According to the records of "Maoshan Secret Yao", the jealous woman ghost was a resentful woman during his lifetime, and was abandoned by her husband. From the level of Er Ya's resentment, it can be judged that she died at least three months ago. And Erya can freely switch between the incorporeal and the physical, which shows that she is a ghost, because the new ghosts all appear in the incorporeal, and only with certain deeds can they appear in the physical, such as the ghost infant. As for who was trapped by Lianmei's soul, you still need to wait for Lianmei to wake up and ask her. In short, it can be concluded that the real murderer behind the scenes in Baisha Village is an extremely cunning jealous ghost, who hides deeply and kills people invisible.
"Er Ya is a ghost now!"
Lu Jianguo said affirmatively. "Jealous ghosts are so fierce, that's really not easy!"
Lu Jianguo got up and looked into the depths of the mountain with his back on his back. Lu Jianguo seemed calm, but what I saw was fear.
In ancient times, it is said that people who were eaten by tigers became ghosts after death, who specially lured people to feed tigers and act as ghosts for tigers. In fact, this explanation of ghosts can be explained by the psychological "Stockholm syndrome". The victim's Erya's obsession was too deep, and only with the help of the power of the jealous woman to persecute the weaker and smaller, can she satisfy her twisted psychology. Over time, the hatred of the jealous wives and ghosts changed from admiration, and eventually they became ghosts. Erya is a "Stockholm syndrome" patient in the ghost world.
"The ghost has been caught, and the jealous ghost will inevitably hide for a while!"
"Then how can I find the jealous woman?"
"No hurry! Let's go to Erya's house together later. Ghosts are going to kill people, and they usually target the first victim."
Erya's house is an adobe wooden building under the bamboo forest at the east end of the village, with a simple style. It has been empty for two months, and the contents of the house are covered with thick dust. The old man led us into Erya's room. Erya's room is very simple. There is an old-fashioned flower bed in the room, and a lot of "hate" is written on the wooden board of the flower bed.
A broken table with Erya's photo on it was exactly the same as the one I saw last night. On the back of the photo, a line of crooked pencil words "Let me go" was written, and I was hurried looking at the handwriting, and I was still missing a stroke.
What is it that makes Erya full of resentment? What does Erya mean by writing "Let me go" at the back of the photo? This series of questions kept coming back in my mind, making me puzzled. After seeing Erya's house, we left without saying anything.
"Trouble now, Xiaoxia, what kind of way do you see?"
"I'm not sure, but I feel that the thing in Baisha Village came with Erya!"
"Yes, eight or nine never leave ten!"
In Baisha Village, in the month Erya disappeared, three or four young people died. Besides, we have concluded that Er Ya has become a ghost! It is even more certain that the thing is directed at Er Ya. Moreover, that thing is only aimed at young offspring, peeling off their entire human skin. As for Da Ya and Er Ya Niang will die suddenly, we have no idea for a while.
"Get old, although I don't have a big clue, but I thought about it carefully. Erya is the beauty embryo of Baisha Village, and the jealous wives used her as a beauty trick to seduce offspring. After that thing killed ten lives, her strength greatly increased. One second girl is obviously not enough, so I can only hook another Lianmei who is also a beauty embryo, to be a ghost! To seduce more young people for her. When a hundred people are killed, she will become a ghost! At that time The whole village will be harmed!"
Being old is in the ghosts and gods industry, and when Lu Jianguo said this, his face turned green, and his whole body was trembling with fear. "Two mages, is there a way to save them?"
"Yes, I don't know Baisha Village..."
The old man spit, "I spit a bite in Baisha Village, and the Master does not matter!" Seeing that the old man said it simply, Lu Jianguo lowered his voice and said the plan again. If I said so, my face was sad, and soon my face was bright again, he nodded and left, saying "definitely, surely!"
I was stunned to see, and I pricked my ears to listen, only to hear a few words such as "postborn" and "sacrifice to the spirit". I thought to myself, "Which play is Uncle Lu singing! Even I have to hide it!"
On that day, Lu Jianguo and I returned to our hometown. We either wandered around or ate and drank. From May 13th to May 15th, we all spent this idle time. During the period, Lu Jianguo disappeared for a while, but returned soon, and I didn't think much about it. I have been getting old for three days, and do not return home until late every night to rest.
Soon it was May 15th, and the oriental fish maw turned white. Lu Jianguo still didn't do anything, and I was a little impatient in waiting. Fearing that Li Dazui would be "sacrificed to the spirit", he quietly went to the cabin many times. The first three or four men outside the cabin are holding hands, so there is no chance to get close. After finally getting close to the West Mountain, the sky fell faint. I took advantage of the man's handover, and sneaked into the cabin. The cabin was crowded with people. When I approached the cabin, I was kicked in, and got stuck in the crowd with a look of bewilderment.
I don’t know how long it took, twenty or thirty of us, with our front hands tied with our back hands, and like the prisoners, under the escort of seven or eight men with knives, we came to the big temple from the cabin. The bright lights in front of the temple suppressed the moonlight. We were taken to a platform in the courtyard of the temple. The platform was crowded with people in darkness. I was also driven into the crowd. The old man and Uncle Lu were whispering in the temple. When I was about to speak, I was hit on my head with a heavy load, and then a rag blocked my mouth.
