I have a weird dynasty

Chapter 11 Yan Daozi

Although the situation was critical, Kou Yushan did not show any fear.

Sang Que was also very calm. He pretended to be fearful, grabbed the strap of the bag hanging on his shoulder, and hid behind Kou Yushan.

The hatchet was still on her waist. Sang Que was secretly thinking about how to knock Yan Daozi down in the shortest time possible in case of an accident.

If the situation really comes to that, you can only take a risk.

"This is my eldest sister's daughter, Yuniang, who came to seek refuge with me."

The identity that Kou Yushan gave to Sang Que was real. He had received a letter half a month ago from his eldest sister who had married into Waguan Village, saying that her third daughter, Yao Yu Niang, had encountered an evil spirit and disappeared.

Originally, his eldest sister was going to adopt this niece as his daughter, and Kou Yushan had even mentioned this matter to the village chief.

His wife passed away early, leaving no children. In this world where evil spirits are rampant and human life is fragile, it is very common to find relatives to adopt children.

After Yao Yu Niang is adopted, she can marry a son-in-law to the family so that there will be someone to take care of him when he is old.

Yan Daozi raised his eyebrows slightly, as if smiling, and walked around to the side with his goat beard twirling, looking at Sangque carefully.

A faint stench of corpse emanated from Yan Daozi, and his sinister eyes made Sang Que want to use a series of moves on him.

"Waguan Village is quite far from Heishan Village. She is a little girl, traveling alone at night?"

Sang Que lowered her head and continued to pretend to be very scared. It seemed that Yan Daozi did not see anything in her, otherwise, as Kou Yushan had just said, Yan Daozi was a little afraid of the ghost child. If he had discovered the existence of the ghost child, he should not have been so calm and arrogant.

Kou Yushan said in a natural tone, "My eldest sister asked someone to deliver it. We stopped at a post station along the way to rest. How could we travel at night? We arrived yesterday evening."

"Oh?" Yan Daozi looked at Kou Yushan, "You arrived yesterday evening. Why don't you go back to the village? Why do you want to stay in this dilapidated temple? It's so unsafe."

Kou Yushan's face was as gloomy as water, staring at Yan Daozi, "Master Yan, I have to ask you this, I think this witch temple is much safer than the village!"

"presumptuous!"

Yan Daozi suddenly threw his sleeves in anger, and Sang Que only felt sparks flying as the two looked at each other.

Kou Yushan was referring to something, which was of course the fact that Yan Daozi used unmarried girls in the village for blood sacrifice. Rather than staying in the village and being targeted by Yan Daozi, it would be safer to stay in the dilapidated temple.

Sang Que actually couldn't understand the relationship between Kou Yushan and Yan Daozi. Yan Daozi was cruel and ruthless, and he controlled evil spirits, while Kou Yushan was just an ordinary person. How could Kou Yushan have the courage to confront Yan Daozi so hard?
She remembered that Mingzhang's notes mentioned that Kou Yushan could invite out some "village ghost" to fight to the death with Shichao. Was Yan Daozi afraid of that "village ghost"?
Why is this place called 'ghost'?
Yan Daozi sneered twice, "Brother Kou, I respect you a little, but don't push your luck. All the witch temples in the Xuan Dynasty have long been designated as lewd temples by the Prime Minister. Just based on what you said just now, I can go to the Evil Suppression Department to sue you for holding a lewd temple in Heishan Village and holding lewd sacrifices!"

Hearing this, Sang Que finally understood why the temple was abandoned. The word "淫" in "淫寺" did not mean what most people thought. She only knew this from her mother's explanation that in ancient times, temples that were not in accordance with etiquette were called 淫寺, and sacrifices that were not in accordance with etiquette were called 淫祭.

These temples and gods are not allowed to be worshipped, and will be severely punished by the government, and even their property will be confiscated and their clans will be exterminated.

Yan Daozi continued, "I told you the day before yesterday that if any outsiders appeared, you must report to me immediately. Why didn't you report it?"

"It's not too late to report it now."

After saying that, Kou Yushan bowed and said goodbye, motioning Sang Que to follow him into the village.

Yan Daozi blocked him with his arm, "Wait!"

Kou Yushan raised his thick eyebrows, "What do you want to do?"

Yan Daozi cast his gaze on Sang Que again, "The reason why I went out at noon today is because I had a sudden inspiration and asked for divination, and the divination said that I should accept a disciple today."

As soon as he finished speaking, even Sang Que showed a surprised expression and looked at Yan Daozi.

Yan Daozi continued, "My disciple died suddenly, and I am in need of someone to help me with chores. Your niece looks smart, so she must be a good helper. How about you become my disciple and practice with me?"

"Brother Kou, don't rush to refuse. I'm doing this for the good of your Black Mountain Village. Brother Kou has always suspected that I came to Black Mountain Village with ill intentions, and I don't blame you for this."

"To show my sincerity, I will now pass on all my skills to your niece, Kou Yushan. If she can protect Black Mountain Village in the future, it will also be a merit for me. It's the best of both worlds. What do you think, Brother Kou?"

"No problem!" Kou Yushan refused decisively, "It's not appropriate for her, an unmarried girl, to serve you!"

"People who practice Taoism are not particular about trivial matters. My sect also has many Kun Daoists with high cultivation levels."

"She is dull-witted, illiterate, and speaks unclearly. I'm afraid she won't be able to learn Taoist Master Yan's extraordinary skills, which will make Taoist Master Yan unhappy!"

