Chapter 28 The Birth and Death of a Ghost
Late at night, Shimakawa Hospital was shrouded in layers of light black fog that was difficult for ordinary people to see.
This is the fog of negative emotions that comes from deep within the human heart.
Hospital, the last stop between life and death.
The eight sufferings of Buddhism, namely birth, old age, sickness, death, separation from loved ones, meeting with enemies, failure to obtain what one desires, and the burning of the five elements, are vividly reflected here.
The breath of despair on the verge of life and death turns into the sweetest dew for the ghosts.
The whistling cold wind harbours countless evil spirits.
When the negative emotions accumulated in the hospital are thick enough, wisps of light black mist, like a backward waterfall, flow continuously from the hospital to the sky accompanied by an inaudible inhalation sound.
In bed number 305 in room 3, Fujiwara Kaori was lying on the white bed. Her horrific face, with almost all the flesh and blood gone, was now covered with a white cloth.
After three hours of rescue work, the experts were ultimately unable to save Fujiwara Kaori's life.
"It's such a pity that he passed away at such a young age."
The nurse was sad about the passing of Fujiwara Kaori. She was once one of Fujiwara Kaori's fans and witnessed her becoming the best star artist of Star Energy Agency step by step.
If she takes one more step forward, she will have the chance to become the most popular female star in Japan.
Unfortunately, her life and her path to stardom were completely frozen tonight.
The female nurse once asked the attending physician about Fujiwara Kaori's condition, and was told that she died because of excessive blood loss and excessive despair, and had no desire to live.
Of course I would be desperate!
For a woman, seeing her healthy face become so bloody and mangled will leave serious sequelae on her face even if it is cured.
Disfigurement is definitely the best way to destroy a woman.
"Xiangzi, I hope you can live happier in another world."
The female nurse whispered and prepared to get up and leave the ward.
Suddenly, the lights in the ward flickered softly, sometimes bright and sometimes dim.
Outside the window, there seemed to be gusts of cold wind blowing. The glass windows that were originally locked were suddenly blown open by the cold wind, and the two glass windows made a rustling sound.
When the female nurse saw this, she put down the tray in her hand, turned around and went to the window, preparing to close the window to prevent the glass from being broken by the wind.
In the ward, the flickering lights finally went dark, without a single ray of light.
Lying on bed No. 3, with her face covered with a white cloth, Fujiwara Kaori's body seemed to tremble slightly.
There was a faint creaking sound coming from the entire bed.
The female nurse closed the window and saw that the lights in the ward were off. She thought it was a prank by someone else who deliberately turned off the lights.
She took out the mobile phone from her pocket and turned on the flashlight, and the light briefly dispelled the darkness in the ward.
When passing by the bed where Fujiwara Kaori was lying, he suddenly felt someone pulling the corner of his clothes.
I looked back with the light of my cell phone and didn't see anything unusual.
"I was shocked. I thought something happened."
The female nurse continued to walk forward, and the corner of her clothes was pulled again. This time the force was greater than the last time, almost making her fall forward.
This time, fear began to build up inside her.
She didn't even dare to look back.
Working in a hospital, especially late at night, unusual things often happen.
For example, zombies, wandering souls, vengeful ghosts...a series of terrifying horror elements.
The female nurse tried to force herself to move forward, but the corner of her clothes was held tightly.
The thing that pulled her clothes gently touched her lower back, and it was vaguely the shape of a finger.
A chilly breath started to spread from the place where the lower back made contact to the back and all over the body, as if something terrible was gradually approaching him.
"There's nothing to be afraid of!"
The female nurse got angry, and she grasped the cell phone tightly in her right hand and smashed it hard against the corner of her clothes at her lower back.
boom!
It was like the phone hit something hard and almost broke into pieces.
Fortunately, the effect is very good.
The fingers that were grabbing the corner of her clothes loosened, and the female nurse took this opportunity to quickly escape from the ward.
The second before leaving the ward, she subconsciously looked back for some reason.
