"This is...fellow Taoist Chimei?"
The origami frog that appeared in Xia Zhichan's palm actually spoke, and it was indeed Taoist Chimei's voice.
"It's me...Master Fu Kong, long time no see."
The paper frog's mouth opens and closes, his eyebrows and eyes are drawn with a pen, and a tongue is even drawn inside the mouth.
Zen Master Fu Kong felt something strange. He took two steps forward and wanted to get closer and take a closer look.
But I saw the paper frog suddenly emitting a burst of black smoke, and then jumped on the spot a few times, followed by Chimei's scream:
"Xia Zhichan, hurry, hurry, hurry...save me!"
Xia Zhichan covered the frog's body with her other hand, and then the black smoke stopped coming out, and the rising black smoke dissipated little by little.
"What's going on here?"
Jiang Qin also came over curiously. It was the first time she saw that the paper frog could talk.
"Master, the Buddha's light in your body almost saved Chimei."
If it weren't for Xia Zhichan's quick hands, there would really be a paper frog in his palm right now. Chimei is now a ghost, so he is considered to be possessed by the paper frog, but he cannot see the sun or go near Taoist and Buddhist temples.
Zen Master Fu Kong is a great Zen master who has achieved enlightenment. He naturally has golden Buddha light on his body, but it is invisible to ordinary people. Most monsters and ghosts can see it, and then they almost turn around and run away, not daring to get close.
"Amitabha, that's it..."
Zen Master Fukong smiled and shook his head. He stretched out his fingers and lightly touched the center of his eyebrows, and then restrained the Buddha's light around him.
"Huh... Master, you can't tell. I didn't realize how powerful you were when you were a human. It was only when you became a ghost that I realized how powerful you really are."
Xia Zhichan let go of her hand, and the paper frog possessed by the red plum jumped a few more times before continuing to speak.
"I met that ghost king..."
Chimei paused for a moment. He didn't know where to start talking about it. To talk about possession, he had to start with his essence being sucked away by the snake demon. That matter was somewhat difficult to talk about.
Later, when his true energy was exhausted, he had murderous intentions towards the enlightened Xia Zhichan, so the ghost king took advantage of it and finally used evil methods to squeeze out all the remaining true energy and blood in his body, which finally led to Die on your own.
It was really hard to talk about these things, just to ask him to recount his various crimes in person.
"Chimei first fought with a snake demon. Later, due to excessive consumption of energy, the ghost king took advantage of the situation and took away her body, and she became a ghost."
Xia Zhichan took the initiative to take over the conversation. With one sentence, he erased the embarrassing parts of Chimei, and then focused everyone's attention on the matter of being possessed by the Ghost King.
He also glanced at Jiang Qin and found that the woman was not surprised at all. She probably did not recognize that the person who attacked him was Chimei when she protected him from sudden enlightenment.
"Yes... I was indeed like that at the time."
The frog lowered his head with a guilty conscience. He had done various things to insult and hurt Xia Zhichan before, but now he relied on other people's magic to possess the paper frog and survive.
"I was..."
Chimei sorted out her thoughts and explained her feelings at that time. Xia Zhichan also echoed what he found in the file and what Chimei said.
"Originally, we have speculated that deliberately absorbing souls and inciting people to do evil are things that only a ghost can do."
What Xia Zhichan said about us was the inference he had with Zen Master Fu Kong.
Zen Master Fukong understood. He nodded with enlightenment, and then recited the Buddha's name:
"Amitabha……"
"Master, can you please stop reading? I sound scared."
Chimei opened her mouth and said helplessly.
"But if the ghost king possessed the catfish spirit, why would he attack the people on both sides of the river?"
Jiang Qin listened for a long time, but still couldn't understand.
"It is the catfish spirit that gave birth to intelligence that eats people. Many people in Jiangcheng died mysteriously and had their souls taken away. This is what the ghost king did."
Xia Zhichan stuffed the paper frog into his purse again, and continued his speculation:
"I guess that ghost king is likely to reach the Dengtang realm from the peak of entry, so it has absorbed many souls and even tempted others to do evil to absorb evil thoughts."
"Amitabha, everything is going right."
Zen Master Fukong deduced the overall situation according to the details Xia Zhichan said, and found that everything fit perfectly, and the facts should be as Xia Zhichan said.
"Then he may have entered the Deng Tang realm. A Deng Tang ghost king coupled with a physical body at the peak of Deng Tang is really difficult to deal with."
"No, he should still be in the entry level."
Xia Zhichan pointed to the sky and continued:
"As the Ghost King, if he crosses that realm, he will definitely need to survive the thunder tribulation. But since I came to Jiangcheng until now, I have found no sign of the thunder tribulation..."
Although Jiang Qin couldn't quite hear the conversation between Xia Zhichan and Xia Zhichan, he felt very powerful and nodded.
"A ghost king who is at the peak of his entry level, plus a physical body that is at his peak. If we add them all together, we should still have a great possibility of defeating him."
Zen Master Fu Kong thought about it, and his confidence suddenly increased. It seemed that things were not as bad as he believed. At least it's not a one-sided situation now, and it can barely be considered evenly matched.
"Hahaha, of course."
Xia Zhichan pointed at Zen Master Fukong and Jiang Qin, and said with a smile:
"If there is no possibility of victory, wouldn't it be possible for Master Liaochen and Master Zhang to let you die?"
This was the thought that suddenly flashed through Xia Zhichan's mind that day after she learned about Jiang Qin's identity in the Taoist sect. Later, he thought about it carefully and understood everything.
Master Liaochen and Master Zhang are both masters of the Heaven-Knowing Realm. It is no exaggeration to say that they are both at the level of half-immortals. How could they send two cannon fodder if they could figure things out?
