Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen

Under the moonlight, in the pool, Han Cuiyu's sculpture stood silently for sixty years. Wuyan finally understood the deep meaning of "the so-called Yi people are on the side of the water" in the divination. Zhong Ziming said: "Xiaocui didn't leave, she was with me all the time." He didn't lie, she really didn't leave, she was at Zhong's house, in the pond in the garden, she was born as Zhong's family, died as Zhong's ghost, severe cold and heat, day and night, never left. Zhong Ziming not only kept Xiao Cui's body, but also imprisoned her soul.

If the mirror does not speak, no one will ever know the secret. Now, however, the secret is out in the moonlight, and it's time to end. Hand to hand.On one side were Old Ghost, Wuyan, and Pei Lingzheng; on the other side, Rachel stood coldly in front of the statue, supporting Zhong Ziming. Zhong Ziming rested one hand on Rachel's shoulder, and held a cowhide lantern in the other. You also help outsiders to deal with me?" "Grandpa..." Wuyan finally saw the appearance of grandpa with his own eyes. He was not the suave and elegant person described by others. How old, how lonely, how weak he was, was it because he was hit by his own sudden death, or because of a seriously ill?She really wanted to rush over to her grandpa and cry like she did when she was a child, crying out all the grievances and bitterness in her heart, but before she could move, she instinctively stopped, and asked even more painfully, "Grandpa, did you really kill me?" Granny?"

"I didn't kill her, I kept her." Zhong Ziming said coldly, "Han Cuiyu is my wife, she can't go anywhere, she can only stay at Zhong's house, must stay at Zhong's house." "You are despicable!" Erlang yelled angrily, "You not only killed her, but also cast her in a plaster statue, so that her soul could not be free. No wonder I have been looking for her for more than sixty years, but I have never seen her alive or dead. Soul, you are too cruel!" "That's right. Not only did I kill her, but I also killed you!" Zhong Ziming said sternly, "I'm despicable? Isn't it despicable for you to seduce a woman from a good family and try to kidnap her for a private escape? You are supposed to die together in a pig cage. But I can't watch you die together. I want you to die in a wrong place and never meet again. Do you know how you died in Suzhou Creek back then? ?"

Erlang was startled, and suddenly realized: "I was waiting for Xiaocui by the Suzhou River, but someone beat me with a sap, so it was you?" "It was me. I ordered someone to sneak attack you, beat you to death, and threw your body into the river. You were no match for me when you were alive, so what can you do when you are dead? What can you do to me?" Zhong Ziming sneered, and raised the lantern in his hand, "When Rachel told me that Lingzheng saw Wuyan, I guessed that there was something sneaky. So I hurried back and got off the plane. Don't worry. After returning home, I went to make these magic lanterns first, and I was busy in the middle of the night. Speaking of which, your kung fu is also considered to be home, even the "ghost hitting the wall" was moved out, and I couldn't crack it for a while. Thanks to this silly boy who led the way, I found the loophole. This is what makes the fortunes of the gods worse than the fortunes of the people. Just outside, I have already solved all your half-baked ghost symbols on the wall. Now, I am going to do it again. Kill you once, take your soul! Let you be wiped out!"

"Grandpa, you can't do this!" Wuyan exclaimed, "You can't make the same mistake again and again. Grandpa, he really loves grandma!" "Nonsense! I really love Xiaocui! Xiaocui can't leave me!" "Don't hurt her!" Pei Ling rushed out and stood in front of Wuyan, "Grandpa Zhong, people are not afraid of ghosts, but I am also human, they are afraid of you, but I am not. I will not let you hurt Wuyan!" "Are you also helping ghosts to harm people?" Zhong Ziming looked at the hammer in Lingzheng's hand and asked disdainfully, "You want to fight against me?"

