The invincible female ghost is a bit love-struck.

Chapter 66 Just kidding~ You really believe it!

"You went to Fengtian City and learned how to brag?"

The old man's chest heaved violently, and it took him a long time to catch his breath. That sudden movement had really scared him half to death.

"When did you get back?"

Lu Yuan grinned, didn't argue, walked a few steps to the old man, and snatched the gourd from his hand.

I uncorked it and brought it to my nose to smell it.

The next second, Lu Yuan's entire face scrunched up in a grimace.

"Alas--"

"What a piece of junk! It's fallen over!"

Before he finished speaking, he flipped his wrist, and the gourd turned upside down.

slam-la-

A stream of murky liquor spilled onto the ground, instantly seeping into the cracked soil.

The old man slapped his thigh in distress, his voice trembling.

"oops!!"

"You spendthrift son!"

But before he could finish cursing, Lu Yuan had already shoved the empty wine gourd back into his arms.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Yuan picked up a few glass bottles in his hand and deliberately shook them between the two of them.

He looked smug.

Do you know what kind of wine this is?

The old man stared intently at the swaying wine bottle, then shook his head blankly.

"Moutai".

"Never heard of it?"

Lu Yuan picked out a bottle and unscrewed the cap.

A rich and mellow aroma of soy sauce exploded in the cold wind.

He shoved the bottle opening right under the old man's nose.

"Try it!"

After just one sniff, the old man's cloudy old eyes lit up instantly.

He tilted his head back and started drinking.

Seeing the old man's anxious look, Lu Yuan grinned and casually took the empty wine gourd from his arms.

In the biting cold wind, he simply squatted down, opened bottles of Moutai, and poured them into the gourd.

The old man gulped down several large mouthfuls, exhaling a breath of strong, fragrant liquor, his eyes shining frighteningly.

"nice one!"

Lu Yuan looked up at the old man whose face was beaming, and his smile widened.

His hands didn't stop moving, and he said:

"Aunt Qiao'er's White Deer Merchant Guild obtained it from within the Great Wall."

"That's all there is. I've brought it all for you. There's another whole case outside; you can keep it for the New Year."

"Drink sparingly, or you'll run out of money before the Lunar New Year is over."

The old man, holding the wine bottle, watched his apprentice squatting on the ground pouring wine into his mouth, and blinked as he asked:

"Why are you back?"

"What about the other two?"

Lu Yuan didn't even look up.

"Now that the business in Fengtian City is finished, I'm back."

"Those two went home. It's almost Chinese New Year, so let them take some New Year's goods they bought in the city back to see their parents."

At this point, Lu Yuan raised his head and looked at the old man.

"I'll be back tomorrow night."

"We're back this time to learn some skills, and then we have to leave."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to spend the New Year with you this year."

Lu Yuan has to leave immediately upon his return.

In the past, I would bring all sorts of things when I went out, because I never knew what I might encounter.

Now the goal is clear: to eliminate the place where evil spirits reside, and naturally all the equipment must be replaced with the appropriate kind.

After Lu Yuan finished speaking, the gourd in his hand was full.

He stood up, handed the heavy gourd of wine to the old man, and grinned.

"However, it's hard to say."

"This year's Luotian Grand Ritual will begin in twenty days and will last from New Year's Eve to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."

"Then we'll go to the city to celebrate the New Year."

The old man took the warm, smooth wine gourd with a beaming smile, but waved his hand dismissively at Lu Yuan's subsequent words.

"I'm not going to join in the fun."

Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow.

"Hey, aren't you going to the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony?"

The old man glanced at him sideways.

"Where to?"

"Didn't I take you there last time? You know the process well, right?"

"You can go this time. I still have to keep an eye on that 'living ancestor' for you!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan was stunned.

Yes.

The old man has to keep an eye on Gu Qingwan.

This matter can be handled if it's delayed for a day or two, but the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony lasts for half a month, and the old man simply can't leave.

Lu Yuan nodded immediately and turned to walk towards the side hall where Gu Qingwan was.

"Oh right, then you shouldn't go."

Old man: "???"

"Hey! You little rascal!!"

……

……

"Hey, how come I've never heard you mention before that you have a sect?"

"And he even has such a powerful Celestial Venerable senior brother?"

In the side hall, Lu Yuan walked to the coffin and used his shoulder to pry open the heavy coffin lid a crack.

