[Comprehensive] Traveling through Liaozhai with a hundred ghosts

Qiao Sheng bowed to Xu Hang and said, "Thank you, Master, for allowing me to meet Liancheng again. It's a pity that I have let down the kindness of Master. Now I have lost all hope. If Liancheng is not alive, my life will be meaningless."

Hearing the words, Liancheng was delighted to hear Qiao Sheng's sincerity, but thinking that Qiao Sheng had turned into a ghost like her now, he couldn't help being very sad: "Why bother, you have enough talent and you will have a bright future, but now Because I ruined the future."

Qiao Sheng said: "Fame and wealth are not as rare as a close friend. Even if I can enjoy glory and wealth in the future, there is no one to share the joy in my heart. What's the use of it?"

Yuzao admired the loyalty between the two of them.

Seeing this, Xu Hang also sighed a little, seeing how pitiful this pair of fateful mandarin ducks was, he said: "It's because of the fact that you are connected, but you can't be together in this life due to various helplessness, it's really pitiful, and I don't want to see you in vain. Add a pair of obsessive and resentful men and women, if you are willing, I can arrange for you to be reincarnated, and then become husband and wife in the next life to achieve consummation, are you willing?"

Qiao Sheng and Lian Cheng nodded quickly and thanked him.

It involves reincarnation into a more specific family, and I have to go to the underworld. Xu Hang and Yu Zaoqian came to the underworld with two ghosts.

The underworld system in China is similar to that in Japan, but there are also some differences. For example, there are more ghosts in China. When you arrive at the underworld, you will find that instead of being gloomy and lonely, you will see a city. It is the embodiment of Chenghuang Temple in the underworld.

There are many ghosts living around the city, probably because they have stayed here for a long time, and some ghosts have already set up stalls here, forming ghost villages.

Yuzao looked left and right, and couldn't help but said, "If they weren't all ghosts, this underworld would look no different from the human world."

It was also Xu Hang's first time to go down to Huaxia's hell, and he found that he felt quite down-to-earth. After thinking about it, he planned to find a ghost to inquire about the situation first.

He was nearby, so he asked a ghost who was setting up a roadside stall.

"Excuse me, how do I get into the city?"

By the way, I glanced at the things that the ghost was selling, and found that they were candles, incense, and incense burners, which were probably something that ghosts ate.

Seeing someone coming to the stall to ask for directions, the ghost looked up and found that they were actually two living people. They must have been people with some knowledge in the world who came down to handle errands. , look for the ghost messengers on both sides of the city gate, and you can enter after reporting."

Yu Zaoqian asked curiously: "Why are there so many ghosts wandering outside the underworld, why don't you go reincarnate?"

The stall owner said: "Vote, isn't this waiting in line? The ghosts here have already been interrogated and there is no major problem to reincarnate, but there are too many, and the number of reincarnation places is limited, so we can only wait outside the Chenghuang Temple. gone."

As he said that, the stall owner sighed and said, "I've been waiting for seven or eight years, and the number in front of me is less than one-tenth of the turn."

Liancheng and Qiao Sheng saw each other face to face, and it was only then that Xu Hang realized that it was not easy to reincarnate.

Yuzao couldn't help but said: "It seems that it is not easy to be a ghost."

The stall owner nodded and said: "Isn't that right? I'm fine. You see the old men selling tea across the street. He has been waiting for more than 100 years. Fortunately, we died early. We died suddenly during the rebellion a few years ago. There are tens of thousands of people, and the people who died after that will be terrible, this team has to be lined up."

Xu Hang: "..."

Probably said that the owner of the stall was a little interested, and then revealed: "And sometimes it may not be possible to reincarnate immediately when it is the turn, because there are still many lonely ghosts who died in the mortal world. They can be reincarnated directly after taking the place of the dead ghost, so sometimes they have to wait if they are cut in line.”

Seeing that the ghosts in the underworld are so difficult, Xu Hang suddenly felt embarrassed to intervene and ask Hades to help arrange it, not to mention that he himself was relatively disciplined.

So he turned back to Qiao Sheng and the others and said, "It seems that the matter of reincarnation cannot be arranged so quickly."

Qiao Sheng quickly said: "It's okay, even if we can't be reincarnated as adults temporarily, Liancheng and I will be a ghost couple in the underworld."

Yu Zao suddenly thought about it, and suggested: "Why don't you find two bodies that have just died and arrange them in there."

Xu Hang hesitated, and Yuzao said, "Drinking Mengpo soup, after reincarnation, I have no memory of this life, and it is always different. If you are afraid of affecting others, then just find someone whose family is no longer there."

Xu Hang frowned and said, "But life and death are determined by God, wouldn't it be unfair to others?"

Just as they were talking, a ghost passed by them, suddenly stopped and said in surprise, "Brother Qiao is here too!"

Qiao Sheng recognized this ghost as his dead friend Gu Sheng.

Qiao Sheng smiled wryly, "I just died today, and now I'm reporting to the underworld."

