Chapter 28: Master’s Footprints (Part 2)

In that pool, Xiao Chengqian said there were strange creatures, so the person who was recording was standing in that position, involuntarily making people nervous. But that wasn’t the case, because the next moment I understood why Master looked so bad.

It was because Master and that person were about 30 meters apart, and two angry ghosts were approaching the person who said he would record, while the other person was standing about two meters away from the person who said he would record, saying, “Then record quickly, don’t keep Master Jiang and the others waiting. I’ll help you with the flashlight.”

There were also three angry ghosts approaching the man.

The master sneered and said, “I underestimated you.” The next moment, he had already begun to chant.

But these two people were not cultivators themselves, and there was no way they could use their own powerful qi and aura to drive away the vengeful ghosts. No matter how fast the master moved, it was still faster than the ghosts. The five vengeful ghosts had a look of absolute determination on their faces, and then they pounced on the two middle-aged men without hesitation.

The result of being possessed by a ghost is needless to say, either being caught in endless illusions, being frightened, or being possessed directly.

The person who recorded it immediately showed symptoms of being possessed by a ghost, his expression suddenly becoming distorted. The other person inexplicably dropped his flashlight to the ground, picked it up, and then inexplicably fell, coincidentally avoiding the disaster.

Is it a coincidence? I watched all this happen, frowning, but I couldn’t see anything. At this moment, the master had already gone to save the person.

What can two vengeful ghosts do against Master’s power? But the process of Master’s action made me think. In theory, when a vengeful ghost possesses a person, the duration of possession is very short, and it is impossible for the soul of the possessed person to be fused with the vengeful ghost. In this case, the action can be ‘heavy’, using the most direct hand movements to force out the vengeful ghost, or directly killing the vengeful ghost.

According to my master’s personality and the Taoism that we Li’s family has always believed in, everything will leave a way out. It is impossible to kill, but it is extremely simple to force out the ghosts. Why would my master bother to tie knots, protect the soul, and then use the most troublesome method of affixing the positive yang symbol to drive the ghosts and start to drive the soul?

It is obviously impossible to drive away two angry ghosts with one yellow Zhengyang talisman. Master is gradually increasing the strength, as if he is gradually pressuring the angry ghosts to make them retreat.

I simply don’t understand what my master is doing, driving away two ghosts so slowly? Is it necessary?

But if my master wanted to harm the person who recorded it, I would never believe it, because if he wanted to harm him, he wouldn’t have to give him the first step of the rope knot to protect his soul.

Many people present knew what was going on, at least Wu Liyu did. Master Hui had worked with my master for many years, so he knew a little bit too. But everyone, including Master Hui, a Buddhist disciple, chose to remain silent and waited quietly on the sidelines.

So I came to the conclusion that my master was deliberately stalling for time, or that he was trying to do something!

Thinking this way, I paid more attention to every detail of my master’s movements. At this time, I noticed that while my master was placing the talisman on the man’s body again and again, his other hand seemed to be fiddling with something on the ground.

This action… I pondered, I made this action unintentionally when I first tied the rope knot, I’m sure!

I suppressed my excitement and watched everything silently, but the rest of the story was unremarkable. The master exorcised two vengeful ghosts for the man, then solemnly collected the two vengeful ghosts and threw them to Master Hui, asking him to help them cross over. The small incident caused by the vengeful ghosts ended here.

“Carry him on your back and leave here first. Rest in the cave for a while and then leave.” As he spoke, the master wrapped the yellow cloth bag he was carrying in plastic and tied it to his body.

In fact, when I saw this scene, I wanted to laugh. The old man was wearing a diving suit that fit him perfectly, but why did it make him look even more lewd? But whether he appeared in reality or in an illusion, the sense of security and safety he brought me was always the same.

Faced with Master Jiang’s proposal, the others naturally had no objections, but another middle-aged man who inexplicably avoided the ghost seemed hesitant. He said, “Master Jiang, there have been strange events here. Shouldn’t we investigate?”

