It is said that the old man and the Taoist have been gone for more than half a year.
Suddenly one day, He Baijie encountered a mourning monkey at the foot of the mountain.
When I took a closer look, I couldn’t help but be surprised. One of the big monkeys was wearing the same clothes that his father wore when he left home. My father loved green and official calligraphy, so he wore the green clothes and blue hat specially. , with many official characters embroidered on it.
Didn’t my father go to practice in the mountains with a Taoist? How could the clothes be worn by these beasts? Could it be that my father deliberately threw the clothes by the roadside in order to wash away the worldly dust? That's not right. If this is the case, the mourning monkeys will not wear the clothes, they will only strip the clothes from the dead.
Otherwise, someone picked up my father's discarded clothes and died on the mountain road.
He Baijie was surrounded by doubts. Because he missed his father, he decided to follow the monkeys to find out.
After thinking again and again, he called his two cousins and went into the mountain together.
On the way, keep throwing food to the monkeys to prevent them from becoming impatient and not leading the way.
The monkeys deliberately walked slower in order to get more food.
After walking for nearly a day, the three of them finally stopped at a broken Taoist temple. The monkeys wandered back and forth, squeaking and playing, indicating that they had stripped the clothes here.
He Baijie's heart skipped a beat. Seeing that the gate was closed, he couldn't care less and broke through the wall with his brothers.
As soon as his feet landed on the ground, the people in the room were startled.
The bare-legged and disheveled concubine who walked out of the room was the Taoist from before.
When the Taoist saw He Baijie, his face showed panic and he glanced at a place in the courtyard.
He Baijie and the others also looked in that direction.
It would have been okay if he didn’t look at it, but when he looked at it, everyone took a breath of horror.
I saw only a pair of human skin hanging on a wooden frame. It must have been newly deceased. It was complete from head to toe. Even the hair was not missing. Only the facial features were left with dark black holes.
He Baijie looked carefully and found that this man had a big mole on his chest. He suddenly felt that the world was spinning. This man was his father!
He let out an ouch and almost fell down, staring at the Taoist with fire coming out of his eyes.
The Taoist snorted coldly, went back to the room, pulled out a sword, and stabbed He Baijie and the others.
The He family is proficient in martial arts, and the three brothers are all skilled in martial arts. After fighting for a long time, the three of them worked together to break one of the Taoist's legs and capture him.
The truth also emerged.
It turns out that the Taoist is not a local. He accidentally learned an evil method: find an old man over ninety years old, strip off his skin, tan and draw talismans. After several operations, he can summon the old man's body. The soul is driven by it. Moving gold and unloading silver can cause harm to people and animals, and it is no problem to get things through walls.
Yes, three-legged toads are easy to find, but where can I find the skin of a ninety-year-old man?
After several years of traveling and inquiring, I found out that there was an old man from the He family in Wuliu Town. He was nearly ninety years old and was already a dying man. The Taoist estimated that he could live for another two years, but just in case, he deliberately left the elixir for the old man to eat.The elixir can extract vitality from the body, and long-term use will definitely shorten your life. However, in this way, the eater may mistakenly think it is some kind of panacea. In order to win He Baijie's trust, he used a trick to make a dying flower grow green again, and the He family believed it.
When the old man passed his nineties, the Taoist took him back to the mountain to abandon the temple. After some conversation, he realized that it would take some time for the old man to reach his true ninety years old.
Because at that time, there was a custom in Yuzhou that elderly people over eighty years old must advance their birthdays in advance, so that they can coax away ghosts and ghosts. Therefore, the He family announced that the old man's ninetieth birthday was actually half a year ahead of schedule.
The Taoist can't help but feel a little distressed, but he can only serve Old Man He well to avoid any mistakes.
A few days ago, when the old man turned 90, the Taoist couldn’t wait and fed him the Sloughing Pill. The old man’s whole body felt like countless ants gnawing at him, causing itching and pain. The more he struggled, the more he became more and more tired. It was unbearable, and the human skin slowly separated from the muscles.
