Chapter 58: The Secret of the Exterminating Family's Matriarch

  My master finished the spell for me, and all the dirty things on my body were removed. After removing those dirty things, my master gave me a few more doses of medicine, saying that those dirty things had already hurt my vitality, and the medicine was to help me recover my vitality.

  It's true that in the few days after I finished my Fa meditation, no matter how long I slept or how well-rested I was, I would always feel weak and lethargic when I got up. However, after taking some medicine prepared by my Master for several days, my physical strength gradually recovered, and I became that lively and energetic little kid again.

  Now that I've recovered, my master started asking me to recall the whole process of being pressed by a ghost. When he heard that something had pulled out my front teeth, he immediately became alert and asked my mom if I had changed teeth in the past few months, and where were the baby teeth that had been replaced?

  At my age, it's time to change teeth. Two months ago, I did change a tooth, and it was a lower front tooth. According to our local custom, when children lose their milk teeth, if it's an upper tooth, they should be placed in a low position; if it's a lower tooth, they should be placed in a high position. Since my lost tooth was a lower front tooth, which is a lower tooth, my dad put it in a high place.

  In my home, even the highest place is no higher than the rooftop. So, after I lost my lower front tooth, my dad set up a ladder and climbed up to put my tooth under the tiles on the rooftop.

  My master heard that my lower front tooth was on the roof, so he immediately asked my dad to bring a ladder and let him climb up to see if the tooth I had placed was still there.

  My dad followed my master's intention, climbed onto the roof, and opened the tile where he put his teeth. However, after my dad lifted that tile, he was surprised to find that the teeth under the tile were gone.

  My tooth, my dad must have hidden it well. If no one touched it, it would never be lost. But who would come to move my tooth? And also, that tooth was placed by my dad, even my mom didn't know which tile it was under, so how did the person who moved my tooth know?

  Just after my dad found out that my teeth were gone, my dad and mom, as well as I, cast suspicious glances at my master. The matter of the teeth was brought up by my master, so he must have anticipated something would happen.

  "If nothing unexpected happens, Xiaofei's tooth should have been stolen by the little ghosts sent by Mie Men Po. The lower front tooth taken away by Mie Men Po, although it has left Xiaofei's body, is still a part of Xiaofei's body. Therefore, when the little ghosts sent by Mie Men Po stole Xiaofei's lower front tooth from the rooftop, Xiaofei had an illusion of being pressed down by a ghost."

  "Delusion?" My master's words made my mother even more puzzled.

  "How did Xiao Fei become like that on the second day?" my mother asked.

  "The exterminator got hold of Xiaofei's lower front tooth and immediately performed a ritual to capture his soul. Luckily, I returned in time and managed to perform a ritual to retrieve Xiaofei's soul before the exterminator could subdue it, allowing it to return to Xiaofei's body." My master explained to my mom.

  "After explaining, my master continued to say to my mother: 'Now the exterminator has obtained Xiaofei's lower door tooth, she can collect Xiaofei's soul at any time. If Xiaofei's soul is collected, Xiaofei will become a living dead person like Zhang Xiaolan and Zhang San. If things go that far, even if Xiaofei is rescued, he will become a vegetable. In that case, Xiaofei's life can be considered over.'"

  "What's going to happen?" My master said that, and my mother naturally became anxious. Her own son was only seven years old and would become a vegetable, how could a mother not be anxious?

  "Let Xiaofei follow me to Zhushan Guanzhu for a few days, as long as I am by his side, the exterminating witch won't be able to harm him. Once Xiaofei has passed this calamity, I will immediately send him back," my master said.

  As for the extermination of our family, my parents were powerless to stop it. Therefore, even though my mother was very reluctant to part with me, she had no choice but to let my master take me to Zhushan Temple for my own safety.

  Because I have stayed in Zhushan Temple for many days, the days after going up the mountain are still quite familiar to me. However, the only thing that makes me dissatisfied is that on the mountain, I couldn't find a little partner to play with.

