Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 187 Many Birthday Celebrants
The shadow was silent.
He stood there for ages but no one paid him any attention.

It slumped behind Li Wushou like a deflated balloon.

Li Wushou noticed the dark figure's limpness, assuming it was due to exhaustion from the earlier blows, and ignored it.

The shadowy figure was desperate; it planned to find a mute person and learn some gestures when it had some free time.

Li Wushou touched his neck; the throat that Huang Ping had slashed open earlier had almost healed.

Looking around, seeing that the work was nearing completion, Li Wushou asked the old beggar:
What do you think of that Bamboo Gentleman?

The old beggar had just finished bowing to the four directions when he saw that Li Wushou showed no sign of giving him any blood seeds. He couldn't help but mutter, "Stingy!"

But when he thought about how Li Wushou had been staring intently at him as he was burning incense, he wasn't sure if Li Wushou had discovered that he had been keeping the incense for himself.

This is no small matter; the amount of incense offerings he has withheld over the years is not limited to tonight.

If Li Wushou confirms it, what will happen next?
He needs incense from far too many places.

For example, his incense burner is dilapidated and far from being repaired;

For example, his body is so weak that he can only use a few fingers;

Li Wushou and Chen Gou'er are young and don't know the value of firewood, rice, oil, and salt when they're in charge of the household. They don't know how to use things properly, and if they don't cut back on their own spending, they'll be in trouble when something serious happens.

However, the old beggar also understood that even if Li Wushou knew, he probably wouldn't say anything.

But the old beggar still didn't want Li Wushou to know, because he felt insecure about it.

He began to miss the days when Li Wushou was ignorant and naive.

How long has it been? Hundreds of years or how many?

The old beggar had also forgotten some of it.

It's not fun anymore since I developed a brain.

The old beggar sighed softly.
Upon hearing Li Wushou's question, he hesitated for a moment before deciding to reply:
"It doesn't seem human!"
A birthday celebration is held once a month; this can be either a birthday celebration or a celebration of a deity!

Moreover, when the Donkey Taoist mentioned the "immortal dew," his state was somewhat off; his mind momentarily scattered. This is a common state for worshippers, but the Donkey Taoist's symptoms were extremely mild, not like a deliberate act.

Li Wushou nodded outwardly, but inwardly he was thinking of something else.

The old beggar must have withheld the incense offerings!

He had deliberately and swaggered out his blood seed just now, partly to see how the old beggar would react.

If the old beggar were to casually threaten Chen Gou'er with telling him what happened, that would be a different story.

But if they become obedient after gritting their teeth, then there's a big problem.

Now is not the time to fight fire with fire. Taking advantage of the old beggar's cooperation, Li Wushou asked again:

"Where is that auspicious site? Was there any auspicious site when we were implanting bones in Dwarf White Mountain?"

The old beggar stretched and yawned.

"There weren't many good locations when the bone was implanted, so it's hard to say now."

Seeing that the old beggar was in low spirits, Li Wushou said no more. "We'll be at White Bone Mountain tomorrow, let's go take a look!"

With a touch of his brow, he sent the old beggar back to the Three Immortals Pavilion.

Li Wushou glanced at the fields outside the village shop, then took a step and disappeared from the spot.

After a long while, two slightly thin men in hemp clothing in the field suddenly shivered and woke up with a start.

Then, as if remembering something, he staggered toward the village shop.

Upon seeing the new willow tree growing in the backyard, the two solemnly prostrated themselves on the ground in worship.

The eerie fog thinned
Heaven and earth returned to a state of hazy darkness.
Li Wushou and Chen Gou'er were walking on the road

The two of them walked much faster than they could ride those damn paper donkeys.

Chen Gou'er woke up hungry this morning and thought he would ask Li Wushou to find some food in the village shop.

When he opened his eyes, he found that he was already dozens of miles away!

Feeling a bit bored inside the Three Immortals Pavilion, he started clamoring to go out and play.

