The Buddha is actually me

Chapter 264: Nine Sons Immortal, Buddha Mother's Pregnancy

The man took the Five Thunder Talisman, walked down Ganquan Mountain and returned to his doorstep.

At this moment, the sun had set and the sky was gradually darkening. He stood at the door of his house and wandered for a long time, with a hint of fear in his eyes.

The yard was pitch black, not even an oil lamp was on, forming a stark contrast to the neighbors' homes.

The man hesitated for a moment, but still gritted his teeth and stepped into the house.

Just as he stepped over the threshold, a gust of cold wind blew in and closed the door with a crisp bang.

The man shuddered, but strangely, he did not feel the familiar cold breath.

In the past, whenever he stepped into the house, it was as if he had stepped into an icy cave, and even wrapping himself in thick cotton clothes was of no use.

But at this moment there was a warm current in his arms, as if helping him resist the cold breath.

The man touched the Five Thunder Talisman hidden on his chest, and the panic in his heart inexplicably calmed down a little. He took a deep breath and pushed open the door of the inner room.

A strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine wafted to my face, mixed with the smell of blood.

"My husband, it hurts!"

"The fetus is moving again. I need to take medicine, take medicine..."

"Help me, it hurts!"

On the bed, a woman was lying with disheveled hair, her hands and feet tied, and her belly bulging. She was actually a pregnant woman.

Next to her was a bowl of medicine, in which was floating a piece of flesh-like medicinal material, which was yellow-brown in color and had remnants of the umbilical cord attached.

Placenta, a very special Chinese medicine.

It is called medicine, but in fact it is the placenta of a woman during childbirth. It is said to be able to warm the kidney and replenish essence, invigorate qi and nourish blood, and even treat infertility.

This kind of medicinal material is very precious and the man cannot afford it. In fact, he did not buy the placenta.

But it changes suddenly every day.

"Husband, hurry up and give me the medicine!!"

The woman shouted loudly, her voice shrill.

A ghost face and two ghost handprints appeared on her bulging belly. Her belly was stretched to the extreme, as if something was trying to break out from it.

The man felt an inexplicable chill and fear in his heart.

Is this thing really his flesh and blood?
Under his wife's pleading, he finally couldn't bear it and picked up the medicine for her to drink.

The woman sucked every drop of medicine almost hungrily and chewed the cooked flesh and blood, like a hungry beast that had lost its mind, which made the man feel creepy.

Placenta should be dried and ground into powder for oral administration, but the decoction that appears out of thin air every day is made by directly cooking fresh placenta. It is so fresh that it even contains blood, making men wonder if it was just removed.

Whenever he thought of this, he felt like vomiting.

The effect of the decoction was very obvious. The woman's stomach quickly calmed down. She was sweating all over and gasping for breath, but her face was glowing with a strange glow.

"Husband, quickly untie the rope for me, let's quickly thank the Buddha for the medicine!"

At his wife's urging, the man silently untied the rope.

The woman was wearing a loose tulle dress and had a big belly, but her body became unusually flexible. She walked to the next room and knelt down in front of a statue enshrined in the shrine.

She made a strange hand seal with her hands, then kowtowed, her voice very pious.

"Buddha Mother, thank you for the pregnancy-preserving medicine you gave me today. Please bless us mother and child to be safe. I, the believer Wen Yun, greet you and offer blood food..."

She muttered something and then pointed a finger toward the one-foot-tall statue.

The statue is very special. At the bottom is a lotus throne, and on top is a figure sitting cross-legged with nine arms, each in a seal, but one arm is broken in half. It looks like a Buddhist bodhisattva, with a crystal clear body, but a red cloth covering its head, hiding its face.

There was no wind in the room, but when the woman stretched out her finger, the red cloth moved without wind, vaguely revealing a chin covered with rust.

This gives the statue an eerie aura.

The woman stretched out her finger, and the next moment, a trace of pain flashed in her eyes, and her blood began to drain away, as if the statue was sucking her blood through its fingers.

A normal person would have felt scared, but the woman seemed to be possessed. Not only was she not afraid, but she covered her belly with her other hand, revealing a slight smile, exuding the radiance of motherhood.

After a moment, she withdrew her finger and looked at her husband.

"My husband, the Buddha said you also need to offer blood food, come quickly."

