"What? A thousand-year-old 'Heaven-Repairing Ganoderma'? This... This is impossible, right?"
I was surprised.
However, Zhang Rong snatched the wooden box from my hand and then he put his head down.
He started sniffing the Ganoderma lucidum in the box.
After a moment, he looked at me with surprise and excitement in his eyes, and said, "Young Master Yang, this is really a thousand-year-old sky-repairing Ganoderma lucidum, and it still has spirituality. If you don't believe me, why don't you smell it? The smell is refreshing! ... ... Although this thing looks a little wilted, it is definitely full of medicinal properties."
At this point, Zhang Rong asked me, "Mr. Yang, do you know why this thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum was not eaten by Zuo Weiran but was left behind?"
I frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "The Ganoderma Lucidum is something from the Yang world, and it only grows in the famous mountains and rivers of the Yang world. However, although this thing can enhance the virtue of the Taoist priests, it has no significant effect on the ghost officials in the underworld. At most, it can only replenish the body."
"I think Zuo Weiran didn't take this Heaven-Replenishing Ganoderma seriously!"
But Zhang Rong shook his head and said, "Mr. Yang, it seems that you have some knowledge about the Bu Tian Lingzhi. But let me tell you, this Bu Tian Lingzhi is not just as simple as replenishing the Yin De Qi. Even for ghost officials, this kind of thing is a good thing, which can increase a person's power of faith!"
Seeing that I was a little confused, Zhang Rong explained: "If you have the power of faith, then your body itself has Buddha nature. With Buddha nature, your understanding of magic and Taoism will be greatly deepened."
"And Zuo Weiran didn't swallow this Ganoderma lucidum. I guess it's because the magic he practiced was contrary to the Buddha nature and faith power of the Ganoderma lucidum. Otherwise, this good thing would have gone into Zuo Weiran's stomach long ago!"
After listening to Zhang Rong's words, I suddenly understood something.
After chuckling twice, I quickly stuffed the Ganoderma lucidum into my cloth bag.
"Master Yang, why are you in such a hurry? Let me smell the scent of that Ganoderma Lucidum again!"
Zhang Rong said with some anticipation.
I curled my lips and smiled at him, "Go away, don't delay me from collecting the treasures in this room. Otherwise, be careful that Magu will punish you!"
I sent Zhang Rong away.
I feel a little excited in my heart, as it can increase the power of my faith, make me possess Buddha nature, and greatly deepen my understanding of magic and Taoism.
This reminds me of the string of "Buddha's Light Beads" and the dream-intoxicating flower that I got in the world of the living.
The Buddha's Light Pearl itself possesses Buddha nature and carries the power of faith.
As for Drunken Dream Flower, it can increase a Taoist’s understanding of Taoist magic and techniques.
If that’s the case, this thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum is really good.
But I don't know any Taoist magic yet! That's something much more profound.
Soon, all the things in the room were put into the Pavilion Master's Order.
The space inside the Pavilion Master's order was only a few cubic meters in size, and it was already full after putting those things in it.
Zhu Xinglong found a shield-shaped intermediate-level underworld weapon. Although that underworld weapon was not a high-level underworld weapon, it had a Taoist formation on it, and it was a defensive Taoist formation.
Zhu Xinglong said to me happily: "Young Master Yang, this underworld weapon of mine is called 'Earth Shield'. It has a Taoist formation on it. It can not only defend but also emit 'Earth Light' to hinder the opponent's actions."
"How is it? Isn't it awesome?"
I could only nod my head.
Zhang Rong had already been standing at the door of the room, unable to wait
Seeing me packing up the things in the room and walking over with Zhu Xinglong, Zhang Rong couldn't wait to say, "Let's go, Mr. Yang, let's go to other rooms and have a look. Maybe there are better treasures!"
Zhu Xinglong was very happy about it.
But just as I was about to walk out of the room, something in my bag trembled.
Immediately afterwards, a golden light flew out from my cloth bag.
When I looked carefully, I found that the thing that flew out of my cloth bag was nothing else but the tortoise shell that I had obtained in the Qingfeng Gorge Cave.
I am unable to decipher the inscription on the tortoise shell for the time being, because it requires the stimulation of the "spirit".
I had no idea what "spirit" was, so I kept the tortoise shell in the cloth bag and never moved it.
But now the tortoise shell suddenly flew out of my bag on its own. This made me feel very strange.
"You guys go look around other rooms first. I'll stay here for a while and come find you later!"
Zhu Xinglong and Zhang Rong had already walked out of the room and didn't notice the tortoise shell at all.
Although they were somewhat suspicious of my purpose of staying here, they didn't say anything. Maybe they wanted to check other rooms to see if there were any treasures, so they nodded and left.
The tortoise shell was suspended a few feet above my head, shining with golden light. After a while, it slowly flew towards the shelves in the room.
I followed him with the Seven Star Steps.
