Kuang Tianyou followed the nurses to send Ma Xiaoling and He Youqiu to the hospital bed. Looking at the heavy plaster casts on the two men, he couldn't help but laugh and said to Uncle Qiu, "Uncle Qiu, you are still handsome and cool now."
"Ha, God bless you that you can still laugh when you see us like this." He Youqiu frowned and turned his head to glance at Ma Xiaoling who was staring at the snow-white ceiling in a daze.
Kuang Tianyou sat down at the foot of the bed and comforted him, "At least this matter has passed. You are all still alive, right? Even if we put ourselves together, we can't beat Gong Ruomei, let alone Zheng Wenjie?"
“I think this result is the best one.”
He Youqiu nodded and looked at the plaster cast that covered his entire arm, sighing helplessly: "I didn't expect them to be so strong. Did you see that little ghost? The yin energy was so heavy that I have never seen it in my life. I can't deal with it without asking the gods to possess me."
"It seems like you're scared, Uncle Qiu?" Kuang Tianyou teased.
"Afraid? Why should I be afraid when half of my body is buried in the ground? But this Zheng Wenjie is actually the ferryman of the underworld... This must be fake, right? I remember that the ferryman of Hong Kong Island was named Zhao Wenru."
As He Youqiu spoke, he remembered that he had confirmed that the secret book that Zheng Wenjie took out was genuine, and shook his head in confusion.
Kuang Tianyou patted Uncle Qiu's thigh and said, "Don't think too much. The matter is over now. Let's just keep our distance from each other."
"Hey...Xiaoling, how is your aunt? Xiaoling...Xiaoling." He Youqiu called out several times before calling Ma Xiaoling back to her senses: "Xiaoling, what are you thinking about?"
Ma Xiaoling said bitterly: "I was thinking about the dragon that Gong Ruomei summoned. Why would the dragon obey the summons of a zombie?"
"Can every member of your Ma family summon the divine dragon when they are born?" Kuang Tianyou asked curiously.
Ma Xiaoling shook her head: "Our Ma family's dragon was subdued by our ancestor Ma Ling'er, and has been obeying our Ma family in subduing demons and monsters for generations."
"Since your Ma family's divine dragon was subdued, Zheng Wenjie can certainly subdue the new divine dragon." Kuang Tianyou said softly.
Ma Xiaoling laughed at herself and said, "No wonder our Ma family, including my great aunt, has been hunting down Jiang Chen for 39 generations but has never succeeded."
"It turns out that the dragon is simply unable to deal with Jiang Chen. No wonder the records show that every time Jiang Chen was captured, he returned empty-handed. Then what is the purpose of our Ma family's existence?"
"Ma Xiaoling! Does your Ma family exist only to subdue generals and ministers? Your Ma family's divine dragon has been helping your Ma family to subdue demons and monsters for generations. What are you doing now?" He Youqiu said with hatred after listening to Ma Xiaoling's tone.
Kuang Tianyou suddenly stood up and looked outside the ward. Three illusory figures gradually stared at him. He Youqiu looked solemnly at the ghost who suddenly appeared with a whip and an axe and said to himself: "Soul-catching messenger!"
Ma Xiaoling supported the plaster and endured the pain to sit up, and asked nervously: "What are you going to do?"
The leading soul-collecting messenger held the long whip in his big hand and said in a low voice: "I'm sorry, everyone, but Ferryman Zheng wants to capture Madonna, who shuttles between the Yin and Yang worlds at will and disregards the laws of the underworld. Please hand over Madonna and don't embarrass us."
Kuang Tianyou frowned and looked at Ma Xiaoling who had an unpleasant look on her face. Ma Xiaoling bit her lips tightly and stared at the leading soul-catcher without saying a word.
"Okay, Xiaoling...you have grown up, and it's time for me to reincarnate." Madonna's transparent soul flew out from the scroll on the side.
"Aunt, I won't let them take you away, never!" Ma Xiaoling said as she was about to endure the pain and summon the dragon.
Ma Donna's face changed and she scolded: "Enough, Ma Xiaoling! Do you know what you are doing now!"
"Aunt." Ma Xiaoling shouted, tears streaming from her eyes.
Ma Donna's expression calmed down and she smiled at Ma Xiaoling and said, "I heard what you just said. Yes, our Ma family dragon has no way to deal with Jiang Chen, but most zombies other than Jiang Chen cannot resist the dragon."
"And those evil spirits and ghosts that killed people, who among them can resist our Ma family dragon and remain unscathed?"
Ma Donna looked at Ma Xiaoling lovingly and continued earnestly, "The first few generations of our Ma family's ancestors really only cared about Jiang Chen and kept tracking him down. But after that, although we never forgot our ancestors' wishes, we mostly subdued demons and monsters while tracking down Jiang Chen."
