Youbao Chapter 53: Request for Help (8)
The scene was too disgusting. I didn't dare to look down. I could only look around and up to keep going. But as I walked forward, I often stepped on soft pieces of corpses. I almost vomited. Even the Taoist priest couldn't figure out why. What am I doing here? I should go back quickly.
Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly felt that the jade pendant, which had been cold due to absorbing the Yin energy, suddenly felt faintly warm.
This is a strange vision. I was excited. Could it be that I really discovered something?
The further I walked in, the hotter the jade pendant became, which reminded me of the stone beast. Could it be that the Wei family came to the Nine Yin Land for the stone beast?
I have never understood what the stone beast is. Although the old Taoist priest collected one, he only associated it with the jade pendant at the beginning, and nothing else was found after that.
The Walking Corpse Vein of the Three Celestial Corpses was first contacted by the Stone Beast. I have long known that the Wei family has a Stone Beast, which was sent by Gamu. But if there is one here as well, it means that the Stone Beast is the key to the big move of the Three Celestial Corpses. Maybe, when the Walking Corpse Vein was feeding the Corpse King with evil ghosts, there was also a Stone Beast. It's just that the old Taoist and I were chased by four white-feathered corpses and fled in panic, so we didn't have time to check.
Now that I think about it, the importance of this thing is self-evident. When we get back, maybe I should suggest that the Taoist focus on cracking the secret of the stone beast.
I walked while thinking. The innermost part was almost covered with corpses. It was soft and unstable to step on. I resisted the nausea and forced myself to keep moving forward. The Zhou family members around saw it and shouted in surprise, because even they didn't want to go too deep.
At the end, the jade pendant was almost boiling hot, and I saw a black gas floating out of the pile of minced meat. It seemed to have life, staying in the air for a long time, and constantly trying to sink.
At this moment, the Tongming jade pendant suddenly emitted a faint white light, and the black air was illuminated and was sucked into the jade pendant along with the white light. Suddenly, I felt like a heavy burden was hanging on my chest, and I was almost crushed. However, this feeling was fleeting, so fast that it made people think it was an illusion.
Seeing this unusual phenomenon, I knew there must be something lurking underneath, so I quickly called the Taoist priest and a few old men from the Zhou family over.
When they arrived after stepping on layers of corpses, I pointed to the place where the black gas had just been emitted and said: There is something underneath, I saw black gas floating out just now.
There was no need to call for help. The old Taoist drew a simple empty symbol and with just a few strokes, pointed at the numerous corpses: Five Elements of Earth, command the mountain gods to move!
The corpses beneath the ground seemed to be dragged away by invisible hands, and a large open space was revealed. The old Taoist gathered Yin Qi and lit a fire, illuminating the strange land.
There were only a few stones on the ground, nothing else. The Zhou family's old men showed disappointment. Old Man Zi said: We have searched here before, but found nothing special. I don't know how this young man could find something unusual.
I picked up the stones and looked at them. They were irregular shapes. I wondered if they could be put together. I showed the stones to the Taoist priest and said: This thing is probably a kind of stone beast, otherwise it wouldn't be so coincidental that black gas would float out, and the jade pendant was also terribly hot just now.
The old Taoist nodded and took it, tapping on a few stones. Rays of light lifted the stones and floated them in the air. The old Taoist used his fingers to align them, and soon formed a shape.
After the stone beasts were put together, we were all stunned.
Because when the stone beast supported by the dim light was put together, it actually looked like an evil ghost.
Unlike the ones fed by the walking corpse vein, the stone-carved evil ghost in front of him had two long sharp horns on his head. A pair of bull eyes seemed to be about to burst out of the eye sockets, and long and sharp fangs protruded from the lips and stuck in the chin. One of its claws seemed to be reaching forward, and the other claw held a fork.
He was wearing something similar to a grass skirt, which was draped over his waist. At first glance, he looked like the evil ghost in the New Year pictures. Compared with the three-headed evil ghost in the Walking Corpse Vein, he looked even more ferocious and terrifying.
This is... Several old men from the Zhou family exclaimed slightly, as if they recognized the origin of this stone sculpture.
I asked curiously: What did you see?
Several old men looked at it carefully again, and then said: It is similar to the pattern circulated in the family's ancient books, but I don't know if it is true. After all, it is just a stone carving.
I was confused by their ambiguous answers. You just say this is something incredible, why bother to tell whether it's real or not.
I turned to look at the Taoist priest and asked: Can you tell what this is?
The old Taoist showed a look of surprise on his face and said: "It is said that in ancient times, the underworld was connected to the human world, and one could enter through Fengdu. Only those with supernatural powers could enter but could not leave. Therefore, many legends and calligraphy and paintings were left behind. This stone sculpture is very similar to a painting of a ghost messenger that I have seen before."
Ghost error?
