Chapter 31
Master Daozhi, the presiding officer of the Guhan Temple, looks generous and kind, elegant and easy-going on the surface, but he is an out-and-out villain behind his back.
He condoned the monks in the temple to mess up the temple, deceived the believers, and made money for himself. After the scandal was exposed, he was beheaded at Caishikou for public display.
When Master Daozhi's head fell to the ground, all the people in the city rejoiced and cheered loudly, wishing to put the donkey's head back and chop it off again.
But according to the female ghost Chai Cuiqiao, Master Daozhi is not a human being, but an ape-like monster called "Mandrill".
On the day of execution, he combined bone shrinkage and illusion to deceive the executioner and the onlookers by pretending that his head fell off, and was able to escape.
And in July every year, he returns to the Lonely Cold Temple, takes out the aged wine buried deep in the cellar, and entertains all kinds of demons.
Although Chai Cuiqiao has already cultivated the ground to bind a ghost, and both sides have similar cultivation levels, but the mandrill is as tall as a giant, with a human face and long arms, and is extremely hostile. When ordinary ghosts approach, it is like snow meeting the spring sun, eroding and melting, and even more so. Don't talk about revenge.
In previous years, when Master Daozhi returned to the Lonely Cold Temple, Chai Cuiqiao could only hide in the ground of the temple to hide his breath. Even though there was resentment and anger in his heart, the surge almost melted his soul, but he had to keep forbearing.
Therefore, after Chai Cuiqiao discovered that Li Ang and other aliens possessed unique skills, she immediately decided that no matter what method she used, she would let the other party assist her in killing the enemy mandrill.
Intimidate, or lure.
"The mandrill has several magic treasures and Buddhist tools on it, one is a purple gold cassock, which is invulnerable to water and fire, and is invulnerable to swords and guns; the other is a purple gold bowl, which can absorb the light of the moon and refine it into liquid droplets of spiritual energy; The pestle can't be splashed by water when it is danced, and it is easy to break the stele and rock."
Chai Cuiqiao said in a deep voice: "Among them, the purple-gold bowl is the most precious. Ordinary monks eat wind and drink dew in the mountains, and only after several months of hard work can they accumulate some spiritual energy. With the purple-gold bowl, the speed of practice is more than several times faster.
If it weren't for the fact that big monsters are rare in the world, and that mandrill does have a bit of force, I'm afraid he would have been robbed and killed because he was pregnant with jade.
If you are willing to cooperate with the little girl to get rid of this beast, the little girl will not want any of the three magic weapons on his body, and I will give you a huge gift afterwards..."
As for the content of the gift, Chai Cuiqiao did not explain, but a paradoxical smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
Hehe, Li Ang grinned, I believe you have ghosts.
"This matter is very important, and I can't make a decision alone. If Miss Chai doesn't mind, I will discuss it with my friends first."
Chai Cuiqiao held the Molotov cocktail and nodded with a smile. Li Ang pulled Xing Hechou and others under the temple gate and discussed in a low voice.
Li Ang frowned and asked, "Yuan Fang, what do you think?"
"I don't have any opinion." Wan Lifengdao twitched his lips, and said in a deep voice, "It's just that I have always believed that ghosts and humans have different paths, and that the ghosts of people who are eaten by tigers will be bound around tigers to help tigers lure living people.
We are bound by the system in the Lonely Cold Temple, and we have no way to collect evidence from the outside world to confirm every word this female ghost said.
What if she was under that mandrill?
Trick us into not killing her, and honestly wait in the temple for the mandrill to come and kill us? "
As a post-90s who looks like a greasy middle-aged man in his forties, Wan Lifengdao also had a warm heart and passionate blood.
It's just that many times in the past, the experience of being used by others with kindness made him no longer credulous, and no longer naturally optimistic about human nature.
Since you can't tell the truth of other people's suffering, then simply harden your heart and become cold and indifferent.
"Purely from the perspective of profit, I am more inclined to eliminate her directly." Wan Lifengdao glanced at his silent teammates, and said directly: "Just now she wanted to kill us, and now we have discovered her." The bones of her body have pinched her lifeline, do you still want to listen to her one-sided words?"
