Is it true that corpses are expelled from Xiangxi? If so, why are corpses expelled?

Corpse driving is a legendary spell that can drive corpses to walk. It is a type of Gu magic of the Miao people and is a part of Chu Wu culture. Poison can be divided into black witchcraft and white witchcraft, and killing corpses belongs to white witchcraft.

The person who drives away the corpses is a mage wearing a Taoist robe. No matter how many corpses there are, he drives them away alone. The mage is not behind the corpse, but leads the way in front of the corpse. He does not light a lantern, but shakes a soul-catching bell in his hand. He beats the gong as he walks to avoid night travelers, and those who have dogs lock up their dogs. When there are more than one corpse, they are connected with straw ropes, one every six or seven feet. When walking at night, the corpses were all wearing tall felt hats, with several pieces of yellow paper with talismans drawn on their foreheads hanging down on their faces. There is a "dead corpse inn" on the road. This mysterious "dead corpse inn" only houses corpses and corpse collectors, and is not accessible to ordinary people. Its doors are open all year round. Because behind the two door panels is where the corpse rests. The corpse collectors drove the corpses to the "dead corpse shop" before dawn and left quietly at night. The corpses were standing neatly against the wall behind the door panel. If it's hard to walk on a heavy rainy day, I'll stop in the store for a few days or nights.

[Edit this paragraph] Origin

Chinese people are particularly attached to their hometown. No matter what, the fallen leaves must return to their roots. A wanderer who dies in a foreign land must be buried in the tomb of his ancestors according to his own wishes; filial sons and virtuous grandchildren must move back to their hometown in mourning, and relatives and friends who know each other have the obligation to help this matter. The upper reaches of the Yuanjiang River in western Hunan are barren, and poor people often go to eastern Sichuan or eastern Guizhou to make a living as hawkers, medicine collectors or hunters. Those places are surrounded by steep mountains and miasma is very common in the mountains. Falciparum malaria is often prevalent, and the living environment is extremely bad. Except for the local Miao people, outsiders rarely go there. None of the Han people who died in those places were rich. Traditionally, the Han people had a strong sense of transporting corpses back to their hometowns for burial. However, even those with money would find it difficult to travel on rugged mountain roads that are thousands or hundreds of miles away. They were carried on vehicles or stretchers, so some people created this strange economic method to transport corpses back to their hometowns.

[Edit this paragraph] Legend

According to legend, thousands of years ago, Chiyou, the ancestor of the Miao people, Apu (Miao: father-in-law), led his troops to fight against the enemy by the Yellow River until Corpses littered the fields and rivers of blood flowed. After the battle, they were about to retreat to the rear. After the soldiers carried away all the wounded soldiers, Apu Chiyou said to the Apu military advisor beside him: "We can't leave the brothers who died here. You can use some magic to make these good brothers How about returning home?" Military Advisor Apu said, "Okay. You and I will change our costumes. You will lead the way with the 'talisman' and I will supervise from behind." So Military Advisor Apu dressed up as Apu. Pu Chiyu stood among the corpses of his brothers who died in battle. After silently reciting mantras and praying to the gods, he shouted loudly to the corpses: "Brothers who died in the battle, this is no place for you to rest and die. You died in vain." It's really sad. My parents are looking forward to your return to my hometown. Please don't worry about me. Just like the law, get up!" All the corpses that were lying on the ground suddenly stood up and followed him. Pu Chiyou walked southward in an orderly manner behind the "talisman" held high. The enemy's pursuers are coming, and Apu Chiyou and Apu's military advisor work together to attract the "five greater fogs" and trap the enemy in the enchantment formation. Because it was the magic of "Si" (implementation, operation intention) used by Military Advisor Apu that allowed everyone to escape from danger, everyone called him "Lao Si" from then on; and because the magic that Lao Si Apu finally used to defend against the enemy was actually the "Mist Technique". ", and "fog" had too many strokes and was difficult to write, so it was rewritten into the word "witch" instead. In fact, this witch character is also a hieroglyph: the upper horizontal line represents the sky or fog, the lower horizontal line represents the earth, and the vertical line in the middle represents "talisman"; there is a human character on each side of the vertical line, and the one on the right represents a Puchiyou, the one on the left represents Apu Laosi, which means that two people must unite to perform witchcraft.

