Chapter 39: The Soul
Shi Rong'er, this woman's ghost, unlike the rest of the ghosts who are going to cross the river, is constantly wandering, as if looking for something.
"Shi Rong'er!" Bai Ruyi shouted, but Shi Rong'er's ghost did not react.
Obviously, it was okay to say goodbye, but it was only a few days, and they met in the underworld, Bai Ruyi thought of Shi Yuan, and Shi Rong'er's death would definitely be a great blow to this old man.
"Is she your friend?" asked the ferryman.
Bai Ruyi nodded and said, "Yes, do you know how she died." ”
"How she died, only the judge knows, but I know that the child is not dead. The ferryman said, "Usually the soul will enter the underworld by chance, just like you dream, sometimes you will dream of a very distant place, but in fact, it is your soul that has arrived there. ”
"In other words, I don't have to worry about her now, she's just dreaming, and as long as she wakes up from the dream, she'll go back by herself?"
The ferryman shook his head and said: "This girl is a little special, she has been wandering at the ferry for several days, she should be injured or suffering from illness in this life, if the soul does not return, then she is really dead in this life." ”
"What can I do to help her?" Bai Ruyi asked.
"Aren't you in a hurry to cross the river, why are you taking care of other people's affairs now?" said the ferryman.
Bai Ruyi rolled her eyes at the ferryman, "Anyway, for a while, I can't let you change your mind, and besides, my friend is in danger, and if you have the ability, you will naturally have to help." ”
The ferryman nodded, he had obviously accepted Bai Ruyi's statement, "You just need to let her recognize you." ”
"That's easy to do!" After speaking, Bai Ruyi walked towards Shi Rong'er's ghost.
"Is that easy?" the ferryman let out a gurgling sound, not knowing if he was laughing or not.
"Shi Rong'er, it's me!" Bai Ruyi walked in front of Shi Rong'er, and had changed back into men's clothes.
"Who are you?" Shi Rong'er looked confused, and then seemed to remember something, and anxiously took Bai Ruyi's hand, "This son, do you know what kind of place this is, the little woman has been wandering here for a long time, and she hasn't found her way back, if you don't go back quickly, grandpa will definitely worry about me." ”
"You really don't know me anymore?" Bai Ruyi asked directly, Shi Rong'er liked her so much, and she forgot about it so quickly, which made Bai Ruyi feel a little hurt.
"Childe is a little familiar. Shi Rong'er said after pondering for a moment.
"We've walked together, we've chatted together, and by the way, I've given you something to make you mistakenly think I'm proposing to you. “
In a hurry, Bai Ruyi poured the matter between her and Shi Rong'er outward like a knife pouring beans.
"I'm sorry, Childe, I still don't remember!" After listening to Bai Ruyi's story, Shi Rong'er was still ignorant.
Seeing that Shi Rong'er has not been enlightened, Bai Ruyi is also a little helpless, so he simply took out the sachet.
"Put that thing away!" The ferryman said this obviously a little late, and at this time, Bai Ruyi had already handed the sachet to Shi Rong'er.
Shi Rong'er seemed to be greatly frightened, and retreated again and again, and the ghosts waiting to get on the boat also fled in all directions.
Bai Ruyi looked at the ferryman and listened to the ferryman say: "You have immortal energy on this thing, which can drive away evil and avoid evil, and the ghosts will naturally scatter and flee when they see it, fortunately, the fairy power in it is relatively mild, otherwise, just now, the little girl would have been scattered." ”
Bai Ruyi wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Thank you seniors for your advice." ”
As he spoke, Bai Ruyi had already put away the sachet, and even added a few layers of prohibitions to avoid scaring Shi Rong'er.
Bai Ruyi walked towards Shi Rong'er, the bank of the Lechuan River, unobstructed, and there was no place to hide, Shi Rong'er's ghost stood a hundred steps away from Bai Ruyi, trembling, but even so, it still did not leave, and the rest of the ghosts had basically dispersed.
Bai Ruyi came to Shi Rong'er again, and was about to speak, but heard Shi Rong'er say timidly: "Wait a minute, the little girl seems to have some impressions." ”
"It's good to have an impression!" Bai Ruyi showed surprise on her face, and then, while keeping a distance from Shi Rong'er, Bai Ruyi told Shi Rong'er about the sachet.
"You are, Bai Gongzi!" Shi Rong'er's eyes finally stopped being cloudy, "Am I not sleeping in bed?How did you get here?What is this place?" After Shi Rong'er came to her senses, she immediately asked.
"This is the crossing of the Lechuan River!" Bai Ruyi replied truthfully.
Hearing this, Shi Rong'er's face suddenly turned pale, "It turns out that I am already dead, Bai Gong...... Miss, aren't you a fox demon? Why did you come here, are you reincarnated, just like us?"
"If you don't dislike it, just call me Ruyi, and I'll call you Rong'er. Bai Ruyi said, "This underworld is the place where all living things end, and if I die, I should also follow this path." ”
"Ruyi, you mean, you're not dead yet, that's great!" Shi Rong'er clapped her hands.
Bai Ruyi was a little moved in her heart, even if Shi Rong'er faced such a major event of life and death, she was worried about her safety.
"Don't worry, Rong'er, I'm not dead, and you are not dead, come with me!"
Saying that, Bai Ruyi took Shi Rong'er's hand and came to the ferryman's side, Bai Ruyi respectfully the ferryman, bent down and made a big salute, "Uncle, my sister, she has already remembered me, can you send her back to the yang world?"
The ferryman shook his head and said, "I said, I only care about the ferry, and only she can do it herself." ”
Bai Ruyi turned his head to look at Shi Rong'er, it was obvious that Shi Rong'er didn't understand the ferryman's words very well.
"Close your eyes and think about the person you care about the most in the world. The ferryman said.
"Concerned people......" Shi Rong'er subconsciously looked at Bai Ruyi.
Bai Ruyi said helplessly: "Except for me!"
Shi Rong'er's little face turned crimson, she closed her eyes, and after a while, her body directly turned into a point of light, gradually rising, and finally disappeared completely.
"This is leaving?" Bai Ruyi's face was full of surprise.
"This is not surprising, because it is a living soul, the connection with the body has not been severed, it is naturally easy to go back, and the real deceased, even if they can get out of the underworld, cannot return to the body. ”
"Uncle, do you mean that as long as I can get out of my body in a living soul state like Shi Rong'er, I will be able to cross the river?" Bai Ruyi's eyes suddenly lit up.
"I'm only responsible for ferrying the dead, and I don't know anything else. The ferryman repeated the phrase again.