"As for whether a cat came to my house that night, I'm not entirely sure..."
While Zhu Xiangyu was keeping vigil, he was certain that no cats had been in the mourning hall.
But didn't he have about ten minutes left in the mourning hall to prepare the fireplace?
Therefore, he couldn't be 100% certain whether a cat had actually been to the funeral hall.
After answering Lin Xi's question, Zhu Xiangyu voiced his own doubts.
"Master, what do you mean by asking this question? Could it be that my father's resurrection is related to cats?"
Lin Xi looked at Zhu Xiangyu and asked him directly.
Have you ever heard of a black cat borrowing someone's life?
A black cat borrowing a life?
What is this thing?
I've never heard of that before!
Zhu Xiangyu shook his head blankly.
Lin Xi then explained it to him.
The phrase "black cat borrowing a life" might make ordinary people think of someone whose life the black cat has borrowed.
But the truth is quite the opposite; someone, or a ghost, took the black cat's life.
Cats are inherently very spiritual creatures, and black cats are also known as mysterious cats, whose talent for perceiving yin and yang surpasses that of other cats.
In Lin Xi's time, there was a rule that cats were not allowed in the mourning hall.
It's because some people are unwilling to accept reality after they die, so they want to come back to life.
But they had no other skills, so they could only rely on external forces.
The yang energy of a living person is too strong, so the spirit of a recently deceased person naturally dares not do anything to the living person rashly.
At this point, the black cat is the best choice.
Because black cats are connected to both yin and yang, they are closest to the aura of ghosts and are the thing they can best draw upon.
Once they have the opportunity to get close to the black cat, coupled with their strong desire to be resurrected, they may be able to successfully borrow energy, or rather, life, from the black cat and thus "come back to life" again.
Of course, this so-called "coming back to life" is just an illusion that makes it look like it has been resurrected; in reality, it is just a false appearance after "borrowing life."
And it was only a temporary illusion.
When the life he "borrowed" from the black cat ends, he will return to death.
It's a pity that the black cat whose life he borrowed also died.
After listening to Lin Xi's explanation, Zhu Xiangyu was greatly shocked.
If Lin Xi's explanation is true, then his father, Old Master Zhu's situation really does fit perfectly with the "black cat borrowing life" theory.
Now, when he thinks back to how the old man spoke, and how he instinctively bent down and reached out his hand when he first got out of bed.
Isn't that just how cats behave?
It meows like a cat, and even imitates a cat walking on all fours!
Zhu Xiangyu became increasingly anxious as he thought about it, and subconsciously turned around to glance at the old man lying on the bed.
The old man was still fast asleep with his eyes closed.
He looked like he was sleeping normally, but who would have thought that the person lying on the bed was actually a corpse.
Zhu Xiangyu's mind was in a mess, and he could only ask Lin Xi blankly, "Master, what should we do now? How much longer can my dad live? And is there any way to salvage this situation...?"
Lin Xi has already made her meaning very clear.
The life he borrowed from the black cat will eventually run out, and then his father will surely die again.
Moreover, judging from the fact that his father's breathing has become increasingly weak today, the life he borrowed is probably about to run out.
I just don't know the exact time.
So that they can be mentally prepared.
Also, will his father's situation, where he borrowed the black cat's life, have any impact on him, such as causing him to lose merit?
These questions are all easy to answer.
Judging from Mr. Zhu's current condition, it's likely that he will pass away again, either tonight or tomorrow at the latest.
When he breathed his last this time, he would never wake up again.
As for whether doing this will diminish his merits.
That's inevitable.
After all, a black cat's life is also a life.
In order to come back to life, he borrowed the black cat's life, which can also be considered as killing the black cat.
Therefore, he will definitely be remembered for his mistakes after he dies.
As for what kind of punishment will be given, that's a matter for the underworld.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiangyu let out a heavy sigh, his feelings extremely complicated.
Actually, when he first heard Lin Xi say that his father might have been reborn by borrowing the life of a black cat, he was shocked and puzzled.
But after thinking about it for a while, he suddenly understood.
After all, no one wants to die, especially someone like his father, who has been plagued by illness for the past few years and has hardly had a single day of peace. He has never had a good meal or a good time.
He definitely wants to be alive again and start a new life more than anyone else in the world.
That's why they acted that way when they encountered a black cat.
The more Zhu Xiangyu thought about it, the more upset he became.
If possible, he wanted to help his father mitigate the impact of this incident as much as possible, so that his father would suffer less.
If we truly wish to lessen Old Master Zhu's sins, there is indeed a way.
Lin Xidao.
"Before your father breathes his last again, find the black cat that he borrowed his life from as soon as possible, and then take good care of it. Perhaps the black cat can gradually recover its vitality."
In this way, Grandpa Zhu could only be said to have borrowed part of the black cat's life, but not completely taken it away.
I suppose it can be considered that there was no killing.
The punishment that followed would naturally be lighter than killing the black cat outright.
Zhu Xiangyu was overjoyed to hear that he could help his father, even if it was only to reduce his father's punishment a little.
But the smile quickly vanished, replaced by impatience.
He realized that finding a cat in such a large village, especially one he didn't recognize, was no easy task.
After all, he didn't know which cat had come to his father's funeral hall that night.
He couldn't possibly catch all the cats in the village and have his dad identify them one by one, could he?
Fortunately, Lin Xi quickly pointed him in a direction.
"Follow that direction, the cat should be nearby."
The reason why the exact location could not be determined was because the yin energy and death energy on Old Master Zhu's body had almost completely covered up the life he had borrowed from the cat.
It was difficult to detect the faint cat scent on him.
However, the village is only so big; as long as you search in that area, you're sure to find it.
Having a general idea of where to go, Zhu Xiangyu immediately gathered his whole family and told them to hurry up and find the black cat.
Their large group set off, which naturally attracted the attention of the villagers very quickly.
At this point, Zhu Xiangyu and his group didn't have time to care about their image or face. They quickly explained the situation simply, saying that they were looking for a black cat.
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