Chapter 2: The Plague
Xuan Ape and the others have long passed Bigu now, and whether they eat or not does not have much impact on them. But Yun Zhong is different, he is not even considered to be in the acquired realm now, let alone Bigu.
Liao Nanqiu shouted: "You kid is really a bastard, don't do it quickly if you haven't done so much." ”
Seeing this, Yao Xingyuan hurriedly said, "Don't bother, a few people. A few of us have already eaten, so we just need to make some food for this little friend. ”
At this time, Liao Lao Er and Liao Lao San also came over and said, "That's not good." Since you're here, how can you not eat some. If this spreads, it won't say that our Liao family has neglected the distinguished guests. After speaking, he asked his wife to cook.
These people didn't expect these people to be so hospitable. It's hard to resist being hospitable, how can you refuse if you're so hospitable.
Boss Liao only looked at the group of people carefully at this time. These people are really strange, there are old people, there are children, there are people in Taoist robes, there are monks. Boss Liao was very puzzled, and asked Liao Nanqiu in a low voice, "Dad, is this what you call nobles? ”
Liao Nanqiu ignored him and called a few of his little grandsons to let them play with Yun again. Then he sent the three brothers of the Liao family to a neighbor's house to borrow a bench and some thick wooden planks to sit on the bed. Liao Nanqiu himself took out all the things that could sit in his house, but there were too many people in Yunzhong's party, and it was not enough at all.
Yao Xingyuan saw that Liao Nanqiu didn't ask what he and his party were doing, so he greeted him so warmly, and he was a little reluctant to go, and said busily: "Don't be busy, old man." We've been away all year round, and we're very happy to have a place to stay. Liao Nanqiu was willing to listen and looked for things on his own. In the end, I finally went to a neighbor's house and borrowed enough stools.
Yao Xingyuan and others sat down under Liao Nanqiu's "force". At this time, it was already dark, and Liao Nanqiu's three daughters-in-law had already prepared the meal and put it on the table. Yao Xingyuan and the others were really embarrassed not to eat, so they barely ate a few bites and said they were full. Liao Nanqiu didn't force it. Only Yun Zhong was really hungry. He grew up in Yunshui Village, where he suffered from this upheaval.
After everyone finished eating, Yao Xingyuan and others sat under the lamp in the courtyard. Xuan Ape and the others had seen such enthusiasm, and they were a little embarrassed. Yao Xingyuan did the same, seeing that he had finally finished eating. So he asked: "Old man Liao, if you need our help with something, just say it, and we will do our best." "At this time, if Yao Xingyuan still can't see that Liao Nanqiu has something to ask for, then he will really be a failure.
Liao Nanqiu rubbed his hands uncomfortably, and said for a long time: "I won't hide it from you, I do have something to ask for." ”
Boss Liao, who was sitting next to Liao Nanqiu, said busily: "Several, my father is old. Don't mind if he's going to say something strange. Boss Liao wanted to continue, but he was frightened by Liao Nanqiu's white eyes and didn't say any more.
Liao Nanqiu said slowly: "This matter is a long story. When I was about 30 years old, a flood in the village washed away all the graves outside the village. All the bones in the tomb were exposed. At that time, a few people and I couldn't see it, so we mobilized the villagers to bury them all. Since all the bones were washed out at that time, I don't know whose ancestors it was. So I had to bury all the bones in a grave. One night just a month ago, I met someone in a dream. The man said that it would not be long before a plague would come, so we should prepare for it. I didn't take it seriously at first. But within a few days, news of a plague spread in Linxiang, and many people died. That's when I believed. ”
Boss Liao interrupted him and said, "Dad, didn't the village chief say that the plague has been controlled?
Liao Nanqiu glanced at him and said angrily: "If the plague is under control, then how can there still be so many military police." Then he said to Yao Xingyuan and others: "I had another dream last night, and I dreamed of that person again. He said that tonight the plague ghost will come to our village, and let us make dozens of flags and a hundred wooden knives made of silver leaf. These demons will fight against the plague spirits to repay us for our kindness to them.
I was confused about what I had done for him to repay me. So I asked him. The man said that he was the leader of the tomb of the people, and that they were not guilty or blessed and could not be reincarnated, so they could only stay in the tomb. We saved their lives by helping them build their tombs, so they want to repay us for fighting off the plague spirits. But he said that he was afraid that they were no match for the plague spirits. He also said that a group of immortals would pass by during the day, and he asked me to leave you behind, hoping that you would help with this. Then he looked at them with a pleading gaze.
Yao Xingyuan said in his heart: It turned out to be such a trivial matter. I finally breathed a sigh of relief in my heart, after all, it is not a good thing to owe someone a family favor. Especially for these cultivators, if they are stained with this kind of cause and effect, it may be a happy event, but it can also be a bad thing.
"Don't worry, old man. We have received your grace and will naturally do our best to help. Although our skills are low, a few plague ghosts can still deal with it. "Indeed, the plague ghost is still not enough in the eyes of Yao Xingyuan and others.
Zhuang Shou and the other newcomers didn't know that ghosts could still stay in the human world, so they asked, "Master, aren't all ghosts reincarnated in the human world after entering the six realms of reincarnation?"
Yao Xingyuan was very happy that his disciple was so motivated, so he smiled and said, "This matter is also simple. You're just talking about one of them. There are people who are reincarnated, and there are people who are not reincarnated. There are three ways for reincarnated people: the blessed to be rewarded, the guilty to be retributed, and the gracious to be retributed. People who do not reincarnate are also divided into three paths: sages and immortals and Buddhas do not enter reincarnation, Infernal hells do not allow reincarnation, and people who are not guilty or blessed are not reincarnated. The soul of a person who is innocent and unblessed is left to wander among the graves after death, and the residual qi exists before it has dissipated, and disappears when the residual qi has dissipated. Like dew drops and blisters, they come and go, and like flowers and weeds, they are proud and falling. There is nothing to reincarnate with such a soul, so it is not reincarnated. Some wandering spirits are helpless and attached to the fetus, which is called 'stealing birth'. Monks and Taoist priests with superb magic skills are reincarnated in human form, which is called 'taking the house'. This is all an accidental phenomenon of change, and it is not in the common sense of samsara. As for the gods who were born in the earth, assisted the Qingming era of the world, or the demons and monsters were born as people in groups, and killed people and robbed the world all over the world, it was determined by the number of qi, and it did not belong to the scope of reincarnation. The person who holds the dream should be a person who is innocent and unblessed, and his soul will inevitably be scattered after a long time. ”
The Dharma Zen master pronounced a Buddha horn and said, "That ghost has good thoughts this time, after this incident, he should be able to re-enter the six realms of reincarnation." ”
Liao Nanqiu was very happy to hear this. After all, it is their own ancestors, and it would be a good thing for them if they could re-enter reincarnation. So I found a few old friends who were still alive who had built the tomb together, and burned the flags and weapons they had prepared today. In this way, the group of village ghosts also has the capital to fight against the plague ghosts.