Chapter 59: The Thief

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said that one day, Peng Zu saw a group of people gathered in the downtown area, and when he stepped forward to take a look, he saw that one person in the crowd was covered in blood and fell to the ground, and there were several people beside him, and they were sticking to him.

Peng Zu immediately stepped forward to stop him, asked the reason, and learned that the person who was beaten was a thief, because he was found stealing, and the stolen person was quite powerful, and he wanted to be killed alive on the street to make an example.

Peng Zu could only sigh when he heard this: It is forgivable to do sins in heaven, but you can't live for your own sins.

Just as he was about to turn away, he accidentally saw that although the beaten thief was dying, his eyes were wide open, and his eyes were full of sadness.

Peng Zu couldn't help but step forward and ask the thief: Do you still have unfulfilled wishes?

The thief said sadly: I don't regret dying, poor old mother is old, no one to support, I am afraid that I will die of cold and starvation.

Peng Zu respected his filial piety and asked him where his home was.

The thief stared at him for a moment, then gave the address of his home.

Peng Zu immediately said that he would do his best to take care of his mother on his behalf.

The thief was originally struggling to breathe, but when he heard the words, he turned over, knelt in front of Peng Zu and said loudly: Your great kindness, I am unforgettable, even if you become a ghost after death, I will repay you.

After that, he kowtowed to Peng Zu three times in a row, and the third head knocked down, and there was no movement.

When they came to look at him, they found him dead.

When a person dies, the lights go out, and the stolen family stops.

Peng Zu couldn't bear to see the thief stealing the corpse in the wilderness, being pecked by wild dogs and crows, so he bought a thin coffin and buried him.

After that, Peng Zu believed in his words, found the thief's mother, took him home, and served him for the rest of his life.

Decades have passed, and this night Peng Zu was asleep, and he vaguely felt that someone had come to the bed.

When I opened my eyes, I saw a man in Tsing Yi standing next to the bed.

Peng Zu was shocked and asked who the person who came.

The man in Tsing Yi didn't say a word, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Peng Zu.

When he stood up, he said, "I am the thief who was slain with the rod in the market that day, and I am kind and faithful, and I am the one who provides for my mother." I made a special trip to repay the favor.

Only then did Peng Zu understand that the person who came was actually the ghost of the thief.

Peng Zu immediately said to the thief: I support your mother because you value filial piety, not because you agree with your thief's stealing behavior. I don't need you to repay the favor, if you have the heart, don't be a thief in the next life.

Thief Ghost Dao: Engong taught a lesson. I stole that day, but I had no money to buy medicine for my mother, and I was already repentant when I was killed with a rod. Yan Jun was aware of everything and knew that I was not a great evil, so he did not criticize me deeply. Now I'm also a small official.

Peng Zu listened and rejoiced for him.

I never thought that the thief would kowtow to him again, and said: "I really can't repay your great kindness, and now the situation is compelling, I can only be a thief again to repay your great kindness."

Peng Zu said angrily: Since you have changed your mind, why do you want to do that evil deed? How can this be repaid? It's clear that he will die without repentance!

So saying, he got up, took up the club, and drove the thief out.

The next day, Peng Zu's only being a thief was a dream of Nanke. I didn't expect noon, and suddenly I fell ill.

The family came to Lang Zhong and said that Peng Zu's time was short.

Peng Zu was lying on the sickbed, and remembered the thief and ghost in his dream in grief, and thought: Isn't it that the thief who annoyed me and drove him away, took revenge on himself as a ghost, and wanted my life?

The more Peng Zu thought about it, the more annoyed he became, and kept cursing the thieves and ghosts for being ungrateful.

Unexpectedly, that night, as soon as Peng Zu fell asleep, the thief ghost appeared in front of the bed again.

Without waiting for Peng Zu to get up, the thief knelt down in front of him, and said calmly: My thief nature is difficult to change, but there is a reason for it. Don't blame me for this, and let me explain why.

Peng Zu scolded fiercely during the day, and he really saw the thief and ghost, but his heart became empty. It's a matter of life, and you can't annoy this ghost in the underworld anymore.

So, Ancestor Peng said something good about the thief ghost, and then pretended to let the thief ghost tell him what was wrong with him to be a thief again.

Listening to the thief and ghost, Peng Zu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

It turned out that the errand that this thief did in Yin Si was actually to guard the book of life and death. Because I happened to see Peng Zu's Shouyuan approaching, I thought that Peng Zu was kind to him, so I wanted to repay Peng Zu.

The thief said to Peng Zu: I took advantage of my position to tear off Engong's name from the book of life and death, so that the judge would not be able to take Engong's life. It's just that sooner or later this matter will be discovered, and I'm afraid that I won't have the chance to be a human again.

Peng Zu was mixed with joy and sorrow, and didn't care about the life and death of thieves and ghosts, but asked worriedly: Where did you hide my name? Won't it really be discovered by other ghosts?

A look of disappointment flashed in the thief's eyes, and when he stood up, his tone was no longer as respectful as before: "Don't worry, I have twisted the page with your name written on it into a paper twist and interspersed it in the cracks of the book of life and death. As long as you don't tell others about this, you will have an endless life.

After speaking, he nodded to Peng Zu and disappeared in front of the bed.

After the thief left, Peng Zu's illness was really cured, and his white hair turned black, and the loose and lost teeth grew back.

In this way, every other Jiazi, Peng Zu would regrow his black hair and new teeth.

As the saying goes, there is no impermeable wall in the world.

Finally, one day, the wind reached the ears of the king of Hades, saying that there was a person in the yang world, who would rejuvenate every time he lived, and to this day, he has lived for 800 years.

Hades was furious and ordered the judge to investigate thoroughly.

The judge found out that it was true, but he couldn't find the piece of paper with Peng Zu's name written on it.

The words are divided into two ends, Peng Zu has lived for 800 years, but his wife has changed one after another.

On this day, his newlywed wife finally couldn't help but ask him why he could live so long.

Peng Zu was very fond of this wife, and after drinking some wine, he told the story of the thief and ghost stealing his life.

The next day, Peng Zu's wife passed by the river and saw two people washing coal in the river. I couldn't help but be curious, and stepped forward to ask what they were doing.

One of them said, "We will wash this lump of coal."

Peng Zu's wife laughed and said, "My husband has lived for 800 years, and he has never seen anyone who can wash coal white."

Another person immediately rebuked her for talking nonsense, saying that life is rare for 70 years, and how can anyone live to be 800 years old.

Peng Zu's wife is also a brainless long-tongued woman, and she was provoked by the two of them singing and harmonizing, and she actually told Peng Zu's secret combination.

When she turned to leave, the two coal-washing strangers smiled at each other, and turned into two ghosts, one black and one white, wearing top hats.

It turned out that these two people were actually the seventh and eighth masters of Yin Si (that is, black and white impermanence), and they came to the mortal world in order to find out the reason for Peng Zu's longevity.

After the second master of impermanence went back, he told the king of Hades about the matter, and then found a paper twist with Peng Zu's name written in the crack of the book of life and death.

So, that night, the ghost cha found Peng Zu, put the soul hook chain around his neck, and said sharply:

Thief of life, go to the Yin Division with us to be tried!