From Jiu Shu's world

Chapter 119 The Second Cobbler

On the second day after packing up, the ceremony was still going on. For practitioners, this ceremony has no dead souls and no rebirth, so naturally it has little meaning.But for the living, even if this ritual is just a simple ceremony, it is also a kind of remembrance of the dead and comfort to themselves.

There was still an endless stream of visiting guests, with a bit of solemnity, they burned incense, bowed, and expressed condolences to the family members.Huai Bailiu, who presides over the ritual, doesn't have to stay in the mourning hall all the time, and occasionally has a rest.

At the moment, I am resting with Henry Zhang in a house in the Houfu. This room was specially arranged by Liu Zhengyang for Huai Bailiu. Henry Zhang came here to see if he could get any clues from Huai Bailiu’s mouth. You must know that Huai Bailiu is very famous A local snake in Shangqinglin Town.

Huai Bailiu ate the pastry, took a sip of tea, and then sighed: "You Maoshan really has a lot of talents. You have cultivated to the point of refining gods at a young age, which is much smoother than those of us in the world."

The two fought side by side last night, so they got acquainted with each other. Huai Bailiu was not able to worship under the famous family because of his aptitude. for.

However, this person could see it openly. After sighing, he swallowed a peanut and laughed again: "However, with your cultivation speed, I'm afraid that the four-eyed guy will be inferior to you. Hahaha , it seems that there will be something to say next time."

Henry Zhang smiled slightly when he saw this, and said modestly: "It's just a coincidence. But Senior Huai, what do you think about the matter of skinning and tearing apart?"

Huai Bailiu paused and asked, "What do you think?"

"Peeling the skin without hurting the flesh, dismantling the bones without leaving any marks, keeping the corpse from sinking, and the body from collapsing. This is not something ordinary people can do."

Henry Zhang has seen the corpse of Liu Jingxuan, it seems that there is nothing missing except the human skin, even the muscles all over the body are bulging, as if supported by a bone frame, it is obvious that something has been added to the corpse, acting as bones, or Cast a secret.What's even more powerful is that the body can't be seen at all from the outside.

Huai Bailiu took a sip of tea and said, "Who do you think can do such a trick? A butcher? A tailor? Or a killer?"

Huai Bailiu shook his head while talking, although there are many experts in these professions, but this Qinglin Town obviously does not have such skilled people, if there are, he will not be unaware.

Henry Zhang said three words at this time: "Second cobbler."

As soon as the words "Second Cobbler" came out, Huai Bailiu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It would be great if there was a Second Cobbler in this town, and the Second Miss of the Liu family would not be buried in such a state."

The second cobbler is a profession in Laoyinmen, also known as a linker.Flower growers have been paying attention to a dead body and a decent death since ancient times.But people's life and death are not as you wish, who would know how you will die?So there are all kinds of strange ways of dying in this world, some of them have mutilated bodies due to various accidents, so they have the profession of these two cobblers.

As a profession of scooping up the Yinmen, it naturally has its own way. The second cobbler's way of life is naturally high and low. Ordinarily, the second cobbler can connect corpses with different heads with a thread, which is regarded as a teacher.But in the eyes of people in the cultivation world like Henry Zhang, this kind of thing is just an ordinary thing, and it can be called a connection master.

A real second cobbler, his craft is as its name suggests, even if the body is skinned, he can use special materials to make up a piece of human skin for you.Their methods are exquisite and meticulous, connecting, repairing, repairing, and painting are all indispensable, and everything is extremely fine.

It needs to be connected without traces, no silk threads; repaired without defects, restored to the original; repaired without traces, natural; painted with refinement, lifelike, these requirements are not like earning a living, but rather turning repairing corpses into art.

Henry Zhang has this doubt because of the appearance of Liu Jingxuan's corpse. In his impression, only the second cobbler can have such skills because of the inheritance from generation to generation. If others don't have thousands of corpses to practice their hands, how can they have such skills?He looked at Bailiu Huaihuai, and asked in a deep voice: "Senior, is there really no second cobbler in Qinglin Town?"

