Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

"Brother, it must be that old ghost from Xiangxi who took the coffin away last night!" Cui Hao said affirmatively.

I think so too.

But Baoer's body had melted, leaving only a pile of bones.

What good are dry bones?

Is it worth taking away the coffin?

At that time, I didn't understand how evil witchcraft was, so I couldn't figure it out.

I just vaguely feel that I have overlooked something important.

While I was thinking, Taoist Master Zhang came into the room with the middle-aged man who knocked on the door.

When the middle-aged man saw us, his eyes immediately became wary: "They look unfamiliar, they are not from Miaowan Village, right?"

"Cough cough."

Taoist Priest Zhang coughed twice and said, "He's a distant relative who came to see me."

"That's it."

The middle-aged man smiled and nodded.

His eyes looked back and forth between us.

Then he took Taoist Priest Zhang a few steps outside and asked in a low voice, "Nothing strange has happened in your village, right?"

"Otherwise, Han Gaotian would lead people to dig graves for no reason."

"And your distant relatives are just in time for evil spirits to emerge from the mountains and eat children. Could it be..."

I have to say, this person is really vigilant.

I guess if he doesn't get a reasonable explanation, he will report us.

Taoist Priest Zhang quickly said, "They have nothing to do with evil spirits. Instead, they are here to help me slay demons and exorcise evil spirits."

"As for the strange incident... Han Gaotian's child died in the mountains yesterday, and something did happen when they carried the coffin down the mountain that night."

"Go back and tell your village chief that everyone should close their doors and not go out. It's best not to leave the village during the day."

After hearing a few words, the middle-aged man's face became nervous.

"Is this so serious?"

"Then I must hurry back to report the news."

"Go ahead, and be careful on the road."

Before Taoist Zhang finished speaking, the middle-aged man ran out and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Old Zhang, it's a bit strange that Han Gaotian led the villagers to dig up graves."

I used to think that the Xiangxi elders controlled them by using living people for sacrifice.

As a result, they were controlled to dig graves.

Could it be that the old man from Xiangxi was a fellow tomb robber?

Or is there something special about the tomb they dug?

Taoist Master Zhang pulled at his goatee and said with a wry smile, "It's not surprising, I should have thought of it earlier."

"They weren't digging ordinary graves, they were digging mass graves."

There is only one word difference between a mass grave and a mass grave, but there is a big difference in the form of the tombs.

When a poor person dies, there is no one to take care of his funeral and he cannot be buried in the ancestral tomb, so the charity cemetery will find a place for burial.

As time went by, more and more people were buried and a mass grave was formed.

Even if buried in a mass grave, each person is buried in a separate grave.

A mass grave is when many people are buried in the same grave.

Mass graves were used to bury captives, prisoners, slaves, or when too many people died in natural disasters or man-made calamities to bury them one by one.

Most of the people buried in mass graves died abnormally, often with great resentment when they died.

"That mass grave has been there for decades."

"Back then, a large number of broken limbs floated up in the pond. My master was worried about water pollution and the risk of disease, so he led the villagers to dig a mass grave, salvaged the broken limbs, and buried them there."

"Later, before my master left, he told me that mass burials might lead to disasters if left unattended for a long time..."

"Ah! I didn't expect that Master's words would come true."

Taoist Zhang sighed, picked up the spirit-calling bell, and clasped it in his hand: "I'll go and check on the situation. You...stay and take care of them."

Seeing Taoist Master Zhang walking out of the yard, I quickly made a gesture to Cui Hao.

"Mouse, take good care of them."

"I'll go with Lao Zhang to see what's going on."

"Brother, be careful." Cui Hao grabbed the goose-feather knife and threw it to me.

I took the knife and trotted to catch up with Taoist Master Zhang.

"Let's go together."

"By the way, there's something else I need to tell you. Baoer's coffin is missing."

"I took a look when I came to the village this morning. The coffin was still on the road. When Wu Gengsheng went to deliver the medicine, the coffin disappeared."

"There was only a skeleton left in the coffin. Why do you think the people from Xiangxi took the coffin and the skeleton away?"

I asked the question in my mind.

"It can raise Gu, summon spirits, and perform sacrifices. The art of witchcraft is ever-changing and has many unexpected possibilities."

"Hurry up and go to the reservoir first."

Taoist Master Zhang was anxious and didn't have time to explain to me.

I quickened my pace to keep up with him.

After walking two miles, I was out of breath and could hardly keep up.

I do a lot of farm work, so my physical condition is pretty good, but now I can't walk as fast as an old man in his sixties.

"Lao Zhang, how come you have such good leg strength? Have you practiced any martial arts?" I asked, putting my hands on my hips and panting.

Taoist Master Zhang shook his head and laughed: "I have never practiced Kung Fu."

"I meditate and practice Vajra Kung gong on a regular basis, and sleep in the Huan Yang Wo position."

"When you have Qi in your body, you will naturally feel lighter. When your body is lighter, you will walk faster."

"Some people nicknamed me 'Flying on the Grass,' because I'm light and walk fast."

Qi refers to internal breath and internal energy.

Cultivating Qi is considered the beginning of Taoist internal energy.

In the Taoist inner alchemy practice, great emphasis is placed on guiding the flow of Qi in the body through breathing, guiding, inner observation, inner listening and other methods.

However, the method of cultivating Qi is a secret in Taoism.

Only core disciples can access it.

Not everyone can learn it.

My heart was warmed by what I heard, so I shamelessly asked, "Old Zhang, can you teach me how to practice Qi?"

"This……"

Taoist Master Zhang hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "The sect has its rules."

"But I can teach you Vajra Kung Fu. Practicing it regularly will strengthen your body and have a good effect on your health."

"Don't think I'm stingy. Qi isn't that easy to cultivate."

"I have so many fellow disciples, but only a few have achieved minor success, and they still have to maintain their pure Yang boyish body. You... hehe."

Taoist Master Zhang’s laughter made me blush.

Although he is still a boy now.

But you can’t remain a virgin forever.

Forget it, I won’t practice it.

Or a happy life in the future is more important.

"Then please teach me Vajra Kung Fu when you have time. It's good for strengthening the body."

"It's a small matter. The reservoir is just ahead. Let's go."

Taoist Master Zhang quickened his pace again.

Even if I walked faster, I couldn't keep up with him.

I could only jog and follow.

After running up the big slope and turning a corner, the view in front of me suddenly opens up.

The dam towering in the valley and the wide reservoir with rippling blue waves are refreshing to look at.

It was my first time seeing a reservoir, and I couldn’t help but feel excited.

“The reservoir is magnificent.”

"We don't have that much water, and every year we have to fight over water for irrigation."

Taoist Master Zhang squinted his eyes and looked at the vast water.

His expression became more and more solemn.

“Such a strong yin energy!”

"Is there yin energy?" I wondered.

Even with the sun shining brightly, I didn't feel any yin energy at all.

Just when I was about to ask why I felt the Yin energy, I suddenly saw something slowly floating on the rippling water.

The thing was floating in the water, and it looked familiar.

Like the coffin that disappeared!