I lack a heaven's eye, but I can infer from my own knowledge.
I can make a simple deduction about the situation in the car and the woman's current predicament.
If I'm not mistaken, the thin hemp rope around her right little finger is called a Soul-Tethering Rope.
We have such items in our shop, but we rarely use them.
They are only used in certain special ceremonies.
Their purpose is to guide spirits.
Wearing it on the little finger also has meaning.
The little finger represents offspring.
In other words, the ghost the young woman is tethering is her child.
The adorable little girl, who resembled a porcelain doll, that I saw last time might already be dead.
Now, she is being tethered by her in the car.
Judging by the direction the thin hemp rope is drifting, she should be in the passenger seat.
The young woman's sallow complexion and sunken eye sockets are likely related to this matter.
For an ordinary person to tether a ghost by their side every day.
Their Yang energy will only grow weaker.
Just like me back then, their vital energy and spirit will be gradually consumed.
Although there's still a wick, and life remains.
But there's no oil or wax. A wick without oil or wax is just death.
Regardless of the reason, this is not a good situation for either the living or the dead.
Since I encountered this tonight, I naturally have to get involved.
But I need to check the condition of that little ghost first.
So, I quietly pulled out the Eye-Opening Talisman I always carry.
I extended my hand out the car window.
Silently chanting incantations, I applied the talisman.
The talisman light flashed, and the talisman instantly turned into ash. My eyes also grew cold.
When I withdrew my hand and closed the car window again.
The ghostly energy inside the car became clearly visible.
I could also see the situation in the front seats clearly.
The thin hemp rope on the young woman's right little finger extended all the way to the passenger seat.
I leaned over slightly to take a look.
And saw a ghostly child sitting in the passenger seat, looking wronged and constantly tugging at the rope around her neck with her hands.
The rope was tightly wrapped around her neck, leaving marks.
And this ghostly child was none other than the little girl I saw three months ago.
The little girl was still about two or three years old, very small.
It's a pity that upon seeing her again, she had lost all her color and had become a ghost.
She looked pitiful, continuously pulling at the rope around her neck.
She was also emitting whimpering cries, as if she was very uncomfortable...
Seeing this, I frowned slightly.
It was clear that my suspicions were all correct.
This woman had learned this technique from somewhere and tethered her deceased daughter, forcibly keeping her by her side.
I didn't immediately intervene to rescue her.
Instead, I spoke again:
"Sister, please stop at the intersection ahead."
The woman heard me and replied, "Okay!"
Chu Yue, beside me, didn't understand and asked me what I was doing.
I didn't speak, just made a shushing gesture and asked her to cover the peach wood pendant hanging from her phone.
Soon, the car stopped ahead.
As soon as we stopped, I spoke to the woman:
"Sister, some things are meant to be let go.
Don't force it; you can't keep it.
It's better for both you and the child."
From Chu Yue's perspective, my abrupt statement left her confused.
But the woman, with her hands on the steering wheel, had a sudden change in expression.
A hint of surprise appeared on her face.
Her eyes darted up, looking at me in the back through the rearview mirror.
I looked at her with sincerity, quietly waiting for her reply.
After a few seconds of silence, the woman chuckled awkwardly:
"Handsome, handsome... what are you saying? I, I don't understand."
It was evident she understood.
Because she knew better than anyone what she was doing.
Especially when I mentioned "forcing it," "can't keep it," and "you and the child" in my words.
Each word struck her to the core.
Seeing her like this, I continued:
"Sister, this is my business card, please take a look!"
Saying that, I handed her my business card.
The woman tentatively took it.
She glanced at it, then looked up at me in shock:
"You, you're a, a Taoist priest?"
I nodded:
"Yes, I can see things that ordinary people cannot.
Although I don't know how the little girl passed away.
But since she is gone, please let her go!
Don't force it. If too much time passes, it will be difficult for the girl to reincarnate."
As I said this, Chu Yue beside me felt a chill.
Although she didn't understand the situation, she guessed that I had discovered something.
She looked at me nervously at this moment.
Hearing me say this, the woman suddenly couldn't hold back her emotions.
She started crying, hugging the steering wheel.
Her voice wasn't loud, but every syllable was heartbreaking.
It made one's heart ache.
The little girl, who had been struggling in the passenger seat,
now saw her mother crying and stopped pulling at the rope around her neck. Instead, she crawled from the passenger seat.
Her small body, at two or three years old, crawled onto the woman's body.
In her childish voice, she said:
"Mommy, don't cry, mommy, don't cry. Xingxing is good, Xingxing won't bother you anymore..."
With the "Soul-Tethering Rope" on, one couldn't see ghosts, but could hear the tethered ones.
The woman, with a tearful voice, took a bronze mirror from under the windshield with her left hand.
She shone the bronze mirror towards the passenger seat.
Then, a peculiar scene unfolded.
What appeared empty to the naked eye in the passenger seat area.
Now showed a little girl with a very pale complexion.
The woman looked at the little girl's position, then at the bronze mirror.
With trembling hands, she stroked the little girl's head:
"Xingxing, Xingxing, Mommy loves you so much.
I, I really love you so much, I can't bear to let you go..."