Above the Great Dao
Chapter 133 - 79 Be decisive and resolute, that’s what a man should be!

Chapter 133: Chapter 79 Be decisive and resolute, that’s what a man should be!

All three felt uneasy in their hearts.

Granny Sha and her companions had long known that the Black Mountain Grandma was coming to kill Chen Shi and had been paying close attention to the matter. After all, before Chen Yindou descended into the underworld, he had entrusted Chen Shi to their care, and they naturally had to protect him well.

They knew Chen Shi was by no means a match for Black Mountain Grandma, but Black Mountain Grandma’s true body was still on Black Mountain; the one in Luwei Town was a newly created body. She wouldn’t come in her true body, only her Spirit Form would move to act.

As long as she used her Spirit Form, they could influence her.

The bearded strongman and the green sheep were both Evil Spirits, and stronger than Black Mountain Grandma at that. Influencing Black Mountain Grandma’s judgment to make her dream of killing Chen Shi would allow them to use Black Mountain Grandma’s hand to test the level of the Evil Spirit within Chen Shi.

However, after Black Mountain Grandma went in, she never came out.

"When Old Chen first mentioned that after Little Ten killed someone, the victim’s soul would disappear, I found it strange," said Granny Sha.

"The green ghost hand is certainly powerful, but the one that devoured the souls of the killed should not be the green ghost hand. When we fought for Chen Shi’s soul, across the Yin Yang Two Realms, with the master of the green ghost hand, he did not display the ability to devour souls," Granny Sha said.

The bearded strongman and the green sheep nodded in agreement.

If the ghost hand’s master had used such a method at that time, their souls would likely have been devoured by him long ago.

Granny Sha continued, "Since it is not the green ghost hand that devoured the souls, then someone else is responsible for the devouring. This indicates that in addition to the green ghost hand, something else is hidden within Chen Shi’s body."

The bearded strongman shook his head and said, "We examined Chen Shi when we saved him and there was nothing else hidden in his soul. Where does this soul-eating Evil Spirit come from? How did it enter Chen Shi’s body? And when did it sneak in?"

He was puzzled.

When Chen Shi displayed the ability to devour souls, his grandfather, Chen Yindu, was still around; there was no chance for the Evil Spirit to get close to Chen Shi.

What was even stranger was that it did not possess the body, but hid within Chen Shi’s mental world, waiting for the opportunity to devour those killed by Chen Shi or the unlucky ones who wandered into his dreams.

This behavior was very unusual.

Normally speaking, the moment an Evil Spirit possessed someone, it would devour or kill the original owner’s soul to take over their nest and then mimic the owner’s behaviors and habits.

It might even mimic to such an extent that even the closest wife or husband wouldn’t notice. During this time, it would look for opportunities to consume those around it.

But the Evil Spirit inside Chen Shi did not do this. Its behavior was more like a parasitic state, living inside the original host, letting the host kill to obtain the nutrition it needed, feeding itself.

Suddenly, the green sheep said, "Black Mountain Grandma is too weak. The best way is for us to go in and investigate personally!"

The bearded strongman sneered, "Not knowing its level, should we just barge in and provide it with an extra meal?"

Granny Sha said, "We only have two options: either force it out of Little Ten’s body or kill it in Little Ten’s dreams. Green sheep, you’re always impatient. We will eventually find a chance to drag it out!"

The green sheep scoffed, "You two are so timid. To drag it out... who knows how long it will take until that happens!"

Offended, it left: "I’ll continue being my Evil Spirit; call me again if you need me!"

The bearded strongman watched it walk away, then retracted his gaze and said, "Granny, Black Mountain Grandma is probably dead, right?"

Granny Sha tried to summon Black Mountain Grandma’s soul and had discovered something. Shaking her head, she said, "Black Mountain Grandma is not entirely dead yet. She is very cunning and has left her root in the temple of Black Mountain Grandma. What entered Little Ten’s body was her Spirit Form, but she still retains an extraordinary force in the temple, so she won’t die just like that."

The bearded strongman asked, "Then what about Little Ten’s safety..."

Granny Sha chuckled, "She suffered such a big loss, would she dare to come after Little Ten again? If I were her, I’d steer clear of Little Ten and wouldn’t dare to show my face."

The bearded strongman thought about it and laughed, "She’s just a local Evil Spirit and yet she dared to provoke Little Ten; she is indeed bold."

Granny Sha also laughed, "She even dared to invade dreams and torment Little Ten in them! Venturing into dreams and sending dreams... I wouldn’t dare do that!"

When Chen Shi woke up in the morning and went to see his foster mother in the village, he saw that where the young girl’s arms should be, two branch-like arms had grown.

The Divine Tree in Huangpo Village had also become bare, not a single branch remained, and only a few sparse leaves were left.

However, he noticed that many new buds had grown on the ancient tree, and it seemed that branches and leaves would soon sprout anew, unlikely to die.

The villagers, however, were panic-stricken. They offered incense and offerings to the ancient tree, fearing it would die and they would lose its protection.

Chen Shi waited in the village for a while, and Black Mountain Grandma did not come to seek revenge, which surprised him. By the afternoon, with no sign of her nor even a rat in sight, Chen Shi was even more bewildered.

"Black Mountain Grandma has mostly forgotten about this matter, or perhaps she feels it is not worth killing me over it and just sent some rats to scare me," Chen Shi thought to himself, feeling relieved. He had only helped people from other villages drive away an Evil Spirit, a man-eating rat, and had offended the lady for no reason. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

But rats breed rapidly, so probably Black Mountain Grandma wouldn’t care less about the death of one favored grandchild.

After waiting for another two days, Black Mountain Grandma still did not come for revenge. Even the nearby villages and towns no longer saw a trace of the gray-clothed rats, puzzling Chen Shi further.

However, he soon lost interest in the matter because the spring examinations were approaching, and he had to focus on reviewing classics such as "The Analects," "Poetry," and "Book" to prepare for the Literary Examination.