I had no choice but to carefully observe the big temple with the help of lights. The temple is a tall wooden structure with overhanging eaves and arches with extraordinary momentum. The six hug beams of the main hall support the roof. The top of the pillar that carries the girder is engraved with some pans, and the bottom of the pillar is embedded in the open-mouthed toad stone pier. In the middle of the temple, there are three statues of gods, namely yellow-backed, green-backed, and xuan-backed toads, with big bellies. The mouth was so cracked that he seemed to be laughing. Needless to say, that is the image of the god-belly god.
Big belly god, is the meaning of moon god in the native dialect. This is similar to the Han Chinese comparing the golden toad to the moon. According to legend, more than three hundred years ago, the chieftain was born with a big belly and led the people to successfully repel Li Zicheng's army invasion. After his death, he was enshrined as a god by his tribe. During the Qing Dynasty, Dadu Temple was not spared by the large-scale demolishing of the Tibetan Temple and Earth Temple. In the Jiaqing period, the national power of the Qing Dynasty declined, and local temples began to be rebuilt. Due to the age, the locals mistakenly referred to the god of big belly as the legendary god of golden toad, so the temple was rebuilt. According to the zodiac signs of the five elements of land, mountains and rivers, and water, the three toad gods, Huang, Qing, and Xuan, are enshrined respectively. On the night of the fifteenth full moon every month, sacrifices are carried out in accordance with traditional customs.
Baisha Village is one of the few villages dedicated to the God of Dadu. Three animals and six animals are used for worship on the fifteenth every month. If someone offends the mountain god or cave god. When you get old, you will ask the god of big belly to ask if this person wants to make sacrifices. If Dadu God allows it, the elders will make arrangements. By the fifteenth of this month or the fifteenth of the next month, "spiritual sacrifices" will be made to those who offend the gods.
The practical steps to "sacrifice the spirit" are very simple. First drive the victim to the platform of the Dadu Temple, and then untie the rope. After that, the old man performed the Nuo show of "The King of the Belly Exploring the Yin" on the stage. Following the old spells, Wu Zheng poured a glass of curse water on the sacrificers, and the sacrificers were in a state of confusion. All the villagers bowed together and knelt and knocked three times before the sacrificer. They beat the bronze drum three times each, and everyone turned upside down and withdrew from the temple. As for burning with fire, it is completely an outside rumor.
If the big belly god comes to the big temple, take away the sacrificer. A gap will be drawn on the platform. The gap is not made with a knife blade, it is smoother than the cut surface of the knife blade, so it is easy to recognize. I was tied up and had nothing to do. Thinking of this incident, I looked at the periphery of the platform carefully and settled in my heart. There were probably eighty-four or five gaps. Before long, there was a sound of conch on the stage, calling me back to the real world.
Listening to the whimpering conch, I leaned my head towards the statue of the big-bellied god. The old man wore a goblin mask and a tiger leather coat. He held a fan in his left hand and a brass bell in his right. Dao Lao sang it in a silly remark, and made a horse-riding whip movement. At the same time, the bronze drum was beaten four times, and the villagers underneath knelt quickly, shouting monosyllable words like "good" in their mouths. I read and sang like this, which lasted about half an hour. Finally the bronze drum rang four times each. Wu Zheng brought more than 20 cups of water on the platform, and the old man took out a yellow talisman, burned it with fire, twisted a dust, and bounced it into the cup. Needless to say, that is curse water.
I can see now that the so-called curse water is nothing but Ecstasy. The series of spells and dances are just a form of performance, and even burning the yellow talisman is a deceptive trick. Although I am not deep in Taoism, I have been in this field for more than half a month, and I still understand the basic principles. That was just putting Ecstasy in the water, which made people comatose after drinking it!
Several villagers came up and broke our mouths forcibly, and everyone took a glass. I just feel that my eyes are dark and my consciousness is gradually blurred. Although there were many sounds of the bronze drum in front of me, I felt that it was floating down from the clouds. I don't know when, I passed out into a coma.
I don't know how long I was awakened by a blast of cold wind, and I felt very quiet around me. With the help of the shining moonlight, I found that there was not even a single figure around the platform. At this time, I suddenly remembered that I hadn't seen Li Dazui ever since I approached the cabin. On the one hand, the cabin was crowded, and on the other hand, he was rushed to the Temple of Dadu in a hurry, so he ignored the principal. I secretly cursed in my heart, "Damn! Why did I become a sacrificed living person?"
Dadu Temple is extremely quiet. Thinking of the jealous wives and ghosts mentioned by Lu Jianguo, my psychology is extremely complicated. "Wipe! Had I been sold by Lu Jianguo?" I couldn't help feeling terrified when I thought of this. Then I thought, "He is definitely not such a person!" All kinds of strange thoughts haunted my mind. I hurriedly climbed down the altar and ran towards the gate. "Wipe! The door is locked from the outside!" This is good! The hall is extremely quiet.
Quack quack!
A strange laugh came from the god of the belly, and a terrifying scene happened! (To be continued) (End of this chapter)