Chapter 174: The Ghost Calls the Soul (Part II)
"Wait!"
Sure enough, the ghost Changshou shouted in the air and came to the top of the Nai He Bridge, but at this moment, the ghost didn't care about the shouts of the ghost Changshou at all, and still pulled the iron chain, winding around me with his life. Ghost Misaki Changshou was shocked to see me, and suddenly waved his sleeves with anger and punched out an iron chain twice as thick as the Soul Detention Ghost, and a sound of gold and iron came out, only to see that the iron chain on my body was smashed by the Ghost Misaki Longevity Iron Chain and fled in a hurry, and in the blink of an eye, he retracted back in front of the Soul Detention Ghost.
Instead of talking to me immediately, the ghost Changshou shouted angrily to the ghost, "I've already told you to stop, why do you continue to lock him up?!" Aren't you afraid that the laws of this underworld are strict, hindering Bencha's investigation of the case and holding you accountable?! "The ghost is always sonorous and powerful, and the ghost of the soul is shaken all over, at this moment, the ghost of the soul is green when he sees me, he may never expect that I can meet an acquaintance here.
But the ghost of the soul bit me and didn't let go: "Lord Ghost, the little one was locking this kid just now, and I didn't hear Lord Onicha stop drinking, but Lord Ghost is so excited to repel the small one, I don't know why?" Shouldn't this kid go into the underworld to report after he dies? Or did the ghost send an adult who knew this kid in advance and deliberately showed favoritism? "I didn't expect that this ghost-detaining ghost was respectful to the ghost Changshou on the surface, but in fact, there was a-for-tat feeling in his words.
This ghost, like he wants to make me a dead man, and wants me to never return to the rhythm of the yang world! I hate it so much, this bastard thing, didn't Senior Zhang Xuan and I just pass by your fifth-layer Jiao Palace! Besides, the Jiao Temple is not yours, but it was left by the evil Jiao in ancient times, and now it is occupied by you, and others have made you so angry when they come to you?
Of course, those words are all in my heart, since there is a ghost Changshou, I naturally can't open my mouth, so as not to bring any trouble to the ghost Changshou, after all, he is strict with the law, here, only about things and not people, even if I have a deep friendship with him, if I am really wrong, I am afraid he will not be able to help me. Otherwise, the old madman at the beginning would not have been trapped in the Falling God Stream for so many years.
Hearing the unscrupulous clamor of the ghost detainees, the ghost Chang Shou immediately shouted angrily: "You bold soul detaine! Originally, this soul-detaining errand had nothing to do with you, and our own ghosts in the underworld sent to the yang world to detain souls, and you just took the lead. Now that the souls of the people in the Daomen have been detained, don't you know that after the deaths of the people in the Daomen, the souls will go to the Sanguan Emperor to report? It's not under the control of the underworld, if you know this well, now you are ignoring the law, if you don't disturb our ghost affairs in the future, I can spare you this time, otherwise I will let you sink under the bridge of Naihe, and you will never be reborn! ”
"I ......"
When the ghost heard this, he was immediately frightened, and almost fell to the ground, facing the real ghost, he was a nosy master after all, and now he has done something wrong, and he should be held accountable. The ghost's eyes rolled, and he suddenly grinned: "What Lord Ghost Cha said is very true, it is a small recklessness, I didn't find out that this little Taoist friend is a person from the Daomen, I'm really sorry, I have caused trouble to Lord Guicha, and the little one will go back to the yang world, and I will go back to ......."
Ghost Changshou suddenly shouted again: "Slow! In the future, you are not allowed to meddle in your affairs any longer, and if I see you detaining people's souls indiscriminately, I will not fall into the punishment I just said! "This punishment is really deterrent, sink it under the bridge, and you will never be able to turn over, no matter how unruly the ghost is, I am afraid that I have to accept it first, and it is important to save my life. And the grudge with me had to be put aside.
"What's the noise?"
At this moment, there was another low shout in the sky, and the ghost, who had just wanted to turn around and flee for his life, along with me, including the ghost Changshou, all raised their heads and looked over. I opened my mouth in a daze, the people who came, it was two ghosts, and looking at the armor they were wearing, as well as the steel forks and iron chains they were holding in their hands, they didn't seem to be ordinary ghosts. After a closer look, I immediately recognized this, isn't this exactly the bull head and horse noodles mentioned in folklore?
Oh my God! Unexpectedly, this disaster was so troublesome that even the bull head and horse face were alarmed, and they slowly landed on the Nai He Bridge, as if they had come to inspect the situation on purpose. I have to say that this bull head and horse face is indeed very magnificent, even more magnificent than the ghost and Changshou, I know that the bull head and horse face is as powerful as black and white impermanence, and it can alarm the two of them, this matter is probably going to make a big fuss.
