Chapter 2, Lethe
In the second year after Taibai left, the Emperor's reply came to the underworld, agreed to our previous application, and added a few supplementary terms.
The boss who was buried by a pile of turtle shells left tears of excitement, and the second and fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth had the same emotional resonance with him. The sixth is a workaholic, and he only thinks that it is a pleasure to have endless affairs! People sometimes have a thicker skin and are very good, and the same is true for immortals.
The new charter was soon put into use, and the efficiency of the prefecture was still very high at this time. Yan Jun hopes that more ghosts will stay in the underworld to do things, and the ghosts also hope that they will have more colleagues.
The first beneficiary of this policy is called Yi Zhi.
When Yi Zhi arrived, we had just sent out the new policy, and he was a 100-year-old man, but when we met him, he was only in his early twenties. The appearance of ghosts has always been not fixed, some ghosts will be the happiest time in life, some ghosts will be the most painful time, and some ghosts can't tell what mood they are in when they look like this. This matter depends on the ghost's obsession before his death, as well as his obsession after death.
Yi Zhi looked thin, with no distinguishing features other than a pair of eyes, his eyes were very bright, very bright, as if there were two flames burning in his eyes.
The place where Yan Jun worked was a large thatched house, which was different from the folk houses in that the roof was a little higher, the house was a little bigger, and there was only one hall in the whole house. There was a half-height platform on the north side of the hall, and the Yan gentlemen had a straw mat for each person, kneeling on it and looking at Yi Zhi, who was a little nervous.
The boss first released a group transmission, which made the ghosts unable to hear our conversation.
"What do you think of this old man, uh... Young man, how's it going?"
"Looks too thin, can you handle so many things in the underworld?"
"You stupid, the size of a ghost is just a body shape, and it has nothing to do with physique, and ghosts have no body. ”
The old eight, who was reprimanded by the fourth child, nodded curtly and said: "I forgot, it seems that my tired head has been tired recently, and I need to rest!"
The second child slapped the table fiercely: "Don't find excuses to be lazy, after the third child is gone, there is already one less person, you still want to run!"
Lao Wu hurriedly pulled the topic away: "I think he is good, his achievements before his death are also very good, the auxiliary merchant Tang extinguished the summer, and saw that Taijia was too wasteful, so he was locked up for three years and let him study hard, and after Taijia learned well, he returned the government to him, this virtue is also good, I think it can be rated as superior." ”
"Superior, when will we have a division standard???" Lao Qi looked blank.
No one paid attention to his question, not before, but now it would be nice to add it!
The boss nodded: "The killing karma created by Yi Zhi in his life is all on the battlefield, the rotation of heaven and earth, the transformation of the world, and the life and death of the battlefield are determined by heaven, so it is not a human sin, and the national policy he formulated is also very good, and many people died of starvation, in addition, he transformed Taijia to make Taijia become a Ming Jun, and it can indeed be rated as superior, and you can not go to hell and stay in the underworld." ”
I saw that Yi Zhi's affairs could be decided, so I hurriedly said, "Since this is the case, then you can discuss what position he will do, and I will lead him to choose a cultivation method!"
With that, I ran off the platform, picked up Yi Zhi, who didn't know anything, and ran out.
I vaguely heard the eighth man shouting pity, I know what he is sorry for, this kind of opportunity to be lazy in the open has never been very many!
Yi Zhi was in a state of confusion all the way, and in order to spend a little more time, I just walked slowly with him. The place where the cultivation method was stored was a thatched hut given by the Emperor of Heaven, which was even more dilapidated than the thatched huts of the Yan monarchs. But this grass house is very expensive, it is the Emperor of Heaven who invited the Dao Ancestors to join hands to refine the Tao and Reason between heaven and earth, as long as you walk in, you can get the most suitable method for yourself.
There is also a sign hanging on the grass house, and on the sign is the handwriting of the Emperor of Heaven, just two big characters "Grass House"! The Emperor of Heaven has always been simple and direct.
When he arrived at the grass hut, Yi Zhi slowly came to his senses.
"Your Majesty, why are you here? Shouldn't Zhi be reincarnated? Is it that Zhi was an auxiliary merchant who destroyed Xia before his death, and how many people died because of this?"
The old man is still worried about his future, although the future of the ghost... Do ghosts have a future?
I dispelled some idle thoughts and said, "We have examined your life, and you have always been at fault for life and death on the battlefield, unless you murder a soldier or kill a defenseless person for your own desires. You don't have it, your evaluation in the underworld is superior, so you are rewarded for staying in the underworld to do errands and practice, and if you cultivate to become a heavenly immortal in the future, you will be transferred to the heavenly realm and under the throne of the emperor of heaven. ”
Yi Zhi silently received the news I said, and I stood at the door of the grass hut with him, waiting for him to think clearly.
