Bai Yingying came back with the sheets that had just been washed. The clothes were all dried on the second floor. Of course, Bai Yingying's washing speed was indeed very fast, but she was definitely not perfunctory.
She knew that her boss had an obsessive-compulsive disorder when it came to household hygiene.
In short,
He was just so hard to please.
Sometimes, Bai Yingying would think to herself.
His boss was an orphan in his previous life, and it was not without reason that he was abandoned by his parents. It was very likely that he did not eat the pacifier because it was not sterilized, he did not sleep until the bedding was clean, and he did not touch his parents because they did not wash their hands. Then, his parents could not take it anymore and threw him away.
Of course, Bai Yingying only dared to mutter in her heart and did not dare to say it out loud.
She also had to put on a look of acceptance every time, and then accompany her boss to the paradise of cleanliness, hand in hand, and pretend to understand the spirit and enjoy it.
From the heart,
That was it.
If the heavens did not give birth to me, Bai Yingying, the eternal cowardice would be like a long night.
Zhou Ze stood by the window smoking a cigarette. He had seen the post. It had already given him a lot of information.
Xingren Town.
Dry Cleaner.
The location should be there.
In fact, Zhou Ze could even see a lot of information that was not in the posts. This was because he was a ghost, and he was no longer the hothead from before. He had already begun to slowly enter the industry and familiarize himself with the business.
Ghosts originate from humans, and humans will inevitably become ghosts. However, humans and ghosts walk different paths. There is a line that separates them from each other.
The mortal realm and the netherworld.
They coexisted and opposed each other.
What kind of person is prone to seeing ghosts?
Those who had encountered something special were one of them.
Another category was people who were about to die. Their lifespans were about to end. It was just like when you ran out of money on your phone and 10086 would keep sending you reminders.
It was time.
It's time for you to go.
At that time, even though you were a living person, you were about to become a dead person, and the aura of death on your body had already begun to increase.
This kind of aggravation did not simply mean that you were sick and seriously ill. It could also mean that you were about to encounter an accident. It could be a car accident, or it could be that you choked to death while eating or drinking.
In short..,
You're dying.
Then you'd probably see a ghost. Their auras would start to merge from opposites.
Combined with the fact that the OP had not been active since 2009, one could roughly guess that the OP was indeed dead.
However, his description of Sanxiang Village and his own recorded experience, coupled with the words of the little girl downstairs, had actually outlined the entire situation.
A village that was massacred the year the Japanese invaded Tongcheng,
After eighty years,
The people of that village, no, the ghosts of the entire village, were still trapped in that area, unable to reincarnate.
None of them had become malicious spirits. If they had become malicious spirits, coupled with the eighty years of fermentation, the OP would have died the first time he entered. He wouldn't have been able to come out.
Furthermore, the little girl was still as innocent as ever, as if she had just died.
What was the reason for the appearance of such a harmonious village?
Bai Yingying dried the quilt and sneakily sat in front of the computer. The internet-addicted girl looked at Zhou Ze and wanted to secretly play games. She stared at the screen and naturally read the short story. Then, she said,
"Boss, isn't this' Peach Blossom Spring '?"
Zhou ze nodded.
Yes,
This was a copy of 'Peach Blossom Spring'.
All along, people had always taken Tao Yuanming's' Peach Blossom Spring 'as a paradise. However, in reality, this seemingly beautiful story was filled with strangeness and gloom.
If you looked at it from another perspective, 'Peach Blossom Spring' was a ghost story. A fisherman accidentally entered a ghost village, just like the OP in the post.
His ten fingers gently trembled by the windowsill. He had to go to this place.
Putting aside the fact that if he could send all the souls in that village to hell, he could basically become a proper person, just the fact that he was a fellow villager was enough for Zhou Ze to try to help.
Eighty years ago, when the nation fell, they became pitiful souls under the butcher's knife of the invaders. They had already suffered for eighty years, and it was time for them to be freed.
Zhou Ze took out his phone and dialed Xu Qinglang's number.
However, it was not in the service area. This surprised Zhou Ze. Wasn't Xu Qinglang supposed to be in the local library? The phone signal there was so bad?
After a while, Zhou Ze called again, but the other party still could not get through. Zhou Ze did not plan to wait any longer. He gestured for Bai Yingying to look after the shop while he took the old Daoist priest to Xingren Town.
The reason for bringing the old Daoist priest was very simple. Firstly, the old Daoist priest's ability to look after the souls of the dead was not strong. Other than touching the crotch, he basically did not have any restrictions on the souls of the dead, and the little girl's soul needed Bai Yingying to look after it.
Secondly, the little monkey and the old Daoist priest got along well. This time, he needed the help of this beast to find the entry point for the OP to enter the three villages.
With this thought,
Zhou Ze's gaze fell on the little monkey. The little monkey, who was originally lying on the old Daoist priest's knee, suddenly raised its head and bared its teeth at Zhou Ze.
