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Chapter 20: Escape from the Ghostland

"I'll help you... fulfill your last wish?" Old Man Zhou said hesitantly.

"Well, whether it's your wish or your last wish, it's almost the same..."

As he said that the old man of deceased told him the mantra that Ran Min told him back then. I stood aside and memorized it with my heart several times, thinking that it was right for the master to send me and this old man of deceased. Even if the old man woke up and remembered the "dream" he had made, he still remembered the things that the deceased man asked him to do, but I guess he would probably not be able to remember this mantra...

"Mr. Zhou... remember?" asked the old man who died.

"Ah?" Old Man Zhou came to his senses and nodded in a daze, "Yeah..."

"Okay, then, it's a blessing for Mr. Zhou..." The old man in deceased looked at the outer hall, "It's getting late, please follow me. I'll arrange someone and a car to take the old man back..."

The old man of deceased said, and he was about to get up. Old man Zhou hurriedly said, "Hey, wait!"

"Why, Mr. Zhou has any other requirements?" said the old man who died, "Please rest assured Mr. Zhou. Although we have nothing to give to Mr. Zhou at present, even if we give it to Mr. Zhou, the old man will not be able to bring it back to the living. However, at that time, once Mr. Zhou helps me fulfill my wish, there will definitely be blessings..."

"No..." Old Man Zhou said, "I want to ask you, this county is so big, where do I want to find the bronze man?"

"I'm sorry I can't do anything about this, so I can only rely on Mr. Zhou himself."

"But…"

This old man was stumbled around, and he didn't know what time it was now. After dawn, we couldn't go back.

I didn't say anything at all, but afterwards, I couldn't help it and said, "It's getting late, uncle, go quickly, don't worry, I know where the bronze man is..."

After hearing what I said, several old dead men looked at me in unison. The old man stared at me up and down, and his face suddenly changed.

"So it's you!"

"What...what happened?" The old man felt a little furious in my heart when he saw it.

"It's you, holding that bronze man! What's your intention to come here with Mr. Zhou?"

"I…"

"Could it be..." The old man of deceased glanced at Old Man Zhou, "Have you two colluded?"

"What... it's good to collude?" asked Old Man Zhou.

"You know in advance that I will invite Mr. Zhou as a guest, right? What is the intention of the two of you coming together?" Suddenly, the old man of the dead seemed to think of something and glared at me, "Can you be the descendant of the man who stole the bronze man from my ancestor's tomb back then? If not, why would you hold the bronze man?"

"I…"

It's now suddenly, I just feel confused. What a mess?

"Okay, it's true!" said the old man of deceased, "Your ancestors have caused us to suffer... I will give up the matter of fulfilling my wish. We will not enter the cycle of reincarnation. Come on, take these two people down!"

It was broken...my heart suddenly sank to the bottom of the valley, "Go away!"

The old man of deceased shouted, two big and thick dead man, who looked like a lord, rushed in from outside the door, and I punched him hard on the left and a fierce foot on the right, knocked him to the ground, pulled Old Man Zhou and ran out.

I ran along the way, making Old Man Zhou run straight and out of breath. From behind, I was almost half-carrying him and running. When we ran to the big courtyard where we were originally watching the show, several old men also chased after him.

"Catch them!"

When the old man died, the dead ghost rushed towards us one after another.

"Uncle, follow me!" I grabbed Old Man Zhou's wrist, protected him behind me, and shouted, "Do away from me!"

I was also angry, bit my teeth, rushing violently, punching and kicking, and finally I rushed out of the way. I pulled Old Man Zhou out of the yard, passed through the small doors, and followed the long eaves and corridor to the gate, and saw that the gate was closing creakingly...

"Go away!"

Finally ran to the front and I pulled Old Man Zhou in front of me.

"Oh, my old waist..."

I ignored him and pushed him out with both hands. When it was my turn, there was only a crack left behind the door. I turned my body sideways, tried my best, squeezed out with all my might, and heard a loud bang behind me. Then, I woke up with a slight roar...

“Where is this?”

I asked blankly, feeling the pain of my whole body as if it had fallen apart. Suddenly, one hand was placed on my shoulder. I was startled and quickly turned my head to see that it was the master. Looking over there, Old Man Zhou's son stood there with two eyes. Only then did I realize that I had come back from the "dream". This was at Old Man Zhou's house... Looking outside, the sky was already bright, and the cool morning breeze penetrated into the room one by one...

Old man Zhou woke up first, but he looked dazed. After a while, the old man vomited a bunch of fishy things and breathed out a long sigh and said, "Oh, I feel so comfortable...

While having breakfast at Old Man Zhou's house, I told my master the entire story of my experience in the "Ghost Realm" and the old man who died of the deceased ghost.

"Do you still remember that mantra?" asked the master.

I thought about it and nodded.

"Yeah." said the master.

