Chapter 27: The Devouring Star Technique

  "Is everything settled?" I grabbed the pig's trotters from the Golden Gunner's hand and asked.

  "It's done, here it is," he said, handing over a bank transfer receipt.

  I took it over and had a look "How can it be only 800,000, where's the rest?"

  "We have to eat here, and besides, we still need to pay the hospital bill." Jin Gang patted his bag.

  "Did they make you pay the hospital bill?" I frowned. For his daughter, I almost lost my life, and if I had to pay for the hospital stay myself, I would have found some other way to avenge her. Now, my understanding of the art of Qi control is not what it was a month ago, but my past life's consciousness has not had much impact on my thinking in this life, however, the Taoist techniques and methods have been completely recalled.

  "No, I'm just in case..."

  "They wouldn't dare, they won't," I snorted. For some reason, today's me seemed particularly extreme.

  "Haha, haha, haha......" As soon as I heard the sound of the cannon, I knew this guy was up to no good again. Last time, he even swiped my three-section military boots.

  "What else do you want to do?" I put down the pig's trotters and wiped my hands.

  "Lao Yu, you're really something now! Not only have you mastered the Wind and Clouds Formula, but you can also summon lightning!" Jin Gang Pao flattered, but his words didn't match what he was thinking.

  "You're asking for trouble!" I scolded with a smile.

  "Lao Yu, what were you muttering to yourself that night? I didn't understand it." Jin Gang asked with a flushed face.

  At first, I was worried that this guy didn't know the weight of things, so although I told him about the law, I didn't write down the true words for him. I thought to myself: "I'm just talking nonsense, it's useless." It wasn't that I was hiding secrets, but rather this guy really made me uneasy.

  "Alright, alright, I've heard enough. Don't think I don't understand anything. You were shouting about Taishang Laojun and the law code, it must be some sort of password or something. Come on, confess!" Jin Gang Pao pointed at me with his short and thick right index finger in an exaggerated manner.

  "Haha, that's not Tai Shang Lao Jun, it's Tai Shang Da Dao Jun. You're really good at talking nonsense." I was amused by him.

  "One thing, quickly write down what you shouted that night for me." As he said this, the guy thought of getting up to find paper and pen.

  I pulled him over. "You're so bad even your ancestors would disown you, how dare I teach you?"

  "Isn't it the Jade Emperor?" Jin Gang Pao said with a confident face. Fortunately, he didn't say it was Guanyin Bodhisattva.

  "No, Taishang Laojun is Taishang Laojun, our ancestor is Taishang Dadaojun, and Taishang Dadaojun is the Tianxian Teachings Master."

  "Who is Tongtian Jiaozhu?" Jin Gang Pao's face was full of surprise.

  "The Tongtian Jiao Master is the master of the Intercepting Teachings." I explained.

  "What is Jie Jiao?" he asked again.

  Forget it, forget it, talking like this until nightfall still won't make things clear. I simply closed my eyes and stopped responding to him.

  "This guy saw me closing my eyes and got anxious 'If you don't tell me clearly today, when your girlfriend comes later, I'll chase her away!'"

  "What girlfriend? I don't have one." I said with disdain.

  "You think I'm a fool, that night she said something I couldn't understand, but what you said I heard loud and clear 'This lifetime I won't let you go'..." Jin Gang Cannon exaggeratedly mimicked my tone from that night, his eunuch-like voice sending shivers down my spine.

  "That's not what I said!" I opened my eyes.

  "Who said it wasn't you?" The guy had a sly smile on his face.

  "Even if I said it, it wasn't directed at her." I raised my tone.

  "Wasn't it said to her, but to whom was it said?" This guy is getting closer and closer.

  I'm so confused myself, how can I explain it to this stupid fat guy. Seeing the situation wasn't good, I immediately changed the subject: "Has she been here?"

  "Not only has he come, but also comes every day. This hero is really saving the beauty." Jin Gang Pao's face was full of envy.

  "What is she doing here?" She didn't kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of her. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have made a big mistake either, so I'm a bit annoyed with her.

  Just as we were about to kiss, the door of the ward was pushed open, and we both turned our heads at the same time. It was Wang Lao's daughter, Xiao Pei.

