Chapter 15 Chapter fifteen

That night, Ah Ling secretly ran to the tatami room on the second floor by herself. Even if the exorcism ended in such a tragic way, the hard-working houseboat people will not leave the aftermath to the next day.The tatami room has been cleaned very clean, the candles have been extinguished, and there is no trace of the evening banquet.Perhaps it was because someone knocked over the food table and dishes at the banquet, Ah Ling could vaguely smell the food soup on the tatami, but it soon disappeared. There was no sound in the houseboat, and not everyone was asleep.The adults were in the kitchen, Taiichiro and Duohui were downcast, and Ateng, who had always been strong, also had tears in his eyes.Shimaji remained in a coma, and finally had to call in a doctor for diagnosis and treatment, and at the same time send someone to inform Linwu.Just now a person who claimed to be Shimaji's nephew brought several young people and carried the unconscious Shimaji back with a door panel.

Ah Ling slightly opened the rainproof sliding door of the window facing the river, and the slender moonlight came in. After closing the paper door facing the corridor, only the darkness and the palm-width moonlight remained in the room to accompany Ah Ling. Ah Ling sighed deeply, although she was tired but not sleepy, her heart was heavy but her spirit was high. "It would be great if I could talk to someone." Ah Ling called out to the darkness, "Is anyone there? Is anyone willing to show up? Today a strange ghost came, everyone was startled? No one wants to Talk to me? I have a lot to say."

No response.Let's go to the stairs and take a look, sit in the middle of the stairs as usual, maybe Gennosuke will show up - when Ah Ling was about to leave the window, she saw a luminous object in the other corner of the room. Pengfa squatted there, holding his body with his hands.It was his cheeks that were glowing. It turned out that he was crying again. Ah Ling was not afraid at all.When I first met him, this man was indeed waving his knife indiscriminately, but he didn't chop Ah Ling. A-Ling rubbed the soles of her feet on the tatami, approached step by step, and squatted down beside Pengfa.

"Thank you for coming out." Ah Ling said as gently as possible, "I have long wanted to talk to Mr. Samurai." Shaggy trembled a bit, like a wild dog who was hungry, lonely, and always being scolded or stoned. "Master Samurai, why are you so sad?" Ah Ling asked. A-Ling also knew that her question was too direct, and the other party might not be able to answer it, but after today's scuffle, A-Ling didn't want to spend her mind on talking around the bush anymore. Just imagining it made her want to vomit. "Master Samurai, is it inconvenient for you to talk? Then what can I do to comfort Sir Samurai? Wouldn't it be better to invite other ghosts to come out?"

Fluffy turned his wet eyes, and looked at Ah Ling timidly, his unshaven chin, shoulders and hands were all trembling.Ah Ling couldn't help feeling sad and sympathetic.In the darkness, the shaggy-haired body doesn't look translucent, it feels like a living person with flesh and blood.Ah Ling couldn't help stretching out her hands to hug him, but she didn't come back to herself until her arms were empty. Pengfa's mouth trembled, and he spit out the words: "I, I..." "Well," Ah Ling nodded to encourage him, "well, what?" "I, I, kill, kill, kill someone."

—I killed people. Ah Ling opened her eyes wide, she nodded wordlessly and urged him to continue.Fluffy looked at A-Ling as if seeking support, and said with trembling lips: "Kill, kill, kill, a lot." "Did you kill a lot of people?" Fluffy hair looks like a puppet whose head has not been firmly connected, tilting his head and nodding stiffly. "Why did you do that?" Ah Ling hesitated for a moment, then made up her mind to continue, "Could it be related to what the abbot of Xingyuan Temple did before?" Pengfa's eyes were wide open, and the corners of his eyes seemed to crack open with a "chi".He pulled back suddenly, A-Ling thought he wanted to escape, and became nervous.It turned out that Pengfa just sat down because his legs became weak from fright.

"I really am." A Ling let out a sigh of relief, and her mood became much calmer, "I haven't told you my name yet, my name is Ling. What's the name of the samurai?" Pengfa wiped his cheeks frequently with his right hand, looked at A-Ling as if looking at something scary, and shook his head repeatedly at A-Ling's question. "Don't you want to say your name?" Pengfa shook his head vigorously again, and said, "No." —Does it mean there is no name? "Don't you have a name? Everyone should have a name." "No." Pengfa's eyes were tense, and he replied resolutely, "Kill, kill, search, no."

