Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 21 The So-Called "Night of Returning Souls"

Seven days later,
Xi's soul and body recovered completely.

To prevent any accidents, He Bo took people out for a walk and found that Xi was not afraid of the sun, but still could not avoid being worn down by the inexplicable rules of the world.

But perhaps it was because Xi had been in He Bo's realm for too long that he did develop a bond with the ghosts and gods.

He Bo could feel that if Xi followed him and walked out of the Zhangshui River together, the speed of his energy consumption would be much slower than at the beginning.

Of course, once you move away, such blessings will disappear.

If he stayed in the Zhang River, even if He Bo was not there, He Bo's control over the Zhang River alone would be enough to cover up a mere ghost.

But under such constraints, it is difficult for ghosts to move freely without He Bo's consent.

After all, once a ghost is free, it will really die freely.

"Ugh……"

He Bo suddenly sighed.

Old Man Xi couldn't help but glance at him, "Is He Bo worried about something?"

"Yes."

He Bo said bluntly, "I regret that I didn't meet a woman in Pingyang City at that time."

"This way, I can take a young girl with me when I travel."

It’s nothing like now, where the person serving me is an old man.

If he hadn't shown up in public right now, people would have thought that the old man and the young man were traveling together.

For no reason, He Bo had to be demoted.

Xi rubbed his hands awkwardly and laughed, "This is fate, it's fate!"

He Bo did not tell him,
He came to their door on his own initiative, which meant he had been eyeing them for a long time.

He just said, "That fox at that time was really good at leading the way."

In other words,
He just blamed the greedy fox for the fact that he couldn't add beauty to his wife's life.

Who made He Bo not think that there would be such a result today?
"By the way, you can go home tonight."

He Bo said to Xi, who "insisted on fishing even after he died and became a ghost but still came up empty-handed", "Your soul is complete now, and the night is when the Taiyin is dense, so you can stay a little longer."

Based on previous observations,
He Bo discovered that the daytime was more destructive to ghosts than the night.

Xi himself said that although he is not afraid of the sun, he always feels uncomfortable under it, just like getting too close to a fire. Even if he does not come into direct contact with the flames, he may still get burned.

And this is just the sun in late autumn.

The scorching sun in midsummer should be more lethal to ghosts.

As for the night, Xi felt that the moonlight was somewhat comfortable, just like swimming in the cool Zhang River in summer.

After hearing that Ha Bo allowed him to go out alone and still see his family, Xi was somewhat happy, but he couldn't help but think, "What's the point if they can't see me?"

He Bo had experience in this regard. "No problem. I'll help you then!"

How a mass of air appears to man,
No one in the world is more experienced than He Bo.

But He Bo has already experimented with it. His power is too strong for ghosts. They can't bear too much, nor can they use it for too long.

During this time,

He Bo didn't stay in Pingyang all the time.

He went back and forth along the banks of the Zhang River at any time and anywhere. In the morning, he went to Tongdi Water to make progress, at noon, he observed the incense income of Ye County, and in the afternoon, he randomly found a place to go ashore to get some fresh air or chat with people who came to fetch water.

at night,

It is to wait for the ghosts of other dying people to leave their bodies.

As Ho Bo inferred,
Although the land is vast and the population is sparse in this era, there is never a shortage of people because there are rivers nearby.

Besides, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, where didn’t people die?

However, those who were "fortunate" enough to witness ghosts and gods with their own eyes later on did not enjoy such treatment.

Lao Ren Xi was the first guinea pig raised by He Bo, and he had a good personality, so it was normal for him to be treated preferentially.

The other ghosts were specially selected by He Bo, and they were well-known villains in the local area.

After He Bo waited for them to die, he first watched several ghosts dissipate. No matter how they begged, he just quietly calculated the length of time a normal ghost would exist in the world after leaving the body.

Then he would try to transfer his magic power to the ghost to see if he could use it to control the ghost's actions, or directly kill it, or "enlighten" it to become the ghost official as rumored by the world.

all in all,
With the help of some unknown good ghosts, He Bo mastered the power to be subtle enough to ensure that he would not accidentally use magic to "scare a ghost to death". He actually did it and used magic to control ghosts.

