Chapter 17 Chapter Seventeen Don't Look Back

The world behind the door is not as full of weirdness and absurdity, or ghosts and thrills as they thought, it is still a step. This is a turning point, similar to the current house. A small platform appears between the second floor and the third floor. There is a door behind this platform, and they came in through this door. It seems that they can go up and down, and what excites them most is that they can vaguely see a little light when they go up. up or down? Going up means that you can leave this ghost place, and going down means the unknown. To continue, this was a decision made by the three of them together without any discussion!

No one can guarantee that this step will reach the end.I can't count how many steps there are, anyway, they are one after another, stretching endlessly. The environment here is still a little dry, but the air is a bit dead, and the shape and texture of the steps are similar to the ones there before. They are a little scared and have to look back every few steps to see the bright light above their heads. Is it still there. The bright light has gradually become a bright spot, and it is not only the steps that accompany them. Mummies, rows of mummies were leaning against the stone wall, some had fallen to the ground because they couldn't stand steadily, and some were missing arms and legs. In short, this was an endless row of mummies.

These mummies, male and female, old and young, spread along the long steps.Fortunately, these three brothers are all people who have seen the world, but their hearts are still not at peace.He has encountered a lot of shitty things, and now there is no Zha Wenbin, if someone suddenly taps his shoulder from behind at this time, Baoqi Chaozi can jump directly. The distance that the miner's lamp can reach is still limited, and the clothes these mummies wear are also different. They tried to walk a little forward, and found that the farther back the mummies were, the more casually they were placed, and some were simply He fell directly on the steps.

There was a gust of wind blowing upwards from below, and Chaozi said casually, "Is this drying bacon?" In the Bashu area, in the past when there was no refrigerator, in order to facilitate the storage of meat, after slaughtering the livestock, the meat would be hung in a dry place to let the wind dry, so that the meat could not only be preserved for a longer time, And don't have a flavor. Most of the mummies only had hair and sunken eye sockets left, and their teeth had been completely calcified. Judging from their attire, they seemed to be civilians, because that kind of rough linen was not the choice of nobles.

After staying by Zha Wenbin's side for a long time, even Zhuo Xiong would say a few words: "I guess it's probably a cave for hiding corpses. This place is not a good place. There are so many dead people left there, and no one is buried in the ground. The yin energy alone can scare people to death. It seems that this is a ghost town, and it seems to be well-deserved." "Look, there are a lot of will-o'-the-wisps." Da Shan pointed to the flashing green dots below. This place is like a real ghostly abyss, with countless ghost lights wandering below them.Thinking about it, how could so many corpses not produce phosphorous fire? Although this thing has almost no damage ability, the depressive feeling it brings is more powerful than jumping out of a zombie in Qing Dynasty costume.

The atmosphere, this is a kind of exaggeration, the exaggeration from hell and death, people's momentum will instinctively shrink immediately when encountering this environment, which indirectly gives those dirty things an opportunity to take advantage of. Why are the places where ghosts are usually encountered in some hospitals, cemeteries or abandoned houses?One is that these places are really dark; the other is that when people come here, they will have an instinctive self-protection and vigilance, which will naturally reduce the three fires on their shoulders. It's not that there are no dirty things under the busy streets and noisy neon lights, but the environment of those places can give people a psychological hint, how could this place be haunted?With this kind of belief, one's own fire will naturally be raised, and the horoscope will also begin to harden.

It is said that people are three percent afraid of ghosts, and ghosts are seven percent afraid of people. There are so many wandering ghosts, those who can be caught by them are either really weak and sick, or really unlucky, and more are just picking those Timid and shrinking. This is like when people feel that they are unlucky, the more they don't want something to happen, the more it will happen.In fact, this is not fate playing tricks on you, but you are already hinting in your heart: This thing will definitely happen, and the aura will weaken accordingly, and then there will be bad luck again and again.

Therefore, people need to maintain a sunny and uplifting attitude at all times, thinking that evil can outshine good, do not do bad things on weekdays, and are not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night!Stand up straight, walk upright, the brat is coming, and seeing your vigor, he will naturally take a detour. Fortunately, the three brothers immediately withdrew their airs, what kind of storms and waves have never been seen before, isn't it just a pile of dead bodies?What are you afraid of!Let's go! Walking back and forth, but walking by the side of the dead is still somewhat particular.Chaozi clasped his hands together, bowed to the front, and said in his mouth: "Uncles, aunts, aunts, and children, we are just taking advantage of the way, and we don't intend to disturb you. Please make it convenient for you. After we go out, we will definitely Burn more paper money and more incense for you."

Originally, he was going to use this sentence to adjust the tense atmosphere, but who would have thought that as soon as the words fell, hey, the long string of green will-o'-the-wisps on the ground scattered in all directions, receding in groups, and kept going. to disappear from their sight. The three of them looked at each other, can this work?Chaozi hurriedly gave these grandparents another big gift before he dared to continue. Dead people are seen a lot, and that's it.Just like the doctors in the hospital, they deal with people who have died or are about to die every day, so they take the word death lightly.It is said that facing something you are not familiar with or even disgusting, as long as you force your heart to accept it, it will gradually become a habit. The length of time for this is about 28 days.

Twenty-eight days, that is for ordinary people, and for them, two minutes is enough.Now Chaozi's uncontrollable mouth has begun to comment on which corpse is better preserved, which corpse has tooth decay, it is completely the mentality of entering the museum to see the mummy exhibition, and I don't know the group of people who just retreated How does the will-o'-the-wisp feel now. However, behind every secret that is discovered, there must be a piece of unknown history hidden. There are so many mummified corpses here, and such large-scale steps are built, which is definitely beyond the reach of ordinary people.Chaozi said that these mummies seem to have a history of thousands of years. In that unknown age, to build such an underground world, it took not only the power of the whole country, but also time. It can be built overnight.

