Chapter 59 Yang Sheng, the Spirit
And that? Which one is that? I clearly saw Master and Ling Qing exchanging glances, but no matter how the three of us asked, they wouldn’t say anything. It was only after Su Rou asked once and got no results that he began to tell me the story in vivid detail.
What Ling Qing’s grandmother released three worms and the hungry ghost king to fight, and my master directly and the hungry ghost king close combat, respectively, affixed four pieces of paper process, Su Rou said that was a spitting, vivid.
Ling Ruyue was smiling next to her, occasionally adding a few words.
As for me, I was so excited that I could hardly breathe. Taoist magic is said to be infinite in its variety, but when it comes to the fighting scenes, it is no match for the close-quarter combat of the martial arts.
Fortunately, a true Taoist always practices martial arts to strengthen the body, and they are also good at martial arts. They are not inferior to the descendants of martial arts. My master is good at martial arts, and my great-grandfather, Old Li, is definitely even better!
I was so enchanted that I thought to myself, when I get back, I’m going to ask my master to teach me.
But I didn’t expect that Su Rou had the same idea as me. After he finished telling the story, he begged my master, “Master Jiang, I’ve called you Master for so many years, but you can’t pass on your Taoist skills to me. Can you at least teach me a little martial arts?”
“Yes, I can teach you for half a month, and then you can practice on your own.” Old Jiang almost agreed without hesitation.
Su Rou asked with a sad face, “Why only half a month?”
“Because Sanwa and I are leaving.”
Su Rou was silent. He probably forgot about it in his excitement. Ling Ruyue suddenly said, “Brother San, Brother Pang, after this business with the Hungry Ghost Tomb is over, Grandma and I will return to the village. Will you remember me?”
After all, sharing the same hardships is the best way to cultivate unwavering friendship. This little girl really can’t bear to part with me and Su Rou.
“How could I not remember? When I have time, I will come to the village to see you.” Su Rou replied without hesitation. This kid is full of nonsense.
Sure enough, Ling Ruyue smiled when she heard this. Could this kid possibly know where the other village was?
“I will remember you, and Hua Feifei.” I said earnestly, lying on my master’s back.
Ling Ruyue nodded vigorously and said, “I won’t forget about you and Fat Brother either.”
Old Jiang was speechless and said, “Three little kids, so mushy. You’ll have the chance to see each other again.”
In the meantime, time had passed unnoticed for more than twenty minutes. Finally, my master and the others came to a place that looked like a hall after a corner. Here I saw more than ten people, including Hu Xueman. I knew almost all of the rest, all of whom were from the courtyard.
There was only one young man wearing glasses who looked very gentle and I didn’t know him.
When they saw that we were back, they all gathered around to ask about our condition. At this time, I was already feeling better and could stand up. I was actually quite moved by these reproaches and kind inquiries.
At this time, the young man with the glasses came over, adjusted his glasses, and said very seriously, “Taoist methods are really amazing. Many things cannot be explained by scientific principles, and many things I have seen are beyond my understanding of the world. I will report the situation to my teacher when I go back.”
After he finished, he suddenly reached out and shook hands with me and Su Rou. He said, “Taoist disciples are also very powerful. At such a young age, they can fight unknown creatures. I admire them. By the way, my name is Yang Sheng.”
Su Rou scratched his head and smiled proudly, but then he said, “I’m not a Taoist disciple. Sanwa is. He saved me.”
Yang Sheng once again adjusted his glasses and looked at me carefully for a while before saying seriously, “May I ask your name, little brother?”
“Oh, hello, my name is Chen Chengyi.” I grew up in the village and was exposed to straightforward villagers, so I’m not used to being so formal and pedantic.
“Chen Chengyi? This name… I have a good friend named Zhou Cheng…” Yang Sheng’s words were interrupted by the old man Jiang, who said, “Sanwa, you should learn from Yang Sheng. He is a genius in our country. He is now studying with the most powerful academician in biology in our country. He is only 23 years old and is already a postdoctoral fellow. He is here with us this time to do things for the country.”