If that monster is really powerful, the ones who can master Buddhism and Taoism are not Zen Master Fu Kong and Jiang Qin, but at least they are powerful monks who have reached the pinnacle of the temple.
Since Jiang Qin and Zen Master Fu Kong were sent here, at least the two half-immortals believed that they were capable of solving this matter.
Sometimes, you can only see the chess game clearly if you jump out of the chessboard.
It's obviously a very simple truth, but Xia Zhichan has never figured it out. Maybe it's the so-called authorities who are obsessed with it, and bystanders are clear.
"Hahaha……"
Zen Master Fu Kong even laughed out loud.
Jiang Qin also smiled.
She really didn't know what was going on in Xia Zhichan's mind. Some things only seemed so believable when they came out of his mouth.
"Okay, that's it for today. Master, have a good rest. We'll set up a trap tomorrow to subdue that ghost king."
Xia Zhichan waved her hand, and he walked straight out. Before going out, he passed by the little novice monk Jingse. He paused for a moment, but did not look back.
He left the palace and walked towards the bamboo forest courtyard under the white moonlight.
He took it out of his pocket and took out a gold seal of the Spiritual Official.
This was when I passed by the little novice monk Jingse just now, and I didn’t know how he was stuffed into his arms.
It seems that the little novice monk is not as silly and sweet as he seems.
Xia Zhichan didn't ask any more questions. He believed that Zen Master Fu Kong looked at people. Since he could accept Jie Se as his disciple, it meant that Fu Kong had confidence in Jie Se's quality and ability.
As he was halfway through the door, he didn't even feel how the gold seal entered his arms.
"It's better to go to bed early..."
Xia Zhichan was walking when she suddenly heard sneaky footsteps behind her.
He paused and turned around but saw nothing.
Only the white moonlight illuminated the dark streets, and many of the shadows were filled with dark holes that could not be seen clearly.
If an ordinary person were walking on such a deserted street in the middle of the night, there would suddenly be footsteps behind him, and when he looked back, he would find no one.
When encountering this kind of situation, you will be frightened.
But Xia Zhichan was fine. Even if it was haunted, it was because the ghost was scared to see him.
Unless it was the Ghost King, he really didn't care about ordinary monsters and monsters.
Tap tap tap...
The footsteps were still there, and Xia Zhichan walked forward without caring.
It wasn't until he was almost at Jiangcheng Station that he stood still again, and then said without looking back:
"If you don't come out, I'll be home."
Then he heard footsteps approaching him a little bit.
Getting closer, getting closer.
The white shadow got closer and closer, emitting a hazy brilliance under the moonlight.
Until she came to Xia Zhichan.
"Xia Zhichan..."
"Why is it you...I'm here with you. What do you want to do?"
Xia Zhichan turned her head and looked at Jiang Qin, who was dressed in white.
He was a little surprised. Even if a female ghost in white did float from behind, he didn't see Jiang Qin surprised.
"I...I have something to say."
Jiang Qin saw the surprise in the man's eyes and said a little aggrievedly.
"Then there's no need to follow me all the way. If you have anything to say, you can call me and stop me. You followed me here before you showed up."
"I……"
Jiang Qin was left speechless by Xia Zhichan's question. She pursed her lips and lowered her eyebrows.
"Okay, it's my bad attitude, and I don't mean to blame you..."
As soon as Xia Zhichan saw the woman's lowered eyebrows, she knew that the tone of her complaint just now was a bit serious. However, he was ready to fight a ghost, but he was just Jiang Qin who had something to say.
"What do you have to tell me?"
"I...I should be able to help you find a way to guide the sword energy out of your body."
Jiang Qin also had no confidence. She just felt that she should be able to do it, but she had no basis for it, so she had no confidence.
"So it's this..."
Xia Zhichan knew that Jiang Qin could recognize that the immortal sword energy in her body belonged to Wuyazi, and that the true energy in her body could be absorbed by him. This actually shows that there is a secret in the woman, and this secret should be related to Wuyazi.
But he didn't ask, and he wasn't even going to let her tell.
"I have my own plans regarding that sword energy."
Jiang Qin's eyes dimmed. She finally thought of how she could help, but was rejected by Xia Zhichan before she could finish her words.
I still feel very depressed, and I seem quite useless.
His cultivation level is not as high as that of Zen Master Fu Kong, and his brain is not as smart as Xia Zhichan's. It seems that he can't help in any way.
Master, what on earth did you send me down to do?
"Okay, let's go back and rest."
Xia Zhichan looked at Jiang Qin who was looking down in frustration, and couldn't help but reach out and rub her hair. The black and smooth hair also has a bit of the fragrance of a woman.
"Well……"
Jiang Qin didn't know how to answer. His face suddenly turned red and he didn't dare to look up for a long time.
Xia Zhichan turned around and ran away, fearing that if she was one step too late, she would see the woman flying her sword out of embarrassment.
He jogged all the way and entered Jiangcheng Station. He originally thought that most of the people in the station had taken a rest, but he did not expect to hear many people shouting and yelling as soon as he entered.
What happened?
ah--
The person who rushed out shouting and dancing was Jiangcheng Yi Cheng Zhang Yueban. He happened to bump into Xia Zhichan who had just entered the door face to face.
Bang!
The crazy Zhang Yueban was pinned to the ground, and several postmen quickly came over to control the shouting Zhang Yueban.
"Master Lingguan, will Master Zhang always be like this in the future?"
"No."
Xia Zhichan shook her head firmly.
Since the Ghost King has absorbed so many souls but has not entered the Dengtang realm, it means that he has not absorbed all the souls, which means that those who have lost their souls still have the possibility of resurrection.
He looked down at Zhang Yueban, who was half crazy and half stupid, and murmured to himself:
"It's almost time. It should be over."
