Chapter 2: The Lonely Boat
"Jue Sheng...... Door? ”
I once heard my second uncle say that this is a channel for ghosts from the underworld to come to the yang world to do business, and the underworld has specially opened a channel for ghosts to connect the two worlds of yin and yang, which is equivalent to a modern VIP channel.
In this way, the ghost cha does not have to wait for the day when the passage of the Yin and Yang Realms is opened, such as the July and a half, the Qingming Festival, the third day of March, and the first day of October, and can directly come to the Yang World to ask for souls according to the list of judges.
But why did Jueshengmen appear in my house? Listening to the tone of the second uncle, it seems that it is coming for me.
"Could it be...... Is the ghost coming to ask for my life!? ”
I felt a chill rush through my head.
"Not really."
The second uncle's answer made me breathe a sigh of relief.
"Maybe you have also discovered ......" On the other end of the phone, the second uncle's tone was a little embarrassed: "When you were still in your mother's womb, something happened, I won't say what it is, anyway, you were born with more spirits and two souls than ordinary people, that is to say, ordinary people have three souls and seven spirits, and you ...... But he was born with five souls and seven spirits! ”
Hearing the words of the second uncle, I was not surprised, I did feel that I was a little different from ordinary children, others had to memorize things several times, I could write them all down with just a glance, and even some animal emotions, I could feel them......
However, what does this have to do with Jueshengmen?
"And then?"
"Huh...... You're pretty calm, kid. ”
I couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I don't understand what you said, anyway, I don't have two more mouths, or two hands or something, at least everything is normal now, in the eyes of others, I am still an ordinary person." ”
"Ordinary people?"
On the other end of the phone, the second uncle seemed to sneer, and there was an indescribable flavor in his tone: "Do you feel that the sunlight is a little dazzling now?" ”
I glanced up at the setting sun and felt a tingling sensation that was not physical, it was somewhat similar to the mental, but somewhat different.
"You lost the ice seed, and the ice seed is the jade pendant around your neck, which is the extra wisp of your soul, that is, the place where the heavenly soul stays. The heavenly soul belongs to the yang, the earth soul belongs to the yin, you now have four souls and seven spirits left in your body, among which there is an extra soul of Jue, that is, the soul of the earth, which has led to the decline of yin and yang in your body. ”
"Me? …… What the hell? Do you mean, that door is just a decoration, and there shouldn't be a bull's head, a horse's face, black and white, or something coming out of the door to kill me? …… So, I'm still safe? ”
When I heard this, I roughly understood, when I was a child, I once read an ancient book at my second uncle's house, and there was a detailed record of the ghost in the ancient book.
Practice, there is a saying that yin and yang are combined, lonely yin is not born, only yang is not long, and the ghost difference is the ghost thing that has achieved success in cultivating the ghost way, and there are more or less positive in the body, these ghost things are suspended in the underworld, handling daily affairs for the underworld, and ensuring the normal operation of the order of the underworld.
If the underworld is the government of the underworld, then the ghosts are equivalent to the civil servants of the underworld, they work in the two worlds of yin and yang, and at the same time, they also get the corresponding resources from the underworld.
"Safe fart, ghosts are all successful ghost cultivators, occupying a body of ghost art in and out of the yang world, and you ......"
There was a hint of worry in the second uncle's tone, he sighed again, and his tone softened: "It's better to go home and stay in the house, follow the method I taught you, and wait for me to ......."
The second uncle explained many things to me very seriously, and told me that during this period, someone knocked on the door and never bothered.
"Second Uncle ......" encountered such a thing for the first time, and I couldn't help but be a little nervous: "Will a ghost come to me tonight?" ”
"Ghosts? Ha ha! Ordinary imps don't dare to come at all when they feel the yang energy on your body, even if they come, with the methods I taught you, and the things I arranged in your house, they can be stopped, and they are afraid...... These...... West ......"
There was a sudden murmur in the microphone, and then the phone was disconnected.
When I called again, it showed that I couldn't get through, and I reluctantly called several more, but the result was still the same.
"! How did the thread break at this juncture! What are you afraid of? I anxiously texted to ask.
A cold wind blew, I couldn't help shrinking my neck, it was the time to get off work, there were a lot of pedestrians in the community, although the crowded place could give me some sense of security, but the second uncle's instructions were still in my ears, I still went back.
When I entered the house, according to my second uncle's instructions, I first opened the window, and then opened the folding door in the center of the house.
The pattern of our home, if there is no screen, the door is facing the window, which commits the taboo of feng shui.
The second uncle asked me to remove the screen and place the fish tank in the middle of the house, although it was a taboo in feng shui to do so, but at this time, the yin and evil qi emanating from the Juesheng Gate in the house quickly dissipated.
I took out the pen and ink from the study again, turned out a cinnabar bracelet from my mother's jewelry box, smashed it, took a broken piece, mixed it into the inkstone and grinded it with the ink, the original black ink was gradually dyed with a layer of red, and after grinding for about five minutes, the color of the ink changed to scarlet, a bit similar to a coagulated venous blood clot.
I dipped the tip of my brush in some cinnabar ink and walked carefully to the gate of Juesheng.
At this time, I only felt that my legs and stomach were trembling, holding the pen, and the hand holding the inkstone was shaking.
A faint gust of wind blew through the crack in the door, and there was a faint howl like a ghost crying wolf, and I always felt that a pair of eyes were looking at me through the crack in the door.
I shuddered.
"Amitabha, Taishang Laojun, the Nine Heavens God Buddha is as anxious as the law...... Fight! I recited the Dharma names of the immortals and Buddhas of all walks of life in my mouth, swallowed my saliva vigorously, gritted my teeth, and drew the pen towards the crack of the door.
