Chapter 23: When I first saw Zhong Kui, I learned the news
In one of the bedrooms of the Hudu City Lord's Mansion, a group of uniformed soldiers were anxiously surrounding a man lying on the couch with a moaning mouth, all helpless, not knowing what to do.
I saw that the man who was unconscious on the couch had a leopard head and eyes, an iron face and a beard, and a strange appearance, but even in the moaning, there was a trace of righteousness between his eyebrows, which made people know at a glance that he was a true hero and a true hero with a bold temperament, a bright and upright person, and a bold man.
"Brother, what's wrong with you? You can't be okay!", Zhong Ling, who was supported by Zhou Yan, entered the bedroom, saw the situation of the people on the couch, and hurriedly came to the head of the bed excitedly and asked the people around him.
"Sister, I'm fine, don't worry about me, these brothers are all just a little bit of a small injury, what are you asking to do, you don't know my body, it's really a fuss, who is this?", the man lying on the couch glanced at the man standing behind his sister and asked strangely.
"Oh, brother, let me introduce to you, this is Zhou Yan Zhou Gongzi, my new friend. Zhou Gongzi, this is my brother Zhong Kui, and he is also the city lord of Hudu", Zhong Ling hurriedly introduced to both parties.
"Hahaha, it turned out to be my sister's friend, then you are also my Zhong Kui's friend. It's just that I'm sick in bed now, and I can't get up to salute, but it makes Brother Zhou smile", Zhong Kui smiled heroically and said loudly.
"City Lord Zhong, it's funny, since you are injured, you naturally have to recuperate", after Zhou Yan heard Zhong Kui's name, although he thought of the endless waves in his heart, he didn't show it at all on his face, but greeted Zhong Kui very friendly.
"Hey, what is the name of Zhong City Lord, since it is my friend Zhong Kui, just call me Zhong Kui, or Brother Zhong, it is too much to call Zhong City Lord", Zhong Kui said heroically.
"Since that's the case, then I'll climb high, Brother Zhong", Zhou Yan smiled slightly on his face and shouted.
Zhong Kui, although this name is not famous in the current world, it seems that he is just a mortal, but in Zhou Yan's previous life, it is quite prestigious, that is the god who can fight ghosts and drive away evil spirits in the Chinese folklore in the previous life, and is the only god of all responses among the gods of traditional Taoism in China.
I didn't expect to see a real person here in this life. It seems that he is right, in the past, why Zhou Yan wanted to have something to do with Zhong Ling, it was because he sensed a trace of ghost energy on Zhong Ling's body, so Zhou Yan wanted to follow the vine and follow Zhong Ling to see where she was contaminated with this ghost energy, maybe it was related to the well of gods and demons suppressed by the Ruyi Golden Hoop Stick in the mouth of the Dragon King of the East China Sea, so he tried his best to follow Zhong Ling all the way.
At this time, Zhou Yan looked at Zhong Kui lying on the couch, the exuberant vitality of that body always gave him an unreal feeling, and there was still a trace of evil ghost qi in his body, Zhou Yan's heart moved, and an illusory golden flame flashed in his eyes, looking towards Zhong Kui.
As a result, as expected, I didn't expect that my whim would have such a big gain. If what he sees is good, the Zhong Kui lying on the couch in front of him is no longer a living person, but a ghost who has been lost for a long time. Because people's souls are all made up of three souls and seven souls, but Zhong Kui's body only has two souls and seven souls, and he lacks a life soul. The soul is the root of the human soul and the embodiment of vitality, Zhong Kui lacks the soul of life, it can be seen that the vitality has been broken, and it stands to reason that the soul should have returned to the underworld a long time ago.
However, in Zhong Kui's body, there is a strong resentment that fills Zhong Kui's two souls and seven spirits, replacing the role of the original life soul, with the support of a dark green power, together with the rest of the two souls and seven spirits, maintaining the vitality in Zhong Kui's body, making him look no different from ordinary people in terms of appearance and daily life, but in fact, Zhong Kui has become a non-human and non-ghost resentful soul body.
Just when Zhou Yan was still thinking, suddenly, a hurried figure ran into the bedroom, came to Zhong Kui's side, and shouted loudly: "Zhong Kui, Zhong Kui, what's wrong with you? What kind of evil ghost hurt you like this?" As he spoke, he also wanted to lift Zhong Kui's clothes and take a closer look at Zhong Kui's wounds.
"Du Ping, why did you only come now, where did you run before?And what kind of camel did you find for me, you almost killed me, I know that you are unreliable", Zhong Ling glanced at the person who came, and asked him again and again.
Zhou Yan glanced at the visitor and found that he was the fake Taoist priest he had seen in the market before, and it turned out that he was Du Ping in Zhong Ling's mouth. It's just that I don't know what his relationship is with Zhong Kui and Zhong Ling, and why he is here. However, what happened to the evil ghost in Du Ping's mouth just now?
