Chapter 47: The Human Skin Inn (Part II)
Muga Village, stretching from the foot of the mountain all the way to the east for more than half a mile, is a huge puddle in the north, which is full of green reeds, which are constantly intertwined with the chirping of insects. To the south of Muga Village, there are two roads, one goes directly to the east, and the other is from the fork in front of the village to the south. According to the crazy old woman's account, the direction of the Xinglong Hotel should be the direction of the south.
There are dozens of families in the front and back rows of the village, and the people in this village do not seem to be very wealthy, at most a few have built brick houses. Most of the houses are still made of adobe and rock. Zhang Musheng's home is in the easternmost part of Muga Village, although there are still two houses to the east, but the dilapidated houses of those two families have long been ruined, and it is estimated that people have already moved out of Muga Village.
In this way, Zhang Musheng has a barren family in the east, and only a few families in the west are far away, and at a glance, it is also very desolate. It's just that now Zhang Musheng's house, like the two next to the east, has become an empty house. When I came to the gate of Zhang Musheng's house, I looked at the lifeless small courtyard in front of me in a daze, the gate had been closed tightly, and there seemed to be no villagers walking here in the middle of the night.
After all, two people had just died in Zhang Musheng's family, one was Zhang Musheng's old mother, who hanged herself, and Zhang Musheng was killed by the vicious Cui Huzi uncle and nephew. Thinking of this, I reached out and pushed the door open, and sure enough, it was pushed open for me. But the crazy old woman stood trembling outside, saying that she didn't dare to enter the courtyard of Zhang Musheng's house. I was surprised and asked, "What are you afraid of?" ”
The crazy old woman glanced at the courtyard with a frightened face, hurriedly waved her hands, and said, "There are ghosts in this courtyard...... I, I'm afraid of ......" said, the crazy old woman's mouth was grinning, swallowing her saliva vigorously, and she didn't dare to take an extra step into the yard. I didn't think anything was wrong, but I was given goosebumps by the actions of this crazy old woman, and I hurriedly turned my head and glanced into the yard.
I have to say that this courtyard is indeed full of yin qi, and the entire house is shrouded in a strong dead air. However, the more this is the case, the more I don't want to open the eyes of the sky, because I think that when I come to Zhang Musheng's house, there is no need to make such a stirring up of the people, and I am not here to fight with ghosts and evils, but to take care of Zhang Musheng's family's idle affairs. So even if there are ghosts, I can probably guess some.
After thinking about it, I turned to the crazy old woman and asked, "You really don't go in?" ”
The crazy old woman shook her head again. I couldn't help but be happy, and said casually: "If you want to talk about Zhang Musheng's incident, you are also involved, and now I am afraid that it will be difficult for you to get out." But with me, you don't have to be afraid, no evil can hurt you! "Saying this, I still have some confidence, to say that I can't deal with those powerful demons, ordinary demons, now can't do anything to me.
Hearing my words, the crazy old woman seemed to hesitate, but finally decided not to go in. I had to casually say, "Do you think it's safe to hide outside?" If the demons inside are afraid of me, they will definitely run out, and then you will hide outside, and you will encounter them! With that, I smiled and strode into the courtyard. Sure enough, the crazy old woman hurriedly followed me in. Actually, I'm really a little worried about the safety of the crazy old woman, she just has yin and yang eyes that ordinary people don't have, and she doesn't have the slightest way to defend herself, if she doesn't follow me, it's easy to get into trouble.
When I came to the courtyard, the crazy old woman kept her eyes closed, lowered her head deeply, and followed me closely. I glanced around the courtyard, and it was really pitiful for such a poor family. And Zhang Musheng can afford such filial piety in this living environment, he would rather ruin his lifelong happiness, even his life, than abandon his old mother.
"Squeak......
Before he reached the door of the hall, suddenly, the dilapidated door of the hall opened in response, revealing the dark scenery inside. I was shocked, and then I put my mind at ease and nodded slightly: "If you welcome me, then thank you!" With that, I walked slowly into the hall, found the place where the oil lamp was, and lit it. The withered yellow light filled the roofs of the three rooms.
These three houses were only separated by two beams, and during the period, they were only covered with rags. A passage is exposed against the south wall, and the rags are black, which sets off this lifeless house, which is simply extraordinarily appropriate. After a general glance at the east and west rooms, I immediately picked up Zhang Musheng's ashes, placed it on top of the god case, and said casually: "Zhang Musheng, you are home now, under the nine springs, it is time to rest in peace!" ”
With that, I took out an incense stick and lit it and inserted it into the incense burner. But at this moment, an inexplicable cold breath swept through the rags hanging in the east house, blowing towards me and the crazy old woman. The crazy old woman suddenly hid to my left hand side in a panic, muttering something indistinctly, roughly I listened, that is, if there is a debtor who is wronged, don't harm her.