Huai Bailiu put down his teacup and sighed: "Yes, but as early as 20 years ago, that old guy violated a taboo when he was repairing a guest, and was beaten to death by the guest, disemboweled, and not even a soul left."

Hearing this, Henry Zhang asked aloud, “Who is he?”

Huai Bailiu said: "Ghost Hand Wangchi."

When Huai Bailiu said this name, it was like opening a chatterbox, and he said: "This guy was well-known in Qinglin Town back then. I don't know his name. A pair of skillful hands, a unique skill, no matter how mutilated the corpse is in his hands, within one night, it is guaranteed to be exactly the same as it was in life, and the makeup is even more beautiful. Later, Even for those whose bodies are intact, the family will invite him to make up for the dead for the sake of the scenery."

Huai Bailiu said with emotion, Henry Zhang's eyes gradually lit up, isn't it easy to skin and tear people apart with such a craft?It's just that this person is already dead, could it be a fake death?
Henry Zhang's thoughts were revealed on his face, and Huai Bailiu was also a fine person, and he saw it at a glance, and said with a cold snort: "Hmph, I personally built that old guy's coffin, and I also handled the ritual, it is impossible He didn’t die. If it’s really the second cobbler’s fault, it can only be his two disciples.”

Henry Zhang was splashed with cold water by Huai Bailiu, but he was not annoyed. Thinking about it carefully, one is a second cobbler and the other is a coffin maker. This is probably an old partner, so it is no wonder that Huai Bailiu's tone suddenly changed.What Henry Zhang cares about now is Wang Chi’s apprentice who appeared in Huai Bailiu’s mouth.

He asked: "Senior Huai, what happened to this apprentice of Senior Wang?"

Huai Bailiu took a sip of tea, and said in a colder tone: "Hmph, the two white-eyed wolves that Wang Chi took in, before being encoffined, the eldest apprentice stole the master's wealth and gold and silver and ran away in the dark. The second apprentice still has a conscience. The master collected the bones and repaired them and put them in the coffin. But before the ceremony was over, this kid rolled up the rest and ran away."

Henry Zhang asked: "Could it be that the two of them have returned to Qinglin Town?"

Huai Bailiu said: "Who knows? The two white eyes were only twelve or thirteen years old when they ran away. I don't know what they look like now. And at that age, I'm afraid I didn't learn any skills at all. This time to peel the skin and bones?"

Henry Zhang frowned, saying so, the clue seemed to be broken here.

For a while, Henry Zhang didn’t know how to determine whether it was the apprentice of the second cobbler who returned to Qinglin Town to harm the village.Looking for two people who have never met in the vast sea of ​​people is no less than looking for a needle in a haystack.Not to mention, why did the person behind the scenes peel the skin and tear apart the bones, why there is no news so far, and questions linger in Henry Zhang's heart like a mess.

Henry Zhang secretly said in his heart, it seems that he can only use the ghost-headed mantis caught last night, and try to see if he can track the person behind this scene.

Thinking like this, the door of the room suddenly opened, and Liu Jingya walked in wearing white linen clothes, carrying tea and pastries.She put the things on the table, and said in a weak voice with red eyes: "Daoist Zhang, Grandpa Huai, please take time to use these cakes. Please worry about my sister's affairs. Please find the murderer behind the scenes and avenge my sister. "

She said the word revenge with an unusually firm tone.Her younger sister was brutally murdered, and she felt hatred in her heart, so she brought the tea in person to avenge her younger sister with a word of advice.She had seen Henry Zhang’s skills last night, and knew that Henry Zhang was the hope of finding the person behind this scene. She bowed deeply like Henry Zhang and said, “Mr. Zhang, please.”

Henry Zhang said that there is no need to be like this, and reached out to help her up, but when his fingertips touched her shoulders, a familiar fragrance floated to the tip of Henry Zhang’s nose.

Henry Zhang asked aloud: "Miss, where did your incense come from?"

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