Netherworld Chapter 89: The Head of the Wei Family (3)
Gamu might not really be dead. He was seriously injured at the time, but the old Taoist threw a soul gathering talisman at him, so he might have a chance to survive.
As Tao Tiansong said, the Wei family is now in trouble, and there are only a few family members left. Even if there is a top-level bronze-armored corpse to deter them, there are definitely many people who want to attack them. Although the Du Sheng vein is not good, there are many family forces stronger than the Du Sheng vein, such as the Zhong family, the Xing Shi vein, or the Zhou family, which are also Tian Shi veins.
The Wei family moved out of the old house, perhaps because they were afraid that fellow disciples of the Tianshi Clan would do something bad. If the immortal fruit was really as magical as the legend said, it would be normal to abandon the moral principles of fellow disciples in order to become immortal.
The old Taoist didn't care whether he could become an immortal or not. He only wanted to find his junior brother and fulfill his own wish. Even promoting the Five Elements Taoism was not very important to him.
I have been with him for so long, but I have never heard him say that he wants to find an apprentice. Occasionally, he would half-seriously talk to me about accepting an apprentice, but it was mostly fake.
After talking with Tao Tiansong, the old Taoist and I returned to the room.
After closing the door, the old Taoist priest's face was not very good. I could roughly guess what he was thinking, but it was hard to say because the relationship between them was a bit confusing and complicated.
The old Taoist priest sat cross-legged on the bed. I thought he was going to recuperate and heal his wounds, but unexpectedly he suddenly asked me: The wolf that you healed hurt you, and you... Oh, forget it.
I was slightly stunned, and then I understood what he wanted to ask.
I thought about it and said: Under normal circumstances, you should kill it, just like the story of Mr. Dongguo, which is a warning. But people are different from wolves, and sometimes our metaphors are inappropriate. It seems to make sense, but in fact, people are much more complicated than wolves. On the same road, different people leave different footprints. Just like what you said, follow your heart, right? Do what you think.
The old Taoist priest looked at me for a long time without making any other moves. I felt a little uneasy, wondering if I had said something wrong.
That’s right, follow your heart, my heart… the old Taoist priest suddenly muttered to himself.
I thought the old Taoist priest had figured it out and cherished the friendship with Gamu again, but he said to me: Although wolves and humans are different, humans have wolf nature. For some things, it is enough to make a mistake once. For some trust, it is enough to be deceived once. It seems that my mind is disturbed by the demon in my heart. Whatever the result is, it is their business. Why should I wade into this muddy water?
After saying this, the old Taoist priest closed his eyes and took a deep breath to heal his wounds. I was stunned. This was completely different from what I had expected.
In fact, the old Taoist often does things that are beyond my expectations. His thoughts are very different from mine. I am a layman, and I was one of the common people not long ago. But he entered the realm of cultivation a long time ago, which is different from laymen like me.
To ordinary people, what the Taoist did today could be described as cold-blooded and ruthless. But from another perspective, it was reasonable.
Perhaps, this is what makes people different, because everyone experiences different things, environments and perspectives.
This reminded me of my grandfather. Now I suddenly felt that it was not difficult to understand why my grandfather did not tell me about the Eight-wire lineage. Because he was a cultivator, maybe I had never considered things from his perspective. After all, I still hadn't figured out what had happened between our three generations.
There was one very clear thought in my mind: find out what exactly happened at home!
I sat in the chair, closed my eyes, and silently chanted the Emptiness Mantra.
Good times come after bad times, guard the universe! Heaven is the way, the way destroys oneself. Earth is the spirit, the spirit helps the emptiness and brightness!
I still haven't fully understood the effect of the Kongming Mantra. It seems to help increase spiritual power, or it may have other effects.
Just like the first spell of nothingness, I only understood that I should not see anything, but the words in this spell seemed to foreshadow other things.
I don't have a master, because the Ba Suo lineage is a bloodline inheritance. But my grandfather passed away, my mother disappeared, and all the classics were burned by my father. All that was left to me was a piece of jade that could lead to the underworld.
This kind of practice is very similar to the casual practitioners in novels. They pick up a secret book from somewhere and start practicing, not caring about going astray or vomiting three liters of blood, just working hard and treating themselves like a donkey.
My mind is empty, without any unnecessary thoughts.
Many people know that when you close your eyes and concentrate, light seems to appear in the darkness in front of you. But now, I see white light around me, and it seems that there is something hidden behind it.
Wisps of very light green air came from all directions and naturally merged into my body. It was a feeling of ecstasy, and my whole body was so comfortable that I wanted to twitch. It was a bit like the feeling of not being able to finish urinating. Of course, medically speaking, this is prostatitis. Experts say that 80% of men are prostate county heads.
Let’s not discuss medical matters as they are too unrealistic. I often take amoxicillin which costs RMB 3.50 a box and it is more effective than the one which costs RMB 15 a box.
Time passed very slowly, in just the blink of an eye. However, when I opened my eyes, it was already dark outside.
The old Taoist priest stood in front of me. When he saw me open my eyes, he nodded slightly: You are beginning to know how to work hard.
He seemed very pleased, and his words really helped me, so I said: Of course, after all, I am the descendant of the Ba Suo lineage. To put it more grandly, I am the head of the Ba Suo lineage.
