Chapter 7: The Evil Master

  Everything seemed to have returned to calm, Old Zhao didn't spit blood like in the movies or anything, he just lay on the ground, panting heavily, and I and the little factory owner quickly went over to help him up.

  Old Zhao let out a sigh and leaned on me: "Old Jiang, let me rest for a bit, I'm so tired."

  The little factory director was excited and grasped Old Zhao's hand: "Master, you are really too powerful. You alone have driven away so many ghosts and monsters. In the future, we will rely on you even more."

  Originally, according to Lao Zhao's character, he would have declined at least once to show his humble nature. However, this time he didn't respond and instead said with a very serious expression: "Be careful, the problem hasn't been solved yet. Those things earlier were being manipulated by someone. I suspect there is an evil mastermind around here."

  "What's a jiaoshi? What kind of thing is that? Is it like those witches, sorcerers, or whatever from the movies?" Just thinking about those terrifying scenes makes me uncomfortable.

  Lao Zhao shook his head and said, "I'm not sure what kind of person this is, but it's not the kind you mentioned. Taoism has no distinction between good and evil, only the heart of man. Most evil masters believe in evil gods or evil teachings, which are very troublesome. I don't know what purpose this person has, but those ghosts just now were all resolving their grievances and seemed to want to be free, but couldn't be freed. Usually, this kind of thing is controlled by an evil master."

  "Is that the owner of the Land Rover? He not only killed someone, but also abused the corpse and threw it into the river to soak. I said why those ghosts only bother me, now I understand, he's afraid I'll report him to the police. Master, you have to save me! When I get back, I'll definitely give more incense money." As soon as he mentioned Little Factory Director, his heart ached, and Little Factory Director was like that, shaking Old Zhao's arm and refusing to let go, even throwing out an olive branch to entice us.

  "No, it shouldn't be. Think carefully, evil masters who kill people often use worldly methods that can't be investigated, and what can punish them is the law of karma. If there really is a law of karma, even if they bury the body, they won't be able to escape. As the saying goes, 'the blue sky cannot be deceived', and I knew it before it happened. So, I think this evil master and that person are not the same person." Old Zhao said thoughtfully.

  Having money doesn't mean you don't have to work for it, my master gave me a book that says using evil magic comes with risks. If someone breaks the spell, the evil master will definitely not dare to come out easily. One reason is that he himself got hurt, and another reason is that he doesn't know when we are serious or not, so he doesn't dare to come out, who knows what kind of powerful person he might encounter, it would be a real trouble for him. So I patted him on the back and said: "What's there to fear? I've got your back on this incense money matter."

  That little factory director stared at me in a daze, after all, I had just hidden under the table too, making it clear that I didn't trust him. To prove myself, I ignored him and stood up to grab Old Zhao's wooden stick, standing at the temple gate, looking outside, scanning around to confirm that there was really no danger, then shouted loudly: "That old bastard, if you have the ability, come out and roll! Hiding behind and playing dirty tricks is useless. If you're a man, come out openly, if you're a woman, get lost!"

  "Haha, interesting, just hiding and now dare to come out and scold people." Following the sound, there was a man wearing sunglasses, wearing a very loose shirt. It was dark and couldn't see his face clearly, if not for the fog dispersing, even the sunglasses on his face couldn't be seen clearly.

  I really didn't expect this guy to come out, and even more unexpected was that he wasn't what I thought he'd be. He looked very young, like a university student, although I couldn't see clearly yet, I had some doubts whether he was the real deal or not. But I still mustered up the courage to say: "Who are you? Don't you know it's wrong to do these things? And what's that thing called... oh right, karma, aren't you afraid?"

  "I'm afraid, of course I am. But sometimes there are too many evil people in this world who don't get their due punishment. What can you do? I'll just have to be their punishment." The young man said with great composure, and I was certain about his identity - he's that evil master.

  I still don't understand these people and their ways, their thinking, their ideas are all so strange to me. I listen to his tone and the things he says, for a moment I don't know what to say, I can feel his pain, it seems like he's doing all this because he has to.

  Suddenly someone patted a hand on my shoulder from behind, I shuddered, and Old Zhao pulled me along saying "Don't be stubborn."

  That evil young man looked at us: "Today you are lucky, there is a person with special fate here, and there is also a good treasure, I didn't expect it at all, under the circumstances of yin and yang errors, my plan was broken. But I believe that we have not yet exhausted our predestined relationship, so you should be careful, next time when we meet again, you may not have such good luck." He said, very coolly turned his back to us, as if he didn't care about us at all. Of course, we didn't dare to chase after him. This person looked very healthy, a master who doesn't care about the law of heaven and human is the most terrifying, no one knows what he will do. We have an apprentice on our side, and another one just started believing in the world of ghosts and gods today, with such a combination, going up can only lead to death.

