Judgment

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an iron box.

Not a wooden box, china jar, or anything, just an iron box.

When she first chose, she thought that although iron would rust, it could last the longest.It is not as perishable as wood, not as fragile as porcelain, and it can last for a long time without careful care.

In the era of great iron and steel smelting, both shovels and iron pots were taken to the furnace and melted to make steel.Zhang Sufen didn't know how much effort she had put in before she finally left this iron box to hold the broken bones of her eldest daughter, Yaya.

It was the only piece of bone that hadn't been burned clean after cremation.This is the only remnant left of Yaya, which can accompany her mother.

After Zhang Sufen buried the ashes, she kept the broken bone with her all the time, as if Yaya could also accompany her in this way.

forever.

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Zhang Ruhai looked at the old mother, at her white hair, and at the furrowed wrinkles on her face.

The tough, stubborn woman she was when she was young is no longer there.What is in front of him now is just an old man who has reached his twilight years.

He will always remember every drop of sweat that his mother shed to support him and his little sister, but what he remembers more is all the sacrifices he has made in raising his son for so many years.For parents, children are the lifeblood, and Zhang Ruhai is unwilling to let his lifeblood be cut off.

Therefore, he can only make a choice.

"Mother, listen to me, I'm not selling this house to covet you, but to save my son's life." Zhang Ruhai looked closely at Mrs. Zhang, "I'm also grateful to you for raising me so that I I can start a family and have children. But now my child has an accident, I can’t leave him alone. I can’t watch him die before me!”

As Zhang Ruhai said, tears welled up in his eyes, tears squeezed from the deepest and softest flesh and blood.Let those who hear it feel bitter, and make the monster restless.

Wang Chen glanced at Ji Xuan and Bai Fei, and saw that they didn't make any moves, just waiting for Zhang Sufen's reaction.

Mrs. Zhang is an enchanted human being.

They have never understood why this ordinary old lady became obsessed, and perhaps now is the time for the answer.

"Xiao Haizi." Zhang Sufen was not moved by her son's sadness, but said, "Do you still remember that I tried my best to protect your elder sister's body from being eaten by others?"

Zhang Ruhai didn't answer, he didn't know why the old mother suddenly brought up this matter.

"I was thinking at the time, those ghosts in human skin want to eat my daughter, and I must not let them succeed. Those ghosts are greedy for my daughter's flesh and want to drink my daughter's blood, what can I do? I can only Set the fire on Yaya so that no one can touch her."

Zhang Sufen gently stroked the iron box on her chest, with a smile on her face.

"Later I thought, fortunately, Yaya was cremated at that time. Otherwise, she would have become someone else's, and she would have a new home like you, so forget about me as a mother." Mrs. Zhang said slowly: "You all I'm gone, I don't want to be a mother anymore, only Yaya is always by my side. Xiao Haizi, don't you understand? Those who can always be with you are not living people, only when they are dead, will they be steadfast and forever stay by your side."

She looked at Zhang Ruhai with pity and relief, "Now that Zixuan has an accident, don't be sad. You should be happy, because he will be by your side forever just like Yaya accompanied me. In this way, no one Can't take him away."

Zhang Ruhai was trembling, looking at this different mother, as if seeing the Zhang Sufen who frantically drove away the villagers back then, he suddenly felt a chill.

"Mother, you are wrong. I don't want my son to be with me all the time, I just want him to live well. It doesn't matter even if he forgets me immediately after getting married. I just want my son to live."

Zhang Sufen shook her head, "You don't understand, you will regret it."

"If I don't save my son's life, I will regret it!" Knowing that no matter what he could do to convince his mother, Zhang Ruhai asked in a deep voice, "Mother, are you really unwilling to agree?"

Zhang Sufen didn't speak. After a long time, Zhang Ruhai gritted her teeth and kowtowed the last three times on the ground.

"Mother, don't blame me. In order to save Zixuan's life, I have no other choice! Unfilial son Zhang Ruhai, I can only confront Bo in court with you!" He stood up and turned around without looking at the others. just leave.It seems that there is a ghost chasing after him, but I don't know if it is a ghost of the heart or a demonic obstacle.

There is a demonic obstacle in everyone's heart, which is a hurdle that cannot be overcome in the heart.When one day the hurdle becomes extremely tall and covers everything, even the blue sky above his head, he will fall into the devil's way.

This is obsession, also known as greed.

There is a heart under the words, and all the stubbornness and obsession are nothing but a longing in the heart.When this desire is allowed, it is hope and long-cherished wish.When this is not allowed, it becomes greed.

Those who chase fame and wealth too much are greedy; those who indulge in sensuality are greedy;

Those who love great joy are also greedy; those who indulge in pleasure are also greedy;

Zhang Ruhai, who forced her mother to move out of the old house for money, is considered greedy; Zhang Sufen, who fell into the magic way because of the longing for company, is also greedy; they yearn for different things, which may be easy to obtain, or difficult to obtain.But the same is that they will not be satisfied.

