Wandering Gods of Day and Night-Chapter 918 - 372: Pretending to Be a Ghost as a Ghost (Part 3)
"Moreover, with those kids here, I’m scared out of my wits."
"They’re just a bunch of kids, what’s there to be afraid of?" Zhou Xuan was puzzled.
"I’m afraid they’ll drink too much soda and then pee in the corner where I hide. That child’s urine is potent under the sun, and if I’m not careful, I might get soaked to death."
"So this Turtle Mountain Taoist is a little ghost with shallow skills?"
Zhou Xuan breathed a sigh of relief; although pretending to be someone else this time inadvertently stirred up fate, this Taoist’s skills were too shallow to affect him.
Ghosts, you have to pick the small ones to deal with.
"So your skills are so weak? Never mind, I won’t bother you. Just mind your own small temple, I’m off."
Zhou Xuan walked away, gesturing like an old official, pointing at the blue brick floor and the black lacquered walls, saying: "Mind your personal hygiene from now on, look at this floor, it’s as dirty as can be! Still aiming to be a model?"
"Clean the walls, and the windows as well, they’re so filthy; who’s going to offer you incense?"
"I’ll let it slide this time, but watch out next time, I’ll drop by for checks anytime."
After Zhou Xuan finished speaking, he left with his hands clasped behind his back, but Turtle Mountain Taoist followed, grinning: "Great sir, great sir... I usually don’t have much to do, I wander around the Medical College, I’ve heard of your reputation before, you’re especially reasonable."
"And then?"
"Ah, even if you’re impersonating my reputation, quite frankly... with your great renown, impersonating me, I welcome it... just..."
Turtle Mountain Taoist rubbed his hands sheepishly.
"Want money?"
"I have no use for money."
"Then it’s..."
"I need a bit of incense’s sun energy." Turtle Mountain Taoist said: "Your mountain treasures, like antler velvet, give me just one or two pieces."
Turtle Mountain Taoist swallowed his pride, just wanted to earn a bit of a petty fee.
"Oh, you old Taoist, trying to flatter me for good treasures?"
"Oh dear, great sir is very generous, surely not stingy."
"Alright, seeing you’re quite polite, stop annoying me, follow me then."
Zhou Xuan might be assertive, but he usually "convinces people with virtue", only when virtue doesn’t work does he "convince with incense".
This Turtle Mountain Taoist was quite agreeable, and Zhou Xuan was willing to pay him "reputation fee", antler velvet wasn’t worth much anyway.
...
Zhou Xuan and Turtle Mountain Taoist, one person and one spirit, returned to the bamboo building together.
"Ya Zi?"
"What’s up?" On the second floor of the bamboo building, accompanied by the sound of books being shuffled, Zhao Wuya answered.
"Need to discuss something with you."
After Zhou Xuan called out, he went to the corner where the earthen jar was, he didn’t have the God Traveling Department store those worthless mountain treasures, just kept them in this jar. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
He opened the jar lid and began rummaging for antler velvet.
At this time, Zhao Wuya came downstairs and instantly spotted the bewildered Turtle Mountain Taoist standing at the doorway.
The Taoist nodded and bowed to Zhao Wuya, saying: "Greetings to Master Zhao, greetings to Great Buddha Wu Ya Zen."
Zhao Wuya took one look at Turtle Mountain Taoist and realized the other was a little ghost, immediately set his face sternly and asked: "You a remnant Taoist spirit, what are you doing here? Aren’t you afraid of Master Zhao’s child’s urine?"
With that, Zhao Wuya made a move to pull down his pants.
"Don’t dare, don’t dare, I’m just here to seek some reward from the great sir." Turtle Mountain Taoist was exceptionally humble.
Zhou Xuan shoved Zhao Wuya aside, saying: "Kid might even have urine stones, what’s the point acting like child’s urine?"
He then said to Turtle Mountain Taoist: "Just looked, no antler velvet at home, wait a bit, I’ll chat with Ya Zi first, once I’m done, I’ll have someone fetch you a piece."
"No problem, no problem."
Turtle Mountain Taoist immediately withdrew to the corner, not interfering with Zhao Wuya and Zhou Xuan’s important discussion, playing the honest old man role.
"Ya Zi, call out the Zen Master Wu Ya from your body."
"Why call him out? I haven’t let him come out for ages."
"Just call him out when I ask you to." Zhou Xuan didn’t have the patience to argue with Zhao Wuya.
Zhao Wuya had no choice but to first look up and close his eyes, then suddenly bow down: "Amitabha, great sir, what do you seek from this monk?"
"Zen Master Wu Ya, in this Medical College, there are some orphaned children, they are unfortunate, and they miss their parents dearly, wanting to end their lives to go to Soul Shepherd City and find their parents."
"I was thinking, could you notify your junior brother, let Joyful Zen Master’s Bodhi Tree release those children’s parents’ souls, let parents reunite with their children, and personally tell them that once Mingjiang Prefecture’s reconstruction is complete, parents can return home."
Zhou Xuan wanted to stage a scene to give those children hope to live,
Wu Ya Zen certainly understood Zhou Xuan’s intention, but he shook his head, saying: "Impossible."
"How’s that impossible? Since Joyful Zen Master can let those death energies enter dreams each night, then selecting some spirits for parents to meet children shouldn’t be difficult?"
"Death energies need to condense to be preserved in junior brother’s Bodhi Tree, but if spirits are chosen out, those spirits will receive the summons from Soul Shepherd City’s will, heading to the Netherworld."
Zen Master Wu Ya said: "If those parents’ spirits met their children, confidence is gained, but the spirit will be lost..."
He pointed to the "Prefecture City in the Clouds" on the Heavenly Dome, saying: "In the blueprint, those spirits that have met will be erased too, once reconstruction is finished, those spirits that had met won’t be able to return again."
"Such a hassle, but I’ve promised those kids already."
Zhou Xuan said.
Should he break his promise now, wouldn’t those kids’ nerves be even more fragile and sensitive?
"The principle of Heaven and Earth has its procedures, can’t be defied, great sir, this matter, this monk cannot help you."
Zen Master Wu Ya sighed.
