If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 287 Catching the doll

Xiao Yu was surprised and asked, "Aren't the ghost soldiers of Guaizi Mountain all rebels from the underworld? Is there any merit in saving their souls?
Oh, the salvation I want is not just to send them to the underworld.

I hope they can reincarnate, even if they don’t have a bright future, at least they can be normal people in their next life.”

Taoist Shuilong felt more and more speechless.

After a while, he asked, "Are they willing to reincarnate?"

"We will follow Shayu and become her ghost soldiers." Shamu and a group of barbarian ghosts said grimly.

Taoist Shuilong showed an expression of "as expected", tilted his head to look at Xiaoyu, and said: "Did you see it? If the ghost soldiers were willing to reincarnate, they would not become ghost soldiers at all.

Millions of soldiers and hundreds of thousands of civilians died at Guaizi Mountain.

Less than 10% of them became ghost soldiers, and the rest entered reincarnation normally.

Only when resentment and injustice are harbored, coupled with a special environment, the combination of ghosts and evil spirits can give rise to ghost soldiers.

For the ghosts and gods in the underworld, the ghost soldiers are always a big trouble that is difficult to deal with.

We entered Guaizi Mountain to fight the ghosts. Our original intention was good, for the sake of the people of East Shu.

But our actions of killing creatures in the underworld and destroying the Yinshan Mountains will definitely leave consequences.

The underworld is the place where cause and effect are eliminated.

The underworld exterminates ghosts by capturing them and locking them up in the City of the Dead or the Eighteen Levels of Hell, rather than directly destroying their souls.

Therefore, the most ideal way to deal with the ghost soldiers is to save them and let them return to reincarnation.

This is what the underworld wants to do very much, but it is very difficult to actually accomplish.

The underworld will usually only ask the gods to help suppress the ghost soldiers and block and seal them in a certain area.

If someone kills the Yin soldiers in the blockade area for no reason, he will only be punished with karmic debt and no merit.

Killing the undead spirits from the underworld for the people of East Shu like we do will be subject to cause and effect and karma, but we can also gain blessings from humanity and gain considerable merit. Overall, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.

After all, humans are now the protagonists of heaven and earth, not ghosts.

If there is no killing, but instead the ghost soldiers are liberated to give up their obsessions, eliminate their resentment and evil spirits, and return to the six realms of reincarnation, this will greatly eliminate the cause and effect and karma between heaven and earth, and only bring great merit.

Therefore, what the soldiers who are in charge of exorcising the dead should worry about is never whether the underworld will accept them, but whether they are willing to go. "

Xiao Yu turned to his ghost son, "Why didn't you tell me before? Are you trying to fool me?"

"It's unfair, godmother!" Chi Miao cried out, "I'm just a small inspector, equivalent to a yamen runner in the world of the living.

We are only responsible for ordinary evil ghosts like Zhang Xiaoqiao. We have no ability to deal with the ghost soldiers at all.

I have never dealt with matters involving ghost soldiers, so I don't understand it as thoroughly as this great immortal.

But I also confessed to my godmother that I helped her in saving the souls of the dead, so I should have some credit and can make amends for my crime. Of course, this is still sharing your merits."

At the end of his speech, he shrank his neck again, looking nervous.

Xiao Yu looked around at the ghost soldiers and said, "Did you all hear that? As long as you go to the underworld, the ghosts and gods in the underworld will definitely arrange for your reincarnation."

Seeing the confusion and hesitation on their ghost faces, Xiao Yu sighed, "Humans and ghosts have different paths. It will not benefit anyone if you follow me, a living person.

Even if you live in a blessed land today, it will be fine for one or ten years, but what about a hundred years later?

Rather than slowly wearing away the resentment in your heart and the evil spirit in your body over time, and not knowing if you will have the chance to reincarnate again in the end, it is better to take the initiative to reincarnate now and start a brand new life in the next life."

"Since Shayu doesn't want us to follow you, let's do whatever you say." Shamu said.

Xiaoyu felt very uncomfortable.

She once again glanced at the ghost soldiers and said solemnly, "I have gained some Yin Merit from exterminating ghosts in Guaizi Mountain, as well as the merits from converting you ghost soldiers. All of them will be divided equally among you.

This is the best outcome, for you and for me.”

Taoist Shuilong hesitated for a moment, floated to her ear, and whispered: "I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to give all your merits to them."