"It's okay. I'll teach you slowly. I've always been patient. When I accept a disciple, I always pay attention to the first impression."

"I'm afraid she doesn't have the blessing..." "I...I do!"

Sang Que suddenly spoke, Kou Yushan turned around in shock and looked at her with confusion. Even Yan Daozi showed a surprised expression, then narrowed his eyes, as if thinking about something.

"You agree to whatever you know. This matter is not up to you!" Kou Yushan shouted angrily.

Sang Que grabbed the strap of her bag tightly and looked at Kou Yushan stubbornly. She was very grateful to Kou Yushan for protecting her, but it was obvious that Yan Daozi had come with bad intentions.

The more Kou Yushan protected her, the more Yan Daozi suspected that there was something wrong with her. He suspected that she was the outsider who was with Ming Zhang that night. After all, only one day and one night had passed since the incident, and she appeared in the dilapidated temple outside the village. The timing was too coincidental, which made people suspicious.

Only by doing the opposite can he dispel Yan Daozi's suspicion and show himself to be a short-sighted person who likes to climb up the social ladder. This is one reason.

Secondly, her original purpose of staying was to get close to Yan Daozi and obtain the method of controlling evil spirits from him. Hiding from Yan Daozi would only waste her precious time. Now was a good opportunity.

Although it was very risky, Yan Daozi's offer of taking her as his disciple meant that he had plans for her and would not kill her for the time being, which bought her some time.

If she is lucky, she will be able to accumulate enough power to obtain the talisman and leave this world immediately without having to worry about subsequent troubles.

Furthermore, she let Yan Daozi see that she and Kou Yushan were not of the same mind, and also prevented Yan Daozi from being too angry with Kou Yushan after she returned.

So, she had to agree to Yan Daozi's request.

"I...I do!" Sang Que's voice was a little softer, but he still said the same words.

Kou Yushan's face turned pale, thinking that Sang Que didn't know who Yan Daozi was, "Come back with me first."

Sang Que retreated and avoided Kou Yushan.

"Hahaha," Yan Daozi stroked his goatee and laughed, "Okay, okay, Brother Kou, in that case, I will go back first. Before dusk, please send my new disciple to my residence."

Yan Daozi took one last look at Sang Que and nodded in appreciation.

Turning around, Yan Daozi's smile disappeared. As he walked back, he wondered if he had made a mistake. This was not the person he was looking for.

After much thought, Yan Daozi decided to accept it first, keep it by his side and test it out, because there would always be a day when she would reveal her true colors.

If not, sacrifice her with blood!
After Yan Daozi walked away, Kou Yushan couldn't help but get angry at Sang Que, "Are you crazy? Do you know who he is? In a place like Heishan Village, there would usually be no one from the Evil Suppression Division to guard it. Yan Daozi suddenly showed up, and it's very likely that he came for your mother."

"Your mother's identity is unusual. She came here from Shengjing and became the priest of the witch temple just now. When I met her, she was already pregnant with you."

"It's been almost seventeen years since she disappeared. Although I don't know why she was targeted by Yan Daozi or the Suppression of Evils Division, Yan Daozi definitely has ill intentions. If you take the initiative to deliver yourself to him now, it's tantamount to seeking death."

"I know what I'm doing." Sangque said calmly.

Kou Yushan swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth, looked to the side and took a breath before saying, "Let's go back to the village first. If you have anything to ask, just ask."

The two men were walking in the woods. When they passed the place where they encountered the hanging rope in the morning, Sangque looked up and glanced at the branches above his head, but found nothing.

She retracted her gaze and asked, "How much do you know about opening the ghost gate, descending to the underworld, and controlling evil spirits?"

Kou Yushan paused and looked at Sang Que, "Did your mother really not teach you anything?"

"I told you, I've never seen her."

Kou Yushan frowned, thinking of something, a hint of sadness flashed across his eyes.

"Opening the Ghost Gate and descending into the Nine Netherworld is a saying among the Taoists. I don't know much about it, but I only know that after opening the Ghost Gate, it is equivalent to exiling the soul into the Nine Netherworld. After that, you can directly see evil spirits with your eyes and use the power of the Nine Netherworld to practice."

"But even so, the power of the Taoists is very limited. They can only use external objects to drive away and temporarily detain a small number of evil spirits, but they cannot completely eliminate them, unless they have 'good luck' and become a ghost walker who can control the evil spirits. I don't know much about the cultivation methods of ghost walkers. These are all secrets of the Taoists and the Evil Suppression Bureau."

"But everyone knows that those who control evil spirits will not have a good end. They will eventually be transformed beyond recognition and be attacked by the evil spirits, losing control and becoming an even more terrifying evil spirit. But only those who control evil spirits can kill other evil spirits."

Sang Que nodded. What she was worried about was losing control and hurting her mother, so she had to figure out how to control and exorcise the evil spirits before going back. This way, she would be able to deal with the evil spirits hiding in the dark in modern times and protect her mother.

"What kind of evil spirit does Yan Daozi control? What abilities does it have? Apart from this, is there anything special about him?" Sang Que continued to ask.

Kou Yushan stopped again and stared at Sang Que, "Why don't you ask about your mother?"

Sang Que lowered his eyes and said calmly, "There's nothing I want to ask. Who she is has nothing to do with me."

(End of this chapter)