The village chief took a puff of dry tobacco and let out a long sigh: "Miss Catherine, we originally wanted to write to you, but since you are also here, you should think of a way to see how this matter can be solved." ”

For Catherine, there seemed to be nothing in the world that could make her frown, she seemed to have guessed what it was, but her expression was the same as before.

The words were indifferent: "What is it?" ”

"Lilac, she's dead, but," the old village chief paused, and then a very strange expression appeared on his face, "She's still teaching at the school. ”

"Huh!?"

Turning my head suddenly, I looked at the village chief with a surprised expression: "Village chief, if I heard it right, you seem to mean that you have a teacher named Lilac here, she is dead, and she is still teaching?" ”

Hearing this, the surrounding villagers also looked around with fluttering faces, and the original joy on everyone's faces was also covered by gloom.

The village chief sighed lightly: "Lilac got sick half a year ago, and her cold and fever have not been good. We had sent her to the town on a special trip, and the doctor said that she was caused by too much fatigue and hoped that she would be able to rest and recuperate for a while. However, she always had the child in her heart, and she came back within two days. A few days ago, she fell ill in the classroom. Then she lay in bed for two days, and before we could take her to the hospital, she was gone."

Speaking of this, the village chief's eyes were also red.

"Lilac, she's a good girl, she left at a young age"

I was about to speak, but Catherine said in a very flat tone, "Why is she still teaching in the classroom when she is dead?" ”

"Lilac is an orphan, and she doesn't know where her hometown is, so after we discussed, we buried her under the old locust tree in the mountain behind the school, and set up a monument for her. The village chief stretched out his hand and pointed to a direction behind him, "Well, it's that old locust tree, and my grandfather's generation has it." ”

"And then?" Mu Yifeng asked.

"That night, the children in our village got up in the middle of the night, and they said that the teacher told everyone in a dream to let them go back to school."

"Classes in the middle of the night?"

"Hmm." The village chief nodded, "The moon was very bright that night, and I could see the road clearly without a flashlight." The child's parents were not at ease, so they took the child to school, and found Lilac standing at the podium table, waiting for the dolls. ”

"And then they started the lessons?"

"Yes, there are three classes in the school, and she teaches them all by herself, so she keeps teaching and teaches separately, and she doesn't go back until the rooster crows."

"Go back? Where to go? ”

As soon as I said this, the village chief and many villagers subconsciously looked up at the old locust tree on the hillside.

"You mean, Lilac she's back in the grave?"

The village chief nodded.

"She's always been like this?"

"Hmm."

Not only that, but the village chief, but the surrounding people also nodded.

As if I had thought of something, I turned to the person next to me, "Did she say hello to you?" ”

"Yes."

"Yes, yes, yes, she smiled at me."

"I'm usually not in good health, and it's the child's father who sends the child to school, and she saw me that night and asked me how I was doing."

Mu Yifeng was not very familiar with this aspect, and when he saw that I was thoughtful, he immediately asked, "Martial Sect Master, what's going on?" ”

After listening to the villagers' answers, I sighed lightly: "When a person dies, even if there is no ghost, the human soul will naturally follow the guidance of the power of reincarnation and set foot on the Huangquan Road." But not everything in this world is absolute, just like Lilac, she sprinkled her youth and blood in this remote mountain village, and her heart is all about these children's studies and their future. This longing turned into a strong obsession with her death, and this obsession kept her soul here. ”

After a pause, I continued, "Moreover, Lilac doesn't know that she is dead, and if no one tells her and stops her, she will continue like this." ”

"Is that going to be a problem?" Mu Yifeng asked again.

"There must be a problem, she hasn't been dead for seven days. As soon as the first seven days pass, she will begin to absorb the yin energy between heaven and earth under the traction of the old locust tree in the tomb, and once the time is long, she will turn from a soul to a ghost. Once you become a ghost, your nature is different. ”

As soon as she heard the word "ghost", Catherine couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and asked, "Are you worried that she will eat children?" ”

"Eat? No, no, no. I shook my head, "Only Western vampires can suck blood and eat people's hearts, and Chinese ghosts are actually the same as souls, they only absorb yin energy, and occasionally absorb yang energy to neutralize and cultivate, but they don't eat people." Moreover, with the character of cloves, I am afraid that I am reluctant to hurt the child. ”

Catherine chuckled, "Isn't that great?" In this way, the children will have a teacher who will not die, and the village chief will not have to worry about who to find to teach in the village next. ”

"That's not what I said." I didn't understand Catherine's thinking, "After all, people and ghosts have different paths, the yin qi on the ghosts is too heavy, and the children's bodies have not yet grown, and the yin qi on the lilac's body will seriously affect the children's growth and physical health." ”

As soon as I said this, the four sides suddenly became confused.

"Everyone, be quiet!"

As soon as the village chief spoke, everyone stopped.

The village chief also looked at me worriedly: "Young man, is there any way to do it?" ”

I twisted my neck: "Since I'm here, I'll help you, and by the way, help the poor girl." ”

So saying, I got up and walked towards Lilac's grave.

After resting in the village for a while, I went to Lilac's grave alone.

Walking from the village to the old locust tree, it looks not far, but it really takes half an hour to walk.

Two little boys followed, and their feet were obviously much faster than mine.

Halfway through, I kept chatting with the two children, trying to get some information that I couldn't get from Mu Yifeng and Catherine.

"Shanwazi, when did you build this school?"

"Well—years."

"How many years are you? Didn't your teachers teach you math? ”

"Stupid baby, it's been seven years!" Another boy ran past me with a grin, then jumped onto a rock and leaned towards the old locust tree.

"Seven years? Stones, how do you know so well? "This boy's nickname is Stone.

"Because I was five years old then, and now I'm twelve; Next year, I'm going to go to the town for junior high school. "The stone jumped off the big stone.

I asked again, "Have you seen Sister Catherine before?" ”

Shan Wazi smiled and said, "I've seen it." ”

The stone hit the mountain baby again: "Where have you seen it, you are so stupid." ”

"I've seen it." As he spoke, Shan Wazi folded his hands and counted, "One, two, three, and the year before last, haven't you seen it once?" ”

"That's Serena, silly baby." Stone is a ghost, and he likes to bully mountain girls.

And the mountain baby is not angry, she has always been happy: "Serena and Catherine read about the same, anyway, I feel that they are alone." ”

I was stunned for a moment, hurriedly grabbed Shishi's arm, and asked, "Shishi, what was the name of the person you just said before?" ”

"Serena."

"Serena?"

"Hmm." Stone smiled and said, "Sister Serena is more beautiful than this Sister Catherine today." ”

"You mean, it's the first time you've seen Catherine in the village?"

"yes."

"Since it's the first time, why are you so enthusiastic, and like old acquaintances?"

The stone jumped on another big rock: "Because we already knew she was coming." ”

"Did someone notify you beforehand?"

"No, it's going to take us days back and forth to the nearest town, and there's a big tiger in the mountains, and no one will come up but you."

"Then how do you know, you don't even have electricity in you, you can't make a phone call, right?"

"The village chief has a mobile phone at home." Shan Wazi smiled and said, "I also called my father." ”

"It's not a phone call, everyone in our village knows that she comes every three years and stays for a few days before leaving."

"Every three years?"

It was now very close to Lilac's grave, and I sat on the stone with a slight panting, looking at the two children next to me.

He took out a large packet of colorful fructose from his bosom and said with a smile, "Do you want to eat sugar?" ”

"Yes!"

I gave the two children some candy, and I got the words out of their mouths.

It turned out that Catherine would come to the village once every three years, stay for a day and a night, and then leave.

(Battlefield Literature)