The Buddha is actually me

Chapter 150: The corpse-driving lineage, strangers stay away
Tiger Hill, late at night.

Tiger Hill is unusually quiet at night, with towering rocks and lush vegetation, casting eerie shadows under the moonlight.

Liu Zifeng and Su Lingshan, the brother and sister, began to get a little nervous. They put their hands on the hilts of the swords at their waists and concentrated their attention, fearing that a vicious tiger would jump out from the shadows if they were not careful.

Taoist Master Jingxing walked in front, holding a compass in his hand. The needle kept turning, as if he could track the tiger monster.

Suddenly, a series of sharp sounds were heard, which sounded somewhat like children's laughter.

Su Lingshan was startled.

"It's an owl."

Zhang Jiuyang's voice sounded slowly. He walked at the back, facing the gloomy Tiger Hill with an indifferent expression and calm eyes, as if he was here to enjoy the mountains and rivers.

"The owl is also called the evil-voiced bird, and the people call it the night owl."

Seeing that the brother and sister were a little nervous, he explained that in fact, owl is an owl.

Unexpectedly, they became even more nervous. Liu Zifeng said in a deep voice: "Brother Zhang, my junior sister and I have traveled around the world and have stayed in the mountains at night. We have heard the calls of night owls. This shouldn't be the case!"

Su Lingshan also nodded and said, "Yes, the cry of the night owl is a bit like a child crying, how can it be... like laughing?"

Thinking of the weird laughter just now, she got goose bumps.

Zhang Jiuyang smiled faintly and said, "That's because owls can smell the special smell of rotten flesh on dead people. When they smell this smell, their voices will change slightly, and sound a bit like laughter."

Don't be afraid of night owls barking, just be afraid of night owls laughing.

Therefore, people also call owls the birds of mourning and the birds that chase away souls. There is also a proverb that goes, "When an owl enters the house at night, there is no reason for it."

After hearing what Zhang Jiuyang said, Su Lingshan shuddered and leaned closely against her senior brother.

She realized something that was extremely terrifying.

"Brother Zhang, do you mean... there is a dead person nearby?"

Zhang Jiuyang sighed and said, "I'm afraid there are quite a few."

The next moment, countless pairs of eyes flashing with dim light suddenly emerged from the dark forest, and strange laughter sounded, echoing in the mountains and jungles, making people's scalps tingle.

"Owls are solitary birds, but now there are so many of them gathered together. This shows how strong the smell of death is."

Zhang Jiuyang's words made the two of them feel cold, and they subconsciously looked at Taoist Master Jingxing.

At this moment, only the Taoist Master Jingxing, who has great supernatural powers, can make them feel safe.

Jingxing snorted coldly, took out a yellow talisman, pinched his fingers and chanted a spell, then took a big sip of wine and sprayed it on the yellow talisman.

The next moment, the yellow talisman turned into a ball of dark blue flame, leaping like a fire snake and scaring away all the owls.

The flames died out quickly without igniting the trees.

Zhang Jiuyang smiled slightly. The Wanfu Tower did have some tricks. At least when it came to talismans, they had quite a few tricks.

Suddenly, Taoist Master Jingxing counted with his fingers, his face changed slightly, and he said, "Oh no, it's going to rain!"

Sure enough, the next moment a strong wind blew up, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and in just a few breaths, fine raindrops poured down.

"Let's find a place to avoid the rain first, otherwise my talismans will be soaked in water and their power will be greatly reduced."

Jingxing led them forward, and soon they saw an abandoned mountain temple. Everyone went into the temple to take shelter from the rain.

The temple was very dilapidated. Only half of the statue was left, and its head had rolled to the ground, covered with spider webs.

But fortunately we can still avoid the rain.

Liu Zifeng was very experienced and found some wood in the temple, lit it with a flint, and used it to warm his cold body.

"Master, let's warm ourselves by the fire!"

Liu Zifeng greeted.

Jingxing shook his head and said, "I just used a lot of talismans. I will meditate to recover my magic power. As soon as the rain stops, we will kill the tiger monster immediately!"

After saying this, he began to sit cross-legged, meditating and regulating his energy. There seemed to be a faint glow on his face, and an invisible air current surged, blowing his snow-white hair and beard fluttering. He really looked like a god.

Su Lingshan sighed: "Even if we practice for a lifetime, we can never be as good as the Taoist priest."

Liu Zifeng's expression darkened when he heard this.

They are definitely young heroes in the martial arts world, the best among men. At a young age, they have earned the reputation of the Twin Heroes of Lingnan. However, their past achievements, which they were so proud of, are so insignificant in front of real practitioners.

Even if one becomes a master in martial arts, at most he can become an outer disciple of a sect and cannot receive the true teachings.

It’s not that the sect is stingy, but most of the people who practice martial arts do not have the roots to practice immortality.

Liu Zifeng's father once spent a lot of money to send him to Taiping Temple, but the test results showed that he did not have the roots to practice, so he was sent back.

Boom!

Thunder continued to rumble and the rain outside was getting heavier.

Su Lingshan thankfully said, "Brother Zhang, it's a good thing your daughter didn't come with you, otherwise she would not be able to handle such heavy rain."

After a pause, she sighed and said, "How could such a cute child get...that kind of disease?"

Zhang Jiuyang smiled faintly and said, "Perhaps not knowing anything is also a kind of happiness."