"Brother Zhong, doesn't it mean that since that immortal came to Hudu three years ago, Hudu has been under the protection of that immortal, and there are no evil ghosts and ghosts? Why was Brother Zhong injured by evil ghosts today?", Zhou Yan asked strangely.
"Who are you?Why did you appear here?", it seems that after Zhou Yan asked, Du Ping noticed Zhou Yan's existence. He looked at Zhou Yan curiously and asked.
"In the next Zhou Yan, it's Miss Zhong's friend", Zhou Yan saw something in Du Ping's eyes, so he didn't respond to Du Ping's question head-on, but instead lightly pointed out his relationship with Zhong Ling.
"What, you are Zhong Ling's friend? I grew up with Zhong Ling's childhood sweetheart, why didn't I know that Zhong Ling had such a friend", Du Ping stared at Zhou Yan with sharp eyes, and shouted in his mouth.
"Okay, Du Ping, you're still finished, shut up for me, you don't care what friends this girl makes", Zhong Ling looked at Du Ping angrily and said.
"Okay, let's talk a few words less! Everyone is a friend, why make any trouble", Zhong Kui lying on the couch, although he didn't have any mana, but he had already revealed his momentum as a ghost hunter early, and under a word, everyone was silent in their eyes.
Suddenly, a wisp of golden dust hovered in front of Zhong Kui and the others, and a faint figure appeared, and the figure gradually turned from virtual to real, and an elder wearing a white robe, fairy wind bones, and crane hair and childish face appeared.
"Immortal", seeing the appearance of this elder, whether it was Zhong Kui lying on the couch, or Zhong Ling, Du Ping, and many soldiers around him, they all quickly knelt down and shouted loudly.
It turned out that he was the so-called immortal who appeared in Hudu, Zhou Yan took a closer look, and found that although this immortal who sheltered Hudu had immortal light outside his body, he only had the cultivation of the immortal level true fairyland, and for himself, there was nothing to worry about.
"Come, Zhong Kui, drink this bowl of immortal soup to replenish your strength", the immortal didn't look at Zhou Yan and them, but just held a bowl of green decoction and handed it to Zhong Kui.
"Thank you to the immortals", Zhong Ling hurriedly helped Zhong Kui's body and let him drink the immortal soup.
It turns out that this is the case, the essence of this so-called immortal soup is under Zhou Yan's pair of fiery eyes, there is nothing to hide at all, this is not an immortal soup at all, but a soul rejuvenation soup from the underworld, and its effect is to condense the souls of people who have died, so that they can stay in the yang like normal people, and not enter the underworld.
No wonder Zhong Kui, who was already a dead man, looked no different from ordinary people at this time, it should be the effect of this person's soul rejuvenation soup, but I don't know why this person treated Zhong Kui like this. Although, at this time, Zhou Yan was standing by the side of the immortal, but Zhou Yan was not afraid, he was still very confident in his breathing technique, and he was not afraid that he would find himself at all.
"Zhong Kui, you did a good job this time, the well of gods and demons carries the lost yang spirit of the people of Hudu, and now you have shaken the soul suppression needle that suppresses the well of gods and demons, after seven days, the seal of the well of gods and demons will be lifted, and the soul suppression needle will be self-defeating, and by that time, the people of Hudu, everyone can be saved, and your merits are immeasurable", the immortal said with a smile.
What? The Well of Gods and Demons! It's really hard to find a place to break through the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get there. When Zhou Yan heard the news about the Well of Gods and Demons from the mouth of that immortal, he almost couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, and wanted to catch him and ask him about the whereabouts of the Well of Gods and Demons, but reason told him that it was not the time for him to reveal his identity. Although this place is the territory of the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains, it is actually on the edge of the Western Regions, and it is very close to the sphere of influence of that group of monks.
Moreover, from the mouth of this immortal, Zhou Yan seemed to have gotten a message in his favor, that is, they also wanted to take out the Ruyi Golden Hoop Stick that was suppressed in the Well of Gods and Demons, although he called it the Soul Suppression Divine Needle, but Zhou Yan had a strong feeling that the so-called Soul Suppressing Divine Needle was the Ruyi Golden Hoop Stick.
In just a moment, countless thoughts flashed through Zhou Yan's mind, and finally he resisted the impulse in his heart and decided to wait and see. After all, a thousand years have passed, so what's the point of waiting another seven days.
"Immortal, is that my brother able to rest for a while now", at this time, Zhong Ling hurriedly asked.
"No, now is the most critical moment, since we want to release the yang spirit of the people in the Well of Gods and Demons, then the evil ghosts and ghosts attracted by the ghost energy of the underworld released by the Well of Gods and Demons will not let us complete this matter easily. You must know that if we take out the yang spirit of the people in the well of gods and demons, it will destroy the well of gods and demons, and those demons and monsters will not give up. Whether Hu can enjoy peace forever depends on whether we can really destroy the well of gods and demons after seven days," said the immortal righteously.
"Immortal, please let my brother go......! The evil ghost gives ......", Zhong Ling looked at the injured Zhong Kui and said hurriedly.