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Chapter 11

These funeral events have nothing to do with Xie Yantang and Ye Guhong. After they left Song City that day, they continued to travel in Huxiang.Bamboo is produced in Huxiang, especially in the mountains of Western Guangdong.In the world, there are often utensil makers walking with bundled food, going into the mountains in the snow to get rid of miasma, and choosing rouge, scarlet dizzy and other beautiful people to make pipes.At that time, the best management system in Huxiang was the Cen family, whose reputation is still well known, followed by Li, Dong, Zhao, and Yuan, who are also famous management systems in the world.Ye Guhong is good at the flute, and he is also good at flute and zither, so he decided to stay in Huxiang for a while, looking for some flute pipes.

It's just that after walking a few places in a row, either I don't like it, or what I like is already on other people's shelves.Ye Guhong doesn't like to take what others like, so he never got half a cent from his journey.The two of them were not in a hurry, they walked slowly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the season of durian flowers blooming and rain hitting new lotuses. On this day they came to Hengzhou, Xie Yantang said: "Mr. Cen is here, why don't you ask him to do it for you?" One tube, just right."

Ye Guhong said hello, and the two went to Cen's house.When I got to the door, I saw that the door of Cen's house was closed. I knocked on the door again and again, but there was a response, but it was a pale man with a troubled face. I only said that Cen's family had fled to the countryside and no one was in charge.Ask again, but he is unwilling to say more, and hastily closed the door.The two looked at each other in dismay, and finally asked the nearby residents to find out that the Cen's house has been haunted by ghosts recently, and they would jump around and chase people at night, what happened to the door.The family died in horror, and it was useless to try to explain it. In desperation, they had to hide in the countryside, leaving only one day to watch the door.

But the neighbors only know a thing or two, and no one knows the details.Ye Guhong walked to the door of Cen's house, raised his head and stared for a while, and said: "There is something wrong." Then he looked at the neighbor's house, slightly surprised: "It's strange, this monster is only here to make troubles, and there is nothing wrong with each other across the wall. .”

Xie Yantang said: "You can see it when you enter the room." Then he took his junior and younger brother and walked in calmly through the wall.At this time, it was almost dusk, and it was going to be dark, so the old man didn't dare to stay for a long time, so he locked the door and left aggressively.In the deep house, only Ye Guhong and Xie Yantang are left.

The Cen family is well-known for its management. Although it is not a wealthy family, it has been passed down for a long time, and it has a certain air.There are three entrances to the house, several rooms in the inner house, and another floor on the northwest corner. The plum trees in front of the building are shaded by green radishes, and the wall is covered with green radishes. Brilliant, the snow shines on the window of the book to give birth to the night."Xie and Ye looked at the front and back of the house one by one, Ye Guhong smiled and said: "Brother, how dare you bet with me? This evil must be here."

Xie Yantang pinched his smiling face: "Obviously."

The two of them walked around for a while, picked up a clean stone bench under the plum tree and sat down, Ye Guhong took out a small red clay stove, a sand bottle, a tea cup, etc., shook the bamboo tube, but it was empty, raised his head and chuckled , "But I have to work, brother."

Xie Yantang was a little moved by the way he looked up, he paused, then took the bamboo tube and left.Ye Guhong slowly lit the charcoal fire in the furnace, took out pine nuts, walnuts, sesame seeds, etc., crushed them in a mortar with a pestle, and put them in small dishes.After a while Xie Yantang had returned, he poured out a cup of the water in the pot for his junior brother to taste, then poured the one he likes into a sand bottle and put it on the fire to cook.

The two talked for a while about the nearby spring water, and as soon as the watch was exhausted, the neighbors were silent.What Ye Guhong said earlier suddenly sounded like something was walking in the soil, and it was walking and stopping, the closer it got, the more hesitant it was, and there was only a rustle, like a snake walking in the grass, rustling away, gradually disappearing Underground, soon there was no sound.Ye Guhong smiled: "This bastard is somewhat clever."

