I don't know how long it took, but I regained consciousness again.

When I opened my eyes, I saw that I was lying in Hu Changhe's arms, and he was looking at me sadly.

I couldn't help being taken aback, and said to myself, does he think I'm dead, that's why he's so sad?

I struggled to sit up, and found that my body was light and easy to move, not as heavy as it was before I passed out.

"Do you think I'm dead?" I said to Hu Changhe with a smile.

He looked up at me, all expressions on his face froze.

I just wanted to tease him again, when I heard Fifth Brother's shout from a distance: "Xiao Kai——"

I looked back and saw that Wu Ge was running down the top of the slope. Because he was running very fast and the ground was full of leaves and it was difficult to walk, he almost fell down.

What are you running, you are not afraid of falling!I stood up and looked in his direction, smiled at him, and said in my heart, if I did what I said and broke the formation, he will definitely praise me!

When he got closer and closer, I found that the three balls of fire on his body were frighteningly large, just like three big fireballs, and I could feel the heat from such a distance.I thought to myself, what happened to him?Could it be because of a breakthrough in Taoism cultivation?

When the distance between me and Fifth Brother was only a few meters away, I was unbearably burned by his anger, and I became inexplicably frightened, subconsciously, I took a step back.I didn't think about it, I obviously just wanted to take a step back, but in the end my body floated backwards, and I didn't intend to stop.

"Xiao Kai..." Hu Changhe suddenly said, looking at me hesitant to speak.

At this time, Fifth Brother heard him call me, and then followed his line of sight to look over.I suddenly realized that Fifth Brother had been looking at Hu Changhe's arms just now, but not at me... I couldn't help but also looked into Hu Changhe's arms, only to find that he was holding someone in his arms...

I seem to be familiar with that person...

As I was thinking, my surroundings suddenly became dark.Turned pale with shock, I quickly shouted: "Fifth brother!"

As a result, there was no response for a long time.

"Hu Changhe!"

"Lang Tianyue!"

I kept calling the names of the three of them, but I still couldn't hear anyone's answer.

where am i?

It was so dark that you couldn't see your fingers.I tried to stomp my feet, and found that there was no sound coming from the bottom of my feet, and there was no solid feeling that the soles of my feet touched the ground.

I was suspended in a dark world without light.It's just me here, and I can't see, touch, or feel anything.

Where the hell am I?

No, I have to get out of here!

With a thought, my feet moved forward automatically, as if there was a voice in my heart telling me that it was right to do so.

I simply followed my instinct and went forward.After walking for an unknown amount of time, light gradually appeared in front of him.I couldn't help being overjoyed, knowing that the exit was ahead, I immediately ran wildly.

The light ahead was getting bigger and closer, so I ran up to it and stepped out without hesitation.

Because I came out of the darkness, I closed my eyes for a while before opening them.It turns out that everything in front of me is so strange!

The sky was gray, with neither the sun nor clouds, which was very strange.

The ground is yellow sand, not a blade of grass grows, and the area is vast.

There are no buildings around, empty and lifeless.

What is this strange place?Could it be that he crossed over by himself?

I remembered the dark passage when I came, and immediately turned around to look. As a result, there was no passage behind me, and the scenery was the same as what I saw just now!

There is no passage, so how did I get here?Where did the darkness just now go?

At this time, a deep and long bell sounded from a distance, and the sound made me feel peaceful and at peace, so that I didn't want to worry about how and why I got here.I took a step forward and walked towards the direction of the bell, as if that was my destination and the place I had been looking for.

I walked forward without stopping. I walked for a long time, but I couldn't feel the passage of time.The sky was still gray, and although the sun was not visible, night was not coming either.And I, after walking for so long, am neither hungry nor thirsty.There is only one thing left in my mind, I want to go where the bells sound.

I don't know when, a mist gradually formed in front of me.But this fog can't stop me from moving forward!I continue walking in the fog.Slowly, through the mist, I actually saw towering buildings!Those buildings are still far away from me, but right in my direction!That must be where I am going!

I quickened my pace immediately.After walking out of the mist, I found that there was a river in front of me. There was a layer of hazy fog floating on the river. The fog was so high that it directly blocked the scenery on the other side of the river. Except for a few tall buildings, I couldn't see anything.

Fortunately, there is a bridge over the river, otherwise it would be very troublesome to cross the river.

I walked over to that bridge.When I got closer, I realized that there was a person sitting at the end of the bridge.The man leaned against the railing with his head down, disheveled and ragged.I didn't expect there to be beggars here, although he is the only one I've seen so far, but I don't want to talk to him.

I walked lightly, intending to pass him directly.He still felt my presence and raised his head to look at me.I ignored him and was about to walk up the bridge when he suddenly stood up and stopped me and said, "Young man, I'm asking you for someone!"

