1
I looked at the dark back of my head in front of me, and the ghosts who flocked to be reborn lined up in a long queue, like a long snake extending from Naihe Bridge to Huang Quan Road.
I didn't report early enough, and I was behind the team.
The bridge in hades collapsed, and impermanence led ghosts to repair it. Black impermanence maintains the order of ghosts and prevents ghosts from making trouble, while Meng Po makes soup in Meng Po Pavilion where she is stationed all the year round.
I know Meng Po Tang. Every ghost who crosses Naihe Bridge must drink this bowl of soup before he dies and forget everything.
But I don't want to drink that Meng Po soup, because I regret it before I die.
Both sides of Huang Quan Road are full of flowers. At the moment, the flowers are blooming brightly, but there are no leaves. It is said that the flowers and leaves on the other side will never be seen, and the thoughts and feelings will never be lost. I know that the dead road is the last time I can keep my thoughts and feelings for that person. Once the Naihe Bridge is repaired and the Meng Po Pavilion is reopened, I will drink that bowl of Meng Po soup.
At the moment, I suddenly want to talk to someone.
So I spoke.
"You're going to be born again, too," I said to a ghost who looked over forty and had a beard.
The male ghost raised his eyelids and said nothing, but I understood his silent answer.
I came to Naiheqiao not to be reborn, but to go to heaven. This way of hitting on me is really embarrassing.
The male ghost wears a moon-white inner shirt and no outer robe. He can't see what he was doing before he was born. Look at the face again, the facial features are clear and the heaven is full. Apart from some vicissitudes, I can still tell that you were a handsome husband when you were young.
It's just that the man's eyebrows are locked, and indigo naturalis is very deep at the moment and wants to have a bad life before she dies. "Ten years of life and death are two boundless, not self-measured, self-unforgettable", these two poems inexplicably popped up in my mind.
I am the banshee in the oriole. Before I became an adult, I heard the hostess reading it under the window of a family. The hostess died early in memory of her dead wife.
The man now looks very similar to the host who read two poems, so I decided for the first time that the male ghost was also a dead wife.
We both lost the other half, so I think we have a lot to talk about.
"Look at your sad face, are you afraid to drink that Meng Po soup?" I had the cheek to continue my conversation.
"You are an oriole bird. You don't have to be a beast in your next life after drinking that Meng Po soup. Isn't it your wish to be an individual? "
He's right. I put myself into practice and want to be an adult. I didn't do anything bad that killed anyone, but I did a lot of good things. Therefore, judging that adults have seen my life, let me come here to line up and let me be reborn as an individual in my next life. But I have something on my mind.
"I am an ungrateful banshee who abandoned a man before she died." The male ghost listened with interest and continued listening.
2
I am an oriole bird.
The only advantage is that the voice is good.
Every spring, I stand on the branch and sing with my friends. Orioles have the most beautiful voice, and even hibernating flowers are awakened by our songs.
People welcome us, and we also like to sing on the trees they planted.
However, one day, everything changed. My companion is missing. I went to find her and found her in a golden eagle cage. The man who locked her up is a noble child. He likes listening to her sing, but she can't fly around singing as before. She can only stay in the cage and sing.
I don't want to be locked in a cage like my companion one day. So I flew to Penglai. I heard that there are immortals there. I want to practice Buddhism. I want to be an adult. I thought I was free as an adult.
Fortunately, I met Sister Fox, a banshee who has been practicing for thousands of years. Sister Fox and I practiced for 300 years, and finally became human. But Sister Fox said that although I became a human being, I was not alone. I must learn to be a person on the earth. So, it took me another hundred years to learn how to talk, dress, eat and be polite.
"Yes, it looks a bit like it." Sister Fox nodded and accepted her achievement.
"Little oriole, you are a person now. Don't you want to do something? "
"What?"
"Yes, I tell you with the experience of a predecessor who has lived for thousands of years that our demon has a long life. If you don't find something to kill time, you will be bored to death. "
I wanted to be an adult before, but I never thought about what would happen when I was an adult. So I cast an open-minded look at the fox's predecessors.
"Well, I didn't have any big pursuit, so I just talked about a few relationships that were neither deep nor shallow."
"Is it fun to fall in love?" I am curious.
"Well, golden duck rust, drunk in fun. A juvenile affair, only Jiaren knows. "
Like a book, I don't understand.
"Forget it, my sister will take you to this world of mortals to enjoy it."
