Heroes of the Fantasy World

Chapter 42 - ④ The Ghost of Donghu
Chapter [-]——④Donghu the Ghost
After more than half a year, Gan Bi and Murong Yan were like glue, and their relationship progressed quite smoothly, but they never crossed the door of etiquette.Gan Bi was out of his wife's concerns and didn't know what the other party's intentions were. He thought that Murong Yan just had nowhere to go, and stayed here temporarily, in order to thank him for being so diligent.But Murong Yan thought that Gan Bi was because of her low body, so she was reluctant to take that step and marry herself into the door.Mrs. Gan was very disgusted with this "yellow-haired girl" who came from nowhere, and tried to make things difficult for her all day long.Fortunately, the favoritism of the Gan family's brothers prevented her from acting recklessly.

One afternoon, Gan Ying was chatting and laughing with her brother when Murong Yan in front of the door walked in with a light tea.Gan Ying was ready to retire so that the two of them could enjoy drinking and talking, but Na Murong Yan refused.

"Young Master Gan, the slaves just came in with tea, leave now, and don't disturb the two Yaxings." After speaking, Murong Yan made a move to leave.

Gan Ying hurriedly stopped and said, "Why are you still a slave! Miss Murong, come here!"

Murong Yan nodded and walked away, giving a blessing ceremony.

"Cough cough!" Gan Ying pretended to be serious and said, "Miss Murong, would you rather marry Gan Lingsheng?"

"I..." Murong Yan blushed, unable to utter another word.

Gan Bi got up, hurriedly stopped his brother, and said, "Ling Chong, what are you doing?"

"Then what are you hesitating about, eldest brother?" Gan Ying seemed to be bored with this ambiguous relationship, and complained, "Shaohua is fleeting! Does eldest brother have the heart to let Miss Murong waste her years in vain?"

"Ling Chong, you simply don't understand how much responsibility you have to bear as the head of the family and the eldest son!"

"Of course I understand! The eldest brother is afraid of his sister-in-law, and those stereotypes." Gan Ying waved the folding fan, pointed at the two, and said: "In my opinion, the eldest brother sent a letter of departure to send the Fu family's wife back to Fu. Family, from now on, cut off with them, why bother yourself?"

"You are bullshitting!" Gan Bi was furious, and said: "We are friends with the Fu family, and it is the friendship that my father forged. It's for infidelity. Do you want people outside to think that the family is full of disloyal and unfilial people?"

Murong Yan, who was caught in the middle, tried to stop the argument, but unexpectedly, Mrs. Gan appeared from the door at this time.Seeing that "yellow-haired girl" beside her husband, Madam Gan felt jealous, she walked over and pinched her ear, and said, "This little goblin is being lazy and not working again! Go to the library and put the dust away from the corners. It's all swept away!"

Murong Yan was dragged a few steps by her ears, her brows pressed together in grievance.When the two young masters saw this, they hurriedly took action to stop them.In order to avoid suspicion, Gan Bi had no choice but to scold his wife for taking enough time.Gan Ying didn't have so many scruples, and went forward to separate the Fu family's wife and Murong Yan.

"Oh, Uncle Gan, why are you so partial to her? Could it be that your soul was also taken away?" Madam Gan said maliciously.

"Sister-in-law, to make things difficult for a little girl like this is a loss of grace!" Gan Ying replied.

"Humph! Uncle's bookstore has not been taken care of for a long time. If the books in it get moldy one day, don't come and hate me!"

Gan Ying didn't answer, Murong Yan then saluted the two sons and Mrs. Gan one by one, and retired to work.

In the middle of the night, Ganbi was troubled by insomnia, and was about to go to the bookstore to read books with an oil lamp.A few feet away from the pavilion door, I saw that the lights were still bright inside, thinking that my younger brother was working all night again, writing texts warmly.I walked in and saw that it was the blond girl who was cleaning up the scattered books.

