God Bestows Evil

Chapter 279: Rest in peace

 In the real world.

Wu Xian once heard that there is a custom called abandoning the old. When the old man reaches a certain age, he will be driven to the deep mountains and old forests to wait for death. What's more, the old man needs to seal his own tomb.

Old Tang said it this morning.

Those who come to Burialless Village are all people waiting to die.

It’s not that the old people like to eat moldy pancakes or drink dirty water, but they have no other choice. Their only mission when they come to Wu Burial Village is to die quietly in this place where there are no young people.

If this is the case.

It is quite normal for these old people to hate young people, because part of the suffering they suffered was caused by young people.

So Old Tang only had a good look towards the elderly Wen Chao.

So the old people in the village dismissed Wu Xian's inquiry...

…

Wu Xian let out a long sigh.

He picked up the old woman's body, dragged it outside the room, and found a rag to cover it.

Then he walked around the village and found a rusty shovel in the corner. After waving it for a while, he found that the shovel was quite strong.

When the old woman was coughing in pain, the doors and windows in the village opened their cracks one after another, and pairs of eyes stared at Wu Xian's movements.

When they saw Wu Xian carrying a shovel and trying to leave the village, Old Tang, wearing a long gown, came out and called Wu Xian.

"What are you going to do?"

Wu Xian was stunned for a moment.

"What else can we do? Dig a hole and bury her. She is already dead. At least let her bury her in peace. I think the weather is quite hot. I'm afraid there will be insects as time passes."

Buried in peace…

Old Tang looked shocked.

The old people in the room also started talking secretly. They had not heard these four words for a long time.

If Wu Xian also chooses to go out and explore, he will find that outside the burial-free village, there are human bones that have been randomly discarded everywhere, and no burial bags can be found at all.

"Put down the shovel, take Granny Wang's body farther away, drop it and come back..."

Wu Xian was keenly aware that Old Tang's attitude towards him had softened. He immediately realized that the key information was coming, so he retorted loudly with a puzzled look on his face.

"No, she must be buried. Since ancient times, the coffin has been sealed and she has been laid to rest. How could she be allowed to be exposed in the wilderness?"

Old Tang was speechless and spoke after a while.

"Silly boy, your parents never taught you that doing this will bring disaster?"

Wu Xian shook his head and replied disdainfully: "What kind of disaster can there be? Can there be ghosts?"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Old Tang turned pale with fright at these words, and wanted to cover Wu Xian's mouth, but the distance was too far, so he could only stamp his feet angrily.

"I've said it all. If you still want to die, that's up to you!"

Old Tang hurriedly returned to his room with a cane, and the doors and windows that were secretly opened were closed, as if Wu Xian was an ominous person, and if they looked at him twice more, they would be stained with ominousness.

Wu Xian scratched his hair in distress.

"I wanted to get more information, but it seems that the word 'ghost' just broke a taboo."

Wu Xian got a lot of useful information just from the performance of the old people.

The ultimatum says that the world has lost its funeral.

Wu Xian originally thought that what was lost was something formal, such as complex ceremonial performances, but now it seems that the lost funeral is something more basic, and even the simplest digging of a hole to bury someone is taboo.

Once a taboo is committed.

You will suffer revenge from the ‘ghost’.

The terror of ghosts is so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people that these old people remain silent and are unwilling to say anything... The things that the old people are afraid of should be the enemies that the new people will face in this blessed land.

In addition, Wu Xian also thought of an evil way. If they really can't know what the correct funeral is, they can ask the elderly about the taboos and sort out the taboos. Maybe they can come up with a funeral process.

…

The center of Unburied Village.

A small fire was built with dry wood.

Those who went out to explore all came back before dark and gathered around the fire to tell their stories.

Wu Xian kept everyone's gains in mind, and his understanding of this blessed land became more comprehensive. The most surprising news to Wu Xian was brought back by Du E.

Like Wu Xian, she chose to ask the old man, but what she asked was more and more detailed than Wu Xian.

The town that everyone saw on the east side of Sanxian Bridge was originally called Yaocheng. It was the most prosperous town nearby. The elderly in the village were all from Yaocheng.

As for that city’s current name…

It’s called the Immortal City!

Abandonment of the elderly in the real world is usually due to material shortages.

But the reason why the old people in Burialless Village are waiting to die here is because death is not allowed in Yaocheng!

Whenever someone is about to die, or is judged to be dying at any time, they will be driven out of the city, and the only place nearby that can accept them is this unburied village.

There are practical reasons why death is not allowed in the Immortal City. There are too many taboos about the dead. If old people die in the city, they may violate taboos no matter how they are dealt with.

Therefore, the safest way to deal with it is to drive the person out when he is about to die, so that you don't have to worry about the trouble caused by handling the body.

After Wu Xian heard this, he asked Du E in surprise.

"Those old people hate young people. They almost spit in my face when I asked. How could you ask for this information?"

Du E lowered her head shyly.

Wu Xian looked at her cute appearance and then touched his curly hair. To the old man, someone like Du E was more lovable.

Except information.

Those who went out to explore also brought back some supplies.

For example, brother and sister Wei captured a small wild boar. Wild boars are omnivores and should have eaten humans, but there is no better choice of meat than wild boars.

Wen Chao, Jiang Chun and Ran Qiuhua.

I brought back a lot of odds and ends, including some dry firewood, hemp grass, mugwort, and some wild vegetables.

Although Aunt Miao and the other five people did not find any food, they also cleaned and filled all the large tanks in the village. As long as there were no more corpses to contaminate them, at least there was no need to worry about drinking water for a few days.

Next is Jian Lingyu, the big sister in long skirt.

She went out alone and brought back a basket of various kinds of 'weeds'. She spread the weeds on the ground and pointed them out to everyone one by one.

Which one can be eaten?

Which one can stop bleeding when crushed?

Which one looks edible but is poisonous and must not be touched...

This information alone will benefit everyone a lot.

Even Wen Chao was a little surprised.

In order to survive better in the blessed land, Wen Chao took the initiative to search for a lot of information, but the environment in the blessed land is different from the real world. Many things are not toxic in the real world, but may be poisonous in the blessed land.

Therefore, he could only confirm the efficacy of some plants, but Jian Lingyu was much more comprehensive than him. It seemed that she was not lying when she said that she was good at assisting.

Information was exchanged, and supplies were all discussed.

then…

It's time to consider how to deal with Granny Wang's body.

(End of chapter)