There are many sufferings in the world, and it is said that the sea of suffering is endless, and turning back is the shore. But what about the innocent......

The next morning, Tiancheng and Xiaohu and the families of the two young men who were affected all came to the county government early as promised, and the family members verified their identities, signed and detained, and used the corpse trucks of the county government to transport the bodies of their relatives back to their homes.

The parents of the two dead young men wept in front of the county yamen and took some silver taels handed over by Tiancheng.

The coffins of Xiaohu's parents were parked in the hall in front of the store, except for Tiancheng and Xiaohu in the porcelain shop, the rest of the young men had already returned to their homes, and the store had long lost its former vitality.

All the arrangements in the mourning hall were handled by Tiancheng with the help of the five Lingzi brothers and sisters.

The top of the mourning hall is a big "lay" word. Wreaths are placed around the two sides of the couplet, various offerings and fruits are placed on the offering table, and incense burners are burning on both sides.

From time to time, the large ash burst out with leaping flames.

At noon, many neighbors came to pay their respects, and in the afternoon, the relatives of Tiancheng's aunt's family came over, and there was a cry in the house, which was extremely miserable.

Xiaohu's eyes were dark, his thin body looked extremely haggard, he was full of filial piety, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing to his relatives and neighbors who came to pay tribute to his parents.

After the Wulingzi brothers and sisters helped Tiancheng and Xiaohu with their work, because they looked a little different and it was not easy to see the living, they hid in the backyard house early.

When it was dark, a group of Taoist priests suddenly came into the mourning hall, and the leader was dressed in a cyan robe and wore a Taoist temple. Looking like he was in his forties, he was five official, and three strands of long hair floated on his chest. With a floating dust in his hand, he carried a sword behind him.

After the leading Taoist priest entered the mourning hall, he said to Tiancheng and Xiaohu: "The two sons are the sons and nephews of the shopkeeper Li, and we are the Taoist priests of Qianyuanguan." Mr. and Mrs. Li were kind and generous before their death, and they had good thoughts, but they unfortunately passed away today, and today our brothers and sisters came to do a ritual for Mr. and Mrs. Li to give Mr. and Mrs. Li a ride.

Tiancheng, Xiaohu hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him.

Immeasurable Tianzun, the two sons, please get up.

The Taoist priests chanted the scriptures and chanted mantras, and practiced "burning official money." "Wait for the ritual to overtake the souls of the dead.

After the Taoist priest finished the law, Tiancheng took out a copper coin to express his gratitude, but was rejected by the leader, and said to Tiancheng before leaving: "The master of Qianyuan Guan Guan is a family teacher, and the poor Taoist law is called Huitong." Today, I also came by order of the teacher. Yang Gongzi, if you need help with something, you can go to Qianyuanguan to find me in the future. In addition, when the deceased is buried, we will come in advance to spend the soul of the deceased again. ”

Tiancheng thanked ...... again

When there were not many people who saw off the Taoists, Zhao Liang came.

After offering incense, Zhao Liang patted Xiaohu's shoulder to show comfort. Xiaohu still didn't say a word, and he didn't want to talk to anyone.

Tiancheng saw that it was getting late, and when he saw that his uncle and aunt's relatives and neighbors were not expected to be coming, he called the Wulingzi brothers and sisters out of the back hall and introduced them to Zhao Liang.

Zhao Liang originally wanted to spend the night with Tiancheng and Xiaohu, but was persuaded by Tiancheng to go back. What I'm afraid of is that there are too many people here, so as to avoid causing some unnecessary trouble to Zhao Liang.

When Tiancheng sent Zhao Lianglin out, Zhao Liang took Tiancheng's hand and said, "Brother, how did you get acquainted with these spirit children?"

"Tiancheng couldn't help but be stunned! What's wrong, brother?"

"Oh, nothing bro. "Zhao Liang secretly thought in his heart, you found the treasure and you are still in the dark.

