Chapter Fifteen: The True Form of Evil War

  First meeting the true self

  I arrived in the city and immediately transferred to a car heading to Old Liu's house. It took an hour from the city to get to Old Liu's village, and when I got off at the entrance of the village, Lao Ban was already waiting for me there.

  "Xu Ming, sorry to trouble you, although Lao Ban isn't very clear about what's going on, but really thanks for your help." Lao Ban said to me while walking with me towards Lao Liu's house.

  "Old classmate, what are you talking about? How can I be tired? Old Liu is still my good friend. Don't be polite with me, it feels strange, haha." I said.

  "Alright, I won't say more. Let's hurry up and go. You see, that's it," said Lao Ban, pointing to a two-story small building.

  This is my first time at Old Liu's house, I didn't expect it to be so impressive. There aren't many houses like this in the village. I really want to slap myself, thinking I'm here for sightseeing! I came to save my brother! Just as I was thinking that, I arrived at his doorstep.

  Lao Liu's mother was already waiting for us in the hospital, she looked puzzled when she saw me, as if she didn't trust me. That's right, after all, in her eyes, I'm still just a little kid.

  However, she looked puzzled for a moment, then quickly changed to a smile and came up: "This is Xu Ming, I'm really sorry to trouble you, Xiaoyun has already fallen asleep, his father is watching him, afraid that he will do something."

  Xiao Yun... I almost burst out laughing, never thought that the majestic Old Liu's nickname was actually Xiao Yun. I quickly said: "Auntie, I'm good friends with Old Liu, he's fallen ill, of course I have to come visit him. Auntie, take me to see him."

  She heard this and didn't bother with any more small talk, quickly leading me and Lao Ban into the house. When we arrived at Old Liu's room, he was lying on the bed fast asleep, his father sat on a stool staring at him, looking at the dark circles under his eyes, definitely exhausted from worrying about Old Liu.

  I tried to feel the atmosphere first, but it felt quite chaotic and I couldn't make sense of it myself. I'd better let them go out first, so they can take a rest too.

  "I turned around and said, 'Uncle, aunt, old classmate, you all go out and rest for a while, I'm here, don't worry, I won't let Old Liu get hurt. And it's not very convenient for you to be here either, no matter what sounds you hear, you can't come in! Remember!"

  Lao Liu's father listened and looked at me, then stood up and took Lao Liu's mother out. The old teacher hesitated for a moment before going out and closing the door.

  Outside, they faintly heard their conversation. "Your father, you said to hand over Xiaoyun to such a child, what if Xiaoyun's illness gets worse, how can we do that?!" Liu Ayi said.

  "Keep your voice down! How can you think that way, don't others also fail to cure the child's illness? It must be because the teacher has some special methods that she invited Xiaoyun's friend over," said Liu Shu.

  "Yes, Xu Ming seems to have some special abilities. I'm not sure what's going on myself, but last time a student got into trouble, it was him who saved the day," said Lao Ban.

  "So, when someone comes over, you have to believe them. I think that kid has an extraordinary temperament, definitely not an ordinary person. Alright, alright, let's wait in the living room, don't disturb him here...". Slowly their voices became smaller and smaller, ah, I'd better hurry up and see how to save Old Liu.

  Lao Liu lay there motionless, claiming to be asleep, looking almost like a dead person, his face turned dark and iron-gray, with some bloodstains and wood shavings at the corner of his mouth.

  I looked around the room and saw that the wooden wardrobe and table had been bitten to pieces, and even the bed he was lying on had bite marks on it, with some bloodstains still stuck to it. His mouth must have been bitten to shreds by now!

  That's too much! What on earth is going on to torment my brother like this?! I took out a magical artifact from my bag, called the Qing Guang Jing (Green Light Mirror). As long as you cover your eyes with the mirror, you can open the Heavenly Eye and see all things. If you want to close the Heavenly Eye, just shine the mirror again.

  I placed the mirror in front of me, then took it away, and I was stunned. How can there be so many spirits?! All I saw were over a dozen spirits wandering around the room! They dared to be so brazen in broad daylight! Is this an underground place?!

  Never mind that for now! Let's save my brother first, and then we'll talk about this later! I shouted at those wandering spirits: "You'd better leave quickly! If you dare to interfere with me saving people, I will use the evil energy to make you disappear into thin air!"

  Those wandering spirits knew that someone could see them and were so frightened that they all rushed underground to escape. This house, let's deal with it later.

  I stared at Old Liu carefully and found that there was nothing unusual about him. He hadn't been possessed by an evil spirit, so what's going on?

