Uncle Ninth placed the bowl down, leaned back in his chair, picked up his pipe, and began to smoke as he spoke, "I wish I could, but ordinary people can only practice along with fist position, never truly refining their bodies. Your eldest martial uncle is the same. His fist position is profound, but his body refinement is just so-so. Not everyone can be like you, undergoing the baptism of lightning."
"When your body refinement reaches the fifth level, even if you're hit by lightning on a rainy day, you'll be fine."
Uncle Ninth sighed, his tone tinged with envy.
Xu Yan was shocked. So powerful? Body refinement reaching the fifth level and being fine after being hit by lightning?
"Are you serious, master?"
Xu Yan was in awe but still had a hard time believing it. After all, that was lightning, not something conjured up by spiritual qi but celestial thunder! It could instantly kill a herd of cattle or split a tree in half. Xu Yan wasn't about to joke with his life.
"You're slow. At that point, you'll be like part of the lightning, how could you get hurt? The lightning will only flow through you."
"Alright, I'm going to rest for a bit. Keep an eye on Wen Cai. He's more seriously injured. When Qiusheng wakes up, tell him to buy more glutinous rice. You didn't buy enough. This zombie is no joke. If I'm not mistaken, when it appears next, it'll definitely be a flying zombie!"
"Don't worry, master. I'll keep an eye on Wen Cai."
Xu Yan promised, and Uncle Ninth went to rest, satisfied.
Thankfully, Xu Yan was there. Otherwise, Uncle Ninth wouldn't dare relax. The stronger the zombie, the stronger its zombie poison. After being scratched, there's a higher chance of becoming a zombie. No jokes allowed.
"Teacher."
In the afternoon, Ren Tingting was the first to wake up. She now saw Xu Yan as her reliance. Without him, she would be very panicked.
When she woke up and saw Xu Yan there, Ren Tingting's suspended heart finally calmed down. She was afraid Xu Yan would suddenly abandon her.
"Be a good girl and eat something first. This is millet porridge. You were frightened, and your body needs nourishment."
Xu Yan coaxed Ren Tingting to eat first, letting her sit in the courtyard to rest and breathe in the fresh air while he went to wake up Qiusheng and told him to buy glutinous rice.
Qiusheng, who didn't want to move, reluctantly got up upon hearing it was his master's order. He casually ate some millet porridge, pushed his bike, and prepared to leave.
These young people today, their actions were so quick!!
When Uncle Ninth got up and saw Ren Tingting always sticking to Xu Yan, he sighed, feeling a bit outdated.
"Why hasn't Qiusheng come back yet?"
At night, Uncle Ninth kept checking the time. The gate of the Yizhuang was open, specially left open for Qiusheng, but he hadn't returned, and no one knew what happened.
"Master, let me go and check. Maybe my senior brother just got lost."
Xu Yan knew that Qiusheng was haunted by a female ghost. He wanted to earn some merit. As for sparing the female ghost's life, forget it. Xu Yan wasn't that noble.
Moreover, this female ghost had stagnated in the world for many years, absorbing the Yang qi of living people. Even if Xu Yan destroyed her, he could still gain some Yin virtue. Kill two birds with one stone.
"Alright, go then. If you can't find him, just come back."
Uncle Ninth thought for a moment and felt that Xu Yan could go and check. Perhaps he would encounter Qiusheng on the way back.
Patting Ren Tingting's little hand, Xu Yan said, "Don't worry. The zombie is injured and can't come out to harm people for a while. Nothing will happen. I'll be back soon. Go cook."
Ren Tingting actually had decent cooking skills, which was something Xu Yan never expected.
Xu Yan thought that as a rich young lady, she would never enter the kitchen.
But Ren Tingting shattered his prejudice. She was indeed elegant in the hall and skilled in the kitchen.
Taking his gear, Xu Yan left the Yizhuang and ran towards the place where Qiusheng encountered the ghost. The abandoned house was easy to find, being a necessary path to the neighboring town.
As in the original story, because of Wai and others, everyone in the town knew that Mr.Ren's father had turned into a zombie and harmed people, and that Mr.Ren was killed by the zombie. So everyone bought a lot of glutinous rice to sprinkle at their doorsteps, causing the rice shop to run out. Qiusheng had to go to the neighboring town to buy some.
Whether he was ripped off by the rice shop owner or not was still unknown.
As Xu Yan approached the abandoned house, he paused. He saw Qiusheng with a silly smile, dragging his limp body and pushing his bike away. His face was especially pale, and it was obvious that his Yang qi and essence had been drained.
It would take at least a while to recover.
Still a Maoshan disciple, and he didn't even know he was possessed by a female ghost. He'll have a short life!!
Engaging in that kind of activity with a female ghost is the most damaging to one's Yang lifespan. Yet Qiusheng looked extremely pleased, leaving people speechless.
Xu Yan hid in the shadows and didn't move. After Qiusheng was far away, he appeared and walked into the house. The Yin energy was heavy, proving that the female ghost was here.
Tried o hide?
Xu Yan didn't expect the female ghost to try to hide in the corner and ambush him. Xu Yan sneered coldly. Normally, Taoists needed to open their eyes or use a compass to catch ghosts, but Xu Yan didn't need such trouble. He just needed to concentrate his spiritual qi in his eyes, and any demon or ghost would reveal themselves first.
Since you wanted to hide, I'll grant you that wish!
Sneering, Xu Yan deliberately turned his back to the female ghost, with his left hand in front of him, and sparks of electricity emerged.
"No!!"
The female ghost hiding in the corner, slowly approaching Xu Yan, suddenly felt a jump in her heart, sensing danger.
"Die!!"
Lightning is the thing that demons and ghosts fear the most. Xu Yan didn't expect the female ghost to be so sensitive. She sensed the danger when he used his Lightning Thunder Fist and tried to escape.
Xu Yan naturally wouldn't allow her to escape.
"Ah!!"
Xu Yan turned around and rushed towards her. The lightning condensed by his Lightning Thunder Fist instantly enveloped the female ghost. The female ghost screamed in agony and was immediately revealed, unable to hide anymore. She didn't understand how Xu Yan found her.
"Filthy Taoist, how dare you hurt me! Ah!!"
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