Xie Yantang said: "If you don't like it, just cut it off with one sword."

Ye Guhong was about to speak, but he heard the voice of Lu Lu, a Taoist came from outside with a light on, and suddenly saw the two of them here, he was shocked, and then looked closely at the appearance of the two, Ji Shou said: "I have seen immortals, and I dare not disturb each other. Please don't blame me."

Ye Guhong asked: "Who are you?"

The Taoist replied, "My surname is Ruan Qiao. I am 42 years old. I was originally a Confucian student. I became a Taoist priest because I studied the White Crane Temple and played Taoism. I passed by this place a few days ago, and the Mengcen family begged to come to see it tonight."

Ye Guhong pointed to the stone bench for Ruan Qiao to sit on, and said: "You are late, that evil thing has just disappeared, I'm afraid it will not reappear tonight if you see us here."

Ruan Qiao frowned: "What should I do?"

Ye Guhong said: "This evil thing is only causing trouble in the Cen family, it should be where its roots lie. If you let the Cen family dig here, you will definitely get something."

Ruan Qiao happily said: "Thank you for your guidance, the immortal." Then he asked: "I wonder if the immortal will come on that day?"

Ye Guhong smiled, "Naturally he will come." After speaking, he stopped talking to him, and Xie Yantang disappeared in an instant.

Ruan Qiao looked around in astonishment, only to see the quiet mist above his head, the quiet moon, if not for the teacup in his hand, he would almost have thought it was Hua Xu's dream.He stood in a daze for a while, put the teacup into his sleeve carefully and carefully, took another look at the back house of the Cen family, lit up the lamp and left.

Three or four days after the night visit, Ruan Qiao returned from outside the city accompanied by the two young gentlemen of the Cen family, and the head of the family, Cen Yanzhi.A group of people arrived in front of the door. Although most of them were middle-aged men, they all looked pale when they saw the closed door.When I entered the gate, I was trembling all the way, like a thief walking at night in the blue sky and daylight, looking forward and backward, the slight wind blowing the leaves, I was terrified.Walking to the backyard, Ye Guhong and Xie Yantang were indeed there, Ruan Qiao strode up: "I've seen a fairy."

Everyone in the Cen family had heard what Ruan Qiao said earlier, and hurriedly followed suit to salute.Ye Guhong took a look, "But do what you want."

Ruan Qiao walked carefully in the garden, and then asked the two young gentlemen what happened that day.One of them is Cen Yi, who is the youngest son of Cen Yanzhi, and the other is his cousin Cen Hao. They are studying at night, and when they are about to go to bed, they suddenly hear a female voice reciting poems in the courtyard. Chanting.Neither a maidservant nor a sister, and looking at her attire, it doesn't seem to be recent.Cen Hao was quieter, maybe it was a ghost or something, so he pulled his cousin and wanted to retreat quietly.Cen Yi was young and bold, and said with a smile, "Why doesn't the beauty come in and have a chat?"

The woman turned her head in response, and asked with a smile: "Is the concubine really in your ears?"

Cen Yi smiled and said, "Of course you can enter."

The woman smiled and disappeared in the blink of an eye.Cen Yi was startled, Qi Hu wanted to go out to have a closer look, when he suddenly heard a rustling on the top of his head, he raised his head to look, and saw a woman hanging upside down between the beams, seeing the two people looking over, she smiled with parted lips, her head dropped suddenly, and she jumped to the ground.Cen Hao and Cen Yi yelled in horror, and hurried out the door, the female head ran after her, the more anxious the people ran, the more anxious the head chased.Occasionally, they saw a room with a door ajar, and the two rushed to avoid entering the room, closing the door and trying their best to reach it.The head has followed, and the door has been gnawed, and the door has been smashed in an instant, and it is about to enter the room.At this time, the crowing of the cock was heard suddenly, and the female head suddenly froze, and jumped away without a trace.

