Chapter 74: A battle of wits and courage

When the first ray of morning light appeared in the sky, the Hundred Ghosts Confinement Array was already set up. I was holding the last magical weapon in my hand, a small flagpole made of bone, and I let out a long sigh of relief.

In fact, I had wanted to set up this formation in the house from the beginning, but I had nothing because I wanted to paralyze the people in the Black Rock Miao Village.

If the actions of Bu Zhou and Lie Zhou had stimulated me, then the decision to go with Gao Ning was the biggest motivation for me to draw up the formation. I hadn’t slept for a night, and I was weak from losing blood for several days, so I was extremely tired at this time.

I lit a cigarette and sat on the windowsill, watching the red sun slowly rise over the ridge line. I told myself that if I really had a chance to escape, I would ask Ling Ruxue again if she would go with me. As for what would happen after I left, I would talk about it after I left.

In my heart, since the master is the person in charge here, he shouldn’t just let this village do whatever it wants. The three-year contract is about to expire, right? I exhaled a puff of smoke and turned around to see that the little guy, Huigen, had already gotten up dazedly. He was about to start his morning lessons.

“Huigen, come here,” I called.

Hui Gen’er rubbed his bald head, yawned, and then rubbed his head against my leg on the windowsill. He said, “Brother, you got up earlier than me today.”

I patted Hui Gen’er’s big bald head with pity. This kid is very diligent, but he is even more pitiful than I was when I was younger. At that time, I at least had a master to accompany and care for me every day, but he had to be away from his parents at such a young age, and even his master was not by his side.

I took out the small chess piece and placed it in Huigen’er’s hand. I said to Huigen’er, “Huigen’er, I may have to do something in a few days. If I don’t come back the next day, remember to put the flag there.” I pointed to the location of the eye of the formation.

This position is very hidden, even if it is not hidden, ordinary people trapped in it, it is impossible to see where it is. This formation is not to be called vicious, but now I have no way.

Hui Gen held the flag, a little puzzled and a little worried, and asked me, “Brother, what are you going to do? Why don’t you take me with you?”

I touched Hui Gen’er’s big head and said, “Brother, why wouldn’t I bring you along? It’s just that I’m afraid of wasting time, and then bad people will bully you and Ru Xue, so I have to make something to protect you. When the time comes, after you have planted the flag in that place, quickly take Ru Xue into my room. If you feel that there is evil energy attacking there, you can expel it a little, understand? Hui Gen’er, you’re a big guy!”

This sentence made Huigen very happy. He nodded solemnly and said, “Don’t worry, brother, I will protect Ruoxue.”

After chatting with Huigen for a while, I let him go to do morning exercises, and I sat on the chair in the living room, exhausted. I was afraid that if I went on this adventure with Gao Ning, I would never return, so what would Huigen and Ru Xue do? I believe that Ru Xue would do everything she could to protect Huigen, but if that meant sacrificing herself, I would rather not, even though I might not be able to see it.

This great formation attracts hundreds of ghosts to gather, and no one in this village can break it. The entrance to the formation is in my room. If I can delay the time until my master and his disciples come, I think Hui Gen and Ru Xue will be safe.

I left a letter in my room that was similar to a will. Before I left, I told Hui Gen where the letter was and who to give it to after I found it. The letter contained some of my wishes, and I think my master and teacher will definitely help me fulfill them.

How can a person be forced to such a point, with no way out? If you move forward, you may die. If you stay in one place, you will definitely die!

The poor thing, who already had many worries in her heart, had one more thing to worry about during these days. Looking at the room, which was as white as snow, I thought to myself, but I could no longer resist the waves of sleepiness, and finally fell into a deep sleep.Taoist priest

At noon, I was awakened by the noise of people. I shook my head and found that I had been covered with a thick blanket.

I turned my head and saw Ling Ruxue standing in front of the window.

I wanted to say something to Ling Ruxue, but I found that there were several people standing in the room, including the old man Boqie, Qiaolan, whom I had met once, and two Miao people, one of whom was Gao Ning.

Time flies. It’s already the third day. Gao Ning really found a way to get his shift back.

The noisy voices were the old man Boqie speaking to Qiaolan in an ancient language. Seeing that they were not avoiding Ling Ruxue, and that Ling Ruxue did not react, I guessed that Ling Ruxue did not understand this language either.

Is he going to take my blood again? I helplessly extended my wrist. When the old man saw that I had woken up, he didn’t say much to Qiaolan, but took a portion of my blood as usual.

But this time, after taking the blood, the old man did not leave in a hurry, but instead said to me, “Take off your clothes.”

I saw Gao Ning’s face turn pale, and I knew that it was finally here. I knew what Gao Ning was worried about. He was worried that I wouldn’t live to see the end of the day, but I didn’t think that would happen because I didn’t have a strong, bad premonition.

The good thing about spiritual awareness is that when you are in trouble, a strong spiritual awareness will always make you feel panicky.

I took off my shirt and exposed my upper body, standing there calmly. Since I couldn’t avoid it, it didn’t matter. Ling Ruxue, however, turned around at this time and looked at me with a heavy expression.

Faced with my indifferent attitude, the old man Boqie’s eyes flashed with a hint of doubt. He suddenly asked, “Aren’t you afraid?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Ning’s face changed. I knew that Gao Ning was afraid that I would reveal any flaws and expose him. Obviously, my attitude had made the old and experienced Boqie old man extremely suspicious.

I sneered and said to the old man, “What if I am afraid? Do I have any other choice now? I have already learned some things, so I am not afraid anymore.”

The old man’s face changed, and he said, “What do you know?”

I said in a low voice, “I know that my master is the person who controls your village, and you also have a bottom line. You don’t dare to kill me, as long as you don’t kill me, what am I afraid of?”

I deliberately acted out this scene to reassure the old man. I knew that I couldn’t convince him with ordinary reasons, so I simply revealed a little insider information! Otherwise, my appearance of not resisting would be very difficult to explain, but if I resisted, who knew if it would bring about my death in advance.

After listening to my words, the old man suddenly burst into laughter, then said to Ling Ruxue in a stern voice, “Did you say that to him?”

Ling Ruxue said calmly, “Yes, I told him.” Then, pretending to be casual, she walked over to me and nervously looked at Boqie.

Boqie said to Ling Ruxue in a very fierce manner: “Don’t talk nonsense in the future, or even if you are Lie Zhou’s daughter-in-law, you will not escape punishment.”

But I clearly saw that Boqie didn’t care about this at all, but was relieved.

Facing Boqie’s threat, Ling Ruxue did not answer, but stood in front of me, nervously watching Boqie and Qiaolan. My heart was inexplicably moved. Was she worried about me? But was she worried about me for my sake? Or for the sake of the so-called village?

But I couldn’t think too much about it. Qiaolan had already come over, and her hands were on my bare chest. She smiled seductively, but it made me sick. She said, “It’s good to be young. This skin feels so good to touch.”

Faced with this disgusting woman, I finally couldn’t help but yell at her, “What the hell are you doing? Hurry up! Don’t use your claws to touch me all over! Out of courtesy, I don’t want to spit in front of you.”

Upon hearing my words, Qiaolan’s face changed. Indeed, my rude words had irritated this old hag. She almost screamed, and then her hand stopped on my chest.

Then, I felt a sharp pain in my chest. I looked down and saw that Qiaolan’s long fingernails had been deeply inserted into my chest. Was she trying to kill me?