Ghost Blowing Lantern II

In ancient times, the customs of burying the dead were different. Some people hoped to be relieved after death. However, from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Qin and Han Dynasties, many people also advocated keeping the appearance of the deceased as if they were alive, and there were even more different ways to preserve the body. "The rich are rich in Dharma, and the poor are poor in tactics", so there are "jade boxes and jade clothes" to contain them, and there are also "cool jade" to block the human body to help the orifices, and there are also "Zhuyan Pearls and Zhuyan Powder", and there are also some. Those who "filled arsenic and mercury" into the corpse, and the poor who were buried sparsely, even had an old coin as a "mouth-dropping money".

There are almost no taboos in removing corpses to extract pearls and jade, and all kinds of techniques are used in every possible way. This is also related to the tradition left by the Red Eyebrow Army. At that time, the Red Eyebrows rebelled, robbed the tombs of the Han emperor, and destroyed the ancestors of those in power. The corpses in the ancient tombs are just a way to boost morale in the peasant uprising army. Who cares how noble the corpses in the ancient tombs were during their lifetime? Even if there are no visible objects in the corpses, they will still cause harm, burn or dismember them. , their methods were extremely cruel, and there seemed to be a blood feud between them and the noble tomb owners.

Therefore, Chen Xiazi's men still use these techniques and rules that have been left behind in the early years. This is due to his technique. It has no special significance when it was passed down to the Republic of China. However, this method is extremely cruel, and it makes the Taoist who moves mountains look like a partridge. The whistle was also filled with laughter, and the method of moving mountains and fighting against them was completely different from that of touching gold and unloading mountains.

I saw that the Danjing of the Immortal Palace was in chaos. Corpses and coffins were broken, rotten liquid and mercury sand were everywhere. There was the harsh sound of knives and axes opening coffins and chopping bones. The thieves had already let go of their hands and feet, hanging ancient corpses upside down on bronze incense burners. First, they stripped off their clothing, then controlled poisons such as rot and mercury from the corpse cavity, and then disembowelled the ancient corpse. Only after it was confirmed that there was nothing valuable in the corpse, The broken corpses were put into bamboo baskets and carried out of the well by engineers. As the corpses and coffins in the Danjing were carried out one after another, the whole picture of the bottom of the well gradually emerged. Blind Chen and Partridge Shao looked around through the chaotic lights. The uneven stone slab at the bottom of the well was extremely unusual. It seemed to be two vaguely human-shaped reliefs. A sudden shock occurred in their hearts. The two looked at each other: "In addition to corpses in this alchemy well...could it be possible that ghosts are used to make elixir heads?"

Blind Chen led a group of thieves from Xiling to smash the coffin and destroy the body in the Danjing. How could he have any taboos in the underworld? One by one, they were bold and unrestrained, and just did it to their heart's content. As they watched the ancient corpses and old coffins being completely destroyed, they saw a relief carved on the stone slab at the bottom of the well, which turned out to be the image of two fierce ghosts with radiating hair.

Although the shape is blurry, the appearance can still be seen as ferocious, like "Shura and Yaaksha". What's even weirder is that these two ghosts are eyeless, with only a dark hole in their eyes.

Blind Chen and Partridge Whistle were well-informed, but they had never seen any aimless blind ghosts in the world. When they saw this strange and weird ghost carved at the bottom of the well, they were filled with doubts. They really didn't know what the secret was.

Zombies have indeed been used to burn yin pills since ancient times, but there is no such thing as using ghosts to make pills. The Pingshan Palace looks like a fairy palace, but inside it is hidden corpses excavated from all over the place, specializing in heretical magic. , cannot be measured by common sense, and it seems that the tomb of the Yuan Dynasty general was not located in the main hall of Dan Palace. What mystery could be hidden in the stone door with the ghosts carved at the bottom of the well?

Blind Chen rolled his eyes twice and asked his men to take the caveman guide to the Danjing and ask him if there were any legends about ghosts in Pingshan? Dongmanzi shook his head and waved his hands: "I would like to teach you heroes that our Pingshan Mountain has always been rumored to be harmed by ancient zombies, but I have never heard of it being haunted..."

Blind Chen nodded after hearing this. As long as there are no ghosts, it is said that there is a treasure well in Pingshan where Emperor Daojun enshrined the gods. Could it be that it is located here? Probably after the Yuan army occupied Pingshan, they did not find such a secret place hidden under the pile of corpses at the bottom of the well, so they said to the partridge whistle: "The secret room at the bottom of the well is probably a treasure cave. Looking at this scene, It’s as if he hadn’t been dragged away by the Yuan soldiers. The emperor used corpse oil to make elixirs, which is not allowed by God. We brothers can take advantage of the treasures in the elixir palace."

