"You have less than two years left to live. Even if you use the 'Life Extension Pearl', it can only extend your life by five years at most. During those five years, death energy will appear on your body, and the energy of good deeds will disappear. You will be attacked by a large number of ghosts. So, unless it is absolutely necessary, you'd better not use the 'Life Extension Pearl'!"
"As for the 'fruit of rebirth' produced by the 'Bodhi tree' that I mentioned earlier, that is just a legend. No one has ever seen a Bodhi tree. So, Yang Tianyi, you still need to accumulate as much Yin De as possible in the Yang world. When your Yin De reaches 10,000 points, I can extradite you to the territory of our Gongyang Pavilion. When your soul in the underworld reshapes your body, you can become a ghost official of the Gongyang Pavilion!"
"We have quite a few female ghost officials here. Once you become a ghost official, you can settle down in the Gongyang Pavilion. Don't worry, I will definitely make use of you when the time comes, and I will never treat you unfairly!"
Magu's words were very sincere.
But I still have two years, and I really don’t believe that I can’t find that Bodhi tree. Besides, I still have to find out the cause of death of my girlfriend Huang Susu.
I shook my head and said to Magu, "Thank you, Magu, but I really don't want to become a ghost official and stay in this dark underworld. I think there must be a way. I don't believe that God is so unfair to me! Just because I became a Taoist priest and committed a fate defect, I have to die early!"
"I don't believe it!"
Seeing my determination, Magu stopped trying to persuade me. She said, "Well, since you have made up your mind, I won't say anything more. You should take good care of your injuries in the next two days, and then help me deal with Zuo Weiran."
"Nothing, I'll leave first!"
Then Magu looked at Xiaoqin standing aside, and Xiaohong who had already prepared water and food, and she told them, "You two take good care of Young Master Yang!"
"Yes, Master Magu!"
Xiaohong and Xiaoqin bowed to Magu and spoke in unison.
Then Magu left my room.
Seeing Magu leave, Xiaoqin came to my bedside and asked with concern: "Mr. Yang, how do you feel?"
I smiled and said, "It's okay, you'll be fine in two days."
"Um!"
Xiaoqin nodded, with an embarrassed expression on her face. Then, she whispered to me, "Mr. Yang, there is nothing good about being a Taoist priest in the world of the living. I also hope that you can stay in the Gongyang Pavilion. If you stay in the Gongyang Pavilion, you can live hundreds of years longer and you won't look old."
I know what Xiaoqin meant. She likes me, so naturally she wants to keep me in the offering pavilion.
I smiled at Xiaoqin and said nothing.
This made her standing aside look a little embarrassed.
Xiaohong came to my bed with snacks and water.
After I took the things, I sent Xiaohong and Xiaoqin out of the room.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, two days had passed.
On the third day, there was a knock on my door.
At this time, my body had basically recovered, and I was sitting on a stool drinking the tea that Xiaohong had just brought me.
"Come in!"
I said something.
Then Zhang Rong pushed the door open and walked in anxiously.
"It's not good... Master Yang, that bastard Zuo Weiran is already prepared and said he will attack Gongyang Pavilion today. He just sent me a message and asked me to put the 'heart-eating poison' in Magu's tea. He said that when the time comes, Magu will die in his hands..."
I squinted my eyes and thought, that Zuo Weiran is really vicious. But even if he was scheming, I'm afraid he didn't expect that we had seen through his tricks.
"Zhang Rong, do you know how many people Zuo Weiran has under his command
Are there fewer ghost officials? And can you confirm the exact time when they will attack the Gongyang Pavilion?"
I asked Zhang Rong two key questions in succession.
Zhang Rong said with a bitter face, "Mr. Yang, I really don't know the answers to your questions. Zuo Weiran doesn't seem to trust me very much and didn't tell me these."
"But I know Zuo Weiran must have made preparations for this action. Otherwise, given Zuo Weiran's cautious character, he would not have acted rashly without absolute certainty."
"Have you informed Lady Magu about these things?" I asked.
Zhang Rong nodded and said, "I have informed her, and Lady Magu has already known about it. However, it seems that Lady Magu doesn't care much. I am just a little worried, so I came here to find you."
I know what Zhang Rong is worried about. He is afraid that if Zuo Weiran succeeds in attacking the Gongyang Pavilion and Magu is defeated or killed, it will be difficult to cure Zhang Rong of the poison of the "Evil Corruption Pill". In addition, the fact that Zhang Rong betrayed Zuo Weiran will also be leaked, and then Zuo Weiran will definitely not let him go.
"Okay, I understand. You can go out first! When Zuo Weiran comes, you can come and inform me. Then I will go and meet Zuo Weiran."
Zhang Rong looked at me in surprise and asked, "Mr. Yang, how come you are as calm as Lady Magu? Did you have some plans in advance?"
plan
How could I know what Magu was thinking? But I think it shouldn't be a problem to use that kind of defensive Taoist formation to trap Zuo Weiran and his men.
Soon, Zhang Rong left my room somewhat helplessly.
I sat on the stool and continued to taste the tea in the Gongyang Pavilion. I was wondering what kind of ability Zuo Weiran had that made him stay silent for so many years. Could it be that he wanted to defeat Magu just by relying on the ghost officials in the Gongyang Pavilion
I think it's unrealistic for him to think so.