Going down, they could find some clues, that is, the further down, the larger the space, and the traces of running water began to appear on those bare stone walls.Southwest China has a large number of karst landforms.These places, which are hailed as holy places for exploration by modern explorers, there are many places that have been used by the ancients. According to their analysis, this may be a huge natural cave, but the water flow has long since dried up, and it has been used as a cave for hiding corpses. Once the mentality was adjusted, it was like traveling, but they still had Cha Wenbin's whereabouts in their hearts. After walking for nearly two hours, they finally noticed something strange from the miner's lamp. There are no more steps in front of it, but flat stones paved.Going on, the road seems to have come to an end, but the color of the rock has changed. Two huge black basalt stones stood opposite each other, with an imperceptible gap revealed in the middle, which was so close that even a blade could not be inserted.On the surface of the basalt stone, a large and vicious ghost is engraved, and the imposing manner alone is very frightening. Looking at the door, Chaozi complained, "Another door? Together with these old guys, they like to dig holes when they have nothing to do. After digging holes, they make some doors that can't be opened to block them. Isn't this deliberately embarrassing us? " Zhuo Xiong stood in front of the door and looked it up and down.This pair of doors weighs at least a few thousand catties. I really don't know how they erected them in the first place: "Try it, it's all here." As he said that, Zhuo Xiong gently put his hand on the door, and a chill came immediately.He only pushed lightly, just like that, "creaking", a sound came, and a pair of ancient doors were opened by him just like that. A somewhat empty hall was filled with shining night pearls. They came from the same place as Zha Wenbin, but there was only a layer of dust in front of them, and no footprints of their predecessors were left behind. This is a place that no one has ever been to. The huge stone pillars and the eye-catching night pearls make people's hearts throbbing. There is not only wealth here, but also the unattainable power and glory. The jade-like luminous pearl exudes a deadly temptation, and Chaozi understands that any pearl in it can be exchanged for a huge mansion.Looking up at the pillar, Chaozi thought about how he could climb up quickly and get a few of them down, which was much faster than doing antique business. "Blind man, look, are we going to send out soon?" "I mean it's best not to move, this place is very weird, and Brother Wen Bin is not here, the most urgent thing is to find someone first." Everyone has greed, big or small.They are just mortals, not gods who do not eat fireworks in the world, not to mention the old saying: money can turn ghosts, let alone people who have entered a palace of innumerable wealth. If Chaozi could listen to his advice, there would not be only Cha Wenbin left in this world who could control him.The good craftsmanship of a scout did not fall, the big pillar as thick as a person's arms, he held a dagger in his mouth, he just went up like a monkey, no matter how Zhuo Xiong tried to stop him, he just couldn't listen, I have to get one or two. Climbing to the top, he passed the rope through his waist and bound himself firmly to the post, so that his hands were free. The night pearl was embedded, so Chao Zi had to pry it with a dagger, but it was not as easy to remove as expected, after a long time of handling, he only managed to remove a small one. Chaozi climbed on the pillar, illuminated the bead with a strong flashlight, and found that the light was wandering in the bead, which was very smooth, as if there was a living thing inside, so he immediately got off the pillar, and shared this discovery with the bead. Zhuo Xiong said. Chaozi held the egg-sized, white and warm bead and said to Zhuo Xiong: "This bead is not like a normal night pearl. I have seen that thing in the Provincial Museum. The material of this jade is not fluorite. I think the material is a bit like Qilian jade, but Qilian jade itself does not emit light, if Lao Wang is here, he may be able to see the way in it." Speaking of Lao Wang, Zhuo Xiong couldn't help but feel his heart tighten. For some reason, he seemed to feel that something happened between him and Lao Wang, but he just couldn't remember it. Zhuo Xiong was afraid that something would happen because of Chaozi's actions, so he said quickly: "I don't understand this thing, why don't we take it back and study it, let's go inside and have a look." The steps under the feet are small steps, but there is a sudden change on the top of the head, and then this change is reflected on the face. Zhuo Xiong was about to discuss how to find someone with Chao Zi, just looking at it, there was something wrong: "Chao Zi, why did your face turn green?" Looking to the left, even