forbidden area

Chapter 455 Who's Funeral
Siheyuan is the most famous building in ancient times, and according to the traditional architectural pattern, there will be a screen wall in front of the gate to cover the gate.Because the gate leads directly to the inner courtyard, you can see everything inside. In ancient times, people did not want people to see the clutter of their own gate and the scenery inside. Moreover, ancient people paid attention to appearance skills, so they set up an exquisitely stacked shadow wall to cover it. Hold the line of sight.

There are usually some lucky and auspicious characters on the screen wall to imply good luck.

There is also a saying in Yingbi that in ancient times, people believed that there would be ghosts visiting their houses.Of course, it is allowed if the ancestor's soul returns home, but if a lonely ghost sneaks into the house, it will bring disaster to the owner of the house.The screen wall also has the function of blocking lonely and wild ghosts, so it is also called Zhaobi.

If you see ghosts and gods, you are not allowed to enter the door.

The courtyard in front of me is located three miles to the west of the ghost town, and there is another mountain not far away, and this place is probably the westernmost.The courtyard faces south, and originally had a screen wall, which looks like a figure-eight screen wall.

But now in front of my eyes, there is only a foundation that is less than three feet high, and there are ruins on it.

"It's literally telling the ghosts to come to my house."

I secretly thought.

But think about it, there are ghosts and fairies in the ghost town, each ghost is powerful, how can ordinary people resist it.

Looking further ahead, the house has blue bricks and gray tiles, and there are two huge gateposts in front of the door, which seem to have been repainted.The gate was closed tightly, with a bronze beast ring on the door, and 25 rusty copper door nails.

The ancient buildings were very elegant, and no nails were allowed in the homes of ordinary people, so ordinary ordinary people were also called Baiding.

This courtyard looks like it has been around for a while, but I didn't expect it to be preserved until now.

Tang Cang and I walked over there, and as soon as we walked past the screen wall, Tang Cang shivered suddenly.

"Wang...Brother Yang, there seems to be something wrong here."

Tang Cang originally wanted to call my name, but he changed his words immediately after seeing my eyes change, and then said to me.

Of course something was wrong, there was a strong yin energy in this big room, and I saw that Tang Cang's yin and virtue light was compressed by an inch.But it was not targeted, nor did it feel malicious, as if it was just a collection of Yin Qi.

Gah!Gah!
At this moment, I heard a miserable cry, but saw a crow the size of a human head screaming on the eaves. Its dark eyes were fixed on me, and it seemed to be quacking and laughing.

Then I heard a curse coming from the gate, and the crow quacked twice, flapping its wings and flying away.

crow!

Legend has it that crows are the messengers of the dead and a symbol of ominousness. If there are crows calling on the ancestral grave, the family will suffer serious illness or disaster.And if it is called in front of the mansion, then most of the family members will have their lives in danger.

Tang Cang swallowed his saliva in fear, and recited Amitabha Buddha in his mouth.

I don't understand, with Tang Cang's cowardly appearance, can you help me, why the host emphasized to take him and protect him.

I put my hand on the iron lion's head iron ring of the black-lacquered gate, it was cold at first, and then I buckled it hard a few times.

Knock knock knock!
Although the sound is not too loud, but I can feel the sound spread far.And just when I knocked on the door knocker, I saw a white paper flower floating from nowhere, it floated to my feet, and was blocked by my shoes.

I frowned, and was about to get out of the way of the paper flower when the door creaked and opened a gap.

Then Tang Cang took a few steps back with a yell, and was startled by the man who came out from the crack of the door.

"who's that!"

But I saw a young man with flat hair sticking out his head inside the door, and then said.However, this young man's complexion was as pale as paper, with sunken eye sockets, dark bags, and bloodshot eyes, as if he hadn't slept for many days.There was no blood on his lips, they were pitch black, and whenever he spoke, he breathed out a breath of cold air.

His eyeballs rolled and looked at me.

"Is there a problem?"

He said another word.

I became silent, and this appearance clearly told others that I had a problem.When I looked at him, I felt that he was similar to the undead people I saw in the hanging coffins of Longhu Mountain, but those undead people couldn't think, didn't have consciousness, and couldn't even utter a complete sentence .But this young man is very clear.

Tang Cang tugged at my sleeve, indicating that it is better not to go in.But there is Brother Gao Leng in the hands of Guisuan, so how could I not go there.

"Brother, we are students of civil engineering. Passing by here, I saw that your courtyard is very elegant. So I want to come in and take a look. I would like to ask my brother to be convenient and show us around."

I arched my hands and said.

At this time, I don't know the truth of the other party, so I can only try to find out.Seeing what I said, Tang Cang gritted his teeth and nodded.

"inconvenient!"

"boom!"

The young man inside the door closed the door with a snap, and at the same time a cold voice came out.I was a little dumbfounded. Are people so direct now? This is too rude.

I knocked on the door a few more times and this time there was no reply.

"What should we do, Brother Yang, why don't we go back."

When Tang Cang saw the young man closing the door, he immediately turned bitter, and then asked with a hint of expectation.I know that he already regrets coming to Fengdu Ghost City to play. What happened in the past few days really frightened him, just like when I first started.

In just half a day, since seeing Boss He died, he has said more than once that he wants to leave.

I rolled my eyes, then ignored him, and walked around the door to see if I could climb over the courtyard wall and sneak in.

But just as I was about to climb over the wall, the door creaked open again.

"My master invites you in."

Tang Cang and I looked at each other, and then followed this little brother into the gate.Only then did I realize that this little brother was wearing black clothes and black cloth shoes, and on his left chest was a white paper flower.

The door slammed shut, and the light in the doorway dimmed a bit, and then the little brother led us from the east porch to the front hall.Then Dayang pointed to the ground, and when I looked, I saw the little brother's shadow wobbling, looming, disappearing for a while, and reappearing for a while.I took a deep breath, signaling not to act rashly.

I found that there was an altar in the front yard of this family, and there were unburned incense in it.But in the front hall, there were a few people kneeling in front of the coffin in the middle, dressed in sackcloth and filial piety.

It turned out that someone died, and a funeral was being held!

It is indeed inconvenient.

But as I walked, I realized something was wrong.I counted them, and there were seven of them in total.Kneeling on one side, the one closest to the coffin is a middle-aged couple who look about 50 years old.Next to them was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy.

Further behind is a couple in their 30s, the man is very similar to the first middle-aged man.Generally speaking, if someone dies, the family of the eldest son will be in front when wearing hemp and filial piety, and then the family of the second son. These two seem to be brothers.

And in the end, there are two six or seven-year-old twin girls, chubby and very cute.

Behind, there are two middle-aged women who are busy.

But each of them was dressed in black, just like the young man who opened the door, their eyes were bloodshot, their eye sockets were sunken, and their faces were pale.

Like walking corpses, they mechanically burned paper money in the iron basin in front of them.

In front of the coffin, there is a photo, but the appearance is very blurred, as if it was soaked in water.

"I'm sorry, everyone. I didn't know there was something wrong with your house. Please forgive me. My name is Yang Ming, and I'm here to offer a stick of incense to the old man. Tang Cang, come with me."

Then I took Tang Cang and walked forward, and the four of them each took a stick of incense from the servant.

"Have a heart."

The eldest son said without raising his head.

Tang Cang and I bowed three times, and then Tang Cang turned pale and touched my arm.I didn't know what he meant, but then my eyes flicked to the coffin.

Seeing the face of the person in the coffin, it turned out to be a ghost!

How could it be him!
(End of this chapter)