Chapter 72 Grandpa’s Friends

Chapter 72 Grandpa’s Friends

Chapter 72 Grandpa's Friends (Part )

Chen Shi was worried. He had a simple understanding that if his grandfather was an evil spirit, then his grandson must be an evil spirit too.

But, I am an evil spirit, how could I not know?
He suppressed his strange thoughts and followed his grandfather into the deserted house.

There was only darkness and desolation in the deserted house, but the moonlight from the sky shone down, and wherever it touched, the deserted house suddenly looked brand new, with lights and wine, and many graceful girls walking around, some carrying flower baskets, some holding delicacies, laughing sweetly. They must be arranging a grand dinner party.

After a while, Chen Shi and his grandfather were sitting in the magnificent lobby.

Grandpa was still holding the green umbrella, and sitting in the main seat was a big bearded man with his chest bare, surrounded by women on both sides, and with many wives and concubines.

"Chen Yindu, you are not here to kill evil spirits, right?"

The bearded man smiled nonchalantly and said, "Although I am a ghost, I never do evil. I will only kill people if they provoke me. You have no reason to attack me."

Grandpa shook his head and said, "Old Hu, I am not here to kill you, but to ask you for a favor. Xiao Shi, call me Uncle Hu."

Chen Shi said sweetly: "Hello, Uncle Hu. I am your nephew."

The bearded man snorted, seeming to be quite unhappy with Chen Shi.

Grandpa smiled and said, "Old Hu, I am old and I am afraid I will not live long. I came here to ask Xiao Shi to worship you as his godmother. If you become his godmother, Xiao Shi will definitely respect you and burn incense every day and offer sacrifices during festivals, so that you won't become a lonely ghost here."

Upon hearing this, the bearded man's face suddenly changed, and he sneered, "Old Chen, you were able to bring him back to life, I admire your means. But you also caused a terrible disaster! You were kind to me back then, but I repaid your kindness when I saved him! In order to save him back then, my fox clan also risked their lives! You asked him to worship me as his godmother, are you repaying kindness with enmity and wanting to kill me?"

Grandpa sighed: "Old Hu, I'm dying. After I die, Xiao Shi can't survive..."

"Kill him! Kill him before you die!"

The bearded man slammed the table, spit flying from his mouth, very excited, "You are almost dead, why don't you kill him? Will he harm the people if you leave him? Chen Yindu, kill him now, I admire you for being a brave man!"

Chen Shi's head was buzzing. It was obvious that Lao Hu was an old acquaintance of his grandfather. He had once worked together with his grandfather to save him at the cost of his own life. But when Lao Hu said "kill him", he obviously meant to kill Chen Shi!
But why did he save me in the first place, but now he wants to kill me?
Judging from his tone, Chen Shi will definitely bring disaster to the people after Grandpa dies.

But Chen Shi knew that he would never bring disaster to the people.

What a kind man he is?

He could obviously beat the villagers into submission and force them to offer all kinds of food, but he still went to great lengths to steal melons and peaches and refused to use force against the villagers.

How many people did he kill in order to protect the villagers of Huangpo Village?

Miss Zhao Er and hundreds of other people were tricked by him into the realm of ghosts and gods and turned into porcelain dolls. He could have smashed them all to pieces, but he didn't. How kind was that?

I am such a kind person, how could I bring harm to the people?
Besides, I don't have this ability.

What made Chen Shi even more angry was that Lao Hu actually thought that it was his grandfather who should kill him personally.

Obviously, Old Hu wanted to say that saving Chen Shi was the horrific disaster caused by his grandfather!
How ridiculous!

What kind of asshole fair-weather buddy is this?
Grandpa got up dejectedly and walked out.

Old Hu said quickly, "It's dark outside, aren't you worried about evil spirits? Stay and have a simple meal before leaving. Otherwise, my old friends will laugh at me for not knowing how to entertain guests. Are you really leaving? Then I won't see you off."

Although he spoke nicely, his butt seemed to be glued to the chair and he didn't move at all.

Grandpa waved his hand and walked out of the deserted house.

Chen Shi called on Hei Guo and quickly followed him.

Old Hu sat in his seat with a gloomy expression, and he had no intention of enjoying the delicacies or his concubine.

A fair and petite concubine nestled in his arms and said with a sweet smile, "Master, what are you worried about?"

"Isn't it Chen Yindu?"

Old Hu sighed, feeling quite guilty. "He has been a stubborn man all his life and has never begged anyone for help. This time he came to me for help for the first time in his life, but I refused. I always felt a little guilty. When he begged me, I couldn't help but think of the days when he and I were so powerful. In fact, he treated me well. Before I died, I told him that if I died and turned into an evil spirit, he would kill me himself. He has always been very hard-hearted. He would definitely suppress his brotherhood and get rid of me to prevent me from causing trouble..."

