Chapter 207: Severing the Blue Robe
Chapter 207: Severing the Blue Robe
Two maidservants stood by, one holding a chime and the other a dust whisk, guarding on either side.
Startled by the sight of the Meng Family noble spitting blood, they panicked and hurriedly moved to assist him. However, he waved them off with a hand. His face was ashen, a bloodshot streak in his eyes, and the veins beneath his skin looked like writhing worms.
They immediately panicked. One turned to open a box on the counter, while the other prepared to gently strike the chime to summon the evil spirits for protection.
But Meng Sizhong suddenly grabbed her arm and said in a low voice, "Don't summon them..."
"I..."
He almost vomited blood again, but after a moment of intense effort, he slowly continued, "My living soul is injured; I cannot see outsiders..."
"Ah?"
The maid holding the chime was stunned, while the other quickly retrieved a Blood Food Pill with golden patterns from the box and tried to feed it to him, but he did not swallow it. She anxiously said, "Young Master, did you just... meet with that family?"
"I met them, and I delivered the message. My mission is complete."
Meng Sizhong remained silent for a long time before slowly opening his mouth to eat the Blood Food Pill. However, his complexion did not improve; instead, a look of anger appeared on his face. "It's just laughable..."
"I thought that Uncle Three had sent me here to deliver a message for the Meng Family, a chance to gain recognition... but it was just to test me!"
"..."
"That..."
The two maidservants were flustered, unsure of what to say.
But he waved them off, indicating they should not speak further. His expression was dejected, and he said in a deep voice, "Let's go, we must leave here and talk elsewhere."
"No matter what happens here, we cannot stay..."
"Ruining my Daoist power, injuring my living soul..."
He spoke in a low voice, growing more and more furious, and by the end, there was a hint of fear in his voice. "The Hu Family has become ruthless after suffering so much..."
"..."
"..."
"That..."
At the same moment, Hu Ma asked for the name of the Meng Family noble and glanced at the old tree stump, receiving his nod of approval. He then immediately looked into the spell altar.
"Great Lord, spare my life! Young Master Meng, save me!"
Now, the Meng Family noble had fled, and the Blue-robed Evil Spirit in the altar finally realized the danger, or perhaps was utterly terrified, continuously kowtowing and begging for mercy without pause.
"What kind of creature, causing such a great disaster, still dares to beg for mercy?"
Hu Ma let out a fierce cry and recited a spell again.
The black-clothed figure within the rice circle had already pinned down the Blue-robed Evil Spirit. As soon as the killing spell began, a cold wind stirred, and the execution continued, the aura of death overwhelming.
No one paid attention to the Blue-robed Evil Spirit's pleas. The great blade fell with a hiss, and a head rolled to the ground.
At the same moment, in a small town within Mingzhou Prefecture, an unknown and heavily guarded courtyard, deep within, the human skin preserved in a luxurious blue coffin, receiving incense and offerings day and night, suddenly split into four or five pieces.
A desperate scream echoed through the fields.
At present, Mingzhou Prefecture had already calmed down in six or seven places.
The bizarre and inexplicable disturbances had caused great distress to the people in these areas. Although these places had high-ranking adepts from the inner circle, they naturally recognized the source of the disturbances as the Blue-robed Evil Spirit that had lost the duel with the Red Lantern Lady in Zhu Gate Town. However, they also suspected that someone from a powerful family was behind the Blue-robed Evil Spirit's disturbances.
Therefore, during these few days, they had only been able to do their best to exorcise the evil spirits and protect the common people.
But as the disturbances grew more frequent, they became increasingly uneasy. Only when the Blue-robed Evil Spirit was suddenly captured did things calm down.
Ordinary people, upon seeing the Blue-robed Evil Spirit being subdued, thought the matter was settled and cheered.
Only the high-ranking adepts from the inner circle understood that the capture of the Blue-robed Evil Spirit was just the beginning.
From the moment the sun reappeared, they were on edge, waiting silently.
Among them was the shopkeeper of Caoxin Hall in Mingzhou City, who, following the lady's orders, had lit a candle at the counter and sat beside it, his eyes fixed on the flame.
He could sense that the lady, who usually avoided public attention, was also observing the candle from the second floor.
At the Mingzhou Prefecture government office, the long-absent chief of criminal affairs had changed into his official robes and sat solemnly, his eyes fixed on the order arrow on his desk.
In a lane filled with plum blossoms, someone was staring at a well in the courtyard.
And then there was the red lantern hanging inside Zhu Gate Town, which was lit even during the day.
When the Blue-robed Evil Spirit's head was cut off, it seemed like a hallucination to Hu Ma, hazy and indistinct.
