Looking for corpses

  Following closely behind Uncle Ah, the gaps between the graves were strangely small, just enough for one person to pass through, and it would be difficult for two people to walk side by side.

  Sometimes we have to squeeze into narrower places, maybe just sidle past, it's okay, I'm not fat, and Uncle's figure is quite even, but I don't know what Uncle came to the chaotic burial mound to do.

  I dare not ask questions on this dark and windy night, fear surges wave after wave...

  "Hehehe" - the voices of those women came from all directions, I didn't dare to raise my head, stubbornly lowering it to stare at Uncle's heel, as long as I followed Uncle's footsteps forward, nothing would happen.

  As long as I don't let go of Uncle's hem, I won't get lost, and the laughter of many women echoes in my ears like a reverberation.

  Even if I have to let go of Uncle's hem, I won't get myself lost, and the laughter of the women will scare me.

  Although I was lowering my head, the corner of my eye was still so spirited. In a situation where I couldn't help myself, I would occasionally glance around and occasionally look ahead. At first, it was either tombstones or graves everywhere.

  Now, the black shadow sitting on the tombstone in front of me, with green light shining from its eyes, staring at me straightly. That person, no, that ghost, I can only think to myself, what kind of ghost is it?

  My heart was tense, I followed Uncle to the front of that green light thing, Uncle seemed not to notice it, which is quite puzzling, impossible, Uncle can't possibly not see that thing.

  I closed my eyes tightly, then opened them again, and closed them once more, opening them yet again...

  That thing, except for two green lights, was a lump of blackness that sat firmly on the tombstone, showing no intention of leaving, while Uncle also showed no intention of stopping in his tracks.

  Can't he see?

  As I got closer and closer, I started to panic, subconsciously tugging at Uncle's hem. Uncle didn't turn around, his footsteps came to a halt.

  "Uncle." No matter how I gestured to Uncle, he walked forward with me as if nothing was wrong. I was scared and had already seen the things on the tombstone about 4 or 5 meters in front of me. I finally called out to Uncle in a low voice.

  The uncle just turned his face to look at me, with an expression so cold and indifferent.

  As I looked into Uncle's eyes, my heart skipped a beat. I grabbed his foot and loosened my grip for a moment, almost letting go, but Uncle should be fine, he's a medium, yes, Uncle has the innate power to communicate with ghosts and gods, nothing can invade him.

  However, my heart has been uneasy from the start. Standing behind Uncle Ah for the first time, I felt an unprecedented sense of fear. Maybe it was just me thinking too much. My left hand unconsciously touched my neck, and without Xiao Bai, this hundred-year-old spirit object, I still had the protective charm that Uncle Ah had given me - a plain red string that hung around my neck without any pendant.

  I grasped the red cord, and for a moment, I felt at ease. Even though Uncle's back looked somewhat eerie and desolate, this red cord gave me a sense of security. It had blocked the female ghost in the haunted house from biting my neck, and it had also burned off the thousand-year-old female corpse's hair in the hotel. With this red cord on me, I gradually let go of my fear towards him.

  I raised my eyes again, and the black shadow sitting on the tombstone had disappeared. I narrowed my eyes to take a closer look, and in that instant, it was indeed gone. I secretly rejoiced in my heart, wondering if this red string had taken effect.

  Even being in this place, I have already started to calm down a bit, taking deep breaths.

  Ah, cough, cough...

  This strange sound came from my throat, and this experience can be said to have taught myself a lesson. In the middle of the night, it's absolutely impossible to stay in a chaotic burial ground. Even if you come here with a great mood or something big, don't even think about taking a deep breath.

  Because, just as I took a deep breath, the thick stench of corpses also drilled into my internal organs, disturbing each organ in my body. I wanted to cough out the foul air, but even after coughing until my face turned red and my ears were burning, my body felt weak and I couldn't relax for a moment.

  This was only one of them, the second being that sharp cry. When I bent down to cough, my hand loosened its grip on Uncle's clothes, a dark shadow floated in front of my eyes, and my face felt icy cold. I raised my head and met those green, dimly lit eyes.

  Yes, it's eyes, just eyes without any other organs, a pitch-black expanse, like a mutated demon, those two pupils staring at me dead on.

  "What's wrong?" Just as I let out a terrified scream, Uncle's voice sounded in my ear.

  I lifted my head, looked at Uncle's figure, went forward and rushed into Uncle's arms, hugged Uncle's waist, I felt a little more at ease, in Uncle's arms, calming the fear of what I saw just now.

  But what's wrong with my uncle's body?

  Uncle is one meter sixty-eight, quite a tall figure. I rushed into Uncle's arms, my cheek stuck to Uncle's chest. The once fiery chest was now so cold. My heart trembled, not just because of Uncle's icy body, but also because... Uncle had no heartbeat.

