Chapter 211: Summoning Ghosts

In the evening, under the ginkgo tree in the backyard of the Leisure Cloud Temple.

The Dog-Meat Daoist sat cross-legged on a carpet paved with golden ginkgo leaves, and Xiao Yu sat opposite him.

"Extraordinary phenomenon? I haven't paid much attention, and I haven't seen Xue Cuier."

"I can only confirm that the Wang family is a family that accumulates goodness and has celebrations."

"In families like this, it is normal for a noble person to be reincarnated here."

"The eldest young master and the second young master of the Wang family have mediocre aptitude and no great blessings; they are definitely not noble people."

"If the blessings are to erupt in the generation of Squire Wang's sons rather than his grandsons, the possibility of him and Xue Cuier giving birth to a third son of the Wang family is not low."

"If a third son is truly born with innate energy, there is an eighty percent chance he won't be an ordinary person."

"As for whether he can be born as an Immortal... that dog has only had a few years of Daoist practice, yet it dares to speak wildly and assert matters of Immortals?"

The Dog-Meat Daoist first shook his head and sneered, then his eyes flickered as he said, "However, being able to say such things shows that that big yellow dog is closer to becoming a 'monster'."

"As the saying goes, monster words confuse the masses."

"Monsters like it are more evil than monsters that simply kill people and set fires!"

"Have you really decided to bear all the future sins for it?"

"It would be better to beat it to death with a stick now, and be done with it."

"Let it take its 'Buddha Head wisdom' and reincarnate as a Buddha, let me have a full meal, and you can eliminate the hidden danger in advance."

"It's good for it, good for you, good for me, good for everyone—that's what's truly good."

"Really, I have always felt that it dying immediately is its true destiny."

"It is too evil; it shouldn't live!"

Xiao Yu shook her head and said, "If we kill a living creature that has no sins now because of sins it might have in the future, then what is the purpose of Heaven letting these creatures be born into the world?"

"You want to act on behalf of Heaven, but in reality, you are acting against Heaven; that is even crazier than my willingness to take it in."

The Dog-Meat Daoist was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "You have lived too comfortably; when you have my experience, I guarantee you won't be able to say these things."

"Then wait until my experience is sufficient, and you can come and tell me these things again," Xiao Yu said.

The Dog-Meat Daoist sighed and said, "Fine, what other business do you have with me?"

"Do you know that Li Xianzhi, the Heir Apparent, is organizing heroes and gallants to convene the 'Shudong Wu Lin Assembly'?"

The Dog-Meat Daoist curled his lips, "The Cheng wine-offering of the Wang Mansion came to find me, but I don't know any Wu Gong at all, so I can't be counted as a Wu Lin hero."

"Whether you participate in the Wu Lin Assembly or not is none of my business; I am asking about the situation of the battle between the Guan Chenghuang and General Bietou last night," Xiao Yu said.

The Dog-Meat Daoist said, "I don't know very clearly either. But given the Guan Chenghuang Guan's cautious and careful personality, there is an eighty percent chance he retreated at the first touch, just to rescue the Guan Chenghuang Temple ghost official caught by General Bietou."

"So, the ghost official wasn't rescued?"

If he had been rescued, the Guan Chenghuang Guan wouldn't be so agitated.

If he weren't agitated, Li Xianzhi wouldn't have reacted intensely, and decided to hold the Wu Lin Assembly the next day.

"Sigh, whether he was rescued or not, what does it have to do with you? Why are you in such a hurry? You were only invited by Li Xianzhi to participate in the Wu Lin Assembly to sell your life for the stability of Shudong, not invited to be the 'Shudong Wu Lin Alliance Leader'," the Dog-Meat Daoist said indifferently.

"If I were asked to be the Shudong Wu Lin Alliance Leader, I wouldn't even want to! If you become the leader, you have to sell your life; if you are an ordinary hero, you can watch the fun and quietly mix through the days," Xiao Yu said.

The Dog-Meat Daoist glanced at her and said, "Your Pure Yang Sword Qi might be able to shine brilliantly in this 'Ghost Elimination Assembly'."

"Don't talk about ordinary ghost soldiers; even if a Ghost King gets hit once, they will have to howl miserably."

"If you can hit a vital point, it wouldn't be strange to kill one or two Ghost Kings."

Xiao Yu sighed, "It's not that I'm deliberately being a slacker and refusing to contribute to the fellow villagers of Tianmen Town."

