Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 596
At this time, Harichagai looked at the tofu differently, and looked very serious. He said: "From the perspective of Taoist culture, this is the Yuanshen, but what we say here is actually a kind of passing body. , is 'evil spirit seizes the body'" The so-called evil spirit seizes the body, in fact, it is similar to the upper body of the ghost, but the upper body of the ghost does not last long, and it is not visible, there are many taboos, but the evil spirit seizes the body, there is a way Evil spirits occupy other people's bodies and eventually merge into one.

When he said this, I couldn't help but think of the resurrection of the Yellow Immortal that I heard from others in the early years.The person who told me this story was a fellow from the Northeast. His hometown is in HLJ, which is adjacent to the Xing'an Mountains, a piece of virgin forest. Therefore, there are many rumors about foxes and weasels.

He himself said that in his hometown there was an old woman named "Huang Xiangu", who lived alone in a single family and did not know how many years she lived.It is said that the old woman had a man in her early years. There was no ban on hunting at that time, and men often went to the mountains to hunt.Once when her husband went into the mountains, he saw a huge yellow-haired thing flashing through the forest, thinking that he had encountered something like a yellow wolf. Son is chasing after.

That thing got into a tree hole at last, her man looked carefully, he couldn't help stomping his feet and said it was bad luck, it turned out that it wasn't a yellow wolf, but a yellow skin.The meat of this thing is not good, almost inedible, and the fur is also cheap, coupled with the yellow eyes, it is born with evil nature, it is very unlucky to meet in the mountains.

While scolding, her man shot into the tree hole in a fit of anger, directly killing the yellow man.

Unexpectedly, not long after he returned home, his daughter-in-law suddenly fell ill and screamed and screamed in the middle of the night, as if possessed by a weasel.Immediately afterwards, she began to foam at the mouth again, and finally kicked her legs and died.

Her man was afraid and regretted, knowing that the weasel he killed during the day was probably a good man, and now he was here for revenge, so he hurriedly found a dancing god to exorcise the evil spirits. The Northeast area is also one of the places where shamanism gathers, but After a long time, it has already declined, and there are no real knowledgeable people, only some who know superficial kung fu, relying on some nondescript methods to make a living.

He invited that person who was considered a professional in a job, but the man was hastily invited into the house by the man, only to find that the woman who had died on the bed had disappeared.At the same time, the cloth curtain in the kitchen room was lifted, and the woman who was already dead, holding the prepared meal, said to him, "Where are you going, hurry up and eat."

The man's legs went limp from fright, and he said, "Daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law, are you okay?" He wondered if he had been confused before.

Huang Xiangu said: "If there is anything else, hurry up and eat." At this time, the great dancer, with a leather drum hanging on his waist, did not beat himself, the man's face changed drastically, and he said: "No, this is not Your daughter-in-law, your daughter-in-law has already been killed by the old Huang Pizi, and now the Huang Pizi has taken her body."

Huang Xiangu sneered, bared her sharp teeth with a smile, and said, "Don't mind your own business, or I'll make you look good."

That man was just a fool, he didn't dare to provoke Huang Xiangu, he didn't care about the man, and ran away like a shit.At this time, the man's legs were already shaking like sifting chaff from fright. The Huang Xiangu approached him and did not harm him, but sneered and said, "You killed me for no reason. You should have died without a place to bury you, but I Now that you have lost your life, you still need a cover to survive in this world, so I will spare your life today, and I will obey you in the future, do you hear me!"

The man didn't react for a while, he was stunned, which annoyed Huang Xiangu, she kicked the man, and the man's head was broken, so he hurriedly agreed.After the beating, the people around found that men had changed. In the Northeast, the old days were very ungentle towards lesbians. The husband and wife model was mostly a violent husband and a hard-working wife. After that, the days were reversed for a long time. In the past, the daughter-in-law who couldn't fight back when she was beaten or scolded, now looks like a shrew, and her usually violent husband has become a little white rabbit.

It is estimated that he endured the abuse of the "daughter-in-law" for a long time, so the man died not long after, leaving Huang Xiangu, who slowly grew old and became an old woman, who has always been in good health. If anyone dares to provoke her, the family will definitely There are many strange things, very evil.

