Chapter Forty-Two
Very early in the morning.
Boom! Boom!
Wencai tossed and turned on the bed, unable to fall asleep. He complained, rubbed his eyes, yawned, and walked out of the room.
"coffin?"
Seeing that the person doing the knocking was Meng Fan, Wen Cai did not dare to complain and asked with a smile:
"Brother, who is in such a hurry?"
"A guest came to make a reservation late at night for his own use."
"Ouch!"
Wen Cai was amazed and said that he had never imagined that such a strange thing could happen.
If you are still alive, consider the coffin.
Shouldn't family members help with this kind of thing?
"You're a good carver. This customer is so sophisticated that I almost want to lie down and take a nap."
Looking at Qiu Sheng who was concentrating on carving, Wen Cai deliberately joked and made a gesture to lie down in it.
As a result, Uncle Jiu, who was passing by the courtyard, held him down, captured the strong man, and asked him to feed the chickens. After a while, he had breakfast, and then went to the lumber dealer in the town to buy some high-quality wood.
In troubled times, people's lives are like nothing. Renjia Town is still relatively wealthy, but due to the limited medical level, death is still a common thing.
But the truth is cruel. Human life is not valuable, but the coffin is!
As the saying goes: Death is like a lamp going out.
Poor people in many places don't even have enough to eat. When a loved one dies, they can only grit their teeth and make a straw mat, find a place to bury it, wipe away their tears and that's it.
Thanks to Uncle Jiu's kindness, after taking over the charity village, he provided thin coffins free of charge for the poor to use first, allowing them some time to raise money.
The family situation was really difficult, and Uncle Jiu couldn't bear it, so he collected some token items, half sold and half given away.
The fact that ghosts came to the door at night to ask for coffins reminded him that he should make a batch of coffins as soon as possible. He had been free recently and had Meng Fan as a free labor force, so he hurriedly started making a few more coffins.
It's another peaceful day.
Only when the appointed time arrived, the female ghost arrived as scheduled and took away the special order ordered in advance, which was barely considered a supernatural event.
"Thank you~"
"These Taoists are good people."
I would like to give you a good person card.
However, Meng Fan didn't expect to get anything in return. Being able to gain some merit was an unexpected surprise.
Out of curiosity, Wencai didn't sleep on purpose. Seeing that this female ghost, who was born in the Ming Dynasty and died of illness in the Ming Dynasty, looked generous and bright, he asked specifically:
"Do you need help delivering the goods?"
He threatened that he could do all the hard work like digging graves, moving corpses and changing coffins.
As a result, Uncle Jiu gave him a severe beating, saying that he was too lazy to eat and that he was obsessed with sex. He felt that he could not sleep for the time being and had to kneel in front of the statue of the Patriarch to reflect.
Probably an intellectual problem.
Meng Fan silently found an excuse in his mind for this junior brother's habit of talking nonsense.
After all, the female ghost has already revealed her identity, but he still dares to get close to her and still wants to take advantage. It is really unspeakable and insignificant...
While Wen Cai was introspecting, Uncle Jiu also told Meng Fan and Qiu Sheng some things about the underworld.
Most of the ghosts stranded in the Yang world are those who have not yet reached the end of their Yang life and died in vain.
There are laws in the underworld. Ghosts cannot be reincarnated before their human lifespan is over. They can only stay in the human world for a long time and become lonely ghosts.
This female ghost died in vain, and the tomb was her home. Due to her long stay, she felt that the earthly world was quite good. In addition, ghosts had a natural awe and fear of the underworld, so they simply did not reincarnate and instead practiced quietly and slept.
By various chances and coincidences, he embarked on an alternative and difficult road to immortality.
There are even some ghost kings who, because their cultivation is too deep, have become the targets of the underworld and are given official positions. Sometimes they indulge in pleasure, sometimes they practice hard and work hard towards the ghost fairyland.
Ghost immortals are also called "ghosts of pure spirit". According to classics, "ghost" refers to the place where people return. If a person can cultivate Taoism and accumulate virtue, although he cannot refine his spirit to pure yang, he can still be transcended in the yin and escape the sea of suffering, and finally become a
"Ghost Fairy".
