Judging from the color of the soil and the state of the surrounding weeds, it has been some time since the tomb was opened.
I also looked at several nearby tombs, but did not find Li's.
Considering that Li Qianggui and Mrs. Li died one after another, and Mrs. Li had no relatives and no reason in the village, I am afraid that no one will build another tomb for her, so the two are likely to be buried together.
In order to confirm the speculation, Shen Mo and Du Lai continued to excavate the half-dug tomb.
The soil was loose and the corpse was buried shallowly, and they dug up Li Qianggui's body shortly after.
The corpse had rotted into bones, there was no coffin, only a layer of straw mats were wrapped, and there were obvious signs of being chopped on the neck. It was undoubtedly Li Qianggui.
Shen Mo and Du Lai continued to dig down, trying to find Li's body.
Although Li died after Li Qianggui, according to ancient customs, when a husband and wife were buried together, their wife was never allowed to lie on top of her husband.
If Li was not on the right side of Li Qianggui, he could only be deeper underground.
The wind was blowing, the temperature dropped quickly, and it was getting dark.
And they got nothing.
pat—
A drop of rain fell on Bai Youwei's cheek, wet and cool.
She reached out and touched it, looking up at the sky.
The dark clouds covered the sky tightly and seamlessly, and more raindrops fell, pattering, and then crashing.
The rain is getting heavier.
"Stop digging, let's go..." Fu Miaoxue had already waited impatiently and stomped her feet in a hurry. She was both afraid and nervous, lest Du Lai and Shen Mo dig something out of the ground.
Bai Youwei stared at the deeper and deeper pothole without a word, and looked at the gloomy woods around her. She finally said, "Let's go, Li's bones are not here."
The two men also felt that there was little hope and came up one after another.
Du Lai took a breath and said, "Li Leizi's corpse is here, but Li's corpse is not there. Does this mean that what the corpse-carrying girl has been carrying is not her husband's corpse, but her own? If we can make her It's safe to go to earth, and maybe she can stop."
There must be some reason why the female corpse keeps on going.
Or, there is a vengeance that has not been avenged;
Or, it's a wish.
"You can try." Shen Mo nodded slightly, "If she transported it, it was really her own corpse, this method is worth a try."
Fu Miaoxue said, "But we don't even know her name and identity! Even if we make a new tomb for her, the tombstone can only write 'Li's'!"
"Could it be... The key to clearing the game is to find out Li's true identity?" Bai Youwei pondered deeply and muttered, "Let's take a look at night to see who the corpse she transported belongs to."
They came down from the mountain and went back to the village.
At this time, the sky was completely dark.
In the darkness, only outside the courtyard gate of Li Zheng's house, two white lanterns lit up dimly. The faint light flickered, as if it might be doused by rain at any time.
The village was dead silent, only the sound of rain and wind could be heard.
They sheltered from the rain at Li's house.
Every household closed doors and windows, and only the uninhabited Li family could enter. If you ignore the leaky roof, the tablets on the table, the paper on the ground, and the strong musty smell of dampness in the air, this place is barely enough for them to live.
In the wind and rain, they heard the hoarse and harsh singing voice from last night, like an old tape recorder, and it began to creak:
"In an instant...
In an instant, the cold air hits people, and dense clouds spread everywhere.
The slave had no choice but to tighten the bow of his shoes and did not dare to stop.
Wilderness, nowhere to stay.
For a while,
A gust of wind and rain drenched the front of the clothes.
Hey-
ah-
…”
Shen Mo frowned slightly, held Bai Youwei's hand, and asked in a low voice, "Did you hear it?"
Bai Youwei was stunned, thinking he was asking about singing, but Shen Mo continued, "Next door... there seems to be movement."