Chapter 14: Sleeping in a Coffin
Before I could say anything, my uncle immediately agreed on my behalf, saying, "Master, you know that my cousin and I are both butchers, so we definitely have some courage."
"That's good. You will sleep in this coffin tonight, and then let the people in your village prepare it and carry you to be buried."
I was a little confused by the Taoist priest's words, and at the same time, I felt a chill in my heart.
I couldn't help but gasp, thinking that the Taoist priest was not joking.
My uncle couldn't help but laugh awkwardly and said, "Master, please don't make such jokes."
"A joke? Do you think your master needs to joke with you? This coffin is an evil coffin. This kid's life palace is full of negative energy. He has been plotted against for a long time. Someone wants his soul, but the time has not come yet. Once the time comes, this kid will definitely die."
The Taoist priest looked me up and down.
I have to say, when I looked closely at the Taoist priest, I felt that he was more beautiful than a woman, with willow-shaped eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, and thin lips. Ordinary women could not compare to him at all.
When I was looking at the Taoist priest, he said to me unhappily, "What are you looking at?"
I quickly looked away.
The Taoist priest continued, "I am full of righteousness and have the protection of the inner energy. You are full of evil energy. Be careful that my righteous energy will collide with you."
I didn't know what to say, so I kept silent. The Taoist priest didn't delay for too long, and then said, "Boy, do you want to live?"
I thought to myself, isn't what the Taoist priest said nonsense? If you want to live, who wants to die?
I nodded.
"If you want to live, do as I say, lie down in the coffin, and then I will arrange the rest." The Taoist priest continued to talk about this matter.
I was a little conflicted and couldn't make a decision for a while.
I took a deep breath and my heart couldn't help but beat "bang bang bang".
The big red coffin looked even more eerie and terrifying under the candlelight.
I thought about it for a while, and suddenly thought of something. I turned to the Taoist priest and said, "Master, you are not trying to use me as bait to lure out the person behind this, are you?"
"yes."
The Taoist priest looked at me and said.
"I can't believe you still have some brains."
"What about my uncle's body?"
I continued to ask.
The Taoist priest smiled and said, "You will know when the time comes."
After the Taoist priest finished speaking, he turned to look at my uncle and said, "Go find some black paint to repaint the coffin."
"good."
After hearing this, my cousin happily went to get busy.
"No matter what noise you hear in there later, don't come out, understand?"
"Um."
After I responded.
The Taoist priest asked me to get into the coffin. Although I still felt a little scared inside, after some hesitation, I finally lay down in the coffin. A chill instantly enveloped me.
If the person behind this really wants to attack me, why hasn't he done it yet?
When is the time that the Taoist priest is talking about?
I stared at the Taoist priest and asked the last two questions in my mind.
The Taoist priest paused for a moment and said, "I will calculate your fate for you."
But as soon as the Taoist priest counted with his fingers, his face turned pale. He held his breath and quickly put down his fingers. His eyes suddenly seemed to burst with a gleam of light and stared at me intently.
He couldn't help but murmured: "Strange."
"What's strange?"
"Lie down straight and don't talk." The Taoist priest seemed a little angry and scolded me.
I lay down, and soon my cousin came and painted the coffin black. He told me to lie down peacefully and he would leave a hole for me to vent.
I nodded and said okay, there was nothing I could do at this point.
After I lay in the coffin, my uncle was about to close the lid of the coffin. When he was about to close it, I said to him: "Don't tell my parents about this. If they ask, just say I went back to the city first."
"Xiaoyang, I, your cousin, know about this matter. You don't need to explain it to me." After saying this, the uncle closed the lid of the coffin without any delay.
I was instantly enveloped by darkness.
A feeling of fear immediately came over me, and I couldn't help but tremble as I lay there.
"Xiaoyang, take a nap inside now. I'll call you if anything happens."
"good."
After I answered, I didn't say anything else.
Time passed by second by second, and I didn't know how much time had passed, but from time to time I could hear some noises.
And not long after, I suddenly heard a sound of thunder.
There was a loud rumble of thunder, followed by the sound of heavy rain.
Suddenly there was a noisy sound outside. If nothing unexpected happened, it must be someone coming in. Then I heard someone moving the coffin, and it seemed that someone was nailing it.
I know that when a dead person is buried, the coffin is nailed shut.
This will seal the coffin tightly, and it won't be easy for me to get out.
I was so panicked that I didn't dare to speak, but I could hear the sound of the coffin being carried and the sounds of horns and firecrackers.
At this moment, I heard someone knocking on the coffin, and then I heard a voice coming from outside the coffin: "Xiaoyang, my master said that today is the day when Jiuyin descends. If nothing unexpected happens, someone will come to take your life."
When I heard this, my heart immediately rose to my throat.
I was about to speak when my uncle said to me, "Xiaoyang, don't say a word. My master will help you solve it when the time comes."
I feel a little relieved.
After walking for a while, the next second, a thunderous sound that exploded the ears rang out.
Soon, I heard panicked voices and screams, and then I felt that these people should have run away.
Sure enough, my uncle came to me very quickly and said, "Xiaoyang, something happened. Don't be afraid."
I could tell from my cousin's tone that he was still somewhat scared at the moment.
My cousin was scared, so I became even more scared. I immediately said, "Uncle, please don't scare me."
I shouted.
I didn’t know if my uncle heard it or not. At this moment, I suddenly heard a voice: “Open the coffin quickly.”
If this voice is correct, it should be made by the Taoist priest.
After hearing what the Taoist priest said, my uncle didn't dare to delay any longer and quickly opened the lid of the coffin.
After opening it, it was pitch black outside, but looking at the time it should be daytime. However, due to the sky, the daytime was as dark as night.
The place where the coffin was now was an area with dense forests .
The sound of wind, rain and howling made the environment here even more eerie and terrifying. I vaguely felt that something big was going to happen!
