Chapter Fourteen: Friends in Trouble

  We chatted with Lao Ban for a few more sentences and then returned to the hotel to rest. We slept until dawn, nothing happened that night.

  Wait until the second day, Old Ban announced the end of the trip and said to go back today. Classmates in the class complained one by one, but still protect themselves first, think about going out to play, there will be plenty of opportunities later.

  We checked everything, and our originally highly anticipated outing ended like that. After getting on the bus, Lao Ban said that after this semester starts, he'll take us to watch a movie on a rest day, and only then did the complaining voices subside.

  Yesterday, the classmate who was possessed was taken care of by several classmates and sat in the back. He said he felt sore all over his body and had no strength. It's strange to have strength, last night he ran so fast, I guess this is the fastest run of his life.

  Moreover, ordinary people who are possessed usually fall ill for several days. It's already rare that he can speak clearly like this now, but still needs to rest and recuperate more.

  Although the car was taking us further and further away from this place of right and wrong, I vaguely felt that something was following us. Could it still be her? I suddenly had a chill!

  But that feeling only lasted for a moment, and soon it was gone. Maybe I overthought it, after all, she's also a wise person, why would she be so entangled? Last night's events made me feel a bit tired, and slowly I fell asleep leaning against the window.

  When I was woken up by Old Gong in the dormitory, the car had already arrived at the school gate. It's okay now. The people in the class got off one by one, stretching their waists and saying goodbye to the teacher before returning home. There is still a long vacation ahead.

  I then said goodbye to my dormitory brothers one by one, and the classmate who was possessed, his parents heard that he was not feeling well, and they had already driven to the school gate to pick him up. I watched him get in the car, turned around and said goodbye to the teacher, and also went back.

  "Xu Ming, is this... alright now?" Lao Ban asked me with some concern, yeah, ordinary people don't usually run into these kinds of things.

  "It's okay, haha, Old Classmate, you go back and rest well, if there's anything, you can call me, goodbye Old Classmate!" I said as I also went to the platform to take a bus home.

  I went back home and visited my grandma, then greeted my parents before heading straight to Uncle Zhang's place. I had to tell him about what happened yesterday and see if he knew anything about it.

  When I arrived at Uncle Zhang's house, Uncle Zhang was helping Yueshen practice. In the side room, on a futon, Yue sat with her eyes closed, chanting, and her whole body emitted a pale green glow.

  Zhang Shu then summoned the black snake, letting it spit out a mist that sprayed onto Yue's top, and the light enveloping Yue's entire body slowly changed from pale green to a black-green striped color, looking much thicker than before.

  I stood by and couldn't help but marvel at Yue's increased magical powers! I wonder if he'll surpass the spiritual level if he continues to cultivate like this...

  Their cultivation finally ended. Zhang Shu wiped the big sweat off his head and asked me to wait with Yue in the main house. He went in, changed into a new set of clothes, and came out again.

  "Aren't you supposed to go to Tianhe with your classmates? How did you come back so soon?" Zhang Shu asked curiously.

  I lay directly on the bamboo chair and let out a long sigh: "Alas, what's the point of playing anymore? I almost lost my life just now."

  "What's going on? Are you okay? What happened?"

  Uncle Zhang also furrowed his brow and stared at me, I sat up straight and said: "Actually, I'm fine, it's just that some of my classmates are too reckless, they ate the offerings in the temple, I've already apologized for them, but she seems to still be very angry, and even possessed one of my classmates, fortunately Uncle Zhang gave me this seal, which saved him."

  Uncle Zhang was shocked after hearing me speak: "You said temple? What temple?"

  "I murmured: 'It's the temple on the upper reaches of the Milky Way, on a high ground, it looks quite unique, with green tiles, I've never seen one like that before.'"

  Zhang Shu heard this and I clearly felt his body tremble, shocked and said: "I go to the river every year to collect medicinal herbs, but I've never found any temple there!"

  "What?! Uncle Zhang, don't scare me! We really did see the temple, it's just that because we ate inside and offended the gods, this kind of thing happened." I also suddenly became afraid.

  "I didn't scare you! You said there's a god inside? Which deity is being worshipped?" Zhang Shu asked.

  I quickly recalled her appearance: "Her face was thin and pointed, her complexion was dark black, she had a golden yellow cloak draped over her back, oh! That's right! She also held a child in her arms! The child had a rosy complexion."

  Uncle Zhang didn't say a word after I finished speaking, he just kept stroking his small mustache over and over again, his eyebrows furrowed as if thinking about a very serious problem. Neither Yue nor I dared to disturb him, after a while, Uncle Zhang finally spoke up.