He smiled and said, "But when I woke up from my trance, I found that I had not lost my mind. Instead, I could live in this mansion like a living person. Do you know what he did?"

He stood up, looking excited, waving his sleeves, and said loudly: "He used his life's wealth, the treasures he collected throughout his life, and his knowledge to build this mansion!"

Wherever he waved his sleeves, countless magnificent talismans and treasures emerged from the walls, floors, roofs, pillars, gardens, plants, doors, bricks and tiles, and other places of the mansion, shining with light!

Old Hu burst into tears, but laughed loudly: "He created an artificial ghost realm for me, so that I can stay sane here! He didn't kill me, but let me live! He let me live in such a luxurious place, and he became a pauper! I can never repay his kindness in this life, or even in the next life!"

The concubine was puzzled and asked, "Since Master felt bad about it, why did he reject him just now?"

Old Hu's tears disappeared, he snorted and sneered, "I can't stand his attitude of begging. He has never begged anyone in his life, and he doesn't know that he should be humble when begging. He came over here with a big sword and a big horse, as if to say, Old Hu, kneel down, brother begs you a favor. Is there anyone who begs people like this? When he sat down to beg me, I almost slipped out of the chair and knelt down."

"The master looks disgusting but kind."

The concubine smiled and said, "The master rejected him verbally, but he has already agreed to him in his heart."

Old Hu slapped her bouncy buttocks hard, the flesh on his face twitched, and he showed a look of fear, shaking his head like a rattle: "Even if he has done me a great favor, I will never agree to him! Hey, becoming Xiao Shi's godmother..."

The fear on his face intensified, and he trembled as he said, "I can't do it. I really can't do it! I don't want to be killed again after I die, and I don't want to bear the infamy for all eternity! Our fox clan has a bad reputation to begin with, and we are said to be evil. If I bear the infamy, the fox clan will be finished! I can't risk the future of the fox clan!"

The wooden cart was covered with peach charms. This was the first time that Chen Shi followed his grandfather on a night journey while awake.

Under the moonlight, many strange noises were heard around the wooden cart, and things were moving in the shadows of the woods, ditches, and rocks.

From time to time, fog would rush towards the wooden cart. Before it got close, the peach charms hanging on the cart would vibrate buzzingly, and a golden-armored god made of golden light would emerge, standing on one side of the cart and blocking the fog.

When the fog receded and the golden light faded, the golden-armored deity disappeared.

The peach charms are engraved with door god spells that can prevent evil from approaching.

However, there are still evil spirits lurking in the night, and peach charms cannot solve the problem.

"Chirp!" Grandpa lit a lantern and called the black dog. The black dog bit the handle of the lantern and ran in front of the car.

"Old Hu is a very kind-hearted person, but he is also very kind-hearted."

Grandpa stared at the compass in his hand and was silent for a long time before he said, "He is the most timid and enthusiastic friend I know. Although he said he doesn't want to be your godmother, he will definitely come out to protect you after I leave."

Chen Shi opened his eyes wide and asked, "Where is Grandpa going?"

Grandpa stretched out his rough big hand, rubbed Chen Shi's head, and said with a smile: "I'm not going anywhere. I will always be with Xiao Shi. I mean, just in case, just in case..."

The wooden cart continued to move in the dark night. Chen Shi looked into the darkness outside the cart. Under the moonlight, there was a figure standing faintly in the fields in the distance.

He raised his head hastily, wondering, "It looks like the spirit of the great snake Xuanshan. Why is it following us?"

Grandpa called Heiguo, and the wooden cart changed direction. Heiguo followed the cart with a lantern in his mouth, sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right, sometimes running in front of the cart, and sometimes falling to the back of the cart.

The blood-red eyes that surrounded it in the darkness shrank back due to the heat when it illuminated it.

The wooden cart twisted and turned, and Chen Shi didn't know where they were now.

He fell asleep in the cart and dreamed that his grandfather was missing. He was looking for him desperately when he was awakened by the sound of a black pot. He saw that the wooden cart had stopped and the moon in the sky was slowly closing its eyes.

It's almost dawn.

"Why are we stopping here?" Chen Shi was puzzled.

"Wait until daybreak."

Chen Shi sat beside his grandfather, quietly waiting for dawn.

In front of them, more than a mile away, there was a village. It was a circular village with shadowy houses that could not be seen clearly under the moonlight.

"What friend is Grandpa going to meet this time?"

"It's still a ghost."

