Chapter 18: The Unreliable Taoist Priest
The Taoist priest still looked calm and composed, as if he didn't take the matter to heart at all.
But this is a matter of life and death, and I looked at him speechlessly.
After a long while, the Taoist priest slowly said, "Everyone has left. There is nothing we can do."
As the Taoist priest spoke, he spread out .
I stood there in a daze for a moment, completely confused by the Taoist priest's anger.
"What should we do then?"
I was a little panicked at this time. If my soul could not return to my body, it would mean that I was already dead. But I clearly had a chance to survive just now, but the Taoist priest let me miss it.
My uncle was also anxious and asked, "Master, can you think of any other solutions?"
The Taoist priest glanced at me and said, "Yes. But this kid has no future at all. He really disappoints me."
"Master, I was wrong. Please don't scare me."
If I could live, of course I don't want to die. I still have a lot of things to do, such as honoring my parents, getting married and having children, and other important things. I don't even understand the cause of my uncle's death, and there are also the enemies in my family.
When I heard Duangong say that before, I thought that the situation in my own family might be more complicated.
If my uncle wasn't killed by a Taoist priest, then it must have been someone else.
If I die, won’t my parents be in danger?
"Master, please think of a way to save me."
The Taoist priest looked at me again and said, "Don't worry, I'm here for you. You won't die so easily. I have a soul-fixing talisman."
"You return to your body first."
The Taoist priest urged me.
I listened to his words and looked at my body lying on the ground. I didn't dare to delay any longer and quickly lay down in my body. However, as soon as I lay down, my soul and my body were like two independent individuals and could not merge at all.
I tried for a long time without success. Finally, the Taoist priest came up to me, holding a talisman in his hand. Then I heard him muttering something, and vaguely I seemed to see a flash of yellow light from the talisman in his hand.
After the yellow light, the talisman fell directly on me.
Then my body and soul began to merge together, and I no longer felt "out of touch"; instead, a sense of solidity grew in my heart.
I lay on the ground for a while without getting up. Seeing this, my uncle hurried over to my side and started asking about my condition.
He looked at me with a worried look on his face. I came to my senses and said to my uncle, "Uncle, don't worry, I'm fine."
My uncle quickly pulled me up.
I was a little excited, thinking that I had finally escaped death, but before I could be happy for long, the Taoist priest came here and poured a basin of cold water on me and said, "Boy, don't be too happy too soon. Your soul is only temporarily suppressed in your body by me. If after seven days, your soul and body are not truly integrated, then your body will rot."
When I heard this, the smile on my face froze instantly.
"Master, how can we merge them?"
"It's very simple. Just find the ghost messenger and we can merge them together." The Taoist priest said calmly.
He just said it lightly, but I knew the seriousness of the matter.
If I can't find the ghost messenger within seven days, it means I will definitely die.
But it shouldn't be difficult for the Taoist priest to find the ghost messenger. I looked at the Taoist priest, and he seemed to see what I was thinking, and said to me directly: "Don't worry, there are still seven days. Don't you want to know where your uncle went during these few days?"
The Taoist priest's words immediately attracted my attention.
Of course I want to know where my uncle went?
My uncle died. If his body revived or was taken away by someone, I would feel sorry for him deep down. If possible, I still hope to find his body.
In my impression, my uncle is a really kind person and has been very good to me since I was a child.
So when it comes to my uncle’s affairs, I also treat them as my own business.
"I want to know, Taoist priest, how about I ask you a favor?"
I said seriously.
The Taoist priest stared at me. His pair of phoenix eyes looked very bright, but he said to me unhappily, "Are you just asking me for help with your mouth?"
"No, Taoist priest, as long as you can help me find my uncle, I can agree to any request you make. I have saved some money from butchering pigs with my uncle these days, and I can give it to you."
I looked sincere and spoke in a serious tone.
Seeing this, my uncle also spoke up for me: "Master, please help my nephew. I will provide you with double the amount of pig head meat in the future."
"Isn't it your turn to have a double portion?"
The Taoist priest glanced at his uncle.
A smile appeared on my uncle's face and he said, "Master, you are right. From now on, I will prepare three portions, not just two."
My cousin was very enthusiastic.
After hearing this, the Taoist priest said calmly: "That's about right."
"Xiaoyang, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and thank my master." My cousin gave me a look. How could I not understand what he meant? I immediately expressed my gratitude to the Taoist priest enthusiastically.
The Taoist priest stared at me and said nothing more, "Go back."
When I left, I took one look at the big red coffin and subconsciously felt that there must be something wrong with it.
So I couldn't help but tell the Taoist priest, who calmly said, "It's okay. This coffin still has its uses. Let's just ignore it for now."
When I heard the Taoist priest say this, I immediately asked curiously, "Master, what else is this coffin for?"
The Taoist priest looked at me and said calmly, "The secret of heaven cannot be revealed."
Since the Taoist priest said so, I felt embarrassed to continue asking questions.
We returned home along the mountain road.
My uncle and I quickly changed our wet clothes. When my parents saw me, they asked me how I handled the situation.
Seeing their worried faces, I didn't dare tell them what had happened.
I just told them, "Mom and Dad, things are almost done."
When my parents heard this, their originally tense expressions instantly became relaxed.
My parents don’t realize now that I’m in a state of trance, but once they realize it, they will definitely become even more anxious.
"Cousin, cousin's wife, today's incident is all thanks to the Taoist priest. Hurry up and get him some food to make up for it."
My cousin was all smiles.
My parents are also enthusiastic people, and they immediately said, "Okay, I'll go prepare it right away. The Taoist priest is a vegetarian, right?"
After my parents finished saying this, my uncle and I looked at them in surprise at the same time.
