Strange Tales: The Yin-Yang Celestial Master

What Qi Buyang didn't expect was that the next day, the man who had been taciturn came to Qi's house and asked to see him.

When he rushed to the living room, Luo Lang was sitting opposite the man chatting with him.

"I see that your Yintang is black, your face is yellow, and you are restless. There is a problem."

The man's expression changed, "Master thinks I'm haunted by ghosts?"

"That's not true." Luo Lang smacked his lips, "You may have a kidney deficiency."

"..."

"Your wife didn't come today?"

The man's eyes flickered, "She has to go to work, and I came alone."

"Oh? Then why don't you go to work?"

"I am on vacation."

"Sure enough, it's because of kidney deficiency?"

"..." The man was short of breath and not easy to attack. Seeing the teacup on the coffee table, he quickly picked it up and drank a few sips to quench his fire.

"tasty?"

"good."

Luo Lang smiled, "It cures kidney deficiency."

"……you!"

"I just said a few words, why are you guilty, no wonder there is a female ghost haunting the house..."

Before Luo Lang finished speaking, he was interrupted by the other party. The man opened his eyes wide and said, "You said there is a female ghost in my house? Did you see her? Is it really her?"

"So you knew there was a ghost in the house, could it be..." Luo Lang narrowed his eyes sharply, "You killed her?"

The man slapped the table with a slap: "How is that possible! What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Then what are you in a hurry for?" Luo Lang said leisurely, "Didn't you come to look for Master Qi? Wait for him to come and explain yourself."

"I'm already here." Qi Buyang reminded him with a straight face.

"Oh, when did you come?" Luo Lang slowly turned his head, as if he saw it just now. "Qi Buyang, I have already asked you almost enough questions."

"What did you ask?"

Luo Lang pointed to the man opposite, and said firmly, "He has a kidney deficiency."

The man held the teacup pretending to be calm, and it was obvious that he had given up on explaining.

"Mr. Luo!" Qi Buyang was angry. He didn't expect that this person who was revered as a master by his grandfather would be so boring.

Seeing how angry he was and unable to teach himself a lesson, Luo Lang shrugged contentedly, and finally stopped talking.

Qi Buyang came over and sat down beside him, without even looking at him, he turned directly to the man who hesitated to speak, "I have promised your wife will go to exorcise ghosts tomorrow, you don't have to worry."

"No..." The man held the teacup tightly, "I came today to ask you...don't come to my house again."

Qi Buyang was surprised, and hurriedly asked: "Is there anything I did that dissatisfied you?"

"No, no, you're fine," the man shook his head repeatedly, and sneaked a glance at Luo Lang. The strange long-haired man was leaning on the sofa with his head squinted at him. His indifferent expression made him a little uneasy, and he swallowed. Drooling continued: "There are no ghosts in our house. My wife is too sensitive. I'm sorry to bother you. If she calls tomorrow, please tell her that there are no ghosts at all. It's her overthinking. "

Qi Buyang frowned, "But there is indeed a ghost in your house, we all saw it."

"No, no, how could there be something wrong." The man shook his head while avoiding his approaching gaze.

"This is the truth, there is nothing you can do if you don't believe it." Qi Buyang said seriously: "I won't touch an ordinary ghost, but if it's an evil ghost that harms people, whether you invite me or not, I will take action."

"She has never harmed anyone!" The man suddenly raised his voice: "It has been more than two years. If she wanted to harm me, she would have done so long ago! She is definitely not a wicked ghost!"

Qi Buyang immediately found the loophole in his words, "You knew about the ghost in your house two years ago, why did you come to ask someone to do it now?"

"I..." The man was speechless, unable to speak for a moment, stalemate for a moment, finally slumped his shoulders, and said helplessly: "It was my wife's decision to ask people to exorcise ghosts. I have always disagreed, but I can't stop her..."

"Was that ghost someone you knew before he was alive?" Qi Buyang asked tentatively.

"Can you tell me what the ghost you saw looked like?"

Qi Buyang thought for a while, "A woman, with long hair, wearing a skirt, with delicate features."

"That's it...it must be her..." the man murmured and sighed, "That ghost is actually my wife."

"Wife?" The two people on the opposite side asked questions in unison. Qi Buyang was stunned, and subconsciously looked at Luo Lang. Luo Lang asked him: "How many wives can you marry now?"

"One!" Qi Buyang replied bluntly, and immediately turned his face away.

"Tsk tsk, still angry."

Qi Buyang's profile froze, but he still ignored him.

The man quickly explained: "That's my ex-wife. I was married once before, and this one is my second wife."

When he mentioned his ex-wife, he seemed to suddenly fall into memories, and the expression on his face relaxed a lot, "The first wife is my college classmate. We have been in love for eight years...until we got married, we have always had a very good relationship. She understands me best. The person who accompanied me through the most difficult period in my life, and did not leave when I was at my lowest point, I can have today's career because of her support.