"The merits of the underworld cannot be transferred? Many living people in the world of the living do good deeds, saying that they are accumulating merits for their deceased relatives. Since it has become a custom and common sense, it must be recognized by the underworld, and even the result of active promotion." Xiao Yu said.

Taoist Shuilong said: "That's right, the living can accumulate merits for the dead.

But you have overlooked two points. First, in order to accumulate good karma for the deceased, you must make a wish in advance.

You must first impress the gods with your sincerity and pray with all your heart.

Then you have to report to the gods and explain in detail for whom you are willing to do good deeds and what kind of good deeds you are willing to do. This is the cause.

You do some good deeds for someone, so the merits brought by those good deeds should be attributed to that person. This is the result. There is cause and effect, and there will be retribution for cause and effect!
It is impossible to obtain Yin Merit through coercion or bribery.

For example, some foolish monarchs held prayer activities across the country and asked officials and people to pray for them.

It will only damage one's own blessings and national destiny and will not bring any merit.

In addition, merit and virtue are not the same.

Although we always say Yin De, Yin Gong, Gong De, and Tian Gong. They sound like they mean the same thing, but in fact they are very different.

Building bridges and roads as good deeds will be recorded in the underworld and are considered Yin merits.

But building bridges and roads is meaningless to humanity, and is not a credit to heaven and earth.

The underworld can only deal with the merits recorded by the underworld itself, and the underworld cannot 'take credit for the merits of heaven'.

Finally, the opportunities and blessings of people and ghosts are different.

Some people have little blessings and can only bear the merits that are needed to eliminate their own bad karma. They cannot bear too much blessings.

Some people are blessed with great fortune and can gain the opportunity to become an immortal simply by the blessing of their ancestors.

Think about it, why did the ancestors only give him the chance to become an immortal, instead of sharing it equally with other descendants? "

Xiao Yu seemed to be thinking about something, and said, "Although it sounds complicated, it does eliminate the problem of 'Yin Gong corruption' to a large extent.

Taoist priest, if I write a petition and ask Chi Miao to deliver it to the underworld, can I send the Yin Gong of the underworld out?"

Taoist Shuilong asked, "Do you know how to liberate the souls of the dead?" "I once heard Master Chijiuluo recite the Sutra of the Liberation of the Dead, and later I tried it myself, and liberated the souls of the minions of Tiger Lord in the Netherworld and the Black Evil." Xiaoyu said.

"After listening to the Sutra of the Deliverance of the Dead only once, I was able to attract the Buddha's light of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to deliver the dead, and also liberate the ghosts."

If Shuilong Taoist had not seen more and greater miracles she created, he would have thought she was bragging.

"Since you are deeply favored by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, you can directly set up an altar and pray to him. There is no need to write a petition and argue with the judge."

"Is this considered a blessing from the Bodhisattva? I recited the Sutra for the Liberation of the Dead dozens of times before it reacted."

Xiaoyu hopes that she will be blessed by the Bodhisattva and be adopted as her godchild.

Taoist Shuilong smiled bitterly and said, “You have only recited the sutra a few dozen times, but do you know how many years Master Chijuro has recited it?
If you chant the sutra for a day, you can attract the Buddha's light of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva just like him. If you are not considered deeply loved, doesn't it mean that Master Chijula ​​is deeply despised by the Bodhisattva?"

Well, that makes sense.
Xiao Yu became happy and asked with a smile: "How do we start the altar?"

Taoist Shuilong asked, "What's the situation at the Lianghetan camp? We can use the altar directly, and the effect will be even better."

"It's dark now, and everyone has retreated to Tianmen Town, but the camp is still intact." Xiaoyu said.

Taoist Shuilong frowned and said, "Although the loss today is huge, it has also dealt a heavy blow to the foundation of the Ghost Nation of Guaizi Mountain.

If we don't act now, the ghost king will regroup in the future, and the price we pay may be even greater."

Xiao Yu's heart moved, and he turned to Shamu and asked, "How many foreign soldiers were planning to join me at that time?"

"Hundreds of people surrounded us. After I drove them away, the rest didn't dare to come near us," said Shamu.

"There are so many." Xiao Yu was very happy and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that even the foreign ghosts in the underworld knew my name, Yu Fengxian, and they all believed in it."

Taoist Shuilong pondered and said, "When alive, there were distinctions among the thirty-six kingdoms, but after death, they became soldiers of a ghost kingdom. Their native places in life have no meaning.