Grandpa said, "When I see it at night, I can't control myself. But during the day, it is much more rational."

At this time, two long cracks appeared in the sky, like two large canyons. The huge eyes slowly opened and slowly turned into two suns, shining on the earth.

The sun is coming out.

The surrounding mountains and forests gradually returned to normal under the sunlight.

The wooden cart continued to move forward and soon arrived at a village. The houses here were very old, but the people here were very kind and polite in their treatment of others. They lived a prosperous life and a peaceful atmosphere permeated the village.

Chen Shi looked around, wondering who was the evil spirit his grandfather was talking about.

Grandpa came to the sacred tree in the center of the village. Chen Shi looked at it carefully and saw that the sacred tree was also hung with various wishing boards and banners. Various offerings and incense sticks that had not yet burned out were also placed in front of the tree.

But when he looked around, he did not see the tree god formed by the extraordinary power.

Suddenly, the sound of hooves was heard, and a goat covered with green hair came happily from behind a tree. It had a white goatee and flat golden eyes. It sniffed the incense with its nose, stood up, picked up the sugarcane offered by the villagers and took a bite.

Chen Shi stared blankly at the green sheep walking towards him on two legs. He saw that when the green sheep stood up, it was half a head taller than his grandfather. The green sheep chewed sugarcane in its mouth, squeezed out the sweet water inside, and then spat out the sugarcane residue.

Its hooves do not look like hooves, but rather like sharp claws with scales. The claws are sharp and flexible, and can easily grab sugarcane.

"Chen Yindu, Old Chen!"

When Qingyang saw his grandfather and grandson, he smiled. One paw held the sugar cane, and the other paw rested on his grandfather's shoulder. He said with a smile, "You haven't come to see me for a long time! I was happy for a long time when I heard that you died. Now I see you alive and kicking, I can't tell you how sad I am! You also brought Xiaoshi with you! Xiaoshi, do you still remember your uncle Qingyang? When you were little, I helped you pee and teased your little calf!"

Chen Shi's face turned red and he protected his crotch with his hands.

Qingyang put his arm around his shoulder and said with a smile, "Old Chen, you brought Xiao Shi with you this time. Are you planning to sacrifice him to me? Yes, you are old and dying. You can't control Xiao Shi anymore, right? If you can't control him, who knows how many people will die."

It was very happy, and laughed, "You will definitely be called a grandson after you die, that's great...Dog! Chirp, come to Uncle Yang! Old Chen is so polite, he came here and brought a living sacrifice, don't leave tonight, let's have some dog meat together."

Black Pot trembled.

Grandpa couldn't get a word in at all. He finally waited for Qingyang to stop talking before he explained his purpose and said, "I'm leaving soon..."

Qingyang stared at him excitedly, as if his grandfather would die in the next moment.

Grandpa said, "But not now. Listen to me first. I'm going to travel far away soon, but Xiao Shi can't be left without someone to take care of him. Among the good friends we had back then, you're the only one who has the means to do so. So I want to entrust Xiao Shi to you."

Qingyang rubbed his paws excitedly and said in a trembling voice: "Sacrifice to me, will you make fun of me today?"

"No, you come to be Xiao Shi's godmother." Grandpa said.

Qingyang lost interest immediately, yawned, dropped the sugar cane, put down his two front paws, got on all fours, and walked behind the tree with his short tail swung. He said lazily: "This kind of hard work is only willing to be done by you, Chen Yin. In this village, I hide in the trees during the day and pretend to be a tree god, absorbing incense. When I go out at night, I am an evil spirit, doing evil everywhere. I am so uncomfortable. Why should I be a nanny for your Chen family? Hurry up and leave!"

It said in a vicious voice: "Old Chen, you are old, and your cultivation strength is not as good as it was in your prime. Be careful not to anger me, or I will kill you and your grandson and eat them all!"

Grandpa sighed and said, "Qingyang, I may not stay in this world for long, so take care of yourself. I will send you a dream when I leave."

Qingyang shuddered, stopped, and suddenly snorted again. He raised his head, took small steps into the tree hole, and sneered, "Who cares about your dream!"

After the grandfather and grandson and the black pot left, the green sheep in the tree hole cried with tears and snot.

"You bastard old Chen, just die if you want, why did you tell me? If you don't tell me, you can die wherever you want, and I won't be able to think of you for ten days or half a month. If you tell me, how can I stay out of it?"

——Dedicate a book written by an old friend and author, "1879 America: Please Call Me Boss", the quality and update are guaranteed. It tells the story of how a man who was sold as a piglet in the United States in 1879 became a godfather. Some of the Hongmen incision rituals in it are quite interesting. If you are interested, you can go and have a look.

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