Guo Qing ran to the door and knocked on it. The temple door was ajar, so he walked directly into the temple. The courtyard was actually full of weeds. It turned out to be an abandoned temple. He groped his way through the weeds and came to the main hall. Naturally, it was also dilapidated and covered with cobwebs, and the windows had long become empty frames.
Under the lightning, he saw the statue inside swaying this way and that. To Guo Qing, the expression of the statue was a bit ferocious. Only then did he remember the light just now, and thought to himself that there must be someone here! With this thought in mind, he walked out of the main hall and walked from the corridors on both sides to the monk's dormitory in the backyard. Among the many dilapidated monk houses, there was indeed one with a light on. He stepped forward and knocked on the door, and a voice came from inside: "Who is it?" It turned out to be a female voice.
"Guo Qing, a young student, went to Beijing to take the exam and passed by Baosha. It was raining heavily and there was no place to hide. It would be very disturbing to come here to take shelter from the rain!" A young woman opened the door and said, "Come in." Guo Qing entered the house and saw the only woman in the house. The woman was pale, dressed in coarse cloth, and of average appearance. Guo Qing felt embarrassed when he saw that the woman was alone in the deserted mountains and mountains. She hurriedly clasped her fists and said, "I don't know if there is any other monk's house that can provide shelter from the rain. I would also like to ask my wife to tell me. It is a courtesy for young people to avoid it."
The woman turned to look at Guo Qing and said, "Yue Niang of the slave family has a lifelong private engagement with her cousin Qing Lang. Due to the discord between the two families, the family objected, so they agreed to elope. After traveling here, the land expenses were exhausted, and the husband went to the mountains to borrow money from his relatives. The money has been gone for several days and has not been returned, leaving only the little girl waiting here. In bad weather, it is normal to take shelter from the rain. It is already immoral for a little girl to elope, so why would she care about the young master taking shelter from the rain? "
Guo Qing wringed the water from his clothes, while the woman watched from the side. Guo Qing still looked embarrassed. The woman suddenly asked: "Young Master is a scholar. I want to ask your opinion on something. I wonder if you are willing?"
Guo Qing did not dare to look back and just said: "What's going on?" The woman was silent for a moment and said quietly: "There is a ruined temple in Yanshan Mountain. There is a female ghost named Yueniang living in the temple. On a heavy rain night, a The scholar came to take shelter from the rain. Yueniang said to the scholar, in your previous life, you and I were a pair of wild mandarin ducks who eloped. We went to this temple, spent all our money, and both committed suicide. After death, Yueniang refused to drink Meng Meng. Po Tang, you can't go to reincarnation and wait here for Qing Lang to pass by after reincarnation, just because this is the only way to go to Beijing to take the exam!" When Guo Qing heard this, he sat down on the ground. Even a fool could hear it. She was talking about herself!
The Yueniang seemed to turn a deaf ear and just continued: "The scholar who took shelter from the rain has drank Meng Po soup. He cannot remember the events of his previous life and denies the engagement in his previous life. The Yueniang saw that she had waited for twenty years and still could not get her. My sweetheart strangled the scholar who was taking shelter from the rain to death in a fit of rage."
Guo Qing trembled all over and pointed at the woman with his finger, and said in a trembling voice: "You, you are a ghost!" The woman still did not answer and said: "Twenty years later, on a heavy rain night. Another scholar came to take shelter from the rain, Yueniang. Tell the scholar, you and I were a pair of wild mandarin ducks that eloped in your previous life. We spent all our money when we reached this temple, and both committed suicide. After death, Yueniang refused to drink Meng Po soup and could not be reincarnated. She waited here. I wanted Qinglang to pass by after he was reincarnated, because this is the only way to go to Beijing to take the exam."
Guo Qing was so frightened that he was frothing at the mouth when he heard the plot was similar to the previous story. The woman continued: "This time Qinglang did not deny it, but he proposed to go home and ask his parents for permission. Yueniang saw Qinglang doing this. I still didn't agree, so I took off my clothes to seduce the scholar, hoping to make it happen. Unexpectedly, Qinglang insisted on benevolence and morality and refused to give in, so Yueniang got angry and strangled him to death!"
The woman only talked about herself. When she looked back, Guo Qing was scared to death! She hugged the body of Guo Qing who was reincarnated after drinking Meng Po Soup tightly, and said, "Why is it that every life is more worthless than the last? I am actually scared to death in this life."
Guo Yushi took a sip of wine and said, "Actually, the secret my benefactor told me is just two words: 'pretend to be dead'!" Everyone laughed after hearing this!
Guo Yushi was talking about drinking with everyone here, "She will never wait there again in the next life!" Following the words, Wu Ending Sanjue walked in. Guo Yushi was startled and quickly stood up to salute. The three men stepped forward to support Guo Yushi, and the young man with the sword in his back said, "We are outsiders and do not follow formalities."