The two narrowly escaped death, their whole bodies were limp, they couldn't move half a step, they were afraid in their hearts, they didn't dare to go out, they didn't get up until the end of the night, and told Cen Yanzhi about the matter.Cen Yanzhi was half-believed at first, and only half-believed after seeing the broken door.Because of embarrassment, they only quietly invited monks and Taoists to give Dharma interpretation, but it was of no use at all. The female head made a lot of noise, and scared a dozen people sick.At this point, the Cen family couldn't care about anything else, they hurriedly packed up the whole family to avoid leaving the city, and invited countless people from far and near, but none of them could subdue this evil thing.The family was at a loss, and when they finally met Ruan Qiao, they seemed to grasp at straws and begged for help.Later, when Ruan Qiao said that two immortal elders had descended, he was overjoyed and brave enough to follow them back.

After hearing the story, Ruan Qiao looked carefully at the four corners again, pointed to a shallow pit in the northwest corner and said, "What is this?"

Cen Hao said, "We are going to dig a shallow pond and plant some lotus flowers."

Ruan Qiao said: "I'm afraid that the evil thing comes from here." As soon as the words came out, the people standing near the pit jumped up in fright, and as soon as they retreated seven or eight feet away, a small servant cried and said, "Master Dao, don't worry about it." joke."

Ruan Qiao glared at him: "Who are you kidding?" Then pointed to the tunnel and said: "Dig here."

When everyone heard that the evil thing was underground, they were fighting with each other, and when they heard that they were going to dig the lair with their own hands, their faces turned ashen, but they couldn't get in the way of the Taoist master's persecution. Gathering up a little bit, he raised his hoe and shovel and waited for digging.After digging for a while, I heard Ruan Qiao say again: "If you don't have time to dig during the day, that evil thing will come out at night."

Everyone worked hard for a while, but within two hours, they had already dug two feet deep, and after going down a few feet, they saw a stone gate.Ruan Qiao ordered everyone to come up, went down and opened the stone gate himself, and waited for a long time until the foul smell dissipated, then ordered people to hold fire and follow him down.Entering the door is a tunnel about four or five feet long, leading to a room about ten steps in size. There is a coffin in the room, bound by iron chains and suspended in the air.Probably over time, the iron chains frayed, the coffin fell to the ground, and even the coffin lid fell open.

Ruan Qiao was about to check the coffin when a young servant suddenly screamed in horror and pointed his finger at the wall.Ruan Qiao held up the lamp and went over, only to see several men and women listed on the wall, all nailed to the wall with iron nails.Looking at the appearance of the clothes, it seems that they are first-class servants.Ruan Qiao looked closer, but everything turned into ashes in an instant, the bones and stars fell to the ground, and the nails were still on the wall.

"It is rumored that in ancient times, the master's family was buried for fear that the servants would cause trouble after death, so they nailed them to the wall. It seems to be true." Ruan Jiao shook his head and ordered his family to carry the coffin out of the crypt. In broad daylight, they could see it clearly.I saw countless rare things in the coffin, including gold and jasper, shining brightly.In the meantime, there was another woman lying on her back, her complexion was lifelike, her cheeks were touched, especially warm, her eyes seemed to be closed but not closed, and the lower eyelashes moved faintly with the person.Cen Yi tugged on Cen Hao's sleeves, barely poked his head to take a look, then hurriedly retracted, hiding behind his cousin, "That's her."

Ruan Qiao bowed to Xie and Ye: "I'm ignorant and ignorant, please ask the immortals for guidance."

Ye Guhong said: "It is said that in the Qin Dynasty, there were 'headless people' in the south. Their heads could fly, and they would fly away after lying down every night. They were left headless, and returned at dawn. If they were heavy on their necks, it would be no different for a while. She used to cover her neck with a copper plate, so her head couldn't get in, so she died. This woman must be like this."

Ruan Qiao wondered: "Since this is the case, you are also a human being. Why do you become evil?"