Since I was inquiring about someone, I thought it would be a matter of little effort, so I nodded at him.

I took the opportunity to take a look at him, and I saw that he was in his thirties, although he looked dirty and sloppy, but his appearance was surprisingly handsome, and he looked very familiar.

Seeing me nodding in agreement, he continued, "Excuse me, do you know a man named Kang Kai?"

I was startled, and couldn't help but stare at him with wide eyes.

How did he know my name?I don't believe he's talking about a person with the same name as mine. After all, there are not many people with the surname Kang, and Kang Kai is not a bad name.

"Xiao Kai..." He looked at me, his eyes turned red instantly, "You are Xiao Kai..."

"Who are you?" I asked cautiously.

"I am your father!"

Hey, why is he swearing?

Just as I was about to get angry, I heard him continue: "I am really your father, I am Kang Ning!"

Corning?Hearing what he said, and then looking at his face - no wonder I feel familiar, because my face is [-]% like his!

I was stunned.

If he is really Kang Ning and my dad...my dad has been dead for more than 20 years...

He thought I didn't believe it, and said excitedly, "My child, I didn't lie to you! I'm really your father, Kang Ning! Your mother's name is Jin Yunjie, your grandfather's name is Kang Mingyi, and your grandma's name is Liu Yuelan, right?"

He was right. Every year when I go to the grave, I can see these names on the stele, including "Kang Ning".

"You...you're not..." I trembled my lips and didn't know how to speak for a moment.

The circles of his eyes were very red, and he looked like he was about to cry, but not a single tear came out.Seeing me asking him, he looked at me and said slowly: "I am indeed dead...I have been waiting here for you..."

I was stunned again, and it took me a long time to come back to my senses. My thinking was a little confused, "What do you mean? You mean, I, I died too?"

He nodded slowly, with a sad expression that was no different from crying.

It turns out that I am already dead... The reason why I came to this strange place is because I am already dead...

By the way, I remembered that the person in Hu Changhe's arms is familiar to me because he is none other than myself!To be precise, it is my body, no, it should be called a corpse!

It turned out that I was already dead!

I froze on the spot.

"Son, don't be sad!" My dad came over and hugged me, "Maybe there is a way... I'm waiting here because I'm afraid that you will die prematurely..."

My eye sockets were sore and swollen, but when I heard him say that maybe there is still a way to live, the symptoms immediately eased a lot.For some reason, I always feel that I have something to do, which makes me very unwilling.

He took me and sat on the stone steps at the end of the bridge, and then took my hand and chatted with me.

He said that after death, a person has the opportunity to go back to visit his family for seven times in order to end everything in this life, and then he can enter reincarnation without any worries.

He asked me if the contract between the Fox Immortal and the Kang family had expired, and I told him that it hadn't, and that it would expire in December, and it's only August now.

He said that since it was not due, it might keep its promise and help me.If my body is not completely dead, I still have a chance to come back to life after I go back.

Hearing what he said, I felt a little relieved.It is a good thing to have a chance to live, besides, I still have unfinished business.

However, I couldn't remember what the unfinished business was for a while.

I asked him how he recognized me. He pointed to the jade pendant hanging around my neck and said, "That jade pendant was part of your mother's dowry back then. Your mother always wore it. I can see it at a glance. Recognize. And," he looked at me and smiled, "my son looks so much like me, how could I not recognize him!"

I never thought that one day I would be able to sit and chat with my father, because I was a posthumous child.It's almost like a dream, especially since my dad looks like he's only 30 and I'm in my 20s.It feels a little weird for such a father and son to hold hands and chat together.

He probably also saw that I was a little awkward, sighed and said: "It's not because you have a relationship with me, because you have never seen me!" Then, he said something that surprised me: "Actually, I went to the hospital to see you the day you were born."

I looked at him in disbelief, speechless in astonishment.

He said that after he passed away that year, he returned home on the first seven days, but the house was empty.When he was wandering at the gate, he heard a passing neighbor say that my mother gave birth early because of excessive grief, so he floated to the hospital.At the door of the ward, he saw my weak postpartum mother and me who was born before full term from afar.

"You were just that little at the time!" He gestured with his hands, with a smile on his face, "I didn't expect you to grow into a young man in a blink of an eye! Moreover, you are so handsome!"

It turned out that even if my father died, he still missed our mother and son.

In fact, I used to envy other children who have both parents, and I once asked my mother why I didn't have a father.Even, hated this father who never showed his face.When I grew up, I heard that it was because of him that our family became so miserable, and I hated him even more.

But seeing him now and hearing him say that he has always missed us, the hatred in my heart has long since disappeared without a trace, and all that remains is my closeness to him.