The Partridge Whistle had recovered two German-made weapons. He had broken two of his companions for nothing. He couldn't help but feel an evil fire in his heart. He was about to dig through this fairy palace when he heard Chen Blind's words and clicked. The first sentence is: "There are still hundreds of live chickens left. The crowing of roosters and the blood of chickens can best ward off evil spirits. Even if there are evil and poisonous things in the secret room, there is no need to worry about it. We will take the risk without hesitation." , trying to find out the strange things in it."

So Chen Xiazi immediately ordered his men to pry open the stone gate with the evil ghost carved on it. The stone gate was locked with copper threads on the outside. The locks were all dog-head locks used to lock the city in the Song Dynasty. The lock teeth closed like canine teeth. Without a special key, there was nothing that could be done. After opening it, the thieves from Kexieling were able to "defeat ten groups with one force". Hundreds of shovels, chisels, hammers and saws came together, and in less than a cup of tea, they were able to pry open the stone slab.

A large hole suddenly appeared at the bottom of the well. There was no lamp inside, and it was completely dark. You couldn't see your fingers with your hands. You could only hear the whistling of the wind below. It seemed that the cave was extremely wide and deep. Some engineers lowered their lanterns with long ropes to check. , when everyone saw clearly, they were all surprised. It turned out that there was a large osmanthus tree at the bottom of the well, with sparse branches and leaves like crowns. It grew very densely and covered an unknown number of miles.

This osmanthus tree grew at the bottom of the mountain with the corpse energy in the Danjing. The lush canopy was filled with gloomy air. The thieves stood by the entrance of the cave and looked down. They could feel the cool air in the tree to the bones, and a patch of hair grew all over their bodies. Chestnuts come out.

Blind Chen felt more and more strange, why was this leafy old osmanthus tree at the bottom of the well locked by the stone door? The cave below was vast, and it didn't look like a secret room containing rare treasures. He cursed secretly and ordered his men to carry the centipede-hanging ladder and hang it on the osmanthus branch to go down to find out.

The group of thieves moved bamboo ladders, each carrying chickens, swords and guns on their backs, and climbed down the tree where the wind blew. The osmanthus tree in the hole at the bottom of the well was big, but not very tall. The trunk was very thick, and the trees were The old tree bark was full of knots. A famous gangster touched the tree and felt something strange within his reach. He illuminated it with a lamp on the bamboo ladder and was so frightened that he almost turned over and fell. Fortunately, he was caught by a partridge whistle.

Partridge Whistle also illuminated the tree trunk with a lantern. It turned out that the concave and convex places on the tree all formed the shape of a person's head and face. The eyebrows, eyes, ears, nose and mouth were vaguely distinguishable. It turned out that the five senses were complete and very similar to a human face. However, the tree body had a human face. The expressions on them all seemed to be howling ghosts, and their faces were twisted and horrifying.

The partridge whistle took a breath of cold air. The osmanthus tree is yin in nature, and many corpses were buried in the Danjing. The corpse energy inside was absorbed into the tree. He casually cut the tree with a knife, and the tree became moored. The blood is flowing, and even if I think about it, I can't guess why there is such a big osmanthus tree that absorbs the corpse energy hidden in the immortal palace where alchemy is made. This should be a "corpse osmanthus", the same as "ghost elm" "They are all rare and ominous things in vegetation. Legend has it that this kind of tree is the passage between the Yin and Yang realms. There is something weird everywhere in Pingshan Dan Palace. He still doesn't know where the real underground palace is hidden. Thinking of this place, he secretly Be on guard.

Blind Chen also felt the same way. He and Partridge Whistle led others to climb to the roots of the tree. They held up lanterns and torches and looked around. They saw that the roots of the tree were pierced into the stone. There was no moisture in the cave, but it was cool and cool. Bones and osmanthus all grow with the Yin Qi in the ancient corpses, and the branches are so long that they almost reach the ground.

Under the cover of the tree canopy, the incense smoke lingers like a dreamland. Surrounding the laurel tree, there are four pavilions built with the same size and pattern. They are all two-story buildings with "flying eaves, tiles, and windows." When I looked at the bottom of the tree, I felt that it was cleansing the worldly thoughts in my mind, and it felt like I was out of the world, not like the realm of the human world.

But there is no light inside the building. The entire pavilion is pitch black, even the tiles and window ribs are black. This fairyland-like scenery coexists with the gloomy atmosphere among the old osmanthus trees. The strong contrast was extremely uncoordinated. The group of thieves looked around under the tree and felt that they were in danger. Without Chen Xiazi's orders, they spontaneously formed a formation back to back to prevent any sudden accidents. occur.

