Chapter 063 Retribution
The three of watched over Chen Jian as he fell into a deep sleep.
The snow outside stopped. I reminded Li Daming. Daming walked to the door and opened it with force. Not only did the snow outside stop, but the scene also changed.
It was spring, and the flowers were in full bloom. It seemed like spring had arrived in an instant. A breeze blew, bringing with it the scent of flowers.
The three of us looked at each other. Chen Meiyu walked to the door and sighed softly: "We finally got through this level."
I asked, what is the ultimate test of this level?
Li Daming said: "No matter what it is, I finally got through this, I have to take a good rest."
Chen Meiyu hugged her father tightly and said to us, "You two go out first. Lin Cong, you can get out of the bardo realm with just a thought. Damin, I will get you out too."
Li Daming said: "I don't care, I can stay here with you."
The girl shook her head: "You are a mortal after all. It will not be good for you to be out of the soul for too long. Be obedient and go back first. Now that you have found your father, I have marked him. You can find him directly next time you come in."
Since she had made this decision, Li Daming could not say anything more.
I opened my eyes slowly and saw that I was still sitting in the living room of the Chen family villa. There was a faint sunlight coming through the window, and the clock on the wall showed five o'clock in the morning.
A breeze blew in from outside the door. I stretched and slowly stood up from the ground.
We spent a full 24 hours in the bardo realm, but after we came out, only a few hours had passed in the real world.
Thinking back on the scenes in the bardo realm, it felt like a big dream.
I slowly went to the chair to rest. Although my soul was not out of the body, but my consciousness was in the body, I still felt tired.
I poured a glass of water and was drinking it when I saw Li Daming move his body and open his eyes.
We both looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Li Daming was in and out of his mind, his face was pale, and he had consumed much more energy than I did. He tried to stand up, but stumbled, "Lao Lin, help me up."
I quickly helped him up. Li Daming's legs were weak and he staggered sideways as he walked.
Helping him sit on the chair, Li Daming reluctantly took the tea bowl and drank the water sip by sip. Looking at him, he seemed so tired that he didn't want to say a word.
The two of us sat there for a while. Li Daming breathed a sigh of relief and said tiredly, "My body can't take it if I walk through the underworld a few more times. It's much more exhausting than in the real world."
"Are you tired?" I said.
"I'm really tired." Li Daming seemed to be thinking about something. "But I'm becoming more and more interested in that place. If I have the chance, I really want to become your disciple and learn the Dao properly."
I half-jokingly said, "How about I lend you the psychic bracelet this time?"
"Forget it." Li Daming waved his hand: "I've figured it out. Your thing is just a hack that doesn't work very well. I still want to learn some real skills and truly control that world!"
I sneered, "You are so arrogant. You can't even control the world of the living, and you want to control the underworld?"
"Everything depends on human effort." Li Daming said, "You know what I was thinking about? I was thinking about how to bring something out of the bardo."
I gasped. This kid's ideas are really wild and imaginative.
"Are you crazy?" I said.
Li Daming asked, "Do you think the Bardo is a real place or is it just something we imagined?"
"From the current perspective, there should indeed be such a space," I said.
"Okay." Li Daming said, "Since there is such a space, the things in it should all exist objectively. Then why can't we bring things out from that world?"
"That's what you said." I frowned. "According to you, can we bring things from the world of the living to the underworld?"
"Yes, that's the truth," he said excitedly.
"First of all, we don't know what the common rules of the two worlds are." I analyzed: "Things in the world of the living, such as the teacup in front of you, are made of fired porcelain clay, they really exist, and they are three-dimensional. But when we enter the realm of the intermediate state, or even the underworld, it is not us who enter, but the soul and consciousness that enter. No one knows how many dimensions the space there is. If you forcibly bring three-dimensional things to high dimensions, and bring high-dimensional things back to three dimensions, will it cause any major consequences? It's hard to say." I suddenly remembered something: "I remember that in astronomy, a neutron star or something like that is just a point in high dimensions, but in the three-dimensional world it is an extremely dense star, enough to crush the entire earth and even the solar system."
Li Daming seemed to be thinking: "What you said makes sense. The underworld is the world of souls, and what is the relationship between souls and human bodies? This is an eternal mystery. Lao Lin, I have set a goal in my life."
What am I asking.
Li Daming vowed: "I must find out the rules of that world and find a way to open up the passage between Yin and Yang! In addition to life and death, I will use other methods to connect the two worlds!"
