Grandma Sha stared blankly at this scene. This series of changes was so fast that she was dizzy.
Chen Shi breathed a long sigh of relief, took off the copper horn lamp on his back, and said with a smile: "Mother-in-law, I got back the copper lamp you lost!"
Suddenly, the little old woman ran over tremblingly, hugged him in her arms, her body trembled, her voice choked, and she hugged him tightly, tears falling like rain.
"Child, my good boy, my mother-in-law will never let you take risks again!"
The little old woman cried very sadly and turned a blind eye to the copper lamp she longed for, which made Chen Shi a little scared.
Grandma Sha hugged him as if she was hugging a close relative of her own, and was reluctant to let go.
After a long time, Grandma Sha let him go, wiped away the tears on her face, and checked Chen Shi repeatedly to see if there was any damage. She was relieved when she found that he was not injured.
"Mother-in-law, are you okay?" Chen Shi asked tentatively.
Handing his voice, Granny Sha thought of her child and burst into tears again.
"My son Tianyu is as clever and cute as him. If he is still alive, I am afraid he will have a family and a career, and I will be able to have a grandson. My grandson should be about the same age as Xiao Shi."
The little old woman was moved by the scene. When she saw that Chen Zhen was about to die, she actually escaped from the underworld. Unconsciously, she thought of her son Xiang Tianyu.
Xiang Tianyu was particularly clever and cute, and had a high level of understanding. He was still in his teens at the time.
Boys are always naughty, but also very sensible, and this is the case with Xiang Tianyu.
When she is naughty, she wants to catch her and give her a good beating, but sometimes when she is sensible, she will be particularly considerate, greeting her with greetings, squeezing her shoulders and hitting her back.
She loved her son very much, but at that time she also had her own ambitions. Her attainments in the soul were extremely high, and she wanted to take a step further. However, for some reason, it was always difficult to break through, so she came up with a bold idea.
That is to sneak into the underworld to find a strange stone that is only found in the underworld, the three-life stone.
If you can make medicine with the Sansheng Stone, you can awaken to your previous life after taking it, and turn your previous life's cultivation into your own current life's cultivation, so that you can break through to the next realm.
However, not everyone can go to the underworld. Those who go are either virgin spirits or virgin spirits.
The boy's soul is pure Yang, which can resist the invasion of Yin energy in the underworld and prevent his soul from flying to pieces.
The spirit of a virgin is pure Yin and will not be damaged too quickly in the underworld.
She does not trust outsiders. After all, the Three Life Stones are extremely precious, so she plans to let her son Xiang Tianyu sneak into the underworld to steal the Three Life Stones for her.
She made multiple preparations for Xiang Tianyu's safety. She was extremely well equipped with all kinds of life-saving talismans, precious seals, as well as various spells and precious blood. Only then did Xiang Tianyu's soul leave the body and enter the underworld.
Xiang Tianyu is a very sensible child. He did such a dangerous thing for her without any complaints or rejection, and just entered the underworld.
However, Xiang Tianyu failed to come back.
She waited for seven days, but Xiang Tianyu never came back.
Seven days is a hurdle. The monk's soul leaves the body. Within seven days, the physical body can still be alive. After seven days, the physical body dies and becomes corrupt.
Her son died.
That naughty and sensible little boy is dead.
The soul is lost in the underworld and cannot find its way home.
The death of her son was a huge blow to her. Because of this incident, her husband broke up with her and the couple became strangers. Because of this incident, she spent her whole life in self-blame and regret.
At that time, Chen Shi's grandfather Chen Yindu found her and asked her for help. She initially refused, but when she saw Chen Shi's face and thought of her son, she agreed. She would not hesitate to risk her life and cross the realms of yin and yang to summon Chen Shi's soul.
It was also at that time that she offended the giants of the underworld and left many enemies behind. She could no longer set foot in the underworld, otherwise she would be besieged.
Grandma Sha sighed quietly and touched Chen Shi's head.
"Mother-in-law will never let you do anything dangerous again." She whispered.
Chen Shi raised the ram's horn copper lamp and said with a smile: "Is this the lamp that your mother-in-law is looking for?"
Grandma Sha cheered up and nodded: "You almost died because of this broken lamp. Xiao Shi, do you hate your mother-in-law?"
Chen Shi shook his head: "Grandpa said that my mother-in-law did a lot for me back then, and asked me to repay her kindness."
