Chapter 383 Mingtiaogang

Matters of life and death are always unpredictable.

Before reaching the end, no one knows what kind of farewell God has arranged for them.

Some people die suddenly in a dream, which is a blessing.

Some people can't let go, can't cut off, and can't resist the death letter from the King of Hell. In the end, they can only grit their teeth and go on the road.

There are also people who are plagued by diseases and suffer all kinds of pain, not to mention those who have done evil and been violently destroyed. At the moment of death, feces and urine flow together, and the last bit of dignity as a human being is lost completely.

And there is such a kind of people in this world, death comes so suddenly that when the soul floats out of the body, they still think they are alive. Those soldiers who died on the battlefield are most likely to have this kind of thing. Most of the ghost soldiers in this world think they are still alive, full of murderous intent and fighting intent, lingering on the battlefield and unwilling to leave, waiting for the enemy to appear, and fighting until they die on horseback.

Undoubtedly, the old man was in the same situation. He saw a horrible scene without any psychological preparation. His body could not bear it and he died without even feeling any pain.

I knew from the first moment I saw him that this was definitely not a person. Seeing that he was immersed in his painful life, I knew his situation clearly. The whole village had already become a dead place. There were no living people. I could only ask the dead about what happened.

Most people in this world have some bad temper when they wake up. If you pour a basin of cold water to wake up your wife who is immersed in a beautiful dream, what awaits you will be an uneven washboard. Some more aggressive and powerful ones will not be impossible to exchange two bags of instant noodles. This is true for people and ghosts. If you wake up such a ghost, the other party will most likely attack and hurt people.

So, in a short moment, the harmonious atmosphere just now disappeared in an instant. The room was tense and the sharp blade was directly exposed.

The old man's face was full of green energy, and his pale face was sometimes hideous and sometimes calm. His eyeballs quickly turned from normal to scarlet, and his anger became more and more serious, making the room suddenly become spooky, the wind howled, and the temperature dropped a lot.

Just when we thought the old man was about to explode, all the fierceness retreated like a tide.

The old man just raised his eyelids and looked at us, then fell on his back with a "thump", a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, staring straight at the ceiling, muttering: "Dead, dead, hehe... Good death!"

Living is too painful, wanting to die but not daring.

I think this is probably the most appropriate way to describe the old man's inner state before his death. His life was miserable, and now it is not a kind of relief.

I didn't expect this scene, but in this poor place, it seems to be a matter of course. After thinking about it, I smiled and said, "That's right. We can't escape what God has arranged. However, no matter how hard it is, we have struggled all our lives without stealing or robbing. He must be better to us in the next life. No matter how unreasonable he is, he can't bully anyone who is easy to bully, right? People have to look forward, whether they are alive or dead. What's the point of always dwelling on the past and not going to reincarnation? I have awakened you, so go to your own future!"

The old man didn't respond, and still lay on the kang like a corpse.

Zhang Xinya probably felt that the old man was really pitiful, and couldn't help but whispered in my ear: "Er Gouzi, how about... you send him off? You have reached the stage of Xuanwei now, and you are already a serious Taoist. The people below should be happy if you send the talisman to others!"

"No need, people like him, as long as they realize that they are dead, they will reveal their whereabouts, and the people below will come to take them away. As the saying goes, life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are in the hands of God. In the book of life and death in the underworld, a person's past and present lives are all connected by cause and effect. The cause of the previous life, the result of this life, and the fate of the next life have long been determined. We practitioners should not interfere at will. It is not easy to repay the debt of favor to people, and it is even more difficult to repay the debt of favor to ghosts. It is not good for ourselves."

Brother Yaozi shook his head, his eyes wandering around, quite anxious, and whispered: "The situation has been roughly understood. There is no need to look at the village anymore. There are dead people everywhere. There is nothing to see. You should leave first, and I will come later."

As he said that, he put down the backpack on his back and took out gloves, rags, etc. from it.

Seeing him like this, I also came to my senses.

This is indeed not a place to stay for a long time.

The old man died at home, but the body has not been found. This shows that no one has come to the village recently!

Not coming now does not mean that they will not come in the future.

The government officials left after the autopsy. They should be analyzing the case. Sooner or later, they will come back. What happened here will definitely be exposed. There are not many people in Xia Village, but there are also 20 or 30 people. This is a tragedy of destroying the village. The government will definitely investigate it to the end. If we break in at this time, as long as we leave clues and are found, we can't wash it clean even if we jump into the Yellow River.