However, ghost immortals are one of the five immortals. They are detached in the underworld, their idols are unknown, their ghost gates have no surnames, and the three mountains are nameless. Although they have not entered reincarnation, they cannot return to Pengying. They have nowhere to go, and they only end up reincarnating and losing their lives.
.
This is not the goal Meng Fan pursues.
On the contrary, the three gambling buddies he had become friends with at the Corpse Inn had most likely gone this way, and they were considered seniors on the road to immortality.
I'll go visit again when I have time.
"Alas, the underworld is too unkind."
After listening to the master's narration, Qiu Sheng secretly shook his head and sighed: "The ghost who died in vain is already miserable, but before the end of his Yang life, if he has to stay in the underworld, he has to walk on the ghost grinding wheel in the city of vain death.
Last time."
"Jiejiejiejie~"
As he finished speaking, a gloomy and ethereal voice sounded.
Meng Fan frowned, this was the laughter exclusive to villains, but looking at the sound, it was just two shady people.
Of course, he is not the lowest level seducer. Judging from his appearance and aura, although his status is not as good as that of the Celestial Master Zhong Kui, he is not a rotten fish either.
One of them smiled but said, "Little guy, be careful what you say."
"The purpose of suffering in the City of Wasted Death is to erase all the accumulated cause and effect, resentment, evil spirits, and even ghost bodies in the world of the dead. Only by returning to pure dead souls can they go to reincarnation."
"You must know that for most miserable people, compared to the pain of grinding their bodies, living in the earth is the greatest pain."
The voice was gloomy and pitiful, which made Qiu Sheng subconsciously disgusted. This is the most natural barrier between the living and the dead.
Many female ghosts or ghosts with evil intentions will use blinding methods to deceive ordinary people.
But the ghosts don't mind the strange looks. They are well-established officials and they don't bother to harm others. Compared with the various benefits, these are not worth it.
"Juniors don't understand this, so don't blame me."
Uncle Jiu opened his mouth to smooth things over, and he was very polite, but he did not complain about Qiu Sheng, but took the initiative to ask:
"You two are traveling here, what are you doing?"
According to Meng Fan's understanding, in the Yinsi system, Emperor Fengdu is the most noble, followed by Emperor Dongyue.
Again, there are five palaces of ghost emperors and ten palaces of the king of hell.
Among the six meritorious cases, the reincarnation division, the judicial division, and the underworld division are in the middle.
The people responsible for coming to the underworld to do things are mainly the top ten yin commanders under their command, which can be subdivided into:
Yin ghost messenger, soul-binding messenger, demon ghost messenger.
Those who travel by day and those who travel by night are Yin ghosts.
Of course, if the parade comes directly from the underworld, the master will definitely not be like this, and he will definitely prepare tea, fruits and so on.
No matter how you say it, he is also Yin Shuai, equivalent to the existence of a prince.
It must be the day and night wandering god under the jurisdiction of the Yin Cao Division and under the command of the city god in each state.
"I'm writing below to ask the City God to inform you of something. How about we go in and have a chat?"
Sure enough, Meng Fan's guess was not wrong.
What's going on down there?
Uncle Jiu murmured in his heart for a while, but he did not hesitate and extended his hand to invite: "Two envoys come with me."
soon.
Wen Cai, who was kneeling in front of the portrait of his ancestor, was driven out, but he did not dare to complain. After all, the two sinister men looked nothing like ordinary people.
"Brother, these two seem to be a little pleased, what's going on?"
Since the meaning in the yin is to block the left and right, then they are not easy to keep up, and they can only make various speculations, and Meng Fan knows the most. Qiu Sheng does not ask him, who is asking?
"It's not clear, just ask Shi Bo."
In fact, Meng Fan has a faint answer in his heart. It is probably the opportunity to come. As the people of the Yangtze Taoist, do things for the Yin Division.
Do finance?
Vaguely remember that it is the Big Class of Tiandi Bank.
Chapter completed!