Chapter 009: Eight Bronze Beasts

As the conversation reached this point, he deliberately paused. I quickly urged him, "What is the premise? Please tell me!"

He sighed deeply and said to me, I once had an adopted son, but later... In any case, you two look very much alike

The old beggar pressed the bottle to my lips and said, "If you remove the cork, just align the mouth of the bottle with your mouth. The Tai Sui is a spiritual entity and will find its own host."

I let out a long sigh, as it seems the reason is that I resemble the adopted son of an old beggar

I firmly state that as long as I can be with Tingting, I am willing to try anything, no matter what it is

The old beggar took out a small bottle from his bosom. The bottle was very small, about the thickness of a floral water bottle, and only slightly more than a palm's height. The body of the bottle was adorned with ancient and elegant patterns, giving it a sense of blue-and-white porcelain. However, just as I was admiring the elegance of this bottle, something resembling veins unexpectedly appeared on its surface.

I was momentarily taken aback, wondering what the old beggar had just said... Was that something he obtained during the late Qing Dynasty? ... This implies that it was something he acquired in the late years of the Qing Dynasty

The premise is that you must take care of me often and frequently buy me snacks, how about it? The old beggar spoke very seriously, but I felt something was off. Could it be that he is helping me so diligently just so that I would buy him snacks?

Regarding the matter of tomb raiding, I truly lack the courage and the ability to do so. Just as I was about to mention hetushu.com, the old beggar smiled mysteriously and said to me, "You did not have that ability before, but now you do."

When I woke up, the old beggar was sitting beside me eating roasted chicken. I asked, how could I have fainted?

In the end, you still cannot resolve this fundamental issue; isn't this just nonsense, like playing the erhu in one's pants?

Just as I was about to get up and leave, the old beggar grabbed my arm and said to me, "I know you do not want to rob graves; to be precise, you are afraid, because you lack special abilities and exceptional skills. However, I have a way to transform you; the key lies in whether you are willing to do so"

As for whether the answer is yes or no, I am not sure, but I do not wish to discuss this answer. I only want to be with Tingting, watching her sweet smile; it is that simple

I stared at the Tai Sui bottle for a long time, then asked him, so what do you want? Is it enough to just take out the Tai Sui for me to see?

The old beggar took a big bite, tearing off the chicken's rear, then nodded at me. I was overjoyed, thinking to myself, isn't this just the perfect setup for an action romance with Tingting

The old beggar finished eating the roasted chicken and then said to me that to fundamentally resolve the issue, one must go to the underground palace of General Qinglun to seek that jade disc

I wondered why the old beggar was so serious, not even allowing ghosts to eavesdrop; what could this be about

Millennium Taisui? I was shocked when I saw hetushu.com. I often come across this thing in novels, but I have never actually seen a real Taisui, and I have no idea what it looks like.

He said that when the Tai Sui found a new host, it had to absorb fresh blood to adapt to the environment. At that moment, my heart experienced severe blood supply deficiency, which caused me to faint

This is a poplar forest. Entering here in the summer feels quite cool. He pulled me down to sit on the ground, and after confirming that there was no one around, he took out a package from his bosom.

I truly love Tingting; I really do not know what is happening. Sometimes I wonder if I have been enchanted by her

Upon opening the package, I discovered seven thumb-sized bronze beasts. The design of these bronze beasts is quite ancient, and I cannot discern what kind of animals they represent. To my surprise, a faint blue light was emanating from the eye sockets of these seven bronze beasts.

The old beggar sighed, patted my shoulder, and earnestly said to me, "You may not know that ghosts are the root of all evil in the world. Weakness, illness, suffering, and death are all embodied in them. Why would a normal person like you choose to be with a female ghost? I, an old man, find it hard to understand.

I said, let the Taisui be poured out of the bottle for me to see what it looks like. The old beggar rolled his eyes and flatly refused, saying, you silly child, how can the Taisui be easily poured out of the bottle like a book for you to see? The moment it is poured out, it will escape!

