The Taoist just sat cross-legged on the bed and looked at him calmly:
"It sounds like this is not your first offender."
Even the tone of his words was very calm.
"..."
The scholar ghost was immediately startled and trembled, knowing that there was a flaw in his words.
It was not because he was stupid, but because the yang energy in this room was burning like fire, and his body was shrinking rapidly. He had exhausted all his energy to resist this pain, and he really had no time to worry about anything else.
At this time, I can only say hesitantly:
"This is my first offense here with the Immortal Master..."
"I see."
"Please Immortal Master, spare your life!"
The figure of the scholar ghost is still shrinking rapidly.
Seeing that if this continues, in less than half a moment, he will probably melt away like the snow at noon. Seeing this, the scholar ghost didn't dare to play tricks, he just kept begging for mercy.
"Master Immortal, please spare my life!"
"Don't be hasty."
The Taoist just waved his sleeves, and all the summer solstice spiritual energy and yang energy in the room dissipated.
The scholar ghost immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Not only was he no longer enduring the torment that seemed to be scorched by flames, but it was also early in the morning, when the Yang Qi was weak and the Yin Qi was strong, and the world was dark. Once the room returned to normal, he felt as if he had returned from the furnace. In the cool and comfortable spring and autumn season, I can't help but want to moan, like a fish on the shore that was almost sunburned to death and suddenly returned to suitable water.
Immediately the body was able to move.
But in front of such a Taoist, he dared not move or run.
"Stealing is not a crime that leads to death. I observe that the yin energy in Shizu's body is rich and pure. Although his conduct is not shallow, it does not seem to have harmed others. Besides, it is not easy to transform into a ghost. I will not take Shishi's life just because of stealing."
"Immortal Master Mingjian, I am just addicted to stealing. I loved stealing when I was alive, and I also loved stealing after death, but I never had any intention of harming others!"
"Having said that, stealing is wrong after all. If I hadn't stolen from you, I might have thought you didn't know. Now that I have stolen from you, it's our fate." The Taoist looked at the kid calmly. , "If it is a living person, it will be governed by the laws of the Yang world. If it is a ghost, it will be governed by the gods of heaven and earth. How about sending it to the nearest Taoist temple?"
"Master Immortal, have mercy on me! Have mercy on me!"
The scholar ghost immediately kowtowed.
"how?"
"The Immortal Master doesn't know that although the evil spirits and ghosts are under the control of the Heavenly Palace, usually after death, the soul should dissipate in heaven and earth. Therefore, the Heavenly Palace is the most harsh to us and other ghosts! If the Immortal Master sends me to the Heavenly Palace, it will be tantamount to I have been sentenced to death!"
The scholar ghost said and paused:
"What's more, there are ghost hunters everywhere nowadays. Although I'm not very skilled, I've heard that many little ghosts have been caught by them. If the immortal master sends me to the nearby Taoist temple, I'm afraid, I'm afraid I may not be able to get there. Go to the Heavenly Palace..."
"oh?"
Song You became somewhat interested and asked, "What do you mean there are ghost hunters everywhere?"
"I don't know the reason. In short, in recent years, Taoist people have often been walking around. If you encounter a small ghost, you will catch it. If you encounter a big ghost, if you have committed a disorder, you should try to catch it. If you have not committed a disorder, you should try to catch it." Yes, I heard that some of them also escaped." Scholar Ghost said truthfully, "First of all, I have never harmed anyone, and secondly, I have some ability to hide my traces, so I have been able to get away with it so far."
"..."
The Taoist sitting cross-legged on the bed had his eyelids slightly drooped. He thought for a moment before asking again: "Do you know why they catch ghosts? What do they do with the ghosts they catch?"
"this……"
The scholar ghost was in trouble and wanted to give an answer, but he couldn't give one, so he had to say: "I don't know this, but it doesn't mean anything good."
"Then what do you think I should do?"
"Dare...dare to ask the Immortal Master, what is it like?"
"How about your Majesty?"
"I...I said?"
"tell me the story."
"..."
The scholar ghost gritted his teeth and said, "I will ask the Immortal Master to punish me. Even if I burn more of my body with Yang Qi and burn away most of my path, I just want to save one life. I will be very grateful."
"Will you steal again in the future?"
"No...I don't dare anymore..."
"I hesitated."
"Master Immortal, spare your life! I will never dare to do it again!"
The Taoist couldn't help but feel curious and sincerely asked: "I heard that I died because of stealing. Why didn't I change my past after death and still steal?"
"this……"
The scholar ghost hesitated.
He was also smart and knew that a good answer might help him escape this disaster, so he hesitated for a long time before kneeling on the ground and said sincerely:
"Master Immortal doesn't know something. After a person turns into a ghost, although it seems that he can live longer than in the human world, how can it actually be the same as being alive?"
"Please stand up and speak."
"Don't dare..."
"Please get up."
"..."
Only then did the scholar ghost stand up.
Just listen to the Taoist say: "I would like to hear your opinions."
"I can't call it an opinion, I'm just talking about myself."
"good."
"When a person is alive, eating, drinking, and urinating feels normal, and even basking in the sun feels hot. Although he is afraid of death, he is still alive. Although he often suffers from illness and disaster, he also has other guarantees." The scholar ghost said while quietly looking at this person. The Taoist's reaction was, "But after becoming a ghost, no matter how good the delicious food is, you can't taste it, no matter how good the wine is, you can't drink the fairy tea. When you are hungry, you can only eat dew."
"In the years immediately after my death, my family would offer me incense every year. The incense smelled pretty good, but later on no one would use it, so I had to go around stealing other people's incense during the holidays.
"But other people's fragrance belongs to other people after all, and it doesn't taste very good.
