Chapter 13: Unexpectedly

Temporarily safe? When I stood up, I realized that it was.

I have lived in the Bamboo Grove for so many years, and I have entered and left this bamboo grove so many times, but I never knew that there was such a powerful ‘ghost head’ hidden in this bamboo grove.

Yes, if I were to evaluate it, it would be a very powerful ghost. Compared to the ghosts that I encountered in the old forest, which were deliberately bred by evil cultivators, it is even more powerful. I can’t guarantee that it is more powerful than all of them, but at least most of them.

I asked myself if it were me, I would have a hard time dealing with such a ghost if I were unprotected, and I would even be completely controlled.

This is the situation. When I stood up, I saw that all of these dozen people had been possessed by the ghost heads that appeared out of nowhere, and were in a delirious state. Where would they have the time to shoot us? It was already very kind of the master not to control the ghost heads to make them hallucinate and kill each other.

At this moment, I also saw my father. At this moment, he was kneeling on the ground crying. I quickly ran over and hugged him.

I knew that my father had been able to hold on until this point, and that was already very strong.

My father is not good at expressing his emotions, but at the moment I hugged him, he looked up at me, suddenly hugged me very tightly, and said in a voice that was almost inaudible, “That’s great, that’s great… If you… if you just… die in front of me… I won’t… be able to live.”

I didn’t know how to comfort him. I was not sure how to respond to my father’s sudden and strong emotional expression. I could only pat his back lightly to calm him down for a while, and then whispered, “Dad, I’m fine. Master is here.”

When he mentioned Master, my father’s emotions really calmed down. In his impression, every time Master appeared, he could save me from danger. I believe that even if the sky were to fall, my Master would say to my father that he wanted to save me, and my father would not hesitate to believe him.

Master is so reliable. If it weren’t for him just now… As I thought this, a cool breeze blew, and I broke out in a cold sweat on my back.

“Master, how did you have such precautions?” I helped my father up and thought it was amazing. Master’s every step was more accurate than divination. How could ordinary cultivators have expected the other party to use a gun to shoot them?

Master slowly began to tie up the people whose minds had been captured by the ghost with their own belts, saying as he did so, “First, Yang Sheng is determined to kill us. What do you think is the most direct and effective, or even the most trace-free method for ordinary people? If you fight, won’t it be noisy? Second, what is it that made Old Chen so anxious to warn us? If you think about it, you will think of this method! As long as there is a one percent chance, you have to be one hundred percent prepared. Once I’m out, I’ll pull you down, and it won’t cost anything. After all, there’s no cover outside the bamboo forest, isn’t it the best time to kill us?

Yes, because of the bamboo forest’s cover, we didn’t even see these people with guns for a while, let alone that they were going to shoot us. It was easy to hide in the bamboo forest, but it’s not so easy to hide outside the bamboo forest.

“What about the ghosts?” I asked. After I said it, I suddenly felt that I had asked a really stupid question.

“There weren’t any before, so there was no need! And if you don’t plan ahead, you’ll have problems in the near future… These ghosts are naturally the best stuff I’ve collected, and I’ve suppressed them here in a certain way. When I just came out of the bamboo forest, I deliberately slowed down. Didn’t you see that I was stepping on some kind of formation? (This kind of step can be used to solve the formation in a special formation) Then I released the ghosts, and I don’t need to go into the rest of it. The master replied very calmly, but this seemingly simple answer took a lot of thought. I suddenly realized that I thought I had grown up, but I was still far from the master.

No wonder he was so calm when he came out to deal with me, no wonder he could give me such a sense of peace. It turned out to be an indestructible foundation built on infinite truth.

“Master Jiang, Xiu Yun and the others…” My father said this very hesitantly, and when he said it, he didn’t have time to wipe away the tears on his face… Because my father is a person who doesn’t like to ask for favors and owes everyone favors, except for when I was a child and when I asked my second sister for a favor, he almost never asked for anything from anyone.

