After sitting in the paper sedan of Gong Cao, I was instilled with a lot of common sense about this Nine Netherworld in the chat.
And in the footsteps of these ghost slaves, I finally understood how fast the gods are. It was really not easy for them to see me on the road to hell just now.
Seeing the surrounding scenery changing rapidly, I walked through the weeds on the Road to the Underworld, passed through the gate of hell where the ghosts were infested in the big archway, passed several places of interest in the underworld such as Wangxiang Terrace, and finally ended up in a dusty and ancient building.
Stopped in front of the small courtyard.
"This is my house. As a girl from the Ye family, why not go in and sit down, and leave the matter of finding that soul to Yonggui and Yaksha."
Seeing that this Kung Fu Cao was quite polite to me, the previously aggressive Yaksha ghosts became much easier to talk to, "Yes, little makeup artist, finding a ghost in the underworld depends on our ability, as long as he doesn't
Roll into the swamp of resentment, or drink Meng Po soup, and we will find it."
At this time, I was still holding a red rope in my hand, with two copper coins hanging on it. The other end of the rope was pointing upwards, stretching into the gray void above my head, with no end in sight.
"Then I'll thank you two. I'll make sure to prepare some more paper money, ingots, and treasures when I go back. Oh, and, by the way, there's also good wine to reward the meritorious service and the ghost brothers." I remembered that I still owed the five ghosts good wine.
things.
These people from the underworld seemed to like a sip, and they hurriedly made a wish, ready to thank them when they got home regardless of whether they helped or not. After all, they had just promised to help themselves.
Sure enough, after hearing what I said, the faces of the meritorious hero and the yaksha ghost showed a happier smile. It can be seen that money can make ghosts go around. It is indeed the ancient belief that I am not deceived.
"You're welcome, you're welcome, young master of the Ye family, just give us your fallen copper plate so that we can find someone. Your time is limited, so we will take action immediately."
The slightly shorter Yaksha ghost stretched out his hand towards me, and I handed over the fallen copper plate in my hand. The two of them turned around and hurried away with the lowest slave ghosts.
When he was on duty, Yin Cao waved his hand towards the paper sedan. In the blink of an eye, the sedan that could accommodate the two of us slowly shrank in front of my eyes, and finally became about the size of a matchbox, which he put into his sleeves.
"Please, I fell in love with you as soon as I saw you today. It's been a long time since I've talked to a Yin Yang person. You can't touch these Yin and Yang things and drinks. Just tell me what happened above."
It can be seen that in the underworld, whether they are serving officials or those ghosts, their lives are boring and boring, repeating the same routine every day over and over again.
Otherwise, after seeing me, I wouldn’t have felt so novel and had a sense of déjà vu as if the storyteller had entered the village.
I followed Gong Cao into the small courtyard. The space in the courtyard was really not small, and there were many paper figures walking stiffly and moving around, holding tools and doing cleaning work.
As the owner sat in the living room, everything here seemed like a picture scroll, but it lacked warmth and color, and was more like an ink painting.
In the face of other people's enthusiasm, although I was still worried about when Zhou Xi's soul would be recovered and whether the village would be peaceful tonight, I couldn't make people lose face.
After Mr. Gong Cao asked what dynasty we were in now, who the emperor was, and why the men and women who came down were so strange, I gave a few simple answers.
What he was thinking in his mind, he asked unknowingly, "Master Gongcao, our village is encountering something now, and it is somewhat related to my coming here this time. Most of the old people who knew about it are gone. I don't know if I can
Let me ask you."
Sitting at the low table, drinking the wine from the underworld brought by the paper-figure servant, the man put his glass down and smiled, "Ask me, I can tell you what you can tell, but don't embarrass me about what you can't."
The meritorious officer may not know about the affairs of the underworld, but the past events of those who have passed away from ancient times are no more clear than theirs.
I didn’t expect that I had accidentally bumped into someone, so I asked the right person, “A tragedy happened near our village decades ago. It was a tragedy between bandits and a troupe. Do you know?”
After all, this is an official in Hades, so naturally I don’t need to go into too much detail, and I don’t need to report my house number to find out. When I just asked about my confusion, Master Gongcao was already stroking his beard and laughing.
"I know, I know, those actors who died tragically have not yet returned to their graves. Back then, it was your grandfather Ye Chuanhai who sealed away the ghosts of those who caused trouble and ensured peace for one side, right?"
When I heard that he had a good family background and actually knew my grandfather, I felt excited.
"Sir, do you know my grandfather? He is now..."
Before I could finish speaking, Mr. Gongcao had already waved his hand and gestured to his mouth, making a tight-squeezing gesture.
This should be something that cannot be discussed. Please tell me not to ask again.
I couldn't help but feel a sense of disappointment in my heart. I originally thought that this person who knew my grandfather might be able to ask about his current situation, but it seemed that he was still in trouble.
"Things that happened back then have been resolved. Unexpectedly, disasters have recurred now. In fact, you don't have to worry too much. Wherever there is a disaster, there will be capable people to turn the tide. These things are all caused by reincarnation. The sins that should be redeemed must be redeemed.
When it's over, everything is over, dust will return to dust, dust will return to dust, everything will have its destiny."
"I'm just worried about the people in the village..." There is also Uncle Wu. Uncle Wu has been injured. I don't want to see such casualties.
"Isn't this because of you? You have to know that there are evil spirits doing evil in many places, but they are not so lucky. There are still makeup artists like you. These are the tribulations you often talk about. Do your best to obey the destiny, and the underworld will naturally not let you go.
Those who live with evil spirits, don’t worry!”
I couldn't make sense of what this meritorious officer said. It was so confusing. Are the people in the village in danger?
I still couldn't find the answer, but I didn't dare to ask again.
"Girl of the Ye family, do you know that even if someone who has been wronged comes to this underworld, he will go through the fifth point of Hell's interrogation. If the grievance is really not redressed, he will be ordered to return to the Yang world for revenge by a black flag?"
I don’t know why the meritor suddenly mentioned this matter. For people like us who follow the yin and yang, we naturally know that the five halls of Yama are responsible for repaying the unjust death and repaying the yang.
And that black flag order is a kind of ghost revenge that we people in the yin and yang industry will not interfere with if we see it. They are allowed to come with the order. It has been finalized and is absolutely not allowed to be blocked.
of.
"I know."
"So, do you think this matter is ultimately the fault of those innocent souls, the ruthlessness of the villagers, or the selfishness of the old landlord?"
It is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs, let alone a young man like me who doesn’t even know the specific situation. How can I easily tell which is right and which is wrong? I am just standing in the position of a makeup artist, trying to prevent evil people.
Evil things endanger the safety of people in the village.
Vaguely, I seemed to understand Gong Cao's intention in telling me so much.
Although it is profound, it is indeed thought-provoking, not only on this matter, but also on how I should approach my future path.