To be honest, I was really moved, just after hearing this from Huang Santai's mouth.

  I'm too eager to become powerful, because I see the two-year deadline approaching day by day. My current state is basically equivalent to waiting for death, suffering from being born with a dull talent. Even if I practice the "Three Pure Ones" book day and night, the effect is very small.

  But how can I get stronger?

  So I asked Old Lady Huang San, "Old lady, you're really something. You can't fool you. I really want to become capable like that. Do you have any methods?"

  Huang San Tai Nai finished another cup of wine, picked up the last one, took a sip and said to me: "I think you're quite compatible with me, how about I take you in as my adopted son?"

  What's with the horse brother? I was stunned, and suddenly remembered what my ninth uncle told me about the Chinese folk custom of eating yin-yang rice. A long time ago, many factions emerged on this land, and after being tempered by the years, they merged with each other, taking the strengths of each to make up for their weaknesses. Although they had different factions, they were all collectively known as Mr. White Faction.

  It is said that the vast land of China has produced numerous talents, and in the end, these folk white masters, due to their different ways of driving out evil spirits, were divided into two major factions by the Shanhai Pass, namely the famous 'Southern Mao Northern Ma'.

  The "Southern Spear and Northern Horse" refers to the Maoshan Daoist techniques in the south and the Ma family of Northeast China in the north.

  The term Beima is also known as Chū Mǎ, Kàn Xiāng and Chū Táng. It is said to have inherited the cultural heritage of ancient shamanism and evolved into a kind of witchcraft culture in northern China.

  Here is the translation:

  To put it simply, "out Ma" means to worship a fairy as a teacher, which is similar to my situation. My master, Wei Fengjiao, is also a ghostly figure. However, the disciples of out Ma need to worship are the "Hu Huang's followers". Similar to spirit possession, when out Ma diagnoses an illness, they invite the old gentlemen and ladies to possess their body, thereby obtaining their power.

  The northeast region is indeed a land of rich resources, with the saying "people are talented and the land is spiritual" since ancient times. Talented people refer to those who have good roots, while spiritual land refers to an environment where all things grow naturally in harmony, with yin and yang balanced, giving rise to countless excellent crystals, which are precisely the 'good veins'.

  Legend has it that there is a "Fairy Pulse" in the Northeast, which specializes in nurturing this kind of folk fairy. This Fairy Pulse is said to start from Dalian and wind its way through the entire Northeast, finally gathering in Harbin. Those animals with spiritual energy borrowed this Fairy Pulse to achieve enlightenment, among them were "Hu San Ta Ye", "Hu San Tai Nai" and "Hei Ma Ma". There are countless house fairies and wild fairies, but they also failed to escape the great calamity of ten years. With the reform and opening up in recent years, these things have become fewer and fewer.

  I know this sounds quite mysterious, but it's true. If you have elderly people at home, you can ask them, they usually know about these things.

  As for those 'immortals', they would accept some people with innate wisdom as their disciples in order to achieve enlightenment and transform the world. These disciples' families often worshiped the "Protector of the Family" deity, and each immortal had different hobbies - some liked drinking wine, some liked eating roast chicken, and others liked smoking. And it seemed that our family's Huang San Tai Nai loved to eat dumplings.

  Every time they drive out evil spirits, these disciples bring Xian'er 'out to make a show'. So the term 'disciples who put on a show' originated from this.

  After listening to Huang San Tai's words, I understood that it actually wanted me to be its Ou Ma disciple. To say that this is indeed a good idea, because the characteristic of being an Ou Ma disciple is that you don't need to take action yourself, as soon as something happens, the immortal will possess your body and rush up. Moreover, those immortals have different skills, some can heal illnesses, some can divine the land, and some can catch ghosts. It's really very convenient.

  But then I thought again, it seems that doing so is not quite right, because my master is the ninth uncle, and the ninth uncle belongs to 'Nanmao'. Although the "Sanqing Book" does not belong to any school, the ninth uncle was taught by Jing Xian Dao Ren, and Jing Xian Dao Ren is the orthodox Nanmao. So now I should also be a member of Nanmao, if today I hastily became a disciple of Out Ma again, it seems to have some disrespect to the ninth uncle.

  And I still have some reservations about this matter, from college to now, many people around me have been possessed, the most impressive one was that time at Mirror Lake, it's simply my nightmare, my mind is full of Guan Ming and Zhang Yaxin's disgusting faces after being possessed by Wutong God.

  The thought of my body not being under my control makes me feel especially uncomfortable, like I'm being sold to someone else. Originally, I was already being manipulated by the five weaknesses and three shortcomings, if in the future I'll be possessed by a powerful spirit at will, what's the point?

  So I asked Huang San Tai Nai, "Tai Nai, to be honest with you, although I'm already a five-weak-three-lacking person, I've actually learned from another school. I'm afraid my master will blame me, so this time, I really don't dare to take the credit. Do you think there's any other way?"

