marry a ghost

Mrs. Mei turned on the street lamp, and the dim yellow light illuminated the surroundings vaguely. The walkway leading to the basement was cold and damp. At a depth of more than ten meters, I don't know what it was used for back then.

At the end of the walk was a heavy iron door with a large lock on it.

Mrs. Mei took out the key and opened the lock. Before opening the door, she said to Chen Yang, "Think about it. Once the interrogation starts, you can't give up halfway. You only have one life, and I can't guarantee that you will come back safely." Yangshi."

Listening to her words, Chen Yang had some dissuasion intentions, so he talked nonsense to old lady Mei with a playful smile, "Don't persuade me, I made up my mind to find out the truth of the matter, some things, If you don’t solve it in this life, it will be brought to the next life. In order to save things in the next life, you have to work hard in this life.”

Old Madam Mei also showed a little smile on her tense face from his teasing, she shook her head and said nothing more.

The basement is all equipped with electric lights, which is convenient. The basement is empty, and the concrete walls are uneven. Presumably, when the walls were repaired, they did not pay much attention. It is a bit crude. Only a one-meter square was built in the middle There is a spring of groundwater in the middle of the pool, and water is still chug out.

It's strange to say that the water from the spring is constantly gushing out, but the water in the pool is never overflowing, and it is always level with the edge of the pool, neither more nor less.The underground water that does not see the sun and comes from nowhere, in the legend, can communicate with yin and yang.

Mrs. Mei handed Chen Yang an ancient coin and told him to hold it in his mouth, "No matter what happens, don't spit out this ancient coin, and swallow it when you are about to come out."

This ancient coin is covered with a layer of turquoise green, and I don’t know what it has been stained with. Chen Yang originally wanted to keep it in his mouth like this, but after thinking about it, it’s not safe to do so. Swallowing it without finding anyone is a waste of all previous efforts, so he gave the ancient coin with his tongue, sticking to the flesh of his cheek.

Chen Yang listened carefully to the old lady Mei's instructions, and the old lady Mei continued to say expressionlessly, "When you get down there, no matter whether you find someone or not, you can only stay for three quarters of an hour. After three quarters of an hour, you will stay down forever. Now, so watch the time yourself, this is for you."

As the old lady Mei said, she handed Chen Yang an hourglass. The off-white fine sand was not like sand, but powder. River sand fried with ashes."

Chen Yang suddenly felt that the normal-looking off-white powder was also a little sinister and evil.

Mrs. Mei lit a few more white candles, inserted them on the ground according to the direction of Qimen, then asked Chen Yang to lie on the ground, put one hand in the pool, and then, she took out some yellow talisman papers, Stick it on Chen Yang's back, and say, "Get up."

The underground water was chilly to the bone. As soon as Chen Yang stretched his hand into it, half of his body was numb from the cold, and the numbness gradually spread throughout his body, and even his brain was a little blocked. He heard someone say something in his ear. With the word "up", the body really stood up unsteadily, not going backwards, but walking into the pool.

The water covered the top of my head, and although I was afraid, I didn't retreat, but felt that this was my destination.

What Chen Yang can see and feel is darkness, boundless, thick and deep darkness. He feels that all this is a bit scary, as if he is in the void of the universe, his body is out of control, Can't step on the ground.

There is an old saying in China called "creating something out of nothing", isn't it also true?All things are born in the "nothing" of the void, and they must return here. This "nothing" is neither time nor space, which cannot be summarized in words, not even those words that express infinity, such as forever.

Not only human beings, but even the sky above their heads is insignificant when facing this "nothingness".

All around is eternal, soundless silence.

Chen Yang was at a loss in this piece of "nothing", he didn't know where to go, he even looked a little bit, why he came here, he seemed to be walking forward, but he seemed to be standing still, and he didn't know the past. After a long time, it seemed that there was a push behind his back with both hands.

Maybe it was because he stayed in this darkness for a long time, or maybe he passed through that darkness, Chen Yang felt that the surrounding darkness seemed to have changed a little, with some vague shapes, and he could still hear soft rustling sounds, far away. He could not help but walk towards the place where the sound came from.

Gradually, gray-white light began to appear. Chen Yang walked in this gray-white light, ignorant, completely unable to remember why he came here. Gradually, there were more people or "things" like him around, The body is empty and solid, fluttering, and the wind comes from nowhere.

