303 Octopus Mixed Beads (1/3)
When I used to collect dead bodies, I had dealt with many guides. The guides and dead collectors usually gathered on the side of Hanging Corpse Cliff or Ximiao, waiting for business.
Guides only guide the dead, usually by a handful of white paper money, plus a guide stick. Those who carry bamboo poles on their shoulders like this are good guides.
Such guides are rare, especially in recent years, they have almost disappeared. In the early years, there were frequent battles in the Central Plains. After a battle, tens of thousands of people died. After the battle, the corpses were left on the battlefield without being cleaned up. Over time, it would cause a serious plague.
It depends on the common people to clean and carry them one by one, and they don't know when they will be moved, so this kind of guide who carries bamboo poles can come in handy.
The lamp hanging from the bamboo pole on their shoulders is a street light, and few people can control it. A real light-bearing guide can lead hundreds of corpses to walk at the same time. The dead body can walk, this is a myth, and it is also an unspoken secret of light guides.
On the big river beach nowadays, it is difficult to find such a light-bearing guide, but three or four of them came down on this boat, which was beyond my expectation.
The old man in black said a few words to Li Cheng and the others before returning to the cabin. Li Cheng took three light-bearers and led the way back to the ferry. The people at the ferry were immediately divided into two groups. Li Cheng took one group away, and the rest was taken by Uncle Li. Here they support the five elements that may arrive at any time. People outside the hall.
There is no doubt that Li Cheng is the one who really does the job, so I followed them without hesitation.
Li Cheng and the others walked towards the west, and they had walked a long way. When I got here, I saw a hazy ghost fire in front of me, blue barking, little by little, flickering from time to time.
There must be a mass grave over there, or it is a cemetery, only the cemetery will have such flickering ghost fires.
I followed carefully, while still listening. Li Cheng and the others did not expect that someone would follow behind them secretly, so they were not wary.
"It's just ahead." Li Cheng pointed to the graveyard with ghost fires floating in front of him, and said: "I asked people to see it before. There are thousands of graves."
"How many have been buried shortly?"
"I didn't take a closer look at this." Li Cheng said as he walked: "It rains in summer and it freezes again when it's cold. It's not easy to see if the soil has been turned."
"I don't know anything, what do you call us to do?" A light bearer stopped and said, "If something is not done properly, you will go back later and you will explain."
"What is wrong? The place has been optimistic for you a long time ago." Li Cheng was a little arrogant and couldn't listen to a nasty sentence. He immediately retorted: "If things are not done properly, it is mostly because of your craftsmanship. ."
The light bearer was still talking, but was stopped by his companion.
The group continued to walk forward, and before midnight, they came to the edge of this mass grave. Mass graves are generally on flat ground, and there is nothing to hide around, so I dare not follow it so close, hiding in a dirt pit far away, outcropping and watching.
After reaching the edge of the mass grave, a lamp bearer took out a bottle from the baggage on his back. Pour something from it on the palm of your hand, then blow hard.
Boom, a ball of sparkles
Jing's light spots spread from the palm of his hand. The light spots are endless, and the number is not clear, just like thousands of fireflies flying in the summer night.
These light spots floated in the air, circling uncertainly. Afterwards, the lamp bearer observed the mass grave. Generally speaking, mass graves are unowned. People who die on the river beach and some floating corpses salvaged from the river must be buried in mass graves.
When the corpse is transported to the mass grave, it must be buried nearby, so the closer the grave is to the outside, the closer the time will be. After the three light bearers looked at it for a while, they confirmed the approximate direction. One of them was muttering that he didn't know what he was talking about, and a spot of light floating in the air began to slowly fall.
The spot of light fell off, and the three lamp bearers sat down on the edge of the graveyard side by side. Li Cheng didn't know what they were waiting for, so he urged.
"Before daybreak, we have to go on business, don't dawdle anymore."
"What do you know!" A light bearer quarreled with Li Cheng just now. At this time, he heard Li Cheng urging him to appear impatient: "You are anxious, we are more anxious than you."
"Since you are in a hurry, why not hurry up?"
"You come." The lamp bearer stood up, handed the bamboo sticks on his shoulders to Li Cheng, and said: "You are called here, just to prevent people from making trouble. The real thing is us. If you are proficient in this line, you will come. , We watched by the side."
The words made Li Cheng dumb and speechless, and the person next to him was also whispering to persuade him, and Li Chengcai remained silent.
