Chapter 11: The Purest Water

  Mr. Zhuo pulled me down and jumped, at the very beginning, a slight glow appeared, and as we went deeper, the light became brighter, it was a white light, as if extremely enthusiastic, getting brighter and brighter, but not dazzling at all, what a wonderful light.

  When Mr. Zhuo and I landed, we saw a white translucent toad with a large body, about two meters in diameter, squatting there.

  These rays were all emitted by this white transparent spider, its entire body was crystal clear like jade.

  "This is...?" I asked unintentionally, and at the same time thought that Mr. Zhuo was a spirit master who governed the Dapeng Golden Winged Bird, Dragon Clan, as well as the Chanchu and Linggui, it seemed that this Chanchu was also within Mr. Zhuo's jurisdiction.

  "This is the Heavenly Frog, a guardian sent by Heaven to protect the Extremely Pure Water. Only those who have been permitted by the Heavenly Court or are Spirit Masters can be allowed to use the Extremely Pure Water. The Heavenly Frog is also a spiritual creature and naturally listens to the orders of the Spirit Master." Mr. Zhuo said after he walked towards the Heavenly Frog.

  The frog looked at Mr. Zhuo, blinking its eyes.

  Mr. Zhuo walked in front of Tian Wa, and Tian Wa's eyes were still staring at Mr. Zhuo.

  I felt a bit embarrassed and couldn't help but hide behind Mr. Zhuo's back.

  The toad seemed to be attracted by my movement and looked at me.

  I couldn't help but shudder, yet I saw the Heavenly Frog retreat two steps back and speak to Mr. Zhuo: "You're a Spirit Tamer, what brings you here?"

  Mr. Zhuo smiled and said: "I came here to fetch the purest water to save people."

  The toad looked at me discontentedly and said, "Then why did you bring him along too?"

  Mr. Zhuo smiled and said: "Because he is an old friend of mine. Without him, I wouldn't have been able to come to this place either."

  The toad opened its mouth despite being dissatisfied, and with a piece of cloth on top of its tongue, it stretched out.

  Mr. Zhuo walked over and took down the cloth, pulling me past the head of the Tianwa and walking away.

  I hadn't yet grasped what had just happened when I arrived in front of a stone pedestal. Mr. Zhuo released my hand, and I ran over to carefully examine the pedestal.

  On this stone pedestal there are many texts that I don't understand, in the center of these texts is a bowl of water, and on the surface of the bowl with water is carved a curse symbol.

  I curiously stretched out my hand to pick up the bowl, and Mr. Zhu suddenly grabbed my hand.

  "Beware! This is ultra-pure water, if it comes into contact with a person's hand, it will become cloudy!"

  After finishing speaking, he took out the cloth that was obtained from the mouth of the heavenly frog earlier and wrapped it around the bowl, then lifted the bowl up.

  I was even more curious and wanted to ask what, when Mr. Zhuo had already handed the bowl to me, letting me hold the bowl and walk out with him.

  The two of us returned along the original route. The sky toad had gone who knows where. I didn't have the mood to care about it either, and Mr. Zhuo and I soon walked out of the cave.

  We returned to the village, and Mr. Zhuo asked Jin Bei Sheng Yi to refine the water and medicine together for Er Qiu to drink.

  Jin Bei Sheng Yi was busy all night, while I continued to practice meditation in the room, observing the situation of the entire village.

  The village is filled with a strange and eerie atmosphere, which is no different from what I observed yesterday.

  I'm still curious why people in this village are so strange. However, our main purpose for coming here this time is to rescue Er Qi, and other things are not our responsibility.

  When I opened my eyes on the second day in the morning, the medicine of Golden Arm Saint Doctor had already been refined.

  Mr. Zhuo brought the medicine to find Er Qiu. At this time, Er Qiu was still sleeping, and Mr. Zhuo thought it was a good opportunity, because before Er Qiu woke up, Yu was easier to purify.