According to folklore, the bull head and horse noodles used to be just a small ghost sent by the underworld to ask for souls in the yang world, and the current ghost is almost the same as the current ghost Changshou. It is said that a long, long time ago, there was a member surnamed Ma in Fengcheng, who was a giant with both wealth and power in the city. It is said that he should be satisfied, but there is one thing that is always in his mind, because he is sixty years old, and he has married eleven "partial houses", and there is only one single child. No matter how much you ask God to make a wish, you can't get it. Needless to say, Ma Yuanwai regarded his only son Ma Yichun as a pearl in his palm. But he was very worried that if something unfortunate happened, not only would the Ma family's incense be broken. And there is no successor to the Wanguan family business. For this reason, he was sorrowful day and night, and he was at a loss for what to do.
Which material leaked the house and encountered overnight rain. One day, the horseman had breakfast outside, and was ready to go out to prepare wine and food, and to make a wedding wine for his son who will turn 18 tomorrow. Coincidentally, at this moment, a Mr. Bazi passed by in front of the door, and his mouth was full of words: fortune telling, fortune telling! When the horsemen heard the shouting, they were overjoyed, and they forgot all about going out. So he carried a long shirt, walked down the steps quickly, and respectfully invited Mr. Bazi to sit in the house, and after the tea, the horse clerk said sincerely: Sir, please tell my child's fortune, okay?
Mr. Bazi nodded and said, "Yes, yes."
Ma Yuanwai immediately reported the birth time to his son. Mr. Bazi counted his fingers, couldn't help but be shocked, and blurted out: Oops, it's not good! The horseman became more and more flustered in his heart, but in order to find out in a hurry, he begged: Please don't worry, sir, and say that you can't take precautions. Mr. Bazi hesitated for a moment and said: Your young master Yilu is good, but unfortunately the longevity is too short, only eighteen years!
The horseman fainted to the ground, and it took him half a day to wake up, and his face was as pale as dirt. "Sir, please think of all means to save my poor son!" Mr. Bazi thought for a while and said: How can mortals have a way, there is only one way, I don't know if the staff is reluctant to break the bank? Ma Yuanwai heard that there was still a way to think about it, so he hurriedly said: As long as he can save his son, even if the family is bankrupt, he will not hesitate to do it!
Only then did Mr. Bazi tell him: In the middle of the night tomorrow night, you will make a table of the most sumptuous wine and food, put it in a food box, bring it to the twelve steps before the ghost gate, and give the wine and food to the two people who play chess. However, you have to ask them three times in a row, be patient, and don't be impatient. The horses and horses are remembered one by one.
The next day, when he arrived at the designated place, he saw two people concentrating on playing chess there. These two are none other than Niu Tou and Ma Mian.
The horsemen did not dare to alarm them, so they had to kneel quietly to the side, put the food box on their heads and watch silently. When the two of them finished playing a game of chess, he cautiously asked: "Two gods, please eat and play again!" The two of them seemed to be listening, and they didn't say anything or answer, like some three times.
The bull head and the horse couldn't help but salivate when they saw this person's sincerity, and saw that the delicacies in the box were so rich. Ma Mian whispered to Niu Tou: Brother Niu, we haven't eaten yet, so let's have a full meal. It's hard to have a heart for this person, what do you think? The bull head also had this intention for a long time, but it was inconvenient to say it, so he nodded and said, "It's not too late to eat and go down the mountain." After that, he ate the food like a leaf swept by the wind, and was about to leave, when he saw that the person who delivered the meal was still kneeling on the ground, so he asked: Do you have something to ask for for me?
The horseman hurriedly kowtowed: The villain is in trouble, and he asks the two gods for help. As he spoke, he also burned a string of money papers. The bull head and horse face couldn't move, so he had to say: What do you have to do, tell me quickly! I've got some important things to do.
Two gods, I only have one life, Yang Shou is about to end, ask the two gods to raise their noble hands.
What's your name?
Ma Yichun.
Niu Tou flipped through the "Soul Hooking Order" given to him by Judge Cui and looked at it, and said in shock: Brother Ma, the two of us are going to arrest no one else, it is his son, but the time has not yet come, I didn't expect it...... This...... The horseman kowtowed repeatedly: If the two gods can extend his yang life, the villain will be grateful, and he will be grateful! The bull head said: Yin Cao has strict laws, and it is not easy to do! The horse clerk was secretly anxious, and he had an idea, turned to the horse and said: I have a brother surnamed Ma who is also in charge of the Netherworld, if you don't do it, I have to go to him.
Ma Mian listened to it and thought to himself, I know everything from the king to the ghost in this underworld, and there is no one else with the surname Ma except me. If this relative was me, but I had never seen him, I asked tentatively: I am also surnamed Ma, I don't know who your brother is? Ma Yuanwai said in surprise: The villain has eyes without beads, and it is difficult to write two "horse" words in one stroke, and there is Brother Lao. Ma Mian said: You said you are my brother, why don't I remember?
After you arrived in the underworld, you drank ecstasy tea, and you forgot everything about the yang world, where do you remember?
Ma Mian thought about it, what he said was true, and now that he has eaten his things, this thing is not good, so he exchanged a look. The bull head will understand, since this is the case, just make a personal favor, and also want him to spend a few changes. So, while he was drunk, he went back to Cao. This matter was known to Yan Jun, and Bai Wuchang was sent to find out in person, and it was indeed true. Yan Jun was immediately furious, and immediately ordered the bull head and horse face to be brought to the palace. In order to kill a hundred people, he in front of the ministers, he gave them forty boards each, and then blew two more yin winds, and suddenly, the cow's head and horse face were returned to their original shape. When the Emperor of Yama saw that they were really repentant, he reduced them to servitude and stayed in the underworld as a deserter.
