Outside the gate, outside the city of Shuozhou, Xuanzhen. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The weeds are in the mass grave, and Lichen is now taking Yunhua and Yun Fox through this mass grave. The bones were exposed, and these poor people obviously didn't even get the least amount of peace in the ground. I have been in this overgrown place, and my bones have been exposed to the wind and rain every day.

"Master. What are we looking for, shall we go back first? Obviously, even in broad daylight, Yunhua couldn't accept this large area of graves full of bones.

"That's it." Lichen stopped in front of a mutilated white bone and said, "Infinite Heavenly Venerable." He picked up a bone altar and gathered the mutilated white bones. The tooth marks on the bones show what happened to the bones. The white bones were scattered, and it took a long time for the dust to converge a complete set of bones.

"Let's go". The dust held up the bone altar.

"Master, who is this?" Yunhua asked curiously.

"A poor man, a poor son that his mother longed for." Lichen said with some sadness. The monks looked down on life and death. But he couldn't find out the seven feelings. If the end of the avenue is really desireless and ruthless, then isn't cultivating immortals just to become a stone. At least the dust is unwilling.

"And what about the others, is there no one to look forward to?" Yunhua thought of his mother, and thought of his mother at the bottom of the sleeping lake. If it's not Master, who can help them?

The dust stopped, and only after half a sound sighed: "Yes, save others and save yourself, the poor road is actually here, and it can be regarded as a fate." After speaking, he said, "Let's go buy some things to prepare, and come back tomorrow."

A few days later, a few thatched huts were erected next to the mass graves outside the city. Outside the house was a pile of bone altars. Every morning, two Taoist priests, one big and one small, would go to collect the white bones and put them into the bone altar. Then it was put on the open space in front of the thatched hut, dozens of them a day, dozens of them a day, and soon filled the open space in front of the thatched hut. After a long time, it was finally noticed. So for a while, there was a lot of discussion among the people in the city, and some good people came to see what kind of person was so bold that he dared to live in a mass grave, and would collect the bones of some people he didn't know. Lichen and Yunhua didn't care either, until two months later, there were no more exposed wild bones on the mass grave. There are a total of 4,178 bone altars in front of the thatched hut, and there is a full open space, which is magnificent.

In the middle of July, the ghost door will be opened. People were busy buying incense, candles, paper money, preparing to sacrifice to their ancestors at night, and giving alms to the lonely ghosts and ghosts passing by and releasing river lanterns. On this day, Lichen also took Yunhua to buy a large amount of incense candle paper money at the incense and candle shop in the city, and returned to the thatched hut under the compliment of the boss and began to prepare for the evening superordination.

"Yunhua, help me deliver this letter to the Zhizhou Yamen, go early and return early." The thatched hut was dusty and instructed Yunhua. After speaking, he turned his head to look at the fox sleeping on the bed in the hut and said, "And the cloud fox, you give me honesty." Don't think I don't know. You run around every night. You are not afraid of ordinary ghosts, and if you encounter something powerful, you will see if you can come back! This is a mass grave, and not all of them are lonely ghosts. There were also murderers who were executed. When the time comes, I will arrest you and suck your soul, don't look for me, I won't be able to save you. After speaking, he stopped pretending to be a sleeping fox. Draw Fu Lai on his own. Only the fox was left on the bed and looked at the dust secretly, obviously frightened.

On this day, the Lord of Shuozhou Zhizhou was also busy preparing the three sexual sacrifices to sacrifice the ancestors, although he could not return to his hometown to sweep the tombs of the ancestors, but the sacrifices prepared for the ancestors were absolutely indispensable. Then the butler ran over. took out a letter and said, "Master, there is a little female crown at the door who has sent a letter, saying that you must open it for yourself." If he said something wrong, he asked the old slave to take full responsibility, and left after speaking. The strange old slave didn't dare to delay the master's business. I'm afraid that if it happens, I sent it."

