Suddenly, an old woman holding Buddhist beads stood at the door of the room and called Lin Feng.
Liu's mother stood up and said to her, there is no Lin Feng here; this family's surname is Liu.
The old woman was sitting there with her fingers pointing at Liu Xiong who was looking up at her in surprise, "Isn't he my nephew Lin Feng?" Liu Xiong immediately declared, I am not Lin Feng, I am Liu Xiong. He actually recognized the old woman in front of him and asked, aren't you Lin Feng's aunt?
Lin Feng's aunt kept saying, yes, yes! Let me ask you, isn’t Lin Feng’s soul attached to your Liu Xiong’s body? Why are you leaving now? Liu's mother looked sulky and said in an irritated tone, "You are too much of a mother. Lin Feng's soul has possessed me and caused my son harm. Why are you still looking for him?"
Lin Feng's aunt understood and said forget it, forget it. He turned around and walked away for a few steps, then turned his head and looked at Liu Xiong and said, I still don't believe it.
Liu Xiong left his seat and walked out of the room, loudly speaking, "Old man, I am indeed not your nephew, I am Liu Xiong." Lin Feng's aunt looked at him for a moment, then nodded and said, I don't believe him anymore, your voice and demeanor are different from my nephew. Then he turned around and left.
After Lin Feng's aunt returned home, she continued to chant Buddha's scriptures to her nephew for seven or forty-nine days, and dedicated the merits of chanting Buddha's chanting and chanting scriptures to her nephew every day. On the forty-eighth day, she had been chanting the Buddha's name for several hours. She was a little tired, so she took a rest. However, she dreamed that she was approaching a temple and met the soul of her nephew, Lin Feng, who was kneeling to her.
Lin Feng's aunt said, Lin Feng, you don't have to worship me, stand up quickly. Lin Feng's soul stood up and said gratefully, Aunt, it's great that you recite Buddhist scriptures for me and return to me every day.
Lin Feng's aunt asked, what's so good about it? I have been chanting Buddhist scriptures for you for so long. Has it had any effect? Can I save you?
Lin Feng's soul replied, "It works. Since you recited Buddhist scriptures to me, I have been working hard in the underworld with endless energy and I don't feel disadvantaged. What's even more strange is that the evil spirits who care about me no longer abuse me." He is very kind to me. He used to yell at me and keep a straight face. Now he talks to me much more kindly and always has a kind smile.
What makes me even more happy is that the Chakravartin King sent me a message saying that because your aunt in the mortal world made a vow to chant Buddha and chant sutras to you for seven or forty-nine days to eliminate your sins, you will have the opportunity to be reincarnated. I was very happy to hear that. Aunt, this is all the merit you have done for me. Let me worship you again.
Lin Feng's aunt said, no need. Your early rebirth fulfills my wish and is the best reward for me. Lin Feng's soul smiled and said, Aunt, I have good news for you. Next Wednesday, I can be reincarnated into a family named Ma near Jinyin Town.
Lin Feng's aunt happily said, "My aunt wishes you the best." Lin Feng's soul tilted his head slightly, with a weird smile on his face, and then said, Aunt, I want to ask you to do one last thing.
Lin Feng's aunt asked, what happened? Lin Feng's soul said, before I was reincarnated, I wanted to see Wu Ximei one last time. After all, she and I had been married for ten years. Although we are now separated from each other, I think about her and care about her all the time.
Lin Feng's aunt said somewhat unhappily, you are about to be reincarnated, how can you still be so emotionally attached? I advise you to let it go. Lin Feng's soul said stubbornly, "It's really hard for me to let go. Auntie, I will beg you one last time."
Lin Feng's aunt said, Lin Feng, even if I am willing to help you, you are a soul in the underworld, and I am a mortal in the earth, how can I help you?
Lin Feng's soul is certain that my aunt can help me. Next Tuesday is the big day for Liu Xiong and Wu Ximei’s second wedding. On that day, you cut out a red paper man, write my name on the paper man, and then call me Lin Feng, and my soul will be attached to the paper man.