"Your Majesty, I wonder if there is any connection between this errand and practice?"
"Haha, yes, yes! If you can't cultivate the Earth Immortal within two hundred years, you still have to be reincarnated, and if you perform well in the Underworld, this time can be extended as appropriate. ”
Yi Zhi had to ask again, but I knew that I couldn't let him ask any more, this is a smart person, it's not easy to fool if he knows too much, if he has to go to reincarnation, even Yan Jun can't forcibly stop him.
Yi Zhi stumbled and was pushed into the grass hut by me, and I shouted behind him: "Concentrate and calm down, the Famen will find you by itself! Work hard in the underworld in the future, Yan Jun still lacks a few, I am optimistic about you!"
When Yi Zhi came out, I was looking at the sky in a daze, the weather in the underworld was always gray, except for the ghosts floating around, there were only grain fields planted by ghosts. There are no animals in the underworld, and the souls of animals are evil spirits who owe too much cause and effect, and after they are punished in hell, they will keep reincarnating as animals, being hunted by people, and when the cause and effect are paid off, they will be reincarnated as humans. In addition to the gods and ghosts, there is no difference between humans and beasts in the underworld.
Even if you are lazy, all you can do is to be in a daze.
I asked Yi Zhi, "Have you gotten the cultivation method?"
Yi Zhi replied: "Got it, thank you for leading the way!
"Cultivate well in the future, your qualifications are good, and you are expected to be immortal. Your position is similar to that that Yan Jun should discuss, so let's go back." ”
So I took him back slowly.
"Your Majesty, isn't this house a little unrecognizable, should there be a sign?"
Yi Zhi was stunned by the thatched house in front of him, he was still in a daze when he came out, but now that he is sober, he noticed that the house system of the underworld is no different in appearance, only the thatched house given by the Emperor of Heaven is a little different.
I nodded: "I'll leave this matter to you, it's time to hang a sign!"
The boss and they have already discussed Yi Zhi's position, in fact, there is not much to discuss about this kind of matter, and there are only two categories of positions in the prefecture: judge and errand officer. Among them, the judge is divided into life sentence and death sentence, life sentence is to sentence the ghost who has just died, and death sentence is to sentence the ghost who made a mistake in the underworld. The errand officer is to take the ghost pawn to the world to welcome the new ghost, or to capture the evil ghost spirit, and to guard the underworld and hell to prevent chaos, of course, the latter two are actually not necessary, the boss is a big Luo Jinxian town here, no matter how much chaos is not a big deal!
Yi Zhi naturally went to be a judge, and what he did was to judge for life, and after taking the judge's supplies, he was taken by the ghost to take office.
The first shot of the new policy was loud, and it was a good start!
Yi Yin made a plaque on the same day and hung it on the door of the thatched hut of the Yan monarchs. The three big characters of "Yan Jun Palace" were hung high, and a group of idle ghosts were watching.
Before the onlookers dispersed, a tall ghost broke into the Yan Jun Hall with a new plaque.
The eighth child was taken aback, he was in a fugue, and suddenly broke into a ghost, which scared him a little.
We were also surprised that the Yan monarchs didn't mind the ghosts coming to us, but it was the first time we had seen such anxious and reckless ghosts.
The ghost knelt directly on the ground and kowtowed three times, this is a great gift in the world, although the underworld has never advocated it, but it has never forbade it.
"Lord Yanjun, the little ones have been looking outside for three years, and they have finally found you. ”
"Eh", the thin-skinned Yan Jun's face darkened, and he really didn't expect that there would be a ghost who couldn't find Yan Jun before.
"What's the matter with you?" asked the second man expressionlessly.
The ghost was a little nervous, and his voice trembled: "Xiao Mingyi, is a person from the end of Xia Wei, because of the Xia Shang dispute, I have been separated from my wife for twenty years, and when I find my wife again, she has been dead for eight years. The little one immediately committed suicide, and after his death, he came to the underworld, and looked for his wife in the underworld so far, but to no avail. Implore Yan Jun to have mercy on the villain and reunite him with his wife. ”
The second child pondered for a moment: "Don't wait for you, wait for me to check." ”
In the book of life and death, life and death are all in it, and among the three realms and five elements, there is no book of life and death that cannot be found.
The results came quickly, and the second child's face was a little heavy, thinking that the result would not be too good.