"No. I just can't bear to see you manipulating other people's fate like this. I want to smash the statue and let the faceless grandma come out." "You dare!" Zhong Ziming's eyes flashed brightly, and he drank fiercely, "You are still young and overconfident, do you think you have the ability to fight with me?" "It's not that I want to fight with you, but that you have no right to imprison anyone's soul!" "I have no right?" Zhong Ziming sneered, and suddenly turned around, before anyone could see clearly, his hands had already strangled Rachel's neck.Rachel screamed, but Zhong Ziming's thin and powerful hands tightened suddenly, just like how he strangled Xiao Cui back then, strangling Rachel's throat, preventing her from making a sound or exerting strength. "Pei Lingzheng, if you dare to defy me, I will strangle her to death!"

This time the situation changed suddenly, and everyone was stunned.No one could see that Zhong Ziming, a trembling old man who seemed to have no strength to stand up, could still have such skill when he suddenly showed his power. Rachel struggled in his palm, she didn't know whether it was pain or sadness, tears streaming down her face.This is Grandpa Zhong whom she respected and loved as a god since she was a child. She always thought that he was just, omnipotent, and treated her as if she was her own. guilty, and now still use her!Threatened her!hurt her!If Ling Zheng doesn't obey him, will he strangle himself to death?She looked at Lingzheng and cast her eyes for help, but she couldn't make a sound, so she just shed tears silently.

Ling Zheng was in a state of confusion and shouted: "Let go of her, don't hurt her, we have something to talk about, you let her go first!" "It's easy to let her go. As long as you hold this lantern around these two ghosts three times, call their names three times, and throw the lantern at them, I'll let Rachel go." "But Wuyan is your own granddaughter, you won't even let your granddaughter go?" "She is dead, she is no longer my granddaughter, but just a ghost who opposes me!" Zhong Ziming ordered solemnly, "Anyone who opposes me will have no good results. Pei Lingzheng, think clearly, Who are you going to help?"

"I..." Ling Zheng looked left and right, making no claim. Zhong Ziming sneered complacently. He likes to manipulate other people's fate so much, and he likes to see people's helpless situation. He continued to take a step closer, and even said to Lingzheng in a teasing tone: "Think about it clearly: no face and Rachel, one person and one ghost, you can only take one side, if you want one to live, you have to let the other die. Say, which one do you want to keep?" "Don't..." Ling Zheng was defeated, he looked nervously at Rachel, then at Wuyan, these two were women he loved, and he couldn't allow either of them to be hurt in front of him.However, he can only protect one.And choosing any one is tantamount to giving up the other.No, he would not hurt either. "No, I can't hurt Wuyan, whether she is a human or a ghost, I love him!"

"Pei Lingzheng, I think you're obsessed with ghosts! Well, if you like ghosts so much, I'll help you make a new ghost!" Zhong Ziming's hands tightened slowly, and Rachel's face twisted in pain. . Lingzheng couldn't bear it anymore, and stepped forward yelling: "I surrender, you let her go, if you want to kill her, just kill me!" "You want to trade your own life for her?" Zhong Ziming was quite surprised, looking at these young men and women with interest, and became curious about their intricate relationship.Back then, because of Xiao Cui's affair, he decided to take action and killed two people; today, Pei Ling is showing mercy everywhere, facing his old love and new love, but wants to sacrifice himself to save others, isn't it absurd? "Think clearly, what I want is human life!"

