Chapter 38: The Ferryman of the River Styx

The tense fire fight scene was thunderous and rainy, and it ended in nothing.

After Zhang Biao came out of the forest, his face was pale and he walked unsteadily. He led his subordinates to leave in a hurry, not even daring to say a cruel word.

Hehe...... Shi Meng watched coldly, knowing that the guy must have been surrendered by Chu Fan, and rode his horse to the carriage.

He was able to capture Zhang Biao with one move today, although because of the skyrocketing strength, he also took advantage of the surprise and the opponent's hand injury that did not heal. It is expected that even if Zhang Biao is bold, he does not dare to reveal Chu Fan's details. But his men were in high spirits, and they had to be told to keep their mouths shut when they returned.

The North District Catchers cheered in unison, and the sound shook the wilderness.

A few people looked at Chu Fan from afar, their eyes were fanatical.

Others looked at the carriage thoughtfully. When you meet Yan Yi's father and daughter in the future, you must be respectful. Tsk, there was Li Su in the past, and Yan Wan'er now, this Yunmeng Gongzi has a horse with a double saddle, so glamorous!

Chu Fan asked Shi Meng to take people away quickly, and by the way, he took three horses back to Yunsheng to drive and ride horses.

Yan Yi didn't know what Chu Fan and Zhang Biao were talking about in the forest, and was worried that he would find trouble in the future. After hesitating again and again, he told Niu Ding's secret trick that Dao Na was very likely to kill the two children.

In Shilizhuang in the countryside of the Southern District, there is a great benevolent man Mrs. Kong, who has no children and no daughters under his knees, and is delicious and fasting and reciting Buddha. Recently, a Buddhist hall was built in the backyard of his house, and all the oil lamps, sandalwood, offering plates, incense burners and other things needed came in from Yanyi. The two have known each other for many years and have nothing to talk about.

Yan Yi sent things to Shili Township three days ago, and visited Mrs. Kong on the way. It was strange to see a five-year-old girl in the house.

I was told a horrific story.

More than half a month ago, the sky was bright and bright, and the courtyard gate was smashed by stones. Mrs. Kong opened the door and saw a little girl lying on the steps, her face was blue.

The grandfather was so frightened that he urgently called the old slave and the wife in the family, but a big man came out of the oblique thorn and claimed to be a fast cow catcher.

Mrs. Kong knew that blackmail was impossible, so he had to spend money to eliminate the disaster and gave Niu Ding three taels of silver.

I wanted to bury the little girl quietly, but I noticed that there was still a faint breath, so I took her into the house and fed some rice soup, took care of her carefully, and asked the doctor to diagnose the disease and prescribe medicine, but she slowly improved.

asked the little girl about the past, but she was too unclear about the novel, and she was confused and comatose in those days. But according to her, she and her two brothers originally lived in the judge's temple in the county seat.

Mrs. Kong guessed that her two elder brothers were either sold by Niu Ding, or they were poisoned by Niu Ding and used to extort other people's families.

Yan Yi told this incident, just hoping that Chu Fan would have a handle to counter Zhang Biao and Niu Ding, but he didn't know that it had set off a storm in his heart.

That night, I walked all over Yangwu, and the goddess sprinkled silver like scattered flowers. Chu Fan saw that there were three little beggars in the judge's temple trembling and cold, so he deliberately threw out the two pieces of drapery that he brought out of Zhang Biao's house, and also threw away two or three taels of broken silver. When I went back two days later, I found that there was no one in the temple and thought I had returned home. But they didn't expect that they were killed by Niu Ding.

Chu Fan was full of anger and thought calmly.

Zhang Biao knelt down in the forest just now and begged for mercy, saying that he couldn't go out for a few days after being injured, and he didn't dare to publicize it, and he didn't instruct people to secretly collect evidence to "catch demons" and wait for an opportunity to take revenge on the "immortal master".

A few poor beggars who had no quarrel with the world did not have an accident sooner or later, but then they suffered. Could it be that the drapery and silver sent out were discovered by Niu Ding and harmed them? If this is the case, could it not be that he did a bad thing with good intentions and indirectly pushed the two children onto Huangquan Road......

In the twilight, Chu Fan's face became more and more gloomy, and he said to Yan Yi hoarsely:

"Think about it again, go back to what you know, and don't hide anything from it. ”

Yan Yi knew that the stakes were very high, and when he saw that he became murderous after being silent for a long time, he immediately poured beans into the bamboo tube and put it out, not even daring to leak the subtleties.