Another two hours passed.
I looked at my watch. According to the time on it, it was already noon in the mortal world, when the sun was high in the sky. However, in the underworld, in the territory of the Gongyang Pavilion, there was no sun, and everything was gray.
Soon, noisy sounds were heard outside the offering pavilion.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
There was a heavy knock on the door.
"Come in!" I said casually.
Zhang Rong pushed open the door of my room.
Zhang Rong came with Zhu Xinglong. Behind them, I also saw some ghost officials who were loyal to the Gongyang Pavilion.
Zhang Rong said to me anxiously, "Young Master Yang, something is wrong. Zuo Weiran and his men are here. They have surrounded the entire Gongyang Pavilion. I just checked and the number of their ghost officials has reached hundreds."
I frowned slightly, then I picked up the cloth bag on the golden round table, put it on my back, waved to Zhang Rong and Zhu Xinglong, and said, "Let's go, let's go out and meet Zuo Weiran first. Let's see what he wants to do!?"
Zhu Xinglong stood aside and said nervously, "But, Master Yang, Zuo Weiran brought too many ghost officials. The ghost officials left in our Support Pavilion, including the female ghost officials, are only about 70 people. We are no match for them at all!"
Look, Zhu Xinglong got scared before the fight even started.
"Asshole, Zhu Xinglong, how can you be so spineless? Don't forget, they are the ones who betrayed Gongyang Pavilion, and you are the ones who protect Gongyang Pavilion. You are the righteous side. Besides, with the means of Lady Magu, I think it will not be a problem to deal with Zuo Weiran."
"Also, remember, this is the underworld, not some other place. There is only one master here, and that is Magu. So, you just need to obey Magu's orders, and don't think about anything else.
Stop daydreaming, just do your best to kill the enemy later."
But even after hearing what I said, Zhang Rong, Zhu Xinglong and the ghost officials behind them still had worried looks on their faces.
Who knew, just as I finished speaking, the voice of Lady Magu came from afar.
"Well said! Yang Tianyi, you are more aware than these ghost officials in my offering pavilion!"
I don't know when Magu came. Don't mention it, my flattery happened to be the right one!
Lady Magu appeared at the door of my room in a flash.
She didn't look at me, but looked silently at the ghost officials standing at the door of my room.
She raised her voice and said, "Don't worry, you are all members of my Support Pavilion. As the Pavilion Master, I will not let you go to die. And I can guarantee that any one of you can live well."
Magu's words really leave me confused.
"Let's go out and take a look! ... I think the person Zuo Weiran wants to see the most is me."
Then, under the guidance of Magu, we followed her to the first floor of the offering pavilion.
What I didn’t expect was that although Zuo Weiran’s men surrounded the Offering Pavilion, they did not attack it.
At the entrance of the Gongyang Pavilion, I actually found a dozen people wearing red clothes, several feet tall, wearing masks, and holding huge axes. They were guarding the entrance of the Gongyang Pavilion and confronting the invading ghost officials.
The other people in the offering pavilion were also surprised. It seemed that they were not familiar with these masked men either.
The dark energy on those masked men was boiling, and even compared to the dark energy on Zhu Xinglong and Zhang Rong, it was much stronger.
The masks were painted with black patterns. The patterns gave me the feeling of the masks in Peking Opera. They looked well-proportioned and majestic.
Seeing Magu appear on the first floor, the dozen or so masked men simultaneously turned sideways, knelt on one knee facing Magu, and bowed, saying, "Master Pavilion Master!"
Through the two holes on the mask, you can see the eyes of the masked people.
Their eyes revealed their absolute respect for Magu.
Magu nodded, and Yang Sheng said, "You guys get up!"
The masked men said "Yes!" without hesitation, and they all stood up.
Among the people confronting the masked man at the door, Zuo Weiran was not there, but rather Zuo Weiran's subordinates.
Standing at the front of those ghost officials were the three captains from the Reward and Punishment Hall.
Among the three ghost officials, one had thick black eyebrows like swords, named Yu Jianfeng. Another had a dark face and looked a little gloomy, named Lin Chengming. Another had small eyes but very white skin, named Su Xiaoshan.
Although they saw Magu appear at the entrance of the first floor of the Offering Pavilion, the three leading ghost officials were not afraid. Instead, they looked at Magu and our group with disdain.
"Magu, you have occupied the Gongyang Pavilion for hundreds of years. It's time to change your location. Lord Zuo is quite powerful and has won our support. I think you should be more sensible and leave the Gongyang Pavilion as soon as possible and hand this place over to us."
"Otherwise, we ghost officials will not let you go."
Yu Jianfeng raised his thick dark eyebrows and said coldly.
Magu said nothing.
Zhu Xinglong was standing aside and was a little angry. He cursed: "Damn it! Yu Jianfeng, you are also a member of Gongyang Pavilion, but you are so disrespectful to Master Magu. Don't you know who is the boss in this Gongyang Pavilion?"
"Besides, Lady Magu is the most powerful person here. Even Zuo Weiran is no match for Lady Magu. As long as Lady Magu is here, you small fry, as well as that old guy Zuo Weiran, will die sooner or later!!"
(to be continued)
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