Chapter Twenty: The Dark Moon and the Sun Blade

  It's not the Mid-Autumn Festival, but I've arrived at the city wall mountain top, with the full moon in the middle of the sky. Looking again at the mountain recesses, the yellow earth is emitting white smoke.

  The sound of sharpening knives in the brain still echoes non-stop, like a whisperer, holding a hard stone and repeatedly scratching the glass, the initial shocking scene at the entrance of the house reappears in the mind.

  Lao Qian exclaimed in a cold sweat, clinging tightly to me, saying that this place was frightening and made one's heart palpitate.

  The surrounding trees are lush and dense, but in the middle is a circular piece of land where not a single blade of grass grows. The tree shadows dance, with strong gusts of wind blowing, making a sound like children crying.

  "Concentrating his spirit, he let out a loud cry, 'Can Wind and Dust be stopped?'"

  The tree branches swayed, and suddenly a rustling sound was heard. A low, muffled voice came over, "He's here, are you okay?"

  "You don't keep your promise, am I also a person who doesn't keep promises?" I said loudly.

  "This matter is not for you to theorize, things are far from what you think, I only take care of myself." As the words fell, Feng Chenju appeared in front of me. Old Qian saw Feng Chenju for the first time and pointed at him, saying: "You're the old swindler."

  The wind and dust settled, deceiving people or not deceiving them, it's a matter of whether it's a big deception or a small one. A big deception can lead to big things, but we small deceivers only take care of ourselves. There are words within words, I don't want to argue with him too much. I said loudly: "The troubles in Nancun were all caused by you, if it leads to a big mess later on, neither of us will be able to clean it up. Now there are adults and children lying in the hospital, you've brought about so many troubles for no reason, how can I trust you?"

  At this moment, I suddenly found a slender woman standing behind us with a smile that never stopped.

  I continued: "Are you bringing guests?"

  The wind and dust thought I couldn't open my eyes halfway, so he said: "This is an opportunity, you'd better follow me, dare or not?"

  "I said: 'At first I should have accepted your promise and naturally followed you, but there is one thing, you must agree to lift the siege of Nan Village, then I will listen to you.'"

  The wind and dust settled at this moment, a finger pointed behind him, and the woman said: "I know you want to say these things, so she came."

  The woman moved her feet and the trees swayed, suddenly turning around, a wisp of smoke transformed into a figure, revealing her true form. It was actually a delicate woman with hair as white as snow, who under the moonlight, was even more captivating and charming.

  The girl spoke softly, "It's not difficult, once you enter my Moonlight Forest, everything will be clear."

  Lao Qian smacked his lips, this guy, as long as there's a beauty involved, he doesn't care if it's human or ghost.

  The moonlight spills down, the shadow of the moon sways, this is not a ghost's underworld, but a romantic fate in the mortal world.

  The dusty figure turned around, and to everyone's surprise, he bowed to the woman and said: "It's getting late, the east is already brightening, I'm afraid it won't be good for you in this world." It was rare for this guy to say such words.

  The girl spoke softly and elegantly, gently brushing her silk clothes, and said in a gentle voice: "Just follow me."

  Followed, yet it was strange, only walked a short distance, with the woman's hands opening and closing, suddenly in front of her eyes, a bright and open space appeared. Amidst the soft whispers and fragrant flowers, there was a vast expanse of silver-white moonlight, which was strangely beautiful. The moonlight spilled down, and on the ground, it swirled into a circle of white, silvery light, rippling out in circles, leaving everyone stunned.

  "This month I can still stay in Guanglin!" The woman's gentle voice was like the soft collision of fine porcelain, and it was so soft that it was sticky and sweet.

  Old Qian repeatedly said "live in, live in". The woman let out a soft laugh, I didn't make a sound, and nudged Old Qian. This is a place of temptation, don't be infatuated.

  A group of slender women, dozens in number, gathered together, laughing and smiling one after another, saying to the woman in white: "Master Lin is back! How hard you must have worked! Oh, and you've brought a guest too!" No wonder there's an unusual aura around.

  Suddenly, the sound of a child crying came from next door. I was startled. A woman said, "Oh dear, he just finished eating and must be hungry again. Let's go make some more. This child is so playful and gets hungry quickly."

  Hearing crying sounds, there are a few, but like our normal human crying sounds. I gaze towards Fengchen Residence.

  A woman in white clothes stood at the window and said, "Let me tell you straight out, this is the soul of a few children from South Village. Our Master Lin's great kindness was to let their souls leave their bodies before the chaos in Nanmanzi, thus protecting the children. Don't be alarmed."

  The woman in white smiled and said: "You think that all ghosts in the underworld are evil spirits, but you didn't expect that there are many wicked people in your world."

  Looking at this situation, I think that Lin Zhuo is not as despicable as I thought, and I feel a little relieved in my heart.

  Fengchen said: "I've already discussed this with you before. As long as you're willing to give up a single drop of your spiritual blood, we'll resolve the matter in Nancun."

  Lao Qian stood by, stunned and bewildered.

  I said: "The South Village riot was caused by you."

  The woman in white said, "Don't talk nonsense, the southern barbarian is causing trouble, it's recorded on our heads, did you hear that long sigh? It was the southern barbarian who couldn't get past your spiritual body, so he sighed. I'm helping you with good intentions."

  "You're still after the Spiritual Blood, aren't you?"

  The woman in white said: "I want the spiritual blood to be different from others, I only ask for the spiritual blood to make me beautiful, I want to return to my husband's side. If you help me, I will definitely help you solve the difficulties of Nan Village."

  Now I understand, it turns out that what I thought was one thing is actually two different things. The calamity of the stone coffin belongs to Fengchen Residence's path, while the soul retrieval and soul shattering I did that night originally belonged to Nanmanzi's path. Thinking back, I was indeed a bit rash and mixed up the affairs, fortunately, no bigger chaos has erupted yet.

