Chapter Seventy: The Road to the Yellow Spring

  Yin Zhouyang's arms were broken, but his gaze was still fixed on the paper man who had fallen in front of me. Ying Zheng seemed to have no intention of stopping, and his right foot first landed on Yin Zhouyang's knee.

  In that split second, I figured out what Ying Zheng wanted to do. I didn't have time to stop him, but I could feel a surge of energy suddenly pouring into Yin Zhouyang's knee. I heard a blood-curdling scream accompanied by the sound of shattering bones, and needless to say, Yin Zhouyang's leg was done for.

  "Don't have to take things so far, do you?" I frowned at the sight of Ying Zheng and Yin Zuo Yang in front of me. This person had endured too much after all, only to fall because of a single word - love.

  Qin Zheng raised his head and stared at me with a cold gaze, saying: You don't have the right to speak here yet.

  Since Ying Zheng was so serious, I had no way to stop him. Subconsciously, I turned around and gestured for Ying Zheng to continue.

  I estimate that Ying Zheng followed the previous method, and Yin Zhuyang's other leg was also spent. However, this time, Yin Zhuyang did not make any miserable cries. I turned around to see him, but he was staring at the paper man with tears in his eyes.

  Ying Zheng was also furious, after finishing these things, he didn't say a word, and just pulled me away.

  "Throwing people here won't have any effect?" I asked Ying Zheng as I looked at him.

  Qin Zheng didn't stop in his tracks, but instead turned around and asked me: Earlier when you stopped me, was it because you had a change of heart?

  I let out a soft laugh and said casually: Soft-hearted? Do I have a heart? It's just that, but it's just someone like Yin Zhongyang, I guess you don't need to take action personally. Besides, behind Yin Zhongyang, there must be a mastermind, and by doing this, you're clearly declaring war. However, the chaotic evil energy is still in their hands.

  Ying Zheng heard my words and became interested, he looked at me and said: Continue speaking.

  "Yin Zhouyang's body originally had a chaotic aura, you know that. The current situation is very clear, Jianghe, Guilou, and maybe there's even a third force. But as for who it is, I'm not sure anymore. Have you ever thought that the person is actually the third force? He used paper people to solve Yin Zhouyang's longing for Chenxin, but this is also a reminder. A reminder that Yin Zhouyang needs to get the tenth tail. You didn't waste Yin Zhouyang's spiritual awareness just now, which shows that you want to prove something." I and Ying Zheng walked towards cave 96, wanting to meet up with Zhao Feiyu and Kong Yi.

  Ying Zheng nodded and said lightly: I just wanted to confirm whether the chaotic evil energy on him has intensified or not. But now it seems that I was overthinking. Has the rest of the evil energy been found?

  I shook my head, indicating that I hadn't found it yet. Ying Zheng merely furrowed his brow and didn't say another word.

  I waited until I was about to leave before meeting Dai Suo, and I signaled to Ying Zheng to wait for me here. After all, if I let Dai Suo see me with a stranger, she would think too much. What if Ying Zheng's identity as the Emperor of Jiang River is exposed? I wouldn't be surprised if I'm hunted down by Guilou until death.

  However, when I went back, I only saw Kong Yat and Zhao Feiyu. As for Dai Suyang, not even a shadow was seen.

  "And her?" I quickly walked up to the two of them and asked anxiously.

  Zhao Feiyu shrugged and said with an innocent face: Just now, Suoyang Lao seemed to have encountered something urgent and suddenly left. She didn't even say goodbye, just told us that she would come find us again when she had time. As for where she went, I don't know either.

  I was about to pick up the conversation when Kong Yatze suddenly said: Haven't you noticed that the evil spirit is gone?

  The sudden emptiness actually startled us awake, I tried to sense it, and indeed, the evil aura was gone.

  I brought the two back to Ying Zheng's side and told him about the problem we just discovered. Ying Zheng furrowed his brow, didn't say a word, turned around and headed in the direction where he had met with Yin Zuo earlier.

  The three of us followed Ying Zheng closely, and after returning to the original place, we indeed found that Yin Zhou Yang was gone. The paper man was also gone, leaving nothing behind.

  Suddenly an idea popped up in my mind - could it be that the mastermind behind Yin Zhou's death is actually Dai Su?

  "Fei Yu, is there a Taoist technique that can turn paper people into real ones?" I asked Zhao Fei Yu as if seeking verification.

  Zhao Feiyu looked at me with a strange gaze, but still seriously replied: Yes. Without decades of skill, it can't be done. If I were to do it, I could only make them look like they're moving, but I couldn't let them move freely.

  When I heard this, I felt that I had an answer in my heart. Perhaps all my previous guesses were wrong, and Dai Suoyan might be the mastermind behind Yin Zhuyang.

  Dai Suoyang is a successor of Taoism, and her skills are so profound that I can't express them. However, it's certain that her abilities are no less than those of Guo Lao Tou.

  She was only in her thirties, yet she could sit in the position of the elder of the Ghost Building. Her brain was useful, and her strength must not be weak.

  "I'm afraid this time the haunted house is really going to kill the three of us." I thought of what Daisuō said to me before, was that a warning or a test for me?

  Zhao Feiyu and Kong Yi listened calmly to my analysis, and the two of them also looked a bit ugly. No need to say more, I guess they also knew that something was wrong.

  Ying Zheng thought for a moment, then pulled out my meteorite iron and examined it carefully. I don't know why he wanted to do this either. After Ying Zheng looked at the meteorite iron carefully for a minute, he handed it back to me and said: Go back and wash it with rootless water, the sword's evil energy is quite heavy.

