Chapter 12 Section 4 Encoffining

Xu Qiuyuan suddenly heard Nongfan's exclamation, and took a quick look, three fat cats with three tails had jumped on Nongfan, scratching and biting Nongfan. , was bullied terribly by three wild cats.Xu Qiuyuan shouted angrily: "Xiaofan, get out of the way!" As soon as the words fell, he threw the corpse net at Nongfan. Hearing the shout, Nong Fan didn't look back to see what Xu Qiuyuan was doing. He tore off a demon cat that was biting his calf, and took advantage of the trend to do a few backflips, just exiting the enveloping range of the corpse net.The three demon cats didn't have time to dodge, and they were caught by the corpse net.Although trapped, the three demon cats still roared at Nongfan.It seems that Nongfan is regarded as an enemy.Xu Qiuyuan looked at the three struggling demon cats and sneered: "Little cat, dare to break ground on the head of my grass fairy, and see if I don't skin you and cramps."

Surprisingly, the three demon cats seemed to be able to understand Xu Qiuyuan's words, and actually barked a few times at Xu Qiuyuan, which seemed to be begging for mercy. Cats have spirituality since they have two tails, and they become demons when they are over a hundred years old.Let’s not talk about wild cats, let’s talk about domestic cats. If the owner treats it kindly, the domestic cat that has become a demon will remember the favor and return the favor.Therefore, there is a folk legend - "one cat is good, one demon is treasure" refers to the old cat that has become a demon.Cats, like dogs, are the most spiritual among domestic animals, and they are also the animals that know how to repay gratitude.

Seeing the three demon cats being caught, Nong Fan felt relieved, and ignored what Xu Qiuyuan wanted to do to the demon cats. What he wanted to know more was what was inside the small coffin, whether it was the white cat or something else. Really curious.He approached the small coffin, and just as his hand touched the small coffin, the three demon cats, who were already quiet and honest, suddenly screamed, which startled Xu Qiuyuan. He looked back at Nongfan and found a mouthful The little coffin asked, "Xiao Fan, what is that?" "The disciple doesn't know either. Every time the disciple touches this small coffin, those demon cats will scream at the disciple."

"Oh, it seems that they don't want us to see what's inside, hmph, we just want to see it." Xu Qiuyuan has been walking corpses for many years and has never lost his way. Today, he stumbled on the three beasts, and his anger is still there. Didn't subside a bit. Nong Fan thought for a while and said: "Looking at the reactions of those demon cats, the things inside seem to be very important to them, and this small coffin is bright in color, so it must have just been built. I don't know who put this small coffin here. " "The teacher has also noticed it. Since it is so mysterious, then we have to take a closer look."

Nong Fan nodded, ignored the demon cat's screams, and lifted the lid of the small coffin. Just as he was about to see what was inside, he heard Xu Qiuyuan shout from behind: "Be careful." Hearing the sound, Nong Fan looked up, and saw three hideous-looking corpses appearing from nowhere in front of his eyes. The three corpses swept towards Nong Fan with their hands. Xu Qiuyuan rushed forward and blocked Nong Fan with his body, as if he wanted to sacrifice himself to save him.Nong Fan was so frightened that he saw Li Shi's hand cut into Xu Qiuyuan's body, and he couldn't help crying out in grief: "Master..."

"Ah? All right? Strange, oh, it's the illusion of the demon cat again." Xu Qiuyuan, who thought his life was in danger, looked at Nong Fan and wept in grief. He just wanted to say a few touching words, but found that he was safe and sound. Nong Fan was also taken aback, seeing that the three brutal corpses were still slashing and biting Xu Qiuyuan but Xu Qiuyuan was intact, he immediately understood. "If you are still playing tricks when you are about to die, I will trample you to death." Nong Fan, who came to his senses, saw Xu Qiuyuan showing an inexplicable smile at him. Annoyed, he got up and rushed to the demon cats, facing the three demon cats with three legs.

