The mischievous ghost Duoduo didn't tell me about her, but I also understood that everyone has their own secrets, so I didn't ask any more questions. The same is true for ghosts.
After walking in the dark passage for more than two hours, I finally saw a little light ahead. From a distance, it was a little light, so I quickened my pace. From a closer distance, I saw that it was a glowing white door.
There is a staircase below the light gate.
"That is the light gate leading to the living world. The terminal location has been set by the owner of the Golden Castle. It is in the park near the Xiyuan Apartment Community."
The troublemaker reminded me softly.
I nodded, and soon I arrived at the stairs that extended upwards.
Through the light from the white light door, I could see the stairs. The stairs were old, and the stones were broken in many places. Without thinking too much, I walked up, and nothing happened.
Subconsciously, I quickened my pace and walked upwards.
What I didn't expect was that it took me more than ten minutes to walk up a seemingly short flight of stairs and still not reach the light gate. The light gate was right in front of me, even within reach.
There is a saying that goes “so close yet so far away”, and the situation I’m facing now is very close to this saying.
"Brother, this staircase is called the 'Span Stairs', and it spans the Yin and Yang worlds. The time in the Yin and Yang worlds is originally different, and this span staircase is used to shorten the time difference. The moment you step out of the light gate, the span in time between the Yin and Yang worlds will disappear."
"To put it simply, you returned to the world of the living and time returned to normal."
I understood what Duoduo meant.
Although my legs and feet were a little sore, I still slowly headed towards the light gate.
Another ten minutes passed.
Finally, my hand touched the light door. Then my body felt lighter, and the light door seemed to have a huge pulling force, pulling me in directly.
The sky outside was indeed just as Duoduo said, just getting light.
Maybe it had just rained, the ground was still a little damp and chilly.
A cleaner in yellow overalls was cleaning up fallen branches and garbage left in the trash bin the day before. She had a cell phone in her pocket, which was on and playing music.
I am very familiar with this music. It is the dance music that the aunties in the square often dance to. "The most dazzling ethnic style!"
With a "bang", I passed through the white light gate and fell on the grass.
The light gate disappeared instantly.
I was lying on my stomach with a mouthful of grass foam in my mouth.
When I fell, I naturally didn't notice the cleaning lady who was cleaning the park next to me. But I didn't notice her, but she noticed me.
Because I just appeared out of nowhere on the grass, right in front of her.
I quickly stood up, brushed off the water spots and grass foam on my body, and prepared to leave.
But as soon as I took two steps out, I noticed the cleaning lady.
Then a very embarrassing scene happened.
The cleaning lady and I stared at each other.
After a while, before I could say anything, the cleaning lady threw away the broom in her hand and shouted loudly, "Ghost, ghost... There is a ghost in the park!"
While shouting, the cleaning lady disappeared into the park at lightning speed.
That speed was definitely faster than any world-class sprinter. He disappeared without even turning his head.
I looked at Duoduo on my back, her soul was still visible.
She has fallen asleep, with her eyes closed.
Eyes. The ghost energy on her soul was constantly emitting, which made it a bit weird. I was wondering why the cleaning lady was so scared just now. I'm afraid she saw the troublemaker Duoduo on my back.
At the same time, Duoduo and I appeared out of nowhere, so the older sister would naturally feel scared and terrified.
"Duoduo, wake up, we are in the world of the living!"
I called a few times and finally woke Duoduo up.
Then, with Duoduo very reluctant, I put her into the soul collecting bucket.
Shaking my head, feeling a little depressed, I followed the path in the park towards Xiyuan Apartments.
At this time, people were already doing morning exercises on the street. Although it was not yet completely bright, it felt good to see people. I thought to myself, the living world is still better, not as bleak and fake as the underworld.
Look at those flowers, plants and trees. They look much more colorful than the scenery in the underworld.
The breeze blows on my face, carrying with it moisture and the fragrance of flowers and plants.
Soon I returned to Xiyuan Apartment.
I took out the key and with a "click", I opened the door of the apartment.
Before I even entered the apartment, I heard Ma Qiang snoring. His snoring was so loud that it seemed to overturn the entire apartment.
I put down the bag, washed my hands in the bathroom, and started cooking.
The refrigerator is quite well stocked, and it looks like I can have a good meal. You know, the food in the underworld is not as appetizing as the food in the living world.
The morning sunlight quickly filtered through the mirror glass and scattered into the apartment. The apartment, which was originally a bit dark, suddenly became bright. I stood in the kitchen and looked out the window. To be honest, I wanted to cry for a moment. I felt the warmth of home.
I have to say, it’s great to have a home. This may be the biggest feeling I got from this trip to the underworld.
At about nine o'clock, Ma Qiang came out of his and He Man's bedroom, still in his trousers. He looked sleepy. But when he saw me standing in the living room, Ma Qiang was stunned.
The next moment, Ma Qiang shouted in surprise: "Brother Yang, is that you? Is it really you? Are you back from the underworld?"