The Taoist endured it for half a year. When he saw the old man's scene, he was in a good mood and laughed. He tied the old man to the Taoist courtyard and kept drinking and enjoying the strange scenery.
The human skin sheds for a whole day.
This place is inaccessible. After eating and drinking, the Taoist went back to his house to sleep.
The old man wailed until midnight and died.
After the old man died, a group of mourning monkeys were summoned. They stripped off his cuckold hat and green robe, put them on and made fun of him, running around in the mountains.
A few days later, He Baijie saw him, and this made the demonic evil deeds obvious to the world.
After hearing the Taoist's confession, He Baijie burst into tears. He regretted that he should not have coveted the Taoist's things. In a rage, he beat him half to death and took him to the county government. After trial, the demon said He was sentenced to Lingchi by the county magistrate.
Such a terrifying and horrifying legend has been passed down, which also adds a sense of mystery to the mourning monkey.
Because mourning monkeys are considered an ominous thing, and the relatives and friends of the deceased also hope to follow the monkeys to find the remains of the deceased, some people call these monkeys "mourning messengers", and they should be respected and not harmed.
This is why the two detectives respectfully handed over bananas when they saw the mourning monkey, instead of forcing the monkey to lead the way.
Mr. Jiang chatted with everyone for a while before leaving.
There was nothing to do that day, so everyone wandered around.
Cao Dahua and Duolong naturally went to Brothel Street.
Su Can and Er Niang were busy walking around Daliang City to take care of things. After all, the business was done here, and everyone on the ground would be familiar with each other, which would be convenient for doing things in the future.
Lin Yi accompanied Su Xiu'er to go out for a stroll, and Xiang'er naturally accompanied the young lady.
As for Mr. Qin, he went out for a walk early and doesn’t know where he went.
Daliang City is worthy of being the capital city of Yuzhou. The city-state has a huge area. Lin Yi and Su Xiuer walked around for a long time and just walked out of a long street.
Compared with Shoulin City, this place is more lively, with an endless stream of tourists.
The three of them came to sit down at a teahouse on the street.After resting, Lin Yi put on the golden hairpin he just bought for Su Xiuer.
The woman is dignified and beautiful, and the man is handsome and handsome. People passing by can't help but light up when they see it.
What a pair!
"Husband, why are there so many people around there? Is there some interesting trick?"
Lin Yi knew that Su Xiuer liked novel things.
"Come on, let's go and take a look."
When we arrived, we were surrounded by people. Lin Yi tried to join the team several times, but was squeezed out.
The most disgusting thing was a stout woman who forced Su Xiuer aside and gave Lin Yi a rollicking look.
How can you be used to such a savage woman? Lin Yi rolled up his sleeves and wanted to give her a good look, but Su Xiuer pulled her back and shook his head gently.
"We have just arrived in Daliang, so don't cause trouble." Su Xiu'er said softly.
Lin Yi rolled his eyes and had an idea.
Looking back, he quickly spread out, lowering his head to grab the coins scattered on the ground.
Suddenly enlightened
Lin Yi and the other three came to the front and saw a stage set up in the middle of the circle, facing the new bridge across both sides of the river not far away.
It seems to be a blessing ceremony for the completion of the new bridge.
A mage held a wooden sword, babbling, and kept performing rituals.
Lin Yi couldn't help but remember that he had played such a role when the construction of Chuixiao Lane was started.
It’s all deception.
After watching for a while, Su Xiuer felt bored and said: "Husband, let's go."
Lin Yi also felt that it was boring, at least a ghost would come under the oil pan and sword. Kill the demon and show it to everyone
However, just as the three of them turned to leave, they heard a "click" and a thick and long branch suddenly broke and fell from the big tree next to the altar. The altar where the ritual was being performed was smashed to pieces.