Xu Qiuyuan looked at it and laughed loudly: "Hahaha, these beasts' illusions are quite exquisite, and they have blinded us." Nong Fan heard the meaning of Xu Qiuyuan's words, and felt even more embarrassed. When he raised his foot and wanted to vent his anger on the demon cat, a black shadow sprang out from the opposite woods.Nong Fan saw that this time it was a zombie with a ferocious face and exposed fangs, and it was also a female zombie.Nong Fan ignored the female zombie and rushed towards him, and kicked the demon cat a few times: "You still want to lie to me, go to hell!"

When Xu Qiuyuan saw a female zombie rushing out, he also thought it was the illusion of a demon cat, so he didn't pay much attention to it. However, what happened next left the master and apprentice dumbfounded, and they were at a loss for a while.Nong Fan was even more puzzled, how could a real zombie break out?However, the dull pain in his chest clearly told him that the zombie in front of him was real. Nong Fan was hit in the chest by the female zombie suddenly, and fell backwards. The female zombie wanted to attack again, but suddenly stopped, tilting her head and looking at the ground beside Nong Fan.Nong Fan also said that the female zombie would attack again, but he saw the female zombie stopped and stared at the ground. Nong Fan glanced curiously. It turned out that the small box given to him by the peddler in Maozi Village fell from his arms to the ground. And the female zombie is staring at the box.

Xu Qiuyuan, who originally thought it was an illusion again, was stunned when he saw Nong Fan being knocked to the ground, but he quickly came to his senses. When he saw the female zombie suddenly stop, he roared and attacked.The female zombie was startled by Xu Qiuyuan's cry, turned around and fled.Although Xu Qiuyuan was close to the female zombie, there was a nongfan across. When he passed the nongfan, the female zombie had already disappeared into the dark forest. "What's going on? There are really zombies in this forest, why didn't the people in Maozi Village mention it?" Seeing the direction in which the female zombie was escaping, Xu Qiuyuan was puzzled.

"The disciples don't think it's a zombie." Nong Fan picked up the small box and stood up and said. "Oh, then what do you think it is?" Nong Fan actually said that the female zombie was not a zombie, Xu Qiuyuan was very curious. "That should be the mysterious black shadow that Master chased earlier." Nong Fan awakened Xu Qiuyuan: "That's right, her figure and means are very consistent with that black shadow. It seems that we were deceived by illusion and regarded her as a zombie." Xu Qiuyuan was furious, Although he didn't know if the mysterious black shadow was an enemy or a friend, but he was teased by these beasts several times, why didn't he get angry.Thinking of this, Xu Qiuyuan said to Nong Fan: "Xiao Fan, go and see what's inside the coffin, serve these demon cats well as a teacher, and see what other tricks they have."