"Your wife went to look for you eight years after her death, on the day you committed suicide, and she is still living alone on earth. ”
Yi was very happy, and he could see that the relationship between his husband and wife was really good.
kowtowed a few more times: "Thank you Yan Jun, I wonder if the villain can be reincarnated to find her?"
The second child's face was a little tangled, and the boss opened the group voice again, asking him, "What's wrong?"
The second child sighed: "His wife has ten years of life, if he goes to reincarnate at this time, he will be separated by yin and yang before he grows up." The number of years in the world cannot be told to the ghost, and his wife was reincarnated once, although the obsession is there, but he also drank Meng Po soup, but I am afraid that he will not remember him anymore. ”
The sixth raised his hand: "What's so difficult about this, just leave it to me."
The boss looked at the sixth child and withdrew the sound transmission spell.
The sixth said to the ghost: "Pity your deep affection, it's just that your wife drank Meng Po soup and can't remember you anymore, if you also go to reincarnation, you will forget her, and the chance of your two reuniting is too low." ”
Hearing the sixth child say this, he suddenly became flustered, and kowtowed again and again: "I beg Yan Jun for mercy, I really can't bear my wife." ”
"In that case, I will show you a way. There is a bridge before reincarnation, called Naihe, there is a river under the bridge of the Nai River, called Lethe River, you go to the Lethe River to soak in the water for 500 years, you can keep your most reluctant memory within the third life, if this memory is your wife, you will remember the time of your wife in the third life, if you meet her in the world, maybe you can continue the front edge. ”
The seventh added to the sixth: "You must know that even the immortals are unbearable even if the water is cold. And for 500 years, your wife has been reincarnated for these 500 years, and I am afraid that she will have no feelings for you. ”
"Dare to ask your lords, can I find her through the memories I keep if I am reincarnated five hundred years after Lethe?"
The sixth nodded and said: "Yes, the memory you keep will be the soul essence of the other party, within three lifetimes, as long as you meet, you can recognize her." It's just that the memories of your past life are like a dream, and you can't tell whether it's true or false after you are reincarnated. Even if you understand your past life, you can't say it, this is the truth of heaven and earth, not that we deliberately restrict you. ”
Yi kowtowed again: "Yi knock thank Lord Yan Jun, the villain is willing to soak in the water of Lechuan for five hundred years, please fulfill it." ”
"Alas". Lao Qi let out a long sigh, and then got up: "Everyone, let me send him to Lethe." ”
Without waiting for an answer, he picked up the ghost and flew out.
Lethe River is cold, and it is not easy for the Heavenly Immortal to be close, the most suitable person to do this should be the second child, he is a golden immortal, and the Lethe River Water will not affect him. But no one will rob Lao Qi of this errand, we all know about him.
Lao Qi's life was the ancient era of the emperor, people, gods and demons lived in the world, he was taught by the immortal master under the throne of the earth, and he was able to become an immortal, he originally had a wife, and he was happy with love. Later, his wife was unfortunately killed by a demon, and he avenged her by killing the demon. The corpse was dissected into the underworld and stood in front of the Lethe River for ten years.
At that time, the underworld was just starting, and there were only three Yan Jun. The boss left him to take up his post in the underworld, he resigned, and gave up the cultivation of the earth immortals, went down to the Lechuan River, suffered from the cold for five hundred years, and was reincarnated to find a wife. After the third life, he returned to the underworld to rebuild, and soon became a heavenly immortal, understanding the past and present lives, knowing the cause and effect, and was listed as the king of Yan by the Emperor of Heaven, ranking seventh.
The specific content of his third reincarnation is only known to the eldest and second and third Taibai, but the three of them never mentioned it. The fourth, fifth, and sixth only knew what happened after the seventh came back, and the eighth and I only heard them talk about this story.
We all know it, but we don't dare to ask deeply, Yan Jun is a god who has achieved cultivation, but they also have an unforgettable life. Everyone only knows a little about each other, and some things are asked deeply, which will only hurt people.
So no one would ask the boss why he always had a few strands of silver in his black hair.
No one will ask the second child why he went from a heavenly immortal to a golden immortal so quickly.
No one will ask the third child why he is stuck in the Heavenly Immortal for 3,500 years and needs to go to the underworld to practice.
No one would ask the fourth child why he always likes to go to Meng Po for soup.
No one would ask Lao Wu why he liked the wine invented by Du Kang so much.
No one will ask the sixth child why he refuses to go back to the world to see.
No one will ask the eighth child, he always stands on the bridge and looks back.
No one will ask me why I always stop in front of reincarnation and wait and see.
Naturally, no one will ask Lao Qi what he has experienced in his three lives.