Chapter 58: Tiger Claws Shake the King of Ghosts

In a daze, I felt that I was lying in a very warm place. Although it was still dark, I felt very relieved. I felt that I was slowly being lowered and leaned against a place. Then something scratched my calf, followed by severe pain.

The pain was so clear that it made my sweat come out instantly. Then, something cold and shiny was wiped on my leg. I just sighed in relief, but then there was another wave of even more intense pain.

“Sigh…” I couldn’t help but moan, and then I heard a familiar voice in my ear: “He’s waking up.”

Master, it was Master’s voice. I was overcome with joy, and tried to open my eyes, but my eyelids felt heavy, and my calves were in excruciating pain. At this time, someone opened my mouth and a cold liquid poured into my mouth. I suddenly became much more awake, and finally opened my eyes with great difficulty.

I could still see nothing clearly, and I could only see a few figures surrounding me. It took a while before I could see clearly. I was leaning against Su Rou, and Ling Ruyue was crying next to me. The two people standing in front of me were Master and Ling Qing’s grandmother.

When she saw me wake up, she gave a grunt and turned away, ignoring me. I had a thousand words on my tongue, but I didn’t know what to say to her. I knew I had made a big mistake.

I didn’t dare to speak to my master, and I was equally afraid to speak to the very serious-looking Ling Qing. I turned my head to ask Su Rou a question, but I didn’t expect to talk about the wound on my leg. A burst of pain made me gasp.

“You be careful, Sanwa, you don’t know how terrible your leg was just now.” Su Rou shook his head and said, “Your leg and chest have been bandaged up. I guess the kid is still a little dizzy, so he can’t help shaking his head.

“You were poisoned by the Black Man, so I gave you another kind of poison. It’s like using poison to fight poison. Now you’re fine,” said Grandma Ling Qing, then glared at Ling Ruyue.

Ling Ruyue lowered her head and dared not speak. I looked around. We were still in the tomb passage, the corner where I had fought the Hungry Ghost King with Su Rou and the tomb passage. I really wanted to talk to my master, but I dared not. I had to ask Su Rou, “Where is the Hungry Ghost King?”

“He’s dead. Master Jiang and Grandma Ling killed him.” Su Rou said very casually.

“What happened?” In my eyes, the powerful and incredible Hungry Ghost King was actually killed by my master and Grandma Ling Qing?

“You were lifted up by the hungry ghost king, and I really thought it was over, but then you stuck two talismans on its head, and the hungry ghost king seemed to be in pain, and it immediately threw you away, and then it held its head and howled, and then it rushed over to you…” Su Rou said very nervously, which shows that the situation at the time also had a great impact on him, otherwise he wouldn’t still be nervous now.

I can also imagine how furious the hungry ghost king was. As soon as it rushed over, I would have been torn to pieces and then eaten by it, right?

But I was saved. I really want to know how I was saved. I said to Su Rou, “You said the key!”

“The key is that a big bug flew in. I didn’t know what it was, but it flew right into the face of the hungry ghost king and bit its eyes. The hungry ghost king slapped it away, but it still dodged and flew onto the forehead of the hungry ghost king. Gee… it’s amazing. It directly bit a bloody hole in the head of the hungry ghost king.” Su Rou said with excitement.

I was very confused. The bug? Was it the strange figure I saw before I fell to the ground?

Was I saved by a bug? Or did something else come out and just happen to run into us? And then just happen to hate the hungry ghost king, and the two fought?

Is there such a coincidence in this world?

“Hmph, bugs? You did a good job, letting Ling Qing use her life-gou earlier! If it weren’t for her using her life-gou earlier, you would have died even more miserably!” The master finally turned around and said to me in a very angry voice.

I struggled to stand up, but found that I had no strength. Su Rou originally wanted to stop me, but I desperately wanted to stand up. Su Rou had to help me, and I finally stood up. I bowed very seriously to my master and said only a few words: “Master, I was wrong!”

Then I stood up and felt dizzy. I realized at this time that my head was also tightly wrapped, and my legs were also bandaged.

