Chapter 49 Bone Ball
I got up late in the morning and went straight to the crematorium. Zhao Tie had already prepared everything. I went to carry the body, pushed the body in, put the body on the shelf, and pushed it in. Zhao Tie asked me.
"Master, you said that if I do this for the rest of my life, I won't be able to find a partner."
"I don't think anyone is single. You even wear a watch."
Zhao Tie pulled his sleeves down and hid them behind him. Those were the deceased's things. I don't approve of doing this. My master did it, but I never do it.
"If you don't want to do this, you can leave now."
"But I like the salary here."
I know everyone likes money. Working here, going to a restaurant and ordering a few dishes is a very impressive thing. Dali Restaurant is a state-owned restaurant and is the best restaurant in the city. We go there often because we have money. One month's salary is enough to feed us for ten or eight days.
We were talking nonsense, but Zhao Tie was still dazed. After two incidents, nothing happened to him anymore and he settled down. But he was still dazed inside. This was not a good way. If he didn't settle down, he would not be able to stay here long.
"Master, you said my classmates looked at me like I saw a ghost and ran away. They even refused to go when I invited them to dinner."
"Everyone has his own world. Here you have to learn to change. If you don't have that circle, you can create your own new circle."
Actually, it was the same when I first came here. Holding and cremating corpses all day long—who wouldn't be stunned? Anyone who knew wouldn't want to be associated with such unlucky people. But after they die, they're all sent here to be cremated. To put it bluntly, maybe one day it'll be a familiar classmate. It's such a joy. I've finally done something for a classmate, the last one. And it has to be burned properly, for a long time, until all the bones are broken down. Of course, burning it completely to ash or even small pieces is impossible; the equipment isn't up to par, so I'll have to smash it at the end.
When I went to Bai Jie's house after get off work, she was back to normal, but her expression seemed a little strange.
We went out shopping and I asked Bai Jie.
"What on earth happened?"
"I don't know either. That day, I was suddenly seduced by a shadow, a shadow I couldn't see clearly. I followed it, unable to control myself, and entered a door on the north wall of the dressing room. There wasn't a door there, but one suddenly appeared, so I followed it. Once inside, it seemed like another world , a blue world, light blue, all blue, just like in a dream. I followed that shadow, walking and walking, but I couldn't see it clearly. The trees there were blue, the water was blue, and even the flowers were blue..."
I think that should be what Master Yun Zheng said, the world of souls. Souls have their own world. Of course, ghosts also have their own world, but they just don’t have the same path and cannot communicate with each other. Bai Jie actually entered the world of souls.
"And then?"
"Later, I encountered a gray shadow, and then another one came and seemed to be fighting with this blue shadow..."
I think I understand it all. That is the world of souls. I didn't believe it before, but this time I believe it. Master Yun told me that when people die, they live in another way, either in the world of souls, or in the world of ghosts, or in a world we don't know about. Of course, there are many ways to go to another world besides death, but they are very dangerous. After all, it is not the same world, and that will cause a lot of trouble.
I didn’t believe what Master Yunzheng said at that time, but now I have to believe it.
"You went to a world of spirits."
After I said that, I looked at Bai Jie. She didn't say anything and held my hand tightly.
"From now on, be careful. If you can't tell left from right, you can tie something on your left wrist and you'll know left from right."
"Um."
Actually, I'm a little confused about what's happening. Master Yunzheng said there are many souls in the crematorium, but I haven't actually seen or encountered any souls. They even say there are many ghosts, but I don't know what they look like. Why can those souls and ghosts exist in our world, but we can't exist in theirs? No one has given me an answer, but I know the answer will come sooner or later. It's just that many people, like Master Yunzheng, are reluctant to talk about it.
The next day, it was a break and it was Master Yunzheng's shift, and Zheng Qing actually came to see me.
"The dead flowers in my office are blooming again, dying and blooming again. I think Liu Xiaojing might come back, which is not a good thing."
I shuddered. This really couldn't be a good thing. So what should I do?
"Come with me to the lakeside terrace."
To be honest, I really don't want to go, and I don't want to get involved in this weird thing.
Zheng Qing's eyes told me that I had to go whether I wanted to or not, so I followed him.
When I saw the lake again, the fog was so thick that I couldn't see more than ten meters away. I sat on the lake-viewing platform.
"Can the corpse ship come?"
"Yes, I think so. Do you remember the story Liu Xiaojing told about that ethnic group? All the people in the tribe died because of the 'Spiritual Song'. I can hum that song, but I've always been confused about its meaning. Can music kill people?"
"Guangling San seems to have had such a record in history."
After I finished speaking, I looked at Zheng Qing, but he didn't say anything.
"How do you know 'Spiritual Song'?"
"Liu Xiaojing hummed it once, and I remembered it instantly."
I think Zheng Qing is lying. If it was the first time Liu Xiaojing heard it, she wouldn't be so nervous, or there might be other reasons. Anyway, I don't want to ask any more questions. It would be meaningless.
Suddenly, "Spiritual Song" sounded, very softly, vaguely, and made people feel creepy. I stood up immediately, Zheng Qing also stood up, and we stared into the fog.
