Weird Regulator

At the street entrance in the style of the Republic of China, there is a gatehouse made of bluestone. The white and black on it are no longer visible in the night.

Only the cold stone slabs glowed with a strange red light under the illumination of the red lanterns on both sides.

A gust of mist-covered wind blew from the distant long street, adding to the chill of the night.

The six shop assistants who settled at the corner of the street are the only ones alive today.

They had been standing here for a long time, and the taxi was moving surprisingly fast.

Arrived ten minutes earlier than expected.

It is now 11:55 pm on October 31st, and there are only five minutes left before the mission begins.

Ji Li stood in the cold wind, his long hair swaying in the wind, his lips slightly parted, and he didn't know if the protrusion was smoke rings or cold water vapor.

"What does the red lantern represent?"

This was a self-inquiry. Before the task time was reached, he had been carefully observing the structure of this street.

Among the rows of small buildings and houses, the most eye-catching thing is the strange red lanterns under the eaves of every house.

"It's obvious there's something happy happening on this street!"

Yu Guo held up his mobile phone high and started the live broadcast. He followed the audience in the live broadcast room and responded to Ji Li's questions.

Yes, red lanterns definitely represent happy events.

Because there are not only red lights here, but also brand-new couplets on every door.

Judging from the hard texture, these couplets were just affixed and rubbed against the old wooden doors.

When the wind blows, there is a roaring sound.

On the surface, everything seems to be explained by the fact that there should be a big happy event on this street, so that it is decorated with lights.

But if you look closely, you can find an extremely absurd situation.

A red lantern with the word "Dian" written in black on it.

And those brand-new red couplets are not written to welcome the Spring Festival and send blessings, but are an elegiac couplet:

"The virtues of the teeth are praised by the people, they are commented on the first day of the month, and the kindness is always praised by the public.

Doosan is now in peace, and its history will last forever. His example can serve as a teacher for future generations. "

These discoveries were realized by Yu Guo and the third personality almost at the same time.

Under the black text on a red background, in the dim moonlight, if it weren't for Yu Guo's live broadcast record and the almost perverted observation ability of the third personality, it would have been impossible to discover it.

"Red joy and white mourning are blended into one body, and contradictions are blended..."

Tongguan took a few steps forward and stood at the edge of the gatehouse. He squinted his eyes and looked at the elegiac couplet on the nearest door.

"This should be the funeral of a local person with a high status, so that people in the whole street would put up elegiac couplets, but..."

"However, this street is a tourist attraction, so where do the people come from and how can they have any respect?"

Chang Nian said the turning point that Tongguan did not say.

"There are too many doubts. No matter what, the mission time is coming."

Fang Shenyan, who had never spoken, dropped the cigarette butt at his feet and stepped into the gatehouse.

When he looked back, he had completely entered the Republic of China Street!

The other five clerks also entered separately, and the time changed to exactly midnight.

Tonight, November 1st, is also the time when the ghosts truly revive!

And suddenly, at the far corner of the long street, where the line of sight was unclear, a strong wind blew.

The strong wind carried the thick fog and fallen leaves, turning the place into an illusory existence.

Gradually, Ji Li saw that there seemed to be not only fallen leaves, but also some ingots and paper money...

“The paper money scattered at the funeral appeared at the south entrance of the long street!”

Yu Guo jumped up excitedly, as if his tail had been stepped on.

This sudden appearance almost scared Tao Xiaoyi beside him into screaming.

"Shut up!"

There was a strange sound in Ji Li's ears, like some kind of tune, but it was whimpering, like crying.

In order to hear clearly what it was, he asked Yu Guo to silence it a little impatiently.

"It's sorrow and joy!"

His five senses seemed to be different from ordinary people. Others were unaware of this, but he could vaguely detect traces of it.

"At the south entrance, a funeral team is about to appear!"

As soon as Ji Li said these words, the sad music played by the suona appeared with even greater fanfare.

This time, everyone could hear it, and it was even deafening.

At the same time, at the corner of the south entrance, a large amount of yellow paper was covering the sky, as if a heavy snow had fallen, and the ground was covered with a thick layer.

In the darkness, a pair of short, round shadows came...

Ji Li squinted his eyes and stood there looking, somewhat unable to see clearly.

"It's the golden boy who was buried. It looks like it's tied up with paper, but I don't know if it has any eye-catching touches."

The third personality's observation ability is better than Ji Li's. He can already see very clearly.

"Is the finishing touch the key?"

"It's hard to say, I heard some ancient legends that a paper man will turn into a monster if he touches his eyes.

Now we can’t say whether this situation will come true. "

While the two of them were talking in their minds, the golden boy and girl had fully appeared, followed by a pair of men in white robes.

At the same time, more than that, the same patterns of paper people, paper horses, high-rise ingots, including jade, gold and stone appeared one after another, but they were all tied up with paper.

But it looks impressive enough.

The coffin eventually appeared, but judging from the pressure on the pallbearers, it appeared to be an empty coffin.

Ji Li has already been exposed to situations similar to midnight funerals, so he has some understanding of them.

At this moment, Tongguan looked at the funeral procession in front of him, and suddenly smacked his palm as if he thought of something.

"A white thing has appeared, should there be a red thing?!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

Yu Guo was so excited that he was trembling all over, as if he had some kind of disease, which made Tao Xiaoyi lean towards Fang Shenyan.

Fang Shenyan, who had always been indifferent, actually looked at this woman and showed a faint smile.

I don’t know what it means.

Sure enough, almost at the same time that Tongguan said a sentence, music played by another suona from another direction sounded at the same time!

This piece of music is completely opposite to the rhythm of a funeral. It is extremely cheerful and high-pitched.

But the music from the two sides, mixed together, formed a certain fusion. The two voices that were supposed to be completely opposite gradually became a unified melody.

Ji Li turned around and looked at Beikou, who was directly behind him.

I saw that the street I had just arrived on had completely disappeared, with all the high-rise buildings missing, and was replaced by streets with the same Republican style.

And what came over there was a team to welcome the bride, with red flowers all over the sky and drums and music playing.

The group headed by them, wearing red robes and holding musical instruments in each hand, jumped forward.

The faces of the people carrying the sedan turned red, as if they were painted with rouge powder.

A sedan chair swayed forward.

But this sedan chair is completely different from the coffin. The weight clearly indicates...

There's someone inside!

Ji Li's throat suddenly became dry and hoarse. The impact of this scene was so strong that his scalp felt numb.

The shop assistants stood in the middle of the long street, one from the south and the other from the north, as two extremely strange groups gradually approached.

The sky is covered with yellow paper in the south, and the ground is covered with red flowers in the north. A funeral, a wedding, a black coffin, a sedan chair, tributes, gifts...

Ji Li's left little finger was trembling to the extreme, and even his left hand was trembling like crazy!

With his left shoulder covered with red flowers and his right shoulder sprinkled with yellow paper, he looked at everything in front of him and said word by word:

"Red and white collide, causing great evil!"

I have always liked the red and white scene in Uncle Ying's movie. I didn't write it in the last book, so I just want to pay tribute this time.