Tong Bao raised his sword, but he couldn't move it.
After all, I can't be that cruel.
The man seemed to be half crazy and half stupid. He was in a daze and had no proper reaction to the outside world.
Zhu Yuanyu couldn't see Tong Bao's hesitation, and said: "Since you can't do it, then forget it, so as not to dirty your hands. It's not worth it for this kind of person. Besides, I don't think he can live long, he will be evil." How can ghosts be so easy to bear? Now that I am crazy, it is also a punishment from God. As the saying goes, if you do too much injustice, you will die!"
After hearing this, Tong Bao was speechless for a while, then lowered his sword, feeling very depressed.
Zhu Yuanyu didn't advise him, he had to think about it on his own.
Because of the thunder, it suddenly became much cooler and fresher, and maybe some of the turbid matter was also eliminated.
The air suddenly became humid, and the moon was covered with dark clouds at some point. It looked like it was going to rain.
Li Zhuangzhuang pulled Tong Bao staggering and said in a rough voice: "Why are you standing there! Come in, come in! I can finally have a peaceful sleep!"
"Just how to deal with him?" Cuier asked, pointing to the man on the ground.
Zhu Yuanyu glanced sideways, yawned and said leisurely: "Let's go back to sleep."
Taking the sword handed back by Tong Bao, Qi Ao closed the scabbard with a "swipe" and followed his young master away.
The man was left sitting alone on the ground.
Early the next morning, the man disappeared.
Cui Er was the first to notice and panicked for a while. When it was revealed to the young master, the young master did not take it seriously and said: "There is no escape. Who can escape from the palm of God? The debt that should be paid will be paid off sooner or later."
As expected, although the man was frightened, he was pretending to be stupid.
When he saw that he had won the bet, Tong Bao would not make a move, and he was so proud that no one locked him up and he escaped that night.
Unexpectedly, when he fled home, he was killed by a burst of purple thunder from the sky.
It can be said: It’s not that I won’t retaliate, it’s that the time has not yet come.
Early in the morning, the shouts of street vendors are full of life. Zhu Yuanyu could clearly hear the shouts of the vendors from the window facing the street.
"Hot steamed buns! Would you like one, sir?"
It's like smelling the unique sweetness of the buns.
Zhu Yuanyu finished the porridge in his hand, stood up and said, "Let's go back to your house."
Tong Bao was stunned and silently put down the bowl in his hand. Zhu Yuanyu glanced at it and saw that he had finished eating.
This time, only Qi Ao was allowed to follow him, and Li Zhuangzhuang was told to take good care of Mao Tou, and the three of them quickly walked out of the inn.
At this time, the sun had just risen, illuminating the eaves as if they were covered with a layer of light golden scales, and the sunlight danced on them.
After a night of rain, there were still some small puddles on the ground. Zhu Yuanyu was careful not to step on them, but he didn't expect that he was so careful. In the end, he still couldn't avoid others' "secret attacks".
Tong Bao made a "pop" sound and hit a small puddle in the middle of his foot. The water splashed up and wet Zhu Yuanyu's trouser legs.
Zhu Yuanyu: ""What should I do if I really want to be angry?
It caused harm to other people, but the person involved didn't notice it at all, so he kept doing whatever he was supposed to do.
Seeing that he was about to step on another small puddle with his other foot, Qi Ao grabbed Tong Bao's back collar.
Tong Bao: "???" Why did you stop me?
Qi Ao: "Are you blind?"
Tong Bao: "I'm not blind!"
Qi Ao: "I think you are blind."
Tongbao: ""
The blinded Tong Bao finally realized what he had done. He lowered his head guiltily: "I didn't notice."
Zhu Yuanyu flicked his trouser legs and said quietly: "It's okay. You can change your clothes if they get dirty. But you have to watch the road when you walk. It will be bad if you fall. How ugly?"
Tong Bao nodded quickly, not daring to be distracted anymore, and lowered his head to look at the road.
Finally, nothing went wrong on the way, and the three of them arrived at the Tong Mansion safely.
Looking at his home that was completely in ruins, Tong Bao couldn't help but shed tears again. He murmured, "Grandma," and ran away, stumbling.
He knelt in front of the broken eaves and broken wall, constantly blaming himself. It was not until noon that he fell because he couldn't support himself. His legs were already paralyzed, but he didn't notice at all.
Zhu Yuanyu, who had had lunch, came over with a food box and said to Qi Ao, "Eat first, and I'll check on him."
He walked to Tong Bao and knelt down gently, looked at it for a while and then said: "I'm going to pay homage to your family tonight. If their souls are still lingering in the world, I'll try to see if I can let you say goodbye to them. People should always look forward, and don’t worry about your family members dying.”
Hearing that there was still a chance to see his family, Tong Bao cheered up a little and was willing to eat.
Because the sun was at its strongest at noon, and there was no shade in the burned-out house, the three returned to the inn.
Zhu Yuanyu had just told Cui'er to pack her bags in advance and buy some replacement clothes for Tong Bao when an uninvited guest came to the inn.
