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Chapter 73: He Wants to Filial Piety (Please Order First)

The dream tapir rubbed its hooves.

"It's his own fault, actually. He had to speak so recklessly during the grave-sweeping ceremony..."

"Ok?"

Chen Ji frowned and asked what was going on.

The dream tapir began to speak while shaking his head.

"Ordinary people go to the graves to pay homage to their ancestors and ask for their blessings."

"He's so good, he insisted that his ancestors sent him dreams if there was anything they couldn't solve. Now he has some skills and money, so he can solve anything."

"It just so happens that their old master works as a clerk in the underworld. Recently, he has to deliver letters to various city gods and underworld offices due to the plague ghost incident."

"When I heard about this, I asked him to go there."

"But the journey to the human world is not easy, and the old man dare not bypass the Soul Binding Envoy to take his soul to the underworld, so he can only ask me to come and settle him in his dream."

"Such a filial descendant is still thinking about doing something for the old man who has been dead for many years. Naturally, I have to help."

Meng Mo said seriously.

"A living person in a dream can also deliver a message, but his speed is too slow, so I took some Jia Ma talismans and tied them to him, so that he can deliver it faster."

"Armor Horse Talisman?"

Chen Ji suddenly understood.

It turned out that the talisman that the nightmare tapir had tied on that person was this one. I had only heard of it but had never seen it in real life.

And I didn't expect that the letter was sent because of the plague ghost.

In this case, it has something to do with me.

Meng Mo was unaware of the situation and nodded, thinking that Chen Ji was still curious about the Jia Ma Talisman.

"Yes, otherwise how could a mortal like him travel all over the mountains and valleys in one night to deliver a letter to the City God of the underworld?"

"This armor horse talisman is specially made by the underworld, specifically for the living soul to travel quickly. Just tie it to your leg and chant the spell to make it work. It is much more useful than the ones in the human world."

"It's just that living people don't have mana. Using it will still consume their essence, blood, and vitality, and they will feel tired after waking up."

"So his old master was worried that his body couldn't handle it, so he asked him to go back after delivering these things. He would then explain everything to him in his dream."

“So that’s how it is…”

Chen Ji didn't know what to say.

I originally thought it was a ghost playing tricks on me, but I didn't expect it was my own fault.

It is human nature to show off one's wealth when visiting graves.

It’s just that ordinary people ask their ancestors to appear in their dreams so that they can burn some paper money and carriages.

It is indeed very rare to ask one's ancestors for a job. If you think about it, it is indeed a form of filial piety.

The behavior of this nightmare tapir can't even be considered a prank.

But looking at the dream tapir in front of him, he suddenly thought of something.

"The old master can ask you for a favor, so are you also working in the underworld?"

"Exactly!"

The Nightmare Tapir swung his nose triumphantly.

"I am the Night Wandering God under the command of Judge Wei of the Underworld's Rewarding Benevolence Division."

"..."

Chen Ji was silent.

He turned out to be a colleague of Lu Pan.

No wonder we were able to find this person's location.

So he let go of the Nightmare Tapir's hand and bowed.

"I'm sorry."

"Huh, huh, now you know to let go of me."

"It's too late. When I get back, I'll find Judge Wei and sue you. I'll say you're using the law to commit crimes and bullying the wandering gods of the underworld."

Chen Ji saw that he was mostly joking, so he responded with a smile.

"Then I'll have to tell Lu Pan about your helping the underworld messenger to manipulate the souls of the mortal world."

"Fellow Daoist, please think clearly. I am not in the underworld, but you are."

“It’s hard to say whose problem is bigger.”

The Nightmare Tapir's eyes opened wide.

"You...you actually know Lu Pan?"

"nature."

Chen Ji took out the badge given to him by Lu Pan and shook it slightly.

By the way, I feel that this dream is really magical.

You can’t bring anything else in, but you can bring this badge of the underworld in with you.

"Hmph! It's actually Lu Pan's aura!"

The nightmare tapir trembled and squealed like a pig in excitement.

"How come you, a guardian deity of your family, also know Lu Pan?"

"Guardian of the house?"

Chen Ji was stunned at first, then looked at Bai Shijiu and suddenly understood.

No wonder the dream tapir felt relieved when he saw Bai Shijiu appear.

Originally, I thought I was worshipping Bai Shijiu as a guardian deity.

So he smiled.

"Nineteen is not the guardian deity I worship, but my disciple."

"Hun? Hun?"

The nightmare tapir opened its eyes wide, full of disbelief, and squealed like a pig again.

"it is true."

Bai Shijiu nodded and spoke.

"Sir, you are indeed the one invited by my fox clan."

The Nightmare Tapir exhaled.

"No wonder he knows Lu Pan, he's actually someone who can be a teacher to Fox!"

Then his face drooped again.

"Even humans are just like Lu Pan, they only know how to bully tapirs!"

As he spoke, he seemed to sense something and sniffed the air hard.

"I seem to smell a familiar scent. Do you have anything related to tapirs?"

Chen Ji took out the nightmare tapir skin from his body and asked tentatively.

"Is this what you are talking about, fellow Daoist?"

"Wow! Hmm!"

Chen Ji was just testing it, but he didn't expect that the Meng Mo would sit on the ground and cry loudly when he saw the skin.

"It's indeed a tapir skin! This is my best piece of skin! How did you get it?"

"It was given by Lu Pan."

Chen Ji was also a little embarrassed.

I was curious before where Lu Pan got the skin and blood of this ancient beast, but now I understand.

So he curiously asked how the skin came into Lu Pan's hands. "It's all my fault for being greedy!"

The Nightmare Tapir sighed.

"Lu Pan exchanged a cup of Emperor's Blood for my skin and a pot of blood. Tapir almost lost his life."

