Chapter 144

These four flags are of great significance.

With them, the survival rate of Wu Xian and the others in the next grave mounds will be greatly improved.

This is also good for Hu Yunkuan.

In order to ensure that they can get the buff, everyone will not let Hu Yunkuan die before the four flags are used up, so when he encounters danger, everyone will lend a hand if they have the ability.

But although they know these four flags are of great significance, Hu Yunkuan's appearance carrying the flags is still very funny!

After laughing at Hu Yunkuan.

It was the last one, Wu Xian's turn to enter the grave mound to worship the gods.

Like last time, it was a statue turning around, and this time it was the deity in charge of 'magical artifacts'.

Water Official - Great Lord Xuanming!

Wu Xian didn't think too much, left the Guangde Dragon King statue from last time alone, and then inserted both pieces of incense in his hand into the incense burner in front of the Great Lord Xuanming statue.

A burst of misty water vapor rose, and the outlines of six magical artifacts appeared.

The three shown by the first incense were the Soul-Pacifying Wooden Fish, the Magic Mirror, and the Ghost-Torturing Rod.

The three that appeared from the second incense were the Golden Light File, the Golden Light Lightning Mirror, and the Sword Box.

Among the magical artifacts this time, there were four that Wu Xian had never seen before.

The Magic Mirror looked like a blue crystal, and its ability was to let people see the scene of any location.

The Ghost-Torturing Rod looked like a rolling pin, with the words "Marshal Meng, Executor of Ghost Torture" engraved on it, and its effect was to drive away evil ghosts and demons.

The Golden Light File was entirely gilded, shining with a faint light, one foot and three inches long. The method of use was to simply throw it out to hit people; it was a purely lethal magical artifact.

The Golden Light Lightning Mirror was a replica of the twenty-one lightning mirrors held by the Mother of Lightning. Its appearance was a golden disc, polished bright like a mirror in the middle, capable of releasing three golden lightning bolts, and could be released again after replenishing spirituality.

The descriptions of these magical artifacts were all very tempting.

But Wu Xian had to decide what specific magical artifact to choose based on the situation he might encounter next.

The final spirit hall easily reminded people of concepts like "vigil" and "corpse jumping". In this case, the Soul-Pacifying Wooden Fish, which could soothe spirits, might be a good choice.

After choosing the wooden fish, the other two magical artifacts from the first incense could not be chosen.

However, the Magic Mirror and the Ghost-Torturing Rod were not very useful anyway. The Ghost-Torturing Rod focused on driving away rather than killing, and the Magic Mirror could obtain information, which was very important in the early stage, but now there were only two dangerous grave mounds left, and since they were going to the banquet hall and no one was going to the spirit hall, nothing could be seen at all.

The three magical artifacts below.

Were all offensive magical artifacts, which made Wu Xian very conflicted because he wanted every one of them.

But in the end, he chose the Golden Light Lightning Mirror.

Because using god-worship items related to lightning could accumulate favor with the Heavenly Venerable of Thunder, and obtain blessings related to thunder and lightning sooner.

Whoosh!

The water mist dissipated, and two magical artifacts appeared in front of Wu Xian.

Wu Xian sighed and walked out of the Temple Grave with the magical artifacts.

As soon as he went out.

He heard the sound of hysterical laughter.

The Golden Light Lightning Mirror was fine; its volume was not very large, and there was a handle behind the mirror that could be held, but the wooden fish was a bit funny. This wooden fish was a full foot long and wide, and Wu Xian needed to hold it in his arms to take it out of the Temple Grave.

Wu Xian, with tattered clothes and holding a wooden fish, was only a little funny himself.

But Guan Daorong and Hu Yunkuan had been mocked by Wu Xian before, so they laughed very exaggeratedly, causing others to laugh along, which made Wu Xian very embarrassed.

Let them laugh.

Tonight was another life-and-death crisis. It was a good thing to be able to laugh now. Which one of them wasn't forcing a smile to adjust their emotions?

After worshipping the gods.

Everyone began to seize the time to rest.

Soon they discovered another problem that was not fatal but very serious.

