This was evident to the corpse. He didn't care, but asked, "Is this how you treat your life-saver and teacher?" "

My mind was full of the tragic situation of Old Man Hao struggling on the hospital bed, and I couldn't help asking, "In the hospital, Old Man Hao, is it you?" "

I myself know that I am speaking incoherently, because at this time I am in a state of agitation, and I no longer have the ability to organize the language completely.

The corpse rose from the ground and walked over to me, and I was sure he understood me. The abbot and I trembled with fear, but neither we ran away. I guess I don't even have the guts to run away.

The corpse stood in front of me, looked at me for a moment, then put its mouth to my ear, and said softly, "I am your master, and you are my apprentice." A teacher for one day, a father for life, and now I tell you that your master is a good person, a good person with a clear conscience. What you see and hear is not the truth, what I tell you is the truth. "

I had the audacity to whisper, "What is the truth?" "

The corpse looked at me and said, "The truth is, there are some things that you don't have to know. You just have to trust me unconditionally. "

Night, quietly, two ever-bright lights beep and burn in the night. The incense of the Dasheng Temple is not served, and even the lamp oil is inferior, and sparks have been popping up.

The abbot and I were pressed to the futon by the dead body, and he sat cross-legged across from the two of us. Put on an honest face and say to us, "If there's anything you want to ask, just ask." "

I thought about it for a while, and I couldn't help but throw out the ultimate three questions of life: "Who are you?" Where have you come from and where are you going? "

The dead corpse didn't think about it, and replied casually: "My name is Zhang Yuan, but this name is not something you can call, you should call me Master." I can't tell you where I'm going, and you'll know where I'm going, because from now on, you're going to be inseparable from me. "

I looked at him, overwhelmed by this confidence for a moment.

After the last moment, the abbot finally couldn't stand it anymore, and said with a crying voice: "What the hell is going on? Isn't this coffin, this master with a body Xu You a coffin? How did it become you again? Are you dead or alive?"

Zhang Yuan looked at the abbot and suddenly asked, "Who are you with a crooked neck?" "

The abbot was stunned for a moment and said, "Do you know my cousin's nickname?" "

Zhang Yuan sighed: "It turned out to be a nephew with a crooked neck." I know your cousin, and he is my lifesaver. "

Then, Zhang Yuan told us what happened to this incident.

According to him, when he was young, he studied Taoism under the guidance of an alien person. Finally something. Originally, life was safe, I married a wife, had a daughter, and the family was peaceful and had plenty of food and clothing.

However, one day, Zhang Yuan's daughter mysteriously disappeared, and immediately after, his wife also died.

At first, Zhang Yuan thought it was all an accident. However, in the next few days, he found that the house he lived in became more and more cloudy, and every night, he would hear the sound of ghosts crying and howling.

Fortunately, Zhang Yuanjing had a channel technique, so he was not afraid at all, and rushed out of the road with a peachwood sword. However, after the release of the slure, it was discovered that all this was a trap.

There were more than a dozen wild ghosts faintly lurking outside, and Zhang Yuan could only come out, so he rushed up and fought with him.

Although the other party is outnumbered, Zhang Yuan is profound after all, and he will not be in danger for a while. However, at this critical moment, a man with a masked face suddenly jumped down from a tree and injured him at once.

After Zhang Yuan lay on the ground, the people who attacked him took advantage of the night to kill people. Zhang Yuan had no power to fight back at all, and he was already dying. However, at this time, an old monk passed by not far away, silently chanting sutras as he walked.

When the masked man saw someone coming, he hurriedly fled.

The masked man left, but the little ghosts besieging him refused to leave, and they all planned to take advantage of Zhang Yuan's weakness and get on him.

Zhang Yuanzhi Dao, with his years of practice, this body already has some Taoist foundation. Once controlled by evil spirits, the consequences are difficult to predict. Anyway, he won't live long at this time, so simply, he used his peachwood sword to pierce his heart.

The peachwood sword is nailed to the heart, which is equivalent to locking the body, and it is difficult for any soul to enter. And Zhang Yuan's own soul was also forced out.

Those evil ghosts are still clinging to Zhang Yuan's corpse, and for ghosts without a body, the body of a cultivator can be regarded as a treasure.

And Zhang Yuan's soul followed the old monk to the Great Holy Temple in a daze.

The old monk crooked his neck, walked all the way, and recited the scriptures all the way. He is the abbot's cousin, nicknamed "Crooked Neck".

That night, after returning to the temple with his neck crooked, he sat on the temple and continued to recite the scriptures.

Zhang Yuan's soul has no physical body as an attachment, it is slowly dissipating, and in desperation, he took advantage of the aggravation of the yin qi at night to blow out the everlasting lamp in the temple, and then appeared.

