Just when Luo Siwei and I were glaring at each other, Leng Feng and Zhang Quezi walked out of Niu Dalong's room.
Leng Feng's face looked very ugly.
Instead, Zhang Cuzi looked gloating.
Leng Feng stood at the door with his eyebrows furrowed and his eyes squinting at Zhang Quezi. Then he said to Zhang Quezi with a chilling look: "Well, since you, Zhang Quezi, are keeping your mouth shut, then I, Leng Feng, have nothing to say."
After that, Leng Feng waved to Luo Siwei and said, "Siwei, let's go. I feel disgusted when I see this old man Zhang Quezi. I don't want to come here anymore in my life!"
Zhang Quezi said with a strange smile: "Old Ghost Leng, don't be like this. We should still have more contact. Otherwise, you won't be able to learn the 'Acupoint Tapping Method' and the amulet pattern."
Leng Feng snorted coldly and left here unhappily with Luo Siwei.
After they left, only Zhang Quezi, me, Master Jiang and Niu Dalong were left in the bamboo house.
Zhang Quezi looked at me, then at Master Jiang and Niu Dalong, and then he said loudly: "You two go out first, Yang Tianyi and I will talk alone."
Master Jiang looked at me worriedly.
I nodded to him, indicating that he was okay.
In fact, I also knew that Zhang Cuzi wanted to talk to me alone because he wanted to know my secret.
Soon, Master Jiang and Niu Dalong walked out of the bamboo house.
After closing the door of the bamboo house, Zhang Cuzi walked into the room with a crutch.
He looked at me deeply, as if he wanted to see through my secrets.
But that's impossible.
I pretended not to care and said with a smile, "Master Zhang, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Who would have thought that Zhang Quezi would curl his lips and ask me coldly, "Boy, stop trying to show off. You actually mastered the acupoint tapping method and the runes. You are really a hidden talent! Tell me, who is your master?"
It seems that the acupoint tapping method I used and the amulet runes on my body have exceeded Zhang Quezi's imagination. He naturally would not have thought that a kid like me who had not much experience before would know so many things.
Following Zhang the Lame's words, I sighed in a fake manner, "Alas! I didn't expect that Master Zhang would still see through it. But Master Zhang, my master is an otherworldly expert, and he won't let me reveal his name! So, Master Zhang, I'm sorry that I can't comply with your request!"
Zhang the Cripple squinted his eyes and looked at me, with indifference on his dirty face.
Then he laughed strangely again.
After a while, he shook his head and said, "Forget it, I won't tell you anymore. Anyway, I'm not a Taoist priest anymore!"
"But, kid, I want to remind you that your secrets, whether it's the acupoint tapping method or the runes that can protect the owner by themselves, you'd better not reveal them easily, otherwise, it will bring you unexpected disasters!"
"Unforeseen disaster?"
I couldn't help but frown and asked, "Master Zhang, what do you mean by this?"
Zhang Quezi said with a strange smile: "I don't know if you are really stupid or just pretending to be stupid! But acupoint tapping is a unique skill among us Taoists. It can not only attack people, but also ghosts... If you can find the pulse of the ghost, you can achieve a surprise victory."
"So, my boy, since your hermit master has taught you such a unique skill, it means that he is also extraordinary. But this kind of thing is too rare, so you must remember not to show it in front of other Taoists."
"Otherwise, for those who have ulterior motives, you kid
I'm afraid they won't be my opponents."
Having said that, I don't know what Zhang Guizi was thinking about. Suddenly, he stared at me with burning eyes.
I grinned and said, "Master Zhang, I believe what you say, but you don't have to look at me like that. It makes me feel creepy!"
Zhang Quezi ignored me and shouted coldly, "Boy, you still call me Master Zhang? I have blessed you with all the virtues I have stored in the 'Yin De Pearl'. You should call me Master!"
Zhang Cuzi's words and attitude changed very quickly.
But I don't have much good feelings towards him. I just can't accept the fact that Zhang Quezi raises corpses. According to the records in the Yin-Yang Soul Crossing Notes, after a person dies, the body should return to dust or turn into ashes.
But Zhang Quezi's raising of corpses is against the laws of the world. Just imagine, who would want their dead to be unable to enter reincarnation and become a zombie, being driven by others!
"This..."
I showed an embarrassment on my face.
This naturally did not escape Zhang Guizi's attention.
Zhang Quezi asked me with a strange smile, "Why, don't you want to be my apprentice?"
I quickly shook my head and said, "No, no... Master Zhang, you misunderstood! It's not that I don't want to be your apprentice, it's because I already have a master. If I were to take you as my master, wouldn't that be a disservice to my master's teachings?"
But Zhang the Cripple didn't care at all about what I said.
He put away his smile and said in a deep voice: "Boy, this matter is settled. I don't care whether your master is willing or not. Anyway, I, Zhang, think highly of you! This is your opportunity. If others want to become my disciples, I won't accept them!"
