Taboos in the Underworld: Starting from being paid a lot of money to beg for a child

The clothes are almost dry and the rain outside has stopped.

Master Wang brought over a bowl of water and said:

"Drink this bowl of water and go home. As long as you don't approach your sister again, she will be fine in two days."

I took the bowl of water and drank it in one gulp. It was mixed with some gray and black stuff, which looked like ashes from burning paper.

"By the way, when you get back, light this kerosene lamp in the corner of your room farthest from your bed, and then recite your sister's name silently until the lamp goes out."

I took what Master Wang handed me, stood up and said:

"Master Wang, thank you."

I didn't want to ask him what the reason was. He would definitely tell me what needed to be said. If he didn't tell me, I didn't have to ask.

I felt depressed, thinking that I hoped that the wizard father could really help me.

I took out all the money I had and gave it to Master Wang. In fact, it was only about a hundred yuan. The rest of the money was put in the back pocket.

He chuckled, stuffed it into his pocket without refusing, and gave me the last words:

"The wizard father has a bit of a weird temper, but as long as you are sincere, he should be able to help you."

I nodded and thanked Master Wang again and opened the door to his main room.

The cold wind rushed into the main room, making the paper sticks on both sides rustle together, as if they were holding a farewell party for me.

I suddenly had a very strange feeling in my heart. I felt that those paper-shaped figures of different shapes were very cute. They were expressing the most sincere blessings to me. They were telling me that no matter how dark the road ahead was, I would still have to go through it. Move forward bravely.

I took a deep breath, walked quickly to my grandma's grave, and bowed deeply to her grave.

I don't ask for her blessing, I just hope that it won't be as tired down there as it was when it was alive.

Because at this moment, I completely believe that there are more than just people in this world. I used to hear that people die like a lamp going out, but is it really like a lamp going out after death?

Maybe this light will light up again in another world.

There is also wind, rain, and people lighting and extinguishing lamps.

The wandering soul in white that I saw just now is gone.

Since it is a wandering soul, it should also have its own road to travel, and it is the only one on this road.

I'm afraid I don't know if my appearance will cause any loss or impact on it.

In fact, from a certain point of view, I am the same as it. I am walking the next section of the road alone, and I know that this section of the road is very short, so short that even I don’t know how long it is.

I ran all the way home and saw that my father had already seen Dr. Li off at the door. Judging from his demeanor, the situation should be okay.

My dad didn’t come back until he saw me and hurriedly asked me what took me so long.

I said, "Master Wang said that Mu Xue will be fine, but he just told me not to get close to her. How is Mu Xue doing now?"

My dad nodded and said:

"Well, then you can leave tomorrow. Mu Xue is feeling better now. Doctor Li gave her two injections."

I nodded and entered my room with the kerosene and oil lamp that Master Wang gave me.

Growing up, my dad and I didn't talk much, maybe because of the silence between men, maybe because my daughter was my father's lover in his previous life.

My father doted on Muxue, but he was very cold to me.

I don't care about these things because my mother loves me very much.

As soon as I stepped into my bedroom, my mother followed her in. She said:

"Chen, have you gone to see that Master Wang? What did he say?"

I put the things on the table and said to my mother:

"Mom, Master Wang said that my sister and I were severely punished by the horoscope, and said that we can't stay together, otherwise something will happen to my sister."

My mother’s face darkened after hearing this: “Don’t listen to his nonsense.”

Mom's tone is no longer as firm as before. Maybe she already believes that there is such a thing, but she just doesn't want to accept it.

My mother knows that I love my sister, so in her heart, she doesn’t want my sister and I to never see each other again.

But so many things have happened, and these things seem to have reached the point where you have to believe them even if you don’t believe them.

I put on the kerosene lamp, poured a little kerosene into it, and said while fiddling with the wick:

"Mom, actually I think what Master Wang said makes sense. In the past few years, my sister's accidents have always been related to me. She was fine when I was away. There is no such coincidence in the world, but Master Wang gave me I recommended a master and he said that master could change my life and asked me to go find him, so I plan to go back to Guangzhou tomorrow to find that master.”

