Chapter 39: Transmutation of Emotions Volume 1

  "What's going on?" Hong Jun hesitated.

  "Yes, his name is Huaqing. As the name suggests, his main responsibility is to resolve emotional entanglements between the yin and yang realms. Anything related to emotions, he's in charge of." said Lao Di.

  However, this incarnation is a mortal rebirth in the human world. At the time of rebirth, it does not possess spiritual roots and is dull and unenlightened. If there are no great opportunities later on, it will be unable to open up the path of spiritual communication. It will live an ordinary life like ordinary people until the age of 30, then return to the underworld as a ghost servant for 30 years before being reborn again in the mortal world. This cycle repeats itself.

  "Wait, Uncle Lao, how did you know all this? Was it Third Uncle who told you?" Hong Jun asked in puzzlement, seeing that Old Zhai's words were so accurate and vivid, as if he had experienced them himself.

  Lao Dai shook his head: "It wasn't your Third Uncle who told me, it was Lin Daozhang who told me."

  "Did Lin Daochang tell you? Didn't you say that he only said one sentence and left?" Rui Xin also asked.

  Lao Diao Tou looked at Rui Xin and nodded, Rui Xin also nodded. The two seemed to have discussed something. Hong Jun saw it in his eyes and was about to ask when Lao Diao Tou burst out laughing: "Silly girl, if Lin Dao Zhang can come twice, why can't he come three times? Think about it, when your Third Uncle returned to the village ten years ago, wasn't it Lin Dao Zhang who sent him back?"

  "Oh, I see." Rui Xin nodded seriously.

  "Ten years ago, Lin Daozhang sent Xiaosanz back. He and my master had a long conversation that lasted all night, and I was fortunate enough to listen in and gain a lot from it. These are the things I heard at that time. Lin Daozhang said that at that time, Xiaosanz's mother suddenly died and came back to life, which was also his doing, in order to make everyone believe that Xiaosanz must be taken away by him. It was also thanks to Lin Daozhang and his master who took care of him day and night, otherwise Xiaosanz would have been killed by the demon spirit long ago."

  Old Jia nodded with satisfaction, paused for a moment, and then began to count on his fingers, "Hmm, 25 plus 30, yes, it was 55 years ago. After being reincarnated as a human at the age of 30, he would have been exactly 30 years old when he returned to the underworld again. The last time he was reincarnated, coincidentally opened up the spiritual path and possessed unparalleled magical powers. He dissolved his worldly emotions on one hand, while waiting for the moment to return to the underworld on the other."

  It was Lin Daozhang again, what kind of person is he? How did he know so many things? Hong Jun wanted to ask, but San Shu interrupted him.

  "At that time, my four brothers and I were all wandering spirits who had been wronged in life. We accompanied him to help him resolve his grievances and did countless good deeds. After thirty years of accumulating merit, we could finally be reincarnated. We were all extremely happy, but never expected that on the eve of our return to the underworld, something unexpected happened."

  "Yes, after traveling 108,000 miles to retrieve scriptures, the final step was a failure. Old Chui let out a sigh, 'Alas, all things in the world cannot escape the word "emotion". Although Hua Xian is a ghostly messenger, he too was trapped by emotions.'"

  "Troubled by love?" Rui Xin was a girl, and when it came to love, she suddenly became enthusiastic.

  "Right, being trapped by emotions, but even someone as high-minded as Lin Daozhang can't clearly say what happened at the time." Lao Di said, looking at Rui Xin.

  "Then, Third Uncle, you've always been following Huajing around, don't you know either?" Hong Jun asked curiously.

  "Hmm, we didn't know either." Third Uncle nodded. "Because just the night before, Huajing suddenly said he was going out for a trip and didn't need us to accompany him. We thought that the next day we would be going to the underworld to discuss merits and rewards, so we were happy in our hearts. Moreover, knowing that Huajing possessed great magical powers, ordinary demons and monsters weren't his match, so we didn't insist on following him out. Who knew that Huajing's trip lasted an entire night? By the time it was the next day and the hour to return to the underworld had passed, he still hadn't sent any news. The four of us were anxious, searching everywhere but unable to find him, until just before the Ghost Gate closed, he finally returned. He didn't say anything, just pulled us back to the underworld."