"Knock knock!"
Seeing that the paintbrush was about to hit the crack in the door, a violent knock suddenly sounded!
I was so frightened that I yelled, "Damn! Reflexively, the whole person jumped up, threw away what he was holding and ran towards the living room.
When I arrived in the living room, I found that the knock on the door was coming from the door, mixed with "Takeout!" Takeaway! The shouts.
Yes, the takeout I ordered before has arrived!
I gasped for air, and for a split second, I felt like my heart was going to stop.
Nima just came up to deliver food at this juncture! People can really scare people to death!
Dinner came, but ......
The second uncle specially explained on the phone that after nightfall, don't open the door to anyone, don't have any contact and contact with the outside world, until he rushes back.
I hesitated to walk to the door, not daring to make a sound, and peeked out through the cat's eye.
An ordinary takeaway uncle, dressed in the clothes of a takeaway company, slightly bald, about thirty years old.
Do you want to open it?
My heart is very entangled, I ordered takeout, there shouldn't be a problem.
But listening to the tone of the second uncle, it seems to be quite serious.
But it smells so good, I can smell it through the door, and I haven't eaten anything since I got off the plane......
Just when I hesitated, my phone suddenly rang!
Worst!
Although I immediately turned off the sound, because I was standing at the door, the takeaway uncle outside the door must have heard it.
I could only hang up the phone in embarrassment and replied, "Thank you, leave the takeaway at the door, it's inconvenient for me to open the door now." ”
Through the cat's eye, I saw the uncle outside the door frowning, putting things down and leaving.
I put my ear to the door again, heard the elevator door open and closed, and after about a while, I cautiously opened the door, poked my head out, and the hallway outside the door was empty, and I breathed a sigh of relief and retrieved the takeaway that had been placed on the door.
Back in the living room, I was still worried about the matter of Jueshengmen, and rushed into the bedroom again.
The cinnabar ink in the stone inkstone was scattered on the ground, and I sighed.
It seems that it has to be re-sharpened, and the remaining ink, let alone hooking the window frame, is not enough to draw the crack in the door.
I glanced out the window, the sun was already on the horizon, and I estimated that it would be less than twenty minutes before it went down.
Gotta hurry!
Just do it! I made a full inkstone of cinnabar ink in the same way as before.
After being scared once, I felt a little more bold, and this time I simply hooked all the seams on the door of the gate with ink.
Then, according to the explanation of the second uncle, the inkstone town with cinnabar was used at the door.
Sure enough, the yin qi no longer leaked out, and the yin qi in the house quickly dispersed.
I hurriedly closed the doors and windows, put the screens and other furniture back in place, and used cinnabar ink to draw the window frames and door cracks in the house.
At this time, the sunset had completely set down, and I turned on all the lights in the house one by one, even the bath bomb.
After all this, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.
My stomach growled, and a strong tiredness and hunger rushed over me.
I turned on the TV, unwrapped the takeaway package on the coffee table a few times, and gobbled it up.
Mom and Dad haven't called back, and it's estimated that it's a closed experiment again.
But even if they called, according to the second uncle, they wouldn't let me answer.
The second uncle didn't reply to the text message, and I don't know what the problem was.
After eating, it was already completely dark, and although I was mentally exhausted and the jet lag had not yet reversed, I did not dare to sleep.
I sat on the sofa and watched TV with sleepiness, and although I watched the TV screen, I couldn't see it at all, and looked out the window with worry from time to time.
I always felt like something was watching me out there.
This heart-pounding mood was refreshing at first, but after less than half an hour, I felt that tiredness mixed with fear had further catalyzed my sleepiness.
According to his original plan, he planned to endure and not sleep until his second uncle came over.
But my eyelids had already begun to fight, and the bumps and tiring of the journey had drained almost all my energy, and then I encountered something like this.
I felt that I had reached my limit, and I barely managed to lift my last spirit, and with a brush dipped in cinnabar ink in my hand, I drew many layers around the sofa in the living room.
After doing this, I finally couldn't help but collapse on the couch and fell asleep.
I don't know how long it took, but I felt a little difficult to breathe, and I couldn't exert all my strength.
I barely managed to open my eyes, and there was chaos all around me.
I seemed to be surrounded by thick water vapor, a crescent moon hanging in the night sky, and some stars could be faintly seen.
The moon and the stars are constantly shaking......
Wait a minute!
Am I not at home? What about the ceiling!?
I struggled to sit up, but I couldn't exert my strength, and when I looked up, I found myself in a small wooden boat, surrounded by a mist of water.
The small wooden boat looked particularly broken and felt like it could get into the water at any moment.
"It's ...... What the hell is this place?! ”
The more dangerous it is, the calmer it is!
I took a few deep breaths, forced myself to calm down, struggled to climb to the side of the boat, hesitated, and reached down.
The boat was shallow, and my fingertips quickly touched the icy water, and I was so startled that I hurriedly withdrew my hand.
The water was cold, and the chill drilled into the bones like maggots on tarsal bones.
I put my finger to the tip of my nose and smelled it, and there was a faint fishy smell.
It was eerily quiet, and I could hear my breathing and heartbeat clearly.
I double-checked, and there was nothing on the boat, not even the oars, but I could feel the boat moving, not very fast.
I glanced up at the sky...... This moon ......
This moon is not right! How could it be the last quarter moon! I remember very clearly, today is the third day of the lunar calendar!
An idea popped into my head, and I broke out in a cold sweat!
"Is there a ...... here? It's Hades, right!? ”