Strange Tales: The Yin-Yang Celestial Master

In the dream, a man hugged himself on his knees, looked up, but couldn’t see his face clearly. I don’t know if it’s because I’m too short, but I always feel that the other party is tall and tall, and I can’t even sit on his knees. arrived.Look at her hands and feet again, they are immature and delicate, is this five years old, or six years old?

The man leaned over to put something on himself, lowered his head to touch it, and there was a beautiful jade dragon hanging on his chest, which felt cold to the touch.

"Yangyang, this is a gift from me." The man said, his laughing voice seemed to be fogged, and it sounded familiar.He warned again: "No matter what the situation is, you must never take it off."

"Yes." The child nodded obediently.

The man smiled and put him in his arms, with a hint of pride and anticipation in his tone, "I will take it off myself on your 17th birthday."

The child raised his head and blinked his eyes. He stretched out his hand to touch the man's face. His fingers slowly approached the invisible mist, and he almost missed it...

"Master...Master!"

A familiar call sounded in his ears, Qi Buyang suddenly woke up from his dream, sat up with his eyes wide open, and saw Butler Qi standing beside his bed with a candlestick in his hand, a dignified face reflected in the flickering candlelight.

"Master, the old man asked you to answer the phone."

"Grandpa?" Qi Buyang rubbed his eyes sleepily, "What time is it?"

"Three in the morning."

He frowned, "Why did grandpa call in the middle of the night?"

Butler Qi didn't answer directly, but urged: "The old man is already waiting."

Qi Buyang had no choice but to get out of bed, put on his coat and go out. Just as he was about to walk towards the living room, Butler Qi led him to his room.Qi Buyang knew that there was an extension in his room, but he never used it once.Woke himself up so late this time, and went directly to Uncle Qi's room to answer the phone, he began to worry a little, did something happen to Grandpa?

When we arrived at Butler Qi's room, only the desk lamp was on, the phone was placed on the bedside table, and the receiver was picked up and put aside.

Qi Buyang took a deep breath, picked up the receiver and held it to his ear, "Grandpa?"

"Bu Yang." Old Freak Qi's voice came over, it didn't sound unusual, and he was a little relieved, but the next sentence surprised him, "Hurry up and go."

"Ah?" He wondered if he had heard it wrong, and couldn't react for a while.

Qi's tone became hurried, "Grandpa told you to go quickly and leave Qi's house. Xiaoqi has already taken care of everything, you just need to get in the car, the driver will send you to an old friend of mine, and you stay there Stay for a while."

"Why?"

"Don't ask me the specifics. Anyway, listen to Grandpa and leave now."

"But Mr. Luo..."

"Just while he's still sleeping, otherwise you won't be able to leave when he wakes up!"

"What does it mean?"

"You start preparing right away."

Qi Buyang couldn't bear it anymore, and asked: "Grandpa! What happened?"

"It's for your own good too!"

"If you don't make it clear, I won't leave!"

"..." Old Freak Qi over there sighed, this grandson resembles him the most, even ten cows can't move him even if he is stubborn.

"Grandpa," Qi Buyang held the microphone, expressing his thoughts to Grandpa for the first time, "I know you have something to hide from me, and it's about Mr. Luo, right? I've grown up and have the responsibility of being the head of the family. How could something happen? Just rely on you and Uncle Qi to block and leave by yourself? Since this matter is also related to me, please tell me, I have the right to know."

The other end of the phone was silent for a long time, and finally Old Monster Qi said: "Since you want to know, then come to the ancestral house, and I will tell you everything." After a pause, he reminded: "Come here now, wait for Luo Lang wakes up and asks Xiao Qi to block first."

Qi Buyang agreed, hung up the phone, hurriedly changed his clothes and went out.The driver had already started the car and was waiting at the door, butler Qi came out and explained to him, watched Qi Buyang get in the car himself, and couldn't help calling out before closing the door: "Master."

Qi Buyang paused, then turned to look at him, Butler Qi hesitated to speak, finally shook his head, and closed the car door for him.

The car turned a corner, drove into the thick night, and soon disappeared.

After rushing back to the ancestral house overnight, it was already dawn when Granny Gui came out to pick him up with a lantern.Old Monster Qi was sitting in the lobby waiting for him, leaning on the dragon-headed crutch with both hands, motionless, looking like a sculpture from a distance.

Seeing that the whites of his eyes were red, and his face was rarely tired, Qi Buyang hurriedly asked, "Grandpa, did you stay up all night?"

