C1468 Emergent Condition

Good news never goes out, while bad news spread like wildfire!

In just a short period of time, the matter of the old patriarch's group running into a ghost in the ancestral hall had already spread like wildfire throughout the stronghold. Whether it was the situation at that time or the appearance of the ghost, it was all spread out very clearly. There were even some that claimed that these ghosts were actually not ghosts, but the grudges of their ancestors against these unworthy descendants.

According to what those people said, if they did not quickly settle the Feng Shui issue in the ancestral tomb, the people in the village would encounter endless dangers, and there was a high chance that ghosts would find their way to their homes in the middle of the night to press their beds.

At this moment, Lin Bai finally understood what it meant to have three people turning into tigers. It was clearly such a simple matter, but after a few mouthfuls, it had completely changed. It even made Lin Bai's hair stand on end.

However, even though this news had caused a change in the atmosphere, the effect that Lin Bai wanted to obtain was also successfully accomplished without a hitch. After hearing about the changes in the ancestral tomb from the Old Patriarch's group, the villagers had originally been a bit lazy to repair the ancestral tomb, but now, everything was gone. They only wished that they could turn the situation back in the blink of an eye.

With great difficulty, he had Stone lead a group of bold young men and spread the ashes all over the tombs. With a wave of his hand, Lin Bai declared the great cause of restoration and repair of the tombs that everyone was looking forward to, officially commencing!

A group of villagers, who had been scared out of their wits long ago, had long since been waiting for these words from Lin Bai. Now that they heard the order from this kid, they immediately began to shout and rush towards the ancestral tomb's ancestral hall.

When they were about to enter the cemetery for the second time, the old chief and his men thought about what had happened and felt a little scared. But what surprised them was that after Lin Bai's torture, the cold aura inside the cemetery had actually weakened quite a bit, no longer having that gloomy feeling.

Seeing that the reconstruction of the ancestral tomb was proceeding in an orderly manner, the large stone that Lin Bai was worried about also fell to the ground. If he could clean up the ancestral tomb as soon as possible, he would be able to walk out of the shadow of the burial site as soon as possible. This was a matter that involved over a hundred lives. Even Lin Bai had to be careful in dealing with it.

However, what made Lin Bai curious was that the ancestral shrine could be said to be the base of operations for 'Grandma Zhu'. Now that so many people were here, the old demoness seemed to have not heard a single sound and did not react.

"Wood, has the ancestor God ever explained it to you? Can we just let the things that I did previously pass like this?" While Lin Bai was still puzzled, the old chief stuck his head out and asked Lin Bai in a low voice.

When it came to the Old Patriarch, aside from loving money, he also cared about his life. Earlier, when he walked around the cemetery and witnessed the threat his mother had given him, he felt a lingering fear that the ghosts and gods would come and take his life.

"If you want people to not know anything about this world, then do it all by yourself." He then looked at the Old Patriarch with a faint smile, admonishing him. Seeing that his words had caused the Old Patriarch's face to turn even paler, he smiled and said, "However, the ancestor also said that as long as you can handle this matter smoothly, Old Patriarch, you will have a great merit. You will definitely not do anything wrong in the past."

"That's good, that's good!" When the old Patriarch heard this, he let out a long breath and patted his chest with fear still lingering in his heart.

"However, although our ancestor said this, you still have to pay more attention …" However, before he could recover his senses, Lin Bai changed his tone and warned him, "If you wish to be fortunate, Old Patriarch, you should do as little as possible in the future and do good deeds. That way, you can live for a hundred years and not be disturbed by ghosts or gods."

"I know, I know …" The patriarch awkwardly laughed a few times, but a trace of fear still appeared in his eyes. What had happened in the cemetery today had really scared his guts out of him. He had finally experienced good and evil for himself.

How could Lin Bai not understand the thoughts of the Patriarch? However, he did not give any more pointers and only smiled as he looked at the rowdy crowd in front of him. Good and evil have their rewards, karma and retribution may be illusory and intangible, but it was already decided. What the old patriarch did before had long been the fruit of his own suffering. If he really could change his mind in the future, it might end well.

"Bad news, bad news, old man Xue offended the ancestor spirit …" Just as the two of them were silent, a buzzing sound suddenly came from the crowd. Immediately, a countless number of people's exclamations were heard.

The crowd was stunned when they heard this. They hurriedly turned their gazes in the direction of the voice, only to see an old man lying on the ground at the center of the crowd with a shovel in his hand. He was frothing at the mouth as he rolled his eyes, unconscious.

