Chapter 3 The Eternal Ghost
"Master Benny, have you seen it? Did you see it? It's the things in the night sky just now. Look, they are the stars that have passed by one after another."
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"Qing Ning has heard that there are real gods in the world. The gods hide in the heavens during the day and show their stars after nightfall. Once the gods fall, they will carry the last power, break through the sky and fall to an unknown place. The last power of the gods has the power to make the wishes of mortals in the world come true."
"Where did you hear the news? I guess it was the short opinion of the secular ants. Our Taoist people are powerful beings second only to heaven and earth. Just practice hard to make what they think in their hearts come true."
"Master Stupid Taoist, you are so stupid! Mad! Mad Taoist Stupid! Mad Taoist Stupid! Mad Taoist Stupid Taoist Stupid! Forget it! But I believe Qingning. I just took advantage of the fall of these gods. Mad Taoist, please ask sincerely. What wish Qingning made, you are not allowed to refuse!"
"Uh... Qingning, what do you want?"
"I really didn't expect that such a stupid guy would ask, even if you ask, you are stupid Taoist priest, Qing Ning would never tell you the answer. Even if Qing Ning wanted to hide it, she just wanted you to guess privately, and then happily watch you anxiously."
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"Hehe, stupid Taoist priest, you are so stupid!"
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Shen Liang pulled Qingning to stand in the distance between Wang Qian and others, trembling all over by the cold wind. He looked up at the gorgeous night sky above, and then said these boring things.
Shen Liang had no choice but to stand beside him and watched with helpless expressions.
Qing Daoyan seemed particularly excited. One little hand tightly pulled Shen Liang's Taoist robe, and the other little hand kept waving in the night sky. She looked up at all in the night sky. Her clear eyes were shining at this moment, and she kept spitting out words with various pleasant tones from her mouth.
The long tail behind her then continued to sway left and right with excitement. The furry tail hit the surrounding flowers and plants, the soil under her feet, and the light blue Taoist robe on Shen Liang, making sounds that only Shen Liang could hear.
Several meteors crossed the sky, and only lasted for a while before disappearing without a trace. The cold wind that accompanied it stopped. The people of Yushi Town hurriedly reignited the torch and continued on the road.
When I arrived at Yushi Town, it was already ten days old.
Shen Liang never took the initiative to step in the place where secular ants live, and there was no idea about the place where these ants live. However, when he first entered Yushi Town, he noticed a strong sense of disharmony in this town.
The whole town was pitch black, and except for the torches and bleak luminous light in the hands of Wang Qian and his men, there was no other light. Not only did it lose the light it should have, but even the most ordinary sound disappeared inexplicably. Apart from the nervous breathing of Wang Qian and others, there was no other sound around Yushi Town, and there was no sound of domestic animals.
In such terrible silence and darkness, the entire jade town was filled with a gloomy aura. It was not the gloomy aura caused by ordinary ghosts, and the gloomy aura was mixed with a sense of despair and terror.
Chen Liang stood on the stone road where he was cold, feeling the strange and gloomy aura, and glanced at a place in the town.
"Are you coming back late?" Wang Qian had never seen such a strong breath tonight.
Looking for the piano, Rong'er!
Thinking of this, Wang Qian's face turned pale. He suddenly shook his hands and accidentally dropped the torch directly on the ground. He said these two names and ran towards his home.
When he rushed to his door, he heard a creaking sound. The door in front of Wang Qian opened a small crack, and the head of a seven or eight-year-old girl poked out from it.
"Father-Dear!" I couldn't see clearly in the dark night, but the little girl screamed in a timid and crisp tone, and suddenly threw herself into Wang Qian's arms, and started crying, "I'm so scared, so afraid of that thing. If it comes to capture me, it will..."
The little girl was so scared that she hugged Wang Qian and cried loudly, wanting to get some comfort from him. But halfway through the crying, she suddenly coughed in pain. But the weak little girl kept coughing and almost coughing up bleeding.
Wang Qian felt very distressed, but he seemed helpless about it. He could only stroke his daughter's back with his hands, and then comforted him and took out the candied haws that had been prepared.
"It's okay, father, don't worry!" After the little girl coughed, she was so popular that she still smiled reluctantly, and then took the candied haws obediently.
"It's not that thing that comes, it's Wang Qian who comes back!"
"That's great! I just heard a noise outside, and I thought it was the thing that started to rage again. If Wang Qian came back, it means that the thing has stabilized tonight.
"Oh, it's not a solution to always wait like this. I wonder if Wang Qian succeeded this time, and if he brought Luo Yidao Ren!"
"This time, if the Taoist refuses to come, all the people in our Yushi Town will die."
