Atavismo

Capítulo 24

With an unusual expression, the strange-looking female ghost said, "I don't know. He was hiding in the tomb, so he must have been talking to me, right? Who exactly is Zheng Yangzi? Why does he seem so familiar to me?"

The female ghost murmured, "Of course, you are familiar with it... Do you know that you are..." Gu Feng couldn't hear clearly and said, "What? I can't hear you. Speak louder."

The female ghost smiled, her gaze towards Gu Feng a little strange: "It's nothing, I'll continue telling you the story."

Gu Feng, unaware of her true intentions, nodded and said, "Okay."

The female ghost seemed very excited and continued, "After Zheng Yangzi left the mountain, he spent seven days finding the trace of that vengeful ghost. He trapped and fought it all night, hoping to wait until dawn so that the sunlight would kill it. But unexpectedly... that vengeful ghost's evil aura was so thick that it could completely hide its true form inside, and it didn't take the sun in the sky seriously at all."

Gu Feng pondered, "Wasn't yesterday's event also during the day? Could it be..."

"Let me finish," the female ghost continued, "Zheng Yangzi spent a tremendous amount of effort but not only failed to suppress the evil spirit, he also suffered severe injuries. In desperation, he had no choice but to seek help from Senior Zhao Zun of the Zhenglong Dao... It was an earth-shattering battle that moved heaven and earth to tears. No one knows exactly how heroic it was. All that is known is that of the twenty-one Daoists of the Zhenglong Dao, only seven remained, and Zheng Yangzi was also completely injured and unable to move. Three days later, he had no choice but to return to the Dao." As she said this, the female ghost's expression clearly showed some sorrow.

"What a formidable ghost!" Gu Feng couldn't help but exclaim.

The female ghost nodded and continued, "The vengeful ghost was sealed with the God-Sealing Wooden Box, plus the Tai Chi Bagua rope, and nine righteous incantations were used. The three spirit ghosts were trapped underground... In the end, as you know, I was sacrificed to hold the final barrier."

Gu Feng was speechless for a moment, then asked, "Why is there so much grass ash in that grave pit?"

The female ghost was startled: "Grass ash???? Oh, that's not grass ash at all, it's the ash from the Myriad Dao Spirit Talisman."

Gu Feng nodded thoughtfully: "Now that the ghost has been released again, it might even kidnap my mom and the others. What should we do?"

The female ghost looked behind Gu Feng, her expression suddenly tightening, and she said in a panic, "Quick, hide behind me!"

Gu Feng was stunned for a moment, then immediately agreed, as a powerful force pounced on him from behind.

Understanding True Feelings

Gu Yuehan

April 24, 6.10

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Volume Two, Chapter Thirty-Three: The Headless Tomb

Gu Feng was jolted by the force of the impact, but thankfully his taekwondo training gave him a good physique, and he staggered without vomiting blood. He leaned against the female ghost's back.

Only then did he dare to turn around and look. A headless body emerged from the darkness, its severed neck glowing a ghastly green, quite terrifying. A powerful gust of cold wind swept around it, and he was startled by it.

The female ghost spread her hands, firmly protecting Gu Feng's two figures. Her face was frosty as she stared at the ghost before her as if it were a formidable enemy. (Sorry, isn't there a contradiction here? She herself is also a female ghost.)

The headless ghost gave a mournful laugh. Although the strange sound was so close, it was still impossible to guess which organ it came from.

Gu Feng felt a chill run down his spine; wasn't that the same sound he'd heard from the grave that morning?

"Yun'er, back then you only managed to subdue me by joining forces with Zheng Yangzi, and now you're doing it all by yourself?? Hehe!"

The female ghost frowned and shouted, "Your head is already shattered, do you not want your body either?"

"That depends on whether you have the ability." The headless ghost looked at Shi Xin, who was peeking at him from behind, and said, "This girl is really peculiar. I thought she was your reincarnation this morning. It turns out that you have not been able to enter the cycle of reincarnation for three hundred years. However, her identity is suspicious."

Shixin was completely confused. What identity? "I'm Shixin, Yuanhong's daughter." "Strange?"

The female ghost sneered, "Do you know why I don't enter the cycle of reincarnation?" The headless ghost cackled, "I know, isn't it to keep Big Brother in check? But... hehe, you've wasted your efforts."

The female ghost exclaimed in surprise, "You've run into each other?"