[Edit this paragraph] Conditions for expelling corpses

According to relevant literature, there are "three ways to drive out corpses, and three times not to drive out".

Those who were beheaded (their heads had to be sewn together), those who were hanged, and those who stood in a cage to die could be expelled. The reason is that they were all forced to die, and they were unconvinced. They missed their hometown and their relatives. They could use magic to lure their souls, use spells to suppress their bodies, and then use magic to drive them to climb mountains and ridges, and even Get on the boat and cross the water to return home.

Those who died of illness, those who voluntarily died by hanging in a river, and those whose limbs were damaged by thunder and fire cannot be driven away.

Among them, the souls of those who died of illness have been taken away by the King of Hell, and magic cannot call their souls back from the gate of hell; while the souls of those who drowned themselves in rivers and hanged their necks were "replaced", and they may be in the process of handover. When new souls are brought in and the old dead souls cannot be replaced, won't this affect the reincarnation of the old souls? In addition, those who died due to lightning were all sinners, and those who were burned to death in fires often had incomplete skin and flesh. These two types of corpses could not be driven away either.

[Edit this paragraph] Scope of exorcism

Originally, exorcism only expelled corpses that died on the battlefield. Later, Laosi also helped exorcise those who were wrongfully killed by the government. The corpse returns home.

The geographical scope of "Chenzhou Fu" to exorcise corpses is only as far as Langzhou (Changde) in the north without crossing Dongting Lake, only as far as Jingzhou in the east, only as far as Fuzhou and Wuzhou in the west, and to the southwest Can go to Yunnan and Guizhou. Legend has it that these places are under the jurisdiction of the ghost kingdom of the ancestors of the Miao people. No matter how far they are, they are out of bounds. Even Lao Si can't drive away those zombies.

[Edit this paragraph] Method of exorcising corpses

Executing corpses at the scene

Before the Qing Dynasty, every year after the autumnal equinox, all prefectures and counties would execute people on death row with the approval of the Ministry of Punishment. of death row. After the local death row inmates are executed, their families have their own bodies to collect and bury them. To transport the executed foreign death row inmates back to their hometown, usually four people need to be hired to carry one body, which costs a lot of money. However, it is relatively cheap to hire an old man to drive the body back to his hometown. , and it can ensure that it will not rot or stink during the process, but the corpse being carried may rot after a day.

Generally, on the day before execution, the relatives and fellow villagers of the death row prisoners and even those good people who like to do good deeds will collect some money to give to the old priest they invited (the convention is two men in green and red) ), buy the corresponding items. On the day of the execution, the two senior officials, their assistants, and their helpers had to wait outside the execution ground. At three o'clock in the afternoon, the sword and ax were raised and dropped, and the death row prisoner's head fell to the ground.

As soon as the beheading officer left the execution ground, the old man in red performed rituals and recited incantations. His assistant helped sew the head of the beheaded guest death row prisoner together, and then the old man in green sewed the cinnabar (the best cinnabar) Place it in seven places on the deceased's forehead, chest, chest, left and right hands, and soles of the feet. Each place is pressed with a talisman, and then tied tightly with five-color cloth strips. According to legend, these seven places are the entrances and exits of the seven orifices, and they are sealed with cinnabar talismans to retain the seven souls of the deceased.

After that, some cinnabar must be stuffed into the ears, nose, and mouth of the deceased, and then sealed tightly with magic talismans. According to legend, the ears, nose, and mouth are where the three souls come in and out. This can keep them in the body of the deceased.

Finally, the deceased’s neck is covered with cinnabar, affixed with magic symbols, and tied tightly with five-color cloth strips; then the deceased is put on a rice dumpling leaf hat (covered and worn). After everything is done, the old man in red will finish reciting the incantation and shout "Get up!" The dead corpse of the guest will stand up in response...