The old Taoist priest was slightly stunned, then looked at me, shook his head slowly, sighed, and turned away.
Damn it! What did I say wrong? If my mother is gone, wouldn't I be the head of the Basuo family? Although I want to learn your shrinking technique to drive a taxi deliver express, and by the way, recruit hundreds of apprentices to move bricks and make a lot of money, but this is just an ideal!
Do you understand ideals? They are noble!
I don't miss you at all. You're thinking about your junior brother all day long. People who don't know you would think you have some special hobby.
I can only think about these words in my mind. If I really say them out loud, the Taoist priest will definitely slap me against the wall. Not to mention digging it out, even the demolition team won't be able to get it down.
After eating a piece of bone, Jiao Ye had completely recovered. He crawled out of my pocket and circled around my neck.
I caught it in my hand, pinched it with one hand, and used the other hand to hit its little head with its tail, but in my mind I was thinking, does the person who invented the word "Weibo" which is equivalent to "Weibo" also have something around his neck that is always spinning?
This question is difficult to understand. I only know that I am not afraid of something spinning around my neck, as long as it is not a blood-dropping device. Otherwise, after spinning around, my head will fall to the ground with a snap.
The old Taoist opened the door and walked out of the room. I followed him out while smoking Jiao Ye.
As soon as I went out, I felt a tingling sensation on my thumb. I looked down and saw the dragon was biting my thumb with its tail. It was shaking its head and biting, staring at me with its black eyes.
You are so stingy, I just whipped your tail a few times. I tied it into a bow and put it in my pocket, then followed the Taoist priest to the canteen.
The stars were out at this time, and I didn't know if there was any food. But with Tao Tiansong's personality, even if it was three o'clock in the morning, if the old Taoist priest said he wanted to eat, he would still get people up to cook.
This person is the most scheming and capable of the Du Sheng Clan. If there is no external threat, it is not a surprise that the Du Sheng Clan will gradually become stronger under his leadership.
What surprised me was that the group of people from Dushengmai were standing outside, and I could vaguely hear a man crying. The voice was very young, about twenty years old.
Needless to say, the old Taoist had already gone there automatically, because all the people from the Du Sheng Mai sect had gathered there, and even if we went to the cafeteria it would be empty-handed.
I saw the old lady standing in the crowd, and the Taoist priest walked straight towards her. I ran a few steps to the old lady and asked: What's wrong? What happened?
The young people I pushed aside didn't say a word. Their eyes were focused on the circle. There, a young man was kneeling on the ground sobbing. In front of him stood Tao Tiansong and several older people.
It was dark, but in the moonlight, I could see that Tao Tiansong looked very ugly.
In response to my question, the old woman just sighed softly, shook her head, and did not answer.
At this time, Tao Tiansong opened his mouth: "You are asking for trouble, you deserve to die! Although Junior Brother Du had an accident, this incident was caused by him and by you. From now on, I will punish you to stay in the back mountain for five years, and you will be at peace with your life and death!"
This was a very serious statement, indicating that if that person went to the back mountain to guard, no matter what natural disasters or man-made disasters occurred, the Du Shengmai would not help him. Within five years, life and death would be determined by fate.
I couldn't help but wonder what happened that made Tao Tiansong treat a young disciple like this. The head of the Du Sheng sect always regarded his disciples as more important than anything else. In order to avoid being hit hard by the old Taoist, he even injured Senior Brother Du with his own hands.
But now, he said that Senior Brother Du had an accident.
What exactly happened here after the Taoist priest and I returned to our room?
The old Taoist separated the crowd and walked into the circle. Seeing him coming, Tao Tiansong sighed, came over to pay his respects, and said in a sad tone: I am sorry to have made you laugh, but there was something wrong with my pulse, Junior Brother Du... Alas, Junior Brother Du...
He shouted twice but couldn't explain what was going on. The old Taoist looked at the young man kneeling on the ground and asked: What happened?
Tao Tiansong shook his head, gritted his teeth and said: After I left, Junior Brother Du asked Cheng Yi to help him steal the stone beast, intending to absorb the stone beast's essence to heal his wounds. As a result, an accident happened, and now his whereabouts are unknown.
As soon as I heard this, I was startled and suddenly thought of the Taoist's junior brother. The Taoist's breathing also quickened, and I heard him ask anxiously: What's going on? Explain it clearly!
The old Taoist's attitude was too urgent, which made the people who were used to the old Taoist's style of being indifferent to facts a little stunned. Tao Tiansong was also stunned, but he reacted quickly and said: "Last time, Junior Brother Zhou brought back a stone beast. This thing is usually guarded by several of my fellow disciples in turn, because its importance is a matter of life and death for my only disciple. However, since we were discussing things these days, the younger generation took over the guarding. Junior Brother Du's son Cheng Yi also took advantage of this opportunity to distract others and steal the stone beast.
Junior Brother Du probably wanted to absorb the essence of the stone beast to recover from his injuries, but he was too hasty and for some reason, he actually wanted to cut a hole in the stone beast. Perhaps, he thought that this would allow him to absorb the essence faster. Alas... Tao Tiansong sighed heavily, his face sad: but he didn't expect a grave to appear out of nowhere.