Volume 1: Die with Unclosed Eyes 68. Fierce evil spirits and sinister graves

Wang Gui hummed and said, "Sir, you really have good tactics."

"I'm just showing off my skills in front of an expert. It's not worth mentioning." He said modestly, then continued, "Do you see clearly now? When the surrounding gas hasn't changed, the stagnant yang energy beneath the soil can't even flow into the blood, and a pine or cypress tree has already taken on a sinister shape, do I need to say anything more?"

Wang Gui sighed softly and said, "Although the feng shui of Laolong Village can't be said to be top-notch, it is still pretty good. What caused the imbalance of yin and yang?"

Uncle San pointed to the slightly curved peaks of two small hills above our heads and said, "It's because of these two relatively large rocks."

"What does it have to do with stones? In Feng Shui, this represents the image of the Azure Dragon and the White Tiger, an excellent Feng Shui direction." Wang Gui said.

It seems that Wang Gui made the same mistake as us, mistaking the wolf's mouth for the Azure Dragon and White Tiger.

Uncle San didn't explain the matter to him. Instead, he pointed at the pine tree that looked evil and said, "Sir, if you doubt what I said is wrong, dig up this tree and you will know the answer."

"Just dig like this?" Wang Gui asked after hesitating for a moment.

"It's best not to use iron tools, and especially not for people born in the years of the Dragon, Tiger, or Ox. Adult men born in these three zodiac signs already have strong yang energy and cannot withstand the impact of hyperactive yang energy."

Wang Gui sighed and said, "It's come to this, let's just do it thoroughly." He turned around and was about to go find someone, but after thinking for a moment, he turned back and asked, "But what will the villagers say if they see you guys?"

Uncle San smiled slightly and said, "We are the earthworks who repaired the tombs. Let's say you hired us to rebuild the cemetery ."

"What? Our cemetery here needs to be rebuilt?"

"If I dig up this tree, I'm afraid you won't agree if I don't prune it." Uncle San said confidently.

Although Wang Gui hesitated for a moment, he didn't say anything in the end and turned back to the village to look for someone.

Soon six strong villagers arrived. The skin of most local villagers was purple-red. It was not known whether it was due to the strong ultraviolet rays on the plateau or the influence of the local hyperactive yang energy.

After confirming the attributes of the six people, Uncle San signaled that they could start digging. Wang Gui took a moment, and the six people holding wooden tools began to dig the soil around the tree roots. Although the tools were not very convenient, there was strength in numbers, and they soon dug out a large tree root nearly two meters from the main trunk. Then everyone pushed the tree to the ground with force.

After the tree fell to the ground, there was a sharp "woo" sound, and a strong air gushed out of the mud hole. The dense roots stood up in the blowing of the strong air, and some mud and gravel were blown into the air by the strong air. The six people quickly retreated, but their heads and beards were still blown like a bunch of tangled hemp, and their bodies and heads were covered with dust. They looked as miserable as they could be.

The strong air in the mud hole sprayed for more than ten minutes, blowing out all the roots of the big tree buried in the soil. In the end, some white broken bones were blown out, and I was enveloped by an unpleasant earthy smell.

The energy gradually weakened until it disappeared. We approached the entrance of the mud cave and saw that it was pitch black and seemed unfathomable. We could vaguely hear bursts of sounds that were hard to describe, like someone whimpering. Although the energy had disappeared completely, a strong chill wafted out of the cave again. If it touched our skin, it would be frozen and painful.

"The temperature in this cave is at least minus ten degrees Celsius." A villager said in surprise.

"What? I think the temperature is dozens of degrees below zero." We were so cold that we couldn't stand it anymore and quickly walked away. However, Uncle San and Wang Gui walked to the pine and cypress trees that were blown four or five meters away by the strong air.

"Master Wang, is this cave haunted ?" a villager walked up and asked.

Wang Gui raised his hand to stop him from speaking, then stared blankly at the tree roots.

There must be something new, so I hurried over to take a look. I saw many white bones mixed in the dense roots of the trees. I couldn't tell whether they were human or animal bones.

Uncle San only said one sentence: "I really didn't expect it."