  I smiled and said, "You're already as beautiful as a heavenly immortal, what's the use of my spiritual blood?" Damn it, my erection is back again, and I actually said something like that.

  "How about Li Yan?" The white-clothed woman's eyes gleamed, accompanied by the pale silver moonlight, and was somewhat frightening.

  What about Li Yan's matter?

  I was a bit dazed. But I still said, "This is not right, you are the master of Lin, she is a ghostly ferryman. In our worldly words, you are a noble official, while we are just small section chiefs."

  The woman in white ignored my teasing and said, "Li Yan got your spiritual blood to help her, beauty like a flower, that black-hearted person was actually infatuated with her, if I don't take him back, how can I be at ease." Oh, it turns out that the mistress is jealous of the third one who has taken over the position. Regardless of whether this matter is true or false, but it's quite intriguing.

  "I was originally a Zhenglingmen's lamp ghost, but I was punished by the respected master for stealing lamp oil. Who would have thought that Li Yan took advantage of the situation to snatch my husband? You tell me, am I not in the right?" The white-clothed woman suddenly had a sorrowful look.

  I said: "Is all this true? Not nonsense?"

  "The wind and dust are all one family, how can there be any falsehood?" The white-clothed woman pointed at the Wind Dust Abode.

  The wind and dust are all nonsense, not ghost talk. I smiled and said that everything is ghost talk, only I am human talk, but I want to see the child again before speaking.

  The wind and dust led me, under the leadership of Lin Zhu, to bypass a bend, in front of a piece of dense flowers, four or five children, all dressed in Nan Village attire, playing among the flowers, but each one was like a transparent bubble, floating up and down.

  "This is the soul of a child, you just need to agree and it will be restored immediately." said Lin Zhu.

  On the other side were several luxuriant big trees, and at the roots of the trees were four sturdy men tied up, who were the people from Nan Village who had been shocked by the stone coffin.

  "What's going on now?"

  Feng Chenju said: "Forget it, I'll send them back together. Originally they were disrespectful to Master Lin, so they were locked up. You just need to agree, and I'll send them back together."

  Looking at everything in front of me, it's not going to work. But I don't believe what they said about Li Yan, in my impression, Li Yan is not that kind of person. However, it can't be verified now, and the situation is pressing, what should I do? I looked at Old Qian beside me, Old Qian was tightly holding onto me, this guy has never seen such a real dark place before, his face was pale white, but he still tried to cheer himself up by my side. I said Old Qian, what should we do? Old Qian said you think about how to do it and just do it, but I will always help you. At the critical moment, asking if there's no other way, but Old Qian's one sentence of always helping me made my confidence greatly increased.

  I said: "I'll send Ling Xue, but you have to keep your word."

  A woman in white clothes is anxious and flustered, but her dwelling place is gloomy and unclear.

  The woman in white said, "You don't believe me, that's fine. I'll first lift the difficulties of Nan Village, and you can give me the spiritual blood later. But one thing must be made clear: those dead livestock were done by the Southern Barbarians, and these people are also the doing of the Southern Barbarians. As for me, I will go back, but they won't."

  I nodded.

  A white-clad woman suddenly appeared, swirling and rising in the moonlight, the silver moonlight was like a net, and there were waves of music.

  Dozens of women gathered in a circle, softly singing: The road we came from is the road we go back on, where we come from is where we return to, our hometown, enjoy family love, happy events, with Tai Chi.

  The white-robed woman scattered her hands, and a burst of white light shot down, blowing away the strong man's rope knot. The transparent body of the child dispersed, and the white-robed woman's hands fluttered up and down. The strong man and the child slowly rose into the air, and in an instant, they vanished into silence.

  "Alright, you can return to the village tomorrow to verify." The woman in white said.

  I said: "How can I believe this is true?"

  The wind and dust settled on one side, whispering: "This is inevitable, you have to believe it whether you want to or not, and there's no other choice but to believe."

  I think so too.

  "How can I give you spiritual blood?"

  The woman in white said with a blush: "Like Li Yan, just drip into my mouth."

  I nodded in agreement, thinking to myself, damn it, I've wasted too much of my passion on you, giving you a drop at a time, but it seems that this drop of blood is still useful, everyone's fighting for it, looks like I need to take care of myself.

  I didn't hesitate to lightly bite my middle finger, Moonlight Lin Zhu was like a shy young girl, her steps light and gentle, her face flushed with shame, suddenly spinning under my fingertip, lightly opening her crimson lips, the spiritual blood almost falling.

  Suddenly, a gust of dark wind blew up, the sound of creaking filled the air, the moonlight was in disarray, and the shadow of the moon trembled.

  In the flash of lightning, just as my spiritual blood was about to enter Lin Zhu's enchanting small mouth, a long knife suddenly appeared, accompanied by an ear-piercing screech, and in an instant, it had already dripped onto the long knife, disappearing without a trace.

  The long sword flashed with a white light, its whirring sound filling the air, and in an instant, it was transformed into a gleaming white jade that sparkled before one's eyes.

  What? I was stunned by this sudden change, stiffened on the spot. And Lin Zong, who was about to receive my spiritual blood, was also forced to sit on the ground by a long knife that suddenly stretched out, opened his beautiful eyes, and was dazed for a moment.

  "Ka ka ka, the Ghost Sun Blade is complete! All you little ghosts, listen to my orders!" A low and ominous voice suddenly rose. Looking over, it was unexpectedly Feng Chen Yu. At this time, his Taoist robes were fluttering in the wind, his sword held high, his hair standing on end, and his eyes shining brightly. The sound of the sword rang out, a white light flashing, the situation rapidly changing for the worse.