  It was on the third night after I went up the mountain that my master solemnly called me to the main hall of Zhushan Temple, saying he had something to tell me. That day, after school was over, I didn't return to Zhushan Temple in time, but instead went out to play with some friends. It wasn't until it got quite dark that I returned to the mountain.

  "Xiao Fei, you're still too young, this matter I shouldn't have told you. But now it seems, I must tell you after all. Otherwise, if you continue to act recklessly like this, sooner or later something irreparable will happen." My master solemnly admonished me.

  I know that Master called me to the main hall, in front of our two ancestors, because I didn't return to the observatory on time after school today, but instead went out to play.

  As for my teacher's behavior, I thought he was making a big deal out of nothing at the time. Kids are supposed to have fun, and playing after school is no big deal! Besides, didn't I come back just fine, without any problems?

  In front of the two great ancestors, my master told me a lot of heartfelt words.

  My master told me that during his time out, he went to investigate the extermination of the family. My master found out that the exterminator who originally only tamed wild ghosts now actually created living dead people.

  As for the Mie Men Po sect, my master still has some understanding of it. The sect was founded by a Yin Corpse person and is known as the Yin Corpse Sect in the Jianghu.

  Yin Shiren was a widow, born in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Her ancestral home was not auspicious, and her life experiences were also not auspicious. However, the successors of the Yin Corpse Sect all knew their ancestor's name, Yin Shiren. But there is a strange rule in the Yin Corpse Sect that everyone on the rivers and lakes knows: only widows can be disciples of the Yin Corpse Sect.

  My master found out that the exterminating nun had long wanted her own daughter, Li Tianzhen, to inherit her mantle. However, the exterminating nun knew she couldn't break the sect's rules, and also, Li Tianzhen never took an interest in the things her mother was involved with. Therefore, the exterminating nun was never able to get her wish.

  Later, the exterminator somehow controlled Li Tianzhen's daughter-in-law Zhang Xiaolan with a little ghost and let her seduce Liu Renqing, ultimately making Liu Renqing do those things that stripped him of his dignity. The exterminator knew that Li Tianzhen was a person who attached great importance to family, so she did this in order to make Li Tianzhen give up on the whole family.

  As expected, Li Tianzhen was thoroughly disappointed with Liu Renqing after this incident. After Li Tianzhen lost hope, the exterminating grandma turned Liu Renqing into a living dead man. This way, Liu Renqing was no different from being dead. Thus, Li Tianzhen's widow status was also established.

  Things have developed to this point, Li Tianzhen has already lost all hope for Liu Renqing and has become a widow. But that doesn't mean she is willing to follow her mother's teachings and take her as her master.

  To make Li Tianzhen obey, the exterminating wife used her most ruthless move. That is to use Zhang San, this living dead man, to seduce Li Tianzhen who has been unsatisfied with his marital life for a long time, and thereby, force Li Tianzhen into a desperate situation.

  To put it bluntly, Li Tianzhen hiding naked under Zhang San's bed was all orchestrated by Mie Men Po. She did this to make Li Tianzhen unable to stay in Shimavillage and unable to live a normal life again.

  Mie Men Po was quite accurate in controlling her own daughter. Sure enough, after being forced to the end of the road, Li Tianzhen finally sought help from her mother Mie Men Po.

  My master found out that after the extermination of the door brought Li Tianzhen back to Dong Songpo Village, Li Tianzhen became extremely cruel due to the impact of this series of events. The whole person also became like the extermination of the door, with a deep and gloomy appearance.

  What's most important is that Li Tianzhen has truly and willingly accepted her mother-in-law as her master.

  In order to make Li Tianzhen worship herself as a teacher, Mie Menpo actually used such a ruthless and poisonous move on her. To think that Li Tianzhen is her own biological daughter! My master didn't understand, how could Mie Menpo be so ruthless!