On the tenth day of the seventh lunar month, King Zhao went to Wanshou Mountain to worship the ancestors of the Shen family.
After worshiping the ancestors, King Zhao was about to leave for Weizhou to die.
Lu Ling had already told Jing Yu that he would go back to Yucheng today.
Jing Yu was busy protecting King Zhao to Wanshou Mountain and had no time to see Lu Ling off.
Lu Ling left some money to Xiaoqian as accommodation expenses for the past few days.
Although she knew that they didn't lack this at all.
She and Qi Sisi agreed on a meeting place, and she was already waiting at the city gate.
About half an hour later, Qi Sisi arrived late.
The two chose to take a carriage back.
"Hey, Lu Ling!"
Qi Sisi greeted Lu Ling outside the carriage in an exaggerated manner, even calling him by his first name.
She smiled as she stepped on the stool and got into Lu Ling's carriage.
"I think it's cool in your carriage, so we can sit together."
Before Lu Ling could speak, she had already gotten in.
Lu Ling smiled and said, "If you are not afraid of the cold, then come along."
"Why is it so cold in this summer? It seems like there is free air conditioning when I sit with you." Qi Sisi said while placing a big soft pillow.
Just as Lu Lingyang was about to ask what the air conditioner was, he suddenly heard someone shouting outside the carriage: "Doctor Qi, wait! Wait!"
Qi Sisi frowned, lifted the curtain and looked outside.
It turned out that Grandma Sun came to see her off.
The boy behind her was holding some gifts.
"Doctor Qi, my wife sent this to you. She is still in confinement, so it is not convenient to see you off."
Qi Sisi snorted and said, "Put it in that carriage for me. By the way, tell your wife and your young master that when he is about eight months old, I will come back to perform surgery on him and ensure that he returns to normal. .”
Grandma Sun came here to ask about this matter. After hearing Qi Sisi's words, she happily went back to resume her life.
The carriage started to move forward.
Qi Sisi lay down on the large soft pillow and slept with her arms stretched out.
Lu Ling looked at her sleeping posture and couldn't help but remind her: "Doctor Qi, your skirt... is lopped off."
Qi Sisi yawned, half-opened her eyes and looked at Lu Ling, and couldn't help but said, "Aren't you tired from sitting like this?"
Lu Ling couldn't understand.
You've been doing this since you were a kid, how could you be tired?
Qi Sisi sighed: "You ancient women, each and every one of you, use rules to restrict yourself. You don't smile without showing your teeth or raising your lips. It makes me tired to see you."
As she said that, she not only ignored the parted skirt, but also directly crossed her legs and lay there with her hands on the back of her head, dozing off.
Lu Ling couldn't help but cover his mouth and smile.
She looks so comfortable.
I don’t know what kind of family would raise such a girl.
Two people, two carriages, and two coachmen, moved forward slowly.
It took three days to get here, and now we are going back by carriage. If we go faster, it will take at least five days.
On July 14th, a few people happened to arrive at the inn where they had stayed.
It was completely dark by now.
Qi Sisi saw an inn appeared in front of her, and her panicky expression suddenly became a little calmer.
"Quick, quick, let's go in quickly!" She said nervously, pulling on Lu Ling's sleeves.
Lu Ling glanced at her and asked doubtfully: "Doctor Qi, what's wrong with you today? You've been acting weird since morning."
Qi Sisi looked back at the dark night and said, "Today is July 14th!"
Oh, yes, Ghost Festival!
If she didn't say it, Lu Ling would have forgotten it!
At this time in previous years, she had received gold and silver items burned to her by living people.
But things are different now. She may not be able to receive it if she is half human and half ghost.
When the two of them entered the inn, they saw no one there. Instead, they smelled a foul stench.
Qi Sisi carefully shouted upstairs: "Boss? Stay in the hotel!"
No one responded upstairs or downstairs.
Lu Ling patted her arm: "You don't have to shout, the boss and the boss's wife here are both dead."
As she spoke, she went to find an oil lamp and light it.
"ah?"
Qi Sisi looked horrified.
"How did you know?"
Lu Ling smiled lightly and said, "Let's go upstairs and find a room to rest."
Qi Sisi nodded quickly: "I heard that you can't walk outside in July and a half, as it is easy to encounter ghosts. Let's go to bed early!"
