C7 Ghost Master's Life Continuation

Curious, I asked my grandmother what she wanted to do.

Grandma didn't answer and asked, "Qia, do you know how to change your life?"

"Exchanging lives?" I shook my head.

Grandma smiled and said, "In this world, there is a type of person called a ghost master who can communicate with both the Yin and Yang worlds, slaying ghosts and defeating demons. What's even more amazing is that they can exchange their lives for someone else's, and use their life lamps to exchange for someone's life. Then, they can let that person who is about to die to continue living. "

I vaguely understood what she meant. Thinking about how my grandma wanted me to kowtow to the little black cat, I suddenly exclaimed, "Grandmother, are you saying that you want to give me the little black cat's life?"

Grandma nodded and sighed, "After all, changing one's life for Yin and Yang, going against the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and harming the heavens. It would be best if we could find someone who would trade lives voluntarily. "

I thought about the little black cat's amber eyes and couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Grandma, will the little black cat die?"

"Those who change their lives will die," his grandmother said softly. "But the little black cat is different, don't worry."

After saying this, Grandma didn't say anything more.

The western sky was suffused with the glow of sunset. It was a very beautiful scene. The evening wind blew gently, bringing with it a hint of coolness.

When dusk arrived, my grandmother said that we could begin. She placed the wine offerings in front of the circle and three incense sticks of time, then asked me to sit in the center of the circle drawn by the glutinous rice painting in front of us. She gave me a paper lamp and instructed me seriously, "Qia, no matter what happens, don't leave this circle, and don't let this paper lamp go out either."

I nodded heavily.

"Remember," Grandma continued, "when the little black cat comes here, when the little black cat comes in front of you, you give her the paper lantern in your hand, do you understand?"

I nodded again.

My grandmother said nothing more, and then I saw my grandmother, dressed as a godmother, jump for a while in front of my grandfather's grave with a peach and wood sword in her hand, and then sit down with her lips moving in a mumble. Not long after, I saw my grandmother's body shudder and open her eyes. At that moment, her eyes looked completely foreign, as if she had become a completely different person.

Grandma's strange gaze swept over me. My heart skipped a beat. I immediately turned my head and heard an old and unfamiliar male voice by my ear. "Remember what Grandma told you."

"Who's talking?" I was shocked, but I didn't dare look back.

Listening to the commotion, I felt as if "Grandma" was sitting in the smaller glutinous rice circle behind me. Following that, some mysterious and majestic incantations sounded out, and I couldn't understand a single word. I knew that my grandma was talking about the change of life, so I became a little nervous. Thinking of my grandma's orders, I carefully protected the paper lamp in my hand from the wind.

The twilight had grown denser, and the surroundings were already dark. The night slowly began to descend.

After a long while, I suddenly felt a gust of cold wind in front of me. I couldn't help but shiver, and when I looked up, I was startled to see a group of dark-skinned, ghost-looking people slowly walking towards me with a greedy grin on their faces.

For a moment, the cold wind rustled around them.

My body began to tremble uncontrollably.

I saw the ghosts stand where the offerings were and eat for a while, and then a few of them started to come around the circle.

"Qia, they are all ghosts. They aren't here to receive the fire. Don't give them the Fate Lantern." In the midst of my panic, I heard the voice of the old man. It was calm, and it calmed me down a little.

Then, when I saw the ghosts coming out of the glutinous rice circle, I couldn't go any further. After trying a few times, they still couldn't do it, so they walked around the glutinous rice ring, as if they were looking for an entrance. I saw the tunnel formed by the gap in the glutinous rice circle ahead of me, and I became apprehensive. I was afraid that the ghosts would find the gap and walk in.

Very quickly, I saw a red-eyed ghost notice the gap in the glutinous rice ring and slowly walk in.

"Not good." My heart tightened.

At the same time, I saw the ghosts outside the circle blow their ghostly breath into the circle. The ghostly air made the light in my hand flicker. I panicked a little and quickly changed my position to protect my Fate Lantern. That red eyed ghost was probing me as he approached step by step. I could feel the chilliness emitting from its body, causing me to tremble all over.

The next moment, the red-eyed ghost came in front of me, squatted down, and stared at the Fate Lantern in my hand with a smile. From time to time, it blew out a few breaths of the ghost's energy, then reached out its hand and said to me, "Little friend, give me the lamp."

I shook my head, holding the light tightly in my hands.

The circle I was sitting in was completely closed, and the red-eyed ghost couldn't come in. Seeing that I didn't want to give him the Fate Lantern, he gave an agitated and angry cry, baring his fangs and brandishing his claws at me. His face was ferocious. I closed my eyes in horror and held the light tight against my chest.

Then, I heard a rustling sound. When I opened my eyes, I saw that the red-eyed ghost was walking around outside the circle, blowing on me from time to time. I felt cold all over, and my soul was going to break.

At this moment, a meow sounded out in front of them.

Surprised, I looked up and saw my grandmother's little black cat barreling through the ghosts outside the circle, as if it were unstoppable, ignoring the glutinous rice circle, trotting in front of me, staring at me with its amber eyes, its tail twitching playfully behind it.

I was stunned for a moment.

