There is one thing in Zhulin Xiaozhu that Surou has always been obsessed with. It is a large wooden barrel made by my master for bathing.
In the words of Surou, it is half a small pond.
When we returned to the mountain in the drizzle, the three of us were actually soaked and wet, and it felt uncomfortable to stick to our bodies.
Master wants to take a bath, and I rely on Master to take a bath with him.
In fact, when I was a child, I often took baths with Master. In the past two years, such things have happened less often, but today, I really want to take a bath with Master.
Seeing that Master and I wanted to take a bath together, Su Rou refused and insisted on taking a bath together.
Master looked at the two of us, kicked each of us, but still rolled up his sleeves and started cooking the fragrant soup without any objection.
The tub for bathing is really big, and the three of us can occupy one area, so it doesn't look crowded.
The smoke rose, and the unique aroma of the fragrant soup curled up in the air, making people relax unconsciously. I sighed comfortably, and the sad mood just now settled down.
I took a look at Su Rou. I didn’t know where this kid got a handful of melon seeds. He was cracking the seeds comfortably, looking very cool. My master looked a little tired and leaned against it with his eyes closed. I don’t know what I’m thinking.
"Surou, if I find half a piece of melon seed skin in the water, I will kick you out." Finally the master spoke.
Su Rou quickly threw the melon seeds out of his hand and looked at my master with a flattering smile.
My master snorted softly and said, "You can clean up here later."
Su Rou nodded hurriedly and said: "Master Jiang, there is absolutely no problem, but can you tell us what happened in the Tomb of the Hungry Ghost?"
I wiped my face with a handkerchief, and then said to Surou: "Master, tell me, how can people die?"
My master was silent for a while and then said: "The reason for the death is that we opened the coffin to get the ghost mother."
"The ghost mother is in the coffin?" I was surprised.
"The wall that was originally on the back of the coffin just flew into the coffin. Someone deliberately smashed a hole in the coffin." The master's voice became colder.
Surou was stunned and couldn't help but ask: "Master Jiang, why did you smash him in the mouth? Who is that person?"
"The purpose of smashing the coffin is so that we can open the coffin and wake up the zombies that have been sleeping inside. The zombies will wake up if they become popular."
"Master, don't be silent. Can you finish your sentence completely?" I was also anxious. Why are zombies so powerful? Even when my master, Hui Jue, and Grandma Ling Qing are all here, they are still dead. Two people.
"Let's talk after we take a bath." The master only said this and closed his eyes again. It could be seen that he was really tired.
Compared to the liveliness of the previous days, the Zhulin Xiaozhu became a little deserted at this time. I think if it weren't for the presence of crispy meat, it would still be a bit deserted, right
On the corridor, there was a pot of tea and three chairs. We sat lazily like this, watching the drizzle outside, waiting for Master to tell us everything about the Tomb of the Hungry Ghosts.
After slowly swallowing a sip of tea soup, the master finally said: "Everything in the Tomb of the Hungry Ghost is a conspiracy. This man is very powerful. He is proficient in Taoism, witchcraft, and Gu magic. I can't compare with him. He fell into the trap." , and deserve it.”
"Master, you always say that there is heaven and there are people outside the world. You don't want to be at the top, but you want to be in my age, ask for what I want, and do your best. Why are you thinking about comparisons?" I couldn't help it. Speaking.
"It's not a comparison, it's a reluctance. I don't have the passion to slay demons. After all, the world is full of causes and effects. However, I know that what I have learned in my life cannot harm the world. The person who built the Tomb of Hungry Ghosts did it for his own selfish gain. No matter what the consequences are, what he has learned in his life is for himself. He will not care about what others do, even if the world is in ruins. Our department exists, sometimes not only to prevent ghosts, but also to guard against people. "Speak. During this time, the master looked very tired. Maybe the Hungry Ghost Tomb had given him too much stimulation.
"Master Jiang, can Taoism still harm people?" Surou couldn't help but ask.
"If the mind is not right, Taoism is more dangerous than giving a pistol to a child. If it comes to harming people, if the person with evil intentions has a good Taoism, he can make people miserable. Such things have not happened before. Throughout the ages, It has always existed, but there have always been people like us, so we just stopped it." Master sighed.