It is also said that since the seven clans of the Miao people moved to Pu from the rivers and lakes Behind the mountains and ridges of the earth, they lost the magic of "Five Miles of Fog", but invented the technique of refining alchemy sand. Generally speaking, in addition to using the ancestral "talisman" to drive away corpses, Lao Si also needs cinnabar. This cinnabar is the best produced in Chenzhou, so it is also called cinnabar. The technique of driving away corpses was originally called "Chenzhou Cinsha Talisman Technique", but because the name was too long and difficult to pronounce, it was simply called "Chenzhou Talisman".

[Edit this paragraph] Industry inheritance

Among the people in Xiangxi, corpse exorcism has been an industry since ancient times. Those who learn this industry must meet two conditions: first, be bold, and second, It's good health. Moreover, one must become a disciple. The corpse exorcist never recruits apprentices randomly. Apprentices are first required to establish a written certificate by their parents, and then they must be interviewed by the exorcists. Generally speaking, applicants need to be over 16 years old and over 1.7 meters tall. There is also a very special condition: they need to be ugly in appearance. The corpse driver first asks the candidate to look at the sun in the sky, then spin, and then suddenly stops, asking you to immediately distinguish between east, west, north and south. If you can't tell the difference, you will not be hired. Because you don't distinguish between east, west, north and south, it means that you can't tell the direction when driving corpses at night, and you can't chase them away. Then, the corpse driver will ask you to find things and carry a load. Because the corpse is not a living person after all, it cannot climb up a steep slope. The corpse movers had to carry and carry them up the high slope one by one. Finally, there is an interview. This is where the corpse exorcist puts a tung tree leaf on a grave in the mountains and asks you to retrieve it alone in the dark. Only in this way can you show that you have the courage to be a corpse exterminator. If you successfully pass these three levels, you will have the opportunity to become an apprentice of a corpse-killing craftsman.

In the home of the corpse driver, just like ordinary farmers, they still "work at sunrise and rest at sunset."

Only when they receive the business of removing corpses, they dress up and go to remove the corpses. Although they drove away corpses, they tabooed the term driving away corpses. Therefore, when experts ask them to drive away corpses, they all say: "Master, please go for a walk" or "take a walk." If the corpse exorcist agrees, he will take out a special piece of yellow paper and ask you to write the deceased's name, date of birth, date of death, gender, etc. on the yellow paper, and then draw a talisman and stick it on it. On this yellow paper, finally hide this yellow paper with yourself.

The corpse driver’s clothing is also very special: no matter what the weather, he wears a pair of straw sandals, a green cloth gown, a black belt around his waist, and a green cloth hat on his head. There is a pack of charms hidden in the fanny pack. The first thing the master teaches his disciples is to draw a talisman. This very strange talisman is something that looks like words and paintings drawn with a red pen on yellow paper. If an unexpected situation occurs on the way, he will hang this strange talisman towards the west. on trees or doors, and sometimes burned with ashes and swallowed with water.

At the same time, the apprentice must learn thirty-six kinds of skills before he can drive away corpses. The first skill is the "standing skill" of the dead body, which means that the dead body must first be able to stand up. The second skill is "walking skill", which means the corpse can stop and walk freely, and the third skill is "turning skill", which means the corpse can turn while walking. In addition, there are also "Downhill Kung Fu", "Bridge Crossing Kung Fu", "Dumb Dog Kung Fu", etc. The "dumb dog skill" can make the dogs along the way stop barking when they see the corpse. The dead body is afraid of dogs barking. If a dog barks, the dead body will be frightened. Especially when a dog bites, the dead body has no ability to resist. The dead body will be bitten to pieces. The last kind of skill is the "resurrection skill". The better the soul-resurrection skill, the more souls of the dead corpse will be recovered, and it will be particularly easy to pick up the corpse. This "resurrection technique" actually uses a special herb from western Hunan to be sprinkled on the corpse.

[Edit this paragraph] Reasons why corpse exorcism is popular in western Hunan

Corpse exorcism is a unique industry that is only possible in western Hunan.

