Save the Bachelor of Heaven

Xiang Nan, Hua Ling, and the old foreigner immediately held up torches and started investigating.

I saw that all the houses in this Yizhuang were dilapidated and filthy. There is only a small room next to the back door that can still be lived in. This room is where the corpse guardian usually lives, and it is also the only room in the righteous village prepared for the living.

"Let's stay in this house tonight." Xiang Nan said to Hua Ling and the old foreigner.

They both nodded and followed Xiang Nan into the house.

"Ouch~" Hua Ling screamed again in fright as soon as she entered the house.

Xiang Nan quickly turned around and saw an upright dead man standing behind the door. The body was covered by a large white cloth, only a vague outline was visible. There was a wooden spiritual tablet on top of his head, and a life lamp in front of him. It was only as big as a soybean.

Xiang Nan smiled when he saw this, "Don't be surprised. This is the person who was guarding the Yizhuang. He died a few days ago and is standing here frozen."

The so-called standing stiff means that people take poisons such as mercury and arsenic before death. After death, the body will remain incorruptible for a long time. Only in this way can the body be able to withstand the long journey and be sent back to its place of origin for burial by the exorcists.

After death, when the body is completely stiff, it takes a while for the medicine to take full effect. During this period, the body must lean against the door panel, which is called "Standing Stiffly".

"You've seen a lot of dead people, why are you so cowardly?" the old foreigner said with a smile.

"Of course I'm not afraid of dead people. Who would have thought that there would be a zombie standing behind the door." Hua Ling pouted.

"Okay, stop bickering. Find some firewood and light a fire first." Xiang Nan ordered, "I will move this body to the front."

Although he is not afraid of zombies, he does not want to sleep in the same room with one.

Hua Ling and the old foreigner all nodded, looked for some firewood, and started to make a fire to cook.

…

A bowl of hot porridge filled our stomachs and made everyone feel comfortable.

Xiang Nan was about to make arrangements for bed when he suddenly frowned and gestured to Hua Ling and the old foreigner.

The two of them immediately became alert.

I heard something moving outside the door.

Xiang Nan quietly opened the door, turned over, and went directly to the roof. When he looked down, he saw several people walking towards the hut.

"To reach the stars, you need to ask the hand of the leader. If you move the mountains, you can't move the Mount Changsheng. What you burn is the incense of dragons and phoenixes, and what you drink is the sea water from all over the world." He then asked in the secret language of the green forest.

Several people who came over were also stunned and stopped one after another.

One of them said loudly, "There are tall buildings on Changsheng Mountain. Heroes from all over the world come here; dragons and phoenixes make old friends as they wish, and the sea waters from all over the world are surging."

"It turns out that the leader of Xiling is here, but he didn't meet him from afar." Xiang Nan floated down and said with cupped hands.

Everyone in Xieling couldn't help but be secretly surprised when they saw that he was three to four feet away in a single movement, and that he landed silently and effortlessly.

"It turns out Taoist Banshan is here. It's rude and disrespectful." The leader of Xieling also saluted quickly.

"Please talk in the room." Xiang Nan invited again.

"It's easy to talk about." The leader of Xiling said with cupped hands.

…

Several people entered the house together.

"Chen Yulou of Xialing." The leader of Xiling raised his hands and said, "This is Luo Sihai, Hong girl, Huamaguai, and Kunlun Molec~" There was a boy who looked like a Miao ethnic group and was not introduced.

"I'm here to move the partridge whistle." Xiang Nan also cupped his hands and said, "This is my junior brother Lao Yangren and junior sister Hua Ling."

"Nice to meet you!"

"I have admired you for a long time!"

After seeing the ceremony, Chen Yulou smiled slightly and said, "Brothers Partridge Whistle have always been good at finding treasures. Could it be that we are here to hunt for treasures?"

"It's true that people in the Ming Dynasty don't speak secretly." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "The three of us brothers and sisters are here specifically for the Pingshan Ancient Tomb."

Seeing that they also came for the Pingshan Ancient Tomb, Luo Sihai, Hong girl, and Huamaguai all stiffened. Because they also came to excavate the Pingshan Ancient Tomb.

In this way, the two families became rivals. For a time, tensions were inevitable.

"I have heard for a long time that those who moved the mountain Taoist people to the ancient tombs only wanted the elixir of immortality." Chen Yulou added, "As for the gold and silver treasures, they did not take any of them. I wonder if this is true?"

Xiang Nan nodded, "I'm here just for the elixir beads in the bottle mountain. As for other external things, it has nothing to do with us."

"Seriously?" Luo Sihai couldn't help but ask after hearing this. He didn't believe there were people in the world who were not greedy for money.

Xiang Nan ignored him.

Morning bacteria don’t know Hui Shuo, and worms don’t know Spring and Autumn. There are some truths that you will naturally understand if you understand them. If you don’t understand, there is no point in explaining it.

"To be honest, brother, I also came here for the Pingshan Ancient Tomb." Chen Yulou said with a cup of his hands, "Since you, the Qishan group, only seek elixirs and beads, and our Xiling group only seek gold, silver and treasures, if we don't interfere with each other, why don't we fight When we are in one place, we will become a family and take care of each other. Isn’t it a good thing to get the best of both worlds?”

"Thank you very much, Brother Chen, for your kindness." Xiang Nan cupped his hands and said, "However, we have moved to the mountains and are used to traveling alone, so it is inconvenient for us to travel with others. I only accept Brother Chen's kindness with my heart."

Seeing what he said, Chen Yulou could only smile and said, "Okay, in that case, we won't bother you. Brothers, get some rest early!"

After that, he led Luo Sihai, Hong girl, Huamaguai and others to exit.

When leaving, Luo Sihai could still be heard muttering, "These bastards... are just pretending... why don't we get rid of them..."

…

"Senior brother, I didn't expect that this group of people who were unloading the mountain would also dig up the Pingshan ancient tomb." The old foreigner also said, "Will there be any conflicts in the future?"

"Let's just do our own thing and ignore the rest." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "Okay, it's getting late, let's go to bed."

Hua Ling and the old foreigner all nodded, took out the felt, and slept on the ground.

About Xu time, I suddenly heard several loud thunders outside, which shook the roof tiles, and then came the heavy rain, howling down.

Fortunately, the house they stayed in was relatively complete, so they didn't have to worry about leaks.

However, it is different when Chen Yulou, Luo Sihai and others live in the front yard. There is wind and rain leaking, plus thunder and lightning, the roar is deafening, I don’t know how unbearable it must be.

The weather in the mountains changes rapidly. By around Hai hour, the clouds have dispersed and the rain has stopped. A cold moon peeks out, illuminating the grass and trees in Laoxiong Ridge.

At this moment, Xiang Nan suddenly heard another set of footsteps, rushing past the house.

He frowned and quickly used his energy. Looking around, he saw Chen Yulou, the leader of Xieling, chasing a three-legged lame cat.

What the lame cat was holding in its mouth was a human ear.

Seeing this, Xiang Nan quickly woke up the old foreigner and asked him to stay on duty all night, and he could come back as soon as he went.

Then, he used Qing Gong and followed him.

He knew that Chen Yulou was likely to be in danger during his trip, so he had to help.

Otherwise, the trip to Pingshan will have to be declared over before it officially begins.

"Brother, be careful~" the old foreigner reminded from behind.