When people describe a person who loves to lie, they often use the words "telling lies", which shows that ghosts are very cunning creatures.
So despite the fact that this water ghost looks like he has repented of his past mistakes, and is kowtowing to Chen You repeatedly to admit his mistakes, in fact, he just doesn't want to disappear into thin air.
In fact, people are more complicated than ghosts. Su Yi can even see through the human heart, let alone a ghost?
Therefore, the words "let the ghost go" were not because he felt compassion, but because he wanted to know if he let the ghost go at this time, would it be a better choice for the ghost to go to the underworld, or to continue to stay in the human world and cause trouble.
Chen You's answer contains Su Yi's answer - a dog cannot change its habit of eating shit.
Light incense and pay last respects.
Chen You chanted in front of the magic circle again.
Perhaps because he knew that Chen You had a heart of stone and would not let him go, the water ghost in red showed his ferocious appearance again and charged at the magic circle crazily.
Chen You ignored it and just sped up his speech.
After a while, the red water ghost's whole body was ignited with flames, and black smoke filled the air. He was rolling all over the ground and screaming in agony.
Its body shrunk and blurred visibly to the naked eye.
After listening to Chen You's chanting for a long time, even Su Yi, standing on the outside, felt uncomfortable, nauseous, dizzy, palpitated and frightened, which shows its magical effect.
The fact is as Chen You expected, the water ghost never insisted on this stick of incense. At a certain moment, when Chen You recited: "Either pouring copper into the mouth, or cutting the shape with a sharp saw, holding the copper pillar and burning the skin, lying down
The flesh was rotten on the iron bed, the body was cut with knives, hundreds of knots were burning, the iron rods and copper hammers were tortured vertically and horizontally. It was so painful and there was no rest..." At this time, the red-clothed water ghost finally screamed and wailed endlessly.
It turned into a wisp of blue smoke, and he was completely stunned.
Chen You paused for a moment, with a solemn expression. He offered incense and bowed his head again, and said in his mouth: "The Heavenly Lord is so merciful that he can save all the ghosts. The secrets of the ten directions are revealed, and the talismans are ordered to forgive the springs. Save the three sufferings and escape from the Blood Lake Courtyard."
The souls are stagnant and the souls are stagnant, and men and women are always promoted..."
After reciting, he knelt in front of the statue of the Patriarch, turned his palms to the sky, and kowtowed three times respectfully.
Behind him, the red light of the magic circle dissipated, leaving only a faint mark on the ground, while the rest disappeared without a trace.
Chen You stood up, put the incense in the incense burner, and bowed finally. Then he straightened up, turned around, looked up and down, and snorted: "This ghost in red has deep karma. It can be said that he has made a cocoon of himself."
.If it hadn’t swallowed the big-headed ghost, it would have died after putting up the incense stick!”
"Being transformed by me is an advantage for it. If it gets to the underworld and doesn't finish what it deserves, it won't be able to survive even if it wants to die!"
At this point, Chen You paused, looked at Su Yi and said with a smile: "Ah Hao, this is actually how to learn the Dharma. Kill ghosts and living beings, suppress demons and demons. I don't dare to say that it is to do justice for heaven, I can only say that it is to ferry people.
"Ji. It sounds very glamorous, but in fact, it's just that. No one knows about your good deeds, and you have to try your best to hide it, otherwise it's easy for people to think you're crazy."
"The most terrible thing is that although you kill ghosts to accumulate virtue, it is also a matter of homework. It is hard to say whether you have merit or sin. When you get to the underworld, your karma may be more than the ghosts you killed! It is better to be an ordinary person and live an ordinary life.
, when you get to the underworld, you won’t have to suffer any pain, and you’ll line up to be reincarnated.”
"In fact, in today's society, where gods and ghosts are invisible and humanity is flourishing, is there any point in doing our job?" Chen You sighed, "If you ignore these water ghosts and wait for them to cause big troubles, the underworld will still happen.
They came to collect it, so why should we meddle in its own business?"
"Even if the underworld doesn't care, if the government sees that there are too many troubles with this river and starts major construction projects, or simply intercepts it and diverts it, the water ghost will naturally be destroyed. So why do we need us?"
"We have worked hard, can we get any money? If the officials find out, they will doubt us and wonder if the people who drowned in the river are related to us. How will you explain to them then?" Chen
When the friend said this, helplessness and sadness appeared in his eyes, "We used to live in the countryside, and when people died, they were put into coffins and buried in the ground."
"At that time, the world was in chaos, with few people and many ghosts, so we went around catching ghosts and killing zombies. But what about now? People are burned to ashes after they die, and all the grievances are almost burned away by this fire. Now
Medical treatment is so advanced, everyone has good food and clothing, and everyone has strong yang energy. They all believe in science and do not believe in ghosts and gods. Ghosts are rarely useful in this world, and it is difficult to do evil. Those of us who catch ghosts, and
What's the use?"
