Chapter 42 Spell
Chapter 42 Spell
Chen San rolled his eyes in pain, and his body moved like a fish on the shore, whimpering as if to say "I'll tell you, I'll tell you." He wanted to lift Li Wuxiang off him, but the severe pain in his chest made his whole body spasm, and he almost lost consciousness in his hands and feet.
Li Wuxiang let him feel the pain for more than ten breaths before he withdrew his hand from his wound: "Last chance, tell me!"
Chen San bit so hard that his breathing trembled. When he looked at Li Wuxiang again, his eyes were full of fear. He said tremblingly: "I...I didn't summon that ghost. It was your master who summoned it! Really!"
Li Wuxiang turned his eyes and nodded: "Go on, how did you know?"
He believed what Chen Sanyao said. Because then Zhao Qi's mysterious confidence before made sense - he was the one who invited the ghost, so he naturally knew how to deal with it, but an accident happened later.
"I...ah, can you please take your hand out first-ah! ah!"
Li Wuxiang twirled his fingers again: "Brief and clear, the faster you speak, the less you will suffer."
"I, I... One night, I was just about to go to bed when I heard some noise outside. The roof of my house was leaking... I saw someone jumping onto the roof of my house through the cracks, and it seemed like he released something and then left -"
"After he left, I went up to the room to check, and I saw, I saw ..."
Li Wuxiang picked up the talisman paper stuck on the bamboo leaf and said, "This?"
"Yes, this, when I went up to the roof, I happened to see that person going up to Chen Er's roof again, and I recognized that person as your master, and then I pulled this out from under the beam of the roof... I thought it was the talisman paper he put on us to ward off evil, so I put it in my pocket, thinking it could protect me..."
"When did this happen?"
"Last month? I can't remember exactly... when he first came to town."
According to Zhao Qi's personality, he would not do such a thing as putting a talisman to ward off evil spirits on people at night. Even if he did so, he would definitely want everyone to know his contribution. So... he came to Jinshui to find Zhao Kui, so this matter must be directly related to finding Zhao Kui.
"Keep talking."
"There's nothing else... It was haunted yesterday. Ah, I carried this talisman with me all the time, and then you beat me up. I thought the talisman was useless, so I threw it under the bed. But last night, I suddenly heard a noise under the bed, so I looked down and saw my grandma crawling out of the talisman - you don't know how scary it was, she squeezed out of the talisman bit by bit..."
"But you still dare to keep this talisman close to your body?"
"My grandma didn't hurt me last night. She just ate some rice bran from the jar and inhaled some fire from the stove and left. Then I figured it out. This talisman must have been cast by your master to attract ghosts. He's eating and drinking for free at the town master's house now. Maybe he's even looked down upon. He's not comfortable himself, so he casts talismans to attract ghosts and then exorcise them to make a living!"
"You are quite clever. Well, my master is suffering a lot in the Chen family now." Li Wuxiang couldn't help but smile and pulled his fingers out a little. "What else?"
"I told this story everywhere, letting everyone know about the ghost. I thought I was helping him, right? He must want everyone to know, and then you guys will come to catch ghosts, right? I just told him, I know you summoned this ghost, I helped you so much, Master, do you think I'm smart? Please accept me as your disciple! He was not willing, so I said if he didn't accept me, I would tell the town master about this and let him know that you are here to cheat for a living..."
Li Wuxiang nodded: "You are so brave." This compliment seemed to restore Chen Sanyao's unscrupulous temperament a little. He looked at Li Wuxiang and said: "The brave ones will die of overeating while the timid ones will die of starvation! We are all about the same age. Why do you have the beautiful young lady from the Xue family to sleep with and be Zhao Qi's apprentice, but I can only eat bran? How am I worse than you? Since you spared my life, why don't you go and ask your master for me? If he can accept me as his apprentice, I will definitely-"
Li Wuxiang slapped his face heavily: "If you don't want to die, don't have this thought again. Do you know why he wants to kill you?"
"Isn't it because I found out that he attracted a ghost..."
"It's because you made him look bad." Li Wuxiang pointed to a talisman on the side, which still had some dark bloodstains. "My master was going to easily smother the ghost tonight, but you kept the talisman with you. The ghost bit his face, and the blood soaked onto the talisman paper. You must have heard of Taoist priests biting their tongues and spitting out blood, right?"
"never heard of that……"
"Shut up. Human blood is a very mysterious thing. I guess it's because this talisman was soaked in your blood that the ghost became so difficult to deal with. My master almost died in your house tonight. Do you know what he hates? It's not that you know something, but that you embarrassed him and threatened him with this scandal. Have you figured it out?"
Chen Sanyao's previous answers were all in the style of a scoundrel who didn't know how to advance or retreat. Li Wuxiang thought that he would still be reckless and talk to him about some conditions, but he was stunned for a while, and suddenly a look of fear appeared on his face, and he said softly, "I understand."
The ending of these words was weak and short, and it was obvious that he was really scared.
Li Wuxiang thought about it for a while and understood. This scoundrel was indeed difficult to deal with, but he couldn't help but say "How is he worse than you" in this situation, which showed that he was a face-saving and vengeful person. People with this kind of personality would understand how much Zhao Qi hated him for what happened just now.
He pulled his hand out of Chen San's chest, stood up and looked down at him: "If my master sees you in Jinshui again, you will definitely die. The wound on your chest is not fatal now, but if you don't take good care of it, you will still die. Go to Qingjiang City to find a good doctor now, maybe you can still survive, go."
Chen Sanyao looked at him in doubt, and after a while he slowly stood up, grimacing in pain. He stood up and took a few steps back, and seeing that Li Wuxiang really had no intention of attacking him, he quickly ran, but after running two or three steps he covered his chest in pain again, and had to continue walking slowly sideways.
Li Wuxiang watched him walk away and suddenly asked, "How old are you this year?"
Chen Sanyao was startled and quickly turned his head back: "...Eighteen?"
"Okay. Let's go."
Chen Sanyao looked at him a few more times, and said as he walked: "Just wait, I, I also have a clear distinction between gratitude and resentment. When I become successful in the future, I will return the favor to you."
Li Wuxiang said nothing, just watched him walk into the mountain, then he picked up the talisman on the bamboo leaf and flew towards the town.
The second update is at 8:00 AM
(End of this chapter)