Chapter 431: Stand-in
When Xiao Liu mentioned the matter of falling into the water, Lao Liu became sad again, and tears fell again, and said to Xiao Liu: "Child, come up, I'll take you home to ......"
Xiao Liu shook his head and said, "Uncle, I'm already a water ghost, and I can't go back, woo...... I can't repay you and your parents for your kindness. Uncle, you have been so kind to me since I was a child, I don't know how to repay you, aren't you going to cross the river? No one dares to cross the river here, so let me cross it for you! ”
Originally, Xiao Liu was out of kindness, because he couldn't repay the kindness of Lao Liu, so he said that he would send us across the river, which was irrelevant. However, who knew that after he said this, something happened!
Yes, something happened.
In other words, when we heard Xiao Liu say that he wanted to help us row a boat across the river, we pointed to Chai Lao and were about to tell him that we had found Chai Lao who could help us cross the river. Before I could speak, the wind suddenly broke out, and I turned around sharply, only to see two people behind me.
These two people are naturally not people, but ghosts, and they are not ordinary ghosts, because the person who came was dressed in black, with a big "poor" word on his chest, and a black iron rope in his hand.
When I saw this, I was very surprised, thinking to myself, why did the ghosts in this underworld come here without anything? Could it be that whose longevity is coming to an end here?
It's no wonder I think about it too much, because here are just me, Lao Liu, and Xiao Xu, and Chai Lao and Xiao Liu have become water ghosts, they can't be reincarnated, and the ghosts won't care about the two of them. Since the ghost sent over, the only reason is naturally that one of us here is a living person whose life is about to end.
Thinking of this, I frowned, glanced at Lao Liu Tou and Xiao Xu, and thought that something bad might be going to happen now, and I don't know who is going to die this time.
Thinking like this in my heart, I turned around and waved at the two ghosts who came, and said, "Who should I be, it turned out to be two Yin cha adults, I don't know what kind of wind blew the two chasers here, is there something?" ”
As soon as I said this, Lao Liu Tou and they were all stunned, and hurriedly looked in the direction where I was speaking, and then Lao Liu Tou and Xiao Xu were startled, their faces changed greatly, obviously it was the first time they saw the ghost, and they were a little scared. And Chai Lao and Xiao Xu are better, after all, they are already ghosts.
Lao Liu Tou and Xiao Xu were opened by me with saliva before, so it is normal to see ghosts.
As I spoke, the two ghosts also walked up to me, glanced at me, and then returned the salute with a fist, saying, "It turned out to be Lord Plague God, we are from the Shuifu Division, and we came to mention the reincarnation of people today." ”
"Mizufu's?" As soon as I heard this, I frowned and was surprised, because the people of Shuifu are naturally water ghosts. It is said that once all water ghosts find a substitute ghost and pull someone into the water, there will be a ghost sent by the Water Mansion Division to raise the soul to the underworld and go to reincarnation.
Thinking of this, I was puzzled. Because there are only two water ghosts right now, one is Chai Lao and the other is Xiao Liu, and these two water ghosts have not yet found a substitute for the dead ghosts, so who are these two ghosts of the Water Mansion Division to mention to be reincarnated?
I had doubts in my heart, so I asked them, "Two poor masters, who are you here to mention to be reincarnated?" ”
When I asked this, Chai Lao and Xiao Liu were also staring at the two ghosts with bright eyes, obviously hoping to take themselves down. However, there was a little less eagerness in their eyes, maybe they knew in their hearts that they hadn't found a substitute for the dead, so it couldn't be themselves.
Besides, the two ghosts, when I asked this, they glanced at Chai Lao and Xiao Liu, and then pointed and said, "It's him!" ”
"Huh?" Several of us were stunned, and among them were Chai Lao and Xiao Liu. Because, the person the ghost is referring to is Chai Lao!
Yes, it was Chai Lao, even Chai Lao himself was so surprised that his surprised eyes almost fell to the ground, he glanced at everyone in disbelief, and then saw that we were all looking at him, and only then did he believe that the person who the ghost sent said was going to be taken down to reincarnate was himself, so he jumped up with joy and shouted to me: "Sir, sir, they said that they would take me to reincarnation, I can really be reincarnated, I can really be reincarnated......"
I am naturally surprised and happy that Chai Lao can be reincarnated, and I am surprised that this thing is too unexpected for me, because Chai Lao has not yet found a substitute, which says that reincarnation is reincarnation, can this not surprise me. Of course, the good thing is that Chai Lao has also done good deeds for decades, and finally has a good result, which can be regarded as a good reward, and I don't have to go to the Shuifu Division to find a relationship, which can be regarded as solving the trouble I promised to Chai Lao in my previous life.
At that moment, I smiled with satisfaction at Chai Lao.