At bed number 3, Fujiwara Kaori, who was originally lying on the bed, actually sat up by herself. The white cloth on her face fell off, revealing her cheek with almost all the flesh and blood gone.
The gleaming white bones are eerie and scary.
The tightly closed eyes are now opening and looking towards him.
Those resentful eyes brought the deepest terror.
"It's haunted!" the female nurse screamed, slammed the door of the ward, and ran away holding on to the wall, feeling weak all over.
In the ward, a black shadow filled with resentment and anger was beginning to leave Fujiwara Kaori's body.
revenge!
She can't die like this!
She wants revenge!
She wants to make those who have wronged her pay the price!
She must turn into a ghost to take revenge!
The strong obsession for revenge made the black shadow gradually take on the appearance of Fujiwara Kaori.
When it was completely separated from the body, strong winds howled outside the window, and the window that was originally closed was knocked open again.
The cold wind blew in in gusts, causing the curtains near the bed to flutter constantly.
A yellow lucky bag hanging on the bed frame shook gently and the bag opened.
The "Six-Syllable Mantra" in the lucky bag emitted golden light and turned into six mantras: Om, Ma, Ni, Padme Hum, and flew out.
Before Fujiwara Kaori, who had turned into a fierce ghost, could think about who her target of revenge would be, golden spells carrying an irresistible and terrifying Buddhist power pressed down on her head one by one.
As soon as the word "Ba" was pressed, the dark shadow of Fujiwara Kaori was completely transcended and purified, disappearing without a trace.
boom.
Fujiwara Kaori's body lost all its strength and fell down again.
Inside the ward, the lights returned to normal, illuminating everything except the two glass windows that were still creaking.
When the female nurse cried and called many people to the ward, the lights were bright and Fujiwara Kaori's body lay quietly on the bed.
Even the white cloth completely covered Fujiwara Kaori's face.
Did I see it wrong just now?
But someone was clearly pulling at the corner of my clothes.
Fujiwara Kaori's body did sit up.
As the female nurse was criticized, she fell into deep self-doubt.
……
In the early morning, the sun's rays shone through the window and spread onto Pinggong Chiye's bed.
"It's rare to have a good night's sleep."
When the sunlight was about to fall on his face, Pinggong Chiye jumped up from the bed.
I put on my slippers and checked the time. It was 8:35am.
For him who is used to getting up at 6 o'clock, this is considered as staying in bed too late.
There was no other way. The 200 million yen commission from Horii Suzune's grandfather stimulated him to search the Internet for a suitable plan to renovate his own temple all night.
He planned to use all his savings to expand his own temple, otherwise it would be too small.
As for the land… a large area around here belongs to his family, but they just don’t have the money to develop it.
Wash up, have breakfast and go out.
Today is the weekend and we don't have to go to school.
As for Horii Yuji's commission, he would go there again at night. All the demons were hiding during the day, so it would be a waste of time to solve the problem.
Pinggong Chiye found various surveying tools from the utility room in his home.
He was not an expert in this area, he just wanted to simply measure the land around the temple and the size of each new building.
He planned to first build three buildings around the side hall: the East Hall, the Dharma Hall, and the Bathroom.
The bathroom next to the Weilian Ancient Temple was a makeshift one, lacking privacy and was narrow. Every time he took a shower, he was worried that someone might suddenly break in.
The Dharma Hall is a necessary building.
This is a place specifically used for preaching the Dharma. The main hall is a place for worship, and many things are placed in the side halls. Once there are more believers, there will not be enough space.
As for Dongsi, the name sounds very powerful and gives people the feeling of a mysterious organization like Dongchang.
In fact, it is really amazing.
Because it is the place where people need to go to for emergency, it is commonly known as a thatch, and is now more elegantly called a bathroom.
Dongsi refers to the toilet used by monks in the Dongxu of the Zen forest. It was called Dongsi as early as the Tang Dynasty in China. Later, it was introduced to Japan and has continued there ever since.
After all, it does sound very high-end.
(End of this chapter)
