Chapter 147 Who did this... Who did this? !
The next morning, Li Chucai left Lanluo Temple and came to the place where Monk Shenmu was hiding outside the forest to meet him.
"Did you come last night?"
"No."
"Not even once?"
“Never.”
"It seems that... it's not possible?"
"Probably not."
"well."
“…”
The two looked at each other, both feeling a little confused.
Li Chu looked like an ordinary person except for his unusually handsome appearance. If he couldn't deceive the ghosts, then any disguise would be useless.
"Could it be that the ghosts are not harming people in Lanluo Temple at all?" he asked.
Monk Shenmu touched his big bald head and said, "No, there is no place more suitable than this temple..."
"Or maybe there is someone behind the ghosts controlling them, so they know how to hide." Li Chu said again.
"But even you can't lure them out..." Monk Shenmu said, "Can we find a real scholar?"
Li Chu suddenly said, "It's not impossible."
Shenmu waved his hands and said, "This is a ghost story, it's not a joke. Even if you and I can guarantee that we can take good care of the person, who would dare to believe us?"
Li Chu said slowly: "I have a friend..."
"Um?"
“He has a lot of experience in this area.”
…
Deep in the mountains, there is an extremely huge cave.
A young man in Taoist robes, followed by a giant-like man, walked in one after the other.
Although the cave was not dark, it made people feel cold on their backs because there were countless black silk threads hanging down from both sides of the cave wall, which looked like human hair or rootless willow branches.
The giant was walking and, perhaps out of boredom, he grabbed a piece of the black silk thread and pulled it, but couldn't break it.
He suddenly felt interested, and using all his strength, he pulled hard, and with a snap, he finally broke one.
Just by breaking this one thread, the surrounding cave walls seemed to feel pain, and a sound of "Ouch!" came from somewhere.
The giant was startled.
Huo Zhuge turned around quickly and said, "Don't be rude in someone else's house!"
"Oh." The giant stuck out his tongue and followed closely behind him, not daring to move.
The two walked in the cave for a long time before they saw a bright light in front of them. When they walked out, they saw another world.
As soon as he walked out, he shouted.
"Junior Huo Zhuge, come to pay your respects!"
Several mountain elves and willow monsters with leaf-covered hair on their heads and not yet fully grown bodies heard the sound, gathered around and came forward, chirping and making strange noises.
At this time, a lazy voice sounded from behind, "Children, please step back and don't disturb the distinguished guests."
On one side of the cave, there were several extremely thick wooden protrusions, which looked like the roots of some tree buried in the ground. However, with such thick roots, it was unknown how tall the tree must be.
On this smooth root system, there are neatly placed a reclining chair and a square table, with some wine and food on the table.
On the couch, half lying was a fat old woman, dressed in a brocade robe, with her tousled hair pinned up with countless gold and jade hairpins, but still in a mess. Her facial features were rough, and she looked a bit like a man.
Apparently, she is also the owner of this place.
Huo Zhuge lowered his head and smiled modestly, "I am a junior from the Demon Sect. How dare I call myself a distinguished guest when I come to visit Grandma Liu?"
"Hehe, you are quite polite, kid." The old woman sat up and laughed in a sharp and unpleasant voice.
"My cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds in the past hundred years, all thanks to the method that Lord Yin Emperor taught me to control ghosts and transform into yang. I will always remember the kindness of the Demon Sect. Moreover, your grandmother and I are also quite close friends. We haven't been in touch for many years. Now that you come to my door, of course I have to treat you well."
As they were talking, countless black silk threads suddenly stretched out from the side, coming from nowhere. They brought tables and chairs to the two of them and set out food.
When the things were in place, the silk strips disappeared instantly, as if the things appeared out of thin air.
The giant thought it was fun and wanted to grab one to stop it from leaving, but Huo Zhuge coughed lightly and he quickly withdrew his hand and sat down obediently.
Granny Liu looked at the giant with great interest and asked, "Whose child is he? He looks familiar to me."
"Haha." Huo Zhuge smiled, "It's the Golden Bodhisattva, but... he hasn't lived at home since he was young. We grew up together and are as close as brothers."
When the giant heard this, he looked up and said, "Yes!"
At the same time, she smiled brightly.
"Oh, it turns out to be King Jin's child. He is honest and interesting." Grandma Liu laughed again and asked, "Okay, just tell me. What's the matter with you coming to see me?"
Huo Zhuge smiled slightly: "Grandma, you are quick to speak, so I won't delay. I came here this time because I got the news that someone was going to Lanluo Temple to prevent the ghosts under Grandma's command from absorbing Yang energy, so I came here to inform you."
"You don't know that."
Grandma Liu smiled and said, "I raise ghosts outside Lanluo Temple to absorb people's Yang energy for me. I knew something would happen one day. So I hid them very deep, and only allowed one ghost to go out to absorb Yang energy at a time. I would take turns like this, and I would go there every month to collect Yang energy."
"Even if cultivators come to exorcise the evil spirits, they can only kill one ghost. After lying dormant for a few days, they can still attack again. At worst, if someone catches them and kills them, they are just a few ghosts. I have nothing to do with them. I can raise them again in ten days or half a month."
