"Oh my god!"
Zhao Youliang was so frightened that he immediately tried to throw the "wood" away, but he couldn't shake it off no matter what he did.
The "wood" seemed to be firmly glued to the palm of one's hand.
Immediately following was a bone-chilling cold: the "wood" in his hand turned into a wisp of black smoke and swooped into his body.
"No way, this thing can actually be possessed?!"
Just as Zhao Youliang was at a loss, he suddenly heard a chattering sound coming from outside the door.
It sounded like a lot of people chatting, or perhaps arguing.
These sounds were thin and fragmented, and all were extremely harsh.
Looking up, he saw eight blurry figures floating towards his back door, the number exactly matching the number of the fortune teller Zhang Banxian had written for him.
The immortals have arrived!
Upon realizing this, Zhao Youliang no longer cared about the "wooden block" and quickly lit three incense sticks, respectfully bowing his head and standing aside.
He said, "Welcome, all the immortals."
The eight immortals were taken aback by Zhao Youliang's posture, and then one of them spoke up.
"Wasn't it said that this kid needs something to open his yin-yang eyes?"
"How did he see us?!"
Not only were the eight "immortals" puzzled, but Zhao Youliang himself was also puzzled.
Yeah, how could I see the dirt when I wasn't using an umbrella...? Am I some kind of old god?!
Zhao Youliang himself didn't know what was going on, so he couldn't explain it either.
He could only force a smile and lead the eight "evil spirits" to the memorial tablets set up for them.
While offering incense, Zhao Youliang secretly observed and saw that these immortals all had human bodies with animal heads.
Even with the memorial tablet in place, the people there were "stood or sat improperly": leaning to one side, squatting or lying down.
They couldn't stay still, constantly twisting and turning in the rankings, showing absolutely no demeanor befitting a celestial being.
In short, let alone compared to that Gray Sixth Master, even Brother Huang is a hundred times better than them!
"Could these really be 'immortals'?"
Zhao Youliang began to have doubts about the "evil hall" for the first time.
However, he didn't dare to think too much about it; not judging people by their appearance was an experience he had accumulated over the years.
These days, how many people appear to be loyal and virtuous but are actually prostitutes and thieves!
Slowly leaving the side room where the immortals were worshipped, Zhao Youliang returned to his own room.
Because there was only one single bed, which he gave to his newly recognized "cousin," he had to sleep on the floor.
At this moment, Wang Youcai seemed to be asleep, lying straight without making a sound.
Zhao Youliang couldn't even hear his breathing.
"Hey, at least you don't snore!"
Wrapped himself tightly in the blanket, Zhao Youliang turned over and went to sleep.
......
At this moment, in the mass grave outside the town:
The death row inmate was driving a sharpened piece of peach wood into a new grave, only stopping when he felt a "plop" as it pierced the flesh.
He then took out a bottle of unidentified liquid and poured it down the peach wood while muttering incantations that no one else could understand.
A moment later, a scream was heard, and then a female ghost with her head down and long hair covering her face suddenly emerged from the grave and pounced straight at the condemned prisoner.
The death row inmate, far from panicking, wore a look of delight upon seeing this. He pulled out a piece of peach wood that had been nailed into the grave and threw it at the female ghost.
The female ghost screamed even more horribly after being hit, and black smoke kept billowing from her body.
After whipping her for a while, until the female ghost curled up in a ball and dared not move, the death row inmate stopped, satisfied.
They took out a piece of hemp rope that had been soaked in corpse oil and tied it around the female ghost's neck. The death row inmate then chanted the incantation again.
The female ghost was immediately strangled and rolled around, just like an ordinary person being choked.
The death row inmate stopped when he felt he had tortured her enough, and threw Zhao Youliang's hair in front of the female ghost.
"Go kill this man and I'll set you free, otherwise... heh heh!"
The female ghost dared not hesitate. After sniffing her hair hard, she screamed and drifted towards the town.
......
In the paper shop:
The big yellow dog, which had been sleeping in its bed, seemed to sense something and started barking incessantly at the door.
He bared his teeth and made a fierce face.
The female ghost outside the door was terrified of the big yellow dog and hesitated for a long time before daring to go in.
Left with no other option, I had to go around to the side and peer through the window of the paper-making shop.
The eyes, devoid of pupils and deathly white, were truly terrifying.
Her glance immediately drew a reaction from the paper figures in the room, who all turned to look at the female ghost.
Some of the paper figures even giggled as they slowly "walked" toward the window.
The female ghost was startled again upon seeing this, screamed, and turned to run away.
The paper figure, grinning maliciously, tried to chase after the window, but was bounced back the instant it hit the wall.
He then hunched over, fell to the ground, and rolled around in pain.
The other paper figures looked terrified upon seeing this and returned to their original positions, no longer daring to move.
After running for a while and seeing that no one was chasing her, the female ghost hesitated for a moment and then returned to the back door of the paper shop.
But this time it was even worse; before they even entered the door, they were surrounded by eight spirits from the evil shrine.
"Oh dear, is this place trying to steal our food? Are they trying to harm our newly taken-in victim?!"
The poor female ghost was just an ordinary wandering spirit; how could she possibly be a match for these "immortals" who had cultivated for hundreds of years?
They immediately became like startled quails, trembling with fear.
Seeing the female ghost's appearance, the eight "immortals" didn't bother with her.
One of them shouted into the shop.
"Little Quantum, something wants you dead. Shall we take care of it?"
"Let's make this clear beforehand, you'll have to pay with a year of your lifespan for this 'deal'!"
Zhao Youliang was sleeping soundly when he suddenly heard someone calling him. He thought he was dreaming, so he mumbled an "uh-huh" in his sleep.
The eight evil spirits were overjoyed when Zhao Youliang agreed, while the female ghost screamed a few times and then fell silent.
Looking at the hemp rope lying on the ground, one of the evil immortals spoke again.
"Oh my, she's already taken?!"
"Little Quantum, shall we send a few of us to kill the guys 'behind' us?"
"Let me make this clear beforehand, you'll have to spend two years of your lifespan this time!"
Poor Zhao Youliang didn't even realize that in just a short while, three years of his lifespan had been gone.
He mumbled an "Mmm" again, still half asleep.
Upon hearing this, the evil immortals all smiled with satisfaction, and then transformed into various animals, rushing off towards the mass grave.
......
When they went there, there were eight evil spirits, but by the time dawn broke, only seven had returned.
It's clear that the one who didn't return died along with the death row inmate.
Instead of returning to their own memorial tablets, the seven evil spirits pretended to be angry and surrounded the sleeping Zhao Youliang.
"Little Quantum, this time the 'idea' was really good; killing him cost us one of our brothers!"
"Your two years of lifespan weren't enough, you need to add three more!"
Without saying another word, he inhaled at Zhao Youliang, drawing out the "vital energy" unique to living people.
After absorbing this "essence, energy, and spirit," the seven evil immortals all showed expressions of satisfaction.
There wasn't even a trace of the "pain" of losing a companion left...
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