The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 412 Yu Chuan attracts thousands of souls

Last time, we talked about Li Yi and Xiang Ying going to the elders of the Wu Gu Cult to ask for help. So is this elder Lei a good person or a bad person? Let's read on.

In order to save Xiang Ying, Li Yi naturally flew fast on his sword. When he saw the ruins of Qianzhou City from afar, he knew that the demon army had been here.

Li Yi said to Lan Ze, "Now we are in a hurry to save Xiang Ying. When Xiang Ying's condition gets better, I will accompany you to the city to look for survivors."

Lan Ze shook his head and said, "No need. If there are people who survive, Elder Lei will definitely cure them if he can. If he can't cure them, he will definitely kill them. There will be no survivors there."

"Is it to free those people, or to gain something from them? Or is he just a bloodthirsty person?"

"It's hard to say. He's very strange... Really strange. Sometimes he's extremely cruel, and sometimes..."

Lan Ze remembered something, and then said to Li Yi: "Once, in order to save a little boy, he ran 800 miles to find Brother You. As a result, the child died just as Brother You was about to treat him. Later, there were rumors that he slaughtered a village of 400 people, leaving no one alive, young or old, male or female..."

"Forget it. Let's wait until we see him in person to tell whether he is a good person or not. What should we do next?"

Lan Ze closed his eyes and felt the presence of the Gu, then pointed to a dense forest in a valley. Li Yi turned around and accelerated into the valley.

After flying for a long time across the valley, a foul odor of decay wafted into the air, followed by the sound of digging and opening coffins. Soon the stench became so strong that even people could hardly bear it.

Li Yi held the sword in the air, covering his mouth and nose, and looked at the zombies stalking around him and said, "It seems that we are very close to Elder Lei Tu. This is his comfort zone."

"It looks like these zombies aren't going to let us get through so easily!"

Li Yi asked: "This Lei Tu is quite smart. He actually used this method to stop the demon army. The demons' sense of smell is much more sensitive than ours. We can't stand this smell, let alone the demons. But the combat power of these zombies is almost zero. I can kill them all with one arrow."

Lan Ze waved his hands repeatedly and said, "That's impossible! We are here to ask Elder Lei for help. If you destroy his corpse formation, what will we say when we meet?"

Li Yi sighed: "In an emergency, we must take the necessary measures. Otherwise, do you have any better solution?"

Lan Ze thought for a moment and said, "Let's retreat first. I'll find a way to tell Elder Lei that I'm here. I think he will let us in." After that, he waved his hand and controlled a group of rats to pass through the forest.

Li Yi followed Lan Ze's instructions and left the forest full of zombies, and the zombies did not chase him out. About two incense sticks later, a man in a black cloak walked out of the forest. Li Yi's righteous spirit told him that the man in front of him was not a human, but a zombie.

The zombie actually spoke first: "Lan Ze, you actually brought a Confucianist with you. Even from such a distance I can feel the righteousness in his body. He is also a master of the extraordinary realm! Why are you with someone like him?"

Lan Ze saluted and said, "Elder Lei, we are here to ask you to help me save people!" After that, Lan Ze pointed at Xiang Ying who was unconscious on the sword.

The zombie raised his arm and a blue light flashed on his palm. After sweeping it over Xiang Ying, he said, "She is not a Miao, nor a believer of the Wu Gu Cult. Why should I save her?"

Li Yi saluted and said, "Elder Lei, she was injured in the battle with the demon army. This time the demons are invading, we humans should unite as one, otherwise how can we drive away those demons?"

The zombie chuckled and said, "You, a Confucianist, want to join forces with us, the Wu Gu Cult? Do you think I'm a three-year-old child who would believe your nonsense?"

Lan Ze quickly said, "Elder Lei, don't you even believe me?"

The zombie shook his head and said, "I don't feel any Gu in you, so I can't be sure whether you are still the Saint of the Wu Gu Cult. How can I believe you?"

Lan Ze bowed and said, "If Elder Lei is willing to save this girl, I can teach you the art of silkworm medicine in exchange. How about that?"

