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Chapter 63 The Gates of Hell Open, Shi Gu
While all the ghosts were making careful preparations for returning to the human world for this Ghost Festival.

Sikong Yan was summoned to the Leave Department by Xu Qingling.

After a brief reminiscing, Xu Qingling told him about the opening of the Ghost Festival this year.

Because tomorrow is the Ghost Festival, time is tight.

"I will contact the authorities to open up the Ghost Festival rituals for humans. You, on your end, organize the Xuanxue family's offering of alms tomorrow and other matters..." Xu Qingling gave Sikong Yan instructions.

Sikong Yan never expected that because the underworld had been closed for a hundred years, the Ghost Festival, which had also been closed for a hundred years, would now be open.

pretty good.

So, after Xu Qingling finished arranging things, he didn't delay and hurriedly left to make arrangements.

Xu Qingling also created a Tencent Penguin account for Sikong Yan, which was linked to her Fengdu Leave Office account, making it easier for him to act in the future.

After Sikong Yan left, Xu Qingling edited a notice about the reopening for the Ghost Festival and posted it on the leave application account and also on her WeChat Moments.

I also told Bian Dong about it.

After a moment of silence, Bian Dong replied that the authorities would properly organize the orphanage arrangements.

He also shared Xu Qingling's post on WeChat Moments.

Those influential figures who had been keeping an eye on Xu Qingling and Bian Dong saw the notification almost immediately.

"The Ghost Festival has reopened? Those who wish to participate can do so? Of course, we should prepare accordingly."

Offering alms to the lonely and destitute is a way of showing care and helping them, as well as a way of remembering ancestors and praying for a bountiful harvest. It involves offering alms, chanting scriptures and reciting Buddhist prayers.

Those bigwigs in the human world had always wanted to get along well with Bian Dong and Xu Qingling, and now that they had both made a call, they naturally had to follow suit.

The authorities have also issued a notice regarding the offering of alms to the hungry ghosts during the Ghost Festival.

The news immediately went viral and became a trending topic.

[Oh, there's such a thing as the Ghost Festival? So our country has this traditional festival.]

My grandfather told me that the Ghost Festival had been closed for over a hundred years, but it's open this year. Is there some significant change or meaning behind it?

I heard that on the Ghost Festival, deceased relatives come back from the underworld to visit. Does that mean my mother can come back too?

I miss my son. He had leukemia and died at the age of four. The Ghost Festival is here, I wonder if my Hao Hao will come back to see his mother? I miss him.

Grandma, it's me, Xiaolan. I miss you. Will you come back tomorrow? I'm so sorry I couldn't come back to see you the day you passed away. Will you be angry with me?

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The underworld has been closed for a century, and so has the Ghost Festival in the human world.

Even many young people are unaware of the existence and meaning of the Ghost Festival.

Now I finally know.

They all expressed their longing for their deceased relatives and rushed to buy incense, candles, fruits, gold ingots, and other items to prepare for the memorial service the next day, hoping that their departed loved ones would come back to visit.

So today, all the shops selling incense, candles, and paper money were completely sold out. This was a nationwide operation.

The reopening of the Ghost Festival this year is not only something the ghosts in the underworld are looking forward to, but also something that their loved ones on earth are looking forward to. Without a doubt, it is a two-way journey.

As dusk falls, the stars twinkle in the sky.

In the void, a thick, black door, shrouded in flowing light, slowly opened under the influence of the golden light of merit. Black and White Impermanence emerged first, guarding the two sides of the door.

"The gates of hell are open! The gates of hell are open!" The ghosts who had been waiting all this time transformed into streaks of light the moment the gates opened, rushing towards the other side of the gates to the place they longed for, to find the people they cherished in their hearts...

Fan Wujiu was carrying two jars of wine, and tossed one of them to Xie Bi'an.

"Today, we're going to drink until we drop again."

On the Ghost Festival, even the usually impartial and incorruptible Black and White Impermanence show more warmth and tolerance.
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"Sister, it's so lively outside! There are people releasing river lanterns. Let's go out and take a look!" Sasha couldn't sit still and enthusiastically invited Xu Qingling.

"Okay, let's go take a look." She also wanted to see how the ghosts who had returned to the human world were doing.

As soon as one person and one flower stepped out, they were instantly immersed in a sea of ​​lights.

Xu Qingling flew into the air and looked around. Almost every place in the country was brightly lit. She saw that the shops had set up offerings at their doors, lit incense and candles, and burned paper money to worship the orphan.

A tranquil river flows through the city, its banks lined with people, each holding a river lantern that casts a soft, warm glow, twinkling in the night.

Xu Qingling and Sasha hid by the riverbank and watched the men and women, young and old, holding river lanterns, writing something on the lanterns before putting them into the river.

The river flows gently, and lanterns carrying thoughts and longings drift away with the current.

A child's innocent voice rang out beside me.

"Mom, do you think Dad can really see our river lanterns?"

Then a gentle female voice said, "Of course, because this river leads to the River of Oblivion, and our little girl's father is on the other side of the River of Oblivion..."

"Mommy, if Daddy sees the river lanterns, will he come back to see Mommy and Nannan?"

"...Yes, he will." After all, Dad loves Mom and Nannan so much. Now that he finally has a chance, how could he bear not to come back?

Xu Qingling looked up and saw her mother with her young child, an old lady with her middle-aged children and grandchildren, an elderly couple holding hands, and a young man or woman alone...

They released their lanterns into the river one after another. Countless lanterns gathered together to form a dazzling sea of ​​lights, the interplay of light and shadow creating a dreamlike scene as they meandered into the distance.

They entrusted their endless longing and love to this small river lantern, a warmth tinged with sadness, just like the joys and sorrows of human life, forever intertwined and inseparable.

The evening breeze carried the low chanting of sutras, devout yet tinged with melancholy, drifting above the city.

Surrounded by the lights and the sound of chanting, Xu Qingling was undoubtedly overwhelmed and deeply moved by the scene.

Xu Qingling and Sasha stayed for a long time before leaving.

As she left, Xu Qingling looked back and saw lanterns being lifted into the river. Those she missed and longed for, holding lanterns and smiling, walked step by step towards their loved ones…

(End of this chapter)