Chapter 68: Soul Cake
"Master, what is the identity of Wang Ji's predecessors? I think he is a ghost, he should be a deceased person, but he is very different from ordinary ghosts. There is also Xiao Xuan, he is not an ordinary cat demon, there is almost no demon energy on his body, but the ghost energy is very heavy, but it is not a soul body. "Soon after getting along, I discovered the peculiarities between Xiao Xuan and the predecessors of the Wang family, but it was inconvenient to ask questions because of the privacy of others. At this time, when I saw the master, I asked the question in my heart.
"My old friend, well, is also a poor man." Master shook his head and sighed to answer my doubts.
The original name of the boss of Wang Ji was Wang Weng, who was originally a person who ferried souls from the underworld, but he didn't want to, and fell in love with a ghost who was punished by the River Styx and suffered. There are no rules and precepts in the underworld, and it is strictly forbidden for men and women to fall in love. It's just that this ghost that Wang Weng fell in love with was the concubine to be married by the reincarnation king of the ten ghost kings of the underworld, but he was privately punished by the original wife of the reincarnation king and suffered in the River Styx. This woman is also pitiful, and she suffers from this unwarranted plague all her life. The River Styx runs through the entire underworld and is the only river in the underworld. On one side of the river is the dense fog where the beasts live, and on the other side is the reincarnation platform controlled by the Ten Halls of Yama. Falling into the waters of the River Styx, enduring the cold that pierces the soul every day, there is no way to escape. The only thing that could float on the River Styx was the king's boat.
Wang Weng didn't know why he was here, and why he was adrift on the River Styx. Silent all day, he looked numbly at the souls struggling in the River Styx, and listened to them lament their lives. Or watching the beings walking on the bridge. The word of love in the world is the most difficult to understand, Wang Weng has been floating alone on the River Styx for many years, and only a nether cat accompanies him. When I met this woman, I couldn't escape the shackles of the love network. He privately crossed the woman up the River Styx. Stayed in his own boat.
The two of them were in love with each other, and they had a peaceful time on the ferry. It's just that the woman has already injured her soul in the River Styx, and she can't be reincarnated, and she is weak day by day. It's only a matter of time before the soul is gone.
No one can be indifferent to watch their lover completely disappear in front of their eyes, and Wang Weng is no exception. Looking at his beloved wife who was fading day by day, Wang Weng remembered a method he knew. The distinction between good and evil is artificially determined, even if this is an evil law in the eyes of the world, Wang Weng thinks that this is a good way to save his life. So he began to coax the ghosts of the River Styx to board his ship, and refined the souls into soul power, making cakes for the woman to eat. The soul power eaten in it maintained the woman's soul on the verge of dissipation, and it was considered to be a continuation of life. It's just that this pastry can't be interrupted every day, and it's difficult to practice soul power, thanks to Xiao Xuan's help.
Xiao Xuan is a nether cat raised by nature, neither demon nor ghost, feeds on souls, and is born with the ability to condense ghosts. It is also convenient to help Wang Weng make pastries.
It's just that there will be gains and losses in everything, and no one can escape karma. At first, only one piece of pastry was needed a day, but as time went on, the woman needed more and more pastries every day, and in the end, the pastry could not save her dissipated soul.
The woman was gone, and completely disappeared from heaven and earth. Because of the woman's departure, so many innocent souls were condensed, and a very heavy cause and effect was committed. Even his identity as a ferryman can't cover it up, and Wang Weng, who is like ashes, went to the reincarnation road, and the reincarnation is a full eighty-one lives. The world is lonely and suffering, and has endured all kinds of hardships. In his last life, he met my master, and the two of us had a great conversation and became friends. It's just that the tribulation won't let Wang Weng go, and he still died tragically in this life. Eighty-one torments erase the cause and effect that was once committed.
After his death, he remembered the past, but he never wanted to return to the sad Styx ferry. So he hugged Xiaoxuan and hid in Qidu. I have to be glad that reincarnation is not without an impact on him, and his temperament has changed a lot compared to before. That's why I saw the current boss of Wang Ji.
"This is too mysterious! Ah, no, cake? "I listened to Master talk about the past of Wang's predecessors, and while sighing about the rights and wrongs of these past events, I heard the most important cake.
"Yes, cake! He opened a 'Wang Ji Yellow Rice Cake' in Qidu, which actually sells soul cakes. ”
"That's not right, this soul cake, is the senior Wang still condensing the soul?" I thought of the pastries I had eaten before leaving, and I felt a little uncomfortable in my stomach when I thought that they were made with souls.
Master looked at my tangled expression, as if he had thought of something, and looked at me with a smile, "Haha, did Lao Wang eat his pastry for you?" ”
"That's right! No wonder it tastes good, it's all made of souls! I even ate a few pieces! The expression on my face was even more distorted.
"Ah Shu, if you let him see this expression, he will have to scold you for being cheap and behaved. This soul cake is a good thing, and it is even more difficult to pull a piece out of his hand. I don't have to say anything about this meeting gift. ”
"After I ate it, I felt that there was something more on my body, but when I felt it carefully, there was no change. Master said that the pastries of the king's predecessors are to increase soul power, could it be that what I felt at that time was that the soul was enhanced? ”
"That's right, you can't eat too much soul cake, after all, it is an evil law practice, and things must be reversed. But a small amount of soul cake can increase the power of the soul. For those of us who have a stronger soul, a little more chance of saving their lives in the face of ghosts, and I don't need to say how important it is. If an ordinary person takes one tablet, it can increase the life span by one month. Of course, there are also restrictions, eating too much will damage the soul, and there is no possibility of reincarnation, so you can only wait for the soul to fly away. Even so, his soul cake has always been priceless. Want? You can only exchange it for something of equal value, and if you don't have a strange thing, you can also exchange it for a part of your soul. ”
"The pastries made by Wang's predecessors now are no longer forcibly condensing the entire soul and ruining the life of others?"
"No, that's cause and effect, and I don't have to be reincarnated for ten or eight lives. The transaction is different, you love me, the transaction is completed, and the cause and effect are broken. You eat a few pieces, and don't have a psychological burden. ”
When Master said this, he was actually comforting me, even if he didn't lose his life, it was made of his soul. It's just that the soul cake is really good for me, and it is because I presented the love of the king's predecessors. I may not be a principled person, and I will not stand on the so-called moral high ground to comment on anything, and in my opinion, the behavior of being obedient after gaining benefits is the most hypocritical. The only thing we can do is to hope that those who have lost some of their souls will also get what they want.