Chapter 5: The First Entry into the Underworld
After dreaming of the three people in the family, it was already more than three o'clock. Even though it was the middle of the night, the lights in the house were on. Cheng Siping knew that his dream had already worked. As long as the family confirms the two things he specially told them in the next few days, then they should be able to reduce the pain caused by his death.
He took one last look at his home, and then left with Bai Wuchang. They floated in the air for a while and stopped in front of a temple. Cheng Siping took a look, isn't this the most famous Guandi Temple in Yanping City. During the Spring Festival this year, he and his family came here to burn incense.
As soon as they landed in front of the Guandi Temple, they saw a trance, and there were two more soldiers in ancient uniforms in front of them. As soon as the two soldiers saw them, they immediately stepped forward and saluted: "Seventh Master, it's rare, is this another mistake?"
"Yes, it's rare to come up, let's go open the passage. Bai Wuchang waved his hand in a very dignified manner.
The two soldiers carefully stepped back and went to the side to get busy. Cheng Siping asked curiously: "Master Impermanence, this passage between the human world and the underworld is in the Guandi Temple?"
"It doesn't have to be in the Guandi Temple. Bai Wuchang was not bored, and carefully explained to Cheng Siping: "Generally speaking, the passage for ghosts to enter the underworld from the human world will be set up in the City God Temple, the Land Temple, the Guanyue Temple and so on. Within 100 miles, there will be such a passage. As for which temple is located, it depends on the location and the condition of the incense. Consider the location first, and then consider the quality of the incense. If there is no suitable Taoist temple within 100 miles, you can also borrow a Buddhist temple to decorate. It is really that there are no temples of Taoism and Buddhism, and you can find a ancestral hall to replace it. ”
"I see. Cheng Siping said suddenly. As he spoke, in the Guandi Temple, a bright light appeared next to the stage. The light grew louder and louder, and finally became a long passageway.
"The divine light protection of the Holy Emperor in the Guandi Temple, the body of the ghost is not to be lightly entered. Therefore, the passages of these two realms are generally located outside the temple. Bai Wuchang explained again, and then lifted Cheng Siping's shoulder and swept directly towards the passage.
The light in the passage was dazzling, Cheng Siping couldn't open his eyes, and he couldn't see anything in the passage, so he could only let Bai Wuchang fly in with him. After a while, Cheng Siping suddenly felt Bai Wuchang stop, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that they were already on a high platform. In front of the high platform, there is a wide earthy yellow stone road, which stretches forward without end. There was a stretch of road ahead, seemingly under repair, where dozens of ghosts were busy.
"Let's go, this is the underworld. Bai Wuchang patted Cheng Siping's shoulder and floated down from the high platform. Cheng Siping also learned from him to float down and followed closely behind.
"Master Impermanence, what kind of place is this?" Cheng Siping couldn't help but ask curiously after looking left and right.
"Huangquan Middle Road, after all the new ghosts arrive, they have to take Huangquan Road to report to the Ghost Gate. But after different ghosts come in, they take different Huangquan Road. The ghosts of extreme goodness and great goodness, in order to show respect, will let them walk in the middle. You are the most good ghost, you should open the middle road to meet each other, so you take the middle road of Huangquan. But also because there are fewer extremely good and good ghosts, so this road will be so deserted. If you change to Huangquan East Road, it will be lively. Bai Wuchang explained very casually.
"There is really Huangquan Road, then, doesn't that mean that it is also expected to be Xiangtai, Lechuan River, Nai He Bridge, Sansheng Stone?" Cheng Siping heard Bai Wuchang's words, and suddenly felt excited.
"Of course, there are all of them, the lookout platform is right behind you, and we just came down from it. As for the Lechuan River, the Nai He Bridge, and the Sansheng Stone, they are all next to the Hall of Reincarnation, and normal ghosts can only be seen when they are reincarnated. Bai Wuchang said.
"Uh......" Cheng Siping looked back, and the gorgeous high platform that gradually moved away behind him, daring to love that was the legendary Wangxiang Tower. Cheng Siping regretted a little, he didn't stop to take a closer look just now. On that stage, there should be a lot of other ghosts, looking back on the road of life. The ghosts on the Wangxiang platform are in a hurry, looking at the eyes and tears. Wives and children sit on the side of the coffin, and relatives and friends gather in the mourning hall. He didn't have much of a rush, after all, he didn't remember much, and the other ghosts were hard to say.
The middle road of Huangquan is very long, but Cheng Siping and Bai Wuchang, who died as ghosts, use floating, not walking, and the speed is much faster. So, in just half an hour, they had already seen the end of Huangquan Middle Road. At the end of the middle road of Huangquan, there is a gate to heaven that is dozens of zhang high, and there are three big characters written on the door with an ancient seal: ghost gate.
"Master Impermanence, didn't you say that this Huangquan Road should be miserable and bitter, with a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood? Cheng Siping saw the ghost gate, suddenly remembered something, and immediately asked Bai Wuchang.
"The Huangquan Road you are talking about is Huangquan West Road. That's the way the demons took when they came to report. Evil spirits all have evil qi on their bodies, and when they walk through Huangquan Road, some of those evil qi will be stranded on that road. Over time, it will become a bad mountain and a bad water. And this is the middle road of Huangquan, which is for you who have great merits and good ghosts, and you have a peaceful atmosphere, and this road is naturally full of peace. Bai Wuchang said.
"Oh, I see. It's like being a human being, if his heart is full of sunshine, then his surroundings will be full of sunshine. But if there is a haze in his heart, the people who stay next to him will have a sense of depression with him. Cheng Siping said with understanding.
As they spoke, Cheng Siping and Bai Wuchang had already arrived at the ghost gate. When I got here, the ghosts immediately increased. Many ghosts, who looked like newly deceased, were bowing their heads and looking at them, anxiously lining up in front of the ghost gate. Next to each new ghost, there is a ghost in a black uniform. The ghosts all held an elongated token in their hands, and stood by with a serious face to watch the new ghosts.
Bai Wuchang did not take Cheng Siping to line up, but floated directly to the righteousness of the ghost gate. Only then did Cheng Siping realize that there were three doors for the ghost gate. The gate in the middle was empty, there were not a single ghost, and there were only a dozen ghosts lined up at the small gate on the right. In front of the small door on the left, there was a long queue, and I am afraid that there are hundreds of new ghosts waiting to pass the level.
"Seventh Master, you're back, is this the best ghost?" As soon as Bai Wuchang and Cheng Siping entered the ghost gate, two ghosts immediately greeted them.
"Well, let's follow the rules, confirm your identity first. Bai Wuchang waved his hand and said.
"Yes, please. The two ghosts took out something that looked like a jade disc and put it on Cheng Siping's head. A flash of light flashed from the jade plate, covering Cheng Siping inside. Cheng Siping, who had never experienced it, was taken aback by this situation......