"who?"
The young man asked sternly, looking where the voice came from.
As far as the eye can see, a white figure stands in the darkness in the corner of the wall.
Without waiting for the other party to answer, Qi Jingzhi exerted force on his hands, elbows, shoulders, and waist at the same time. He suddenly jumped up from the bed, swung his legs outward, and accurately stepped on the edge of the bed with his two feet. On straw sandals.
The young man puts on his shoes and stands up, his movements are extremely fast and in one go.
He raised his eyes and looked at the corner. Perhaps his eyes were still a little hazy after waking up. The white figure in his eyes was blurry, and his figure was a little unclear. He could only vaguely tell that he was a young man.
The young man was wearing white clothes whose specific style could not be seen, and he had a long knife on his waist whose details were also unclear.
Qi Jingzhi blinked hard and found that he couldn't see the other person's face clearly, and a chill immediately came up in his heart.
He tightened the handle of the knife in his hand and asked again: "Who are you? Why did you come to my house?"
"Don't be alarmed, my benefactor. I'm down here, Yunzi. I'm grateful for your great kindness, and I'm here to repay you."
The young man in white replied as he walked out of the darkness and exposed himself to the moonlight.
This time Qi Jingzhi saw clearly that the guy in front of him who called himself Lu Yunzi was not a human at all!
It has a pale cyan face, which is completely blank, with no eyes, mouth, nose, eyebrows or beard, nothing.
It's like an unfinished portrait. The artist has just finished drawing the character's face, but hasn't had time to paint the eyebrows on it.
However, this face is not as smooth and flat as drawing paper, but has undulations.
The eyebrow bones, cheekbones, and straight bridge of the nose are raised upward, while the eye sockets are sunken like two shallow pits, the thin cheeks, and the mouth that constantly changes shape when speaking.
Compared to this face, which looks very strange, its figure is more erratic, both substantial and illusory, glowing with a faint white fluorescence.
Qi Jingzhi stared at the monster in front of him, his breathing suddenly became heavy, and his scalp couldn't stop being numb.
He had deliberately asked loudly twice just now. With the vigilance that Old Man Qi had raised in the mountains, he should have woken up long ago, not to mention that there was an old yellow dog at home who was very understanding of human nature. But until now, there has been no movement from either the east room or the courtyard.
"Benefactor? Withholding a great favor?"
Qi Jingzhi chewed these words secretly, and a ridiculous idea emerged from his heart.
He thought about it for a while, then asked tentatively: "You're talking about...the corpse down the slope during the day?"
"Exactly!"
Lu Yunzi nodded, with joy and respect: "Recent heavy rains in the mountains have exposed Lu's bones in the wilderness. Just when I was worried, I met my benefactor!"
Unexpectedly, the other party admitted it so simply, Qi Jingzhi was shocked.
He had lived for more than ten years and had never seen any monsters. Unexpectedly, they all appeared in a short period of time, and they were all encountered by his grandfather and grandson.
The young man became increasingly wary and blurted out: "So you are a ghost?"
Lu Yunzi immediately shook his head and said in an arrogant tone: "Before I was born, I was a knight-errant who enjoyed grudges. Because I mistrusted my friends, I was killed and buried in the mountains. Who knew that I was born as a murderer and died as a soul? The underworld refuses to accept him, and the underworld refuses to accept him. He wanders in the wilderness all day long, and it has been nearly two decades now."
"Soul?" Qi Jingzhi read softly.
"That's right! God is the essence of Qi; spirit is the essence of soul. Spirit soul is the spirit bred in the strong soul of male soul, and it is definitely not comparable to mere ghosts and aliens!"
Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi's mind was spinning, and he thought to himself: "No matter what it is, it's not a human being. This guy came into the house silently, saying he wanted to repay a favor, but he still had to be on guard. Fortunately, although he looked weird, his speech was... The behavior is no different from that of a living person. It would be best if you can use words to stabilize it. If you can't..."
There were all kinds of thoughts in his mind, but his face showed the innocence of a young man, and he asked curiously: "I have heard that tigers can become spirits, but I have never heard that people's souls can become spirits after death. When people die, don't they all become ghosts? What?"
Lu Yunzi shook his head again and explained: "The world spreads rumors and thinks that people become ghosts after death, but this is not the case. The soul of ordinary people is weak. Without the protection of the body after death, most of it will dissipate immediately, leaving only a little spirituality in the core. It is difficult for mortals to detect it. This kind of existence can only be called an undead spirit, but it cannot be called a ghost."