"Otherwise, where does the reputation of Nanmao Beima come from? Xiaoling, you can give up fighting zombies, but you must never forget to eliminate demons and defend the way."
Ma Donna sighed and said softly, "But if there comes a day when Zheng Wenjie wants to destroy all the people on earth, you can't be afraid even if it costs your life, understand?"
"Aunt, I will never forget and I will not let Zheng Wenjie go. You said that all things are interdependent and mutually exclusive. One day I will find a way to deal with Zheng Wenjie and Jiang Chen!" Ma Xiaoling said, holding back tears.
Ma Donna laughed out loud, and when she saw Ma Xiaoling nod in satisfaction, she looked at her reluctantly and said, "Remember, Xiaoling, you can't cry anymore from today on. You must remember that if you shed tears for a man, all the magic power of our Ma family will disappear. Remember."
Seeing Ma Xiaoling wiping her tears and nodding seriously, Ma Dangna looked at He Youqiu and said with a smile: "Xiaoqiu, you have worked hard today. I will ask you to take care of Xiaoling in the future."
He Youqiu looked at the soul-catcher and sighed, then forced a smile and said, "Uncle Master, when you get to the underworld, hurry up and reincarnate. If I can live a hundred years, I will have the chance to see you again. As for Xiaoling, I have already regarded her as my personal disciple. Don't worry, Uncle Master."
Madonna nodded with relief and took one last look at Kuang Tianyou without saying anything. The soul-catcher did not lock Madonna up, but just surrounded her and disappeared into the ward.
When Kuang Tianyou saw Ma Donna being taken away by the soul-catcher, he felt inexplicably sad. Looking at Ma Xiaoling's distraught appearance, he wanted to say a few words of comfort, but he just shook his head and didn't say a word.
The ward fell into silence until He Youqiu asked, "Tianyou, I have found a new house for you. Please write down the phone number. I have already contacted them. There will be no problem."
Kuang Tianyou nodded: "Thank you Uncle Qiu, thank you for your help on such an important day."
"Hey, what are you talking about? We have known each other for more than 30 years. To be honest, I was worried that I would not survive last night and what your family would do in the future, so I asked my old friend to find a good house for you first."
He Youqiu sighed deeply and said, "Let's not talk about this. By the way, Ah Xiu works in this hospital, right?"
"Yes, she has been in this hospital for almost half a month. She came to see you just now, but she was on duty tonight so she left first."
"So you're going to be resurrected and stay home alone now? Tianyou, then you should go back soon and don't worry about us."
Kuang Tianyou shook his head: "Uncle Qiu, Fu Sheng is already an old man in his sixties, don't worry about him. You guys need to be taken care of now because your hands are not convenient."
"Kuang Tianyou...can you tell me, do zombies really have no weaknesses?" Ma Xiaoling's voice suddenly came.
Kuang Tianyou looked at Ma Xiaoling's serious eyes and shook his head gently: "Although our family has been zombies for sixty years, I really don't know what we are afraid of."
He Youqiu narrowed his eyes and said directly to Kuang Tianyou without any hesitation: "We don't know if there is any way to deal with Zheng Wenjie and Jiang Chen, but if there is really a way..."
He Youqiu propped himself up and looked at Ma Xiaoling and said, "Master Miao Shan must know." "Who is Master Miao Shan? Where is she? I will go find her now!" Ma Xiaoling said immediately.
He Youqiu shook his head and frowned at Ma Xiaoling: "Xiaoling! Seeing you like this, not only me, but also your aunt will be very disappointed!"
“I…” Ma Xiaoling gritted her teeth: “I’m sorry, please uncle.”
"Master Miaoshan appears once every thirty-three years, and each time she only meets thirty-three people, each of whom will answer three questions! It has been thirty-two years since the last time Master Miaoshan appeared."
Kuang Tianyou asked curiously, "Thirty-three years? Then how many times did she appear?"
"I don't know. This is the most amazing thing about Master Miao Shan. People only know the time since Master Miao Shan appeared, but they can't remember how many times she has appeared."
"It is said that when Guanyin attained enlightenment and ascended to heaven, she looked back at the sufferings of the mortal world and shed her last tear. This tear turned into a flesh body and saved all predestined people in the name of Miaoshan."
Kuang Tianyou laughed and said, "Uncle Qiu, this is just a legend, right? Or maybe Miao Shan is just a charlatan with some magical powers."
"Oh, God bless you. I really believe that Master Miaoshan was transformed from the tears shed by Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva."
He Youqiu frowned and thought as he continued, "If you want to see Master Miaoshan, you have to draw lots on the day she appears. As long as you draw a red lot, you can see her."
"Master Miaoshan will tell the predestined person who draws the red lottery the answer to all the questions he asks."
Kuang Tianyou still didn't believe it: "Then why did she only meet 33 people in 33 years? Is it true that there are only 33 destined people in each generation among billions of people?"