I smiled and nodded to him.
Who knew that Ma Qiang seemed to have taken stimulants, the sleepiness on his face disappeared, and he rushed towards me directly. He opened his arms and hugged me.
His hands are really strong.
Ma Qiang hugged me, tears welling up in his eyes, and said in a sobbing voice: "Brother Yang, I thought I would never see you again! Didn't you say that you would only be in the underworld for two or three days, but you've been gone for six or seven days. Brother, I thought you would stay in the underworld and not come back..."
Ma Qiang hugged me and talked to me endlessly, making my shoulders wet.
Perhaps hearing the noise, He Man also walked out of the bedroom.
When she saw me, He Man was stunned.
When He Man saw Ma Qiang sobbing on my shoulder with tears and snot, the expression on her face was very interesting, as if she saw two men being gay.
I was a little embarrassed, so I pushed Ma Qiang away and said, "I'm sorry to have worried you, but I'm back safely. Everything went well!"
Ma Qiang also noticed He Man at this time, and he also stood aside awkwardly.
He Man looked at me and asked with concern: "Brother Yang, I heard from Ma Qiang that you went to the underworld. Is this true?"
I nodded and said, "Yes, it's true. I really went to the underworld."
Then, what I didn’t expect was that He Man also rushed up.
But she didn't cry on my shoulder, she just held my
He grabbed my hand, pulled me to the sofa, and began to ask me about the underworld.
I didn't intend to tell them, but He Man and Ma Qiang were chasing me. So I drank the tea that Ma Qiang had prepared for me, while enjoying He Man's massage, and told them everything that happened during my trip to the underworld.
Of course, some exaggeration is inevitable.
They naturally listened with great interest, and from time to time, expressions of shock appeared on their faces. Sometimes He Man would ask some irrelevant questions.
In short, in their eyes, I am no longer an ordinary ghost-catching Taoist priest. I feel that I have become a "god"-like existence in their eyes.
"Okay, okay, I won't talk about it anymore. If I keep talking about it, the preserved egg and lean meat porridge in the kitchen pot will become mushy!"
I finally stopped talking, feeling a little impatient.
Looking at Ma Qiang and He Man again, they both looked like they were still not satisfied.
The breakfast was very rich, with preserved egg and lean meat porridge, bread, salad, and half a roast goose left over from the day before by Ma Qiang and He Man. In short, I had a very full meal.
While He Man was washing the dishes, Ma Qiang and I sat on the sofa and chatted.
I asked, "Qiangzi, has anyone looked for me during the days I was away?"
Ma Qiang shook his head and said, "Brother Yang, no one is looking for you, but there are a lot of ghosts knocking on the door at night. But He Man and I have learned our lesson and didn't open the door for them... Besides, Brother Yang, you took your cell phone to the underworld, and there is no signal there. Even if someone is looking for you, I'm afraid you won't be able to answer the call."
Oh, right, the phone!
We are now in the world of the living, and the signal has already been there.
I quickly took out my cell phone from my cloth bag.
I opened the screen and saw that there were more than a dozen missed calls on my phone. I opened the list of missed calls and saw that there were calls from Master Qi, Master Chu, and Master Jiang. But the one who called me the most was Zhao Xilan.
Zhao Xilan received six calls.
I thought she might have something urgent.
Then, while charging his phone, he called Zhao Xilan.
What made me depressed was that I called two or three times but still couldn’t get through because the other party’s phone was turned off.
She turned off her phone and I can't contact her. There's nothing I can do about it.
Afterwards, I called both Master Chu and Master Qi.
After the call was connected, they asked me about the "life-extending beads" without exchanging a few pleasantries. It seemed that the old man was still thinking about my "life-extending beads". Unfortunately, my life-extending beads had been exchanged for the "Xue Ning beads" by Xi Lan's master Lou Xiaoman.
After chatting with Master Chu and Master Qi on the phone for a few minutes, I hung up.
Of course, I didn’t tell them about the Life-Extending Pearl. After all, Lou Xiaoman didn’t let me tell anyone that the Life-Extending Pearl was in her hands.
After that, I called Master Jiang.
The phone rang a few times and then it was connected. It was the young man from the crematorium who answered the phone, and then he notified Master Jiang for me.
I asked Master Jiang on the phone what he wanted to talk to me about.
Master Jiang said that it was not him who came to me, but Zhao Xilan.
I asked again, what happened to Zhao Xilan? But Master Jiang said he didn't know either.
This makes me feel helpless.
Since I can’t contact Sister Xilan, there’s nothing I can do.
But what I care about most is my girlfriend Huang Susu.
Although only six or seven days had passed in the world of the living, I had spent more than half a year in the underworld. So I missed Su Su very much. At the same time, I felt that the cause of Su Su's death should be found out. As for resurrecting Su Su, I couldn't do it now, and there was no way.
(to be continued)
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