Chapter 83 Magical World
Mount Longhu is shrouded in clouds and mist and is blessed with beautiful scenery.
Taking advantage of the weekend when he had no professional classes, Lu Yi climbed the endless stone steps with great effort. His muscles didn't feel sore, but he had something on his mind.
He came back mainly to find his elusive grandfather.
Lu Qiming.
For the sentence that Ji Yunzhou lazily dropped: "Little Taoist priest, go back and ask your grandfather if he knows Ji Yunzhou."
Lu Yi held his breath and had to find his grandfather to get things clear.
Ji Yunzhou, who looks about the same age as him, is even more arrogant than his master?
However, as soon as he stepped into the mountain gate and had no time to drink the tea handed to him by his fellow disciples, he was stunned by a series of greetings.
"Young Master is back? Looking for Master Uncle Lu? He went down the mountain a long time ago!"
"Brother, don't you know? Our great-grandfather has been away for almost two months!"
"Yes, yes. He said the square dance team in the community down the mountain is short of a lead dancer, and he wants to help save the elderly's amateur cultural life."
Lu Yi: “…”
He gripped the teacup, his knuckles turning slightly white.
Sometimes, I really want to call the police.
Is it reasonable for a grandfather to move without telling his grandson?
What's more, he, Lu Yi, is the direct descendant of Longhu Mountain and a legitimate disciple!
How would he face his shame if this got out?
He took a deep breath, suppressed the grief and anger in his chest, took out his cell phone and dialed the familiar number.
The phone rang for a long time before it was picked up. In the background, there were faint shouts of "General! Take the car!"
"Hello? Hey, it's my darling grandson!"
Grandpa Lu Qiming's powerful voice came, and the background noise became quieter, obviously he had walked to a quiet place.
Lu Yi gritted his teeth and said, "Grandpa, you're quite cool, aren't you? With such a big deal as moving, have you forgotten that you have a grandson who's registered as a grandson in the mountains?"
“Ahahahahahaha!”
Lu Qiming laughed heartily without any intention: "Look at my memory! I'm old and useless now! Don't blame me, my dear grandson. It was so lively down the mountain that I forgot it by mistake.
I'm mainly worried it might affect your studies. Aren't you going to take that athlete's certificate exam? "
Lu Yi looked up at the sky speechlessly: "...The certification exam is over, where are you now? Give me your address, I have something to talk to you about."
"Something's wrong? What's the matter? Is your pocket money not enough? Grandpa will transfer it to you!"
"It's not about the money!"
Lu Yi gritted his teeth: "It's about a man named Ji Yunzhou. Do you know him?"
There was a subtle silence of two seconds on the other end of the phone, and then there was even more enthusiastic laughter:
"Hey, Ji Yunzhou? Let's meet! We're old acquaintances! Come on over, I'll send you the address!"
By the way, I met Grandpa’s new chess friend. He’s a very interesting guy! "
Before Lu Yi could ask again, a text message with the address came with a [cute old man making a 'yeah' gesture.jpg] emoticon attached.
Lu Yi stared at the emoticon, and three black lines appeared on his forehead.
His grandfather is really frighteningly up-to-date.
According to the address, Lu Yi went down the mountain, took three subways, and rode a shared bicycle for ten minutes.
We just arrived at the gate of a high-end apartment complex that looked extremely extravagant and inhumane.
There was a security guard standing at the entrance of the community, his eyes as sharp as the big black dog guarding the mountain.
The greenery is very good, and even full of spiritual energy!
His grandfather is quite good at choosing places, right?
Is this pension standard a bit too high?
Are the retired elders of Longhu Mountain treated so well?
He checked the building number and walked around to the landscape garden in the center of the community.
From a distance, I saw an antique pavilion with two figures sitting opposite each other and fighting.
The one on the left has a head full of white hair, but is full of energy. He is waving a palm-leaf fan in one hand and holding a chess piece in the other, with a beaming look on his face. Who else could it be but his grandfather Lu Qiming?
The figure on the right is wearing a simple white T-shirt and has a thin figure. His back looks strangely familiar.
Lu Yi walked over quickly and just heard his grandfather's triumphant voice:
"Hey, Xiao Gu, your horse is about to be lost again! You are too young to play chess with an old man like me!"
The owner of the thin figure spoke helplessly, his voice clear and gentle: "Grandpa Lu, your chess moves are too... tricky."
This sound… ?
Lu Yi paused, his pupils trembling.
At this moment, Lu Qiming looked up and saw him, and immediately waved: "Hey! My dear grandson! You've come just in time! Come and see how grandpa kills everyone!"
The person with his back to Lu Yi also turned around when he heard the sound.
Their eyes met.
The air froze instantly.
Lu Yi: “!!!”
Gu Yuan: “???”
Who else could this be but Gu Yuan? We had dinner together a few days ago.
But what impressed Lu Yi the most was that Gu Yuan and Ji Yunzhou were regulars on the school forum's gossip posts.
There was a faint yin aura emanating from the two of them.
How come he is here?
He was playing chess with his grandfather? His grandfather's chess friend turned out to be him?
The surprise on Gu Yuan's face was no less than Lu Yi's. He looked at Lu Yi, then turned back to look at the smug Mr. Lu.
Her beautiful eyes were filled with huge question marks: "Lu Yi? You...how did you come here? Wait...Grandpa Lu? Your last name is Lu? The Lu in Lu Yi?"
He suddenly realized: "Are you Lu Yi's grandfather?"