Qiao Zhixian hurriedly called for more dishes and chopsticks. After the three young people sat down, the young man with the sword took a sip and then said: "When I took her in, I said to her, 'I will take you in, and I will take you in with all your heart! From the second life on, you will love him only as love. In your own mind, even if you haven’t done anything for him, what qualifications do you have to ask him to promise you, and what qualifications do you have to strangle him to death? Have you ever seen someone strangle their sweetheart to death? Is this still called love? You kind of The karma you have caused will naturally make you even less able to get him in the next life. You are so selfish, what qualifications do you have to ask for acceptance?' Then leave it to the underworld!"
The young man with the sword shrugged and continued drinking.
During the dinner, Censor Guo seemed to have thought of something. He stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Tao Sheng has brought a message for the three of you!" The three of them clasped their fists in return and said, "Okay!" Then the young martial artist asked in a very inappropriate tone: "What is he busy with now?" Guo Yushi was stunned, and quickly said with a smile: "Prepare for the next subject with all your strength."
Who is Tao Sheng? Tao Sheng's name was Tao Yu, and he was from the same hometown as Guo Yushi. That year, the same subject took the Shuntian Prefecture Township Examination in the capital. Since Tao Sheng's uncle was an official in the capital, it was convenient for Tao Sheng to rush for the examination, so he followed his uncle back to Beijing one month in advance to prepare for the examination.
At that time, Tao Sheng, Guo Sheng and several other husbands were wandering around the capital, and happened to meet a fortune teller. Several people paid their hexagrams and asked about their future. When asked about Tao Sheng, the fortune teller withdrew the hexagram ritual and said, "A ruler may be short, an inch may be long. The young master's future will be open to old age and incompetence."
At this time, during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, the Yi Jing was among the Four Books and Five Classics that scholars studied. Therefore, scholars naturally believe this, and Tao Sheng is naturally afraid. After I paid the fortune-telling gift to another fortune teller, the other party made a calculation and said, "Young master, the imperial examination is of no use anymore. You can eat whatever you want!"
Tao Sheng was suddenly struck by thunder and asked why. The fortune teller said, "Judging from the hexagrams, the young master's life is only within this year, and there is no future left." Tao Sheng asked quickly, "Is there any explanation?" Then The teacher shook his head: "Human life is destined. If you hear the solution elsewhere, be careful because they may want to defraud you of money." Tao Sheng tried several more fortune-telling shops, and the answers were all average.
He was about to face the provincial examination, but Tao Sheng was unable to recover. If you reluctantly take the exam but know that you have no intention of answering the questions, you will definitely fall into the world. After thinking about it, I felt that I couldn't die in a foreign country, so I had better go home as soon as possible! Tao Sheng went to say goodbye to his uncle. His uncle was also surprised. Why was he in a hurry to go home before the results were released? What's more, there won't be any exams next year in the spring
When asked about the reason, Tao Sheng responded with fortune-telling. The uncle pondered for a while and said: "My dear nephew, please don't be depressed. You can't trust everything about Guice. Not long ago, I contacted a group of wealthy families to donate money to Taoist temples for renovation. I know the Taoist priest, you can come with me to visit the Taoist temple tomorrow and ask about the Taoist priest."
The next day, Tao Sheng followed his uncle to Qingfeng Temple to see the Taoist priest. After listening to Tao Sheng's horoscope, the Taoist Master walked around for a long time, stroking his beard and said, "My lord, I am very grateful to you for helping me. It's just that my magic power is weak, so I may not be able to do the job. But you don't have to be too sad, I have a problem." I'll let you give it a try. Whether it succeeds or not depends on your luck."
Tao Sheng hurriedly asked what method, and the Taoist priest said: "To the north from here, there is Bangchui Mountain. At about 6 o'clock the day after tomorrow, the young master went to the foot of Bangchui Mountain. At that time, he saw a Taoist boy. The young master knelt down and asked for the solution. Whether it works or not depends on the poor Taoist. Not sure." Tao Sheng and his uncle thanked him.
My uncle prepared horses and dry food overnight, and sent people to follow Tao Sheng to Bangchui Mountain. At about six o'clock, I saw a Taoist boy. Tao Sheng hurried forward to pay homage and tell him his fortune. The Taoist boy asked: "Who asked you to find me?" Tao Sheng replied: "The Taoist Master of Qingfeng Temple in the capital." The Taoist boy then nodded and said, "Come over here, this is all, remember this!" Tao Sheng remembered them all in his heart.
A few days later, outside Wu Ending City. Three guests came to a restaurant. After eating and drinking, the bill was being settled. The waiter came up to him with a smile and said, "Your account has been paid." The three of them looked at each other and thought, "Who is this?" He hurriedly asked the waiter who was responsible for the account, and the clerk said: "The master responsible for the account is outside. He didn't dare to show up without the permission of the three of them." The three of them said in unison: "Please come in." At this time, someone came in and bowed his head. , shouting for help!