I sat on the ground, my mind a complete blank. Suddenly, an idea struck me - wasn't I a ghost catcher? I quickly pulled out my phone and ran out of the classroom to call Xiāo Fēng Gē (Surprise Wind Brother).

  "Hey, kiddo, what made you think of calling me?" Xingfeng Ge asked me.

  "Brother Jingfeng, is there a way to bring someone back from the dead?" I asked Brother Jingfeng.

  "What do you want to do? Bring him back to life? Are you crazy?" asked Jing Feng in surprise.

  I took a deep breath: "My mom passed away, I want to revive her."

  "No!" Jing Feng said firmly on the other side: "And even if I had it, I wouldn't give it to you. To be honest with you, this kind of spell that brings back the dead is an unorthodox technique that goes against the heavenly way. The deceased are already gone, and if we forcibly go against heaven, she will only lose her chance at reincarnation."

  I sighed and nodded, saying: "Sorry, trouble you."

  "If you really miss your mother, on the seventh day, do as I say and you can see her again." Xing Feng said: "On the seventh day, place something your mother loved most in life on the tea table at home, wipe away the cow's tears to open the path to the underworld, and when your mother's soul appears, use a red string to hook her three souls and seven spirits."

  "Remember, the red rope must be untied before midnight, otherwise your mother will lose her chance of reincarnation and become a lonely ghost." Xingfeng reminded him on the other side: "If you want to have one last meal with your mother, use the juice of banana leaves in the dish. Ah, don't think too much, people are bound to die, and it's impossible to stay strong."

  He hung up the phone after finishing speaking.

  In the following days, I did not attend my mother's funeral. I was afraid, afraid of seeing my mother being buried. I hid in my room, waiting for the seventh day after her death to arrive.

  Jingfeng also sent over a bottle of ox tears by mail, and the school side also specially approved my leave.

  The seventh day is coming soon, I called my dad and asked him to come back quickly.

  He arrived home around seven o'clock. I've been hiding in the house for days and didn't dare to go out. Now that I take a look, he has lost a lot of weight.

  "Dad, do you know what mom liked best before she passed away? Find out, and I can let her spend the last night with us." I said to my dad.

  Originally my dad was listless, but as soon as he heard me out, his whole person suddenly became spirited. He hastily retrieved a necklace from his room and handed it over, saying: "This is what I gave to your mom when we got married, it was her favorite before she passed away."

  "Uh." My hand trembled slightly as I took over this necklace.

  This necklace has been worn for a long time, and my mother rarely wears it. It seems that she just can't bear to wear it at home.

  I put the necklace on the coffee table, then took out a cow's tear and wiped it on my eyes, and handed it over: "Dad, wipe your eyes with this, and you'll be able to see Mom soon."

  My dad took over the cow's tears, imitated me, and wiped them on his eyes. Then we both sat at the tea table waiting.

  Neither of us spoke a word, just chain-smoking. It was around 9 o'clock when suddenly a gust of cold wind came from behind us. I turned my head and it really was my mom.

  My mother's body is transparent at this time, a void.

  "Mom!"

  Wife.

  My dad and I turned around and saw my mom coming back, we were so excited that we shouted loudly.

  I hastily took out the red rope and walked over: "Mom, I'll put it on you, otherwise you'll have to leave later."

  Xing Feng once told me that when a person's head seven returns home, they just take a look and leave immediately if not wrapped in a red rope.

  My mom was originally dazed, but after putting on the red rope, a bright light appeared in her eyes. Her eyes lit up and she saw me and my dad, happily saying: "Xiaofeng, old man."

  Then my mom wanted to rush up and hug us two, but unfortunately, just like in a TV series, she passed directly through our bodies.

  "Mom, don't say anything more, you have to leave before 12 o'clock to reincarnate, there are still three hours left, you chat with dad, I'll go cook."

  I looked at mom, my eyes were a bit sour, I didn't dare cry, now if I cried, everyone would probably cry too, so I ran into the kitchen.

  Honestly, in the past I was always chauvinistic. When my parents came back from work, they would ask me to cook and I wouldn't even bother. But now, if my mom were to stay home, I'd be happy to cook every day without any complaints.

  I added banana juice to the pot and while cooking I was thinking about my mom's things, the more I think the more annoyed.

  I just made three dishes and one soup. After going out, my dad and mom didn't know what they were talking about either, anyway, they were happy.

  I didn't dare show a sad look either, so I forced a smile and said to my mom: "Mom, hurry up and eat, see how good your son's cooking skills are."

  "Hmm." My mom looked at the dishes, and it seemed like she was also feeling a bit uncomfortable. She picked up the chopsticks that had been soaked in banana leaf liquid earlier and took a bite of the vegetables.

  "It's delicious." My mom nodded.

  I took a deep breath and started eating too. During the meal, we talked about good things, such as where we had gone on vacation before and how much fun it was.

  It was already past 11:40 after chatting for a while.

  Suddenly, my mom said to me: "Xiao Feng, after I leave, you must listen to your father's words, don't cause trouble, study hard in the future, find a good job, catching ghosts is not a proper career path."

  "Uh-huh." I nodded, and now I didn't contradict Mom's words at all. I opened my mouth to say, "Mom, don't worry."

  "Husband, you're still young too. If you meet the right person in the future, just marry another one. Otherwise, when Xiaofeng goes out to work, it'll be tiring for you to be alone."

  My dad's face turned stern and he shook his head: "No, you're the only daughter-in-law I'll have in this lifetime."

  "What's the point?" My mom sighed.

  We fell into silence, in the last dozen minutes or so, we didn't know what to say. I looked at my mother's soul and felt an unusual reluctance to part with her.

  It's almost 11:55, and I'm ready to reach out and untie the red rope that binds me to my mom.

  But I was stunned, and I just wanted to wait a little longer, to take another look at my mom.

  My mom slowly untied the red rope with her hand and said to me: "Xiaofeng, remember to listen more to your father's words and worry him less."

  As soon as the words were spoken, the red rope in my hand also came untied. Suddenly a gust of cold wind blew by, and my mom was blown out of the window frame and flew away. I ran to the window, and my mom looked at me with a reluctant face in the sky, drifting further and further away until she gradually disappeared into the horizon.

  There's an inexplicable feeling in my heart, it's very uncomfortable and suffocating!

  "Ring ring ring!" At this time, my mobile phone rang. I picked it up and saw that it was Huang's call.

  I hung up casually, but as soon as I did, he called again.

  Is anything wrong?

  I picked up the phone, and Huang's voice was on the other end saying: "Xiao Feng, I just investigated the car accident footage from back then. The driver seems to be that Wang Jinlong's follower, Ye Nai Bo."