The Cause and Effect of Liao Zhai
v1 Chapter 10: May hold the spirit
Looking at the unmoved little boy, Wang Musheng thought for a while, took out a penny from his body, handed it to the little boy, and asked again.
"Children, can you tell my brother what boundary here is and what is this village called?"
After seeing the coin that Wang Musheng handed over, the little boy's eyes lit up in an instant, grabbed it in his hand, and answered Wang Musheng's question happily.
"This place belongs to the Jianghuai area. This village is called Mianjiang Village."
"Mianjiang Village."
Hearing this name, Wang Musheng's head exploded in an instant. He only felt a tingling scalp, and a cold air from the tail vertebra on his spine rose straight up.
"Gudong, is there a Temple of Cisheng in the south of your village? A family named Bai lives next to the temple!"
Wang Musheng swallowed hard and said.
"Hey, do you know sister Bai's family?"
"Hey, really."
At this moment, Wang Musheng didn't pay attention to the little boy anymore. What was said later, Wang Musheng felt that his whole person was not good at this moment, Jiang Zhengde, Big Brother Jiang, White Camellia, isn't all this a dream?
That, if not a dream, what is it.
"bump!"
"Oh, why did you beat me again, Master Dao."
"You said why, what kind of hysteria your kid has, I told you to respond several times."
"Master, I seem to have hit an evil."
"Beat evil?"
"That's right! Master, do you remember what the kid asked you before..."
When Wang Musheng spoke, he directly told the old Taoist about his previous experience, as well as Jiang Zhengde, Mianjiang Village, and other things.
"Evil, it shouldn't be! I didn't feel anything wrong at that time! If it is evil, I can definitely feel it!"
"Gudong, that Daoist, if it weren't evil, what would it be?"
Wang Musheng asked nervously.
"Perhaps, I wish to hold the spirit."
"May hold the spirit, what is that?"
"The beings who have great vows in front of them, great merits and devotion, will hold the great vows after death as their body, and the wisdom will last forever, that is, they are willing to hold the spirit."
"I don't understand."
"Simply put, there are some lives! There is a great wish unfulfilled in life, and at the same time, this wish is good, and the heart is firm, and there is great merit in the body. Such people will become May hold the spirit.
The conditions for the formation of aspirations can be said to be extremely difficult, and their existence is often just for protection or salvation. Once they understand the vow, they will automatically dissipate.
Because they are not malicious, we cannot perceive their existence unless they show up. "
"……."
"Let's put it this way! To give the simplest example, after the death of some children’s dearest relatives, those children always feel that their relatives are by their side. This is not their illusion, but their relatives have turned into a wish. The spirit, follow, guard by their side.
When these children grow up slowly, the feeling will gradually weaken. This is the process of the wish to hold the spirit to dissipate. When they fully grow up, the wish to hold the spirit to complete their vows will follow. Disappeared.
The same example, there are also like, you appear in a strange place, you will suddenly feel inexplicable, or even hear someone calling you in the dark, and then you will escape by chance. Happened to escape some bad things.
This proves that by your side, there is a willing spirit to protect you silently, or it may be in that place, there is a willing spirit with a heart of confession to redeem sins and save passers-by.
For another example, some people suddenly meet a girl one day, and they will feel familiar inexplicably. They may even feel that they have dreamed about it when they dreamed, or where they have seen it. This may be something that someone wishes to hold. Ling couldn't let go of her daughter, so he personally went into battle to choose a wishful man for her daughter.
For another example, when some people are dreaming, they suddenly dream that someone is asking you for help, or someone comes forward to ask you for certain things. This may be due to the willingness to hold the spirit. You have to know the world. Everything that has a cause must have an effect, even if it is a dream, it also has its cause. "
The old Taoist priest explained.
"Dao Master, what do you mean is that this Jiang Zhengde who appeared in my dream for the time being, is likely to be the death of the little white camellia girl, turned into a relative who is willing to hold the spirit, and can't rest assured Girl, that's why I found me. I hope I can take care of this little girl."
Wang Musheng said suddenly.
"Yes, that's how it is."
"But why did he find me! Before that, I didn't even know the name Mian Jiangcun."
Wang Musheng said suspiciously.
"How do I know this? I'm not willing to hold the spirit. We can go to the little girl's house and ask the little girl, maybe we will know!"
The old Taoist shrugged and said.
"Then, kid, can you take us to your sister Bai's house?"
Facing Wang Musheng’s words, the little boy did not nod his head in agreement, nor shook his head to refuse. He just stretched out a hand in front of Wang Musheng. Needless to say, Wang Musheng also understands that this is a must. The rhythm of asking for money!
"Um, we are your sister Bai's friends?"
"……."
"Okay! So greedy for money at such a young age."
Wang Musheng let out a speechless spit, stretched his hand into his arms, and once again took out a penny with difficulty. You must know that in Wang’s Village, because of the difficulty of communicating with the outside world, the transactions between everyone are mostly based on bartering. There are not many coins.
At this time, Wang Musheng has no more than a dozen copper coins in total. This is all his savings now! During this period of time, it's okay because there are old Taoists who have been providing dry food.
Once the old Taoist priest leaves, these copper coins will be Wang Musheng's life-saving money.
"You come with me!"
But the little boy obviously didn't know this, and he grabbed the copper coin in Wang Musheng's hands without hesitation, and said happily.
As soon as he walked into this Mianjiang Village, Wang Musheng felt the difference. First of all, there were not many thatched houses, most of them were exquisite mud-tile houses. Obviously the people in Mianjiang Village were relatively wealthy.
But there are very few people in the village. Even if I see them occasionally, they are also children who are ragged or not covered at all, with thin bodies, running around on the street.
I can even see some from time to time, relying on the walls of the house, not knowing whether it is a man or woman who is alive or dead. The whole Mianjiang Village inexplicably gives Wang Musheng a sense of death and chills.
"The Taoist!"
When once again saw a dying woman lying under the corner of the wall, Wang Musheng finally couldn't help it, and turned back and called an old Taoist priest.
He knew that even if he wanted to help, he couldn't do much. He wanted the old Taoist priest to help these people.