Mortal Bones

"Cao Sixi, come back!"

Seeing this, Gu Yu instinctively wanted to grab Cao Sixi, but she didn't want Cao Sixi to jump down the steep slope, rolling and crawling towards the small courtyard with the lanterns on.

Gu Yu immediately turned to look at Xu Taiping and said:

"Taiping Immortal, that small courtyard must be an illusion. Mei Yuancun disappeared decades ago!"

When he said this, Gu Yu paused, and then a look of fear flashed in his eyes and said:

"That small courtyard with lights on is extremely, extremely likely, extremely likely to be an illusion created by demons and monsters!"

When Xu Taiping heard this, he said very calmly:

"Don't panic, just follow and take a look."

Dongfang Yueyu on the side also smiled and said:

"Gu Yu, you are a monk, why are you still afraid of that little ghost?"

Xuanzhi also smiled at this time and said:

"There are indeed two ghosts there, but they are very weak and don't look like evil ghosts. They should be two wandering souls with unresolved obsessions."

During the conversation, Xu Taiping jumped down the slope.

The three of them followed immediately.

After following Xu Taiping, Dongfang Yueyu saw that Gu Yu was still looking at the small courtyard with a hint of timidity, so she deliberately smiled and teased:

"Gu Yu, why were you not afraid at all when you saw the ghosts of your husband and brother just now?"

Gu Yu scratched his head in shame and said:

"Sir and brother will not harm me."

At this time, Xuanzhi smiled and consoled Gu Yu:

"Don't worry, wandering souls are different from ghosts. They will only walk according to the remaining obsessions of their lives. Even mortals can't be harmed, let alone those of us who are cultivators."

When Gu Yu heard this, he immediately nodded and said:

"Thank you, Master Xuanzhi, for reminding me."

At this time, Xu Taiping suddenly stopped.

Gu Yu, who almost bumped into Xu Taiping, raised his head and glanced at the small courtyard, and then asked in confusion:

"Taiping Immortal, the small courtyard is right in front, why did you stop?"

Xu Taiping took out the Guizang jade carving knife and explained:

"The aura on the three of us is too strong. Once we get close, those two wandering souls will probably fly away on the spot."

After Xu Taiping said this, Dongfang Yuexu also realized that he should not approach the small courtyard so rashly, and immediately took out two talismans from the ring and handed them to Xuanzhi and Gu Yu respectively.

Then he opened his mouth to explain:

"These two breath-condensing charms can only contain 50% to 60% of your breath. You must also control your breath."

The two of them nodded immediately after hearing this.

Regarding the method of collecting breath, Gu Yu had already learned it when he was in retreat in the Eye of Earth Cave.

After seeing that several people had restrained their auras, Xu Taiping immediately stepped forward again and warned as he walked:

"Just in case something unexpected happens, you all should follow me for now."

Even without the use of mana and spiritual power, Xu Taiping's body can prevent at least 80% of accidents.

Soon, several people followed Xu Taiping and entered the small courtyard with a weak and dim light.

Following the light, several people saw Cao Sixi at a glance.

At this moment, Cao Sixi was sitting at an old square table in the main room. There was an old oil lamp on the table, and several plates of dishes that didn't look exquisite, but were very generous.

And sitting at the table was a mother and son with smiles on their faces.

This pair of mother and son, the mother has a kind face and gray hair.

The child looks about fifteen or sixteen years old. He is barefoot and looks extremely strong!

"My father, I have kept this pot of wine for many years. Today you and Ah Fu have a good drink!"

The old woman picked up the wine flask and poured a glass of wine for Cao Sixi.

The fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy picked up his wine glass, looked at Cao Sixi with a grin and said:

"Dad, I'm going to support you today. I'll give you a toast first!"

As he spoke, the dark-skinned and sturdy young man picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

Cao Sixi picked up the cup, nodded excitedly and said:

"Good son, good Afu, daddy, drink this glass of wine!"

With that said, Cao Sixi also picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

After drinking this glass of wine, Cao Sixi was no longer a body of blood and bones and returned to his normal appearance.

Gu Yu, who had been stunned for a long time, finally said:

"These two ghosts... could it be... could they be the wife and children that Cao Sixi has always been thinking about, Yu Niang and Ah Fu?"