The name is a very important clue, but since he said no, there is no point in asking further.What's more, A-Ling suddenly felt close to Pengfa.The door that had been closed all along seemed to be opened, Pengfa walked out from inside, and quickly approached Ah Ling.Could it be that something happened to him and he wanted to ask Ah Ling—the person in the boat house—for help?Does this have anything to do with the exorcism contest that ended in tragedy?At that time, why didn't Pengfa make trouble like last time, but just cried loudly? "Master Samurai, have you been here for a long time?" Ah Ling asked.

Pengfa nodded vigorously like a child, and that action reminded Ah Ling of Xiaomaru, and she felt as if she had become an older sister. "Is it painful to be here? Do you want to go elsewhere? Or do you want to stay here forever?" Pengfa raised his chin and tilted his head, as if observing Ah Ling.Although Ah Ling didn't feel scared, she was a little shy.What the hell is he looking at?As if looking for something in me. "Kill it, man, I can't, go to a good place." Pengfa muttered to himself, "Miss, no need, pig way, that kind of su." "Well, thank you."

Pengfa seemed to be taken aback by hearing this, and pulled back to look at Ah Ling.Ah Ling smiled sweetly, and said, "Master Samurai is very considerate." Footsteps came from downstairs, A-Ling huddled her body and listened carefully to whether the owner of the footsteps would go upstairs, but the footsteps gradually moved away along the corridor. "Master Samurai," Ah Ling turned to Pengfa, "Why are you crying so sadly today? Among the people who came here today, did anyone do something that made Sir Samurai want to cry, or did it remind you of something sad?"

