Chapter 52: Ghost Pressing the Coffin
Qianzi actually came to me and asked about the full coffin. I told him everything. He hesitated for a long time and then said.
"If that's the case, then this full coffin will be returned to its original owner."
"I'm so sorry."
"We are the ones who have wronged you. Let's forget about this matter. Just dispose of the urn in the columbarium as you please."
I didn't deal with it. The urn just stayed there. I thought that when I really died, there would be no need to bother with it anymore, so I just left it there.
After this incident was over, Mao Xiaoli came to see me.
"You should seriously learn makeup from Master Zhao. It will be good for you. Of course, if you want to return to the refining world, that's not a problem. After three years, you will naturally go back. You can learn more at the crematorium. Sometimes when there is a shortage of manpower, you can fill in and become a master chef. Of course, I will work hard to make you a leader."
I know what Mao Xiaoli means. If she wants to be a leader, she needs to fulfill her wish and undergo skin cutting. I have always been afraid of this, so I don't care about makeup.
When I was putting on makeup, Zheng Jun was watching and giving me instructions, and Zhao Juan came in and out, glancing over from time to time.
That day, I was absent-mindedly putting on makeup when suddenly, Zhao Juan called me so loudly that my makeup brush fell to the ground. Zheng Jun didn't come that day as he had asked for leave for something.
Zhao Juan was furious. It was the first time I saw this old lady get angry. She came over, pushed me aside, took out four red strings from the drawer, and tied them neatly around the deceased's limbs. Then she picked up the makeup pen that had fallen on the ground.
"You have to be careful next time. I've reminded you not to be distracted when putting on makeup. You have to concentrate. I know you want to go to the refining room, but learning this is a good thing. Then go back and focus on learning anything else. Just now, when you were putting on makeup, you touched the Three Ghost Gates. After a person dies, these Three Ghost Gates open, right under the nose. I told you not to touch that place with a pen when putting on makeup, just wipe it with your hand. But you touched it anyway. If I hadn't seen it, he would have come to find you three days after cremation and followed you for three years. During these three years, he would constantly cause you trouble. Not a single day of your life would have gone smoothly."
Zhao Juan did tell me that, but I really didn't take it seriously. I was sweating. Is this true? Seeing Zhao Juan's temper, I knew it was true. My hands were shaking.
"Okay, it's okay, continue melting, remember what the master said."
Zhao Juan sat down and drank tea, watching me put on makeup. I was not in the right state today. I finished work at noon, took a shower, changed clothes, and came out. Zhang Xiaoxue ran over with a smile on her face.
"Go to grandma's house."
"I don't know."
"Let's go!"
Zhang Xiaoxue forced me to go to Master Zhou's house.
I don’t know when Master Zhou’s birthday is, so I didn’t bring anything.
"I'm sorry, grandma, I didn't bring anything and didn't know it was your birthday."
"It's not that complicated. It's just that this little girl insisted on having a birthday. I think she used this as an excuse to get you here because she just wanted to be with you."
I understand what Master Zhou said, Zhang Xiaoxue's face flushed, and she went to cook. Master Zhou and I sat aside, she said.
"I heard you moved the full coffin away, but you'll be in trouble. When you moved the full coffin, you didn't find anyone to hold it down. The coffin was gathering negative energy, and it's been there for so many years. There were ghosts pressing on it. When you moved the coffin, you also took the ghosts away. Go find Li Li and ask her to help you drive away the ghosts on the coffin, and you won't have any major trouble."
I didn't expect this to happen. No wonder Li Li stood up suddenly and was very angry when she heard me carrying the coffin out.
As soon as I got home in the evening, I received a call from Li Li saying that Yinyan had an accident and was being rescued in the city center hospital. I ran to the central hospital and Li Li was sitting next to me.
"What's going on?"
"There was a car crash."
The doctor came out and said it was just a broken arm.
"Why did the car crash?"
I asked Yinyan, and she glanced at Li Li.
"I'll wait for you outside. When you come out, I have something to tell you."
In addition to a broken arm, Yinyan also hit her head and had to stay in the hospital for two days.
Li Li, go out, Yinyan said.
"I was driving and a figure appeared on the glass. Then the glass was completely black, covered by something."
I started sweating. I don't know why this happened. What could it be? Is it related to the full coffin?
When I came out, Li Li asked me what happened and I told her.
"Ghost Black, when the full coffin was carried out, you two were entangled by little ghosts. Ghost Black is just one of them. If you don't suppress these little ghosts, you will be in trouble all the time. Maybe one day it will take your life."
"Master Li, please..."
"Needless to say, Yinyan is my apprentice, of course I will take care of it. I will find you when the time comes. We'll talk about it after Yanzi is discharged from the hospital."
After Li Li left, I went in after a long time and told Yinyan what happened. She shook her head.
"I just find it strange that I was so blinded by it. I just can't figure it out. There are many strange things in the crematorium, and I have encountered some, but this is the first time I have seen something so evil. I drove slowly. If I had gone any faster, I would have died."
I didn't expect this to happen. The next day, Zhang Xiaoxue and Master Zhou came. They chatted for a while and then left.
I went to buy food for Yinyan at the restaurant opposite the hospital. When I was about to cross the road, my eyes went dark and I stopped and squatted down. I thought it was a little ghost that blinded me. It was fine after a while. I didn't dare to cross the road, so I bought some food here and went back. I told Yinyan about it when I got home.
"I'm fine now. I'll be discharged from the hospital immediately and go find my master. If this continues, we'll both be killed sooner or later."
