Above the Great Dao
Chapter 150 - 87 Plump-faced and Big-eared

Chapter 150: Chapter 87 Plump-faced and Big-eared

"The person outside, is it the newly-appointed County Magistrate Geng Chun of Xinxiang County?"

Chen Shi was slightly taken aback, "He wants to buy geese? And he’s bought them all?"

He felt something was amiss.

This was the eastern market, and recently with the moon appearing in the daytime, and evil spirits causing trouble nearby, few people came to the eastern market stalls, and even fewer came to buy things. Elder Er was in the eastern market transforming scholars into geese, and now County Magistrate Geng Chun was in the sparsely populated eastern market buying geese—and purchasing them all at that.

This was indeed quite odd.

From inside the sack came the sound of geese honking, and Chen Shi looked over to see several other geese pecking at one, blaming her for a misjudgment.

The one being pecked and honking helplessly must be Hu Feifei.

Strangely enough, though they had all turned into geese and their mouths emitted goose honks, they could understand each other as if they were fluent in "goose."

At that moment, Chen Shi heard goose honks coming from outside; someone must be moving the cages. The sack was also lifted onto someone’s back, swaying unsteadily.

They were entering the city.

The noise from the geese outside was incessant; the tone revealed they were other missing scholars who had also been turned into geese.

"Is the County Magistrate in league with the goose seller? Are they really going to eat the geese that were once scholars? Isn’t that akin to cannibalism?"

Chen Shi shivered, and inside the sack, the transformed scholar geese were still attacking Hu Feifei.

Chen Shi shook his head, thinking to himself, "Childish... wait, am I not a child too?"

So he flapped his wings and honked as he ran over, joining his classmates to form a circle and together they pecked at Hu Feifei, plucking the feathers from her head.

Hu Feifei was beaten and honked miserably, a pitiful sight.

After Chen Shi and the others tired from the beating, they stopped to rest, planning to resume their assault later.

"What on earth is this sack that it can transform us into geese? It’s somewhat like the Ghost God Domain."

Chen Shi waddled on his short little legs, expertly flicking his tail, walking inside the sack. The sack, dark as pitch, had an interior space that felt like a small house, large enough to hold a hundred or so geese with no problem.

"Chen Shi, Chen Shi, don’t wander off!" the other geese called out.

Chen Shi paid them no heed and continued to look around. Goose eyes were peculiar; they could see in the dark, and even though it was pitch black inside the sack, to them, it was like broad daylight.

He found that standing still allowed his neck to twist completely around, seeing behind him with an indescribable agility, a sense of novelty growing within him.

At this time, Shen Yusheng, transformed into a big white goose, came up beside him and said, "This thing definitely isn’t the Ghost God Domain. The Ghost God Domain has a wider influence, changing the structure of objects and species. I feel the structure of the meridians within me remains the same, and the Qi-Blood circulation still operates according to the human body’s construction, unchanged. I think this is a method of creation, which only alters our appearance, not our structure."

Chen Shi gave him a long look. This scholar named Shen Yusheng was smart, impressing him greatly.

"If we could advance our cultivation further, we should be able to break through the constraints of the sack and revert to human form!"

Shen Yusheng sadly said, "It’s a pity I’m trapped in the Divine Altar Realm and haven’t obtained the Divine Embryo, otherwise I could attempt it. I think the reason why Elder Er targets scholars and doesn’t dare to catch Scholars is that his sack can only confine those in the Divine Altar Realm."

Chen Shi lifted his head, looking around, and said, "The sack could be considered a type of Ghost God Domain, only extremely limited in range. Besides, breaking it doesn’t require a Divine Embryo; it’s just a strange space constructed from talismans."

He tried to stimulate the Golden Core, directing it to his right foot, and saw the foot switch from a goose’s webbed foot back to a human foot.

Chen Shi kept his composure, retracted the Golden Core, and the foot reverted to that of a goose’s. Lifting the webbed foot, he paused slightly, and True Qi gushed forth from beneath, activating the hidden black lines on the sack.

Under the stimulation of the True Qi, those black lines brightened up, forming one talisman pattern after another.

Talisman patterns enveloped them, creating a space the size of a room.

The other geese, having rested, were preparing to resume their attack on Hu Feifei. Seeing this scene, they were stunned.

Chen Shi retracted his webbed foot, and the talisman patterns gradually dimmed, dissipating into invisibility.

Shen Yusheng looked at him in amazement, whispering, "Chen Shi, your True Qi is so strong! Have you obtained a Divine Embryo?"

Chen Shi shook his head, thinking to himself, "I don’t have a Divine Embryo, but I have cultivated the Golden Core."

With his current level of cultivation, it wasn’t difficult to break free from the constraints of the sack. The talisman patterns on the sack represented transformation charms, the very same his grandfather had taught him, and several of the symbols even had noticeable flaws.

Decoding them was quite simple.

Just then, noise came from outside. A woman exclaimed, "So many geese? The Madame shall be pleased!"

Another woman laughed, "The Madame has been craving goose meat these days! Always complaining of a bland taste in her mouth."

County Magistrate Geng’s voice followed, "First, bring the cages to the back yard and hang them up, prepare the tableware, and ready the axes. Tonight, my wife and I will dine without your attendance. No one should come in."

The maids agreed, transporting the cages to the back yard.

"Old man, there are some white geese left in this sack, still fresh." Elder Er said.

"Trouble you to bring them to the back yard and put them in the cages."

Not long after, the sack was opened, and Chen Shi and the others felt the bright light pour in. Several scholars began honking hastily.

At that moment, whoosh—a Black Pot sprang from the sack, and the maids shouted, "Dog! Dog! A big black dog has broken in!"

The yamen suddenly erupted into chaos, maidens in a panic, County Magistrate Geng hurriedly calling the government officials to catch the dog.