"Yan'er. Why is it still unfinished?" Gan Bi asked with concern.

Murong Yan was holding several stacks of books, her hair was wet with sweat, her face was dusty, and she looked very embarrassed.She nodded and didn't dare to let Gan Bi see her embarrassment, and said, "Madam, she... turned out the book, let me rearrange it..."

Unable to bear it, Gan Bi helped Murong Yan up, intending to let her rest for a while, but this woman hurriedly declined the kindness, continued to play with the books, and said, "Madam is right, I can't eat and live for nothing, It would be great to at least help a little!"

In her heart, Gan Bi only felt that she had treated the other party badly, so she thought of an excuse, caressed Murong Yan's shoulder, and said, "Today I can't sleep at night, can you ask Yan'er to play a pipa for me to relieve my anxiety?"

At least Murong Yan did not refuse, and went back to the room to get the pipa.Hearing the copper bell on the girl's feet go away, Gan Bi began to sort out the scattered books.If Gan Ying sees the books in her collection being treated like this, she will be even more resentful to the Fu family's wife.

In order to maintain the daily chores at home and do a good job in government affairs, I have done my best.Obviously, he is only a few years older than his brother, and his beard and hair have turned white, so how can he take care of his children's private affairs?Gan Bi thought so.After a while, Murong Yan returned to the bookstore holding the pipa.

Seeing that the chaos in the pavilion had been rectified, Murong Yan realized that he had been caught up in Ganbi's "trick", and smiled shyly: "Mr. come do..."

Gan Bi sat at a small round table with a book in hand, and silently invited the other side to the other side.The fire around them was extinguished, and only the oil lamp on the table and the white moonlight coming in from the ventilation window above the table were still on.

"Sir, what song are you playing?"

"Uh... how about the tune you played the night we met?"

Murong Yan nodded lightly and started to play.Songs of the desert echoed in the small bookstore with candlelight, followed the moonlight to the outside, swaying in the night sky.

And Gan Bi happened to be holding a book about the desert in his hand. After reading it for a long time, he suddenly stretched out his hand to stop playing, and asked curiously: "Yan'er, you said that this desert is really as stated in the book-'The yellow sand is all over it, Off the beaten track', is it a place of freedom?"

"Even so, there are many dangers there, and it's not an easy task to survive in the desert..." Murong Yan seemed to be remembering her parents and hometown, and she felt sad.The swaying candle flame reflected the tears in the woman's eyes, which were crystal clear and fell on the dress like pearls.

"Yan'er, why are you crying?" Gan Bi lifted her sleeves, trying to wipe the tears from her face.Seeing this, Murong Yan consciously prayed.She put the pipa aside, grabbed each other's arms with both hands, and moved her palms to her cheeks, greedily feeling the warmth in Ganbi's palms.

At this time, Gan Bi knew the other party's intentions, and Murong Yan was not restrained and polite.After a few moments, Murong Yan raised her eyes, her tears were shining, she looked at each other, and said, "Sir, let me follow you for the rest of my life, no matter what I do, I'm willing."

"Why? You are already free, so you don't have to bend here..." Gan Bi asked with an embarrassed expression on her face.

Murong Yan smiled and pressed her face closer to the palm of the other's hand, her eyebrows and eyes curved into the shape of a long crescent moon, and said, "If Yan'er said, 'This is what God wants me to do,' sir, would you not believe me?"

The two looked at each other for a moment, and after a while, the pavilion door rang the unique "squeaky" sound of old wooden doors, and was opened from the outside.Mrs. Gan happened to see the situation of the two people's tryst, and she was instantly jealous, and she picked up a broom from the side and went in the direction of Murong Yan.

"I told you to seduce other people's husbands!" After saying that, Madam Gan waved her broom and hit him.Murong Yan was pulled behind by Gan Bi, so she avoided the blow.Unfortunately, the blow hit the pipa, and the two strings snapped, and the surface of the violin also shattered a little.Seeing this tragic situation, the blond girl jumped up and protected the pipa.