23? A postdoctoral? What is this concept? The average person is 22 or 23 years old and has just graduated from college. This Yang Sheng is amazing, he is already a postdoctoral, so he must have gone to college in his teens?
Yang Sheng smiled a little embarrassed. The original light in the tomb was dim, and it was only powered by the batteries that everyone carried with them. So I didn’t see clearly if this kid was still a little embarrassed, but I thought to myself, such a powerful person, quite shy.
“Okay, now is not the time to talk about this. Yang Sheng, remember that the things I gave you are very dangerous. Before you take them back to study, you must not tear off the outer symbols. Otherwise, the consequences will be very serious. Do you hear me?” Old Jiang said to Yang Sheng seriously.
Yang Sheng said seriously, “I will definitely treat it with care.”
The old man nodded and then asked Hu Xueman, “Where is Hui Jue?”
“Master Hui is still dealing with the eggs. What should we do now, Master Jiang?” Hu Xueman asked.
Hu Xue-man called Jiang Ye, not Jiang Shi, which I thought was quite fresh. I asked casually, “Uncle Hu, why did you suddenly call me Master Jiang Ye?”
“Master Jiang told me to call you that. He said it sounded strange to call me Master Jiang, especially after I came down into this tomb,” Hu Xueman said.
Master Jiang is awkward? I didn’t realize it was Master Jiang. Zombie? I was stunned, and suddenly I knew where the awkwardness was.
The old man Huijue was behind the tomb room, which was similar to a hall. There was a small secret room there. Originally, my master and the others thought that it was where the hungry ghost king was, but they never expected that the hungry ghost king was accidentally released by the three of us.
The old man Huijue raised the eggs in the empty little chamber. These eggs cannot be exposed to light, and they must not come into contact with human breath. They must be disposed of in this tomb chamber. According to my master, after these eggs are passed over, they will become inanimate and will never hatch again.
Of course, my master also kept four live eggs, two for Ling Qing and two for Yang Sheng. Yang Sheng came on a national mission to systematically study some mysterious things, a project that the state has been working on for a long time.
Yang Sheng briefly revealed two sentences about the project, roughly meaning that the gathering was basically all of the country’s top talent, but it was unknown, and it was all highly confidential!
He also mentioned in passing that the department where my master and his colleagues worked was also a state secret.
“This is the situation. We were tricked by the person who built the tomb. The secret passage on this side is a good place to cultivate eggs, but that’s about it. As for the branch on the other side, we thought the ghost mother was there, but we were wrong. Since the ghost king is in the real tomb, the ghost mother is also in the real tomb.” Master was arranging the next move, and of course there was a lot of analysis beforehand.
“But what about the laughter in the tunnel? Wasn’t that the Ghost Mother?” one of them asked.
They had definitely heard the laughter, and they had basically all judged that the end of the tunnel was the Ghost Mother.
The master stood up, walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and said, “To be honest, we have never seen a ghost mother. We can only learn a little about them from some ancient books. It was also a coincidence that Sanwa and the others released the hungry ghost king. I only realized that I had made a mistake in my judgment. The one in the tomb was not a ghost mother, but a spirit!”
“A spirit?” Everyone’s faces became strange when they heard this name.
Obviously, they all knew about the spirit, which is a type of ghost. It is called a spirit because this ghost has no other abilities, and it can only confuse people. When faced with it, a man with a strong yang energy can disperse it.
The reason why the name “phantom” is so nice is because ghosts almost all have the ability to charm people, but the phantom is definitely the strongest. It likes to take advantage of people’s unpreparedness and take advantage of the situation, so it is given the word “spirit,” which means that its ability to charm can be called a spirit.
It turned out to be a demon spirit there. Who was the person who was repairing the tomb? He was so calculating!