Chapter 507 Follow the good as high as climbing, follow the bad as bad as collapse, looking for the good side of mother
However, they did not find the spare key at the shopkeeper's counter.
Only some account books were found.
These account books are all empty, and the paper is yellow, indicating that no one has touched it for a long time.
Although Aping's face was expressionless, he said in a disappointed tone: "The spare key should not be here, but has been carried by the shopkeeper."
Jin An did not immediately answer A Ping's words, but carefully looked at a lamp of lamp oil on the counter mountain.
A Ping asked what was wrong. Jin An was still staring at the lamp oil. After thinking for a while, he replied: "Do you feel that there is anything unusual on this floor?"
A Ping didn't know the intention of Jin An's words. After thinking about it, he shook his head. Jin An raised his finger and pointed at the lamp oil in front of him: "When we were on the second floor, all the candles were extinguished artificially. We guessed that the person who came down from the third floor
You don’t like bright light, right? So it’s reasonable for the candles and lanterns in the lobby on the first floor to be extinguished artificially. However, all the candles and candles on the first floor were extinguished, but this lamp was the only one that was not extinguished. Don’t you think it is placed in a
Is the building too conspicuous?"
Jin An recognized this lamp oil. When the shopkeeper took them to the second floor to look at the room, he brought this lamp oil to light the way.
When Jin An touched the lamp holder, his mind suddenly buzzed, and he saw a brightly lit inn with many people staying.
In this inn, everyone lives in harmony with each other. The innkeeper is not the blind shopkeeper, but an old man with a very kind smile. This kind shopkeeper will smile kindly to every guest who stays in the inn.
He would even kindly give the leftovers from his daily meals to beggars on the roadside. Anyone who has stayed at this inn will always praise the character of the innkeeper.
That day.
It's the middle of winter.
There is white snow in the sky.
A thinly dressed little girl who was malnourished due to hunger stood in front of a breakfast vendor with a hungry stomach.
In the cold winter, she wore a pair of ragged, ugly straw sandals on her feet.
The pair of straw sandals looked like they were clumsily knitted by a child. They were not beautiful at all, even ugly. They were not windproof and the soles of the little girl's feet were red from the cold.
She was cold and hungry.
My thin body shivered in the cold wind, feeling so lonely and helpless.
She took a pitiful look at the steaming steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and soy milk on the breakfast stall, then turned around and left in the cold wind with her hands covering her hungry stomach, because she couldn't pay.
As a result, she was knocked to the ground by an adult as soon as she turned around. She was as thin and frail as a frightened little lamb. It was obviously not her fault. She was timid and lowered her head and apologized continuously: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry...
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But the adults didn't feel pity for her at all because she was a little girl. Instead, they scolded the little girl even harder for soiling his clothes.
The little girl was so cruel that she was trembling. Her little fingers were red and swollen in the cold wind and she wiped away tears. She kept lowering her head and apologizing: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I, I really didn't mean it... I was too hungry just now.
No, I didn't stand firm, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
The adult saw that the little beggar in front of him didn't look like he could afford to pay, so he cursed and left with a curse.
The little girl timidly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and then carefully lifted up her thin trouser legs. She had just fallen and hit the steps on the roadside, and her knees were bruised. Her eyes were red, and she exhaled a few hot breaths towards her knees.
The white snow in the sky is still falling.
She obviously did nothing wrong, but people in this world were criticizing her harshly. The store thought a beggar was hindering business at the door and drove her away.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I'm... so hungry that I don't have the strength to walk... I, I'll leave right away, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." The little girl limped up from the ground, and her childish and timid voice could not be heard for fear of being scolded again.
She kept apologizing, lowering her head even lower, not daring to take a look at the adult world, nor looking up with envy at the family of three happily passing by her.
Just as she was about to leave, her clumsily knitted straw sandals stepped on something in the snow under her feet. It was a money bag, dropped by the adult who had just knocked her down. The little girl was not greedy and had no use for money.