"Go and ask the museum if they will accept my pile of scrap metal?" He pointed to the compass and Bagua mirror. "Go and ask the garbage collector how much these things can be sold for? Ah Hao, do you still think so?
,Are we very impressive in catching ghosts?"
Chen You smiled bitterly at Su Yi: "Just like you, you have learned martial arts well, been a star, and made movies, and you have had all your glory, but in the end? Your martial arts are still useful, but my magic has long been
It should be swept into the garbage heap."
Su Yi looked at Chen You and asked slowly for a long time: "Brother You, are you discouraged?"
"Disheartened? My heart died decades ago!" Chen You smiled brightly, "Now it's just a matter of feeling and complaining."
"It's been decades and it's still difficult to reconcile. This is more than just a few complaints." Su Yi said.
"So what? There are too many depressed people in this world, and there is no shortage of me." Chen You seemed to be laughing at himself, as if he was disdainful, "In this life, there are only four words - eat, drink, and have diarrhea! The rest are all
It's fake, just like the evil ghost's illusion, it will eventually be shattered. What's the use?"
"But you still want to learn martial arts, and I still want to learn magic." Su Yi said.
"So we are all stupid!" Chen You couldn't help laughing. "If you were smart, learn stocks and computers! If I were smart, I would speculate in off-the-plan real estate. Even if I sell fishmeal, I wouldn't be where I am today.
Like this! This has been the case for my whole life, and I can’t change it. I might as well continue to be stupid, hahaha..."
Su Yi couldn't help but laugh: "This is good."
"Only a fool thinks it's good." Chen You replied, laughing so hard that he held his stomach in tears.
"Let's go, let's go have dinner. The sky is huge and the belly is the biggest! Come on, I'll treat you to some sticky rice!"
Su Yi said: "Glutinous rice again?"
"Hey, do you think you will be clean after you have saved the evil ghosts? Their resentment and hatred are all on you. If you don't get rid of them, you will see the pair of Ah Piao in your house when you go back! You spent the whole night with them.
Isn’t it interesting to stare at your little eyes?”
Su Yi shook his head hurriedly: "Forget it then, let's eat glutinous rice. But Brother You, can you not spray wine into the rice this time?"
As Chen You went out, he waved his hands disdainfully and said, "Besides, do you think I want to? Use less of my breath, it's precious. When one day this breath disappears, I'll just belch."
"Zhen Qi?" Su Yi took two quick steps and stood side by side with Chen You, "We martial arts students, some of us call our inner strength Zhen Qi."
"This is different." Chen You shook his head and said, "Your internal strength is the power of qi and blood, right?"
"right."
"But Zhen Qi is an innate Qi." Chen You wrote in the void with his hand, "This is the word Qi, and it should actually be called Zhen Qi. This thing is something you are born with, not something you can practice. There is no way to practice it."
"The purpose of Taoist priests practicing inner elixir is to use themselves as a furnace to refine this innate energy into a golden elixir, achieve the golden elixir path, and transcend life and death."
"But the golden elixir is already a legend. Throughout the ages, most Taoist priests have spent their whole lives sitting and chanting sutras just to find their own innate energy. Only when you find your innate energy can you be considered a Taoist. If you can't find it, you will be a mortal after all."
"Just like me, I know that this thing is in my body. I can use it to communicate with the aura of heaven and earth even if I make incantations, use it to worship my ancestors, and use it to cast spells. But what does it look like and where is it?
I don’t know anything about it.”
The two of them were talking and had already walked to the elevator.
Su Yi pressed the elevator button and asked, "Brother You, can ghosts talk to people?"
"If you are in the bardo, of course you can, but ordinary people can't hear it." Chen You said, "Ghosts can talk to people in dreams, illusions, but ordinary ghosts don't talk, especially to us."
"Because it's not necessary?" Su Yi asked.
"It's not necessary, and it's also because many ghosts have forgotten how to speak." Chen You said, "The ghosts who are innocent souls who stay in the world, or the ghosts who cannot be reincarnated for decades or hundreds of years, will go through the cycle of death every seven days.
Over time, they become confused and confused, and some ghosts don’t even know who they are, let alone talking to people.”
After thinking about it, Chen You looked at Su Yi seriously: "But in the future, if you encounter a ghost who can talk to you directly and died unjustly, remember, don't offend him! If you are offended, just run away if you can.
Run, if you can't run away, beg for mercy, and do whatever he wants you to do!"
Su Yi's heart moved: "Why?"
"A ghost that can recover the spirit of its true nature is already considered a ghost cultivator." Chen You said, "Even if it is still a fierce ghost, sooner or later such a ghost will cultivate into a green ghost. When encountering such a ghost, the skills we have learned are useful to others.
