Not long after, Master Jiang took the person on duty, Xu Guang, away from the dormitory building.
Because my body was really a little exhausted from the exertion of the past two days, I fell asleep in a daze.
But not long after I fell asleep, I heard the sound of "pattering" footsteps.
Outside the room was the corridor, and the sound came from there.
It's neither fast nor slow, and it seems to be getting closer.
I suddenly opened my eyes and stared at the door.
Because the sound just now stopped abruptly at the door of my room.
I thought to myself, could it be someone in the crematorium
Before I could think about it, I heard a hissing sound from the door of the room. The sound was very real. It made me feel creepy. It was like something sharp was scratching on the iron sheet.
"who?"
I sat up and yelled suddenly.
The sound at the door suddenly stopped.
I listened carefully and could hear some "uh uh" panting sounds, which didn't sound like a human voice.
With curiosity in my heart, I slowly went down to the ground.
I casually pulled out an iron basin from under the bed and held it in my hand.
My movements were very gentle and made no sound.
Soon I came to the door of the room, I stood there, my palms were sweating, but I didn't even dare to breathe, because I didn't know what was outside the door.
Where am I now? I am in the staff dormitory of the crematorium! Just thinking about the word "crematorium" gives me a chill down my spine.
The "uh uh" sound, although very light, continued.
I knew that whatever was outside the door hadn't left.
The person on duty who came to see Master Jiang earlier said that the body in the morgue was missing.
A terrifying thought suddenly occurred to me. Could it be that there was a cold corpse standing outside the door? !
I swallowed.
Since I became a Taoist priest, I have obviously become much braver. But when you face the unknown, people will still be afraid. Especially, you don't know what that thing is.
This silence lasted only a brief minute or two.
The next moment, the "hissing" sound came from outside the door again.
This time I was very close to the door, and I could hear clearly that the source of the sound came from outside my door. In other words, "someone" was using something to move the door of this room.
The door was a sheet metal door with no peephole, so I couldn't see what was going on outside at all.
But after gritting my teeth, I slowly grasped the door handle with my right hand.
The "zizzle" sound continued.
Then I suddenly opened the door.
But to my surprise, there was nothing outside the door.
Standing at the door, I couldn't help shouting, "Who?"
What I didn’t expect was that after I finished speaking, a black shadow suddenly flashed out from the side.
This startled me. Although I was holding the iron basin in my hand, I still stepped back two steps subconsciously.
At the same time I asked in surprise, "Who are you?"
What I didn't expect was that the man actually asked me sinisterly, "Do you know how I died?"
Judging from the voice, the person on the other end should be a man, and an old man at that.
He said he was dead and asked me how he died. Now I am still not sure whether the old man opposite is a zombie, possessed by a ghost or something else.
I stammered, "How...how would I know how you died?"
The man sighed
Tone, and asked me sarcastically, "You really don't know?"
I raised my voice and said, "I really don't know how you died!"
The man suddenly said, "I was killed by my son. He disliked me for being old and useless, so he smothered me with a quilt! He found a wife, but they had no place to live, so they moved into my house. My daughter-in-law treated me badly, didn't give me food, and wanted to starve me to death..."
The man stood at the door and kept talking for a long time, but I felt that the air near the door suddenly became cold. I didn't have many clothes on, so I felt very cold.
It is not difficult to see from his words that he is a ghost, not a human.
At the end of his muttering, the man seemed very sad and actually started to cry.
Since I didn't have crow's tears on my eyes, I couldn't see the old ghost's appearance clearly for a moment.
I just stood there listening to him crying, not knowing what to say.
After crying for a while, the man suddenly said to me: "You have a lot of good deeds, which means you have done a lot of good things. I would like to ask you to help me?"
After hearing what the old ghost said, I couldn't help but curse in my heart, damn it, can't I even take a break? Before, the ghost knocked on the door in my rented apartment, and now I don't live in the apartment, I stayed overnight at the crematorium, and I actually attracted ghosts again. Is it my bad luck or what? !
But I tried to stay calm as much as possible and asked, "How do you want me to help you?"
To my surprise, the old ghost was not seeking revenge on his son.
The old ghost whispered to me: "I hope you can bury my ashes together with my wife's ashes. I miss my wife!"
I asked in surprise, “Is that all?”
The old ghost nodded, and his neck creaked as he nodded.
He said: "I don't want revenge. He is my son after all. I can't kill him! I am already dead. I just want to be reunited with my wife in the underworld!"
Lao Gui’s request is not excessive.
