Chapter 12: The Formation of Law

  Those monsters hit the window at an incredible speed, and although they were bounced off every time, they would reassemble in the fastest way possible and then hit again.

  This method was very effective, and in no time I saw a faint crack near the window. Those cracks were like the air suddenly cracked open, and the originally still air suddenly flowed again.

  I can strongly feel the evil spirit coming from the window gap, almost swallowing me up!

  Those monsters still can't get through that narrow gap now, but I know that if they hit a few more times, they will be able to come in smoothly.

  This feeling is terrible, just like a prisoner who has been sentenced to death staring blankly. I forced myself to focus because I believed Mr. Zhuo would definitely protect me.

  As expected, I saw Mr. Zhuo slowly standing up, holding several talismans in his hand and sticking them on the window frame, and the air that had just been torn apart returned to calm again.

  I had just let out a sigh of relief when Mr. Zhuo said, "You need to prepare the talismans now, these demons want to turn into extreme yin and evil."

  I blinked my eyes and asked Mr. Zhuo what is extremely 'yin' extreme evil, Mr. Zhuo told me that this extremely 'yin' extreme evil refers to a kind of ghostly creature that can become extremely ferocious in a specific place and at a specific time.

  If I were a ghost of extreme yin and evil, I'm afraid Mr. Zhuo and I would have been killed by the ghost here today.

  I was so scared when I heard this, and I trembled all over as I asked: "What are we going to do?"

  Mr. Zhuo smiled and said: "In order to prevent such a situation from happening, I have already set up a spell array in the room, just waiting for them to rush in."

  I swallowed hard and pulled out a few talismans from my pocket, gripping them tightly in my hand as I went over the incantation Mr. Zhuo had told me once again in my mind.

  Time seems to have stood still, with every second taking a long time to move forward just a little bit.

  Those monsters combined in increasingly strange ways and their bodies grew larger and larger.

  I could clearly see that the monsters' eyes were as big as bronze bells, and I could also see their arms, which were several times thicker than my waist.

  Mr. Zhuo, however, remained calm and composed, watching as the monsters gathered together, their faces turning slightly red, when suddenly he raised his hand and the talismans on the window were all rendered useless.

  Those monsters rushed into the room all of a sudden.

  I can clearly feel a very cold gas rushing towards me, and these gases are also black in color!

  I took out a talisman and grasped it in my hand, shouting loudly: "Hurry up like an imperial decree!"

  That cluster of black cold air was suddenly bounced off from beside me and went straight for Mr. Zhuo.

  Mr. Zhuo snorted, his two hands grasping the talisman, one hand blocking in front of him as he muttered some sort of incantation, while the other hand held the talisman as if waiting for an opportunity to stick it onto the monster's body.

  I stood nervously beside him, not even daring to blink, afraid of missing Mr. Zhuo's process of subduing the monster.

  That monster pounced on Mr. Zhuo like a gust of wind, his body surrounded by thick killing intent, and except for his head, the rest of his body had turned blood red.

  I know this is a sign that the monster is about to become extremely evil. However, I heard Mr. Zhuo say that in any living thing's evolutionary process, its power is at its weakest before transformation.

  So Mr. Zhuo just sealed the 'door' and window, hoping to wait for the demon to become extremely yin and extremely evil, and subdue it when it is about to become extremely yin and extremely evil.

  When the monster rushed in front of Mr. Zhuo, the smile at the corner of Mr. Zhuo's mouth became more obvious, and it was impossible to see a hint of fear.

  I really admire Mr. Zhuo's composure at this time.

  He shouted "Quick like a law" while sticking the Taoist talisman on the monster's forehead, which was their weakest spot.

  The moment the talisman was pasted, the red color on the monster's body faded away at a visible speed, and soon it turned into a black mass.

  Mr. Zhuo calmly took out another talisman and stuck it on the monster's "chest".

  The monster began to disintegrate bit by bit.

  I saw that monster gradually dispersing into countless small monsters, they struggled to exit the room.

  Mr. Zhuo began to chant the incantation, and the Taoist talismans on the walls around him suddenly emitted a brilliant light, enveloping those small monsters in a golden transparent cover.

  Those monsters were terrified and bumped around everywhere, but they couldn't break through this barrier.

  Mr. Zhuo's index and middle fingers were pinched together, his eyes closed as he continued to mutter some sort of incantation, the golden-colored hood slowly tightening bit by bit.

  Those monsters became even more terrified and let out ear-piercing screams.

  That sound stimulates my eardrum, giving me a sense of collapse.

  My ears are still being bombarded by those piercing screams, making me feel like I want to take a knife and stab myself to death.

  "Enter samadhi quickly!"

  Mr. Zhuo shouted loudly, which woke me up from that emotional collapse.

  I immediately sat down obediently, concentrated my attention, and soon entered a state of self-forgetfulness. Those piercing cries also disappeared at this time.

  I relaxed all over and my mood was no longer irritable.

  I saw that the golden canopy had shrunk to the size of a palm, and those monsters could no longer be seen clearly, presenting a shape of a black fog, slowly flowing inside the golden canopy.

