfather has gone to Lijiacun. There is no other place to go now. I plan to go there to find him."
Loach raised his head and glanced at the sky, "It's getting dark now. It's not safe for you to go alone. You'd better let me accompany you!"
"Okay, let's go now!" I had no objection to Loach's proposal. In fact, if there were no Loach and I was asked to go there alone, I would be a little scared.
"But Niyi, why is it late? If you don't go home and go to Lijiacun with me, will your father and the others worry about you?" I asked.
"There's nothing to worry about!" Loach curled his lips and said carelessly, "It's okay, just don't worry!"
Now that Ni Loach said so, my last concern was dispelled, and then Ni Loach and I walked towards Lijiacun together.
Lijia Village is actually quite a long way from our Zhaojia Village. In addition, it is already dark now and the road is not easy to walk, so neither Loach nor I are very fast.
As we were walking, Loach suddenly put his head next to me and said, "Dongfang, we will pass through mass graves later, so we all have to take it easy!"
After Loach said this, I remembered that there was a mass grave in front of me.
There are two roads to go from our Zhaojia Village to Lijia Village, a big road and a small road.
We could reach Lijia Village faster by taking the small road. We took the small road because we were impatient, but there was a mass grave on the small road.
Regarding the origin of these mass graves, I heard from the elders in the village that various plagues often occurred in nearby villages in the past. Too many people died, so they were buried together, which formed mass graves.
There are no other random graves, only various wild graves.
It was fine in broad daylight, but now it was dark, and I felt very uneasy about where to go.
However, although I was very worried in my heart, Loach was by my side, and I absolutely could not express my uneasiness at this time.
Otherwise, if the loach sees that I am afraid, he will definitely be afraid too.
So I patted my chest and said very forcefully, "Don't worry, there won't be any danger as long as I'm here. I learned a few tricks from my grandfather. If I really encounter something evil, I can deal with it."
Seeing what I said, Loach nodded and looked much more relaxed.
Soon we arrived at the mass graves. Looking through the moonlight, all we saw were densely packed graves.
There are many will-o'-the-wisps floating on the graves, although science has already shown that will-o'-the-wisps are actually phosphorus fires, because human bones contain phosphorus. When phosphorus interacts with water or alkali, phosphorus oxide is produced. Through the stored heat, it burns when it reaches the burning point.
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But seeing will-o'-the-wisps in this environment is still scary, especially since the will-o'-the-wisps can move. If we walk in front, the will-o'-the-wisps will follow behind us.
This made me feel like I was being targeted by an evil spirit.
Looking at the faint blue flames on the grave, Loach and I looked at each other and saw the worry and fear in each other's eyes.
"Young man, it's so late, where are you going?"
Just as Loach and I were walking forward fearfully, we suddenly heard an old voice.
The voice was old and hoarse. It was like walking on thin ice with Loach when we were walking among the graveyards. The voice suddenly sounded, and I was so frightened that my heart was beating so hard that it almost jumped out of my chest.
I slowly turned my head and saw an old lady with a black face standing behind us.
The old woman wore blue clothes and a blue scarf on her head. She carried a bamboo basket in her hand, which was covered with a piece of white cloth.
"Oh my God, old lady, you don't even make a sound when you walk, I'm almost scared to death by you!" Nilu patted his chest.
"Haha, old woman, I am old and my steps are light when I walk, so you may not notice it." The old woman said with a smile.
When she spoke, all the wrinkles on her face stretched out, like a chrysanthemum.
I don't know if it was because it was dark, but the old woman's smile gave me a gloomy feeling.
"Old lady, it's already dark today. Where are you going?" I looked at the old lady with a black face and asked.
"I was planning to go to Lijiacun, but I didn't expect to meet you at this mass grave. Are you hungry? I still have some food here. It's time for dinner now. Why don't you continue on your way after you eat something?
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As the black-faced old lady spoke, she opened the white cloth on the bamboo basket and found some fruits and shortcakes inside.
It's okay if the black-faced old lady didn't say this, but when I did, I really felt a little hungry.
As soon as Loach saw the things in the black-faced old lady's bamboo basket, his eyes suddenly lit up. He stared at the things in the bamboo basket and could no longer look away.
"Haha, you can eat it if you want! Don't be polite to me..." the black-faced old lady continued.
Looking at the black-faced old lady, and then looking at the things in the black-faced old lady's bamboo basket, I suddenly realized that the things in the bamboo basket looked very much like the sacrifices used to worship the dead.
There was a loud bang in my brain, and suddenly I thought of something my grandfather told me before.
That is, the sacrifices offered to the dead cannot be eaten casually. If you eat the sacrifices of the dead, and the deceased has not been reincarnated because of grievances, it means that the person who ate the sacrifices is willing to contribute his body.
Go out and let the spirits of the dead take possession of it.
"Thank you very much, I won't be polite." At this time, Loach could not wait any longer. He took out a piece of shortbread from the black-faced old lady's bamboo basket and was about to put it into his mouth.
Looking at the smiling black-faced old lady, I felt chilled. This old lady was deliberately designed to harm us. If we eat the food in her bamboo basket, it is very likely that the bodies of Loach and I will be taken over by her.