Fat Mirror Lamp
Zhou Yang didn't believe that A Fu had any good intentions towards him.
In particular, A Fu killed Cao Qing!
He kept himself and even passed down the Ghost Breathing Technique; he must have had some purpose in doing so.
Zhou Yang estimated that even if A Fu had strange methods and could see through his tricks, he would not have much confidence in getting through the night guarding the fire tower.
Furthermore, he never revealed any special skills to A Fu, always appearing weak. A Fu's impression of him is most likely still that of him when he first learned the breathing technique, and how he was completely submissive.
As a result, A Fu had even less hope that he could survive the night guarding the fire tower.
In A Fu's eyes, he was already a man who was about to die.
A Fu's "investment" in him must be recouped before he dies.
This white paper banner may be a means for him to recoup his investment.
Zhou Yang looked at the set of white paper banners in his hand and hesitated for a moment.
In fact, if he had left the Cui Family brothers to watch over him and then used the white paper banner or made other attempts, it would have been much safer than trying it alone.
But it's better to be safe than sorry. Even though he saved their lives, what if they suddenly harbored malicious intentions and conspired against him?
Wouldn't that just make his situation even worse?
This possibility seems small, but we must still be wary of it.
In Guan Village, being indecisive and naturally suspicious isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Therefore, Zhou Yang ultimately chose to handle the current situation alone.
With a stern face, he didn't follow A Fu's instructions to stick the white paper strip on his back, but instead stuck it directly on his chest.
As soon as he stuck the note on, he silently repeated A Fu's name in his heart, thinking of A Fu's rubber mannequin-like face, "A Fu, A Fu, A Fu..."
At first, the calls only echoed in Zhou Yang's heart.
Later, a faint hissing sound began to appear on his skin.
The sound of breathing gradually grew stronger.
The breathy voice turned into a muffled call, then suddenly became clear. "A Fu! A Fu! A Fu!"
The demons covered Zhou Yang's body, their Ghost Mouth all agape. They were all calling out A Fu's name!
With each shout, Zhou Yang's skin trembled, and wrinkles appeared in layers!
His skin kept writhing, giving Zhou Yang the feeling that the skin on his body had come alive and had its own consciousness—this skin tightly wrapped around Zhou Yang's flesh and blood, and even tried to wrap around Zhou Yang's flesh and bones, forcing him to take steps and run wildly in a certain direction!
The breath spewing from all the Ghost Mouth on his body also surged in that direction!
However, no matter how much the skin on her body struggled or tried to wrap around Zhou Yang, it was all in vain.
His consciousness remained within his physical body, completely dominating his physical form.
Furthermore, the white light flowing around him seemed to be touched by the strange phenomenon arising from Zhou Yang's body. Just like the human skin that had been repaired on the ghost in Guan Village earlier, the white light directly merged into the open Ghost Mouth Zhou Yang's body!
White light fills the pitch-black ant nest!
The Ghost Mouth twisted and contorted, and streaks of dark red blood flowed from those black mouths.
Bloodstains swirled and intertwined in mid-air, and in an instant, they formed a bloody, skinned human figure!
Zhou Yang recognized this shadow!
When A Fu first taught him Breathing of the Ghost, he saw this figure! This figure filled him with immense fear at the time.
Looking at a figure is like watching a sharp knife slowly approaching your eyes!
According to Zhou Yang's current understanding, the reason why this skinned figure terrified him so much, and why he couldn't help but shrink back and dare not face it directly, was most likely because the figure carried some kind of terrifying Ghost Rhyme!
He held firm to his belief that he had defeated the skinning figure.
Unexpectedly, it had always existed, residing in the mouth of Zhou Yang's entire body of Ghost Mouth.
Now, as the white light filled the Ghost Mouth and the dark red blood was completely removed, the skinned figure that appeared before Zhou Yang suddenly howled. "A Fu!"
It transformed directly into a gust of bloody wind, rushing towards the direction where Zhou Yang's skin had previously tried to go.
But at that moment, a white light shone from the sky—
This bloody wind completely vanished without a trace!
The Zhou Yang's skin stopped wriggling, and all the wrinkles that had appeared on it returned to normal.
However, the specks of white light that lingered in the Ghost Mouth surrounding Zhou Yang did not dissipate.
They seeped into Zhou Yang's flesh and muscle through the Ghost Mouth on his body, merging with the thin layer of fat on his skin. Gradually, a layer of white light appeared beneath his skin.
The white light flowed like mercury beneath his skin, making it appear transparent.
He stood before the fire tower, and at that moment, he seemed like a human-shaped mirror!
"Mirror?!"
Zhou Yang felt a jolt of fear, then opened his left hand and looked down at his palm.
In the palm of my hand, the Ghost Mouth still open and close intermittently.
But these Ghost Mouth no longer spewed out a cold, eerie aura; instead, a warm, white light flowed within them.
Beneath the Ghost Mouth, the layer of white light merged into one, seemingly flowing yet also motionless.
At this moment, Zhou Yang looked down at his palm and saw a face covered with Ghost Mouth, but bathed in white light!
"I've actually become a human mirror?!"
On that face bathed in white light, Zhou Yang's features could be faintly seen.
This is Zhou Yang's own face! (This is a website address/article title, likely a formatting error. The last line appears to be a formatting error and doesn't translate directly.)
He looked down at his palm, which acted as a mirror, reflecting his current appearance!
The "Handprint Ripple" derived from the Breathing of the Ghost had merged into the Ghost Mouth along with the white light, and disappeared from my body along with the skinned figure.
