Chapter 28 Making Preparations

  What does it mean by I'm really stupid?

  I was just about to reason with Zhao Feiyu when Dong Qizi suddenly called out to me. She raised her hand, revealing her wound.

  I furrowed my brow, but still chose to walk up and apply the band-aid to Dong Qingzi. Dong Qingzi was continuously inhaling cold air, while I calmly said: "It's just a minor injury, if you can't even bear this, then you really don't need to continue staying here."

  Dong Qizhi looked at me with a difficult expression, didn't say much, and quietly endured.

  After Dong Qiang's wounds were all treated, Old Guo also walked over slowly with a cigarette in his mouth. When I saw Old Guo, I just nodded and greeted him, then kept a long distance from him.

  Old Guo didn't mind these things, he just walked to Zhao Feiyu's side and asked some irrelevant questions. Old Guo looked at his watch and said to us: Just find something to eat, it's time to take action.

  I didn't understand what Old Guo meant by "action", but I still took out a few compressed biscuits from my backpack and handed them to everyone. Zhao Feiyu pulled out his feather duster and easily found two thinner iron chains inside.

  "I knew you little brat was good at playing Dust Settling, but I didn't think you were still cheating! I stared at the two iron chains, snatched one away and examined it carefully."

  The iron chain looked like there was nothing on it, but when touched lightly with the hand, one could feel that there were dense markings. The Daoist talismans to ward off evil spirits were all engraved on this iron chain.

  Zhao Feiyu looked at me with a mixture of laughter and tears, and begged his grandfather to tell his grandmother as he snatched his duster back from my hand. I reluctantly returned the duster to Zhao Feiyu, who then said to me in a very reasonable tone: "I'm just hacking! Come on and hit me!"

  As soon as Zhao Feiyu finished speaking, I kicked him without hesitation!

  "What the hell, Mu Lin! I haven't seen you in days, have you been practicing your skills?" Zhao Feiyu said as he rolled up his sleeves and walked towards me. I looked at him indifferently, waiting for him to approach.

  When the distance between me and Zhao Feiyu was less than a meter, I took a step forward and grabbed his neck. In the fastest speed, I whispered in Zhao Feiyu's ear: "Leave some tricks up your sleeve!"

  After saying that, Zhao Feiyu cooperated very well and shouted: Brother, brother! I was wrong! Brother, be gentle!

  I dragged Zhao Feiyu into the house, not forgetting to kick him inside. Then I closed the door and pretended to hold onto the handle as if not letting Zhao Feiyu out.

  "Mu Lin! Open the door! Let me out!" Zhao Feiyu also cooperated very well by kicking the door, and even added some shouting.

  This action lasted for half a minute, and then Zhao Feiyu kicked the door three times in a row. I understood that this was a signal to me. I opened the door and let Zhao Feiyu out. There was still an expression of discontent on Zhao Feiyu's face, and I admired how he managed to do it. Could it be that I'm too handsome and he's jealous?

  Zhao Feiyu was still muttering to himself, "After this matter is settled with Mu Lin, we'll have a one-on-one match." I shrugged indifferently and stood aside with my hands clasped together, watching him.

  Zhao Feiyu crouched in front of his backpack and took out an iron chain with ghost-repelling charms, easily putting it on the dustpan. I was also squatting down, wiping my meteorite iron. Unintentionally, I glanced at Zhao Feiyu, and he was looking at me too. He winked at me, indicating that everything had been taken care of.

  Kong Yī naturally understood that I and Zhao Fei Yu were acting, we've played this trick many times before. Kong Yī found a clean place to sit down, nibbling on crackers while drinking the tea he had just brewed. That appearance... always makes me think of an old man watching the sunset scene.

  Guo Lao Tou didn't seem to notice the little movements between me and Zhao Fei Yu, but Dong Qing Zi was standing on the side eating her cookies with a pitiful look. Kong Yi generously shared some tea water with Dong Qing Zi, which made me think that as my master, Kong Yi is indeed a warm-hearted man.

  Half an hour later, Old Guo urged us to take action. He walked in the front and led the way. After walking halfway, he looked at Dong Qizai and asked: Is your spiritual awareness very strong?

  Dong Qiangzi was slightly shocked, she obviously hadn't guessed why Old Guo would ask this question. She nodded, as if confirming something. Old Guo thought for a moment, then pulled out a talisman from his bag and handed it to Dong Qiangzi.

  "Your spiritual awareness is strong, so you should be able to find the dragon's head." Old Man Guo said seriously to Dong Qingzi. "This place originally had a dragon vein, and the wellhead originally had two locks that locked up the dragon vein's tail. But it was cut off by your good-for-nothing master, and the dragon vein was about to disappear. Luckily I arrived in time to lock it down. You have strong spiritual awareness, so you should be able to feel the existence of the dragon vein. Find a way to stick this talisman on the dragon's head, within ten minutes, don't let it fall off. No matter what method you use."

