Chapter 129: Coveting Shenfeng Cave

The appearance of the Yin Messenger certainly brought a great shock to several people, but they accepted the matter quickly; after all, with even ghosts and monsters existing, the appearance of a Yin Messenger was a very normal thing.

Jin Maiji said excitedly, "Hey, Consultant Zhang, you wouldn't have known about the affairs of the Underworld long ago, would you?"

Zhang Wei hurriedly shook his head and said, "I don't know. It's just that I heard Uncle Feng say that a long time ago, our Maoshan disciples would die in battle while subduing demons and eliminating monsters, and their souls after death would go to the Underworld to serve as Yin Messengers or other posts."

"But that was all a long time ago; things have changed long since. Cultivation was much easier back then, but the ghosts and monsters of that time were also much more powerful than those of today."

Miao Zhiwei felt a sense of yearning, and he asked with great curiosity, "Senior Brother, since there's nothing to do now anyway, why don't you tell us about the things you know?"

Zhang Wei saw that the surrounding lonely souls and strange ghosts had all been taken away by the Yin Messenger, so he nodded and said, "Alright then, since there's nothing else to do, I'll tell you about it."

"You all know the most popular zombie movies right now, right?"

Jin Maiji hurriedly said, "Of course I do, they're the most popular Hong Kong movies right now. That Uncle Nine in them is really sharp."

Zhang Wei said with a hint of pride, "The Uncle Nine in *Mr. Vampire* is my Uncle Feng's father, and that Cane Aunt is Uncle Feng's mother."

Miao Zhiwei said in surprise, "What? So this *Mr. Vampire* is telling the story of our Grandmaster?"

Zhang Wei laughed, "Actually, our Grand-Uncle-Master should also be in this story, but this script was handed to A-Hao by our Grand-Uncle-Master."

Jin Maiji was surprised, "Consultant Zhang, you even know A-Hao? Such a big-name star, he's almost as popular as the Four Heavenly Kings now."

Zhang Wei raised an eyebrow and said, "Of course I know him. A-Hao's grandfather was that Qiusheng. Qiusheng and Uncle Feng were of the same generation; speaking of seniority, A-Hao still has to call me Uncle."

Miao Zhiwei gave a thumbs up and said, "Senior Brother is still the most impressive."

Zhang Wei continued, "Then I'll tell you about this Uncle Nine."

As Zhang Wei spoke, Jin Maiji, Miao Zhiwei, and the others learned of the events that were different from *Mr. Vampire*.

Zhang Wei also sighed in admiration, "Think back to that time, high-level masters of the Dao were all existences who could summon wind and rain."

"Just like my Grand-Uncle-Master, he could fly on a sword, though I haven't seen it myself yet; however, my Grand-Uncle-Master's sword is extremely powerful."

"The last time we dealt with that vampire Colonel Miyake, it was thanks to my Grand-Uncle-Master's sword."

Jin Maiji exclaimed, "The white-haired old Daoist who appeared in the Shenfeng Cave a few days ago, is that the Grand-Uncle-Master you mentioned?"

Zhang Wei nodded, "Correct, that is my Grand-Uncle-Master. Speaking of him, he should be eighty or ninety years old, but as you saw, he has the hair of a crane and the face of a child."

"I heard Uncle Feng say that ever since he first met our Grand-Uncle-Master, his appearance has never changed, only his hair has turned from black silk to white silk."

Jin Maiji said with some yearning, "It's a pity, why has cultivation become so difficult for our generation?"

Zhang Wei explained, "Uncle Feng heard from our Grand-Uncle-Master that we have already entered the Age of Dharma Decline."

Miao Zhiwei immediately asked, "What is the Age of Dharma Decline?"

Zhang Wei explained, "The Age of Dharma Decline is distinguished by comparing it to the past. Our cultivation requires absorbing the spiritual energy in the air, which the Daoists call Qi."

"According to what our Grand-Uncle-Master said, the Age of Dharma Decline means the concentration of spiritual energy in the air is dropping, even to the point of being negligible."

"Perhaps in the future, this spiritual energy will disappear completely. Our Grand-Uncle-Master said that even without spiritual energy, ghosts and monsters will not disappear, but practitioners without magic power will no longer be a match for them."

Miao Zhiwei looked worried and said, "Then what will we do in the future?"

Zhang Wei waved his hand and said, "I don't know about that. Perhaps our Grand-Uncle-Master will still be alive then; with him around, there shouldn't be any major problems."

Jin Maiji said, "By that time, we might all be dead already, so don't worry about it. Hey, I'm going to go sleep for a bit."

Having said that, Jin Maiji lay down on the side and went to sleep.

Miao Zhiwei, on the other hand, lowered his head and pondered something.

Zhang Wei didn't think much of it; he looked toward the direction of Shenfeng Cave, feeling somewhat puzzled as to why Shenfeng Cave would appear on Lamma Island.