  "According to what you just said, she should be a wild immortal," Zhang Shu said. Wild immortal? What kind of immortal is that? I've never heard of it before, and Yue looked puzzled too.

  "Wild immortals are also a kind of immortal family, but with a lower level. They are generally formed by animals cultivating for thousands of years, and it's not easy to cultivate." Zhang Shu began to say slowly.

  "According to your introduction, she should be a wild immortal without a doubt. Those who can cultivate into wild immortals are generally good in nature, diligent in their devotion, and can ensure peace in the region. However, you said her armor actually imitates that of Guanyin Bodhisattva from the South Sea, which is extremely disrespectful! This shows that although she is a wild immortal, she doesn't follow the rules, but considering she has already been taught a lesson by you and also experienced the severity of the seal, she shouldn't cause any more harm."

  After listening to Uncle Zhang's introduction, we were all surprised and didn't expect that there was such a fairy. From now on, we must take better care of animals. However, Uncle Zhang said that she shouldn't hurt her classmates again, which made me very happy and relieved my heart a lot.

  That's right, I suddenly thought that since Uncle Zhang can help Yuerong, he should also have a way to greatly increase my strength. I smiled and handed the tea to Uncle Zhang: "Uncle Zhang, you've worked hard explaining, have some tea, haha."

  Zhang Shu's face was filled with suspicion as he took the tea and was about to drink it, saying: "Whatever you have to say, just say it first, I don't know if I can afford to drink this cup of tea."

  "Hey, Uncle Zhang, I saw you asking Hei She to help Yue improve her powers earlier. Can you also ask Hei She to help me cultivate? I was chasing after her last night and felt really exhausted." I quickly asked Uncle Zhang.

  Zhang Shu suddenly said seriously: "This won't do, it's not that I don't want to help you, but you've already formed a spiritual bond with Zi Lin Wang, so you two are mutually protective of each other. The black snake can't and doesn't dare to help you."

  I'm going... That Zi Lin Wang still doesn't bother with me until now, how can he possibly help me cultivate? It seems I'll have to find time to summon it out and have a good talk. After finishing the wild immortal's story, the sky had already darkened a bit, so I bid farewell to Zhang Shu and Yue. After all, the holiday has just begun, and it's better to go back and accompany Dad, Mom, and Grandma first. There will be plenty of opportunities to come find Zhang Shu and Yue later.

  I said goodbye to Uncle Zhang and Yue, and then I hurried back home to be with my family. When I got home, Mom had made a lot of dishes, including my favorite dish, chicken stewed with mushrooms, and braised pork belly.

  At night, the whole family sits at the table chatting and laughing. My parents keep asking me if I'm adapting well to school life and getting along with my classmates... Family members are always the most selfless people in this world who care about you the most. When you have free time, spend more time accompanying those who care about you the most.

  After finishing dinner with my family, I helped Mom clean up the dishes. She kept urging me to go rest, afraid that I would get tired. After helping Mom finish her chores, I went back to my room and slept until dawn. It's still great to be at home.

  I didn't get out of bed until 10 o'clock the next day, and after getting dressed and washing up, I sat at the table eating the breakfast my mom had prepared. My mom was busy in the kitchen preparing lunch ingredients and suddenly said: "Mingming, your class teacher called home this morning, I thought you should sleep a bit more so I didn't call you. He said he wants you to go with him to a classmate's house whose surname is Liu, but he didn't say what for."

  Classmate with the surname Liu? Could it be Old Liu from my dormitory? Why is he calling me to his place, I just got back. Oh! I told Old Ban that if something like what happened two days ago happens again, he should call me! What's going on with Old Liu?! No more thinking, I quickly went to grab the phone and called Old Ban.

  "Hello? Is that Xu Ming?!" The voice of Lao Ban came from the other end, sounding a bit hoarse and urgent.

  "Ah! It's me! Did you call because something happened?" I asked hastily.

  "Uh... Liu Yun's (Old Liu) parents called, saying that Liu Yun has contracted a strange illness, where he gnaws on anything made of wood when he sees it at home. Many doctors have come to see him but none of them know what the illness is. I think it's related to what happened that night, so I had no choice but to call you..." The old teacher spoke with a hint of guilt.

  "I know, old classmate! I'll go with you to see him today! Let's meet directly at Liu Yun's house." I told the old classmate roughly what time we would arrive while saying goodbye to my mom and telling her that I was going with the old classmate to visit a fellow student. My mom didn't say much since the old classmate was there.

  I grabbed the bag containing the law enforcement equipment and talismans, rushed to the village station, boarded the bus heading to the city, and transferred to another bus in the city. All the way, I prayed in my heart: Old Liu, you must hold on! Brother is coming to rescue you soon!