Da Shan's hair was glowing green. "What did you two do, both turned green?" Not only the two of them turned green, but soon the whole world turned green, hair, face, clothes, and even the ground under their feet turned green. I don’t know when, just now, it was just a piece of white night pearl, and it quietly turned green .These greens are not fixed, but are constantly flickering and wandering. Countless green dots render this winter into a deep green. It's not just these things that have changed, but also the atmosphere, the eerie feeling from the bottom of my heart.Green light has always been a symbol of that stuff, and the Underworld has always been depicted as this color.Subconsciously, the three formed a formation surrounded by three sides back to back. Zhuo Xiong looked down and saw that Chaozi's pocket was extremely green. He lowered his voice and asked, "What's in your pocket?" "It's nothing in the pocket, oh, by the way, it's just that rock." "It's bad, I told you not to move, if you insist on moving, take it out and have a look." Chaozi stretched out his hand and touched it, good guy, it was just a white and moist night pearl, but in a blink of an eye it turned into a round bead of translucent green and translucent green. roam.Looking up at the ceiling again, I understand that the green color is probably caused by this kind of beads. "Damn it, scare me! Don't you just take a piece of broken rock from you, so you don't need to change your face so quickly?" As he said, Chaozi was about to throw away this strange night pearl, but he heard a voice : "Stop, don't touch that bead!" It was Cha Wenbin's voice, and the three brothers were overjoyed, which was completely beyond their expectations. "Brother Wenbin, where are you?" Chaozi shouted vigorously, and echoes came from the empty hall. After a while, Zha Wenbin's voice came again: "I don't know where I am, but I can see you, and I can't say a word or two clearly. Your beads are souls, and these beads are all They are arranged according to the stars in the sky. When you move, you will break his formation, and these dead souls will wake up. Someone has sealed countless dead souls in these beads. If you let them come out, even Da Luo Jinxian will not be able to save you! " Hearing what Zha Wenbin said, Chao Zi's heart suddenly turned cold. He blamed himself for being greedy for a moment and causing such a disaster, so he hurriedly asked, "Then what should we do now?" Cha Wenbin replied: "Since ancient times, once the formation is activated, it cannot be closed again. Even if you return this bead now, it will not help. I feel that you are in the same place as me, but not In the same space. You keep going forward, no matter what, don’t look back, there should be a door ahead, and I’m inside that door..." Having said that, Cha Wenbin's voice stopped. No matter how much they yelled, no one answered again. After waiting for a long time, I am afraid they lost contact again, but hearing his voice, at least they can judge that Cha Wenbin Being alive now is the most important thing to them. Dashan wanted to get up and leave, but was stopped by Zhuo Xiong. Chaozi knew that Zhuo Xiong was a little afraid of being tricked. If the voice was not from Cha Wenbin, but deliberately led them in, the consequences would be disastrous. Chaozi calmed down a little now, and said: "Go forward, according to what he said, we don't seem to have a choice whether it's Brother Wenbin himself. There is no escape." Even Dashan felt an inexplicable pressure on his head, every step seemed to be difficult, it felt like thousands of pairs of eyes were staring at you, ready to pounce down and tear you to pieces at any moment.Unfortunately, Chaozi still had one in his pocket at this time, and God knows when this egg will hatch into a dead soul. The ancients believed that jade was spiritual, so it was widely used in some supernatural events. For example, jade can easily attract souls.The Maoshan faction that Zha Wenbin belongs to uses this method to get rid of those who are possessed.However, sealing a normal person's soul that was originally used for reincarnation in Yuli, creating such a big scene, can be said to be unprecedented. After walking a hundred meters forward, as Cha Wenbin said, another door appeared. The door was half-closed and could easily slip into a person's body. The sound, that crying sound was really tragic.Not only that, there were various slaps on their shoulders, and someone touching their hair, and someone was holding their thighs to stop them from moving forward. Chaozi could even feel that the thing in his pocket was restless trembling. Being bullied so wantonly, but can't resist, because Cha Wenbin said, don't look back, no one knows how many hands are behind him, and slowly, he can feel the pinch of cold fingers Hold them by the neck. Chaozi suddenly took out the night pearl from his pocket, threw it back on his head, and shouted at the top of his throat, "Run!" Almost in a sprinting manner, the