I nodded and agreed, "Okay, I agree to your request. Let me tell you that I am a Taoist priest. Your request is not excessive, I can agree to it!"
"Okay! Thank you!"
Then the old ghost stretched out his hand and slowly handed me a note.
He said, "My son only cares about his wife, he doesn't care about me. So Master, I'm going to trouble you. What's on the note is what I just wrote. That's where my spouse is buried. I hope you can help me bury my ashes together with my spouse's ashes!"
I took the note and said with a smile, "Don't worry, this is a simple matter. After I finish my business, I will help you bury your ashes with your spouse!"
I could feel that the cold and gloomy aura on the old ghost in front of me had diminished a lot.
I continued, "In this case, your wish has been fulfilled. Why don't I send you to the underworld?"
"good!"
The old ghost said in a low voice.
Then I put on my clothes, turned on the light, and took out the soul-catching bell from the cloth bag.
The effects of the Soul-Catching Bell are different when used with different spells.
When I turned around, I found that the old ghost was covering his face with his hands.
Under the light, I saw his appearance.
His face was very pale and full of wrinkles, and the palms blocking his eyes were as wrinkled as old tree bark.
But what surprised me was that although the old ghost occupied his own body, his eyes were very bright.
His clothes look very old.
, like some kind of work clothes. It seems that the old man's son really didn't treat him well, and didn't even prepare the burial clothes for the old man after his death.
Generally speaking, if a ghost does not leave the world of the living and stays here, it means that it has resentment in it. However, this old man has no resentment at all except for a little ghost energy.
This is the first time I have seen a ghost like this.
I cleared my throat and asked the old ghost with a smile, "Uncle, what did you do when you were alive?"
Lao Gui didn't know why I asked this and there was confusion in his eyes.
I smiled and said, "Don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else. I'm just asking casually."
The old ghost said, "I was a worker in a steel factory and retired at the age of 60. The clothes I am wearing are my work clothes. After retirement, I didn't have much to do. I missed my wife, so I fasted at home and believed in Buddhism. I have been a Buddhist for 23 years."
I didn't expect that the old ghost in front of me was already 83 years old, and he also believed in Buddhism. I wondered why his eyes were so clear, it turned out to be the power of "Buddha".
There is a saying that "all things return to one" which is not without reason.
In fact, whether it is Taoism or Buddhism, they are all about making people pious, getting rid of evil thoughts, and purifying their body and mind!
"Uncle, you are a good man! Don't worry, I, Yang Tianyi, will help you fulfill your wish!"
The old ghost bowed to me devoutly and said, "Thank you, young man!"
"fine!"
I smiled and said, "In that case, sir, I will send your soul away from the world of the living now!"
"good!"
The old ghost slowly closed his eyes.
Then I started chanting the mantra for rebirth and ringing the soul-calling bell.
“Ring, ring, ring, ding, ding!”
The clear sound of the soul-catching bell rang out in the corridor. Fortunately, it was night time and no one was in the crematorium dormitory, otherwise, it would be difficult to deal with it.
As I chanted the mantra for the deceased and rang the soul-catching bell, I saw a white light slowly appear on the west side of the corridor. Then the white light gradually spread, just like the rising sun, and the bright white light scattered into the corridor.
Seeing the Yin-Yang Road appear, I said to the old ghost, "Uncle, you can go now! It won't be long before you can see your deceased partner in the underworld. When I bury your ashes together, you will meet again. Maybe in the next life, you will be a loving couple!"
"Thanks!"
When the old ghost finished saying this, his body suddenly softened, and then an illusory soul separated from his body.
There was a little bit of gold on the surface of the soul, which was the Buddha's light left after believing in Buddhism.
The old ghost looked back at me.
I nodded to him and whispered, "Go!"
The old ghost had no more attachment and slowly embarked on the road of Yin and Yang.
On the bright light path of the Yin-Yang Road, the old ghost's soul slowly became illusory until it disappeared. I also saw many other souls who also walked into the Yin-Yang Road. Those souls were the souls of people who had just died.
As the old ghost's spirit slowly disappeared on the Yin-Yang Road, the light path suddenly disappeared. The west side was still a long dark corridor, as if nothing had happened.
I didn't expect to meet such a wrongly dead ghost tonight, and a wrongly dead ghost who believed in Buddhism. It seems that not only are there many kinds of people in the human world, but there are also many kinds of ghosts.
But when I lowered my head, I saw the old man's body lying at the door.
What surprised me was that I actually found a string of Buddhist beads on the old man's wrist.
(to be continued)
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