Chapter 467: Substitute Life
Dozens of large boxes were placed in the yard, and the team worked overtime to count them.
"This child should not exist in this world," was Taoist Tianning's first sentence.
Lu Weiyi and Zhuang Mingxu both held Taotao closer to their arms.
"I have some friendship with your grandpa. Besides, there is no need to care about so many things in today's world." Taoist Tianning sat on the sofa, looking at Taotao in Zhuang Mingxu's arms, and said after a long while.
"There are Taoist records that thousands of years ago, there was a method of creating long-term protection for life. It was to use a spiritual object to open up a mustard seed space, seal the soul of a child with a three-yin fate inside it, sow green plants, and when the plants grow up, it is the day of success."
"The child will accompany his master to protect him from disasters, die again and again, and because of the growth of plants, he will re-condense and continue the cycle of fate."
Lu Weiyi thought of what Taotao knew from her limited memory, and turned his head to look at Zhuang Mingxu. He should have thought of it too, because the veins on his hand holding Taotao were bulging, as if he was enduring great anger.
Taoist Priest Tian Ning looked at Tao Tao with compassion, "This child should be formed in this way, but——"
He looked at Lu Weiyi and Zhuang Mingxu, "Did you use the spiritual jade to feed him? And then you stopped?"
It should be the jade used to repair the space in the past, right?
Lu Weiyi nodded, and Zhuang Mingxu said, "We didn't know about it. There were some accidents at that time, and then we recovered..."
After the jade space was restored, they no longer focused on purchasing jade. The remaining jade in the space was of ordinary quality, and Lu Weiyi didn't care about it occasionally. He thought it was absorbed by Taotao inadvertently.
"That's it. He has now escaped from the category of a ghost. He should be attached to the spiritual jade, and has the warmth and nourishment of the jade. In addition, with the current catastrophe in the world, he has a chance to transform into a spirit body. Over time, he will succeed in the transformation. But if he stops now, I'm afraid he won't be able to maintain his form in a few years."
"Will... I die?" Lu Xiao asked bluntly.
Taotao didn't know that she was being talked about. After absorbing Wen Jing's bracelet yesterday, her mental state became much more stable.
At this time, the little hand pulled off the candy wrapper of the chocolate peanut candy and stuffed it into her mouth. The melted chocolate covered her fingers with a circle of brown around her mouth. Seeing Zhuang Mingxu's gaze, she handed him her fingers in a flattering manner and invited him to lick them.
Zhuang Mingxu kissed the child's white fingers with his lips and hugged him tightly.
"No, it just returns to the mustard seed space where it originally existed, and it is difficult to continue to maintain its form."
"Can't I grow up normally? Like a normal child?"
Taoist Tian Ning shook his head, "He was born to protect the Lord from disasters, and he will eventually wander between life and death again and again until his soul is exhausted and completely annihilated between heaven and earth, unless--".
"He was able to break away from the category of a ghost and become a complete spirit."
"Just keep feeding the jade?" Lu Weiyi said bluntly.
Taoist Tianning thought about it and nodded, "You can say that."
Lu Weiyi and Zhuang Mingxu didn't say anything, but they understood each other tacitly.
"When will we know that he has been completely transformed?" Zhuang Mingxu asked finally.
"You two will know by then."
Zhuang Mingxu continued to ask about the things that needed to be paid attention to when replenishing jade, while Lu Xiao on the side was already considering the jade mines existing in the country.
"To the north of the Mengbei base, entering the border area with Tsarist Russia, are the locations of several mines before the apocalypse. The jadeite there is of very good quality. The Wen family has shares there, and we have a relatively good understanding of the situation there before the apocalypse. If you need anything, I can ask someone familiar to me to lead the way. I just don't know if the terrain there has changed in the past few years since the apocalypse."
"The northernmost base that can be contacted in the country is the Mengbei Base. Have you heard any news from abroad?" Zhuang Mingxu had never been involved in this industry before the end of the world, but had heard of it.
"Yes, it's similar to the country. They also survive in the form of bases. It's just that the fighting nation's warlike nature is at work, and they don't have the stability of the domestic bases." Wen Jing briefly explained what he knew.
"There is a long uninhabited area in the middle, and no one on either side has ever crossed it. In addition, everyone is currently guarding their own little piece of land, and they don't have much desire to explore the outside world. There will be no plans to exchange what they have in the short term."
Zhuang Mingxu calculated the possible location of the area over there in his mind, but didn't say whether to go or not. "First, let's find a way to collect some jade from the people in the base. As for looking for jade mines..."
He glanced at Taotao who was lying on Lu Xiao's legs and acting coquettishly, and said, "I'll see about the situation."
"Okay, let me know if you need anything." Wen Jing waved his hand and asked his men to bring in two boxes. "I came here in a hurry this time, so I don't bring much jade. I went back last night to collect some, and the quality varies. I'll leave them for you in case of emergency."
"There are still a lot of jades in the base. Although there is no space, the quality is good. I will ask someone to send a batch to you when the time comes."