"But isn't your skin fine too, fellow Daoist?"

"You are a human, so naturally you don't understand. Tapirs live on dreams and shed their skin once every hundred years. This skin can be used to make magical instruments."

"Before, I lived in the human world and ate very few dreams. The last time I changed my skin, I became a night wandering god. I ate a lot of dreams, and the effect was the best!"

Chen Ji suddenly understood.

No wonder the dream-entering technique worked so well when I used the tapir skin.

There is actually this reason.

But now the victim can't laugh at all.

I would like to thank you for your hard work, and take back the tapir skin so that it will no longer irritate the nightmare tapir.

Meng Mo calmed down and then asked Chen Ji and the others.

"How did you end up in his dream?"

Chen Ji then explained that the man was worried in his dream and was about to break his leg in reality. His family thought that a ghost was harming him, so they sent him to find him.

"Since we know it was arranged by the old man and the Night Wanderer, we should go back and explain it to him."

"Weird!"

Meng Mo shook his head upon hearing this and stopped Chen Ji.

"I saw his body before I cast the spell. If it were just these few pages of Jia Ma Talisman, it wouldn't have had such an effect. There must be something else that's depleting his body."

"When you return, please be careful. There might be other demons lurking around him."

"It's so harmful to the body, I'm afraid it will drain my body."

"Well, if that's the case, I can't let him deliver these letters. I'll go find some other wandering souls myself."

"See you next time, fellow Daoist."

After saying this, he walked casually, and then became more and more transparent, disappearing into the dream.

Compared with Chen Ji and the others who still want to tear open the dream gap, it can be said to be invisible.

Only Chen Ji and the others were left, along with the still standing figures.

"Sir, what should we do now?"

Bai Shijiu asked.

"Let this person wake up first and explain the situation."

"it is good."

Bai Shijiu nodded and followed Chen Ji's arrangements.

Chen Ji first put the man back on the bed and took off the armor and horse talisman on him.

It felt like it could be brought out of dreams just like the skin of a dream tapir, so I knew that the dream tapir had left it for me on purpose.

I sighed and realized that he was quite scheming.

This is the reward for not telling anyone about this.

But he accepted it with a smile.

Then he looked at the man's dream, thought about it, and decided not to wake him up.

I want to sleep in even in my dreams. I must be really sleepy, so I just sleep well.

The demons and ghosts around him are not important. We will deal with everything after he wakes up.

So he took Bai Shijiu out of the dream and returned to the medicine hall.

The candlelight flickered and the sound outside was even louder. It was already the fifth watch.

The crowing of cocks pecked away the remaining night, and the eaves beast opened its eyes, looking towards the bright sky.

Chen Ji stretched lazily, feeling that the night was like a dream. Casting spells in a dream was much more tiring than in reality.

Bai Shijiu, however, looked at Chen Ji with high spirits.

"Sir, entering a dream is truly fascinating. I can hear the secrets of the underworld and see ancient beasts. If you enter a dream next time, will you take me with you?"

"That depends on your practice."

Chen Ji did not agree immediately.

This time I was lucky as I happened to encounter a ghost from the underworld wandering at night. If it was a more powerful ghost, there would probably be a fierce battle.

Chen Ji had only fought with Yan Chixia once in a dream, so he was not familiar with the technique yet.

Thinking about this experience, I decided to ask Miss Bai if I could try fighting in a dream.

"If Miss Bai agrees, I will take you into my dream next time."

"Ah, that's really hard for Fox."

Bai Shijiu sighed and said, "I'd better study hard."

Chen Ji smiled and heard some movement in the yard, so he pushed open the door.

The aroma of pancakes could already be smelled from the yard.

Taoist Master Xiyun was meditating in the courtyard, with the morning light shining on him, and he indeed looked like a master.

The young nephews and nieces were waiting at the door with anxious eyes.

Bai Si was talking to the loach monster, and the sounds of water splashing in the well and the fox chirping were heard back and forth.

The remaining two foxes were busy opening their business, but the scene was different from that on the mountain.

When they saw Chen Ji, they stopped what they were doing and went up to ask about his dream last night.

"He's fine now. I'll tell you the details after he wakes up."

Chen Ji said slowly.

Everyone was not in a hurry, so they had breakfast together and asked the young man to go and call the tribesmen over first.

After going back and forth, it was already noon.

The sleeping person finally woke up.

He said he was extremely hungry.

There was porridge on the stove, and Chen Ji took some astragalus, red dates, rehmannia, and yam from the front.

He chopped it up and cooked it in porridge, and asked the tribesmen to feed him.

Then he told everyone about what he had seen and heard in his dream.

When they heard that it was made by the Nightmare Tapir Demon using the Jiama Talisman, everyone was surprised and angry, and kept asking when they had offended the demon.

After hearing that it was the old man who arranged it, he didn't dare to say anything. He looked at the person who had just woken up with mixed feelings.

Wait until everyone leaves.

The man blushed and looked at Chen Ji in shame.

"I'm so ashamed. I originally thought that I could return home in glory and do something for my ancestors, but I didn't expect to end up making such a fool of myself."

"If it is convenient for you, Taoist Priest, please remember to tell our ancestors that I am the only one to blame for this. I shouldn't be so reckless and I will be more humble in the future."

"I don't blame you."

Chen Ji looked at him and then told him what Meng Mo said last.

"Your body is as thin as skin, your strength is as exhausted as duckweed. Don't you know that there is a demon beside you?"

The words are so convincing that they are thought-provoking.

　It's a long chapter, but I said I'd finish ten chapters, so I won't bother with the word count. There are still four chapters left, and I'm staying up late tonight to write them! I'm going all out!! Today's update counts as new!

　　
　
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