But these,
It’s still not convenient to tell Xi.

The old fisherman can't hold too many things in his heart.

"Well!"

"Well!"

If you are happy to get help from ghosts and gods, you will naturally be happy.

Then he asked, "Excuse me, He Bo, can I take a fish back with me?"

He Bo said, "You haven't caught any fish yet, have you?"

He was so happy that he started to talk nonsense, "It's not my fault that I can't catch any fish, it's the fish's fault... I'm kind-hearted." Then he proudly presented the fruits of his hard work to the gods and ghosts.

He used the ability of animals to sense his presence and trapped a fish in his arms.

Although it was not caught by fishing,

It was also his hard work. Xi felt that using this fish as a gift was the best.

He Bo glanced at the fish in Xi's arms, which seemed to be breathing air but was actually sucking water plants, and nodded in agreement.

"can."

So wait until dark,

Xi took the fish and left Zhangshui and returned to his home.

coincidentally,

The greedy fox is still there.

The fox, who had fallen and had his face covered in dirt and a tooth knocked out, was now digging in the corner of Xi's house seriously.

Because of what happened seven days ago, Xi's son had sealed the windows and moved the bacon to another place.

The fox couldn't forget it, so he dug a hole.

Xi just took a look and then passed through the wall.

According to Zhou Li, after the death of the emperor, the body would be kept in the coffin for seven days; for princes, the body would be kept in the coffin for five days; and for officials, scholars, and commoners, the body would be kept in the coffin for three days.

So now, Xi has been laid to rest.

In the hearts of his relatives, the remembrance and sadness for the deceased have also faded a lot.

After all, life goes on.

After Xi went in, he found the place where his son and daughter-in-law were resting and patted them gently.

of course,

The great He Bo has no physical body, so naturally an old ghost like him cannot touch anyone.

Therefore,
Xi used the fish, which was still quite lively, in his hand to fan his son's tail.

In fact, Xi was a little confused. Why did He Bo allow him to catch fish, but not let him touch a living person?

But now, seeing his son and daughter-in-law being awakened by being hit in the face by a fish, Xi just laughed.

"father!"

The son shouted in surprise, "I am not dreaming!"

"You can ask your wife to pinch you to see if you are dreaming!"

Xi stuffed the fish into his son's arms, then touched their faces one by one.

Having just gone through the wake and burial, fatigue still remained on both of their faces.

"Okay, stop crying,"

"I am living a good life, you should live a good life too!"

Xi knows that he doesn't have much time.

So he stuffed his son's mouth with the fish and started telling him the "story after death".

……

"Anyway, I have Habaek to protect me, so I'm fine. Don't be too sad."

The son was still very sad as he held the almost dead fish and asked, "Will we ever see each other again?"

Xi shook his head, "No, dead is dead, there's no need to argue with the living."

"I heard He Bo say before that if the soul returns in seven days... I guess it's because of this that he let me come back on the seventh day after my death."

"Anyway, it's best for everyone to live a good life!"

Xi said, and stood up, ready to go back through the wall.

But he suddenly remembered the greedy fox who was still trying to steal his son's company, so he told his son, "The fox is the messenger of He Bo, so don't neglect it."

"what?"

The son didn't understand what this meant, but Xi had already walked away.

But before he ran out to look for his father's ghost, he heard a cheer that included "after all the hardship comes happiness".

"Hey!"

A fox,
He peeked out from the corner of his house, with a smile on his face and his nose twitching.

"what!"

The son subconsciously tried to drive away the thieving beast, but his wife covered his mouth.

"Have you forgotten what Dad just said?"

"This is no ordinary fox!"

"This is a fox that is protected by ghosts and gods!"

"You don't want to eat the leftover bacon because you think it's unclean after being gnawed by a fox?"

"Now is the perfect time to take it out and give it to this messenger!"

The more the daughter-in-law talked, the more she felt that her feelings at the time were justified.

No wonder I feel upset when I hear the call of a fox. It turns out that the fox is a messenger sent by ghosts to pick up and drop off ghosts.

No wonder, no wonder!

(End of this chapter)