1. Only western Hunan has a "dead corpse inn".

2. Only the people in western Hunan know how to avoid the corpse exorcists when they hear them.

3. There is a road outside the village in Xiangxi, but roads in other provinces generally pass through the village. Of course, they will not allow dead bodies to enter the village.

4. When people in Xiangxi hear the sound of sinister gongs, they will take the initiative to lock up the dogs at home. Otherwise, when the dogs come out, they will chew up the dead bodies.

[Edit this paragraph] Revealed

The so-called "driving the corpse" is actually just "carrying the corpse". The exterminator hires someone to cut the body into pieces, and then sprays a special potion on the body parts to prevent them from rotting. A man had a stump on his back, covered in a long and large black robe, and a large straw hat on his head, which completely covered his head. Even the outline of his face was difficult to see clearly. Another person dressed as a "corpse exorcist" threw yellow paper in front and rang a bell to guide the person carrying the corpse. The two also deliberately created an atmosphere of terror so that people would not dare to approach them. If the journey is long, the roles of the two will change every day.

Illustration of corpse removal

Two or three days before arriving at the destination, inform the family of the deceased in advance and prepare the clothes and coffin. When the "dead man" arrives, the body parts will be removed immediately. Put them together, dress the dead person in the longevity clothes, hat and shoes, and put them into the longevity wood. This kind of encoffining process is entirely undertaken by the person who "removes the corpse", and no one else is allowed to intervene or watch, just like when the corpse is "lifted out of the coffin" and no one is allowed to peek. It is said that at these critical moments, if a stranger approaches the corpse, there will be a risk of "shock", and the burial process must take place in the middle of the night. After all arrangements are in place, that is to say, after the deceased has been buried, the bereaved family goes to claim it.

As soon as the lid of the coffin was opened, the bereaved man and his eyebrows appeared, and it turned out that he was a bereaved relative. He looked just like yesterday, but now he was sleeping in the coffin. He was so sad and heartbroken that he was wailing loudly. Cry, some burst into tears. The "corpse chasers" specifically advised everyone not to be too sad and make the deceased uneasy. Fortunately, he had accumulated merits during his lifetime and returned to his hometown safely. I have just been on a long journey and am in desperate need of some rest. While people were grieving, they felt a sense of security, satisfaction, and relief after seeing the deceased. Who would have suspected that it was a scam?

Note: The forest is big and there are all kinds of birds, so the ones listed above are just the lowest level of carcasses, one without content. In fact, Chinese civilization has a long history, and it is not what the science of the world has developed in the past 200 years. Understand immediately, so what cannot be understood temporarily is superstition! There is a lot of evidence to show that the real method of driving away corpses is not to drive them away like skewering meat, but to use spells to drive them away! ! Due to scientific development reasons, no further disclosure can be made

[Edit this paragraph] Folklore significance

There are many records in folk books about driving corpses in ancient times, and in regional legends It is more common in the middle.

Western Hunan has been rich in cinnabar since ancient times, and cinnabar has a variety of pharmacological functions. Today's funeral customs in Western Hunan still use cinnabar: before the deceased is placed in the coffin, cinnabar should be used to touch the forehead, chest, chest, left and right hands, feet and other seven orifices, as well as the ears, nose, and mouth, with cinnabar. Use the picture to seal his seven souls and three souls. After the grave is dug for the deceased, cinnabar is sprinkled on the bottom, which means to suppress the "old house".

The research results of many experts and scholars today show that the Miao people are the first nation to invent weapons, criminal laws, and witchcraft; among them, corpse exorcism, as a folk custom, is a part of witchcraft. Our study of corpse removal should be said to have multiple academic values ??for understanding the history, culture, ethnic culture, religious culture and folk culture of the Miao people.

[Edit this paragraph] The incredible "calling the dead to death"

The author has seen a piece of paper spread out by the roadside, with the six characters "Guaranteed to call the dead to the province" written on it. I didn't believe it would happen at the time, but I later witnessed this spectacle with my own eyes.

