Chapter 48: The Ferryman
Paper boats! Your uncle's! What are you playing with, I took two steps back and made a handprint facing the old man in front of me: "Then who are you?" ”
"Hehe, young man, don't get excited, I've been holding boats on this river for many years, I know that you are a Mr. Yin and Yang, and I also know the two little guys Fan Wusu and Xie Bi'an, there is no longer a passenger boat on this river, I see that you have the fate to take you for a ride."
The old man looked at me and said slowly.
Xie Bi'an and Fan Wusu are both little guys in his mouth? So what should I be? Little one? I looked at the old man carefully, dressed in black, with traces of time on his face, and a pair of eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, giving people the feeling of wisdom that can only be seen after the vicissitudes of life.
I thought for a moment and put away my handprint, and looked at the old man quietly: "Old man, who are you?" What kind of ship is this ship? ”
The old man got down from the bow of the boat and pointed to the position next to him: "Sit down." I sat down following the old man's gesture.
"Son, let me tell you a story." The old man sat on the bow of the boat and said slowly.
"The Yangtze River has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times, so the war on the Yangtze River has never stopped, in the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu and Yue had a big war on the Yangtze River, too many people died on both sides, the whole Yangtze River is full of corpses, the souls of the dead are raging in the world, although the soul messenger of the underworld can lead some ghosts to the underworld, but this is really a drop in the bucket for the souls who died in battle.
In addition, most of these revenants are military souls, do you know the meaning of military souls? The old man turned his head to look at me. I nodded and didn't speak.
The military soul is a special soul, they are different from ordinary souls, they are all soldiers in life, and they are different from other souls after death, almost everyone has a human life in their hands before death, and the evil spirit after death is also sufficient, plus because the military order is like a mountain, so it will be very united, and most of the ghosts and pawns of the underworld are the military souls of all dynasties.
Their combat effectiveness after death is not at the same level as ordinary souls, if there are still generals among the people who happened to die, then if this general raises his arms, it is quite troublesome for the underworld to parry. As the saying goes, "Life should be a hero, and death is also a ghost." If you enter the old department of Yedu, Jin Qi will behead the king of Hades with 100,000 yuan. This sentence is the greatest portrayal of the soul of the army.
So when I heard the old man talk about the military spirit, I was slightly stunned.
After seeing that I knew what a military soul was, the old man continued: "Later, the underworld was really unable to restrain these military spirits, so he sent me out to invite me out of the underworld to ferry on the Yangtze River, and pick up the dead to go to the underworld to be reincarnated. I've been holding this boat for more than 2,000 years. As for who I am, I have long forgotten what my name is, so you can call me the ferryman. ”
Oh my God! This old man is so fierce? What so many ghosts can't handle in the underworld, your old man can finish it with a boat alone? If what he said was true, then it would not be surprising that this old man called Black and White Impermanence the little guy, this is also too powerful!
I was completely speechless, and after the old man finished speaking, he smiled and turned his head to look at me: "Little guy, I see that I have a fate with you, if you need to go to the underworld in the future, come to the river and wait for my boat, and I will take you to the underworld." ”
No way! Why am I going to the underworld if I have nothing to do! I'm a big living person, why go to the underworld! This old man can't talk! But I can understand what the old man means, since ancient times, many Mr. Yin and Yang have been able to pass through the Yin, that is to say, there are many ways to go to the underworld, of course, just the soul enters the underworld, and after doing his own things, he leaves the underworld and returns to his own body, which was a very common thing in the past, but in modern times, this kung fu has almost been lost, and few people can go to the underworld anymore, of course, I won't.
But what this old man means is that he can help me get through the yin?
"Old man, do you mean you can help me get through the yin?" "Yes." After saying this, the old man stood up and got up the bow of the boat, and went on to repair his engine.
I stood behind the old man and thought about the old man's words, thinking about it, there was no reason for this old man to lie to me, if what he said was true, then the three people in the cabin? It's all ghosts!
Thinking of this, I quickly stepped into the cabin and saw Cen Si sitting there intact, so I was relieved. At this moment, the boat also began to move, and slowly sailed towards the opposite shore.
I leaned over Cen Si's ear and said, "Don't worry, it's nothing, we'll get off the boat in a while." "That said, but I opened the box with the copper coin sword in it, just in case.
After more than ten minutes of traveling, the boat came to the opposite shore, Cen Si and I got off the boat without danger, I waved at the old man who was ferrying, and Cen Si left the dock.