In this world, who doesn't have greed in his heart?

Who can define that greed is wrong, and who has the qualifications to judge that people's greed is all evil?Zhang Ruhai, who is anxious to save his son, or Zhang Sufen, who longs for family affection and is too lonely, are their actions right or wrong?

The monsters thought they had this qualification to judge, so they came to the imperial capital, preparing to make the final judgment on human beings.

but--

Wang Chen looked at Ji Xuan at the side, monsters are also thirsty for human souls, are they really qualified to judge human beings?In these scenes of human beings' joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys, perhaps, the monster itself is also in a certain position of being judged.

"Let's go." Mrs. Zhang watched her son leave, and murmured, "Let's go now? I don't know when I will come next time..."

"You two will meet soon." Ji Xuandao: "You can see him again when you face Bo Gongtang. But I don't think your son will be happy to see you at that time." show mercy.

"The dishes are getting cold." Mrs. Zhang didn't seem to hear the second part of his words, but looked at the food on the table and said regretfully, "Are you full? If not, I'll heat it up in the pot again. "

"No need, this is your son's favorite dish." Ji Xuan said, "Anyway, I can't taste it."

Granny Zhang looked at him cheerfully. "Xiao Ji is jealous? Then next time I cook your favorite dish, tell grandma what you like to eat?"

"His taste is a bit different." Wang Chen interjected, "He doesn't like ordinary food."

"Then what does Xiao Ji like to eat? Tell grandma, as long as grandma knows how to do it, I will help you cook."

Ji Xuan looked at Mrs. Zhang.I don't know if I should tell her, but in fact, the emotions she showed during the conversation with Zhang Ruhai just now are very suitable for him.But in the end he just said: "You don't have to be so nice to me."

Ji Xuan said: "I am not your dead daughter, and I will not stay by your side forever, I will leave soon."

"I know." Granny Zhang was neither sad nor surprised. "You are not the same as me, and my son and grandson."

She looked at Wang Chen and Ji Xuan. "You are not as greedy as my old woman, nor as stupid as my son and daughter. I feel at ease when I stay with you two young people. It seems that I don't have so many burdens, and I don't think so much. Even if you Just being with me for a while makes me happy."

With monsters, negative emotions will be absorbed unconsciously, which may be the reason why Mrs. Zhang likes Wang Chen and Ji Xuan.

Ji Xuan looked at the cold food on the table, and suddenly said: "You are wrong."

He said to Mrs. Zhang: "I have other motives for being with you. Maybe I desire more than your son—it's your life."

"Oh." Mrs. Zhang smiled, as if she didn't believe it. "I don't have many years to live. What's the use of an old woman's life?"

"Very useful." Ji Xuan affirmed, looking at Zhang Sufen. "Your life is worth more than many people."

Souls like Mrs. Zhang are rare among human beings.

It should be dark, but unexpectedly bright.Mrs. Zhang, who has fallen into the devil's way, is obsessed with her family affection and obsessed with her own desires.She is so cruel to her children that she can even watch her grandson die.

But Zhang Sufen has no intentional evil thoughts in her heart. On the contrary, she thinks that everything she does is actually for the sake of her children.To ordinary people, she is just a kind and lovely old lady.

Such a soul that is neither good nor evil is even rarer than imagined.

"Then you can take it away." Mrs. Zhang said to Ji Xuan, "When I don't want to live anymore, I will give you my life."

Ji Xuan asked almost immediately, "Why don't you want to live?"

"...I want to go and see my little grandson." Mrs. Zhang didn't answer him, but said. "After that, I can no longer live."

"Why?" Ji Xuanqi asked, "Don't you think that only by letting them all die can they stay with you forever?"

Mrs. Zhang was silent for a while, and then said: "When Xiao Haizi kowtowed to me just now, he cut his forehead and bled. As soon as I saw the blood that flowed from him, I didn't want anything. At that time I thought, it doesn’t matter if no one comes to accompany me, and it doesn’t matter if I stay alone. As long as the children can live in peace and stability, I don’t want to do anything.”

"He is my son, how can I really ignore him? I am his own mother."

One thought becomes a demon, one thought becomes a Buddha.

As a mother's greatest greed, it seems that her love for her children is not worth it.

Last quote:

When Wang Chen returned to his residence, William asked him about his day's schedule as usual.

But he suddenly asked: "William, tell me, why do monsters never devour human beings' positive emotions?"

"Because we don't like it, Your Highness," William replied.

"Really? I seem to understand why you don't like it anymore."

What he saw today made Wang Chen understand that sometimes, love is a more terrifying thing than hate.

Greed and attachment can lead to madness.

And love can make people desperate.