He was in a good mood that night, so he didn't have any worries as he went to sleep. In my dreams, I dreamed of my childhood, playing with my childhood friends from home. We chased each other and played around until we arrived at an old cemetery in Lingnan. It was then so small that I didn't know what to be afraid of. At this time, Zhang Shaowu noticed that there was a stone wall that was as tall as a person embedded in the mountain range. He beckoned us over, and out of curiosity you squeezed me and I squeezed each other to peek through the crack in the rock, and then, suddenly empty, the stone wall we were squeezing collapsed and threw us both into the hole. The sudden change gave us a fright, and then we burst into laughter. Everyone was laughing at each other because of our previous predicament. Just then, Zhang Shaowu said: "Look, there's a coffin inside." We were shocked, and stared straight at the direction Zhang Shaowu pointed at, and sure enough, there was a black coffin lying there. We were a little afraid, and we wanted to run, but Zhang Shaowu said: "Everyone, don't be afraid, my grandfather is a fortune-telling master, he can behead demons and exterminate devils.
Indeed, Zhang Shaowu's grandfather was our village's Mr. Divination, so the happy events in the village and the surrounding villages would be handled by him every day. Of course, if there were some people that were struck by evil and unclean things, they would look for him. We were also skeptical about Bu Wu's words, we just stood there and did not move. Right at this time, Zhang Shaowu mustered his courage and swaggered his way over, just as he was about to reach out and touch the coffin, suddenly there was a creak, it was obviously the sound of the coffin breaking. We could no longer endure the panic in our hearts, all of us screaming as we ran out.
When I returned home, I was so scared that I lost all my energy and couldn't retreat due to the high fever. The other companions were also similar to me, it should be that Zhang Shaowu went back and told his grandfather, Old Master Zhang went to visit us one by one, telling his parents that the child should have bumped into that person's tranquility, that he was too scared and lost his soul inside, and needed to cry out his soul.
His parents anxiously asked the Old Master Zhang what to do, the Old Master Zhang said: "Soulcalling is easy, it's just that the one inside may not be easy to deal with, and it might be a little more troublesome. How about this, tonight, call out the child's soul to settle his or her soul first, I'll go take a look at the tomb tomorrow noon, then I'll figure out how to deal with it." His parents hurriedly thanked the old man, and Old Master Zhang told all the items needed for the Soul Summoning Ceremony to hurry up and prepare to gather.
Then, he put the magnet under my pillow. He said that it was because the child's soul was small, and he liked to play, and his soul was lighter, so he used a magnet to absorb the soul, and the paper was burned to other ghosts, telling them not to entangle the child's soul, and to return to the body. An incense's worth of time was used to guide the soul, so the soul will smell it. That night, the door to the manor couldn't be closed. It would need to be opened for the entire night, so that they could follow the steps into the house and enter the body of the soulless person. And my father would shout my name from the front door, and my mother would shout my name from the inside, three times. So I worked like this for the whole night, and indeed the next day I was better.
At noon on the second day, when the yang energy was at its brightest, Old Master Zhang entered the tomb. After about two hours, he saw Old Master Zhang walking out with his head lowered and his hands clasped behind his back. said with a heavy tone: "This tomb buries a young master from a large family, and went to that tomb at such a young age. I am alone here, and if I want to find a new wife, it would be equivalent to having a wedding ceremony with a new wife. This new wife is easy to find, so I just need to use paper to tie up the bride. Everyone was speechless.
In order to remove the hidden danger, everyone reluctantly agreed. Old Master Zhang guaranteed that nothing would happen to the child, as long as they did as he said. That day, everyone went to prepare what they needed, and everything was arranged according to the old man's instructions. The furniture, horses, and servants were all tied up with paper, making their faces turn red. It was a very strange sight.
At twelve o'clock that night, when we were lining up to enter the tomb with the pieces of paper and the dowry, the Old Master Zhang said that after entering the tomb, we should remember not to look up, not to speak, and not to turn back when we came out. Everyone was scared to death, some of them were crying out loud. Luckily, our parents were waiting for us at the entrance of the tomb to comfort us. They trusted the old man in their hearts, so they were a bit more at ease.
When the time came, we lowered our heads and entered the tomb. Not daring to raise our heads, not long after, the Old Master Zhang shouted, "Stop!" Everyone stopped to walk, I was holding the bride in my arms, the old man held me up to the coffin, and told me that the time had come, and that it was time for the bride and groom to bow to heaven and earth, and to bow to heaven and earth. At this time, I felt a little dazed, and along with the shouting, I actually unknowingly bowed to him, and after bowing twice to the hall, I bowed again, and the husband and wife bowing to each other, and when I turned around, I found that there were a pair of feet dangling on the ground. I looked up along my feet, and saw a pale face in front of me. We started to walk out, but after a few steps I lost consciousness.
That pale face kept appearing in my mind. It felt really familiar. At this moment, my mind was startled and I let out a scream. So it was him.