Yo..,
Can you read my thoughts?
Or..,
Simply sense that I'm scolding you?
Zhou Ze reached out and grabbed the little monkey's tail. He avoided the driver's gaze and stared at the little monkey.
It seemed to have grown a little..,
And a little heavier..,
Hehe..,
His guts had also grown bigger.
The little monkey twisted its body in dissatisfaction. It had never been a fan of Zhou Ze, so in the bookstore, it basically played with the old Daoist. It had a kind of fear and dread towards Zhou Ze in its bones.
After all, the little monkey's previous incarnation was stabbed to death by Zhou Ze's fingernails.
It and Zhou Ze, one man and one monkey, were like two intertwined lines. The karma between them was a complete mess.
When they arrived, they got out of the car and Zhou Ze stretched his back gently.
Xingren Town was a small town. It was close to the city, and next door was the airport. Zhou Ze's location was on the east side of the cross street, which was also a small intersection.
To the north was Xingren Primary School, and to the south was an apartment building. The middle street was filled with small shops.
The dry cleaner was still there.
After calculating the location, Zhou Ze's mind began to simulate the scene of the OP driving here and falling.
"Boss, it should be in the direction of the primary school, right?" The old Daoist said at this moment.
"Oh?" Zhou Ze was a little puzzled. He knew the old Daoist's level.
"Hehe, I don't see anything, but I have experience. Usually, places like schools or hospitals are built on the side of the mass grave.
"Because the land is cheap, especially places like schools, it doesn't need to be in the downtown area. Even if it's a little remote, it doesn't matter.
"Moreover, it's not that the school district is very popular now. Even many years ago, wherever the school was built, the popularity would immediately rise. Therefore, when planning the city, the school would often be an important place to settle down. They would choose a more remote place to drive the development there."
The old Daoist's words were clear and logical, and they did make some sense.
Zhou Ze looked at the little monkey and said, "Can you see anything?"
The little monkey scratched its head, jumped down from the old Daoist, and began to look around.
Then, it shook its head in confusion.
Zhou Ze's eyes narrowed slightly. He did not think that the little monkey was playing tricks.
Perhaps it was because the sky was not completely dark yet. Some places were suppressed during the day, and at night, it might be easy to reveal clues.
Just like that, Zhou Ze and the old Daoist entered a fast food restaurant nearby. They ordered some drinks and snacks and sat there waiting.
The primary school was starting to end, and there were many cars gathered there. When the primary school was over, the sky slowly darkened, and the popularity of the nearby area slowly decreased.
Calculating the time, it was about time. There was no need to wait until late at night for such things.
He led the little monkey out again. This time, the little monkey seemed to have caught onto something and started to circle on the spot. The old Daoist followed behind the little monkey and was also circling.
Zhou Ze stood at the side and watched.
Finally, the little monkey made a squeaking sound and rushed to the road.
At that moment, a small car happened to drive over. The speed was not fast, but the little monkey was equivalent to pressing into the car's wheels!
"Creak!"
The car slammed on the brakes and the owner cursed, "Where did this damn dog come from!"
The owner got out of the car and checked. He had just seen a ball of yellow hair rush in front of his car, but he did not see any traces of blood after getting out of the car. He cursed a few more times before getting into the car and driving away.
The old Daoist was a little slow. When the little monkey rushed out, he did not even have time to shout.
But at this moment, he also understood,
The monkey was not hit by the car,
To be exact..,
The monkey went in.
"Boss, what should we do?"
The old Daoist asked.
Zhou Ze stood where he was and circled a few times along the spot where the monkey had been circling before. Then, he sprinted in that direction. In an instant, Zhou Ze felt his fingernails tremble slightly, as if he had caught something. He grabbed it.
"Buzz!"
Then, the surrounding environment began to distort,
Tall buildings,
Roads,
Vehicles,
They all disappeared,
This was a muddy ridge, and not far away were rows of houses built with mud and straw.
The golden monkey squatted in front of Zhou Ze and looked at him.
Zhou Ze looked around,
He knew,
He had also come in.
As for the old Daoist..,
He probably wouldn't be able to come in unless he was about to die. Maybe he would be able to get up by chance.
In the distance, a grandfather and grandson walked over. It was a grandfather holding a little girl's hand.
The little girl was a little similar to the one in his bookstore. If he looked closely, he would think that it was the same person.
It matched..,
It matched the OP's description in the post.
"Where is this?" Zhou Ze asked.
According to the script, they should answer that this was "Three Villages".
But the next scene..,
Made Zhou Ze stunned,
The grandfather did not answer,
The girl did not answer,
One old and one young,
She just stared at Zhou Ze and the little monkey,
Saliva began to drip from the corner of her mouth in an exaggerated manner,
At the same time, her eyes,
Slowly, it began to glow with a red light!
Hey,
The director,
The script,