Chapter 28: Walking Demon

028 Walking Demon

Wielding the shovel with great energy, Gao Yuan quickly dug a not-too-deep pit in front of him.

This was the maximum he could dig out. Any deeper and he would not be able to do it.

He threw all the mud in front of him, and the smell could not be dispelled for a long time after being blown by the night wind.

“No more digging.”

Holding the shovel and shaking off his shoes, Gao Yuan bent down and looked at the hole in front of him.

There was water gathering inside, and as soon as they stopped shoveling, a layer of water quickly accumulated. As the master and disciple waited longer and longer, the water seemed to be gradually rising.

How do you explain this?

Wanting to reach out his hand to verify whether his eyes were blinded, Xiang Jiannan focused his gaze on the shovel.

It is the most suitable method for measuring water level at the moment, although it seems unnecessary.

"wrong."

Gao Yuan was tracing the edge of the pit with a shovel in hand. He seemed to have figured something out. After a few shovels, he turned his head and looked around, then he told his discovery: "We are digging in the wrong place. The grave mound is over there."

Seeing the master pulling the shovel and starting to move his position, Xiang Jiannan was almost laughed at by the old Taoist priest.

The master never forgets his main mission at any time. He is truly a god.

Just now I saw him pondering for a while in the wind, and I thought this old Taoist could tell me something. But as he walked towards the grave mound in the dark, I realized that I had been taught a lesson by him.

Now he can still calmly correct his mistakes. Master’s level is really high.

"Don't you think it's weird?"

Following Gao Yu'an closely like a little follower, Xiang Jiannan asked in a low voice in the wind.

The old master must have heard what I said, because he stopped immediately after I finished speaking.

He suddenly turned around with one hand holding the shovel, looked at the distance between the pit and the grave, then swung the shovel and hit the ground a few times, shouting "Go!"

The sound was not very loud and was blown away by the wind before it even reached Xiang Jiannan's ears.

"Disciple, look at your master."

The clanging sound raised a cloud of dust, and Gao Yuan's hair and beard kept flying, like a fairy who was about to ascend to heaven. When he turned around, his Taoist robe was full of strength.

"I, Gao Yu'an, have been entrusted by someone today. All ghosts and evil spirits, please retreat!"

After saying that, he inserted a shovel into the bottom of the grave mound and used all his strength to dig it up. There was a crisp sound, and the whole person fell to the ground with his arms and legs spread out.

The shovel broke, and Gao Yushuai, who had gathered all his strength, could not hold on for more than five seconds.

"master!"

Hahaha. As Gao Yuan lay heavily on the ground with the broken handle in his hand, Xiang Jiannan finally held back his laughter. He could only laugh in his heart, and tried to support him with an anxious look on his face.

I must have cared about my master very much, but everyone has emotions and most importantly, I had no professional training. When I saw my master suddenly fall down, I almost got hurt.

In such a gloomy environment, it was impossible for Xiang Jiannan to laugh out loud openly.

Just say there is something fishy, ​​now there is nothing to say.

Xiang Jiannan helped Gao Yuan up from the ground and helped him remove the dust. At the same time, he quietly observed the grave mound, ready to take action at any time.

It was too coincidental that a shovel made of pure iron could break at the top. The iron smelting technology of the Zhou Dynasty was absolutely trustworthy. Anyway, Xiang Jiannan did not believe in coincidence.

It depends on the occasion. The shovels that Mr. Li gave to the master and his apprentice were obviously new, and they could be used for many years at first glance.

"Dig my old waist for me"

After being helped up by Xiang Jiannan, Gao Yuan kept groaning. Gao Yuan didn't say anything else. He just rubbed his waist and gave instructions to his disciple.

He was now angry and ashamed. He never thought that such a thing would happen in front of his apprentice.

Gao Yuan, the one who had dug the grave mound in front of him, had decided to dig it today! He was just loosening the soil, but now it had turned into violent demolition. Following the master's instructions, Xiang Jiannan dug randomly. He knew that the old Taoist was a little angry. He had not dared to dig the grave mound before, but the master still reacted. Now he was always directing on the spot behind him, so it was impossible for him to be lazy.

He was afraid of hitting something with every shovel he dug. After digging for more than ten times, Xiang Jiannan heard a sound coming from behind him.

Everything was normal on the grave mound, except that it had a hole in it, so dirt would fall out from time to time.

Something behind him was slowly rising as he watched.