Someone once saw her showing a weasel's tail, so there was a later statement, but the exact truth is unknown.But historically, there are countless legends about evil spirits taking people's bodies back to life. Harichagai's words reminded me of the two.The shaman is an expert in dealing with this. Could it be that he has a trick?
So I asked him if there was a way, and Harichagai said: "We do have a way to deal with this, but the primordial spirit is a Taoist thing, so it's not certain whether it can be integrated with ours. After leaving this ancient tomb , I can give it a try, if it doesn't work, then..." He shrugged and gave me a helpless look.

Hearing this, Tofu comforted me and said, "Don't worry. I've kept this matter on my mind for a long time, and I've learned about it secretly. It's most likely hopeless, so I haven't dared to do it." To tell you the truth, I don't know what my body will do if I disappear completely one day."

I understand Tofu's concerns. He always wanted to solve this problem behind everyone's back. I think he should have put in a lot of hard work during the time I didn't know.After a pause, Tofu said again: "Recently, I tried my best to remember in time, but I can still feel that I have forgotten some important things. In fact, I thought, it's better to find a place where there are no people and disappear. , maybe it won’t hurt the people around in the future. We destroyed the Immortal Cultivation Bureau, and the corpse immortal will definitely retaliate after I am resurrected. I don’t know how it will retaliate against you, but it must be terrible.”

I felt hot in my heart, and said: "You have thought so much, why didn't you make that decision?" My lifelong regret.

Tofu blinked, seemed to want to cry, and said, "I'm not reconciled, I don't want to forget you, I don't want to forget Miss Gu, I don't want to forget my friends, I'd rather die with my memory than live in vain in the end , nothing was left."

I said: "You don't want to forget, there is Bai Shuang."

I saw Tofu's thoughts at a glance, sighed, and said, "Why are you talking about this now." When I mentioned Bai Shuang, I could see that Tofu was very upset. Although he had more than 30 springs, he never once It's reliable, and this time, although Bai Shuang and Bai Shuang are plain, they really want to be together. It's really a pity if this relationship doesn't come to fruition in the end.

So I changed the subject: "Because of these, you left us and came to this place by yourself. What is there in this main hall?"

Tofu got up, shook his head in disappointment, and said: "The memory is intermittent, maybe it is some important memory, it has not been released, I don't know. After I got to this main hall, I couldn't remember it. I took people to build this When the time came, I used it..." Tofu paused suddenly, then covered his mouth, showing a look of self-disgusting and helpless anger.

I was silent for a while. Obviously, through his unconscious leak just now, the person in front of me and the corpse fairy have gradually merged. In a sense, he and the corpse fairy are already inseparable.

Tofu looked at me with a look of pain, and I patted him on the shoulder, signaling him to continue talking.Tofu then cleared his throat, spoke again, and said, "I remember that when the wood was built to build this place, many people were employed, and a mysterious team was also invited."

"Mysterious team?" I asked, "Who are they?"

Tofu shook his head and said, "I don't know."

I said, "Then do you remember, who is the owner of the tomb in this place?"

Tofu shook his head, and said discouragedly: "I only remember some innocuous things, the real core memory, I have no access to it at all. I suspect that this primordial spirit itself is conscious, some important things, it will not be so Release it early, and when I really think about it, I no longer exist."

Tofu looked calm, and seemed to be relieved, and said: "Speaking out, I feel much more relaxed, Lao Chen, if one day I am really about to lose myself, you remember, before the corpse fairy is resurrected. Kill me .”

My heart was heavy, and I said that I would try Harichagai's method after I got out, but I wondered in my heart, if there was such a day, whether I could do it like this.Tofu wouldn't be involved in these things if it wasn't for me.If it wasn't for saving me and blocking the breath of the soldiers that day, after the corpse fairy came out of the coffin, it would be me and not Tofu who would be arrested.

This brother has come to this point because of me.

Harichagai looked at me, then at the tofu, and finally said: "Okay, you guys, don't look like you are parting from life and death. You are still alive. You have to live happily every day. Who will weep for now? We still Think about it, what is the secret of this main hall."

(End of this chapter)