  That Huang San Tai Niang saw that I was unwilling to enter the door, and she didn't get angry. She said to me: "Ignorant little one, what can you understand? The Taoist methods of those southern barbarians are nothing compared to our own great immortal's divine powers! Never mind, never mind. This matter is also on your Tai Niang's mind, there are some things that cannot be explained clearly. Wait until the day when you have figured it out and come back home to find me."

  When I heard that, I felt more at ease in my heart. Although I didn't understand what it specifically said, I figured out its tone wasn't final, meaning if one day I changed my mind and wanted to come back, I could still find it.

  This is quite good, I still have enough time to think about these things. I thought that if the two-year period arrives and I haven't found that female ghost yet, preparing to fight to the death with Old Xie, then coming out at that time won't be a bad way to increase my strength either.

  Thinking of this, my mood improved a lot. I didn't expect that on the first day of the Lunar New Year, I would encounter something good, it's really a good omen. Am I going to turn my luck around?

  I saw that Huang San Tai had also finished eating and drinking, and I didn't have anything else to ask her, so I said to her: "Thank you, Tai Nai, I won't disturb your rest anymore, I'll go back first."

  That Huang San Tai Nai saw me wanting to leave, and she mysteriously smiled. This smile appeared on her pointed mouth and monkey-like face, which looked awkward no matter how I looked at it. She said to me: "Look at you, this young generation is still quite filial, it's the New Year, your Tai Nai doesn't have anything good to give you, so just put out your hand."

  I thought to myself, what is this little old lady going to do? Listening to her words, it seems like she wants to give me something. Could it be a treasure? As soon as I heard the word "treasure", I got excited, because earlier I had heard her talk about Hei Mama's "Hundred People's Grievance". Just the name of this treasure sounds impressive, and although my family's Huang San Tai Nai's abilities are far inferior to those of Hei Mama, she is still a seasoned old yellow-skinned woman who has been practicing for many years.

  I've said it before, those with an unstable mind are mostly the type of people who are like foxes and rats. Although Huang San Tai had harmed me in the past, it was because my grandfather had killed her grandson, so she wanted to bring calamity upon three generations. Now that the grudge has been resolved, as a guardian deity of our household, she will definitely protect my family with all her heart and might, so I don't need to worry about whether she'll harm me again.

  So I stretched out my right hand to it, and the old lady grabbed a handful of incense ash from the small censer in front of the shrine, put it in her mouth and chewed for a few times, then grabbed my right hand.

  A chill ran down my spine, although I didn't need to be on guard against it now, but after all, it was a beast fairy, and under conditioned reflex, I suddenly got goosebumps.

  All I saw was that she used her left hand to turn my right hand over, with the back of my hand facing upwards. She then stretched out her right hand into her mouth and pulled out a lump of incense ash that had been chewed up. I was wondering what on earth she was going to do next when this old lady actually rubbed the incense ash directly onto the nail of my little finger!

  This makes me feel sick, a strange feeling comes from my long and sharp little fingernails, the goosebumps on my body just disappeared, but another layer has risen, but I don't dare to move randomly, what if this is some kind of ritual, if I make another mistake, won't I be ruined?

  I remember that at the time my expression was really quite ugly, somewhat crying and laughing, and the incense ash mixed with the old lady's saliva slowly solidified on my little fingernail.

  That Huang San Tai Nai seemed to think the time was almost up, so she puffed out her cheeks and blew three mouthfuls of air onto my small fingernails. I clearly remember that her mouth blew three times, one cold, one hot, and another feeling that I couldn't quite describe.

  After everything was done, Huang Santai let go of my right hand and said to me: "Alright, take a look."

  I withdrew my hand, feeling a bit nauseous as I scraped off the layer of incense ash that had already dried on my fingernails. After scraping them all off, I was suddenly shocked!

  At this moment, the color of my little fingernail had turned pitch black, and in the dim light of the warehouse, it still shone with some luster, just like it was coated with a layer of nail polish. It's really inexplicably strange.

  What's going on? This is too much! This old lady wouldn't be painting my nails because I'm handsome, would she?

  But then I thought about it, and there's no reason for that at all. Although I don't look bad, I'm not particularly handsome either. And Madame Huang wouldn't have nothing better to do than help me paint my nails.

  Thinking of this, I couldn't help but shiver again. Could it be that this old lady still holds a grudge and is intentionally harming me? Looking at my black little fingernails, could this be a curse? Or was some kind of poison used on me?

  I gazed at the yellow three old lady in front of me, my heart full of those unpredictable events with the yellow skin, those stories where they were ruthless and loved to play with their prey. And I had personally experienced the yellow three old lady's tactics before, this time I won't fall into her trap again!

  Damn it, how can I be so careless? I was idle and gave him a hand for nothing. But I know that no matter how hard I think, I won't be able to figure out what's going on, so I might as well just ask him directly.

  So I asked Huang Santai with some trepidation: "I say, Granny, what kind of magical power is this? Why did you turn my fingernails black?"