Thanks for the invitation: In ancient times, people shared children

Chapter 204

The thing in the child's hand looks a bit like the soul-calling banner used in funerals, also called the soul-guiding banner.

It is said that after a person dies, he or she will wander around familiar places and cannot enter the underworld. At this time, a soul flag is needed to lead the ghost away, and the ghost and the body are buried underground together. Then the ghost will be qualified to enter the underworld.

The child doesn't know whether this is true or not.

She had never died, and the ghosts she had seen had never mentioned it.

So she only vaguely remembered that when she followed her master to the victim's home to chant scriptures, there would be such a thing, carried by the eldest son or eldest grandson walking in front, all the way to the grave, and finally inserted into the tomb.

Everyone had left, only the flag was still standing there, swaying in the wind.

However, the soul-calling banners are all made of paper, but this one is made of cloth, with long ribbons, tattered and pale cloth, and stained with dirt, which makes it a bit dirty.

On the left it says - The six realms of reincarnation are full of suffering, the golden boy leads the way.

On the right it says - Ascend to the paradise early, the jade maidens will come to welcome you.

There are only two words at the top - therefore.

In the middle is - Come into my banner.

There are strange patterns painted on it, like some kind of talisman.

Another thing worth mentioning is... this pole. It feels like those bones, but it doesn't look like a human's. It is a very long and straight pole, broken in the middle, and now only half of it remains.

The door was not closed and there was wind. The child picked it up and saw that the banner was so close that it almost hit her face.

This thing is too unlucky for anyone who looks at it.

The room was full of ghosts, stammering and mumbling, without saying a word.

The child had no choice but to look for Waiya's letter.

The record was found quickly. Just after the origin of these soldiers, Waiya mentioned that they accidentally entered an incomplete illusion while digging bones.

He saw some horrible scenes: a village littered with corpses, robbers laughing wildly, a naughty boy rubbing his eyes sleepily, and crawling out of the coffin. His brothers and sisters who had played hide-and-seek with him had turned into dead people. There was blood everywhere, and there were also his parents' heads. He wanted to go and see, but was discovered by the robbers. In panic, he raised his grandfather's soul-calling banner.

The soul-calling banner has not been completed yet.

With the power of the alien, he easily scared away the robbers, but... it was too late...

He summoned the spirits of his closest relatives and neighbors to repel the enemy, but he had no way to face them.

He was unlucky enough to meet an evil cultivator.

In order to keep those confused souls, he refined a soul flag.

The so-called paradise is constructed within the banner.

When he encounters people who are suffering, he deceives them and persuades them to die so that they can enter his banner and enjoy paradise.

He also had a skill of gathering spirits, which could keep the spirits of the recently deceased from dispersing and turning into breeze and spiritual energy. He could form a contract with them when they were in a daze, then store them in the banner to nourish them, and then he could use them.

He used this to harm many people, but in the end, somehow, he died on the battlefield. The soul in the soul flag was no longer shackled and disappeared, but this thing was still a broken magic weapon.

Waiya thinks it is very suitable for children. The soul flag is used to collect ghosts, and children can see ghosts. Isn’t this a coincidence? It would be perfect to give it to her.

Waiya also wrote a sentence about Jin Tong in the diary:

"There's nothing wrong with it. It all depends on who has it."

Waiya: I think there is no problem in the hands of children.

And these ghosts also need a place with yin energy to live.

Although it is not afraid of wind and sun, it is still somewhat damaged. It is too tiring to attach to one's bones. If one dies on the way, it would be a waste of effort.

The most important point is that they cannot find their hometown, mostly because there is no funeral or memorial service, so if they don’t have anything to bring with them, they will get lost even if they reach their doorstep.

Therefore, giving this soul flag to the child is a win-win situation.

What Waiya thought...can't be said to be bad intentions.

But the kid...especially doesn't want this thing.

She can see ghosts, but she can't control them. Besides, who would put a banner at home for no reason? Who knows what strange things it will attract?

Moreover, Waiya said in the letter that this thing is now ownerless and any ghost can enter and enjoy the remaining negative energy.

Who wouldn't want to go for something that's free?

By then, her place will be as lively as the dining hall of Hoenji Temple.

The child shivered just thinking about the scene. With a house full of ghosts, she might as well move outside. It would be warmer outdoors than indoors.

After reading the letter, there was no joy left at all.

The child glanced at the ghosts hiding far away and understood why they refused to speak.

Because Waiya and the others were also afraid that these ghosts would turn into evil ghosts, they threatened them with soul flags, boasting that children were very powerful and that if they did not behave themselves, they would put them into the soul flags and make them unable to return home.

The child was described as a monster, and anyone who heard it would be scared, so naturally, he didn't want her to know the inside story.

What if she has bad intentions and lets the Soul Banner recognize its master and then takes them in? What should we do then?

The child said, "Then you and Aunt Yu won't have to work anymore. One of you will do the laundry, the other will cook, one will massage your shoulders, and the other will massage your legs..."

Shut your fucking mouth!

The child was almost moved by what she said, how could this be possible!

Little boy: "Why not? When the time comes, you will be similar to the Wuxiang God, and you can just make a few bodies for them."

Child: I’m talking about a bad conscience, what are you talking about?

The child's eyes lit up: "I say forget about conscience, this is feasible."

It is indeed feasible. Waiya mentioned it in her letter. You can drive away ghosts and monsters to do many things, but most of the sins they commit will be blamed on the owner of the banner.

If you don't commit sins and just work...

The child just thought about it for a moment, and then he was so happy that his teeth were showing and his eyes were not. He kept whispering in her ear.

My conscience doesn't hurt at all.

The only thing left was for the kids to tie them up and sell them.

Only at this time can children feel that they are actually a pretty good person.

Let’s talk about the soul flag matter later. The most urgent thing is to send them home as soon as possible while there is still time.

However, when talking about this, the child still felt a little uncomfortable.

These ghosts want to go home, but... according to what Waiya said, their families are not very nice to them.

There is no funeral or memorial service, no lighting of eternal lamps or calling back of souls, so they cannot return home. Although we have accepted their compensation, they are too stingy to even hold a funeral. Why should they go back to such a home?

Do you want money when you go back?

The child thought about it and asked.

They looked at each other, either smiling bitterly or saying nonchalantly, "There's no need for so much fuss in the countryside. There's not even a corpse, so why waste the money?"

"It's not easy for my parents either."

"It's good for the mother to save some money since she's raising the baby alone."

"There are too many people in the family, and we need money for everything. That little money is not enough."

They talked at once, and everyone seemed to understand.

The child has nothing to say.

Aunt Yu found two backpacks to help her put the bones in. Because she was worried about her going alone, she gave each of them a backpack and went together.