Just as he was somewhat distracted, a black shadow flashed past the Shenfeng Cave.

Zhang Wei immediately rubbed his eyes, thinking he had seen wrong, but then a fishy stench drifted over.

As soon as Zhang Wei smelled this odor, he felt that something was wrong.

He hurriedly patted Miao Zhiwei beside him and said, "Something's wrong. Quickly wake up Jin Maiji and the others, stay on guard, I'm going to go take a look."

Having said that, Zhang Wei took out his Eight Trigrams Mirror and ran straight toward Shenfeng Cave.

When Zhang Wei arrived at the cordon in front of Shenfeng Cave, a soldier stepped forward to stop him and shouted, "Unauthorized personnel, no entry!"

Zhang Wei immediately took out his police ID and said, "I am a consultant for the Ghost-Catching Unit."

The soldier said with an arrogant face, "What Ghost-Catching Unit? I don't know it. At this time, no one is allowed to enter Shenfeng Cave!"

Zhang Wei said anxiously, "I just saw a black shadow enter Shenfeng Cave, I must go in and check."

The soldier didn't listen to a word Zhang Wei said at all; he said impatiently, "I didn't see any black shadow go in. Leave immediately, or we will drive you away."

Zhang Wei's expression was grave, and he emphasized his tone, "I don't know what you are doing inside Shenfeng Cave, but I am certain that something has entered."

"I'm telling you, if this black shadow that entered is a ghost, and it absorbs the spiritual energy inside Shenfeng Cave, its strength will increase. If any problems arise then, it will be your responsibility."

The soldier also hesitated a bit. He walked over to his companion, and the two discussed in low voices, "I think what this yellow-skinned monkey says makes a lot of sense."

"How about this: I'll follow him in to check. Even if something goes wrong, we can push the blame onto this yellow-skinned monkey."

After the two soldiers reached an agreement, the tall soldier said, "You can go in to check, but I have to watch you."

Zhang Wei snorted coldly, then walked into Shenfeng Cave, and the tall soldier followed behind Zhang Wei with his rifle into the cave.

In the woods a few hundred meters outside Shenfeng Cave, quite a few people were watching.

The first to make a move was a witch from Nanyang, who had found a woman in Nanyang who was ten months pregnant and near labor but had died unjustly.

She controlled the souls of the woman and the infant, refining them into a ghost.

The witch controlled the infant's soul to force the female ghost to do her bidding.

The one that had just entered Shenfeng Cave was her female ghost.

After this female ghost entered Shenfeng Cave, she felt that the aura inside was extremely comfortable.

Therefore, she unconsciously sucked in the spiritual energy of the cave violently, and her strength was also constantly growing.

The female ghost had only been inside for a short time, but her body had become much more solid; if things continued to develop this way, she could condense into a physical form.

Zhang Wei held a Eight Trigrams Mirror in one hand and a compass in the other, walking cautiously into the tunnel inside Shenfeng Cave.

The tall soldier following behind Zhang Wei was using a tactical flashlight to monitor Zhang Wei from behind.

He saw Zhang Wei take out something resembling a compass and chuckled, "This passageway isn't even that big; you actually need to take out a compass? I really don't know how you became a Royal Police officer."

Zhang Wei ignored the tall soldier's mockery; he was well aware of the arrogance of these "ghost men."

However, Zhang Wei's disregard made the tall soldier feel insulted.

The tall soldier shouted loudly, "Hey, you yellow-skinned monkey in front, I'm talking to you."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wei stopped in his tracks; the tall soldier immediately stepped forward, grabbed Zhang Wei's shoulder, and cursed angrily, "You dog thing, are you deaf?"

Zhang Wei stuffed the item into his pocket, then turned around and brushed the hand off his shoulder.

This completely enraged the tall soldier; he widened his eyes and sneered, "What, you still want to have a go with me?"

Zhang Wei narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "If I have to beat you up for you to know what respect is, then I'd be more than happy to."

The tall soldier laughed heartily, "Hahaha, you short yellow-skinned monkey, you really amuse me."

"That's the third time."

Zhang Wei whispered, then made his move; the tall soldier's reaction was not slow, he immediately moved to block and cursed, "Your speed is too—"

Before the tall soldier could finish his sentence, Zhang Wei punched him in the chest; he had originally crossed his arms to block Zhang Wei, but Zhang Wei's fist grazed his arm and struck his chest.

This punch was hard to recover from; the breath was choked right in his throat, his face turned beet red, and he couldn't help but cough violently.

Zhang Wei asked, "Do you understand now?"

The tall soldier was ashamed and angry; he caught his breath, lunged at Zhang Wei, and shouted, "You yellow-skinned monkey, I will definitely—!"

Before the tall soldier could finish his sentence, Zhang Wei struck again; this time, he used heavy force.

