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Do you want to know what happened next? But there is no more. To be precise, I don't know. My name is Wu Jiu, which is a strange surname. I am sixteen years old this year and have been learning Taoism with my master for fourteen years. I have been living with my master since I can remember, and my master is very kind to me.
However, whenever I asked my master about my parents, he would tell me this story, but he would not say anything about what happened afterwards. At first I would still feel curious and ask, but after a long time I got too lazy to ask.
The sky was gray at this time, and the sun was rising slowly from the east. People were already walking on the streets of the small county town, and everyone was starting to work hard for the new day.
I got up quite early today, at six o'clock. My master had to go on a long trip for work today. This was mentioned in the previous article. My master is a fortune teller. As for his job, of course, he catches ghosts. In fact, my master had retired a long time ago and instead opened a ghost shop, which specializes in selling things related to the dead, such as funeral clothes and coffins.
However, the town where we lived was close to the countryside, and we often encountered dirty things. After considering for a long time, the master decided to come out and continue to be a Yin-Yang master.
However, the master charges very low prices, only about one thousand at most. Some people may say that it is still low at one thousand? If you ask this question, you must not understand the current market. Think about it, the scammers out there can easily make tens of thousands of dollars, while the master, who is old and works hard to exorcise demons, only charges one thousand.
I had just finished cooking when the chef came out of the bedroom. Now the chef has a head full of white hair and his forehead is full of wrinkles, but his complexion is still rosy and his eyes are bright and sharp. He is the type who can scare people with just a glare.
"Xiaojiu, I will be away today and may not be back for three days. Remember not to take any 'business' casually, okay?" The master said after sitting down and eating a few mouthfuls of food.
I nodded perfunctorily. Although I knew that the master was doing this for my own good, fearing that I would take on random business and run into some powerful and dirty things that I couldn't handle, I didn't really learn nothing in these fourteen years. If I really came across a "small business", I would quietly do what I could on my own.
The master then gave me some instructions for a long time before he left with a sense of relief. After seeing the master leave, I excitedly jumped back to the bedroom and went to sleep. I was too lazy to even wash the dishes. Usually, the master required me to get up at eight o'clock, but today I had to sleep in as the legendary master.
As I was thinking, I fell asleep in a daze. I don’t know how long I slept, but I slept soundly. I dreamed that there was a pile of money next to me, and I lived in a luxurious villa with my master, and we were eating delicious food.
"Bang... Bang... Bang" Suddenly someone was banging on the door desperately, and the door panels beside the two doors made an irritating clanging sound!
I continued to cover my head, not caring about what happened. Even if the sky fell, my master would hold it up. I continued to sleep. I hadn’t eaten the bowl of abalone in my dream yet.
However, the banging sounds did not stop, but became more and more rapid. The door also started to creak. Damn it. I was not even able to sleep. If the master came back and saw the door was broken, he would probably be angry. Well, for the sake of the master's health, I had to open the door. I suddenly realized how filial I was.
I got up, put on my shoes, opened the door and saw the person coming.
"Young man, are you there, Mr. Liu?" he asked politely. The man at the door calmed down when he saw the door open. The man looked to be about 40 years old, wearing a suit and his hair was combed so that it almost reflected light. No matter how he looked at him, he looked like a successful businessman.
I was stunned for a moment, then I thought that he must be looking for the master to do "business", because people often do this before, but I remembered the master's instructions, so I replied: "No, my master just went out, what do you want to do here?"
"Then may I ask when Mr. Liu will be back? I do have something to discuss with him."
"If you have anything to say to me, just tell me. I am Mr. Liu's apprentice. Of course, if it is not convenient, then come back in three days. My master will be back in three days." After I said that, I was ready to close the door. I didn't want to have too much interaction with this person because my master often told me not to have too much contact with people like them.
When he heard that the master was going out for three days, his face suddenly turned a little pale, but he glanced at me and hesitated.
In his eyes, I was just a 16-year-old kid. The matter seemed serious, and he didn't know whether he should trust me. But in the end, he seemed to grit his teeth and said, "Little brother, let's go in and talk."
I looked at him and nodded. After he followed me in, I sat on the stool and looked at him, waiting for his next words. He also sat down, paused, organized his words, and told me the source.
The man's name is Yang Hongjun.
It turned out that the cause of the incident was that Yang Hongjun's mother had passed away a few days ago. It was normal for people to grow old, get sick and die, so Yang Hongjun was quite open-minded and started planning for the funeral right away. However, the next night, Yang Hongjun actually dreamed of his mother, and his mother told him that she was not dead yet.
People in the business tend to be superstitious, and Yang Hongjun was no exception, so he immediately asked a doctor to check him out the next day. However, the result was still that he was dead and his breathing had stopped.
"You're not being too suspicious, it's just a dream." I asked doubtfully. Could it be that this bastard woke me up just because of a dream? Damn it.
"No, I haven't finished yet." Yang Hongjun replied.
It turned out that Yang Hongjun thought he was being too suspicious and wanted to bury himself as soon as possible, but he never found an auspicious day and it was delayed.