  What does Ying Zheng's words mean? I drew out the meteorite iron and looked at it carefully, and in that instant, I felt a familiar aura appear on my sword!

  Isn't it just the aura of chaos?

  "Go back and say." Ying Zheng cautiously looked around and quickly walked towards the door.

  The three of us also fell silent, following Qin Zheng's back.

  Zhao Feiyu took out the key and opened the car door, and the three of us squeezed into the car in a rush. Just as Zhao Feiyu was about to start the engine, he stopped moving. I looked at him with some confusion and couldn't help but ask: What's wrong?

  Zhao Feiyu extinguished the fire and said helplessly: There's no water left.

  After saying that, Zhao Feiyu got out of the car and took out a bottle of mineral water from the trunk. He walked to the front of the car, opened the hood, and started adding water. The three of us were pretending to be relaxed, sitting in the car, but I had an inexplicable and ominous premonition.

  After Zhao Feiyu added water, he started the car again and this time we began heading back.

  The scenic spot of Mogao Caves is in front of a dry river. Now the pebbles are exposed, which makes people feel uncomfortable. Many cars stopped at the edge of the slope, and we were the same. Zhao Feiyu just started the car and was about to drive out when a white car suddenly passed by us from the front at an extremely high speed! Zhao Feiyu was so scared that he turned the steering wheel hard, and unexpectedly, the car head turned towards the river bank, and the car began to slide down the slope of the river bank. Zhao Feiyu stepped on the brakes and didn't dare to make any movement!

  "What's going on?" Ying Zheng said discontentedly about Zhao Feiyu's driving skills.

  Zhao Feiyu's forehead was beading with sweat, and his foot on the accelerator didn't dare to relax. I stuck my head out to take a look, and there was also a slope ahead, which should be climbable. I said helplessly: "Let's go down first, isn't there still road ahead? Anyway, this is an off-road vehicle, it can rush up."

  It seems that this is the only way, Zhao Feiyu slowly stepped on the brakes and let the car drive towards the river. When the car safely entered the middle of the river, we all breathed a sigh of relief.

  "Let's go find a way." Qin Zheng looked at the road ahead and frowned.

  Zhao Feiyu nodded and started driving forward. His speed wasn't too slow, but along the way we were also looking for a slope that could be climbed. The car drove slowly, and after about one kilometer, Ying Zheng suddenly shouted: Stop the car!

  Zhao Feiyu stepped on the brakes again. We looked at Ying Zheng in confusion, unable to understand what he meant. Ying Zheng pointed to the road ahead and suddenly asked: What does this road look like?

  What's that? I looked ahead through the glass, and I couldn't say what it was like, but there was a faintly uncomfortable feeling. At that moment, three words suddenly popped into my mind.

  The Road to the Yellow Spring!

  "Get off!" I saw it wasn't right, so I immediately opened the car door and got out.

  Zhao Feiyu and Kong Yī also found something wrong, followed me down the car. As soon as I got off the bus, I was searching for something around the car. Finally, it was Kong Yī who found it under the car.

  Four flowers on the other side of the riverbank.

  The peony is also called the yellow spring flower, and it's said to be a flower that blooms on the road to the Yellow Spring. I looked around and suddenly felt angry for the four of us who were arranged by Feng Shui. What a great Feng Shui!

  It's clear that you want us to drive our car onto the Yellow Spring Road! I let out a cold laugh and threw the peony in my hand to the ground, trampling it mercilessly.

  Ying Zheng also got off the carriage and looked around at the surrounding mountains and waters, his brow furrowed.

  "We've been targeted." Kong Yiren also seemed to have thought of something and said, "But I don't believe this is done by Suoyang Elder, we all know her style. Even if she wanted to kill us, she wouldn't use such a despicable trick."

  "With this dried-up river imitating the Naihe Bridge, and with four peony flowers placed on our carriage, later on, Feiyu even filled up the water tank of the carriage to make up for the lack of water. The plot was quite heavy-handed, but fortunately, Your Majesty discovered it in time." Even someone as ignorant about Feng Shui as I am can see through this Feng Shui trick. "If we continue on for a few hundred meters more, we'll definitely be dead."

  "The Kuji Nine Syllable Seal is a technique of the Onmyodo. How could Soen be...? I wanted to tell you this earlier, Kobayakawa, perhaps Soen was just..."

  I expressionlessly interrupted Kong Yee's words and said: "She is not alone. Is the Ghost Building issuing a wanted notice for us? Hmph, I've received it!"

  We abandoned the car and chose to hitchhike back to the hotel. However, as soon as we stepped into the hotel, we saw the front desk lady looking at us with a tense face.

  No need to ask, I know something's definitely gone wrong.

  Even if it was the first time seeing Ying Zheng, one would still be left with a very deep impression of this person. After all, the aura of majesty emanating from him is not something ordinary people possess. I reckon yesterday's receptionist was deeply affected by Ying Zheng.

  "What's wrong?" Ying Zheng asked with a sideways glance at the receptionist, his tone unpleasant.

  "Somebody... somebody asked us to give you this letter." The receptionist handed the letter to Ying Zheng, but her hand was shaking very badly.

  Qin Zheng irritably took over the letter, after finishing reading it, he glared at the receptionist and asked: Who gave this to you!

  The receptionist was so scared she couldn't speak a word! Seeing her like that made me even more anxious!

  Kong Yi stepped forward and stood in front of Ying Zheng, signaling him to calm down. Then he turned around and asked the receptionist in a soft voice: Can you tell me who gave it to you?

  The receptionist remained calm for at least a minute before slowly saying: It's a man. He walks with a limp and has bandages on his leg.

  The image of a person flashed through my mind, it was Qu Yi.