Zhang Yan didn't leave far. He circled around the village less than five miles away and came back after confirming that there were indeed no ghosts hiding around. However, he did not show up directly. Instead, he sent a message to the two children, saying that he would be vigilant in the outer circle and let the two children act on their own.
Of course, this was just a test and observation. Zhang Yan did not turn his back on them, but secretly observed the two children where they could not be found.
Having good talent does not mean that you will be successful in practice. There are many invisible key factors that will affect it. Among them, "resilience" and "calmness" are also related to how much the monk's potential can be realized.
Especially after knowing that the water in the Wild Sky Realm was much deeper than what he had seen before, Zhang Yan also consciously wanted to temper his disciples. Lest they be destroyed before they become talented.
Under Zhang Yan's gaze, the two little kids did not disappoint him. Although Wang Nian, a naughty monkey, is very naughty and mischievous, he can really stand up to it at times like this. Yang Rui, who is obviously more frightened by the surrounding environment, is gradually adapting instead of becoming more and more frightened.
Even when Wang Nian found an abandoned, half-collapsed wooden house that looked like a woodshed, perhaps because they were far away from the graves, the two children still had smiles on their faces.
He randomly found a pile of firewood and lit it with his own fire method. Even though the weather at this time did not require a bonfire, the fire brought great encouragement and comfort to the two children, especially Yang Rui. The fearful look that covered his whole body was almost gone from that little face.
"Brother Shitou, did he say that ghosts will come tonight?"
"I know. But you do hope they can come. If you save a few ghosts, our practice will be much slower. The teacher said this is called "merit spiritual energy" and was given to you by Fang Tiandi in the Desolate Heaven Territory to thank you for removing the cancer in the world. Reward. Do you think that if you can save two or eight fierce ghosts, there will definitely be a problem in the middle stage of the Qi Entraining Realm!"
Wang Nian smiled and fiddled with the bonfire behind his face, and some spiritual energy came out from his hand from time to time. He used fire control to pull out the flames outside the bonfire, and then entangled and changed them in mid-air, and even sometimes could It turns into patterns with outlines that can be seen like cats and dogs.
"Brother Shitou, his fire control skills are so powerful! Can you teach me?"
"Hey, do you know how powerful it is? You have been taught by him, but you are still far behind. Besides, the teacher has said that everyone's preference for the seven elements is the same. Your wild temper is suitable for fire magic, so you Wen Jing probably used the fire method, and the teacher should give him some guidance when he goes back that time."
Wang Nian now calls Pei Lu "brother" a lot, and always calls her "teacher". It seems that he wants to look strange among his eight classmates.
"If a ghost comes, will you be discovered?"
"Discovered? He has two Qi Condensing Talismans attached to his body, how could he still be discovered? Then you can take him to take a good look at these ghosts."
The two kids chatted for a while. Of course, it was mainly the chatty Wang Nian who was talking, while Yang Rui sat aside and listened. When the sky ended and darkened, Wang Nian took out a small steamed bun from his pocket, put it on a big wooden stick and baked it until soft, then gave half of it to Yang Rui, so that the two of them could have a dinner. During this time, the two of them seemed to be chatting about something depressing in their voices, and laughed happily.
All of this would be quite heartwarming in another setting, and at least it would make people laugh from the bottom of their hearts. But falling outside that dead mountain village, it didn't seem to fit together.
Pei Lu, who had witnessed everything, stood under the top of a small tree a few feet away in the big wooden house where Wang Nian and we were, feeling quite satisfied. Monks, even as children, should be afraid of ghosts. Wang Nian's performance is worthy of being called a junior senior brother. And Yang Rui was also slow to adapt.
"Huh?" Zhang Yan was watching the two children laughing and playing around the campfire. Suddenly, nothing seemed to catch my attention, and he quickly turned towards the northwest of the village. Zhang Yan ducked out of sight before disappearing.
Just before Zhang Yan disappeared, it was time for a cup of tea, and the two children who were still laughing by the campfire also felt that something was right.
"Brother Shitou, you feel so right! The Yin Qi here is flowing downwards outside of your perception."
"Well! It's just Yin Qi, not Yin evil! It's a ghost coming!"
Compared to Yang Ruicai, who entered the Qi-Entraining Realm, Wang Nian's perception is naturally more sensitive and broader. I found that the Yin Qi outside the village was rising slowly, and there was no surging Yin evil aura that I had ever seen before. It spread inside, and I was sure that a ghost was coming. And the distance is already very close.
"Slow down, big wood, open your yin and yang eyes! Be alert!"
"Yeah! But where is the teacher?"
"Teacher has no self-esteem, so he will be watching you from the side. Your father will do the same thing when he teaches you to chop firewood. He says he is leaving, but in fact he knows where the cat is watching." Wang Nian He curled his lips, and the skinny monkey was always less clever than the honest boy Yang Rui. One sentence explains the test Zhang Yan put on us.
"Ah? Brother Shitou, he is saying that the teacher is testing your ability to deal with ghosts?" Yang Rui lost his sense of ease as soon as he got there. After all, it is a test. If Zhang Yan is satisfied with the results, will he expel me from the school?
"That's probably what it means. Is he afraid?"
"Yes, it's just not a bit relaxing."
"It's nothing to be relaxed. You should be relaxed too. All ghosts are paper tigers. What we cultivate is to defeat them. We work together and take care of each other, and we will make mistakes!"
As he spoke, Wang Nian took away the flames under the bonfire. As soon as he turned his palm, he could no longer see a trace of fire.
"Let's go! Let's go out and take a look!"
The two eldest children, one behind the other, dared each other to walk out of the house, and ventured back outside the dark, dead village.
"Qiankun borrows the law, slow down like a law! Chase evil!"
That time it was Yang Rui who took action. Although my cultivation level is equal to that of Wang Nian, the evil-chasing talisman is still very useful. I also have no intention of actually participating in that "test", but if I do everything, I will be able to do it. What should I do if I get a "bad review"? The senior in Yang Rui's heart also knows how to do math.
That time, the evil-chasing talisman never reacted like it did after that, before burning out and falling into ashes. Instead, as if being pulled by something, it paused in mid-air for a moment before flying slowly or quickly in one direction. The two older kids in front quickly followed.
He followed the evil-chasing talisman and didn't go far. At only seventy breaths, Wang Nian caught the evil-chasing talisman flying behind him and destroyed it. At the same time, they held down Yang Rui's shoulders in front of them, and the two of them hid in front of a low wall without saying a word.
ghost!
Yang Rui followed the direction of Wang Nian's finger and his eyes widened. Through my Yin and Yang vision, I saw a small group of about seventy ghosts slowly drifting over from the village.
(End of chapter)