As the saying goes, the Chinese people are particularly attached to their hometown. No matter what, the fallen leaves must return to their roots. A wanderer who dies in a foreign land must be buried in the tomb of his ancestors according to his own wishes; filial sons and virtuous grandchildren must move back to their hometown in mourning, and relatives and friends who know each other have the obligation to help this matter. It was not possible for a while, so he had no choice but to seize the house. Apart from showing off his wealth, this was not easy to do! In response to this situation, there is a profession other than the seventy-two lines of "calling people to death" ("calling" means to shout, and the actual action is to drive, but the action of driving is usually accompanied by verbal sounds, such as chasing chickens. , driving pigs is called shouting chickens and pigs, driving people to death is also called killing people). It is said that this profession originated from the "Henan Cult", so it is also called "Henan Cult of Instructing People to Death". But what is the form and content of "Henan Religion", whether the official name is like this, and whether it is even the word "Henan", although the author has interviewed a very experienced old man, I still can't find out the details. But many old people said that they saw dead people walking on Xiangguan Avenue with their own eyes. It was absolutely true!

In my early years, I also saw pieces of paper spread out by the roadside, with six characters written on them: "The dead must be saved." In fact, I always feel a bit unconvinced: How can a dead person walk? Is it really as the old people say, "Evil laws have their own magical power"?

At the end of 1949, Meishan, Pengshan, Danling and Qingshen in Sichuan had just been liberated. At that time, I worked in the Minjiang River Water Transport Management Department in this area. Shortly after noon one day, I was walking on the road at the boundary of Pengshan. Then someone passed by me behind me, and I immediately noticed that he was walking in a weird way, with sticks poking at him, which was very unnatural. I couldn't help but stop and look back, and a soft voice sounded in my ears: "Screaming to death!" At this time, another pedestrian caught up with me. He saw the suspicious look on my face and deliberately woke me up. I suddenly realized it, so I looked more carefully: the "dead man" was wearing a long and big black robe with no sleeves, which was a bit bloated. His head seemed to be a little black and bulging. I don't know if it was a collar or something wrapped around it. It was a straw hat. Covered, the straw hat is slightly tilted back. His upper body was stiff, but he moved forward rhythmically step by step. There was another man in short clothes in front of the black robe, with a bamboo basket or something like that on his left wrist, and an old lamp in his hand, as if there was a little fire burning in front of him. The way the man in short clothes walks is also strange: he always leans sideways, facing the black robe with a fairly half face; his eyes are fixed on the black robe and behind him, and he tilts his head to look ahead from time to time. Everywhere he walked, a small piece of paper fell from his hand. I quickly thought that this was "paper money", the so-called "travel money" that is left along the way when carrying a coffin to a funeral. Driven by curiosity, I followed him for a long distance. When going uphill or downhill, on a bridge or under a bridge, the man in short clothes still calls out to the man in black robe; when turning or reversing, the man in black robe also listens to the voice of the man in short clothes.

At that time, I thought: It is said to be "screaming people to death", but actually it is called "leading people to death", which is more realistic!

This is a great adventure in my life. It's a pity that I was busy at the time and couldn't "follow" it to the end to find out what happened. However, as luck would have it, the next day I found out from an acquaintance the whereabouts of the men in black robes and short clothes, and my wish came true.

