Becoming a Taoist Master by Walking on the Underworld

Chapter 144 Mr. Shi's reputation spread far and wide, what happened in the village

So Chen Yushu took the opportunity to buy a cattle trailer.

Originally he wanted to buy a horse carriage, but a horse carriage was more troublesome to maintain. An ox cart was not only convenient, but also a good animal in the countryside. It could be used directly in the fields to work, and was more popular.

So, after putting all the things on the cart, Chen Yushu and Liu Qiaoer headed directly to Beijiao Village.

There are actually quite a few pedestrians on the road.

He happened to meet an old man from the neighboring village. The old man recognized Chen Yushu and greeted him, asking if he was the boy from the Chen family. He was sighing at his promising future and was planning to borrow his cart to bring some things back. When he turned around, he saw Liu Qiaoer. His voice immediately weakened and he walked away with a dry laugh.

Chen Yushu naturally knew what was going on.

Liu Qiaoer has always had a bad reputation.

This kind of badness comes from the influence of the people around you, especially for children living in rural areas. When everyone says you are bad, sometimes you actually doubt whether you are a bad person.

Others will naturally be affected by this and will instinctively resist contact with Liu Qiaoer.

After Chen Yushu's memory awakened, he naturally would not have such thoughts, so he asked his father and found out some of the reasons.

But in his opinion, the reason was actually just the impact of the grudges of the previous generation, and had nothing to do with the jealousy of Liu Qiaoer herself.

The root cause is that she herself is really evil.

But this evil is not personal evil, but evil that she controls herself.

For example, whenever someone approaches her, she will create some weird things.

A ghost covers your eyes, a ghost hits you in the wall, or you just have bad luck and fall, and you 'see' some strange and evil 'things'.

For example, at this time, Chen Yushu noticed Liu Qiaoer's little movements.

She directly summoned Xiaoyin, let her lie on her shoulder, and under mental control, let the old man see Xiaoyin on her back.

When the other party saw a ghost, he was shocked and of course dared not stay with him anymore.

“In fact, the villagers are still very grateful to your Liu family.

You don’t need to isolate yourself like this.”

Chen Yushu thought about it and spoke.

"I know."

Liu Qiaoer nodded silently, and then said: "But I think this is good.

At least I can practice with peace of mind without having to deal with those trivial matters.

My father was too enthusiastic at the beginning. He helped this and that, and he had a good reputation in the surrounding area.

As a result, his cultivation was delayed, and when something really happened, he had to take the blame himself, and it didn’t end well for him.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Yushu fell silent.

indeed.

Some things are actually neither right nor wrong.

The cause of the incident was the escape of the evil spirit suppressed by the Liu family, which caused chaos in the village and destroyed all the "spirits" in the village's ancestral temple.

But Liu Qiaoer's father, knowing that he was no match for his opponent, still chose to take action.

After the incident was settled, the villagers blamed the Liu family for bringing disaster, causing the "spirits" of their ancestors to disappear and their children to lose protection. The Liu family also blamed the villagers for being indifferent and were not grateful for the Liu family's protection of the village over the years...

This created a rift between the two sides and turned into a knot.

Perhaps it was out of self-protection, or perhaps it was to reduce unnecessary trouble, so the Liu mother and daughter tried to reduce contact with other people in the village as much as possible, and even went so far as to falsely accuse themselves.

“But, these don’t really matter.

This is his choice.

I did this to reduce the trouble.”

Liu Qiaoer continued.

Hearing this, Chen Yushu nodded to show his understanding.

Afterwards, the two men drove the ox cart forward.

Before they knew it, they arrived at a familiar mountain path. This was the mountain path that Chen Yushu had taken when he left the village before. He happened to encounter the funeral of a hunter in the neighboring village, and the other party's soul jumped out.

Because he was so alert at that time that he could see the other person, the other person was attracted and came closer to him.