"It's really that apart from Pure Yang Sword Qi, I am almost useless."

"No True Origin, no means to defend against the invasion of evil ghosts, and I don't understand ghost soldiers."

"I might be able to make a Ghost King howl miserably with one sword, but if they slash me with one blade, I will directly become one of the ghost crowd."

"It is more likely that everyone, human and ghost, knows I have Pure Yang Sword Qi and will be on guard against it."

"I have Pure Yang Sword Qi in vain, but I can't slash any ghosts at all."

The Dog-Meat Daoist pondered and said, "Li Xianzhi might plan for you to form a team with others. No one can break into a ghost den alone; you can't, and they can't either."

"Why ask human warriors to clean up the scourge of ghost soldiers? Why not ask the Underworld to send a ghost god army to encircle and suppress the Ghost King of Guaizi Mountain? The Underworld shouldn't have let the Guaizi Mountain Ghost Kingdom develop," Xiao Yu said.

"How do you know the Underworld didn't send ghost gods to clean up the ghost soldiers of Guaizi Mountain?"

Xiao Yu was shocked, "Could it be that the Underworld failed?"

The Dog-Meat Daoist said gloomily, "The situation at Guaizi Mountain is very complicated; it's not just a matter of ghost soldiers on the battlefield."

"Even on the Lianghe Beach battlefield, there shouldn't have been a large number of ghost soldiers, or even the birth of Ghost Kings."

"And it shouldn't have 'raised' eight great Ghost Kings in just half a year."

Xiao Yu's eyes flickered, "Are there evil Daoist Immortals raising ghost soldiers on the Lianghe Beach battlefield?"

The ghost soldiers and Ghost Kings in the Guaizi Mountain ghost den all came from the million-strong army of the thirty-six countries that died in battle.

Who pushed the thirty-six countries to unite and rebel against Great Qin?

Who secretly supported the "Eight Immortals of the West" to first assassinate the Lieyang Marquis, and then launch a surprise attack on the Daoist Priest Qingsong?

Now something has happened on the Lianghe Beach battlefield again... it happened long ago, they made their move long ago!

The Dog-Meat Daoist stood up and said, "For some things, asking me is not as good as going to find Li Xianzhi."

"It's dark, I have to go back to the temple to do my evening lessons, you should leave early too."

"Hey, Daoist, don't be in such a hurry, I haven't even mentioned my real business yet!"

Xiao Yu also stood up, leaned to his ear, and whispered, "Whether the Guan Chenghuang Guan rescued the fallen ghost official or not really has a little bit to do with me; I have adopted a ghost official named 'Chi Miao' as my godson."

"He is the Western Shu Police Inspector who participated in the assassination case in Baxia Hutong."

"Seeing that it has recently become popular in Tianmen Town to adopt a godfather, he insisted on kneeling down and calling me 'Grandma'."

"I was helpless; 'Grandma' sounds too old, so I could only acknowledge him as a 'ghost son'."

The Dog-Meat Daoist looked at her with a strange expression and said, "You really are crazy; how old are you yourself, yet you want to be someone's mother, and the mother of a long-standing old ghost at that."

Xiao Yu didn't care and said, "What's an old ghost? I have another godson who is the River Patrol Grand Commandant at Fenghou Bay!"

Speaking of her black son, Xiao Yu thought of the promise she made to help her black son find a wife.

"Daoist, let me ask you something; my son who is the Grand Commandant is a black fish monster."

"He is getting old and wants to start a family."

"As his mother, I should indeed worry about his lifelong event, but how should I help him find a wife?"

"I can't really hire a matchmaker to inquire everywhere about the news of unmarried girls, right?"

"Human girls are not suitable for life in the Water Mansion; it's best to find a female monster too."

"Daoist is a local, and also a person of the Profound Gate, so you should be very familiar with the situation of the monsters near Tianmen Town."

"I don't have high requirements; as long as it's a female monster, even one who considers herself a female monster, she can enter the candidate list."

"Looks can be casual; the key is talent and character."

"She must be a good monster who is diligent, thrifty, respects her mother-in-law, and doesn't eat people."

"It's best to be a wild monster born of nature, not a 'domesticated monster' enlightened by a high-ranking person."

Domesticated monsters are not only stupid, but they haven't awakened the "Monster Master Inheritance," and there is no monster text in their bodies for her, the "little mother-in-law," to study and learn.