The zombie hesitated for a moment, but quickly gave up the idea and said, "This girl is so badly injured. If she were a Miao or a Wu Gu cult believer, I could consider it, but it's not worth my effort for an outsider like her."

Li Yi saluted and said, "I think Elder Lei wants to save his energy to protect the Miao village behind him. In fact, in the battle of Bozhou, the Shenxi army killed more than 3,000 monster soldiers, and also solved the monster king Xiang Tongtian and ten great monsters in the extraordinary realm. There will no longer be a large number of monster soldiers in Qianzhou."

Lan Ze summoned a large number of flying insects with his mind, and then said: "Elder Lei, do you still remember what Brother You said about the real Gu Master? I am a real Gu Master now, I will not lie to you."

The zombie looked at the flying insects around and said, "For the sake of the high priest, I will trust you once. Come with me!" After that, he led the two of them into the valley again.

After passing through the poisonous miasma of the corpse forest, they saw a Miao village. It was said that yellow wood and black tiles leaned against the green mountains, and the green trees and blue waves made the river lush. Only in the secluded valley could they find peace, and in the forest of corpses they could enjoy a secluded peace.

Looking at the harmonious scene of stilt houses and natural landscapes, people always feel comfortable and at ease. The surviving Miao villagers wore colorful clothes and looked at Li Yi and his team with curiosity and surprise, as if they had not seen living people for a long time.

When they reached a three-story stilt house, the zombie in the black cloak went into the cellar, and a female corpse with a pale face and purple lips, who must have been a beauty in life, walked out of the door.

Li Yi looked at the female corpse and said inwardly: Damn, does this Lei Tu have any quirks? Hey! So creepy! He shuddered subconsciously.

The female corpse said, "Send her to the second floor, then you can go. I will let you know when I cure her."

Li Yi bowed and said, "May I ask Elder Lei if we can let Miss Lan Ze watch from the side. She also knows medical skills and may be able to help."

The female corpse raised her eyes and said, "Why? Are you worried? Do you not trust my medical skills, or something else? If you don't trust me, then leave. I didn't want to save her anyway!"

Li Yi hurriedly saluted and said, "No, no, no, don't worry, absolutely don't worry. I'll leave everything to Elder Lei." After that, Li Yi flew Xiang Ying to the second floor on his sword. The female corpse picked up Xiang Ying, walked into the room and closed the door.

Lan Ze accused, "You talk too much! Elder Lei specially replaced the female corpse to heal Xiang Ying's wounds. He has already considered your feelings. What do you mean by saying that?"

Li Yi said awkwardly: "Care makes you confused, I am too worried."

Lan Ze rolled his eyes at Li Yi and walked to the river. Li Yi followed him and asked, "Have you been here before?"

Lan Ze sighed and said, "This is Yuchuan Village. It used to be a Miao village with a thousand households, but look at it now, there are only so few people left." Lan Ze walked to the covered bridge across Yuchuan, held the railing and watched the clear water flowing eastward, his face full of sadness.

Li Yi shook his head and casually condensed his energy into a guzheng. His fingers slid slowly, plucking not the strings but the sadness in Lan Ze's heart. Perhaps this is the charm of music. No matter when and where, a truly touching melody can always touch people's hearts.

He played the interlude "Don't Lose, Don't Forget" from the Chinese Paladin. This song warms the listener's heart with the purest melody, making people feel peaceful and relieved. The ethereal melody infected Lan Ze, and after playing it once, she asked Li Yi to play it again.

After playing it twice, Lan Ze asked, "Have you written the lyrics for this song? Can you teach me the song?"

Li Yi nodded and plucked the strings again, singing as he played:

Look at the clouds in the sky and the peach blossoms reflecting people's faces

Floating on my fingertips, it's hard to tell today from tomorrow

At five o'clock in the morning, we share a lamp, yet our hearts are cold

The moon is dim and the wind blows away the clouds

The painting is still the same as before, sighing at the face in the mirror

Don't lose your light silk shirt, don't forget your golden bell

Withering and flourishing, the dead are like a river, and I smile at you

The wine cup is not yet full, but I gently hold your red sleeves

Drunken flowers in disarray, twilight in the twilight of old age, sleep peacefully at night

Finding peace of mind in this world, the journey is endless

Longing for each other, never see each other for long, free and easy in the world

The love between the past and the present has finally ended. Who will take it lightly?