Xing Hechou showed hesitation, Liu Wushao still did not speak, Wan Lifengdao took a deep breath, looked at the little monk Huizhi, trying to find an ally for himself, "Master Huizhi, you heard it just now, the female ghost So the death is due to the monk's mischief.
What if she develops monk PTSD after death? What if she will try her best to kill you during these seven days? "
With a bitter expression on his face, Hui Chun recited Amitabha Buddha, not knowing whether it was because he might die at any time, or because the honor of Buddhism was ruined by others.
"Miss Liu? Brother Xing? If you hesitate any longer, you don't know what else will happen. There are many dreams in the night." Wan Lifengdao urged.
Xing Hechou's eyes were fixed, as if he had made up his mind, "Let's pretend to cooperate with her and spend these few days temporarily. By the seventh day, no matter whether the mandrill comes or not, we are fully prepared to deal with the possible What happened. Comrade Xiao Li, what do you think?"
"Me?" Li Ang chuckled, licked his lips, and said softly: "I think the same as Brother Xing,
Hypothetical situation 1: We did not find the ledger, did not infer that the Guhan Temple once hid the obscene monk, did not discover the secret of the Guhan Temple’s decline, and did not unearth the remains of Chai Cuiqiao.
Then, the enemy and the enemy are likely to gradually become angry, and we will not communicate with Chai Cuiqiao at all.
In this way, our main task in these seven days is to survive Chai Cuiqiao's serial killings.
Situation 2: We found the ledger, discovered the mystery of the desolation of the Guhan Temple, and unearthed Chai Cuiqiao's skeleton, but refused to cooperate with her.
Then, the enemy and us will still go to war, and we who have the initiative are likely to destroy her directly, but we also need to pay a certain price of casualties.
Situation 3: We first negotiated with Chai Cui, in exchange for a safe time period of up to six or seven days. These seven days are enough for us to figure out a way to find more clues in Guhan Temple and take countermeasures
If the mandrill really comes on the seventh day, then we can also change our strategy at any time according to its strength, sell Chai Cuiqiao or kill the mandrill together with Chai Cuiqiao. "
While smiling and waving to Chai Cuiqiao in the distance, Li Ang weighed the pros and cons in the most calm and indifferent way, and said to his teammates: "Based on most of the circumstances, I still recommend temporarily cooperating with Chai Cuiqiao, but she It is better that the remains of the dead remain in our hands."
The minority obeyed the majority, and after agreeing on a collective action plan, everyone returned to the original place to negotiate with Chai Cuiqiao, willing to cooperate with the female ghost, provided that the corpse must be guarded by the mission team.
Unexpectedly, the female ghost did not express strong dissatisfaction with the ownership of the bones, but put forward an additional condition to the mission team,
"Seven days later is the day when mandrills will entertain demons. During these seven days, all kinds of little demons will gather in the Lonely Cold Temple. All strangers can get in by pretending to accept the invitation. But there are many ghosts who can see me among the guests. .”
Chai Cui raised her cheeks, lowered her head and blushed, and said to Li Ang, "In order to avoid being discovered, I hope to hide in Mr. Li's body."
I'm afraid, it's not only for concealing identity, but also for controlling the mission team, right? After all, Li Ang was the weakest of the group.
Xing Hechou frowned slightly, and was about to say no, but Li Ang laughed strangely, stepped forward, walked up to Chai Cuiqiao and squatted down, posing as Zhu Bajie carrying his wife on his back, "But it's okay to come."
The female ghost nodded, her feet stuck to the ground and she remained motionless, but her upper body stretched continuously, like melted plasticine, slowly covering Li Ang's back,
In the end, that gloomy and pale face merged with his.
The faces of the two merged and interfered with each other. Ears grew out of Li Ang's eyes, fingers grew out of his nostrils, large clumps of hair emerged from his jaws, and the cat stuck out a gleaming white thigh in his stomach.
The weirdness of the scene and the horror of the situation made Xing Hechou and others couldn't help but tremble in their hearts.
After a long time, one person and one ghost successfully merged, and those weird organs finally began to slowly fade away.
"How do you feel?" Xing Hechou asked with concern, "Is there any discomfort?"
Li Ang was silent for a while, then stretched out his hand to press Chai Cuiqiao's protruding nose down, grinned, and raised Thumbs up, "This feeling is so heart-warming, and the heart is flying."