"Oh" Zhizhou was very strange. When I opened the letter, my face immediately changed. Hurriedly said: "Go and immediately order the messengers who are still on duty in the yamen to act immediately, and everyone will find out." Then the whole city was notified that there would be a strict curfew tonight. No matter what the reason, you are absolutely not allowed to leave the house tonight, otherwise you will bear the consequences." After speaking, Zhizhou added: "Go, go and notify immediately"

The people of the Han family have the custom of putting river lanterns on the Midyear Festival, and today the state government suddenly does not let the people go out, and it will cause resentment if they do not explain clearly. So Zhizhou didn't care about his own affairs, so he took a few entourages and took a sedan chair to the mass grave. To be honest, the old man of Zhizhou has never been to a place like a mass grave when he is so old, after all, these places are relatively "dirty". As a scholar, he doesn't say anything, but he still fears ghosts and gods in his heart. When I arrived near the mass grave, I saw a thatched hut in the distance. In front of the hut there are bone altars. Obviously, the old man of Zhizhou had never seen this thing and asked his entourage: "What is that?" The attendant replied, "The altar of bones, for the bones of the dead." Lord Zhizhou shuddered and was stunned. I can only hope that this ghost thing in broad daylight will not dare to come out, and the real person can deter the demon here.

The sedan chair walked to the vicinity of the hut and before he stepped forward to inquire, a Taoist had already walked out of the hut. Wearing a seven-star crown, wearing a gossip robe, and stepping on cloud boots, he looks like a master, if his face can not be so young.

"Fusheng Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, Lord Zhizhou will be fortunate to meet him." Say hello from afar. Zhizhou had to get off the sedan chair and pay homage to the lower officials. Lichen hurriedly helped him up and said, "People outside the square are not formal, and adults don't have to." It's really not a kind word for Lichen to say this, but Zhizhou doesn't dare, who knows if the other party is telling the truth or pretending to be garlic.

After the two had finished greetings, Zhizhou talked about the lanterns on the Midyear Festival, after all, this is a thousand-year-old custom, and it is necessary to give an explanation to the people. Lichen smiled, pointed to the bone altar outside the thatched hut and said: "Today, the ghost gate of the underground palace is wide open, and the poor road wants to take advantage of today's day when the ghost gate is wide to surpass these poor people, after all, it can be safe to enter the earth." The ghosts of the perennial corpse wilderness are difficult to enter reincarnation. The poor Dao wants to live its early reincarnation, so as not to breed powerful ghosts and harm the world. There are more than 4,000 bones of violent corpses here, and the poor road is overtaken here, which may attract lonely souls in the vicinity to come, in order to avoid people and ghosts from rushing together, so the people of the whole city still don't go out today. Otherwise, you will inevitably be frightened or hit by evil spirits. Lichen paused and thought about it again: "As for the river lantern, you can ask the people to prepare a basin of water at home, and another sacrificial meal, and light the three pillars of incense before the time and put it in the courtyard, and the poor road will put the lamp on its behalf." It is also counted as the people of the whole city accumulating some merits in the underworld."

After hearing this, Zhizhou was relieved and said, "Then the lower official explained it to the people like this?" ”

Lichen waved his hand and said, "That's it, my lord, remember to ask the people not to go to the streets."

Zhizhou nodded and said goodbye, and didn't stay long. It's really a panic in this place.

In the afternoon of the same day, there were suddenly many errand soldiers on the streets, banging gongs everywhere and issuing announcements - "The real person of the national teacher will surpass the lonely soul outside the city tonight, in order to avoid the collision of the living, it is dark today, do not go out." If you have a river lantern, you can prepare a basin of clean water and put it in the basin. In addition, a meal for the ghost is needed, and the fragrant three pillars are lit before the time. You can keep peace". For a time, the people of the whole city were talking. Some timid people are not yet dark, so they close the doors and hide at home to pray for the blessing of God and Buddha. Seeing this, the neighbors also closed their doors one after another. A few bold and curious people who killed the cat have rubbed their fists and prepared to see the rarity at night. As soon as he was moved, he was suppressed by his family and locked up in the house. It was not dark yet, and the whole city was empty, almost like an empty city.

On this day, Zhizhou returned home. Immediately asked the family to prepare a large basin of water, as well as meals and incense to worship ghosts. A few people were put in the courtyard. I hid in the room with my family, and it was more comfortable for everyone to get together. He also invited a Buddha statue from his wife's room to offer it. Just wait for the night to fall.