I asked, "What is this thing?" The old beggar did not respond but quietly stared at the bottle for a while. Only then did he say to me, "What is contained in this bottle is the immortal and indestructible millennium Tai Sui"

I suddenly turned around and stared intently at the old beggar, who was also looking at me with a serious expression, waiting for my response.

How is it that there seems to be a clichéd plot in martial arts novels where an underdog protagonist unexpectedly encounters a master from the outside world, then acquires a martial arts manual, and subsequently dominates the martial arts world

I have a vague feeling that something is amiss, but I cannot pinpoint exactly what it is. In order to be with Tingting, I nodded in agreement and said to him, "Alright, that's not a problem. How can you help me?"

Having said that, he was about to pull out the cork. I quickly positioned the bottle's opening towards my mouth. The moment the cork was removed, I opened my mouth and bit down on the bottle's opening. At that instant, a strong metallic taste filled my mouth, and I felt as if something inside the bottle was crawling into my mouth, moving very slowly. That nauseating sensation made me nearly vomit several times.

I was taken aback and looked myself up and down, thinking to myself, I haven't changed at all, have I? I just ate a millennium-old fungus, didn't I? I haven't turned into Spider-Man or Batman, have I?

I asked him, if I eat the Tai Sui, will I be able to be with Tingting just like in the picture book

I said that we are merely acquaintances and do not have a deep relationship, yet you want to have Tai Sui send it to me

The old beggar watched me from the side; whenever I felt like vomiting, he would always glare at me, as if to say, do not ruin this millennium-old spiritual object

The old beggar got up and led me to the dilapidated house where I bought him some snacks, then he pulled me towards a small grove near the stone bridge

Am I to understand that this person is already one or two hundred years old

Just when I was halfway through my joy, a single sentence from the old beggar felt like a bucket of icy, piercing water, completely waking me up

I widened my eyes in disbelief, truly wanting to smash him with a brick. Damn it, I have endured for so long, struggling so hard, just to be able to discuss life ideals with Tingting in bed

After speaking, he handed the bottle to me. I was so astonished that my jaw nearly dropped to the ground. I do not know how much this millennium-old Taisui is worth, but it must at least be comparable to a millennium-old ginseng, right? Is it really just given away like this?

The old beggar placed seven copper beasts around the two of us, and only then did he confidently say to me that now neither humans nor ghosts would hear our conversation

He quickly shifted his attention to me and said, "In order to help you, let this Taisui be consumed by you."

The old beggar sighed, casting a look of deep pity at the bottle. He said, "This Taisui is indeed a rare treasure; I encountered it in the Qing Dynasty and at the end of the *Tu* *Shu*..." Just as he was about to continue, he suddenly realized that he might have said something wrong and quickly fell silent.

Indeed, the patterns that emerge on the surface of the bottle resemble human arterial blood vessels, presenting an unusual and eerie appearance

After being a loser for over twenty years, I finally have the fortune to share intimate moments with the goddess. I am so excited that I just want to call Tingting right now and invite her to my home

He said that the Tai Sui has entered your body, which can only protect you from the invasion of evil spirits. This means that although you are currently immune to all poisons and can come into contact with any deadly toxins as well as all unclean spirits or ghosts, if you engage in any extreme actions with that female ghost, I will similarly be unable to save you

Sitting by the bluestone bridge and chatting with the old beggar for such a long time, I gradually lost my patience. I felt that the old beggar also had little power over this matter, for the first time making me believe that he was not an omnipotent sage.

Following the path of my oral cavity, that entity resembling a small snake burrowed into my body. I felt a wave of dizziness in my brain, and in a daze, I collapsed onto the ground

I can hardly wait to be with Tingting, I said, so how should I use the Millennium Taisui

He said to me earnestly, "I know you want to be with that female ghost, but you, young man, are inexperienced and do not understand the tricks of these female ghosts. I can help you now, allowing you to be with her... while also protecting you from her harm. However, the prerequisite is..."