After a few minutes, I could vaguely see the boat and the "Spiritual Song" stopped. I was worried that people would die after listening to the "Spiritual Song", because a whole nation died after listening to this song, and there was nothing special about me.
The big ship was getting closer and closer, and Liu Xiaojing could be seen standing at the bow.
“That really came back.”
I can tell that Zheng Qing doesn't like her to come back, and I don't want her to come back either. That's a very scary thing. Maybe Liu Xiaojing is a person from another world, or a soul, or a ghost, anyway, not from our world. How did she do it? Zheng Qing doesn't know, and it's even less likely that I know.
Liu Xiaojing and Zheng Qing must have many secrets that are unknown to outsiders, or so to speak, their transactions.
After the boat pulled alongside, Liu Xiaojing jumped off with a smile, and the big ship retreated and slowly disappeared in the fog.
"Master, I'm back."
"Okay, okay, I'm glad you're back."
Zheng Qing's answer sounded a little weak, which I could hear. Liu Xiaojing could hear it even more. She came over and took my hand. I shivered, but it was still cold. I wanted to break free, but I couldn't.
Liu Xiaojing goes to work and puts on makeup every day. It seems that nothing else has changed. Except that the dead flowers bloom more luxuriantly, nothing else happens.
However, one day, I discovered a secret, a secret that scared me to death, which I stumbled upon by accident.
That day, after I finished my work, I went to Zheng Qing's office. I wanted to go drink with him and learn more about things. I pushed the door open and Zheng Qing screamed "Ah!" and something in his hand fell to the ground. They were as big as glass balls, and there were more than ten of them. He was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly picked up the balls, counted them, and put them in the black box. After locking it in the drawer, his face turned ugly.
" Why knock?"
"Don't you know you can't knock or give in at the crematorium?"
In the crematorium, no matter which room you go to, you cannot knock on the door. That is the ghost knocking on the door. Only ghosts will knock on the door. In this place, if there is a knock on the door, you cannot answer it, nor can you say come in, don’t make any sound, and then stop knocking. If you answer it, the person coming in is not a person, but a ghost, or a soul, or something in another form.
Zheng Qing felt that he had said something inappropriate and asked me.
"What do you want to talk to me about?"
"I'd like to invite you to Dalai for a drink."
"Okay, I'd like to drink some too."
We went to Da Lai to drink, ordered four dishes, and sat there, Zheng Qing said.
"Having money means comfort. Those who come to big state-owned restaurants are either wealthy or have status."
The Dali Hotel in that era was equivalent to today's five-star hotel, which most people could not afford.
Zheng Qing and I were drinking, and I wanted to ask him about Liu Xiaojing, but then that incident came up, so I didn't dare to ask anymore.
"Don't tell anyone about what you saw today. It won't do anyone any good."
"What is that?"
"Don't know what you shouldn't know. The less you know, the better. OK?"
I nodded. Of course I knew this. My master told me.
That day, I felt that Zheng Qing was a little strange. His behavior was different from usual. Perhaps the incident I bumped into was a secret to him. What was that thing? It was definitely not a glass ball. Adults wouldn't play with that. Maybe it was something else.
The next day, I went to work and let Zhao Tie do it on his own. Only three people were burned to death that day, so it was quite easy.
I went to Master Yunzheng's house and he was tending to flowers in the yard.
"Master, there is something I want to ask."
Master Yunzheng lifted it up.
"Sit down and talk."
I said while sitting on a small stool.
"Master, what are those round, white balls?"
This thing was exactly what Zheng Qing dropped on the ground. After listening to this, Master Yunzheng looked at me blankly and then put the flowerpot aside.
"Wife, cook."
During this time, the chef didn't say anything and kept smoking until the dishes and wine were served.
"Where did you see it?"
The master is a little too serious. Maybe that matter is really very important.
"I, I just dreamed about it."
I don't want to say it. I don't know what it is. Zheng Qing also told me not to tell anyone.
The master slammed the table and I jumped up.
"sit down."
The master ordered me to sit down, but my butt was hanging in the air and I didn't dare to sit down firmly.
"explain."
"I, I saw it in Zheng Qing's office."
I told the master the whole story, and he thought for a long time before speaking.
"Don't mention it to anyone, just forget it."
"What is that?"
"I'll tell you later."
"I want to know now."
I was also stubborn. I thought the master would get angry, but he didn't. He pondered for a long time and said.
"That ball is something on the human body, a bone ball. Not everyone has it. It only appears when Yin Qi is accumulated enough."
I was a little confused. They were actually things from a human body. No wonder Zheng Qing was so nervous. What was he doing with those things?
"What does he do with that ?"
"Don't ask me about this. You will find out slowly in the future."
"It's related to Liu Xiaojing."
"You're smart, but you're smart in the wrong place. Just pretend this never happened and don't tell anyone. If this gets out, it'll be a big deal, not just the other big things."
I was nervous. This incident made me see that in my heart, if I never said something like this, I would probably die.
I didn't dare ask any further. If I asked again, the master would definitely kick me to death.