He Youqiu laughed and said, "Tianyou, you are a zombie yourself and have seen the soul-collecting messenger from the underworld, so why don't you believe in the gods in heaven?"
Kuang Tianyou's expression returned to normal and he looked at He Youqiu and asked softly, "If there really were gods, why would they allow the world to fall into war and allow so many lives to be destroyed? Can such gods still be called gods?"
Kuang Tianyou took a deep breath, looked up at He Youqiu and said, "But if this Master Miaoshan is really the incarnation of the tears shed by Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and there is nothing in the world that she doesn't know, then what I want to ask most is how to turn back into a human being."
"Then you and Xiaoling should go to see Master Miao Shan together. I will confirm the good news and hope that you can all become Master Miao Shan's destined people." He Youqiu pursed his lips, smiled, and said seriously to Kuang Tianyou.
Ma Xiaoling lay back on the bed and listened carefully to He Youqiu's words before she said, "Uncle Qiu, am I the destined person for Master Miaoshan?"
"I don't know, but since you can't give up your Ma family's long-cherished wish, you should always give it a try, right?"
Ma Xiaoling nodded gently: "Thank you for your help, Uncle Qiu. I'm much better now, thank you."
"Oh, that's right. You should be happy that your aunt was able to reincarnate. It was because you were still young that your aunt begged for mercy in the underworld so that she could accompany you until now."
"But seriously, Xiaoling, your aunt is a very narrow-minded person. One time, I took a few talismans from her without her consent, and then she didn't say a word to me for seven whole days." He Youqiu couldn't help laughing as he spoke.
Ma Xiaoling curled her lips and said, "No, my aunt is a little stingy, but that's just her usual self."
"What do you mean usually? Your aunt has always been like this. Your Ma family's long-cherished wish has always been to kill generals and ministers, but do you know why your generation has to kill all the zombies in the world?" He Youqiu asked with a smile.
Ma Xiaoling said without hesitation: "Because of Zheng Wenjie?"
"That's right. Although Zheng Wenjie didn't have the intention to kill us, he only killed the Japanese invaders. I still remember what he said at the time. He said that we cultivators can only protect ourselves. So he used my life and the life of Senior Brother Dahai to force your aunt to kill the Japanese invaders."
He Youqiu sighed and said reluctantly: "Your aunt is a stingy person, but she is the person I respect the most besides my master Mao Xiaofang."
Kuang Tianyou looked at the two people who had already started to reminisce about Madonna, smiled, stood up and said, "Uncle Qiu, are you hungry? I'll go make you some seafood porridge to nourish your bodies."
"Who wants seafood porridge? Ding ding ding~" Ah Xiu pushed open the door of the ward with her bag in hand, looked at the three people in the ward and said with a smile: "It seems that I came at the right time."
"A Xiu is here? Xiao Ling, she is Kuang Tianyou's wife, now her name is He Xiu, and they have a child named Fu Sheng."
Kuang Tianyou hurried over, took the bag and said with a smile, "Why are you here?"
Ah Xiu closed the door of the ward, came to He Youqiu's bed, checked his plaster cast and said, "It's not very busy today, so I have some free time. How can I not come to see Uncle Qiu when he is in the hospital?"
"Thank you, A Xiu." He Youqiu said with a smile.
"What are you thanking me for, Uncle Qiu? If you say thank you again, I'll get angry." Ah Xiu smiled and continued, "Hey, I bought you some seafood porridge. Eat it while it's hot."
Ma Xiaoling looked at Ah Xiu who came to her side, and turned her head away uncomfortably when she thought that she was also a zombie.
"You must be Ma Xiaoling, you are so beautiful. I haven't seen a girl as pretty as you in a long time."
Ah Xiu looked at Ma Xiaoling who didn't respond or look at her, then turned her head and made a pitiful expression to Kuang Tianyou and Qiu Shu.
Kuang Tianyou laughed and pulled A Xiu, telling her the news that Madonna was taken away by the soul-catcher.
Ah Xiu frowned and asked, "Did he do all this?"
Kuang Tianyou nodded: "It was all done by Zheng Wenjie."
"But you didn't say he said no..."
He Youqiu interrupted and said, "It's hard to say. Although he said he wouldn't interfere, he still has the identity of a ferryman and it's his duty to capture the uncle and take him back to the underworld."
"I will visit the ferryman Zhao Wenru in a couple of days to find out what's going on with Zheng Wenjie. How can there be two ferrymen in one place?"
Ah Xiu looked at Ma Xiaoling with a bit of pity, shook her head and said, "Then please rest, uncle. I'm going to go on duty first. Tell Tianyou what you want to eat tomorrow morning and let Tianyou bring it."
Ah Xiu looked at the closed ward door and shook her head. She sighed and gave up the idea of looking for Zheng Wenjie. (End of this chapter)