The old man, who was sitting on the ground leaning against the wall, rolled his eyes when he heard this.

"shit!"

"Without a master, all my skills and talisman techniques came from nowhere?"

"How can I teach you!"

Lu Yuan remained noncommittal. By the flickering candlelight, he peered into the cracks of the coffin, his pupils suddenly contracting.

The curse on Gu Qingwan's forehead had actually faded by more than half!

"Hey!"

"this……?!"

Lu Yuan turned around and looked at the old man with a look of astonishment on his face.

The old man merely glanced at it indifferently.

"Yes, once the core of that curse, the character 'eternity,' is eliminated, the rest dissipates quickly."

"I think that's how it is."

Hearing this, Lu Yuan was even more bewildered.

What does "that's how it is" mean?

The old man got furious at the mere mention of this, baring his teeth and saying:

"What else can we do?"

"I wanted to open the coffin to take a look, but she absolutely refused to let me!"

"They wouldn't even let me open a crack in the coffin lid!"

"What the hell can I do besides guess?!"

Seeing the old man's exasperated look, Lu Yuan couldn't help but laugh.

Before he could speak, the old man suddenly stared at him with a strange look.

"So, what exactly did you do in Fengtian City?"

"What did she want to see you about that day?"

"After she came back, I always felt like something was off about her..."

"I don't know if I'm just imagining things, but I feel like... she has an ethereal aura about her?"

Hearing this, Lu Yuan looked completely bewildered and said:

"Are you kidding me? She has an ethereal aura?!"

The old man pursed his lips.

"Who can argue with that!"

"I was thinking that the reason the curse on her head suddenly disappeared so quickly was probably related to this!"

"Speaking of which, what exactly were you doing in Fengtian City?!"

"Is this sudden advance of the Luotian Grand Ceremony related to you?"

Lu Yuan glanced at the coffin beside him, looking bewildered. Instead of immediately addressing that, he quickly said:

"Speaking of which, your senior brother, a Celestial Venerable, staying here with us, won't he discover Qingwan?"

Hearing this, the old man couldn't help but curl his lip and say:

"What could he possibly find out!"

"With his meager skills, he's a celestial being, what a joke!"

"That old, worn-out guillotine, even with its missing teeth, is still trying to chop meat!"

"When he was young, with that style, I could beat eight of him!"

Seeing the old man's sour expression, Lu Yuan chuckled.

"I've never seen you like this before."

"You're that interested in the title of Celestial Venerable?"

"I'll work hard this year and earn one for you, so you can also become a Celestial Venerable. We won't envy others!"

Listening to Lu Yuan's words and looking at Lu Yuan's expression, the old man understood what was going on.

The Luotian Grand Ritual held in Fengtian City ahead of schedule this time is definitely related to my disciple!

However, in response to Lu Yuan's words, the old man simply sat on the ground, leaned against the wall, opened his wine gourd, took a sip of wine, and gazed into the distance.

"Do you really think that the Heavenly Venerable, chosen every five years, truly relies on some kind of 'Dao to protect all living beings'?"

"You think this is a system where emperors take turns sitting on the throne, and this year it's my turn?"

"Don't be silly, that thing is just talk!"

"This competition is about whose Taoist temple is the biggest, whose disciples are the most numerous, and whose reputation is the greatest!"

"Look at Shen Jizhou of Wuqing Temple. Ever since he became the abbot of Wuqing Temple thirty years ago, when has he ever not acted like a celestial being?"

At this point, the old man lowered his head and sighed, his voice filled with a sense of desolation.

"Power is an addictive thing..."

"There are only seven Celestial Venerables. You are one, but he is not."

"Why should I let you go?"

Seeing the old man's dejected appearance, Lu Yuan fell silent.

A few seconds later, he grinned, a clean and earnest smile.

"Give it a try. Man can conquer nature, you taught me that."

The old man glanced at him sideways, took another swig of wine, and mumbled:

"Just kidding."

"Do you really believe it?"

Lu Yuan stared at the old man holding up his wine gourd for a few seconds in silence, then smiled earnestly and said:

"letter."

"My master taught me this; he never lies to me."

You don't believe me?

The old man's hand, holding the gourd of wine, froze in mid-air.

He slowly, very slowly turned his head, looking at his apprentice with such seriousness for the first time.

for a long time.

The old man withdrew his gaze and looked up at the deep darkness above the roof beams.

"I believe it too..."

"That's how my master taught me too..."

"..."