The man shuddered when he heard this, and a hint of fear appeared in his eyes.

The woman came over, gently took his hand, and said, "Don't be afraid, the Buddha Mother will not harm us. Without the Buddha Mother's blessing, we would not have this child. Come, it's easy."

"The Buddha Mother is only sucking away the blood poison in our bodies, which can prolong our lifespan..."

Under the guidance of his wife, the man stretched out his trembling hand towards the mouth of the statue under the red cloth.

The next moment, he felt the statue under the red cloth move, and needle-like objects pierced the skin on his fingers.

Just when his blood and energy were about to be sucked away like before, a strong current of heat suddenly surged in his arms.

Boom!

Not sure if it was an illusion, but the man seemed to hear thunder and the whole room was shaking.

The statue of the Mother of Buddha was shaking constantly, and the red cloth fluttered more violently, revealing a mouth full of fangs, which looked hideous and terrifying, and seemed to be opening and closing, saying something.

Click!

A tiny crack actually appeared on the lotus throne.

"The Buddha Mother is angry, the Buddha Mother is angry!"

"Husband, you, what did you bring back? The Buddha Mother is very angry..."

"The Buddha Mother said that there is something dirty in your body, and that is very bad for the fetus..."

The woman looked at him with a frightened and resentful expression.

But after all, she loved the man deeply, so she knelt down and kowtowed to the Buddha, pleading for the man, and even stretched out her finger again, offering her own blood to atone for the man.

After an unknown amount of time, the statue finally calmed down.

The man discovered that the crack on his lotus throne had healed, but his wife's face had become even paler, obviously she had lost a lot of energy and blood.

He knelt down respectfully to apologize, and quietly took out the Five Thunder Talisman in his arms, only to find that most of the talisman had turned into ashes, and the remaining part was all charred black.

The man lowered his eyes, and his originally dim eyes suddenly had a glimmer of light.

All the mages he had looked for before, even those who looked like immortals and had considerable power, were frightened to death when they saw this Buddha Mother. Some went crazy, and some died.

But this Taoist Zhang only gave him a talisman, but it caused such a big reaction from the Buddha Mother that a crack even appeared on her lotus throne.

Taoist Master Zhang, your reputation is truly well-deserved!
The Lingguan Temple finally gave him a glimmer of hope amidst the darkness and despair. At this moment, what he regretted most was that he had doubted Taoist Zhang at the time and did not choose to tell him the truth. Now he was filled with regret.

However, he has made up his mind that he will go to Lingguan Temple again early tomorrow morning to ask Taoist Zhang for help!
With confidence in his heart, his nervous mood instantly eased a lot. He pretended to apologize to the Buddha Mother, and comforted his wife and coaxed her to sleep.

He tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. He didn't know how much time had passed before he finally fell asleep.

But when he woke up drowsily, he found that his hands and feet were tied up, and even his mouth was blocked.

His wife looked at him apologetically and said, "My husband, the Buddha said that you have been confused by the dirty things and your baby is about to be born. You can't go out these days."

"Husband, just bear with it for a while, it will be fine soon."

……

Capital city, Imperial Observatory.

Zhuge Yunhu looked carefully at the cracks on the tortoise shell caused by the flames, his brows gradually furrowed, and the atmosphere around him became solemn.

Pei Qianhuo and Pei Qingchi, a pair of senior and junior brothers and sisters, sat at the table, waiting for the results of the fortune-telling.

On the main seat on the other side, there sat a handsome and cool general wearing a red robe and golden armor. She gently stroked the Dragon Sparrow Sword brought by Pei Qingchi, her eyes calm.

Pei Qingchi's swordsmanship was very clear. She could sense something even from the brilliant Zhang Jiuyang, but she could not sense anything from this female general.

It is like a bottomless abyss, the energy is unfathomable.

But one could vaguely sense a hint of extremely dangerous aura, as if there was a thunder lake or a volcano hidden in that abyss.

As if sensing the girl's gaze, Yue Ling slowly raised her eyes.

In an instant, Pei Qingchi seemed to hear the sound of a sword being unsheathed. His eyes were pierced, and a feeling of fear emerged in his clear sword heart.

terrible!

Is this Brother Zhang’s fiancée?