Tickle."
"Has the green ghost... ever appeared in this world?" Su Yi asked.
"Of course." Chen You said, "But it's very few."
Ding dong.
The elevator door opened, and Uncle Dong and Aunt Mei were standing at the door of the first floor, waiting for the elevator, still carrying vegetables in their hands.
"Hey, Uncle Dong, Aunt Mei, I see you look very good recently." Chen You greeted with a smile.
Su Yi also smiled and called to the person, which was regarded as saying hello.
"Ayou, why didn't you fry rice at noon?" Uncle Dong frowned and said, "Aguang's fried rice tastes terrible!"
"I have some personal matters to deal with today, so I asked for leave!" Chen You said with a smile.
"Then you should write it clearly at the door," Uncle Dong snorted coldly. "We didn't know you were not there until we went in and sat down. Isn't this a conspiracy?"
"Hey Uncle Dong, how much does a bowl of glutinous rice cost? As for the conspiracy, it's so exaggerated?" Chen You said helplessly.
Uncle Dong was about to speak, but Aunt Mei was the first to apologize: "Uncle Dong is joking with you, Ayou, have you and Ahao known each other before? How come you two were inseparable when he first came here?"
"Could it be someone who has been separated for many years..." Uncle Dong said half of his words angrily.
Aunt Mei pinched him hard and said with a smile: "Are you going to eat? You are busy, you are busy."
After saying that, he pulled Uncle Dong towards the elevator.
"Why are you dragging me here? Am I so shameless?" Uncle Dong said very unhappily.
"No, sir, I just want to go home with you early." Aunt Mei comforted him with a gentle voice.
"Hey, wait for me, wait for me!" Uncle Yan ran over shouting from a distance, "Wait for me and come up with me, A Dong!"
"Hurry up, I'm so young!" Uncle Dong said angrily.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my wife made soup and she insisted that I go back to drink it." Uncle Yan said with a smile, and then greeted Chen You and Su Yi, "Huh? Ah You and Ah Hao are here too."
"You guys go upstairs, Uncle Yan, don't disturb me!" Chen You waved his hand and stepped back.
Just as the elevator door was about to close, Uncle Dong suddenly said to Su Yi: "Hey, if you have any tattered clothes, bring them to your Aunt Mei to mend!"
Boom.
The elevator door is closed.
Chen You shook his head and said: "Uncle Dong has such a bad mouth... I wouldn't be surprised at all if he dies and suffers in tongue pulling hell."
After a pause, he looked at Su Yi strangely: "What did you do that made him take the initiative to be nice to you?"
"Is it strange?" Su Yi asked.
"It's strange, why isn't it strange?" Chen You said, "Uncle Dong is famous for being sharp-mouthed and having a soft-spoken heart. Do you know what the sharp-tongued mouth means? That is, he will never say nice things! If he said that to you, you must have done something.
, which made him feel very happy.”
Su Yi thought for a while and said thoughtfully: "Yesterday I asked Ku Liwei to bring Ajuan to come to me, and I helped Ajuan treat her illness..."
"That's it." Chen You said, "Uncle Dong loves Ajuan very much and often asks Aunt Mei to bring food to Kuliwei. Of course he will be happy if you are willing to help Ajuan."
The two of them were talking and had already arrived at the tea restaurant.
A Guang was cooking on the stove, and Chen You walked in greeting the regular customers.
This was not the first time Su Yi showed up. The neighbors all knew him and greeted him politely.
"Go sit at your seat first, I'll be back in a moment." Chen You said to Su Yi.
"Okay, leave the rest to me!" He waved his hand to Ah Guang impatiently, "You are clumsy, you can't do anything well, and you have to be complained by the neighbors... Go make milk tea for Ah Hao! Silly
What are you standing for?"
"Okay, okay, I'll go right away." Aguang chuckled, waving to Su Yi, and ran away.
By the time Chen You finished his work and finally fried two bowls of glutinous rice and served them, it was already an hour later.
"Sorry for the long wait." Chen You placed the rice in front of Su Yi, "Eat it while it's hot."
Su Yi looked at the glutinous rice with a frown and said, "Brother You, did you do it on purpose? I just saw you squirting into it twice."
"Good things come in pairs!" Chen You laughed and picked up the chopsticks, "Hey, I'm saving you! What's there to dislike?"
"You didn't brush your teeth when you got up in the morning," Su Yi looked at him helplessly, "After eating the barbecued pork buns, you still didn't brush your teeth. How can you let me eat it?"
Chen You smiled and picked up the bowl, took a mouthful of rice, and calmly said: "Hey, don't blame me for not telling you. When the two A-piaos at home ask you to play cards after you go back, don't regret it..."
"I'll eat! Can't you eat?" Su Yi gritted his teeth helplessly, picked up the rice, put it in his mouth, and devoured it.