"Then how does Master Wang know the master in Guangzhou?"

My mother seemed very puzzled because this Master Wang had never traveled far.

"The master's surname is Wu. He used to live in the next county, but later he went to Guangdong. I don't know if he is in Guangzhou, but I have his phone number."

Mom nodded and said with a sigh:

"Oh, it's getting late. Come downstairs and have some food and rest early."

I nodded without lighting the kerosene lamp and went downstairs to eat.

After eating, I took a quick shower and returned to the room. When I opened the door, I looked at my parents' bedroom opposite and felt very sad.

There lies the person I most want to see, but I can't go in.

If things don't turn around, maybe I won't be able to see her in this life.

This feeling is so uncomfortable that I even wonder if God is really blind.

After entering the room, I quickly lit the kerosene lamp and placed it in the corner opposite the bed. After lighting it, I squatted in front of the kerosene lamp and kept chanting carefully:

"Mu Xue. Mu Xue. Mu Xue..."

After a few minutes of chanting, the candle on the wick suddenly started to sway from side to side, slowly at first, and then gradually, the sway of the candle became larger and larger. I could even vaguely hear Mu Xue calling me. :

"Brother...brother..."

The sound rang in my ears, but it felt like it came from the sky. It was a very ethereal sound that seemed to echo throughout the room, the whole village, and even the whole world.

While chanting my sister's name, I slowly stood up and turned my head around to find the source of the sound, but I couldn't find it.

When I looked back at the kerosene lamp, I suddenly saw a shadow looming on the white wall to the left of the kerosene lamp.

The shadow's face couldn't be seen clearly, but from the appearance, it was definitely Mu Xue.

My breathing started to become rapid. Could this really be Mu Xue's soul?

But why does it appear here?

I didn't dare to touch it anymore, I just stared at the white wall.

After a moment, Mu Xue's voice disappeared, and the shadow on the wall suddenly disappeared, and then the kerosene lamp also went out.

Only a wisp of green smoke was left hanging on the wick, slowly dissipating.

I couldn't understand why the kerosene lamp went out so suddenly. Master Wang also told me to read my sister's name until the lamp went out.

I thought it would be extinguished when the kerosene was exhausted. Who knew it would be extinguished in this way?

Mu Xue's shadow on the wall clearly knew me and kept calling me brother, but it suddenly disappeared. Did it go back to Mu Xue's body?

I hope this is the case, but I still feel uneasy. I walked out of the bedroom door and found my mother who was still washing dishes below and asked:

"Mom, go and see if Mu Xue is awake. If she is, don't tell her that I'm back."

Mom wiped her hands on her apron and said okay.

I followed my mother without saying a word, praying in my heart that nothing would happen.

Watching my mother enter the bedroom, I did not go in. Instead, I stood outside the door and tried not to let my mother see it.

"Mom, I seem to have seen my brother. Is he back?"

Mu Xue's voice sounded, and she seemed very weak.

My mother sighed slightly and said, "Xue, my brother hasn't come back. You may be dreaming. After a while, my mother will take you to Guangzhou to find your brother, okay?"

"But I clearly saw my brother lighting a lamp in the room, and I called him, but he ignored me. Mom, I miss my brother so much."

Mu Xue looked like she was about to cry as she spoke.

My mother quickly comforted me and said:

"No, no, Xue'er must be dreaming. It doesn't matter. We will call brother tomorrow."

Seeing her mother's promise to her, Mu Xue stopped crying and said happily:

"Okay, mom, this is what you said. I want to have a good chat with my brother tomorrow."

Mom said: "Yeah, Xueer, go to bed quickly. We will call my brother at noon tomorrow."

I was shocked. The shadow on the wall just now was indeed Mu Xue's soul...