The six villagers were naturally curious and asked questions. Wang Gui waved his hand and said, "Go back first and tell the village chief that there will be a meeting tonight. I will tell everyone all the known news that night."

The six people agreed readily, with expressions of admiration and awe for Wang Gui on their faces, just like the ancient "obedient people looking at the emperor."

After the six people left, Wang Gui asked, "Excuse me, has this evil spirit been broken?"

"Qi is constantly generated, and if the root cause of the excess yang qi is not addressed, it will become stagnant."

“How can we address the root cause?”

"As I've said before, the ancestral grave area of Laolong Village is located in the Wolf Fang Death Point. The more graves are built in this dangerous feng shui situation , the stronger the evil spirit will naturally be. This is the crux of the problem. If we want to solve the problem, we must move away from the ancestral grave area and choose a new burial site."

Seeing Wang Gui remained silent, Uncle San said, "I heard there was another bloody brawl in your village a few days ago. Can I ask why?"

"The county sent two technicians to guide farmers in production. Originally, they were going to go to the neighboring village of Wangyou first, but the villagers felt that this was a sign of disrespect for them, so they forcibly brought them here. When the people of Wangyou learned about this, they were so angry that they demanded the release of the technicians, and a fight ensued."

Uncle San sighed and said, "It was just a small incident, but two people were seriously injured. Several people from your village were also arrested. I guess they will be imprisoned. I'd like to ask, is the probability of criminal cases in Laolong Village the highest in the surrounding area?"

"This..." Wang Gui sighed and said nothing.

"In that case, what is there to hesitate about?"

"Sir, you are a sensible man. I don't doubt what you said, but if moving the ancestral grave has no effect, then I will be completely ruined by this matter." Wang Gui said helplessly.

"I understand. If you allow him to continue making mistakes, you will still be a master and there will be no harm. But if you do it and it has no effect, your reputation will be ruined."

"Don't tell lies in front of a real person. I really think so. This should be correct, right?" Wang Gui said sincerely.

Uncle San did not answer, but asked in return: "Do you remember your youngest son?" Wang Gui's face immediately turned ashen. He glared at Uncle San fiercely, as if he would attack at any time.

Seeing that the situation was not good, we were about to step forward when Uncle San put his left hand behind his back and shook it at us a few times.

After a few minutes, Wang Gui sighed and said, "You're right. This must be done."

"If they don't do it, they will eventually make a big batch. The only difference is which family in Laolong Village makes it."

Wang Gui waved his hand and said, "I'm ashamed. I've finally figured this out. Tell me, what should I do?"

"We just need to convince the villagers to move the family grave. However, I suspect the bones in the coffin may have rotted due to the flow of earth energy, so there are some tricks to how to move the grave. Otherwise, if we rashly open the coffin, I'm afraid the corpse qi will rise into the sky. Even if we break the evil spirit, being contaminated by the corpse qi will do us all harm and no good."

"I'll leave the job of relocating the graves to you. I believe in your ability, but our village isn't a place where rich peasants gather, so I hope you'll be more generous with the fees."

"Don't worry, I'll definitely follow the rules. I won't ask for a penny less, nor a penny more."

Wu Jingui's face turned red because he was too excited. If he wasn't trying so hard to hold it back, he would probably burst into laughter immediately.

Since the task of relocating the grave was given to Uncle San, there was no need to talk about the kowtow grave for Ou Lijian. Uncle San took us to the cemetery to get this done first.

This was the job of several of us. Except for Wu Jinbao who just watched and did nothing, the three of us quickly dug up the earthen grave. We saw a thin-skinned coffin placed in the tomb. The coffin was tied diagonally several times with an ink line, and a talisman was pasted on each end of the coffin.

Uncle San whispered to us, "This is the method of the kowtow grave. The talisman is called the cartilage curse, which curses people to become soft and spineless. The ink fountain sealing the coffin is also called suppressing evil. The evil here is what is suppressed is Ou Li's birth date . If this situation is not broken, Ou Li will be suppressed by Wang Gui for the rest of his life. Losing his sight is just the beginning. In a few years, Ou Li will have an emotional breakdown, and it won't be obvious from the outside. People who don't understand will just think he has depression. Even if Ou Li commits suicide , who can blame Wang Gui? This is called a vicious and sinister grave."