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Chapter 173: Digging the Grave
After Murong Duoduo called Captain Wang, he quickly arrived with a large group of people.
"Where is the corpse?" Captain Wang hurriedly asked me after finding me and Murong Duoduo.
I pointed to the ground nearby, which was clearly different from the surrounding soil, making it easy to identify.
The Husband-Watching Formation is designed to forcibly separate a deeply affectionate couple to two places where they can never meet again, such as the cemetery in front of us. The cemetery was set up with the Seven Gates Ghost Sealing Formation, preventing spirits inside from coming out and those outside from entering. Of course, if someone with certain intentions were to enter, that would be a different matter.
"Captain Wang, where is Guo Yang's corpse?" I asked while watching several officers digging.
Captain Wang sighed and said, "We notified Guo Yang's parents, and they came quickly to claim him. After that, he was sent to the crematorium, but it was only at night that we discovered the urn was missing."
I nodded. This further confirmed my thoughts. As the saying goes, fallen leaves return to their roots; spirits are no different. Spirits also need a root. Wherever that root is, the soul will revolve around that location. Even in the Underworld, when returning to the living world, they must first find their root.
Under normal circumstances, when a person dies, they are taken by a Ghost Messenger to the Underworld. However, some souls that miss their time or die unexpectedly may not be captured and become wandering spirits. They will linger around their corpse or a frequently used object from their life, or even a strand of hair, a table, a chair, or even a television, using these as their roots.
The person who set up the formation forcibly stole Liu Yiyi and Guo Yang's roots and buried them here so that they could never meet again. I am sure that the person who set up the formation placed some talismans on Liu Yiyi and Guo Yang's roots; when cursing them, it would also reflect back onto Pan Shenbao and Liu Yiyi.
The officers worked efficiently and soon dug up the coffin wood. I walked to the edge of the pit and was instantly dumbfounded!
"What’s wrong?" Captain Wang asked as he stepped forward.
I didn’t answer Captain Wang; instead, I quickly covered his eyes with one hand. At the same time, Murong Duoduo, who had just approached and didn’t understand what was happening, had her eyes covered with my other hand. Then I raised my voice and said, "Everyone except those who can see the coffin should go down immediately."
“Loser, what are you doing?” Murong Duoduo angrily pulled my hand and asked, “Are you trying to take advantage of me?”
Although she said this, she didn’t look at the deep pit that had been dug, because she knew that those who often refuse to listen to advice are the ones who die the fastest.
“Captain Wang, aside from the few people digging the grave, you should take the others and leave here quickly, as fast as you can.” After I finished speaking, I took out a stack of Ghost Money from my pocket and handed it to Captain Wang, saying, “Once you reach the roadside, burn the Ghost Money.”
Captain Wang looked a bit confused, and just as Murong Duoduo was about to ask, I told her, “Stand the coffin upright!”
Upon hearing the words “stand the coffin upright,” Murong Duoduo was stunned for a moment but didn’t ask any further. She said to be careful and then followed Captain Wang and the others down the mountain.
“Master Cao, are we… going to be okay?” one of the remaining police officers asked cautiously.
Not just him; all four of them showed worried expressions. It must be said that on this dark night, on this hill filled with graves, anyone would be scared. At first, when there were many people around, they might not have been afraid, but now that most had left and only they remained, it would be strange if they weren’t scared.
“Nothing will happen for now.” After I said this, I took the Flashlight from one of the officers and shone it inside the coffin before saying, “Lift it up!”
The four officers exchanged glances but no one moved. I impatiently said, “To be honest with you all, we’ve been possessed. I can guarantee that by tomorrow morning when the sun rises, we’ll either catch a cold or worse—drop dead on the spot. No matter whether you move or not, you can’t escape this; it’s better to lift it up. Maybe I still have a way to break it.”
“Ah?” one officer exclaimed.
At this moment, the other three officers also began to panic.
Being possessed is a colloquial term; Feng Shui Master prefers to call this phenomenon Ghostly Possession. Some people who died tragically carry lingering Resentment. Even after becoming a Wraith, they still harbor resentment in their mouths. Those who earn a living through Yin Yang can extract this resentment from ghosts in order to help them move on.
The Resentment and Yin Qi are very heavy; when living people come into contact with them, they may catch a cold or even die suddenly.
At this point, I realized I had made a fatal mistake; the true purpose of those involved in the Buwangfu Formation was to trick me.
Vertical Coffin Burial refers to burying a coffin upright. After that, Black Cat, black dog, Black Cow, Black Chicken, and Black Sheep are sprinkled on top of the coffin, sealing it with the blood of the five livestock. The deceased inside the coffin, with the strong smell of blood, will open their mouth to absorb the yin energy, and at this moment, the soil begins to be filled in.