"Master..." I said, "It seems that there is such a Ran Min who lives in seclusion in a deep mountain downstream of the Minjiang River. The ancient spell posted on the door in Boss Ling's building is from this mysterious nation. The Sichuan monk, even if he is not one of the Ran Min people, should have a connection with them. The disappearance of the nameless mountain village of Taihang Mountain, the "curse" of the Yang family of Mr. Yang Shuming and the "evil forces" we are pursuing, I think, it should also have some relationship with them, those Ran Min people..."

"Um…"

"The old man who died in the ghost realm said that he would twist a rope eight feet nine inches long with snake skin, tie the bronze man's arms at both ends, three feet above the ground, hanging in a place with no one in a radius of two miles, rotate three times, and recite that kind of spell, and those Ranmins could sense the summons and come to take away the bronze man. And the oath they made back then would be broken and enter the samsara. Do we want to go find snake skin now?"

The master thought for a while and said, "No, don't rush to find snake skins first... What we need to do now is to use the bronze man to lure out the people who imprisoned Mr. Yang, and rescue Mr. Yang first..."

"Yes..." I patted my forehead, "Master didn't say it, I almost forgot. But if those dead ghosts are not in the cycle of reincarnation for a long time, will they cause trouble for us again?"

"It probably won't..."

The master said that the "catastrophe" that Old Man Zhou encountered was invited by ghosts to visit was only once, and there would be no second time. As for me, as long as I don't go to the villa where those ghosts were buried, there would be nothing wrong...

Chenxing, Yuxin, Uncle Yang, Xiaoqing and others lived in a hotel in this county. After leaving Old Man Zhou’s house, my master and I went to the hotel.

"Uncle, let me see the bronze man..." As soon as I met, I said to Mr. Yang's friend.

Without saying a word, he took out the bronze man and handed it to me. Although the bronze man looked strange and finely made, he could not see anything special. If it was said to be an ancient sacrificial instrument, I completely believed it. But if it was a "sacred object" that hides some "incredible energy"... I don't look like it horizontally and vertically. Therefore, I felt a little confused about the old man who died. Can this thing really summon those Ranmins? In addition, it has been hundreds of years since this. Even if the old man said the old man died, is that method effective?

Several people surrounded the bronze man and looked up and down, but they didn't see anything. Seeing that I was tired and yawned, the master ordered me to go to bed.

"Little Haruko, go and buy a map. The more detailed the rivers and mountains in Sichuan, the better." I said.

"Why buy a map?"

"If you want to go, go."

Xiaoqing pouted, "You lost my dad, I didn't even settle the score with you. How dare I call me to buy a map for you..."

"Hey, are you going? If you don't go, I won't look for your dad. I told my master that I won't let them look for it..."

"snort!"

"You guy..." Chenxing pushed me, "Sister Qing, I'll go with you, Xin will go too..."

After a few people left, I fell into bed and fell asleep. When I woke up in the afternoon, my master, Uncle Yang, and Mr. Yang's friend went out to find the whereabouts of Mr. Yang. Chenxing and the others bought a map, a thick book, and also bought me some food.

"A Leng, what are you doing when buying a map?" Chen Xing asked.

"Check out the geographical location and geographical environment of the Minjiang River to see which tributaries it has."

"You eat, let's check..."

Three girls gathered together, chattering and turning the map there.

After a while, Yu Xin said, "Finished."

"Is there any information on it?"

"have."

"Remember a thought..."

"The name is so small, the Minjiang River... originated from the southern foot of the Minshan Mountains..."

"Minshan?"

"yes."

I smiled 'hey', "Are you even more happy that the snow in Minshan Mountain is thousands of miles away. After the three armies, I will be full of beauty. That Minshan Mountain?"

"That's that." Chenxing said.

"Well, Yu Xin continues to read."

“…There are many tributaries of the Minjiang River, with nearly a hundred, among which the largest tributary is the Dadu River…”

"Ha... Could it be that I'm flying to capture Luding Bridge, that Dadu River?"

"Yes." Yu Xin looked up at me.

I couldn't help but smile and said, "It seems that the Minjiang River has a long history of revolution..."

"Xiaoxiao..." Xiaoqing's mouth was covered with potato chips, and she rumbled, "A Leng, you heartless, my dad can't find it now, and I don't know how to worry, I'm still laughing..."

"Yes, you know you're worried, you eat more delicious than anyone else."

"I…"

"What are you? If you interrupt, I will sell you to the natives here. Or after you go back, I will send you into Taihang Mountain..."

"Oh, stop fighting." Yu Xin gave me a look.

I smiled "hehe" and mentioned Taihang Mountain. I thought of Shitou Village and the Eighth Route Army's arsenal in the back mountain. Then, I thought of Xu's army and Xu Xiangqian. I thought to myself, I don't know if Xu's army had followed the Red Army's Long March to Sichuan when they were in the early days of revolution...

Just as I was thinking, my phone rang and took it out and saw that it was an unfamiliar number. After hesitating for a moment, I pressed the switch button.

"Hello?"

A gloomy voice came from the phone...
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