  Mr. Zhuo told me to give Er Qiu the medicine and asked me to back away at the moment I gave it to him.

  I vaguely understood and gave Er Qiu medicine, then quickly retreated to one side.

  Mr. Zhuo pulled out a few talismans from his waist and stuck them on Er Kui's forehead while making hand seals with both hands.

  Er Gou suddenly opened his eyes, his two eyes staring at Mr. Zhuo with a deep-seated hatred, as if he had some deep grudge against him.

  "Master Zhuo took a step back, and loudly chanted: 'Lingbao Heavenly Lord, comfort my physical form. My disciple's soul is in the mysterious darkness of the five organs. The Azure Dragon and White Tiger are arrayed before me; the Vermilion Bird and Dark Warrior serve as my guards. Quickly, like a command!"

  As soon as the incantation was finished, a brilliant light burst forth from Er Kuai's body.

  I even felt a strong aura of death on Er Qi's body, and I couldn't help but tremble all over.

  Mr. Zhuo clasped his hands together, and the talismans on Er Kuai's forehead slowly rose into the air. The light from the talismans converged, enveloping Er Kuai's entire body.

  I hastily sat down beside him and entered a meditative state, opening my heavenly eye to observe the changes in Er Qiu.

  A red worm slowly crawled out of Er Kuai's body, twisting in agony as if it was going to be melted by the light.

  Mr. Zhuo recited the incantation again, and the insect's entire body suddenly stiffened, disappearing slowly under the light in a moment, and then it could not be seen anymore.

  Mr. Zhuo let out a long sigh, his whole body leaning forward slightly before stabilizing again, and closed his eyes saying: "It's finally dispersed."

  Da Gui had been watching everything from the side, and when Mr. Zhuo said it was over, he immediately rushed to Er Gui's front, hugged him and exclaimed: "Er Gui! Er Gui!"

  Er Gua slowly opened his eyes, stared at Da Gua for a while, and suddenly burst into tears, hugging Da Gua and calling him "big brother" over and over again.

  I helped Mr. Zhuo up from the ground and, supporting his somewhat shaky body, noticed that his hands were covered in sweat beads, and couldn't help but ask: "Are you okay?"

  Mr. Zhuo smiled and shook his head: "It's okay, just the energy consumed earlier was a bit too much, I'll be fine after resting for a while."

  I saw Mr. Zhuo's somewhat pale face and still felt a bit worried, so Mr. Zhuo gently patted my head and comforted me: "I'm really fine, don't look at me like that. Let's go back inside the house first, I have some things I want to talk to you about."

  I let out a sigh and supported Mr. Zhuo back into the house. As soon as he sat down, his face returned to its normal color.

  He shook off his previous weakness and looked at me very seriously, saying

  "What I'm about to tell you now, I hope you can listen carefully, because this means whether the two of us can leave the village smoothly."

  I nodded seriously, but I was very puzzled in my heart. Isn't this matter already over? Why can't we leave the village yet?

  "Do you know? Actually, there are many monsters in this village. These monsters have already taken control of their minds. As long as we want to leave, they will unite and attack us."

  Mr. Zhuo sighed and continued to say,

  "Did you notice that just now when I was driving away You, those monsters were all watching from outside? I deliberately pretended to be very weak and let those monsters relax their vigilance. So they won't attack us for the time being."

  I nodded vaguely and asked, "What if they attack us tonight?"

  Mr. Zhuo took out two talismans from his bosom and said: "I'll teach you how to use this thing first, and then we'll think of a way tonight."

  I took the Taoist symbol and followed Mr. Zhuo's study very seriously, and before I knew it, it was already evening.

  Da Kui and Er Kui specially cooked a meal for us two as a thank you to Mr. Zhuo for what he did.

  I studied for a whole day and felt a bit hungry, so I rushed to the dinner table to start eating.

  Mr. Zhuo still didn't feel hungry and didn't eat, instead he stayed in his room drawing talismans.