It turned out that they left the hotel early yesterday evening. Anyone in the hotel industry who has encountered this guest will know their profession - they checked in very early, and they arrived before ordinary tourists came. The man in short clothes came to the counter and shouted: "The God of Joy is opening the shop!" When the boss looked at the black robe behind this man whose face was half covered by a straw hat, he couldn't help but be surprised and happy: he was surprised that he was a dead man, but he was happy that the income was more abundant than usual; besides, if the "God of Joy" came to visit, his luck would be great. of. So he immediately took them to a remote room. The man in short clothes brought the black robe in, placed it in the corner of the door, put the lantern on the table, then took out money to pay the boss standing outside the door, and asked him to prepare a sumptuous meal and buy some candles for the lantern; The rest is considered as shop account money, and the amount is quite considerable. For ordinary tourists, the boss only needs to prepare firewood and water quietly there, and does not care about making meals; but when it comes to this kind of tourists, he has to take care of it on his behalf. Before the meals were served, tea was served and a urine pail was brought because people in short clothes had to guard against going to the toilet. Two sets of utensils are required when bringing meals, one of which is used to honor the "God of Joy". The boss followed the request and sent it to the door, where a man in short clothes took him in. I will leave early the next morning and will no longer have contact with my boss. At that time, the area had just been liberated, and two People's Liberation Army soldiers were sent to the police station there. That day, a soldier went to the hotel to check the night, and the boss reported the truth. The People's Liberation Army soldiers asked the boss to check the number. There was no answer at first when I knocked on the door. I knocked loudly and shouted, "Check the number and open the door." The only answer was "Screaming to death," but the door still didn't open. So he knocked loudly and shouted, "Here we come" from inside, but there was no movement. After going around like this for several minutes, the door was opened. The soldier stepped in and found the black robe in the corner of the door. He opened the straw hat and found that it was indeed a corpse. The man in short clothes reported his name and the name of the deceased, and said that he came from the north (probably Shaanxi and Henan). somewhere on the border). Under the light of the flashlight, the food on the table was all gone, the cups and plates were in a mess, and the two pairs of chopsticks were still wet. I looked everywhere, but found nothing. The soldier came out after checking his number and asked the boss in detail. The boss said that this was the first time for him to receive this guest. Fortunately, he had heard about it from his ancestors and colleagues before, so he knew that they would rest early and leave early so as not to disturb others. The soldier went back and pondered for a long time, and felt that there was a lot in it; first of all, a dead man would never walk, let alone such a far distance! Secondly, what is the explanation for the two pairs of chopsticks that were just used? Do dead people still eat? joke! He immediately made an appointment with another soldier and hurried back to the hotel to conduct a secret inspection. The night became quieter and snoring broke out. There was no sound in that room, not even the sound of sleepiness. It was probably because after checking the number, I was so shocked that I couldn't sleep. Not far from dawn, the guest opened the door and came out silently. At this time, the boss had already opened the store, and the man in short clothes was in front, guiding the man in black robe on the road with a very low voice. The two soldiers followed far behind...

It was daybreak, and the two followed quickly. The soldier checking the directory now saw the face of the man in short clothes clearly, and immediately became vigilant: it was the face of a young man without much beard, and last night under the flashlight it was clear that his face was full of beard, and he looked at least five years old. More than ten years old. The soldier drew his pistol and ordered them to stop and obey. Under the escort of two soldiers, he walked towards the branch station. The man in black robe walked basically the same way. The man in short clothes no longer faced half backwards but all forwards, and still made a guiding voice from his mouth.

When we arrived at the branch station, the secret of "screaming to death" was finally revealed: the body was real, but there were two people. One was holding a lantern in front, which was clearly called "screaming to death". One person hung the body on his body and put the whole body into a long and large black robe. He straightened his back to bear the weight, and his hands were vertical, so he probably carried the weight with all his strength. It cannot see with its eyes, but relies on its ears to listen to commands to move its feet.

To be honest, this kind of labor is surprisingly hard! If you rest early and leave early in the day, you have to travel for eight to ten hours, and you only eat one meal a day! The person holding the lantern is more relaxed. This relaxation is combined with the hardship of the black robe, which is changed every day, so the soldier sees two different faces; the innkeeper cannot see it because they left too early; Pedestrians on the road walked faster than them, and they could only see one person, but not the second person. Over the years (there is really no way to verify which dynasty it started to exist in), under the cloak of feudal superstition, I have deceived many people like me who are gullible with the naked eye. These two have a master-student relationship. They have received special training and are extremely skilled in martial arts. They can make a lot of money by traveling around (customers save a lot of money compared to hiring people to transport coffins), and the apprentice can also become a master and can take on another apprentice. . The season for accepting this kind of business depends on the season, generally autumn and winter are suitable, probably because corpses tend to smell and rot in other seasons. It is said that there are some superstitious activities at the beginning, as well as mercury treatment and other matters. At the last hotel at your destination, notify your host to welcome you.