Just as Madam Gan was about to strike the second blow, Gan Bi stretched out her hand to block her wrist, snatched the broom, and went to the side, angrily saying, "Madam, if you have something to say, why do you want to hurt someone!"

"Good to talk about? What else is there to talk about? I'll leave this house tomorrow!" After speaking, Mrs. Gan walked away, leaving only a few tears of shame and anger.

The next day, Mrs. Gan packed her luggage and called a dozen people to go west.Gan Bi knew that this day would come sooner or later, but for the sake of morality in her heart, she kept delaying the arrival of 'this day'.Soon, because of offending the daughter of a family friend, Gan Bi was repeatedly blocked in his official career, and finally ended up being resigned from office.And the newly arrived prefect is an out-and-out playboy, thinking about flattering tyrants and collecting money all day long.There were even "laws" specifically aimed at poor people.For example, if there are patches on the clothes, they will be fined and counted; people from the outer city who enter the inner city without permission will be fined and imprisoned for a few days... But the outer city is full of poor people.

In this way, Jiangzhou gradually formed a strange phenomenon.The inner city is extremely rich, luxurious, and extravagant, while the outer city is quite different, even the same as the place where the northwest has suffered from war for many years.Such a situation is very tragic in the eyes of Ganbi, who is working hard for the people.Therefore, Ganbi's "depression" and insomnia became more and more serious. Without the pipa played by Murong Yan every night, he would not be able to fall asleep normally.After less than a year, it has run out of oil.

"Yan'er, if I was born in the desert, I would be able to stay away from these aristocratic family affairs. At least, can I live the life I want happily with you?" After saying a word, he breathed out.

Mrs. Gan, who is far to the west of Fu's family, is still the wife of Ganbi in name. According to the etiquette, she should return to Gan's house to wear burlap and filial piety for Ganbi.Just half a month after Gan Ying sent the news of her brother's serious illness to Fu's house, Mrs. Gan came in a hurry.In order to wait for her to arrive, Gan Bi's body was left in front of the tomb for half a month before being buried.

On the day of the burial, everyone performed the ritual and prepared to disperse.But Murong Yan was still kneeling there, unwilling to leave, saying she wanted to stay for a while longer.Gan Ying knew that the two of them had a deep relationship, so she let the gravedigger be buried in the middle of the night.Seeing that "yellow-haired girl" was so infatuated, at this time, Mrs. Gan had a plan in her heart.

In the middle of the night, the cemetery is backed by the mountains and facing the lake, which is an excellent place to rest.Murong Yan ate and drank there for half a month, and now she is indeed a little reluctant.

The gravedigger urged three or four times, but Murong Yan refused.The man wearing a light blue linen scarf and blue linen cloth was really impatient.At this time, a woman who was dressed in unusually noble clothes and walked elegantly was greeted, making him think that he had run into a female ghost, and was so frightened that he almost lost his soul.Taking a closer look, I realized that it was Mrs. Gan.

"Ma'am, are you here tonight to see the master a few more times?"

Mrs. Gan signaled him not to make a move, then took a handkerchief and quietly approached Murong Yan.Suddenly, he put the handkerchief over Murong Yan's mouth and nose, and within a moment, Murong Yan passed out.

"You, bury her for me too."

The gravedigger was shocked: "This... this is murder! I can't do this!"

Mrs. Gan took a bag of money and threw it on the ground, saying, "This money is enough for you to go back to the countryside for a lifetime, and you don't have to do this dirty business in the future, okay?"

The gravedigger looked at the blonde girl lying in front of him, swallowed, and took the money.Madam Gan hid aside and left happily after watching the gravedigger finish his work.

The next day, Gan Ying asked Mrs. Gan where Murong Yan was. The latter said that she saw her lover's death, and she had no intention of nostalgic here and returned to her hometown.Gan Ying didn't ask any further questions, and the matter seemed to be hidden from the sky.

