Chapter 345
Binding Spirits and Sending Generals
From dawn to noon.
Zhou Sheng's room was closed, and faint sounds of arguing could be heard from time to time, including the sound of someone slamming their fist on the table, as if a fierce argument was taking place.
But sometimes the arguments would turn into hearty laughter, like old friends reuniting after many years.
Red Line pricked up its ears, wanting to hear what its leader was saying, but found that there seemed to be a concealing array in the room, making it impossible to hear the specific content.
The door remained closed until sunset.
When Yao Taifeng brought in the food, the sounds inside stopped instantly, and Zhou Sheng and Bao Ying fell silent.
In front of them was a chessboard with pieces scattered about, as if they had been rearranged many times.
"Don't let playing chess interfere with your meals. Also, when you were comprehending the ultimate technique, Senior Yu risked his life to block several heavenly lightning bolts for you. Fifth Master told me to tell you not to forget to express your gratitude in person."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Sheng smiled warmly and said, "Okay, I understand."
Bao Ying, however, kept his eyes straight ahead, stood up and bowed, behaving like a proper gentleman, without saying a word.
Yao Taifeng glanced at the two of them, put down the wine and dishes, turned and left, just as she reached out to close the door...
"Brother Zhou, you're wrong!"
"What a coincidence, I also think you're wrong!"
You're wrong even more!
"You've gone completely off the rails!"
The arguing resumed, accompanied by loud table-slamming, scattering chess pieces all over the floor with a crackling sound.
Yao Taifeng's face stiffened, and she suddenly pushed open the door.
"Good wine!"
"This roasted vegetarian goose is absolutely delicious, thank you so much, Master Feng!"
Zhou Sheng and Bao Ying were sitting upright, chatting and laughing, a picture of harmony, as if the argument just now was an illusion.
Yao Taifeng sighed helplessly and closed the door again.
Turning around, a smile appeared on her lips.
"Sister Feng, what are you laughing at?"
Hongxian, who was gnawing on a pig's trotter with oil dripping from her mouth, couldn't help but ask curiously when she saw the bright smile on Sister Feng's face.
Sister Feng was quite dignified when she was at Juxianlou, and after becoming a god, she became even more imposing. She rarely smiled so happily unless she was seeing the boss.
"That Bao Ying is not bad."
Yao Tai Feng exclaimed in praise.
Hongxian immediately covered her ears, terrified, and cried out, "Waaah, Sister Feng, I didn't hear anything! Please don't kill me to silence me..."
Yao Taifeng's face immediately darkened.
"What I mean is, your eldest son always likes to plan things out on his own and shoulder all the pressure himself. It's great that Bao Ying can share his burdens now."
Yao Taifeng felt a surge of emotion when she saw Zhou Sheng and Bao Ying arguing heatedly, and she was actually quite pleased.
This shows that Danshan deeply respected Bao Ying; otherwise, given his temperament, he would have remained silent during the argument.
Hongxian was immediately relieved and continued to happily gnaw on the pig's trotter, while also dispelling the idea that had just arisen in her mind to use the Dragon Breathing Gun to blow Bao Ying to smithereens under the cover of darkness.
But after filling her stomach, she couldn't help but feel a little melancholy.
My eldest brother has been so busy lately. When will he have time to play with me?
……
The moon set and the sun rose. As the second sun rose, Zhou Sheng finally remembered that Bao Ying, the man opposite him, was still injured, and thus ended the argument that had lasted for a day and two nights.
The chessboard was smashed to pieces, and the pieces were scattered all over the floor, but both of them looked relaxed.
"Is that the decision?"
"It's decided."
"it is good."
All the arguments ended with this word "okay." Apart from the two of them, no one knew what they had said, what they had argued about, or what consensus they had reached.
"By the way, there's something else I'd like to ask. It involves the secrets of your cultivation, so you don't have to answer if it's inconvenient for you to."
Seeing that Zhou Sheng was about to take his leave, Bao Ying hesitated briefly before finally asking the question.
Zhou Sheng turned around and glanced at him, a smile appearing on his face.
"I've held back for so long, but I finally couldn't hold back anymore. I know what you want to ask, so to avoid having to say it twice, come with me to Master's place."
A moment later, Zhou Sheng, Bao Ying, and the long-awaited Yu Zhensheng and Yu Tianheng gathered together.
Bao Ying's arrival also made the two elders somewhat hesitant.
“Baozi is one of our own, and we can trust him completely. Besides, he has already witnessed the secret techniques I have come to understand, so there’s no way to hide it from him.”
Zhou Sheng's words put their concerns at ease.
"Regarding the ultimate skill I have comprehended, I will temporarily call it... 'Spirit Binding and Commanding Generals.' It is a supernatural power created by combining the Dharma Image ultimate skill of the Northern School with the Emperor's Play of the Southern School, along with the three Nine Sons Dragon Veins. It can transform the false into the real, and use the emperor's golden words to make the Dharma Image emerge..."
He explained his supernatural ability, including some of its secrets and key points, without holding anything back.
The creation of this supernatural ability was inseparable from the selfless help of the two elders, and now he naturally does not mind sharing it and discussing it with the two masters.
After hearing his words, Yu Zhensheng and Yu Tianheng exchanged a glance and sighed, seemingly disappointed.
"Master, senior, is there something wrong with my supernatural power?"
Zhou Sheng sensed something was wrong. Before he arrived, his master and senior Yu seemed very excited. Even with their composure, they couldn't contain themselves.
But now, after listening to him finish speaking, that excitement has vanished.
"Your supernatural powers are not a problem. You have already achieved the ability to transform the fake into the real, which is a divine skill. Given time, you will master the art of cunning and trickery, and I will worship you as a god."
Yu Tianheng exclaimed in admiration. Given his proud nature, the fact that he could utter such words of praise showed just how much Zhou Sheng's Yinxi Divine Power had shocked him.
Using drama as a medium to bring heroes and valiant figures from plays to life, and ordering them to fight for one's sake like an emperor, goes beyond the scope of esoteric plays.
The so-called "yinxi" is a play that uses the medium to borrow the power of ghosts and gods. Now, Zhou Sheng is like an emperor in person, ruling over ghosts and gods.
The differences are worlds apart.
Right now, we can only sing Liu Bei, but as our abilities continue to improve, will we be able to sing about the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors in the future?
Moreover, the Jade Emperor is also an emperor.
"The reason we are so excited is that your supernatural power seems to us like an ancient legend."
"legend?"
Yu Zhensheng nodded and said, "These past two days, Old Stubborn Donkey and I have searched through all the ancient books, and finally found that legend in one of them."
As he spoke, he handed a yellowed and worn-out old book to Zhou Sheng.
The book's title is quite straightforward: "Tracing the Origins of Yinxi".
“Our lineage of Yinxi once produced a remarkable person whose greatest passion was not performing opera, but studying the origins of Yinxi.”
"He believes that the Yinxi lineage did not originate from its patriarch, Emperor Huaguang, but rather from an even more ancient source, perhaps even existing in ancient times, only then it wasn't called Yinxi, but rather... Nuo." (End of Chapter)