Ever since learning that his adoptive father had recovered, the idea of being a child destined to die young has become Zhao Youliang's biggest "obsession."
Upon hearing this, he immediately wilted and went to serve the customers with a dejected look on his face.
Lost in her shyness, Yingchun's sister-in-law didn't notice Zhao Youliang's expression and thought he was just embarrassed.
After chuckling to herself, she happily called out to the diners, "I'm in a good mood today, so all tables get a 10% discount! Everyone, have a good drink!"
Upon hearing about this wonderful opportunity, the diners immediately cheered and agreed loudly.
"Hey sis, what's making you happy? Tell us so we can all have a laugh too!"
Yingchun's sister-in-law was quick-witted and immediately used the fact that Zhao Youliang's father had recovered as a "shield".
Of course, this was indeed one of the reasons she was happy.
Upon hearing this, the diners immediately congratulated Zhao Youliang and pulled him to drink three large cups of wine.
The drinking session went on very late, and by the time Zhao Youliang staggered back to the paper shop, it was already three in the morning.
After returning to the bedroom through the back door, I was about to lie down on the bed when I heard Huang Yu's voice.
"Quantum, don't fall asleep yet, look ahead!"
"Up ahead?" Upon hearing this, Zhao Youliang subconsciously peeked through the crack in the door at the front of the paper-making shop. The scene before him instantly sobered him up.
The three vengeful ghosts were now standing outside the paper-making shop, still displaying strange phenomena, as if they were standing in front of a giant light source.
If it were just these three vengeful ghosts, Zhao Youliang wouldn't be afraid.
Firstly, everyone is an old acquaintance; secondly, everyone knows that these three guys can't beat the thugs.
My shop is so secure, I'm not afraid of anything!
But now, there are not just three evil spirits holding hands outside the door; behind them stand many soldiers—neatly arranged, densely packed ghost soldiers.
One of the ghosts, resembling an officer, stood at the very front of the line.
Moreover, these soldiers were not the ancient, armored ghost soldiers, but soldiers dressed in military uniforms from the Republican era.
The leading officer strode towards the paper-making shop and gave it a standard military salute.
It was at this moment that Zhao Youliang finally saw what the other person looked like.
He wore a dark blue military uniform and had a face that was charred and withered.
Overall, it looks just like the Red Skull from the Marvel movies.
The only difference is that one is a red face and the other is a black face.
Seeing this, the grasshopper spirit, who was also peeking through the crack in the door, spoke up in fear.
"Quantum, who are those soldiers outside saluting?"
"It's not for you, is it?"
Zhao Youliang was speechless for a long time after hearing this: If he had a warlord relative, would he have ended up on the streets since childhood?
He wouldn't have been tricked by that unscrupulous old Taoist priest into working in a paper-making shop and wasting his lifespan!
Judging from Zhao Youliang's constipated expression, the grasshopper spirit had already guessed that he wasn't being saluted, and subconsciously turned to look at the prisoner.
After all, of all the people here, only the Madman had been a general in his lifetime.
The madman slowly shook his head: "This general died during the Qing Dynasty, and I had no soldiers under my command who were armed with firearms."
"Moreover, the resentment on them was so strong that they were practically becoming 'evil spirits,' clearly indicating that they did not die on the battlefield."
"Although the fallen soldiers also harbored resentment, they were filled with an indomitable killing intent, unlike them."
Upon hearing the prisoner's words, the grasshopper spirit's already green face turned even greener with fright.
"If it's not about finding quantum mechanics, and it's not about finding the Prisoner General, then it can only be about finding trouble."
"But...but who are they saluting?"
"Could it be a case of diplomacy followed by force?!"
As it turned out, the grasshopper spirit was overthinking things: after standing outside the door for a long time without getting a response, the soldier spirits, led by the officer, turned around in unison and disappeared into the "giant light source".
After they left, three vengeful ghosts dressed in Republican-era clothing grinned menacingly at the paper-making shop.
"Just you wait, you just wait!"
"When the young master and young mistress wake up, that will be the day you die!"
"The death knell for everyone here!"
"Hehehehe!"
As the three vengeful ghosts grinned, the two rows of paper figures inside the shop also began to laugh.
"Giggle giggle!"
At the same time, a cold wind rose, rustling the paper figures...
Only after the three fierce ghosts outside the door disappeared did Zhao Youliang and all the immortals breathe a long sigh of relief.
"Brother Huang, those soldiers from earlier must have been tough to deal with, right?"
Huang Yu smiled wryly upon hearing this: "Quantum, since ancient times, military spirits have been the most terrifying of all vengeful ghosts, especially organized military spirits like these."
“I just did a rough count, and there are at least a hundred of them.”
"If they really are here to see us, then we're in big trouble!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Youliang couldn't help but feel annoyed: What kind of mess is this!
I've clearly done nothing wrong; I'm just a poor, struggling laborer, the kind who's even risking my lifespan. So why are these evil spirits constantly coming to bother me?
First came the fleshy corpses, then the vengeful ghosts, and now even soldiers are appearing!
Who knows what other strange things might happen after joining the army...
Just as Zhao Youliang was lamenting his bad luck, a series of screams suddenly echoed through the quiet town.
After the screams, came a cold, venomous laugh.
"You all have to die, you all have to die..."
"Damn it, those vengeful ghosts are the ones who caused this!" Without thinking twice, Zhao Youliang, who was quite responsible, ran out the back door and headed straight for the direction of the screams.
This is also the result of Old Liu's teachings: the lineage of the master cultivates the path of compassion.
You have learned the Demon Lord's sword technique "Selflessness," so you can be considered a successor of the Master's lineage.
If you are timid and hesitant in the face of adversity, and only think about protecting yourself, then you might as well not practice cultivation, lest you embarrass your teacher.
At this point in my writing, I must explain what cause and effect means under the principle of sentient beings, because I'm really angry at being attacked by trolls.
For example: A bad person kills a good person, and the good person becomes a vengeful ghost and comes back for revenge.
If you then rely on your spiritual cultivation to destroy the vengeful ghost, you are violating the law of cause and effect, which is the way of sentient beings.
Another scenario: If a vengeful ghost, after taking its revenge, refuses to reincarnate and continues to harm innocent people.
At this point, if you feel that you are no match for the vengeful ghost and hesitate to take action, you are going against the cause and effect of the path of compassion.
The way of compassion is not to bully others by taking advantage of power, nor is it to bully the weak and fear the strong.
Rather, it is the fearless spirit and true nature of "where righteousness lies, I will go even if there are thousands of people against me"!
......
Seeing Zhao Youliang rush out, Huang Yu immediately picked up the celestial banner he had been offering.
"Come on, everyone, follow me to protect Quantum!"
"We shamans come out to accumulate merit for better spiritual practice. How can we be afraid and fail to protect even our own shamanic disciples!"
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