After waiting for about half an hour, the three light bearers stood up, one of them took a small gong and knocked it banging.
The light bearers have disappeared for so many years, and no one can tell what they are going to do. However, the small gong rang for a while, and I suddenly found that the cemetery at the edge of the mass grave suddenly began to sensation.
The corpses in the mass graves were not buried deep, some were just covered with a thin layer of soil, sometimes the corpses could be washed out when it rained heavily. The small gong in the hand of the light bearer kept ringing. Although it was still far away, it made me a little deaf.
Soon, more and more grave piles began to tremble, as if there was something under the soil layer about to drill outwards.
puff!
At this moment, a corpse wobbled up from under the soft soil. After the first corpse stood up, the second and the third burrowed out of the grave in turn.
The roots of the teeth I saw were itchy. If I hadn't witnessed it with my own eyes, it would be hard to believe that the corpses that had been buried in the soil for so long could stand up one by one. These light bearers, who are hard to find, really excel.
Li Cheng was also surprised to see this scene next to him. The three light bearers had no distractions. The small gong struck for about two quarters, and two to three hundred corpses stood densely in the chaotic graves.
I finally understood that these three light bearers came for these corpses. If these two or three hundred corpses were dug up by people, and then transported away, it would be time-consuming and labor-intensive. If they were delayed for a long time, they would probably still be noticed.
"Let's go." A light bearer looked at it and said, "Only those that have not been buried for a long time can be used, and the rest is rotten to bones and useless."
"It's over?" Li Cheng brought his own people over and said, "When will we become a detainee in the Five Elements Hall
Have you transported the corpse? "
"These things, you can talk to the uncle Hei." The light bearer probably also disliked Li Cheng and didn't pay much attention to him.
Three light bearers walked ahead, and the guide lights hung on the bamboo poles went on and off. As they walked, a light bearer beat a small gong.
So many corpses, at this moment, it is like a walking dead, slowly trailing behind. I hid in a pit not far away and pondered it for myself. If I guessed correctly, these corpses must have been transported to that boat and then taken away.
What do they want so many corpses for? Where should the body be transported
As I thought about it, I suddenly had a very bold idea in my heart. I want to get involved in these corpses, and then follow them to see, see what the hell is going on.
It is indeed dangerous to do so, but I have a hunch that if I can reach the destination smoothly, then there must be more discoveries.
As soon as this idea came up, it was out of control. Such opportunities are rare. If you miss it, it will be very difficult to follow them to the destination. I hesitated for a while, gritted my teeth, took off my clothes directly, rubbed vigorously in the soil, grabbed a few handfuls of soil, and spilled it down my head.
After tossing like this, I still feel a little flustered, which is tantamount to a desperate move. If there is an accident, it is tantamount to taking myself in.
"These corpses are probably missing a little bit, but it's about the same. Please wait and ask Uncle Black. If it is barely enough, we will save it."
"These dead people, pitiful enough." A light bearer continued his companions, and said, "After death, the soul will first take a trip to Huangquan Road, and now the body has to take another trip to Huangquan Road. Tsk tsk, pitiful..."
When I heard what they said, my heart moved again. Listening to what they said, these corpses were all sent to Huangquan Road.
I know that there is a place in this world that is exactly the same as the scene on the Huangquan map, but where and how to get there is a mystery. However, there is such an opportunity right now. I was hesitant to get in, but after listening to what the light bearer said, my hesitation was gone.
How can you get a tiger if you don't enter the tiger's den? I took off the mask on my face and replaced it with another one. I squeezed a handful of rotten mud and wiped it on my face. After the dense corpses passed slowly, I followed to the end.
No one would have thought that someone would get into a large number of slowly moving corpses at this time. Everything went smoothly. The lamp bearer didn't notice the flaw, and neither did Li Cheng and the others. After walking in this way for a long time, just after Yinshi, I returned to the river beach.
Sure enough, as I thought, after reaching the beach, the three light bearers led the corpses onto the boat. The old man in black is probably what they call the uncle black. Uncle Hei was watching from the side of the boat, I was mixed in the pile of corpses, somewhat flustered.
However, Uncle Hei didn't see anything, all the corpses were eventually led to the bottom bin.
When I got to the bottom bin, I regretted my intestines. These corpses gave off an unpleasant smell, and the bottom bin was not ventilated. Moreover, the cabin was so small that all the corpses had to be side by side to be able to squeeze them.
I was squeezed directly between the corpses, and the atmosphere didn't dare to take a breath.
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