The ultimate master in the city

The Zhang family quickly invited Master Mo Wei into the house, offered him tea and cigarettes, and then asked what was going on. They asked if some kind of ghost had haunted the house and why it was targeting their family and not the Liu family.

Master Mo Wei smiled slightly, stroking his beard, and said, "The so-called principles of the world all have their reasons. The chaos of the world, fame and fortune, are all predetermined. These wandering ghosts wouldn't easily harm innocent people. Has your family done something wrong?"

The head of the Zhang family, seeing that the old Taoist priest spoke in a profound manner, immediately guessed the cause of the matter. He figured it was probably true, so he didn't hide anything and said with a bitter face, "Oh dear! That field originally belonged to someone else, but we were cheated out of it. We've paid the money and bought the land, so why is there still a dead person, or why is it haunted?"

Master Mo Wei laughed and said, "These young girl ghosts and child ghosts were born out of greed, and they've been lurking in that land for now, only eating people because they've come to us. But after a while, they'll probably be coming right in to eat people! They'll be eating your family members!"

"Oh dear! What are we going to do!"

The Zhang family was terrified.

The head of the Zhang family was filled with deep regret. What had he been thinking, trying to get away with this terrible situation? Tears welled up in his eyes as he pleaded, "Taoist Master! You must save our family!"

Master Mo Wei waved his hand, "It's alright! Now that I'm here, I'll naturally resolve this matter thoroughly!"

The Zhang family members perked up and quickly asked, "Then... what should we do?"

Master Mo Wei said, "These two ghosts were born from evil energy, and ordinary methods are probably not enough to subdue them. We must use the power of destiny to suppress them!"

Upon hearing this, the Zhang family patriarch was dumbfounded. "Luck? Never heard of it. Where can I buy it? How much per pound?"

"Foolish!" Master Mo Wei scolded, "How can you buy good fortune with money? You need to use the family's good fortune, the blessings of your parents and ancestors. You need to use the spirits of your ancestors to suppress evil spirits. In other words, you need to move the remains of your ancestors and bury them in that land. That will suppress the evil spirits, and from then on your family can rest easy! You might even get promoted and become rich!"

Upon hearing this, the head of the Zhang family discussed it with his uncles and brothers, but none of them were willing to dig up and rebury their parents, as it was too shameful. In the end, they thought of a bachelor uncle.

Master Mo Wei asked, "How did this uncle die?"

The head of the Zhang family said, "My uncle was a bachelor his whole life. He went to the city to steal young women's panties, got caught by the Red Guards, and was beaten to death! It's absolutely true!"

Master Mo Wei's eyes widened. "Nonsense! This kind of person is unacceptable! Unacceptable!"

The Zhang family patriarch gritted his teeth, "Then... we'll use my parents' remains!"

Master Mo Wei then asked, "How did your parents die?"

The head of the Zhang family said, "He died of illness!"

Master Mo Wei shook his head again, "No! No! Not qualified!"

The Zhang family patriarch was annoyed and said, "We only have these many ancestors; we can't possibly use someone else's, can we?"

Master Mo Wei asked, "Were there any truly wicked or evil people among your ancestors?"

Normally, these words would be considered an insult, and someone would definitely catch you and beat you up. But this was an emergency, so the Zhang family patriarch and his uncles and brothers didn't even hesitate and immediately said, "Yes!"

Master Mo Wei's eyes lit up. "Tell me about it!"

The head of the Zhang family said, "At the end of the Qing Dynasty, my grandfather's father was a bandit leader who committed all sorts of atrocities, including arson, murder, and robbery. He was later executed by the army in southern Hunan. Does that... count?"

Master Mo slammed his hand on the table. "Go ahead and calculate it. Where should we bury it?"

The head of the Zhang family said, "In southern Hunan, he was buried by his subordinates who managed to escape. We even went there to burn paper money for him a few years ago."

Master Mo Wei said urgently, "Quickly take some men to exhume the coffin and move the body! I'll take some men to dig the ground first!"

The head of the Zhang family then led seven or eight men to the county town to rent a farm vehicle and headed straight for southern Hunan. However, when they arrived at the field, dug up the grave, and opened the coffin, they were all shocked.

Guess what? This bandit ancestor has been buried underground for a hundred years, and his body is still not completely decomposed. It looks quite frightening!

They didn't know what to do either. Was this thing an omen of bad luck? So they called back to Xiangxi. To their surprise, Master Mo Wei was extremely excited and said, "That's great! That's exactly what we want. You all need to find a way to bring the body back right away."

