Chapter 29: The Crooked Gate of Evil

  The screen suddenly changed, and Xiaoxue was as if pulled by an invisible hand, moving forward, the quilt also fell to the ground. What happened? It could be seen at a glance, but suddenly there was a loud "bang" sound, the water basin suddenly burst open, and a basin of water was like a bomb inside, splashing me all over my body and face. Not only that, I felt a cold air gushing out of the water, instantly lowering the temperature in the room by several degrees. I couldn't help but shiver, and suddenly felt a severe headache, then retreated from the heavenly eye.

  I couldn't help but let out a few moans, I forced myself to exit from the Heavenly Eye, that cold air not only lowered my body temperature, but also impacted my spiritual consciousness, it took a while for that pain to subside. I opened my eyes and panted heavily, but heard the boss on the side trembling with fear saying: "That night was exactly this feeling, so cold——"

  Nodded, although I didn't see what dragged away Xiaoxue, but I knew it was not humanly possible, but a vengeful spirit, and a very powerful one at that. Not comparable to the few evil spirits I had encountered before. Although it's already gone, through the Xuan Guang technique, it can still use yin energy to impact me. Only someone like Wang Qianqiu, a Yin general, could have such abilities. My heart sank, things won't be so simple after all. But why did they target Xiaoxue? What is Xiaoxue's current situation? I felt anxious in my heart, fortunately, there was still Master. It seems that only when Master wakes up can I think of a solution again.

  I turned back to look at the boss, and the boss's gaze towards me had changed. Previously, it was just because of guilt and diligence, but now there was a hint of fear. Seeing me looking over, he forced out a faint smile, but didn't know what to say, clearly thoroughly shocked by the scene earlier. I nodded: "Thanks, boss, I'm afraid we'll still be bothering you in the future."

  "No trouble, no trouble—" The boss forced a smile and bowed his waist: "Whatever you need, just speak up, as long as Zhang Shun can do it, I'll definitely try my best—"

  I nodded, that's exactly what I wanted. Although I didn't plan to take advantage of him, it's always better to have a local person taking care of you when you're in unfamiliar territory. For example, if I'm not around, Xiaoxue can find her way back and temporarily settle down. Even if Xiaoxue doesn't have money, she can wait for me to come back and pay.

  I saw off the boss and sat on the bed, my mind was a mess, I was worried about Xiaoxue, but I had no clue, nor did I know what the Xuan Guang technique was, or if it was my mistake? Or is there another reason? I was stunned for a long time before I remembered Master coming, took a deep breath and went to another room. Master was still lying on the bed, but his eyes were already open, looking refreshed and not even a hint of drunkenness, this was what a master should be like.

  "Master——" I bit my teeth and hesitated for a moment just as I was about to say something.

  However, Master obviously knew what I wanted to ask, and he waved his hand at me, saying lightly: "You want to ask about that shady person's affairs, right? You just used the Mystic Light Technique earlier?"

  I nodded, my face a bit unnatural, but the master burst out laughing and sat up abruptly, patting my shoulder: "Good kid, self-taught? I haven't even taught you yet and you can already use it. Back then, I studied for many years. With a disciple like you, I really don't know if I'm lucky or unlucky."

  I couldn't help but laugh dryly, I didn't know what to say either. But with a worried heart for Xiaoxue, I said in a low voice: "Master, don't praise me anymore. Why not use the Xuan Guang technique again to see what's going on with Xiaoxue? I suspect this is not something that can be done by human power, or perhaps it's the work of a yin soul...that..."

  "I told you before, nothing will happen to that girl, it's all fate, heaven won't cheat people, you'll naturally meet again someday. However, Master is reminding you, try not to have any dealings with that girl, otherwise your troubles in this life will increase," Master took a deep breath and suddenly remembered something: "You're impulsive by nature, don't have any dealings with Mu Qing either, the one you met today. If she looks for you, remember to ignore her completely. If you still want me as your master, then remember that."

  I responded with a sound, but unfortunately, I didn't take it to heart at the time. I was just dissatisfied with Master's answer, furrowed my brow, and let out a sigh: "Master, you say this, but I still don't feel at ease. Why can't you use the Xuan Guang technique to see if there's a way to bring Xiao Xue back?"

  The master grunted: "When you just used the Xuan Guang technique, I already felt it. When the yin energy burst out, I knew this was not an ordinary ghostly creature at all. At least it must be a Ghost King. How many Ghost Kings are there in this underworld? That girl is a yin person, and the Ghost King must have taken a liking to her physique or wants to help her. I've calculated that girl's fate, and it's all shocking but safe, nothing will happen."

  It seems that the master has made up his mind not to intervene, and I am completely at a loss. This makes me feel very helpless, and for now, I can only temporarily listen to what the master says. However, I have already made up my mind that as soon as I get any news about Xiaoxue, I will still go look for her first.