  Facing the task of Old Man Guo, Dong Qingzi was in a dilemma. This task anyone of us can do, but Old Man Guo made it clear that he wanted to get rid of Dong Qingzi. When Dong Qingzi cast a pleading glance at me, I simply handed over a few talismans to him.

  I found her pocket, wrapped the talisman in a roll and put it in her bag, reminding her: Remember what I taught you. There is a life-saving charm inside, as long as you take it out, no one dares to move you, whether human or ghost. As long as he is someone from this circle.

  Dong Qiangzi heard me say that, and could only grit her teeth and nod. I told her to finish everything and then go back to wait for us, Dong Qiangzi nodded heavily, and left alone.

  "What did you give her?" Zhao Feiyu asked me after Dong Qinger walked away.

  "Why should I tell you?" I gave Zhao Feiyu a cold glance and then walked away.

  "Arrogant!" Zhao Feiyu cursed behind me.

  Mr. Guo frowned at me and chose to remain silent. I knew what he was thinking, the words Uncle Qiang said to Dong Qingzi, I could remember them clearly. Dong Qingzi followed us a few people walking, most of which were dangerous. She must be holding our legs back, if that's really the case, it's better to let her do some small things.

  Mr. Guo took us to the old locust tree in Huai Village. The closer we got to the old locust tree, the thicker the yin energy became. Several of our eyebrows were furrowed together, as if they couldn't be relaxed.

  I still remember the last time there was a tomb raid here, and it's still happening now. But this time's tomb raid is much bigger than the last one. Because of my husband's affair, I have a strong dislike for the word "tomb". I looked at the tomb raid and asked Old Guo: Do you want to go down?

  Old Guo raised his head and looked at me, nodding.

  "Who first?" Although I was very reluctant, I still nodded and said these words.

  Zhao Feiyu walked around the cave a few times and asked us: Are you asking for directions by throwing stones?

  When I heard Zhao Feiyu's words, I was annoyed. I waved my hand and took out the rope from my bag to tie it around a nearby tree trunk. As I tied, I cursed: By the time your move is useful, I'll have died several times already.

  Kong Yī said weakly, supporting his forehead: "Xiao Lin, why do you always joke with your life... Forget it, I'll go down first."

  I took that rope, and I stopped him. After all, I've been down this thief's hole before, so I know what's going on. What if something unexpected happens again? Won't Kong Yat become cannon fodder soon?

  Just as I was about to go down, Old Guo calmly said beside me: You have a ghost you're raising, can't you let her go take a look?

  When I heard Old Man Guo's words, I suddenly got angry! I don't know why! After returning from the husband and wife tomb, Bai Ji has been following Dong Qingzi with a thick skin! She even said she wanted to protect her! I know that Bai Ji has taken a fancy to the Ling Jue on Dong Qingzi's body. With that Ling Jue, it would also be helpful for Bai Ji's cultivation. It's not surprising that she did this.

  I put the rope into the thief's hole, holding a flashlight in my right hand and pulling the rope with one hand. As I slowly walked down, I seemed to hear Zhao Feiyu scolding me from above: "Look, look! This is what it means to be alone. Even the ghosts he raised have run away with others. What if we two brothers don't show him some concern, what if he gets desperate?"

  I don't care anymore, I raised my head and shouted at the top of my lungs: Zhao Feiyu! Don't come down for now!

  The room suddenly fell silent.

  I continued walking down. This time, when I walked halfway, there were no ghosts coming to pull my feet again. However, when I shone the flashlight downwards, there was a reflection below.

  Reflective? Or is there something metal underneath?

  I continued to proceed with caution, but when I reached a certain position, I finally saw clearly that the platform below was covered with dense, fine needles. It suddenly occurred to me that these things weren't here last time!

  I carefully slipped out of the exit on one side, and the high platform was about as high as my waist. The last time I came here, there were five corpses, but this time, there was nothing at all.

  I stuck my head out and shouted upwards: Come down! Be careful! There's still something down here! Pay attention! And Zhao Feiyu, you dare to come down and see if I don't beat you to death!

  After I finished speaking, I walked to one side and waited for them. The first one to come down was Old Man Guo. He came down very easily, as if he had been there many times before. When he saw me standing on the side, he simply patted the dust off his hands and stood beside me, waiting together with me.

  "The last time there were bodies here, now it seems they're all gone." I pointed to some places around here, vaguely remembering where the bodies were placed at that time.

  Old Guo listened carefully and suddenly asked me: "Are there five corpses?"

  I nodded, wondering if I hadn't made myself clear just now?

  Mr. Guo thought for a moment and sighed: Trouble.

  "There are some things you should have told us, aren't there?" I said seriously, looking at Old Man Guo.