Chapter 264
Chapter 264
Seeing Luo Menghong beheaded, Chen Daji howled with delight.
“Serves you right! That’s what you get for showing off and threatening me! Now you can’t even remain a ghost!”
Zhao Fei had watched more carefully. He shouted to Snow Corpse and Li Guang, “Y-you two immortal lords, and that monk! Don’t let him escape!”
Snow Corpse roared and hurled his laptop-screen-sized fist, wrapped in boundless cold, at Ghost Buddha Faceless. Li Guang drew his bow and fired, his arrow streaking like a meteor.
One could hardly blame them for attacking the Ghost Buddha before the fat monk Faqing. By comparison, Ghost Buddha Faceless possessed overwhelming ferocity. Faqing might have been the leader of an evil sect, but beside the Ghost Buddha, he amounted to little more than a follower.
Faceless was extreme by nature. He was already displeased that someone else had killed Brother’s enemy. Now the two men dared attack him as well. They were pouring oil on the fire.
“Hehehe. Namo Amitabha! Endless are the strange spirits, countless the demons and monsters! The Buddha delivers all living beings!”
The giant Buddha raised its palm and brought it crashing down on Li Guang and Snow Corpse.
Seeing his own people fighting one another, Chen Daji shouted in his broken-gong voice.
“Bosses, stop! You’ve got the wrong man! The skinny one is Bald Brother. You should hit the fat monk!”
Hua Jiunan had finally caught his breath. He called out, “Come back, Wuxin! Brother isn’t dead!”
Ghost Buddha Faceless shuddered at Hua Jiunan’s voice. An instant later, he became little bald Wuxin and flew into Hua Jiunan’s embrace like a fledgling returning to its nest.
“Namo Amitabha. Brother, where did you go? So many bad people wanted to bully me. This young monk was frightened all alone…”
The Ghost Buddha’s enormous transformation stunned Li Guang and Snow Corpse. By the time they recovered and turned to kill Faqing, he had already crossed Two Realms Mountain and escaped into the human world.
Quick-tongued Chen Daji recounted everything that had happened after Snow Corpse and Li Guang left.
Li Guang considered it briefly and smiled.
“My good brothers, evil must be eradicated to the root. You should return to the mortal world at once and pursue the criminal!”
Chen Daji did not understand.
“Brother Li, what do you mean?”
Hua Jiunan caught on at once. This was the perfect chance to pursue private aims under the cover of official duty.
“General Li is absolutely right. We will return to the mortal world now, capture Faqing, and prevent him from bringing disaster upon the region!”
Li Guang swept his battle saber aside, assuming a strictly official manner.
“Then I must trouble you all. The road ahead is long, so you should march without delay.”
Eighth Master Chang was quick enough to understand. He curled his tail around everyone, bundled them together, and carried them on his back.
“Catching the villain comes first. Young master physician, let’s hurry after him and not delay official business. No need to see us off, General Li. This little snake bids you farewell!”
A riot of colors flashed before Hua Jiunan’s eyes. When his sight cleared, his soul had returned to his body, and he was back on Hemp-clad Mountain.
Deaf Granny, Hemp-clad Grandmother, Chang Huaiyuan, and the others were looking at them with concern.
“Children, you finally came back safely!”
Deaf Granny’s eyes brimmed with tears. Holding Hua Jiunan with one hand and Zhao Fei with the other, she examined them from head to toe, afraid they had suffered the slightest harm.
Hemp-clad Grandmother struck Chen Daji hard with her smoking pipe.
“Hehehe! Little bastard, why were you gone so long? I thought you’d died over there. I was just wondering whether I should marry off those maidservants at home when you suddenly came running back!”
Chen Daji rubbed his head and grimaced while secretly glancing at the shy Red-Dressed Female Ghost in the distance.
Heh. Not one was missing. Wonderful.
“Grandmother, stop teasing me… Let me tell you, I met loads of old acquaintances in the Yin-Yang Realm this time. For my sake, they really got things done!”
Hemp-clad Grandmother loved chatting with Chen Daji. The two sat cross-legged opposite each other, the scene warm and natural.
“You little bastard have acquaintances down below? Did you owe them money in your last life, and now they’re chasing you for repayment?”
Chen Daji scratched his head with an awkward grin.
“Grandmother, I’m not that kind of person. I’m telling you, my acquaintances include Brother Li, Brothers Ox-Head and Horse-Face, Little Face…”
Mentioning Night-Wandering God Qiao Kun reminded Chen Daji of how the man had forced Meng Po’s Soup down his throat. The thought left him disgusted. Without Qiao Kun, perhaps he would not be so stupid now.
“Grandmother, Little Face is no good. We should have less to do with him from now on!”