Unexpectedly, at night, Mrs. Gan woke up in a dream, full of sweat, like a nightmare.She went to the mirror and saw the face of her dead husband!Immediately screaming, looking back, there is no one.When she slowly turned back to the mirror, she saw the face again, so frightened that she smashed the mirror.

The sound woke everyone in the house, and the servants came over with weapons and asked if a thief had entered.The lady shook her head again and again and said "hitting the ghost".Gan Ying hurried to the rear. After knowing the matter, Mrs. Gan told Mrs. Gan that the soul may not soar immediately after death, and may still wander around the world for a few days. She told Mrs. Gan not to worry about it.

The mirror is gone, but the "grimace" can't be seen.But nightmares still came every night, and there were some weird whispers, which made Mrs. Gan have no rest for several days, and even dared not go out the door.

Seeing that her sister-in-law was so strange, Gan Ying went to care a few times, but each time the other party shook her head and murmured: "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay..."

If a third person were to know about it, Madam Gan and the Fu family would definitely be ruined.In order to prevent these things from happening, Mrs. Gan had to endure all this silently.

About half a month later, the maid who went to deliver the meal found that Mrs. Gan's body was hanging on the white silk, and she was already dead.At that time, people said that it was caused by ghosts.

After that, the husband and wife should be buried together no matter how bad their relationship is.Following such a rule, Gan Ying sent someone to open her brother's tomb, and what she saw and heard shocked everyone present.A blond girl in a light green dress was resting in the wooden coffin, her back bulging and shrinking rhythmically, which was the proof that she was alive.

"Miss Murong?" Gan Ying exclaimed, "Miss Murong! Why are you here!"

Murong Yan opened her eyes pierced by the sun, and subconsciously hid, and said, "Young Master Gan? Great, I'm saved..." After that, she fainted.

Gan Ying hurriedly carried Murong Yan back to the Gan mansion, and saw that she was sloppy, but her skin was as fair as before, and her face was only a little thinner. It seemed that she had not suffered too much in the tomb.

After Murong Yan woke up, she told Gan Ying everything in detail.

"For some reason, the grave digger wanted to drive me away, and then my eyes went black and I woke up in the tomb." Murong Yan said slowly, with hot tears in her eyes, "I thought I would die there. , I never thought that Mr. Gan actually saved Yan'er's life."

She shook the copper bell in her hand and told the other party her identity, the descendant of the "Wizard's Bloodline".And the copper bell in his hand is an important magic weapon for his bloodline ability to play.

"I saw Mr. Gan's soul, and he told me... Mrs. Gan made me go into the tomb." Murong Yan smiled and said, "Somehow, I don't hate Mrs. Gan at all. After all, this is how I can Goodbye Mr. Gan..."

Gan Ying felt astonished that such a thing that only existed in legends actually happened to her eldest brother: In order to keep Murong Yan alive, Gan Bi's soul had to endure for a month to find water and food for Murong Yan. Mrs. Gan died and the tomb was opened.

Fu Yun, the head of the Fu family in the far west, was deeply saddened to learn that Qianjin had died mysteriously.He vowed to report to the court, and to rule out the guilt of the Gan family for disregarding human life.Gan Ying, who had never been in officialdom, couldn't hold back, but the burden of being the head of the Gan family had already fallen on his shoulders.So I didn't think about tea and rice for a few days, and almost forgot that my child, Ganxi, had been born.Seeing the embarrassment of the benefactor who saved her twice, Murong Yan took the initiative to ask Ying to resolve the conflict.And the method is: one thing for another, one person for one person.

Gan Ying sent the reconciliation letter to Fu's house, and the content is roughly as follows:
The junior Gan Ying is presenting a beautiful woman from Xianbei today to comfort her uncle's loss of her daughter, and also to remember the friendship of her late husband and the guilt of the Gan family...

(End of this chapter)