Chapter 51 Exorcism
Chapter 51 Exorcism
The courtyard door creaked, and Zhao Qi came out. Seeing the two of them, he frowned slightly and waved to Li Wuxiang: "Come, follow me."
He then raised his voice to a distance: "There's a man inside, carry him over to me. He was a former bandit who has killed many people. Keep an eye on him."
Li Wuxiang looked behind the tree and saw that it was the town lord Chen Xin who came with a dozen town soldiers. When he saw these town soldiers before, they were all wearing cloth clothes, but now they were armed. Some wore shoulder guards, some wore leather breastplates, and some wore leather helmets. Although they looked varied, they were different from ordinary people.
Chen Xin was carrying a sword, with his sleeves tied up with a cloth belt. However, he was not tall and had a hunched body, so it was a bit out of place for him to be dressed as a warrior. Zhao Qi was slightly stunned when he saw him, and a sarcastic expression appeared on his face. He whispered, "Humph, a monkey in a human costume."
He shouted at Li Wuxiang, who was three or four steps away from him, "Hurry up!" and strode towards the Chen family.
Li Wuxiang hurried to catch up. Zhao Qi seemed to be in a very good mood when he was in the room just now, but now he seems to be in a very bad mood again. What happened?
After Zhao Qi walked six or seven steps past Chen Xin with a frown on his face and in silence, Li Wuxiang understood.
"That Zeng Jianqiu really deserved to die, but he is stubborn and unyielding! He chased me all the way here, and ended up attracting a lot of people. His injuries were caused by those people." Zhao Qi said as he walked, "I came here to find your great master. I was going to set up a formation here to ask the gods for advice, and I should have waited a few more days, but now it seems that I can't wait any longer. If those people chasing him come here, it will be very troublesome."
"Master... so those people are his enemies?"
Zhao Qi rolled his eyes at him and said, "You really are... Forget it. I didn't tell you before - do you know what is the most important thing for us practitioners? Walk faster!"
"…A panacea? Money and treasures? My family used to offer—"
"Hmph, those are nothing, they are all external things!" Zhao Qi took a deep breath, "It's life span, youth life span! Why do I accept you as my disciple? Because you are still young! When you are young, the innate Qi you brought from the womb has not been lost too much, so it is easy to replenish it and build a foundation. When you are old, it is difficult to keep it, not to mention replenishing it, let alone building a foundation, do you understand?"
"Master is right."
"Building the foundation is a hurdle. If you pass it, you can keep your youth for twenty years. When a person is young, he is full of vitality and is the most suitable for cultivation. When you reach the stage of Qi Refining, you can... forget it, do you understand? We should practice diligently while we still have youth and lifespan! If youth and lifespan are used up, cultivation will become extremely difficult. It can be said that we are at the end and waiting to die!"
Zhao Qi sighed as he spoke. When he reached the center of the town, some of the townspeople had already left their homes. He stared around, as if he was on guard against anyone among them trying to harm him. If someone greeted him fearfully, he would impatiently wave his hand to drive them away.
"Why am I telling you not to get into conflict with others in the future? It's because of this life span! A cultivator practices hard, consumes natural treasures, and meditates day and night, all in order to build up more energy in the body before the life span runs out. So don't get involved in trouble unless it's absolutely necessary... Do you understand?"
Li Wuxiang felt that his previous evaluation of him was correct. He really was like a child. When he was happy, he was full of confidence and looked elegant and calm. But when he encountered any troubles, he could not control his temper and became flustered and lost his composure... It was quite interesting.
"Our Ranshan sect's sacrificial rituals can be used to pray to the gods. Didn't I tell you that it can make the old and weak die and make the young and strong grow up faster? There is another benefit, that is, the person who chants the spell to pray to the gods will also get a little incense and vows, and a little life! It's not much, but others don't even have a way to get this. Imagine a person who has lost his youth and can only wait to die. Would he want to get this method, thinking that there is still a little hope? Do you know how precious this sacrificial ritual of our Ranshan is?" No wonder the evil outsider asked me to get this sacrificial ritual... Did I blame it wrongly before? Asking for talismans and sacrificial rituals, are they all for helping me practice?
This is even more worrying.
Li Wuxiang nodded: "I understand... Master, you mean that Zeng Jianqiu told them that you can use the formation... So even if they are Zeng Jianqiu's enemies, they will still target you, Master."
"Ah, you finally understand. So this matter can't wait, I have to set up a formation to summon the gods today. If I can find out the whereabouts of your ancestor, you will come with me!" Zhao Qi swung his whisk fiercely again, sneered with gritted teeth, "Hey, he deserves it! In fact, the master has been preparing for a while, but there are only two things missing, one is the tiger bone, and the other is the human weapon!"
"I was planning to take... well, I was planning to take it again, because the human instrument must be of noble destiny to be easily obtained, but there is no noble person in this town at the moment, so the remaining things cannot be neglected. However, Zeng Jianqiu brought it upon himself and came to my door, which is a perfect opportunity for me. He is a cultivator who has just established his foundation. If I use him as a human instrument, I can make do with the remaining things. Don't you think so?"
Right? Li Wuxiang was slightly stunned, but then he understood. Zhao Qi was really frightened by Zeng Jianqiu's lies. He was totally unsure and had begun to seek comfort from others. He said Zeng Jianqiu was stubborn and unyielding. Ha, stubborn is possible, but the latter should be clever and cunning.
He immediately nodded: "Master is right!"
"You just know that 'what you said' is right'! Forget it, just listen." Zhao Qi hesitated for a moment, and then took a good look at Li Wuxiang. "When I open the altar later, you have to stand by and protect me. It's not that I want you to do anything difficult... It's just that I didn't explain it clearly to Chen Xin this time. I will talk to them briefly later, but I'm afraid he will think too much. If he thinks too much and wants to cause trouble, you have to explain the pros and cons to him as a last resort, and ask him to restrain the people in the town from wandering around!"
"Yes, I understand."
At this time, the two of them had hurried to the Chen family's house. After Zhao Qi entered the house, he went straight to the main hall of the Chen family. When he saw Liu Jiao, he asked her, "Do you have tiger bone wine at home?"
Liu Jiao was stunned: "Ah... yes——"
"Take out the tiger bones. There are no fresh tiger bones to be found. We can't put this off any longer." Zhao Qi took a few quick steps in the house. "Wasn't there a ghost in someone's house last night?"
"Master, you said it was Chen San who bit him——"
"Yeah, almost. I don't know where he learned this evil method to summon ghosts. But can an ordinary person summon ghosts if he learns this evil method? No! It's because too many people died in the flood in Lijia Bay a few days ago. When they were brought to the Jinshui area, their bodies were fished out and their money was looted. The resentment has gathered in the town! This matter can't wait. Find all the incense and candles in your house and I will open a ceremony today to help your town get rid of this evil spirit!"
(End of this chapter)