Chen Xiazi and others had been frightened by the ambush in Pingshan. Seeing that the four pavilions under the tree had extremely exquisite carvings and jade balustrades, they couldn't help but become nervous. They slowly approached holding the rattan sign. The exquisite pavilions were still as black as splashed ink, with no color at all. In addition, there were no lamps in the cave, making it seem as if the four pavilions had melted into the darkness.

Partridge Whistle showed his courage and was protected by armor. He carried a lantern and a mirror box on his own. He walked out from the group of thieves and went to check in front of one of the buildings. However, the pavilion was dark and there was a light shining on it. I couldn't see clearly, I could only see the vague outline of a house in the clouds and mist.

He had no choice but to poke the black building with "Made in Germany", and there was an immediate "dang" echo, as if it had hit an iron plate. Blind Chen said afterward: "This pavilion is actually made entirely of pig iron." become?"

Partridge Whistle nodded. It was indeed made of iron. No wonder it didn't have the color of green tiles and red leaves. He had never seen such a weird iron building. The iron doors and windows were exquisitely repaired and full of hollow patterns. They were all different from ordinary ones. Just like a pavilion, you can open doors and windows. There are also rooms in the building, but the whole building is made of pig iron, which is extremely strong and strong. You can't see what's inside from the outside. The outside of the building should be closed and locked organically. Since I don't know where the news is, I didn't dare to take it lightly at the moment. After entering, he turned around and discussed a few words with Blind Chen.

Blind Chen's mind turned around and he said: "The iron building is naturally not for people to live in. Seeing how tight the copper and iron walls are and how tightly they are locked, there must be some precious treasure hidden inside." Going to this treasure house is like an old cat bumping into a fat mouse. Why not be tempted?

Immediately after the order was given, a group of thieves were dispatched, all of them were big and round, and they were all strong men who were good at dismantling and demolition. They still used pry saws to cut the holes. Although there were many people, they could not find the iron tower. Ji Kuo had to waste a lot of effort to open the iron door. Hidden weapons such as twins were hidden on the four eaves of the building, but they were all rusty and useless, and they did not cause much trouble to the thieves.

However, seeing that the iron building was equipped with security measures, everyone became more certain that there would be treasure inside. They opened the iron door with a rustling sound. The thieves were doubly cautious. Several people, carrying lanterns, looked for the hidden treasures in the Dan Palace.

Partridge Whistle became curious and asked Blind Man Chen to meet him outside the building. He also carried a gun and entered the iron building with a group of thieves. He looked around and saw that the main hall was on the first floor as soon as he entered. Even the people inside The floor was also paved with cast iron, and there was a barefoot jade statue in the hall, which should be the King of Medicine in the Immortal Way. The statue was not high, only about two feet, but it was all shiny and smooth. Several people immediately came forward and took the Medicine King. Like being removed from the table and put into a skin.

Partridge Whistle looked at it and thought that the Iron Tower was the Pavilion of the King of Prescription Medicine. The place where the elixirs were stored in the Alchemy Palace was also called the "Dew Pavilion". The dew pavilion must contain extremely precious medicines. The bottom of the well The large osmanthus tree should be used to absorb the Yin Qi, so as to keep the elixirs and ointments in the pavilion from deteriorating. He walked around and looked around in several narrow iron rooms at the back of the hall.

The back room is full of porcelain vases and jade altars filled with medicine. Some of them are very tightly sealed, and the medicinal properties of the mushrooms inside are still the same. Among them, there is a jade letter that is the most conspicuous. There are colorful paintings on it, all of which are detailed patterns of pine, crane, fairy grass, and partridges. The whistle opened the cover and saw that there were several grids inside the letter. There was a small gold medal on each grid, and in the grids were medicine stones of different shapes.

Partridge Whistle carefully distinguished it under the lamp and saw words such as "Lion Claw, Spider Treasure, Snake Eyes, Dog Treasure, Turtle Treasure..." written on the gold medal. They were all inner elixirs and stones of various spiritual creatures. They are all precious medicinal materials that are only available in the Ouchi Palace. Even the smallest spider treasure inside is the size of a walnut and is in the shape of a black pill. They are rare miraculous medicines.

Most of the thieves also knew the goods. The equipment for filling the medicine alone was extremely expensive and gorgeous, and the elixirs and medicine stones inside were even more valuable. They were all overjoyed at the moment. They took the same thing when they saw it. Without any politeness, they walked up the iron stairs to the second floor. As we walked up the stairs, the fog gradually thickened, the iron walls turned black again, and nothing could be seen clearly in the dim light.