Lu Ling thought there was a ghost next to you, but you didn't know it.
On the second floor, every room was filled with dust.
The two of them arrived in a room each.
Lu Ling had just finished washing when Qi Sisi knocked on the door: "Lu Ling, let me sleep with you!"
Lu Ling stood up and opened the door. Qi Sisi quickly ran in with her neck scrunched up.
"A person is afraid."
Lu Ling looked at the bed, feeling a little embarrassed.
Qi Sisi was not polite at all, threw off her shoes and jumped onto the bed.
Lu Ling: "..."
"Hey, you know, I heard that today, July 14th, people are burning paper money to kill their dead relatives." Qi Sisi said, huddled in the quilt.
Lu Ling nodded: "Yes, I know. On the night of the 14th, the living people burn paper money for their relatives, and the deceased people receive it and go to Fengdu City to go to the market in the early morning of the 15th. So the 15th of July is the ghost world. The busiest day of the year.”
Qi Sisi looked at the door.
It was pitch black outside the door, and in the darkness, there seemed to be a non-existent figure standing there.
She quickly lowered her voice: "Do you believe in ghosts? Do you think Fengdu really exists?"
Lu Ling was still sitting at the table drinking water.
Hearing this, she nodded: "It exists."
Qi Si thought for a moment and said, "That's right. You ancient people were the most superstitious."
Lu Ling looked at Qi Sisi's cautious expression and couldn't help laughing.
It's not that I'm superstitious.
I have experienced it myself.
On July 14th of the year she died, she received a lot of money from relatives.
She took the money to wander around Fengdu City and bought her luck for the next life.
The second year she received less than half the money, and this is the third year.
She guessed she would receive less this year.
But that's okay.
Anyway, it won’t be used for the time being.
"Hey, why are you in a daze?" Qi Sisi called her from the bed.
Lu Ling came back to his senses.
Qi Sisi said: "I'm going to sleep. I'll sleep inside and you sleep outside." After saying that, he fell asleep.
Lu Ling looked at the remaining small space. Where could he dare to sleep? If she gets cold, won't it affect her journey tomorrow?
She kept lighting the oil lamp and sitting at the table.
I don't know when, she fell asleep.
In the dream, she came to Fengdu City.
She was walking in a daze in the fog when she suddenly felt someone tapping her shoulder from behind.
Lu Ling turned around with a confused look on his face, and suddenly came face to face with a strange face.
Oh, he was a shady guy, she knew him, he was the one who came to pick her up when she died three years ago.
Yin Chai said: "You have sent more money this year than last year, and I will save it for you?"
Lu Ling was a little surprised: "How come there are more than last year?"
Yin Chai said: "It's not just too much, it's several times more. Someone burned down a mansion for you!"
Lu Ling asked: "Who burned it?"
"You don't know it yourself, how do I know? You don't have to worry about forgetting things before and after you are alive, just spend them happy. Or save them. When your relatives forget you in two years and stop burning paper for you, you can Take out the money you have saved and spend it.”
Lu Ling was confused: "So I'm not reincarnated yet?"
Yin Chai said: "You still have a long life! This body can still be used for decades."
Lu Ling only felt confused.
Fengdu is so big that the city is crowded with new ghosts who just died this year. Everywhere is bustling and gloomy.
The next day, Prince Zhao's Mansion.
Shen Yufeng called Jing Yu over and asked with a dark face, "What did you do last night?"
Jing Yu's eyes dodge: "No...no..."
Shen Yufeng snorted coldly: "The housekeeper has already told me about this."
Jing Yu couldn't help but lower his head.
Shen Yufeng slapped the table: "Burning paper is not allowed in the palace. Violators will live or die. You knowingly do it again!"
Jing Yu knelt down with a grimace and said sadly: "My lord, I just feel that the late princess is so pitiful. She suffered so much from illness when she was alive. After she dies, she should enjoy happiness——"
Shen Yufeng helplessly held up his forehead: "When a person dies, it's like a lamp going out, and withered bones turning into ashes. How can we talk about enjoying happiness after death?"
Jing Yu said nothing.
My lord, didn’t you just go to worship your ancestors?
Shen Yufeng's face turned cold for a long time, and finally said: "Go to the housekeeper to receive your punishment."
