Chapter 26: Luring the Ghost Out of Its Cage

  My intuition wasn't wrong, the fierce ghost succeeded in finding a weakness and turned into a puff of smoke that sank into the ground. Immediately after, it burst out from the wall on the opposite side, ready to launch another fatal attack on Second Master. However, just as it poked its head out, I punched it squarely, sending it flying back. The fierce ghost retreated, but my fist ended up hitting the wall with a loud thud. A sharp pain shot through my hand, making me wonder if my bones were shattered. At that moment, I didn't have time to check, so I just grunted and suppressed the cry in my throat, not letting it out. With a heavy heart, I looked at Second Master: "Master, you..."

  "Not dead, let's go quickly—" Fortunately, Second Master seemed to be in a relatively stable state, at least with my support he could still move. I could only be thankful that although Second Master was over sixty years old, his body had always been strong and robust; otherwise, today would have been even more troublesome. Just as I let out a sigh of relief, Second Master continued: "Go to an open area, quickly."

  I didn't dare to hesitate, as we were surrounded by walls and at a disadvantage. The fierce ghost could move freely, but we couldn't. One wrong move and we'd be in big trouble, and our attacks would also be blocked by the walls. It was really frustrating. I quickly supported Second Master and headed outwards, while Yang Xiufeng also didn't dare to slow down, supporting Second Master from the other side. After a few steps, we finally entered the alley. Normally, it wouldn't seem like much, but at that moment, I really hated how long this broken alley was.

  Just a few steps away, a gust of cold wind swept by, and the fierce ghost had already emerged from the side, rushing towards Second Master. Fortunately, I was being cautious, and before the ghost could exert its power, I punched it and sent it flying back. We took advantage of the opportunity to quickly head towards the outside of the alley.

  At this moment, I discovered something - the vengeful spirit seems to have weakened. Previously, every time we clashed, I would end up at a greater disadvantage, but this time, nothing happened to me and the vengeful spirit was blown away. If my guess is correct, although the vengeful spirit can use walls to hide its form, it still cannot gather enough yin energy when passing through walls, which explains why it felt weakened. Indeed, every advantage has its disadvantage.

  Let's not talk about that for now. After walking a few steps, the fierce ghost has learned its lesson and didn't emerge from the side this time. Instead, it burst out of the wall behind us and charged towards Second Master's back. A gust of dark wind rose up, and although I didn't turn my head, I could feel it. However, turning around at that moment would have been too late. Almost subconsciously, I turned around and blocked Second Master's body with mine. As expected, before I had fully turned around, the ghost slammed into my chest with great force. But I wasn't willing to be at a disadvantage, so I punched out with one fist. However, I also felt a surge of turmoil in my chest.

  Didn't dare to stop, the more than 20 steps of the alley were attacked by fierce ghosts several times. Although each time was dealt with, I also suffered two blows, but the injuries were not light. However, we finally rushed to the front avenue, which was very wide, about 40 or 50 steps. We stood in the middle, no matter where the fierce ghost came from, we had time to defend ourselves.

  However, the vengeful spirit was also slowly learning to be more cunning. After being knocked back several times, it realized that hiding in the walls was no longer useful, and it had to find another way out. It stared at us as we rushed out over a hundred steps, but surprisingly didn't attack us. But it wasn't going to give up easily either. Just when we let our guard down and put our hearts at ease, the vengeful spirit suddenly transformed into smoke and disappeared underground.

  At that time, I didn't think much about it either. This kind of scene was nothing new to me. Anyway, the four walls were quite far away from us, so even if someone wanted to launch a sneak attack, it wouldn't be that easy. So we just charged forward, hoping to reach the courtyard as soon as possible. However, at this moment, no one expected that the fierce ghost would suddenly emerge from under our feet and knock us over. Fortunately, its strength had weakened and didn't cause us too much harm. I quickly stabilized my body and also supported Second Master, preventing him from falling to the ground.

  But this way, it's really hard to defend against, because no matter how we try to avoid it, we can't, and there's no way to deal with it, we can only wait for the evil spirit to come, once we can hold on, but can we hold on every time? I think maybe not, but what else can we do?

  Just as I was at a loss for what to do, Second Master spoke up: "There are still several coins of the Five Emperors here; put them under your feet and the fierce ghosts won't dare to rush forward recklessly."

  He said, opening his hand, and there were still eight copper coins left in it. This was also a good method. Without time to think much, he followed the second master's words, stuffed two copper coins into his shoes, and indeed the fierce ghost emerged from afar, no longer daring to launch a sneak attack from underground. However, this way, only two copper coins were left, which seemed a bit thin when dealing with the fierce ghost.