Old Monster Qi didn't answer, but pointed to the opposite chair with his crutch, "Sit down."

Qi Buyang sat down obediently.

"A hundred years ago, our Qi family was kind to Luo Lang. At that time, he made a promise that if the Qi family was in trouble in the future, he could ask him for help. Even if the Qi family at that time died, future generations can also inherit this Promise, but there is only one chance. No one has ever used this promise until I became the head of the family."

"Grandpa..." Qi Buyang couldn't help but interjected. These words of grandpa brought too many questions - how could it be possible for Luo Lang to have lived from a hundred years ago to the present?If he existed a hundred years ago, he must not be an ordinary human being, so what exactly is he?

As if seeing his doubts, Old Freak Qi said directly: "Don't ask me what Luo Lang is, I don't know either. His ability far exceeds that of ordinary people. There are too many things in this world that we humans don't know. "

"..." Qi Buyang nodded, suppressing his curiosity, and didn't ask any more questions.

"What I'm going to say next, I hope you can be mentally prepared."

Seeing grandpa's solemn expression, Qi Buyang also became nervous, and silently straightened his waist.

Old Monster Qi took a deep breath, and slowly said: "The year you were still in your mother's womb, my son, your father, got into trouble with a difficult ghost, and eventually lost to death, leaving you orphans and widows... At that time, your mother was also implicated and injured. She was already weak, and this made things worse. As a result, she gave birth before the due date. After a whole day of tossing, she finally gave birth to you, but she did not keep you. .Even so, you...you didn't survive..."

"Grandpa! What did you say?!" Qi Buyang's heart suddenly turned cold, and he looked at his grandfather in disbelief.

Old Monster Qi motioned him to be calm, and then said, "You heard me right. Although your mother tried her best to give birth to you, she was too weak after all, and you didn't have a solid foundation in your stomach. At that time, they put When you hugged me in front of me, I could tell at a glance that this child's soul was incomplete, and his life force was insufficient and dead, and he might not live long. Sure enough, you stopped breathing after only six hours after birth."

Speaking of which, Old Monster Qi sighed, "I'm the one who put one foot into the coffin, and your father is dead, I only have his son, and you died just after you were born. Seeing that the Qi family has come to an end. At that time, I thought, no matter what I say, I can't make the Qi family unbeatable in my hands, so I thought of the promise that I had never used before, and before I had time to think about it, I set up a formation and called Luo Lang.

Sure enough, he kept his word, and he didn't know how he did it. He even took out a part of the original soul from his own body and put it into your body, allowing them to fuse with the remnant soul in your body, and you resumed breathing on the spot.I was overjoyed, and originally wanted to say that no matter what kind of gift he wanted, our Qi family would try our best to satisfy it.But then he told me that his promise has been fulfilled, so he will personally take back the original soul given 17 years later!This means that the life you managed to save will be taken away again 17 years later. Of course I disagree, but he didn't give me a chance to object, and left without saying anything.

I know that I can't compete with him with my ability, and I can only hope that in the past 17 years, I can find a way to restrain him.Although your life was saved, your body was extremely weak, so I took you back to the ancestral house and raised you carefully. I also searched through ancient books to find a set of meditation and breath adjustment methods, and taught you.Are you still practicing that set of exercises every day? "

Qi Buyang nodded stiffly.

"That set of exercises is actually to stabilize the two souls in your body, but it has no obvious effect. When you were six years old, Luo Lang came here once, saying that he noticed that the souls in your body were fused to a critical period. If you deal with it It is very likely that the aura exploded and died, so come back and have a look. I don’t know what he did. After that, your body gradually improved, and I will lead you back to the city, just like other descendants of the Qi family. Cultivation. Only Xiaoqi, Xiaoqi, and Granny Gui knew about this matter, and 16 years passed in a blink of an eye. I was always worried about the 17-year agreement that Luo Lang unilaterally set, but for so many years, Xiaoqi and I Qi tried his best, but still couldn't find a solution, but at this time, Luo Lang came back early. He followed you, like a time bomb, and I was even more worried, even though I knew he would abide by the agreement It is impossible to do anything before the age of 17, but I am always afraid of something unexpected. Seeing that your 17th birthday is approaching, I really have no choice but to let you leave Qi's house and take shelter elsewhere. If Luo Lang wants to chase, me and Xiao Qihui will try his best to stop him. Even if it is not very useful, at this point, we can only take one step at a time..."