"Yes, Master." The coffin lid of the small coffin has already been opened, Nong Fan leaned forward to take a look, there was a note in the small coffin, took out the note, Nong Fan looked at it, his face changed, and then looked at the things under the note, Nong Fan Suddenly, with a faint smile, he closed the coffin lid again. "What is it?" Xu Qiuyuan asked when he saw Nong Fan put the lid on the coffin. "A note and...a dead cat are nothing to look at." Nong Fan said as he handed the note to Xu Qiuyuan. Xu Qiuyuan took a look and saw a few poems written on it: "In the world, there is love and not human beings. All things live in reincarnation. Life and death are different. The existence of the world is still a steel thought. I hope you will not make a death sentence." Below the poem is also written: " Cong Weng" two words.After reading it, Xu Qiuyuan laughed suddenly: "So that's it, well, since Cong Weng spoke up, it's okay not to give face." Nong Fan has also seen the word "Cong Weng", and Xu Qiuyuan seems to mean a person, and he is an old acquaintance. "Master, who is Cong Weng?" "He is a senior of Master, and he is a legend in the Tao. You will have a chance to meet him in the future." "Oh, the meaning of that poem is to tell us to show mercy, what should we do?" Xu Qiuyuan thought for a moment, and said: "These beasts have played us around, we can't let them go, and they will cause endless disasters. But since Cong Weng has pleaded for them, I still have to give face, um, then Let's do this." Xu Qiuyuan's method is simple and straightforward, just cut off the cat's tail.Ignoring the screams of the three demon cats, Xu Qiuyuan clapped his hands and said, "You are lucky, this time, you have someone to intercede for you. If you hurt someone again, I will never let you go lightly." Then, he untied the net Open, release three demon cats.The three demon cats glanced at Xu Qiuyuan, walked to the small coffin and sat down, ignoring the master and apprentice. Although the demon cat's tail was cut off, those two tails were not flesh and blood, so the tail was cut off and did not kill them. They just wanted to have another one, and they had to live another hundred years.However, the demon cat whose tail has been cut off has no demon power, and whether it can live another hundred years depends on good luck. When the master and apprentice returned to the corpse, it was already light. Many things happened that night.I thought that driving the corpse would be boring, but I didn't want to be so exciting and ups and downs.It was the first time that Nong Fan, who felt that exorcising corpses was so interesting, smiled, rang the dementor bell and shouted: "The gods go on the road, and all living beings avoid it." three days later. The master and apprentice came to Ziya Village. Not far from Ion Ya Village is Gaoye Village, Nongfan's hometown. Gaoye Village and Ziya Village are separated by a forest called Gaoye Forest.Nong Fan's father, Nong Zhigang, offended the bandits when he saw injustice on Gaoyelin Road. Later, the bandits came to revenge and were killed in Gaoyelin. Xu Qiuyuan had previously found out that the group of bandits moved to Mao Mao Mountain in the north of Ziya Village half a year ago, and the primary purpose of bringing Nongfan out this time was revenge. When returning corpses to their hometowns, the time is usually chosen in the middle of the night. In addition to being tabooed by others, they are not allowed to bring corpses into the village during the day.If you do it during the day, you will not be able to catch up with the burial in time. After entering Ziya Village, Xu Qiuyuan said: "Xiaofan, you will send the ones from the Zhang family. The Zhang family is poor, so they shouldn't be too particular about Buddhist rituals. Can you handle it?" "Master, don't worry, I have learned about the burial ritual, so it should be fine." Nong Fan replied with a nod. "Well, then you go, be careful." Nong Fan bid farewell to Xu Qiuyuan and led Zhang Baoshan's body to Zhang's house. When he came to the door of Zhang's house, Nong Fan saw the woman standing at the door from a distance.The woman was wearing an old filial piety dress with a sad expression. When she approached the woman, Nong Fan stretched out his hand and said nothing.The woman also knew these customs, she looked embarrassed, took out a small red envelope from her waist, and handed it to Nongfan. As soon as Nong Fan took it, he knew the amount of money in the red envelope, because he pinched it back and forth, and it only felt like three copper coins.Seeing that the woman's house was dilapidated, Nong Fan felt ashamed to think that the money was not enough.He nodded and signaled the woman to enter the house. After the woman entered the house, Nong Fan shouted: "Master Zhang Zhang Baoshan has returned in his spiritual body, and his relatives are crying to welcome him." As soon as the voice fell, there was a low cry in the room.Nong Fan led Zhang Baoshan's body to the door, stopped on the threshold, took out a grapefruit branch, and swept the body carefully.Then bring the body into the house. As soon as he entered the house, Nongfan was taken aback, the Zhang family had no relatives other than his wife.The house is small, old and dilapidated, and the decoration of the mourning hall in the middle of the house