“Forget it.” Master couldn’t help but give me a hand, then let me sit down before saying, “Originally, when you turned 15, you faced the hurdle of turning 16. Boys born on the 3rd, 6th, and 9th are not supposed to have an easy life, and you were born on the 6th and 9th. In the past, you passed the 6th without a hitch, but your sister had a bad time. When you passed the 9th, it was my merit that saved you, but you can’t walk with someone holding your hand, so you can be considered to have met your fate.”

“Damn it, to be honest, I’m also a virgin, I said.” Su Rou said with a sigh.

My master glared at him and said, “You’re not a virgin! He’s a victim of the karmic cycle, and you’re following him around. If you’re not a virgin, who is? You’re so fat, you’ve probably eaten the temple’s entire fortune.”

Su Rou lowered his head and muttered, “Master Jiang discriminates against fat people…”

But Granny Ling Qing said, “Forget it. Let’s go to Huijue’s place quickly. There’s still a lot to do. The three children are here now, so they can’t be left behind. Take them with you.”

My master grunted in agreement, came over and was about to put me on his back. I felt a wave of warmth in my heart. I realized that my master was angry with me, but he would still carry me on his back. I said that I was so comfortable lying down just now, but it turned out that my master was carrying me.

“Master, is the hungry ghost king dead? I’d like to go take a look,” I said, still thinking about the hungry ghost king. Su Rou said it was dead, but I still wanted to go take a look.

“You’re still thinking about that hungry ghost king! You don’t know how much trouble you’ve caused, disrupting our plans. It’s not so easy to die. It’s been subdued. If you want to see it, go ahead.” As he spoke, my master carried me to the tomb.

I glared at Su Rou fiercely, my meaning clear: You little bastard, you dare lie to me?

Su Rou couldn’t help but say, “It’s like that, and the hungry ghost king is still alive? This is fucking unreasonable!”

My master and Ling Qing’s grandmother couldn’t help but roll their eyes at the same time. Ling Qing’s grandmother took Ling Ruyue by the hand and said, “Do you think the Hungry Ghost King is a cabbage? It’s a unique one that was cultivated from so many worm eggs. It’s not that easy to deal with, so we wouldn’t be so careful.”

In the meantime, my master had already carried me to the tomb passage. I saw the huge body of the Hungry Ghost King lying in the tomb passage at a glance. There were many wounds on his body, and the blood that gushed out was all green.

It was really miserable. No wonder Su Rou said that the Hungry Ghost King was still alive even though he looked like that!

But when I looked more closely, I was not calm. I saw that the tiger claw was stuck in the head of the hungry ghost king. I couldn’t help but shout, “Master, why is my tiger claw there?”

“If you want the Hungry Ghost King to be alive and well again, you’ll have to pull out the tiger claw,” the master said coldly. I shrugged.

In fact, when I first came out of the tomb, I tore the tiger claw off and held it in my hand, but then I thought about the last time I killed the hungry ghost, and my master said that I had wasted the tiger claw, and that I had wasted at least six or seven years of my training.

I have worn this tiger claw since I was a child, and it saved my life when I was young. I actually have very strong feelings for it, and I cherish it very much, so I am reluctant to use it. Even when fighting the hungry ghost king, I didn’t use it. I was afraid that the tiger claw would be wasted like this. In the end, my master…

As if he could read my mind, my master said, “This tiger claw is the best magic weapon for the formation, because it contains the soul of a fierce tiger. Anyway, I used the tiger claw as the center of the formation to temporarily subdue the hungry ghost king. The trouble is still ahead, and I don’t have time to clean it up now.”

I took a closer look and sure enough, the four limbs of the hungry ghost king were all covered with a blue talisman, and a peach wood plaque was placed on the chest. There were also many talismans on his body.

My master had indeed used the body of the hungry ghost king as the ground for a formation, which had subdued the hungry ghost king.

At this time, its eyes were tightly closed, and it was lying here, as if it were dead. Where was the majesty it had just now?

“Master, how did you defeat it?” I asked curiously. The hungry ghost king is not a fool, and he would still let my master play with him like that?

Master snorted and didn’t say anything, but Granny Lingqing said, “Let’s talk about it on the way. Huijue is waiting for us with the team. There are still many powerful things in this tomb. In addition to the ghost mother, there may be that…”