Ancient Chinese Ghost Stories
南阳宋定伯，年少时，夜行逢鬼。问曰：“谁？”鬼曰：“鬼也”鬼日：“卿复谁？定伯欺之，言：我亦鬼也。”鬼问：“欲至何所？”答日：“欲至宛市。”鬼言：我亦欲至宛市。”共行数里。鬼言：“步行大亟，可共迭相担也。”定伯日：“大善。”鬼便先担定伯数里。鬼言：“卿大重，将非鬼也？”定伯言：“我新死，故重耳。”
Author: xianease
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