The wind even distorted the gray-white light, and the light became dimmer and foggy, as if he was in that gray-white mist that day. Chen Yang wanted to get close to those "things" around him - just like him However, as soon as he tried to get closer, the wind would blow over and push him away.

In fact, if you look carefully, you will find that everything here is the reflection of the real world, but they are all extremely distorted and blurred reflections, as if they were broken, crushed, and remade.

Chen Yang saw the hourglass in his hand, and the sand was falling down, making a soft sound of "rustle, rustle". He walked straight forward by relying on his intuition. Someone told him that if he walked by intuition, he would find what he wanted. The person who was looking for it walked for an unknown amount of time, and the sand in the hourglass kept falling down.

Time was running out, Chen Yang felt impatient for some reason.

At this moment, a figure appeared in front of him. That figure was standing in front of a house, motionless. Chen Yang walked a few steps in the direction where he was, before he could see clearly that it was an old lady with white hair. The stooped back is very familiar.

This place is very familiar, and this figure is also very familiar. He used to see it every day and night.

Chen Yang walked over and wanted to call her, but the voice could not come out. He could only open his mouth, and there was a sound like the rustling of an hourglass at the bottom of his throat. He wanted to touch the old lady, but a gust of wind blew over. Instead, it made him take a few steps back.

At this time, the old lady with her back to Chen Yang seemed to feel it, and turned around slowly.

There were two "sands" in Chen Yang's throat, he was calling "Grandma", that familiar face was his grandma, Grandma Chen's face was dark, with black spots all over her face, skin folds all over her face, Covered with bones, it was extremely terrifying, but the black eyes looked at Chen Yang, and tears kept flowing.

Chen Yang took two more steps in her direction, but Grandma Chen waved her hand at him.

She opened her mouth and wanted to speak, but she could only make some strange, incoherent voices like Chen Yang. Chen Yang could only guess what she wanted to say through the shape of her mouth, "Qing, dear——"

Chen Yang was a little anxious, he couldn't help but get closer, at this moment, a pair of pale, bone-like hands appeared beside him, they stretched out suddenly, grabbed Grandma Chen, and dragged her away further away up.

Chen Yang raised his head, roared angrily, and chased after him.

Surrounded by emptiness but not emptiness, it is boundless but seems to have an end, those pale hands grabbed Grandma Chen, and disappeared into this hazy distortion in the blink of an eye, without a trace, however, Chen Yang went to He didn't give up, he forgot the hourglass in his hand, forgot what he was going to do, and the only thing in his eyes was the fact that those pale hands took away his grandma.

The sand in the hourglass, less and less, less and less.

Chen Yang was wandering around, looking for, he wanted to speed up the pace of his feet, but he still kept his original appearance, wandering and wandering, he walked through huge or small shadows, those shadows The shadow may be a steel and concrete building in Yang Shili, or a bridge across a river. This void is too big and too chaotic, and you never know where you will go next.

The surroundings are changing all the time, changing in an unpredictable way.

Chen Yang walked forward with difficulty, his intuition told him that his grandma was right ahead.

Those pale hands couldn't go too far, they just hid, just when Chen Yang thought he was about to find his grandma, a vague figure appeared not far away, holding a white paper lantern.

Chen Yang stopped, staring at the figure motionlessly.

He knew who he was, but he couldn't call out his name. Even though the outline was blurred, he was still upright and gentle. He lifted the white paper lantern, and it illuminated Chen Yang's face. Chen Yang felt a little more awake for a moment. What are you doing here?What is he going to do?

Chen Yang shook his body, wanted to leave, wanted to continue looking for his grandma, but was held back by this figure.

He heard a voice in his ear saying, "It's time for you to go back."

go back?No, he won't go back, he wants to find his grandma, he wants to pull out those hands, no one can stop him, this is his obsession, he wants to avoid the figure in front of him, but he can't get rid of it no matter what.

Chen Yang shouted angrily at him, but only made a slight rustling sound, and the rustling sound became softer and smaller. There was also a voice deep in Chen Yang's heart warning him, but he didn't hear it, he didn't want to leave , he wants to stay here, what is there to miss outside?Here, what's wrong?

However, this figure refused to let him go, and kept standing in front of him.

Chen Yang heard someone shouting in his ear, "Swallow the ancient coins, swallow them."

Ancient coins?What ancient coins?Chen Yang felt that his mind was getting more and more confused, his body was getting lighter and lighter, and he was about to fly up. This feeling of breaking away from everything and breaking away from everything didn't seem to be that scary.

