Nightmare Attack

This time, Jiang Cheng observed more carefully, and he was keenly aware that the watchman's steps seemed to be much stiffer, and his back became rickety.

It had only been a day since I last saw him, and the watchman seemed to have aged 10 years.

Just when he was doubtful, the watchman's eyes swept across his face, and later a hoarse voice sounded, "Ahem, I have to work hard for you all to recover corpses again tonight."

The watchman raised his heavy eyelids and said, "The village chief must have told you during the day that there is a charity village 1 mile west of the village. There are some unclaimed corpses stored there, or some are so damaged that they cannot be used. Collect the bodies for burial.”

"Tonight, the three corpse collectors who need to be selected will go to Yizhuang one by one to help repair several corpses. The corpses must be buried in the ground. You can be considered as a good deed." The watchman spoke in a long voice, and strange sounds came from his throat from time to time. The sound is very uncomfortable for those who listen to it.

Chen Hao nodded, "Senior is right, it is a good deed to help corpses be buried in peace." He changed his voice, "But we are separated by mountains. We are not orthodox corpse stitchers after all. I hope senior can give some advice. Some notes on the patching process.”

This is very straightforward. If you want us to go, you can, but you must speak clearly.

The watchman, who had already turned halfway and was about to leave, slowly turned back and stared at Chen Hao's face with one single eye slightly narrowed.

Lei Mingyu, Du Moyu became nervous instantly, while Yu Chengmu, Jia Jinliang and others secretly laughed in their hearts, wishing that the watchman would kill Chen Hao immediately.

Chen Hao looked as usual, looking at the watchman with a humble expression asking for advice.

"Ahem," the watchman coughed a few times, "I was negligent, thinking that you people who retrieved corpses also understood the taboos involved."

"I don't dare, it's because this junior is not good at learning." Chen Hao cupped his hand.

"That's all, listen carefully. The body will be mended three days later. The sound of the clapper will be used as a signal. The first person to set off when the sound of the clapper is heard."

"After entering Yizhuang, the corpses will be parked in the lobby of Yizhuang, surrounded by linen and white cloth. You just need to walk in in order, and each person will be responsible for one corpse."

"Remember, don't touch the body immediately after entering. The first thing to do is to offer incense."

"There are three incense sticks, which are placed in front of the incense table. After the incense is successfully lit, the sewing of the body can be officially started."

"Some corpses are so badly damaged that some of their limbs have not been found yet. After the wounds on such corpses are sewn up, the missing limbs must be patched up with dough."

"For example, if the body is missing a few fingers, then you have to knead it with dough, and finally shape it into the shape of a few fingers and patch them on the body. At least it will look like a complete human form."

"The dough has been prepared for you. It's all made in advance, so you can rest assured."

Jia Jinliang bowed to the watchman, grinned, and revealed a few gold teeth, "The hard work of the watchman is for the juniors.

But what he didn't expect was that the person who had a normal attitude at first raised his eyebrows and his tone became serious, "Did I say I prepared it?"

Jia Jinliang's face turned pale with fright, "This"

Fortunately, the watchman didn't make it difficult for him. He just glared at him fiercely with one eye. This made Du Moyu and the others very happy, but it didn't show on their faces.

Yu Chengmu narrowed his eyes. The watchman seemed to really not want them to associate these tasks with him.

But this was too obvious.

"Senior." Yu Chengmu stepped forward to help the embarrassed Jia Jinliang, "Are there any other taboos that need to be explained?"

After a while, the watchman finally looked away, "When mending a corpse, it's important to take responsibility for the outside and not the inside. In other words, the key is to repair the outside well and the inside of the body to be passable. After all, the family of the deceased cares more about the appearance of the deceased. ”

"In short, the entire sewing process can be summarized in five words: respect, clean, straighten, mend, and pinch."

"Jing means offering incense."

"Cleaning means cleaning the body and preparing it for the next process."

"Arrangement means sorting out the various parts of the body and checking if there are any missing parts."

"Supplement, I won't say much more about this, I understand everything."

"Knead, take the dough that has risen. If there are missing limbs, use the dough to knead them into the corresponding shapes, and finally fill up the body."

"And you remember, no matter what happens, the body must be sewn up before dawn, otherwise something big will happen at dawn."

"Also, during the entire period of mending, you are not allowed to do anything that goes against the dignity of the deceased, such as laughing in front of the body, or taking apart the body after it has been mended. This is a taboo. Once violated, you will know the consequences. I understand.”

The fat man grinned when he heard this, thinking that he already understands everything. If I understand everything, why should I ask you?

The fat man's expression management was not as mature as Jiang Cheng's. The watchman turned his head and stared at the fat man, "What, do you have any objection to what I said?"

Feeling the coldness in the tone of the caller, the fat man immediately became weak and said, "Senior, no!"

"Then you all go back and get ready." The watchman added: "At the third watch, when the first person hears the sound of bangs, he can start."

"After the first person finishes sewing the body, a gong is hung behind the mourning hall door and can be struck hard."

“When the gong is heard, the next person is ready to go.”

"It takes up to an hour for each person to mend the corpse. According to the normal burning speed of the requiem incense, it will be exactly one hour after the incense burns out."

"Requiem" Du Moyu grasped the key point.

The watchman showed a strange smile and said, "Why, as a corpse collector, you don't even know about Requiem."

"In a place like Yi Zhuang, any weird thing can happen. If there is no requiem incense to soothe the souls of the deceased, there is no telling what will happen."

After saying that, the watchman left, his steps even stiffer than before. The white paper lantern was held in the hand of the watchman, like a guiding light to the underworld.

Not long after returning to the room, Yu Chengmu, who was drinking tea, paused with his fingers, and there was a banging sound in his ears.

"Here we come." Zhang Junyu actually looked more nervous than Yu Chengmu.

Yu Chengmu walked behind the door, opened it, and stared at the boundless night outside.

A waning moon hung in the night sky.

There is a moon, but no stars.

Yu Chengmu counted his fingers, a look of solemnity appeared on his face, and he walked towards the gate of the house along the path he had walked during the day.

His footsteps were the only one on the road, but slowly, the footsteps overlapped each other, as if there were many people following behind him.

After Yu Chengmu left, Zhang Junyu immediately closed the door tightly and locked it.

He had a very ominous premonition, what would happen tonight?

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