LRAB Chapter 72 Ksitigarbha Ghost King
Chapter 72 Ksitigarbha Ghost King
"Please speak, Uncle-Master!" Zhao Yi was somewhat surprised, not expecting that Aunt Zhe would ask him for help.
"That's right, there's someone in Happy Town who asked me for a spirit infant a month ago."
"As agreed, it's time to deliver the spirit infant today."
"But I can't leave here. These children just arrived and need my care."
"You have a divine weapon that allows you to travel quickly; could you help me deliver the infant spirit there?"
As Aunt Zhe spoke, she took out a small jar wrapped in red cloth from inside the house.
The jar was only the size of a fist, with talismans pasted on it, emitting a faint spiritual light.
"A spirit infant?"
Zhao Yi took the jar and examined it with some curiosity.
He had seen records about spirit infants in the Maoshan True Explanation.
The so-called "spirit infant" refers to the soul of a stillborn baby, which is sealed in an altar by a Taoist priest using special methods, awaiting reincarnation.
Some people who want children ask the spirit infant to return to their womb and be reborn, thus giving birth to offspring.
"I remember the main boss of the new Zombie Man is the evil infant worshipped by Aunt Sugar Cane, right?" Zhao Yi thought to himself.
"Uncle-Master, are there any rules for sending a spirit infant?" Zhao Yi asked.
"Yes!" Aunt Zhe nodded.
"Once you arrive in Happy Town, find the family that requested the spirit baby and give them the jar."
"Then tell them that the spirit baby should be enshrined in the center of the main room, and incense should be offered three times a day without interruption."
"After a month of offerings, the spirit baby can be reincarnated. If it spends more time 'cultivating' during this period, it will become pregnant."
"Furthermore, on the way to deliver the spirit infant, the jar must not be opened, the jar must not be exposed to light, and the jar must not be contaminated with anything unclean."
"Don't worry, Uncle-Master, I've remembered everything!" Zhao Yi nodded and said.
"Okay, then go ahead." Aunt Zhe waved her hand.
"By the way, Happy Town isn't far from here. It's about 110 li to the northeast."
"At the speed of your carriage, you should arrive before dark."
"Alright, Martial Uncle, I'm off then!"
Zhao Yi carefully placed the spirit infant jar into the bronze granary and turned to leave the Taoist temple.
After leaving Qingli Town, Zhao Yi got into a rickshaw and sent A Da towards Happy Town, while the carriage remained with Aunt Zhe.
After all, riding in a horse-drawn carriage is much slower than riding in a rickshaw.
"Young Master, what exactly is this spirit infant?" Xiao Hong asked curiously.
"It's just the soul of a stillborn baby," Zhao Yi explained casually.
"Is it powerful?" Xiao Hong asked again.
"Isn't it amazing?"
Zhao Yi thought for a moment and said, "It shouldn't be that powerful. After all, it's just a baby. Even if it turns into a ghost, it's not a big deal."
"Oh." Xiao Hong nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.
As soon as he entered the territory of Happy Town, he saw oil fields and crops on both sides, which brought a refreshing rural atmosphere and made Zhao Yi feel refreshed.
"If only life were free of those demons and monsters."
He couldn't help but sigh.
Unfortunately, this world is just that messed up.
The more you want a peaceful life, the less peaceful those demons and monsters will let you be.
"Well, since we're here, we might as well make the best of it."
"Slay evil spirits and kill demons. You can earn merit anyway."
Zhao Yi thought to himself.
Ten minutes later, a small town appeared ahead.
The town isn't very big; it looks like it only has a few hundred households, much smaller than Renjia Town.
At the entrance to the town stands a stone tablet with the three large characters "Happy Town" engraved on it.
"Happy Town? That's a rather cheerful name."
Zhao Yi smiled and had A-Da pull him into the town.
There weren't many pedestrians on the street, but you could occasionally see a few elderly people sitting in their doorways basking in the sun, and some children laughing and playing around.