three of them flashed into the door one after another in an instant, and there was a hall full of stars, and pillars one after another, all of which seemed to be exactly the same as the previous one. "This?" The three of you looked at me and I looked at you, and suddenly lost your mind, and came from one place to another exactly the same place. Why did this ancient man eat too much and have nothing to do, and he was playing with mysteries here? However, the sharp-eyed scouts quickly noticed the difference, that is, there was one more thing in this hall.A person, to be precise. A person about three meters tall, with his back to them, raised his hands upwards, and his head seemed to be looking at the sky from the back of his neck. Because the light here is quite gentle, giving people a feeling of being in the clouds and mist, which can be seen but not seen through, but the figure of that person is obviously not an ordinary person, how can an ordinary person have such a huge body. "My friend in front, where is this?" Chaozi asked tentatively, but unfortunately no one answered. Chaozi stabbed Dashan's arm again, and said, "Big guy, why don't you go up and have a look?" After getting the instructions, Da Shan strode over. He never knew what it meant to be afraid. Zhuo Xiong and Chao Zi waited nervously at the same place. When Da Shan walked behind the man, he shouted: "Hey, call you!" Woolen cloth!" Dashan's figure is already much larger than ordinary people, but standing with this guy, he is just a dwarf. Seeing that the guy still didn't respond, Da Shan walked around in front of the man, and soon, a terrified cry came from Da Shan.He forgot, forgot Zha Wenbin's instruction, don't look back... If you are facing a mirror, then standing opposite the mirror is yourself, which is normal. If you are facing an empty street, and when you turn around, you find yourself chatting and laughing with your friends a hundred meters away, who would be standing here? Although Dashan is not as smart as Chaozi, nor as proficient in metaphysics and Taoism as Cha Wenbin, he did see a tall figure standing between Chaozi and Zhuo Xiong a hundred meters away. Strong as a yak, that man has a name called Dashan! But Chaozi saw Dashan in astonishment, thinking that he saw something unbelievable, dancing and shouting there, which made Dashan even more stunned, didn't they see that there was another person standing there not far away? ? Dashan also thought of the mirror at the first moment, so he slowly raised one arm, pretending to scratch his hair, he even expected that the person would do the same, but he was disappointed in the result , which is even more unacceptable. The person standing between Zhuo Xiong and Chao Zi actually grinned at Da Shan. Even a hundred meters away, Da Shan could still clearly see the evil and evil revealed in that man's smile. Dashan immediately wanted to run back, but unfortunately, he found that his legs were like stakes nailed to him, unable to move at all, so he opened his mouth to shout loudly, reminding his companions that there had been some people around him. strange.He opened his mouth wide enough, and the air from his lungs gushed out from the depths of his throat, pulling his vocal cords, but he could only make a "whoosh" sound; then he felt that his hands were also uncontrollable, Then came the body, and finally when his eyes went dark, he didn't know anything. "Boom!" When Da Shan's head hit the stone slab on the ground heavily, Chao Zi and Zhuo Xiong rushed forward.When their bodies left, at the same place, a figure flashed by, sneered, and then disappeared again. The mountain on the ground seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep, despite Zhuo Xiong's shaking and shouting, there was no reaction at all, only the big bump on the back of his head told them that the fall just now was really hard. "Didn't it break?" Chaozi rubbed the bag, which was the size of a fist. "With his physique, does he look like someone who can break? Let alone a fall, even if you smash a few bricks on his head, it's just a matter of rubbing a few. Chaozi, here We may not be able to stay any longer." With Dashan's weight, even the two of them would have struggled to carry it.After some difficulty, he moved the person from the middle to the side, and then he remembered the stone statue. He was only focused on saving people just now, and didn't pay attention to that thing.Dashan, but it was just to see that thing. Chao Zi and Zhuo Xiong blinked, pouted and said: "That thing, did you see what it was just now?" Zhuo Xiong was also busy just now, so he didn't pay attention to look at it. How can he remember that looking at the brother who fell down for no reason at the bottom of his feet also aroused his curiosity, and asked in a rhetorical tone: "Why don't we go over and see?" Look?" Just as he was about to get up and leave, Chaozi's words suddenly popped up in Chaozi's mind: "Tell me, Brother Wenbin just said something to me, saying that