When the coffin breaks through the ground, seeing the coffin means that the ghost inside has seen the living person. Once the ghost is aware, it will open its mouth and spit out a strand of Resentment. This acts like a locator.
I knew I could not escape this calamity and walked towards the pit first. I picked up a shovel to dig while the four police officers hesitated. I said while digging, "Aren't you coming to help?"
After a moment of hesitation, they eventually ran over to help me dig up the coffin.
Once the coffin was unearthed, we laid it flat on the Ground and pried open the coffin lid with a shovel. The moment the lid opened, black mist instantly poured out from inside the coffin, startling the four police officers who quickly stepped aside. At the same time, a beam of moonlight shone into the coffin. I looked in and saw a naked Corpse.
This Corpse was undoubtedly Liu Yiyi. For some unknown reason, her Corpse still had some livor mortis, and most strangely, her shiny black hair had been completely shaved off, replaced by a layer of congealed blood.
Seeing this scene made me frown. Rather than saying that those who set up this arrangement wanted to lure me with Liu Yiyi, it was more accurate to say they were interested in Liu Yiyi's tragic fate and devotion, wanting to create a protective ghost.
"Master Cao, what should we do next?" one of the police officers asked.
I thought for a moment and replied, "Just bury her here!"
This time we naturally did not use vertical burial again. However, I knew that even if we buried Liu Yiyi's Corpse, it would be futile. Liu Yiyi's ghost was long gone from here, and clearly, Liu Yiyi's essence was not in this Corpse, but something else. Those who set up this arrangement intended to use Liu Yiyi against me.
It wasn't until dawn that I returned to the police station with the four police officers. Officer Wang had been waiting at the station and eagerly asked when he saw me return, "How did it go?"
"I already know how the murderer committed the crime," I replied calmly.
Upon hearing this, Captain Wang quickly called for a Female Officer. Then I recounted all my speculations to Captain Wang.
In short, from the very beginning, this whole incident was a trap. The only person I could think of who could have set it up was Liu Lao Er.
Liu Yiyi and Guo Yang were originally a loving couple, but due to Liu Yiyi's illness, they could not live a happy life together. At this time, Liu Lao Er happened to see Liu Yiyi and became interested in the deep affection between Liu Yiyi and Guo Yang, so he began to plot.
His method was simple: he gradually intensified the conflicts between Liu Yiyi and Guo Yang. Once the conflicts reached a certain level, Liu Lao Er personally took action and killed Guo Yang. When Liu Yiyi regained consciousness and realized that Guo Yang was dead, she felt immense guilt and was devastated. At this moment, Liu Lao Er dug up Guo Yang's corpse and presented it to Liu Yiyi.
Because Liu Yiyi loved Guo Yang so much, even knowing it was Guo Yang's corpse, she couldn't bear to cremate it. She then planned to hide the body. At this time, Liu Lao Er could approach Liu Yiyi under the guise of a Yin Yang Master and help her conceal Guo Yang's corpse behind glass.
The reason Liu Lao Er went through all this trouble was ultimately to cultivate Liu Yiyi; he wanted to turn her into a Wraith.
"So according to what you said, the murderer is Liu Lao Er? Liu Yiyi was killed by Liu Lao Er?" Captain Wang asked.
I shook my head. "Strictly speaking, Liu Yiyi did commit suicide. However, after she cut her wrist, Liu Lao Er employed some methods, such as finding a wild ghost to possess Liu Yiyi and inserting rebar into her lower body. This way, after setting up a husband-watching trap, Liu Yiyi became a full-fledged Wraith, filled with resentment and a rootless ghost. Such an Evil Spirit is the hardest to deal with."
A rootless Wraith is not only difficult to find but also has one major disadvantage: it is very powerful. Unless you can disperse its soul completely, it cannot be destroyed. However, ghosts can pass through walls; how easy is it to disperse its soul? Moreover, she is an exceptionally formidable Wraith.
"I don't understand any of this. But in short, the murderer is Liu Lao Er, right?" Captain Wang summarized with a question.
I shook my head again. "Not necessarily; this is just my guess. I don't have any enemies besides Liu Lao Er. If it's not my enemy, there would be no need to set up such a trap to harm me and Pan Shenbao."
Captain Wang nodded as if he understood but I knew he was thinking that I was pushing everything onto Liu Lao Er since he couldn't be caught anyway. But for now, I really couldn't blame him for thinking that way.
Next, I left the police station and went to Good Restaurant. I hadn't forgotten about the promise I made to Shan Shan. I was targeted by the little girl selling the Red Dress and two colleagues of Liu Yiyi; I didn't know how long I could survive. All I knew was that once I promised the goddess something, I had to fulfill it.
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