"Lady Su, since you like children so much, why don't you have one with Brother Liu?"

Su Lingshan glanced at her senior brother shyly.

Liu Zifeng laughed loudly, not hiding his feelings. He took his sister's hand and said with a smile, "In two years, when we go to the desert, we will get married, have a child, and open a martial arts school in our hometown. We will never go anywhere else."

"Senior Brother~" Su Lingshan was both angry and happy, her face was shy, but her eyes were full of affection.

Zhang Jiuyang: “…”

I didn't expect that I could eat a mouthful of dog food just by roasting a fire.

Seeing Zhang Jiuyang's stiff expression, Liu Zifeng patted his sister's hand and whispered, "Brother Zhang is alone with his daughter in the martial arts world. Maybe his family has encountered some changes. Let's be careful not to irritate him."

Su Lingshan quickly straightened her body and looked at Zhang Jiuyang apologetically.

Zhang Jiuyang: “…”

Your family just encountered an accident, and I am obviously unmarried.

However, he had a good impression of these two people. They were innocent and chivalrous, just like the knights who walked out of martial arts novels.

Su Lingshan quickly changed the subject.

"By the way, Brother Zhang, before we left, I saw you whisper a few words into your daughter's ear. Was it any instructions?"

Zhang Jiuyang smiled slightly and said, "I told her not to bully others in the charity cemetery. Of course, if someone wants to bully her..."

"Then you don't have to be polite anymore."

……

Yizhuang.

After Zhang Jiuyang and others left, the coffin keeper held Ao Ya's hand and lingered at the door for a long time.

Boom!Boom!Boom!Boom!
The coffins that were originally suppressed by the yellow talisman began to tremble again, and terrifying roars could be heard faintly from inside, as if urging something.

The coffin keeper was not afraid, but looked down at Ao Ya.

Looking at the little girl who was looking up with big black eyes full of innocence, he showed a trace of confusion on his face, but finally sighed.

"Stop arguing, I'll cook right away."

He brought Ao Ya to the kitchen and started cutting vegetables, pouring water, adding seasonings and making a fire. The aroma wafted in the air and Ao Ya couldn't help swallowing his saliva, his eyes shining.

Is it time to eat again? Happy!
But the next moment, the coffin keeper picked her up, threw her into the cauldron, slammed the lid on her, and pressed it down with the prepared stones.

Then he began to throw in more firewood, and the flames under the stove grew bigger and bigger.

Boom!

There was a knocking sound from under the lid, but it soon died down.

The coffin in the charity cemetery finally calmed down.

……

"My junior sister and I encountered a very strange thing when we were traveling in Jingzhou."

Next to the fire, Liu Zifeng was telling the legendary story of himself and his junior sister.

"There have always been rumors of corpse-driving in Jingzhou. It is said that there is a sect called the Corpse-driving Mountain, but it cannot be found no matter what."

"Once, my junior sister and I were staying at an inn. In the middle of the night, we heard some noise outside. We looked out the window and saw a group of jumping corpses. There was a Taoist priest in front of us, ringing a bell to lead the way and shouting for strangers to stay out of the way."

"At that time, I was a young and brave man, so I went out to talk to the Taoist priest and invited him to drink. The Taoist priest was also a generous man. He said that he was a disciple of the Corpse Driving Mountain and was sending these corpses back to their hometown for burial."

"I asked him if these corpses wanted to eat?"

"The Taoist priest said that we should eat some raw chicken or pork, but we cannot let them see blood, otherwise they will turn into zombies."

"Once this corpse becomes a zombie, it will be invulnerable to weapons and swords. It will be difficult for us martial artists to defeat it. It can also transform into an even more powerful zombie, and even be able to fly!"

"The Taoist priest also said that some monks who have gone astray will let them eat humans in order to quickly raise powerful zombies!"

"Some zombies that have gained intelligence even like to eat cooked food..."

Su Lingshan pinched her senior brother and said, "Why are you talking about this in the middle of the night? It's scary!"

Liu Zifeng quickly apologized.

Zhang Jiuyang smiled slightly, glanced at Jingxing who was still meditating, and said, "Let me tell you a story too."

He paused and said, "Once upon a time, there was a shady inn. All the guests who came were secretly killed and their bodies were used to feed a monster. But this would be discovered one day, so the shopkeeper had an idea and decided to turn the inn into..."

"Yizhuang."

"This is indeed a good idea. There is a tiger demon haunting the area, and there are often unclaimed corpses. We can feed the monster with them. Besides, it is reasonable for the charity cemetery to collect corpses, and it will not attract attention."

Liu Zifeng and Su Lingshan looked at each other and could see each other's shock.

They have realized that the story told by Brother Zhang seems to have... a hidden meaning.

"Everything was going smoothly until one day, an uninvited guest came to the charity cemetery. He was a Taoist priest with some magical powers. He wanted to get rid of the harm to the people and kill the tiger monster."

"But unfortunately, although the Taoist saw that there was a lot of resentment in the funeral, he did not think of the coffin keeper. Instead, he instructed him to hang deerskin banners and hang afterlife lamps to dispel the evil spirit."

"After that, he went into the mountains with full confidence to subdue the demon, but unfortunately, he failed."

Boom!

A flash of lightning illuminated the mountain temple and also illuminated Jingxing's slowly opening eyes.

……

(End of this chapter)