I can't be a demon.

Chapter 144 Ghost Dad’s Amazing Journey

The turmoil caused by the White Bone Cave has come to a temporary end. The White Bone Forest, which served as the entrance and exit of the cave, has disappeared. The Jinwu Guards have left Cangshan Town one after another. After all, the towns they guard are different.

dong dong dong.

In Cangshan Town, people beat drums and gongs to hold a celebration called "Lü Zu Sacrifice".

The taboo of the White Bone Lady has had a profound impact on people's hearts. As far as people's tampered memories are concerned, the Lu Zu sacrifice has lasted for more than three hundred years.

Groups of people walked on stilts, dressed up as various gods and immortals, led by Lu Dongbin and followed by Zhong Kui.

It drew bursts of applause.

Wang Xin stood in the crowd with a dazed look on his face.

"Lü Zuji, is the incident about the Eight Immortals discussing Taoism true or false?"

He was extremely unkempt, mumbling incoherently, and had unusual scars that looked like they were caused by burns, so people kept their distance from him.

It took Wang Xin more than ten days of travel to reach Cangshan Town.

His memory was changed because of the taboo, but the impulses caused by his internal energy kept telling him that everything related to the Eight Immortals' discussion of Taoism was fabricated out of thin air.

This has a profound impact on the Taoist heart.

Wang Xin covered his head in pain, his skin turned red, and his internal energy went out of control.

By the time he realized something was wrong with himself, it was too late for him to organize his internal energy, and he could only stumble out of the city.

Try to stay away from the public to avoid internal violence and harming innocent people.

"Who would have thought that a whim would lead me to go astray."

Wang Xin looked helpless.

Just as he was about to walk out of the city gate, he suddenly heard people around him talking about Lu Zu. He couldn't help but groan, and thick smoke came out of his mouth and nose.

Wang Xin closed his eyes and suppressed his distracting thoughts, his consciousness subconsciously scanning the source of the noise.

The source is a newly built temple where craftsmen are carving a statue of Lu Zu in the main hall.

When he saw Lu Zu's appearance, he was stunned. The statue was actually 30% similar to Shen Lian.

Wang Xin fell into a trance, and the throbbing in his heart gradually subsided.

After learning that Lu Dongbin was involved with Shen Lian, he felt that it was natural, and the tendency of his internal energy going astray disappeared completely.

Then his internal energy surged, and he naturally stepped into the second level of Yuandan.

Wang Xin consolidated his cultivation and unknowingly stood in the corner for a day and a night.

His heart was clear as day. He tied up his messy hair with a Taoist hairpin, straightened his clothes, and planned to watch the statue of Lu Zu from a close distance.

"Brother Wang, when did you come to Cangshan Town?"

Wang Xin turned his head and saw Shen Lian standing in front of the temple with a complicated expression. There was still some peculiar remnant on his face. His forehead was protruding half like a dragon horn, and his eyes were dark gold.

"Just...arrived not long ago."

"I will return to Yanliang Town first. The Lv Zu Temple is... Oh, never mind. You will understand it if you come into contact with the White Bone Cave in the future."

The corner of Shen Lian's mouth twitched. He hurriedly said goodbye to Wang Xin and disappeared in a flash.

He actually understood that it was caused by Madam White Bone's taboo. Fortunately, the Eight Immortals were most likely dead within a thousand years.

Otherwise, Lu Dongbin would not come to cause trouble.

"Actually, I don't think Lü Zu and I look particularly alike. If we weren't acquaintances, then we'd probably think they look alike in appearance but not in spirit."

"What is this?"

Little did Shen Lian know that the imperial court had already recognized him as the reincarnation of Lu Zu.

"Go home and recover. I think the red fruits on the banyan tree branches will be ripe soon. I haven't seen myna for more than half a month. Could it be that he is in Yanliang Town?"

Shen Lian's eyes were full of eagerness. Apart from the involvement of Mo Ming and Lu Zu, what he gained from this discussion of the Eight Immortals far exceeded that of Gao Laozhuang and Bibotan.

There were thirty-five volumes of inner alchemy secrets that Ma Wanhu later gave as gifts.

