In the next few days, my father ran around the store alone, while my mother stayed at home with Yu Peng all day long.
This was when Yu Peng was 2 years old. His father had not gone out to work because he was taking care of the family. He had no choice but to open a small shop in the community. He did not earn much, mainly to supplement the family income.
Although the family is not well-off, it is not a financial hardship either.
This is also a true portrayal of life in most ordinary families.
Mother watched Yu Peng slowly regain his energy and return to the little adult state of Rang Ri, then he felt at ease and went to the store to help during the day.
Anyway, Yu Peng usually stays at home by himself. After a long time, his family feels relieved. I just come back at noon and evening to cook
Yu Peng had not seen the old man since the last time, and his mood gradually calmed down. Anyway, he was a bit special, so when he saw something special again, except for the initial fear, he became indifferent.
It's just that something different happened.
This is a new secret added to the secret that Yu Peng has hidden for a long time.
For example
The day before yesterday, when I was lying down by the window, a woman wearing something similar to a costume from a TV series was walking leisurely on the street in the community, her steps were light.
Yu Peng looked at this woman and wondered, is ancient costume fashion popular recently? Why are they all starting to wear Hanfu or something like that? Although it looks good, it’s not usually students who wear it more. This woman’s stature doesn’t look like a student’s?
Then, this woman suddenly disappeared
Yu Peng was stunned for a long time, unable to react. . .
Then it doesn’t mean that my mind has calmed down.
I also saw a little fox with a warm golden light all over its body. It jumped around in the community square for a while, and then rushed straight into the wall of a community building.
Then. . . Just got in like that? ? ? ?
Yu Peng was lying alone in front of the living room window.
My heart is extremely depressed. I can't talk about my pain, I can't say it, I don't dare to say it. I have so many questions in my mind, but now that I encounter this kind of thing, it's almost turned into mush.
Then it suddenly occurred to me that on my birthday a few days ago, I didn’t seem to have even a bite of cake in my mouth.
this
Just because you don’t want to eat it doesn’t mean you can’t eat it.
Then I felt even more depressed
Yu Peng's house has three bedrooms and two living rooms. It is transparent from north to south. The master bedroom and the second bedroom are on the south side, and the small second bedroom and kitchen are on the north. It is separated from the living room by a toilet and an aisle, and the west side is an exterior wall. So there is a relatively large window, more than 4 meters wide and more than 2 meters high, with good transparency and a wide field of view.
My mother designed a long platform for the window sill, which can be used to place things.
During the day, because it is transparent from three sides, the lighting is excellent. Next to the wall of the second bedroom, there is a sofa more than 3 meters wide in the living room. The flat couch is placed under the window sill on the west side.
Yu Peng usually likes to stay here the most, standing on the flat couch and lying in front of the window, looking at the scenery outside and the traffic on the main road, as well as the roads and small squares in the community.
His parents were still not at home today. As usual, Yu Peng watched TV quietly for a while. Feeling a little bored, he continued to lie in front of the window and watch people coming and going outside.
At this moment, a hand suddenly patted Yu Peng's shoulder quietly.
There was no warmth in his hand, just a cold chill. The moment he put it on, Yu Peng's arm felt cold and numb.
The hair on Yu Peng's body stood on end, goosebumps crawled all over his body, and his muscles instantly became as stiff as a piece of wood.
The eyes glanced little by little to the shoulder position
But before his eyes could turn away, the hand had already retracted on its own initiative.
Yu Peng didn't dare to speak or move.
After a few minutes, he felt that there was no breath behind him. Yu Peng felt a little relaxed and turned around to sit on the sofa a little pretentiously.
Pretending to watch TV, he slowly started looking for the remote control.
Pretending not to see the old man floating in the living room
Well, that's right, it's the same old man who smelled his cake that day, still wearing the same linen clothes, skinny and dark looking
It reminded Yu Peng that when he went to visit his grandma in the countryside a few months ago, several old people in the village looked like this.
Except for the different styles of clothes
Also, those old men in the village don't know how to float. . .
Of course Yu Peng thought he was pretending well, after all, his parents were usually deceived.
It's just that in the eyes of the old man, Yu Peng's little moves were too obvious.
Therefore, the old man stared at Yu Peng's empty and somewhat dazed eyes, and said in a playful tone.
"Stop pretending, I know you can see me"
Yu Peng was still looking straight at the TV opposite the sofa, but the TV was not turned on...
After more than ten seconds, Yu Peng finally took a breath and admitted the fact. He slightly turned his head to face this strange old man, or could he call him Ah Piao?
He replied with a guarded look on his face.
"Yes, I can see you. Who are you? What do you want to do?"
Although the old man had been prepared, when Yu Peng admitted it personally, he still looked surprised and slightly excited.
"It's really a vast world full of wonders. My surname is Zhou, my little friend, and my name is Tuesday. What's your name?"
"What? Tuesday?"
Yu Peng's originally indifferent expression was full of alertness. When he heard the name, his eyes suddenly widened with surprise.
The old man replied somewhat helplessly on Tuesday.
