Seeing the bewildered look on her face, Ming Yi thought that she was just a dying person, and it wouldn't hurt to confide his pent-up bitterness to her.
Then, as if Wu Zhaoliang didn't exist, he began to recount his origins and the purpose of creating the small world.
The memories in his mind played back as if in reverse, and his eyes were filled with longing for the past.
It turns out he was conceived by the spirit of the River of Oblivion, and his duties were quite similar to those of Meng Po.
One was on the bridge, the other below, both there to help the souls of the deceased clear their memories of their past lives.
The only difference is that Meng Po only needs to brew the soup, while he has to experience the past lives of those souls.
This will help us identify those with whom we can rekindle our past relationships and those with whom we need to repay karmic debts.
Therefore, his mind was filled with memories of other people, both beautiful and tragic.
He was constantly haunted by these memories, and his greatest wish was to go and see the world.
Look at the beautiful landscapes Zhang San imagines, and taste the delicious food Li Si has been longing for at the small restaurant.
However, as war raged in the human world, more and more souls unable to be reincarnated drifted into the River of Oblivion.
Their memories are all painful; they need Mingyi to find and resolve their inner conflicts before they can be reincarnated.
Gradually, Ming Yi became numb, until a little girl of about six or seven years old appeared, which brought back his usual smile.
The little girl's name was Shi Lisheng, and she was a child from an ordinary farming family in the human realm.
He had no illustrious family background, nor exceptional intelligence, and even seemed somewhat dull-witted.
That's why Mingyi couldn't figure out what was bothering her.
No matter how hard he tried to access Shi Lisheng's memories, he gained nothing. Because of this, he went to Meng Po countless times to pour out his grievances.
So, besides examining the memories of ghosts in the River of Oblivion every day, he did so...
They went to the riverbank to find Shi Lisheng, who had stolen the spider lilies.
This child was truly strange; every few days he would pick flowers, and then, holding the flowers, he would just stand there foolishly at the end of the underworld.
But what exactly she was waiting for, no one knew. Ming Yi just watched her, repeating the same thing day after day.
Seeing her repeatedly caught by the ghost messengers for stealing flowers, and each time she cleverly escaped...
Little did they know, the entire underworld knew she wasn't quite right in the head; capturing her was merely a matter of fulfilling their duties.
After locking her up for a while, he pretended not to see her, giving her a chance to cover her eyes and stumble away.
The ghost messengers treated her as a pastime in their monotonous daily routines, but she played tricks on them.
After being arrested again, she punched the ghost guard in the stomach while he was registering her.
The ghost messenger was momentarily stunned, and just as he was about to reprimand him, he saw the other ghost messengers giving him meaningful glances.
Upon seeing this, the ghost guard who had been beaten immediately pretended to faint and collapsed to the ground, but the next second he died.
He could only feel Shi Lisheng tearing off his clothes; not only did she take off his shirt, but she also reached her little hand towards his pants.
Although this ghost was a ghost, he was a man of steel in life, and he couldn't accept having his pants pulled down in public.
She raised her hand to stop them, but was bound by the soul-snatching chains of the other ghost messengers, because everyone wanted to see what this little girl was up to.
Shi Lisheng easily obtained the ghost messenger's attire and then put it on himself.
On this day, Shi Lisheng walked with an unusually arrogant gait, visiting all the places he wouldn't normally dare to go.
All the ghosts thought she was just playing around, but only Mingyi realized that she was searching for something.
Since Shi Lisheng couldn't find what she was looking for, she returned the clothes to the ghost messenger and gave him the stolen spider lily.
The ghost messenger looked at the neatly folded clothes in his hand, then at the two spider lilies, and smiled helplessly.
Time flies, and half a year has passed in the blink of an eye. Shi Lisheng still persists in picking flowers.
The difference is that I used to pick several flowers every day, but later I only picked one flower a day.
As always, she didn't wait for anyone she wanted to wait for. On her way back, she saw Mingyi silently observing her, so she gave him the flowers she was holding.
They gradually became acquainted and close friends, confiding in each other. Soon, it was time for Shi Lisheng's final reincarnation.
If I don't go this time, I'll be judged as a nail ghost by the underworld.
Not only should all the merits she accumulated in her lifetime be confiscated, but she should also be deprived of the opportunity to be reincarnated.
Thrown into the River of Oblivion to wash away all memories, their final fate is either to become fertilizer for the spider lilies or to be reborn as animals.
Upon receiving this news, Ming Yi immediately went to find Shi Lisheng, but no matter how he tried to persuade him...
Shi Lisheng was like a stubborn little donkey, refusing to be reincarnated no matter what.
This caused Ming Yi, who was usually easy to talk to, to lose his temper for the first time.
He used magic to bind Shi Lisheng, intending to forcibly drag her to the Well of Reincarnation.
Ke Shi Li Sheng would rather fight him to the death than let him die.
Ming Yi simply couldn't understand what it was that could make her so reckless and willing to make such a sacrifice.
Judging from the time she arrived, if the other party were human, they should have already exhausted their lifespan and returned to the underworld.
But in all these decades, she has not received a soul of equal value. Could it be that she is waiting for a demon?
Despite her repeated and desperate resistance, Ming Yi finally couldn't bear it and stopped.
You'll regret this.
I thought that after I finished speaking, Shi Lisheng would at least give a normal reaction.
Unexpectedly, she smiled foolishly and stuffed the spider lily she had just stolen that day into Mingyi's hand.
"Here's some flowers for you. Don't be angry. I'll wait for you in the future."
Having spent a long time with her, Mingyi naturally understood what she meant.
He knew she genuinely considered him a friend, which was why she said she would wait for him the way she waited for others in the future.
The more she acted this way, the more heartbroken Mingyi felt. Under his persistent questioning...
Only then did I learn that the reason Shi Lisheng didn't reincarnate was because she had made a pact with something she didn't even know what it was.
It all started when she picked up a shiny stone in the river, but soon after bringing it home, the stone began to speak to her.
It didn't know what it was, only saying that as soon as it became conscious, it saw Shi Lisheng.
Shi Lisheng was not mentally sound to begin with, and upon hearing that the stone, like herself, had no parents, she felt a pang of pity.
After that, she spent every day with the stone, taking it with her wherever she went.
As time went on, the villagers said she was possessed by an evil spirit, that she had caused the deaths of her parents, and that she talked to a broken stone every day.
Rumors often become more and more outrageous as they spread, and eventually, Shi Lisheng became a notorious jinx in the surrounding villages.
If someone's chicken dies, something goes missing, or their son can't find a wife, or their daughter can't marry into a good family, everyone blames it on that person's family.
Finally, war broke out, and the villagers either moved away or fled, leaving only Shi Lisheng and that stone in the entire village.
The moment the iron hooves trampled into the village, Shi Lisheng felt fear.
But she still smiled and told the stone not to make a sound, or the bad guys would smash it.
The stone was also terrified. It wanted to escape with Shi Lisheng, but its mind was blank, and it didn't even know the way.
Shi Lisheng's house had long been looted by the villagers, leaving not even a grain of food.
With her small arms and legs, where could she possibly escape to? She might be killed by refugees as soon as she leaves the village.
Rather than doing that, it's better to find a place to hide first; maybe that way we can actually escape this calamity...
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