Along the way, Chen Gou'er looked around and kept sniffing.

“There’s food!”

Chen Gou'er yelled and then rushed into the woods by the roadside.

Li Wushou zoomed out and in the next instant saw Chen Gou'er lying on the back of a wild boar in the woods.

"Boom boom boom!"

After three punches, the wild boar collapsed to the ground, bleeding from all seven orifices and convulsing.

Just as Chen Gou'er was about to return to the roadside with the wild boar on his back, Li Wushou moved and entered the woods.

A moment later, the paper goddess directed her two paper figures to roast the cleaned wild boar over the fire.

Li Wushou sat by the fire, resting with his eyes closed, while Chen Gou'er squeezed next to the Paper Goddess, rubbing his hands together and occasionally turning to ask her a question:
"Is it ready? Can we eat now?"

The paper goddess was exhausted and could only keep urging the two paper figures to bake faster.

Since Li Wushou put on the Yin-Yang Taoist robe, she has changed the Yin-Yang paper robe into ordinary clothes.

At this moment, being constantly urged by Chen Gou'er, she looked just like a bullied little maid in a wealthy family.

How can you still see any resemblance to the Guanyin Mountain Paper Goddess?

Li Wushou was also somewhat speechless.

Just then, the dark figure suddenly moved, and Li Wushou slowly opened his eyes and looked around.

However, upon closer inspection, Li Wushou found nothing unusual.

I glanced at the dark figure with some confusion. Suddenly, the dark figure stood up and stretched into the depths of the woods behind me.

Li Wushou's mind stirred, and he instructed the paper goddess who was intently watching the fire:
"Keep an eye on Third Master, I'm going to check on things in the back."

Before the paper goddess could respond, he had already leaped onto the branch.

Following the direction indicated by the shadowy figure, after a few leaps, they finally noticed something unusual in their line of sight.

Deep within this dense forest, another path emerged. This path differed from the main road in front of the village shop that Li Wushou had previously walked on; it was filled with an eerie and sinister aura.

It doesn't look like a path meant for humans to walk on; it looks more like a path left specifically for evil spirits.

At this moment, a bridal sedan chair is leisurely traveling along the road.

Li Wushou looked closely and saw two small figures standing in front of and behind the sedan chair.

The little figure is about four feet tall, looks lively and cute, like a five or six-year-old child.

But Li Wushou could tell at a glance that they were not human, or rather, not living people!
These four children were filled with large amounts of silver and mercury, and their bodies, except for their faces, were engraved with mysterious inscriptions, clearly indicating that they were gold and silver children who had been refined.

In the Land of Misfortune, some clans refine such gold and silver boy figures, which are commonly used for either driving or protecting their homes.

Even within the Five Directions City, Li Wushou had seen some families refine these things, though they were more discreet, as the City God forbade them from doing so on a large scale.

The four golden and silver boys, one on the left and one on the right, lifted the sedan chair.

Although the calves are short, the stride frequency is fast, so the overall speed of the sedan chair is not slow.

Li Wushou nodded to himself, realizing that speed was indeed not an absolute cause-and-effect relationship with leg length.

Chen Gou'er has short legs, but he still runs very fast, doesn't he?
The paper donkey I folded myself—ugh! It's a paper horse! Next time, I can improve my speed in that area.

But after thinking about it, Li Wushou put an end to the idea.

He doesn't plan to fold anything anytime soon!

Continuing to look at the sedan chair, Li Wushou became more serious this time, his gaze leaving the sedan chair and entering its interior.

Huh?

Li Wushou looked somewhat surprised!
Inside the sedan chair sat an old woman resting with her eyes closed.

Her hair was snow-white, yet meticulously combed.

However, his face looked much smaller than Huang A-sao's because he had far fewer wrinkles.

Li Wushou wasn't surprised by the old woman herself; what surprised him was the strange human face that grew on her back.