  Master saw that I was distracted, knowing that I couldn't let go of the Xiaoxue incident, so he hummed: "Young one, better prepare yourself properly, think about how to find that ghost king who stole the Jiuan Stone. If the Jiuan Stone is really broken open, the human world will become a battlefield, and it won't be a joke at that time. Now go out and buy yellow paper, cinnabar, and a brush for me, I need to prepare some talismans, otherwise if we really encounter the ghost king, there won't be much room for resistance."

  I responded with a "yes" and was about to head out, but after only two steps, Master suddenly remembered something and asked out of the blue: "By the way, kid, who gave you that Bagua mirror?"

  "It was given by my second uncle..."

  However, at that time, the master was confused and stunned for a while before muttering: "Chen Xiangming is your second uncle, but I remember Chen Xiangming as one of the two brothers, both of whom cultivated Taoism and never got married..."

  "It's not mine, it was given to my Second Uncle by Senior Chen. When I came out, my Second Uncle was worried about me, so he gave this Ba Gua mirror to me." I hastily explained, can't randomly acknowledge this Second Uncle.

  The master nodded, closed his eyes for a moment, and then let out a sigh: "Chen Xiang's things must be good things, you should make good use of them, maybe they can still be used in a big way."

  I hesitated for a moment, glanced at Master with a slanted eye, and seemed to have understood something in my heart: "Master, Chen Xiangming should also be from our Quanzhen Sect, I've read that book of his notes, which records many things that are the basic entrance of Quanzhen Sect, of course, it's also added his own feelings, judging by his age, my second uncle saw him when he was young, at that time he was already 60 or 70 years old, should be much older than Master, I suppose he should be a senior fellow apprentice, just...

  "I don't respect him, that's all. Chen Xingming is a true disciple of Quanzhen, but you are not, and have already been expelled from the sect. As for the reason, it's better if you don't know, it's really shameful to say it out loud, it's simply a shame to Quanzhen Sect." When mentioning this, Master's face turned gloomy, and he couldn't help but let out a cold hum, obviously still angry with Chen Xingming. However, Master was fair: "Don't deny Chen Xingming because of this, they are brothers who are rarely seen as geniuses in Quanzhen Sect throughout the ages. Especially Chen Xingming, although he wasn't an inner disciple at first, there aren't many who can be his match. Moreover, this person is skilled in alchemy and elixir refinement, and has also dabbled in the Great Way of Golden Elixir. If it weren't for..."

  The master didn't say anything else, just waved his hand: "Alright, go buy things quickly."

  I didn't dare to ask again, the master just wanted to remind me of that eight trigrams mirror, but obviously didn't want to mention Chen Xiang's name anymore. I really don't know what kind of unforgivable sin Chen Xiang committed to be expelled from the sect. My mind was racing with thoughts, and then I thought of Xiao Xue, and even Mu Qing. People always say that thinking too much is scary, and as a result, I actually saw Mu Qing in the distance, but I didn't greet him, just saw that he looked dispirited, obviously still unable to shake off the master's words.

  Thinking of Master's words, I still intentionally avoided Mu Qing, then bought a brush, yellow paper and cinnabar. Later, I remembered that Chen Xiang's handwritten note had recorded a method for making talismans, maybe I could also learn to make talismans, but I knew I didn't understand anything, so I just bought seven big roosters. As for what to use them for, perhaps Master would understand.

  When I went back, the master had already gotten up, but was just closing his eyes to cultivate his mind and nature. However, seeing me bring back a few large roosters, he was somewhat surprised for a moment. Unfortunately, before I could say anything, seeing the awkwardness on my face, the master seemed to have thought of something and coldly snorted: "Devilish ways, young one! You should focus more on cultivating the Golden Elixir Great Way, this is the proper way. All things can't escape the word 'way', don't learn some people's petty cleverness."

  I let out a dry laugh, put the things Master wanted on the table, and carried the big rooster to the kitchen. As I left, I smiled and said, "Master is thinking too much, I just want to nourish your body, hehe."

  "I'm not sitting for the month—" Master scolded, naturally seeing through my lie, but the next sentence made me speechless: "I like to eat spicy chicken—"

  My face twitched, I resignedly picked up the large rooster and went to the kitchen, calling out to the boss to help slaughter a large rooster. After entrusting the boss with stewing the spicy chicken, I secretly took out my own prepared brush, cinnabar ink, and yellow talisman paper in the kitchen, preparing to make a few talismans myself, since I had the sect's talisman manual in my pocket anyway.

  It's hard to say, but drawing talismans is a very troublesome thing. Even if you copy them, only one can be successfully done in an afternoon, and it's the Five Thunder Talisman. To make the Five Thunder Array gather more spiritual energy, I recited the Nine-Character True Word Incantation while pouring chicken blood on it. According to Chen Xiangming's words, this method of killing can gather the resentment of animals, and pure resentment is the foundation of casting curse techniques. I added another curse to the Five Thunder Talisman, which is to make the person in the middle be struck by thunder, but I don't know if it will work?