People in Xuanmen are most afraid of getting involved in this kind of thing. Even if they have the means to escape after entering the cell, they can't think of peace in the second half of their lives. We are all innocent now, so we can't jump into this mud pit!

Thinking of this, I immediately retreated without further ado.

"Brother Jingzhe..."

Wushuang suddenly called me softly, pushed me gently with his hand, and raised his chin towards a mud house not far away.

A little firelight lit up in the house at some point. It looked like an oil lamp used in the old society. Smoke was rising and lingering. Through the paper-pasted window, I could vaguely see an old woman with disheveled hair sewing clothes in front of the oil lamp...

"Another one..."

I sighed softly. Any awakened ghost would either be busy going to the underworld to seek rebirth, or lingering in the world thinking about doing something. Who would sit there quietly sewing clothes? This is something that only living people can do. I'm afraid this old woman is in the same situation as the old man, and they all don't know that they are dead.

However, this time I didn't run in to wake him up again. One old man is enough. The ghost will come. As long as he comes, all the ghosts here will be taken away.

Seeing that I was worried, Wushuang ignored the old woman and immediately chased after me, asking in a low voice: "What should we do now?"

I thought about it and said, "Go to Mingtiaogang and find the stone well!"

At this point, there is nothing to say. We can only catch the black snake. In the whole incident, the stone well is the top priority. It is very likely that the black snake's nest is there. Even if it is not, there must be more important clues to help us find the black snake!

After getting in the car and hiding in a small forest a few miles away, we carried all our things and walked to Mingtiaogang. When we turned back, Brother Yaozi had already dealt with it. After meeting, we bypassed the village and headed straight for Mingtiaogang behind.

This place is very famous in Xuanmen, especially in Feng Shui.

Mingtiaogang, as the common people often call it, is actually a huge loess hillock. In our business, Mingtiaogang refers to a large area, with the loess hillock as the center, spreading to both sides, including a majestic peak in front, two huge woodlands extending across two deep ravines on the left and right, and eighty miles of hills spreading behind. The overall view is like a yellow bird flapping its wings and flying high. The loess hillock is the ridge of the bird, with its head held high, its tail flying, and its wings flapping, so it is also called Feifengdi.

Xiacun is just below the left wing of this flying phoenix. The stone well mentioned by the old man, judging from the distance he described for fetching water, should be at the position of the eye of the wing of this flying phoenix, and there is still some distance.

Carrying heavy luggage, we did not dare to take the path that the villagers had made on the phoenix wings to fetch water, but went around into the dense forest next to it, but did not go deep into the stone well. We directly found a place with a leeward wind to set up the tent, ready to spend a night in the wild and set off again at five o'clock.

There is nothing that can be done about it. The villagers of Xia Village don't know, but I know that this huge Feifeng land is full of tombs. Countless nobles from past dynasties were buried here, just hoping to try their luck. If the Feifeng landed in his family, wouldn't it be a long-lasting fortune? Even if it was enough to gain a country, such a shelter was too tempting, and there were countless adventurers. However, it seemed that this Feifeng looked down on these powerful and powerful people, and its fortune always hovered over the tomb of Emperor Shun, and never fell into anyone's family.

To put it bluntly, if the villagers of Xia Village knew a little bit, they would go into this Feifeng land and use a Luoyang shovel to dig down casually, and they would definitely see Wucai soil or rubble, which are all big tombs. If they found a few of them, they would make a fortune!

People in the industry often say that if you are afraid of ghosts, you don't go to the tomb, and if you go to the tomb, you are not afraid of ghosts. This is nonsense. There is a bird place where tombs are pressed on tombs. Try to wade through it in the middle of the night by stepping on the heads of dead people? If something goes wrong, you will complain bitterly!

For safety reasons, I decided to set off during the day, at least I wouldn't delay things halfway.

The group gathered in the woods and ate a simple bite of dry food. I stayed behind to set the first sentry, letting Lao Bai and the others sleep in their sleeping bags. I held my chin and stared at the vast Feifeng land in front of me.

Once a person calms down, his thoughts tend to become particularly clear. I carefully considered the things the old man said. I didn't think anything before, but now I think about it, there are doubts everywhere. My intuition tells me that there is a huge hidden secret here.

