Before long, the cone-blood flower had sucked so much of my blood that the jade bottle was filled.
"Okay, Brother Yang, you can get up now!"
Magu waved at me with a smile.
This time, she didn't let me leave the stone chamber directly.
"What's wrong? Lady Magu, don't you need to give your daughter Xianghe a blood transfusion immediately to purify her body?"
Magu smiled and said, "Don't worry. Didn't Xianghe have her blood transfused a week ago? And I have also set up a magic circle on her body, so she will be fine for now. But it still takes a lot of blood to restrain the 'Demon Fox Evil Body'."
I said generously, "It's okay, it's just a few thousand milliliters of blood. At most I can stay here for a while longer."
Magu looked at me with a smile and said with satisfaction: "Young brother Yang, you are a very good person!"
Having said this, Magu stopped talking.
Seeing her deep eyes and the hesitation on her lips, I felt that she must have something to say.
I raised my voice and said, "Master Magu, do you have anything to say? Feel free to say it! As long as I, Yang Tianyi, can do it, I will do my best."
Magu smiled and said a little embarrassedly, "Forget it, I'll just tell you the truth! ... ... Brother Yang, to be honest, just now, the subordinate I sent out to investigate your background in the world of the living has returned. He has told me everything about you."
"He has a good opinion of you. I admire you too! Although you got the Yin-Yang Soul-Transferring Notes and accidentally got into the Taoist profession, you were able to abide by your duties and did not do anything out of line. This is very good!"
"This is enough to prove your character. Earlier, I deliberately broke into your room just to test you and see your reaction. Now it proves that you are a trustworthy person."
What? Magu is investigating me!
My face suddenly became solemn.
It is hard to imagine that my background has been known so clearly. This is a good evaluation of me by Magu, but if she doesn't like what I have done, then she will do something bad to me.
Now that Magu has made things clear, it means she has no ill will towards me.
However, she made me cautious.
Indeed, when I first came to the Gongyang Pavilion, I trusted the amiable and smiling Magu too much. It seems that it is not very advisable to trust a stranger, or a person who looks friendly, too much.
For example, Magu is a person with a delicate mind.
However, Magu controls the Gongyang Pavilion, so even if I have ulterior motives, I dare not act rashly towards her. She can completely suppress me with her skills or status, so why does she go to such great lengths to investigate my background
I smell a conspiracy here.
I slowly sat up from the bed, stared at Magu with a cold gaze, and asked in a deep voice: "Lady Magu, you are investigating my identity not just for your daughter, right? Maybe you have other purposes?"
When Magu saw my solemn expression, a look of approval appeared in her eyes.
She praised him, "Young man, you have a very quick mind! ... Indeed, I have a purpose in investigating your background!"
Damn, are you admitting it just like that
I couldn't help but frown, staring at Magu with vigilance, and asked in a low voice: "So what do you want?"
Magu chuckled and said, "Don't worry, little brother Yang, I won't hurt you. If I wanted to hurt you, there's no need to be so frank with you. I can also tell you very clearly that this time is your chance."
"Chance? ... What do you mean?"
Magu hides her face
I smiled and said, "I'll tell you in a few days. Now just concentrate on honing your skills here with me. You'll know when the time comes."
This old woman is now keeping me in suspense.
But she has already said it, so I don't think she will reveal it even if I ask her more. But no matter what, as long as she doesn't harm me, it's fine.
What if, I mean what if, she really tries to force me, then I will fight her.
After hearing what she said, my complexion gradually improved a little.
The little fox Xiang He came over, frowned, and said unhappily: "Yang Tianyi, don't be ungrateful. My mother is a very powerful figure in the underworld. Some people find it difficult to see her. Now she said that you will have a chance, do you think she will lie to you?"
"Look at you, your face is so droopy, almost like a donkey's! I wonder who you are showing your droopy face to?! If it weren't for the fact that you donated blood to me, I would have dealt with a stinky Taoist priest like you long ago! And I will also draw a turtle on your face, the kind of turtle that can only shrink its shell!"
Well, I really have no way to refute what the little fox Xianghe said. After all, she has a good mother!
After hearing what Xiang He said, Ma Gu scolded him, "Xiang He, how can you talk to Brother Yang like that? You don't know any manners. You are the elder sister, you should give in to Yang Tianyi, he is still young!"
I am small, but how am I small? I am quite big!
She's my sister? Bah! I don't want a sister who likes to draw turtles on other people's faces!
I am convinced.
I don't know if Xiang He is really stupid or just pretending to be stupid. After hearing her mother's scolding, she actually smiled at me and said proudly: "Yang Tianyi, did you hear that? My mother says I am your sister. Let me tell you, I have lived for hundreds of years, and you are just a kid in your twenties."
Okay, I admit defeat.
I regained my composure, looked at Magu and said, "In that case, Master Magu, I am looking forward to my opportunity. However, I must remind you that I am helping you after all, so I hope you don't have any ulterior motives!"