The partridge whistle carried a gun and carried a lantern, and walked ahead. As soon as he reached the second floor, he raised his foot and opened the iron door. He suddenly saw a woman with heavy makeup standing in the room. The woman was facing into the house, motionless in the dark iron room. From the back, she looked like a living person, but I couldn't feel the breath of a living person on her body.

What are the eyes of the Partridge Whistle who specializes in robbing ancient tombs? As soon as the lamp flickered, one could clearly see that the woman was dressed like a Mingren. She wore clog-soled bow shoes and a paddy field suit made of four kinds of fragmentary brocade materials. The style was somewhat like the Kasha worn by monks. A set of bijia is the paddy field suit popular among women in the Ming Dynasty.

Starting from the Ming Dynasty, scholars, peasants, merchants, soldiers and civilians were all prohibited from wearing Hufu. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty decreed that "clothes and crowns should be similar to those of the Tang Dynasty" and restored the Han nationality clothing system as a whole. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty continued to use the large-breasted coat that had existed as far back as the Shang and Zhou dynasties. Right-fold collar or round-neck clothing. Women in the Ming Dynasty mostly wore "Xia Pi, Bi Jia, and Back Zi". There were also extremely strict requirements on the color of clothing. They could only have light colors such as purple, green, and pink, and no other colors could be used. Gorgeous colors.

Partridge Whistle had robbed no less than ten ancient tombs from the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, he recognized the age of this dress at a glance, and he was filled with surprise? This iron building, which has been closed since the Yuan Dynasty, has a tightly closed door, like an iron cage. Not even a mouse can get in. How could a Ming Dynasty woman appear? How could she get into the building and make the bone shrinking and transfiguration technique fail?

The partridge whistle led a group of thieves up the stairs, but the woman just stood there with her back exposed, seemingly unaware of all the movement, like a wood carving and clay sculpture. Wisps of mist flowed into the black iron window, and the hazy figure Like a ghost market.

The group of thieves crowded in front of the door and were dumbfounded. After robbing too many tombs, they actually encountered evil ghosts. Although they usually dig graves and dig graves without caring, it was not a real encounter with evil spirits. The thought of a real ghost made my calves twist. I wanted to turn around and run downstairs, but now my legs and feet seemed to be out of control, and they were nailed to the spot as if they were filled with lead.

Regardless of the reactions of the others, Partridge Whistle stepped forward with a lantern and suddenly asked: "Is it a human or a ghost?" As he spoke, he raised his hand from behind to pat the shoulder of the woman wearing Ming Dynasty clothes. Unexpectedly, where he touched, It is nothing.

The Partridge Whistle saw a woman in plain clothes standing motionless on the second floor of the Iron Pavilion. There was a layer of dust on the ground of the Iron Pavilion, and there were no footprints. It seemed that no one was walking around in the hundreds of rooms, but it was a ghost. ? He snorted coldly in his heart, wanting to see what was weird about this woman. He took two steps forward, raised his hand and patted the woman's shoulder from behind. Unexpectedly, when his hand fell, it was nothing.

The partridge whistle fell out of hand, and he hurriedly stepped away, only to see where the woman was standing, a cloud of dust suddenly rose up and spread in the narrow building.

The thieves thought it was poisonous, so they quickly closed their breaths and covered their mouths and noses to dodge. From the moment Partridge Whistle entered the iron building, he felt that the poison was heavy. He was afraid of running into the poisonous smoke trap, so he had taken precautions in advance, but the woman was As soon as a person touches it, it immediately turns into a piece of dust, as thick as mist. There is no unusual smell in the mist-like dust.

The Partridge Whistle had a glove made of clay leather, and he picked it up in the dust and mist in front of him. He held up the lamp to examine it carefully. He found that what was on the glove looked like withered paper scraps. It was broken very finely, with only a few pieces left. The traces of meridians in the paper should be that of an exquisite paper cutter. After being left in the room for hundreds of years, the paper tendons had long since withered and turned into ashes as soon as someone touched it. He was even more surprised: "Is this the case?" The woman is neither a human nor a ghost, but a paper-cut human form? She looks like a real person, a truly magical craftsmanship. But since it is wearing plain clothes, why is it in this exposed room enclosed by pig iron? In this era..."

Partridge Whistle encountered many strange things in Pingshan. It was difficult to guess the details based on his knowledge of natural history. He walked around the two-story iron pavilion and saw nothing strange. The doors and windows were all tightly locked. It was really difficult to guess. Judging how the Ming Dynasty paper-cut figure was placed in it, I even wondered whether my eyes were deceived. Full of doubts in my heart, I turned back downstairs and met Chen Xiazi under the osmanthus tree. He told me what happened. (To be continued. If you want to know what happened, please log in. There are more chapters. Support the author and genuine reading!)