"So the things outside Lanluo Temple are very safe. I never worry about them."
"so……"
Huo Zhuge hesitated for a moment, then said bluntly: "I won't hide it from you, grandma. The little Taoist priest who came to exorcise the evil spirit is actually the enemy of my Demon Sect..."
"One of my good companions was killed in their temple. I don't know if he was killed by him... or by his master. So, I have been keeping an eye on his movements. When I saw him coming to Lanluo Temple this time, I remembered my grandma and wanted to ask her to help me deal with him."
"Hey, why didn't you say so earlier?" Granny Liu waved her hand, "He's just a little Taoist priest. I can deal with him easily. Why would I need you to attack him together?"
Huo Zhuge said: "This is a bit embarrassing..."
"Forget about it. With the friendship between your grandmother and I, it would be fine even if you came to me directly for help. Besides, that little Taoist priest went to Lanluo Temple this time and ruined my business."
As she spoke, she stood up suddenly and said, "Come with me."
"good."
Grandma Liu is also very decisive in her actions and she leaves as soon as she says she will.
Without saying a few words, he took Huo Zhuge and King Kong Slave out of the cave and flew into the sky.
Huo Zhuge made hand gestures and chanted a spell, then followed behind him riding the wind.
The giant couldn't fly, so he ran on the ground, flying, leaping, and landing, never lagging behind.
In a blink of an eye, the three of them arrived at the willow forest outside Lanluo Temple, in front of the old tree with a deep tree hole.
Then Granny Liu waved her hands and shouted, "Open the door!"
The tree hole expanded on its own without anyone having to lean out of it. With a flash of light, it turned into two tall wooden doors.
"Grandma's methods are indeed mysterious." Huo Zhuge praised: "She can easily recreate the cave."
"Not really, it's just a trick." Granny Liu said, "It's just that this is my little trick, and there are not many people in the world who can find it."
She said this with a smile, and before she finished her words, the door in front of her opened, revealing the scene inside.
Inside was an empty cave.
Only the tree stump and the mirror remained in the cave.
There are some ghostly spirits floating in the air, which are like the corpses of ghosts and monsters. After the ghosts are destroyed, they may remain in the air for a few days before dissipating.
The smile on Grandma Liu's face disappeared instantly.
With her level of cultivation, she could of course feel that there had been a fierce collision of yin energy here, and then... all the ghosts died.
I couldn't help but feel angry.
Although he said he didn't care about the lives of these little ghosts, it was a place he had worked hard to build...
and……
If there weren't two younger generations around her, or if she hadn't boasted just now, she wouldn't be so angry...
“Who did this…Who did this?!” Grandma Liu roared to the sky.
Huo Zhuge said in a low voice at the right time: "The little Taoist priest I mentioned has some tricks. Maybe he did it."
Granny Liu was a little reluctant to believe it: "My tree hole is so hidden, who could have found it?"
The giant behind him chuckled and said, "If no one can find out, then they must have killed themselves."
Huo Zhuge glared at him, signaling him not to talk nonsense, and then said: "The Taoist magic is complicated, everything is possible."
"Haha." Grandma Liu laughed out of anger, "Okay, then I'll go to Lanluo Temple to guard it myself this time. I'll kill any passers-by and wait for that little Taoist priest to come again..."
"I want to see how powerful his methods are!"
As she laughed grimly, the withered old tree twisted in pain, and the trunk made a creaking sound! Huo Zhuge lowered his head, with a gleam in his eyes.
…
"A ghost is sucking my yang energy? You want me to use my beauty trick?"
"That's fine if you insist..."
Wang Longqi looked at Li Chu and Shenmu in front of him and fell into deep thought.
"That's right." Monk Shenmu said, "Those ghosts may not be that powerful, but there may be someone behind them manipulating them, so they always avoid us. That's why we want to find a real ordinary person to try."
Wang Longqi glanced at him, seeming to have some concerns.
Li Chu said: "I will watch you from a distance. If anything happens, I will be there in time."
Wang Longqi touched his chin, still thinking.
Monk Shenmu took out a palm-sized golden Buddha statue and said, "You can carry this Arhat Dharmakaya with you. It will not only ensure that your Yang Qi will not be lost, but also when you take it out at a critical moment, ordinary ghosts can be killed instantly!"
This Buddha statue is gilded and lacquered, and is quite heavy to hold, obviously a valuable Buddhist instrument.
Wang Longqi took it and said, "Actually, there is only one problem I am worried about."
"Hmm?" The two listened carefully.
"This ghost that sucks people's yang energy...is it a female ghost?" Wang Longqi asked very seriously.
"Ah... uh." Monk Shenmu seemed not to have expected such a question. He paused before answering, "The victims were all men. If the ghost wanted to kill them, it would naturally transform into a young woman."
Wang Longqi asked again: "Then is this female ghost you are talking about beautiful?"
“…”
Monk Shenmu was a little confused about what was going on in this person's mind, so he answered carefully: "It's not a question of whether she is pretty or not..."
Ah, I went to the hospital again today... I'm tired of going there, but I'm afraid I'll die if I don't get rid of the disease...
(End of this chapter)
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