After sending Zhao Liang away, Tiancheng returned to the house and said to Xiaohu: "Brother, go sleep for a while, I'm tired of a day, I'll come to keep the spirit." ”

Xiaohu shook his head expressionlessly, and muttered: "I want to guard the spirit of my father, from now on I will be an orphan, and there will be no more father......"

Tiancheng saw Xiaohu's desolation, and his heart was extremely sad, but he didn't know how to comfort Xiaohu for a while, so he let him go.

Some paper money was burned in the brazier, and three new incense sticks were added, and Tiancheng and Xiaohu knelt silently in front of the spirit, without saying a word.

In a trance, Tiancheng suddenly felt the flame of the candle in front of the Dao Ling Hall suddenly jump, the light in the room dimmed, the temperature dropped suddenly, and he shivered unconsciously.

A gust of wind blew through the door, followed by a hazy phantom flickering in, the phantom continued to condense in front of the mourning hall, and slowly evolved into a human form, kneeling in front of the coffin, and kept kowtowing to the coffin.

"It's all my fault, and it has affected you husband and wife, I myself am a damned person, but you are really wronged......"

"Dad, why are you here?" ......

Tiancheng asked the illusory figure in surprise.

After a while, the shopkeeper Yang got up, bowed to the coffin three times, and his body turned into a wisp of yin wind and flew out of the house.

Tiancheng hurriedly got up and chased out of the house, and when he got outside, his father was long gone. ”

There are a few remnant stars scattered across the deep gray sky......

Tiancheng felt some tightness in his chest, his head hurt a little, rubbed his head, sighed, and walked out of the door.

In the silent night, the surroundings were lifeless, and Tiancheng's lonely figure seemed a little thin.

A man stared ahead. I don't know how long it took, but I seemed to hear the sound of gongs and drums and blowing in front of me.

The sound of gongs, drums and blowing woke Tiancheng from his trance, and he listened carefully to it, and sure enough, there was the sound of gongs and drums and blowing in front of him, but he didn't see a figure.

Kouzi silently recited the incantation, opened his eyes and looked at it, and saw many people of all kinds standing in the middle of the avenue in the distance.

Men and women, tall and short, young and old, dressed in all kinds of clothes, and a horse-drawn carriage stopped there beside the avenue.

Two tall horses with red flowers on their heads and yellow mattresses on their carts.

The leader of the old man, wearing a cyan robe and a pair of black cloth shoes under his feet, stretched out his hand to signal the ancient musician to stop playing, and said tremblingly towards the mourning hall: "Li Mingshan, the twelfth generation of the Li family, Mrs. Yuru is here to pick you up and go home on the order of the ancestors. ”......

The old man in the green robe raised his hand again, and suddenly the drums rang out in unison......

Suddenly, a gust of yin wind blew from behind Tiancheng, making Tiancheng shiver, and when he turned around, Tiancheng saw the two ghosts of his uncle and aunt flickering over his head, and the moment he floated past, Tiancheng saw the resentful eyes of his uncle and aunt looking at him.

Two wisps of ghosts floated in front of the crowd, knelt down sadly to the old man in green clothes, and kept kowtowing to express his gratitude.

The old man stretched out his hand to help Li Mingshan and his wife up, and attached his ear to Li Mingshan's ear, not knowing what to say.

I saw Li Mingshan pulling his wife to kneel on the ground to the old man and the people around the old man, and kowtowed three times.

The old man on the avenue and all the men and women around him, as well as the old bands and carriages, quietly disappeared.

A wisp of ghost of Li Mingshan and his wife floated back to the coffin again. When the ghosts of the two floated past Tiancheng, a rushing resentment directly knocked Tiancheng to a stagger.

Tiancheng couldn't help but exclaim, and his body fell to the ground. I woke up from my dream, and cold sweat rippled from head to toe.

Through the crack in the door, a glimmer of light was already revealed in the gray sky.

"Oh oh ”