"Bad, bad, don't tell me we made a mistake and offended our ancestors and the ghosts and gods are here to take our lives?" At the sight of this, the old patriarch's face turned deathly pale, as if he had turned into a piece of white paper without the slightest hint of blood.

Before he could even react, he heard a gust of cold wind come from beside him, causing him, who was already in a state of fear, to shudder as he turned his head to look. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief.

Not to mention the Old Village Chief, even the surrounding villagers all had expressions of disbelief on their faces. This speed was a bit too fast. The distance of a hundred steps, how did it get to the foot of Mu Mu? It was as though it was only seven or eight steps.

However, before they could recover from their shock, Lin Bai had already moved closer to old man Xue. He narrowed his eyes and stared at that incomparably sinister looking face. After staring at it for a while, Lin Bai heaved a sigh of relief. Then, a trace of doubt appeared in his eyes.

According to what he saw, old man Xue's current condition was the same as the old patriarch's. Corpse energy was entering his body. Although he had used wood ash to surround the tomb, it had already been a while since the ancestral grave had turned into a place for raising corpses, and there was still some corpse Yin Qi in the ground, but this corpse Yin Qi couldn't be completely removed by just using wood ash.

Although Yin Corpse Qi could be ignored by people like Lin Bai or the other strong men, this old man Xue was already old, and his body usually had many chronic ailments, so his Qi and blood were extremely dilapidated.

Under this kind of condition, the Yin Corpse Qi that could be ignored by normal people would naturally harm him.

However, it was fortunate that Lin Bai had used wood dust to block the Yin Qi from the tomb. Otherwise, with Old Man Xue's shovel, the Yin Qi from the corpses would've gone crazy even if there was a sea of Yin Qi.

After checking old man Xue's condition, Lin Bai slowly extended his hand and grabbed Old man Xue's pulse. His lips slightly moved, silently sending a stream of mana into the body of the old man, then completely resolving the corpse's yin aura.

After that mana rushed into Old Man Xue's body, it was like an incomparably warm current, instantly circulating through his eight extraordinary meridians. After a short moment, Old Man Xue slowly woke up, and when he opened his eyes, he couldn't help but be startled when he saw that everyone had gathered around him. He didn't understand how he had become the focus of everyone's eyes.

"Keep me informed. People like old man Xue, who are already old and weak and sick, don't stay here any longer." After reaching out his hand to pull old man Xue off the ground, Lin Bai turned his head to look at the astonished old chief and gave him an order. He then looked at the puzzled expressions on everyone's faces and explained with a smile, "The Yin Qi in the ancestral grave is a little heavy, and those who get sick have insufficient Yang Qi. This will cause the evil fiends to invade, but the strong laborers don't have to worry, we have three fires above us, so there's no need to be afraid of any Yin fiends."

Hearing Lin Bai's words, the crowd burst into laughter. When they saw old man Xue's appearance, they thought that he had offended their ancestor's deity, but now they realized that it was only because he was weak and sickly that he was acting in such a manner.

"Then I'll leave first. I originally wanted to express my sincerity in front of my ancestors' gods, but now it seems like my ancestors' gods did not appreciate my kindness!" Hearing Lin Bai's words, old man Xue scratched his head in embarrassment and said with a tinge of regret.

As soon as old man Xue finished speaking, those who were frail and sickly also echoed with sympathy. After so many things had happened in the village, the reverence towards the ancestors' deities greatly increased. Everyone wanted to make use of the matter of repairing the ancestors' tombs to show their sincerity in front of the ancestors' deities so that they could better protect them.

However, because of their physical condition, they were unable to show their sincerity. How could they feel any better, especially when they thought of the sincerity that their ancestors and deities did not feel. If some disaster were to befall them, it would be even more incredible.

"As long as everyone tries their best, the ancestors will put all the credit to everyone. After all, we are their descendants, aren't we?" How could Lin Bai not know what these people were thinking? He comforted them with a smile, before patting Old Man Xue on the shoulder. Smiling, he said, "Furthermore, I'm only asking you to leave for a while. There will be other matters that I need your help with."

Hearing Lin Bai's words, old man Xue and the other weak and sick people let out a long sigh of relief before supporting each other as they walked out of the cemetery, their faces revealing traces of joy. For these people, repairing the ancestral shrine required them to have some strength. To them, this was an absolute burden.

"Everyone be careful, try to clean up before it gets dark." After sending off Old Man Xue and his group, Lin Bai cheered the remaining people with a smile, "When we're done with this, the Old Patriarch will send us wine and meat. The ancestor's deity will be grateful to us as well. He'll protect us even better in the future!"