Yin Yang Rogue

  After finishing dinner, it was almost five o'clock. I had Liang Hongyu and his wife prepare the things they needed to prepare. After reminding Li Shannan a few words, I let him take the paper flag to the crossroads.

  I had Liang Hongyu bring Yaoyao to the courtyard. Then I held a dipper filled with rice water in my hand. My right hand was holding an old broom without hair, and on the broom was wrapped a red diaper. Yaoyao's eyes were gloomy and cold, like a poisonous snake. But I smiled and suddenly said: "I know what you are, let go of this body, and I'll let you leave. How about it?"

  "Yaya" didn't say a word, still staring at me with an ominous gaze.

  I knew that reasoning was futile, since it wouldn't budge, I couldn't be blamed for being heartless. I held the broom head to the ground and kicked the red urine ring with my foot, instantly drawing a semicircle on the ground. "Ya Ya" immediately changed color. I saw his eyes change, coldly smiled twice, and directly poured a ladle of rice-washing water over her body.

  "Yaya" let out a strange cry, as if her whole body was on fire, and her face contorted in a fierce expression. I got even angrier, and started swinging the broom at "Yaya".

  "Yaya" ran while shouting in pain, circling around the courtyard. The courtyard had long been surrounded by talismans, and he couldn't run out of this distance. However, this guy could really run, and the courtyard wasn't small either. I chased after him circle after circle, and whenever I got close, a broom would be swung at me.

  Next to me, whether it was Liang Hongyu or Pangzi and Liang Yuhao, they were all staring with wide eyes. I vaguely heard Pangzi exclaim in shock: "Damn, this... is too awesome, can't stop at all!"

  That guy was chased by me and scolded loudly: "Today you dare to hit Laozi, wait for Laozi!" I didn't respond to him at all. The big broom swept up with a whooshing sound, and Liang Hongyu felt sorry for the child. Just as she was about to speak, it was Liang Yuhao who stopped her, nodding towards me: "Sister, haven't you noticed something? Look at this broom hitting Xiao's body, not even leaving a red mark."

  Li Hongyu only then discovered something was off, and immediately fell silent, staring at me as I slapped Yaya repeatedly. At this moment, that guy's voice completely changed, turning into a man's vicious voice.

  "I don't care who you are, just remember this: when I become the first one to return after cultivation, I'll come find you."

  I heard him say that, and suddenly stopped, seeing me stop, "Ya Ya" also stopped, with a fierce and sinister gaze as if to eat me. I was not afraid at all. But in the eyes of Jiang Baozi and others, I also found something strange.

  After running so many laps, even I was slightly out of breath, but a six-year-old girl didn't even pant. She just stood there steadily, staring at me fixedly.

  I said to him: "I'm telling you, there's a paper boat at the crossroads now. If you want to go, go now. If you don't go, don't blame me."

  "That fierce and strange male voice rang out: 'With so many ghost cultivators around, why did you single me out?'"

  I gazed at him coldly and said, "If the body you're occupying today was an adult, I wouldn't be like this. It's just a matter of saying it, and then leaving would be fine. But the body you're currently occupying is that of a six-year-old child. As for the consequences to this child for their entire life, you understand better than me."

  "If you leave now and let this child go, I'll owe you a favor!"

  That guy suddenly burst out laughing, his voice was gloomy and eerie. In the middle of the day, the whole courtyard started to blow with a cold wind that sent chills down to the bone.

  He sneered at me and said, "What are you? You think you're something?"

  I also laughed and nodded: "Right, I'll take care of it. I'm not much, just a small yin-yang binding spirit person, but I specialize in dealing with shameless, thick-skinned guys like you."

  After finishing speaking, I didn't bother with him anymore. I took out a lighter from my pocket and lit the rag on my hand. As soon as I lit it, that guy's face changed completely, becoming panicked and bewildered.

  I said in a cold voice: "I set up the red cloth strip to teach you a lesson, because you are ruthless and don't even spare children. Now I'm lighting this thing up, just to send you on your way."

  "By the way, I forgot to tell you that this red cloth strip is also stained with infant urine. Infant urine is a yang thing, and when ignited by human fire, it's a result that doesn't need me to say. At that time, you can only listen to fate."

  What I said was to listen to heaven and obey fate, generally speaking, it's just a soul-stirring result. Obviously, this thing heard that the top is stained with children's urine, and it's even more terrified, the whole face shrinks into a ball. The whole body also starts shaking.

  I raised the broom and was about to sweep it towards him when this guy dodged back and suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute!"

  I didn't swing the broom immediately, but stared at him. The guy suddenly knelt down on the ground and said: "Immortal, spare my life! I'll leave, I'll leave right away."

  Now that you mention it, I'm actually quite confused and can't see through it. This guy is indeed clever. To be honest, I myself don't like to disperse people's souls either, because cultivators cultivate themselves, and sometimes being too rigid makes one prone to breaking. What I cultivate is the "Path of Sentiment", in this world there are demonic cultivations, ghostly cultivations.

