Youbao Chapter 15: Earth-nourishing Corpse Pill (4)
But I don’t know what the undertaker is doing here with the demon-subduing sword.
The Zhou family is well-informed. I met Zhou Guangyun as soon as I got off the bus.
How did you know I was in this car? I asked Zhou Guangyun after we got into the taxi.
You forgot that I bought your ticket. A junior has been waiting at the airport to make sure you got on the bus here. Zhou Guangyun said with a smile.
I also laughed and said: Aren't you afraid that I will pretend to be confused and not come? Then you Zhou family will have to wait in the airport for two days without seeing me.
He said you would definitely come, Zhou Guangyun said.
I said "oh", it seems that the old Taoist priest is not only powerful in Taoism, but also has a very good eye for people.
Your Zhou family is a big family after all, how come you don’t even have a car of your own here? I asked. I often see on TV that people from big families always have cars waiting for them wherever they go. It seems that they always have a car wherever they go in the country.
Inconvenient. Zhou Guangyun's answer to my question was as simple as an old Taoist priest.
I understand what Zhou Guangyun means. The Zhou family is a demon-conquering family with a long history. In terms of foundation, it is no worse than any other family.
The Demon-Subduing Sword was the Zhou family's most precious treasure, but it was taken away by the corpse-bearing clan seventy years ago.
This is an unspeakable shame. With the ability of the Zhou family, they have not been able to recover the Demon-Subduing Sword for seventy years, so they have been increasingly low-key in the past decade or so.
When they came to Gaoping, with the Zhou family's background, they must know several wealthy families, and it would not be a problem to find a good car to pick them up every day for free. However, this would attract attention.
Why did your Zhou family come to Gaoping for no reason? It's not for tourism, right?
In order to get back the Demon-Subduing Sword, he even returned to me the Jade Pendant worth tens of millions. I can understand Zhou Guangyun's thoughts.
Sometimes the bigger the family business, the more of a burden it becomes.
The taxi stopped in front of a very ordinary hotel. I followed Zhou Guangyun out of the car, upstairs and into a room.
There was an old man in his sixties and two middle-aged men about the same age as Zhou Guangyun in the room.
Let me introduce you, this is the head of my Zhou family's previous generation, and also my uncle Zhou Boguang. Zhou Guangyun pointed at the old man, and then pointed at the two middle-aged men: This is my cousin Zhou Guangji, cousin Zhou Guangsheng. This is the descendant of the Basuo lineage mentioned by the elder.
Hello, I am Yang Tianyou. I smiled and nodded to them.
Haha, no need to be so polite, we are all in the same boat. The last generation of the Zhou family, Mr. Zhou Boguang, looked at me with a smile: Not bad, not bad, you look quite spiritual. If Xiao Yang wants to learn something, you can come to my Zhou family anytime. Apart from anything else, my Zhou family still has some skills in the circle of slaying demons.
I couldn't help but get excited when I heard this. But then I thought, it's better to learn from the old Taoist priest than from your Zhou family. At least, the old Taoist priest's five elements of Taoism looks very powerful. The Zhou family's treasure, the Demon-Subduing Sword, is ordinary except for its sharpness. What's more, I am naturally afraid of trouble, and practicing sword is the most troublesome thing.
Well, if you have this idea, I will definitely bother Mr. Zhou. When the time comes, just don't think I'm annoying. I still said politely.
Old Master Zhou chuckled twice, nodded and said nothing more.
Zhou Guangyun's cousin Zhou Guangji came over to shake my hand and said, "We didn't have high hopes at first. After all, no one wants to get involved in such trouble. But you still came. Apart from anything else, just this kind of thought will be unforgettable to my Zhou family."
Zhou Guangsheng also came over and said: Guangji is right, Tianyou, although you are from the Basuo lineage, you don't have much connection with my Zhou family. But in the future, if you have troubles, find someone to report to my Zhou family. Whether we can help you or not, my Zhou family will never refuse.
These two people were talking passionately, who knows if it was true or not. Anyway, for me, I am afraid that there will be no trouble for the Zhou family in this life. But as the saying goes, more friends, more paths. With their words, at least in Guangzhou, I can walk sideways.
Okay, okay, don't say these polite words. Mr. Zhou smiled and waved his hand, then took out a business card from his pocket and asked Zhou Guangyun to pass it to me: If you have any problems in the future, just call me, the old man. Whether you want to become a disciple or have any trouble. Around Guangdong Province, I still have some face.
I took the business card with both hands and put it in my pocket with great care. The words of Zhou Guangji and his brother were far inferior to the old man's business card. With his status and position, he couldn't take back what he said. However, I was quite proud that he took it so seriously. This was due to the glory of my ancestors and the credit for helping them find the sword to subdue demons.
We are not strangers. If the matter is urgent, don't delay. Guangyun, tell Xiao Yang. Mr. Zhou spoke.