It is her dream to live on that Phoenix Road.We worked hard to make money for this dream, and finally bought a house on that street.Last time you asked about the phoenix tree in the courtyard, in fact, when she and I moved in, we transplanted that tree with our own hands. She likes to play with these flowers and plants, and always spends a lot of time taking care of them..."

Speaking of this, he smiled reminiscently, then immediately suppressed his smile, and his tone changed: "But I didn't expect that she only lived in that dream home for a year... She was not in good health at first, and after those years followed I suffered a lot, and when it was time to enjoy the blessings, I fell ill and had terminal cancer... I could only watch her body deteriorate day by day, and it dragged on for more than half a year...she still left. On the day of the burial, I took her Her ashes were buried under her favorite phoenix tree. This was her last request...

After my wife passed away, I was depressed and in a bad mood every day, and I went out less and less, always staying at home.Gradually, I noticed that some strange things began to appear around me—when there was no wind, the curtains would lift by themselves, as if someone was pulling them, and I would occasionally hear footsteps at night, exactly the same as when she was alive, and even a few times I I seem to hear her calling my name... At that time, I thought I was thinking about her too much and had hallucinations, but I didn't resist these hallucinations at all, but immersed myself in them, as if we were still living together.

Two years have passed in such a daze, my elder sister really couldn't bear to see my depressed appearance, and asked me to go out for more walks, and it was at that time that I met my current wife.She was very cheerful, and being with her helped me gradually get out of the haze and start to return to normal life. Then we got married and she moved into Fenghuang Road.

From the day I moved in, she kept telling me that the house was weird, as if there were ghosts, and I realized that it was not my illusion. The soul of my ex-wife might really still be in that house, every time If there was any unusual movement, I knew it was her, she was watching me from somewhere in the house.

I started to feel guilty that this was supposed to be her dream, and now another woman moved in and became the mistress of the house.She must be very sad, must hate me!It was me who was sorry for her... so I had no choice but to pretend that I didn't know about the haunting, hoping to appease my wife. She had long said that she wanted to invite a celestial master to come and see her, but I discouraged her.I've already felt sorry for my ex-wife, how could I get someone to drive her out, that was her home..."

At this point, the man's throat was choked up, and he grabbed his hair with both hands, "I don't know what to do! At first, I thought that many celestial masters were blown out and had no ability at all, so I couldn't help my wife's repeated requests, and finally agreed to please I didn't expect to invite you as soon as I invited...Yesterday I thought you might have seen it, that's why you are here now, please...I beg you...don't hurt her! She never did harm She just wants to stay in the home she likes!"

"Don't worry, I won't..." Luo Lang preempted Qi Buyang's words, "Then how are you going to stop your wife? Even if the Qi family doesn't make a move, next time she will go find someone else." division."

"This...I'll explain it to her..." the man said without confidence.

Qi Buyang thought for a while and asked, "Can I visit your house again? While your wife is away."

The man immediately stared at him vigilantly, and Qi Buyang quickly said: "Don't worry, I won't hurt her, just communicate with her..."

Seeing that the other party still looked skeptical, he explained patiently: "Generally speaking, the ghosts of the past stay in the yang world because of certain obsessions. Maybe she still has some unfulfilled wishes or unfulfilled things to convey. You can't see her, you can't communicate with her, and you will never know what she is thinking, so I can go and ask for you... What do you think?"

The man's eyes suddenly glowed, "Really? Master! Can you help me meet her?"

Qi Buyang wondered: "It's a bit difficult for you to see her, but I can help you spread the word."

"That's okay! That's okay! Let's go now!" The man jumped up excitedly, urging Qi Buyang to go out, and Luo Lang followed naturally.

Seeing that unusually red Phoenix tree again, Qi Buyang felt a little emotional.The treetops swayed gently in the breeze, but there was no sign of the female ghost.

The man led them straight up to the second floor, to the room where footsteps always sounded.

"Actually, this is my ex-wife's bedroom. When she was still alive, she would cut a rose that she raised and put it in the vase every day. After she left, I continued to do this."

As he spoke, he walked towards the desk where the vase was placed.

Qi Buyang and Luo Lang looked at the female ghost next to the table in unison. The man just passed her by, but he didn't notice it.

The female ghost stared blankly at the fresh flowers protruding from the mouth of the bottle, and stretched out her hand, trying to touch the buds, but her fingers went straight through the petals.She didn't show any disappointment, she seemed to be used to this situation, turned around and looked at the man beside her who was turning a blind eye to her, showing a shallow smile.

"You..." Qi Buyang couldn't help but stepped forward and started talking to her.

The female ghost didn't respond.

Qi Buyang got closer again, this time he passed the man directly, stopped in front of her, and asked, "Do you have anything to say to him?"

The female ghost was stunned, and blinked at Qi Buyang. It seemed that she hadn't spoken for a long time, and her reaction was a bit slow. It took a long time before she said slowly, "Can you see me?"

Her voice was soft, with a gentle warmth.