After saying that, I stood up and was about to walk out.
"Hey, why are you talking like that? Apologize to my mom!"
The little fox Xianghe stopped me, and a layer of earthy gray aura appeared on her body.
That kind of qi is different from the black ghost qi, the grayish-white underworld qi, and the milky-white Yin De qi. It is introduced in the Yin-Yang Soul Crossing Notes that the earthy-gray qi that appears on monsters is demonic qi.
Magu hurriedly shouted, "Xianghe, get out of the way. Don't stop Brother Yang. Since he is tired, let him rest."
I glanced at Magu, clasped my fists, and said, "If there's nothing else, then Master Magu, I'll be leaving first!"
Magu nodded and smiled, "Go ahead and take care of yourself. Don't worry, I just want to help you. You should know that your 'life gap' has been opened!"
After hearing what Magu said, I stopped in my tracks before I even stepped out of the stone gate.
I turned around, stared at Magu solemnly, and asked, "Master Magu, are you saying that I have committed the 'lack of destiny' among the five evils and three deficiencies?"
Magu looked at me in surprise and asked, "Why? Brother Yang, don't you know that you have a missing destiny? Although I haven't predicted it for you, missing destiny is something that can be easily sensed in the underworld."
"The underworld is a place that accepts ghosts and souls. Once a person's life span is about to end, the ghost officials in the underworld will have a special feeling. And from you, I have already felt the loss of that destiny!"
What Magu said should be true.
I suddenly remembered that Bai Wuchang once gave me a life-extending pill when we were in Qingfeng Gorge and told me that the pill would be useful to me.
Besides, Liu Ruyi also said that I was doomed to fail.
Considering what these people said, I couldn’t help but believe it!
Good God! I am really in trouble.
Damn it, am I really not going to be able to live in Yangjiu? Damn it!
I looked at Magu expectantly and asked anxiously, "Master Magu, I don't want to die so early. I haven't gotten married or had children yet! Is there no way to let me live a few more years?"
However, Magu shook her head and said, "Young brother Yang, life span is life span. Once a person's life span is exhausted, it is completely gone, and they are no longer connected to the yin and yang of the world of the living. Even if you get something that can extend your life, such as the life-extending beads, you will still be filled with death energy."
"Death energy will slowly turn you into a walking corpse. Suppose you can rely on the life-extending beads to live another ten years, then by the eighth year, your body and soul will have been completely corroded by the death energy. At that time, you can no longer be called a human being, but something like a zombie."
"Also, once you have death energy, it will attract some ghosts to hunt you. At that time, because your life span has come to an end, your Taoism will also disappear. So it will be difficult for you to live for a long time in the world of the living!"
After hearing these words, I was shocked and a layer of cold sweat appeared on my forehead.
Seeing my gloomy expression, Magu continued, "However, little brother Yang, there is a solution. As far as I know, there is a tree in the world of the living called the Bodhi tree. It is said that this tree can bloom flowers of the Pure Land and bear fruits of the Pure Land."
“It is said that the fruit of rebirth can create a second soul for a person. Even if your physical body dies and your soul returns to the underworld, if the second soul exists in your body, you will still be no different from a normal person. It can even be said that it is your new life!”
Fruit of Rebirth, Fruit of Rebirth... I muttered this to myself many times.
But what Magu said afterwards hit me again.
She said in a deep voice: "However, I also learned about the fruit of rebirth from an ancient scroll. It may not be easy to find the Bodhi tree or directly obtain the fruit of rebirth. It may just be a legend."
Speaking of this, Magu seemed to have thought of something.
She added, "By the way, Brother Yang, you know about time. One day in the world of the living is one month in the underworld. In other words, if you stay in the underworld, you may live many more years. From a side point of view, it also increases your life span."
"In my opinion, I'm afraid you only have two years left to live. If you stay in my offering pavilion, it's like you can live in the underworld for sixty years. This is much better than looking for the fruit of rebirth."
How is it possible for me to live in hell
Not to mention that I have relatives and friends in the world of the living, nor that I want to find the culprit who dug out the heart of my girlfriend Huang Susu. Just to say, the environment in the underworld, whether it is the Eighteen Levels of Hell that I have been to or the Offering Pavilion, is not a good place.
The sky was gray, the ground was gray, and there was no life anywhere.
How could I possibly live here
If that's the case, then what's the difference between me and those ghosts wandering around the wasteland of the Gongyang Pavilion!
I clenched my fists and thought to myself, I must find a way to find that Bodhi tree. No, it should be the fruit of rebirth!
But is this possible
Magu shook her head and said, "Young brother Yang, I'm not trying to discourage you! Perhaps, there is no such thing as a bodhi tree or a fruit of rebirth in this world. The contents of the ancient scroll may have been fabricated by someone! You should just listen to me and stay in the underworld!!"
(to be continued)
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