Chapter Fourteen Return to Hometown

  "Why is it called Senki Lake?" Upon hearing the term "Senki Lake", doesn't the name imply that there are many ghosts?

  "Because under the Qiānguǐ Lake there is a Wrong Death City! Several decades ago, the Wrong Death City was once opened, and inside were all ghosts and demons of the highest level! When the Wrong Death City was opened, all the ghosts and demons were released, but it was Zhang Daoren from Maoshan, Ge San from Jiǔmén... and other masters who joined forces to seal it again! And the water ghosts in the lake are not a small number either."

  Master once told me about the levels of ghosts: wild ghosts, fierce ghosts, ghostly demons, ghostly monsters, and ghostly immortals!

  Yě Guǐ are the kind of ordinary deaths that the underworld does not accept, Lì Guǐ is the kind of resentful spirits like Mèng Po, with grievances that cannot be eliminated, and resentment turns into evil. As for Guǐ Méi, they are already very powerful.

  Mei, recorded in "Shan Hai Jing", is a creature born from the strange gas of mountains and forests, which harms humans. It is good at creating illusions. Mengmeng also used illusions on me, but Mei's environment is more realistic than Mengmeng's, making it impossible for you to extricate yourself!

  Something even stronger than a ghost? And all of them are at the level of ghosts and demons? I can't imagine what kind of scene it is inside the City of Futile Death.

  The ghost immortal is like Hei Bai Wu Dang's appearance. In fact, Hei Bai Wu Dang should also be considered a ghost and demon, but since he holds an immortal position, he is called a ghost immortal.

  "Why are there many water ghosts in Qiānguǐ Lake and why haven't they been collected?"

  "They received it, but after receiving it, more appeared. Perhaps this is the work of the City of Wrongful Death! It's said that the City of Wrongful Death has recently become restless!"

  Will the city of Mangyongdae be in turmoil? If it's opened up, won't it be finished?

  "But it's nothing now, because the people of Maoshan deepen the formation every year and seal them up."

  That's good, as long as someone is in charge. But I had no idea that such a terrifying thing could exist in a place so close to me.

  "That means the tree spirit's transformation is also related to the Thousand Ghost Lake?" When Ze Hong said this to me, I felt like I understood a bit more. It's extremely unlikely for a willow tree to become a spirit out of nowhere! Wait, didn't we mention earlier that the villagers irrigated their fields with water from the Thousand Ghost Lake? That means the lake's water nourished those willow trees! With the resentment of over a thousand ghosts poured onto the willows, it's hard for them not to become spirits. Can you still say no to this?"

  "If only there really was a Qinglong Yaoyue sword, I could chop it up thousands of times with just one of its split souls." Ze Heng sighed.

  "Alright, you get some rest first, we'll talk about it again tomorrow."

  It's almost daylight, and I'm exhausted, let alone injured.

  Farewell Ze Hong, I returned to the room and looked at Zhang Ting. Suddenly, I remembered that when the ghost face bit my shoulder, it was burned by my blood. Does my blood still have this function?

  Unconsciously fell asleep, when I woke up it was already afternoon.

  Zhang Ting also woke up and looked at me with a bad attitude, seemingly still angry.

  "How did I end up here?"

  "Last night you suddenly fainted and were taken back by them." I didn't know what excuse to make up to fool Zhang Ting.

  "Did I faint? I remember seeing you last night, and it seemed like you were saying something..."

  "Didn't you drive me away yesterday? I've been in the hotel all along, how could I see you?" I remembered and got angry, deliberately saying so, as a result, this girl also got angry.

  "You really left!" Just then, Zhang Ting got out of bed and slammed the door shut.

  Hmph, I'm still angry with you. You're still playing tricks on me and don't know your place. If I don't teach you a lesson for a few days, you won't know who's in charge.

  I deliberately didn't go after her, but Zhang Ting woke up, then her classmates should also be awake, and they will come back to the hotel by themselves, right? Then I can be considered clear of this.

  Two days passed like this, and Zhang Ting didn't contact me at all. I also didn't contact her, which was good because during these few days, Zehong and I chatted a lot and felt that some things needed to be resolved, there's no need for Zhang Ting to disturb me.

  These days Ze Heng has also recovered a lot.

  "What are you going to do about it, Willow Spirit?" I looked at him, because this matter still needs to be resolved, and we can't just ignore it like a passerby.

  "Huh, I don't know, never mind, let's just have fun for two days." From the few days we spent together, I found that Ze Heng and my first impression of him were completely different. How to put it, he seemed a bit unscrupulous. Because after he got better, he secretly asked me if this hotel had special services?

  I said to him, "Brother, you look gentle on the surface, but you're still a romantic at heart."

  "Don't look at my gentle appearance, but I'm wild at heart!" He defeated me. I asked him why he didn't make a move yet? He said to me, don't rush, I've called someone.

  Got it, destroy a tree spirit as if fighting in a group.

  After about a day, Zehong finally took action and called me to set off.

  "Is someone here?"

  "He's coming, and is waiting for us back at the village."

  I and Zehong arrived at the village entrance, and indeed there was someone standing there, wearing a white robe that gave off an air of being a scholar. I wonder if he's another one of those people who appear refined on the surface but are wild at heart?

  "Zi River, this is a friend of mine, Chen Jin Rong. The mountain character vein of Mao Shan."