there are ghosts in this place, and telling us not to look back. Then Just now, the stone statue turned its back to us, if the big man sees this stone statue..." Zhuo Xiong suddenly woke up: "Yes, he has to turn his head to see!" You two look at me, I look at you, look at the stone statue in the distance, and look at the mountain on the ground, do you still have to continue with this choice?Although it is difficult for them to associate turning his head with death, it seems that Dashan's fall can only be explained by his turning his head at the moment. Otherwise, with his physical fitness, how could he slip and fall like this. Originally, this place seemed to be a supernatural place, and there were things that people couldn't touch or see everywhere.So the two decided not to study the stone statue anymore, and followed Cha Wenbin's prompt to move forward and not look back. With such a guy, the two walked forward with difficulty. After walking a few steps, they felt that the cold sweat on the back seemed to be whizzing, as if there were countless pairs of eyes staring at themselves from behind.Even the two of them, who were fearless, felt the hairs on their scalps standing on end. Going forward, sure enough, I saw another door, which was ajar. There doesn't seem to be anything special about the gate, to go in or not to go in?What Zha Wenbin said seemed to mention a door, and then there was no follow-up. Come in!This matter seems to be unnecessary for the two brothers, dragging the mountain as heavy as a dead pig, the two leaned against the back of the door, panting heavily. "Finally left that damned place, you don't know, just now I felt that someone was touching me from behind..." Chaozi began to complain about the process just now, but Zhuo Xiong didn't answer, but stared blankly far away. It took Chaozi a long time to realize that Zhuo Xiong's mind didn't seem to be on him, so he followed his gaze and saw that there was a person sitting on the ground not far away. Looking at that posture, he looked very much like a Taoist priest meditating. What was even more surprising was that , There is a brazier on each side of the man, and flames are bursting out of the basin. In front of the flames lay a long strip of things, and the light of the fire was reflected on that thing, swaying and swaying, a little restless and agitated. Looking at the man's attire, he was wearing thin cyan clothes, and he couldn't tell what the material was, but he felt very comfortable.Looking at the man's back, it was somewhat similar to Cha Wenbin. They want to go to check, and want to know if this is Cha Wenbin, or if it is a "person".Soon, Chaozi screamed, "Brother Wenbin!" The man was still sitting, after the sound, it seemed that his clothes fluttered slightly, and the fire moved together. Why did Chaozi shout that, because he saw something, which only Zha Wenbin had in the world, and it was the Seven Star Sword! The Seven Star Sword was standing beside the man. I couldn't see it for a while because of the light problem, but now I can see it clearly and clearly. Isn't this Cha Wenbin's sword? However, there was no response, which made the two feel a little uneasy. Putting the mountain on the ground, the two tiptoed and walked over carefully. At first glance, who is the person on the ground who is not Cha Wenbin? However, Zha Wenbin's eyes were closed and his brows were tightly furrowed. The clothes on his body had been changed into something like tulle at some point, his feet were bare, he didn't even have a pair of cloth shoes, and his face was very pale. A strange feeling spread throughout the two of them, and for some unknown reason, Chao Zi slowly stretched his fingers in front of Cha Wenbin's nose. Then, Chaozi stepped back a few steps and murmured, "He's dead." They had seen Zha Wenbin's "death" more than once, and finally came back to life every time, but never like this time, Chaozi was able to convince Chaozi that he was dead.Because this "person", or Zha Wenbin's body, at a glance, it can be seen that it is dead, and there is not even a breath of life. They imagined 10,000 possibilities, but they never thought that Cha Wenbin would meet them in such a way. They felt in their bones that this was an unacceptable ending. Although they didn't believe it, this person was clearly Cha Wenbin. Those eyebrows, that nose, and those lips all clearly looked like Cha Wenbin who had been with him day and night. They couldn't be wrong, because scouts had different observation abilities than ordinary people, let alone this Two scouts. Zhuo Xiong looked down at the Seven Star Sword whose scabbard had sunk into the soil, and his hand was unconsciously placed on the hilt, and he had an urge to draw the sword. With the hilt of the sword in hand, apply force, and with a bang, the Seven Star Sword came out of its sheath in a cold light. When the sword body left the scabbard, a ball of fire light also came out from the scabbard. Zhuo Xiong looked at the sudden change in