Chapter 1

Twenty miles south of Caishikou Execution Ground on the South Street of the capital of the Great Zhou Kingdom, Zizhu Forest is a mass grave, where there are countless lonely souls and wild ghosts, but since a pile of flesh and blood was thrown there, the place has been completely quiet.

The cat demon who has cultivated to become a spirit said that there is a red-clothed evil spirit living in Zizhu Forest, bloody, fierce and ugly, those evil spirits who died unjustly and did not want to be reborn were chased by her and either moved their nests, or Forced to reincarnate to find peace.

The cat demon also said that the evil ghost was stripped naked and paraded through the streets before he died, and then he was tortured by Ling Chi, and the flesh and blood on his body were sliced ​​off one by one, and the yamen servants only used a sack to pack the pile White bones, just throw them at the mass grave.

As soon as the yamen servants left, the pieces of meat were snatched away by wild dogs and wolves passing by. As for the bones, they were buried under an old elm tree in the wind and rain.Day after day, this evil spirit absorbed the essence of the old elm tree, and its soul bent down on the old elm tree.The evil spirits sleep in the old elm trees during the day, and come out at night to scare passers-by and ghosts.

Ten years later, the old elm tree got the spiritual power of the evil spirit and grew into a towering tree. One day, the Yuehua Temple on the next hill was flooded.Thick smoke billowed for a day and a night.

After a few days, the little nuns who came down the mountain chopped it down, and later built a new nunnery. The old elm tree was smeared with tung oil, repaired and smoothed, and then used as the main beam to support the main hall dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva.

The evil spirit was attached to the tree trunk, and he couldn't get out during the day and had to listen to the group of little nuns chanting sutras. At night, he wandered around when he had nothing to do, visiting the east and the west.Speaking of which, this evil spirit is also capable of traveling thousands of miles at night, so there are many places to see.

It's been another ten years, perhaps because of receiving the Buddha's seal, the evil spirit's resentment has gone a lot, and it has gradually become more cheerful.

One day, the Daoist old nun who had been sitting in meditation suddenly sneered and said, "You little devil in red, you follow me every day to imitate me, is it interesting?"

This old nun, named Yuan, was originally the abbot of Yuehua Nunnery. Later, when he got older, he set up a quiet place in the backyard to concentrate on worshiping the Buddha. Perhaps it was getting closer to the day of ascension, and he was able to see ghosts.

The evil ghost in red looked around, pointed at himself, and was not sure, thinking that the old nun was trying to deceive her on purpose.

"Namo Amitabha, what's the name of your little ghost in red?" This time the old nun opened her eyes, her eyes were chaotic, but she glanced at where the evil ghost in red was.

"Are you talking to me?" The evil ghost in red asked uncertainly.

"Are there any other ghosts here?" The old nun asked back.

The old nun was able to see herself, and the evil ghost in red was excited. She had been lonely for many years, and the days were so long that she couldn't even count them.

"Old nun, since you can see me, aren't you afraid of me?" The evil ghost in red deliberately revealed his true colors, and the red clothes all over his body suddenly turned into her flesh and blood, and pieces of flesh fell to the ground with a crackling sound. , the remaining white bones supported an unrecognizable head, suddenly rushed in front of the old nun, opened his bloody mouth, as if he was about to eat her.

The old nun remained motionless, said Namo Amitabha Buddha, and then stretched out her hand and patted the red-clothed evil spirit's head gently, with a benevolent look and doting eyes.

The evil ghost in red was stunned, and after a while, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he said, "It's boring," and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

The next day when the old nun was chanting sutras, the evil ghost in red came over again. She still rubbed herself into a puddle of blood and nestled in one place to listen to the old nun chanting sutras.The old nun didn't care about her, and she still asked each time after reading the scriptures, "What's your name?"

The third day, the fourth day, the fifth day...

Until one month later, the evil ghost in red was about to go to bed after the old nun finished reading the scriptures, and didn't listen to her talking to him again, so he became anxious, "You can't see me? Hey, old nun, don't sleep. Can you hear me talking?"

The old nun still slowly made the bed and folded the quilt, and went to bed, the red-clothed evil spirit rushed forward and tried to push her, but her body was weak, and it just passed straight through her.

After a while, the gentle breathing of the old nun was heard.

The evil ghost in red was a little scared, and made a fierce noise all night, until Dongfang's belly turned white, he left with resentment, and returned to the pillars of the main hall to continue listening to the little nuns' morning lessons.

In the evening, the sun did not go down, and the red-clothed evil spirit ran out of the cylinder early, and went straight to the old nun's small Buddhist temple.

Hearing the sound of the old nun tapping the wooden fish rhythmically from a distance, the evil ghost in red felt very at ease.

She floated and floated, and this time she sat opposite the old nun, propped her head on one hand and looked at her, and said, "Everyone calls me the evil ghost in red, but you call me Dahong, Xiaohong, big ghost, little ghost." , evil spirit, as you please."

The old nun slowly opened her eyes, said a few Zen words, put down the wooden fish, and said slowly: "I'm asking about your name in a previous life?"

The evil ghost in red froze for a moment, but she was extremely excited. When she was excited, the blood clots on her body also turned into pieces, making crackling noises.

"My surname is Hua and my name is Yin. My parents and elder brothers call me by my baby name Manman."

The old nun murmured, "Manman, what a name. Can you tell me something about your life?"

The red-clothed evil spirit was no longer pretentious this time, but spoke with great interest.

"My father and mother were originally from the capital city. Later, because my father was transferred to Yaogu County as the general manager of Congqipin, the family moved to the border of Dazhou, where I was also born. There are four brothers in the family, because I am only a girl, so I am loved by my parents and elder brothers. But this favor is not completely unreasonable, I was born beautiful, and when I was ten years old, I was one of the best beauties in Yaogu County. In addition, there are more than others She has an exquisite heart, she can learn everything quickly, she is omnipotent in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and her dancing skills later became unrivaled in the world."