The master turned around and said, “Well,” and then walked over and kicked the man in the butt without saying a word, saying, “What strange events? It’s just that you’re talking too much and causing the two ghosts to possess him! These bones and ghosts, haven’t you realized that something has already been taken away here?”

The middle-aged man was scolded by the master, but he didn’t refute it. Instead, he shut up in silence. The master stood in the middle of the cave, his hands behind his back, and looked around the cave. It seemed unintentional, but I noticed that he obviously saw the other five angry ghosts. Then he turned around and sighed, saying, “Well, if fate is not here, there will be no result. Go with peace of mind, live with peace of mind, but there is always hope.”

I understood this sentence. He seemed to be lamenting that there was no opportunity in this cave, but in fact he was telling the other five ghosts that they might still have a chance if they waited patiently.

At this moment, Master Hui, who had been sitting there with his eyes half closed, suddenly opened his eyes and deliberately glanced at the person being carried. Then he asked my master, “Was it useful? Is everything all right now?”

“What else could happen? Whether it works or not, I did what I should do. The rest is up to fate! If it’s meant to happen, you’ll meet it even if it’s taken away. If it’s not meant to happen, there’s nothing you can do even if it’s in front of you.” My master said calmly, which made the middle-aged man behind him, who was carrying the injured person, nervous.

“That’s right, fate has destined him to meet the vengeful ghost, leaving you a chance to strike once.” Master Hui rarely talked nonsense with my master, and said something serious.

The master laughed twice and said nothing more, walking straight into the hole they had come through…

Everything ended here. I came to my senses from that scene, took a deep breath, and immediately understood what the last words of Master and Uncle Hui meant. Uncle Hui was asking Master if it was useful to do such small tricks, and Master told him to follow his destiny.

Obviously, these two old men have been together for most of their lives, and my master’s little tricks can’t fool Master Hui.

It was just like their secret language was no secret to me! These two old men used to do this all the time. When they played chess, they would cheat together, often right in front of me, seemingly talking about other things, but actually talking about chess, breaking the iron rule of the true gentleman who observes the game without speaking.

So, it’s no wonder that I don’t understand this kind of childishness! Thinking of the past, a smile appeared on my face.

But compared to my quick recovery, Xiao Chengqian was standing in the cave, staring blankly. I looked back at him, and the corners of his eyes were full of tears. He had come this far with me, and the affection between a teacher and a father was even stronger than that of family, because it was accompanied by all the memories of childhood and the greatest pillar of the spirit.

I was more saddened. I had experienced a process of picking up and putting down in my heart, so I was able to control my emotions and walked over, patting Xiao Chengqian on the shoulder. I didn’t say anything.

Xiao Chengqian wiped away his tears and looked at the gap in the ceiling of the cave, saying, “I said it, my old eye problem has returned. I can’t help but shed tears when I stay in a dark place for a long time.”

What kind of problem is this? It’s as ridiculous as the nonsense my master told me when I was a child about my spitting disease. However, there are some things that don’t need to be said.

After Xiao Chengqian calmed down a little, I said to him, “Master left us clues. Let’s first try to liberate them, and then we can talk about it later.”

Xiao Chengqian nodded, obviously he was not in the mood to talk, and the five angry ghosts heard that we were going to convert them, but their faces revealed an expression of excitement.

After waiting day after day, year after year, being tormented by resentment, accepting the transformation, even if the result of the transformation is not reincarnation, it is better than this endless despair.

In fact, they were not as lucky as the other two ghosts, who were blessed by the monk and purified by his pure thoughts. I was moved by the unpredictability of fate.

“Why do I have to do this kind of thing? The Taoist priest’s conversion is only half-baked. Where is that kid, Hui Gen? He set out with you, but why haven’t I seen him?” Xiao Chengqian suddenly asked.

I smiled and said, “This kid is probably going to show up in a month. By then, he should be even more powerful.”