Zhang Mo had not yet entered the main hall on the north side. When he saw the hunchbacked old man suddenly kneeling down, he hurriedly turned back and stood beside him.

The hunchbacked old man knelt down and kowtowed to the two of them. At the same time, he said sadly, "I did hide something before, but I didn't mean to fool him. It was really out of necessity. I hope you will show mercy and show mercy."

Zhang Mo heard what he had said to the hunchbacked old man before. When he saw the old man kneeling down to admit his mistake, he answered, "What on earth is going on? And call it truthfully."

Since it was Zhang Mo who had taken action earlier, the hunchbacked old man was more afraid of Zhang Mo than Zhang Mo. Hearing her speak, he felt terrified in his heart and told her eagerly, but not everyone can be concise and concise like that. This hunchbacked old man

After talking verbosely for a long time, the two of them finally sorted things out.

What happened seems to be very tortuous, but in fact it is very simple. The old man with a hunchback turned into a spirit from a locust tree. The reason why he became a spirit is because this place was originally a mass grave with a strong yin energy, and the locust tree is a yin tree.

The wood grows in the mass graves and absorbs the yin energy here all year round. Over time, it eventually gives birth to spiritual consciousness and survives the tribulation and becomes a spirit.

Since the mass grave is a place where corpses are dumped, the locust tree not only absorbs the nutrients of the corpse, but also communicates with the corpse's aura. The nutrients and yin energy contained in the corpse invisibly extend the life of the old locust tree, and the existence of the old locust tree also

So that the lonely ghosts whose corpses have decayed can survive forever.

The old locust tree and the lonely ghosts here have been living together in peace for many years. However, a group of monks came here a hundred years ago and found that the yin energy here was very heavy and many ghosts gathered here.

Temple, trying to transcend the lonely souls and ghosts here.

It has to be said that these monks do have good intentions, but they ignore that the lonely ghosts here are connected with the old locust tree. As long as the old locust tree is still there, they cannot be saved. The most important thing is that they cannot be saved.

I don’t want to be saved.

The biggest common problem in the world is to do to others what you want. To put it bluntly, they always like to impose their preferences and judgments on others, forcing others to do what they think is right. This group of monks made this mistake back then.

Wrong, because these lonely souls and wild ghosts do not want to be saved. From the perspective of an outsider, since they are dead, it would be great to be reincarnated as soon as possible. But from the perspective of the authorities, this is not the case. The lonely souls and wild ghosts are very

They are afraid of being saved, because in their opinion, after reincarnation, the memory of the previous life will completely disappear, which is equivalent to being completely dead. They have already died once, and they have a deeper fear of death.

The monks who lived in Lingkong Temple at that time could be said to have never forgotten their original intentions and worked tirelessly to redeem themselves. However, the existence of the old locust tree made everything they did in vain. During this period, some monks also discovered that the reason why these deceased souls could not be saved was probably related to the old man.

It is related to the locust tree, but in the eyes of monks, vegetation is also a living being, and the locust tree cannot be cut down in order to save the souls of the dead.

It was precisely because they had not attacked the old locust tree that they were able to save their lives. Because the old locust tree had become a spirit and possessed Taoism, it was easy to kill the monks.

This stalemate lasted for many years, and eventually most of the monks in the temple passed away. Only a few monks left wandered elsewhere. Before leaving, they carved sutras on the mountain tops around the monastery to save the souls of the dead, trying to use the sutras and

The long years have gradually worn away the resentment of these ghosts.

After listening to what the hunchbacked old man said, neither Zhang Mo nor Zhang Mo answered, recalling the details in his mind. When the hunchbacked old man appeared, he did say to Zhang Mo to please show his respect and let the souls of those children linger here. Comparing before and after, the hunchbacked old man

This statement is quite credible.

Seeing that the two of them were silent for a long time, the hunchbacked old man became more and more nervous, "Two real people, everything the old man said is true, and there is absolutely no lie. These old men and those miserable children live here and have never killed anyone.