At that time, he was indeed frightened, and his whole body felt like it was going to collapse. Fortunately, at the last moment, the other party seemed to be suddenly frightened and jumped directly back into the coffin. Only then did he recover from that horrified state.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Liu Qiao'er and said, "Sister Qiao'er, when I left the village, you scared the ghost back, right?"

“When the body is buried, the soul will leak out and easily become a wandering ghost, unable to return to the ancestral temple.

I just let it go back to where it belongs.”

Liu Qiaoer said lightly.

"Come to think of it, it's a good thing you helped me back then, otherwise I really wouldn't know what to do."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yushu quickly spoke.

Now I understand what the other party said.

After a person dies, the soul is actually always around the body for seven days, either wandering around or lying on the body.

During this period, if the soul wanders around, it will easily get lost and will not know the way home, becoming a wandering ghost. From then on, it will wander around and eventually be burned to pieces by strong winds and scorching sun and disappear.

Once it is buried, if its soul does not leave, it can follow the same path it came from, successfully "return home", enter the ancestral hall, and become the "spirit" of its own ancestor.

Naturally, they can successfully protect their own descendants and ensure their smooth growth so that they are not likely to die prematurely.

In fact, this is how the "spirits" of the ancestral temples in each village come from.

After years of accumulation, the more spirits there are, the stronger they become, and naturally the protection they can provide to their descendants will also be stronger.

It is said that some thousand-year-old villages can even raise "dragon sons" or "real dragons", and the lowest achievement of a dragon can be a general.

"The way back is not far, so let's separate here, otherwise it would be bad if we were seen by the villagers.

Years ago, I will contact you to deal with the suppressed evil spirit together. "

Afterwards, when they were about ten miles away from Beijiao Village, Liu Qiaoer suddenly jumped off the carriage and spoke.

"Sister Qiaoer, you know I don't care about these things."

Chen Yushu spoke quickly.

"I know, I just don't want any trouble."

Liu Qiaoer nodded, then took out all her things from the carriage.

Seeing this, Chen Yushu had no choice but to nod, and then said with a little curiosity: "That evil spirit, with your strength, Sister Qiaoer, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with it, right?"

If it is at the level of a demon, it would be normal.

It was just an evil spirit. In his opinion, with Sister Qiao'er's current strength having reached the realm of Taoism, it would not be difficult to deal with it.

You know, the evil spirit under Grandma Jiang's command had no power to fight back in her hands and was squeezed by her as much as she wanted. If the temple keeper He Jiang had not given in quickly, he would not even have a chance to escape.

“It’s in the ancestral temple.

Once it is done, it would be easy to wipe out the remaining spirits of the ancestors.

So I need someone who can help protect those spirits and keep them from causing trouble."

Liu Qiaoer immediately began to explain.

"Then I understand."

Chen Yushu then nodded in understanding, with a smile on his face.

From this point of view, although Liu Qiaoer was a little surprised by the villagers' views on her family, she was still kind-hearted and would not want the few "spirits" that had gathered again in Beijiao Village to dissipate again.

"Yu Shu is back!"

"It's Yushu, I haven't seen you for a long time. I just heard that you were appreciated by your boss and are working for him?"

“What does it mean to work with him?
Our Yushu has the shopkeeper as his teacher, so he is quite amazing."

"Yes, yes, I am becoming your disciple.

I just don’t know what skills I learned from him.”

"But why did you come back so soon?
I heard that if a child is an apprentice outside, it is almost like he is being given away to someone else, working like a slave for three to five years. He cannot become a master and cannot return home.

Yushu, you were driven back, weren't you? "

……

There is always a shortage of elderly people and women at the entrance of the village.

Especially in the early morning and evening, they would sit together and chat and gossip.

When they suddenly saw Chen Yushu, everyone became curious.

As for Liu Qiaoer, who was also passing by the village entrance, no one even looked at her. Even if someone saw her, they just frowned and ignored her.

“That’s not the case.

My master gave me a holiday so I could come back for the New Year."

Chen Yushu explained.

“Can I still let it go back for the New Year?

I heard that the child of the Wang family in the next village has also been an apprentice in your medicine shop for two years and has never returned home once."