  Mr. Zhuo walked over and patted the golden cover, which turned into a small golden ball, with black mist swirling inside, looking surprisingly good.

  I opened my eyes, and Mr. Zhuo smiled easily and said: "It's all over, we can go back now."

  I don't know why, but when I heard Mr. Zhuo speaking, I suddenly felt like crying, probably because we went through life and death together tonight.

  The talismans that were stuck to the walls all fell to the ground, and some used talismans were also scattered around Mr. Zhuo's body. The sky outside the window was gradually getting brighter.

  I first realized how good daytime is.

  I stood up and looked at Mr. Zhuo's hand with a golden ball and asked: "What is this black fog?"

  "This is a monster." Mr. Zhuo smiled and said, "I'll take them in."

  I looked around the room in confusion and thought to myself, considering the commotion last night shouldn't have been small, why didn't Da Kui and Er Kui come in?

  Mr. Zhuo seemed to have noticed my doubts and smiled, patting my head.

  "Last night I used an array method to set up a barrier inside the house, so no one would notice. Only people inside the barrier can hear the movements inside."

  I recall a story about Onmyouji that I read before, and indeed they all use seals. It's just my first time hearing that Tsukumogami can also use seals.

  Mr. Zhuo didn't speak to me again, put the golden ball into his own arms and walked out of the room.

  I followed him out of the room and saw that Da Kui and Er Kui had already prepared dinner outside, waiting for us to come and eat.

  Dà Kuí saw Mr. Zhuo coming out of the room and grabbed his hand, saying: "Benefactor, thank you so much for yesterday."

  Mr. Zhuo smiled and shook his head: "I have other things to do today, I won't bother you here, I'll leave soon."

  "Are we leaving now? Don't you want to eat?" Da Gui obviously didn't know that Mr. Zhuo didn't need to eat at all, and he looked worried.

  Mr. Zhuo didn't want to explain this matter and just smiled and shook his head.

  Dai Kui saw that Mr. Zhuo was determined not to be here, and it wasn't good to leave him behind, so he had no choice but to let go of his hand, thinking for a moment before taking off a carnelian ring from his own hand.

  "We two brothers are very grateful to you, but we don't have anything valuable to give you, so we just gave this to you, hoping you'll like it."

  Mr. Zhuo initially refused very seriously, saying that this was something he should do himself and didn't need any thanks for.

  But Da Gui said that Mr. Zhuo not accepting their gifts was looking down on them, and despising the cheapness of their gifts, making Mr. Zhuo very embarrassed, this receiving is not not receiving also isn't.

  I saw Mr. Zhuo's embarrassment, and suddenly rushed over to take the ring from Da Kui's hand: "Mr. Zhuo didn't accept it, so I'll take it for him, after all, he is my master."

  Mr. Zhuo looked at me with some surprise, while Da Kui said with a happy face: "Good, little brother has taken it, I can rest assured now!"

  Mr. Zhuo wanted to say something else, I smiled and put the ring on my hand, indicating that Mr. Zhuo and Da Kui Er Kui bid farewell.

  Mr. Zhuo shook his head helplessly and bid farewell to the two people before pulling me away from the village by the hand.

  On the road, Mr. Zhuo asked me helplessly why I wanted to accept the gifts from the two brothers.

  I smiled and said: "Actually, it's not that I want to take it, but I think the two brothers should give this thing to us two, otherwise they will probably never be at peace for their whole lives, don't you think?"

  Mr. Zhuo nodded thoughtfully and agreed: "What you said is also 'pretty' right."

  With Mr. Zhuo's approval, I was also very happy in my heart and asked him where we were going next with our heads held high. Mr. Zhuo calculated that there were still two and a half months before the start of school, so he decided to take me to find a small inn to rest first, and then go to a place to catch monsters.

  "I was very curious and asked: 'Where exactly are we going?'"

  Mr. Zhuo changed his usual attitude and said mysteriously: "You will know when you get there."

  This sentence makes me feel itchy in my heart and I couldn't help but start guessing.

  Are we going to explore a haunted mansion this time?

  I expressed my conjecture in my heart, and Mr. Zhuo shook his head and said: "The 'Yin' house is not yet due, and it will take another two or three years."

  I also want to ask, Mr. Zhuo has already brought me to a small inn.

  I guess the owner of this small inn knows Mr. Zhuo, otherwise why did Mr. Zhuo and the owner of the small inn say a few words and walk in without even paying?

  The two of us were arranged in a double room by the enthusiastic owner of the small inn, and the room had two 'beds', one against the wall on the far left and the other against the wall on the far right.

  Although I have never been to an inn before, this place still gives me a very strange feeling.

  The hotel owner led us into the room and then left in a hurry.

  I grew even more curious and stared at the two 'beds', asking: "Why did the innkeeper run away so quickly? Is there a ghost here or something?"

  "There is a ghost."

  Mr. Zhuo said calmly, his tone as peaceful as if he were discussing what to eat for dinner tonight.

  But I got goosebumps all over my body because of this sentence