bewilderment, and saw a few pieces of burnt talisman papers were taken out of the scabbard by the Seven Star Sword, and caught in the air.When the talisman paper fell to the ground and turned into ashes, suddenly, there was a "dong dong dong" knocking sound from all around. It seemed to be right next to my ears. The two looked around nervously, there was nothing special in the surrounding area.Soon, both of them focused their eyes on the long object in front of them, no, to be precise, it was a human-shaped object! "Bronze!" Chaozi said, he could tell that the knocking sound came from the inside of this humanoid bronze vessel! The two stepped back a few steps, and after careful inspection, they were even more convinced that the sound came from the thing in front of them.If you know that Cha Wenbin died here for no reason, they will definitely investigate and find out. Since there is movement, there is no reason not to ignore it. This human-shaped utensil, about two meters long, seems to be built according to the outline of a human being. It is naked and has no patterns carved on it. After searching around, it can still be found that this thing is composed of two parts: a lid and a box. "Could it be a coffin?" Chaozi suddenly had this feeling in his heart. The thing in front of him is probably a human-shaped coffin! For this kind of coffin, it can be said that it is very rare in our country, but there are such things in the pyramids of ancient Egypt. Coffins are usually made of wood, and some nobles use stone or bronze.Coffins are also commonly called "ten-page tiles" and "ten blocks" in rural areas. They are generally made of ten-page wood, but they are also made of twelve-page wood. This kind of coffin is commonly called "twelve yuan". The usual appearances are similar, a rectangular wooden coffin box with a lid on it, and some cranes and pines are carved on the coffin, which means that the dead can pass away.Ordinary ones should be painted with oil, and there are very few bare woods that are not painted.Since ancient times, the dead are big, and they can be wrapped in a ragged cotton jacket and live in a thatched house, but most of them borrow money after death, and their children and grandchildren will also prepare a decent coffin for the dead. This kind of human-shaped coffin is obviously against the traditional Chinese funeral customs, so Chao Zi felt strange. There was a sound in the coffin, but Cha Wenbin was sitting in front of the coffin. Could there be any direct relationship between the two?Could it be that there were zongzi in the coffin that killed Cha Wenbin? It might not be appropriate to describe these two brothers as being bold, but these two buddies can only be said to be purely courageous. When it comes to opening the coffin, they will definitely do it right away. The size of the human-shaped coffin is much smaller than that of ordinary coffins, but the coffin lid is not generally heavy, which may be related to the material. The two were prying and moving, and finally managed to grab some strength. After looking at each other, they shouted: "One, two, three, get up!" After a "squeak", after the sound of metal rubbing, there was a series of heavy gasping sounds from inside the coffin.The sound made people think that it was the sound of an old rice dumpling who had been holding it in for a long time and finally saw fresh human flesh delivered to the door, and couldn't hold back the sound.This really shocked the two of them, and they stepped back, staring fixedly at the coffin. After a while, a pair of hands slowly stretched out from the coffin, and then those hands grabbed the two sides of the coffin. From that look, it felt like the corpse would be picked up immediately. Chaozi felt numb for a while, this kind of zombie plot that can only be seen in Hong Kong movies, is it possible that he really wants to show him a real version in this ghost place? The dagger was clenched tightly in the palm of the hand, and sweat was about to flow out. Naturally, the tense atmosphere did not need words. They waited for the master in the coffin to show his real body, and then they fought desperately. "I'm suffocating!" A sentence suddenly came from the coffin, and the voice was quite familiar, who else would it be if it wasn't Cha Wenbin's voice! Looking at the sitting master in front of him again, and listening to the voice, the two of them are like monk Zhang Er who can't figure it out. Could it be the ghost of Cha Wenbin calling? Just as the two looked at each other, a person suddenly sat up in the coffin, and that person was none other than Cha Wenbin! At this time, Zha Wenbin didn't have the slightest appearance of a fairy, his face was covered with black things, a bit like the dirt on the bottom of the pot, but the appearance of the person can still be recognized, Clothes are the same as before.Then how did he get into that coffin, and who is Cha Wenbin outside? Chao Zi and Zhuo Xiong, who were used to seeing strange things, didn't dare