That’s right, a total of thirty-five volumes of inner alchemy secrets, plus sixty or seventy pills of the seventh level of Dao Infant, almost emptied Ma Wanhu’s storage bag.

"It's difficult to advance to the seventh stage of Dao Infant, but the three transformations of the pile method will definitely work."

Shen Lian couldn't help but think of what Ma Wanhu had told him.

"Nujiang River..."

The original work does not describe Chen Guangrui in much detail, but the impression given is that his experience was very miserable.

After Chen Guangrui became the top scholar in the imperial examination, he took his wife to Hongzhou to take up his post. However, they were killed by pirates on the way and their bodies were thrown directly into the river. His wife became the pirates' concubine.

It is said that Tang Seng was a posthumous child, but it is difficult to say whether Chen Guangrui was happy to be a father.

The subsequent developments were even more bizarre.

No one was interested in Chen Guangrui's case until Tang Seng grew up and reunited with his mother. He learned the truth and reported it to the authorities to eliminate the pirates.

What Shen Lian could not understand the most was that Chen Guangrui had been dead for more than ten years, and the Nujiang Dragon King suddenly jumped out.

The Nujiang Dragon King used the fact that Chen Guangrui had rescued a carp he had transformed into in his early years as an excuse, and resurrected Chen Guangrui using some unknown means.

Outrageous.

When Monkey King wanted to resurrect his monkeys, he made a special trip to the underworld, but found no way. How did you, the Dragon King of Nujiang, do it?
I’m afraid Chen Guangrui’s body has rotted away completely?
Shen Lian was a little confused. According to common sense, Chen Guangrui's plot should not have collapsed before Tang Monk's journey to the West.

But since Ma Wanhu mentioned Xuanzang and the cave hidden at the bottom of the river.

Could it be that the Nujiang Dragon King has been causing trouble for thousands of years?

"Nujiang is related to Jin Chanzi, and maybe we can find clues to the human Tang Monk's flesh. I hope the danger level of the cave is not too high."

Shen Lian pinched his nose bridge. Recently, he asked Miao Yuanli to review the files of the Nujiang Case.

On the surface, it was a case of cannibalism by demons in which young boys and girls mysteriously disappeared. However, it had not been solved for two or three decades, and its scale had even become increasingly serious, so it was handed over to Ma Wanhu to handle.

Ma Wanhu had previously searched for demons in the Nujiang area.

There was no trace of any demonic aura, so he guessed that there might be an unknown cave at the bottom of the river. "Nujiang cases usually occur in June or July at the beginning of the year, so there is still plenty of time."

Shen Lian galloped at full speed, and two or three hundred miles was just a matter of a day and a month.

Yanliang Town was peaceful and the influence of the Eight Immortals' discussion was not obvious. There were only a few clay figurines of Lu Dongbin on the stalls in the streets and alleys.

Shen Lian breathed a sigh of relief. There shouldn't be any other temples dedicated to the Eight Immortals outside of Yanshan.

He walked into the pawn shop and immediately noticed the miserable starling perched on the wall of the courtyard, with its eyes rolled back and its feathers in a messy state.

The branches of the banyan tree are full of red fruits, which is not out of place during the autumn harvest season.

"Myna, at least tell me when you get back to Yanliang Town."

"Ah~"

The starling looked exhausted, and it spread its wings and flew into the hole in the branch tree leading to Gao Laozhuang.

Shen Lian raised his eyebrows and found that a branch had appeared in the courtyard at some point. The trunk was grayish white, somewhat like a bone.

"No way?"

[Banyan tree branches]

[It was formed when the banyan tree absorbed a large number of bones and then split off, and its roots connected to the mass grave. 】

"It is indeed the teleportation tree of the White Bone Cave. There is really no exception."

Shen Lian really couldn't think of exploring at all. He had already offended Madam Bai Gu by intervening in the discussion among the Eight Immortals.

If they deliver food to your door, you will definitely die.

Shen Lian lifted a huge rock to block the tree hole and saw a faint resentment lingering at the hole entrance. "Could it be that a ghost has entered or exited the tree hole?"