Someone questioned.

"Can that be the same?

Our Yu Shu was accepted as an apprentice by their shopkeeper, and he has a bright future. Look at this ox cart..."

Naturally, they also noticed the piles of things on Chen Yushu's ox cart, and they couldn't help but stare with their eyes wide open.

The finest grey cloth, silk, and half a pig, mutton, and beef...

The key is that old cow, which has a strong body and looks like a good laborer.

Seeing this, Chen Yushu quickly said, "Thank you uncles and aunts for your concern. I haven't been home for a long time. I will go home to see my parents first."

As he said this, he quickly pulled the cow rope and walked quickly towards Chen's house.

On the way, he glanced at the ancestral temple not far from the village entrance. It still looked the same, but when he looked at it now, he could clearly see that it was empty.

There is a sign that the remaining shade is insufficient and difficult to sustain.

“Ten years of accumulation.

There really is too little 'spirit' in this ancestral temple."

Chen Yushu muttered.

But the accumulation of these spirits requires a long period of time and cannot be rushed. Because every increase in "spirits" indicates that someone in the village has died.

In the past ten years, only seven new 'spirits' have appeared in this ancestral temple. Doesn't it seem empty?

In addition, Chen Yushu used the art of observing qi to see that there was a thick layer of black fog in the ancestral temple. The black fog spread and almost covered the entire ancestral temple.

This also forced the "spirits" in the ancestral temple to stand in the corner, trembling, and not daring to approach the center.

“That black fog should be the aura of the evil spirit that was sealed in the ancestral temple ten years ago.

I didn't expect the aura had leaked so badly.

No wonder it needs to be dealt with as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, the remaining seven spirits will be destroyed without a living space."

Chen Yushu frowned slightly, but did not act rashly.

"Yushu, you're back."

Just at this moment, from a distance, he noticed a woman with a big belly walking towards him.

It was his mother, Zhao Hehua.

Not far behind Zhao Hehua was a slightly tall man, who was his father, Chen Baihe.

"You came back this time, but you didn't even inform me in advance.

There was a big market today, and your father was thinking of going to town to ask, but I had a stomachache this morning, so I didn’t go.”

As Zhao Hehua was talking, she quickly walked to Chen Yushu, looked at him carefully, and kept saying, "This body has become stronger, taller, and stronger..."

"Father, mother."

Chen Yushu also responded and looked at his mother's belly. From his perspective, he estimated that she was already five or six months pregnant.

In other words, this child was actually already present before he left the village.

It's just that I didn't show my pregnancy at that time.

"It's good to be back."

When Chen Baihe saw him, he smiled, and then his eyes quickly fell on his ox cart, and asked curiously: "You..."

"By the way, these are some New Year's goods I bought this time. I don't know if they are enough.

Because there were a lot of things and it was difficult to move them, I bought this ox cart. "

Chen Yushu quickly explained.

“This cow is not cheap.

And there are so many things..."

Chen Baihe asked hurriedly.

“Not much.

I have money now.”

A confident smile appeared on Chen Yushu's face.

"Yes, our son is rich."

Zhao Hehua also looked proud, but as she was talking, she suddenly covered her stomach and cried out "ouch", and almost squatted down. Fortunately, Chen Baihe pulled her aside and asked nervously, "What's wrong? Is your stomach hurting again?"

Seeing this, Chen Yushu quickly felt the mother's pulse and realized that it was due to fetal movement. He quickly flipped his hand, took out a talisman, handed it over, and said, "Stick the talisman on the belly."

"what is this?"

Chen Baihe asked.

"A talisman to protect the pregnancy!"

As Chen Yushu was speaking, Zhao Hehua had already grabbed it and placed it on her stomach.

In an instant, a ray of light flashed above the talisman.

"what?

My stomach doesn’t hurt anymore.

I just put the talisman on my stomach and it was in terrible pain just now, but now, it feels different.

And it’s very comfortable.”

A look of surprise suddenly appeared on Zhao Hehua's face.

"So effective?"