  That little factory director was still hiding under the offering table, we went back to find him and comforted him that the evil master had left. The little factory director was very happy and asked us where we were cultivating, and after going down the mountain, he would definitely come to visit. Old Zhao and Wang Luli were both still living in the rental house, so I was the only one who had the ability to receive guests. Old Zhao originally wanted to decline, but I agreed to it and told the factory director my address, and also told him that if there's anything in the future, he can come find me, and if I'm not around, then go find my master.

  Lao Zhao was quite surprised, but didn't say anything unusual, his face just looked a bit strange. We couldn't rest that night, it seemed like as time passed, especially after that evil master left, the fog started to clear up. At this point I actually wanted to go look for Wang Luliu and them, the sooner we find out about their disappearance the better.

  I discussed it with them, and the small factory owner was a bit hesitant. However, he was also afraid of the murderer coming to find him alone, so he reluctantly followed us to find Wang Liuli and Xia Xue. I walked in front with Old Zhao, and when we reached the top of the mountain, looking down, it was really like the clouds had parted. Originally, according to reason, there shouldn't be any big fog here.

  I guess that evil master actually had some purpose, he came here to accumulate and store resentful spirits, but unexpectedly, under the circumstances of yin and yang errors, we broke it, resulting in the evil master being forced to leave. In fact, I think he left also suffered injuries, unwilling to take action, want to go back and rest well.

  I was walking with Old Zhao, and he pulled my clothes and asked: "You won't really go through all this trouble just for a little bit of gain, will you? Your master isn't the owner of the tea house, is he? If he finds out, who knows how he'll deal with you when you get back."

  "No big deal, I'm not afraid of you, what's there to be afraid of? I just found out recently that my master is actually a high-ranking expert in mysticism, skilled in the five arts of divination and medicine, with no weaknesses or unknowns. His cultivation and self-cultivation skills are also top-notch, so it's only natural for him to do some things on behalf of heaven. However, he's not around these few days, if something happens later I'll give you a call, don't forget to help out.

  I didn't forget to leave myself an escape route either, who knows where my master will run off to go wandering? Actually, my goal is twofold: one is to accumulate wealth, and the other is to take revenge on that guy who abandoned me without helping me when I was in danger on this mountain. It's already quite good of me not to reveal his half-immortal identity."

  Lao Zhao didn't decline either, instead he comforted me: "Alright, if there's really something that can't be solved, just tell me, we're brothers, just don't be afraid to speak up."

  Lao Zhao is indeed a good fellow, Wang Liuli although has a sharp tongue but also has a soft heart. It's great to have one or two sworn brothers in this era. In fact, it's usually around this time, after graduating from university, everyone starts their own family and career, and they rarely keep in touch afterwards.

  It's much easier for us to go down the mountain now, and it's clear that we were taking a detour earlier. Of course, if you want us to find our original route now, it's not necessarily possible. We got separated from the campsite earlier, so naturally, we should head back there first. Moreover, we have someone following behind us who hasn't eaten for over a day. Our campsite still has some leftover barbecue, and even if that's not enough, we have the dry rations we prepared for breakfast. It won't fill our stomachs, but it can at least fill the emptiness.

  The bonfire in the campsite had long been extinguished, and the stream was still flowing gently. All our disputes between people seemed to have never existed for them. I tried my best to tell the ghost stories tonight, but suddenly I felt a sense of awe for nature. This is something that people who haven't experienced it can't feel. To put it simply, I felt like there's not just me in this world, but many more unknown things about humanity. When I get back, I must study the contents of that book carefully, my desire to learn has suddenly surged!

  We didn't expect that in the camp, when we were taking biscuits, we saw Xia Xue inside the tent, she was resting peacefully in her sleeping bag, as if everything outside hadn't disturbed her. To be honest, at first, we really didn't look inside the tent, maybe Xia Xue felt too scared to stay alone, so she hid in her sleeping bag, put on her earplugs and fell asleep, so our noise outside didn't disturb her at all.

  Of course, we didn't wake her up either. Waking her up at this time wasn't a good thing to do. At least we had to wait for a while and let her rest some more. We would wake her up when it was time for us to leave. Of course, we couldn't tell her about ghosts or spirits. Even if Old Wang didn't know, he couldn't say anything either. One reason was that it would scare them, and another reason was that Old Zhao had said that the fewer people who knew about this kind of thing, the better. Matters of heaven and matters of the underworld were best left unknown to mortals their whole lives. If they found out, it would unlock too many unknown fates.

  We searched every tent but still couldn't find any trace of Old Wang, it seems we have to go look for him. We took out the food and gave some to the little factory owner, letting him eat his fill, then the three of us woke up Xia Xue together to go out and search. It's not that we wanted to disturb his peaceful sleep, but being alone here is really too dangerous, ghosts and spirits are far less frightening than a murderer.

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