  What's the meaning of Mao Shan's name? The five techniques of Taoism: medicine, fate, divination, physiognomy. Mao Shan is actually in charge of catching ghosts. But when I heard his name, I was startled, what a fierce name!

  "Hello, I'm Zikawa, are you from Hong Kong?" I blurted out this sentence.

  "No, I'm from Chongqing. I just followed my master to Maoshan to practice Taoism." Apparently Chen Jinran didn't understand what I meant by this sentence either. It's unlikely that Maoshan would be interested in Triad movies, right?

  "It's still early now, it hasn't turned dark yet. Once it gets dark, we'll take action." Ze Heng said his plan and after he finished speaking, I secretly asked him, "Is this person very formidable?"

  "No, no big deal, we're on the same level, both half-baked."

  "What are we three half-wits doing here?"

  "After all, others are orthodox Mao Shan, dealing with tree spirits must use fire, and we won't just have him, gathering a few people's heads is also good."

  A moment of speechlessness is nothing, after all, many people have many helpers.

  I feel like since I got to know Zehong, my whole person has become illogical.

  The sky darkened and we three came to the village entrance quietly looking at this willow tree, but the willow tree did not react.

  "Didn't I split this willow tree last time?" I've been waiting for a long time and was about to lose my patience.

  "It shouldn't be, I don't know what it wants to do."

  "I'm almost unable to wait any longer, I'll go take a look first."

  I saw Ze Hong take a knife and walk up. He approached cautiously, but the tree didn't react at all!

  I saw Ze Hong raise his knife and chop down with one slash.

  "Ah," I saw Ze Hong curse, and the willow tree suddenly moved when Ze Hong chopped down, directly wrapping its branches around his neck before he could react. It lifted Ze Hong up!

  "Chen Jinrui, get ready! Once you see us split it open, use the Thunderfire Spell!" This was what we had discussed among the three of us earlier. I rushed out and saw that Ze Heng had already chopped off the willow branch and was standing in front.

  "In the midst of it, metal, wood, water, fire and earth, three births and five elements, wielding a golden sword to slay evil spirits! All soldiers are arrayed in formation at the front!"

  I ran while squeezing out the Golden Blade Technique, a stiff knife chopped towards the willow tree, I saw that this willow tree seemed to be not as strong as before, and was actually injured by me!

  "Four Images Azure Dragon returns to its original position in the East Palace. One of the Seven Mansions, the Dragon Shadow constantly flies!" Ze Heng tosses his knife into the air, and I jump up to catch it.

  "Soldiers! Advance! Clouds and fog arise! Those who fight in front of the army are all arrayed before us!" All this was part of our plan. I used the "Bing" character technique to take over Ze Huan's sword, appearing in front of the willow tree: "Green Dragon Shadow! Ten Thousand Ghosts Shatter!"

  I thought our coordination was already perfect, but at the moment I chopped down, this willow tree actually opened its end by itself! The bright red aura rushed towards me, making me confused and disoriented, and then I saw many dark spirits running out of the tree to drag me inside!

  "Zi Chuan!" Ze Hong shouted anxiously, but it was too late. I saw myself being pulled into the belly of the willow tree! The big knife fell outside! And the dark spirits that kept coming from inside the tree were filling my body! I felt like there were many more things inside me! Seeing all those dark spirits drill in! My head is about to explode!

  "Arrival! The mountain's serenity, serene then peaceful, unmoving like a mountain! Those who are about to engage in battle all arrayed before me!" I struggled to maintain myself with the "Lin" character secret, but felt the pressure getting bigger and bigger, didn't know where so many dark spirits came from, constantly running in from all sides... Vaguely heard the commotion outside...

  A great sword stands under the moon, the shadow of a green dragon appears.

  "A righteous energy emerges, and all evil spirits retreat and hide!"

  Zehong, entwined by the green dragon, charged towards me with a knife in hand. However, the willow tree did not weaken as I had expected, but instead grew stronger! Not only did it release dark energy to fill my body, but also continuously dispersed the dark energy and sent it rushing out! Zehong once told me that he could only sustain this possession by the green dragon for a few minutes.

  I couldn't help but worry!

  "Ah!" I let out a miserable cry! Because I felt a formless willow branch-shaped thorn constantly piercing my body! I felt myself dying, my will constantly getting lost! I suddenly felt that I was not far from death... Blood kept flowing away, feeling like something was extracting it!

  "Heavenly Fire Thunder God, Earthly Fire Thunder God, Five Thunders Descend Spirit, Lock Ghosts and Refine Essence. Jade Emperor's Decree, Behead Evil and Extinguish Essence, Hurry Up Like a Lawful Order!" Chen Jinru held the yellow talisman and recited this incantation, seeing the spell suspended in mid-air, a bolt of lightning struck down, blasting the tree tip open, the tree spirit was motionless, Ze Heng rushed over to pull me out!

  "Hurry up! Let's go back and talk about it later, Zikawa is seriously injured! My Five Thunder Technique can only slash one way, it won't be able to burn it to death!" I heard their words in a daze as my will was slipping away.

  "Ah, Subuta, hold on!"

  I feel like everything around me has started to turn white, all the scenes have disappeared, and there is a continuous flow inside my body, while I feel something inside my body constantly running out... I can't stop it, as if I had already died in the past.

  "Kokawa! You must keep your will! Hold on!"

  But I couldn't hear these words anymore...