  I thought that would be enough to rush to the courtyard, but it was still too simple. After rushing out for dozens of steps, the courtyard was already far away, and I estimated that there were only a hundred or so steps left. However, at this moment, the fierce ghost let out a loud roar, suddenly blocking our path, and then the black fog surged, gathering dark energy, and actually started blowing towards us. In an instant, even small stones on the ground were slowly lifted up and hit our bodies, causing pain. The surrounding trees swayed constantly, but the trees farther away didn't make a sound, their branches not shaking at all.

  I was just feeling a bit struggling, but the second master was originally injured, and at this time he had some difficulty walking, and Yang Xiufeng fell behind, so I didn't dare to move forward, and I was facing the cold wind for a while, not knowing what to do.

  The fierce ghost learned quickly, and in such a short time, it was already able to utilize the yin wind. If that's the case, then after a long time, we'll be in danger. With a sudden movement in my heart, I turned around and leaned in close to Second Master: "Master, give me those two coins of the Five Emperors. I'll hold back the fierce ghost, you all just focus on running towards the ancestral hall."

  Second Master was stunned, nodded and handed the Five Emperor Coins to me, but still didn't feel at ease: "Little Hai, you must be careful, absolutely nothing can happen, did you hear? Otherwise, I won't have the face to live and see your parents again."

  "Don't worry, I understand." He took the two coins and then pulled out more coins from his shoe. After taking a deep breath, he suddenly stood up, looked at the fierce ghost, let out a hum, and then charged forward.

  As I rushed over, perhaps feeling the yang energy emitted by the Five Emperor Coins on my body, the fierce ghost hesitated for a moment and then spun around and sank into the ground, disappearing without a trace. I had no way to guess where it went, but relying on my instincts, I suddenly pounced in one direction. I trusted my instincts because every time I was in danger, they never failed me. Some people might say this is luck, but luck is also a kind of fate.

  My intuition didn't deceive me, just as I arrived here, the fierce ghost emerged from underground and collided with me. There was no time to dodge, so I hugged it tightly. I didn't throw a punch, but simply held on, then pressed all four of the Five Emperor Coins onto it. Instantly, the ghost's mournful wails echoed across the fields, and the villagers were destined to spend a sleepless night tonight.

  I hugged the fierce ghost tightly, and with the yang energy of the Five Emperor coins, the fierce ghost couldn't break free for a while. Feeling its struggles, I could only hold on to it desperately, shouting: "Hurry up and go!"

  Yang Xiufeng suddenly woke up and hurriedly supported the second master to run towards the courtyard, as long as they were safe, I didn't have much to worry about. The fierce ghost let out a miserable cry, with white smoke constantly rising, the four five-emperor coins were like four branding irons, making it difficult for the fierce ghost to bear.

  I stared blankly as Yang Xiufeng and Second Master arrived at the scene, while the white smoke of the fierce ghost in my arms gradually decreased. This was because the yang energy of the Five Emperor Coins had been almost depleted. Once the yang energy was gone, all that would be left was hand-to-hand combat. I was still waiting, trying to consume as much of the fierce ghost's yin energy as possible.

  Finally, the white smoke was gone. I didn't dare to hold on here anymore. I suddenly let go of Lian Gui, one hand grasping Lian Gui and the other fist continuously pounding towards Lian Gui. Take advantage of his illness to take his life, punch after punch, anyway not hitting in vain.

  The ghost let out a loud wail and the fierce ghost lifted me up with a swift motion, then pounced on me. I didn't have time to think about anything else, so I kicked the fierce ghost hard in the chest. The force of the kick sent me flying backward several steps, and my clothes were torn apart. I didn't even have time to check if I was bleeding or not, but quickly scrambled to my feet and ran towards the courtyard. However, the fierce ghost wouldn't let me off that easily, and it charged at me from behind once again. Although I managed to throw a punch in its direction, I was still knocked to the ground with a loud thud. Before I could even get back up, the fierce ghost attacked me again, sending me rolling on the ground several times.

  It doesn't matter, I'm not afraid. I spat out a mouthful of blood and suddenly flipped over, still rushing forward without stopping. From time to time, I would kick or punch, but all the way here, I stumbled and staggered, my body almost had no good place left, with many places scraped raw, looking like I was covered in blood, it's frightening, fortunately, they were all external injuries.

  As we spoke, we had already arrived at the scene, and I was almost exhausted, even lifting my legs felt difficult. Carelessly, I was knocked down by the fierce ghost again, but immediately the fierce ghost also let out a miserable cry. It turned out that Yang Xiufeng saw me in such a miserable state, regardless of everything, and smashed out a coin, hitting the fierce ghost's body. The fierce ghost rose up with a burst of white smoke. As people say, women are indeed more courageous, at this time I didn't care about the grandmother who had become a fierce ghost either.

  It was just this moment, Yang Xiufeng gained some time for me, I got up and gave the fierce ghost a punch, then I had already rushed to the middle of the courtyard, but where were San Gu Niang and the others? Why couldn't I see them? What about those prepared traps? I had already lured the fierce ghost here, what should I do next?