After hearing Xie Tangxian's story, Zhao Youliang immediately fell into deep self-reproach.
He immediately said, "Please don't be anxious, venerable elders. It was my fault, I didn't mean to!"
"I will return your lifespan to you now, and you can tell me what to do!"
Seeing Zhao Youliang walking towards them, the evil immortals retreated in fright, like startled birds.
"Quantum, don't come any closer, you're too evil right now!"
"If they suck us in again, we'll turn to ash instantly, even more pulverized than those refined in the human-refining furnace!"
Helpless, Zhao Youliang could only awkwardly stop where he was.
Just then, Liao Zhiyuan said with a wry smile, "Brother Quantum, even if you wanted to return your lifespan to the immortals, you couldn't."
"Because I've calculated it, you still don't have enough lifespan left."
"What?! What is that?!" Zhao Youliang was utterly shocked upon hearing this.
"Didn't I almost drain the lifespan of several old immortals yesterday? Their combined lifespan must be over a thousand years!"
"What, all that smoking was for nothing?"
"The worst thing for others is that their lifespan ends, but for me it's a 'pit'? A huge pit that can never be filled?!"
Liao Zhiyuan shook his head helplessly upon hearing this: "Brother Quantum, I don't know the answer to your question."
"In short, you are amazing. I wouldn't be surprised if anything happened to you."
Zhao Youliang: "......"
Speaking of the miraculous, Liao Zhiyuan immediately thought of the equally miraculous young general, and thus spoke up subconsciously.
"Quantum Bro, I think you don't need to worry too much."
"You know the young general, right? He was like this when he was young; he just couldn't die."
"Is that so?" Zhao Youliang regained some confidence upon hearing this.
"Xiao Liao, are you saying that the young general, like me, didn't live to see the full moon?!"
Liao Zhiyuan looked embarrassed upon hearing this: "No, that's not it. The young general's lifespan is 'full'."
"And whatever is consumed, the underworld will immediately replenish it."
"It's like our mobile phones, which are always plugged into the charger, and the kind that charges super fast."
Zhao Youliang: "......"
Zhao was speechless, and the evil immortals were even more speechless: "Master Liao, according to you, does that mean our lifespans are gone? We can only wait to die?!"
This time, Xiao Liao's answer did not disappoint the evil immortals.
“My fellow immortals, I have already calculated your hexagrams: your divination result is ‘Water over Thunder’.”
“The inner trigram Zhen represents thunder and action, while the outer trigram Kan represents water and the holder of resources. It also represents dangers and obstacles. ‘Tun’ means to face difficulties head-on and risk one’s life to obtain resources for survival.”
"Water and thunder bring good fortune and prosperity. Only by adhering to the right path can great luck be achieved. Do not live a life of wandering and moving about. Only by living in peace and prosperity and governing the country can things go smoothly."
Having cultivated for a long time, the evil immortals naturally understood Liao Zhiyuan's meaning.
"Upholding the righteous path brings great fortune; do not follow the crowds... We understand, Little Immortal Liao!"
"Let's not say anything more, let's go back to the memorial tablets and cultivate."
“Quantum, don’t worry too much. We’re not going to die anytime soon. We can hold on for a month or two… Just remember to cultivate diligently and do good deeds.”
"Our temple must take on more 'cases' and accumulate more good karma!"
Zhao Youliang dared not refuse, especially since what they were asking for was the right thing to do.
He quickly nodded, indicating that he would not slack off and would work hard to find ways to increase the lifespan of the evil spirits.
After the evil immortals disappeared, Zhao Youliang remembered something else.
"Xiao Liao, you just said the young general has unlimited lifespan? Then how can he get old?"
"Shouldn't he stay young forever like Nezha in the TV series?"
After weighing the pros and cons, Liao Zhiyuan answered.
"Brother Quantum, you don't know, but now the young general and the gentleman both belong to the race of the Supreme Beings."
"The key to becoming a perfect person lies in the word 'person'."
"Therefore, they will not choose immortality, but will experience birth, aging, sickness and death just like ordinary people."
"However, their lifespan is still much longer than that of ordinary people... You'll find out later."
"Oh, I see." Just as Zhao Youliang was nodding repeatedly, Huang Yu's voice came from inside the hall.
"You, come to the back for a moment, I have something to tell you."
Zhao Youliang held Huang Yu in high regard.
The level of respect shown to them is equivalent to that of the richest man's daughter, who marries into his family without asking for a dowry and even paying a huge sum of money herself.
She was virtuous and kind, and devoted herself to respecting her elders and raising her children.
"Brother Huang, you wanted to see me... Oh, all of you elderly folks have arrived!"
"This is wonderful!"
"From now on, you'll cultivate within my temple. Don't leave!"
The old man Zhao Youliang mentioned was none other than the kind souls who helped him last night.
Upon hearing this, the ghosts immediately smiled and nodded repeatedly: "Quantum, that's exactly what we mean."
"I was worried you'd look down on us because we're not skilled enough, haha."
After some conversation, all the souls returned to the "Master Qingfeng" to cultivate, becoming mad ghost prisoners.
In this way, Zhao Youliang's shrine finally began to take shape, although it still lacked highly skilled immortals...
Just as Zhao Youliang finished dealing with the matter of the benevolent spirit, he heard the big yellow dog barking wildly.
They rushed out to check and saw two people dressed in mourning clothes coming to "report the death," but they were blocked at the door by the big yellow dog baring its teeth.
Zhao Youliang recognized these two people; they were relatives of Director Zhou of the Urban Management Bureau.
Announcing a death: After a person dies and the coffin has been kept in state for a period of time, once all preparations are complete, relatives and descendants will choose a day to announce the death.
Announcing a person's death can be considered the first ritual after death.
The ritual of announcing a death had already taken shape as early as the Zhou Dynasty.
The news of someone's death is announced to relatives, friends, and villagers by sending a signal. Even if relatives and friends already know the news, they must still go to report the death.
......
After a moment's thought, Zhao Youliang guessed that they were there to inform Old Zhou and his wife of their death.
That's exactly what happened. Director Zhou of the Urban Management Bureau asked them to come over and invite Zhao Youliang to take a look.
Zhao Youliang readily agreed and then told Director Zhou how the Zhou couple had died.
Upon arriving at the location, Zhao Youliang kowtowed to the coffin as is customary. Just as he was about to speak, Director Zhou stopped him with a wry smile.
"You don't need to tell me about Quantum. My parents appeared to me in a dream last night about what happened."
"Alas, the sins we have committed have finally come to an end."
"Oh, by the way, thank you, Quantum. My parents said you helped them last night."
Upon hearing Director Zhou's words, Zhao Youliang was taken aback: A dream? How could that be!
It is known that the souls of those who commit suicide are considered extremely unlucky and generally will not approach their relatives, let alone the kind-hearted Zhou family elders.
Furthermore, today only kind-hearted ghosts came to my ancestral hall; the elderly Zhou couple were nowhere to be seen...
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