Zhou Guangyun nodded, then looked at me: The last time the Demon-Subduing Sword appeared here, my Zhou family has treasures related to the Demon-Subduing Sword, which can spy on its approximate location. The last time was in Xishuangbanna. In the past seventy years, we have only discovered these two times. The other party does not seem to be prepared to use secret methods to cover up the breath of the Demon-Subduing Sword. In addition, this is an evil place full of resentment. We suspect that the corpse-embalming lineage is preparing to make a big move here, and it is very likely that it is a trap prepared for my Zhou family.
Well... I might know what the undertaker is going to do.
The four members of the Zhou family stared at me in unison. Zhou Guangyun said in surprise: "You know? What does the undertaker do?"
I was a little puzzled. Didn’t the old Taoist priest tell them about Xishuangbanna?
The undertaker stole a corpse-raising pill in Xishuangbanna and prepared to refine the corpse king. I said.
The people of the Zhou family were even more surprised. Old Master Zhou frowned and asked: How do you know this?
Because I was there at the time. Didn't the old Taoist priest who gave you the jade pendant tell you this? I asked.
No. Zhou Guangyun shook his head: He only gave us the jade pendant, told us your address, and said you could help us find the Demon-Subduing Sword.
What on earth does this old Taoist want to do? I am extremely puzzled. He drags the Zhou family into this but does not tell them about the corpse-raising pill. Does he want to harm the Zhou family?
There is absolutely no reason. When he was in the small mountain village, he mistakenly thought that the person who was carrying out the coffin was from the Zhou family, and the old Taoist priest saved him from the hands of the corpse-raising person. Therefore, it is impossible for him to have a grudge against the Zhou family, so how could he want to harm the Zhou family?
Unless, the old Taoist priest already knew the identity of the undertaker, so he rescued the undertaker and let him take the corpse-nourishing pill to refine the corpse king.
Could it be that there is some grudge between the old Taoist priest and the Zhou family that even the Zhou family members are unaware of?
Did I accidentally step into a clichéd plot?
This is a bit absurd, I really don't want to believe that the old Taoist priest is so sinister. But no matter from which aspect, my guess has no reason to be overturned.
The people in the Zhou family are more confused than I am. They are even more confused about the things that I can't understand.
Random guesses are not advisable, as facts are often very different from imagination. Mr. Zhou's brows relaxed: The most important thing now is to take back the demon-slaying sword of my Zhou family. If there is a chance... destroy the corpse-embalming lineage!
The expression on Mr. Zhou's face when he said this was very similar to that of the old Taoist priest, decisive, with a hint of murderous aura.
It seems that this smiling old man is not a kind person.
These people would not kill me to silence me after I helped them, right? After all, the Demon-Subduing Sword has been lost for seventy years, which is a great shame. Killing me to prevent the news from spreading is normal for the Zhou family.
I began to worry about myself and wondered if this trip to Gaoping was a mistake from the beginning.
Then don't waste time and start looking for the Demon-Subduing Sword, said Mr. Zhou.
Did you bring the Jade of the Underworld? Zhou Guangyun asked.
Brought it. I nodded and took out the jade pendant and handed it to him.
Zhou Guangyun took it and looked at it, while Zhou Guangji and Zhou Guangsheng had already brought out traditional ritual tools such as candles, ink threads, incense, paper talismans and peach wood swords.
The paper talisman had already been painted with cinnabar. Zhou Guangyun asked me to stand in the middle of the house, and used ink lines to draw a square around it. A candle in the shape of a vermilion bird was placed in the south.
After everything was ready, Zhou Guangyun, wearing a demon-slaying robe and holding a peach wood sword, reached out to pick up a few paper talismans and chanted silently. After a while, the paper talismans ignited, and Zhou Guangyun stretched out his hand, and the burning paper talismans flew towards the Suzaku candle.
At the same time, he shouted loudly: Please ask the True Lord Yousheng to issue an order to the four gods and the Lord of Vermillion Bird and Lingguang to come quickly to slay the demons and eliminate the monsters as ordered!
The fuse of the Vermillion Bird candle was lit with a snap by the paper talisman, and a cluster of flames rose up, just like the Vermillion Bird spitting out a divine flame towards the sky.
After working for a while, only the Vermillion Bird candle was lit.
In comparison, the old Taoist priest was obviously much more skilled. He simply wrapped a simple paper talisman, lit it, and stuck it on my forehead. But the Zhou family had to use candles, chant incantations, and ink strings. It was so troublesome.
After the flames were lit, Mr. Zhou reminded me: Xiao Yang , put the jade pendant on your forehead, and we will bless you with Taoism. However, you must find the Demon Sword before the Vermillion Bird Candle burns out, and we can only use this Taoist magic once a day.
It’s really troublesome, and it can only be used once a day. I miss the days with the old Taoist priest more and more.
After putting the jade pendant on my forehead for a long time, I felt warmth coming from it. And the dark world after I closed my eyes gradually became bright again.
I tried to extend my vision, but found that although the clarity was only slightly worse than that of the old Taoist priest, the extension speed was much slower. Once the vision was extended too quickly, the scene in front of me became a little blurry. If I pushed the speed to the extreme like in Xishuangbanna, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to see anything.