  "It's normal for him to go out alone, why are you saying something happened?" Hong Jun found it strange.

  "Yes, we thought it was normal at the time, although he came back a bit late. But after all, he didn't miss the deadline for returning to the underworld. You know, as ghost envoys, if we can't return on time, we'll be punished by the underworld authorities. Luckily, when he finally returned, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and together we returned to the underworld. The King of Ghosts evaluated our merits and rewarded us, giving us the opportunity to choose between reincarnation or continuing as ghost envoys. After discussing it among ourselves, we decided to continue being ghost envoys."

  "Really?" Hong Jun said, "If you put it that way, then won't you be exempt from reincarnation?"

  "Yes, we finally escaped the suffering of reincarnation and were naturally very happy. Huaqing saw that we chose to follow him and was also happy. Just as we were about to celebrate, he suddenly handed us something," said Third Uncle.

  "What is it?" Hong Jun had already vaguely guessed what it was, but he still asked.

  "It was that drop of blood tear, placed in a small crystal coffin. " Third Uncle took a sip of water, "He asked us to carefully guard this small coffin from now on."

  We've always been his followers, and we've never seen him make such a polite request for us to do something. It's all very strange, so I asked him about the reason."

  "Did he give a reason?" Rui Xin asked, her big eyes flashing with surprise.

  Third Uncle also took a glance at Rui Xin, his eyes seemed to be saying that she was asking such a question, but he shook his head and continued to answer her seriously: "No, he just told us that this is the blood and tears he shed for others. At that time, we were all stunned."

  Hong Jun was also stunned, because he didn't know why San Shu would suddenly go crazy and start talking nonsense.

  Third Uncle seemed to see through his doubts and continued, "A ghost envoy cannot shed tears because the tears are connected to his soul. Once he sheds tears, his soul will be damaged, lightly affecting his magical powers, and severely causing his soul to scatter. We four have not heard of a ghost envoy shedding tears in decades, so seeing Hua drop tears, and even a bloody tear, we knew this matter was extraordinary. He asked us to guard him, and we agreed without hesitation, from then on becoming the guardians behind Yin Mountain."

  "What about that drop of blood now?" Rui Xin asked, her voice trembling slightly.

  "I don't know, since I subdued the demon spirit, I lost my power to return to the underworld. It's been 40 years now, whether Blood Tears is still there or not, I have no idea." Third Uncle sighed.

  "What's going on?" Hong Jun asked.

  Third Uncle's expression suddenly turned solemn. He thought for a long time before saying, "After handing over the small coffin to us, he disappeared."

  "Lost?" This time, even Old Qiao's head was surprised, it seems that in this matter, Old Qiao's head also had unknown places.

  "Yes, he's gone missing. We've searched every possible place for fifteen years but couldn't find him. Later, to suppress the evil spirits, we reincarnated as humans and spent another fifteen years. I reckon that the thirty-year limit of being in the underworld has passed, perhaps he has already arrived in the mortal world. So, I asked Lin Daozhang to help look for him. Lin Daozhang didn't find him but got a message from a ghost immortal who had met Heibai Wuchang and mentioned Huajing. From their mouths, it seems that Huajing may have returned to the mortal world." said Third Uncle.

  Ghost immortal? Hong Jun found that things were getting more and more absurd, not only were there ghosts, but also ghost messengers, and now even ghost immortals. He wanted to ask, but he didn't open his mouth, because he discovered that during this time, he couldn't get a word in edgewise, because Rui Xin had already jumped in with a question: "Then, did he reincarnate as a human again?"

  "I don't know, it's just a guess. After he shed tears and his three souls and seven spirits scattered, his memories will gradually fade away, and he won't be able to reincarnate as a ghost messenger again. They also speculate that he might have returned to the world of the living because he cried in the world of the living, so there must be a place or person he misses there, and he might have gone there or found that person. Another possibility is that his heart still remembers his reincarnation, and when the 30-year deadline in the underworld arrives, he might reincarnate as an ordinary human being, just like everyone else. In that case, he will live as a mortal, and this world will no longer have Huaqing, the messenger, until that drop of blood tears turns back into three souls and seven spirits, and returns to the underworld with him, only then might they merge again into Huaqing."