“I don’t dare to bask in the sun, so I can only go out at night.
“Not everyone can become a ghost after death, so no matter how much you travel at night, you may not see a ghost who can talk to you.
"How can I have fun when I'm lonely all my life?"
"Um……"
The Taoist had no expression on his face and just nodded.
He also knows a thing or two about these.
I had seen it in books as early as when I was in Fulong Temple.
It's just that no matter how detailed it is written on paper, it will always feel superficial. It is not as profound as seeing it with your own eyes and hearing it with your ears. That's why his conversation with the kid in the mountains of Pingzhou benefited him so deeply.
Later, outside Changjing City, the geese returned to the mountains. The centuries-old ghost and the murals on the wall also wrote about how he was lost in loneliness.
Seeing the drama, the scholar ghost immediately said: "What's more, after becoming a ghost, it seems that you have already died and will not die again. In fact, it is not the case. There is still a possibility of the soul flying away! And when you are still alive, you get sick and break your leg. There are doctors who can see you and medicines you can take. If you are beaten, injured, bullied, or killed, there are officials to take care of you, and there are yamen to sue. If something goes wrong and you become a ghost, how can you cure it? Who can come to help? Treatment? If a ghost is beaten, injured or bullied, is taken away by Taoists and monks passing by, is seen by the gods and gods passing by, and is beaten to the point of being beaten to pieces, who will take care of it? Where can we reason with it? "
"continue."
"You were originally a human being, but now you are feared by others. How can you feel better?"
"rational."
“I can’t taste the taste, I can’t see the light, most of the happiness in the world has been lost, I have no body to rely on, and no spiritual place to live in. I am drifting like duckweed, hundreds of nights a year, year after year, how should I live? ?”
At first, Scholar Ghost just wanted to find an explanation so that he could survive. As he spoke, he became deeply affectionate, his face was complicated and uncomfortable, and he almost shed tears.
But after becoming a ghost, you can't even cry.
"I don't know how I turned into a ghost after death. When I first became a ghost, I was happy, but within half a month, I felt regretful. If I had known this, I would have died in the first place."
At this point, he was stunned for a moment and realized that he had said the wrong thing. He quickly raised his head, looked at the Taoist and the cat who was confused, and explained:
"But I'm a coward, and I would never dare to die now!"
The Taoist saw what he was thinking, and just nodded and said with a smile: "Everything in the world has the ambition to live in secret."
"The immortal master is wise!"
The scholar ghost quickly complimented, then raised his head and glanced at the Taoist quietly: "I have finished speaking, I wonder if the immortal master can be put on the next horse? I promise! Change your past mistakes! Never steal again!"
"I'm afraid not."
"Then ask the Immortal Master to punish you!"
"How clever you are!"
"Don't dare, don't dare..."
“It’s okay not to send it to the Taoist temple.”
"Master Immortal, please speak!"
"I would like to ask you to help me."
"Please...please speak..."
"I wonder if you have ever heard of Fengzhou Yeshan?"
"I've heard of Fengzhou, but I don't know about Yeshan."
"I heard there are a lot of ghosts over there..."
"There are a lot of ghosts..."
The scholar ghost raised his eyelids and glanced at the Taoist quietly. After making eye contact with the Taoist, he said: "Two years ago, I heard that a ghost from nearby went to Fengzhou to visit. When he came back, he said that he had been in Fengzhou. I have seen hundreds of ghosts walking at night, all new ghosts, led by old ghosts, going nowhere..."
"Is this happening?"
The Taoist came with some interest.
"Don't dare to deceive the immortal master!"
"I won't hide it from you, I'm very curious about this. However, Fengzhou is far away and it's inconvenient to go there for the time being." The Taoist said to him, "I'm a very experienced person, good at walking at night, and have the ability to hide my whereabouts. If you are willing to go to Fengzhou for me, Zhou Yeshan will take a look at it and I will be very grateful."
"..."
The scholar ghost lowered his head and rolled his eyes.
Although Fengzhou is close to Angzhou, where Changjing is located, it is not very close. If I could leave, the sea would be vast enough for fish to leap, and the sky high enough for birds to fly. Unless this person has the ability to be a god, he might not be able to catch it. Own.
However, this Taoist seems to have really magical abilities.
And if he dares to let himself go, he may also have the ability to deal with himself.
"..."
The scholar ghost lowered his head and stared at the ground, his eyes rolling around. After thinking for a moment, he raised his head and asked, "Is it because I went to take a trip for the immortal master so that the immortal master can let me go?"
"no."
"ah?"
"You should not steal, and you should be punished. However, if you sincerely repent and have helped me, I should forgive you." The Taoist looked at him calmly, "However, the journey to Fengzhou is not only a thousand miles away, but also It may be dangerous, but if I agree to go, I should get something in return no matter what, and it cannot be offset by it."
"..."
The scholar ghost looked up at him and was stunned.
He only heard the Taoist in front of him say to him: "If you can complete the investigation for me, I will treat you to a cup of tea after returning to Changjing."
"a cup of tea……"
"a cup of tea!"
The scholar ghost was stunned for a long time, then lowered his head, and his tone was different from before: "I wonder where Ye Mountain is in Fengzhou? How can I find it? After I find it, how can I find the immortal master when I come back?"
"Ye Mountain is south of Fengzhou, Zijun and Yinnan County. There is ghost-faced grass on the mountain, which looks like this." The Taoist showed the ghost-faced grass to him, "Where this grass grows, there must be a lot of ghosts."
"clear!"
"My surname is Song Mingyou. I live on Liushu Street in the west city of Changjing. In the middle of the street, there is a flag with the word 'Dao' at the door. There is a shop sign that says 'Get rid of rats and worry'. Just look for it."
(End of chapter)