"Qia, quickly hand the Fate Lantern over to it." The old voice sounded by his ear.

I immediately woke up from my stupor and carefully handed the Fate Lantern over to the little black cat. However, at this moment, the red-eyed ghost stretched out his ghostly hands, wanting to snatch the Fate Lantern away. Startled, I pulled back my hand as if electrocuted and broke out in a cold sweat.

"Meow!" The little black cat suddenly exploded and bit into the ghostly hand.

The red-eyed ghost cried out miserably. With its other hand, it firmly grabbed onto the little black cat. The little black cat struggled in its hands as it let out a painful cry.

"Little black cat!" I cried out in surprise and stood up to save the little black cat.

At this moment, a loud shout sounded, "Evil creature!"

With a swoosh, a small red flag shot out from behind and pierced the red-eyed ghost's throat.

The red-eyed ghost suddenly widened its ghostly eyes as it revealed a terrified expression. In that instant, it let out a shrill cry, and its entire body seemed to be deflated as it quickly turned into black smoke and dispersed into the air.

The little black cat landed on the ground, looked fine, and then came back to me, blinking its amber eyes.

At that moment, I thought her eyes were beautiful.

Without much hesitation, I quickly passed the Fate Lantern in my hand to her.

The little black cat held the Fate Lantern in its mouth and stared at me silently. Suddenly, it meowed before it turned around and ran away. Its little figure quickly disappeared into the darkness.

I don't know why, but after seeing the little black cat disappear, I felt a little lost in my heart.

Suddenly, I felt dizzy and faint.

After an unknown period of time, I woke up to find that I was lying in a coffin in the ancestral hall, screaming out in fear.

"Qia, don't be afraid, Grandma is here." Grandma's gentle voice sounded.

I sat up quickly and saw my grandmother standing by the coffin, looking at me with a kind expression on her face.

"Grandma, I …"

"You're okay."

I was at a loss for a moment.

Grandma gently stroked my head and suddenly said: "However, Qia, you must sleep in this coffin from now on."

"Why, Grandma?" I looked at my grandmother in confusion.

Grandma sighed and said: "Because you were born with seven words, and you are born with a Yin Yang Eye, so it is very easy to attract ghosts. In the future, you must sleep in a coffin and guard the Yin Yang Acupuncture Point until you acknowledge someone as your master ten years from now. "

At that time, I was too young to understand what my grandma was saying, but I could clearly hear what she said ten years later. I couldn't help but ask curiously, "Grandmother, who am I going to acknowledge as my master ten years from now?"

"Your grandpa?" Grandma smiled.

"Didn't grandpa already …" I was too shocked to speak. My grandfather had died long before I was born.

Grandma shook her head, "Do you still remember that day when you exchanged your grandpa's grave for your life? That day, your grandpa told you a few things, I'm afraid you don't know yet. Your grandfather really likes you. He has already set a ten-year agreement with you, and ten years later, you will go to his grave and take him as your master. "

I thought of the old man's voice I had heard at my grandpa's grave the other day, and wondered if it was my grandpa's voice. I don't know why my grandpa still accepted me as a disciple even though he died, but I always trusted my grandma so I didn't ask any questions.

Then I saw my grandmother bring over a black eyepatch mask for me to wear. I asked my grandma why she didn't say it out loud. She just said it was for my own good and warned me seriously that if I wanted to survive, I would have to wear this mask forever.

I put on my mask and looked in the mirror. It was cool, but I wasn't worried about wearing it forever. Then I thought of Little Fox and asked where my grandmother was and I wanted to see her.

Grandma sighed, "Qia, Little Fox's family has already left. If you want to see her, you have to wait ten years."

I was stunned, unable to speak for a long time. I could only feel a bitter taste in my heart. Little Fox had already married me and was now my daughter-in-law. Now that she had left me, I couldn't help but feel sad and burst into tears. "Grandmother, I want Little Fox. I want her! She's my daughter-in-law!"

"Bastard!" "This is all fated! If you go to Little Fox now, you will kill her! Did you know that?"

I was stunned.

"Qia, you're still young, you should go to school. When you grow up, you will naturally see Little Fox." Gran soothed me.

I nodded quietly, but when I thought about Little Fox's cute smile, I couldn't help but feel sad.

Two months later, I began to go to school. Since I had to wear a mask all the time, my school life was not going well. I remember the first day my parents took me to register, the teacher and other parents looked at me as if I was a monster, surrounded by questions and comments. Mom and Dad looked very embarrassed, and I had to explain over and over that I was born with a lot of black spots on my face, so I didn't wear a mask because I was afraid of scaring people.

On the first day of class, I was the focus of almost the whole class's attention. I could hear my classmates talking about me even in class, some calling me a monster, some calling me a monster. At the end of class, there was a little fatty in my class who gathered around my table with a few friends. After laughing at me, he asked me to take off my mask.

Remembering that my grandmother had told me not to take off my mask so casually, or else my life would be in danger, I shook my head and told them not to take off my mask.

"Ouch!" The little fatty was shocked. He slapped my desk and shouted, "How dare you disobey laozi's orders? "It's against you!" He gave a look to his companions and shouted, "Brothers, hold him down. I don't believe that I can't take off his mask!"