Strange story player

Qiaojiacun, the land of returning souls.

can not go out……

Qiao Ziru tried many methods, but he couldn't leave the vicinity of his yard. Although he could see the village at a glance, he would always circle back to the entrance of the yard strangely.

She's trapped here...

Qiao Ziru leaned against the admission door, his eyes blank.

She rubbed her temples painfully, vaguely remembering... that she had forgotten something, but what was it?

She couldn't remember it.

But here... this Qiaojiacun felt so strange to her.

The silence was heart-stopping.

She looked back and saw that grandma was gone again. Grandma always appeared and disappeared very suddenly.

Qiao Ziru took out her phone and looked at the time. The current time on her phone was nine in the morning.

Is it already nine o'clock?

She looked blankly at the sky.

The thick clouds blocked most of the sunlight. If you look closely, you can see that there is a layer of red light on the edge of the clouds. The sun is very red, but... it is not dazzling.

The village... maybe it had been a long time since she had been back, which made Qiao Ziru feel familiar and yet strange at the same time. She even began to feel weird and scared, especially because someone had died recently, which made her even more scared.

But now that she had calmed down a bit, although she still felt like she had forgotten something, her most basic thinking abilities had been restored.

I can't leave the village, is it because... something is causing trouble in the dark?

But, what is it...

I came back suddenly because I received a call that a relative at home had passed away. Before I received the call, I was still attending classes at the university...

etc!

She picked up the phone, opened the call records, and checked them carefully one by one. There was no... who called to inform me?

Why isn't it recorded?

Her heart skipped a beat.

Also, who died, and why didn’t grandma tell me...

She looked back and tried to leave the courtyard again while her grandma didn't come out.

This time, she didn't plan to run away, but wanted to ask the villagers who died in the family.

She thought of the old man who asked for directions before. It was strange that she had lived in the village for a long time, but why had she never seen that old man?

With this doubt in mind, Qiao Ziru left the Qiao family courtyard again.

This time, she didn't return to the courtyard gate for no apparent reason, and actually walked back to the village again!

The old man who showed the way before was still standing at the door of the house, standing quietly, and the sun did not shine on him. He seemed to feel that Qiao Ziru was coming, and the old man slowly turned his head and looked at her.

But his eyes were very strange, neither sad nor happy, which made Qiao Ziru's back feel cold.

The old man's eyes were like a photo...and the kind that hangs in the mourning hall, a posthumous photo...

However, now she had more important things to ask, and she couldn't care less about being afraid.

So, Qiao Ziru walked over and asked: "Grandpa..."

"Who in the Qiao family passed away?"

The old man opened his lips slightly, his eyes did not change, and he remained silent.

He didn't speak before. Could it be that he couldn't speak?

Qiao Ziru was anxious.

She glanced at the small courtyard behind the old man.

Huh?

Isn't this Li Gui's family?

Li Gui is not an aborigine of Qiaojia Village. His family fled from famine in the past and settled in Qiaojia Village.

Qiao Ziru still remembered that there used to be a cherry tree in the courtyard of Li Gui's family. When the cherry red season came, it would attract many children and birds. He was so annoyed that he simply chopped down the cherry tree with a few axes.

I also secretly picked his cherries at that time, so I was very impressed by this incident.

That's right there? She looked at a different place on the ground in the yard, which was where a cherry tree used to be.

I remember correctly, this is Li Gui's family, but... is there this old man in Li Gui's family?

Maybe it's a distant relative who came to seek refuge in old age?

Qiao Ziru thought.

Only then did she realize that the old man's hand had been raised at some point.

His arms and fingers seemed to be unable to bend, pointing straight at Qiao Ziru's face!

Qiao Ziru was startled by him, and then realized, was the old man answering the question he just asked?

Then why did he point at me...

Are you not referring to me? Qiao Ziru turned his head and looked in the direction of the old man's finger.

There is a thin layer of mist on the cold gray mountain behind the village. Halfway up the mountain, there is a layer of lingering smoke. There is... the Qiao family's cemetery?

correct!

If you want to know who died in the Qiao family, why don't you just go to the cemetery and have a look?

"Thank you, Grandpa!"

Qiao Ziru said happily.

She was about to turn around and run to the back of the mountain when she suddenly heard a voice: "I asked you not to run around. It's almost time to eat. Why are you running away again?"

Qiao Ziru followed the sound and saw that grandma had come again at some point. She came quietly. She was still wearing the clean but old floral cotton-padded jacket. Her hair was gray and her face was wrinkled...

At the same time, Qiaojia Village, small courtyard.

The first confrontation between Mei Sijun and Lao Dao ended in Lao Dao's silence.

Qin Manjiang's [Pupillary Realm] would not involve ordinary people without spiritual pupils, but this veteran was imprisoned in the Ghost Story [Returning Soul] together.

But he said that he had no spiritual eyes.

"Taoist Master, I hope you and I can be honest with each other." Mei Sijun looked at the old Taoist, "Everyone has their own secrets. I have no intention of exploring the Taoist Master's secrets, but... if you want me to enter the realm of returning souls, At least you have to trust the people who stay outside, but the Taoist priest’s actions make this junior dare not give up his body at will.”

The old Taoist sighed, looked at him and said, "I do have spiritual pupils. But..."

While speaking, the old Taoist raised his hand and took out a metal ring-shaped magic weapon from the waist pocket of the dusty Taoist robe. However, Mei Sijun's expression changed slightly.

This Taoist instrument engraved with various patterns is indeed metallic, but inlaid in the metal ring is a gray eyeball!

"This is the reason why I am also involved. This spiritual pupil is the medium."

Having said this, the old Taoist stood up and looked at Mei Sijun: "My little brother is right. In that case, we will enter this realm of souls together, leaving no one to guard the physical body. I want to come..."

The old Taoist looked around, nodded and said: "No strangers can come in this strange place."

Mei Sijun nodded, confirming what the veteran said.

But there was still a doubt in his mind, and he didn't want to hide it at this moment, so he asked aloud: "Have you ever seen the Taoist priest talk about [returning to the soul]? The younger generation looked at the Taoist priest and said that he didn't have any idea about the [returning to the soul]. It’s unfamiliar, and it also vaguely reveals that he knows how to crack it.”

The old Taoist stroked his beard and smiled: "Thousands of years have passed, and there have been countless strange stories. The records about the realm of strange stories have continued from ancient times to the present, so naturally there are some parallels."

"Similar to this [resurrection] ghost story, similar scenes have happened before. After repeated confirmation, I can be sure that Miss Qiao's relative with the spiritual pupil has turned into an evil spirit and dragged her into her own rebirth state. , that evil spirit wanted to die for death and let Miss Qiao finish the first seven tasks for him, and it took the opportunity to resurrect."

"Such ghosts are the best at bewitching people's minds, confusing their minds, and even have the ability to weave and modify memories. To decipher the ghost stories of "return to the soul", the key is to make Miss Qiao aware of herself without destroying the memory weaved by the ghosts. Having passed away for the ghost, she needs to organize the funeral again and bury her [resurrected] relatives again."

"If Miss Qiao realizes that her memory is illusory, her body and soul will be disconnected. Even if the ghost story of [returning to the soul] is solved, her soul will not be able to return to her physical body."

The old Taoist stopped speaking and looked at Mei Sijun.