to take it lightly for a while. God knows if this is some kind of blindfold or ecstasy. The son raised his voice and called out, "Who are you?" Now it's Zha Wenbin's turn to be stunned. You two boys fished me out of the coffin together, but now you don't recognize me?Thinking about it again, that's right, there is another master outside, not to mention them, I still don't know what the situation is, but he can be sure who he is, it can't be wrong. "Chaozi, don't talk nonsense, pull me up first, if you are a little later, I will probably lose my breath." "It's really Brother Wen Bin." Chao Zi said to Zhuo Xiong, who also nodded to him.The two were overjoyed to help Cha Wenbin out of the human coffin.The stench of Zha Wenbin's body seemed to crawl out of the stinky ditch that had been rotting for a long time and was full of dirt. Both of them had the urge to cover their noses, but because of their affection, they reluctantly held back, but this also made Cha Wenbin a little embarrassed.What he wants most at the moment is to go out and find a bathhouse to wash himself well.People who practice the Tao are the most taboo about their own impurity, which will affect their judgment on qi.Therefore, high-level people generally seldom drink alcohol or smoke, because they need a heart that is always pure and free from smells. "It's really hard to describe." Cha Wenbin looked up at the sitting self, and smiled wryly, "How about Dashan? I saw everything you encountered in the coffin, but I couldn't help it." "It seems that he has been in a coma, and I don't know if he is possessed by an evil spirit." Chaozi went to look at Dashan. He was still the same and did not improve. "I told you not to look back. Poor kid, if he hadn't had an uncontaminated heart, he would probably end up like me now. The gate of life and death is so simple. Once you enter the gate of life and death, you can only go to the gate of life and death." Go forward, you can't go back. Go forward, no matter whether you live or die, at least there is still a way for you to go; go back, and all you see are the debts you owe and the sins you have done in your life. These things will turn into resentment. You also You see, that person is actually me. He is another me. Although I have saved countless people and accumulated a lot of sinful virtue in my life, I still violated the law of heaven and was condemned by heaven. My daughter lost her life and my son Followed by suffering, both parents died, and the master passed away." When Zha Wenbin said this, he couldn't help sighing, his appearance was quite distressing. “不过，大山兄弟应该不会有大碍，想必他也只是受到了惊吓，出去之后我会处理的。”说完，查文斌自嘲地看了看自己，以他现在的邋遢模样，别说作法，恐怕就是连恶鬼都会嫌弃自己。 “从这儿出去？”超子指了指刚才进来的那道门，“我们在你跳下去后，发现了一道暗门，顺着那门，有数不清的干尸，沿着那条道一直走，然后才到了这里。如果从那儿回去，那岂不是又得回头，可是你说过的，我们不能回头。” “不必回头。”查文斌答道，“即入生死门，就笔直往前，一定会有新的出口，这山里的门道足够我回去研究好一阵子了，不愧为鬼帝的杰作。只是可惜了，被那人带来这儿，想必一定想要告诉我一点什么东西，可来了这里，他却不见了，似乎只是想让我感悟一下。那个人，绝对不是老刀，也绝对不是人力所为。我怀疑，我遇到了一个超越了人和鬼的存在。” “超越了人和鬼？那是什么东西？神仙？”在超子的意识世界里，似乎只有神仙这个词比较贴合查文斌的说法。 “不知道。”查文斌也有些不明白，但是他知道那人身上背负着的有他想要的很多答案，只不过看样子现在是没有机会再遇到了，不过既然他肯出现，就会有下一次机会再出现。与其找，不如等。 “走吧，这里不适合长待，怨气太重，堪比阴曹地府，常人待久了轻则重病，重则折寿。” “那这人？”超子对那个坐化的查文斌还是有些忌惮，这也太让人毁三观了。 “那个人，确切地说，不是我，但是和我有很大的渊源。如果我没有猜错，曾经他是这把七星剑的主人，也是若干年前，我查文斌的前世。总之，有人找到了这人的投胎转世后的我，又把我带到了这个前世肉身的跟前，我不明白这么做的意思是什么，但是我想这应该是一件非常难以办到的事儿，看这样子，起码也有几千年了，能够找到上几世的肉身，看来，我和他们之间似乎还有一段很有趣的故事。” “那你怎么会出现在那口棺材里的，是那个人把你放进去的？” 查文斌摸着七星剑，幽深而让人难以捉摸地说了一句：“躲，是躲不过的，一切都是劫数，该来的总是会来的。” “走吧，别看了，一副臭皮囊而已，没有魂魄的躯壳也就没有任何意义，即使这个躯壳也曾经是我的肉身。这就好比，超子，你们考古的时候打开的某个墓地，那个墓地的主人就是曾经你在轮回的过程中死去的某一世，只是你不知道罢了。虽然这话听起来有些拗口，更加可以说是有些荒唐，因为前世的东西本就该属于过去，不是现在，也更加不应该带到将来，何苦又要苦苦纠缠。”说完，查文斌又抬起头来，向着远处的黑暗之中作了个揖道：“朋友，既然你带查某到此地，让我见到了这一切。那么我也想告诉朋友一声，我查文斌只是查文斌，也只是一个小道士，不管眼前这位跟你有什么过节，那也应该随着他的离去而烟消云散，若一定要纠缠，我也不会逃避。青山不改，绿水长流！但愿咱们后会有期！” 抬着昏迷的大山，一行人往着前方不远处的黑暗里大步走去。待他们的身影逐渐消失在燃烧的铜盆之后，这盆里的火也随即燃尽，化作几缕青烟互相缠绕着往高处升起。 “咯噔”一声，那早已坐化不知千年的人有了一丝变化，原本平视着前方的头颅突然往下一低。片刻过后，这具不知已经保存多少年的尸体终于彻底坍塌，只剩下那层淡绿色的薄纱轻轻覆盖在地上，留下的也许是一段未知的故事，也许是一段永远不会被开启的秘密。 生死经历过后，会是什么呢？ 答案是重生！ 一扇圆形巨门上面刻画的满是熊熊燃烧的火焰，将这面门渲染成了一座火山口。一只羽毛十分华丽的鸟儿从这些火焰里腾空而出，展翅似乎要腾空而起，鸟头所对的方向为东面。在这圆盘的东面，又隐约画着一片大海，那海上又有一座小山，在山之巅，一棵有九根枝丫的大树拔地而起，那树叫扶桑…… “凤凰涅槃重生，我相信出了这道门，各位的人生或许会有一点点改变。”查文斌不停地掐着手指，各种口诀和算法在脑海中飞速运转，他迫切地想要知道答案。如果说人的命运一开始是由天书所定，即人各有命，然后便按照这命理走完一生。但如果过了这生死门，相当于脱胎换骨了一遍，那人的命格是否会有重写的可能？ 如果答案是有这种可能性，那么这将是人间第一次发现可以改变天命的办法，查文斌岂能不激动？ “按照你的说法，那这儿真的是阴曹地府，世上真有轮回这一说？”从某种意义上来讲，从小接受社会主义无神论教育的超子，虽然也见过那么一些稀奇古怪的事情，比如鬼魂之类的。但是他从骨子里对这些玄学也只是停留在查文斌的法事层面，从未想过这世上真的有那么一些世人口口相传的真实地方。 “这里也不是地府，而是按照地府的样式，摆的一个阵法。古人通过对风水和地理的掌握，采用一些特殊的方位，放置一些特殊的东西，便会建造出一个类似的环境。这就好比房屋的大门，虽说朝哪里开，并不影响房屋本身的使用，但是却能影响主人家的命理，这就是玄学的奥妙之处。命这玩意儿，说起来很虚无缥缈，信则有，不信则无，冥冥之中有些事都是注定的。”说到这儿，查文斌不免想起了自己的遭遇，如果说一开始注定了他的命理就是天煞孤星，那么这回出去，是否能够把命理推倒重来，他有些期待，并不是他害怕自己一直遭受厄运，道士多半都得不到上天的眷顾，而是他害怕自己身边的人因为自己再受到更多的伤害。 不知怎的，查文斌摸着胸口的太阳轮，这次他很难感受到胸口传来的那一丝暖意，太阳轮就像是重新变成了一块冰冷的青铜器物，这一路，它再也没有展现出任何神奇之处。而交予他这块器物的人，在把他带到此处之后，一同消失了，只是他知道，那人绝不是老刀。 巨型圆门，只稍作用力，便被推开，本以为就凭这门的身板，开门得花上一些气力，像如今看似简单的事办成了，却让几人心里有些不安，可能真的是人在紧张的环境里待久了的原因。 出了这门，没一会儿，便看见不远处有一亮光，顺着走，这才发现这出口的地方着实有些隐蔽，竟然位于这座不高的小山峰谷底一片看似开阔的杂草丛中，四周堆满了从山涧里被游客肆意丢弃的垃圾。 终于呼吸到了第一口新鲜空气，此时已然是上午时分，都快日上三竿了。