They are willing to join you, mostly because they are influenced by the barbarians.

The ghost soldiers need a backbone, a ghost general or a ghost king to lead them."

"No matter why they come to me, as long as this result happens, I can help them to be liberated." Xiaoyu said.

She turned around and said to Chi Miao, "Although Taoist Shuilong said that you can pray directly to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and there is no need to argue with the judge, I will still give you a chance to make amends.

After all, you are my godson, if I don't save you, who will?"

"Godmother." Chi Miao's fat face trembled slightly, his eyes full of emotion.

The Taoist priest Shuilong beside him felt a little chilly.

Xiao Yu continued: "You go to the underworld now, and it would be best if you could meet Judge Hu. You can tell Judge Zhang in the West Shu territory that you have persuaded Yu Fengxian and developed a plan that can completely solve the hidden dangers of the ghost country in Guaizi Mountain, and you need to present your case to Judge Hu in person.

You can tell the truth to your old boss, Judge Zhang. You have taken me as your godmother, and now that you have committed a crime, you hope to use my help to make amends.

Even if we can let Judge Zhang get some help, it's no problem; the key is to meet Chief Judge Hu!

After you see Judge Hu, you will immediately kneel down and express your willingness to sign a military order, lead a number of underworld gods, and take down the Ghost Kingdom of Guaizi Mountain within one day. If you cannot complete the task, you are willing to die."

Chi Miao's face turned pale, "Godmother, I don't want to die!"

Xiao Yu shouted, "I asked you to sign a military order, why did you die?
As long as you complete the task, not only will your merits offset your demerits, you can even be promoted to a higher position!"

Chi Miao trembled and said, "Can you not sign a military order? Or, don't swear such a poisonous oath.

I know you are confident, but I am afraid, just in case."

Xiao Yu took two steps closer to him and cursed in a low voice: "You are such an idiot! You are a criminal. You have to complete the military order to have the opportunity to return to the underworld.

If you cannot complete the military order, you must run away quickly. Why are you going back to the underworld?

You've already run away, why would you still care about the military order you signed before?"

Chi Miao was stunned for a moment, and asked blankly: "Where are you going?"

"The underworld is so big, we can just find a 'Black Mountain Old Demon' to join us. The underworld can't even take over the Guaizi Mountain, so how can it take over the Ten Thousand Year Old Ghost King?" Xiao Yu said.

“Even if you are determined to run away if you fail, there is no need to issue a military order.” Chi Miao said.

Xiao Yu said: "If you don't sign a military order and swear an oath to show your determination, how can Chief Judge Hu be confident in giving you more and stronger underworld troops to command?

Without the escort of the underworld's troops, how dare I return to the camp alone and openly exorcise the ghost soldiers?

There are still two ghost kings left in Guaizi Mountain.

If I fight alone face to face, I will definitely feel guilty.

Not to mention the Ghost King, even the Ghost Generals are so weak that they are dying."

Without activating Da Mie Ba, she had no idea what special moves or magical powers the Ghost King and Ghost Generals had.

If she gets caught, wouldn't she be in big trouble?

Chi Miao hesitated and said, "Do you really need the underworld to send ghosts and gods? There are only two ghost kings left now. Can't we call back the heroes of Shudong to protect you?"

"Of course! I don't even need to go back to the camp to take risks. It would be more comfortable to go directly back to Tianmen Town to take a bath and have a good sleep.

To be honest, I'm really tired and hungry right now. Look at my eyes, they're bandaged!
Why bandage? Is it because he is seriously injured that he has to wear a bandage?

I'm tired, hungry, and seriously injured. Why would I risk this? "

Chi Miao seemed to understand something, and his fat face was full of emotion, "Godmother did this for me."

"You are not that stupid at least!" Xiao Yu said calmly, "You sign a military order. You lead the underworld soldiers to protect me. After the mission is accomplished, you will be rewarded with great merit.

If the Shudong hero comes back, and you just stand there stupidly without any merit, how can you atone for your sins, get promoted, and become a great god?"

"In fact, I will be satisfied if I can get a little credit and reduce a serious crime to a minor one. I dare not even think about being promoted to a high position or becoming a great god." Chi Miao said.

Xiao Yu shouted, "Since ancient times, men have been born with mulberry bows and straw arrows to shoot in all directions.

If you don't get promoted, how can you support me and make me famous and glorious?"

(End of this chapter)