Chapter 24: Evil Ghost 1
◎Can we still accumulate this virtue? ◎
Zhou Lin was startled: "What?"
Zheng Qian looked down and said, "I can't explain it, it's a very strange feeling. My body seems to become very light, as if it can float away with the wind."
Zhou Lin murmured, "So this is what it means to break an obsession. I feel very relaxed now that I am no longer tied down by obsessions."
Everyone had a lively meal and didn't come out until the full moon was high in the sky, feeling unsatisfied.
Yan Yue saw Zhou Lin standing alone in front of the dead tree and asked, "What are you daydreaming about? Why are you alone? Where's Zheng Qian?"
Then she was stunned: "Taken away by the ghost?"
When everyone heard Yan Yue's words, they were stunned. Zheng's mother asked anxiously, "What? Is it my Qian'er? My Qian'er was taken away by the ghost?"
After listening to Zhou Lin, Yan Yue explained to the others, "Zheng Qian broke his obsession, so he was taken away by the ghost. But..." She looked at the dead tree in surprise and said, "The ghost said that he will be reincarnated into this tree in his next life. It's just a process and he will be back soon."
Mother Zheng paused her tears and looked at the dead tree in surprise.
Father Zheng was also surprised and said, "This tree has been dead for three years. Qian'er didn't let us cut it down, saying that it has its own unique scenery. Miss Yan is saying that he will be reborn as this tree in his next life?"
Yan Yue said: "Maybe my fate with you is not over yet, so I will try another way and stay by your side!"
Mother Zheng cried and then she laughed, touching the tree trunk and shedding tears.
Zheng Yi raised his face, blinked his clear and innocent eyes and said: "Mom, let's water my brother!"
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Yan Yue didn't want to leave.
Linjiang City is adjacent to a big river, and the river seafood is rich and varied and extremely delicious. There is the familiar Zheng family, there is the smart and lovely Zheng Yi, and of course the most important thing is that Zhou Lin has not yet been able to return to his ancestral tomb.
Zhou Lin was chattering nearby, talking about which streets and alleys were suitable for which businesses.
Yan Yue was lost in thought. "Hiss, was the ghost messenger really saying the 'oracle'? Did you hear it wrongly?"
Zhou Lin was forced to retract his vision of expansion and said affirmatively: "Really!"
"Zheng Qian asked the ghost himself, asking if he could be reborn into the Zheng family, even as a tree, flower or grass. The ghost said that the judge would make his own judgment, but after flipping through the book to look at Zheng Qian's life, he said that a divine oracle had revealed that he would be reborn into that dead tree. The ghost was also very surprised, as if he had rarely seen such a thing."
Yan Yue thought: Could it be that the sincere feelings of Zheng Qian's family moved the heavens, so God sent down an oracle?
"What oracle?" Qi Zhaoyang interrupted Yan Yue's thoughts.
Yan Yue evaded the question, "Nothing. It's just that Zheng Qian's filial piety moved the heavens, so the ghost messenger helped him realize his wish. Speaking of which, this ghost messenger is quite humane! It's a pity that I didn't see him."
"This is the first time I've seen someone who wants to see the ghost messenger." Qi Zhaoyang said with a smile, and then said, "The ghost messenger is used to seeing life and death, and there are many people who are more filial than Zheng Qian. Why would he help him realize his wish? It must be that the Zheng family has been doing good deeds for generations, and they are blessed with good fortune, so they can get this special opportunity."
Yan Yue thought, "That makes sense... People should still do good deeds and accumulate virtue!" She turned to Zhou Lin and asked, "Where were we talking about just now? I want a shop with a good location, many customers, a large store, and a low price. Have you found it for me?"
Listen to what she said, is this human language? You can get all the benefits, right?
For the first time in Zhou Lin's life, he hoped that Qi Zhaoyang could see him and hear him speak. Otherwise, who should he tell this to, who can he tell this to? !
"No, you can go look for it at night if you have nothing to do. You've gotten enough sleep during the day anyway. If you find a suitable one, I'll go look for it during the day. It can save a lot of time!" Yan Yue ordered Zhou Lin around inhumanely.