Grandma Sha felt warm in her heart, and she wanted to shed tears again, so she hurriedly said: "It's getting dark, let's go back first."
The two of them hurried back.
"This lamp is a treasure that can only be owned by the ghost king in the underworld. It is called the Yangjiao Lamp. It can illuminate the two realms of Yin and Yang and see into the underworld. It has great power." He said, "Back then, I joined forces with a few old guys to withstand the power of the ram-horned celestial spirit lantern and severely injure the Horse-Faced Ghost King. The Horse-Faced Ghost King took the lantern and fell into the Wangchuan River. I knew it was bound to die, but I didn't expect that it could survive by taking advantage of the special features of the Wangchuan River and live to this day."
She couldn't help but feel a little scared.
If the Horse-Faced Ghost King still has a little strength, he is afraid that just a wisp of Qi can make Chen Shi shatter to pieces.
"Mother-in-law will save this lamp for you first, and you can take it away at any time in the future." Grandma Sha said.
The two returned to Gangzi Village. It was getting late, and they saw a big black dog waiting at the entrance of the village.
Chen Shi hurriedly stepped forward: "Kai Guo, grandpa asked you to come over and ask me to go home for dinner?"
Hei Guo wagged his tail.
Sha Granny said: "Xiao Shi, you go home with Gouzi first, come here tomorrow, I will take you to find the ancient temple."
Chen Shi was busy thanking him.
Grandma Sha watched the man and the dog go away, feeling filled with emotion in her heart.
"He is the same as Tianyu when he was a child. He is also so smart, so nimble, and so stubborn. If he promises others, he must do it."
She returned to her residence and put the ram's-horned lantern on the table, which made a creaking sound.
This copper lamp did not seem heavy when Chen Shi was carrying it, but it still weighed more than three hundred kilograms.
Grandma Sha took out a silver hairpin and stretched the wick longer.
The wick is inserted into the heavenly spirit cap of the bronze man on the sheep's back. The body of the bronze man is filled with lamp oil. Even though many years have passed, there is still plenty of lamp oil.
When the wick was picked out, the bronze man's expression became strange, and he opened his mouth and let out a shrill scream, which was very harsh in the room.
When the lamp flame stabilized, it seemed to have become accustomed to the pain, so it stopped barking and instead had a smile on its face.
Grandma Sha activated the ram's horn heavenly lantern, and suddenly the light of the lantern flame surged. The next moment, her house, street, Gangzi Village, and even Qianyang Mountain seemed to have disappeared!
That light that pierces through everything shines through houses, streets, villages, mountains and rivers, and reaches the dark underworld!
Grandma Sha used the light to look into the endless darkness, passing through the mist and wasteland, death and coldness, scanning countless ghosts, looking for that small figure.
"Tianyu, where are you? Are you lost? Mom is here to find you..."
Chen Shi returned home and his grandfather had prepared a meal waiting for him. Chen Shi quickly washed his hands and then sat down.
“You go to Grandma Sha. She didn’t ask you to do anything dangerous, right?” Grandpa asked casually.
Chen Shi shook his head and said with a smile: "No. Grandpa, Grandma Sha is a very good person, and she treats me kindly."
"That's good."
Grandpa turned his back to him, slowly eating the candle, and said, "Although Grandma Sha is a good person, but She is also very obsessed and is prone to do some outrageous things. If she asks you to go to the underworld, don't agree to her."
Chen Shi said solemnly, "It's too late, I have already been there."
He did not tell Grandpa about this, lest Grandpa would not let him go to Grandma Sha.
A peaceful night.
In the early morning, after Chen Shi finished eating, he paid homage to his godmother, said something to his grandfather, and then rushed out happily and went straight to Gangzi Village.
"Woof!"
At the entrance of the village, Hei Guo sat under a tree and shouted at Chen Shi's retreating back.
"I know, he lied."
Grandpa stood behind the black pot with a gloomy expression, "When he came back yesterday, he was covered in water and had Yin energy on his body. Apparently Granny Sha let him go to the underworld. He also protected the old woman."
Kai Guo turned to look at Grandpa: "Wow!"
Grandpa said with a black face: "You are right, the brat should be repaired, but he has learned to lie. Grandma Sha should also be taught a lesson, lest she put my grandson in danger! What's even more annoying is that she actually wants to rob my grandson!"
The black pot raised its head suspiciously, that's not what it meant.
