Kowloon coffin

Chapter 13 The Road to Learning
"I won't go to my mother for the time being. I want to learn some skills first, otherwise I will be like a piece of trash. Even if I find it, I will give it my head." More importantly, I don't want to be a drag for others.

The policewoman chuckled and said, "Alright, how long do you plan to go?"

"A year and a half, can I come to you when I come back?" I didn't know why I said this at the time, maybe it was because I really regarded this policewoman as my sister.

The policewoman nodded, "We still have to catch the demon together."

I secretly rejoiced, "By the way, I don't know your name yet."

"Liu Yan'er."

I firmly engraved the name in my heart.

In the next two days, I buried my father and took care of everything at home. Before I left, I went to see my uncle and aunt, who are now my only relatives.

When my uncle heard that I was going to the mountains to learn Taoism, he said to me with red eyes: "Little raccoon, you are outside alone, you must take care of yourself. Uncle and aunt are waiting for you to come back."

"Uncle, Auntie, I will definitely come back." I believe that I will be able to resolve the catastrophe and change the fate of the Jiang family.

After leaving the village, I originally planned to say goodbye to Liu Yan'er, but after thinking about it, I forgot.

The Taoist temple where the master is located is far away from the hustle and bustle. The car cannot go directly to the foot of the mountain. It takes more than an hour to walk to the foot of the mountain.After entering the mountain, there was still a signal at first, but the signal became weaker as we went up.

No wonder the master didn't use a mobile phone, the feeling is because there is no signal in the mountains.

Along the way, I didn't rest, for fear that I would not be able to reach the Taoist temple before dark, and I would encounter unclean things at that time.

Fortunately, I arrived at the Taoist temple before dark, and I didn't encounter any strange things along the way.

I walked into the Taoist temple out of breath, and immediately went to see the master without taking a break.

"Master, your grandson is here."

I searched around the front yard but couldn't find anyone, so I went to the back yard and saw him watering the vegetables.

I don't know how to describe this picture.

"Master."

Master heard my voice, turned around, looked at me with a smile and said, "Little raccoon, you are here."

"Well, master."

Just as I was about to sit down and rest, the master said, "It's just in time, help me get a bucket of water from the well behind."

Said, threw an empty bucket to me.

I walked all afternoon, my feet were blistered, I couldn't walk anymore, I frowned and asked, "Can I take a break before going?"

"No, don't you see it's getting dark?"

Master seems to be a bit fierce.

I could only endure the pain and go to the well behind to fetch water, because I was not very familiar with this place for the first time, so I found the well after searching around.

At this time, the sky was already a little dark.

When I was about to put the bucket into the well, I saw a frightened grimace reflected on the water inside.

"Oh my god!" I was so frightened that I threw away the bucket and ran into the Taoist temple.

"Master, there is a ghost, help!"

I was like a frightened rabbit, running to Master at the fastest speed, seeking protection.

Master was holding a celadon water cup, drinking tea in a leisurely manner. After drinking the tea, he raised his head and asked, "What did you just say?"

"I said there are ghosts!" Seeing that Master was so calm, I silently suppressed the fear in my heart.

He has lived here for so long, so he naturally knows everything here, maybe the ghost that scared me just now was also raised by him.

Sure enough, as soon as this thought flashed through my mind, Master said, "Huohuo, you're being naughty again."

As soon as the words fell, there was a crisp laughter from behind, "Hee hee..."

I turned around and saw a little boy about seven or eight in red underpants running in.

"Grandpa." When Huo Huo passed by me, he even made a face at me.

It was this little thing that scared me just now?There is also a ghost about him, why is he called grandpa Shizu? Could it be that he is the grandson of Shizu?

"Grandpa, who is this man?"

"He is Grandpa Jiang's grandson."

Huohuo looked at me with contempt, and said mockingly, "Grandpa Jiang is so courageous, but grandson is so timid. You are really embarrassing him."

I have no words to refute, because I am really timid, but I would like to ask which normal person will not be afraid of ghosts.

The master didn't say much, he said a few words, and then arranged a room for me.

After eating, I went back to my room to rest. This time, I slept soundly and didn't even dream.

In the morning, I was woken up by Huohuo, who said that Master was waiting for me in the yard.

I got dressed and went to look for him in the yard. When I saw him meditating, I didn't bother him and planned to wait for him to finish meditating.

As a result, we waited for an hour, and the sun was already high.

"Little raccoon, did your grandpa tell you everything about the situation before you came here?" Master asked me.

"said."

Patriarch opened his eyes, got up and walked towards me, "Since you know I can't save you, why did you come to me?"

"I came here to ask my ancestor to teach me Taoism. I want to avenge my grandfather and father."