"My parents gave me my name. Doesn't it sound funny in today's world? But hey, it's not easy for me to remember that my name is Tuesday."
Yu Peng was still full of doubts. Is it difficult to remember his own name? Old man, you don't look like that Alzheimer's man, do you?
Seeing Yu Peng's puzzled look, the old man explained fully on Tuesday.
"You can see that I am a ghost, right? There is actually no difference between ghosts and people. People will die, and ghosts will disappear with the passage of time. They will also be hit by energy due to accidents, scattered and injured, and then linger. I I'm lucky, and I'm lucky enough to be "alive" all the time, but I've been injured several times before, so I'm just hanging on."
"Furthermore, because I had been injured several times before, my soul power was a bit severely injured, so I forgot a lot of things." Speaking of this, the old man's mood on Tuesday was obviously sentimental.
And Yu Peng's heart suddenly thought: "Ghost?"
Isn't this supposed to be something that only appears in novels or TV?
The old man nodded in agreement on Tuesday: "Yes, I am a ghost, but in fact I am also a spirit. Of course, you have no idea about spirits now, so just call me ghost. Some humans call me ghost, some call me ghost, and some call me ghost. I have lost my soul. Some people call me a dirty thing. They call me anything. Anyway, we don’t care. Calling me a ghost will make it easier for you to understand."
Yu Peng was still a little confused and thought, is it easy to understand? Are you trying to scare people?
Before he could even speak, the old man continued talking on Tuesday.
"It is usually said that humans and ghosts have different paths, and humans and ghosts live in different worlds. In recent years, humans have attached great importance to the development of science and technology. There are fewer people who practice Taoism, and even fewer who can channel spirits. I have also not had any communication with you for many, many years. I have dealt with humans before, so I am curious, how did you suddenly become able to channel? And your channeling is different from other ways, you can always see us."
Yu Peng tilted his head and thought for a moment and said
"I can probably understand what you are saying, but I don't know how I did it. I couldn't see you before, but that day, I suddenly could see you."
I watched Yu Peng for a while on Tuesday. After many years of experience, I judged that this child was not lying.
Then I thought about it and said
"Well, I believe what you say, but I have to believe it. After all, you are the only person I have seen in the past few decades who can do this."
Then Tuesday continued: "Besides, I am an older person living in this area. I have never seen it, and I have never had the opportunity to see other ghosts and spirits."
Yu Peng thought for a while, I couldn’t understand what you were saying anyway, so I could only reply with “Yes”
The atmosphere gradually relaxed, and the old man and Yu Peng began to chat simply and casually on Tuesday.
It’s more the old people who are talking. After all, a 3-year-old child has nothing to say.
Even if Yu Peng has knowledge far beyond that of ordinary children, it is limited to things he has come into contact with, or the world of living people. For things he has not yet come into contact with, Yu Peng is still a blank sheet of paper.
From the old man's words, Yu Peng knew that this old man had existed in this place for at least hundreds of years. The old man couldn't remember exactly how long. There had been several strong energy shocks, which caused serious damage to the old man's spirit body. , I can’t recall many past memories.
It was also at this time that Yu Peng realized that ghosts do not always exist, nor are they everywhere.
After most people die, their consciousness separates from the body, and the newly generated consciousness is just a vague shadow. Afterwards, based on each person's physical foundation, the fullness of spiritual consciousness, and energy consumption, the Over the course of 7 days, I gradually understood my own status and firmly took shape.
At this time, it is what everyone calls a ghost, and it has a place in the world of the dead. But as time goes by, the energy is gradually consumed, and eventually the energy will be exhausted and dispersed.
The next higher level is the spirit body. When the soul condenses and takes shape, and by chance or with the blessing of spiritual objects, talismans, etc., the soul condenses into a fixed form and becomes a spirit body.
The old man, strictly speaking, belongs to the spirit body, but because Yu Peng doesn't understand, he calls himself ghost, which is easier to understand.
The difference between ghosts and spiritual bodies mainly lies in the degree of cohesion and survival time. Spiritual bodies are not as easily dispersed as ghosts, and their own spiritual energy is consumed very slowly. Of course, the biggest difference is that spiritual bodies can easily absorb the energy from the world. The spiritual energy is used to strengthen oneself, but ghosts cannot.
Of course, in addition to the strong enough will of the deceased during his lifetime, many opportunities are needed. The 30-kilometer radius area where the old man is located almost covers the small city of Chengde. Only five people are lucky enough to become spirits and retain their original appearance.
One is the woman Yu Peng saw walking on the road that day
Her name is Chen Song, and her family name is Chen. Because there is an old pine tree in front of her house, and her parents are not very educated. When the child was born, they directly named her Chen Song.
She was a famous girl during her lifetime. She was naturally beautiful, with a delicate appearance and fair skin. Countless people came to propose marriage. However, her family was in a difficult situation and they also hoped that this girl would help her rise to the top, so she never got married.
When I was 16 years old, I was helping my parents work in the fields. I was encountered by a group of officers and soldiers stationed here during the Qing Dynasty. They became evil and tortured the little girl to death. However, my parents were able to survive. When the girl died, she was full of resentment. On the third day after that, this resentment condensed into shape.