With the money in her bag, she went to buy steaming breakfast at the breakfast stall next to her. She, who was kind and clean, held the money bag, her ten fingers were red and swollen from the cold in the winter, and she limped on her short legs in the cold.
In the wind and drifting snow, I want to chase the lost owner.
Before she ran a few steps, she was delighted to see the owner returning the same way to look for the money bag. She was about to hand it over to the money bag, but the other party snatched the money bag and pushed it to the ground: "Okay! It's true.
You stole my purse! I thought you were pitiful just now. You are a stinky beggar. You don’t learn from others and steal things. I will send you, a beggar, to jail today!"
The little girl, who was as helpless as a roadside weed, explained in a panic in a childish voice: "I, I didn't steal anything, I...I picked up this purse, and I want to return it to your uncle..."
"Please uncle, don't take me to the Yamen. I'm really not a thief..."
She lowered her head timidly, with tears glistening in her eyes, frightened and trembling, looking very pitiful.
But the adult didn't listen to her explanation at all, and kept holding on to her, insisting that she should be arrested and sent to the Yamen to be imprisoned.
At this time, more people came around to watch the excitement. There were indifferent people, some were indifferent and had nothing to do with themselves, and there were also well-meaning people who couldn't stand it and took the initiative to speak good words for the little girl. However, the person holding the little girl still refused.
Let go and insist on sending the little girl to the Yamen to go to jail.
At this time, the innkeeper came out and took the initiative to vouch for the little girl, saying that he had seen clearly just now that it was the little girl who had knocked down by the man himself. He had dropped the money bag. The little girl wanted to find him after picking up the money, so he gave it back
He, on the contrary, he slandered a little girl indiscriminately.
Everyone trusts the innkeeper's normal conduct, and even the guests in the inn took the initiative to stand up and speak for the innkeeper. They all said that they saw the other person bumping into the little girl, and the little girl lost money, and that person saw the voice of condemning him.
More and more, I could no longer hold on to my dignity, so I scolded the little girl a few times and then turned around and left in a hurry.
The shopkeeper knelt down, like a kind elder, and touched the little girl's head lovingly. He didn't mind that the little girl was dirty at all, and said in a kind and gentle voice: "You are a kind and good boy. I saw what happened just now."
Yes, I came a few steps late and made you feel wronged."
The little girl has not yet come out of the frightened psychological shadow just now. She lowered her head timidly: "Thank you, Grandpa."
Gululu, just as the little girl finished speaking, her stomach made a hungry sound, and the shopkeeper touched her head lovingly again: "Are you hungry? Grandpa will take you to eat a bowl of hot noodle soup."
This time the little girl finally raised her head and looked gratefully at the kind and kind old man in front of her. The hope in her eyes was extinguished: "Okay... but I don't have any money."
The shopkeeper was touched by the little girl's pity and understanding, and said in a soft voice: "No money, grandpa treats you to food."
"Thank you, grandpa." The little girl nodded obediently.
"I haven't begged for food in days."
The shopkeeper took the little girl back to the inn. He didn't mind that the little girl was dirty. He asked her to sit down at the dining table in the lobby, and then asked the chef to make some hot food for the little girl. During this period, the shopkeeper took the initiative to take off his robe and gave it to the little girl.
The little girl puts it on.
The other diners sitting in the lobby of the inn were also tolerant of the little girl and did not show any expressions of disgust because she was a beggar. On the contrary, they had collectively stood up to speak for the little girl and the shopkeeper just now.
The little girl seemed to be really hungry. With her small body, she had to eat several bowls of hot noodle soup before she was finally full. She put down the adult's bowl and used her hand to wipe the grease stains from the corner of her mouth. She accidentally stained the shopkeeper's robe and quickly lowered her head to apologize.
: "I'm sorry grandpa, I soiled your clothes. I, I will clean them for you. Grandpa, where is the well water here, I will go and wash grandpa's clothes right away."
The shopkeeper looked pitifully at the little girl whose ten fingers were red and swollen from the cold, and said with a kind smile: "You don't need to wash it."
Then he inquired about the little girl's life experience and asked her why she was alone and where was her hometown?