At this moment, the figure pulled Chen Yang hard, opened his mouth, and took it in.

A gust of wind blew, causing the figure in front of him to shake and sway vigorously, and the loose robes rattled, as if it was about to blow people away.The white paper lantern in his hand was also shaking violently, but the pale light inside still persisted in the wind and was not blown out.

Chen Yang knew what he was going to do in his heart, and he didn't struggle. He just stared at that figure, staring at it, as if he was staring at an enemy of life and death, full of hatred and hatred. This person wants to get him out of here. Pulling it out, his consciousness thought this way, but his body was completely opposite to his consciousness. Once his tongue touched the ancient coin, he swallowed it automatically.

Whether he wants to die or live, at this moment, Chen Yang seems to be split into two people.

A woman's old voice was in his ears, shouting in a long tone.

"...there is a kingdom in the middle, and there is a hell below...the common people don't care, the underworld is sad...returning to the soul..."

Chen Yang felt that his body was being pulled back by a force, and then his eyes went dark, and after he yelled, he opened his eyes, only to find that he was still lying on the edge of the pool, his hands were It has been taken back from the sink, and it is still dripping.

The old lady Mei, who was wearing a cheongsam, was standing by and looking at him, her brows were furrowed. She cursed at Chen Yang who was lying motionless on the ground, "Do you know that you almost won't be able to come back? Knowing that you think so, I will never agree to ask you Yin."

Chen Yang stood up from the ground without saying a word, walked up to Mrs. Mei, and said in a low voice, "I'm thinking wrong, don't be angry."

Mrs. Mei saw that Chen Yang's complexion was not good, his body was still trembling slightly, and his face was in a state of ecstasy. She shook her head and didn't want to continue to scold him. The reason why she scolded him was, It's also because the young man in front of him is more pleasing to the eye. Most people don't even bother to make such an effort if they want her to scold her.

Chen Yang was still a little disappointed, and Mrs. Mei gave him something, "Eat it." He obediently threw the black thing into his mouth, and just as soon as he took it in, Chen Yang pinched his neck and retched When he got up, not to mention the ancient coin, he even vomited out the gall water.

The stomach and intestines are earth-shaking, the taste of this stuff is disgusting, it is simply a big killer.

After Chen Yang vomited, he forced out his tears. He wiped the corners of his eyes. After such a toss, he washed away all the indescribable sadness and sadness that still filled his heart. Chen Yang Shouting while vomiting, "You, what are you doing?"

Seeing his distressed appearance, Mrs. Mei had a little smile on her lips. She seemed to like to toss these young people as she got older, "This is the bitter thorn fruit, which can remove the filth and evil spirits. That’s right, it’s better for your body to spit out the ancient coin buried with you after swallowing it.”

Panting, Chen Yang followed Mrs. Mei to the outside.

It wasn't until he returned to the study that the quiet old man served him tea, and he used half of it to rinse his mouth and half to drink it, that he finally felt that he had completely returned to the human world this time.Chen Yang chatted with Mrs. Mei, which made the old lady laugh happily. When the old lady was happy, she asked him to stay for dinner and let him stay here for one night. Chen Yang immediately nodded and said repeatedly that it was his wish. .

He didn't return to Guangji until the next morning, and he did what Er Fatty told him, but of course the one who invited here was not Mrs. Mei, but another well-known Taoist in Zhouren County. After introducing the Taoist to Erpang, Erpang immediately took the Taoist's cover and approached him.

Chen Yang laughed, this Er Fatty is also strange, his own father is in this line of business, and if he is not invited, he invites someone outside, and he is not afraid that his father will get angry and scold him for not taking care of the family business, so he put this Talk to Erpangyi, Erpang said "Hey", the fat on his body shook, "What kind of virtue is my dad, you don't know yet, why did he put me and my mother in his eyes, yesterday , After you left, he came looking for me, I told him directly, I asked you to go find someone, don't bother him, the old man took action, he was so angry that his face changed, he turned around and left."

After hearing this, Chen Yang asked, "Did you tell Uncle Qing everything about me?"

Er Fatty shook his fat shoulders, "That's right, otherwise how can I get mad at him, it's my mother who always thinks I shouldn't confront him, oh, I really have nothing to say, my mother just can't think about it, I always hold a little hope for him that the prodigal son will return for money, where there is no hope, despair is more or less the same."

Chen Yang didn't even listen to Er Fatty's words behind him. His mind was buzzing, and a thought came to him.