There was a businessman in Tai'an named Li Ma. He once went to Wumeng House to do jade raw material business. Sometimes, in order to wait for good raw materials, he often lived for three or five months. Usually, he borrowed from a local farmer. Once, he accidentally passed a house and heard someone playing a flute. The sound was very clear and pleasant, and the flute sound was ethereal. As if from far away, Li Ma was fascinated by the sound of the flute as soon as she heard it. It turns out that he also likes to play the flute, and usually likes to communicate with the piper. He also has a few first-class flutes. But the sound of today's flute was unusual, and Li Ma came to visit. The house was very dilapidated, and an old man received him. Li Ma asked where the person who played the flute just now was, and the old man said it was himself. Li Ma bowed to him and said, "The old gentleman's song is extremely second, which is rare in the world. Can you open your eyes with the flute and the next one?" The old man was not happy at first, and then handed his mid-flute to Zhang Ma.

Zhang Ma picked up the flute and looked at it. It looked like it was made of animal leg bones. The surface was very beautiful and smooth. Zhang Ma took it to his mouth and played a tune. He was even more amazed at the mystery of this bone flute. The sound was clearer and louder than ordinary flutes. Zhang Ma couldn't put it down. But it's not good to open your mouth to buy. The old man seemed to see what he meant, and said to Zhang Ma, it's time to find a master for it. I'm getting old, should I let it go to the tomb together? Your Excellency is very skilled. If you give it to you, let this flute remain in this world forever and let more people hear it. This is what I want most. After talking, he was going to give the bone flute to Zhang Ma. Zhang Ma couldn't take it for nothing, so he took out all the money on his body and gave it to the old man. The two said some polite words and then separated. The old man didn't get up to see Zhang Ma before and after he entered the door. Only then did Zhang Ma see that he was disabled and had one leg missing.

After Zhang Ma got the bone flute, every time he played the flute, many people would listen. Later, when he returned to his hometown, some people even went to his home to listen to him play the flute. One night, Zhang Ma had a dream that the old man who gave him a bone flute came to visit. The old man seemed very happy and asked Zhang Ma if there were many people who liked the sound of the flute. Zhang Ma said a lot. The old man asked him again, do you think it has any shortcomings? Zhang Ma couldn't think of any shortcomings, so he said casually, maybe it's just a little bit of spiritual energy. The old man went away silently. After that, Zhang Ma felt that the sound of the flute became more appealing. Sometimes, he just felt that the bone flute was in harmony with him, and he could always make a pleasant sound. His reputation was getting bigger and bigger, and many officials even invited him Go to dinner so that you can hear his flute.

Once, a country gentleman invited Zhang Ma to a banquet, and Zhang Ma played a tune during the banquet. One of the guests, a Taoist, found Zhang Ma in private and said, "Your bone flute is unusual, do you know what it is made of?" Zhang Ma said, think it is the leg bone of the cow and sheep! The Taoist priest said to him, you are wrong, this is a human leg bone. Zhang Ma was shocked when he heard this. What surprised him even more was the Taoist priest's next sentence. This is not only a human leg bone, but also the soul of the owner of the bone flute is attached to the bone flute, so the sound is so magical. Zhang Ma was so frightened that his scalp went numb. I just wanted to throw that bone flute away. Seeing this, the priest kept sighing and shaking his head. Seeing this, Zhang Ma asked, could it be that I have some trouble? The Taoist priest said, I am sighing for the owner of the bone flute. He is a man who likes music. He used his broken leg to grind it into a bone flute. In order to continue to present wonderful music to the world, he sealed his soul in the bone flute. . Unfortunately, the wrong host was chosen. As soon as Zhang Ma heard it, she knew that the Taoist was talking about herself, which made him feel a little embarrassed, but why aren't people afraid of ghosts?

The Taoist asked again, did he harm you? Zhang Ma remained silent, and the Taoist priest asked again, didn't he give you your fame now? Zhang Ma lowered her head and said nothing. After a while, Zhang Ma said to the Taoist priest, since the Taoist priest knows all this, why should he say it, it will only add to the troubles, it is better to not know about this matter. The Taoist said with a smile, I told you the truth, I wanted to tell you that you have a true friend who has sacrificed a lot for you, shouldn't you pay homage to him? After all, he has become a ghost. At this time, Zhang Ma completely lost his fear and said goodbye to the Taoist priest. In the future, I still take the bone flute by my side, and occasionally pay homage to it. At this time, it is not only a musical instrument of Zhang Ma, but also a close friend of Zhang Ma. Zhang Ma did not fail him.