Collection of strange powers and chaotic gods

Chapter 156 The Retribution of Tomb Robbers

Once upon a time, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, there was a man named Zhu who was a disciple of Cao Cao. He worked as a "gold captain" and made his fortune by robbing tombs.

Zhu has six or seven apprentices. Every night when the moon is dark and the wind is high, a group of them will go out with hoes and other digging tools to look for graves that can be stolen. They have gained a lot.

But it’s not always possible to come back with a full load.

Sometimes, the graves excavated by Zhu and others only contained a pile of dead bones, with no gold, silver, or jewelry buried with them.

He felt that this was not effective and also increased the risk of being discovered.

So, Zhu came up with a way.

Every time before setting off to rob a tomb, they would first support the tomb, place the altar plate, and invite the immortal to point out the direction to which tomb contains more burial objects, and then start digging.

Sure enough, in this way, he will not run in vain every time, and the success rate is [-]%.

One day, before Zhu set out to rob the tomb, he still held the altar and invited the immortal. What he didn't expect was that the Immortal invited this time turned out to be Prince Yue Fei.

Prince Yue scolded him and said: "You robbed ancient tombs and made money from the dead. The crime you committed is more serious than other ordinary thieves! If you continue like this and don't want to repent, then I will kill you!"

After Zhu read the words on the ji plate, he felt very frightened and immediately decided to stop working.

More than a year later, Zhu's gang members had squandered all the money they had gained from robbing tombs. They have no other skills and no other way to make money. The only thing they can think of is to return to their old business.

But they don't have Zhu's skills. They are always like headless flies, scurrying around without gaining anything at all.

So, several people came to the door with gifts and invited Zhu to come out again.

Zhu had no income for more than a year, so he could not resist the temptation of his apprentices and once again took the lead in his old business.

According to past experience, you need to pray for the gods before doing any work.

I never thought that the Immortal invited this time would be another divine man!

The plate reads: "I am the West Lake Narcissus. I know that there is a stone well under the Baochu Pagoda (a famous pagoda on Baoshi Mountain next to West Lake in Hangzhou), and there is a rich man's tomb to the west of the well. If it is dug out, , you can get at least a thousand taels of gold."

Zhu was overjoyed and immediately took his disciples, picked up the excavation tools, and set off for Baochu Pagoda.

However, after digging there for a long time, no stone well was found.

When he was hesitating whether to give up, Zhu seemed to hear a voice and said in his ear: "Look at the willow tree to the west of the tower. Isn't there a stone well below?"

Zhu and his group all turned around and looked over, but found nothing.

When I walked over and took a closer look, I found that it was a dry well that had been filled in. It would have been impossible to find it without someone pointing it out.

A group of people were overjoyed and started digging immediately.

After digging down three or four feet, we found a large coffin made of stone. It was long and wide and unusual.

Zhu and his apprentices, six or seven of them, worked hard to lift the sarcophagus out.

The sarcophagus seemed to have grown in a dry well, motionless.

Several people tried to pry open the coffin's stone cover, but they couldn't.

Everyone felt helpless.

Zhu suddenly remembered that there was a rumor among tomb robbers that some monks in Jing Temple (a temple located on the west side of West Lake in Hangzhou) could recite the "Flying Pestle Curse". If you encounter a coffin that cannot be opened, just invite them over , recite the incantation a hundred times, and the coffin cover will automatically open.

Zhu saw that this place was not far from Najing Temple, so he and his disciples went to invite the monks in the temple.

When they got there, the group did not burn incense or worship Buddha. They only asked who could recite the "Flying Pestle Mantra".

After a lot of trouble, they found a monk who could recite the "Flying Pestle Curse".

Several people explained their purpose of coming and promised to share all the belongings in the coffin equally with him.

This monk is a monster monk, not a good person, and usually acts like a bandit.

After hearing what Zhu and the others said, they felt it was an opportunity to make a fortune, so they went there enthusiastically.

Everyone returned to the dry well under the Baochu Pagoda. The monk stood next to the sarcophagus and began to recite the "Flying Pestle Curse".

After reciting it a hundred times, the lid of the coffin suddenly opened.

Zhu and everyone else were surprised and delighted. Just as they were about to step forward to find out, they saw a green arm extending from the sarcophagus, more than a foot long, and dragged the monk next to him into the coffin.

Then I heard the monk's screams like those of a slaughtered pig, and then there was the sound of a beast tearing apart its prey and chewing it.

The scene suddenly became bloody and terrifying: the inside of the coffin was a mess of blood and flesh. The bones whose flesh had been chewed off were thrown out of the coffin and fell to the ground with a "clunking" sound.

Zhu and his apprentices were so frightened that they fled in all directions.

After dawn the next day and the sun was shining brightly, Zhu and others dared to have the courage to go there to check.

Unexpectedly, there were neither willow trees nor dry wells under the Baochu Pagoda, let alone an excavated sarcophagus.

Everyone knew something was wrong, but they didn't dare to say anything. They all returned home in fear.

At this moment, the monks in the Jing Temple found Zhu's home.

A monk got lost in their temple and never returned. Everyone knew that the monk was called away by Zhu, so he came to their home to ask for someone.

Zhu told the story bluntly, saying that the monk was eaten by zombies.

The monks didn't believe it at all, thinking that the monk had been murdered by Zhu and told people some nonsense about being eaten by zombies. They reported Zhu to the government.

Zhu was unable to defend himself. Although he was telling the truth, no one believed him. He spent all his money trying to hire someone to litigate for him, and finally hanged himself in prison.

Zhu once talked about his experience in tomb robbing over the years. He has seen many zombies in coffins, and there are many types, including purple zombies, white zombies, green zombies, hairy zombies, etc.

The most magical one was encountered by Zhu while robbing a tomb on the west side of Liuhe Pagoda (located south of West Lake in Hangzhou).

It was a tomb made of stone, several feet in diameter. After digging it out, it was discovered that there was a red coffin hanging with iron ropes inside the tomb, and there were gold decorations on the outside. When he opened it with an axe, he discovered that the coffin was made of rhino hide, not wood.

There is a corpse in the coffin, wearing a crown like an emperor, with a white beard, and a very majestic and upright appearance.

After the coffin was opened, the body was blown by the wind and turned to ashes.

The armor worn by the guards buried beside him seemed to be made of layers of paper, not silk or silk.

There is also a huge red coffin in another mausoleum. But instead of being suspended by chains, four bronze figures like eunuchs were made, kneeling on the ground, supporting the coffin with their heads, and supporting the coffin with both hands.

The patterns on the walls around the tomb are all green, and it’s unclear what era the tomb is from.