他们几人在这弯曲的洞内足足待了大半天，眼下最急的便是处理大山，他的事儿拖不得。 几人赶紧从那出口一身狼狈地窜出来，不想身后却传来“轰隆”一声巨响，莫说那山上的游客觉得是发了地震，就连酆都城的百姓们都以为是来了天灾，纷纷拥上街头。 一时间，游客的呼叫声、孩子的大哭声响成一片，妇女们慌张地提着菜篮子或是酒瓶子，男人们抛下手中的麻将，将那城里挤得满满当当，好不混乱。山上的游客哪里还敢再待，争先恐后地朝着山下跑，险些造成踩踏事故。只有查文斌他们知道，后面那个洞口已经彻底被堵死，恐怕再想了解这座山里真正的秘密是要比登天还难了。 他们几人混在游客中间，抬着大山。有不知情的人还以为这个昏迷的壮汉是在刚才的摇晃里受了伤，不免关心起来，但闻到查文斌身上的恶臭又个个捂着鼻子跑开。几人也顾不得那么多，一路小跑扎进旅店，狂灌了几口水后，查文斌又洗了个澡。 大山被平放在那床上，查文斌让两人出去守着门，在他出来之前，任何人不得进入这座房间。道士在施法的时候，是不能被打扰的，一来，这施法恐怕会招致一些脏东西出来，怕害了别人；二来，如果道士在请神，那又怕会扰了真神。 虽说这儿简陋，不过他需要的香纸、朱砂还有清水几碗，倒是好备，其余的东西查文斌自个儿也带着。 大山这既不是丢了魂，也不是受了惊吓，而是走了回头路。这是一种非常罕见的中邪，即使在有关道家的记载中，也是少之又少，查文斌之所以能判断出，也是因为他自己差点也因此丧了命。 看见前世的自己，那是怎样一种场面？人的三魂，死后，留地魂一脉转世，天魂和人魂便会自行散去，但所有的人在转世之后，都会留下一件东西，那便是残魂！ 何为残魂？其实这便相当于我们平时在办公的时候，留下的档案。 很多人会不解，既然人死后，魂魄又转世投胎了，那么那些烧去的纸钱，到底是给谁了呢？岂不是半点意义都没有了，若是刚死之人，自然是能收到，那些死了几百年的呢？ 平日里，我们发生的一些小孩子中邪了，来个算命的人会说是你家祖坟上某某找到这孩子了，回去一想，这某某都死了得有一百多年了，为何还会找上这一代的人。其实找的这人，便是他的残魂，即那一世他留在阴间的档案。 这个残魂，存在的时间，因人而异：有的人在转世之后便消亡了；可有的人，残魂不灭，带着那一世的记忆飘荡着，大山所见的便是他的残魂。 生死门只能进不能退，为何？即为生死，再退便是上一世的轮回，这本就是一个逆向的路，人不可能再回头投胎前，如果真的可以这般，那岂不是人人都会选择回去重新投一个好胎，这条路一旦回头，便会卡在那儿，那一世的残魂若有的，便会瞧着你，你也能瞧着他。只是这世道怎么能允许两个不同时代的自己存在，但你命又未到该绝之时，于是这种跟活死人一般的状况便会发生，只能等着本人到那油枯灯尽之时，一命呜呼。 查文斌把这种状态的人取了一个名字：僵人。 僵人也可以理解为是自己中了自己的邪，上一世的自己找了这一世的自己，真正是自己人在打自己人。可毕竟自己不可能会害自己，于是便僵在那儿，没人化解，也许就永远也不会醒了。 查文斌要做的事儿，也是异常危险。他自己发现了这种罕见的中邪之后，于是在身体僵硬前，果断地钻进了那口人形棺材里，并且把自己封闭在其中。他这就是在告诉自己的前世，“我”已经死了；只有告诉他我死了，他才会真的认为自己杀了自己，从而残魂因为这一世的自己消亡而跟着消亡。 现在要做的，便是替大山办一场丧礼，得制造出一个假象，大山已经死了！这个假象便是做给那个残魂看的，可是这儿没有棺材之类的东西，但是查文斌还是有办法的。不是所有人死后都有棺材的，穷人们也会用席子来代替。 这不，现在大山便已经换上了一身寿衣，被查文斌裹在了一张破草席里，此刻他的鼻孔已经被两团棉花堵住，嘴巴上连着一根管子，这管子的另外一头接到窗户外头，用来给他透气。至少在房间这个封闭的空间里，大山现在的状况是不会显露出任何活人气息的。 供品、香烛、纸钱，就连查文斌也一反常态没有穿道袍，而是穿了一身素白的孝服，肩头披着麻，手里举着一根招魂幡。在房间的床头，还有一块临时的灵牌，上面写着大山的八字和姓名。这一切，乍一看，就是一场真实的丧礼，真不知大山醒来看见自己这般会不会真以为自己已经死了。 这间房间此刻俨然已经成为了一个灵堂，该具备的东西已经都具备了，在这处处营造着地府与阴间的小城里，真不知有没有哪个老板会突发奇想，开这么一个具有死亡情调的旅馆，说不准生意还真能有一点。 死亡是有散发出一种特殊味道的，更加确切地说，是气氛。这种气氛自然也可以通过伪装来办到，香纸燃烧产生的气味，白色的挽联搭配的颜色，寿衣和供品，这些东西无一例外都是吸引那些东西的好道具。 楼下正趴在店里午睡的老板，只隐约在梦中听见那二楼时不时地传来一阵阵男女的哄笑声，还有杂乱的脚步声，随之传来一声长长的哀号，他霍地从梦中惊醒了。 他的这家店，位置有些偏僻，加上现在又不是什么旅游旺季，所以来住店的客人并不是很多。前些天来的那四人，一直住到现在，店里的生计就靠这几人维持着，这老板本是不愿意去得罪自己的客人的。 但是他这客店，有些特殊。这楼虽也是两层的，但楼层与楼层之间并不是当时流行的水泥板，而是用木板做的隔层。所以这二楼只要有脚步声传来，一楼那是听得相当真切。 眼下，这二楼上面传来的那一阵嘈杂的脚步声，在他听来，起码得有一二十号人挤在那房间之中。这木板的承重能力可不比钢筋水泥，这么多人在上面闹，老板还真怕把他的店给弄塌了。权衡再三，这店老板还是打算上去打个招呼。 “噌噌噌”地上了二楼，拐个弯，这就到了那几个人要的两个房间了，却在房间门口看见站着两位客人。 毕竟是个生意人，说话确实很讨巧。 先朝着超子和卓雄作了个揖，笑眯眯地道：“两位客人，小店简陋，要是这几天里有什么招待不周的，还请几位爷能够多包涵。” 这两人站在门口，看似是来吹风的，实则是替查文斌守门的，自然也不愿意跟这老板多话。超子一罢手：“老板客气了，挺好，我们住得惯。” 这店老板自幼在酆都城里长大，鼻子对于香火味自然是十分熟悉。这一到二楼，他就隐约闻到了那股味，凭他的经验，这香还是上等的供香，心里正奇怪呢，你们这帮子人到底是在这儿干吗。 “是这样的，二位爷，我在楼下听到你们那客房里似乎来了不少客人，我这店是木制楼板结构，怕承受不了那么多人，您看，是否方便把房里的客人请到一楼大厅里去相聚。” “扑哧！”超子一下子便笑出声来，心想着，这里头就文斌哥和那个假死的横肉脸在，你这老板说的什么胡话。 “说笑了你，这里面只有我朋友两人，不会弄坏你家地板的。” 老板哪里肯信，在楼下的时候，他可是听得明明白白，这上面简直都乱成了菜市场了。但人家客人说里头只有两人，他自然也不好当面反驳，于是便想着自己能否亲自去看看，这脚下自然也向前挪动了几步。 超子见状，伸手做了一个阻拦的手势，说道：“请老板留步，我家哥哥在里头睡觉，最好别来打扰。” 听超子这么一说，老板更加怀疑他们是在自己的店里干些什么勾当了，明明那么吵，怎能说是在睡觉呢？这不是明摆着骗人嘛！ 一想着自己那脆弱的楼板让几十人站在那儿，那叫一个心疼，不得已翻脸说道：“对不起，我这店小，容不下几位大爷，我想还是请几位爷收拾一下行李，马上出去吧。” 超子有点不敢相信自己的耳朵了，在他看来这家店的生意并不好，哪里会有老板赶客人走的道理。 “是我们欠你房钱了还是怎的？你这店家怎么能这样做生意？”超子有些不悦了，反问道。 “你们要招待客人，自然可以去一楼，都说了我这二楼承受不了那么多人的重量，可你却非要说里头只有两人，这不是分明哄我吗？与其让楼塌了，索性我不做你们这生意，不然赚点小钱，赔了我全家性命。” 老板作势，就要去推查文斌的房门。超子急了，一个擒拿手将那老板的手臂往后一扭，膝盖再一顶，那老板便跪在了地上，手臂酸痛难当，直喊“哎哟”。 查文斌正在里头作法，却听见外头吵闹，眉头不禁一皱，这屋子里不知何时已被那供香吸引来一些孤魂野鬼，但查文斌的宝剑和大印在那儿放着，它们一个个又不敢上前，只能围在边上蹿。 这些野鬼，其实也是他招来的，既然做这场法事本就是为了给那残魂看，就需多点阴森气氛。这些孤魂野鬼，无疑就增加了这么一点鬼气，若是不被人打扰，再过半炷香，想必那残魂应该就会出来了。可是眼下他又分心不得，一旦施法停止，且不说大山能否醒来，就是这帮孤魂野鬼看见这么一个即将咽气的人放着，不一哄而上抢个投胎做替死鬼才怪。 超子那下手本来就没多少轻重，那店家老板一吃痛，便在二楼冲着外面大街上用土话喊道：“楼上有几个外地人要杀我了，快点叫人上来帮忙啊！” 这一嗓子吼出去，说是有外地游客在这酆都城撒野，那还了得。只见没一会儿，一群拿着木棍、菜刀和农具的人们拥进了这家旅馆，纷纷叫杀着冲向了超子和卓雄。 超子心里那叫一个气啊，大喝一声：“谁再上来，别怪我不客气！” 那些人见两个游客敢如此嚣张，哪里肯停，正说着，便有人打杀过来。超子这原本也不想惹事，却没想到还真惹上麻烦了。 要说这小子够愣，也确实是。好啊，你们要闹，我就一不做二不休，只听见“吱嘎”一声清脆的骨头脱臼声传来，瞬间，那店老板的一条胳膊就跟断了似的垂在那儿一动不动，只剩下嘴里还跟杀猪一般叫唤着。 “再来，我就废了他另外一条胳膊！”超子那眼睛已经开始发红了，卓雄知道，他是真的动怒了，连忙小声劝道：“别太冲动。” 超子脸一横，凶狠地喊道：“滚他娘的，谁敢上来，我直接把这小子从二楼丢下去！” 看他那表情，在场的人没有一个敢不相信这小子真会这么做，要说酆都城里最多的塑像就是阎王爷，可今儿个算是见着活阎王了。 不过阎王爷是厉害，可也还有不怕死的小鬼。这不，有几个店家的本家亲戚，见自己人被这么欺负，哪里还坐得住，提着手中的家伙就打了上来。 不过要论身手，这几个人哪里是他哥俩的对手，没一会儿，就被鼻青脸肿地打了回去。 这样一闹，事情越发到了不可收拾的地步。那些被打的人，不肯就此罢休，于是就出去喊人，原本冷清的旅店，此刻已经是里三层外三层地被酆都百姓给包围了。 开始，两方人还只是对峙着、叫骂着，也不知道是哪个小鬼朝超子丢了一块石头，恰好砸到了他的额头，这下可把他给惹急了，一手拎起那可怜的店老板直接丢下了二楼。还好外面一楼都是人啊，店老板勉强被大伙儿给接住了。 那店老板哭骂道：“给我打死他们，打死了我来赔！” 这话一出，“轰”的一下，也不知几拨人拥上了这小楼。他们两人在狭窄的过道里开始还能勉强应付，慢慢地便开始退到了查文斌的房间外头。 施法之人，最忌讳的便是被打扰，那些本来蹭吃的孤魂野鬼早就被这滔天的阳气吓得逃之夭夭了，而大山的残魂已经出来三分之二了。 查文斌手中拿着一个蘸着朱砂的笔，正在一张符纸上画着符。每动一笔，大山身前挂着的那副白纸上便多出一点东西，仔细看，竟然是人的模样，就像是白纸被打湿了，显现出来的。 此刻，那副东西，还少一个人的头颅，加上整个人形便就完整了，这东西便是大山的残魂。 外面的吵闹，让查文斌有点分心，不得不停笔念了几遍静心咒。就是因为这一停，他再动笔之时发现笔尖的朱砂似乎不够用了！ 一道符，要能有用，必须得一气呵成，笔尖落纸便不能再拿起来，一直到符成方可收笔，但是符要不成，则前功尽弃。残魂会上一次当，可不会再上第二次了！ 再看那白纸上的人形，隐约有消退之意，刚才只差一个头颅，现在就快连胳膊都要没了。外面的打杀声，已经开始撞击到门窗了，来不及了！ 查文斌一狠心，猛地咬了一口自己的舌尖，“噗”，一口鲜血吐在那笔杆之上。血顺着笔杆流向笔尖，最后几笔，几乎是在门就要被撞开的时候完成了。 “轰！”终于，超子被人硬生生地给揍进了房门，那门就和破木板一般被撞倒。大概所有人都不会想到，这门的里头，竟然是一个灵堂，于是所有人都傻眼了。 一个道士，口角流血地倒在地上，一个穿着寿衣的大个子死在床上。满地的纸钱和香烛，被风吹得飘个不停的招魂幡，谁敢在死人面前放肆？ “轰”，又是一声，不知何时，在那床头贴着的一张白纸竟然莫名地起了火，接着只听见一声大喊：“谁敢欺负我文斌哥！” “妈呀，诈尸了啊！”一声大喊过后，是各种惊恐和慌乱。 据说，当天有很多人是直接从二楼跳下来的，因为那些人是离得最近的。他们看见了床上穿着寿衣的那个“死人”，直挺挺地从床上跳了起来，拎着一条板凳砸向了人群。 有家客栈里出现了僵尸的消息不胫而走，各种传闻一时间让这个被誉为“鬼城”的酆都变得更加形象。