Chapter 36
The young man shook his head and smiled at the old ghost, "You must be a new ghost, so you are not good enough. It's not like me, I have been dead for a hundred and eighty years, but I can't use a small trick to fool people!"
Seeing the old ghost's face showing depressed face, he comforted him, "Don't be sad, this old ghost is also here to beat the new ghost. If you and I go together, I will teach you a few tricks. Where did you originally plan to go?"
When the old ghost heard this, he was able to gain skills and recovered his energy. He replied: "It was not certain, but I was waiting nearby to go with the flow. Taihuai Town goes east, and after passing this area, Lintai Town, I think it's better to go there. Maybe I can try my luck."
The boy tugged his hands: "By coincidence, I'm going to Lintai Town, so let's be your companion."
So, in the wilderness, the night breeze was blowing, and one person and one ghost walked happily, with the three immortals and one cats with interest behind it, which was indescribable.
Along the way, the young man chatted with the old ghost in a mess, and he talked all the way, but he didn't mention the professor.
After several miles of experience, the old ghost couldn't help it and asked, "How can I be as free as my predecessors? Especially the shadow. If I follow my shadow, the living person will definitely become more and more unprepared."
The boy said, "Don't be anxious. This is a ghost. It's the same when you are a student. What you learn is appropriate and what you can achieve, you have to see how qualified you are. Why don't I take the test of you first?"
The old ghost responded respectfully: "Senior, just ask if you have something to do."
"Well, let me ask you, you said you want to find a living person to take over the body. So, what kind of person do you want to find? How do you identify whether it is appropriate?"
The old ghost replied: "Of course I want to find a young and handsome man with a good family background so that I can enjoy it for decades after returning to my soul. I will naturally live longer and have a living head; I am good at appearance, and everyone will like it, and I can get along with everything; I have a good family background... With money and power, everything will be cheap, hehe."
"Oh~" the young man nodded and asked again, "You can see this age and appearance at a glance. There are clues about family background. But - how should you identify this person's natal opportunity?"
The old ghost obviously didn't expect this level and was a little stunned.
The young man said, "If you are possessed by you, you happen to be a short-lived ghost, and you are waiting for the ghost messenger to come to your door again? If you can escape once, you may be lucky every time? Even if your life span is enough, if that person's fortune in the second half of his life is completely different from that before, you will be in his body, let alone enjoying happiness, you are afraid that there will be endless debts to pay back. After a lot of trouble, you will only be able to bear it for others, eliminate evil and accumulate virtue, are you willing?"
The old ghost gradually changed his face when he heard this and shouted: "What should I do? Isn't my life a waste!"
"Don't worry, don't worry! I ask you like this, so there are naturally many countermeasures in my stomach."
The old ghost immediately bowed respectfully: "Senior, I hope you will give me some advice. I will definitely repay you well in the coming day by day!"
"Forget it if you don't repay it, let's make a good relationship! The so-called water eater... Those who don't eat will not die and will die." The young man chanted a passage of "Huainanzi·Falling Examination" and asked the old ghost, "All things have their own kind, their own habits, and their own nature. Can those who like water and earth change to like plants and trees? Tigers and leopards do not eat the weak, but eat grass leaves instead, and turn into cattle and sheep?"
"Of course not." The old ghost thought about it and said, "What did you like to eat? This may be changed, but this tiger and leopard turned into cattle and sheep. It is impossible unless you use spells."
"I won't mention magic for now." The young man shook his head, "You said that tigers and leopards cannot be transformed into cattle and sheep, but I want to say that if I really change my habits, my nature may not be able to transform. I cannot do this life, and I cannot do it in the next life, and keep it forever. After thousands of years, who can guarantee that it will definitely not be able to do it?"
Hongni muttered to Luo Chen when she heard this, "Is this kid a lay monk? Is he going to practice Zen with this old ghost, or does he want to save him?"
"Whether to save or not depends on the person; whether to enter the heart or not is in the ghost. His words are always interesting." Luo Chen also learned from the young man's attitude as a master.
"Shh, listen to what he has to say." Mo Ran made a silent gesture and stopped the two of them from talking.
The old ghost Yunshan was a little impatient and asked, "Senior, what does this have to do with this person who knows you?"
"Just about human beings, although human beings are not as good as gods, they are more spiritual than all things. They can eat grains, plants, trees, and water, soil, and flesh, and habits are naturally easier to change. In a lifetime, they may not be able to transform into tigers and leopards and become lambs. However, the timidity, courage, ignorance, good, evil, beauty, and ugliness can be changed accordingly."
The old ghost thought about it and nodded with a slight understanding.
The boy turned his head and looked at him and asked, "What do you think now?"
"Well, if you are young and beautiful but don't want to take care of it, you will inevitably become ugly or live a long life soon; if you are rich but only know how to spend money, or your head is too stupid, you may not be able to hold on for long. Therefore, you cannot just rely on your clothes and appearance, but you need to observe your actions in detail." The old ghost said as he bowed to the young man, "Thank you for your advice, I really benefited a lot. Do you have any good words? Let's continue to listen carefully."
The young man sighed secretly and turned around and continued to move forward: "What fate depends on the fate of heaven and the fate is half based on his own creation. What kind of habits in the first half of life can determine the behavior of the second half of life; and the opportunity of the second half of life can also be obtained from the cause and effect of the first half of life. If you want to choose someone and observe their nature, you can know their past habits; if you observe today's habits, you can cut off the nature of tomorrow..."
Before he could finish speaking, the old ghost nodded repeatedly: "Well, I understand."
He thought he understood, and he didn't want to prevent the boy from suddenly changing his tone: "It is said that the country is easy to change and his nature is difficult to change. You patiently followed him for three or five days, or even more than a month, and you can see his temporary habits for a while, but I don't know if he is really like this or is he acting because of the people and things around him, but how should he distinguish it?"
The old ghost was suddenly at a loss and said in surprise: "So, I will be in vain after all, can I just leave it to fate?"
"It's up to people, and I have a shortcut. Do you want to learn it?"
The old ghost immediately followed the good deeds and begged repeatedly: "Of course I want to learn, seniors can teach me quickly!"
The boy stopped and waved to the old ghost, signaling the other party to squat down.
The old ghost wondered: "What do you want me to do?"
"Squat down and carry me!" The young man said angrily, "Good and good fortune lies in action, qi and blood show their longevity. What is the fate of this wealth and honor? But it is in the root and bone. If you know how many pounds a person's bones are, you will know the number of people. If you don't carry them, I will use the magic to explain the size of them. How much can you understand? Do you want me to waste your lips and tongue again?"
The old ghost immediately reimbursed the blame, turned around and squatted down.
Hongni, Mo Ran laughed in a ball with Xiao Liu'er, "Hahaha~ I am tired of leaving, but no fool came to tell me to do it on my back. Hahaha~ I'm so laughing!"
Chapter completed!