Lu Qiming looked at his grandson, then at his chess friend Xiao Gu, and laughed: "Wow! So you two know each other? It's a small world! My dear grandson, come here, this is my new friend, Xiao Gu."
Lu Yi walked over mechanically and felt that the CPU was a little overheated.
He looked at his grandfather, then at Gu Yuan, and spoke with difficulty: "Gu Yuan...you...you and my grandfather..."
Gu Yuan also had a mysterious look on his face. He put down the chess pieces and stood up: "Uh... I was taking a walk and saw Grandpa Lu setting up a chess game, so I played two games."
The two played chess without using spiritual power. After Gu Yuan was unilaterally beaten bloodily for many games, he was forcibly detained by the old man and continued to be abused.
He looked at Lu Qiming with disbelief in his eyes.
This lively old man who plays chess in a vulgar style, loves to regret his moves, and occasionally uses mnemonics learned from somewhere to interfere with his thinking, is actually Lu Yi's grandfather?
No wonder Grandpa Lu was able to use his spiritual power to play chess with him when they first met. It turned out he was from Longhu Mountain.
Lu Yi's heart was full of excitement at this moment.
Ji Yunzhou asked him to ask his grandfather, who moved to a high-end apartment and met Ji Yunzhou's boyfriend Gu Yuan in the apartment.
And Gu Yuan was playing chess with his grandfather... What kind of evil circle is this?
Lu Qiming looked at the colorful expressions on the two young men's faces and chuckled.
He put away the palm-leaf fan and patted the stone bench: "Alright, alright, stop standing there like an idiot, my dear grandson. Didn't you come to me to ask about that kid Ji Yunzhou? Sit down."
He then said to Gu Yuan, "Little Gu, sit down too. We are not outsiders."
When Gu Yuan heard the name Ji Yunzhou, his ears pricked up instantly. He sat down obediently, glancing back and forth between Lu Yi and Old Man Lu.
Lu Yi took a deep breath and sat opposite his grandfather with a serious expression: "Grandpa, do you know Ji Yunzhou? Who is he? Why did you ask me to ask you?"
Lu Qiming stroked his nonexistent beard and shook his head, "I know him, of course I know him, he's quite an extraordinary figure."
He glanced at Gu Yuan, who was calm and composed beside him, and added with a smile: "Don't worry, Xiao Gu knows. He knows everything about that kid."
Lu Yi looked at Gu Yuan in shock.
Gu Yuan nodded and agreed.
Lu Yi was even more confused. Did he have to be kept in the dark?
"Grandpa, please stop keeping me in suspense!"
"Oh, young man, don't be so impatient."
Lu Qiming took a sip of tea slowly. "It's a long story, involving some...um, cooperation with special departments."
"Special department?" Lu Yi frowned.
"To put it simply."
Lu Qiming lowered his voice, even though there was no one around. "It's just that the Yinsi and our Xuanmen, mainly Longhushan, have some long-term friendly cooperation agreements. They aim to maintain the balance between the Yin and Yang worlds, promote harmonious coexistence between humans and ghosts, and build a better future together..."
Lu Yi: "...Speak human language, Grandpa."
Gu Yuan was having a hard time suppressing his laughter.
"cough."
Mr. Lu restrained his official tone and said, "It's just that the staffing of civil servants in the underworld is tight, and sometimes they are too busy, or there are some tasks that require cooperation from the mortal world, so they will ask us, their reputable Xuanmen partners, for help.
As for us, we also need to occasionally use the channels and resources of the underworld to deal with some things that are difficult to handle in the world of the living. It's mutually beneficial!"
Lu Yi felt his worldview was challenged: "So...so? Ji Yunzhou is..."
"That kid Ji Yunzhou."
Lu Qiming put down his teacup, his tone taking on a subtle solemnity: "He is an orthodox ghost messenger of the underworld, and a very high-ranking one at that.
They are not some wandering ghosts or evil cultivators; they are legitimate ghosts and gods with official positions, enjoying subsidies from the underworld and a share of merit."
Ghost messenger? Orthodox organization? Ghost?
Lu Yi opened his mouth wide, and Ji Yunzhou's handsome but venomous face flashed through his mind. He couldn't reconcile that kind of person with the image of the legendary ghost catcher.
Are ghost messenger recruitments now based on appearance?
"Then when he was alive..." Lu Yi asked subconsciously.
"Before he died?"
Lu Qiming chuckled, "Then his origin is even greater. A thousand years ago, he was the most outstanding Heavenly Master of the Ji family, one of the top Xuanmen families. He was incredibly talented. If he hadn't died young... Tsk tsk, so, my dear grandson."
The old man's expression became more serious. "As for Ji Yunzhou, our attitude at Longhu Mountain is: peaceful coexistence and friendly cooperation. There's no need to be overly vigilant. Although he's a ghost messenger, he acts in an orderly manner and isn't evil. But..."
The old man emphasized his tone and warned, "Don't provoke him! That kid is narrow-minded, has a sharp tongue, and holds grudges!
If you mess with him, he'll have eight hundred ways to make you unlucky without letting you catch him! Everyone in the Ji family, from top to bottom, is like this!"
After saying this, he subconsciously glanced at Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan: "..."
Thank you, I feel touched.
Lu Yi was completely petrified and stood there, overloaded with information.
My classmate’s boyfriend is not a human, but a ghost messenger, or was he the ghost messenger of the great Taoist priest in his previous life?
Is there any cooperation between the underworld and Longhushan?
His grandfather is the cooperative contact?
Is this world too crazy?
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