After listening to Yan Yi's words, Chu Fan's mind was full of alarm bells, and a chill ran down his spine.

For the first time since he regained consciousness, he felt a strong threat and crisis, not even when he escaped from Lujiabao with the little girl on his back.

It turned out that Niu Ding thought that three taels of silver was less, and there was a huge courtyard with a tall building behind him, and he would never rest if he didn't have ten taels. After saying that, he rushed to the backyard, trying to forcibly collect his belongings.

Mrs. Kong and the slaves are all old, whining and mourning, where can they stop it.

Niu Ding was fast, strode into the backyard, and then let out a frightened cry.

The door of the Buddha hall was open, and when Mrs. Kong rushed over, he saw Niu Ding kneeling on the futon in front of the Bodhisattva statue and muttering.

Master Kong was afraid that he would blaspheme the gods, so he hurried forward, and his crutches made the ground clatter. When Niu Ding heard someone approaching behind him, he stood up as if he had lost his soul, turned around and left. I didn't ask for any more silver, and I almost tripped over the threshold.

The morning was quiet, and Mrs. Kong muttered when he heard him kneeling, "...... King Jizo, their longevity is over, and the villain is just ordered to ferry......"

The Buddha hall is enshrined in the Bodhisattva, the king of the earth, the lord of the netherworld.

Yan Yi and Mrs. Kong felt that Niu Ding's words were just startled when they suddenly bumped into the Bodhisattva statue early in the morning, and they felt ashamed in their hearts.

But the more Chu Fan pondered, the more he felt extraordinary.

Today, it is the world of Taoism. There are very few Buddhist practices, and Buddhism only flourishes in small countries in the Western Regions.

There is only one dragon king temple and one judge temple in Yangwu County, and there is not even a Taoist temple, let alone a temple. Therefore, lay people like Mrs. Kong built their own Buddhist halls, and ordinary people did not know the name of the Bodhisattva at all. Even if Chu Fan, who had the knowledge of his previous life, entered the temple, he didn't know which of the heavenly gods and Buddhas was the king of Jizo.

In any era, people who have lost their conscience generally do not believe in ghosts and gods. The so-called whispers in the world are like thunder, and the dark room is deceiving, and the eyes of the gods are like electricity. Once there is awe in the heart, the bad things will be done and they will shrink back.

Judging from Niu Ding's performance, he believes in ghosts and gods.

Besides, a vulgar person, who can't read big characters, and doesn't eat fasting and reciting Buddha, how can he recognize the king of Jizo at a glance?

It shows that he must be doing secret things, and he is involved in ghosts and gods and Jizo.

It's impossible to have a wisdom root and engage in research in your spare time.

Bodhisattvas also have their own characteristics, such as the "compassion" of Avalokiteshvara, the "wisdom" of Fugen, and the "filial piety" of Jizo......

But there is a special case.

Jizo's reputation among the people is resounding, not because he exhorts people to be filial and helps people get rid of diseases, but because he is the king of hell. Yama is only responsible for the control of ghosts, not as powerful as him, and his level is not as high as his.

Jizo's grand wish, "Hell is not empty, vow not to become a Buddha, and all sentient beings are exhausted, and Bodhi is proven", but it is widely spread and domineering.

Thinking back to Niu Ding's words, "...... King Jizo, their longevity is over, and the villain is just ordered to ferry ......", which is creepy.

Why does he say that others have reached the end of their lives?

Whose orders is he taking?

What's more, he only called the king of Jizo, omitting the word bodhisattva at the back. It shows that he is not a Buddhist monk at all, and he only cares about the identity of the underworld master of Jizo.

In this scene, it was not like the executioner who killed people in private and bumped into the prince and exonerated himself? quibbling that the villain was just ordered to cut off his head......

Legend has it that after death, the soul must first cross the River Styx in order to reach the Netherworld.

On the river, there are half-human, half-ghost messengers holding boats to ferry.

Could it be that this Niu Ding is not only a white servant, but also a part-time Ferryman of the River Styx?

Amazing!

Disastrous!

There are no immortal masters and no masters in Yangwu County, but I didn't expect to hide a terrible Styx ferryman!

Compared with him, the history of the county that Shi Meng feared was simply scum.

Chu Fan sneered.

Whether it's true or not, he decides to find out to the end and avenge the two innocent little children.

He was sure that if Niu Ding couldn't come up with extremely powerful means, at least the flesh would not be able to block his punch.