[Comprehensive] The Hundred Stories of Qingxingdeng

Chapter 34

That was probably a mess.

The middle-aged man who was a policeman picked up the pregnant woman, and the bus stopped before he called to the bus driver to drive to the hospital.

Whether it was a middle-aged man or a young man, there was a look of surprise on the faces, because there was a hospital building not far from this platform.

When did they get here?Why have no memory?

But that was not the time to care about these things. When the buses opened, the middle-aged man rushed out with the pregnant woman in his arms, comforting the pregnant woman in the middle, and asking for the phone number of the pregnant woman's home.

Naturally, the young man also followed by his side to help support the pregnant woman to prevent her from falling.

He was very flustered, and after getting away from the bus, his fear subsided a little, and he turned his head to look at the bus while running.

Only then did he realize that the bus was clearly parked there, and there were obviously many people on the platform, but everyone acted as if they hadn't seen the bus.The other buses that stopped were all overcrowded, only that bus was terribly empty.

And the kid who made him feel scared stood by the car door at some point, looking at them quietly with those scary eyes, maybe looking at him?

The young man trembled when he thought of this, and he quietly put the stolen mobile phone back into the pocket of the middle-aged man.He just wanted to reassure himself a little bit, because that bus was really scary, and he seemed to be the only one of the three of them who realized that.

When they ran to the gate of the hospital, they turned their heads and could no longer see the bus parked at the platform.

The bus drove slowly again, as it did every time.

Some people came up and went down, they really just took the bus, like the three people before.Maybe this is their first ride, maybe it won't be their last ride, maybe one day they see this bus again and when they get on it, they will never go back to the world.

Those who still belong to the human world...they will naturally be bound by the rules of the human world.

But none of that meant much to him.

The hungry ghost lowered his head, as always, he didn't even know what he wanted to do or what he was waiting for all this time sitting here.

Day after day, there are more or less people on this bus, and there are many people coming and going.Some of them went up and down, but some followed them directly to the underworld.

The driver will go back on time every day, and will leave on time, just like a machine.

The ghost brothers and the black and white boys appear from time to time to accuse the travel guide, but they rarely talk to him.Because what should be said has been said countless times for hundreds of years, and there is no need to say it again.

day after day...

One day, an old man came into the car.

The old man was really old, with age spots all over his face, and his hair was white and thin.He was wearing old-fashioned brown earmuffs and dusty clothes.He hunched over and climbed onto the bus, fumbled in his pocket for a long time before he found a one-dollar coin.

He sat grinning in his seat, and there were few good teeth in it.

No one knew where he came from and where he was going, but the old man was very talkative, even though his ears were already bad and his speech was not so clear.

At that time, there were many people in the car. Although many young people were impatient to listen to the old man, there were still some people who were willing to have a chat with the old man. For example, another old man who was young and healthy.

They didn't seem to know each other, but they chatted happily during this short journey.

They chatted about the past, about their children, and naturally they also talked about the famine.

Others were more or less willing to listen to them when they talked about the famine, and even the hungry ghosts paid their wandering attention away.

Although living in different eras, the conditions brought about by the famine all look similar.Until the old man said, "I want to see those old friends who died in the famine."

"Although many bad things happened at that time, we are not saints... It's been so many years now, it's time to see it." His smile looked very open-minded, and he could feel that he had a lot to say. speak out.

The other young people who listened to what he said showed a certain respect for the old man, but the hungry ghost, who had little sense of existence, suddenly said something: "You said such a terrible thing...then you are now Did you forgive them? Did you forgive yourself too?"

In such desperate times, few are innocent.It's not just other people who do evil, but also yourself.Those who can truly be "pure" can only say that they have not been driven to a corner.Have you forgiven others?Have you forgiven yourself too?

The two old men fell silent because of this question. They looked at the people around them to find out whose problem it was, but no one could find the person who asked the question.

Then they stopped talking and just fell silent.

The two old people didn't get off at the same place, but when the bus was driving back, the old man with sparse teeth got on the bus again.He seems to have fulfilled his wish, and then just followed the bus to the underworld.

The days after that got boring again.