Shaggy hair lowered his head again and his whole body was trembling, Ah Ling also curled up beside him. Looking closer, the shaggy body is the same as Gennosuke's, somewhat transparent, even if you stretch out your hands, you can't touch it.And just like being with other ghosts, being around him felt chilly. Just like facing Gennosuke, Ami and Monk Xiao, Ah Ling is not afraid of unkempt hair now. "That, a bad man." Pengfa squatted with his knees hugged and said something in a low voice. "That, who is it?" Pengfa remained silent, blinked, and tears fell again. "Is that... the ghost named Ginji? He is Mr. Shimaji's older brother, and he said he was killed by Shimaji." Puff didn't respond.Ah Ling decided to continue talking. "I don't know what kind of person Mr. Shimaji is, and I haven't talked to him well, but he is willing to help the boat house with my father. I guess he should be a good person. And my father likes Mr. Shimaji very much. Trust him. This time, in order to design the menu of the exorcism competition banquet, my father often consults Mr. Shimaji. My father is very considerate, but he is a hard worker himself, so he hates lazy people. Grandpa Shichibei is the same I said... ah, grandpa Shichibei is the one who raised my dad to be a chef, not my real grandpa, but he is just like my real grandpa. Do you understand me?" A-Ling raised his eyes and looked at Pengfa. He was still blinking tears, but he did look at A-Ling.Ah Ling smiled, and continued: "Abba, who hates lazy people, is friendly with Mr. Shimaji, which means that Mr. Shimaji is also very diligent. Grandpa Shichibei also taught me, he said that no matter how bad your lord is, even Gambling, playing in bad places, or stealing things, as long as you are willing to work, you will not be too miserable. On the other hand, people who become bad are lazy. I have not seen many examples. I heard it from an adult, so I’m not sure. But since Grandpa Qibingwei said so, I think..." In order not to interrupt the conversation, Ah Ling kept talking non-stop. When she said that she didn't even know what she wanted to say, she thought about it in a panic, and then said: "Mr. Shimaji is a hardworking person, so I don’t think he’s a bad guy.” She confirmed the order of the content, and continued: “The ghost named Ginji said that Mr. Shimaji killed him ten years ago, so I think there might be some misunderstanding. Killing people is a heinous thing. , only really bad people can do it, right?" Ah Ling heard a long sigh, it was a cold breath. It turned out that Pengfa was sighing, and Ah Ling looked at him in surprise. "I, Yi Jian, a lazy person." Pengfa said in a calm and almost gentle tone: "Search, Cai, kills people. Miss, I didn't make it up." Ah Ling felt that she fell to the bottom of the cave with a whoosh.Murder is a heinous and bad thing, and only really bad people can do it.Oh, I really am, Peng Fa just confessed that he had killed someone, crying and crying, and I have heard him say so much, and I actually said such a thing.When Ah Ling mentioned the matter of Shimaji and Ginji, she lost herself for a moment and blurted out the words. What am I trying to do?Want to make this ghost sad, want him to be angry?What the hell was I thinking, what an idiot! "I……" Ah Ling wanted to say something to comfort Pengfa, but she couldn't think of the right words, so she kept silent.Ah Ling thought that these words would make Pengfa sad and embarrassed, and even wanted to find a hole in the ground to get into; but Pengfa looked very calm, and even had the most gentle expression on his face so far. "That's scary, man." Pengfa said, "Miss, don't, approach." "Is it Shimaji-san, or the ghost named Ginji?" Pengfa replied immediately: "Both are vegetarian." "Both? But Shimaji-san..." Ah Ling opened her eyes wide, staring intently at the shaggy face.If you look carefully, you can find that there are many scars on his face: some are left by knife wounds, some are blue spots, there are crooked shapes, traces of nail scratches, and some places are sunken; the sizes and types are different.These bruises covered his entire face, which was uncomfortable to watch.The end of his right eyebrow can't even grow hair because of the scar; his nose is crooked and his upper and lower lips are asymmetrical. A thought suddenly flashed in Ah Ling's mind—are these scars left by this person when he killed someone in his life?Chopped in the act of that horrific crime?Had the poor souls who had been killed scratched or thrashed this man, tried to run away or fight back, and these actions left countless scars on this face? This person in front of him is extremely dangerous and evil.Didn't he admit it himself?No matter how gentle, pitiful, and lonely he looks now, this person has indeed hacked to death many people without a care, his body is covered with the blood of the victims, and he lost his way because of the retribution of his sins, and he was unable to go to the Western Pure Land, which is a sin Unforgivable villains. Can you believe what this bad guy says? At Ah Ling's age, it's hard to hide her true inner thoughts, even if she doesn't show her face, she will show it in her eyes. Pengfa seemed to have noticed it too.His face suddenly collapsed into a wrinkled ball, his shoulders shrunk, and his body was even more curled up than before. "Su's," Pengfa whispered, "I, Su, a bad guy." "Sorry, I……" Ah Ling hurriedly approached Pengfa, but he no longer looked at Ah Ling, but just looked at the ground, and said in a voice without emotion: "He Su, miss, that man, come closer, don't." "Because Mr. Shimaji is a bad guy?" "Don't. Don't, don't, don't." Shaggy shook his head violently. "Do you think Shimaji-san really killed Ginji-san?" Pengfa tugged at his own hair. "Kill, kill, kill. Oh, kill, dear, brother." In an instant, a burst of icy cold air that was almost stinging wrapped around A-Ling's body.so cold!Ah Ling shrank her shoulders, her nose was irritated, and she sneezed. When he came back to his senses, the tousled hair had disappeared. I killed my own brother. There is an important corner in A-Ling's heart, where her parents are always there, and the words she yelled before the fluffy hair disappeared are now firmly stuck in that place. Killed his brother. Pengfa killed his elder brother or younger brother.Yes, it must be so. Was that the first time he killed someone?If so, is it because Pengfa killed his own brother that he deviated from the right path and fell into a horrible life of constant killing? Or, was that the last time he killed someone? Could it be that Pengfa's brother couldn't understand Pengfa's murderous behavior and discouraged Pengfa, but Pengfa killed the brother who gave him advice? Which is the answer, I am afraid only I know.Ah Ling wasn't sure if Pengfa would talk to her, and even if he would, she wasn't sure he would tell herself.However, if Pengfa is deeply remorseful for killing his own brother and therefore cannot ascend to heaven, then it will solve the question of why he appeared in the presence of the Shimaji brothers and burst into tears.Shimaji and Ginji's brothers, the wall, obviously touched the pain in Pengfa's heart, enough to make Pengfa's wound bleed again.Shimaji killed Ginji, the younger brother killed the older brother, killed the older brother and took his life away; at least Ginji insisted and was attached to Shimaji's body because of it.From Pengfa's point of view, this is exactly the same as what he has done in the past. Ah Ling remembered what A Mi said again.She said that Pengfa's soul would wander around the world and was inseparable from young girls. Whenever a young girl appeared, Pengfa would appear distraught. brother and young girl.Ah Ling tried to think from an adult's point of view: Could it be that the two brothers fell in love with the same woman? If you think about it this way, Ginji Ghost's complaints about Shimaji can also be explained. —The wife was taken away, the shop was taken away. What if Shimaji fell in love with his elder brother Ginji's wife, who was also his sister-in-law?Then he couldn't hold back his personal affair and killed the brother who got in the way? In fact, Shimaji did get married with his sister-in-law and raised his brother's children.A Ling knew these things from the few words revealed by her parents and A Teng.