I sighed lightly and said, "Didn't you also stay at Zhang Musheng's house?" You weren't afraid at that time, but what are you afraid of now? ”
"Alas, little Taoist, you don't understand, Zhang Musheng was not dead at that time, and now Zhang Musheng is alive and dead. And he was poisoned to death by Cui Huzi's gang, think about it, he ...... Will his old mother be able to rest in peace under the Nine Springs? The crazy old woman said to me in a deep voice: "Plus, plus how did Zhang Musheng's old mother die?" Little Taoist priest, do you know? Hang yourself! Hanged ghost, when Zhang Musheng is not dead, she can still stop and stop, but Zhang Musheng is alive and dead, as Zhang Musheng's old mother, how much hatred and resentment should she have?! ”
I hurriedly frowned, thinking about it too. Zhang Musheng died so tragically, and the ghost of his old mother was afraid that it would not be able to stop. Thinking of this, just as I was about to look up at the beam, the crazy old woman grabbed my arm and whispered in my ear urgently...... "Little Taoist, don't look at it, it's still hanging on it......" Hearing this, I chuckled in my heart, and subconsciously retracted my gaze.
This crazy old woman was shocked, I was not afraid, but it also made my heart beat wildly. But now if Zhang Musheng's old mother's ghost is unwilling to enter the underworld, and her resentment is difficult to dissipate, it will not be a problem! Thinking of this, I gritted my teeth and quietly opened the eye of heaven, and sure enough, the resentment in this room was as dignified as water! Slowly, I looked up and glanced over the beam.
Sure enough, an old woman with a long tongue sticking out her eyes, hung on the beam of the room. And those eyes seemed to be staring at me without blinking. I swallowed hard, and I felt my scalp tingle from her staring...... Immediately cleared his throat, and said with a little majesty: "People die as ghosts, ghosts have a place for ghosts, old man, although your son died tragically, but he was killed, there should be this catastrophe." Besides, I am now appointed by Lord Chenghuang to come to your house to take care of this matter, and I will definitely not spare the evil master. In this case, the old man should return to the underworld with peace of mind, and he should not be ghosted and continue to guard this empty house! ”
"Revenge...... Avenge...... My son died so miserably...... My son died so miserably......"
The cold words kept echoing in the house, and even hit me hard. I couldn't help but shrink my neck, and I knew that the hanged ghost was very angry, and it was true. And this old woman is deeply obsessed, and her resentment has increased greatly for her son's death, and now she wants her to enter the underworld to report, but I'm afraid it's very difficult. Coupled with the fact that the matter on Cui Huzi's side is not over yet, how can I move her?
But if you want me to directly attack her into the underworld, I can't do it. It's just because I inevitably remember that when she was alive, she lived such a poor life with Zhang Musheng, and the old woman's life was really not easy, and I have no reason not to move this compassion...... I can't beat it, I can't say it, I can't say it, this is stumped for me. But if the master is here, I am afraid that no matter how big the old woman's grievances are, what should be done or what will be done.
Dust returns to dust, and when people die, they should go to the underworld, and we who practice the Tao should abide by this natural law. It's just that I'm not harder than Master's heart, and I can do it, but I really can't do it. At this moment, the crazy old woman kept shaking behind me, urging me from time to time: "Little Taoist, we, what should we do now?" This hanged man's resentment is growing, either you take her in, or let's run now...... This kind of ghost is the most difficult, she doesn't care if you are here to help her son resolve karmic debts, she is now full of resentment, and only real people can make her stop! ”
"I know, I know." I hurriedly comforted the crazy old woman, and then said to the hanged ghost in a cold voice: "Old man, I remember that you have suffered a lot during your lifetime, and the long-term attachment to the family house is also because of my son. Therefore, I will not do anything to you, but you must promise me that you will not leave this house and disturb the peaceful life of other villagers until I have dealt with your son's affairs. Otherwise, I won't care about your previous things, and I will definitely use the Maoshan Dao technique to beat you into the eighteenth layer of hell! DID YOU KNOW?! ”
I only heard my words fall, and on the beam in front of me, the hanged ghost was still swaying, and seemed to understand my words, but it didn't seem to understand. It's just that her resentment seems to have eased a little, and she doesn't repeat those words anymore. I turned around and nodded to the crazy old woman, and said in a deep voice, "Now let's go out!" As soon as the words fell, I saw that the crazy old woman had already fled and rushed out.
When we had walked out of the gate, I closed the gate again, took out a piece of talisman paper, and drew a forbidden talisman, so that the ghost of the old mother of Mu Sheng wandered out, and I had to take some measures. After pasting the charm above the door, I breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and said angrily: "Now, I want to go to the Xinglong Hotel to see what those jackals in human skin look like!" It's time to take this skin inn down! ”