"It's not that there can only be one master in the Taoist profession. When I was young, I learned the skills from three masters. Later, I made a name for myself in the profession. As for skills, you should learn more and use them more. You will not go wrong if you learn more and apply them flexibly!"
At this point, Zhang Quezi changed his tone and said in a low voice: "Besides, Tianyi boy, you already have my good karma in you, which means that the cause and effect between you and me are connected to some extent. Although I am not a Taoist priest, this is a kind of destiny."
The conversation stopped here and Zhang Guizi did not continue.
I knew in my heart that Zhang Quezi was determined to accept me as his disciple today. And I needed to get the black-bearded fruit from Zhang Quezi to save people, so after thinking it over, I thought it was not a loss and I continued to follow Zhang Quezi's words.
I thought to myself, "I'll just become his disciple. I don't need a cheap master like him anyway. If he really wants to teach me, I'll learn seriously. If he doesn't like me, I can just leave!"
"Okay! Master Zhang... ..No, Master, I agree to formally become your disciple!"
I said this with sincerity in my voice.
At this time, Zhang Guizi started laughing strangely again.
He walked up to me with a smile, patted my shoulder and said, "I knew you were a smart guy! But don't worry, I, Zhang Quezi, will never do anything vaguely. Since you have become my apprentice, I will definitely treat you well! Moreover, I need you to help me fulfill a wish!"
Damn it, you see, it turns out that he didn’t accept me as his disciple for no reason.
But I still smiled and said, "Master, you tell me!"
Zhang Guizi naturally knew that it was still very unkind to make demands after just accepting an apprentice.
But he ignored it. He was a weird guy, naturally.
Cannot be equated with others.
Zhang Guizi stroked his gray beard and the smile on his face turned cold.
He said to me solemnly: "Tianyi boy, I need you to help me kill someone, the person who broke my right leg!"
Damn it, Zhang Quezi didn't hold back at all, his words were so direct. I was so shocked that I almost bit my tongue.
"kill?"
"That's right, I killed someone, an enemy of mine! She was a Miao girl who liked to raise poisonous insects. Back then, my junior fellow apprentice was killed by her because of a verbal conflict. Later, I went to her to avenge my junior fellow apprentice, but she broke my right leg. Fortunately, I raised a green-haired zombie to protect me for a while, otherwise I would have gone to see the King of Hell long ago!"
Judging from Zhang Guizi's tone, that Miao girl was indeed quite hateful.
But I still can't accept killing someone.
It's the 21st century now, and we live in a society ruled by law. How can we kill people at will
Zhang Quezi saw through my thoughts.
He smiled strangely and said, "Don't worry, that woman is not a good person, and she has harmed many people because of raising poisonous insects. You only need to kill her poisonous insects, you don't have to kill her! Her poisonous insects and her life are connected!"
Zhang Quezi continued, "You are my disciple now. Although we haven't formally accepted you, I have accepted you. And you have already agreed. Do you think a disciple should protect his master? Besides, I only asked you to kill the poisonous insect of the Miao girl, not to kill anyone."
"Also, Tianyi boy, you have to know why you came to me. Don't you want the Wuxu fruit to save people? Since you need the Wuxu fruit, you should think twice about it!"
This is where the threat begins.
Zhang Quezi's words were so flawless that they made me feel uneasy.
But after thinking about it, I still said, "Um... Master, I didn't want to get involved in your affairs, but since you've said this, I'll agree to your request."
"But I can kill the poisonous insects. But I won't kill anyone. No matter how evil that Miao girl is, I won't kill anyone!"
Zhang Quezi neither denied nor agreed with what I said.
He smiled strangely and said, "Okay, let's do as you say."
But from his cunning eyes, I vaguely felt that he seemed to have tricked me again.
Then I asked Zhang Quezi what the Miao girl’s name was.
Zhang Quezi told me that the man's name was Miao Yao. I remembered the name.
"But you are still no match for Miao Yao. You need to learn more skills!"
As he spoke, Zhang Quezi actually took off his cloth shoes and pulled out a wrinkled book from inside them. His feet must have not been washed for a while, they were dirty and covered with mud, emitting an unpleasant odor.
Seeing me covering my nose, Zhang Quezi said with an undisguised smile: "My feet are sweaty, and they do stink a bit. To be honest, I haven't washed them for more than ten years!"
I believed what he said. I could tell from his sloppy appearance.
Zhang Quezi stuffed the yellow booklet into my hands and said, "Keep this booklet. It contains some of my secret methods for raising and controlling corpses. Although you are a Taoist priest now, you are also my disciple. I won't teach you other skills, but I have passed this thing on to you. I hope you will live up to my expectations and integrate the art of catching ghosts with the art of controlling and raising corpses!"
The hidden meaning of his words was that I had to learn skills quickly so that I could help him get revenge. Damn it, what a cheap master, he just sent me away like this.
(to be continued)
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