"You guys! You guys..." Qi Buyang couldn't sit still any longer. After being shocked, he only felt a wave of anger rushing into his heart, burning him incoherently. For the first time in his life, he lost his temper with grandpa: "Why didn't you tell me! This is me. You didn’t say anything about your life! You lied to me for 16 years! I originally... thought that my life was still very long, as long as I worked hard, I would definitely become a respectable celestial master like my grandfather! But, but this is the case Aren’t all those efforts in vain! What are the 16 years before! Even Mr. Luo, who wants to take my soul, knows it...Only I am kept in the dark...If I don’t ask today , do you want to let me know on my birthday? Why didn't you tell me earlier?!"

The always well-behaved grandson suddenly ran away, Old Freak Qi was not angry, he was even a little strangely calm, he said in a deep voice with no expression on his face, "Even if I tell you, what can you do?"

"I..." This sentence made Qi Buyang stunned and speechless.Yeah, what can he do?His cultivation was far inferior to Luo Lang's. Even his grandfather was helpless. After more than ten years, he couldn't think of a way. What could he do? ...Besides, what's more, these 17 years shouldn't have existed, if it wasn't for Luo Lang, he would have died long ago.There were 17 extra years of life for no reason, and now people want to take it back, and he can't say "no" due to emotion and reason.

"Bu Yang, Xiaoqi and I discussed this matter, and we both agreed to keep it from you as much as possible. We hope that you can grow up carefree like other children, instead of being afraid every day and resigning yourself to fate. I promised your mother , I will not break my promise to train you into an excellent person. And now it seems that our efforts have not been in vain. You are already an excellent celestial master and the youngest head of the Qi family. You deserve it. "

These words of Old Freak Qi were sonorous and forceful, hitting Qi Buyang's shaking heart every word.He couldn't help thinking that if he had known about this earlier, maybe he would have given up his efforts and had been prepared from the beginning to wait for death to come every day.Without any more dreams and vigor, I spent the 17 years my grandfather won for me in vain.

He calmed down slowly, bowed his head and apologized for the impulsiveness just now; "Grandpa, I'm sorry, Bu Yang shouldn't have treated you that way."

"It's not your fault. It's not yet the deadline, you should go outside for a while. Xiaoqi and I will find a way, and things may turn around."

"Grandpa, you don't have to comfort me." Qi Buyang said: "I haven't been able to find a solution for more than ten years. How could I figure it out in the last few months. And I won't leave. You and Uncle Qi have protected me for so many years. Now It's time for me to stand up. My life was originally given by Mr. Luo. He has been kind to me, and it is not too much to pay him back now. Our Qi family cannot escape this matter."

Old Monster Qi remained silent.

The grandfather and grandson faced each other in silence for a long time, Qi Buyang's eyes were red, and he said softly: "Grandpa, please forgive Buyang for being unfilial, and I won't be able to serve you in the future."

Old Monster Qi frowned and sighed, his expression was a little sluggish, as if he had suddenly aged a dozen years, "If you don't leave, don't leave, I'll think of a way."

After finishing speaking, he waved his hand and said, "I haven't slept all night, you go to rest first."

Qi Buyang exited the lobby, and Grandma Gui greeted her, "Are you finished? Go to sleep." After thinking for a while, he whispered, "Your grandpa is getting old, don't quarrel with him, and if you have any grievances, tell your grandma. "

Qi Buyang shook his head, "Grandma, we didn't quarrel."

"No quarrel? That's good, that's good..."

Grandma Gui muttered to herself for a while, and originally wanted to send him back, but was declined by Qi Buyang.

He went back to the room alone against the dawn that had just risen, lying on the bed but couldn't fall asleep.

I knew too many things at once, and I still can't calm down until now.The anger receded, and what was left was an inexplicable sense of loss and sadness. I don't know if it was for my young life, or for those dreams that were too late to come true.He thought of Luo Lang again. It turned out that Mr. Luo didn't come to Qi's house for exchange and learning. From the very beginning, he came here to get back his original soul. So what does Luo Lang think of himself during this time together?

That person's signature expression, which was always half a smile but not a smile, flashed in his mind. Luo Lang knew that he was going to die a long time ago, so he always showed him that mocking smile.I don't know what he was thinking in his heart when he talked about his dream, he must be laughing at himself...

He sniffed, feeling aggrieved for no reason.It turns out that the only one who regards the other party as a friend has always been himself.