Chapter 133
Chapter 133
Hua Jiunan helped Deaf Granny into a wicker chair in the courtyard.
The old woman began telling them what had happened.
By the time she finished, Chen Daji was huffing with rage.
“Fuck! Those filthy things actually tried to hurt Grandma!”
“I’ll make a new slingshot right now and smash every window in their house tonight!”
Hua Jiunan burned with even greater fury upon hearing that Deaf Granny had been in danger.
But when he remembered that he had no ability to deal with filthy things, anger at himself rose in his heart.
*Why have I studied the Baopuzi Inner Chapters for so long without being able to use a single Daoist art?*
As the thought circled through his mind, Hua Jiunan unconsciously began reciting an evil-breaking incantation.
“The Dao follows nature; Heaven and Earth know no bounds. By decree!”
Then he raised his hand and pointed at a stone stool in the courtyard.
There was a soft bang, and a burst of flame appeared on its surface.
Although the flame was small and vanished almost instantly, it proved that he could successfully cast an art.
Everyone froze at first, then cried out together.
Chen Daji jumped up and down in excitement.
“Oh, that’s good! That’s really good!”
“Big Brother, can you teach me?”
“Once I learn this, I won’t even need a lighter for my cigarettes. I’ll look so damn cool!”
In truth, Chen Daji already had a scene pictured in his mind.
His face would be covered in rugged stubble, his eyes dark and melancholy.
Then, beneath Li Yun’s astonished gaze, he would light a cigarette with his finger.
He would blow an enormous smoke ring right into Li Yun’s face…
*Fuck, once I’m that cool, there’s no way I won’t win you over!*
Deaf Granny was equally delighted.
“Oh my! When did my precious grandson learn such an impressive skill?!”
The old woman had always regretted that the layer of Dragon Skin wrapped around Hua Jiunan prevented him from inheriting her identity as a spirit medium disciple.
Now that she saw him using orthodox Daoist arts, she was naturally overjoyed.
The result had exceeded Hua Jiunan’s expectations too, so he did not know how to answer his grandmother.
Fortunately, Hua Jiunan had displayed all kinds of supernatural abilities since childhood. Deaf Granny merely assumed that, like his medical knowledge, this was another gift he had brought from the womb.
Therefore, she did not investigate further.
As the saying went, one could never possess too many skills.
In the old woman’s mind, her grandson was no ordinary person to begin with. It made sense that he might know a few secret Daoist arts.
There was, in fact, a reason for what had happened.
With Hua Jiunan’s unusual constitution, his progress should have been astonishingly fast whether he studied the Ghost Path or orthodox Daoist arts.
But when he had just been born, Snow Corpse gave him an earring he had refined for a thousand years to protect him.
In essence, the earring had the same effect as the suit of Dragon Skin Deaf Granny later gave him.
It was even somewhat stronger.
Yet Deaf Granny did not know that, so she still replaced his skin with Dragon Skin.
With both the earring and Dragon Skin isolating him, no ghostly being could possess Hua Jiunan.
But while they kept ghosts out, they also cut him off from any perception of nature.
That was why he could master the Baopuzi Inner Chapters yet remain unable to use any Daoist arts.
After the great battle against Zhang Liang, Hua Jiunan had given the earring to Hu Fei’er out of gratitude.
Only then did today’s scene become possible.
When Hua Jiunan used the Five Thunder Shattering Firmament Righteous Method against Zhang Liang, he had drawn upon the power of the Ancient Jade he carried.
That was why the Ancient Jade had crumbled into powder.
Hua Jiunan suppressed his excitement and asked Deaf Granny, “Grandma, if we all go together now, can we deal with the filthy things inside the coffin shop?”
Chen Daji immediately chimed in.
“Me too! Don’t forget me!”
“Grandma, you have no idea how vicious my nosebleeds are.”
“When I shoot one with my slingshot, even a Flying Corpse doubles over clutching its crotch and jumps around in pain!”
The more Deaf Granny looked at her two precious grandsons, the more satisfied she became.
“Yes. With the two of you helping, plus Eighth Master…”
Eighth Master Chang, who was slurping instant noodles nearby, immediately grew wary when he noticed everyone looking at him.
“What is it? Did those filthy things chase you here?”
“Fuck! Are we running now, or are we running immediately…?”
Never mind.
When it came to fighting, they could expect nothing from Eighth Master.
Chen Daji spoke helplessly.
“Grandma, can’t we find anyone else to help?”
“I think… I think if we ask Hemp-clad Grandmother to bring my six wives, they can kill whatever’s inside the coffin shop.”
“I’m afraid that won’t work.”
The speaker was Hu Fei’er, who had just emerged from the house.
She obediently walked behind Deaf Granny and began massaging the old woman’s shoulders.
Impatient, Chen Daji pressed her for an answer.
“Little Sister Fei’er, why can’t we ask Grandmother?”
Hu Fei’er explained with a smile.
“After we defeated Zhang Liang, Grandmother and the heads of the great clans-even the principal Immortal Spirits serving spirit mediums who fought in the battle-entered seclusion to refine their netherworld merit.”
“If we disturb them now, all their previous efforts will be wasted.”
“Otherwise, there would be no need for Grandmother herself to act. Any one of Eighth Master Chang’s elder brothers could deal with whatever is in the coffin shop.”
Far from taking offense at Hu Fei’er’s words, Eighth Master Chang strongly agreed.
“Fei’er is right. All my elder brothers are terrifying.”
“None of them are as kind and approachable as Eighth Master…”