I didn't expect that when I was helping Yinyan down the stairs, she rolled down the stairs. Although she didn't break any bones, she was seriously injured and it took her a long time to get up.
"I clearly saw it was a staircase, how come..."
I know that this is the little devil training me. What I saw was flat, but it was actually stairs. I was lucky that I didn't fall to death.
"Let's not move now. Call my master."
I called Li Li and she told her to come over right away. We really didn't dare to move. If we moved, we might lose our lives. It was very scary.
Li Li came with a rope.
"Hold Yan Zi, Yan Zi closes her eyes, pull this rope, and follow me."
I followed Li Li, holding the black rope, and got into Li Li's car. She took us to her house.
"It's okay. You might see some strange things here, or some trouble, but don't worry. You won't die, and you won't get hurt. I'm leaving now and will be back tomorrow morning. Don't go out. There's food in the refrigerator. If anyone knocks, don't worry. I'll have the key when I get back. No matter how much they knock, shout, or knock, they won't open it. Even your own mother can't open it."
Li Li packed up and left with her bag.
I looked at Yinyan. She was a little nervous, but better than me. I was so nervous that I didn't know what to do.
"Cook two dishes!"
After Yinyan finished speaking, she turned on the TV and started watching TV. It seems that I really need to find something to do.
I cooked the food and brought it to the table. Yinyan took a bite, spit it out, and then looked at me.
"What's wrong with you today?"
"What's wrong?"
Yinyan pointed at the dish. I took a bite and spit it out. It was like I had eaten salt. I knew why I couldn't take it back. It seemed that I couldn't eat it anymore. I sat aside, watching TV, waiting for Li Li to come back the next day.
Yinyan swayed back and forth with her arms folded.
"Once my arm is healed, I'm going to spend a few days in a coffin."
Yinyan said suddenly.
"Are you still not well?"
Yinyan turned her back to me and looked out the window. Someone knocked on the door. We pretended not to hear it and then started talking.
"I'm Li Li, I forgot to take my keys."
Li Li had been gone for several hours and came back at this time. She said she would come back the next day. I went to open the door, and Yinyan shook her head at me. Neither of us spoke. Neither of us could tell whether it was Li Li outside, but the voice was definitely Li Li's.
"Then come on, Mimicking Ghost."
Yin Yan whispered, and sure enough, there was no sound after a while. I was sweating, and it was driving me crazy. If I really lived with these little ghosts, it would not be called life, and everything would be a complete mess. We moved the coffin, and the little ghost that was pressing on it was unhappy and came to torment us. He wanted us to carry the coffin back, which was impossible, and I would not do that. I actually encountered such a thing in the crematorium. Such things rarely happen in normal times, but the crematorium is a world of ghosts, not to mention, it was a coffin.
Suddenly, the silver swallow standing at the window trembled. I went over and didn't see anything.
"What's wrong?"
"I suddenly remembered something. I think my problem should be solved. I always disappear and live in the coffin. I know I miss my mother, but that was not my intention. I must be entangled by something. I remembered that at the foot of the mountain west of the crematorium , there is a small house, a little over one meter high. It is used to worship something. It is very strange. When I came here, the master told me not to go there at any time. I have seen it and the house from a distance. I always feel that I have some connection with it. I remembered that everything about me seems to be related to it. After this matter is handled, we will go there."
I started sweating. Yinyan had told me about that house that was over one meter high. She told me on the first day I arrived and told me where I could go and where I couldn't go. She mentioned that place twice, so I remember it very clearly. I had also seen that small house, which was over one meter high and made of blue bricks. It looked a bit scary. No one had ever told me what was enshrined there, and I had never asked. That place had appeared in my dreams several times, waking me up in shock and making me very scared.
"What does it matter?"
"I can't explain it clearly, but it's related. Anyway, I have to go."
"As long as you don't stay in the coffin to feel the warmth of your mother, I will go with you. No matter what happens, we will be together."
Yinyan looked at me and tears came out. I hugged her. Yinyan rarely cried. This lonely child made me feel distressed. Master Zhou didn't let me be with her. I still don't understand why. Zhang Xiaoxue didn't tell me either. I don't know the reason. I can't help but be with Yinyan. At this moment, I felt that behind Yinyan's strength is a woman's gentleness like water, and the pain like water. I seemed to be together with Yinyan all of a sudden, from my heart, from my soul.
That night, strange noises were heard from time to time. I sat on the sofa with Yinyan in my arms and was woken up from time to time.
When it was daybreak, I made some food and waited for Li Li. Li Li came back around nine o'clock. I opened the door and saw that her eyes were red, so I asked her as soon as she came in.
"Are you okay?"
"fine."
Li Li came in, threw her bag, and sat on the sofa. I poured her some tea, and she took a sip and said.
"This matter is very troublesome, but it can be handled. Take me to Master Ke's grave later."
Li Li rested for a while, and then we went to Huiyuan Township. When we arrived at her father's grave, Li Li looked at it for a long time and said.
"It's a really nice place, with mountains and water in front and support behind. It's a place with good feng shui."
After walking around the grave a few times, Li Li walked away and stood on a high place to look. She came back and said something after more than ten minutes.
"The location is good, but it's the wrong place to bury it. Wang Gui, this is the location of a ghost eye. You really know how to find a place."
I was stunned.
"I asked a Feng Shui master to look at it."
"who?"
"Sergeant Lin."
Yinyan said. Li Li frowned.
"How do I find Lin Guitou?"
Li Li asked Yinyan, seeming a little annoyed.