Speaking of this, the evil ghost in red sighed, "My life can be roughly summed up in two sentences - my heart is higher than the sky, and my life is thinner than paper; the organ's calculations are too clever, and I missed Qingqing's life."

The old nun said "hmm" and signaled her to continue.

"Although my family background is poor, I was born with a high self-esteem. When I was very young, I was more sensible than others. When girls only knew how to eat and drink, I had already learned to use the money my parents gave me to save money to buy pearls and flowers. Later, when I was 13 years old, my father passed away, and my mother took me and my brothers to the capital. When I first stepped into that prosperous area and saw the man I loved in my previous life, I knew that I was What is the goal of my life? I want to marry King Jin'an, become the envy of all the girls in the capital, and be honored for the rest of my life."

Later, Huayin began to babble about how she approached Prince Lie's son step by step, and how many people she had harmed directly or indirectly during this period.

It wasn't until the sky turned gray that Hua Yin left with unsatisfied feelings. Before leaving, she still told the old nun repeatedly that she would listen to her talk about the past tomorrow.

At nightfall, Huayin came again, and quietly waited for the old nun to finish her chanting, before continuing the unfinished story of yesterday.

When it came to the end that she was dragged into Caishikou for treason and executed lingchi, she let out a long sigh.

The old nun said Amitabha, the sea of ​​suffering is boundless, and the shore is right when you turn around.

"I want to understand now, people fight and scramble for the rest of their lives, plotting and scheming, even if they earn a lifetime of glory, it will be nothing in the end." Hua Yin said this sentence, seemingly full of emotion.

"It's hard for you to figure it out."

Huayin snorted, "Although I figured it out, some people still can't figure it out. Remember the Nangong Jin I said? Oh, no, I should call him Yelujin, that tyrant, Tu The one from the capital city of Dazhou. After his sudden death, he went to the eighteenth floor of hell. He was tortured every day by being fried in a frying pan, but he still didn’t repent. Twice, I thought about what the torture I received because of him was nothing. He was frying, scraping, and beheading. He had to suffer hundreds of punishments every day. The judge said, wait for him to repent. If you die, you will be thrown into the animal realm, and you will never be able to be a human being."

The old nun knew who the evil ghost in red was talking about. That person, who is so distasteful when people talk about it now—the great prince of the Dajin Kingdom, later became the prime minister of the Dazhou Dynasty, and secretly provoked the Zhou and Jin countries. At the end of the great battle, the soldiers marched straight in, slaughtered the imperial city of the Kingdom of Jin, and became king in Dajin.Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around as king, he turned against Da Zhou, killed all the way to the imperial city of Da Zhou, and slaughtered the capital of Da Zhou.

It was horrific, blood flowed like rivers.Up to now, the capital of Dazhou is a ghost town, and ghosts can be heard crying every night.

The old nun has been in Buddhism for a long time and doesn't care about world affairs.All I know is that the bloodthirsty person, since he became the queen, has fought north and south and killed countless people. Although he achieved a lot of hegemony, he died suddenly because of the heavy killing.

Now I also complied with the Buddhist principle of the cycle of cause and effect, and went to the [-]th hell.

The old nun sighed and asked the evil ghost in red, "Since you have already seen through it, why didn't you escape into the way of reincarnation and be reborn as a human being?"

Hua Yin was stunned, "My parents and brothers were all killed by me, and I also harmed my close friend Jing Zhaoyin's daughter Yunshang, Miss Liang from Shantang, the little princess of Prince Lie's mansion, and the son of Prince Pingxi... Fu Xin, my husband, King Jin'an, Miss Sun San of Zhen Guogong Mansion..." Hua Yin read their names one by one, whether they were prominent and wealthy palace ministers, or unknown traffickers, every time they read, The protruding eyes dropped a drop of blood, and when she finished reading, a pool of blood had already condensed in front of her.

"If I am reincarnated, I am most afraid of meeting them again in the next life. If I am a fish, I will be slaughtered by them. If I am a human again, drink that Meng Po soup, forget my past, and harm them again, then I..."

The rooster crows, and the dawn breaks in the east.

From then on, Huayin accompanied the old nun every day, and this companionship lasted another ten years.

Mrs. Liao Yuan lived to be a hundred years old, and finally passed away. Before she died, Hua Yin lay on her body and wept, blood spilled all over the floor.

The old nun asked her why she was crying, this happens all the time in one's life.

Huayin cried: "I did evil in my life, but I became a lonely ghost after I died. You are a master of Taoism, and you will definitely go to the Western Paradise after death. I am afraid that I will never see you again in eternity. If I met you before I was alive You, after receiving your teachings, you will not do so many evil things. I will definitely worship under the master's door, secretly worship the Buddha, and devote myself to goodness."

The old nun stroked the top of her head and smiled calmly, "Silly boy, you have long been my apprentice in my heart, and today I will formally accept you as my apprentice."

Hua Yin was startled.

"Since you are my own disciples, you are the generation of quotations in this life. Now you have fully realized that you have repented and do good. I give you the Dharma name to attract good. I hope you will not forget that you are good, and help those with People like you who are lost in the way must abandon evil and do good, and walk on the right path..."

Master Liao Yuan passed away after saying these words, and Hua Yin yelled sadly, "Master."

Suddenly a golden light, the Buddha's light shines everywhere, and the golden light shines on Hua Yin, she only feels the peace and tranquility that she has never had before, and her whole body is comfortable.

Ah, it turns out that ascending to the bliss of the Western Paradise is so wonderful.

Unfortunately, she will never have such an opportunity.

(End of this chapter)

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