After that, Niu Tou Ma Mian was strict with himself and strictly enforced the law, and was soon promoted to the rank of the top ten ghost generals by Yan Jun. Now, the appearance of bull and horse noodles makes my eyes light up. But in front of the bull head and horse face, I am not afraid of the soul ghost, after all, the ghost Changshou has no partiality, but for the sake of my acquaintance, and happened to believe my words, he came down to ask the reason, he could have let the soul ghost send me to the capital city to investigate again, and the matter after that can be decided by the judge.
However, the favor between me and the ghost Changshou also saved my life in a dangerous way. Before I could react, the soul detainer rushed forward with an arrow step, and complained to Niu Touma with a face full of grievances: "The two generals, please call the shots for the little one...... The ghost sent the lord to cheat for personal gain, shielded his acquaintances, and did not let this kid cross the bridge, the little one finally detained the kid, hoping to add a force to the underworld, I never thought that a good thing would become a bad thing, and I was almost beaten by this ghost messenger, begging the two bull-headed horse-faced generals to be the little one, woo woo woo ...... "
"Huh?" I couldn't help but sigh and hurriedly shouted: "You, you, you nonsense!" It's true that Brother Chang and I know each other, but Brother Chang didn't protect me! I ......"
"Shut up!"
Unexpectedly, the bull-headed general shouted angrily, suppressed my voice, and glanced at the ghost cha Changshou with an angry face, the ghost cha Changshou had a black face at the moment, didn't say a word, stood aside honestly, and quietly gave me a look, asking me not to talk too much. Instead, the bull-headed general said to the soul detainees: "The laws of the underworld are strict, how can you allow the slightest favoritism to happen?!" I'm going to ask you, but what you just said, but the truth?! ”
Saying that, the bull-headed general did not allow the slightest false staring at the soul detaine, and scared the soul detainer into a cold sweat on his forehead, but this guy seemed to bite to death and did not let go, closed his eyes and nodded heavily, and said: "What the little one said is true, this kid's name is Li Ergou, who died in front of the small cave, and saw that his yang life was over, so he detained his soul and wanted to send it to the underworld." But just now, this ghost messenger blocked the way of the small one, and fought with the small one, if it weren't for the small clever one admitting his mistake, I was afraid that the small one would sink under the bridge and never be able to live forever...... Please also ask the two generals to uphold justice for the little ones! ”
When Ma Mian heard this, he turned his head to the ghost Chang Shou and asked, "Chang Shou, what he said is the truth?" ”
The ghost sent Changshou to salute respectfully, and then said with a cautious face: "Don't dare to hide it from the two generals, this ghost has disturbed the ghost errand not once or twice, and this time, it is even more upside down Li Ergou's life and death." Alas, please ask the two generals to investigate with their supernatural powers, and they will understand! Hearing this, my heart instantly relaxed, I just thought that the ghost has supernatural powers, but the two generals of the bull head and horse face naturally also have supernatural powers, and they only need to use their supernatural powers to investigate, and they can know that my yang life is not over.
But when the ghost heard the words of the ghost, his face instantly turned to ashes, and his whole body trembled violently. General Niutou nodded slightly and said, "It's okay, I'll investigate Li Ergou's life and lifespan!" As he spoke, the bull head closed his eyes slightly, and after a while, the bull head opened his eyes again, but he stared at me in surprise, staring at me uncomfortably. Soon, General Bull Head whispered something in General Ma Mian's ear, and I saw General Ma Mian also staring at me in surprise, and now my heart, which had just calmed down, suddenly rose to my throat again.
The Soul Arrester seemed to have seen this, and was now staring at me with a sinister expression, sneering at me, as if he had expected that my life was over, and he also confirmed his words. I didn't know that a dramatic scene appeared, General Niu Tou didn't talk to me directly, turned to the ghost and said to Chang Shou: "I already know the situation of Li Ergou, but the heavenly machine can't be revealed, he is indeed Yang Shou, Chang Shou, you will send Li Ergou back to the yang world later, in addition, the ghost of the soul is reversed black and white, in vain for the lives of the people born in the yang world, the crime is not punishable, it will be handed over to you to deal with, I and Ma Mian have to go far away, here I will leave it to you!" ”
After speaking, under the stunned gaze of the soul detaine, the figure of the bull head and horse appeared in the sky in a flash, and in the blink of an eye, they disappeared far away. Not only the Soul Detention Ghost, but even I was a little confused, but soon, the Soul Detention Ghost's face became complicated, and his eyes stared at the ghost Changshou without blinking. And the ghost Changshou walked slowly down the Nai He Bridge, right next to me, and suddenly whispered: "Ergou, dodge!" ”
Before I could react, I suddenly saw the soul-detaining ghost waving the iron chain in his hand and rushing towards the ghost Changshou......