Zhou Lin said helplessly: "I can only choose a good location for the store, but I can't negotiate the price with them!"
Yan Yue said: "Just choose a shop! As for the price, Qi Zhaoyang will help me negotiate! Master Qingxu Temple, do they dare to ask for an exorbitant price?"
Qi Zhaoyang:? ? ?
Yan Yue lowered her voice and said with a sly look in her eyes, "If the price is too high, we can ask the landlord to come and talk to you at night. You can take the opportunity to cause trouble and scare the landlord! Maybe he will think the shop is haunted and rent it to me at a lower price!"
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Zhou Lin and Qi Zhaoyang: Who just said that people should do good deeds and accumulate virtue?
Being a human being really requires doing good deeds and accumulating virtue.
Little Zheng Yijiang told Zheng's parents about Yan Yue and Qi Zhaoyang looking for shops everywhere. The Zheng family happened to have a newly vacated two-story food shop on Yueyi Street in the city. The tables, chairs and benches were all ready-made, and they insisted on giving it to Yan Yue for free.
Yan Yue didn't dare to answer it.
She just wanted to open a small shop to make and sell crispy candies. What would she do with such a large two-story food shop, which also had a backyard kitchen?
But Zheng's father and mother insisted, saying that they had neglected Yan Yue in the past, but she helped the Zheng family regardless of the past grudges and refused to accept a penny. They will only feel at ease if Yan Yue uses their shop.
Qi Zhaoyang felt that it was unsafe for Yan Yue, a woman, to be alone outside, and it would be good for the Zheng family to look after her, so he also followed suit to persuade her.
Yan Yue had no choice but to agree to use it for one year. If she makes money after a year, she will pay rent according to the market price. If she doesn't make money, she will no longer hinder the Zheng family from making money from leasing and selling the property.
When preparing to sign the lease, Yan Yue remembered that she had no identity document.
The Zheng family knew that she was arranged to marry after death by her family and had no way of going home to get it, so they went to the government office to make arrangements and re-register her. With the talisman and the message, Yan Yue no longer had to avoid the city gate guards and could move around openly.
Someone heard that the Zheng family had invited a master from Qingxu Temple, and used their connections to seek help from the Zheng family, so Qi Zhaoyang followed Zheng's father.
Mother Zheng's worries were resolved, and with Zheng Yi by her side every day, she is in good health. He specially brought people from the Zheng Mansion to help Yan Yue clean up the shop.
When I entered the door, Yan Yue was working with his sleeves rolled up high, looking dusty.
Mother Zheng smiled gently: "I never thought that Miss Yan is so delicate, but she is so skillful and a good worker!"
Yan Yue was embarrassed to say that she had been used to working since she was a child, and after all, her tender hands had no persuasive power at all.
The servants in the Zheng mansion were well-trained and they cleaned the food store in just one day.
Zheng Yi asked: "Sister Yue, with such a big shop, how much candy do you sell?"
Yan Yue said: "I want to open a teahouse. I want to invite a storyteller to tell stories. I want to make some tea, sell some snacks, crispy candies, peanuts and melon seeds. It's easy and lively. What do you think?"
Mother Zheng nodded and said, "That's a good idea! The tables and chairs here are all ready-made. The Zheng family has a tea shop, so they can receive new teas from all over the world as soon as possible every year. You don't have to worry about the tea leaves. It's just perfect!"
Zheng's mother also invited Yan Yue to live in the Zheng family. Anyway, the Zheng family had few members and several courtyards were empty. But Yan Yue felt that since she had such a ghostly nature, it would be better not to affect other people's normal lives.
As she requested, Zheng's mother helped find a quiet yard in a busy area.
The courtyard is square, with five main rooms, three east and west wing rooms, and three back rooms.
Yan Yue bought the yard with a wave of his hand, which surprised Zheng's mother. I had always been worried that she would be penniless and have nowhere to go, but it seems I was worrying too much, Yan Yue is actually very wealthy!
During the past five or six days when I was busy with the shop and buying the house, I hardly saw Qi Zhaoyang.
On this day, when Zheng's mother bought new furniture for Yan Yue and delivered it to Yan Yue's new house, Zheng's father showed up with her.
