Wu Zhong cast a spell to restore the old man's body to its original state, looking at the old man as if he was just asleep. After dealing with the bloodstains, there was nothing to do here, but Wu Zhong did not leave, but landed on the roof alone, slowly waiting for the long night to pass.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the fog covered the land, and the sun came out helplessly, but he didn't want to see people, and hid behind the fog.

The surrounding people have begun to get up, today is the last day of the temple fair, devout believers want to come here early to offer incense, but when they come to the door of Sanqingguan, they do not see the door open. In the past, at this time, the old man must have cleaned the inside, sitting at the door, drinking tea, waiting for the pilgrims to come. But today it is so abnormal.

Could it be that the old man is sick? Over the years, no matter how windy or rainy, I haven't seen the old man delay opening the door, it seems that this time the illness is not light.

The people around him are also convinced of this speculation, after all, the old man is also over 70 years old, and how can people eat whole grains without getting sick. It's just that when the old man is sick, is there anyone to take care of him? Is his physical health getting better or worse? Everyone stood at the door and kept speculating, Wu Zhong was hiding outside, and seeing them so worried about the old man, their hearts were both sad and relieved. The sad thing is that the old man died, and the relief is that these people who are blessed by the old man still miss him.

Wu Zhong stood in the distance and watched everyone's every move, and at this moment, the door opened. Everyone rushed in, and then, screams, crying, one after another, a little calmer people quickly dialed 120, 110, but no matter what they did, it was useless, the kind old man really left.

Wu Zhong waited until the ambulance came, waited until the police cordoned off the surroundings, saw the ambulance carry the old man's body away, and saw the police begin to investigate the situation. It's all over, and he can leave.

Just as he got up and was about to leave, he saw a faint figure appear on the roof, and when he looked closely, it was the old man. The old man looked with great nostalgia at the crowd below, at the place where he had lived for decades. Wu Zhong knew that this was the old man's soul, so he came to him and sighed softly.

"I'm sorry. Wu Zhong said slowly.

The old man smiled and looked at the sad crowd below, and said with a calm smile: "The deadline is approaching, and it has nothing to do with others." ”

Wu Zhong knew that this was the old man's words of comfort, and said in silence: "I didn't expect to see you again." I think you're in the underworld. ”

The old man smiled and said, "Although I haven't done anything good in this life, I have served the Taoist Ancestor and the Bodhisattva all day long, and I have also received some favors and merits. That's why I have this opportunity to come back and take a look. ”

Wu Zhong sat beside the old man and was silent. At this time, it is useless to say more, and in this case, it is better to leave this precious time to the old man.

Wu Zhong looked around and saw that there were two shadows behind the Taoist temple, and when he looked closely, it happened to be the bull head and horse face he knew. Wu Zhong jumped over the roof and landed beside the two.

This bull-headed horse, which originally belonged to the broken settlement, once gained power, and it was because of the Baosheng Buddha that he came to serve the King of the Earth Bodhisattva, and occasionally led the monks whose souls were separated from the body. There are not many things today, and it happened that the above sent a mission, saying that there was a fox who had become a spirit here, and because of the accumulation of virtue and good deeds before his death, he had a lot of merit, so he asked the two to come and pick him up. The two of them had nothing to do, so they came, but they never thought that they would meet Wu Zhong, who had sneaked into the underworld that day, and the three of them immediately chatted excitedly.

"I never thought to see the two immortals here, it's really disappointing. Wu Zhong said respectfully. In the final analysis, this bull head and horse face is just a cultivation in the realm of gods, and it can't be called a ghost and immortal at all, but Wu Zhong still understands the truth that many people are not to blame. Sure enough, as soon as these two words came out, the two messengers suddenly looked proud and smiled from ear to ear.

"Where, where, little brother is polite. Why is the little brother still here?" said Niu Tou with a smile.

Wu Zhong knew that the underworld was different from the past, except that the position of the guide could be linked to the world, and the others were irrelevant to each other. When he saw that the bull head opened his mouth to ask, he told him about last night's events.

Ma Mian listened to Wu Zhong's description, and also sighed: "Good people don't live long, and disasters will last for thousands of years." An eternal truth. I didn't expect it to be the same now. But you don't have to blame yourself, although Hu Guangrong is dead, but fortunately, his soul is not scattered, and he has accumulated virtue and done good deeds in this life, and he has a lot of merits, and he will definitely be rich and noble in the next life, maybe he will devote himself to it once and for all. ”

Wu Zhong saw him pointing to the sky, and his heart was clear. If that's the case, it's not a bad thing.

Wu Zhong took out two pieces of beautiful jade and stuffed them in the hands of Niu Tou Ma Mian: "You and I have met several times, and our fate is not shallow." Yesterday, this happened, although I felt uncomfortable, but when I heard the two of you say this, my heart is a lot more comfortable. The old man's affairs are bothered to worry about the two of them. ”

The two of them saw that the beautiful jade that Wu Zhong took out was warm and moist, and at first glance, it was not an ordinary product, so they hurriedly put it away, but they still said the words of resignation: "Little brother will see the outside like this." This is our business, and you are embarrassed to do so. ”

Wu Zhong shook his head with a smile: "There will be a lot of trouble in the future, I just hope that the two of you will not shirk when the time comes." ”

"Whereever, if you have something to say, you will do it!" The two were very happy to see Wu Zhong so sensible.

