Transmigrated into a Grandpa, Embracing the Laid-Back Life

Chapter 31: Screw It

Dead silence.

Apart from Zhao Rui's barely suppressed sobbing, the entire forest was filled only with the mournful wail of wind through the treetops.

The sound was like countless wronged souls whispering, worming into the ears and pouring bone-chilling cold directly into the marrow.

Fear's invisible hand clenched Su Ming's heart tightly, each beat heavy and laborious. He stared fixedly at that dilapidated temple; that flickering orange-yellow firelight brought not a shred of warmth. Instead, it was like a hellish guiding lantern, emanating a fatal allure.

We're done.

This thought uncontrollably surfaced.

Just as he was almost swallowed by despair, a voice sounded in his mind, calm as a stone dropped into an icy lake, instantly shattering the thin ice of panic.

"Disciple, there's no time to hesitate."

It was Master!

Lin Yu's voice carried not a trace of panic, yet held an unprecedented seriousness."This maze formation is draining your vital essence, energy, and spirit. Look at Zhao Rui, he's almost at his limit. If we delay any longer, even without any ghosts, you'll be exhausted to death right here."

Su Ming whipped his head around to look at Zhao Rui, who was slumped on the ground, hugging his knees and trembling violently. His face was as pale as paper, his lips were blue, his eyes were unfocused—clearly, his mind was on the verge of collapse.

"Master..." Su Ming's voice was hoarse and dry.

"This master... has one method, perhaps worth a try." Lin Yu's voice paused, as if weighing his words. "But, it's extremely perilous!"

Lin Yu's inner world was currently far from being as still as an ancient well; it was more like a pot of boiling lava, bubbling wildly with complaints.

"Damn it, we're going for it! My five-hundred-year slacker life was peaceful and uneventful. How come I run into this kind of newbie village final boss scenario just after taking on a disciple? This isn't scientific! This goes against the Way of Survival spirit!"

"But this feeling... this pure, sinister aura... For others, it's deadly poison, but for this wisp of a remnant soul like me, it's practically a perfect tonic! Even if it might be laced with arsenic, it smells so good!"

"Gamble! Fortune lies within danger! Bah, survival lies within danger! If we keep passively draining like this, the bit of spiritual energy gathered by the spirit gathering array won't even be enough to fill the gaps of this ghost wall! My soul body will degrade from 'semi-transparent' back to 'almost invisible'! My pension fund can't have its payments cut off!"

He quickly suppressed these chaotic thoughts, reassembling a profound and unfathomable tone.

"Disciple, listen carefully." Lin Yu's voice was steady as a mountain. "This master is a remnant soul, formless and immaterial. I am most sensitive to the yin souls and ghostly entities of this world."

This half-truth, half-falsehood immediately captured Su Ming's full attention.

"That thing inside the temple, the aura it emits, is precisely the source of this maze formation. It laid down this formation to trap passing living beings, like penning livestock, waiting for the prey to become exhausted and mentally defenseless before emerging to slowly feast."

Lin Yu's description made Su Ming envision a picture of a spider spinning a web, quietly waiting for moths.

they were the two moths that had already crashed into the

mean?"

cauldron!" Lin Yu's voice was resolute. "Since there's no retreat, then we

eyes instantly lit up, as if grasping the last lifeline. "Master, you can deal

Lin Yu let out a meaningful snort,

what? I don't even have a physical body, how am I supposed to deal with it? My plan is: you tank at the front, I'll follow behind and secretly siphon mana, take a sip and run! This is called 'strategic resource

seal, unable to stray too far from you. More importantly, if I approach such a place of evil alone, the clash of yin energy would likely scatter my soul

hope that had just ignited in Su Ming

method requires your cooperation." Lin

Su Ming pointed at himself, his face

Lin Yu's tone brooked no argument. "You are a living person, possessing yang energy. This yang energy is like scorching flames to that evil entity, but for me, it is the best protection. What you need to do is walk to the front of that temple's door, use your own yang energy to cover for

Ming was completely

to the temple

putting their heads

instinctively retorted, "Master! Didn't you say safety first, think thrice when encountering matters, and that anything abnormal must involve demons? Us

Scripture of the Way of Survival" that Master had

Lin Yu's low

routes are blocked, and the only path to survival lies within the tiger's mouth, we must learn to pull the

perilous, but it uses the smallest cost to seize that sliver of hope—this is 'breaking the deadlock'! This is the supreme realm of the Way of Survival—'seeking life through death'!

spin such ridiculous nonsense into something so stirring and moving! What a

surge with excitement, yet

in the darkness like a giant beast, then at Zhao Rui beside him, who was

Master was right.

Waiting meant death.

gamble might offer

soul whose life was connected to his own; he would never joke about his own

risk had

The fear in his eyes faded, replaced by the determination of a

Worthy of being Mysterious Dust Master's disciple!" Lin Yu praised. "Your temperament is not bad. Listen, first find a way to calm Zhao Rui down. His crying and shouting will alert the thing in the temple. Then, adjust your breathing, eliminate distracting thoughts, and walk step by step, at a

envision the scorching sun at

you dare chicken out, good disciple! Your yang energy is my bulletproof vest! If you chicken out, these old bones of mine will be

Ming took a deep breath

around, walked up to Zhao Rui, crouched

crying! If you want to live, listen

abruptly stopped at his shout, only staring at him

now. You follow behind me. No matter what you see or

Su Ming's calm demeanor, or perhaps because the instinct for survival overpowered

Ming pulled him up, positioning him half a

his eyes and, following Master's instructions, visualized in his mind the blazing