"It is said that the souls of the dead fall into the underworld in a state of confusion, washing away all their mortal karma. Those with light karma will have their past lives eliminated, and their spirits will break free and fly into reincarnation. Those with heavy karma that are difficult to wash away will naturally not be able to fly, and will Being taken away by the underworld and the underworld, no matter whether it is chopped with knives or axes, stir-fried or fried, in order to remove the karma and return to the source, there will always be a lot of suffering to be endured."
Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi did not relax his vigilance, but still listened with some rapt attention. He felt that everything Lu Yunzi said was mysterious and novel, some were very different from the legends in the world, and some were even unheard of.
He nodded slightly and said: "I heard before that after death, people have to go to the underworld to appear before ghosts and gods. Those who do good will be rewarded and those who do evil will be punished. Therefore, you must accumulate virtue and do good while you are alive, and always remember that there is a god three feet above your head. But Listening to what you said, whether it is the underworld or the underworld, they don't care about good or evil, just to get rid of the so-called karma?"
"Karma is what monks say. It is believed that a person's words, deeds and even thoughts will accumulate karma and attract good and evil retribution."
Lu Yunzi explained: "Because this saying can guide people to do good and avoid evil, and it can also demonstrate the authority of the underworld, it is very popular with the Qi court and even the ghosts and gods, so it gradually spread. As for whether Huangquan and reincarnation are the same If it really works like this, it’s unknown.”
Seeing that the other party was very patient and answered all questions, Qi Jingzhi was happy to continue asking: "What does it mean to be a ghost?"
"After the death of some creatures, their souls and spirits are infected and replenished by the turbid and depressing air between heaven and earth. The underworld cannot be washed away, and the underworld is difficult to remove. This generation's appearance seems to have not changed, and the obsession is still there, but in fact it has changed. The foundation has become a brand new creature born from the turbid air, this is what a ghost is."
"When ghosts are first born, their spirituality is obscured by turbid air, and they are as ignorant as beasts. They act entirely based on instinct and obsession during life. Most of them are extremely hostile to the living. They have left many terrible legends in the world, so they will also be taken care of by the underworld. They are allowed to graze in the underworld and are not allowed to stay in the human world.”
"It is also for this reason that the gods of the Yins are called ghosts and gods. My benefactor, how can such strange and stupid creatures be compared with spirits?"
Qi Jingzhi nodded and asked hesitantly: "I see. Then... there should be no turbidity in the place where Chen Er is buried today, right?"
Lu Yunzi shook his head and said: "Of course not. I was about to report to my benefactor that Chen Er was cunning and vicious during his lifetime, and he had a lot of karma. He must be in the underworld awaiting trial. He was killed by his benefactor, and he would probably Hold a grudge and make a fuss in front of the ghosts and gods."
Before Qi Jingzhi could react, Lu Yunzi's tone suddenly became passionate: "I have received a great favor from you, so I should share my worries with my benefactor. Previously, I had intercepted the spirit of Chen Er after his death and made a cruel Fan, let alone complaining, even entering reincarnation and reborn as a human being are all delusions!"
Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi frowned slightly, and his eyes became a little colder.
Before today, the young man had only heard some legends that were not true or false, and did not know what happened after death. In his opinion, Chen Er deserved to die, and he was already dead, so all the grievances were settled.
But now, because of him, Chen Erban has caused trouble in the next life! If you do evil in this life, how can you deserve it in the next life?
With this thought in his mind, Qi Jingzhi no longer wanted to tangle with Lu Yunzi.
He immediately said solemnly: "Today, Your Excellency stopped that crazy donkey, and took care of Chen Er's dead spirit, eliminating all the troubles in the world of the Yang and the underworld for me. I collected the bones for Your Excellency, and sacrificed them with blood. The two offset each other and mutually We don’t owe each other. I really can’t afford to be a benefactor, let alone repaying my kindness.”
"What did my benefactor say? That donkey has passed over my head, so what does it have to do with my benefactor? Punishing a filthy creature like Chen Er is more than appropriate and not worth mentioning."
"On the contrary, it was my benefactor who, when he met an unknown withered skeleton in the mountains, he was able to restrain it. This is compassion and benevolence. He was even more kind and kind to Lu Yunzi! Before his next life, he was a man who was a hero and was a hero. How can we not repay the favor?"
Speaking of excitement, the light around Lu Yunzi became brighter and brighter, adding a bit of majesty and righteousness.
Just listen to it continue to say: "Don't refuse, benefactor, just send the message, whether it is escorting, running under the door, revenge killing, arresting souls and souls, or entering and leaving the wealthy family's house, carrying wealth, women, Lu Yunzi has mysterious means, so he will definitely take care of it for his benefactor!"