  I recalled what Mr. Zhuo said before, that eating a meal at someone's home increases one's affinity with that family, and the chopsticks in my hand involuntarily came to a stop.

  Although I haven't reached Mr. Zhuo's level yet, I feel that I shouldn't be eating so much of other people's food anymore.

  Thinking of this, I put down my chopsticks.

  Da Gui looked at me with some curiosity and asked: "What's wrong? Doesn't this dish suit your taste?"

  I shook my head and said, "No, I'm just full. Thank you for your hospitality."

  After finishing speaking, I stood up and went into Mr. Zhuo's house to look for Mr. Zhuo.

  Da Gui stopped me with some curiosity and asked: "Where are you going?"

  "I'm going to look for Mr. Zhuo, we're leaving tomorrow, so go back and pack your luggage." This enthusiasm from Da Gui was a bit unexpected.

  Dà Kuí still wanted to say something, but seeing that I was determined to return to my room, he could only swallow his words and clear the way for me.

  I smiled at Da Gui and rushed into Mr. Zhuo's room as if I was escaping.

  Mr. Zhuo was still drawing talismans, and there were already many talismans on the ground, but Mr. Zhuo was not satisfied and continued to draw.

  I picked up a talisman and held it in front of Mr. Zhuo's eyes, asking: "Why did you draw so many talismans?"

  Mr. Zhuo seemed to have finally reacted and stopped drawing symbols, looked up at me with a smile, and took the talisman from my hand.

  "I'm here today to use talismans to form an array that can temporarily hold off the demon's attack, and then take the opportunity to purify them one by one."

  I asked somewhat nervously: "So what can I help you with? I think I should be able to help you too!"

  Mr. Zhuo smiled and patted my head, saying: "You just need to practice the usage of those Taoist symbols well, and then protect yourself."

  I'm still a bit unhappy, feeling that I'm just relying on Mr. Zhuo, and there's no way for me to help Mr. Zhuo, nor can I stand on my own.

  At that time, I just wanted to grow up with all my heart, but I didn't know that growing up is also a painful thing.

  If I had understood Mr. Zhuo's sadness and his helplessness when he said my strength was stronger than his at that time, maybe the things that happened later wouldn't have occurred.

  At that time, I was still too young.

  After Mr. Zhuo finished drawing the talisman, the sky outside turned completely dark.

  He had me paste those Taoist symbols in the room according to the method he taught me, forming four different arrays.

  I carefully pasted up the talisman and suddenly felt that the air around the house had stopped flowing.

  Mr. Zhuo stuck a Taoist talisman on the window and sat down somewhere, starting to chant some sort of spell.

  I didn't understand what Mr. Zhuo was doing, so I imitated his appearance and sat down, starting to meditate.

  After entering concentration, my heavenly eye opened again, and I saw many strange monsters gathering outside the house. After all the monsters gathered together, they formed a long queue and moved towards us.

  They move at a very slow pace, and if you don't observe carefully, you can't see that they are moving towards this direction.

  I swallowed hard and tried to focus my attention, avoiding thinking about those frightening things.

  I thought of a few talismans in my pocket, if those monsters come over, I can still rely on the talismans in my pocket to defeat them.

  Thinking of this, my heart also felt some relief.

  I looked out of the window again, and those monsters suddenly accelerated their movement for some reason. Before I could react, they had moved to the bottom of my window.

  At this moment, the talismans I posted suddenly lit up collectively. Those monsters wanted to enter here, but were bounced off one by one by the Taoist symbols.

  I let out a sigh of relief and opened my eyes to look at Mr. Zhuo.

  "Continue to meditate, don't be distracted." Mr. Zhuo said to me with his eyes closed and a stern tone.

  I had no choice but to close my eyes again and continue meditating, thinking that Mr. Zhuo's words would never be wrong.

  Those monsters kept crashing into the window, but were all bounced back.

  They didn't give up at all and continued to gather together moving towards this side of the window.

  My heart beats faster and I feel a bit disoriented.