Near the last row of shelves in the room, the tortoise shell hovered, and then it seemed as if something was pulling it, and it hit the floor with great force.
"Bang!"
The sound is very loud!
I was really afraid that the tortoise shell would break under the huge impact force.
I knew that the tortoise shell had authentic magic spells engraved on it. But to my surprise, the tortoise shell actually created a hole in the floor. And from the hole, the tortoise shell seemed to have found its home and actually went inside.
I hurried over and slowly squatted down.
Then I took out a knife from the cloth bag and pried open the broken floor completely.
I found that there was a groove under the board, and something was placed in the groove. In addition to the tortoise shell, there was another tortoise shell in the groove.
Carefully and slowly pick up the two pieces of tortoise shell from the groove.
I looked at it carefully and found that the two tortoise shells were like two magnets, tightly attached to each other, forming the front and back sides.
The tortoise shell I got before should be the reverse side, while the new one should be the front side. The inscriptions and hieroglyphic patterns on the tortoise shell are very obscure and difficult to understand.
The two tortoise shells were tightly attached to each other.
I tried to break them apart, but failed.
But I know these two tortoise shells are definitely good things. When I realize the "spirit" one day, that will be the time for me to crack the secrets of these two tortoise shells. Who knows, maybe they are really the Taoist magic left behind by the ancient Taoist ghost catchers.
Although I can't decipher the contents on the tortoise shell for the time being, I feel very happy to have obtained another piece of tortoise shell.
After stuffing the two pieces of tortoise shell into the cloth bag, I left the room.
As soon as I walked out of the room, Zhu Xinglong ran towards me.
He shouted loudly: "Mr. Yang, please come and have a look! Zhang Rong and I have made a new discovery."
New discovery? I became curious.
Then Zhu Xinglong excitedly grabbed my arm.
He smiled and said, "Young Master Yang, this time, you are in for a treat!"
Before I could figure out what was going on, Zhu Xinglong had already taken me to a room on the far right of the second floor.
When I walked into the room, to be honest, I was really shocked.
From the outside, the room looked like an ordinary room, no different from the other rooms in the attic. But when I walked in, I was a little dumbfounded.
The room is not a room, it is a cell.
Inside the cell, there were seven or eight naked young women. Their bodies were covered with scars, many of which had not yet healed, looking shocking.
There was even a woman with her hands bound and tied to a wooden stake. The most important thing was that the woman was completely naked, which made my blood boil and I felt a little hot.
I thought to myself, is it possible that Zuo Weiran is mentally ill or a sadist? Otherwise, why would he imprison so many women
I think my guess is pretty close.
Instead, Zhang Rong and Zhu Xinglong stood aside and watched with great interest.
Zhang Rong even looked at the "vital parts" of those women with lustful eyes.
The cell was also very dirty, smelly, and full of feces and urine.
Imprisoning several young women in such an environment, Zuo Weiran was truly cruel.
When the women saw us coming in, they only raised their heads and quickly looked away. It was as if there was a tiger hiding in our eyes. They shrank into the corner in fear, trembling.
Their mental state is very bad and they are in a daze.
Their hair had grown long and was stained with blood. Judging from their features, they must have been very beautiful women in the past.
Before I could say anything, the naked woman tied to the pillar spoke first.
She said to me weakly, "Sir, please... ... tell Lord Zuo that I am willing to stay with him, I am willing to bear his children and help him continue his offspring, please ask him to put me down... ... I don't want to die, I'm so hungry! Please..."
It turns out that this woman thought I was Zuo Weiran's subordinate.
Zhang Rong and Zhu Xinglong were leisurely, standing aside, their eyes fixed on the young women. Especially Zhang Rong, his lustful eyes showed no sign of concealing his greed.
I really couldn't bear to watch it, so I walked over and kicked Zhang Rong and Zhu Xinglong hard as they were lying in front of the stone pillar.
"What are you two looking at! Have you never seen a woman before? Look at the behavior of the two of you. Don't forget your identities. You are the ghost officials of the Gongyang Pavilion, not the beasts who are in cahoots with Zuo Weiran!"
I pointed at Zhang Rong and said angrily, "Especially you, Zhang Rong, your eyes are about to fall out of your eyeballs. If you look at it again, believe it or not, I will poke your eyes out right now."
Zhang Rong and Zhu Xinglong were caught off guard and kicked to the ground by me.
Zhu Xinglong's face was filled with guilt and embarrassment.
Zhang Rong lowered his head, not daring to look at me or speak.
At this time, the woman tied to the wooden pillar showed a look of joy in her eyes after hearing what I said.
Although she was weak, she still asked me in the loudest voice, "Sir, you... you... aren't you Zuo Weiran's subordinate?"
I nodded and said, "Zuo Weiran, that old dog is simply a bastard. I, Yang Tianyi, naturally disdain to associate with him. On the surface, Zuo Weiran is a gentleman, but behind the scenes, the things he does are like a thief and a prostitute. He is simply a dirty guy!"
(to be continued)
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