The servants carried the last bathtub into the wing room. Yan Yue led Zheng Yi and said to Zheng's father and mother, "Master Zheng and Madam Zheng, if you don't mind, I will hold a banquet tomorrow night to thank you for helping me settle down in Linjiang City. Then invite Qi Zhaoyang and we will have a drink together!"
Father Zheng hesitated and said, "We have no problem, but Master Qi..."
Yan Yueqi asked, "What happened to him? I haven't seen him in the past few days. What is he busy with?"
Father Zheng sighed, "Alas, the Feng family has had some strange things happen recently, and praying to the gods and Buddhas is not working. I heard that Master Qi is in Linjiang, so he asked me to introduce him. Master Qi has been busy with the Feng family's affairs these days, and it seems to be very difficult. I wonder if he can get away."
"Is that so? It's okay, let's wait for him and set up the place in two days!" Yan Yue rubbed Zheng Yi's little head and said, "I'll host him when he's done!"
"Okay!" Zheng Yi cheered, "I want to eat the sesame candy made by Sister Yue!"
Yan Yue argued with him: "Obviously peanut candy tastes better!"
"Sesame candy!"
“Peanut candy!”
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As it got dark, Yan Yue walked out of Zhou's cloth shop.
With Zhou Lin, the prodigal son, by her side, teaching her how to bargain with the owner of her own shop, she could naturally get the price to the lowest.
The shopkeeper's face turned black in the end. Yan Yue felt that if she dared to say another word, the shopkeeper would kick her out and not take her business.
Yan Yue thought it was very funny: "You are so ungrateful. If I were your father, I would not let you enter the ancestral tomb!"
Zhou Lin said confidently: "Two sets of quilts, two sets of thick mattresses, two sets of blankets, two sets of bed curtains, and those scattered beddings, I can make at least two taels!"
As they were chatting, Zhou Lin suddenly stopped.
Yan Yue followed his gaze and saw a strange shadow floating in front of him. She asked, "Who is that?"
Zhou Lin said: "It's someone I know."
Yan Yue joked: "It's unfortunate to know you. How come everyone has turned into a ghost?"
Zhou Lin's expression froze: "She has turned into a demon."
"Evil ghost?" Yan Yue's eyes widened.
After death, most people's souls go directly to the underworld and enter the cycle of reincarnation. Especially those who are extremely treacherous and evil will be arrested by the soul catcher himself and taken to the underworld to be judged and punished, and they will not be able to stay in the human world.
People like Sun Yun, Zhou Lin, Liu Jie, Zheng Qian and others are the most common ghosts in the world. The ghost catchers called them "guizhi" and the common people and demon catchers called them "xiaogui".
They all have some obsessions and will stay in the mortal world for a period of time. They will not harm others, nor do they have the ability to harm others. At most, it would just be a gust of wind, or stick to your back and make you feel cold. It's purely mischievous, just to relieve boredom.
The second is the evil spirit.
It is not that evil people will turn into evil ghosts after death, but ordinary people who have deep obsessions mixed with resentment will turn into evil ghosts.
Evil ghosts rely on resentment to generate stronger abilities, can condense into semi-entities, and can interfere with people's normal lives. But mortals are not completely helpless. Taoists like Qi Zhaoyang can suppress it through rituals. It is said that those with high Taoist skills can even disperse souls.
Above the evil ghosts there are fierce ghosts, which are ghosts that have suffered great injustice and have deep resentment and hatred, and they must rely on blood to appease their hatred. In addition, if an evil ghost harms people, it will also turn into an evil ghost.
Evil ghosts are bloodthirsty, so the Taoist masters in the mortal world and the ten evil masters in the underworld will try their best to capture them to prevent them from killing innocent people.
It is said that there is a more powerful ghost than the evil ghost, called the evil ghost. The ghost demon not only kills people, but also kills ghosts. It relies on absorbing the souls of other ghosts to strengthen its own evil spirit.
It is said that the ghost demon can even fight against the Ten Kings of Hell, and only one or two of them are seen in thousands of years. Most ghosts are usually captured and destroyed by the Ten Yin Marshals when they are in the evil ghost stage.
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