Chapter 47: Encounter with the Snake-Shaped Giant Robe Again

  Night Walker 47

  "Big brother, we should go, the injured villagers are still on the top of Jinzi Slope Mountain, they need our rescue and treatment. And, my master...". The second brother who was sitting on the ground saw me standing there in a daze, and said with a pained expression.

  I nodded to him and took difficult steps towards the golden knife stuck in the ground, my heart was filled with contradictions. This golden knife that Master had passed down to me, now facing it, I felt a sense of being at a loss, feeling that I wasn't worthy of being its master.

  In my heart, it should belong to that mysterious person more, because only in his hands can the golden knife shine brightly, show its divine power and realize its value as a zombie-slaying golden knife.

  "Alas..., Jintou, you must be in sorrow and despair at this moment." I sighed heavily as I put the golden dagger into my traveling bag.

  "Sixth brother, help me up, I want to carry our master," said the second brother who was heavily injured by the Ghost King.

  Knowing that his second brother no longer had much strength, he could only support him to come before Baiyun Daozhang, so as to fulfill a disciple's filial piety.

  Lying on the ground, Bai Yun Dao's face was dark and gloomy, without a hint of anger. He knew that this kind old man had exhausted his vital energy and was about to ascend to the west on the back of a crane. In his heart, he couldn't help but recall how, just last night, he sat on the puppet crane, exuding an air of unyielding dignity and grandeur, yet now he was already at death's door.

  Thinking of this, tears once again wetted my face, I closed my eyes in pain and knelt down to the ground, heavily knocking three loud heads in front of his body.

  Just after knocking his head, Bai Yun Dao Chang suddenly opened his eyes and weakly stretched out his hand to me. Overjoyed in my heart, I immediately helped him up.

  His second brother, seeing this, trembled and knelt down in front of him, already crying uncontrollably. Bai Yun Dao Chang stroked his head with his hand and said kindly: "My time has come, the Ghost King is dead, you can rest assured and go. Everyone has one death, don't be too sad, just bring my body back to Yue Lu Dao Guan, cremate it and put the ashes in a bone jar next to our ancestors' jars. You must listen to your elder brother's instructions from now on, after going through all the hardships, you will definitely understand life."

  Second Brother nodded painfully after listening, at this time, Bai Yun Dao Zhang pointed to Old Six with his hand, indicating that Old Six should come closer. With great difficulty, he said to Old Six: "Knife Scar Six, your fate belongs to the prosperous fire, and the fire energy is too strong. You are prone to impulsive behavior, so you must be calm in the future when handling matters. Remember, Dragon Water overcomes you, when encountering Dragon Water, it's best to avoid it."

  After finishing, he turned his head and looked at me with a surprised expression on his face, with a mysterious smile at the corner of his mouth. He said: "Xian nephew, you were born with a killing aura, your appearance is strange, it was destined that you would succeed in everything, but you have committed the heavenly punishment of solitary star, after your fate has been decided..."

  "Don't say any more, Uncle Baiyun, don't say any more." I cried out in distress as I saw Master Baiyun spitting out fresh blood.

  "Cough, cough... because you are... you are..." Bai Yun Dao's words were left unspoken, and he finally closed his eyes peacefully, no longer making any movement. Perhaps the old man still had many things to tell me, but the sand of life had already reached its end.

  I knew the old man had gone, I let out a long sigh, closed my tear-filled eyes, and felt a suffocating pain in my chest. The entire black night sky seemed to be spinning, with dazzling stars twinkling everywhere.

  Watching the figure of the night walker disappear into the distance, this mysterious person, like a god, came and went in haste. Who knows where he has gone now? Perhaps his mission is to guard against evil and protect the righteous path. Perhaps when those demons reappear, it will be time to meet him again, with only the lingering sound of the soul-stirring bell still echoing in our minds.

  Three people sat around Baiyun Daochang for a long time, and for a while, no one spoke. The mist in the village began to slowly disperse with the wind, and Wu Gui's curse was finally about to end.

  The sky was already showing signs of dawn, and I knew it was getting late. We couldn't stay here any longer. Just as I was about to order my second and sixth brothers to set off towards Golden Slope, I saw a tall figure emerging from the village entrance, rapidly making their way through the morning mist towards us.