His heart skipped a beat; the ghost mother's spirit tablet was no longer in the pawn shop.

Shen Lian hurried to Gao Village.

The Ghost Pawnshop was in a mess, with most of the building sunk into the ground. From the traces, it could be determined that it was probably caused by the Ghost Father going crazy.

There was also damage to nearby shops. Granny Liu from the noodle shop next door almost lost her soul. Now she is resting inside the shop with the doors and windows closed.

"what's the situation?"

Shen Lian looked slightly worried.

There was still no sign of the Ghost Father and Ghost Mother in the Ghost Pawn Shop, and almost all the shop assistants were killed, leaving only the Cotton Ghost shivering and hiding on the second floor.

"Fugui, come out!"

"Young Master..."

The cotton wool ghost climbed out of the window and hurriedly explained, "Young Master, it has nothing to do with me. It was the shopkeeper who suddenly went on a rampage. He kept repeating your name and almost razed the store to the ground."

Shen Lian immediately realized that it was probably caused by Madam Bai Gu's taboo.

The taboo caused Ghost Dad to temporarily lose his memory of Shen Lian, and Ghost Dad lost control as a result.

"Has the starling been here?"

"In fact, the shopkeeper came to his senses not long after, but he became extremely uneasy, and his exposed resentment turned Yongcui Street upside down."

The cotton ghost looked around cautiously and added: "The shopkeeper talked with Master Ba for a while and then left Gao Laozhuang. You can't ask me the details, I really don't know."

"alright."

Shen Lian waited in the courtyard for a long time until the starling returned from its meal.

"Master Ba, where is Ghost Dad?"

"Ah~ The pawnshop is not doing well, so the owner is out working as an apprentice~"

"You sent him to the Bone Cave?"

Shen Lian took a breath of cold air, but when he thought about it, he would be able to immediately detect who entered or exited the teleportation tree hole.

The only exception was the starling, which showed that it was the one that led Ghost Dad and his wife to the White Bone Cave.

"Ah~ Ghost Dad has returned from his studies, and it's only a matter of time before you and I dominate Gao Village!"

Shen Lian shook his head. Ghost Dad's ability to make his words come true was indeed suitable for the White Bone Cave. Since Myna returned to Yanliang Town safely, Ghost Dad and Ghost Mom must have successfully established themselves in the White Bone Cave as expected.

The starling sighed repeatedly and combed its feathers with heartache.

In fact, it was Ghost Dad who took the initiative to propose the trip to the White Bone Cave. Ghost Dad has a shallow intelligence and a stubborn character.

Ghost Dad discovered that Shen Lian's memory in his mind had been tampered with. He tried his best to fight against Mrs. White Bone's taboo, but felt powerless afterwards.

His way of expressing his emotions was very simple, just staring at the starling.

Wherever the starling flew to Gao Laozhuang, Ghost Dad followed closely.

no way.

The banquet for recruiting disciples at Gao Village would not be held for at least twenty years, so the three ghost gods simply did something in the White Bone Cave with Ghost Dad.

Fortunately, the White Bone Cave descended upon Cangshan Town at that time, so they managed to escape unharmed.

"Ghost Daddy's pig-headed image is a bit out of place in the White Bone Cave, but it is not difficult for him to blend into the cave, and he may even be respected by Madam White Bone."

"Damn it, let's talk about it later if Ghost Dad can't get away."

"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has been promoted to the fifth level. His wisdom is strong enough to kill his way in and out of the White Bone Cave seven times. He may even be able to deal with a peerless demon with ten thousand years of cultivation."

Shen Lian signaled the Cotton Ghost to stay in charge of the shop, and then he went back to Yanliang Town.

After a busy period, he harvested more than 400 corpse fruits from the banyan tree branches, and the remaining special fruits were still in the process of growth.

【Shiki Fruit】

[Grown from the banyan tree, the flesh is useless, the core can be ground into powder and used to refine bone instruments and promote life. ]

"With such abundant resources, it's time for the Corpse Demon Scabbard to come alive."

(End of this chapter)