"Take my life!" Ling Zheng went all out, "You let Rachel go, let me die with Wuyan!" "Lingzheng, don't, I don't want you to die for me..." Rachel cried and struggled again, but the more she struggled, the tighter Zhong Ziming's hand tightened, her eyes gradually went up, unable to speak. Come on. "Wait a minute." Suddenly, Wuyan Piao stepped forward, looked at Rachel strangely, and asked, "Rachel, will you make up with Ling Zheng?" Not only Rachel, but Ling Zheng and Zhong Ziming were also taken aback, wondering why she would ask such a strange question at this time.Zhong Ziming couldn't help but loosen the strength of his wrist lightly. When Rong Ruiqiu spoke, he himself wanted to know the answer. But Rachel turned her face away and refused to answer. Wuyan slowly circled around Zhong Ziming and Raiqiu, still persistently asking: "Raiqiu, the two of us used to have no secrets, so don't hide it from me now, okay? Do you still love him? Do you still love him?" Will you forgive him?" "Wuyan, what are you talking about?" Lingzheng was startled and anxious, almost driven crazy by everything in front of him, "Wuyan, we said we would live and die together, why did you push me to others? " Once he said the words "to live and die together", his heart suddenly settled down, and he felt that there was nothing to fear in this world.Or, when he said "I will die with Wuyan", his heart was already settled, but he didn't know it yet. He has loved two women in his life, one is Rachel and the other is Wuyan.And he never knew whether he fell in love with Wuyan in the end because he fell in love with the wrong Rachel in the first place, or because Wuyan died for him and made him grateful, as for changing his heart.But now, without thinking about all this, he has already made a decision: give Rachel the chance of survival, give back his own life to Wuyan, accompany her, and die together.He no longer has to hesitate about whom to be ashamed of or who to let down, he is finally worthy of the two women who loved him and he really loved.A big man can be like this in life, what regrets does he have in death? He looked at Wuyan, then at Rachel, and said clearly: "Rachel, take care of yourself; Wuyan, I have already decided to die with you, please don't reject me! I just said Propose to you, have you forgotten?" "I remember. Lingzheng, we said we would hold a rose wedding. It's beautiful, beautiful." Wuyan cried, but she still cried after all.When people shed tears, it is because of their vitality, but when ghosts shed tears, it means that the last message dissipates.Zhong Wuyan is about to disappear and will never exist. She looked at Ling Zheng, looked at him deeply, and wanted to record his every breath, every word, every moment of every frown and smile, and engrave it in her heart.However, when she leaves, these memories will also dissipate. No matter how deeply she loves him, no matter how clearly she remembers, everything will disappear, including her memory, her whole being... "Lingzheng, if I had more time, I would love you more deeply; however, it is impossible for me to love you more deeply, so I only have so much time..." Faceless tears flowed down endlessly flow down.He decided to live and die with her, but she also decided that he must not let him die with her!Zhong Ziming loved Xiaocui, but killed her and locked her soul. This kind of love is cruel, selfish, and sinful; and if he took away Lingzheng's soul, wouldn't he be the same as Zhong Ziming? She knows that if Ling Zheng chooses, even if he can escape today's crisis, he will definitely fulfill his promise, spend the last days with her, and commit suicide to accompany her when her soul returns to the underworld. She must stop him. And the only way is to let himself disappear into thin air, so that he can't follow. "Lingzheng, promise me to be with Rachel again?" Wuyan asked with a strange step while circling Zhong Ziming, "Lingzheng, will you promise me? Only let Rachel take care of him." You, I will go with peace of mind." "Wuyan, what are you talking about?" "Lingzheng, call me, call me by my name again." "Wuyan!" Ling Zheng said a word, and suddenly understood that Wuyan had told him the magic of using candles to drive away ghosts before, and Zhong Ziming also said it just now when he entered the door. He circled the ghost three times with a lantern, and then read The name of the ghost Throw the lantern at her and the ghost will dissipate. Now, the lantern is not turning around Wuyan, but Wuyan is turning around the lantern! He quickly covered his mouth, but it was too late.After Wuyan turned around