is even more simple and crude. Plain silk is hung on both sides of the mourning hall, and there is an incense table in the middle, with incense candles on it, and three plates of offering fruits.There is a spiritual tablet in the middle of the incense table, on which Zhang Baoshan's name, name, date of birth and death are written.Apart from these, there is nothing else. Nong Fan said to the woman: "The relatives of the Zhang family welcome home and pay homage three times." The woman did as she said, first went to the case to burn a stick of incense, and then bowed three times to Zhang Baoshan's corpse.After the ceremony is over, Nong Fan will then lead the body into the coffin.Encoffining means that the deceased enters the coffin, during which the family members of the deceased are not allowed to watch.Poor families generally put the coffin behind the incense table, while wealthy families put the coffin in the inner hall.At a glance, Nong Fan knew that Zhang's coffin was placed behind the incense table, and when he came to the back of the incense table, Nong Fan was stunned again, and there was only a wooden board in front of him.Thinking of Zhang's family being poor, Nong Fan understood that this was a funeral. Mat burial refers to wrapping the dead in straw mats and burying them, which is generally done by poor families.When Nong Fan's father died, he knew how to sell the house and buy a coffin to bury his father, so Nong Fan had only heard about it but never seen it. The last step in expelling corpses is decompression. If the anti-corrosion phenomenon of the corpse is not removed, the corpse will not rot after being buried in the ground for many years. If it is old for a long time, the corpse will have absorbed a certain amount of yin energy when it is dug out. , so it is easy to change into a dead body.Another point is to prevent relatives from deceiving corpses during vigil, because the corpse gas gathered in the corpse is also sucked away during the decompression. Unless there is a special accident, the corpse after decompression will no longer have the possibility of corpse change. . First of all, the seven orifices and two holes of the corpse should be sealed. The seven orifices refer to the eyes, nose, ears and mouth, and the second holes refer to the anus and belly button.Only wax seals can be used to seal the seven orifices and two holes. This method is disrespectful to the deceased, so relatives of the deceased cannot be allowed to watch.After it is sealed, it is rotten.The exorcists each have their own methods. Some can let the corpses rot naturally without extracting them, while others do not embalm them at the beginning. They sprinkle lime powder on the corpses to embalm them.The Tianguanmen's method of extracting corruption is to use a hollow steel awl to pierce the corpse's Tianling cover to remove the corpse's breath.Then stab into the abdomen to drain the embalming fluid.Although it is disrespectful to the deceased, it is good to do so to avoid future troubles. As soon as it is done, remove the wax and arrange the clothes and pants for the corpse.The whole exorcism process is over. After Nongfan finished handling everything, it was a custom for the woman to come over for an autopsy to see if she was healthy.Some unscrupulous exorcists will empty the internal organs of the deceased or cut off the head and limbs and throw away the main body. Relatives are not allowed to check when encoffining, and the relatives of the deceased dare not disobey the intention of the exorcist. Of course, they do not know that their relatives are dead. Not yet a whole body.The black-hearted exorcist would do this in order to bring more corpses with him.Therefore, some exorcists with real skills specially asked the family members of the deceased to check to prove that they were worthy of the name. The woman seemed very relieved of Nong Fan, she only took one look and said: "I trust you, don't read it. Come, this is the rest of the reward." As she spoke, the woman took out the remaining nine copper coins and handed them to Nong Fan.Some exorcists only receive a 10% deposit, while others charge 20% or 30% as a deposit, but most of them only collect the money after sending the deceased to the destination. Nong Fan looked at the woman and couldn't bear to accept it. Now that the world is in trouble, her husband has left her again. A woman must have a difficult life in the future. Seeing Nong Fan's hesitation, the woman smiled and said, "The young man is worried about me, right? I'm a little poor, but I won't starve to death. You want to give the money to Master, so take it." Hearing what the woman said, Nong Fan also smiled and said: "Although my master is greedy for money, but he is not short of the money, and the master also sees that the elder sister is a good person, so he will help out, you can keep the money, elder sister. Farewell." After speaking, Nong Fan ignored the woman's yelling, and hurried out of the house with her head buried in her head. Behind, the woman yelled "Wait" and saw that Nong Fan left without looking back, so she had no choice but to shout: "Thank you, little master, and thank your master for me." Nong Fan, who was walking on the road, didn't care about the woman's thanks, and now he was thinking: "How can I explain to that money-grubbing old man?"