So, I was taken to a lively Song building. I stood upstairs and looked out. I looked at the bridges and curtains everywhere. I just want to enjoy them, but I am filled with a burden. This is a dress. After another change, I was a little embarrassed to go out. This skirt is really penetrating. After all, I have learned the rules in the world for a hundred years, and I know that a girl from a decent family would not dress like this.
"How can you really think of yourself as a person? We are demons. Thousands of years ago, there were no such chaotic rules in the world. " Sister Fox dragged me to a group of young people.
My sister is a fox demon. She is naturally attractive and looks a hundred times better as an adult than a singing oriole.
When I sat down, I found another scholar who had never seen the world like me.
Wearing a blue gown, a long nose, thin lips and big bright eyes, the scholar was a little at a loss. The back is straight, although it is not strong, it can be seen that the figure is not bad, and the age should be small, no more than 20.
I took a look at the scholar and came to a conclusion.
At this moment, my sister winked at me and a line appeared in the air. That's our mantra of sending messages to each other, which is invisible to mortals: the childe next to you is good, take good care of it!
three
"You also come to love!" I'm a little shy.
Cough, the scholar choked.
Am I too direct? !
Originally, the scholar's name was Liu Yutang, a native of Jiangxi. He is a scholar who is eager for exams. He was sent to a banquet by a son in Beijing via Qiantang, but he didn't expect the banquet to be held in a brothel. I just know, originally, at the moment my sister and I are prostitutes in our eyes.
My sister left, followed by a generous, handsome and romantic husband. Before I left, my sister told me that she was going to do something big. Scholar is a good man. Let me follow him for a while so as not to be bullied.
I told the scholar about my abduction, and the scholar sympathized with my experience and kindly gave me money to redeem it. Naturally, there is no need to redeem the silver. I went out for a walk and told the scholar that everything was done.
I went to Beijing to find my relatives, and I walked with the scholar. I thought the scholar was reliable, but I didn't expect him to be timid.
The book is afraid of snakes, insects, mice and ants, but it is also afraid of ghosts. According to the scholar, before he went out, he was reminded by a passing Taoist priest to be extra careful along the way, especially female ghosts, especially female ghosts, who would suck the yang of such a weak scholar.
I laughed at him and said, "You should be careful not only of female ghosts, but also of female monsters." . That night, we lived in a ruined temple. The night wind was blowing hard and there was air leakage everywhere in the ruined temple. It sounds like a ghost howling.
After listening to my words, the scholar really tightened his shoulders. I was really scared by my reading, so I quietly cast a spell to paste the leaking hole and sang a lullaby to the scholar in my gentle voice. Sure enough, the scholar fell asleep.
The scholar gave me a name, Herry Liu.
I asked him why he was called this name. He said that when he was reading a book, he knew that Liu Zhi was a girl who sang very well, and he thought the name was quite suitable for me.
As soon as I feel that I sing really well, my name is Herry Liu.
It is not easy to catch the exam on the road. I often sleep in the wild and feel responsible. I sing for scholars every night. After all, the scholar is a man, protected by a weak woman like me, and a little embarrassed, he took the initiative to take up the job of cooking.
So, I was awakened by a burning smell. I drum my cheeks and stare at the scholar crossly. The scholar silently buried the burnt fish in the ground and put out the fire.
We walked 30 miles hungry and finally found an inn before dark. I ordered eight meat dishes, two vegetarian dishes and a soup to treat my internal organs.
"Singing is very tiring." I make excuses for my gluttony. The scholar did not refute and looked at me with a smile. I'm embarrassed. Put down the chopsticks.
The scholar asked Xiao Er to pay the bill and untie the bag. The scholar took out a small ingot from a large pile of silver. Xiao er looked at the glistening lump and showed a strange smile on his face.
Neither the scholar nor I have any Jianghu experience and do not understand the sinister nature of people's hearts. Naturally, we didn't find anything wrong. They were so tired that they fell asleep after asking for two rooms.
I didn't know that things were bad until I was tied into zongzi.
"Herry Liu, I hurt you." This is a black shop, scholars have missed their money and told them to put their eyes on it.
"I don't blame you, but I am too greedy." I'm a little angry with myself.
Looking at Xiao Er coming to us with a kitchen knife under the instructions of the shopkeeper, I thought about which formula could save my life at the fastest speed, but the more anxious I was, the more I couldn't remember.
