Chapter 45
Chapter 45
Hua Jiunan entered the woods and, as expected, found the spirit medium Old Sixth Hui waiting for him.
The large rat bowed three times to the two of them before scurrying away.
“Sixth Brother Hui, did you need to see me for something?”
Old Sixth Hui hadn’t expected Hua Jiunan to call him “Sixth Brother.”
He froze for a moment, and then a trace of a smile appeared on his originally sorrowful face.
“Young master physician, I asked you here today to tell you about the Corpse Rising in the Tian Family.”
“The children I sent out yesterday to find the evil ghost saw Old Fourth Tian crawl out of his grave in the middle of the night and head toward his home.”
“Unfortunately, by the time I arrived, there was nothing to see. The child following the corpse was already dead.”
“He was strangled to death, and his essence and blood were sucked dry.”
After Old Sixth Hui finished speaking, he looked at the dead rat in his hand, his mood visibly low.
He didn’t tell Hua Jiunan that this was actually his own son.
Hua Jiunan felt a pang of guilt, seeing that an Immortal Spirit had died because of his family’s affairs.
He reached out and gently stroked the small, dead rat, saying, “I’m sorry. You were dragged into this because of my family.”
“Once I go back, I’ll ask Grandma to set up a memorial tablet for you in the temple and ask you to continue protecting the peace of the village.”
As soon as he spoke, a faint ball of white light drifted out of the small rat’s body, happily circling around Hua Jiunan.
From time to time, it let out a few “squeaks.”
Then, it flew straight toward the village.
Old Sixth Hui’s eyes widened as he looked at Hua Jiunan in disbelief.
“Fengzheng!”
“How is this possible?!”
It wasn’t that Old Sixth Hui was overreacting; rather, for any animal cultivator, a Fengzheng was a monumental stroke of luck.
A Fengzheng was a spiritual blessing that could generally only be given to animal cultivators by human emperors or those with great supernatural powers.
One could say it was a auspicious blessing for the future state that an animal cultivator could reach.
Bestow demonhood and it is not a Fengzheng; bestow a Fengzheng and it is no longer a demon!
The higher the rank of an animal cultivator, the more intense their desire for a Fengzheng.
Just now, Hua Jiunan had unintentionally granted a Fengzheng to the dead little rat.
And it wasn’t just a simple Fengzheng-it was an elevation to “godhood.”
From that moment on, the little rat had essentially left the category of “demons” and become an existence similar to an incense-offering deity.
One must understand that for an animal cultivator to reach such a state, even with great fortune, they would have to endure a thousand years of arduous cultivation.
During that time, not a single mistake could be made, or all their efforts would be for naught!
Even the current heads of the five great spirit medium families had not yet reached this level.
Of course, this was a matter of spiritual realm and had nothing to do with raw power.
What Old Sixth Hui found most incomprehensible was that Hua Jiunan was clearly just a youth with a mysterious background, not a human emperor, let alone a master of great supernatural powers!
When Old Sixth Hui explained the matter of the Fengzheng to Hua Jiunan, the boy felt no inner turmoil.
For some reason, his subconscious told him that this was simply how it should be.
“As long as it’s a good thing, otherwise I would have felt guilty for a long time.”
“Sixth Brother Hui, thank you for bringing me the news. I’ll head back now and tell Grandma about this.”
Old Sixth Hui watched Hua Jiunan’s departing figure, feeling even more fortunate that he had met this mysterious youth.
It wasn’t just Old Sixth Hui.
Once news of this event spread, all the animal cultivators in the Northern Lands were in an uproar.
Not only did they rush from all directions to befriend Hua Jiunan, but they also sent their own subordinates to protect him in secret.
They only hoped to forge a good karmic bond, wishing that one day Hua Jiunan would speak and grant them a Fengzheng.
After some time passed, the residents of Jiudaogou Village noticed something:
At some unknown point, various animals in the vicinity had become much more numerous and incredibly intelligent.
Not only did they stop damaging crops or disturbing the villagers’ lives, but they also took the initiative to help.
For example, they would lead people who were lost in the mountain forests back home;
They would rescue children who accidentally fell into ice holes;
They would even bring back prey and quietly leave it at the doorsteps of poor families.
Such occurrences were too numerous to count.
Just as Hua Jiunan entered the courtyard gate, he ran into Chen Daji, who was rushing out in a hurry.
“Big Brother, how did you get back? I was just about to go to the woods to bring you some paper!”
“Oh, crap! You didn’t… not wipe, did you?!!!”
After saying this, the boy covered his nose and backed away.
“Big Brother, go change your pants quickly. I’ll go boil a pot of hot water. You need to give yourself a good scrub in a bit.”
Chief Zhou burst out laughing, and Deaf Granny was also laughing so hard she couldn’t close her mouth.
Hua Jiunan was the only one left looking completely dazed.
Wang Qianyue’s face turned beet red, and in a voice only Hua Jiunan could hear, she said, “Brother, in a bit, just throw your changed pants out the window. I’ll wash them for you.”
Hua Jiunan finally realized what they meant and secretly ground his teeth:
Chen Daji, you just wait. Sooner or later, I’ll find a reason to give you a beating!
Sigh, I really can’t clear my name this time, can I…
Note: Regarding the matter of Fengzheng, here is an explanation:
Generally, the highest and most sincere Fengzheng is performed nine times.
Ordinary people can also grant a Fengzheng to animal cultivators by chance, though the effect is not as significant.
If one encounters a snake cultivator, one must not call it a snake.
Humans are the most spiritual of all creatures and possess innate divinity.
If you call it a snake to its face, you are invisibly pronouncing that it will never transform into a Jiao or a dragon.
It is said the consequences are severe, as the creature will be furious.
Conversely, if a person sees a cultivating great snake and calls it a dragon, its success rate for transformation will increase greatly.
It becomes a Jiao in the rivers and a dragon in the sea, especially if a person of great cultivation speaks a blessing; thus, it is called a Fengzheng.