Following the sound and turning around, Xiang Jiannan first saw a black object rising from the pit. In such a dark night, it was more outstanding than everything around it, as if it was black to the essence, and it could be seen clearly when turning around.

The volume keeps changing, as if it is being expanded by catalysis.

"What kind of monster is this!"

Holding the broken handle of the shovel, he suddenly shouted loudly. Gao Yuan seemed to be steadier than Xiang Jiannan. He immediately threw the broken handle in his hand straight out.

It hit exactly the rising unidentified object.

After this blow, the expanding object immediately fell back into the hole with a "pop", and it sounded like water.

"Disciple, go over and take a look."

When the pit returned to normal, Gao Yuan suddenly showed fear. He stood there hesitating and finally asked Xiang Jiannan to go over and take a look.

I, an old Taoist priest, have lived in Ping'an Temple for so many years and have experienced all kinds of strange things. Today, I should give this opportunity to my disciple.

This disciple's courage varies. Compared with mine, his courage is not even one-tenth as strong as mine.

"Goodbye, in my opinion, we should leave here first."

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Thinking why don't you go by yourself, Xiang Jiannan realized that the sound of the wind above the ancestral grave had become much smaller. He was curious, but he could control himself. The master's strike just now was really accurate. If any hatred was caused by this, he, as the apprentice, would definitely not take the blame.

Every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt has its creditor. My master and I have always been very clear about such matters.

"Then let's go together?"

Seeing that Xiang Jiannan did not move after he gave the order, Gao Yuan had no choice but to start discussing again.

The master said that educating disciples should be gradual. At any time, a master must not be impatient. Once they discover your intention, those brats may run away faster than you. They are all Taoists, and they will not be polite to you.

If you had said this earlier, I would have agreed.

He moved his hands to let Gao Yuan walk in front, and Xiang Jiannan believed that he could protect himself.

He had a small green light spell that could fire arrows at random, and he was afraid that he would hurt his master if he started fighting. The two of them came to the pit one after another, and saw bubbles bubbling out of it.

The water line has risen to the mouth of the pit, and a few strings of bubbles have come down, with ripples that can barely reach the outside of the pit.

"What?"

Gao Yuan picked up the broken handle of the shovel and stared at the bubble to study it carefully. He almost dipped the torch into the water, but it was still too dark to see how deep the hole was under the water. After looking at it a few more times, he suddenly thrust the broken handle into the hole.

This time he was totally unprepared, and the broken handle didn't stop until it was most of the way into the hole.

"How did it become so deep?!"

His body had already leaned forward. Gao Yu Anhao did not lie down again. He handed the torch that fell on the ground to Xiang Jiannan again. He grasped the broken handle of the shovel with both hands and stirred it hard. Countless bubbles rose from the bottom of the water again. This time there seemed to be something else.

There was a whoosh sound and a lot of water splashed. Gao Yuan had not yet loosened his hands holding the broken handle of the shovel when he saw a black shadow about one meter long suddenly coiled up along the broken handle that had just stopped. It came out of the water at an extremely fast speed, and Xiang Jiannan was so scared that he sat down on the ground on the spot.

When I looked up into the sky following Gao Yuan's movements, I saw only one light in the fog.

Although small, it is very eye-catching.

"What are you two little Taoist priests doing poking around with an iron rod?"

The black shadow that emerged from the water was hovering in the air with a small light bulb. Its true face could not be seen. After leaving a few words angrily, it quickly turned to the east and began to float away. As the light bulb quickly melted into the sky, the overwhelming stench gradually dissipated.

When he lowered his head, Xiang Jiannan discovered that the accumulated water in the pit had all receded at some point.

"Master, how did you find out?"

Sitting on the ground and looking up at Gao Yuan, Xiang Jiannan had not yet recovered from the stimulation just now.

Xiang Jiannan could never have imagined that there was something hidden in such a small hole.

Fortunately, the master saw clearly and forced him out of the hole in just a few moves.

I just didn't see clearly what it was.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"There were so many bubbles that I thought there were fish in it."

He pulled out the broken handle of the shovel and poked it aside. Gao Yuan's answer made Xiang Jiannan very dissatisfied. There are fish in this place. You are really a joker. Why bother to be perfunctory if you don't want to say it. Do you think I, your disciple, will believe it?

Since the water line has receded, does that mean that the Li family's problem has been resolved? I'll shake off the dripping water on my pants and dig two more shovels to take a look.

(End of this chapter)