Chapter 299 The Ferryman's Entrustment

The dead branches and rotten leaves piled up at the entrance of the cave, mixed with the black mud on the ground, making it difficult to tell who you are.

Old man Li's eyes fell on the dirt on the ground. I was frightened by what he said, and I didn't dare to underestimate it. I quickly bent down to observe carefully, and gradually I finally saw some clues.

It turned out that there were some sparse ice chips mixed between these dead branches and rotten leaves and the black mud.

These ice chips were uniform in size, and looked like rice grains, like diamonds, mixed in the mud. If you don't look closely, you can't find them at all.

Wushuang also noticed these, squatted down and prepared to pick them up with his fingers.

Snap!

Old man Li slapped his hand away and said with a dark face: "I told you a long time ago that such places are full of dangers. If you are not careful, you will lose your life. Why are you so reckless? Can this thing be touched by hand? Don't you want your hands anymore?"

I looked up at him: "What is this?"

"Leftovers!"

Old man Li sneered: "You should have heard of the big snake entering the law, right? Those Liu family immortals who have Taoism in the deep mountains and old forests don't have to go out to find food when they eat. They just need to put a plate there and open their mouths, and insects, mice and other things in the surrounding areas will run into their mouths like crucian carp crossing the river.

The same is true for the big Zongzi with Taoism. Once it reaches a certain level, it no longer needs to run out to suck people's essence and blood, and swallow and spit out the moonlight. It only needs to sleep in a very yin and evil place. With one breath, the yin and evil energy in the surrounding area will gather towards it.

Generally speaking, the evil spirit is not enough for the big zongzi, and they will take it all at once. However, there is nothing absolute in this world. If you encounter an extreme Feng Shui pattern, the evil spirit is too heavy, and even the big zongzi may not be able to take it. They are different from you. If the Earth Spirit Pearl cannot bear it, it will backfire on the owner and make itself die. The big zongzi will only spit out the excess evil spirit when it eats too much. These evil spirits enter its body and are contaminated with corpse poison. After spitting out, they condense into small crystals.

Some ghosts and monsters call this kind of crystal "Yu Xiang", which means the leftovers of others. For them, it is the best reward in the world. If you can pick up two, it will be like a snack, which is quite helpful! "

When Wushuang heard that this was related to corpse poison, he probably remembered Lao Bai's moldy and hairy legs and hurriedly stepped back.

My face turned bitter. I had discovered this place by accident, and I was a little lucky. After many hardships, I finally found the entrance to this ancient tomb. But according to what Old Man Li said, this place must be the nest of the zombie king!

"Leave now!"

Old Man Li sighed: "Since there is a small door, there should be a main door. If it doesn't work, you can dig a hole to get in. For you, the ceremonial officer, this is not a difficult task!"

I nodded and were about to leave with them. Suddenly, a low roar came from the bottom of the mountain. The roar was suppressed and echoed in the forest...

"What is it? It can't be the zombie king? It shouldn't come back so soon..."

My heart trembled, and I couldn't help but look back. The dark forest was empty. I didn't see anything, so I turned around and wanted to run.

Old man Li grabbed me. He was also nervous and cramped by the sudden roar. His eyes wandered around, as if he wanted to find a place to hide. But we were already on the top of the mountain. If nothing unexpected happened, we would be standing on the top of the tomb. The trees here became sparse. Where could we hide?

It happened in a flash. After a brief hesitation, old man Li pushed Wushuang and me directly into the lair of the zombie king! !

"It's too late!"

Old man Li said to himself: "Listen to the sound, the other party is not far away from us. If it is really the zombie king who defeated your master and came back, we can't run away at this distance. Let's see what it is. As long as it's not the zombie king, we will fight him to death!!"

What else can I say?

At this point, this is the only way!

The cave is narrow, I leaned against the cold wall, but my head was sticking out, my eyes staring straight at the bottom of the hillside.

Not long after, a bush in the distance suddenly surged, and a black shadow stumbled out of the bush. The distance was too far, so I couldn't see the other person's appearance clearly, but it should be a human-shaped thing, extremely tall, probably at least two meters tall, but it seemed to be missing an arm and was seriously injured. When running, the body was unbalanced, and from time to time it would fall to the ground and let out one or two painful roars...

"This seems to be a person!"

Wushuang lowered his voice and said: "Look, it seems that he still feels pain..."

Old man Li's face had long turned pale, and he said hesitantly: "Who is this person? Who else would there be in this place except us? This is the zombie king, who became a Taoist from a corpse and came back to life from death. At this point, the big zongzi looks no different from a human!!"