As the tall soldier lunged toward him, Zhang Wei stepped back half a step, then with quick eyes and fast hands, grabbed one of the tall soldier's arms and used the momentum to perform a shoulder throw, slamming the tall soldier hard onto the ground.

The tall soldier couldn't help but cry out in pain; he felt as if his body had fallen apart.

Zhang Wei stepped forward and looked down at the tall soldier, asking, "How can I make an idiot like you understand your own ignorance, huh?"

The tall soldier was furious; he quickly scrambled up from the ground and threw an uppercut at Zhang Wei, who quickly raised his hand to block, then immediately stepped forward and struck the tall soldier's jaw.

The tall soldier couldn't stop himself from stumbling back, his entire head tilted backward.

Zhang Wei then hooked his foot behind the tall soldier's heel; the tall soldier was directly tripped and fell to the ground.

Afterward, the tall soldier stood up again, and Zhang Wei struck once more, knocking him to the ground with a punch.

This time, the tall soldier felt unbearable pain and found it difficult to get up.

At first, he gritted his teeth, not wanting to cry out, but the subsequent pain became increasingly intense, and he couldn't help but let out a cry of pain.

The tall soldier said in terror, "What kind of magic did you cast on me? Hurry and undo it."

Zhang Wei kept a straight face and said, "I have to make you learn a lesson from today's experience."

The tall soldier was frightened by Zhang Wei's expression and hurriedly admitted his mistake, "I'm sorry, respected Master Mage, I didn't mean to offend you. Please forgive my transgression; I am willing to lick your shoes to show my respect."

Zhang Wei's mouth twitched; the tall soldier's humble attitude suddenly left him at a loss.

He pulled the tall soldier up and rubbed the area that had just been struck a few times; the tall soldier immediately stopped feeling pain.

He hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Respected Master Mage, please forgive my recklessness just now."

As he spoke, he knelt down to touch Zhang Wei's feet, preparing to kiss his shoes.

Zhang Wei said with some disgust, "Get aside, that's too disgusting. Just honestly follow behind me and don't cause trouble."

The tall soldier lowered his head and said, "Yes, yes, yes, I will listen to you."

"Hey, are you alright? I heard your screams just now."

The somewhat chubby soldier from outside ran in and shouted.

He saw the tall soldier speaking to Zhang Wei very humbly and immediately barked, "That Hong Konger, raise your hands immediately! I suspect you of misconduct!"

The tall soldier hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Hey, don't be impulsive!"

Before the words had even faded, the somewhat chubby soldier seemed to be hit by something and flew backward, crashing into the wall.

With just that one blow, the soldier lay on the ground unable to get up.

The tall soldier thought it was Zhang Wei who had attacked and hurriedly pleaded, "Master Mage, please spare his life."

Zhang Wei said with a grave expression, "It wasn't me who attacked; it's a supernatural entity!"

The next second, the figure of a female ghost appeared, surrounded by thick Yin energy.

Zhang Wei said with a grave expression, "The strength is quite high; at the very least, it's a Fierce Ghost."

"Go to hell, stinky man!"

The female ghost shouted in Thai; Zhang Wei couldn't understand it at all.

However, seeing the female ghost's movements, Zhang Wei knew she wasn't saying anything pleasant.

That wave of Yin energy struck like a heavy hammer; Zhang Wei hurriedly dodged, and the Yin energy hit the wall behind him, blasting a hole directly into it.

Zhang Wei quickly pulled the Eight Trigrams Mirror from his pocket and cast a spell, shooting out a beam of golden light.

The female ghost waved her hand and sent out a mass of Yin energy, scattering Zhang Wei's golden Qi.

Zhang Wei was greatly alarmed and hurriedly cast a spell to manifest a Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams, blocking the female ghost's Yin energy.

The female ghost flicked her hands and glared, and flames erupted all around Zhang Wei, surrounding him.

Zhang Wei immediately covered his nose and cast the Golden Light Incantation to protect himself.

He then immediately drew the Seven-Star Copper Sword from his Universe Bag and slashed out with a spell, creating a gap in the circle of fire.

The female ghost was alarmed and threw out Yin energy again.

Holding the Seven-Star Copper Sword, Zhang Wei cast spells and slashed several times, cutting away one-third of the fire circle, ran out of it, and charged toward the female ghost.

He rushed in front of the female ghost and thrust his sword; the female ghost held up a mass of Yin energy to block it.

However, the golden light on the Seven-Star Copper Sword was constantly melting away that Yin energy, and the blade kept piercing into it.

The female ghost was terrified and hurriedly floated backward.

Zhang Wei seized the opportunity to throw an Evil-Warding Talisman, which struck the female ghost.

The female ghost let out a shrill scream, her body becoming somewhat more illusory; she dared not fight any longer and flew directly toward the outside of the cave.

Zhang Wei hurriedly raised his sword to pursue, but he stopped in his tracks upon seeing the female ghost rush into the forest several hundred meters away.

(End of this chapter)