The second one is an officer and soldier from the Qing Dynasty named Gu Ze
Before joining the army, he was a warrior. He was skilled in everything with swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks and forks. Later, he was captured by the court to serve as a soldier. He experienced nearly a hundred battles, large and small. During a battle to encircle and suppress mountain bandits, he served as a cover for his companions. Pao Ze, who was stabbed dozens of times in his body, bled to death. After all the blood flowed out, his spiritual consciousness burst out of his body and condensed into a spiritual body at that time.
Moreover, his spirit body is extremely strong and concise, and he is also responsible for the strength in this area. There have been several times when new evil spirits caused harm and foreign spirits caused trouble, and he was the one to deal with it.
The third one is the little fox that Yu Peng saw. He has no name.
Several other spirits didn't give it a name. When it was alive, it was a heartless little guy who only knew how to run around and have fun every day. I don't know why it died, and I don't know how it suddenly became... It is a spirit body, and its whole body exudes a warm light golden light. It cannot speak, and it does not communicate with other spirit bodies. It still plays and plays in the mountains and plains every day as it did before it was alive.
The fourth person is the old man Tuesday. Judging from the style of his clothes, he should have been born in the Ming Dynasty. However, he suffered several energy shocks that damaged his soul. He cannot remember many things in the past at all.
The fifth one, it is said that they have only seen it once so far, is a monk who became a spirit after his death.
60 years ago, a powerful alien spirit passed through this place. It had a strong consciousness but rarely had normal thinking reactions. It just wandered randomly, east and west, south and north.
The ghosts he met on the road were all beaten away by him unconsciously. On Tuesday, relying on his age, he tried to stop him and persuade him. As a result, he was beaten violently before he could speak, and he suffered the most serious spiritual damage. Gu Ze It was also the same that he was defeated by the opponent in just a few encounters.
Just when the spirit body who didn't know where it came from and where it was going was about to kill Gu Ze and Tuesday.
The monk suddenly appeared, holding a sword made of condensed spiritual consciousness. He just waved it forward gently and shot out a wave of energy, emitting dazzling light and rushing towards the non-thinking spirit body, instantly killing it. Break it into pieces, and the stars will scatter all over the sky.
When many ghosts and two spirits came forward to express their gratitude, the Taoist spirit gently shook his head and said that there was no need for this, and then looked at the scattered stars and said with some emotion.
"Wanting to return home in life, wishing to return home in death, they are all the same pitiful people!"
Then it sank into the ground and disappeared.
The spiritual energy after the spirit body was dispersed was first absorbed by Old Man Zhou and Gu Ze. Although it made up for the loss of his spiritual energy and faintly solidified his spiritual body, Old Man Zhou's memory never recovered. How much, and the remaining scattered spiritual energy was absorbed and eaten by nearby ghosts
Except for these five spirits, the rest are ordinary ghosts. How many people have died in this area over the years, there will be a proportion of ghosts alive. However, people will die over time, and ghosts will also die. It will disappear over time, and once the energy is completely exhausted, it will completely cease to exist.
Ghosts, if explained from a scientific perspective, are actually a collection of conscious energy. You can call it a spiritual magnetic field, or you can call it magnetic field energy. It is a kind of energy that exists in the world but cannot be seen by humans. medium
Just like we can answer the phone and listen to the radio, but we can never see the flow of magnetic field information with our naked eyes.
Everything in the world has a corresponding magnetic field response. Animals, plants, and even stones have their own unique frequencies.
Of course, humans also have magnetic field reactions. The blood flow in the body and the thinking of consciousness are all emitting magnetic field fluctuations. The energy of the magnetic field is the spiritual food that maintains the existence of ghosts.
Well...yes, this is spiritual food in the true sense.
Therefore, people go to graves and burn paper during festivals. Paper money is indeed a currency circulated in the world of the dead. It is used to buy some spiritual energy or exchange for some information objects. It is a kind of financial resource in the world of the dead.
But what really keeps ghosts alive for a long time is the thoughts of living people. As long as someone is thinking about their deceased relatives, even if they are just talking to others, the fluctuations in consciousness will be transmitted to the ghosts in the form of energy transmission, providing them with Energy replenishment to survive longer.
This is the same as eating and drinking water for human beings, which is the basis for survival.
After spending nearly a whole afternoon, the old man finally got Yu Peng confused on Tuesday. Faced with this sudden amount of information, which far exceeded the normal human perspective, even though Yu Peng was smart, he was still as confused as a blur. eyes, staring blankly at the old man
By the time his parents got home after finishing their work at the store, it was already 7 o'clock in the evening, and Yu Peng lay down on the sofa and fell asleep.
The seats and furniture are all in place, the air in the house is still fresh, the floor is still bright, everything is still the same.
It's just... In the world that ordinary people can't see, when the parents hug Yu Peng with relief and prepare to cook, when the children of the residents upstairs start running around in the evening exercise again, next door When a couple gets home from get off work and is about to open the door, when thousands of households in the entire community are busy,
Another unknown world has undergone earth-shaking changes