A muffled sound rang out in the clear night sky, as if a thunderclap had suddenly exploded. The headless ghost's body twitched: "Enough with the nonsense. We're of the same kind, and I don't want to make things difficult for you. If you know what's good for you, step aside and let me devour this brat."

The female ghost's words were like thunder: "Delusion!"

Strike first, a long, pale white ribbon, like a serpent, pierced the headless ghost's chest.

"Chu Yun'er, you're courting death!" As soon as the words were spoken, the headless ghost's already bloated body suddenly swelled up, and without its head, it looked no different from a balloon.

A ghost is a ghost; everything seemed so eerie.

Chu Yun'er knew its plan and was about to stop, but it was too late.

"Smack!"

The "balloon" was pierced by the long ribbon, and a turbid, mushy substance sprayed everywhere. Gu Feng and his companion couldn't dodge in time and were sprayed all over.

The smell was even more pungent and bizarre than a rotting corpse. Gu Feng forced himself to suppress his nausea, but Shi Xin had already vomited.

A strange phenomenon occurred: countless tiny cracks appeared on the solid stone, and a black substance resembling blood gushed out, quickly seeping into the area where they were.

It didn't harm Chu Yun'er herself, but for Gu Feng and the others, it was like deadly sulfuric acid; the consequences of contact would be unimaginable.

With a sharp cry, she ignored the headless ghost that was always ready to strike, grabbed Gu Feng and the other two, and once again vanished into the air.

Leaping above the great cemetery, a series of shrill howls suddenly came from below. The female ghost Chu Yun'er glanced over and exclaimed, "The Ten Thousand Bones Spirit-Binding Array! That bastard actually controls this place? Not annihilating it back then was indeed the biggest oversight, how despicable!"

Gu Feng gazed at the white ghostly energy condensing and coalescing below. Although he didn't know what the Ten Thousand Bones Spirit-Binding Array was, he was certain that its power was terrifying.

The female ghost quickly changed direction and flew eastward.

The space trembled violently, and a white beam of light, several meters in diameter, shot into the sky, eclipsing the stars in the heavens.

It was very fast; Gu Feng could feel the airflow scraping his face painfully.

Despite his rapid speed, Gu Feng still felt something closely following him not far behind, something he couldn't shake off even a step.

A strange thought crossed my mind: whether I run or stay, I'm going to die; I'm not going to survive tonight…

Gu Feng shook his head, suddenly feeling his body plummeting. He turned around and saw that Chu Yun'er's mouth was bleeding. It was the same situation as that day in the crystal coffin. How did she get injured?

The female ghost struggled to regain her balance so that they could land safely; otherwise, they would inevitably suffer another injury.

Gu Feng glanced around in the faint moonlight filtering through the ground.

Oh my god, how did I end up in this place again?

The tombstoneless mound that the female ghost called the headless grave was clearly in front of them, but the car was nowhere to be found.

Gu Feng helped Chu Yun'er sit down, and everything he touched felt cold and blurry, which was quite strange.

"What's wrong with you?" Gu Feng asked anxiously.

"You guys run! Once the Ten Thousand Bones Soul-Binding Array is activated, there's no other way but to run! Run!"

Looking at her ashen face, Gu Feng asked, "Were you injured by that strange formation? When? I didn't feel anything."

Chu Yun'er gave a bitter smile, then her expression suddenly tightened again as she stared intently at the mound of earth.

Gu Feng also sensed something amiss. There was a faint rustling sound coming from the tomb. It sounded like ants stirring up dry branches, but they all knew that wasn't the case.

Gu Feng's hands, which were gripping the amulet, were completely soaked with cold sweat. In order not to endanger the female ghost, the only useful magic weapon could not be used at the moment.

"who?"

Gu Feng suddenly saw a dark shadow flash through the woods and cried out.

Shi Xin and Gu Feng stood shoulder to shoulder, and a sudden chill ran down their backs. It didn't feel like Chu Yun'er at all.

Gu Feng mustered her courage and looked back. Sure enough, she was sitting cross-legged on the ground, practicing her breathing exercises. But something felt different.

Shi Xin also turned around and glanced at Chu Yun'er behind her, sensing that something was amiss. Their eyes met, both filled with confusion.

...