Chai Lao was very happy, but he seemed to be a little puzzled about why he was able to be reincarnated, so he asked the two ghosts: "My lord, I haven't found a stand-in yet, why are you willing to mention me to be reincarnated?" ”
I was also very curious about this matter, so I also said: "Yes, could it be that the Difu is grateful for the merits and virtues of Chai Lao for crossing the river for decades, so he let him get out of trouble?" ”
As the saying goes, good is rewarded with good, and evil is rewarded with evil, and crossing the river has been a great merit and a great karma since ancient times, so I think so.
Of course, Xiao Liu also looked at the ghost cha with great curiosity, hoping to know the way to reincarnate.
Who knew that when the two ghosts heard Chai Lao ask each other like this, they actually rolled their eyes and said, "You have found a stand-in, why are you still asking each other like this?" ”
We were all stupid at this time, I said: "Chai Lao didn't find a stand-in, where does this stand-in start?" ”
Chai Lao also nodded and said: "Yes, yes, I have always remembered what Mr. said at the beginning, only do good deeds and accumulate virtue, cross people across the river, never harm others, and never go to find a substitute." ”
When the two ghosts heard this, they didn't look at each other and smiled, and then one of the ghosts pointed at Xiao Liu and said, "Isn't your stand-in him!" ”
"Huh? Xiao Liu is his stand-in? This time we were even more dumbfounded, completely stunned, and couldn't help but be shocked. Everyone looked at each other and thought that they might have misheard.
Chai Lao looked at Xiao Liu in confusion, and then looked at me with a puzzled expression.
Seeing this, I asked the ghost: "Poor master, Xiao Liu was not pulled into the water by Chai Lao, how can this be his stand-in?" ”
Chai Lao also said: "Yes, I just saw him now, so where did I get a stand-in?" ”
The ghost smiled and said, "Just now he obviously said that he would cross the river for your work, there would be no mistake, he is your stand-in." ”
"Huh?" As soon as we heard this, we all looked at Xiao Liu, and our hearts were shocked again. However, after listening to what the ghost said, I also suddenly realized, because what the ghost said was right, Xiao Liu did say something like that just now, saying that in order to repay the kindness of the old Liu Tou, this time he would cross the river for us.
It turned out that as soon as Xiao Liu's words came out, it was tantamount to being Chai Lao's stand-in, so from now on, wouldn't Xiao Liu cross the river here?
Now, we all understand, Chai Lao stared at Xiao Liu with two wide eyes, and Xiao Liu was also surprised, surprised that he had become Chai Lao's stand-in, maybe he never dreamed of this.
"The time has come, if you don't understand anything, go to the underworld and ask Lord Yama, if you miss the hour, you won't be reincarnated, let's go!" At this time, the two ghosts spoke, and then pulled Chai Lao and walked out.
Chai Lao urged himself when he saw the ghost, so he said to me: "Thank you, Mr. for the bright light that you pointed out at the beginning, teach me to cross the river here, and wait for you to come back, and now there is a day when I can get out of trouble." Sir, I can't repay your great kindness but in the next life! ”
I smiled and waved at him, signaling him not to delay and to go.
Chai Lao nodded, so he walked forward with the ghost, but he didn't take a few steps and stopped, and then turned around and shouted: "Sir, you were looking for the map in the River Temple, but there was no return, I advise Mr. not to go, it's dangerous!" Don't go......"
"The affairs of the yang world, how can you, a water ghost, intervene, hurry up and leave, otherwise you will suffer if you miss the hour!" After speaking, the two ghosts grabbed Chai Lao's arm, and as soon as the yin wind rolled, they disappeared without a trace, obviously going to the underworld!
After the ghost cha left with Chai Lao, there were only three people and one ghost left on the side of the Yellow River in the night wind. We looked at each other, and then we all looked at Xiao Liu.
At this time, Xiao Liu didn't say a word, and Lao Liu asked Xiao Liu with some sadness: "Child, are you okay?" ”
Xiao Liu breathed a long sigh of relief, slowly raised his head, looked at us, shook his head and said, "It's okay." Maybe this is what fate is, in the previous life, Chai Lao was kind to me and saved my life. It was also because it was to save me that he fell into the river and became a water ghost. And I may have come to repay the favor in this life. That's fine, at least I didn't die unjustly! ”
Speaking of this, Xiao Liu actually laughed, the sadness and unwillingness on his face came to naught, and he said: "If you come, you will be safe, since I am the stand-in of Chai Lao, then in the future, I will follow his example, and cross the river here!" ”
After listening to Xiao Liu's words, I was relieved, and I was also greatly moved! Maybe Xiao Liu is right, all this is destined, there is a heavenly arrangement in the dark, let Xiao Liu come to the Yellow River, let him fall into the water, let him personally say that he wants to help people cross the river, if all this is not fate, not the arrangement of God, who can say the reason?
A hundred years ago, Chai Lao became a water ghost in order to save Xiao Liu in the previous life. Xiao Liu in the previous life promised that he would repay his kindness by making cattle and horses in the next life. And in this life, God asked Xiao Liu to be Chai Lao's substitute ghost, didn't he let him repay his kindness? The debt of kindness owed in the previous life will be repaid in this life, which is really in response to the old saying, everything in the world has a reason.