"I can no longer use Handprint Ripple to capture the Ghost Rhyme of Guan Village and combine it with the paper clothes on my body to evolve the aura of ' Guan Village Zhou Yang '."
"But after the Handprint Ripple disappeared, the white light that reflected from under my skin, like a mirror, was also a kind of ripple."
People look in the mirror, and the mirror reflects people.
"What a person wants to see in a mirror actually depends on the mirror itself."
"Therefore, although I no longer have the Handprint Ripple, the white light ripples that are now emerging are actually more effective than before."
Zhou Yang continued to look down at his palm.
His thoughts raced, and the mirrored light around him pulsed rhythmically like his breathing.
The mirror's reflection changes constantly, like a chameleon adapting to its surroundings.
In the blink of an eye, he transformed back into Guan Village Zhou Yang, his face greasy and his smile cold and stiff. Compared to before, this Guan Village Zhou Yang was now more perfect, with almost no flaws.
As Zhou Yang's mind changed, a faint Ghost Rhyme, unique to "Zhou Yang of Guan Village," even emanated from him!
Zhou Yang tore off the white paper banner that was pasted to his chest.
The banner looked as if it had been burned, turning blackish-gray.
With a light touch of his finger, the banner crumbled into ashes and fell to the ground.
After pasting the white paper banner, Zhou Yang, through the various changes that occurred within himself, had already determined that what A Fu wanted from him was his own body, which also continued the Breathing of the Ghost.
Just now, Zhou Yang used a white paper banner, but his skin was covered with flesh and blood, and he wanted to take his body to A Fu.
His consciousness remained within his body at that time, which prevented A Fu's attempt to leave the white paper banner from succeeding.
If things had gone according to plan, he would have had complete faith in the life-saving measures A Fu had left him, and would have pasted the white paper banner on his back before the first dawn.
Thus, at daybreak, Zhou Yang should have been blinded by the white light and lost consciousness.
His physical body, adorned with a white paper banner, was about to head straight to A Fu's place, truly becoming A Fu's possession, without giving him any chance to back out!
"A Fu is really good at hiding things. He's truly insidious..."
Zhou Yang was still shaken, yet secretly relieved.
Fortunately, he hid it quite well.
A Fu probably still doesn't know that Zhou Yang knew from the very beginning that A Fu killed Cao Qing and bricked him into the wall.
That's why he was always wary of A Fu and never fell for his tricks.
Then, Zhou Yang opened the "Knife Credit Ledger".
The first page of the book contains his personal resume.
In the "Abilities" section, the "Supernatural Ripple (Handprint Shape)" item quietly transformed into several ink blobs that wriggled for a moment before finally settling into new words:
"Supernatural Ripple (Oil Infant, Fat Mirror Lamp)."
These words made Zhou Yang pause slightly.
After a moment's thought, he could understand the meaning behind the three words "Fat Mirror Lamp".
The white light that filled the sky and earth permeated his flesh and muscles, binding most tightly with the fat within. This ripple was like a mirror, reflecting both Zhou Yang's thoughts and the real environment outside, making the name "Fat Mirror Lamp" quite fitting.
But where did the term "Oil Infant" come from?
Does it indicate the origin of the "Fat Mirror Lamp" and that it is actually "Oil Infant"?
Is the Oil Infant a ghost?
Guan Village holds too many secrets, and Zhou Yang's current journey is merely the first step in exploring its Guan Village.
Unable to uncover the true meaning of "Oil Infant" based on the existing clues, he temporarily put aside this idea.
The Handprint Ripple were replaced by the Fat Mirror Lamp.
Is his current ripple effect a variation of the Handprint Ripple, or a sublimation of them?
Does ripple also have a clear evolutionary and improvement path?
Is it a coincidence that his ripples have now transformed into Fat Mirror Lamp, or is this change inevitable after the Ghost Mouth merged with the white light between heaven and earth?
Zhou Yang needs to find the answer in A Fu.
He has never seen A Fu use Supernatural Ripple. After seeing A Fu's ripples, he can roughly understand whether there is a close connection between the Ghost Mouth and this layer of white light between heaven and earth.
The overwhelming white light remains intense, showing no signs of abating.
Inside Zhou Yang's personal coffin, the straw figure was completely destroyed.
The pain, like an iron nail driven into flesh, subsided in an instant.
Now, Zhou Yang has determined that the white light spreading between heaven and earth is actually harmless to people.
This light, like the white light from the paper lanterns carried by the Patrol Team, seems to originate from the same source.
The white light from the lantern also caused Zhou Yang's Mindfulness to fluctuate.
The white light could illuminate the darkness of Guan Village, making even ghosts in the night afraid to show themselves.
The human body is inherently fragile; once it is invaded by Ghost Rhyme, it may cause illness or even premature death.
In comparison, those without the awareness of physical protection are naturally even more frail and weak.
However, Zhou Yang's consciousness had previously left his body and remained in mid-air, bathed in white light, yet he did not experience any discomfort. Even after his body and soul merged, he still felt radiant.
It is evident that this white light is especially beneficial to the soul. Now is a rare opportunity, and there is still plenty of time— Zhou Yang has a feeling that he has condensed the ninth strand of Mindfulness, and is only one step away from achieving it.
He carefully searched the surroundings again, but couldn't find a single ghost.
Therefore, Zhou Yang completely released the Ghost Mouth on his body, causing wisps of white light to continuously emanate from the Ghost Mouth, connecting with the white light that filled the world!
In that instant, he felt as if he were surrounded by emptiness and freedom!
But this time, his soul didn't need to leave his body to experience this feeling!