Binding Offering

"Aji, Aji!"

Zhuoma's cries, mixed with the sounds of Gonpo rushing over in a panic, all faded away from Zhou Yang's ears.

Zhou Yang opened his eyes and saw the rafters and wooden beams faintly visible on the dark roof.

He sat up in bed and saw the sky turning slightly white outside the window.

A huge shadow was now completely projected onto the window paper.

The figure outside the window was pressing his ear against it, listening intently to the sounds coming from Zhou Yang's room. He had been listening for a while, but without any success, so he poked a hole in the window with his finger.

A malevolent eye, pressed against a hole in the window paper, its bloodshot pupil rolling as it surveyed the scene inside Zhou Yang's house.

Zhou Yang's heart was pounding!

He had already put away the Ghost Head Averting God before this, and was still lying in bed, pretending to be asleep.

That eye was fixed on Zhou Yang on the bed. Zhou Yang felt his gaze linger on his face for a very long time, so long that Zhou Yang thought the eye was about to be glued to the window paper, when the sound of the Huang Shaozi rang out from outside:

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Huang Shaozi let out a groan, but ultimately said nothing.

She went into the woodshed, and soon the sound of her frantically chopping on the cutting board could be heard from inside.

Amidst the frantic noise, Zhou Yang opened his eyes in bed.

Goosebumps rose on his arms, which then slowly subsided.

"My situation at home has become increasingly difficult as my conflict with Zhou Heigou has gradually come to light."

"Although my mother protects me, she can't beat Zhou Laogou —she doesn't even dare to confront Zhou Laogou directly; she doesn't even dare to argue with Zhou Laogou."

"I've been preparing for this for so long, it's time to kill Zhou Heigou."

Thinking this, Zhou Yang closed his eyes again.

He silently recalled his experience in the story of the Knife Credit Ledger.

This time, he stayed in the Linzang region for exactly two days.

When I first arrived in Linzang, it was early morning. When I left, it was early morning after the second night had passed.

"Based on this, one night in Guan Village is roughly equivalent to two days in Linzang."

"But this is only the time ratio I calculated from my first visit to that region. I can't be sure what will happen next."

"After all, the last time we were in Daliang Village, the flow of time between Guan Village and Daliang Village was not constant. There were times when one night passed in Daliang Village Guan Village, and two or three days had passed in Daliang Village. There were also times when one night passed in Guan Village, and the same was true for Daliang Village."

The flow of time between Guan Village and Daliang Village is completely chaotic and has no discernible pattern.

"The reason for this might be that when I went to Daliang Village, there was actually only Ding Ling left. Perhaps I was with her, engrossed in a play that seemed to linger for a long time."

"How can the time depicted in the play be real?"

When Zhou Yang thought of Ding Ling, he touched the cloak he was wearing, and his heart was filled with ripples.

He had already come to believe that what happened in the play was real.

"By observing the next few times and returning to Linzang, comparing the flow of time in the two places should reveal a clue about the difference in time flow."

That's what Zhou Yang, but he's actually not sure what to expect.

Guan Village's existence is far too unique compared to the outside world. Zhou Yang actually suspects that the root cause of the chaotic time flow comparison between the outside world and Guan Village may not have anything to do with the outside world at all.

The problem is that the flow rate in Guan Village itself is irregular and not constant.

He thought about it for a while, then opened the "Knife Credit Ledger" again.

Seeing that the two Primordial Right Consciousness, "Sangsang" and "Zhuoma," on his ability panel hadn't disappeared, Zhou Yang tried silently calling out to them in his mind, "Sangsang, Zhuoma?"

Are you two here?

As soon as Zhou Yang felt the urge to call out, he immediately sensed two different vibrations emanating from his own body, responding to his call!

The two of them really did follow Zhou Yang's soul to Guan Village!

Just as these two fluctuations were spreading, a series of footsteps suddenly sounded in the courtyard outside the house!

From far to near!

In a flash, Huang Shaozi's figure appeared on the window paper, her eyes, like Zhou Laogou's, pressed against the hole, staring intently at Zhou Yang inside. "Yang'er, Yang'er, what are you doing in the room?"

"Don't just think of yourself when you have good food; think of your old mother too..."

Zhou Yang felt a chill run down his spine! The two fluctuations of Primordial Right Consciousness had actually attracted Human-Skin Ghost like Huang Shaozi just by smelling them!

For her, the Primordial Right Consciousness was "delicious food".

Fortunately, only Huang Shaozi was outside the door. If Zhou Laogou had been outside at that moment, he probably would have broken down the door, grabbed Zhou Yang Zhou Yang, and thoroughly searched him inside and out!

The aura emanating from Sangsang and Zhuoma receded as soon as footsteps sounded in the courtyard.

Zhou Yang wriggled on the bed, pretending to have just woken up, and opened his eyes to look at the window from which the sound came.

He pretended to have just seen the figure on the window paper, and his face immediately showed surprise. He said, "Mother, what are you doing standing in front of my window?"

"What's wrong? Let's talk inside."

"Standing there, it's kind of scary!"

"It's nothing, Mother just wanted to take a look." Huang Shaozi's figure disappeared from the window paper, but she didn't go far; she was still outside Zhou Yang's door. "Mother thought you were eating something delicious; I could smell the aroma."

"It's because Mother really wanted that good stuff, she was too greedy..."

"My darling, it's still early, you should sleep a little longer."