"Wait, if you kill us, you can only get the money in the luggage. If you don't kill us, I can make you get more money. "
The scholar successfully stopped the massacre before the kitchen knife cut off his head.
four
One night three days later.
I was awakened by a loud noise.
Xiao Er fell in front of me, and the scholar held a stick in his hand.
I was dragged by the scholar running all the way, but my head was still stuck in "When did the scholar become so fierce?" .
The scholar quietly cut the rope while Xiao er was sleeping. I held his wrist, and his wrist was scratched by a broken bowl. For the first time, I think this scholar is not so timid.
There is no money around, and the rest of the way can only spend the night in the ruined temple.
The fish baked by the scholar tastes terrible, so I sing. The coils of fat on my body disappeared under my gaze, revealing the appearance of my figure.
I complained to the scholar that "you lost me weight", and the scholar said it looked good, a bit like a small jasper.
"Do you like it?" I asked the scholar.
Ahem, the scholar blushed and didn't answer.
Since then, the scholar has been quietly looking at me, but when I look back at him, he looks away.
I can only see the rosy clouds on his side face.
When I arrived in Beijing, I separated from the scholar. I'm here to find my relatives. When I arrived in Beijing, I naturally went to my relatives' house.
But where do I have relatives? Sister Fox doesn't know where she is. I like being with the scholar, so the day after we broke up, I went to see the scholar again and told him that my relatives had moved away and could not be found.
So I ate the scholar's grilled fish again, which was particularly fragrant to me.
The scholar was admitted to Jinshi, and our life has improved. We don't have to live in a ruined temple anymore. The scholar has a great career in the world, so he naturally cooks fish every day. He is very busy. I always see him come back late, and sometimes he smells of alcohol. I don't like hiding in the house and not seeing him.
In this way, after half a month, the official document of the appointment of the scholar came down and entered the academician courtyard. I don't know what kind of official Jishi Shu is. I only know that there are more and more posts at home, and he goes out more frequently every day.
One night, the gate was slammed shut, so I tied my clothes to open the door. The scholar was helped into the room by two well-dressed servants, unconscious. I asked them what happened to the scholar. In the past, no matter how much wine a scholar drank, he would not be so drunk, but he smelled of alcohol. But the servant told me it was a good thing. Their adults only become son-in-law in the draft, and the scholar is not overjoyed!
I am very sad, thinking that it will not be me and the scholar at home in the future, and the scholar will not just roast fish for me in the future.
I want to leave, but I can't give up the scholar, so I have to show my true colors and hide under the big willow tree in the yard.
The scholar found out that I was gone, and he didn't go to the party. He comes to see me like crazy every day.
In this way, after more than ten days, I looked at the scholar's bearded and listless face and finally could not stand on the willow tree. I flew out and became an adult. I entered the house as if nothing had happened, but I was thinking about how to explain it to the scholar.
As a result, the scholar just hugged me tightly, without asking anything or saying a word of blame.
Well, I also forgive the scholar for getting married.
When I am mentally prepared, I want one more person in my family to share the scholar with me.
The scholar packed his bags and said he would take me home. He has applied for transfer and returned to his hometown as a county magistrate. Let me go back with him and meet me in the big sedan chair when I tell my parents.
"Liu Zhi, I can't bear the pain of you leaving me anymore."
It turns out that I am so important to a scholar.
"What about the young lady of the high official?"
"No young lady, I only marry you, little jealous."
It turned out that the scholar was drunk unconscious that day, not because he wanted to marry a big official, but on the contrary, he refused to be the uncle of a big official. The official felt humiliated. He was very unhappy and made people keep pouring drinks for scholars. Scholars also know that they can't hide in the past, so they get drunk and let the officials feel relieved. The page didn't know the inside story and misinformed me. I left angrily. The scholar panicked when he saw me leave. Later, when he saw me coming back, he only hated himself for not showing his mind to me earlier. Because the scholar offended the high official, he was immediately approved when he asked for a transfer.
After getting the transfer order, the scholar and I decided to leave the next day.
five
"The accident came too fast" is about to be sad. I looked at the flowers in the field, took a deep breath and adjusted my mood.
"You're not going back to marry a scholar, are you?" The male ghost really understands, as if everyone and we are both unhappy-forever and ever.
"Yes, I didn't expect that after that day, I never met the scholar until I died."
"Can you tell me why you abandoned the scholar?" The male ghost seems to be very interested in the next thing.