"Even if the Taoist Luo Yi was willing to come, I don't know if it could solve the problem. But that thing was terrifying and weird. I had invited many Taoist people before, but they were helpless."
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The series of actions between Wang Qian and his daughter made a lot of noise. The rest of the residents in the town hid behind the window and looked at the truth for a long time before they moved with confidence.
The originally quiet, dark and depressing town became noisy because of this.
The firelights in the rows of houses in the town were constantly lit up, and the residents hiding at home without any color dared to amplify their voices and speak. Many smiling residents pushed the house away and walked out, gathering around Wang Qian and chatting. But no matter how happy they were, the faces of these people were all filled with fear, and they could not dissipate for a long time.
Wang Qian hugged his daughter, who was still pale, and responded politely to the residents around him. He turned his head and looked at his daughter in his arms lovingly. He frowned with great distress, and then continued to talk to him.
After just stopping his eyes on Wang Qian for a moment, the residents of Yushi Town turned their eyes to Luo Yidao Ren who was invited.
After seeing the young Taoist boy of fifteen or sixteen years in front of him, the residents were stunned and couldn't help but feel a little uneasy on their faces.
Yushi Town has invited seven Taoists, including many Taoists who are well-known around them, but they all failed without exception. Can this young Taoist really solve the problem?
Fortunately, Wang Qian had already instructed that this Taoist Luo Yi had a very strange temper and was completely different from other Taoists. He had to treat him respectfully. Although he only solved two or three things in Jiangyang Temple, all of them were difficult things without exception. This matter might be successful.
Although they were a little confused, everyone tried their best to show respect and obedience. Everyone stood in front of Shen Liang calmly, racked their brains to think about the words of flattery, and wanted to add to the words of this Taoist who was said to have a strange temper.
Chen Liang stood behind Qing Ning, standing calmly without saying a word. He only smiled at the boasting words of the residents of Yushi Town. He felt that it was so sad that this secular ant would try to please others so against his conscience in order to survive.
He felt that there were too many flattering and praising around him, so he ignored the rest of the situation and turned around bored to look into the distance. That was the strangeness of the Jade Town that he had sensed before, revealing a stern and yin energy.
Finally, the hustle and bustle of the Jade Town lasted for a moment, and then calmed down and returned to normal.
After Wang Qian settled his daughter at home, he swept the onlookers to avoid causing Chen Liang to be upset. Then, he invited Chen Liang and the others back to the house for a happy hospitality.
There were only three people living in the wide courtyard. One was his simple-looking wife Shi Xunqin, who had a mute smile on his face at any time but could not speak. The other was his only queen Congrong, who had just appeared. Congrong suffered from a strange disease that no doctor could do. She was very weak and would look pale if she had any extreme actions, and then she kept coughing.
While staying in the Wang family's house, Wang Qian did not explain the whole story directly, and arranged the residences of Chen Liang and the others first. Chen Liang naturally did not ask about this matter in Yushi Town. He naturally refused Wang Qian's arrangements.
Even if you cherish what secular ants have, they cannot be worthy of Taoist people.
Chen Liang didn't even look at the tea and pastry that the Wang family had kindly presented, and ignored them. Wang Qian had already prepared a bed, and Chen Liang even refused.
After placing his Taoist boy in the most comfortable house in the Wang family, Chen Liang walked into the courtyard and jumped onto the big tree in the courtyard.
As the saying goes, Tao follows nature, and resting on this big tree has not insulted Shen Liang's identity.
However, when Chen Liang jumped onto the tree, his feelings about the strange part of Jade Town became stronger, and the gloomy and strange aura seemed to be lingering around him.
After staring at the strange place for a moment, Chen Liang pondered it in his heart and fell asleep against the big tree.
After waking up the next day, Wang Qian had already stood by the side. Even though Chen Liang showed disdain for their tea and pastries last night, he still took out the best things in the house to entertain him according to etiquette.
The Taoist absorbed the incense and belief, so he no longer had to eat grains and grains. Chen Liang still disdained these secular ant things.
But Qingning was very happy and loved these foods very much. Especially the plate of pastries placed in the center. When she saw them, she ignored everything and snatched the pastry in her hand with her smiling face.
Even the last piece was snatched by Qing Ning. Wang Congrong, who was also greedy, looked at the empty plate in front of him pitifully. Qing Ning felt a little embarrassed and reluctantly gave the pastry to Wang Congrong.
After everything was done, Wang Qian led Chen Liang and the others out of the house and walked towards the place where the ghosts in Yushi Town were located, explaining the reason for everything to Chen Liang on the road.
Chapter completed!