It's just that there are only two of us who got off the boat, so those three ghosts must have gone to the underworld with the old man to report. There are really many things in this world that we can't usually touch, many times you don't see it doesn't mean that he doesn't exist, just like this old man who ferryed, he may have been back and forth on the Yangtze River for thousands of years, during which he has seen the change of dynasties, the change of royal power, and the rise and fall of the world, but he still indifferently supported the boat on the river, silently sending the soul to the underworld, I admire him very much.
It's just that I can't figure out what he means by being destined for me, does he just think I'm handsome? No way.
"Cen Si." "Huh? Something? Cen Si looked back at me blankly. Am I handsome? I looked at Cen Si and asked very seriously.
"Get out! Sick! After Cen Si finished scolding, he turned his head with a disgusted face.
"Huh! Show me your mirror! ”
"You took the wrong medicine! Nerves! After Cen Si finished speaking, he walked forward quickly. Don't go! Show me the mirror! I shouted at Cen Si as I chased after him.
The two of us stayed in Fengdu for one night, and then we took the car back to Chongqing, and of course we drove two rooms.
When I sat in the car, I began to think about what my road number should be called, in fact, it is very difficult to say this kind of thing, after all, this is something that will be with you for a lifetime, and after thinking about it, I finally decided to call it small-leaved holly, because I like this plant very much, evergreen all year round, just like myself.
The car drove on the road little by little, Cen Si snuggled up to me, sleeping deeply, looking at Cen Si who was sleeping on my shoulder, I smiled.
Maybe I can't give her anything now, or even a promise, but at least I'm happy now, aren't I? Now I'm just beginning to understand what it means to be involuntarily, and I can't express the feeling that I like someone but can't be with her.
I began to be able to understand what the old man at Ciqikou told me: "Once you enter the underworld, you will become a cage, and from then on, the cycle of life and death will be in the palm of your hand." "Maybe this is fate, the life of a Mr. Yin and Yang, maybe Mr. Yin and Yang since ancient times have also got married and had children, but this kind of thing is something I dare not think about now.
Hehe, I'm thinking too much, let's talk about it later, don't think about it now. After the car returned to Chongqing, I sent Cen Si back to school, and then went to Zhang Mu's house.
As soon as I pushed the door, I saw Zhang Mu sitting in front of the computer playing something, this guy is also a little interesting, and he knows how to play every day.
"Brother Zhang! Stop playing, my old man gave me a sword, come and have a look. I shouted at Zhang Mu in front of the computer, as for how the sword came from, I had already thought about it in the car, so I said that it was given by my old man and sent it by courier, otherwise I really can't explain how I got such a valuable thing, after all, there is no way to tell Zhang Mu about the impermanence of black and white.
"What a thing! Let me see. Zhang Mu walked in front of the box and opened the box: "!" It's so awesome!! Eldest brother! This is the copper coin sword of the Great Five Emperor Money! Senior Li gave this to you!? "Zhang Mu's reaction was already expected by me, I believe that as long as you eat the food of the underworld, there is no one who is not stupid when you see this sword.
In Zhang Mu's shock, I introduced him to this sword, and let him look at the words on the sword, usually this guy always boasts that he is erudite and knowledgeable, but now that he is exposed, he doesn't know what is written on this sword.
While studying this sword, we thought about how to carry it, and finally Zhang Mu gave me a way, carrying it with a box containing a fishing rod, so that although it is a little inconvenient, it is normal to go out and be looked at by others, isn't it, it's better than being a dilapidated box.
"Li Hao, it just so happens that you are back, I still have something to tell you, I have a customer in front of me I have shown feng shui to their house, he called me in front of me and said that their house seems to be haunted, and at night you can see a woman sitting in their living room, let me go and see, I don't know much about this, why don't you go around with me?"
I thought about it for a while, it's okay to go around, I have been eating and drinking at Zhang Mu's house for the past two months, plus people have helped me so much, he is asking me to help now, and I can't shirk it.
"Okay, when are you going? Where is it? "Tomorrow morning, in Chongqing, but maybe you have to stay there for one night, people say that they heard someone crying at night, we must see it at night, you first tell your family Cen Si good!" Otherwise, he thinks I'm taking you to an affair! ”
After listening to Zhang Mu's words, I really couldn't cry or laugh, this guy changes his female companion almost every day, and there are seven or eight of Cen Si alone, so Cen Si told me if I was okay and told me not to play with Zhang Mu, for fear that he would take me badly.
Alas, I still have to think of an excuse to get Cen Si to promise me to go out with Zhang Mu for the night, it's nerve-wracking!