I looked at him and for some reason felt a chill. After a moment of silence, I said, "Damin, you are entering a restricted area."
"Humanity has achieved tremendous development because of its exploration of forbidden areas," said Li Daming. "Is exploring the ocean a forbidden area? Is exploring space a forbidden area? It's time for humans to explore the world of death. It's a matter of time, and you and I are the pioneers."
I didn’t want to continue talking about this issue. “By the way, what did Chen Meiyu say when you came out?”
Li Daming said, "They are safe for now because the next level has not been triggered. Chen Meiyu is guarding her father and may come out soon. Our time system is different from hers, so we can't be sure."
Speaking of Chen Jian, I subconsciously looked at the corpse lying on the bed. This sight scared me so much that I quickly walked over.
Li Daming came over behind us, and we stood by the bed and looked over. There were many blisters on the face of Chen Jian's body, like severe burns. Some of the blisters had broken and were oozing red and white pus.
The face became more and more terrifying and hideous under the naked eye, as if hot water was poured on its face.
We looked at each other, and Li Daming said, "It seems that the punishment he received in the bardo realm has been fed back to the world of the living."
I knew that the reason his body became like this was because he buried his head in the coal pile and burned himself in repentance for what he had done to Lin Xiaohui.
There is a very ironic logic here. If he does not dive into the coal pile and burn himself, he cannot truly repent. If he cannot repent, he will not be able to pass that level and will be trapped inside forever.
It can also be seen as retribution. His actions caused Lin Xiaohui to suffer great pain, and this pain was repaid double after his death.
The law of nature is clear and no one can escape.
At this time, many of the blisters on the body had burst, and pus was flowing out. Chen Jian's face was covered with blisters, looking hideous and horrible.
Suddenly I heard a scream behind me. I turned around and saw that it was Aunt Wei Zhen.
Wei Zhen is Chen Jian's original wife and Chen Meiyu's mother. She left early last night, and she was worried about her husband and daughter, so she rushed here early in the morning . She was not alone, and there was a nanny at home with her.
When Wei Zhen saw the corpse in this state, he felt dizzy and almost fell down. The nanny probably knew that her mistress was not in good health, so she was prepared and quickly supported her.
The two women came to the bedside. Wei Zhen's face turned pale. He felt like vomiting after taking one look. He turned his eyes away and said weakly, "What, what's going on?"
Li Daming remained silent. I said two words: "Retribution."
"What, what retribution?" Wei Zhen panted.
Li Daming secretly pulled the corner of my clothes and shook his head gently, indicating me not to talk nonsense.
We helped Wei Zhen to sit aside. There was an indescribable smell in the hall, like the smell of leprosy, which was neither stinky nor sour, and it made my head hurt.
The nanny said fearfully that the smell was coming from the corpse.
Wei Zhen said weakly: "Auntie, do you dare to clean up the body?"
The nanny jumped up as if she had been bitten by a rat, trembling: "I, I dare not. Sister Wei, please, please don't embarrass me."
Wei Zhen looked at me and Li Daming and said, "Two little brothers, it's not a good idea to leave Old Chen's body like this. It's hot, too. Can you help clean it up? I won't use you for nothing. Is 3,000 yuan enough for your service?"
Li Daming and I both smiled at the same time. We didn't agree, but drank our tea slowly.
Wei Zhen bit his lower lip and said, "I'll give you 10,000 yuan. The total reward will be increased by another 10,000 yuan! You guys clean up the body. Otherwise it would be disrespectful to the deceased, right? You guys clean up first, I'll lie down upstairs for a while, and you two can come find me after you're done. I want to know what happened last night after the Yin-yang."
I put down the teacup and said, "Your daughter Miyu will be back to life in a while. You should ask her what happened."
Seeing our attitude, Wei Zhen sighed softly, no longer insisted, and let the nanny help him stagger to the second floor.
I looked at Li Daming and asked him whether he wanted to clean up the bodies.
Li Daming stretched lazily and said, "I'm taking money to help others get rid of their misfortunes. Besides, it's not like I'm helping a dead person put on makeup and clothes. It's just cleaning up a corpse. It's very simple."
"Then you come?" I squeezed him.
"I'll come if I want." Li Daming said, "But I'll take all the ten thousand."
I sucked my teeth and said, "Come on, let's go together. After these few times of going to the underworld, I have become indifferent to life and death. I am not that scared anymore."
