Chapter 3 Body Transformation

An old man in Yangxin County lives in Caidian Village, five or six miles away from the city. The father and son opened an inn by the road for business travelers.

At dusk, four drivers came to stay. The inn was full and there were no empty rooms. Seeing that it was getting late, the four drivers insisted on leaving, "If there is no guest room, the firewood room is okay. If not, you can sleep in the stables and on the floor. Are you afraid that we won't pay?"

The old man is kind-hearted and thinks, "The money sent to the door will not be made for nothing." He meditated for a moment and said, "There is still one room left in the accommodation. I'm afraid you will dislike it."

Four drivers said, "It's good to have a place to stay. How dare you pick one?"

The old man said, "But there are dead bodies in that place." Before he finished his words, he sighed, "It's my daughter-in-law who died. The little girl is young and has too little blessings. She just married a dog. Before she has a good life for a few days, she has to die of illness."

A driver in blue showed sympathy and advised, "My father-in-law, my condolences."

The old man nodded and led the four people through the corridor to a small tile room. There was a dim butter lamp in the room. The light seemed to be there or no. It shone on a wooden board. There was a woman sleeping on the board. In his twenties, his face was as pale as gold paper, his forehead was wrapped in gauze, his breath was completely, his hands and feet were cold, and his body was covered. A piece of paper quilt has been dead for a long time.

Although the four people were bold, when they first saw the dead body, they couldn't help taking a breath. The driver in blue trembled and used his words to strengthen his courage. He asked, "My father-in-law, why haven't you seen your son after entering the store for so long?"

The old man said, "He went to buy a coffin for his daughter-in-law and will come back tomorrow. Several guests, it's not early, so please take a rest. A seven-foot-wide wooden bed in the corner of the finger room said, "The place is a little narrow, but four people can squeeze together. The little old man will say goodbye."

After the old man left, the four drivers ran all the way, tired and tired, and too lazy to wash their feet. They directly took off their clothes and leather boots, leaned on the pillow, and then snored loudly.

The driver in blue was timid and got along with the dead body in the same room. He was afraid and did not sleep soundly. In the hazy, he seemed to hear two clicks on the board. He was shocked and secretly opened his eyes to look around him.

At this glance, the soul suddenly flew out of the sky: the lights in the room were dim, but at this moment, for some reason, it was as bright as day, a table and a chair, a bed collapsed, and they could be seen clearly. Seeing the sound on the board, the woman's body reached out and lifted the paper, sat up slowly, touched the ground with her feet, and walked towards her step by step.

The female corpse came to the bedside, bent down, blew a breath between each driver's mouth and nose, and blew three breaths, and the three companions were completely unconscious, and the snoring stopped.

The driver in blue was scared out of a cold sweat. When he saw the female corpse coming towards him, he obviously wanted to repeat the old trick. He blew himself to death, hurriedly closed his breath and did not dare to move.

As expected, the woman's corpse came to him, blowing between the mouth and nose of the driver in blue as usual, and then slowly returned to the board to lie down and continued to sleep.

The driver in blue was extremely scared and dared not breathe lightly. He secretly kicked his companions beside him. All three of them had no response. Looking at the situation, he was probably dead. At this time, I was scared, and there was only one thought, "It's important to escape!" So he carefully dressed in the quilt, tiptoed to the door, and ran barefoot.

The woman's corpse immediately noticed it and then chased after it. The driver in blue was even more afraid. He ran for his life and shouted as he ran, hoping to attract the attention of others and come to the rescue. But there was no silence in the village, and there was no half a figure, and there was a ghost behind him.

The driver had no choice but to run all the way to the county. He soon came to the eastern suburbs. A temple stood not far away, the lights were swaying, and there was a faint sound of wood fish.

The driver was overjoyed and hurriedly ran to the temple gate to call for help. With a squeak, the temple door opened a small crack. A Taoist priest poked his head out and asked, "What are you doing?"

The driver was out of breath and said urgently, "There is a ghost who wants to kill me. Open the door and let me in."

As soon as the Taoist priest heard that there was a ghost, his face immediately changed and he said in a trembling voice, "My God, the ghost is coming. Close the door quickly." There was a loud bang, and the temple gate was tight. Close, and then there was another soft sound. Obviously, the Taoist priest was safe. He not only closed the door, but also plugged in the latch.

Seeing that the Taoist priest could not be saved, the driver was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother. Suddenly, a cold wind blew on his back. He couldn't help shivering and turned around and looked: The woman's body followed, only a few feet away from him. The tips of his ten nails in his hands were like needles, and he was buoyed with black gas. It seemed that he would burst out and hurt people at any time.

At this moment, his life is on the line, and the driver's mind is more flexible. He sees a big poplar in front of the temple, as thick as a water tank, which can be used to deal with female ghosts. Immediately, an arrow rushed quickly and hid behind the tree. The woman's corpse cried strangely, and her body was like the wind, and she rushed over.

One person and one ghost revolved around the tree, and the driver was agile. The female corpse went to the left, the female corpse to the right, and the female corpse to the right, and the person left. After a period of stalemate, one person and one ghost were exhausted, gasping and tired.

The female corpse struggled for a long time. Suddenly, her arms were steeply long. She hugged the poplar tree and grabbed the driver's belt through the trunk, but she heard two sneers. The driver's clothes were torn, his face turned pale in an instant, and her legs were weak. She fainted and fell to the ground.

The woman's corpse exerted too much force, her hands and her nails were deep into the tree trunk. She screamed twice, and her body was stiff like a benchmark and was dead.

The Taoist priest listened in the inner ear of the temple and was silent for a long time. He was relieved. He opened the door and walked out. He reached out and touched the driver's chest. His heart was still beating and said to himself, "I'm not dead, there is still salvation." After saying that, he leaned over and picked up the driver and went to the temple for treatment.

Returning to the temple, the Taoist priest fed the driver some soup, massaged him to promote blood circulation, and lived a busy night. When it was dawn, the driver finally woke up.

The Taoist priest told the driver, "The donor is weak and should not move around. You should rest in the temple and refresh yourself. I will go to the county to report to the officials."

When the county magistrate heard that the female ghost was doing evil, he came to check it in person. He saw a female corpse under the poplar tree. He was motionless and curious. He immediately ordered seven or eight of his men to come forward and break open the female corpse for research.

Seven or eight yamen gritted their teeth and pulled together. After a lot of effort, they pulled out the female corpse's hands from the trunk. Looking carefully, there were clear marks of ten holes in the trunk, as if they had been chiseled out with an iron cone, and the debris could be seen.

The county magistrate was surprised and ordered people to go to the inn to inquire. As expected, the body of the old man's daughter-in-law disappeared, which was naturally the female ghost in front of him.

The county magistrate patted the driver on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Brother, capture the female ghost intelligently, you did a good job! I'll give you some money. Let's go home now.

The driver said with a bitter face, "Master Hui: When the little one came out, four people walked with each other. At this time, the next person went home alone. How can he tell the father in the countryside? What if the villagers suspect that I am the murderer?

The county magistrate murmured, "That's reasonable. Well, I'll write a letter and give it to you to take back, and then I can prove your innocence.

The driver was satisfied. He took the letter and went home happily.