Scroll of Seven Sorrows

After finally returning to Fengdu, without the heaviness of the body, Xie Bi'an felt that the whole ghost was light and light, and felt more and more that being a ghost is actually quite good.At least as a ghost, your face will last forever, you don’t have to worry about dying if you don’t pay attention someday, you don’t need to take a bath, you don’t need to make up, and even your clothes are generated by mana, so you don’t need to change them at all.

Because the Bodhisattva said that there is no rush, Xie Bi'an is not in a hurry to start the next task, and plans to take a good rest for a day before going to the next era. After all, this task may not be easy to please, and Xie Bi'an does not like dealing with living people very much. Fan Wujiu He has always been a no-brainer, Xie Bi'an didn't know how many brain cells he would consume after a mission, so he would just steal a while if he could.

Fengdu is now very similar to a real-world enterprise, and every day they go to work and follow strict rules.Ordinary ghost messengers implement a shift system. The first shift is from 07:30 in the morning to 07:30 in the evening, and the second shift is from 07:30 in the evening to 07:30 in the morning of the next day.For big ghosts, it varies from ghost to ghost.Management classes like black and white impermanence only need to maintain order on a daily basis, and only need to go to the real world to catch the appearance of fierce ghosts or ghosts that have done evil in life-this is why the seventh and eighth masters are always so idle.For ghosts like Meng Po and Judge who need to be dedicated to their posts from time to time, they can set up multiple avatars, and different avatars are responsible for different businesses. The main body only needs to choose one of the shifts every day. The rest of the class is at their own disposal.

After Xie Bi'an returned to Fengdu, he went to Naihe Bridge to look for Meng Jiangnv. Meng Jiangnv was still serving porridge on the bridge, but the difference was that she replaced the western dress Xie Bian was wearing when she left with a cheongsam. Many ghosts on the bridge looked sideways.

"Hey, Master Qi is back. What have you been doing these few hours?" Meng Jiangnv gave Xie Bi'an a look in her busy schedule.

Xie Bi'an curled his lips and said, "I went to help Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. You haven't seen me for a few hours, but I haven't seen you for almost a month."

"Don't tell me, it's as if you can't live without seeing me. The sisters are tough, and the sky is struck by lightning." Meng Jiangnu laughed.

Xie Bi'an's expression was a little stiff: "Whoever is your sister, even if I am a broken sleeve, I am not a mother."

Meng Jiangnv's almond eyes widened, and she said in surprise, "Huh? Xie Bi'an, did you come out to me just now?"

"Then get out, don't tell others, or I will push you off the bridge." Xie Bi'an replied nonchalantly.

"Hey, I knew you were having an affair with Ba Ye. How is Ba Ye doing in bed? How long is it?" Meng Jiangnu blinked and asked.

Xie Bi'an stretched out half of his tongue, covered Meng Jiangnu's mouth with his hands, and whispered in her ear: "I didn't joke with you just now, so don't let others know about it. Eighth Lord, a straight steel man, although he usually looks at Duanxiu It doesn’t seem to be prejudiced, but if you find out that I am also a broken sleeve, you will definitely be shocked, and you may part ways with me from now on. I know you are serious, so I confess to you. I will find time to go out with him in the future. cabinet."

Qi Ye and Meng Jiangnv came out out of the closet, not on a whim, but after careful consideration.Seeing Zhao Mingzheng and Qin Yu, it would be a lie to say that he was not envious. He also imagined that like Zhao Mingzheng and Qin Yu, he could tell others frankly that he was a broken sleeve, and he had been hiding it for thousands of years.Sexual orientation is inherent in nature, and I can't change it even after I die, and it's not something shameful, so why would he continue to hide it.So Qiye wanted to come out to his friends first, and then find an opportunity to confess his sexual orientation to Baye.

But Qiye is such a person, even if he comes out of the closet, he will never tell anyone about his feelings for Baye.He even made up his mind to come out to Fan Wujiu in the future, Fan Wujiu asked him: "Seventh Master, do you like me?" He then replied to Eighth Master: "No, Eighth Master, you think too much. You are my best buddy, I treat you like the left hand touches the right hand, there is no novelty, how can I like you, don't have a psychological burden, and you are really not my type, I like flirtatious cheap money." But Qiye's drafts are all lies. Even after thousands of years, he will still be unconsciously nervous when he sees Baye. He doesn't like coquettish sluts at all. straight man.

"Qiye, you just said that I am tight-lipped, and I definitely won't say it. You and Baye were just joking, so don't take it seriously." Meng Jiangnu laughed.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. I'll be off work in a while, and the eighth master called Lu Pan to have a drink with the Ma Mian ghosts, let's go together." Xie Bi'an put his tongue away, rubbed the tip of his nose with his hand and said.