Qi Buyang nodded.

At this time, the man on the other side noticed Qi Buyang talking into the air, and quickly asked: "Is it her? She is in this room, right?"

While speaking, the female ghost suddenly floated out of the window, Qi Buyang rushed to the window, saw her standing under the phoenix tree, and waved at him.

"It was still there just now, now it's in the yard." Qi Buyang told the man.

The other party turned around and ran out of the room, stepping on the wooden stairs.

Qi Buyang and Luo Lang also followed.

When he came to the courtyard, the man looked around aimlessly and asked eagerly, "Where is she?"

"Under the tree...just in front of the trunk..." Qi Buyang, who was running behind, replied panting.

The man stared fixedly at the empty tree trunk, suddenly became nervous, and asked cautiously, "Xiao Rong, is that you?"

The female ghost looked at him and nodded with gentle eyes.

The man couldn't see it, so he could only look at Qi Buyang for help.

"It's not her." Luo Lang said.

The man stared blankly with his mouth open.

Qi Buyang glared at Luo Lang, who explained leisurely: "There are so many lonely souls and wild ghosts, I just showed him various possible situations."

Qi Buyang finally couldn't take it anymore, "Mr. Luo! Please don't make trouble on purpose, please?"

"Daughter Qi taught me a lesson." Luo Lang nodded humbly, but he couldn't see a trace of guilt.

Qi Buyang angrily said to the man who had been waiting obediently: "Don't pay attention to him, the one under the tree just nodded."

"Oh..." The man looked at the tree trunk again, and remained silent for a long time. He loosened and clenched his fists before he spoke incoherently: "Are you okay? I... I water and fertilize your flowers every day, by the way, Have you seen the roses in the room, I still put in one every day as you like... But the flowers I raise are not as good as yours. I haven't touched your bedroom, it's all the previous decorations... This tree , now it's taller and stronger, I remember you used to say you wanted to see it bloom with those phoenix trees outside, look, it's blooming now, isn't it good? I know you'll come while I'm asleep Look at me, don't you?"

He gradually became fluent in speaking, and the more he talked, the more he couldn't stop talking.The female ghost has been standing silently in front of him, listening to those words quietly.

After talking for a long time, he finally leaned forward, gently stroking the tree trunk with his palms, as if he had already seen the invisible person.

"Xiao Rong, I'm married again...will you blame me?"

The female ghost asked, "How are you doing now?"

Qi Buyang transferred the words to the man who was anxiously waiting for the answer. He nodded repeatedly and said, "I'm fine, she...she's also very good to me..."

The female ghost smiled, "Then I can rest assured."

Qi Buyang found that her body was no longer as real as before, but gradually became transparent, "Are you leaving?"

The female ghost nodded.

"Go? Where are you going?" Hearing Qi Buyang's words, the man said anxiously, "Isn't this your home? Why are you leaving!"

The female ghost looked at the man in a hurry and said softly to Qi Buyang: "He always thought that I stayed because I couldn't let go of this family. In fact, it was him who I couldn't let go of. Without him, what kind of home would I have? I was worried that he was too lonely alone, so I stayed here with him all the time. All these years, I want to hear him tell me that he is doing well, so I am satisfied."

Qi Buyang couldn't help asking: "Wouldn't you be sad if he married someone else?"

"Yes." The female ghost blinked, and suddenly burst into tears, "But I hope he can forget me and get happiness."

She looked at the man with eyes full of love for the last time, and put her transparent palm on the man's palm. For a moment, the fingers of the two hands touched each other, but soon overlapped again without accident, the female ghost could only Shrinking his fingers regretfully, he passed through the man's body and floated straight to Qi Buyang.

"Do you know why I want to bury my ashes under that tree?" Her body became more and more transparent, and gradually she couldn't see clearly.

Qi Buyang shook his head suspiciously.

"Because the flower language of the phoenix flower is farewell and longing." She smiled softly, and touched the little celestial master's cheek with her cold fingers that gradually melted, "Thank you... really thank you..."

The female ghost finally disappeared into the air. The man seemed to have just woken up from a dream. He looked down at his palm, feeling as if he felt something at that moment.

"she left?"

Qi Buyang nodded, and relayed the last words of the female ghost to him.

"Farewell and miss? Parting and miss..."

The man read those words in a daze, looked up at Kazuki's phoenix flowers in full bloom, and did not regain his senses for a long time.

Not wanting to disturb him, Qi Buyang pulled Luo Lang away quietly, but bumped into the hostess who just came back at the gate of the courtyard.

"Master! Are you here to practice? Go in and sit down."

Qi Buyang declined, and said to her: "The ghost in your family has left, you can rest assured from now on."

"Really? Thank you, master!" The woman thanked again and again, and happily entered her yard.

Qi Buyang stood outside the door, and could still hear voices coming from inside.

"Husband, what are you doing here?"

"Nothing, just think about something."

"Why do I feel that this tree is different from before?"

"Really? Maybe..."