Gu Sheng was a little surprised by the news of his death, and after Qiao Sheng briefly talked about his and Liancheng's affairs, Gu Sheng also noticed Xu Hang and the others, and saw that this was a much higher immortal than him, so he quickly saluted.

Hearing that Xu Hang and the others were struggling with how to arrange Qiao Sheng's whereabouts, Gu Sheng volunteered: "I am now in charge of the classics in the Town God's Temple here. Before I was a wife and daughter in this world, thanks to your help, I should also come to my place now." Come to watch over you."

Then after hearing Gu Sheng talk about it, I realized that when Gu Sheng went to the underworld after his death, he saw that there were too many ghosts waiting for reincarnation, and he might not be able to get his turn after waiting for a long time, so he thought about finding some work in the underworld.

Due to Huaxia's large population and many ghosts, Huaxia's underworld government affairs are very heavy, and ghosts are often recruited.

Gu Sheng passed by the gate of the city at that time and saw the notice board for recruiting ghost messengers, so he applied for a job as a ghost messenger. The person in charge of recruiting ghosts saw that he was a scholar and literate, so he arranged for him to assist the magistrate in managing classics.

Xu Hang listened to Gu Sheng talking to Qiao Sheng about the underworld, and felt that the difference between the underworld and the human world was not very big.But after hearing what he said, Xu Hang also had an idea.

Xu Hang said to Qiao Sheng and the others: "You were also a talented person before you were alive. If you don't mind the coldness of the underworld, you may be able to work in the Town God's Temple and become a ghost fairy."

In fact, when Qiao Sheng heard Gu Sheng say that he was in the underworld, he had more or less the same thought.

So he said to Xu Hang: "Master, you have helped me a lot, so now I have to rely on my own resources for the affairs of the underworld."

Xu Hang is not familiar with the underworld, so after hearing what he said, he stopped intervening.

Then Qiao Sheng left with Gu Sheng, Xu Hang turned his head and found that Yu Zao had already visited the ghost market here.

It was rare to come down to the underworld, and found that the underworld was much more lively than imagined apart from the coldness. Xu Hang also became a little curious, so he simply followed, intending to walk in the underworld together.

They saw that most of the things sold on this street were paper objects and candle incense, and the transactions were mainly made of ghost coins.

Xu Hang and Yu Zaoqian didn't know how to use these things, so they just looked at them, and sometimes listening to what the peddlers yelled made people feel quite strange.

"Rare Lao Nha Trang Agarwood Incense, with a delicate scent, sweet and soft, the quantity is limited, so hurry up!"

"The fragrance of Dunhuang Buddha Hall is elegant and long-lasting, with a sweet and fruity fragrance. Don't miss it when you pass by!"

"Siheyuan produced by an old paper-making shop in Beijing, with a well-known structure, can be used for a hundred years!"

Xu Hang: "..."

Yuzao said strangely: "The underworld here is really interesting! It seems that even if you die, you won't be bored."

Xu Hang frowned, and said dryly, "What nonsense are you talking about? It sounds unlucky."

Yuzao covered her mouth and smiled, "Oh, it's my fault."

When they were halfway down the street, they suddenly saw two ghosts pulling in front of them. One looked like a ghost in costume, and the other was also a beautiful female ghost.

Hearing what they said, Xu Hang probably understood that the ghost messenger took a fancy to that female ghost and wanted to pull her to be his concubine.

Seeing such a thing, Xu Hang naturally stepped forward to stop him and said, "What are you guys doing on the road?"

The ghost messenger was originally annoyed that someone wanted to spoil his good deeds, but when he looked back, he found that it was a fairy king, his face immediately changed, and he quickly flattered him and said: "No, it's nothing, I just want to talk to this lady about something. It’s really embarrassing to follow Xianjun’s way…”

After speaking, he quickly slipped away.

Originally thought that the underworld was also a territory governed by gods, but seeing the situation of officials bullying others in the human world, Xu Hang felt a little displeased.

The female ghost who had just been entangled saw the ghost messenger leave, and quickly thanked them.

After hearing her claim, Xu Hang and the others learned that the woman's name was Lian Suo.

Thinking that they sent off Liancheng before, and now they meet Lian Suo again, one can't help but feel that it is also destined.

It also happened that there was nothing else to do now, and Yuzao was idle in front of him, so he asked casually, "Who was that person just now? Why is the ghost messenger in the underworld so unruly?"

Lian Suo smiled wryly and said: "Where there are many people, there are distinctions of class status and various selfish desires, not to mention when the number of ghosts increases, after all, ghosts are also changed by people. Nowadays, there is a great demand for ghost messengers in the underworld. They are recruited from ordinary ghosts, and if there are too many, the good and the bad will naturally vary, and there will always be a few scum among them."

Hearing what she said, Xu Hang had the feeling that after death, people might not be able to live in peace.

All kinds of human relationships and sophistication are indispensable in life, and it seems that you still have to deal with these after death.

Thinking of this, Xu Hang felt that there was no difference between the underworld and the human world, and was ready to return to the ground.

On the way back, they saw a group of scholars on the side of the road with very distressed expressions.