The visitor claimed to be the elder of Tong Bao's clan, a wretched middle-aged uncle with a goatee.
When they met, he said nothing else and asked for money.
"Nephew, although something like this happened to your family, I shouldn't have bothered you, but your uncle and I really can't do anything about it. You and I are the only closest relatives left in the clan. If you don't help me, who will help me? Us? Not to mention the empty ones, how about you pay your uncle the money he owes others first, and then pay it back to you when your uncle has money?"
Before Tong Bao could say anything, Cui'er spat first: "Bah! What a shameless old thing! Such a big thing happened to someone, and as an uncle of the clan, you didn't say how much help you had, but you still opened your mouth. I want money! Are you ashamed? Let’s go! Ask everyone to comment!” After saying that, he winked at Li Zhuangzhuang. Li Zhuangzhuang immediately understood, clenched his fists and was about to step forward to arrest the person.
That Goatee originally coveted the Tong Mansion's wealth. Now that the Tong Mansion has been burned down and everyone is dead, if he is the closest relative, then the remaining fields must be in his name. So these days I have been sending favors to the government and clan. But I didn't expect that today a servant reported that Tong Bao was not dead and was in an inn in the city. He didn't believe it at first, but when he saw that his subordinates were so confident in his words, he couldn't help but believe it a little bit. When the subordinates he sent out came back and said that he was indeed alive, he instantly became irritable.
If Tong Bao is not dead, then it is not his uncle's turn to usurp the Tong family's fields.
He didn't have the guts to become a child treasure, so he could only find excuses to take advantage, so as not to let the gifts he sent to the government and clan go to waste.
He saw that Tong Bao was now alone and easy to bully when he was young, so he decided to bully him. Unexpectedly, a little girl dressed as a maid jumped out and scolded him, which made him very angry.
Goatee's eyes widened: "Who are you? Is it your turn to speak here? This is our family matter. You, an outsider, should mind your own business! Otherwise, I will make you miserable! Don't even look at who I am. ! And Tong Bao, why do you let an outsider talk about your uncle like that? It’s so chilling!"
Cui Er was angry and gritted her teeth.
Tong Bao was about to speak when he was stopped by Zhu Yuanyu.
The goatee glanced sideways at Zhu Yuanyu and said contemptuously: "Who are you? Do you think you have a long life? What does it have to do with me talking to my nephew? I advise you not to meddle in other people's business! Do you know who I am?"
Zhu Yuanyu raised his hand to stop Qi Ao from using force. Seeing that Goatee was frightened by Qi Ao's posture, he couldn't help but sneered: "It's not your turn to ask who I am. But I know who you are - you Isn’t that the sinner Tong Qing who will go to the Hell of Oil to serve eight hundred and eighty-four trillion seventy-three hundred and six billion years when he dies?”
Goatee suddenly became furious: "You are looking for death!"
"I think you're just looking for death!"
This time Zhu Yuanyu didn't stop him. Li Zhuangzhuang punched him with his fist, knocking the goatee unconscious. Cui'er clapped her hands and cheered.
Zhu Yuanyu asked Tong Bao: "Are you angry that we treated your uncle like this?"
Tong Bao shook his head, clenched his fists and said, "Well done! Otherwise, I would have gone up and punched you a few times! It's too much to bully someone!"
Zhu Yuanyu glanced at him: "You are quite sensible. This kind of person will not know how powerful he is unless he beats him up."
Then he said: "But since he dares to come, he must have something to rely on. Maybe someone in your clan has been bribed by him to calculate your property. Since you have to go with me, sooner or later, your family's fields will be lost." It all needs to be taken care of. It depends on how you arrange it. How about I accompany you to take care of these things tomorrow morning, so as to avoid a long night of dreams. As for him?" He pointed at the goatee lying on the ground with a slight finger. : "Detain him for the time being and let him out after the matter is settled to avoid causing trouble again, do you think it's okay?"
There is nothing wrong with Tong Bao, but how can he do things without the land deed in his hand? Yin asked: "The fire burned everything in the house, so I'm afraid the land deed will also be burned down." As he said this, he thought of sad things again, and his eyes became wet again, but he knew that he should be strong, so he held on not to shed tears.
Everyone pretended not to see it.
Zhu Yuanyu pondered for a long time and said: "This is not difficult. I have a way to get the land deed back for you."
The field originally belonged to Tong Bao, so it was neither stolen nor robbed. It just took a little effort to get the certificate from the government to re-open it. If the government is unwilling, it's easy. It's either inducement or threat. Zhu Yuanyu is good at both of these.
After hearing this, Tong Bao felt grateful in his heart, but he was not good at expressing himself. It took him a long time to hold back the words "thank you".
Cui'er laughed at him and said, "Is it possible that you are shy? Stop being like this! My young master is the best person in the world. You will have a lot to thank him for in the future! He is such an idiot."
Li Zhuangzhuang tied the goatee with a rope, grabbed one foot, then dragged it to the bottom of the bed and pushed it in with a very neat movement. After he finished, he clapped his hands and said, "You will be honest after being hungry for two or three days!"