After saying that, the old man Li seemed to have lost all his strength. He leaned against the stone wall in the cave and said miserably: "What a Zhang Daoxuan, he is indeed a dragon among men. With the body of a half-step heavenly master, he fought a corpse king and actually cut off one of the corpse king's arms, killing the corpse king. Awesome, awesome, how many years have there been no such people in Xuanmen?"

I was delighted when I heard that. So, my master won?

Looking at the panic of the zombie king, it seems that this is the only possibility.

As for my own safety, I didn't care too much. This is God's will to kill me, what can I do? He immediately raised his Baipi Knife and shouted, "Rush out and fight it!"

"Unwise, unwise!!!"

Old man Li shook his head repeatedly, looking absent-minded, but it was only a snap of his fingers. He suddenly stopped and looked at Wushuang beside him. In the darkness, his white eyes without pupils revealed a trace of sadness. Suddenly he raised his hand and gently rubbed Wushuang's head, but turned his head to look at me and whispered, "Brother Wei, can I ask you a favor?"

This is an old man who is shameless and does things unpredictably. This is the first time I have seen him like this. I had a hunch in my heart and looked at him in disbelief!

"From now on, I will hand Wushuang over to you!!"

Old man Li said to himself: "Remember, I'm handing it over to you, not to Zhang Daoxuan, or Yaozi and the others. I won't tell you to treat him well. Just order him around. If he does something wrong, kick him hard. After all, you are a few years older than him. It doesn't matter if you kick your brother a few times. But there is one thing, don't let him starve if you have food. This child is pitiful. He has been wandering for a long time and is afraid of starvation! As for life or death, people in our industry have no choice. I won't say anything that is difficult to force, but there is one thing I can see clearly. With your character, little brother Wei, as long as you are alive, you will not throw Wushuang out to die!"

Wushuang is very smart. Even I can guess something, so how can he not guess it? At this time, he hung his head, holding the corners of his clothes with both hands, looking very stubborn, holding back his tears, and whispered: "Is there no other way?"

"One and three, how to choose, haven't I taught you? Isn't this the end of slaves and servants? Only I can do this!"

Old man Li sighed lightly, stared at Wushuang with a heavy look, and said: "Do you remember my words? From now on, you will follow Brother Wei. From today on, he is your brother. Whoever is against him will be your enemy!!"

Wushuang nodded silently.

Old man Li looked outside and was about to leave, but I suddenly grabbed him!

"I won't keep you! As you said, there is no choice."

I said so, paused, and then said: "I just have a question in my heart. When I was chased by the ghost and fled to the ghost inn, I met Zhiniang. At that time, you said that there are still alive, and Zhiniang was scared away immediately. What did you mean by this? Last time you were trapped in the mountains, I asked you, but you were vague. Now that it has come to this, you should tell me the truth, right?"

"I knew you would ask!"

Old man Li thought about it and said quickly: "If you ask about this, I can't tell you the reason. I know very, very little. My master just mentioned it casually on the eve of his disappearance. He said that there are still living ritual officials in the world. No, to be precise, there are living heavenly officials!!

He didn't say anything more after that. Not long after that, he disappeared. This matter has become a question in my heart!"

There are still living heavenly officials in the world? !

This sentence was like a wake-up call, and it stunned me!

The lineage of ritual officials originated from the Shengwu Tianguan, and the age is difficult to trace. However, throughout history, ritual officials have participated in every dynasty, from the Shang Dynasty, the Eastern and Western Zhou Dynasties, to the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China. The last Tianguan died with the ritual official's instrument, the Tianguan Blade, and the inheritance came to an abrupt end. The rest of the time was just a lingering breath.

Since Old Man Li mentioned the word Tianguan, it means that this person must have lived before the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China. So far, it has been nearly two thousand years!

Is there really a person in this world who can live for two thousand years? !

Even if there is, can this person still be called alive?

Or, if there is really a Tianguan in the world, why did the ancestors watch their descendants suffer two thousand years of shame and blood and tears, and watch countless descendants being sacrificed alive by those emperors and generals, and being retaliated and slaughtered by ghosts and monsters?

Did Old Man Li entrust Wushuang to me just because of such a thing that he didn't know whether it was true or not?

There was no time to ask in detail, the zombie king was getting closer and closer.

Old man Li looked at Wushuang deeply, and a touch of love flashed in his eyes. It can be seen that he really regarded Wushuang as his son. This man's means were not clean and he did a lot of cruel things, but no matter what he did, at least he was 100% loyal to the ferryman.

Then, old man Li turned around and wanted to leave, but suddenly heard Wushuang whispered "Grandpa" behind him. He trembled all over, and his hunched body straightened up instantly. He rushed out with big strides, leaving only a wild laugh: "Master, I have lived up to your trust. Now this old slave is here to find you!!"