Ye Guhong took out a jade slip, flew to float on top of the woman, returned after a while, rubbed it briefly, and knew all about the past: "The ancestors of this woman were descendants. After the civilization of Huxiang, most of the descendants moved. One or two branches remained in the same place, but gradually withered away. The woman's mother was originally a maidservant, but was taken as a concubine by the master. Because she knew that she was a downtrodden, she dared not sleep peacefully every night. Within a few years, she became sick and weak Unbearable, she gave birth to a daughter and died. This girl didn't look like a child, but she could lose her head when she grew up. There were always three or five days in a month, when her head came in and out through the dog's sinus or through the skylight. She didn't know it. Just sleep well. If things go on like this, it is inevitable that people will see her. After tracing them down, they will all say that this woman is a monster. Her father wanted to kill her but couldn't bear it, so he buried her alive in the coffin. He was afraid that she would become a murderer after gaining the earth's energy, so he tied the iron chain Bind it so that the coffin does not touch the sky or fall to the ground. And kill all the servants and maidservants who know about it, and use it for burial."

Although he spoke lightly, the others were dumbfounded. Even Cen Yi couldn't help coming out from behind his cousin, "What's the difference between burying alive and killing? I'm afraid it's more cruel." He didn't like to talk about what his father did, After a long pause, he went to look at the woman in the coffin, feeling very pitiful.

Ye Guhong said: "After the crypt is closed, it doesn't receive people's energy and doesn't meet the earth's energy, so nothing happened for more than a hundred years. It wasn't until the iron chain was damaged and the coffin lid was shaken off that this woman got the earth's energy. In death, the spirit is never lost, and the soul is attached to the soul to act. After getting the earth's energy, it becomes a murder. It happened to dig a pond and connect the crypt. When she saw the anger, she gradually recovered, and her head flew out of the small hole. Looking for flesh and blood day and night. Fortunately, she can move a little bit, if she really eats flesh and blood, she will be able to get out of the coffin immediately, and not only the Cen family, but this piece will become her meal."

Cen Yi thought she was pitiful before, but when he heard it now, he immediately felt bad, and looked at the woman again, as if seeing the bodyless person who was standing right next to him through the broken door that night, he trembled in fright, hurriedly and Get behind your cousin.

Ruan Qiao said: "If that's the case, let's go extinct." After saying this, he sacrificed a walnut, which lingered in the air, buzzing like a wasp.Seeing this scene, the female corpse suddenly opened her mouth, closed her eyes and begged sadly: "My son died innocently, the Taoist priest is merciful, why don't you merciful me?"

Cen Yi was a little dumbfounded when he read the book, but hesitant when he heard it.Cen Yanzhi glanced at the youngest son, shook his head secretly, and said to Ruan Qiao: "Please do it, Taoist priest."

Ruan Qiao didn't hesitate any more, just pointed his finger, the walnut split into two, and fell on the head of the female corpse. The female corpse trembled all over, she closed her eyes and wept endlessly. After a while, the tears stopped and her cheeks became dry. Suddenly, the body was reduced to ashes, and the bones were scattered among the treasures like white dust.Ruan Qiao said to Cen Yanzhi: "This crime is gone. I pity her tragic death. Please bury him properly. The things in the coffin have been stained with the atmosphere of the earth for a long time. There may be dangers. Don't move."

Cen Yanzhi responded one by one, and ordered the coffin lid to be closed, and another large coffin was made, and the coffin, ashes and treasures were put in, and the auspicious acupoint of Fengshui was selected for proper burial.Fearing that someone would rob the tomb, he would tell others about it.As a result, some people were obsessed with wealth, stole the treasures from the tomb, and the family died; there were also unbelievers who kept the treasures at home, and the concubine almost died violently.The survivors in the family were terrified and asked to come to Cen's house.The Cen family had no choice but to send people to take the treasure and return it to the tomb, and erected a stele beside it, writing a composition to warn future generations. From then on, it was safe, and until more than 200 years later, the tomb was wiped out by the war, and no one knew where it was.