Chapter 265: Millennium Ghost King Tribulation
As soon as Gu Nan left Fajue Temple, he was like a dragon entering the sea, and he was out of control.
He flirted with flowers and grass, played with cats and dogs along the way, and would call down every bird that flew over his head to ask where it was going.
The feeling of freedom is so wonderful.
Jiang Wanying felt sorry for Gu Nan because he only had eight months of freedom, so she racked her brains to design a travel route, trying to eat as many little ghosts as possible on the way to replenish his body so that he would not be defeated by Chunyi when a fight broke out.
Gu Nan was very lazy and followed his sisters without asking any questions.
At first they were traveling as a pair, but later they met a merchant caravan heading to the Western Regions. They dressed up as men and joined the caravan as helpers. Because they were good at martial arts, they were highly respected.
The team leader was a timid middle-aged wealthy businessman. Among the ten letters he sent home, eight were about his funeral arrangements. The remaining letter lamented, "My dear, I am so scared. I encountered horse bandits suddenly. Without my brothers Gu and Jiang, my life is over." Another letter expressed his longing, "My dear, I miss you. I recall the days when you and I drank together under the moon, and talked about poetry, songs, and the philosophy of life..."
At this time, Gu Nan had been away from the temple for almost a month. Thinking of Niuniu who was reluctant to leave before her departure, she wrote a letter and asked the rich businessman to send it to Fayuan Temple for her.
Along with the letter, some new toys, two sets of clothes and a literacy book were sent back.
The caravan moved slowly, so Gu Nan followed it for a short while and then stopped. They headed south from the Loess Plateau, picking loquats, cherries, lychees, mulberries... as they went. They collected all the fruits of spring and summer, dried them in the sun, and then packed them and asked someone to send them back to Kyoto.
It was midsummer when they reached the southernmost tip. Gu Nan wanted to go to the island to fish for coconuts, but he didn't see any ships going out to sea, so he had to give up after waiting for a few days.
It is worth mentioning that Gu Nan met a Taoist priest in a small fishing village on the border. The old Taoist priest was not very skilled in Taoism and could only perform simple exorcisms for ordinary people. Suddenly, he encountered two hundred-year-old ghosts and was scared to death on the spot.
Gu Nan followed his manners all the way, appearing harmless and easy to get along with wherever he went. Jiang Wanying followed him all the way, and finally met someone who knew what he was talking about. She was so happy that she beamed with joy and took the old Taoist priest for a walk over and over again.
Gu Nan was in a state of confusion and asked the old Taoist priest to offer sacrifices to them.
Then the two ghosts stayed in several nearby fishing villages for a whole month, taking turns eating fish, shrimp and other seafood.
After leaving the fishing village, Gu Nan helped the old Taoist priest get rid of two evil ghosts and made some extra money.
After eating several little ghosts in succession, Gu Nan could vaguely feel that the Ghost King's calamity was approaching.
The way of heaven is most merciful to human cultivators, followed by mountain spirits and monsters, and the most harsh is to Yin creatures. Dozens of extremely yang and strong purple thunders will come down, and even if you don't die, you will be skinned alive.
She mentioned it to Jiang Wanying, and even though she was extremely reluctant, Jiang Wanying suggested that she go back to Kyoto to find Junyi.
At least there is a contract. Even if Chunyi doesn't directly intervene to help her overcome the tribulation, he should protect her and prevent other demons from taking advantage of the situation.
The two ghosts set out on their return journey, and it was still three months before the winter solstice.
On the way back, Gu Nan deliberately suppressed her ghost power and stopped swallowing the little ghosts, but no matter how she suppressed it, the pressure from the Ghost King's Tribulation increased day by day.
Several times, Gu Nan thought he would have to survive the disaster halfway, but ended up carrying it back to Kyoto.
As soon as Gu Nan stepped into Kyoto, Chunyi felt the familiar fluctuations of ghost power.
It is more violent and more dangerous than ever before, and has reached the critical point of disaster.
Chunyi left the temple to take Gu Nan to the barren mountains outside the city. Fayuan Temple has many monks and pilgrims, so it is not a good place to survive.
Chunyi had just marked out the place, and before Gu Nan had time to ask a few questions about his experience in overcoming the tribulation, the sky suddenly changed, and dark clouds gathered. With Gu Nan as the center, the area within a radius of dozens of miles was within the range of the thunder tribulation.
Jiang Wanying's heart sank suddenly when she saw this.
The mere thousand-year calamity of the Ghost King is so powerful. God probably didn't want Gu Nan to survive at all.
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