#150 - Chapter 150: When you die, stay in the grave

"Immortal, you're so handsome!" The little girl ran to Ye Kong's side and praised him.

Ye Kong smiled and touched her head.

Seeing this, the little girl happily ran to the kitchen and shouted, "Mom and Dad, the immortal touched my head! I can cultivate immortality in the future too!"

Seeing this, the little boy weakly walked to Ye Kong's side, stretching out his head, as if wanting Ye Kong to touch his head too.

Ye Kong shook his head and smiled, touching his head.

His head was as cold as the little girl's.

Xiao Bai lowered his head and secretly glanced at them, and indeed, they had no shadows.

The sun hadn't set yet, and normal people would have shadows.

But this family had no shadows at all.

After the little boy was touched on the head, he excitedly ran back.

"They are no longer human," Lin Yaoyao said in a deep voice.

As a Demon Emperor, he used to play with souls better than anyone else.

"They're not really ghosts, just remnants of souls with memories from their previous lives," Ye Kong explained.

"Logically speaking, ordinary people die and are completely gone. Even their souls dissipate unless a powerful cultivator uses a magical treasure to collect their souls for refining."

"It's very difficult to become a ghost. At the very least, you need to have cultivation," Lin Yaoyao said.

Hearing this, Xiao Bai understood and explained:

"Not necessarily. If you die in a specific place, your soul may not dissipate and may condense into a ghost. For example, in a closed space."

"And the Evergreen Grotto Heaven is a secret realm, a closed space. They probably died too suddenly back then, leaving behind a wisp of remnant soul, which carries the memories of their previous lives and makes them think they are still alive."

"So, do you remember what kind of water you just drank?" Ye Kong said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Bai ran straight to the corner of the wall and vomited.

The water a ghost gives you, is it really water?

"The food they prepared probably isn't for eating either. Don't be greedy later. If you want to eat meat, go back and your master will give you some," Ye Kong reminded them.

His three disciples all liked to eat meat, and Ye Kong was afraid they wouldn't be able to resist their cravings.

Lin Yaoyao rolled her eyes at her master, as if they were very gluttonous.

As long as you don't eat it, Master, that's good enough!

After vomiting for a while, Xiao Bai came back and sat on the stool, his face pale.

He was careless!

He plays with souls all day long, but he got tricked by a soul!

Not long after Xiao Bai returned, the old farmer and his wife brought over two pots of meat.

"Immortals, there's nothing good to offer in our humble home, only some meat that's presentable," the old farmer said with a simple and honest smile.

His daughter and son stood by the door, swallowing their saliva.

The moment Xiao Bai saw the meat, he remembered that this family wasn't human, and ran to the side to vomit again.

Ye Kong smiled and walked over to pat Xiao Bai on the back.

Lin Yaoyao said silently, "We cultivators don't crave worldly desires or eat worldly food. Sorry."

After speaking, she got up and walked over to pat Xiao Bai on the back.

"Master said that cultivating immortality requires great perseverance and that one should not eat things casually," Xiao Qing blamed Ye Kong and walked over to pat Xiao Bai's head.

Anyway, Xiao Bai was vomiting, so she took the opportunity to hit his head, and he wouldn't know who it was.

"You guys eat, we can't eat it," Ye Kong said, turning to look at the two drooling children.

"Come over and eat," Ye Kong beckoned.

The two children looked at their father, and the old farmer said, "Since the immortals are asking you to eat, then go ahead and eat."

Hearing this, the two children ran over and sat down.

The old farmer looked at Ye Kong, opening his mouth as if to say something but hesitating.

Ye Kong smiled faintly and said, "Let's chat."

"Okay, okay," the old farmer nodded, a little restrained.

Ye Kong sat down casually and asked, "Chang Gu, do you know him?"

"Don't know him!" The old farmer shook his head.

"He's an old farmer in the north who raises an old ox and rents two acres of land from the landlord!" Ye Kong explained.

As soon as the old farmer heard this, he slapped his thigh and said, "Oh, oh, oh, you're talking about Old Man Chen from North Village! I know him, I know him very well."

"That Old Man Chen from North Village is poor! He raises an old ox to keep him company and has never found a wife in his life. I even tried to find him a matchmaker, but no one liked him."

"I used to have nothing to do, so I introduced Old Man Chen to someone, but every time it fell through. No girl in our Chen Village liked him."

"Hey, although he's ugly, he's diligent!"

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After the old farmer mentioned Old Man Chen, he couldn't stop talking.

Ye Kong was speechless. Now he finally understood why his remnant soul was still here after he died.

He was being retaliated against by Old Man Chen, oh no, he was being retaliated against by the Great Emperor Chang Gu.

If he guessed correctly, the outer area of the Evergreen Grotto Heaven was Chen Village back then.

North Village and South Village in Chen Village were still quite large when combined.

And the inner circle was where he lived after he achieved enlightenment.

Lin Yaoyao listened to her master and the old farmer's conversation and roughly understood something.

The Old Man Chen in the old farmer's mouth was the Great Emperor Chang Gu.

The Great Emperor Chang Gu had exterminated the village he once lived in.

After Xiao Bai finished vomiting, he looked up and saw Xiao Qing patting his head, glaring angrily at Xiao Qing.

I'll settle the score with you when we get back!

Xiao Qing retracted her hand, pretending not to know anything.

"Oh, it's a pity that Old Man Chen abandoned the farmland. The landlord came to collect the grain, but he couldn't pay it, so he was beaten up, and the ox was also beaten to death," the old farmer said with some regret.

Ye Kong looked at the old farmer, feeling sorry for him in his heart.

No wonder Old Man Chen slaughtered you all. You really didn't die unjustly.

Ye Kong finally understood why Old Man Chen would lose his original intention after becoming powerful.

He had been bullied all the time, and suddenly one day he became powerful. How could he not turn around and kill these people?

Ye Kong then asked some more questions about Old Man Chen. Only after he finished asking did Ye Kong stop.

"Then do you know that you are already dead?" Ye Kong asked.

"Huh?" The old farmer was stunned.

"I said, you were all killed by Old Man Chen. Didn't you know?" Ye Kong continued.

Generally speaking, if you point out that they are already dead, they will dissipate.

The two children put down what they were eating and turned to look at Ye Kong with red eyes.

Xiao Bai quickly stepped forward and said, "My master is talking nonsense, you continue eating."

Only then did the two children continue eating.

"Master, don't say anymore, those two little girls have problems!" Xiao Bai said quickly.

As the ancestor of playing with souls, Xiao Bai could tell that the old farmer and the woman were not real, while the two children were real ghost cultivators!

After they died, their resentment didn't dissipate, and they cultivated into ghosts, finding their parents' remnant souls and resurrecting them.

The family lived in a false world.

If his master revealed the truth, the two children would definitely be furious.

The key was that the two children had been cultivating in the Evergreen Grotto Heaven for who knows how many years, and their resentment and strength were very strong.

Xiao Bai was not sure if he could deal with them now.

"Alas, dust to dust, earth to earth. Since you are already dead, just stay honestly in the grave. Why bother coming out again?"

"What's fake is ultimately just fake," Ye Kong sighed.

"I'm dead?" The old farmer muttered to himself, gradually dissipating.

The woman was also like this, disappearing without warning.

They realized that they might already be dead.

But the two children were still eating...