The crooked neck was startled, but after all, he had been a monk for many years, and he was not scared away.

Zhang Yuan explained his current situation in detail to Crooked Neck, and then begged Crooked Neck to save him.

The crooked neck is different from the abbot, he is a true monk. The monk was compassionate, and he hurriedly bought a coffin from the nearest coffin shop according to Zhang Yuan's instructions. Then, in the middle of the night, a pit was dug and buried under the main hall.

According to Zhang Yuan's idea. As long as his soul is put in a coffin, buried in the ground, nourished by the underground yin qi, and maintained by the Dao art before his death, his soul should not be scattered. And after all, the Great Holy Temple enshrines the Immortal Buddha, and the previous evil ghosts did not dare to come in to trouble him. Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, everything can be discussed in the long run.

Zhang Yuan's soul stayed in the coffin for I don't know how many years, and later, with Taoism, he forcibly attached his soul to the coffin, and let this black lacquered coffin be his stand-in. And his soul began to tentatively come to the world, looking for his body.

At this time, I found out that the Great Holy Temple had changed owners. The demons and masked men of the past have long since lost sight of the road. And his body, I don't know who buried it in the ground, and was used by a group of ghosts to hook and harm people with the help of the yin energy on his body.

In this way, Zhang Yuan had the idea of digging up the body and finding a way to come back to life. Moreover, until now, he still doesn't know who was harming him back then, and what was going to harm him.

Listening to Zhang Yuan's words, I vaguely understood what was going on: "According to what you say, the corpse under the ghost market is your body, and the coffin contains your soul." Equal to my help, and then brought you back to life? "

Zhang Yuan nodded: "You can also say the same." I was going to let the little Taoist priest help me, but I didn't expect to meet you by mistake, this is probably the fate that the Buddhists say, it is destined to be my apprentice. "

I'm mentally a thousand and ten thousand reluctant. I also graduated from university, and although I am now selling insurance, I have a great future after all. What's the deal with following this living dead as an apprentice?

So I suggested, "The thin Taoist priest has really always wanted to worship you as a teacher, otherwise the two of us will change, you can accept him as an apprentice and let me go." "

Zhang Yuan sneered: "Do you still want a future?" Xu You, you have eaten the food of the resentful ghosts, do you know what this means? "

I was a little apprehensive by his gaze, and cautiously asked, "What does that mean?" "

Zhang Yuan looked at me with interest: "Wronged ghosts, wronged ghosts, a breath of resentment is not over." If it is inflicted on the living, it is bad luck. If you eat their ghost food, you will have bad luck in this life, and you will achieve nothing and be useless. "

These words were like a basin of cold water, poured down from head to toe, and extinguished the fire in my heart, and I still asked unwillingly: "Really? "

Zhang Yuan nodded solemnly: "Follow me, I can keep you safe and don't worry about food and clothing." Besides, since you have already apprenticed, you are a person in this sect, and you cannot change it for the rest of your life. "

I was a little disheartened, but I didn't believe it, and tentatively said, "What if I don't want to be your apprentice?" "

Zhang Yuan looked at me: "I don't force others in my life, you don't want to be my apprentice, and I won't stop you." But I warn you, you won't live for more than three days. "

I gasped: "Threaten me? Are you going to kill me? "

Zhang Yuan shook his head: "I don't have to kill you, it's fate." You will die in all kinds of accidents, floods, fires, and no one knows what to do. If you're willing to follow me for a while, you will understand that I am not alarmist. "

I didn't speak, my heart wavering.

Zhang Yuan saw that I was hesitant, waved his hand and said, "In this way, you symbolically be my apprentice for a few months, and when I fully recover and take revenge, you will leave, how about it?" It can also be regarded as an explanation to the grandfather. Maybe he'll let you go as soon as he's happy. "

I nodded: "It's okay, it's okay to try." But he was muttering in his heart: "Can you get in or out?" How do I feel that this is a pyramid scheme? "

I talked to Zhang Yuan for a while, and the fear in my heart gradually subsided. For a moment, I forgot that he had been a dead body. I also forgot that he once took other people's souls in the hospital, because he spoke too much like a normal person.

The abbot, who had been sitting next to me, finally couldn't help but ask, "If you say that, are you a living person?" After being buried in the ground for so many years, is it still alive? "

Zhang Yuan smiled slightly: "This is the subtlety of Taoism. The peachwood sword was stuck in his chest, a bit like a closed qigong, and it looked like he was dead, but in fact, he had been waiting for a chance to come back to life. "

The abbot and I seemed to understand what we heard, but we were both a little relieved: "It's good if it's Taoism, it's good if it's not a dead man." "

At this time, Zhang Yuan looked at the two of us: "You two, have you finished asking?" Go find me some clothes. Xu You, you deserve it, do you let the master be so naked? "