There is a trick

Chapter 11 Shared Bazi

In the dim hall.

Zhou Sanji placed the kerosene lamp in his hand on the altar, broke off three incense sticks, and lit a stick of incense on the tablet of "Zhou Chang".

He had his back to Zhou Chang, so Zhou Chang had no idea how he felt at the moment.

All I could hear was the old man's voice, as faint as the light on the lamp: "Come to think of it, your birth date and time are exactly the same as Ah Chang's... In my life, I have had few descendants and never had any children of my own. Later, when I was in my thirties, I adopted Ah Chang's father, raised him, and found a wife for him.

After his parents got married, they were just like me, with little luck in having children. They didn’t have any children for seven or eight years…

Until later, when the couple was fortune-telling for people outside, the people thanked them and told them that there was a mountain of graves in their area. They didn't know how long it had been built, and the tombstones had disappeared. The locals just called the mountain "Lishan Lao Niang" and said that Lishan Lao Niang was very effective in giving birth, and asked the couple to go and worship when they were free...

The Lishan Goddess is indeed very effective. Not long after Achang's parents worshipped the Lishan Goddess, they had Achang.

When Ah Chang was one year old, his parents were also taken away by the ‘river drifter’…”

Facing the flickering flames on the altar, Zhou Chang's eyes were filled with darkness.

He pursed his lips tightly, his heart was filled with turmoil!

——Zhou Chang's life experience mentioned by Zhou Sanji, if we only ignore the difference between 'Lishan Lao Niang' and 'Yinsheng Lao Mu', the two of them are exactly the same!
Zhou Chang's father was also adopted and raised by his grandfather;

Zhou Chang's parents also did not have their own children for seven or eight years after their marriage. It was not until they worshipped the "Yin Sheng Lao Mu" as their godmother that Zhou Chang was born.
When Zhou Changman was one year old, his parents also died in an accident...

How could the life situations of two people be so similar? Even almost identical?!

Could Zhou Chang at this moment be another 'me' in this world?
The 'Lishan Lao Niang' is also a grave of unknown age. Could it be the 'Yin Sheng Lao Mu'? !

A strange feeling lingered in Zhou Chang's heart. He raised his dark eyes and looked at Zhou Sanji who came over after burning incense: "Where is the grave of the Lishan Grandmother?"

"It all happened a long time ago. I never went to worship in person, so how could I remember it..." Zhou Sanji shook his head.

Zhou Chang fell silent.

The tombstones and coffins that stood around Yin Sheng's mother's grave in his dream all had names similar to his.

If they really existed, did they experience the same life as him?

Why did they die in the end?

Is it the same as Zhou Chang?
Like... Zhou Chang?
A boundless net spread in Zhou Chang's mind, with the 'Yin Sheng Old Mother' standing in the center of the net.

Zhou Chang felt a chill in his heart, as if he was on the edge of an abyss.

Outside the door, there were gong sounds that came and went, mixed with people shouting, "It's the fifth watch!"

"Get up at five o'clock!"

Zhou Sanji, who had been in silence with Zhou Chang for a while, helped Zhou Chang up from the chair and supported him to push the door and walk out of the main hall.

On the wall opposite the main hall, two or three people were clinging to the top of the wall, staring straight into the Zhou family's yard - when they saw Zhou Sanji helping Zhou Chang out of the door, they immediately retracted their heads.

Outside the wall, the shouts of several people gradually faded away: "Get up at five o'clock!"

“See?
Just because we didn't get up at 5am yesterday, someone is watching us today!" Zhou Sanji glanced at the opposite wall and said to Zhou Chang with a sneer.

Zhou Chang lowered his eyes, and felt more and more the absurdity and weirdness of the current world.

It's not just the world itself that is absurd; the psychological state of living people is equally bizarre.

Zhou Sanji supported him as he crossed half of the courtyard. When he passed the door of the wing room, a figure followed him silently. The person was wearing a coarse cloth. The oversized hem of the top and trouser legs made her look thin and fragile. She raised her delicate and beautiful face and timidly saluted Zhou Chang who turned his head to look at her: "Zhou...Brother Zhou."

Zhou Chang nodded.

Zhou Sanji beside her also nodded to the girl, with no smile on his face: "Ms. Bai has no place to live in Qingyi, I will temporarily settle her in our house, and when I am free, I will send her home.

After all, it was thanks to their cooperation in acting out that scene that we were able to walk safely through the cemetery.

Xiu'e, do you know the rules for us Qingyi to recite sutras at the fifth watch?"

Hearing this, Bai Xiu'e nodded hesitantly, then quickly shook her head.

Zhou Sanji frowned: "What does this mean?"

“She probably has never been to Qingyi Town and doesn’t know the rules here.

Grandpa, please tell her the content of the "Qingjing Jing" as well. "Zhou Chang looked at Bai Xiu'e who was nervous and at a loss, and spoke at the right time, "The content of the scripture is not much, it is easy to remember."

When Zhou Chang called him "Grandpa", Zhou Sanji forgot everything else and a smile appeared on his stern face: "That's great, girl. This rhyme is easy to remember. I tell you, write it down... One person should not enter a temple, and two people should not look into a well..."

Bai Xiu'e pursed her lips as she listened to Zhou Sanji's words. From time to time, she looked up and carefully glanced at Zhou Chang beside her.

Zhou Chang had a dull expression, with nothing in his eyes.

This woman of unknown origin had her thoughts almost all written on her face.

Zhou Chang only took one look at her just now and was sure that she must have been to Qingyi Town and knew the rules of Qingyi Town. However, for some reason, she had been trying to conceal these experiences.

Bai Xiu'e had helped Zhou Chang once before at a critical moment, so he didn't mind helping her out.

At this moment, Zhou Chang suddenly felt his eyebrows tremble slightly.

The thread of thought floating in his mind suddenly increased.

Zhou Chang had tried many things before, but none of them could increase the number of thoughts in his mind. But now he did nothing, but just went out and met Bai Xiu'e, and a new thread of thoughts appeared in his mind.

Zhou Chang turned his gaze to Bai Xiu'e.

The woman lowered her eyes and silently recited the Sutra of Purity and Tranquility. At this time, she no longer glanced at him.

……

The sky was still gloomy at five o'clock in the morning.

The buildings in Qingyi Town were only vague outlines in the darkness. The whistling wind blew through the streets and alleys, sweeping away the last sound of the gong that was heard from end to end of the street.

Like zombies, they stopped at their respective doorsteps, reciting the scriptures that had lost their practical meaning over and over again: "One person should not enter a temple, two people should not look into a well, three people should not hug a tree, and one person should not lean on a railing alone..."

The low sound of chanting was like the murmurs of a person in a dream. The sound gathered into a tide, drowning out the wind blowing through the streets and alleys, and surged into Zhou Chang's ears, making his back slightly hairy.

He then recited the Sutra of Purity and Tranquility over and over again.

At this moment, he intuitively felt that many people turned around and stared at him.

But when he raised his head, he only saw his neighbors who were reciting scriptures with their heads down. The feeling of being spied on seemed to be just an illusion.

(End of this chapter)