Chapter Twenty: Return from the Dead

  What's he trying to do with two bells shaking like that?

  As he shook violently, the ghosts that had just dodged him all involuntarily moved towards him. It was as if they were being pulled by some force, and at this time, the landlady inside the house also opened the door and fell to the ground, as if something was dragging her forward.

  "Boss's wife!" I shouted her name as I went over to grab her, but the pulling force was too great. As soon as I grabbed her, she broke free!

  "Ding ding ding......" The sound of the bell continued to reverberate, making everyone's ears ache.

  It was only then that I clearly saw that almost all the ghosts in Yin Yi Town had arrived. They were all lying on the ground, kneeling or squatting, with over a hundred ghosts present. It seemed as if they had been subdued by some kind of power and were all frozen in place.

  At this time, the Taoist put away the two bells and, as if by magic, took out a wine jug from his body. The moment he put down the jug, he suddenly discovered me, with an extremely surprised expression.

  "Are you not a ghost?" the Taoist asked me in surprise.

  It can now be completely determined that he is a human being, because just now I have seen his appearance. I walked up to him and replied: "I am not clear whether it is a human or a ghost, I came to this place in a very strange way, please ask the Dharma Master for help."

  The Taoist priest muttered to himself: "This shouldn't be happening, what kind of strange occurrence is this?"

  I wanted to ask the Taoist some questions, but he stretched out his hand to stop me and said: "Don't say anything for now, I'll solve the problem in front of me first. Your questions, I'll deal with them later when I face you."

  What else can I say? Now I even feel that my existence is redundant. Every time, I see strange and unusual things, but every time, no one can give me a definite answer.

  The Taoist in the red robe took out another talisman from his sleeve, blew a few mouthfuls of air on it, and to his surprise, the talisman grew bigger and bigger. When it was two or three meters long, he threw it directly into the air.

  The Taoist looked at the ghosts and goblins, stood among them and said in a stern voice: "You are all ghosts who died unjustly. You are not accepted by hell, cannot be reincarnated, and can only stay here forever. I, Jiuquan Taoist, have been practicing Taoism for 200 years and know how to resolve this situation. I can take you out of here. But I have one condition: from now on, you must follow my orders. There is only one answer. If not, like that ghost just now, you will disappear into nothingness, even your soul will be gone forever."

  Just now my heart was still full of hope, but after the guy who called himself Jiǔquán Dàozǐ said this, I felt that things seemed to be going wrong. Was he being used? He wasn't saving these ghosts, what was he trying to do?

  "You people, for the most part, were those who committed evil deeds in your lifetime. Just like that ghost who just disappeared into thin air, his eyes were nailed shut because he peeked at women's private parts, and his hand was cut off from being chopped on a gambling table. Moreover, most of you were killed by others. I know you are unwilling to rest, now I release you, you can take revenge on them."

  If what he said earlier made me suspect whether he was a good person or not, then now I have confirmed that this Taoist priest is not like the ones portrayed in movies, but rather a complete and utter evil path.

  Thinking of this, I feel that I cannot just sit and wait for death. Summoning courage from somewhere, I walk forward and say to the Nine Springs Daoist: "What are you doing with your evil ways? Do you want to bring about the destruction of all living things? Don't think that just because you know some magic tricks, you can be arrogant."

  "Get out of my sight, or I'll make you disappear forever right now!"

  Jiuchuan Daoist spoke at the same time and directly lifted his foot to kick me, I didn't have a big feeling at that time, but my whole body was like being placed on a spring. It flew very far away until it reached the entrance of Yinyi Town.

  Not a bit of pain, I guess that's the benefit of being dead. But I still have to stop him, let's just say it's making up for the mistake eight years ago, as much as I can repay is how much. Just when I was about to rush over, a hand grabbed me. And I'm still warm!

  As I turned around, a pleasing face appeared before me.

  "Is that really you, Dong Bingxue?" I said excitedly, because the person in front of me was indeed her. This time she had simplified her makeup even further, making her look even more beautiful and charming.

  "Shh!" Tang Bingxue made a gesture for him not to speak, "Of course it's me, but how did you end up like this? Not only are you dead, but you've also come to this place?"

  "Alas..." I sighed and said helplessly, "I'm also baffled, being hit by a car for no reason at all. I don't even know what happened myself. You've arrived just in time, that Taoist priest from earlier wasn't a good person, hurry up and stop him, he's going to release the ghosts here."

  Tang Bing Xue bit her lip and said to me: "How can I stop him? He is my master."

  "What?" I asked her in a daze, "He is your master?"

  "Yes, he is a person who has lived for over two hundred years, with extremely high skills. Not only can he raise ghosts, but also cast gu. He's an extremely strange person, and few people in the mortal world may know him, but in the underworld of lonely souls, he's a figure that makes ghosts tremble with fear."

  "Is he a bad guy?"

  It's clear that I asked a stupid question, because how could he possibly be a good person? Tang Bing Xue reluctantly nodded and said to me: "I suppose so!"

  "So you're still following him?" I continued to ask, getting a bit excited, because in my mind, Tang Bingxue was as pure as her name, like ice and snow.

  "This can't be explained in a few words, now hurry up and leave. Your physical body has been sent back to Rongshu Village, go find your corpse there. It's at Wang Hui's house, wait for me to come find you, I'll help you regain your life." After saying this, Tang Bingxue glared at me again, "You must not bother me, hurry up and leave, as for why I saved you, I'll tell you later."

  "But..." I muttered.

  Tang Bing Xue's hands were wrapped around my neck, her mouth was pressed against mine, and she blew a breath into me. This move was so exciting that I didn't feel anything at all. Maybe it's because I'm a dead person!

  "With this breath I gave you, hurry up and leave this secluded town, or else you won't be able to leave later."

  After he finished saying that, he made me stand still and kicked my butt with one foot. At that time, I flew out directly, and in the moment I flew out, I was still listening to her say that I must follow what she said, and I must survive.

  Maybe it's because I'm a corpse and I'm light. This kick actually kicked me to the side of the road. And the previous hidden town was at least ten kilometers away from me!

  When I stopped, I couldn't help but glance in the direction of Hidden Town. A song lyric came to mind - how many journeys and how many worries. Hidden Town, I stayed here for less than a day. The kindness of the boss's wife, I reckon won't be forgotten.

  But thinking about it, my life has been quite interesting these past few days. Although I've been living in fear, I somehow managed to win over Xiaoyu and Tang Bingxue, two beautiful women. Even though it's a bit embarrassing that they're the ones who keep saving me, this feeling is still great. Especially when Tang Bingxue kissed me just now, although I didn't feel anything physically, I still felt very warm inside.

  Now I walk especially lightly, and even a light jump can jump to a height of two or three meters. Before my death, I vowed that there was nothing special that would not be said again, but I didn't expect to come back so soon. Although I trust Tang Bingxue, I still have doubts in my heart - can people who have died really come back to life?

  It doesn't matter, I've seen many strange things recently, whether I can survive or not is up to fate. But what really makes me angry is that Jiuquan Daoist. With such strong magical powers, he's actually an evil Daoist, what kind of thing is this? It wasn't until I came back to the entrance of Rongshu Village again that I saw how terrifying it was.