"Then I won't be polite with you. Ling Jiaoyang told me a few days ago that the Mengbei base also wants to build an underground passage. There were several bases lined up in front of it. The prices are given to the subordinates and I can't decide. I can still let you guys queue up first." Zhuang Mingxu took the box and handed it to Lu Weiyi.
"Then we will connect to your base directly. If our base needs help at that time, please take care of us." Wen Jing looked at Lu Weiyi and bowed as if asking for help.
"I will," Lu Weiyi replied.
**
Even with the presence of Taoist Master Tianning, Zhuang Mingxu did not stop people from looking for practitioners. He would never place his hope on one person in a field he did not understand.
Lu Xiao's men carried out his orders quickly. Within one day, monks, Taoists and even those who claimed to be magicians were gathered together.
But they also face a more realistic problem...
No one can judge their strength.
Helplessly, Zhuang Mingxu finally turned to Wen Jing for help again.
"We don't have talent in this area in our base. Since the situation has occurred, we must always prepare in advance for the future."
Lu Xiao's action was not small. The actions of the Kyoto base in the past two days had spread everywhere. However, Zhuang Mingxu and the others had done a good job of keeping it confidential. The people who were traveling with him in Yueban Bay might not know the specific situation, let alone others.
The personnel from the various bases who had not yet left, as well as the major forces in Kyoto, were all speculating on the reasons for their actions. Wen Jing, as one of the parties involved, knew it clearly.
When Wen Jing heard him mention it, he immediately understood what he meant, "Let's go and take a look together."
The interview took place in a work building of the Flame Team. Most of the people gathered in the team were soldiers, and the people who usually came in and out could be seen as different at a glance. But at this moment, it was like a rally outside, with hundreds of people standing in line.
Some people were wearing torn Taoist robes, their hair was tied into a bun on top of their heads with wooden hairpins, and they were holding dustpans made of unknown animal hair in their hands.
There were also a few men with shaved heads. You could still see blood streaks from the scars on their heads, which showed that they had just had it done not long ago. The Amitabha pose they did looked weird.
When people around him laughed at him, he immediately retorted with dirty words.
What's worse, there was an old lady sitting cross-legged in the corner, mumbling to herself and shaking all over, as if she was having an epilepsy.
Seeing this, Zhuang Mingxu covered his face in embarrassment and asked the golden eagle who came to pick up the person, "Didn't you do the initial screening?"
"No, the major general didn't tell us what to do at all. He just asked us to find someone. The principle is 'it's better to have more people than to miss one.'" The golden eagle looked at the scene with an indescribable expression. He approached Zhuang Mingxu and asked, "Has anyone in your team encountered a ghost?"
"Is it a child? People in our village say that children are particularly prone to touching dirty things."
"Does your leader know that you, a materialistic soldier, believe in these things?" Zhuang Mingxu asked.
"Haha, my leader asked me to find it," the golden eagle said proudly.
“……”Zhuang Mingxu.
I was careless.
Zhuang Mingxu ignored him, introduced someone to Wen Jing, and entered the prepared interview room.
Wen Jing's assessment was just a few simple questions. In addition to ghosts, it also involved some spirits. Some of the answers were nonsense that outsiders could tell, so naturally there was no way he could be shortlisted.
There were a few tall and strong men who were still thinking of causing trouble, but unfortunately, before they could bang their hands on the table, the guns of several guards surrounding the office were pointed at them, so they had to leave in embarrassment.
After going around very quickly, Wen Jing only pointed out one person, and unexpectedly it was the mysterious witch.
"She is proficient in similar things like being a spirit medium, and can communicate between yin and yang, but for Taotao's situation... it can't be considered an expert." Wen Jing roughly told Zhuang Mingxu about the situation of these people, "In this Dharma Ending Age, there are not many good practitioners, let alone the current situation."
"Even my master survived because of many hardships and help from others."
As for the others, Wen Jing shook his head.
Zhuang Mingxu frowned and let out a long breath.
"Why don't you invite my master to your base?"
"Huh?" Zhuang Mingxu was surprised, "He's not going back with you?"
Wen Jing shook his head, with helplessness on his face, "Master practices to save people, and helps those who are struggling to survive in the Mengbei base, but..."
Ever since Ling Jiaoyang knew about the relationship between Wen Jing and Taoist Tianning, this matter was no longer a secret in the base. Many enemies who wanted to curry favor with Wen Jing and Wen Jing could not contact him, so they started with Taoist Tianning.
"Master has been flattered and plotted against before. He doesn't want to live under my protection. It's easy for him to meet people with ulterior motives when he goes out," Wen Jing blamed himself, "He is old and can't withstand several assassinations."
"He was also worried that I would be implicated because of our previous relationship, so this time he took the initiative to leave the Mengbei base and come to the Kyoto base to look for opportunities. I was thinking about whether the forces here could take care of him a little, but if I could go to your base, I wouldn't have to worry."
Among all the bases, Yueban Bay is the only base where power is concentrated and the people in charge are powerful. Wen Jing had considered letting Taoist Tianning go there before, and now it’s just the right time.
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