  Yes, I answered affirmatively, Uncle indeed had no pulse.

  Fear gradually took over my heart, the fingers wrapped around Uncle's waist began to tremble, I let go of Uncle, looked up at him, under the moonlight, a sinister smile appeared on Uncle's cold face, he smiled at me, a sinister smile.

  My scalp is starting to tingle, I don't dare retreat or move forward, my nostrils are sour, tears are swirling in my eye sockets. Uncle, uncle, where am I? The person in front of me, is he really my uncle? Or what? Could it be that uncle has been possessed by a ghost?

  I'm afraid, but it's not because I'm scared. I'm worried that something might happen to Uncle, and if we really encounter a ghost stronger than him, what if he gets possessed? What will happen to Uncle then?

  I've been relying on Uncle since I was a kid, from young to old, for 12 years. I never thought of parting with Uncle, even in death. Just like the ringtone of my new phone that I changed a few days ago.

  You said if in our next life I still remember you, we must be together even in death...

  This song is for Uncle!

  I believe in past lives and present lives, I believe in the fate between me and Uncle A. Perhaps in our previous life or last life, there was a certain connection between us. Even if I forgot everything, perhaps after death, in my next life, I will still find Uncle A.

  "Let's go." Uncle didn't notice my confusion, perhaps he saw my fear.

  If the person in front of me is really a ghost, then I should think of a way to leave here.

  "It's nothing, just that there are too many tombstones here." I calmed the fear in my heart, looked up at Uncle Ah, pretending to be calm, pretending that I wasn't afraid of him, but rather because I was afraid of being in this chaotic burial ground.

  Uncle's mouth corners rose, and he turned around to walk forward.

  I walked in doubt, following ahead...

  The section of the road I just passed by was densely packed with tombstones, which at best could only be considered a cemetery. It wasn't until I saw the scene in front of me that I deeply understood how chaotic and disorderly this burial ground really is.

  Down to the stone steps, in front of the broken wall and ruins, wooden carvings on the wooden tablet, years have passed, some are rotten, tilted and fallen in the entire cemetery.

  The ground is pitch black, occasionally visible are mounds of varying heights, some have been flattened to the ground, with small and large tombstones protruding from them. Occasionally, some mounds have lost half their mud, revealing a black coffin.

  Several withered wisteria trees bent their bodies, pressing down on part of the earth mound. When my uncle and I went forward, the crows on the withered wisteria flapped their wings and flew away with cries.

  My heart skipped a beat, fearing that those crows would startle the ghosts sleeping inside.

  "Uncle, what are we doing here?" I finally managed to squeeze out these words in a trembling voice.

  "Find the corpse." Uncle didn't even turn his head, his tone was completely lifeless, he had already turned around and went to the center of the mound to search for what was called a corpse.

  "Whose body are we looking for?" I swallowed hard and asked shakily.

  He turned around and looked at me, under the moonlight, a dark shadow shrouded his face, his eyes were empty, he glanced at me and continued searching.

  Finally...

  After seven twists and eight turns, Uncle Ah squatted down. Actually, I didn't know what Uncle Ah was doing with this corpse, nor did I know why he could find it, because the words on the wooden tablet had long been illegible.

  Uncle squatted down and dug into the grave with both hands, his eyes turned red as he used all his strength to dig out more soil. Without a coffin, they saw a corpse's clothes that were indistinguishable from any era.

  "You actually abandoned me here, you actually abandoned me here..."

  A strange sound came from Uncle's throat, and he kept muttering this sentence, the strange sound was completely different from Uncle's tone.

  I stood up and retreated, my back against the wooden tablet behind me. I didn't care about the pain, but the person in front of me was absolutely not Uncle Ah.

  Took several steps back, didn't have time to think, turned around and ran.

  My legs are weak, but I have to leave this place and return to the ancient temple. Xiao Bai is there, as a hundred-year-old spirit, he can transform into human form at night. As long as I find Xiao Bai, he should have a way to deal with Uncle's current situation. Xiao Bai must have a way.

  I couldn't care less if it was a cemetery all around me, even though some wooden tombstones had already hit my waist, the pain was completely ignored.

  "Where are you going?" Just as I was about to escape from the chaotic burial mound, Uncle's body suddenly appeared in front of me, blocking my way.

  I looked up and saw Uncle under the moonlight. His eyes were red, his face was emitting a green glow, and he was staring at me with a fierce gaze.

  Just a slight retreat, just wanting to stay where he can't reach me, just staying for a moment, finding the right opportunity to escape again.

  "Where are you going?" He slowly moved forward, I retreated in terror, shaking my head at him, and glanced around for a way to leave.

  "Tell me, where are you going?"

  "Ah Shu" was still approaching me, I narrowed my eyes and didn't dare look at him directly.

  "I, I just..." The words were already incoherent, and I was still backing away.