It has not harmed the monks in the temple or passers-by. If you don't believe it, you can ask around."

The hunchbacked old man finished speaking, and without waiting for the two to answer, he hurriedly said:

He said, "The sudden fall of the plaque on the door was indeed their fault, but they didn't mean to hurt anyone, they just wanted to scare you two away. If we really have harmful intentions, how can we scare you away?"

He glanced at the hunchbacked old man and then asked, "Why do you want us to destroy the salvation scriptures left by those monks?"

The hunchbacked old man said, "Those transcending scriptures wipe the sun and work day and night. I am old and have a body of yin wood. The existence of the scriptures will not only mess up my aura, but also make those poor children wither away."

"You should get up first, stop kneeling, and let us think about it before we talk." He said to the hunchbacked old man.

The hunchbacked old man did not try to kidnap the two of them morally. He asked them to get up, and they stood up tremblingly and stopped kneeling.

The hunchbacked old man did not shy away. He turned to look at Zhang Mo, "What do you think?"

Zhang Mo did not reply, but said casually, "It's getting late, let's not be in a hurry to hit the road, let's just stay in this temple for one night."

Knowing that Zhang Mo wanted to think carefully before making any calculations, he nodded in agreement.

When the hunchbacked old man saw that the two of them wanted to stay in the temple, he was very happy to know that things might turn around. "All the houses in the temple can be settled, but no one has come here for many years, so it is not wet and cold."

He nodded to the hunchbacked old man. The reason why the tree demon emphasized that all houses can be settled was to prove to the two of them that what he said before was true and that he was not afraid of the two of them searching and verifying it.

The temple is not big, so the two of them went to the main hall first. Since the temple has been abandoned for many years, the window paper has been broken, and even the window lattice is damaged. The main hall is full of dust and fallen leaves, and the gold paint on the Buddha statue has long been mottled and peeled off. However, the whole

The furnishings in the main hall are very neat, and all kinds of utensils are placed where they should be.

The two of them were Taoist priests and did not worship Buddha. After a short stay in the main hall, the two of them checked the left and right wings.

Like the main hall, although the wing rooms are dilapidated, they are not messy. This shows that what the hunchbacked old man said before is indeed true. After the monk left, no outsiders came here. If they had the intention to harm others, they would definitely lead passers-by into the ruined temple, and

Not to scare passers-by away.

Seeing that the two wanted to take a break in the east chamber, the hunchbacked old man and the little ghosts brought dry branches and firewood for the two of them to make a fire to ward off the cold.

At this time, these little ghosts no longer looked as ferocious as before. Zhang Mo had killed several of their companions before, so these little ghosts were very afraid of her. Although they came to deliver firewood, they did not dare to look directly at Zhang Mo.

"How old are you?" He stopped a kid who was peeking at him.

The kid didn't expect to be able to talk to him, and he was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak.

Seeing this, the hunchbacked old man hurriedly stepped forward to encourage him. Then the kid lowered his head and said, "He's nine years old."

"How many years have you been here?" asked.

"It's been many years." said the kid.

"Do you want to be reincarnated?" he asked again.

This time the kid didn't answer immediately. He hesitated for a long time before asking in a low voice, "Can I see my mother after reincarnation?"

As soon as the kid said this, it was his turn to be silent, because after the soul descends to the underworld, he needs to take Mengpo soup. By then, he will forget who he is, and how can he remember his mother.

According to what the little ghost said, Zhang Mo was sure that they were not threatened by the tree demon, so he waved his hand to them and asked them to leave first.

After all the hunchbacked old man and the kid left, they lit a bonfire and sat back next to Zhang Mo, "It probably didn't lie. What do you want to do?"

"What do you want to do?" Zhang Mo asked casually.

"I don't know much about them, so I'll listen to you." He said.
Chapter completed!