"Ah, can't I just commit suicide on the spot?" Zhao Youliang was even more dumbfounded after hearing Granny Wenmi's words.
"Why not? Mother-in-law, please tell me properly."
Granny Wenmi had always liked the kind-hearted Zhao Youliang, and upon hearing this, she didn't hide anything and told him all the secrets she knew about what happened after death.
First, once a person dies, a ghost messenger will immediately come to capture their soul and take it back to the underworld, so there is no chance to take revenge on the spot.
Moreover, ghost messengers generally don't meddle in other people's business and won't casually take in evil ghosts that harm others.
When a good person dies, the Black and White Impermanence appear; when a bad person dies, the Ox-Head and Horse-Face appear.
To clarify, Black and White Impermanence, Ox-Head and Horse-Face are just general terms, or rather, a collective name for a type of ghost messenger.
The Black and White Impermanence that we are familiar with usually refer to Xie Bi'an, the seventh master, and Fan Wujiu, the eighth master (some people also write it as Fan Wujiu).
These two are not only among the Ten Great Underworld Marshals, but also the leaders of Black and White Impermanence, and are the only ones of their kind.
Secondly, a person is completely different after death from when they are alive, and their life memories and personality will change significantly.
The reason for this has to do with the three souls and seven spirits.
The Book of Rites, in the chapter "Sacrificial Rites at the Suburbs," states: "The soul returns to Heaven, and the physical body returns to Earth."
In other words, after a person dies, the three souls will rise to "heaven", while the seven spirits will be captured by ghost messengers and taken to the underworld.
That is, as recorded in the "Sacrificial Rites" section of the Book of Rites:
The soul is the flourishing of ghosts; the union of ghosts and gods is the ultimate teaching.
All living beings must die, and upon death, they return to the earth: this is what is meant by ghosts. Their bones and flesh perish below, becoming the desolate earth.
Its energy rises above, becoming a beacon of light...
In conclusion, ghosts are actually the spirits of people, not their souls.
One of the main functions of the soul is to preserve a person's memories.
After the soul ascends to "heaven," the spirit's memories become incomplete, which is why most ghosts show indifference towards their relatives.
Even worse, some people will kill their closest relatives with their own hands.
Of course, this excludes those deep-seated hatreds and irreconcilable differences.
So even if you encounter a ghost and commit suicide on the spot, your memory will be immediately damaged. This is also the reason why many confused ghosts are created—they themselves don't remember how they died.
This is a common trope in movies and TV dramas: someone begs others to help them investigate the cause of their death so they can take revenge.
Grandma Mi's question, in turn, opened a door to a new world for Zhao Youliang.
"Oh, it's so complicated... Does that mean we're helpless against those three evil spirits?"
"No, we can't let them harm Uncle Sun like this!"
Seeing how concerned Zhao Youliang was about him, Manager Sun's face showed a strange expression, but he quickly calmed down.
"Quantum, don't worry about Uncle."
"Uncle is already this old, and he makes a living by performing esoteric rituals, so he's long since let go of all attachments."
The more Manager Sun said this, the more Zhao Youliang felt that good people shouldn't die young.
In a moment of desperation, a brilliant idea struck him: he remembered the deities he worshipped—the real deities, not the evil spirits in the back room.
"Uncle Sun, Uncle Sun, didn't you say that Master Hui Liu was very capable?"
"If all else fails, let's beg him!"
"He's a very kind old man; he shouldn't be difficult to talk to!"
Looking at the clear foolishness in Zhao Youliang's eyes, Manager Sun couldn't help but pat his head.
"Silly boy, do you think we can just meet a big shot like Master Hui whenever we want?"
"Stop thinking like that, let's think of other ways... In any case, we can't let the evil spirits harm the people in the town!"
Manager Sun's attack on Zhao Youliang, however, enlightened Granny Wenmi.
“Old Sun, now that you mention quantum mechanics, something comes to mind.”
"Go to one place, and you might actually find Master Gray Six!"
"Where is this?!" Manager Sun immediately asked as soon as Granny Wenmi finished speaking.
As the saying goes: It's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death.
Who would willingly die if there were any hope of survival? Manager Sun was no exception.
"Let's go to Jiudaogou Village!" Grandma Wenmi said with a determined look in her eyes.
"If the legend is true, the heads of the five great shamanic families all have memorial tablets in Jiudaogou Village!"
The courtyard in Jiudaogou Village is a sacred place for practitioners in the north; this is a closely guarded secret.
Therefore, after hearing Granny Wenmi's words, Manager Sun subconsciously nodded repeatedly.
"We have no choice but to try our luck."
"Luckily, the journey isn't too far, only about 200 li. If we take a taxi, we can make a round trip in a day!"
Seeing that things were taking a turn for the better, the public-spirited Zhao Youliang quickly spoke up.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"
"What if those three ghosts change their minds? Uncle Sun will be in trouble... Um, the two elders are getting old, I'll go!"
In his haste, Zhao Youliang forgot that he shouldn't stray too far from the shop...
However, Grandma Wenmi already has a temporary solution to this problem, and has even prepared the necessary items.
It wasn't that the old man had any precognitive abilities and could predict that Manager Sun would run into trouble.
Instead, it was based on the principle of being prepared for a rainy day, leaving it for Zhao Youliang to make a final stand when he couldn't withstand the backlash from the shop.
This talisman can only be used once. Even if another identical one is made for Zhao Youliang, it will have no effect.
As for why she brought it up now... Granny Wenmi wanted Zhao Youliang to go to the courtyard in Jiudaogou Village. If the immortals there took a liking to him and accepted him as a disciple to become a spirit medium, wouldn't all the problems be solved?
There is even... there is hope of completely resolving this utterly evil paper-making shop and the inexplicable black magic!
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