When the two People's Liberation Army soldiers learned about this situation, they were very surprised by their physical strength. The huge load, the extreme conditions, and the long distance were unimaginable! Since they were also very hard workers, he warned them not to engage in superstition and deception. If they had martial arts and physical strength, why not switch to a legitimate occupation? The master and apprentice nodded in agreement. The destination of the corpse was not far away. After accepting other people's money, only the lantern and paper money were confiscated. The whole process was solved in only two or three hours. The acquaintance who told me about this situation just caught up with them and they were excitedly lifting the corpse and walking vigorously onto Xiangguan Avenue...

[Edit this paragraph] The secret of corpse removal is revealed

The "warlock" leads the way, and the dead man follows behind, raising his legs and stepping forward with a hard pole. His appearance is so terrifying that anyone who sees it is afraid to avoid it. Want to know why? Please read this article.

In the early days of liberation, the people's government wanted to reform people who were not doing their jobs properly and used deception to make money, so that they could reform and serve the people. Those who once organized Duan Gong, witches, people who measured characters and sold divination, and drove people to death... organized studies, explained policies, and pointed out the way out. He also ordered him to be honest, confess his deception, and start a new life.

The scam of "destroying corpses" involves one person pretending to be a dead person and the other person pretending to be a "corpse exorcist". The "dead man" wears a big straw hat that covers his entire head, and even the outline of his face is difficult to see clearly; he wears a green-faced robe and coat; his arms are covered with paper money and yellow watches. When walking, paper money is floating in the air, just like a lonely ghost in an old drama; the limbs are tied with strips of bamboo strips, like orthopedic splints, which prevent the joints of the limbs from bending and allow the legs to step over hard branches and stems. , looking like a stiff corpse! Its appearance is so terrifying that those who see it are afraid to avoid it. The "warlock" leads the way, with a withered appearance and a smoky face, walking diagonally. He always turns around to look after the "dead man" following him, and throws paper money as he walks, which is called "road money"; the "dead man" walks along the "dead man". "To buy road money" has moved forward, and paper money has actually become a road sign. The guide was also carrying a lantern, and the light was half-dark and flickering. This was also a code indicating where the "dead man" should go. The towering backs are stacked on the back; they are filled with paper money and scented wax. Just like this, one after the other, slowly, eerily, and ghostly, walking on the desert roads or secluded alleys. Before night, he stayed in a chicken and feather shop, lighting scented wax and burning paper money. The atmosphere was filled with a gloomy and miserable atmosphere, so that no one dared to approach him.

Two or three days before arriving at the destination, notify the deceased's family in advance and prepare the clothes and coffin. When the "dead person" arrives, he will immediately dress the deceased with all the clothes, hats and shoes and put them into the longevity wood. This kind of encoffining process is entirely undertaken by the person who "removes the corpse", and no one else is allowed to intervene or watch, just like when the corpse is "lifted out of the coffin" and no one is allowed to peek. It is said that at these critical moments, if a stranger approaches the corpse, there will be a risk of "shock", and the burial process must take place in the middle of the night. After all arrangements are in place, that is to say, after the deceased has been buried, the bereaved family goes to claim it. As soon as the coffin lid was opened, the man and his eyebrows appeared, and it turned out that they were bereaved relatives. They looked just like yesterday, but now they were sleeping in the coffin. They were so sad and heartbreaking that some were wailing loudly, and some were sobbing. The "corpse chasers" specifically advised everyone not to be too sad and make the deceased uneasy. Fortunately, he had accumulated merits during his lifetime and returned to his hometown safely. I have just been on a long journey and am in desperate need of some rest. While people were grieving, they felt a sense of security, satisfaction, and relief after seeing the deceased. Who would have suspected that it was a scam?

According to the confession, it is shocking! It turned out that all the secrets were in the back of that folder. On the surface, it contained paper money and wax. It was all a trick to deceive others and distract people's attention. Surprisingly, the bottom layer of the paper contained a corpse. To be precise, the contents of the back are the head and limbs of the deceased. As for the main part, it is unknown which deserted tomb contains the remains of the wanderer!