"You also think I am an ungrateful person, don't you?" I took a faint look at the male ghost and thought, are you really sorry for the scholar? I didn't mean to wait for the male ghost to answer, so I continued to tell him the next story.
That night, the scholar and I packed our bags and went back to our rooms to sleep. I don't know why, my heart is always restless, and I always feel that something will happen.
Sure enough, when Sister Fox came up to me covered in scars, I knew something was wrong. I have no time to ask questions, so I have to take my sister back to Penglai for treatment.
It turns out that my sister said that she would do something big that day, but she really wanted to do something big. The person who took her away is not a real person. My sister pretended to be an ordinary geisha with him, in fact, to inquire about one thing.
Four hundred years ago, I went to Penglai Fairy Mountain, and she knew that things were not good. She visited everywhere and found that there are really big demons at work. They gain spiritual strength by devouring small demons.
The monster is also afraid of being discovered by the gods in the Heavenly Palace, so it is extremely secretive. He didn't catch the demon who practiced in human form, only the demon who opened his mind and didn't practice. My partner who was taken away is one of them. He raises it first, helps it cultivate, and swallows it immediately after it takes shape, so as to get the greatest help.
It took my sister a long time to find the demon, and this time she came to this world to understand all this.
Sister, after all, is a thousand-year-old fox demon, and the demon is powerful. It is not a problem to deal with a small demon who is at fault. However, he is still on the road, and the monster has realized that his sister is not a mortal. He is desperate to be punished by heaven, and he also wants to catch her. He learned that his sister wanted to save the little devil he had locked up, so he joined hands with several other bad demons and set up many organs. My sister lost, and she had to beat those bad demons desperately.
The male ghost nodded his head after hearing this, as if to express his recognition of my righteousness. But then he frowned. "Then why don't you go to the scholar after you finish this? Do you know that he is expecting your return? "
Immersed in his own pain, he didn't hear another meaning in the male ghost story, so he went on.
After making sure that my sister was safe, I incited little wings to drive back all the way, hoping to catch up with the scholar, only to be caught by a monk in gray on the way.
Taoist priests won't eat me, but they won't leave me alone. Just tell me that this scholar is a literary star, and he was born to do something important for the benefit of the people. He should have married the daughter of a high official, and then went to court and entered the cabinet, advocating reform and seeking benefits for the people. Because of my unprovoked intervention, the scholar gave up the daughter of a senior official, gave up being an official in Beijing, and entrusted himself to a small world, which has violated the road.
Since a scholar can't give up on himself, cut it for him. Taoist forbids me, so I can't live without Taoist Fiona Fang. After that, I can only follow the Taoist wherever he goes. He told me to do good deeds and make some compensation for what happened to previous scholars.
Demons have a long life. I don't know how many years I have been with Taoist priests, nor have I counted how many good deeds I have done. The appearance of the scholar is vague in my mind, and I almost gave up my efforts to escape from the Taoist priest.
The Taoist priest suddenly explained the forbidden art to me. "Your merits are complete. Let's go. "
I was released by the Taoist priest, but I didn't go to the scholar again. Hundreds of years, it's already loess.
I kept flying and flying, and I don't know how long I flew alone until I was exhausted.
six
"Do you want to know what happened to the scholar?" I looked at the male ghost and nodded my tie. At that moment, I saw the shadow of the scholar from the face of the male ghost.
"The scholar woke up and found that you didn't see him. He just thought you were naughty, and he didn't forget to buy Osmanthus Jelly to satisfy his cravings. I waited for you in the yard until the sun went down and you didn't come back. The scholar panicked and looked everywhere, but he couldn't find it. The scholar does not believe that you will never come back. If he can't find you, he will wait under the eaves every day.
It was not until the time for taking office approached that he had to leave. He left you a letter, asking you to go to Jiangxi to find him when you come back. He is waiting for you, waiting to marry you. If you don't come for a day, he will wait for you for a day. If you don't come for a lifetime, he will wait for you for a lifetime. "
"The scholar really waited all his life?" The face of the male ghost is blurred in my eyes. Ghosts have no tears, but my eyes are moist.
"It's not a lifetime. Scholars can't wait for you. They only work twice as much every day to paralyze themselves. They can live to be forty and die in the office. "
"You are a scholar." I touched my cheek. It was tears.
"Liu Zhi, I will wait for you eventually."
The Naihe Bridge in hades collapsed,
I hope it will continue to decline,
Neither I nor the scholar wants to cross the bridge.