No one went to the banquet hall last night!

This resulted in them having no food now. As time passed, everyone was thirsty and hungry. The six people who decided to go to the Banquet Hall Grave were fine; they could at least eat something at night.

Auntie He and Su Mi would have to wait until tomorrow morning to get the food that everyone brought back from the banquet hall.

Besides, it was windy today.

They were really cold resting in the open ground without any shelter, and could only huddle together for warmth.

Wu Xian was pressed against Du E on his left, which made him feel very comfortable, and pressed against the cold armor of the big guy Su Mi on his right, which made him feel a bit painful...

Safe times are always short.

Soon night fell, and everyone, who had been prepared for a long time, entered the two rooms separately.

Walking down the stairs.

Everyone did not see the magnificence they had imagined, but instead, it was a dark place.

Lamps were hanging on the walls. These lamps were all brass frames with two candles. The candles were burning with a faint light, and the light was magenta, illuminating the surroundings in blood red, making people feel uneasy in their hearts.

Wu Xian suddenly missed Wen Chao.

If it were that old man, he should be able to say why this flame was red.

A pair of yellowish eyes lit up in the red light, and the figure of the owner of the eyes gradually became clear: a handlebar mustache, a skullcap, and a dark yellow silk short jacket.

It was Butler Hu, whom everyone had seen!

Compared to last time, Butler Hu's appearance was more human-like, much more lively, and no longer as creepy as before.

Butler Hu greeted them kindly: "Oh, you finally came. Come with me."

He took Wu Xian and the others, walked a short distance, and came to a somewhat dark room to wait.

The door was open, with a red cloth hanging on it, and warm light was faintly shining through. They could hear the sounds outside very clearly; it was Young Master Liu Baoyu speaking.

"The young master is hosting a banquet, but it has just started. You are important figures in this banquet, so please wait here for a moment."

Butler Hu told the six people and then lifted the curtain and walked out.

After examining the layout of the room, Du E said: "This looks a bit like the backstage of a school stage. In that case, behind the door blocked by the curtain should be a stage... Considering the background of this Fudi, it should be a theater stage in front."

Wei Dian smiled: "Last time we were asked to walk the stage, this time are we asked to sing? I sound very good when I laugh."

Guan Daorong listened against the curtain. Strange music came from outside, and there were noisy sounds everywhere. Such a lively place was the hardest for him to control his emotions. His expression quietly became ferocious. There really were a lot of ghosts outside! If he could secretly kill a few, it would be so cool!

Liang Fang cleared her throat.

She had to prepare for the possible singing.

Wu Xian turned his head to look at Hu Yunkuan: "This place is really suitable for you."

Hu Yunkuan turned his head and ignored Wu Xian's teasing.

After simply adapting to the environment, they all stuck to the door, listening to the sounds from the front stage. Basically, it was Liu Baoyu speaking alone.

The first sentence Wu Xian heard was full of information.

"Gentlemen, celebrate! My great-grandmother, that old hag, has finally kicked the bucket!"

Let me talk about the origin of the four new magical artifacts in this chapter.

Golden Light File: From Chapter 75 of Investiture of the Gods.

Yu Yuan sat on the Five-Cloud Camel and sacrificed the one-foot-three-inch Golden Light File into the air to hit Ziya. Ziya hurriedly spread the Apricot Yellow Flag, revealing a thousand golden lotuses to protect his body. Yu Yuan hurriedly retracted the Golden Light File and sacrificed it again to hit Li Jing.

Golden Light Lightning Mirror, inspired by the Mother of Lightning's lightning mirror. It is said that the Mother of Lightning is the Holy Mother of Golden Light, so I merged the Holy Mother of Golden Light's twenty-one golden light mirrors.

Ghost-Torturing Rod: A Daoist magical artifact. Engraved on it are "Marshal Zhu, Striker of Evil and Destroyer of Witchcraft" or "Marshal Meng, Executor of Ghost Torture". These two are two of the thirty-six heavenly generals of the Thunder Department.

Magic Mirror.

Inspired by... um, Calabash Brothers.

(End of chapter)