The little girl lowered her head in depression: "I don't know where I come from. As long as I can remember, I have been walking along the road."
Shopkeeper: "Are you alone all this time?"
The little girl held the big bowl in her little hands and shook her head sadly: "In the past, there were a few kind-hearted people like you, grandpa, who took me all the way to beg, but every winter, many people fell asleep and never woke up, leaving me alone.
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Why.
The shopkeeper sighed: "You should be about the same age as my granddaughter. I can't believe you have gone through so many hardships."
The little girl opened her big eyes and looked around curiously: "Grandpa, where is your granddaughter?"
The shopkeeper smiled and said: "She lives in Fucheng with her parents, not with me."
The shopkeeper saw that the little girl's life was really pitiful, so he decided to adopt her: "If you are homeless, why not stay here with me? You won't have to wander around anymore."
The little girl opened her eyes wide, her kind and clear eyes were covered with moisture, and then big tears fell down.
She jumped off the stool and bowed gratefully to the shopkeeper: "Thank you, grandpa."
Then he raised his head and said obediently: "Grandpa, don't worry, I can wash clothes, I can sweep the floor, I can mop the floor, I won't be lazy, I won't live and eat for free."
With the addition of a little granddaughter, the shopkeeper laughed happily: "If you call me grandpa, then she is my granddaughter. Just leave these things to the adults. Children should be innocent and live happily every day."
good."
In this way, the little girl lived in the inn and became the granddaughter of the innkeeper.
The little girl is very kind and sensible. She does not take other people's kindness for granted. She gets up early every day to sweep and mop the floor and keep the inn very clean. No matter how the shopkeeper persuades her, she insists on working over and over again.
Here comes repaying the favor.
Even the tenants staying in the hotel fell in love with this sensible little girl who was nimble and nimble. They all praised the shopkeeper for having a good granddaughter. The shopkeeper smiled from ear to ear every day and always praised the little girl for being sensible and kind-hearted when meeting everyone.
The wandering little girl seems to have a stable and happy home. This inn full of love represents the kindness of the world. The loving and tolerant inn tenants represent the kindness of people. The little girl represents ghosts.
Mother's kind side, until a fire destroyed all her good thoughts.
The fire was deliberately set. In the thick smoke, the little girl was the first to wake up. She woke up the shopkeeper in panic, and then ran to wake up other tenants.
But the fire was so big that no one could escape. Even the little girl missed the best chance to escape because she was trying to save others.
Seeing that there was no way to escape, at the critical moment of life and death, everyone still had the last bit of kindness in their hearts. They wanted to save the little girl and send her out. They didn't want the kind-hearted little girl to die in vain with them.
then.
In the thick smoke that could not be distinguished, everyone hid the little girl in a closet, hoping to use the closet to block the fire and send the little girl out.
at last.
Except for the little girl, everyone in the inn was burned to death in a fire. Dozens of people were all burned to death in the fire.
Because so many people were killed in the fire, the government was afraid of taking responsibility and did not conduct a careful investigation. They characterized the fire as improper use of fire and not arson.
But in fact, this fire was caused by man-made arson. Where there are good thoughts in the world, there are also evil thoughts. Someone focused on this inn full of good thoughts, so they wanted to personally break the good thoughts in the world. Falling from good to evil is the greatest despair.
, in order to guide out the overwhelming evil thoughts and resentment, and refine the extremely evil corpse oil.
However, the corpse oil collected by the arsonist behind the scenes is still short of one person. As long as that person is still alive, the souls of the dead in the corpse oil cannot all fall into evil thoughts. That person's good thoughts have become the support of the rest of the inn.
belief.
And this most critical kind thought is the little girl who was hidden.
In order to find this little girl, the arsonist behind the scenes bought this haunted inn where dozens of people were burned to death. Under the pretense of reopening the inn, he actually searched for the hidden little girl every day to complete the heinous act.
Corpse oil.
It is precisely because of this that this inn attracts so many evil people.
When you are in a hell filled with sin, the only good thoughts left become the greatest evil.
Everyone wants to find the little girl, thinking that as long as they devour the little girl, they will become stronger.