Meng Jiangnu stirred a pot of freshly cooked porridge with a spoon and said, "Okay, I'll go later. Are you going to the Eighth Master's house?"

"No, I went to the Pastoral House in the Ghost City. A few days ago, during Double Eleven events, I gave Ba Ye several vouchers. It's not for nothing."

"Okay, I'll go there after I finish delivering this pot of porridge. You go early, and I have a few candles for me. I haven't eaten for a long time." Meng Jiangnu instructed.

Xie Bi'an agreed, and then left for the ghost market.

The ghost market that Xie Bi'an mentioned is not the kind of small market that opened in the human world in the old storybooks.Most of the ghost markets in the world are street vendors, the time is not fixed, and the location is not fixed, and the customers are not necessarily ghosts, there are also monks who come to hunt for treasure and mortals who stray into it.The ghost market that Xie Bi'an is going to is opened at the junction of Fengdu and the human world, with fixed stalls and mostly small shops, at first glance it looks very similar to the market in the human world.

The Past Life Restaurant is located in the middle of the ghost city. There is a big locust tree at the entrance. Ghosts come and go all day long. It is one of the most popular restaurants in the ghost city. Ordinary ghosts often have to wait in line if they want to have a meal here. Team for most of the day.The owner of the Pastoral House, surnamed Fan, was regarded as a model of business when he was alive, and he lived up to his reputation after his death.Of course, the reason why Xiangsheng Restaurant is so popular is that apart from Boss Fan’s ability to do business, another reason is that the proprietress is good-looking, she is said to have the appearance of a sinking fish, and there are even many newly dead ghosts who gave up queuing at Naihe Bridge to reincarnate I also want to run over to see the proprietress' demeanor.

When Xie Bi'an arrived, the proprietress was using her mobile phone to browse ghost circles, poking a little bit on the screen with one jade hand, and resting her chin with the other hand, like a willow supporting the wind.Seeing Xie Bi'an, the proprietress put down her phone, got up and saluted, and said, "Qiye is here again? Just sit and eat in the hall, or go to the private room or pack up and go home?"

"Today, I invited some of Lu Pan to have a drink." Xie Bi'an said.

"Then open a private room for Master Qi." The proprietress smiled slightly, like a spring breeze in February, "Master Qi, I just dug out two jars of sweet-scented osmanthus wine brewed by Lao Fan last year, and I will send it to you later , try it out."

The box where the proprietress took Xie Bi'an is called Ouhuaxie, and there are many lotus flowers in the porcelain vases. It is not like all kinds of flowers in the world need to wait for the right time to bloom. The flowers here are born by mana, and they can keep their best all year round. status.

"Miss Shi, I have a question for you. You had a beautiful face when you were alive, but as you got older, you lost your beauty. Have you ever thought about finding a way to keep your youth forever?" Others haven't come yet, and Xie Bi'an has nothing to do Do it, and simply chatted with the proprietress.

Of course, this problem was not Xie Bian's whim, but related to his next mission with Ba Ye.

"Qi Ye was joking, birth, old age, sickness and death are normal, and nothing can be changed by ordinary power. Besides, it is also a kind of happiness to be able to grow old with the one you love." The corners of the landlady's mouth slightly turned up, revealing two dimples.

"Hey, if everyone can be as open-minded as Miss Shi, you can save a lot of troubles." Xie Bi'an sighed.

The proprietress: "The pursuit of longevity in this kind of thing is not immune to the child Yingzheng, let alone ordinary people?"

"Master Qi is messing around again?" Ma Mian joked.

As soon as Xie Bi'an turned around, Ma Mian Lu judged that Po Meng and Ba Ye had already arrived, so he smiled and said, "Brother Ma, don't talk nonsense, I chatted with Miss Shi a few times, how can I become a mess with you when I come to you?" It’s stupid, bullying Lao Fan is an honest man, isn’t he?”

Lu Zhidao interjected, "If Lao Fan is an honest man, a sow can climb a tree. I heard that Xiaobai invited us to eat beef hot pot today?"

"Yes, I just asked Ms. Shi about the new snowflake fat cow that arrived this morning. We are lucky." Xie Bi'an said.

Ma Mian: "Master Qi, please forgive me. I want a mandarin duck pot. I can't get meaty. After all, I am a herbivore."

The ghosts muttered about the menu for a long time before deciding which dishes to order.

"Okay, wait a minute, everyone. This is the sweet-scented osmanthus wine that Lao Fan brewed last year. You can quench your thirst." All ghosts made a cup.

