Chapter 37: The Yin and Yang Road
Looking at the two ghosts in the distance, I realized that this forest is extremely strange and strange! I saw that they all had branches like human hands, and a pair of invisible eyes, staring straight at me! Looking around, except for gusts of cloudy wind, it was foggy.
I walked forward slowly, hoping to meet Datou and Brother Yang here. But after walking for a long, long time, there was no familiar face on the road, except for ghosts passing by from time to time. Most of the ghosts who came and went in a hurry would stop to greet me, and among them was an old man, who looked at me and asked, "Young man, how did you come here?" Seeing that your life is not over, you must have died in vain, right? ”
I looked at him, then shook my head at him, and the old man asked, "Then do you know the way to the Nai Ho Bridge?" Why don't you go together? I looked up at him and asked, "Are you bothered?" If you want to go by yourself, I don't want to go yet. After saying that, he turned to leave, when the old man grabbed me and asked, "Why don't you go?" If it's late, you won't be able to reincarnate! When the time comes, you'll have to wait until next year, so I think you'd better hurry up! ”
I shook off the old man's hand and said, "Go by yourself!" My longevity is not over, so the ghost sent me to wait in line. The old man looked at the other ghosts, then pointed to one of them and said, "Which of them did not die in vain?" It's all about longevity, I don't think you have the money to buy the road, so those ghosts don't show you the way, and deliberately find excuses to prevaricate you! ”
I stopped, sat down on the ground, and asked the old man, "How much money do you have to pay for the road?" What to buy road money? Do you have that too? The old man sat down beside me unhurriedly, and then said with a smile: "I see that you really don't understand anything, that is, after you have an accident, your family should burn some paper money for you, and you have to use this paper money to buy off the big and small ghosts in the underworld, and they will guide you, and they will also find you a good family, and then send you to reincarnation." ”
I looked at the ghosts who passed by, and I saw that they all had the paper in their hands, and then they were sent to those little ghosts, and those little ghosts who received the money would give those ghosts a small card.
The old man pointed to the ghosts and ghosts, and then said, "See? That's a good saying in the world! Money can make ghosts grind, so if you don't have money, you can only rely on yourself to find it, and some people have been looking for hundreds of years, but they haven't found the temple of Hades, so they have become lonely ghosts. ”
I looked at the old man and asked, "Is it true that people who are dead will pass through here?" The old man bowed his head and was silent for a while, then looked around again, and then said slowly: "This is not necessarily, the world is so big, who knows which way he will go?" But you have to go through the Nai Ho Bridge. ”
"What a bridge? What is that place? Is it the Temple of Hades? The old man smiled when he heard me: "The so-called Nai He Bridge is the last checkpoint to the underworld, legend has it that there is an old woman of the god who lives there, she specializes in collecting the tears of the world, and she will keep everyone's tears, and when you pass through the Nai He Bridge when you die, then Meng Po will give you a bowl of soup, called Meng Po soup, and anyone who drinks that bowl of soup will forget everything before death, and will go to reincarnate as a human with peace of mind." ”
After listening to the old man, I thought of Brother Yang and Datou, maybe their souls had already gone to Naihe Bridge, so I asked the old man: "Then do you have any money?" Can you lend me some? The old man nodded and said, "Yes, yes, but you are in such a hurry, what are you going to do?" ”
I think the old man has to ask the truth, and he secretly screams in his heart! If he had known that we had died as tomb robbers, he would not have lent it to me! But if Brother Yang and Datou drank that damn Meng Po soup, they wouldn't know me at all! Thinking of this, I hurriedly said, "I have two friends!" We died in a car accident together, so I'm going to find them before they drink the Meng Po soup! ”
The old man stood up, then circled me twice and said, "You were in an accident?" Doesn't it look like it? After speaking, he pointed to a ghost covered in blood in front of him and said, "Look, he died in a car accident." "Then I noticed that not far in front of us, a ghost covered in blood and with only bones left on his face was tearing off the flesh from his face and eating it in his mouth.
After glancing at it, I immediately shifted my gaze, it was not only terrifying, but also disgusting, so I said to the old man: "I see that he is a starving ghost, what kind of car accident is it?" The old man shook his head and said, "Take a good look, his limbs have been broken!" His blood is proof. ”
I didn't want to look up more, but I just asked the old man, "If you borrow it, you can borrow it, and if you don't borrow it, forget it!" After saying that, he walked forward, and then the old man chased after him and said, "Why are you in a hurry?" I'll just borrow you, but mine is still in the bank, why don't you go with me to get it? ”
"Money? What bank? I asked curiously: The old thief laughed for a long time before he said, "There are also banks in the underworld!" However, it is not called a bank here, but a bank. I looked at the old man again and said, "Then how long have you been dead?" How do you know everything? Why don't you give those ghosts and let them take you if you have the money? ”
The old man looked at the ghosts again, and then pointed to a particularly ugly-looking ghost and said, "See, that's the bull head and horse noodles that are specially delivered by the baby?" They are more greedy than people, and if you want to buy it, it will cost you a lot of money. ”
I sighed and said, "Let's go!" Let's go to the money bank first, take out your money, and then buy two ghosts to lead the way. The old man nodded, then pointed to the front and said, "Let's go!" The money bank is in front. ”
I nodded, and walked after the old man, who talked as he went. "Young man, where are you from?" I asked curiously, "Are you investigating the hukou?" Or is it a trial? If it's okay, hurry up and get the money, and I'll tell you when I get back! ”
The old man shook his head and said, "Don't worry! Anyway, no one will remember after crossing the Nai He Bridge! Now is the time to pass the time and talk to me? I looked at him helplessly! Then he said, "Then why don't you talk to me?" How long will it take to get to Hades? Where will you go? ”
The old man said proudly: "What we are walking now is called the Yin and Yang Road, as for how long, I can't say, but it seems that before drinking that Meng Po soup, those ghosts will let your soul go back to see your relatives, and then you will be reincarnated with peace of mind."