Far away on Mount Fengmo, an elderly Taoist priest, over seventy years old with long beard and white hair, sat cross-legged on a futon in the Zhenlong Daozuo Hall. His eyelids had been twitching incessantly since yesterday evening. Too old and complacent to rely on his superb Taoist magic to divine what had happened, he had endured a restless night, and tonight, the feeling of unease was becoming unbearable. After concentrating his mind and calculating for a few minutes, a sudden glint of light flashed in the old Taoist's eyes…

At that moment, a portrait of the patriarch Zhao Xian hanging on the wall began to sway violently without any wind. The old Taoist patted his head and said, "Confused, confused, this Taoist is getting senile."

The old Taoist priest blamed himself for a while, then sat down on the futon again, made a hand gesture, and repeatedly kowtowed to the portraits of past patriarchs hanging on the wall, muttering some kind of incantation.

Headless Grave

Gu Yuehan, April 24, 18:38

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Volume 2, Chapter 34: The Spirit-Searching Array

The sky suddenly brightened, and Gu Feng knew that the so-called Ten Thousand Bone Spirit-Binding Array had been fully activated. White streaks of light, resembling skulls, flashed across the dark sky.

The two looked up at the strange phenomenon in the sky, unaware that the female ghost beside them was staring at them with a hungry look...

A sharp pain shot through his palm, a burning sensation that forced him to release his grip. A yellow light, more intense than the malevolent rays in the sky, burst forth, a gentle glow that enveloped the entire forest clearing.

The two were horrified by the changes in the amulet, but what terrified them even more was that the female ghost sitting there gradually dried up her deathly pale skin under the light, revealing her grayish-black "true color." Her once peaceful and delicate face suddenly became thin-lipped and fanged, turning into a hideous monster. Strands of her hair fell out, and she became a bald, desiccated corpse.

Gu Feng stared in astonishment at the terrifying changes taking place on "Chu Yun'er." The beautiful female ghost's true appearance was actually like this? It was truly astonishing.

Looking closely at the struggling "monster," Gu Feng suddenly had a thought: "He's not Chu Yun'er!" Why would he have such a thought when the true form was right before his eyes?

The "mummified corpse" thrashed about for a while, but finally couldn't withstand the supreme spiritual light of the True Form Talisman and collapsed to the ground with a thud. Its body hissed and groaned, and after a burst of foam, nothing was left but a pile of stained white clothes!

Gu Feng murmured, "Shi Xin, do you really believe that... that was her just now?"

Shi Xin looked at Gu Feng with a puzzled expression. "This is happening right before our eyes, why don't you believe it?"

Before their concerns had subsided, a new crisis loomed before them…

Once the Ten Thousand Bones Spirit-Binding Array was activated, immense resentment and boundless ghostly energy surged forth from the human bone cemetery like a giant wave. A faint, eerie light enveloped the entire mountain. Gu Feng was astonished to see the lush green trees turn yellow and wither under that light, a strange sight that made him feel uneasy. It seemed that once something was exposed to that light, it would perish.

Can a small amulet really stop the resentment of tens of thousands of people who have gathered over hundreds of years?

The situation is obvious, and the answer is definitely no, it cannot!

The magnificent yellow aura weakened and contracted continuously under pressure, quickly shrinking to a mere 5-meter radius. Even more terrifying, it showed no signs of stopping!

Shi Xin clung tightly to Gu Feng, death just a step away.

It was only then that I realized how insignificant I was. My so-called black belt, my so-called skill, my so-called ability—all seemed so trivial and utterly useless at this moment…

Gu Feng realized he was drenched in cold sweat. He had a similar embarrassing moment at the dojo yesterday, and it was the amulet his mother gave him that saved him. But now?!

Even the amulet itself is in danger!

Gu Feng sighed, holding Shi Xin's hand tightly, waiting... for the approaching soft white light.

Gu Feng has always had a keen eye. Now that the forest is almost completely withered, he can see very far. Looking out, what is that white shadow standing on the distant mountain peak?

Gu Feng looked again and saw a familiar figure. Wasn't that the ancient corpse? The female ghost, Chu Yun'er?

At first, I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Just moments ago, she had turned into bubbles and vanished into nothingness before my eyes, but now she was leisurely standing on the mountaintop, enjoying the scenery.

Gu Feng patted Shi Xin, who was tense beside him, and said, "Am I seeing things? Shi Xin, look, isn't that...?"

Shixin stared wide-eyed at it: "Why does it look like that..."

The two looked at each other speechlessly. What was going on? Wasn't she dead?

The shadow on the mountaintop remained motionless, yet the protective area of the amulet relentlessly shrank, shrinking in the blink of an eye to less than 3 meters in diameter…