When it came to transporting the corpse, the Zhang family patriarchs were all troubled. If it were just bones, they could simply carry them away in something, which would be fine. But a whole mummified corpse was impossible to transport on the road. If they were caught, they wouldn't be able to explain themselves, and they couldn't even prove that it was their ancestor. What if some organization took it back for research? Well, they would get nothing, and they would have ruined the Taoist priest's ritual. Who knows how many people in their family would die!

After thinking about it, I came up with the idea of ​​corpse driving. Corpse driving can be done along small paths and through woods, which is convenient and saves time. So I found a corpse driver in western Hunan.

This led to the scene where Zhou Fengchen encountered A-Kui, who was transporting corpses, on a snowy night.

"As soon as the corpse-driver set off from Hunan with the body, Master Mo Wei organized people to dig the ground!"

You can't judge a book by its cover. Although Aruhanzi is greedy, he's quite the storyteller. "Digging isn't just any old thing. There are rules. You have to offer chickens, ducks, vegetables, and pig's blood as sacrifices. Master Mo Wei is even kneeling and kowtowing while chanting incantations! I heard it's supposed to be seven meters and seven inches. I suspect that since the corpse arrived today, it should be almost done digging."

Zhou Fengchen frowned as he listened. What on earth was this? I've never heard of such a thing before! And that Daoist Mo Wei, is he out of his mind? Performing rituals and kowtowing while offering sacrifices? That's so beneath him!

He shook his head, not taking it to heart. He finished his porridge, feeling only about half full, and then took out a hundred yuan and handed it to Aru. "I'm very sleepy now. Can you get me a room to sleep in? Also, could you... keep an eye on that corpse-driver? Wake me up immediately if he leaves!"

"Alright! Don't worry, boss!" Aru quickly took the money and led Zhou Fengchen upstairs to the second floor, where they took out the new quilt they hadn't wanted to use and made the bed.

Seeing that the bed was made, Zhou Fengchen shooed him out, telling him not to eat lunch and not to disturb him unless necessary. Then he closed the door and lay down on the bed.

Don't even mention it! Bamboo house, bamboo bed, new quilt, and looking out the small window at the heavy snow—this environment is perfect for sleeping.

I fell asleep without realizing it, and slept very soundly until I was awakened by a knock on the door in the evening.

Aru called out from outside, "Boss! You've had enough sleep, right? I left you some food."

Zhou Fengchen scrambled to his feet and hurriedly asked, "Has the corpse-transporter left?"

Aru said, "No, Master Mo Wei has taken some people to dig the ground right now, and he went to check it out. My wife is guarding it, so he can't escape."

Zhou Fengchen opened the door and followed Aru downstairs. Once downstairs, he glanced at the sky and saw that the snow had stopped, but the sky was overcast and the light was dim. He couldn't help but ask, "Is that Taoist priest digging at night?"

Aru nodded. "Yes! We only dig at night!"

Zhou Fengchen thought for a moment, then, feeling curious, quickly ate some food, waved his hand, and said, "Let's go see what's going on!"

After following Aru out of the bamboo house, the entire village was now empty, with only a few people vaguely visible on the hillside to the west of the village.

The two walked towards their destination, chatting for a bit, but before they even reached it, Zhou Fengchen suddenly felt a churning in his stomach and frowned, asking, "Is there something wrong with the food at your place?"

Aru was taken aback. "No problem at all. The salted meat was pickled last year, the salted vegetables were from May this year, and the fermented rice beans were invented by my wife herself. They're all old ingredients, but they smell delicious!"

Zhou Fengchen yelled, "Damn it! Is there any toilet paper? I need to use the restroom!"

Aru scratched his head sheepishly, "I don't even use toilet paper when I go to the bathroom. I just grab a handful of wild grass and wipe myself clean—it stops the itching too!"

"Stop the itch? What the hell!" Zhou Fengchen ignored him and ran towards a clump of grass not far away.

"I'm not going to stay with you!" Aru said, and ran off to watch the fun.

Zhou Fengchen squatted in the weeds for twenty minutes until his stomach finally felt better. Now that it was getting dark, he struggled to grab the weeds next to him, thinking about how to use them. Back in the most difficult times in Shaanxi, he could secretly use his father's talisman when he went to the toilet, even though it would stain his buttocks with cinnabar.

Just as we parted the bushes, there was a tremor nearby, and suddenly a child darted out!

No! It's not a child, it's like a freak, the size of an infant, with only one leg but three arms, one on each side and one in its belly button. Its body is covered in thick, detergent-like mucus, its pointed ears twitch, and when it opens its little mouth to smile, it reveals a set of sharp teeth!

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