The old Taoist priest hummed and said: There is the underworld in the world, which is in charge of the six reincarnations. Above it are the Ten Kings of Hell, and the lowest level is this ghost messenger. However, this kind of thing that is neither a god nor a ghost was common in ancient times, but it has been unheard of for nearly a thousand years. It seems to have disappeared with the rise and fall of the world and the passage of time. The Ten Kings of Hell that you summoned in the ancient battlefield of Changping is a kind of Dharma image, and according to the ancient books of my Five Elements Meridian, the Eight Ropes Meridian can even use the jade of the underworld to order the King of Hell to fight.
So amazing... I was stunned, and several old men from the Zhou family were also a little stunned. Fortunately, they had heard rumors about this, but they were just a little surprised when they first heard it.
As the saying goes, good deeds are rewarded with good, and evil deeds are punished with evil. When the good and evil people have reached the end of their lives, the Black and White Impermanence will order the ghost messengers to take them back to the underworld. The good people will enter reincarnation, and the evil people will go to hell. The old Taoist priest continued: But now the world has changed drastically, the evil people are in power, and the good people are hiding. Alas, this world is no longer the same as before.
Regardless of the old Taoist's emotion, I felt that his words seemed to trigger a flash of inspiration in my mind. However, this flash of inspiration was fleeting and there was no time to catch it.
However, what does this ghost messenger statue have to do with the murder of the Wei family? Old Man Zi asked doubtfully: You can't say that the ghost messenger was resurrected and killed the Wei family, right? Haha, ha...
He laughed twice, and suddenly felt that the surroundings were a little quiet. He turned around and saw that everyone's expression was a little unnatural.
The statue of the ghost catcher that was floating in front of the old Taoist priest and supported by dim light actually exuded an extremely terrifying aura.
There are gods above your head, so don't speak carelessly. The old Taoist priest suddenly spoke, breaking the weird atmosphere.
Old Man Zi was a little embarrassed and asked again: What does the master think of this stone sculpture?
The old Taoist priest said: The Eight-wire Jade can be inductively coupled with a strange stone sculpture. This one is one of them. As for why, we need to look at it again. Perhaps there is a record in the ancient books. You can check it carefully after you go back. As for the death of the Wei family, I am afraid that this mystery cannot be solved today.
The Zhou family's old men hummed and said no more. The old Taoist put the broken stones into his sleeves naturally, as if it was a matter of course. And no one in the Zhou family objected.
Afterwards, after confirming that there was no longer any abnormality here, the old Taoist took me away.
Seeing that there was no one behind me, I asked in confusion: "Why didn't you tell them that stone sculptures could also have life?" The black essence I discovered earlier was absorbed by the jade pendant. It lasted for a long time and seemed to have life.
The old Taoist said calmly: If it is really the ghost who came back to life and killed the people of the Wei family, what will the Zhou family plan?
I thought about it and thought that the Zhou family would withdraw immediately and stop asking about this matter. After all, although the ghost messenger is not a god, he is also a god. No matter how powerful a cultivator is, he is still a human being. Moreover, if the ghost messenger can disperse the Wei family with the top bronze armor corpse after resurrection, then destroying the Zhou family should not be a big problem.
If the Zhou family is dragged into this situation, will it...
There is nothing wrong with it. The old Taoist interrupted me: I have said many times that everyone gets what they need. If the Zhou family wants the Demon-Subduing Sword, they can’t just stand outside and watch.
Forget it, I won't argue with you about this, there is a generation gap between us. I said angrily.
The old Taoist priest said nothing, and took me back to the Five Elements Taoist Temple using the Earth-Shrinking Technique.
At the foot of the mountain, the little beauty was still standing straight, and the Taoist magic of ice and fire was still going on. Seeing her dry and wet, I was afraid that the old Taoist would drive her crazy when he turned around.
Do you know your mistake? the old Taoist asked.
The little beauty seemed to have learned her lesson and refused to speak. The old Taoist priest did not delay and went up the ladder. I saw the little beauty's mouth slightly open, as if she wanted to say something but stopped. But then a resentful expression appeared on her face and she closed her mouth again.
I was happy, knowing that she was beginning to give in, but she was still thinking about her pitiful self-esteem. Little did I know that self-esteem was useless to someone like the old Taoist priest. If she was willing to say a few old words, the old man, who had a sharp tongue but a soft heart, would have let her go long ago.
At this time, I touched my pocket and suddenly found that Mr. Jiao had put several wild fruits in my pocket. This guy, is he going to vomit a few more times?
I took out a wild fruit and handed it to her mouth: This is a wild fruit from the mountain, it is nourishing and replenishing.
I don’t want it! She spat and said: You are all bad people, and I don’t know where you picked the poisonous fruit.
I said with a smile: This thing is poisonous, but it smells so good that it makes people drool. If you don’t believe me, I’ll eat it and show you…
As I said this, I bit into the fruit and deliberately let the fragrance spread out. The little beauty immediately swallowed her saliva involuntarily, perhaps feeling that this was a sign of weakness, she immediately curled her lips and looked up at the sky.
I laughed twice, ate while handing a fruit to her mouth: Eat it, you haven't eaten for two days and two nights, what if you faint from hunger when you come back?
I am not afraid...
I know you are not afraid, but if you faint, it means you give in. You must persist, and only persistence can bring victory. How can you be angry with that old man without eating?