three times, she jumped up and crashed into the lantern. She loves Ling Zheng so deeply, but she has no time to love him. She can only fly moths to the flame and complete the final love with the burning of her soul. The flame in the lantern spouted violently, piercing through her body like a thunderbolt of fireworks.Zhong Ziming's clothes were on fire, and he couldn't help throwing up his hands and jumped away. Rachel fell to the ground and coughed violently. "Don't!" Ling Zheng yelled heartbreakingly, and rushed to grab Wuyan, but his hand, like a candle, directly passed through Wuyan's body, Wuyan was exhausted and was about to dissipate.Ling Zheng was in so much pain that he couldn't help shouting, "No face!" As soon as the words came out, Wuyan's body suddenly lightened, like a stone falling into the water, suddenly rippling away, and disappeared without a trace in a moment. He called her a third time, and he blew her soul away with his own mouth! Ling Zheng spat out a mouthful of blood, he felt the sky was dark, he almost hated himself to death, he killed Wuyan, he killed her!Wuyan, how cruel, not only leave him, but also use his call to ecstasy.How could she bear it? "Wuyan—" Ling Zheng raised his head to the sky and screamed wildly, without even thinking about it, he slammed headlong towards the statue.He doesn't want to live anymore, he wants to go with Wuyan, Wuyan's soul is not far away, he wants to catch up with her. But Rachel yanked him back, and the two of them rolled to the ground together. Then, without waiting for everyone to figure out what happened, Rachel quickly got up, raised the hammer and threw it at the statue. Zhong Ziming yelled like crazy: "Rachel, how dare you!" "I dare!" Rachel raised the hammer, barely knocking herself down, and she was able to stand still with a little panting, "I passed this garden when I was a child, and I thought this statue was weird, and I always wanted to smash her! Look, I dare anything!" She raised the sledgehammer, and amidst the screams and screams of the crowd, she exerted all her strength and smashed towards the statue.The statue shattered, and Han Cuiyu's body was exposed to the moonlight. "Xiaocui!" Zhong Ziming and Erlang rushed towards the statue together, Rachel tripped and tripped Zhong Ziming to the ground.The old man couldn't hold it any longer, and fell down, his face ashen. "Xiao Cui!" The cry this time was much gentler and full of surprises.This is Erlang, he watched Xiao Cui's soul slowly emerge from the stone statue, like a newborn baby, ignorant and delicate, even with a little laziness, as if he had slept too long and didn't want to wake up.Seeing Erlang, she smiled: "You are waiting for me? We agreed to go together, didn't we?" "I've been waiting for you for sixty years." Erlang burst into tears, but tried not to let them fall. "Xiao Cui, do you still remember?" "I seem to have slept for a long time." Han Cuiyu yawned with the back of his hand covering his mouth, and slowly remembered, "Ah, am I dead? Have I become a ghost now?" "We are both ghosts. I just came to pick you up. Let's reincarnate together, and we will be husband and wife in the next life." Erlang pointed at Zhong Ziming, and said through gritted teeth, "Xiao Cui, it was he who killed you. I will replace you now." Kill him for revenge." "Don't." Xiao Cui stopped him, "Erlang, you still have such a Wu Song temper, you can fight and kill at every turn." "Xiao Cui?" "Erlang. Let him go." Xiaocui's face is still as beautiful and delicate as it was sixty years ago. Under the moonlight, it is so beautiful that people can't help but forget that this is a ghost that has been dead for more than sixty years.She smiled and said indifferently, "Although he killed me, he himself has never been happy for a day. Now, the two of us finally meet again, and we can truly elope. Let's go back to hell and reincarnate together, okay?" We will be husband and wife in the next life. But what about him, even if he is dead, he is still a lonely ghost. If you don't kill him, he won't live for a few days, and we don't have to do any more crimes." "If you don't kill him, he won't live for a few days." Zhong Ziming heard these words like thunder and lightning.Yes, he is over eighty years old, he is dying, he won't live for long, and even if he dies, he is still a lonely ghost.His wife has moved on, and his granddaughter has lost his soul. These two people who were originally his dearest and dearest, but now they are strangers, and yin and yang are different.In this life, he has manipulated the fate of others, but how can he be happy for a