Chapter 1015 Chen You on Ghosts

First, there are ghosts in this world.

Second, ghosts are everywhere. Maybe there are several in your home, but you can't see them normally.

Third, if you see it, it will "play" with you.

If all of the above are true, will you choose to pretend to sleep forever, or find out?

There are four ghosts in Chen You's home, as well as an elderly couple and a middle-aged woman.

The common characteristics of these ghosts are that their faces are dark blue, black blood vessels seem to bulge under their skin, their eyes have only whites, no black pupils, and their faces are dull and numb.

They tiptoe and walk lightly in the room, seemingly aimlessly, but also seem to follow some rules.

Su Yi feels that he is definitely not timid, but when he sees these ghosts, he can't help but feel numb on his scalp and cold in his heart.

This is a kind of physical discomfort, as if it is a fear engraved in the genes, which cannot be overcome or controlled.

Whenever he sees them, Su Yi can't help but feel cold all over and his heartbeat accelerates.

"Not bad, it seems that you are really brave." Chen You said with a smile, "People are born to be afraid of ghosts, just like water conquers fire, there is no solution. It is rare that you are not scared to death."

"Are you afraid too, brother You?" Su Yi asked.

"I am a Taoist priest, and they should be afraid of me." Chen You said with a smile.

"Do you see them every day?" Su Yi tried to calm himself down and asked.

"They stay here all the time, and it is hard for me not to see them." Chen You said, "Sometimes when I wake up from a nap, they are sleeping next to me."

Su Yi got goose bumps all over his body just thinking of this scene.

"Aren't you afraid that they will hurt you?" Su Yi couldn't help asking, "After all, they are ghosts, and you will always be weak..."

Chen You said lightly: "They dare not."

There is absolute confidence in his tone.

"They are just the most common discouraged ghosts. They have no resentment and are not harmful to people at all." Chen You said, "As long as you don't hurt them actively, they will never hurt you."

"You mentioned white-shirted ghosts and red-blooded ghosts before, and now you are talking about discouraged ghosts..." Su Yi couldn't help asking, "Is this a type of ghost, or a level?"

"It is both a type and a level." Chen You thought for a while and said, "Do you know why there are ghosts in this world? People die and go to the underworld, and the heavens go back to the underworld. Logically speaking, people die and their souls return to the underworld. Why are there ghosts left in the world?"

"I don't know." Su Yi shook his head, "I also want to ask you this question, Brother You, why are there so many ghosts in this world? Is there something wrong with the underworld?"

"How is that possible?" Chen You laughed, "If there is a problem with the underworld, it would be a disaster."

"It's not that there is a problem with the underworld, but that some ghosts can't go to the underworld, or don't want to go to the underworld. Speaking of these, it's a long story..." Chen You frowned.

Seeing that he didn't want to talk, Su Yi smiled and said, "Brother You, I'm very curious about these things. If it's convenient, you can tell me about them."

"Okay."

Chen You thought about it, and simply sat down. While motioning Su Yi to sit down, he poured a glass of water for both of them.

Then he began to tell the story.

"Do you know that when a person dies, the body decays, the seven spirits dissipate, and where does the soul go?" He said, "In fact, people don't turn into ghosts directly after death, and most people don't leave the world soon after death."

"The so-called previous Yin has died, the next Yin has not yet arrived, and the middle Yin is present. After a person's breath is exhausted and his soul leaves his body, but at this time the underworld has not judged the good and evil, and the karma has not yet taken shape. There is no certainty as to where the dead soul should go and which Yin messenger will lead it. Therefore, the dead soul will stay in the human world, usually for a maximum of 49 days."

"The dead soul at this stage is not called a ghost, but a middle Yin body. My Taoists and Buddhists are all like this. It is called a method. "

"When a person dies and becomes a bardo body, he is confused at first and does not know that he is dead. He still thinks he is alive. It is not until three or four days later that he realizes that he and his relatives and friends have become separated from each other in another world."

"When the bardo body realizes that he is dead, the karma from his previous life begins to haunt him. The karma haunting is very painful. At the beginning, the pain is not severe, just like being in a sea of ​​fire and being burned all the time. In the end, every second is like being struck by lightning, and the pain is so severe that you are dying..."

