Chapter 401: Remains of the Zhou General (13)
As time passed, the number of evil spirits attacking them decreased, and their strength became weaker and weaker.
Wang Xu found a place with beautiful scenery to heal his wounds in peace. Li Xiu and Yue Qingya stood guard by his side, while Tao Zi and the other two wandered around the city.
Looking at the ghosts hiding around them, the flower monk sighed, "Although I've seen it many times, I'm still not used to it. The ghosts at midnight are completely different from those before dawn."
Tao Zi said nonchalantly, "It's different, but still smells good."
Cheng Wuchou turned his head to look at this "sister", hiding the coldness in his eyes, and smiled: "When will Ah Zi come back?"
She yawned and said, "Who knows? Maybe I'll never come back."
A sword was placed across her neck. She stopped where she was, looked down at the sword, and said with a smile, "This is your sister's body. It's better to be cautious."
He still smiled: "But you are not my sister."
The flower monk looked at the scene in front of him, scratched his head, and didn't know what to say, so he just stood guard on the side.
Tao Zi smiled slightly and said, "So-called brother and sister, isn't it the blood that flows in our bones? As long as the bloodline remains unchanged, then the soul can be anyone's."
Cheng Wuchou pressed his sword harder, and his smile faded a lot: "I advise you not to seek death."
She curled her lips and said unhappily, "How boring! You can't even take a joke. Forget it. Don't worry, I can't take over this body."
He continued to ask: "Where is Ah Zi?"
"She's still arguing with her inner demons. It'll be over once she's done." She tapped her head and complained, "I can't hear what her inner demons are saying at all. I can only hear her mocking words, like a fool."
Cheng Wuchou couldn't see any flaws, so he put away his sword.
When Hua Monk heard this, he couldn't help but turn around and ask, "Did she have a quarrel with her inner demon?"
"Yes, but from what Tao Zi said, it seems her inner demon has driven her mad."
Hearing this categorical yet casual response, he stood there in bewilderment. Could the inner demon actually argue with the true self? Could it even be driven mad by anger? Something felt off.
At this moment, the inner demon was already in a state of rampage. Pointing at Tao Zi in the sea of consciousness, he cursed: "I went through so much trouble to lead you into the devil, but you refused. Now, when a low-level ghost randomly appears, you act like you are about to be possessed by the devil. Who are you insulting?"
Tao Zi looked at it speechlessly. For a demon, isn't it a good thing for the demon to possess its true body? Why is it so excited?
Although she couldn't figure out the situation, she still said sarcastically, "Tsk, you useless piece of shit. You can't even match the power of a low-level ghost, and you still blame me?"
The inner demon is about to explode. This is a naked insult to it!
Seeing it was about to go crazy, Tao Zi took a step back for the sake of peace and quiet and explained, "The moment it entered my sea of consciousness, I was able to control it. I let it jump around so that the little ghost could eat it."
It was still very angry and said, "It disguised itself as me. This is disrespectful to me. How dare you not let me deal with it?"
She almost wanted to roll her eyes, but she still said patiently: "You are just a demon in your heart, there is no respect for you, calm down."
The inner demon went completely berserk, and once again launched a barrage of attacks, he asked the most fatal question: "If your spiritual power isn't at the Out-of-Body Stage, are you truly possessed?"
The noise was giving her a headache, so Tao Zi could only stroke the needle: "Even if my consciousness isn't at the Out-of-Body Stage, it can't really make me go crazy. It'll only make me go crazy for two hours at most. You're the only one who can make me go crazy."
After she finished speaking, she heard her body vomit.
Brother's voice rang out: "What are you doing?"
“She” replied: “I don’t know why, but I suddenly feel very sick.”
Inner Demon: "...She is implying something about you, right?"
Tao Zi was speechless, but the inner demon finally calmed down.
About half an hour later, "Tao Zi" suddenly fainted and Cheng Wuchou reached out to support her.
When she opened her eyes again, she relied on her brother's strength to stand steady and said, "Brother."
Cheng Wuchou finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Finally it's back. What happened?"
Tao Zi explained, "The little ghost wanted to eat the Heart Ghost Hand, so I could only let it wreak havoc for a while, and then gave my body to the little ghost to control. However, since I haven't mastered the skills yet, I can't just switch back."
My brother keenly grasped the key point and said unhappily, "If it wants to eat the Heart Ghost Hand, it must occupy your body?"
She hummed and said, "It's still too weak and needs the help of my spiritual sense. Unfortunately, my technique is not yet complete, so I can't let it rely on the power of my spiritual sense alone. So I simply let it go and give it both my spiritual sense and my body."
The brother thought about it, understood, and said, "It was so powerful in the beginning because it borrowed your spiritual sense."
Tao Zi nodded and said, "Yes, but it's too weak and can only be controlled for a short period of time."
He was still worried and asked, "Will that technique have a negative impact on you?"
She smiled and reassured him, "No. The grade of that technique is extremely rare. It can not only restore the ghost's rationality, but also protect the ghost's owner from being eroded by ghost energy."
The flower monk suddenly realized and blurted out, "I was wondering why that crybaby had become like this."
The ghost's voice rang out: "Who are you calling a crybaby?"
He said bluntly: "You were indeed crying before!"
The kid snorted, but in the end said nothing and remained silent.
Tao Zi looked at the place not far away and whispered, "That's the general's mansion, right?"
Cheng Wuchou looked over and said, "Yes, but we'd better not go over there."
She looked at that place and remembered her previous meeting with General Zhou. She became puzzled. Why couldn't she go there at night?
"How about we go and have a look during the day?"
Cheng Wuchou naturally agreed to his sister's suggestion.
The sky gradually brightened and there were fewer and fewer ghosts on the road, so they returned to find Wangxu and his group.
Fortunately, Wangxu didn't leave. When he saw them, he said, "Time is running out. We'd better return to the inn and continue the discussion."
When the group arrived at the inn, the old man looked up at them and said, "He's still alive, not bad."
Tao Zi replied politely for a few words, and finally asked, "Old man, can I ask you a question?"
"But it's okay."
"Can I go to the General's Mansion during the day?"
The old man said slowly: "You can go to the general's mansion during the day."
Yue Qingya and others looked at Tao Zi in shock. Tao Zi didn't understand why, but she still thanked the old man first.
The old man said again: "You should go back and rest quickly. Rest early so that your injuries can recover sooner."
Tao Zi agreed and they went upstairs.
Li Xiu asked doubtfully, "Don't you want to go to the General's Mansion? Why are you looking at Tao Mei in shock?"
The Flower Monk explained in a low voice, "We've asked the old man many questions before, but he only answered a few. One of them was about the General's Mansion, and he told us not to go."
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