Chapter 31: The Period of the Cauldron
This conclusion scared me so much that I was so horrified that the thought that came to my mind was that the old man Mai was going to refine me into a zombie for him to drive it?
However, I quickly rejected this conjecture. In addition to the years, the so-called zombies actually have a lot to do with their ability and cultivation during their lifetime. The more powerful they were in their lifetime, the more terrifying they became after death. Ordinary people like me who had almost no characteristics, even if they were trained into zombies, they were afraid they could jump and make up for the numbers.
Yang Erchou not only had more than twenty zombies, but also had a very powerful big man. He probably looked down on me. Besides, if he had the intention to make me become a zombie, why would he have to let me take him as his master and pass on my martial arts? I felt a little calmer in my heart, and suddenly I heard footsteps coming from not far away. Listening to the movement, it should be Yang Xiaolan. Sure enough, Yang Xiaolan's soft voice, which was as soft as fragrant glutinous rice, came into my ears: "Dad, what are you doing? What's wrong with Erdan?"
The old man Mai stopped his work and laughed, "He, I added some ingredients to his soup tonight and got confused."
Yang Xiaolan asked curiously: "Dad, what are you planning to do?"
The old man Mayi could still bear it in front of me, but in front of his daughter, he let go of his heart and said proudly: "Little lazi, you don't know. There is a big secret hidden in this guy's body. Once it is dug out, it is for my use. Not to mention Li Daozi, I am not afraid of being Tao Jinhong, the head of Maoshan. I didn't expect that I went through a lot of hardships to find the ancient tomb of Nanming in the area of Mali Mountain, trying to find the benefits from the Chunan helm of the White Lotus Sect, but I kept this golden mountain alone. Little lazi, with this kid, your father would not be able to rejuvenate in the future, return to the mountain gate, and step on all the old guys with ten thousand feet!"
Yang Xiaolan also seemed very excited, as if pulling the old man Mayi, and said excitedly: "Dad, are you planning to take him as a closed disciple and then let him avenge you?"
"No, no, no..."
The old man Mai shook his head and said in a serious tone: "Little laziness, my father's life is not long. If it weren't for the corpse pills used for his own use in the past few years, my father would have left long ago. I thought that this time I could dig out the tomb of the Chu Nan's helm's ruling elixir and get the rumored ghost ball pill, and live for a few more years. Who knew that the gathering party in Mali Mountain? I went back to see the last time that the people from the Religious Bureau have come. Those dog legs are there, and no idea can be realized. So I am going to teach Erdan here with peace of mind and draw this soul gathering talisman on him. As long as I complete this, when he is about to get to know the truth, I will untie it and attach it to him. At that time, I can do it again..."
As the old man Mai said this, his tone couldn't stop being happy, and began to look forward to the wonderful days afterwards: "At that time, I can practice again and then return to the mountain gate..."
Old man Mai was extremely happy, but my heart kept sinking - I said, why did the father and daughter suddenly turn to me 180 degrees? This is not my time, but they are going to raise me as a pig, and when the pig is fat, they will start to slaughter. The old Taoist Qingyi said it is correct. I have many disasters in my life, and the road ahead is bumpy. Look, this time, isn't it a big disaster? Thinking that my body is good, but I want to occupy the nest for people, I felt cold all over, and I thought to myself: "So that's it, so that's it..."
Old man Mai put medicine in my food, and he was not very cautious about me, a child with almost no cultivation, so he spoke easily. However, he didn't know that when I was at Xiao Ni's house, I was in a ray of resentment, which occurred from time to time, causing me to wake up and hear all this.
The pain was dissipated in a while, and the medicine power surged up again. I seemed to hear the two of them talking, but my consciousness couldn't stop sinking.
When I woke up the next day, I found myself lying on the stone bed, everything was as old as before. What happened last night seemed like a dream. However, I subconsciously lifted my arm to my nose and smelled it carefully, but I could still feel a faint smell of fishy smell. This was the unique smell left after the corpse oil was brushed.
Thinking of what Old Man Mayi said last night, I shivered in my heart. I lifted my clothes and saw that the soul gathering rune was not tattooed on my belly. I wonder if there was any on my back.
There was no mirror in the Guanyin Cave, but I could see it from the water tank. I took out the room, came to the cooking place, fetched a basin of water, and was about to lift my clothes and looked at it when a sound suddenly sounded in my ears: "What are you doing?"
I was so scared that my hands were trembling. The basin of water was about to be poured out. I finally calmed my mind. I turned my head and saw Yang Xiaolan standing in front of me, looking at me with a puzzled look on my face.
I didn't dare to show any guilt at all. I asked her early with a smile, and said, "Sister Sister, I'm going to make breakfast. I'm thinking about it and then I'll find you to learn acupuncture."
Seeing my bright smile, Yang Xiaolan's face looked a little gloomy. He turned his face and said inexplicably: "What kind of acupuncture is learned? If you don't learn it, it's useless." After saying this, she walked outside angrily. I looked at Yang Xiaolan's back and thought in my heart that this girl was not as scheming as her father Yang Erchou, and could not hold back. However, we can also know that the part I was confused yesterday was absolutely true.
Thinking of this, I took a few deep breaths and planned what happened next.
First of all, anything is not a temporary skill. If the old man Mayi wants to take my body, he must make me proficient in the "Annotation of the Demon Sutra", and then he also needs to draw the soul-gathering talisman. During this period, while I have to act very well, I also have to hide my progress in my cultivation, giving him a illusion of time. Secondly, I must escape before this time node. As for how to escape, this is a big problem. I need a time, a day when the old man Mayi is no longer. Then I have to avoid Yang Xiaolan and the big zombie who has been hiding in the dark.
Finally, I have to go through this vast forest and find a place where people live, so that I can escape the control of the old man Mai.
After I roughly planned it in my mind, I tried my best to act very normally, and I still worked as a choreographer every day. After that, I studied with the old man Mai. I acted very seriously, but my understanding ability was limited. The old man Mai was not aware of anything different. I just felt that I had not laid a solid foundation, so I explained to me many small problems that I would encounter in my practice in detail, and cited a lot of things that I had never heard of, which benefited me a lot.
When the old man Mayi taught me a class, Yang Xiaolan would also listen to it. My relationship with her had been relieved, but since the conversation with her father that day, she had suddenly turned and became more and more cold, giving me the feeling that I was just a dead person.
I knew it in my heart, but I still pretended to be confused and knew nothing. Time passed, more than two months passed unknowingly. Although I delayed again and again, under the cramming old man Mai, I finally felt a burning breath and slowly swam up from under my lower abdomen. I felt scared, but Old Man Mai was overjoyed and held my hand and laughed constantly. I felt a sense of energy and should work hard to practice. However, Old Man Mai couldn't wait that day and began to prepare a medicinal bath for me to stimulate my potential.
Since it is a medicinal bath, you need to prepare a lot of medicinal materials. Shennongjia has deep forests and rich products, and many medicinal materials are available, but you need to find medicine slowly.
The old man Mayi said that in order not to delay my practice, he arranged this matter himself, so that I could stay in the Guanyin Cave and not slacken.
He said he wanted to inspire me for the medicine bath, but I knew that this should be the last step for the old man Mayi to complete the soul gathering talisman. If it is done, it may be the day of my death.
During the few days when the old man Mai left, I had to escape from Shennongjia.
Chapter completed!