Xu Taiping, who had already guessed this scene, stood with his hands behind his hands and nodded gently.

Although Dongfang Yuexiu on the side had also guessed it, after seeing the happy appearance of Cao Sixi's family, he suddenly said with emotion:

"I didn't expect that mother and son had really been waiting for Cao Sixi for more than two hundred years."

Xuanzhi clasped his hands together and began to recite the scriptures in a low voice.

At this time, Cao Sixi, who had drank three glasses of wine with his son, seemed a little drunk, and suddenly raised his glass and said with a hint of crying in his voice:

"Yu Niang, Ah Fu, I know you must have suffered a lot over the years, and I'm sorry for you!"

With that said, Cao Sixi drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

Then, Cao Sixi suddenly turned around, knelt down on the ground, kowtowed to Xu Taiping and others and said:

"Among the immortals, Cao Sixi helped Zhou to do evil. He is the most cruel. Even if he cannot be reincarnated forever, it will not be an exaggeration."

As he spoke, he banged his head on the ground hard, then looked at Xu Taiping and the others with tears streaming down his face again and said:

"But my wife and children have been lonely all their lives. Please use some magic to let them reincarnate into rich people, so that they don't have to suffer these hardships in the next life."

Faced with Cao Sixi's crying, Xu Taiping and Dongfang Yuejian beside him all looked at Master Xuanzhi.

Master Xuanzhi, who had been chanting in a low voice with his eyes closed, finally opened his eyes at this time.

They first smiled at Xu Taiping and Dongfang Yuejian and said:

"Miss Yuejian, Brother Taiping, leave this matter to me."

Xu Taiping and Dongfang Yuejian said nothing, just nodded.

Then, Master Xuanzhi changed into a cassock, and then he was surrounded by Buddha's light, and he raised his palm with one hand and walked straight towards the family of three.

When they reached the door, Xuanzhi suddenly stretched out a hand to the family of three:

"Take my hand."

The wandering souls of the mother and son were stunned.

Seeing this, Cao Sixi stood up and took the mother and son's hands and put them on Master Xuanzhi's hands.

After holding the mother and son's hands, Master Xuanzhi suddenly smiled and looked at Cao Sixi and said:

"And you."

Cao Sixi was stunned, then waved his hands and said:

"I have committed serious sins. There is no need to trouble the immortals to save me. Let me become a lonely ghost and fend for myself!"

Xuanzhi shook his head and said:

"Put it up, I will ferry you."

Hearing this, Cao Sixi was a little afraid to say:

"I...can I really do it?"

Xuanzhi just smiled and nodded.

Cao Sixi immediately put his hand on Xuanzhi's palm.

Immediately, Xuanzhi closed his eyes slightly and began to recite scriptures in a low voice.

Behind him, six golden light balls like vortexes appeared again.

Soon, the ghosts of Cao Sixi's family of three began to turn into three balls of white light little by little.

Finally, the three streams of light flew into one of the golden vortexes behind Xuanzhi.

In an instant, the surrounding world was dark again.

The small courtyard in front of everyone had disappeared.

Xuanzhi clasped his hands together, smiled and looked at Xu Taiping and others and said:

"This salvation is over."

Xu Taiping smiled and nodded and said:

"Thank you, Master Xuanzhi."

However, just after he finished speaking, there was a "click" sound, and a skull with a red glow suddenly fell to the ground.

Everyone took a closer look and found that this skull was the skull of Cao Sixi's blood and bones.

Dongfang Yuejian immediately went forward with a curious look on her face and picked up the skull:

"Isn't that blood bone condensed by the blood demon energy? Why is there another skull?"

She couldn't figure out the reason, so she handed the skull to Xu Taiping again.

Xu Taiping took the skull and wanted to inject some energy into it to see if there was any reaction. But before he could inject energy into the skull, the lotus pupil of his left eye suddenly became extremely hot.

Immediately afterwards, a picture appeared in his mind directly-

"A woman covered in blood was running hard in the ruins."

After Xu Taiping finally saw the woman's appearance, he suddenly froze there, and then his eyes were full of astonishment and he said:

"Sister Lingyue?!"