Centennial fairy mountain, ink-colored changes, why don’t you see it?

After singing a song, Li Yi absorbed the talent into his body, and then began to teach Lan Ze to play and sing word by word. I don't know how long he taught, and I don't know how long he learned. Anyway, at this time, the sun and the moon rotated and the stars were shining. In Yuchuan Village, only Lei Tu's three-story stilt house was still lit.

Lan Ze learned the song. She turned to look at the stilt house and asked, "You must be worried about Xiang Ying."

Li Yi looked up at the starry sky and said with a smile: "She will be fine."

"That's right. Apart from Brother You, Elder Lei is the most skilled doctor in the Wu Gu Cult. He will definitely be able to cure Xiang Ying."

Li Yi lowered his head and looked at the Yuchuan River flowing quietly under his feet and said, "Would you like to join me in praying for the souls of those Miao people who died tragically in the demonic rebellion?"

Lan Ze shook his head and said, "Salvation? We Miao people don't believe in that."

"Do we still need them to continue to believe in the Gu God?"

Lan Ze shook his head and didn't answer.

"In fact, as long as they no longer believe in the Gu God or other evil spirits, the Miao people can believe in anything. If you ask me, Buddhism is a good choice."

Li Yi walked down the covered bridge to the riverside, reached out and took out a stack of oil paper and ten candles from the sack. He folded the paper while chanting the "Nirvana Mantra", and folded the pieces of oil paper into six-petal lotus flowers.

Lan Ze came to Li Yi and said with a smile: "I didn't realize you were so skillful."

Li Yi did not respond to her, but continued to fold paper lotuses. After folding eighteen lotuses, Li Yi took out the Panlong pen, condensed the Dharma into golden ink, and drew a swastika seal on a folded lotus.

Lan Ze was watching from the side. When Li Yi finished, he pointed his left hand and the swastika seal glowed with golden light. Li Yi then broke a candle in two, lit it, and handed the other half to Lan Ze.

Li Yi turned the candle in his hand counterclockwise three times on the seal, then fixed the candle on the seal, and finally placed a paper lotus holding the candle into Yuchuan, and then repeated the same process.

When Li Yi put all 18 candle-supporting paper lotuses into the water, he gathered them into a lotus shape with his talent, and then put his hands together and chanted the "Rebirth Mantra" loudly. At this moment, a magical scene happened. The candle-supporting paper lotuses in the water lit up with Buddha's light, instantly illuminating the gloomy water.

Lan Ze's eyes widened, because what she saw was not fish in the water, but blue-green souls, crowded on the riverbed one after another!

Under the guidance of the Buddha's light, more and more souls jumped into Yuchuan, and the blue-green light spots echoed with the stars. After Li Yi finished reciting the "Rebirth Mantra", he chanted a Buddhist name loudly: "Amitabha!" His consciousness came to the spiritual platform, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was standing in front of the Martial Saint Mingwang Dharma Image and looking at him.

Li Yi put his hands together and bowed, saying, "Disciple greets Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!"

"Xiuyuan, what do you want me to help you with this time?"

"The Bodhisattva knew that the demon tribe had invaded and that the Miao people had suffered heavy casualties, but the Miao people believed in the Gu God, and many of them had even been infected with Gu insects, which caused their souls to be incomplete and unable to enter reincarnation, becoming wandering spirits..."

"Why, do you want me to start a ghost tide in advance and bring them to the Netherworld? I can't do that."

"Can we force open the Rashomon and send them into the underworld?"

“Even if the Rashomon is opened, these wandering souls cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation, nor will they spontaneously enter the netherworld, so there must be an external force to push them in.”

"Disciple would like to ask, what will be the outcome of wandering souls entering the netherworld?"