while?Is he taking revenge on Erlang and Xiaocui, or is he taking revenge on himself? Watching Erlang and Xiaocui flirting in front of him, describing their intimacy, he was helpless, unable to show any strength, Wuyan, Lingzheng, and even Rachel, all helping ghosts and not helping others, he had already betrayed his relatives. , life is worse than death, he is really a failure. How willing? "No face!" Ling Zheng was crying, holding the burnt cowhide lantern with both hands, in agony.Wuyan left, and a part of his body followed, died and scattered. nine days.Wuyan has only been back for nine days!However, this nine-day love is something that most people will never get, and it is impossible for them to comprehend it.What she gave Ling Zheng was unparalleled love in the world, but now, she took it back with the disappearance of her own fragrance.How can you bear it?She left like this, where did she leave him?How can a loved man face loss after appreciating such a deep love?How does he live alone? "Lingzheng..." Rachel walked over to help Lingzheng up, her heart was surging. When she was held hostage by her beloved Grandpa Zhong just now, she really wanted to just die. The man she loved the most was protecting a ghost. And the most respected elder wants to kill himself, what is he still doing alive?However, Ling Zheng gave up his life to save her, but it made her heart warm up again. He wanted to exchange his life for her, and he was willing to die for her!If you meet a man who is willing to die for yourself in your life, what is there to be dissatisfied with? What else can you find fault with?All the emotions for Lingzheng were revived.Will she forgive him?No, she didn't resent him at all, so how could she forgive him?However, even if she is willing to accept Ling Zheng again, will Ling Zheng accept her again? "Lingzheng, don't be too sad." Rachel cried, "Your head is bleeding, let me bandage it for you?" But Ling Zheng threw her away, walked straight in front of Erlang, knelt down abruptly, kowtowed and begged: "Senior Erlang, please tell me, is there any way to see Wuyan again?" Erlang sighed and shook his head: "There is no way. Wuyan's soul has already dissipated, and it is impossible to see her again. Even if you die, it is impossible to meet her. She is afraid that you will seek death and life, so she gave up the chance of reincarnation and would rather let herself disappear. Yes. Listen to her and take good care of yourself, that is to be considerate of her heart. " "But you promised to marry us, did you forget it so soon?" Lingzheng just didn't believe it, kowtowed and begged bitterly, "You know so many rules of hell, since you have the ability to teach Wuyan to become a ghost... When someone comes to me, there will be a way to teach me to find her, you teach me, please teach me, please..." "The soul is gone, it's unthinkable." Erlang sighed, "Although life can be reincarnated, it doesn't repeat endlessly. The road without face has come to an end. She asked you to call her name and watch her disappear with your own eyes. , just because you are afraid that you will get lucky and want to give up your thoughts. If you can cherish yourself well, it will be the best memory of her." After Erlang finished speaking, he looked up at the moon, Xiaocui floated over, took his hand, and looked up side by side with him, the moonlight formed a halo around them, and the two beautiful souls smiled independently , let Lingzheng cry and beg bitterly, as if he could no longer hear him. Then, the two of them suddenly flew up lightly at the same time, flying farther and farther in the face of the moonlight, and gradually dispersed.After sixty years of planning and sixty years of waiting, they finally eloped successfully tonight. Ling Zheng watched their figures dissipate in the mid-air, and felt desolate, lonely and envious. Although they died, they could be reunited, their soul shadows could accompany them, and they could be reincarnated together. The next life is also lost. Going up to Qiongbi and down to Huangquan, the two places are gone.He will never, ever, never see her again, never hear her, and never see her even in his dreams. Suddenly, Rachel screamed from behind: "Grandpa Zhong, Grandpa Zhong..." "You still call him Grandpa Zhong?" Ling Zheng turned his head angrily, only to realize that Zhong Ziming was lying on the wreckage of the statue, with his mouth slightly open, and he had died at some point. The soul went to the underworld first. Will the three of them continue to entangle on Huangquan Road? Xiling Snow December 30, 2004 at Xi'an Runju Apartment