"You won't be discovered, right?" Tong Bao was worried that Zhu Yuanyu and the others would be harmed.
Zhu Yuanyu looked outside. Because they lived in the upper room, there were not many people. It was nap time again, and there was no outsider. So he said, "Don't worry about this. You can't find it, and you can't find it here."
When it was time to turn on the lanterns at night, it was getting dark and everyone had finished dinner. Li Zhuangzhuang and Cui'er stayed behind to take care of them. Tong Bao held the paper money bought during the day, Qi Ao held a lantern, and went to the Tong family's ancestral grave with Zhu Yuanyu.
Because the burial was in a hurry, the tomb looked a bit crude, which made Tong Bao extremely sad.
"Grandpa, grandma, dad, mom, I'm here to see you."
Kneeling on the ground, burning paper money one by one in the hope of taking his thoughts away, Tong Bao choked and said: "Benefactor" and looked at Zhu Yuanyu with tears in his eyes.
Zhu Yuanyu said "hmm", looked at the sparks spinning due to the wind, took out the prepared talismans from his long sleeves, and began to set up the formation.
What he set up was a "soul-calling array."
The general folk soul summoning array requires the use of sacrifices such as tea, wine and meals, and prohibits people, crowing of roosters, cats and dogs, and no noise. Finally, the family members burn incense and pray, and call the name of the deceased.
Zhu Yuanyu's soul summoning array does not need to use these, but it is more complicated than the folk custom. If you don't understand but do it, the final result will be backlash, and life or death will be determined by God; but he does not need to worry about this, The soul-summoning array was nothing more than a trivial matter to him, but the souls he summoned were Tong Bao's relatives, so he had to be a little more cautious than before to live up to Tong Bao's expectations.
Zhu Yuanyu prepared the Soul-Calling Talisman and the Soul-Calling Talisman from all directions, and also calculated the route for soul-returning. When he lit the Talisman according to his own method, the "Soul-Calling Array" would be activated, and he only had to wait for good news.
The cemetery is extremely quiet at night. Occasionally, you can hear a few vague birdsong, which makes the person who calls it a little upset.
The paper money has been burned, and even the last spark has been extinguished, but the souls of the Tong family have still not appeared.
Tong Baoqiang smiled and said: "Maybe they have been reincarnated for a few days. Is there any hope left? Is it my delusion?" At the end of the sentence, he couldn't help but burst into tears, and the howling got louder and louder, as if Telling God’s injustice!
Just when Zhu Yuanyu thought there was no hope and wanted to give up, the wind that had been blowing suddenly stopped.
Two impermanent ghosts appeared holding a female ghost.
Tong Bao shouted: "Mother!"
The female ghost looked at the two Wu Chang imploringly, only to see Wu Chang nodded, and then slowly moved over and stood in front of Tong Bao.
The female ghost Rouju said: "Bao'er, your grandparents and father have already gone. Because mother missed you, she stayed in the world for a little longer. Today, mother was also on her way to the underworld, but she suddenly saw a burst of golden light. Flash forward, Master Wu Chang said that someone in the world wanted to keep me for a while, so he brought me up. Now if Bao'er has anything to say, just tell her to your mother. From now on, we will be separated, and we will never see each other again in life and death."
Tong Bao choked and said, "Mom, don't leave your child behind. I miss you so much."
The female ghost cried: "Why don't you miss me? Life and death are things that we mortals can't control. Now that I can see you for the last time, my mother is very satisfied."
Before he finished speaking, Wu Chang said indifferently: "It's getting late. It's a mercy for you to come up and say goodbye. You can't delay reincarnation, so just let us go."
When Tong Bao heard this, he immediately wanted to hold his mother's hand and prevent her from leaving; but life and death were already separated, so how could a mortal human body touch the ghostly soul.
He panicked and said, "Don't go! Don't go! I won't let my mother go!"
Wuchang drank: "How impudent! If I block you any more, I will arrest you too! Don't let me get out of the way!" |
The female ghost said in horror: "Please forgive me, sir! I am so innocent!"
Then he advised Tong Bao: "Bao'er, go away quickly."
Just when a dispute was about to arise, Zhu Yuanyu spoke.
"Two Sirs of Impermanence, can you please allow me to ask next?"
Zhu Yuanyu, who is not common in the two, is protected by golden light. He knows whether he is a mortal, and his attitude is much more tolerant, so he said: "You can tell me."
Zhu Yuanyu glanced at the mother and son and said, "Everyone in the Tong family died unjustly, which shows that they were born before the end of their lives. Besides, I heard that the Tong family is a family that has accumulated good deeds and their ancestors were virtuous. I wonder what will happen if they fall to the underworld?"
The two impermanences looked at each other, and one of them said: "Since they are not evil people, we will naturally make arrangements for them to avoid the suffering of hell and be reincarnated as soon as possible. As for what family they will be reincarnated into, you don't have to worry about this. It will naturally be a good family. .”