  Seeing this, my second brother pulled me with his hand and warned, "Big brother, someone else is coming."

  I nodded silently and watched carefully as the approaching figure slowly drew near, before long, a group of people had arrived at the clear water pond beside us.

  Only six people were seen coming, and it was strange that the six people were dressed in the same attire, all carrying huge broad knives on their backs, wrapped in large black robes. In the morning wind, the wide black robes fluttered constantly, and their faces, blocked by the cloth hats behind them, showed only a vague outline of their angular facial features under the dim morning light, looking very eerie.

  "Ah! The attire of these people, the snake-shaped giant cloak on their body, the wide and broad knife, the tall stature, isn't it the black-cloaked person that my fourth brother saw back then?" In her mind, she felt that these people were quite familiar, suddenly remembering the mysterious black-cloaked person her fourth brother had seen before, wondering what they came here for this time.

  Six black-robed men lingered by the clear water pond for a while before one of them suddenly said, "Big brother, judging from the aura here, Yuan Ying has indeed come back to life. However, we're too late; he arrived before us and even sealed off Yuan Ying. But the aura here tells me that he's also severely injured."

  "This must be fate, Yuan Yao was born ahead of time, we didn't expect it, but he expected us, never mind, never mind, the master has many tribulations, everything is predetermined." A black-robed man responded.

  As he finished speaking, he suddenly looked at me and I felt a chill run down my spine from my eyes to the bottom of my heart. At that moment, I involuntarily shuddered.

  "On that day, Old Master San saw the strange feng shui layout of this place and discovered that the grievances here were overwhelming. Therefore, five years ago, he brought people to raid this village, throwing all the male corpses into this pond, allowing the grievances to break through hell, so that the Yuan Ying could take this opportunity to be reborn. If there is a Yuan Ying helping, the mission of reviving the master may be even smoother." One of the men in black robes said regretfully.

  "Second brother, what's the point of mentioning him? Although Sang Jie did a good job in reviving Yuan Ying, he stole the master's soul-summoning banner and should be punished. Fourth brother, fifth brother, do you have any news about Sang Jie?"

  "Reporting to Big Brother, after Sang Jie stole the flag of summoning souls, he has been with Wang Ma Zi and his gang of bandits in Xue Feng Mountain. Although we knew he was hiding in Xue Feng Mountain, the terrain is too complex, and despite going several times, we couldn't find any trace of him. This guy is very cunning, seemingly hiding his true identity." The two replied cautiously, apparently fearing the black-robed man known as Big Brother.

  "Today we brothers gather here, originally intended to welcome Yuan Ying, it seems that we have made a futile trip. Fourth brother, fifth brother, you continue to find out where Sang Jie is, and be sure to bring the soul flag and his head to see me. I and second brother do not have time to deal with this matter, Master Qiu's affairs cannot be delayed any longer." said the black-robed elder.

  Two men in black robes nodded and quickly disappeared at the village entrance.

  "How is Lao San doing? Seventh Brother." The black-robed elder continued to ask.

  "Third Brother's curse has taken effect, I reckon he's got half a lifetime left, poor Third Brother."

  "There's nothing pitiful about betraying one's master and reaping the consequences, that's karma, don't you know?" The black-robed elder sighed, suddenly lifting his head to gaze blankly at the sky, letting out a long sigh: "Old Three, why are you so stubborn? Do you not know that fate is hard to defy? Do you not know that without you, we would have no leader?"

  The man in black finished speaking and led the way to the village entrance, with the other four following closely behind him, soon disappearing from view.

  Watching them leave, he finally let out a long sigh of relief. It seems that these people have a great relationship with Yuanying. I don't know who the master they mentioned is. However, I dare to confirm that my master must have an intricate relationship with them. Perhaps, from their bodies, I can find clues to break the curse on my master.

  "They say that the village's affairs were caused by an old man named Sang Jie, but this old man has been missing for a long time. Since they are going to Xuefeng Mountain, I will definitely go to Xuefeng Mountain in the future and ask them about my master's situation."