If you bring the paper figures to the passers-by who are waiting at Liu's house to welcome the bride, I will be able to meet Wu Ximei, and there will be no regrets. Lin Feng's aunt asked doubtfully, would this hurt others? If there's any harm, my busy aunt can't help; if there's no harm, I'll think about it again.
Lin Feng's soul said, "There is no harm. If I harm others, Hades will hold me accountable and it will affect my reincarnation." Don't worry, Aunt, there is absolutely no harm done. Lin Feng's aunt said, that's fine.
After waking up from her dream, Lin Feng's aunt looked surprised. She said to herself that she finally had a feeling after I recited Buddhist scriptures to her nephew. If my nephew's soul can be saved, my wish will be over! She knelt in front of the gilded wooden statue of Amitabha, clasping her hands together and chanting, thanking the merciful Amitabha...
It was an auspicious day, and the atmosphere in the Jinyin Town Civil Affairs Office became increasingly lively.
Wu Ximei and Liu Xiong walked into the Civil Affairs Office. Xiao Jiang looked up at them and asked, what's the matter? They didn't answer immediately. Wu Ximei threw her a bag of wedding candies and smiled sweetly.
Xiao Jiang pushed the wedding candy to the table, looked at them and asked, are they going through the marriage formalities? They nodded one by one.
Wu Ximei took out two copies of her marriage certificate to Lin Feng ten years ago and put it on Xiao Jiang's desk and said, "However, before I marry him, I need to go through the divorce procedures first."
Xiao Jiang took a marriage certificate and opened it, then looked up at them and asked doubtfully, why did they go through the marriage formalities after the divorce? Wu Ximei pointed to the man in the wedding photo on the marriage certificate, then looked at Liu Xiong and said, the person in the photo is not the same person as him.
Xiao Jiang looked repeatedly at the man in the wedding photo and Liu Xiong standing in front of him, and said reservedly that the person in the photo was the same person as him.
Liu Xiong smiled calmly and said it wasn't me, my surname was Liu and my name was Liu Xiong; the person in the photo was surnamed Lin and his name was Lin Feng. Xiao Jiang frowned and said, "That's strange. The man in this wedding photo looks exactly like you."
Wu Ximei said, please listen to my explanation. The person in the photo and the person standing in front of you do look like the same person. Their body and hair are the same, but their thoughts and souls are different.
Xiao Jiang shook his hand and said, "You have confused me. Since people are the same, aren't their thoughts and souls the same?" Can one person transform into two people?
Wu Ximei insisted, "Yes, do you remember?" Ten years ago, a man named Lin Feng and I came to you to handle divorce procedures with my marriage certificate and Liu Xiong's. Then, a man named Lin Feng asked you to go through the marriage formalities with us again.
At the time, you disagreed. Later, we went to the police station to change the name on Liu Xiong's household registration book to Lin Feng's name and then came to see you. You asked your unit leader for instructions before going through the marriage procedures with us. You see, these two marriage certificates were processed by you yourself.
Xiao Jiang blinked and said, I remembered, this happened. So why do you need to go through the divorce procedures and then go through the marriage procedures for you and him? Isn’t it okay if we don’t handle it? This man is basically the same man as he was back then, and there is no need to do it again.
Wu Ximei said, no. His name is Liu Xiong, and the man in the wedding photo that year was named Lin Feng, not the same person. Moreover, a few days ago, we went to the town police station to change our household registration. Now the name on the household registration book is no longer Lin Feng's name, but Liu Xiong's name.
Liu Xiong took out the household registration book with the changed name and showed it to Xiao Jiang. He also pointed to the word Liu Xiong printed on the computer and said, "This is my name."
Xiao Jiang said, please wait a moment, and I will ask the leader if I can handle this situation with you. She immediately left her seat and walked out of the office.
Liu Xiong and Wu Ximei waited in the office for a while before Xiao Jiang returned. She said that the leader initially disagreed, but I reported to him for a long time and reminded him of what happened ten years ago before agreeing. All right! You go take wedding photos first. Looking at Wu Ximei again, she said, I will handle the divorce procedures for you and Lin Feng right now, and then handle the marriage procedures for you and Liu Xiong.
Liu Xiong and Wu Ximei said in unison, thank you. Liu Xiong also bowed deeply to Xiao Jiang.