In such a difficult situation for us, he didn’t want to trouble my master… But that was my family, and also his family, so he had to open his mouth.

I was also very worried. If Master was going to leave at this time, I would not blame him, but because it involved my family, I would definitely not go with him if he wanted to take me away at this time, because my father would be held hostage in this way, and my mother and sisters would not be treated any better.

Moreover, I know Yang Sheng’s radicalism better than my master.

“Dad, I’m here for you.” Before my master had even opened his mouth, I had already said this.

I suddenly felt that I could not do without Master, but I could not do without him, and I firmly believed that only Master could lead everyone to see the blue sky through the clouds…

Therefore, I cannot drag him into this… I have seen how determined Yang Sheng is this time. He didn’t say a word of nonsense before shooting. This must also be Yang Sheng’s order.

That means all the friendship is torn apart, and all that is left is a fight to the death.

“Then you go back too.” My father’s expression suddenly became determined, and I didn’t want to argue with him at all. I just picked him up and walked away. I only said one thing: “I’m your son. Do you think I can go back? It’s fine for the master to go back.”

My father still wanted to insist.

I said softly, “Dad, they only want me. You should think about my mom, my sister, and your two grandchildren, right?”

My father looked a little stunned. He probably knew the meaning of my words. He shouldn’t be selfish to the other relatives just for me. This is the only way out of this dilemma. Once he realized this, my father couldn’t help but burst into tears. He was afraid that the most difficult decision in his life had fallen on him.

Which part of the palm is not flesh? I think that my family has sacrificed a lot for me, so shouldn’t I sacrifice for them this time?

In a few words, I had already dragged my father a long way away. He was in great pain, and the only comfort I could offer him was: “Dad, this is not a dead end. Who says there is no chance?

“These people… are not ordinary people, not at all.” My father’s tears rolled down his face along the deep lines. He didn’t know how to express it, so he expressed it this way.

People who can get a gun and shoot recklessly are not ordinary people to ordinary people, let alone people who can find me. I somehow feel that my father is also quite “heroic,” and I can’t help but smile a little at the corner of my mouth, and my heart actually feels relieved.

If I die like this, it’s the best treatment.

“Yes, what kind of ordinary person could find my master and I?” Just as I was immersed in my own ‘heroic’ state, my master suddenly spoke from behind me.

I was shocked, and so was my father. The two of us turned around at the same time, and my father muttered, “Master Jiang, why are you here? How can you be bothered with this again? Everyone is waiting for you in the Bamboo Grove.”

“Old Chen, we’ve known each other for decades, you shouldn’t say this to me! Chengyi is also my son, we should be closer than real brothers, so don’t worry about it.” As he spoke, my master patted my father on the shoulder.

My father is a bit of a dullard, and when my master said this, he was even more speechless and didn’t know what to say, so he just stood there dumbfounded.

But my master was polite to my father, but not to me. He kicked me in the butt, making me stumble and almost fall to the ground. He didn’t care that I was injured, showing how heavy the kick was!

“I’m just going to tie someone up, and you’re taking your father with you first? You think you’re capable? You think you’re capable? You think you can fight a hundred people by yourself? You think you’re a real hero? Don’t you know who you are? I’ve trained you for so many years, and you’re going to die? “My master’s words seemed to be unsatisfactory, and he slapped my head and back again. His rough palm was like an iron palm, and I almost couldn’t breathe.

He was so cool, he just turned his back and walked forward… and didn’t forget to yell, “You little brat, why aren’t you keeping up?”

My father and I were both moved. My master definitely didn’t treat me as an outsider, and he never treated my family as outsiders either.

Along the way, my master was very calm. Except for asking my father about the situation in the village, my father was not very clear, but he could only try to express it. From my father, my master and I got a message that at least 30 to 50 people came to the village this time. It was too conspicuous for 30 to 50 people to enter a village, but they did not attract anyone’s attention.

Because they were hiding in an unexpected place, a place that had left a deep impression on me—the Hungry Ghost Tomb!