On the seventh night, Yang Hongjun was sleeping soundly in the early morning when he suddenly heard a noise in the living room. Yang Hongjun thought it was a thief at first, so he secretly got up, opened the door and took a peek into the living room. His mother actually stood up. This was a big deal. Yang Hongjun thought it was a good thing that his mother woke up, but it was very strange because Yang's mother actually jumped when she walked.
"Could your mother have turned into a zombie?" I broke out in a cold sweat because I had heard many stories about zombies from my master before, and they were very powerful.
"I felt the same way, but my mother went back to sleep the next day. I asked around at dawn and found out that Mr. Liu here is really capable and I hope he can help me." Yang Hongjun said with some fear.
This is bad. The master is not here, but if I go, I will probably die immediately, which is not good.
Seeing me hesitating, Yang Hongjun seemed to understand something and said directly: "As long as this matter can be resolved, no matter how much money is paid, just name a price."
"… It's not about money…" I scratched my nose, trying to look indifferent to money. Now that I think about it, all the disguises of a 15 or 16-year-old child in front of a middle-aged old man who has lived half his life are not worth mentioning.
After hearing what I said, Yang Hongjun smiled, took out a blank check from his pocket, and said, "As long as this matter is resolved today, fill it out yourself."
"What?" Today, I have to go by myself, but after looking at the check in Yang Hongjun's hand, he swallowed and said simply, "Okay, when are we leaving?"
"The sooner the better. I'll treat the young master to a meal later." Yang Hongjun also laughed when he heard that I agreed.
I ran directly under the master's bed and picked up the tools, the peach wood sword, a bottle of black dog blood, copper coins, cow's tears, and a few talismans.
Even though these things have been played out on TV, they are actually the most practical. Take the peach wood sword for example. There is a saying that it is related to Kuafu. According to legend, Kuafu died of thirst and hunger while chasing the sun. Before he died, he threw away his stick, which turned into a peach forest. The purpose of the peach forest is to allow future generations who chase the sun to eat sweet and delicious peaches. Because Kuafu has a close connection with the sun, ghosts are afraid of peach wood. However, this is just a legend. In fact, I don’t know why ghosts are afraid of peach wood. Anyway, the older the peach wood, the stronger its function.
Seeing me take these things out from under the bed, Yang Hongjun felt more at ease. He put his arm around my shoulders and said, "Come on, little brother, let's go eat something first."
I nodded and followed him out. It turned out that when I opened the door, I didn't notice that there was a Mercedes-Benz SUV parked at the door. When I saw Yang Hongjun get in the car, I also got into the passenger seat.
The car drove towards the town.
Our town is relatively remote, and there are few Mercedes-Benz SUVs or even ordinary Audis. The car quickly stopped in front of Shenyuan Hotel, and Yang Hongjun took me in. The waiter inside saw that we got out of the Mercedes-Benz and was very nice. Yang Hongjun was not stingy either. The two of us ordered more than 10 dishes, which made me amazed.
Yang Hongjun looked at my expression and asked me if I didn't like the food. I quickly shook my head and said, "No, it's just that I don't get to eat such a sumptuous meal with my master in a year. Boss Yang, can you pack up the remaining food later? I want to take it back for my master to try."
My master has been so kind to me. Now that he is old, he still goes out to catch ghosts to pay for my tuition. It is time for me to be filial to him.
"I didn't expect you to be such a filial child. You don't have to pack up. When you come back, the money I gave you is enough for your master to eat a lot." Yang Hongjun should also be a filial person. Hearing my words, he also thought of his mother. "Little brother, what should I do with my mother? What if she is really a zombie?"
When I heard this, I thought about what my master had told me before: "Zombies are born from the resentment of heaven and earth, and are born from bad luck. They are immortal, immortal, and are excluded from the six paths of sentient beings by the three realms of heaven, earth, and man. They wander without support and are displaced. Their bodies are stiff, and in the human world they use resentment as strength and blood as food. Generally speaking, after becoming a zombie, they can no longer enter the cycle of reincarnation."
Hearing what I said, tears flashed across Yang Hongjun's eyes. She seemed to be talking to me, or as if she was talking to herself: "Hey, my mother has been very good to me since I was a child. She left all the delicious food for me and let me study hard. When I was young, I didn't like to listen to her..." Yang Hongjun talked for five minutes and was about to cry.
Suddenly I remembered what my master told me, that generally speaking, a zombie cannot be considered a zombie until it sucks blood, and it can still enter reincarnation, but the prerequisite is that it cannot suck blood.
I said it immediately when I thought of it.
When Yang Hongjun heard what I said, his eyes turned red and he asked, "Little brother, are you serious?"
"Well, this is what my master told me, so of course it's true. Let's leave quickly after dinner. It will be troublesome if your mother sucks your blood." I thought for a moment and said.
Afterwards, Yang Hongjun and I had a quick bite and got on the road right away. I don't know what Yang Hongjun was thinking after hearing what I said, but he drove really fast and got on the highway right away. It turned out that he was from Anlan City, which is next door to us.