However, the flow of time is never so obvious to the hungry ghosts. Sometimes it seems very long, but sometimes it seems to fly by.Being able to leave the Hungry Ghost Road, in this vehicle that does not let him be controlled by hunger, is already a "lucky" thing for the Hungry Ghost - even if the Hungry Ghost has not been able to get out of the shadow of the past, it is still possible to let go of hunger. , Having the time to think is indeed like a miracle.

And this miracle has lasted for more than 60 years.

Lord Yan Mo, Lord Judge, Brother Ghost Messenger, and Black and White Boys all asked him questions again and again, and they would float in his mind from time to time.

why don't you get out of the carWhat are you still waiting for here?

He never answered these questions because he didn't know it himself.

Maybe he will never get the answer... After all, thousands of years have passed, his sister has already been reincarnated, and he will never get the answer he wants.

Even if a person who has been reincarnated finds his reincarnation, without the memory and experience of the previous life, he cannot give any answer.

The hungry ghost didn't know how many years he would stay in this car, maybe when his soul dissipated, it would be over.

With this in mind, the hungry ghosts stay here day after day, year after year, like an endless cycle.Sometimes hungry ghosts also wonder whether it is better to feel better in this car or return to the realm of hungry ghosts.

The passengers who came and went were increasingly unable to arouse any reaction from him.

Until suddenly one day...

A girl got into the car.

The girl has a high ponytail on her head and looks very energetic. She is wearing a neat printed white shirt, blue jeans and a pair of sneakers. She is also dragging a small suitcase in her hand. She has been running for a long time He looked like he was panting and got on the bus.

After she put in the coin, she found a seat near the door and sat down panting for breath. It took her a long time to take out a tissue to wipe the sweat off her forehead.

"I'm really exhausted." As she spoke, she looked out through the car window, and after making sure that no one was following her, the girl was a little relieved.

At this time, she was in the mood to look above and to both sides of the car door, hoping to find a schematic diagram of which platforms this car would pass by.But unfortunately, she found nothing.

After taking the whole car around, the girl quickly discovered the special features of this car.

This turned out to be a bus without any advertising stickers on it. The compartment was obviously very large, and there was no screen above the front compartment to play MVs, commercials, or movies!

She has never seen such a "clean" bus.

But it’s okay without those advertisements and TVs. Where’s your platform map? !

The girl searched around but couldn't find it. She looked at the empty carriage and finally decided to ask the driver.She stood up and walked towards the driver, but she was stopped by someone after she took two steps, "Don't go over."

"Huh?" The girl looked around for a long time, only to see a skinny child standing not far from her.

The child's appearance brought a lot of shocks to a girl in today's stable society, but she didn't let the surprised expression stay on her face for too long, she tried to look more friendly and asked with a smile: "Kids Were you talking to me just now?"

The hungry ghost stared fixedly at the girl in front of him, and opened his mouth after a long time: "Get out of the car quickly."

Hungry Ghost stayed on this bus for so long, and this was the first time he took the initiative to say such a thing to someone, urging him to get off the bus quickly.Even if the Hungry Ghost occasionally takes protective actions due to special reasons—such as the pregnant woman last time—he has never let a living person get off the car like this.

Even if there are often living people who take this bus and get off the bus smoothly, all the people who will get on the bus have more or less agreed to something else.

The hungry ghost stared at the girl with something inexplicable, that kind of thing made people feel scared and panicked, and at the same time there was an uncomfortable feeling of being just stared at, but there was also something else, similar to Excited emotions.

"You shouldn't get in the car." Hungry Ghost said again.

The girl's expression was really dazed, she just got on the bus, why would a kid say these things to her?It's really strange.

And the reason why she got on this bus was not just because she wanted to get on it, but because she needed to get rid of some people who had been following her.Now this bus has only been driving for a while, if she gets off now, those people will find her again very quickly.

Obviously the child in front of her should scare her, but the girl somehow likes him.

So the girl still smiled, and said in a teasing voice: "Not for now, let's wait two more stops, there are bad guys following my sister."

The hungry ghost started to stare straight at the girl again, that kind of stare that made people feel hairy all over.

Just when the girl felt that she was about to lose her strength, the hungry ghost said again, "They can't keep up with you, get off now."

Girl: "..." This scary-looking kid is really hard to communicate with!

Just when she thought so, the car that had been driving for a while stopped unexpectedly.

The door opened, and this was another completely unfamiliar platform.