What does it feel like to be in a daze for a year
Zhou Ze didn't want to recall it anymore.
If I had to describe it,
It's a bit like being sleep paralyzed for a whole year.
Normally, sleep paralysis lasts for a few minutes, and those few minutes are already enough to make people feel uncomfortable.
This lasted for a year and was truly no less than a form of torture, even beyond the ordinary people's understanding of torture.
Fortunately, Boss Zhou had a strong character and managed to pull through. If it were anyone else, they would have collapsed long ago. Whether they could wake up is another matter. Even if they did, they would probably have fallen into dementia.
After waking up,
Zhou Ze lay in bed for an entire afternoon.
I didn't do anything.
certainly,
Is holding Yingying.
Yingying felt a lot warmer than a year ago. After keeping my palms against her body for a long time, she could even sweat slightly.
It might also be because Zhou Ze had been lying down for a year and his body was a little weak.
He didn't disturb other people. Unlike ordinary people who came out of the operating room or vegetative patients who woke up and frantically called their relatives and friends to report the news, here, everything seemed very calm.
One year,
It's very long.
But a year seems a bit short for a bookstore.
This year,
Except that the old Taoist priest is bald.
As for other people, there is not much change.
I have to look for it again.
That is:
Xu Qinglang's skin is better.
Yingying's cooking skills have improved.
The little monkey's hair has grown longer.
There are more and more days when Lawyer An doesn't sleep in the study.
When dusk comes,
Zhou Zecai tried to get up from the bed slowly.
After lying down for a whole day, when you get up and move a little, your joints will make a series of crisp sounds;
But Zhou Ze had been lying down for too long, and when he stood up and made big movements, his muscles and bones felt extremely sore. It took him several attempts to adapt before he was able to stand up successfully.
This body seemed to have run out of energy. Although I had woken up, it would take a long time to recover.
This is no wonder. When Ying Gou had just woken up, every time Zhou Ze borrowed Ying Gou's power, the wounds on his body were so horrible that he had to be carried back for treatment like a bloody man.
Although with the improvement of Zhou Ze's strength, when Ying Gou appeared again, the physical burden was not as great as before, but this time, after all, he had a lot of fun and was on a tour of Hell. Even with the sacrifices of the leader of the Dragon Vein Old Monkey Law Enforcement Team, it was obviously impossible for you to not spend a penny and still have a surplus.
Yingying supported her boss and slowly walked out of the room, then accompanied her boss down the stairs step by step.
On the first floor, behind the bar, Lawyer An put his feet on the bar, put his hands under his head, and swayed his body leisurely.
Directly in front of him was an LCD TV hanging on the wall, on which an old TV series was playing.
"I want to become an immortal and be as happy as the heavens..."
When Zhou Ze came down, Lawyer An hadn't reacted yet. He just opened his eyes and reached out to take out a card from his wallet.
road:
"Yingying, please help me get some more of that coffee. I need to take it to the operating room next week, and I'm afraid I won't have enough to drink while I'm in the hospital."
In fact, there is really no need to ridicule Lawyer An for continuing to drink coffee while performing kidney stone surgery.
Don't feel stupid either.
If you don’t believe me, go ask those smokers on the street. Who among them doesn’t know that smoking is harmful to health
Zhou Ze reached out and took the bank card.
Lawyer An yawned.
Then suddenly I felt something was wrong.
Turning his head to look to the side,
His eyes immediately opened wide.
"Boss, you're awake!"
… …
Needless to say, Yingying took good care of Zhou Ze and settled him in his favorite window sofa.
On the coffee table,
Soon, Zhou Ze’s cat poop and Lawyer An’s Super Cup were placed on the table.
After learning that Lawyer An was going to have a kidney stone surgery next week, Boss Zhou suddenly felt sorry for him when he saw him gulping down his coffee.
But when he felt the hardness of the bank card in his pocket,
Boss Zhou felt a little relieved.
Drinking coffee,
Zhou Ze briefly recounted what happened in hell.
actually,
There's not much to say.
First, I smashed a Yama to death.
He gave Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva three more punches.
Afterwards, I chatted with the first generation for a while.
If we ignore the one-year process of jumping from the well and coming back to life, the things that really need to be narrated are just those two days.
But for Lawyer An, each of these things is exciting enough.
He was very dissatisfied with his boss's understated statement.
for example,
What are you going to do
On the way, I met a Bodhisattva.
He just threw a punch.
Then what are you going to do
On the way, I met the Bodhisattva again.
He went up and punched him again.
The plot is obviously very exciting, passionate, and blood-pumping, but when told by the boss, it feels as bland as if one was buying a bunch of leeks on the way home from get off work.
besides,
The Buddha looks like a fraudster.
Always deliberately blocking your way,
Begging you to hit him.