  As soon as I saw her, I immediately thought of turning around and pretending to sleep, but it was too late.

  "Oh dear, you've finally woken up." The girl rushed to the bedside and asked with concern. Her voice was clear and pleasant, but completely different from that night's gentle and sweet tone.

  "Oh, heh heh" I helplessly responded. A wicked fist doesn't hit a smiling face.

  "I've heard it all from my dad, thank you so much. By the way, I'm Wang Yanpei, and you are?" The girl introduced herself and stretched out her hand to me.

  "Take a ride on the wind." I politely shook hands with her, and quickly withdrew my hand. I really didn't want to have anything to do with this girl. She was no longer herself, but I was still me.

  "I received a call from my dad and rushed over. You're awake, that's good. I've been coming to ask the doctor every day when you'll wake up, those stupid doctors always say there's nothing wrong with your body, just don't know why you can't wake up." Wang Yanpei said as she sat down beside the bed, looking like a straightforward girl.

  I gave Jin Gang Pao a look, and he cleverly caught on, smiling slyly as he picked up the water kettle. "You guys chat, I'll go boil some water." This guy must have thought I wanted to whisper something to this girl. Actually, his guess was right, it's just that these whispers had nothing to do with romance.

  "Miss Wang, do you still remember how you got sick in the first place?" I cut straight to the point, as I didn't know how her family had explained it to her, so I used the term "got sick".

  "Oh, you mean to ask me how I got haunted by a ghost?" Others are more straightforward than me.

  "Heh heh, do you still remember when and how you got caught up in this?" I asked.

  "June 17th, it just so happened to be my birthday, so I remember it very clearly."

  My eyebrows tightened involuntarily, June 17th was the day I and Jin Gang opened the coffin. Wang Yanpei continued to say "To be honest, I don't know what happened either. At that time, our program team was doing a piece about the new look of the city. We needed several night scene effect maps of the urban area for filming. In order to take pictures, I and several colleagues went to the highest mountain here at night. That day, I just wasn't feeling well, so I didn't go up the mountain, and stayed in the car with Huihui waiting for them. Later, because I wanted to use the restroom, I went to a abandoned primary school next door, and then I didn't know anything else. When I woke up again, I saw you holding me, vomiting blood all over my body, and vaguely heard you say that this life would not let me leave you......" Wang Yanpei's face was a little red.

  And I asked the stupidest question of my life: "What was wrong with you that day?"

  As soon as I spoke, I came to my senses, but it was too late. I had already made a big fool of myself and the atmosphere suddenly turned cold.

  After a while, it was the girl who spoke up first. "Actually, you're pretty good, and excellent, but I already have a boyfriend." Wang Yanpei looked at me cautiously.

  "Oh, never mind, never mind, I didn't mean that, I wasn't referring to you, it's just that...". This is the first time I don't know how to put my words.

  "That's great, we can be friends then!" The girl said with a joyful face and stretched out her hand.

  It's better this way, I didn't have any feelings for Wang Yanpei to begin with. I felt relieved and stretched out my hand. But when the two hands clasped together again, I don't know why but there was a faint ache deep within me.

  "Ah, sorry about that, I'm out of here, you guys continue." Jin Gang walked in with a water kettle, pretending to be nonchalant.

  "Old cow, help me go to the toilet." I didn't want to bother with this girl anymore, so I called out to Jin Gang Pao.

  "Go ahead, you're busy, I'll leave first. Oh, my dad and Uncle Yang are going to invite you guys for dinner tonight, don't eat dinner tonight, wait for a good meal." Wang Yanpei said as she stood up neatly, smiled and waved goodbye to us before walking out.

  Jin Gang then came over and helped me, who was still very weak, get out of bed.

  As we moved out of the ward, Wang Yanpei had already quickly walked to the corner of the corridor. With the light from the corridor corner, I vaguely felt that Wang Yanpei's head seemed to have some strange aura, but my energy was insufficient and my spirit was not continuous, so I couldn't see clearly. In a hurry, my right hand grabbed the golden cannon's bear paw, and my left hand pinched the key to take another look. "Indeed, it didn't turn out as I expected..." I secretly smiled and let go of my hand.

  "Oh no, my mother, Old Yu, how can you still practice the Stellar Devouring Technique?"