"This wine is not bad." Fan Wujiu took a sip and said to the ghosts.

Xie Bi'an also squinted his eyes and took a sip, feeling that it was no different from the usual wine, except that there was more sweet-scented osmanthus, but it was rare that it was the taste that Ba Ye liked, so he said to Fan Wujiu: "Then I will give this cup to Ba Ye as well. ?”

Before Fan Wujiu could reply, the proprietress opened her voice first: "Master Qi, I still have a lot of wine, if there is not enough, I will add more to Lord Ba, you can keep it for yourself."

Miss Shi's words elicited roars of laughter, Xie Bi'an stuck out his tongue embarrassingly and said, "I used to be poor when I was alive, and when I saw something good, I couldn't help but leave it to Ba Ye."

"Ba Ye is really lucky. To have such a good brother, no wonder he has been a bachelor for thousands of years. If there is such a person who loves me, I will not marry." Ma Mian teased.

"Ma Mian, can your Buddhist disciples still get married?" Lu Pan also joked.

"That's what it means, why is Lu Jue so serious? Come on, drink, drink." Ma Mian said.

After drinking and toasting, all the ghosts had enough to eat and drink, so they took their leave and went back home.

On the way, Qi Ye asked: "Ba Ye, should we go back to the house to rest now or continue to the next era?"

Ba Ye folded his arms and thought for a long time, then asked, "I don't know what our next task is? Have you asked Xiao Juan?"

"I've asked. The next task corresponds to 'Old'." Qi Ye said, then removed some details and told the general story to Ba Ye.

It is said that during the period of the Republic of China, there was a lady named Xia Jinghe in Shili Yangchang, who was a well-known courtesan.Not only is Miss Xia attractive, but she also comes from a distinguished background. Her father was a famous general. At that time, there were many romantic and talented people who fell under Miss Xia's pomegranate skirt.But Miss Xia fell in love with Meng Xuan, the third son of the Meng family who was married.Being able to navigate the entire social circle, this Miss Xia is naturally not an easy-going lamp, but being able to be favored by Miss Xia, this Mr. Meng is definitely not an honest person.The two of them made a big fuss, advocated freedom of marriage and freedom of love, pointed the finger at Meng San's original wife, and received support from many young people.

Mrs. Meng San was a lady raised in a deep boudoir. She had never seen such a battle, and she was ridiculed by Miss Xia and her girlfriends, so she offered to make peace with Meng San.After the divorce, Mrs. Meng San couldn't bear the eyes of her natal family, so she committed suicide.And Miss Xia finally got her wish and married into the door of the Meng family, becoming the justifiable Mrs. Meng.Perhaps it was retribution for forcing her ex-wife to death. Ms. Xia married into the Meng family for five or six years without having a child, and frequently showed her face in various social occasions, which caused the Meng family to complain about Ms. Xia.

The family didn't like it, and Miss Xia was getting older and no longer young and beautiful, so Meng San also gradually lost his affection for her.Talented people emerged from generation to generation, and younger and more beautiful figures appeared in the social circle of Shiliyangchang, and gradually no one paid attention to the old Miss Xia family.Frustrated in the social circle, Ms. Xia was not happy in the love field, and the third son Meng began to leave home gradually. Miss Xia found out after many inquiries that Meng Xuan actually had a newcomer outside.Xia Jinghe came from a famous family and was beautiful. She was held in the hands of everyone since she was a child. She had never received such humiliation before, and went directly to Meng Xuan's lover in a rage.This lover is a newcomer who has just emerged in Shiliyangchang, young, beautiful and gentle.The lover returned Miss Xia's theory of freedom of love and freedom of marriage to Miss Xia intact, and there was a lot of discussion in the city for a while.

Xia Jinghe only wanted to keep Meng Xuan, but somehow she heard that eating the flesh from a young woman's throat would keep her youthful forever, so she killed Meng San's lover and swallowed the flesh from her neck alive in a fit of anger.Because Xia's family has a big business, and there are troubled times, no one knows what Xia Jinghe has done.Only Meng San found it inappropriate to find out that his lover was missing, but he just thought that his wife used his power to make his lover leave him, but he was a little annoyed and didn't investigate it carefully.But from then on, Xia Jinghe seemed to be possessed by a demon. In order to become young and beautiful again, she kept killing young women until she was discovered by Meng Xuan one day.Meng Xuan wanted to call the police, but Xia Jinghe snatched the phone, stabbed Meng Xuan seriously with a dagger, then lit a fire, and died together with Meng Xuan.

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The boss is Fan Li, and the proprietress is Shi Yiguang, also known as Xi Shi.