The person who was behind the arsonist and wanted to refine the evil corpse oil was the shopkeeper who had no eyesight. His eyesight disappeared after he became the shopkeeper.
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"What's wrong with you, Taoist Master Jin An?" Aping saw that Jin An was suddenly stunned. At this time, when he saw that Jin An finally let go of the lamp holder that he had been holding, he hurriedly asked with concern.
Jin An looked at the swaying flames in front of him with a complicated expression, which continued to burn the lamp oil of human kindness, and sighed softly in his heart.
He told the two of them in detail what he had just seen. After hearing the truth, Aping, who hated the child suffering the most, showed murderous intent and cursed: "It's worse than an animal."
Then, A Ping said with unbearable eyes: "Taoist Master Jin'an, you said that these lamp oils are the corpse oils of the victims. Doesn't that mean that the victims of that year, even if they died, are still being burned by the flames every day?
Are they suffering? They are so pitiful. Let us extinguish the lamp and give them relief."
However, Jin An shook his head and stopped A Ping's reckless move of extinguishing the lamp.
Faced with several pairs of doubtful eyes, Jin An explained: "This lamp oil is not only burning the three souls and seven souls of people, but also burning people's good thoughts. Once we extinguish this lamp oil, it is equivalent to extinguishing the whole family."
The last trace of kindness left in the inn, I am afraid that these victims who suffer the soul refining day and night will never have any hope of turning back."
"This lamp oil is very vicious. It not only gives people hope, but also destroys people's hope little by little every day. The hope and belief that these people have been clinging to is the little girl who was safely hidden by them. Once we extinguish it
Using this lamp oil is tantamount to extinguishing the faith they have been holding on to. The result will not only push the inn into the abyss of despair that will never be bright, there will no longer be good thoughts, only the purest evil will remain, and others will
The little girl hiding in the inn who represents the good side of human nature will never be found."
In fact, there was still a sentence in Jin An's heart that he had not said out loud.
If the little girl who represents the good side of human nature is the ghost mother, maybe this is the reason why the ghost mother brings them into the nightmare, hoping that they can find the little girl and rescue the little girl trapped in the inn.
He had already somewhat understood the purpose of the two Laughing Corpse Manor veterans' coming here. They were probably trying to find the little girl.
At this time, Aping also tried to touch the lamp oil, but he saw nothing. No matter whether he switched his left hand or his right hand, nothing strange happened.
Even if the girl in red umbrella pricks someone with paper, nothing strange will happen.
"This lamp oil is born from the good and evil of human nature. It can reach people's hearts directly and choose the good. The girl in red has no human heart, and Aping, you are full of hatred in your heart and no longer trust people easily. Maybe this is what you see
There is no reason why human nature still has a good side." Jin An guessed after thinking about it.
A Ping did not refute. Apart from revenge and retrieving the lost child, his heart could no longer be distracted by anything else: "Then Taoist Jin An, what should we do next?"
Jin An: "Take this lamp oil to fulfill the unfinished last wishes of the former shopkeeper and tenants. Find the little girl and take her out of the inn together."
"Okay." No unnecessary words.
Next, the three of them, one mouse and one lamp oil, planned to walk back to the second floor. But as soon as Jin An arrived at the stairwell and was about to step up the steps, he saw a figure lying behind the stair railing on the second floor, sneaking toward him.
Looking upstairs.
At this moment, several pairs of eyes happened to meet.
The other party's figure flashed and fled back to the room. Jin An did not hesitate and rushed forward.
But the red umbrella girl can stab people faster than Jin An.
The tenant in the second room with the word "Lai" on the second floor had just escaped back to the guest room, and before he could close the door, bang!
The red umbrella smashed through the wooden door. It seemed like a huge force was brought into the red umbrella. It smashed the wooden door into pieces of wood, and at the same time, the person behind the door was also thrown out. His back hit the wall hard, and he was paralyzed.
After her great improvement in strength, the red umbrella girl is no longer what she used to be.
At this time, Jin An had just run up to the second floor.