The Dog-Meat Daoist rolled his eyes, "You are getting crazier; you've actually started looking for a monster wife for yourself."

"It's a pity I only know how to calculate hexagrams and perform rituals; I don't know how to act as a matchmaker for monsters."

"Daoist, don't be humble; didn't you say last time that Su Xipo was being watched by a group of fox monsters?"

"If there is a fox monster as a daughter-in-law, I can barely accept it," Xiao Yu said.

"You are dreaming!" The Dog-Meat Daoist sneered, "Anyone who is watched by a fox monster is someone who can provide them with great benefits."

"What is worth plotting against your black fish son?"

"Is he handsome, or is his character noble, or does he possess great blessings?"

"My son is the River Patrol Grand Commandant; the two-hundred-mile Fenghou Bay and the surrounding seven or eight hundred miles of water are all his industry," Xiao Yu said proudly.

The Dog-Meat Daoist waved his hand, "Go find a wife in the river; I am powerless."

Xiao Yu said, "I didn't ask you to find a satisfactory daughter-in-law immediately. I just hope you will keep it in mind; in the future, when you drive away evil and eliminate monsters, if you encounter a female monster who can be cultivated, please save her for my son."

"In the future, when I return to Fenghou Bay to see my black son, he will definitely ask anxiously, 'Mother, is there any news about my wife?'"

"I won't have to mumble and prevaricate."

"I can generously and righteously tell him—My son, Mother has already instructed Daoist Yunqing of the Leisure Cloud Temple; he is helping you look for a sensible lady monster in Tianmen Town, so just wait with peace of mind!"

The Dog-Meat Daoist felt increasingly absurd and speechless.

Xiao Yu was very happy that she had found a good excuse to prevaricate her black son, and a smile appeared on her face as she said, "Daoist, do you have any Daoist techniques for summoning souls and driving away ghosts?"

"I am calculating that perhaps I can forcibly summon my ghost son from Guaizi Mountain."

"No," the Dog-Meat Daoist didn't even think about it and immediately shook his head, "If it were that simple, why would the Guan Chenghuang Guan have to fight General Bietou himself?"

"Then at least help me confirm whether my ghost son has fallen into the hands of the enemy," Xiao Yu said.

"To confirm the situation of your ghost son, go directly to ask the Guan Chenghuang Guan, or ask Li Xianzhi," the Dog-Meat Daoist said.

Xiao Yu said, "How can I disturb them with private matters like finding a ghost son? You burn a talisman and chant a spell; it won't take up much time or energy."

The Dog-Meat Daoist was helpless and could only take her to the side hall to prepare an altar and perform the ritual.

"Do you know the birth and death year of your ghost son?"

"I don't know; I only know his name is Chi Miao, and he is the Deputy Police Inspector of the Western Shu Realm."

The Dog-Meat Daoist took a brush dipped in cinnabar and wrote a line of characters on yellow paper.

It looked like ghost-drawing talismans; Xiao Yu didn't recognize them.

She saw him holding the drawn talisman paper, first chanting words, then igniting it with a candle flame.

Watching the talisman paper burn into ashes, the Daoist stood in place for a while and said, "There is one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. The good news is that he is still alive and hasn't been beaten to the point of soul-scattering and energy-dissipation."

"The bad news is that either he is unwilling to pay attention to this 'little godmother' and is an unfilial son, or he is trapped somewhere and unable to rush over to fulfill his filial piety to you."

Xiao Yu asked curiously, "Can you determine his general state just by burning one talisman paper? What if he is too far from Tianmen Town?"

The Dog-Meat Daoist said indifferently, "No matter how far the distance is, how far can it be? Could it be further than the Thirty-Three Heavens?"

"As long as he is still within the Three Realms, I cannot guarantee that I can summon him."

"But letting him receive the message is definitely no problem."

The "invitations" he sent to the gods and saints were not for ghosts or gods, but for the Star Lords and deities in the heavens.

If he couldn't even send an "invitation" to the gods, how could he invite the gods to descend to the mortal realm?

It could be said that "sending invitations" was the introductory technique of the Daoist school he belonged to.

If even gods could be invited, for a mere ghost god of the Underworld, "sending invitations" was even simpler, and summoning them over was even simpler.

"Can I learn this technique of writing talismans and summoning ghosts?" Xiao Yu asked expectantly. ===== CHAPTER 212 =====