With a single blow, a hiss of sound, and a surge of Yin Qi, strong winds formed, carrying desperate cries that grew louder and suddenly burst out of the rice circle.
As they burst out of the rice circle, they formed a fierce wind, blowing the trees of Old Yin Mountain in all directions.
The cry of the blue-robed evil spirit as it died was heard by many.
The deeper one's Taoist Power, the closer one was to Evil Spirits, the more likely they were to hear this scream.
At the same time, in the Caoxin Hall of Mingzhou City, the innkeeper saw the candle in front of him suddenly extinguish, without any hesitation. Shocked, he abruptly stood up and called out to the upper floor with a trembling voice, "Young Master, he's dead, really dead."
"That was a well-established Evil Spirit, and... just like that, it's dead..."
"..."
Before his words had even finished, he suddenly stopped, not seeing the young lady from upstairs come down, but the cat she kept ran down instead.
Staring with amber eyes, the cat fixed its gaze on the extinguished candle on the counter.
In the Mingzhou Prefecture Government, the person in charge of criminal affairs saw the "Execution" arrow in the arrow pot on his desk silently jump out and fall to the ground with a thud.
He also abruptly stood up, feeling a chill run through his body. Staring at the "Execution" arrow, he remained silent for a long time, and in the end, without even picking it up, he quickly left the room.
In Plum Blossom Alley, someone saw the clear well water suddenly turn slightly bloody.
Holding their breath for a moment, they finally whispered, "It's really here?"
At this moment, the most frightened was the red lantern hanging at the entrance of Zhu Gate Town. As soon as the shrill scream of the Blue-robed Evil Spirit sounded, it started to shiver, and the flame inside the lantern almost went out.
What's going on?
I finally got the Incense Order and the chance to build a temple, and I'm about to make it...
But then I find out that in this Mingzhou Prefecture, there's actually someone who can cut off my head?
His heart trembled, and he wanted to ask the noble in the house, "Can we not build the temple?"
But as soon as he poked his head out, he was so scared that he almost fell to the ground.
He saw that the noble in this house had disappeared, along with his maids, his sedan chair, and his servants, even the things he brought were gone.
This is a noble from the Meng Family...
How could he leave so quietly, without even the simplest of processions, without even a word to me?
After a long time, the Red Lantern Lady suddenly understood, "Could it be that he was also afraid of that person?"
...
...
At this moment, in the Old Yin Mountain, Hu Ma slowly exhaled and looked into the Rice-Character Circle.
The Blue-robed Evil Spirit had been executed, but there was still a Yin Filth in the circle, which had been captured along with the Evil Spirit.
Now, it was crouching in a corner of the circle, kneeling on the ground, shivering.
When Hu Ma looked at Chief Zheng, Chief Zheng was also trying hard to see who was sitting on the altar, but he couldn't.
Being captured, he could only see the solemn and majestic surroundings, the grand hall he could feel but not touch, the black-robed servants around him, and the raging flames in front of him. He couldn't see anything and was pressed down by the ancient and heavy aura.
He had seen the Meng Family member being punished and the Blue-robed Evil Spirit being executed, but he had no chance to speak or beg for mercy.
His soul had not yet dispersed, and his ability to think as a living being remained, so he was the one who understood most clearly what was happening and who this person in front of him was from.
The one who caused chaos in seven places, and this person belonged to one of those seven places, the place he least expected someone to appear from.
Even before the Meng Family spoke, he had a vague idea of what was happening, but he couldn't believe it himself.
As a Ghost Walker, he knew what situation he was in. No matter how incredible what he saw in front of him was, it was essentially a magical duel between Ghost Walkers.
He was the one who initiated the attack, using a yellow banner as an altar, stones as offerings, and withered branches as swords, relying on the noble's power to drive the Blue-robed Evil Spirit to cause chaos in a prefecture.
He had never driven such a powerful Evil Spirit before, and he even felt invincible.
Then, he saw another altar being set up in another place, and with a single command, not only did the mischievous Blue-robed Evil Spirit get captured, but even he, the one who set up the altar, was captured.
Who could have such overwhelming power?
Only he knew that the first yellow banner to be cut off pointed south, meaning that the person who finally appeared was precisely from the place he had included in the list for a bit of personal resentment.
It couldn't be...
...
As Chief Zheng was thinking, Hu Ma, on the altar, looked down at the Yin Filth belonging to Chief Zheng and pondered for a while. Then, he suddenly exhaled a breath of Yin Qi towards the fire basin in front of him.
He could turn his organs from living to dead, so naturally, he could exhale Yin Qi to extinguish the flames.
After extinguishing the flames, there was nothing to hold him back. He stared at the Yin Filth and said, "Look up and look at me."
(End of Chapter)
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