No wonder she could become the Supervisor of the Imperial Observatory at such a young age. And judging from her seat, it seems that Supervisor Zhuge has already trained her to be the next Supervisor.

Even the usually unruly senior brother sat upright at this moment, no longer being so carefree.

"You brought the Ghost Mother's hair, and with my divination skills, it should be enough to figure out the Ghost Mother's whereabouts, but the strange thing is..."

At this moment, Zhuge Yunhu suddenly spoke, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

"According to the hexagram, this ghost mother should be dead."

"died?"

Pei Qianhuo was surprised and said, "This is impossible. The Ghost Mother has the Nine Sons Immortal Technique. Even our previous Pavilion Master could only take the Nine Great Precious Irons and use the spiritual energy of Penglai Fairy Island to suppress it at the bottom of the East China Sea."

"Who has the ability to kill her?"

The Ghost Mother may not be the most powerful demon, but she is definitely the hardest to kill.

Her Nine Children's Immortality Technique has stumped countless masters who want to exorcise demons. In addition to being able to swallow ghost babies to practice, she can also separate nine "children" who are connected by blood.

These "children" are scattered all over the world, and no one has ever seen what they look like.

Once the ghost mother dies, she will use these "children" to revive and then become a new ghost mother.

In other words, she has nine lives.

Therefore, the best way to deal with the ghost mother is to suppress her, making it impossible for her to live or die.

Zhuge Yunhu took another look at the hexagram and spoke with certainty.

"No one in heaven or on earth will die, and the nets of heaven and earth will linger. The lives of the three hills and five tombs are not safe, and Ma Daolu will die in the underworld!"

"This is indeed a death hexagram. There is nothing wrong with the hexagram. The ghost mother is indeed dead. At least, she has died once."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's heart moved.

"You mean, the ghost mother encountered a strong enemy and had to use the Nine Sons Immortality Technique, so the result was a death hexagram?"

Pei Qingchi asked.

Upon hearing this, Yue Ling put away his Dragon Sparrow Sword and spoke slowly. His voice was slow and calm, yet loud and extremely firm.

"There is another possibility. The ghost mother committed suicide."

When these words were spoken, Pei Qingchi was shocked, Pei Qianhuo was a little confused, and Zhuge Yunhu smiled faintly with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

Long Hu was able to think of this and his mind became more meticulous than before.

"The Ghost Mother is no longer the arrogant and unscrupulous Ghost Goddess from more than a hundred years ago. Years of suppression have damaged her magic power. With the Sword Pavilion chasing her from behind and the Imperial Astronomical Observatory searching in front, what will she do?"

Yue Ling suddenly asked.

Pei Qingchi immediately replied: "Change your appearance and escape!"

"Yes, only in this way can she hide in the dark and escape the search of the Imperial Observatory and Jiange. This is why the people in the Imperial Observatory tried their best to investigate but could not find any information at all."

Yue Ling raised his eyes and looked at the heirs of Jiange, as well as the jailers and Lingtailang who were sitting upright.

"Everyone, what we are facing now is a ghost mother who knows how to adapt to changes and has learned the rules of survival in the human world. She has become smarter."

At this moment, even the thick-skinned Pei Qianhuo looked solemn.

The problem is serious.

I am not afraid of evil spirits becoming arrogant, I am afraid of evil spirits becoming smart.

This ghost mother has been imprisoned for more than a hundred years, and her mind has become even more profound.

"Then we will never find her?"

Yue Ling shook her head and said, "As long as she still wants to harm others, she will definitely reveal her flaws. Supervisor, you must have figured out something else."

She knew the supervisor very well, and that calm and composed smile on his face definitely showed that he had discovered something.

Zhuge Yunhu no longer hid it, nodded and smiled: "I did find a flaw, but I didn't calculate it, I found it out."

As he said this, he took out a file and handed it to Yue Ling.

Yue Ling took it and looked at it, her eyes lit up.

"The number of women who died of difficult childbirth in Yangzhou has increased several times over the past few years. Many of them have lost their placentas. Many pharmacies have run out of placenta..."

Zhuge Yunhu stroked his beard and smiled, saying: "What a ghost mother, not only did she escape, but she also played a trick of hiding the truth under the lamp."

"We all thought that she would not stay in the prefecture near the East China Sea, but she did the opposite and hid in Yangzhou!"

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(End of this chapter)