If grandpa wanted to beat Chen Shi, he would have done it himself. Why should he say it was what he said?
It’s just that you have to bear the blame.
Chen Shi came to Gangzi Village. Granny Sha had already cooked a meal early, but she didn't eat it herself, so she was waiting for him.
"No dog will eat the food cooked by Chen Yindu! It's hard for you to eat it for so many years."
Granny Sha took a few mouthfuls of food, put down the bowl and chopsticks, and watched Chen Shi devour it with a smile.
There is no way, the medicinal diet made by grandpa is indeed too unpalatable.
"Eat slowly, eat slowly, don't choke."
Grandma Sha smiled and said, "There's still more in the pot, I'll serve you some more."
Chen Shi's belly was round after eating. It was the first time in two years that he felt so full. He quickly got up and helped Granny Sha wash the pot and wash the dishes.
Grandma Sha said quickly: "Put it there, I'll clean it up myself! This child..."
Chen Shi packed it up, helped her clean the yard, and then looked at Grandma Sha eagerly.
Grandma Sha was dressed neatly, carrying a small basket covered with a piece of floral cloth. She smiled and said, "I know you're impatient, let's set off right away."
An old man and a young man went out into the mountains.
The road from Gangzi Village to the mountains is different from the road from Huangpo Village to the mountains. The road into the mountain in Huangpo Village is relatively gentle, but here it is relatively steep.
The mountain road is carved out of the cliff. The thin road can barely accommodate a big man. If a person walks towards you, it will be very dangerous. If you are not careful, you may fall off the cliff.
Grandma Sha looks old, but her steps are very steady, and she is not afraid at all when facing cliffs, but Chen Shi is a little frightened.
"Sister-in-law, Xiao Shi and I were passing by and borrowed the road from you." Granny Sha stopped and smiled at a big tree with twisted roots.
She came to the tree, took out some incense sticks from the basket, lit them, and stuck them under the tree.
Chen Shi looked at it curiously and saw that the ancient tree had lived for thousands of years. Its roots were intertwined and covered the cliff. The only exposed tree roots covered one or two acres of land!
However, the main trunk of this big tree should have been struck by lightning, and there were traces of lightning burns on the stump. The tree body they saw now was a newly grown tree body next to the main trunk.
Although it is a newly grown tree, it looks like it is several thousand years old.
The spirit of this ancient tree is an old woman who lives in the hole of the tree. She is very short, one head shorter than Chen Shi. She has gray hair and is leaning on a cane. She has kind eyes and looks at Chen Shi and Granny Sha with a smile.
Her mouth was deflated, with few teeth. When she smiled, she could barely see two or three teeth.
"Xiao Shi, come and see Granny Zhuang!" Granny Sha stuffed a few sticks of incense into Chen Shi.
Chen Shi quickly stepped forward, offered incense, and said, "Chen Shi has met Granny Zhuang!"
“Good boy, good boy.” Granny Zhuang looked at him with a smile.
The two of them passed through the tree hole.
"The mountains are awe-inspiring. We must fear the mountains as we fear the gods. There are many spirits in Qianyang Mountain, including the plants and trees, the rocks and reptiles. Even the mountain streams and streams have spirits inhabiting them."
Grandma Sha taught Chen Shi as they walked, "If you are respectful, all roads will be open. If you are disrespectful, your path of survival may turn into a dead end."
They came to a steeper place, and the mountain road ahead suddenly cut off, and the mountain road was filled with black rocks.
Grandma Sha stepped forward, offered incense, and said, "Brother Dao, Xiao Shi and I are passing by, please make it convenient."
Chen Shi's eyes widened and he saw those black rocks moving regularly. The black rocks climbed up the steep cliff and gradually moved away.
When the black stones were far away, Chen Shi was able to get a glimpse of the true appearance of the black stones. They turned out to be the scales of an extremely huge black snake. It was just too huge, so it looked like a stack of black rocks!
Chen Shi followed Granny Sha and continued along the mountain road. After walking for four or five miles, he finally saw the big black snake.
The black snake coiled on the mountain peak where they were, raising its head in loneliness, exhaling into clouds, inhaling into wind. Between exhalations and inhalations, the wind in the valley changed, which was extremely wonderful.
The big black snake is a beast spirit in the mountains. It has long passed the time of eating blood to satisfy its hunger. It eats the wind and drinks the dew, and sleeps in the clouds. It is like a hermit in the mountains, uncontested by the world.