"Your dad and Heigou have gone to the fields again—there's no one in the fields yet, they sneaked over there, I wonder what they're busy with..." Huang Shaozi muttered, his voice fading into the distance.

But the Ghost Head Averting God inside the Gate of Opening kept reminding Zhou Yang that the danger was not far away.

At this moment, Huang Shaozi was still standing outside his door, not moving an inch!

Zhou Yang closed his eyes and pretended to sleep. Huang Shaozi outside pressed her eyes against the window paper again and looked around the room several times, but still couldn't find the "delicious thing". Only then did she finally leave Zhou Yang's house.

Ghost Head Averting God no longer sniffed for the aura of death to warn Zhou Yang.

"Zhuoma and Sangsang had no physical shelter in Guan Village, just like someone swimming alone at sea without a boat to rely on."

"Once their true consciousness is revealed to the outside world, it will immediately emit strange fluctuations, causing the Human-Skin Ghost of Guan Village to follow them by smelling the 'scent'."

"We must find a way to create two physical bodies for them—just like when we used clay figures to represent their consciousness during our Linzang."

"However, in Guan Village, it is obviously impossible for an ordinary clay figure to conceal the fluctuations emanating from their consciousness. Perhaps we should refer to the leather shadow of the ' Fanzi dog' that Sun San hangs around his neck to create a physical body for Zhuoma and Sangsang."

"The grease can retain the Ghost Rhyme, ghostly shadows, and even the habits of the ghosts from the old Guan Village. When it is used in the Revelation Ceremony and poured on the person giving the sermon, the ghostly habits will emanate from the grease and blend with the person giving the sermon, thus changing the person giving the sermon's temperament and even his memory."

"If I could remove the evil influences remaining in the ointment, or obtain a pure ointment, and use it to soak some materials, and then let Sangsang and Zhuoma's righteous consciousness reside in those materials, that would probably create simple physical bodies for them."

Zhou Yang's mind raced, and he quickly came up with an effective idea. He then jumped out of bed, tidied the blankets, and went to the woodshed.

"Mom, I'm hungry!"

Leaning against the wooden gate, Zhou Yang rubbed his eyes and spoke to Huang Shaozi, who was busy inside.

It was barely dawn, and most of the villagers hadn't gone out yet.

--If Zhou Yang goes out, the villagers will all appear wherever Zhou Yang can see.

This is the surveillance of living people by Guan Village.

"Zhou Heigou is a living person just like me, so why was he able to go out with Zhou Laogou so early without being monitored by the villagers?"

"Was it Zhou Laogou who looked after him and helped him shield himself from the surveillance of the Guan Village?"

Zhou Yang's mind raced with thoughts.

Huang Shaozi, who was chopping meat, looked at the sleepy-eyed Zhou Yang when she heard the sound. A loving smile appeared on her plump, white face. "The food isn't ready yet, Yang'er. Take some of this to tide you over. I'll call you when the food is ready."

"Okay." Zhou Yang replied and walked to the stained wooden table. Just as he was about to take a bowl to put some lungs and scraps of meat in it, Huang Shaozi reached out and took the bowl from a clay pot. He scooped out a large spoonful of grease, filled the bowl, and handed it back to him.

"Eat this, Yang'er, it's good for your health," said the Huang Shaozi. Zhou Yang was deeply moved.

He had originally planned to use the opportunity of serving some food to scoop out some fat for his own use!

Now he didn't need to hide it; Huang Shaozi had already fulfilled his wish.

"Thank you, Mother!" Zhou Yang said sincerely. "Mother, when I come back tonight, I'll cook you a dish too!"

"You're going to cook for your mother?" Huang Shaozi beamed, her eyes sparkling. "Great! Yang'er! Your mother is waiting for you to come home and cook for her tonight."

"Oh dear... I've lived half my life, and now it's finally time for my son to be filial to me!"

"I guarantee you'll be satisfied, Mom!"

"Loquacious!"

The mother and daughter laughed and joked in the woodshed for a while. Zhou Yang then inquired about the whereabouts of the Baigou and learned that it was currently sleeping in the room. He then took the ointment back to his own room.

Now he stays at home and no longer disturbs his whole family like before.

This is a good trend.

Back inside, Zhou Yang emptied the incense ash from the clay stove, took out half of the grease from the bowl, and poured it into the stove. Then he cut a lock of his hair, braided it, and put it into the stove as well.

With a thought, the Ghost Head Averting God appeared on his shoulder.

Zhou Yang reached out and cradled the head of the Ghost Head Averting God. The pale hand that had been gripping the top of the Ghost Head Averting God's head, understanding Zhou Yang's intentions, suddenly patted the top of the faceless head.

A wisp of human breath immediately began to roll back and forth in the nostrils of the Ghost Head Averting God.

This is the Heigou's liveliness.

Zhou Yang let the wisp of life roll around in the Ghost Head Averting God's nostrils. He held his other hand toward the clay stove, and the ripples of the Fat Mirror Lamp suddenly expanded, a layer of white light reflecting on the grease in the clay stove.

The lump of fat seemed to ignite in an instant, emitting a white light.

Under the burning white light, the lingering Ghost Rhyme aura in the grease was instantly wiped away!

After that, Zhou Yang put the last trace of Zhou Heigou's life force into the grease in the clay stove.

A cloth was placed over the clay stove, and Zhou Yang then released the Ghost Ruler, which was pressed onto the stove.

What he's doing right now is clearly setting up a "Binding Offering" posture!