The face also had closed eyes, a very small nose, and a very long mouth that stretched across the entire face.

As the sedan chair trembled slightly, the person's lips parted slightly, revealing two rows of fine, sharp teeth that looked incredibly razor-sharp.

wrong!

It's not just a human face!
The old woman's entire back was completely hollow; the skin on her back was far too smooth compared to the skin on her front.

Only after concentrating did Li Wushou realize that a strange creature was curled up on the old woman's back.

This monstrous creature had four tentacles that extended from its body into the old woman's limbs. The smooth skin on the old woman's back was actually filled with the creature's belly.

The strange face originally grew on the monster's belly.

However, Li Wushou felt that the old woman was not possessed by a strange creature, but rather that she was naturally like that.

Is this a strange god whose flesh and blood have been mutated after consuming incense offerings?

Li Wushou observed quietly, while the shadowy figure behind him grew anxious, feeling that this strange god was a good hunting target.

Ever since it saw Li Wushou swallow the Corpse Willow God whole last night, it has been unable to eat or sleep properly.

At this moment, he was eager to prove his worth to Li Wushou!
Li Wushou was confused; he thought the shadowy figure was just very hungry.

However, after discerning the direction of the old woman and her group and discovering that they were also heading towards White Bone Mountain, Li Wushou abandoned the idea of ​​making a move at that moment.

Upon hearing the old beggar say that those who traded immortal dew with Zhu Junzi would fall into unconscious worship, Li Wushou instinctively felt that this was a good opportunity to reap the rewards of his incense offerings.

Therefore, he did not want to make a move at this moment and alert the enemy.

Regardless of whether the old beggar had withheld the offerings, he had no intention of squeezing money out of the old beggar's pocket at this moment.

Squeeze in at a crucial moment, and you might just get a surprise!
Being able to settle the matter of incense offerings at White Bone Mountain is a good thing for Li Wushou.

This way, he would have enough time to search for treasures in the Upper Cultivation Cave where the Paper Goddess originated.

The bridal sedan chair moved hurriedly, passing through the side road and disappearing from sight.

Before long, Li Wushou had a chance to calm the agitated shadow.

Then, another strange figure appeared on the path and entered Li Wushou's field of vision.

A white dog with piercing eyes stood upright, nearly ten feet tall.

After surveying the surroundings, it suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a man and a woman curled up in a ball.

The man and woman slowly rose and bowed down to the white dog.

The white dog ignored the two and continued to spit out, soon spitting out fresh spines in front of them.

A man and a woman respectfully reached out and took the package, then took out their personal belongings, wrapped them up, and carried them on their backs.

The two people and the dog walked along the path toward White Bone Mountain.

However, at this moment, it looks as if the owner is taking a dog to a banquet.

"Interesting! Is this a changui (a type of ghost)?"

Li Wushou muttered uncertainly, "Isn't the ability of the Changgui a common evil spirit of tigers?"
What's with this white dog? But its eyes do look like a tiger's.

Li Wushou withdrew his gaze, a smile appearing on his lips.

It seems there are a lot of people coming to offer birthday wishes this time!
Seeing the shadowy figure becoming increasingly anxious, Li Wushou tried to calm him down.

"Alright, you'll have plenty to eat this time, what's the rush?"

The shadowy figure was taken aback. "Is there something for me to eat?"
Does Li Wushou still need me to eat?
For a moment, the shadowy figure felt as if tears were welling up in its eyes, and then instantly became obedient.

Li Wushou nodded, preparing to leave and return to Chen Gou'er's side.

Just as he set off, Li Wushou suddenly realized something.

The distance from here to the bonfire where we just had the barbecue is nearly five miles, plus the two miles from my own perspective, making it almost seven miles in total.

When did the shadowy figure become able to detect such a large distance?

If the other party hadn't been so hungry, I wouldn't have known.

It seems I still can't eat too much!
(End of this chapter)