My purpose is straightforward.

The patriarch sighed, "Your grandfather has been studying with me for so many years, but he failed to save his own life. Isn't it a waste of time for you to learn from me?"

"Not afraid." Because I believe in grandpa.

"Well, since you want to learn, I will definitely teach you well. As for your death calamity, I will temporarily suppress it for you, but I don't know how long it will last."

In fact, at this moment, I am no longer so afraid of death.Since it is destined to be my catastrophe, I will definitely overcome it. I believe that there is no unparalleled road.

"Master, the way to suppress death is to let me marry a wife, right?" My father mentioned this to me before, and I always kept it in mind.

"If marrying a daughter-in-law can suppress death, that's fine."

The master didn't say it clearly, and I know how hard it is to suppress the death calamity. Now I don't ask for anything else, I just ask God to give me more time to avenge my family.

"Then how to suppress the death robbery?"

"I will tell you in the future, you should go to eat first, fetch ten buckets of water to the kitchen tank, then chop the firewood in the backyard, and wash my clothes by the way."

I suddenly felt that I was not here to learn Taoism, but to be a handyman.

"Yes." I reluctantly agreed.

After eating, I took the bucket and went to the well to fetch water. After fetching ten buckets of water, I was so tired that my waist was sore and my back ached. When I was at home, how could my mother be willing to let me do these rough jobs.

Sitting in the backyard to rest for a while, I took an ax to chop wood, but when I cut halfway, my palms got blisters, and I couldn't even hold the painful axe.

I went to look for Master Zu, but I searched around and found no one.

I thought my hands were blistered, take a rest, Master shouldn't blame me, right?
So I went back to the room, and as soon as I sat down, my head was slapped. I looked back and saw that it was Huo Huo, and said angrily, "Huo Huo, can you stop bullying me?"

"Grandpa has gone down the mountain. He told me to keep an eye on you. If you don't finish your work today, you won't be able to eat. Hurry up and go to work." Huohuo grabbed my clothes and pulled me towards the door.

"Can't you let me rest for a while?" After resting for a while, I didn't want to work even more.

Huohuo ignored me, kicked me directly, and kicked me into the yard.

I scolded Huohuo casually, but I was scolded by Huohuo for more than a dozen sentences.

My temper suddenly came up, I threw the ax and said, "I won't do it today."

Huohuo leaned on the threshold, and said in a contemptuous tone: "Whether you like to do it or not, a waste like you, even if you stay here for ten or twenty years, you are still a waste. You might as well not come and cause trouble for grandpa. And embarrass Grandpa Jiang."

These words immediately poked my heart.

Yes, a waste like me, who can't even do this little thing well, how can I avenge my grandpa and the others?
I gritted my teeth, picked up the ax on the ground, and chopped all the firewood on the ground in one go.

After chopping firewood, I didn't rest for a moment, and immediately went to wash Master's clothes.

By the time everything was done, it was already noon.

Seeing that the master had not come back, I asked Huo Huo, "Where did the master go?"

"That's not your business."

I looked at Huo Huo's peaceful face, and felt a little unbalanced. I had been working all morning, and he was watching me all morning.

I wiped the sweat off my face and asked him again: "Huohuo, aren't you a ghost? Why do you come out during the day?"

"Who told you that ghosts can't come out during the day? A ghost with a high level of Taoism is fine even if it walks in the sun."

"Fuck, is it true?"

My previous knowledge of ghosts was entirely from movies, and I thought ghosts would only appear at night. Now it seems that ghosts are not as simple as I saw them.

"I really haven't seen the world, by the way, don't call me by my name in the future, call me Brother Huo."

"Why?" Asking me to call a brat kid Brother Huo, I naturally refused.

"Because I am older than you, I look younger than you, but in fact I have been dead for 20 years."

20 years?
I've heard that after a person dies, his appearance will remain the same as when he died.

In other words, Huo Huo is almost 30 years old now.

"Then I won't scream." Because I really can't scream.

Huohuo snorted coldly, "It makes me very strange to call you."

After speaking, the guy disappeared.

I didn't bother to care about him, so I went back to my room to rest.

It was already evening when Master came back, he didn't say where he went, and I didn't ask either.

I took the initiative to fetch a basin of footwashing water for the master and wash his feet.

The master seemed to see through my mind, and said: "Is there something wrong with being so attentive?"

"My grandson really wants to ask you for help. It's not that I don't know where my grandfather's bones are, so I want you to bring up my grandfather's ghost and let me and him..."

Before I finished speaking, I was interrupted by the master, "I can't help you with this matter."

"Why?" I don't believe that with his skills, he can't even do such a small thing.

(End of this chapter)