"By the way, last time you explained the matter to the two of me, the two of us found out the results, and I was thinking about telling you. Ma Mian said.

Wu Zhong recalled that the matter he had asked the two of them before was about emptiness. When Kongjing disappeared, Wu Zhong asked the two to pay attention.

"It's okay, my friend has returned to the temple. Wu Zhong said with a smile.

A colorful expression appeared on the long face of the horse, and even the broad forehead was crowded with brows: "I'm afraid things are not what you imagined." ”

Wu Zhong was a little surprised when he heard this: "What's wrong?"

Niu Tou said: "After you finished talking to us, you will start to pay attention to this matter when you return to the underworld. But in the book of life and death, we see that his name has been outlined with a red pen. This indicates that he is dead. Strangely, no matter how much we searched, we couldn't find his soul. ”

When Wu Zhong heard Niu Tou's description, he felt that something was wrong: "What's going on? He is obviously in the monastery at this moment, why do you say that he is dead? And you still can't find his soul?"

Ma Mian explained: "That's right. We are at the Bodhisattva's side, and we have always been in charge of the spiritual guidance of the bhikshus and monks in this world. Because there are very few real monks now, and there are even fewer cultivators like Kongjing. In addition, the Bodhisattva specially instructed that once a monk who had cultivated died, he must bring it back. So when we first got the news, we sent a lot of people, but the result was the same, that is, there was no result. ”

Wu Zhong was a little incredulous, why did all this happen?

"Finally, we consulted a monk from a prefecture, and we learned from him that similar incidents had happened before. In the end, after much calculation, we came to two conclusions: first, that there was something wrong with the book of life and death, which is extremely unlikely, but that we still have to assume so, and second, and in the worst case, he was taken away and his soul was scattered. ”

Wu Zhong was shocked when he heard this conclusion: "Take away?"

Ma Mian said with a serious face: "Yes, this is the worst outcome, but unfortunately, it is the most likely outcome. ”

Wu Zhong exclaimed: "How could he be taken away? Who would take him away?"

The bull head shook his head slowly: "This is not something we can know. ”

Wu Zhong stood aside, his mind in confusion. These two words have only been heard of, but they have never been seen at all, is this really the case with emptiness?

Niu Tou Ma Mian stood on one side, looking at Wu Zhong, not knowing what to do.

The old man Hu Guangrong stood on the ridge of the roof, looking at the scene below to see the calm restored, and then slowly fell to the ground. At this time, due to isolation, there was no one in the Taoist temple.

The old man walked in it, feeling the little bit of life in this place for decades, he came to the statue of Sanqing, knelt respectfully, and then came to the Guanyin Temple, and bowed sincerely. Master Guanyin is still kind and kind, and the corners of his mouth are slightly raised, but he doesn't know when, the corners of his eyes are moist, as if tears.

The old man departed respectfully, resting on the ridge of the roof again. He turned around to look at Sanqingguan, and then looked at the busy temple fair outside, and said calmly: It's time to go.

Wu Zhong stood there for a while and didn't know what to say, and the old man walked to Niu Tou Ma Mian at this time, and he was also puzzled by Wu Zhong.

Seeing that it was not too early, Ma said that "little brother, we will continue to investigate this matter, but you also have to be careful." That friend of yours has probably been taken away. We'll let you know as soon as there's any news from our side. ”

Wu Zhong didn't even notice that the old man's soul was here, and when he came back to his senses, he saw that several people were already preparing to leave, and he wanted to stop it, but he also knew that it would be useless, so he had to look at the old man guiltily.

Hu Guangrong looked at Wu Zhong with a smile and said softly: "Although we haven't known each other for a long time, you and I can be regarded as having experienced life and death together, but you are alive and I am dead." Ha ha. Before leaving, I have a message for you: When you encounter something, remember, think of danger, think of retreat, and think of change. Although you are young, you are too innocent in your heart. There is no difference between the monastic realm and the mundane realm, and both of them require their hearts to live. ”

Wu Zhong nodded vigorously, this incident will never happen again in the future.

The three of them said goodbye to Wu Zhong, and looking at the slowly disappearing figures of the three of them, Wu Zhong also got up to leave. It's time to meet the Lanling Shaw Clan.

Along the way, Wu Zhong's mind kept echoing the words of the bull head and horse face, his body died, he was given up, and his soul was scattered. He really couldn't imagine that this could happen to the empty purity who was happy and sunny all day. But what those two said must not be groundless. Although there is still a possibility, if there is a problem in the book of life and death, I am afraid it is more difficult than winning the 100 billion lottery.

Wu Zhong secretly thought in his heart that maybe it was time to go to Baiyun Temple.