  Wait a minute! I suddenly had an epiphany! She must be nearby! She must have known I was coming, so she's waiting for the opportunity to take me down in the corner! I said why did I feel so fuzzy just now, my heart suddenly understood, but I still pretended to know nothing.

  I took out two golden talismans from my bag, one of which I hid in my hand, and said with a smile: "Hey, Old Liu, what's going on? He seems to be asleep, so he should be fine. I'll just use one of the protective talismans to help him accumulate yang energy, and he'll recover soon."

  I clearly feel that there is movement in the northwest corner of the house, haha, waiting for you to come! This Golden Light Mantra and that Protective Mantra are worlds apart. With the Golden Light Mantra here, it's impossible for you to possess Old Liu's body! The Golden Light is here! Evil spirits will be killed! If you dare to touch it, you won't die but will be seriously injured!

  Lao Liu's body can't take her messing around like this! Although I've been curious from the start, why did she find Lao Liu again? Just thinking about it... Whoosh! She came rushing straight at me.

  I held back until she approached, arrived! Ah! I let out a loud shout! A spell seal directly hit her body! Now, you should show up, shouldn't you?!

  With a scream, she fell straight to the northwest corner, enveloped in a cloud of smoke. She slowly got up, and finally, her true face was about to be revealed.

  I vaguely saw her wearing a golden yellow cloak, exactly the same as the one on the statue in the temple that day. She slowly walked closer to me, and I finally got to see her!

  Ah! ... This doesn't look good at all! I was so scared that I almost peed my pants! Looking at her body and gait, she should clearly be an old lady, but her head! It's actually a mouse's head! On top of it is a huge mouse skull, with two shiny black eyes staring tightly at me.

  Uncle Zhang was right! She is a mouse that has cultivated itself, and I think she is also a wild immortal. Let's see if we can resolve this matter without resorting to force. Solving it with force is the worst plan, and if we really fight, it will definitely be a fierce battle.

  "I bowed and said: 'Xu Ming, a disciple of the Wuliang Shenjiao sect, greets you, Granny. I was rude earlier and offended you, please forgive me.'"

  "Hmph... Haha!" She suddenly laughed in a rather sarcastic tone, and seeing that I was being so polite to her true self, she became very pleased with herself.

  "You young one, seeing Grandma's true form and still being so calm and polite is quite impressive. I'll let bygones be bygones since you didn't know Grandma's true identity before. You may leave." As she spoke, she slowly walked towards Old Liu.

  What a joke! Let me go just like that? She still wanted to entangle and wouldn't let up: "Wait a minute! I don't know where my friend offended you, but you won't forgive him."

  She heard me speak and slowly turned around, I looked at her face and really couldn't bear it anymore. I originally hated mice, but still had to hold back.

  "He? Haha... I was originally cultivating in peace, but you all came to disturb me. He is even more detestable!" She said, pointing at Old Liu with her hand: "He actually stole the golden snuff bottle from my palace! How despicable! I must kill him to vent my anger!"

  A gold cigarette case? I was there at the time, how come I didn't see any gold cigarette case? Besides, I remember that Old Liu wasn't carrying any bags at all, he was just wearing shorts and pants, how could he have stolen this thing?

  "In short, you young people should not interfere with this matter, I have my own decision." After finishing her sentence, she slowly fell onto Old Liu's face! No!

  "Don't be reckless! Golden Light Spell! Rise!" I absolutely cannot let my friend get hurt! With a loud bang, the golden light emitted by the Golden Light Spell sent her flying far away, but she actually used both hands to withstand the power of the golden light.

  This time she was thoroughly enraged: "You dare to ruin my good deed!" As she spoke, her hand produced a silver weapon! It looked like a miniature hoe, but with many textures on it.

  I immediately took out the seal and held it in front of me, also angrily saying: "Humph! I respect you as a senior! But you deceive me! What are you talking about him stealing your things? I was there at the time too, he clearly didn't take anything. I think you have ulterior motives!"

  "Haha! I didn't think you'd be so clever! But Grandma's going to get her way today! You're going to die!" She said, picking up her weapon and chopping straight at me! I hastily used my seal to meet her attack, "Clang!" The two magical tools clashed, emitting a massive sound!

  I'm afraid it will attract Lao Ban and others, I said: "Do you dare to go out with me for a showdown!"

  She let out a strange, shrill cry: "I'm not afraid of you, Grandma! Go!" With a whoosh, she vanished from sight and flew outside. I quickly opened the door and chased after her! As I passed through the living room, I shouted: "I'll be right back, you guys take care of Old Liu!"