"Do you know why there is a return of the soul on the seventh day? It is because the bardo body needs to relive the death every seven days. At this time, the pain of the deceased being tortured by karma has reached its peak. Only the descendants and relatives can pay tribute to the deceased and burn incense to relieve the pain. "

"There are also descendants who invite monks and Taoists to perform rituals to eliminate the karma of their ancestors in order to liberate the deceased. The best way is to liberate the deceased once every seven days when the deceased soul re-experiences the death scene, which is the best effect. Generally speaking, the ultimate goal of rituals is to allow the ancestors to return to the underworld early, and after the karma is eliminated, they will suffer less in hell and can line up for reincarnation earlier. "

"But there are also those who are greedy and want to completely eliminate all the karma of the deceased soul, and then on the 49th day of the 77th day, the deceased soul will be reborn. In the future, they will be reincarnated directly without going through the underworld. This is actually very sinister and involves too much. Because reincarnation is a major event in the underworld, every time there is a combination of essence and blood, there will be ghosts reincarnated in the underworld. The bardo body that has been completely cleansed of karma by the monks in the world is directly reincarnated, which is actually "stealing the fetus" arranged by the ghosts in the underworld. "

"Think about it, the ghosts who should have been reincarnated have suffered so much in the underworld and waited in line for a long time before they got the chance to reincarnate. But when they saw that reincarnation was in sight, it was taken away by someone. How could they let it go? So this is to cut off the road of life and offend the underworld. Most people don't dare to do this..."

"Ahem, that's a long way off, let's continue talking about the bardo."

Chen You got excited about it and actually believed Ma Youjuan. Fortunately, he realized the problem and took the initiative to bring the topic back.

"People die every minute in this world, so the most dead souls in this world are in the bardo!"

"The bardo body is busy eliminating its own karma. Generally speaking, it has no time to harm others, and it has no ability to harm others."

"And the bardo body will only exist in this world for seven or seventy-nine days. When the time comes, it will be seduced by the underworld and seduced into the underworld."

“Therefore, the bardo body is the most harmless to humans. Not only is it harmless to humans, but it also relies on living people to transcend it. It needs help from living people, and the living people can burn paper and incense for it to eliminate its karma. Save it and enter the underworld early.”

"This incarnation is the most harmless soul of the dead."

"But some bardos are afraid of the punishment in hell, but after the forty-nine days, they deliberately hide from the ghosts and use various methods to stay in the human world. The ghosts usually only hook them once. If they fail to hook them, they will be classified as orphans. Wild ghosts, so the bardo body that misses the Yin difference will stay in the human world and become a ghost in the human world."

Having said this, Chen You paused, pointed at the four ghosts floating around in the room, and sighed: "Well, the four here are all in the same situation. In fact, why bother? Guhunye Ghosts cannot go to the underworld, nor can they be reincarnated. They have to experience death again every seven days and are burned by karma. It was okay at the beginning, at least there are descendants who often burn paper to pay homage, but the more time goes by, the worse it becomes..."

"Later on, if they are lucky, they can still enjoy some incense and eliminate some karma every year during the Qingming Festival. Those who are unlucky will be forgotten by their descendants early on. No one will pay tribute to them, and their karma will not be eliminated. Every so often I will experience death in seven days, and it will be excruciating. As time goes by, I will become more and more confused, and I will even forget who I am, and I will just die again and again. Do you think it is miserable?"

Su Yi couldn't help but said: "Since they are so miserable and you took action to save them, they should be grateful to you, right?"

"These lonely wild ghosts who deceived the ghosts were saved and went to the underworld. What do you think will happen to them?" Chen You said angrily, "It's easy to be immortal forever! I'm afraid they will be beaten as soon as they go there. Their souls are scattered and completely dissipated in the world! If you save them, it is equivalent to letting them die. It would be strange if they don't fight with you! Unless you dare to take the risk of sending them to reincarnation, of course they are willing."

Su Yi nodded thoughtfully: "So these ghosts who have escaped the evil deeds are the discouraged ghosts?"

"This is usually the case." Chen You nodded, "These kind of ghosts have no grievances. They are just afraid of the punishment of the underworld and stay in the world. They live the worst life and basically have no ability to harm people. At most, they take advantage of people's weakness and intimidate them. I’ll trick you into burning paper and incense for him to eliminate his karma, but if you ignore him, there’s nothing he can do about it.”

"In addition to these ghosts left behind to evade ghosts, there are several kinds of ghosts who stay in the world. For example, people who commit suicide are disgusted by heaven and earth, detested by gods and ghosts, and have the deepest karma. The underworld will not accept such ghosts, they are just Can stay in the world."

"There are also ghosts who died unexpectedly. In fact, they died unexpectedly before their yang life span was over. They can only stay in the human world until their yang life span is over, and then they will be taken to the underworld by Yin. There are even ghosts who are unwilling to go to the underworld to reincarnate at all. I have deep resentment and would rather stay in the world as a ghost and suffer the seven-day reincarnation.”

"Furthermore, there are ghosts whose souls are captured by cultivators and enslaved by others, such as the little ghost you met."