Huang Lao Xie built an altar to sacrifice to He Bo, and then the black snake came out.

The big snake that became a spirit is considered a descendant of the Liu family in their Ma family.

Since they are of the same lineage, Huang Lao Xie should be very familiar with these things. He may have seen that the black snake was in a very critical period at that time, which made Wang Sier say that it was a dragon!

Judging from everything that happened at that time, the black snake was clearly asking for a title! !

At that time, it must have reached a very critical moment, and it was about to leap over the dragon gate. It appeared in front of people, let people admit that it was a dragon, and strengthen their Tao heart and path. It doesn't have to be like this at any time. As long as people say it is a snake, it will die immediately in front of people. In that case, there is no need for people like us to exist. Whoever sees this thing, just point and shout, you are a snake, and then the other party will be struck to death by lightning...

In layman's terms, this is actually similar to self-confidence. Self-confidence can determine a person's spirit and even the enthusiasm for doing things. The same is true for these spiritual monsters. When they reach a critical point, others will see and shout that it is a dragon. This is a great affirmation for them. Their spirit expands, and they break through the barriers all at once, soaring up, and they will inevitably turn into a dragon. On the contrary, that kind of blow is devastating. After struggling for so long, people can't see any changes in you. No one can bear it. The foundation of Tao can be destroyed under the impact of the mind and spirit. It is good enough if they are not struck to death by thunder from the sky.

The bad thing happened because of Wang Si'er, this idiot. Huang Lao Xie had already reminded him clearly, but he was still stubborn. At the end, he even muttered. He rejected it three times in a row. Three times is not enough. This kind of blow is more fatal! !

There is nothing wrong with these. It's just that the way this black snake asked for a title made me puzzled!

Normally, when these monsters ask for a title, they should speak human language and ask the other party what they look like, whether they are dragons or snakes!

But the black snake didn't ask at all!

As soon as the tribute was put out, it appeared, and then stood there without saying a word and asked others to recognize it!

I have never heard of such a request for a title!

Moreover, if a monster like the black snake fails to ask for a title, it means that all the previous efforts have been wasted, and many years of hard training have been wasted. It will definitely go on a killing spree, but this black snake did not. The second time it appeared in the village, it only caused trouble for Wang Si'er, and then was chased and beaten by the villagers. It didn't give any face and could only escape.

Such behavior can even be called benevolence and righteousness!!

Putting all these things together, I even had a very strange idea - this snake seems to be very familiar with the people of Xia Village!!

The people of Xia Village don't know it, but it knows the people of Xia Village, and it thinks it has a lot of face in Xia Village, and everyone knows it!!

Otherwise, there is no way to explain its weird behavior of asking for a title, and its behavior of fleeing in panic after failing to get revenge and being greeted by the hammer!!

To put it bluntly, let alone this is a narrow-minded monster, even if it were me, if my thousand-year Taoism was destroyed by someone, I would probably start killing within my ability!

"So, is it this black snake that really killed the whole village?"

I couldn't help but mutter to myself. Based on my previous conjecture, I had to make such a suspicion. I always felt that we seemed to have been led astray. Everything the old man said, as well as Wang Si'er's misfortune, and even Huang Lao Xie's final misfortune, all made us focus our attention on the black snake. We never thought of other possibilities at all!

There is a very important point that is easy to overlook - the old man was scared to death!

When Huang Lao Xie was offering sacrifices to He Bo, the old man had seen this black snake. He was not scared to death the first time, but was scared to death the second time? This doesn't make sense. Fear is like a beautiful girl. You are shocked when you first see her. You are very careful when you get along with her. After you get her, you find that she is just like you. The smell of feet covered in shoes for several days is indescribable. Then your mind becomes open and you can no longer have that feeling. Although this is a scumbag's statement, people are like this. Fear will continue to decrease with the increase in the number of encounters! !

This alone is unreasonable! !

"Could it be that the third time it came into the village was not a black snake, but something else!?"

I had such an idea, and the more I thought about it, the more likely it was, because the old man's strange state, he couldn't remember what he experienced when he died! !

Crack!

Suddenly, a crisp sound came from behind me. It came so abruptly that I shuddered all over. My thoughts were immediately pulled back and I subconsciously pressed on the Tianguan Blade on my leg.

Before I could turn around, a hoarse male voice suddenly came from behind me: "Young man, my stomach hurts, can you help me with it?"