Could it be that I was standing too low before, so I didn’t realize that Bodhisattva had this hobby
What Lawyer An didn't know was that
It was the first time that Zhou Ze beat the Buddha, and he was indeed very excited.
But it weakened and finally exhausted.
No matter how remarkable something is, after doing it many times, it becomes ordinary.
Lawyer An regretted that he was not able to witness this scene in person.
but,
This may be something to be thankful for.
Otherwise, Lawyer An might not come back at all.
It was also from Lawyer An that Zhou Ze learned that just a few days after the end of the trip to Northeast China, the passage to hell was suddenly closed.
The passage for entering and exiting yin and yang has been blocked. In the past, the ghost officials in the world of the living could go to hell, but now that is no longer possible.
and,
After Qing woke up,
Lawyer An once went to He Qing to discuss the matter.
One thing was confirmed.
That is even the existence of the level of "Qing",
You can't go to hell either.
It's like a high wall.
It has been erected between Yin and Yang,
It's becoming increasingly difficult to climb over the wall, and you can't even find a ladder.
"So how's the bookstore's business been this year?"
Boss Zhou didn't really care about the ghost money, of course, the more the better. But Zhou Ze was more concerned about how the ghosts would go to hell after a year of separation between the Yin and Yang.
The order of Yin and Yang is like a Tai Chi Pisces diagram. It is not pure stillness, but actually a relative stillness.
Now that this side has been closed, it means that the original balance has been broken, which will definitely trigger a chain reaction.
Lawyer An's answer surprised Boss Zhou even more.
“I can’t go down.”
"Can't go down?"
"Yes, Boss, it's impossible to get in. Even the top executives of the law enforcement team can't get in, let alone other ghosts.
After most people die, their souls cannot enter hell and disappear into thin air.
However, this also led to a situation where the number of evil spirits increased a bit."
After death, many people do not have such deep obsessions. Even if they do have obsessions, if they want to become a ghost and continue to stay in the world after death, it is a matter of face.
so,
After most people die, their souls cannot go to hell and can only wander in the world of the living. After a few days, they may evaporate.
As the saying goes: soul-scarce.
As for the increasing number of evil spirits and vengeful ghosts, it is also a very normal thing.
"A few months ago, a group of dead souls came to the door of our bookstore and begged us to send them to hell, but we couldn't do that.
At first I just thought that something went wrong in hell. It’s not like the Yellow Springs Road had been temporarily closed before, so I thought it would be fine after a while.
But who knew that the closure would last so long? We even had dozens of dead souls in the bookstore at that time, like stranded travelers.
Later, there was really no other way. It was impossible to turn the bookstore into a haunted house, right
So I just let them leave. I guess they have dispersed a lot by now."
The "scatter" here definitely does not mean to scatter.
"There's no news coming from hell?" Zhou Ze asked after taking a sip of coffee.
"No, the news has been cut off. The entire hell seems to be completely closed. The ghost officers and constables in the mortal world have indeed been much busier this year than before. Although there are occasional incidents of evil spirits in various places, they are not a big problem and most of them can be solved in time.
But this has only been a year, and no one knows what will happen if it continues.
The most terrifying thing is,
Because of the separation of yin and yang,
There are no new ghost catchers to replace them, and ghost catchers are a very exhausting profession. They can still last for one or two years, but it will take three to five years or even ten years.
hehe,
I guess things are going to change in this world."
This means that in a city, the number of criminals will far exceed the number of police officers. One can imagine what the fate of this city will be.
Zhou Ze took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.
Things seem to be very serious.
At least,
Although the Ten Kings of Hell were a bit passive in the past, the underworld would still ensure the basic operation of yin and yang. But now, after that group of eunuchs came to power, it seems that they are really unscrupulous.
As for the reason why Yin and Yang were closed, Zhou Ze could guess some of it.
When the Ten Eunuchs first came to power, they naturally needed to reintegrate the power of the underworld.
The Ten Kings of Hell almost abdicated voluntarily. With the strength of the Ten Eunuchs and the support of the Bodhisattva, it is not difficult for them to control the underworld.
But if you really want to make this rusty old car run again,
A major purge is inevitable.
Therefore, during this period of time, closing the Yin-Yang channels to facilitate the cleansing was a normal thing. This kind of thing has happened more than once in history.
But this broke the order of yin and yang, which means that those who died in the past year have no chance of rebirth...
This matter,
It's really cruel.
"Boss, this is really serious."
Lawyer An pursed his lips, cooperated with his boss, and set the tone for the meeting.
Although he hadn't spoken to his boss for a year, when his boss woke up, Lawyer An found that his dormant instinct had reappeared!
Zhou Ze nodded.
Frowning,
Lost in deep thought and twitching,
immediately
Very seriously:
"Yingying, bring me some more candy."