"These ghosts who stay in the world for various reasons are divided into white shirt ghosts, yellow page ghosts, black shadow ghosts and red ghosts because of their different grievances."

"The little ghost you saw is the white-shirted ghost. They don't have much resentment. They are more capable than the discouraged ghosts in covering their eyes and pressing down on the bed. But if they can't kill people, they can only scare them. It's nothing. . If you encounter someone with a strong yang energy, the white-shirted ghost won't be able to do anything to you unless you are enslaved."

"Yellow page ghosts are more resentful. These ghosts will dream and create illusions. Moreover, they are greedy for the human world and like to have human bodies. This kind of ghost loves to cause trouble. If you encounter it, it will still be very troublesome."

"When it reaches the level of the shadow ghost, this ghost becomes difficult to deal with. The shadow ghost is usually a ghost with a lot of resentment due to unjust deaths. They have a strong hatred for the world and living creatures. As long as they have the opportunity, they will definitely harm people. Yes. They will induce living people to repeat their death methods. Once they succeed, the newly dead ghosts will take over their grievances and karma and become their substitutes."

Having said this, Chen You's expression became more solemn: "Black shadow ghosts are actually not common. Do you know why?"

Su Yi guessed a bit, but didn't express an opinion, just shook his head.

"Because the black shadow ghost usually finds a substitute, and the resentment and karma of the substitute it finds will be doubled, and it will be directly promoted to a red ghost!" Chen You said, "Once the wronged soul becomes a fierce ghost, ordinary practitioners will have nothing to do with them. They find substitutes. , one is not enough, at least seven are needed, or even dozens are needed!”

"The ghosts have great grievances and deep karma. They stay in the world because of their wasted deaths. The souls of those killed by the ghosts will be swallowed by them, and the end will be very miserable."

Having said this, Chen You hesitated, looked at Su Yi and said, "Those two ghosts in your room are fierce ghosts. Are you afraid of them?"

"No matter how powerful I am, wouldn't I be trapped by Brother You with a talisman?" Su Yi said, "And didn't you say that I have a strong yang energy, so even ghosts can't do anything to me?"

"That's right!" Chen You said, "People with strong yang energy are immune to the invasion of gods and ghosts. What's more, fierce ghosts are more principled than shadow ghosts. They only harm people with evil intentions. Those with dark hearts and karma-ridden people are the most vulnerable to them. If you like, eating the souls of such people will eliminate their own karma and enhance their strength. Haha, for them, eating a good person is like taking poison. Do you think they will pay attention to you?"

"I... shouldn't be considered a good person, right?" Su Yi smiled brightly.

"It's not up to you to decide whether you are a good person or not." Chen Youdao, "Some people do good deeds and accumulate virtue throughout their lives, and they are also considered bad people to Li Gui. Some people kill people and set fire, but Li Gui doesn't even dare to touch them. People are kind. The good and evil of evil and ghosts are different.”

"Don't ask me how ghosts distinguish good from evil. You have to wait until I become a ghost to know. But even if I become a ghost, I can't tell you that humans and ghosts have different paths."

"Actually, even powerful ghosts can only harm a limited number of people. Compared with how many people can be harmed by humans, how many people can a ghost harm?" Chen You shook his head, "The two ghosts in 2442 were harmed by humans during their lifetime. Their good life came to an abrupt end, and they will not be able to survive even after death. Ansheng can only experience death over and over again. Isn't it pitiful? "

"If such evil ghosts could transcend them, wouldn't it be considered a relief for them?" Su Yi asked.

"They are very resentful and will not appreciate it." Chen You said helplessly, "And do you think it is easy to deal with evil ghosts? Do you think it is easy to transcend them?"

"What's more, for you to act rashly without the entrustment of the suffering owner is to be nosy and to stir up trouble. Why do you have to do such a thankless thing?"

"In short, people are humane and ghosts have their own ways. It's best if everyone doesn't interfere with each other. As long as you don't seek death yourself, just pretend they don't exist!"

Su Yi nodded and asked, "Are there any ghosts more powerful than Li Gui?"

"Yes, why not?" Chen You said, "There are judges, ghost kings, and ghost emperors in the underworld. These are already ghosts and immortals. Even ordinary ghosts and Yin soldiers are a hundred times more powerful than ghosts! But these have nothing to do with living people. , In the Yang world, the most you can see are ghosts and Yin soldiers, no matter how powerful they are, you won’t see them.”

"Of course, there is another kind of ghost, called the Green Ghost. Once this kind of ghost appears, it will be a disaster for the world. When you encounter such a ghost... there is no solution! But there won't be one Green Ghost for hundreds of years. It's very difficult. formed.”