  After a person dies, if they have done many good deeds, they will accumulate virtues and may even have many benevolent spirits that help guide the living after death. These spirits can assist people in need and eventually, the people around them will build temples to worship them. Over time, they become earth immortals, guarding a region of land.

  So, not everything is about killing and destroying. The "Legend of the White Snake" we watched when we were young is a good example. The white snake in it is a demon, but can also cultivate into a righteous path. On the other hand, Fa Hai, who claims to be an exorcist, is actually extreme and shameful for breaking up marriages.

  Of course, as for the demon cultivators and ghost cultivators, they were all told to me by Master when I was on the mountain. However, I have not seen any real demon cultivators yet. But those ghost cultivators did see some when Master went down the mountain with me to do good deeds that year.

  And I chose the time of five o'clock in the evening, because at this time the sun sets and the yin energy is thick. If this guy still has a conscience, he won't die a tragic death with his soul flying away.

  "I can spare your life if you want. First, come out of that shell and let's make a deal with three conditions. Are you willing?"

  The so-called "curse of the heart" is a kind of oath that uses one's soul as a price, and it is also a skill for binding spirits. Most Taoist practitioners will not completely eliminate them, but in order to prevent evil spirits from continuing to harm the living, they can use the curse of the heart to bind their behavior, so that they will not continue to do evil in the future.

  When I said that, the guy's face changed completely. I narrowed my eyes slightly and gripped the broom tightly, and it immediately trembled and nodded in response. Then, Yaya suddenly collapsed to the ground. I entered "Guān Jìng" (a meditative state) and saw a faint grayish-white figure standing before me.

  I hastily asked Liang Hongyu to bring Yaoyao into the house, then instructed Liang Yuhao to take out the soul-calling flag that had been used to summon Yaoyao last night and burn it. At the same time, he was to loudly call out Yaoyao's name, telling her to come back.

  The flag of the soul is burned, and Ya's soul has nowhere to stay. At this time, use "calling the soul" to lead Ya's missing soul into her body shell. It can be completed then.

  I was urging Liang Yuhao, but in an instant, the yin spirit suddenly rushed towards the gate. This rush wasn't a big deal because I had already entered the observation realm. All I saw was that on the outer gate of the courtyard, yellow and red talismanic lights were flashing, and the yin spirit let out a mournful wail, its entire body seemingly set aflame, its soul extinguished, its spirit scattered.

  That mournful cry and the scene of the soul dispersing looked different to others, they could only see a vague shadow dissipating in the air, but couldn't see the symbol's glow. However, that mournful cry did pierce their ears, not affecting the shock in their hearts at all.

  For many people, they may never experience such a thrilling "soul-stirring" moment in their lifetime. Therefore, this scene will absolutely shock those who see it and be unforgettable for life.

  I also sighed. I had intended to show mercy and let Li Shanmin stand at the crossroads with a soul-calling banner, as long as this yin spirit was willing to make an oath of loyalty with me, I would open the gate and lead him out. However, he had a lucky psychology, or rather, still had an evil heart, unwilling to take the oath, and in the end crashed into the talisman array I drew, turning to dust and ashes.

  I couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy, if ghosts are like this, what about humans? Many people also have a bright future ahead of them, but they choose to take a shortcut with a lucky mentality, only to end up in a miserable situation.

  I suddenly understood the purpose of my master letting me go down the mountain. Five years ago, before I learned Taoism, I wouldn't have looked at things in this way. But after learning Taoism and going back down the mountain to practice, cultivating my mind in the red dust, many things that I see are for my heart to "attain enlightenment".

  As I thought about it, I couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions. After everything was over, Yaoyao recovered somewhat, but was still a bit weak. Liang Hongyu was overjoyed and tearfully hugged Yaoyao tightly, refusing to let go. Yaoyao closed her crescent-shaped eyes and told Liang Hongyu about a "strange dream", which is how I found out what had happened. It turned out that when the "master" was summoning Yaoyao's soul, she had actually heard it, but because Nini was holding onto her and not letting her go, she had stayed behind in a daze.

  It's probably because of this that the evil spirit found an opportunity to take advantage of and entered Yaoyao's body. However, Nini didn't have any malicious intentions, although she was dead, she still had a childlike heart, and just wanted to find a companion for herself.

  I'm exhausted today, I've handled two cases of Yin affairs in one day. If my master knew about this efficiency, he would probably scold me for being reckless. Many people take several days to deal with one thing, and driving out ghosts also requires preparation for several days.

  I'm not that freakish old monster, Master Nan Laosan, who lived for over a hundred years and had the Taoist practice of walking thousands of miles. This situation is a test for my "jing qi shen", and if I mess up, it could lead to my primordial yang being exhausted.