The whole town gives people a sense of harmony, like a small mountain village.
"This Happy Town is much worse than Qingli Town and Renjia Town," Xiao Hong muttered.
Zhao Yi nodded as well.
But having just visited Tengteng Town, compared to that, Happy Town is acceptable.
He walked around the town and found that there were very few people, mostly elderly people and children, with hardly any young adults to be seen.
"Could it be because of the warlord conflicts that all the able-bodied young men have joined the army?" Zhao Yi wondered to himself.
Just then, a cry came from ahead.
Zhao Yi looked in the direction of the sound and saw a group of people gathered in front of a house, with heart-wrenching cries coming from the courtyard.
"What happened?"
Zhao Yi frowned, quickly stopped the Heavenly Dao Divine Weapon, and then walked over.
"Auntie, what's going on inside?" Zhao Yi asked, pulling aside a woman who was watching.
"What a tragedy, the Wang family's daughter died suddenly last night!" the woman sighed.
"Died suddenly? How did he die?" Zhao Yi asked.
"I don't know. A perfectly healthy person just died like that, and the way they died was horrific. It's truly a tragedy." The woman shook her head.
"This is the sixth one this month!"
"The sixth one?" Zhao Yi frowned even more.
"Yes, six people have died this month, all girls, and their deaths were inexplicable and horrific."
"The doctor in town can't figure out what's wrong either."
After the woman finished speaking, she sighed, turned around, and left.
Standing outside the crowd, Zhao Yi looked at his family members wailing and lamenting in the courtyard, and a bad feeling rose in his heart.
"Could Happy Town be haunted too?"
Zhao Yi calmly took out his magical artifact and activated his Dharma Eye.
In an instant, the world in his eyes changed.
A faint ghostly aura permeated the courtyard of that household.
The ghostly aura wasn't much, but it was extremely strong.
"Young Master, there's clearly not much ghostly energy, so why is it so strong?" Little Red, who was hiding in the jade pendant in the pocket, asked curiously.
"Because the owner of this ghostly aura must be of a high level, but is still recovering from serious injuries!"
Zhao Yi spoke slowly.
"Six people have died this month, and they were all girls, all of them, and their deaths were completely inexplicable..."
These thoughts flashed through Zhao Yi's mind, and he already had a guess.
"It's highly likely that some powerful ghost killed these girls in order to regain its strength."
"Is he a pervert?"
"It seems things aren't going well in Happy Town!"
He turned and left the house, continuing to wander around the town.
Happy Town wasn't big, so Zhao Yi explored the whole place in no time.
He discovered a clinic in town with a sign that read "Bian's Clinic" hanging at the entrance.
Inside the clinic sat a middle-aged man dressed in a style similar to a Zhongshan suit, who was taking a patient's pulse.
Standing beside her was a young woman dressed in a blue cloth dress, with her hair in a braid; she looked pretty and charming.
"Dr. Bian?" Zhao Yi looked at the middle-aged man and felt that he looked somewhat familiar.
He looked at the young woman again, and a picture suddenly flashed through his mind.
"Hibiscus!"
Zhao Yi finally remembered.
Isn't this Doctor Bian and Furong from the movie "The Legend of Ma Yi"?
"The Legend of Mai! The Demon King of the Earth!"
These thoughts flashed through Zhao Yi's mind instantly.
He remembered the plot of the movie, which was about an evil spirit called Ksitigarbha King who wreaked havoc in Happy Town and killed many people.
Finally, he was severely injured by the Taoist priest in hemp robes who sacrificed himself for the greater good, and was resurrected two hundred years later, once again wreaking havoc on the world.
"No wonder six people died this month; it was all the work of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!"
Zhao Yi understood.
The opponent absorbed the essence and yin energy of 42 women back then, and only needs to absorb 7 more virgins to achieve mastery of cultivation.
Six have already been killed, and only one more remains.
"However, now that I'm here, I'll leave the Ksitigarbha King to me!" A hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.
This is truly a merit bestowed upon us!