"Then what is the purpose of the man in the Tomb of the Hungry Ghost? Master, can you explain it in detail?" My heart is also trembling. Surou doesn't understand, but I understand, just a simple formation, if I have the intention Setting up a formation in front of someone else's door to gather evil spirits can make someone else's family restless. If I am crazy and only seek metaphysics in this life and get rid of cause and effect, regardless of the next life, I can indeed do even crazier things.
People who study Taoism are most afraid of having evil intentions. What they learn can indeed kill people without being visible.
"Purpose? Haha, purpose? Let's not talk about the purpose. I can only say that he failed and this tomb was abandoned by him. If the hungry ghost insects came out in full force, he would not care about the consequences, even if the shapeless hungry ghost insects The Ghost King appeared in front of the world, and he was probably just enjoying watching the show. The Hungry Ghost King was useless, and the Ghost Mother was naturally useless, and everything was abandoned by him. But in order to prevent being found out by interested people, he set up a trap , just kill people and silence them without leaving any clues. If I hadn’t had a bad premonition and brought a talisman left by your master before entering the Tomb of the Hungry Ghost this time, we would have been completely wiped out." My master said seriously.
I took a breath, that man was so strong. Even my master was plotted like this, and he still had to rely on his master's talisman to escape from the Tomb of the Hungry Ghost
The master seemed to have seen what I was thinking, and said: "It's not that he is powerful, it's the ancient corpse that is powerful. Ancient corpses that are close to a thousand years old hardly have any big weaknesses. At least it will be extremely difficult to deal with them with my methods. Sanwa'er , you must always remember that once zombies are not dealt with well, they will all be difficult to deal with."
"Why?"
"Because zombies are special. In addition to being afraid of fire, they are almost not afraid of other physical harm. They have no soul, only two souls. Therefore, the attack effect of mystical magic is also limited, and its power is infinite. Especially for zombies that have aged a long time, their movements are also difficult. You know how to be agile, you think, wouldn't it be dangerous for you to face a guy who is invulnerable, powerful, and very fast?"
Master's words about zombies made me and Surou feel a little scared.
I couldn't help but ask: "Master, aren't zombies afraid of anything? Don't they have any weaknesses?"
"Of course there are things that zombies are afraid of, but those from folklore are mostly useless, and they have a certain restraining effect against newly formed zombies, but they are useless against powerful ones. Its weakness? If you can break the back of its head, or You can kill it by breaking its spine, but you almost don't want the spine because its body is very strong. In addition, there are many Taoist methods, but it takes time to prepare. The most direct one is to seal its mouth. Angry." Master simply told me.
After all, there is a lot of magic to talk about, and it is also a long story to talk about dealing with zombies. At least I understand that when dealing with zombies, magic tricks are almost useless, because they have no soul, only two souls hidden deep inside, and the physical body is too strong. , to destroy its soul, I don’t know how powerful the magic power is to support the technique.
"Master Jiang, does that mean you released the zombies? Then the battle lasted for three days and three nights?" Thinking about it, Surou felt terrible. After all, the master and the others came back three days later.
Three nights and two days to be exact.
"It's not that simple. We went down through that crack. I don't know who built the original ancient tomb. The tomb is hidden under the formation. The person who made that crack is probably the one who built the Tomb of the Hungry Ghost on top of the tomb. Man, he is indeed an expert. The position he is looking for happens to be a formation point. If he does not open that gap and break the formation, it will take almost several days to enter the ancient tomb." My master said calmly. Speaking of.
"Master, what you said reminds me of something. A tomb robber once went down to this ancient tomb, and was later trapped and died in a stone chamber, just under the gap." I said quickly.
"This is God's will. In fact, the secret room under the gap is the only safe place. The tomb robber is really capable. He can find the only safe place when he finds the door of life, enters the tomb, and escapes. But we still have to thank God. , he met the candle dragon wandering in the tomb first, instead of opening the coffin first, otherwise this area would become a new no man's land." The master said seriously.
"What on earth is that zombie? Is it so powerful? Master, did you really fight it for three days and three nights?" I also exclaimed.