"Dad..." I said this unfamiliar word for the first time, and it was a bit difficult to say, and I was even a little shy after I finished speaking.

After hearing this, he was a little excited, held my hand tightly, and said "hey" quickly, and the circles of his eyes turned red again.

"Finally I heard you shouting this..." He was choking up a little while speaking.

"Dad, I didn't expect to see you again one day." Seeing that he was so excited that he was about to cry, I suddenly became calm and stretched out my arms to wrap his shoulders directly. "Since you want me, why don't you entrust me with a dream? I always thought I could see you once in a dream."

He sighed and said, "Staying here is impossible to dream of. I dare not go back to the world, for fear of missing you, and I dare not go to the underworld, for fear that it will be too late to stop you, so I can only wait here."

He told me that this is actually just the connection between Yang and Yin, people call it "Yin City", and Buddhists call it "Bardo".The souls here are neither humans nor ghosts. They will become ghosts if they return to the underworld and cannot be revived, and they will also become ghosts if they cross the bridge to the real underworld.It's just that one is a lonely ghost, and the other is a ghost that can be reincarnated and controlled.

I glanced at his clothes and asked him: "So you can't get the paper money I burn for you every year, right?"

He patted my hand with a smile and said, "I'll receive it when I cross the river!"

No wonder he is so down and out, because he has stayed here for 21 years and still has nothing.

"Dad, have you seen my mother?" I finally couldn't help asking this question.

He looked embarrassed, nodded and said, "Well, but she didn't recognize me, and I was hiding..."

"Why?" I asked puzzled.

He sighed and said, "Because I owe her too much, how can I have the face to see her... I think she can live a comfortable life early if she is reborn early, so when I saw her walking, I hid in the distance It's..."

I looked at him and wanted to say that he was worthless, but then I thought, maybe I wouldn't have the courage to face her.

"Then, my mother didn't recognize you, and just watched you run away?" I asked.

He asked me if I heard the bell when I first arrived here, and I said yes, and he said it was the soul-inducing bell, and the living soul would soon forget everything in the world after hearing it, unless the obsession in his heart was very strong.After hearing the bell, the living soul will follow the instinct to go to the bridge, and after crossing the river, it will become a real ghost, and it is difficult to come back.

And my mother was in the same state as I was before, her eyes were a little empty, and if my father didn't take the initiative to call her, she would not be able to recognize my father.But even so, my dad hid in the distance because of guilty conscience.

After listening to his explanation, I quickly asked him if he had crossed the river and how he got back.

He smiled, his expression both proud and helpless.

He said that the ghosts crossing the river are all under the control of ghost messengers, and the first seven are escorted home by ghost messengers to visit.He was the same at the time, but after seeing my birth, he suddenly didn't want to go back to the underworld, because he was afraid that I would die early like him.He begged the ghost messenger to let him stay one more day, and that night was the fourteenth of July, the eve of the Ghost Festival. The ghost messenger thought that anyway, the next day would be the ghost festival, and my dad was eligible to go back to the world to play, so he agreed. up.As a result, on the second night, when the ghost messenger went out to play, he directly entered the Yin market, thereby avoiding the ghost messenger and staying here.

After finishing speaking, he asked me directly: "Son, am I a grandfather now?"

I was startled, and then blushed and said, "I'm only 21, where can I get you a grandson..."

He sighed again and again, and blamed himself: "It's all my fault! You can't survive at such a young age, and even a fox fairy can't help you... It's all my fault!"

I patted him on the shoulder, comforted him and said, "Dad, don't blame yourself, this is fate, I don't blame you."

We chatted here and there for a long time, and I told him all kinds of interesting things about my childhood. As for those unbearable past events, I was afraid that he would feel uncomfortable and didn't say anything.

He heard that my mother passed away on the day of my college entrance examination, and I didn't take the college entrance examination because of this, and started to blame myself again. I quickly told him that I was doing well now.

When I wanted to talk about how well I was doing, I suddenly got stuck.Dad was eagerly waiting for me to continue, but I suddenly found that I seemed to have forgotten an important thing... or an important person...

"What's wrong?" My dad asked me worriedly.

"I... seem to have forgotten something..." I was dazed for a long time, and said slowly.

At this time, a figure slowly appeared in the mist ahead, and my dad and I were attracted to it.

It seems that the living soul of a newly dead person has come here.

After the man walked out of the mist, he saw me and immediately yelled: "Xiao Kai!" Then he ran towards me.

I immediately stood up, looking at the man instantly excited.

I know him, I know him!I actually forgot him!How could I forget him!

"Fifth Brother!" I yelled at him, my voice trembling with excitement.

He ran to him, heaved a sigh of relief, and said to me with a smile, "Xiao Kai, I'll pick you up!"

Brother Wu is here to pick me up!I was immediately elated and excited!

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