Chen Baihe, who was standing by, was also surprised. He looked at Chen Yushu and asked, "Where did you get this talisman? Is it from Mr. Shi in the town?"

I heard that Mr. Shi has this pregnancy-protecting talisman in his hand, and it is very effective.

I wanted to ask for a ticket at this fair, but Lotus felt sick in the morning and couldn’t leave home…”

"This talisman is similar to his."

There was a strange look on Chen Yushu's face.

Who would have thought that Shi Hao's reputation was so famous now? Even his father had heard of him.

"Let's go home and talk about it when we get home..."

In the end, it was Zhao Hehua who had the final say.

When we got home, there was naturally another bustle.

Various New Year goods were unloaded from the ox cart one by one, filling the Chen family with a joyful atmosphere.

It was not until night fell that I could rest a little.

……

At night, sitting on his familiar bed, Chen Yushu's mood gradually calmed down.

Then, he stood up, walked to the table, and took out talisman paper, talisman pen and other items from the storage bag.

Although the environment has changed, he will naturally not delay his daily practice.

Drawing and making talismans are also part of his daily practice.

An hour later.

Chen Yushu stopped and went straight to the yard, where he began to practice various secret techniques.

As for martial arts?

It was very quiet in the mountain village, and any noise would be heard from far away. He didn't want to disturb his parents' rest, so he used some secret techniques. Although they were powerful, they made very little noise.

The Secret of Subduing Yin, the Secret of Dispelling Evil, the Seven-star Step, the Divine Appearance Technique, the Yin-pointing Sword...

It was not until midnight that he returned to the room and began to practice the White Tiger Visualization Method.

Early the next morning.

Chen Yushu naturally woke up and started practicing martial arts in the yard.

After taking a top-grade Peiyuan Pill, he started practicing the Three Bodies and One Style directly, exercising his entire body in all aspects.

Especially when the Medicine King Swallowing Thunder Sound and Tiger Roaring and Dragon Roaring skills were being practiced, every time a move was performed, a sound like a tiger roaring and a dragon roaring could be heard, and occasionally there was also the sound of thunder.

Especially at this time, he had already practiced the Tiger Roaring Dragon Roaring Technique and the Medicine King Swallowing Thunder Sound to the small success stage, and the sound of the vibration began to become very loud.

In just a short while, people around were attracted to watch him practice martial arts.

Chen Yushu ignored him and was completely immersed in cultivation.

After more than half an hour, as he exhaled, steaming heat gushed out of his body and sweat poured down like rain.

Then, he slowly calmed down.

"Chen Yushu, was that martial arts you just practiced?"

In the yard, a young man who was not much different from his age couldn't help but ask.

"What kind of martial arts is this? It's amazing."

There were also children speaking up nearby.

The eyes of some young and old people also flickered and became very complicated.

martial arts!

For most people in the village, this is a very new thing.

In the entire village, only the hunter Chen Ping knows some martial arts.

But they had seen the other party practicing martial arts before, but neither the movements nor the noises were as big as Chen Yushu's.

The thunder-like vibrations and the roars of tigers and dragons really made them feel terrified.

“It’s Medicine King Kung Fu.

I just improved it a little bit.”

Chen Yushu replied with a smile.

“Can we learn it?”

The young man continued to ask hurriedly.

"These martial arts can only be learned by joining the Liu family's medicine shop and becoming an apprentice."

Chen Yushu shook his head and said.

"Then I will go to the Liu Family Pharmacy with you to be an apprentice next year."

The young man couldn't help but reveal a look of determination on his face.

Several other children also spoke up, saying, "We want to be apprentices too."

In my heart, I was really envious.

Some even threatened to surpass him.

In response, Chen Yushu just smiled and didn't care.

Learning martial arts is never an easy thing.

Even joining the Liu family pharmacy was not easy.

Although there are many people collecting herbs in Beijiao Village, not every family has hidden precious herbs for their children to become apprentices in the herbal medicine shop.

Even if I have it, I may not be willing to give it away.

(End of this chapter)