Chapter 569: Chapter 561 Who Can Deter Ten Thousand Ghosts
Qin Liuxi and Feng Xiu quickly flew out of Changchuan Marquis Mansion with the Ghost Drum, but unexpectedly, Daoist Xu Gong, whose soul hadn’t dispersed after death, pursued them vengefully.
"Return my Ghost Drum." As Daoist Xu Gong frantically chased after them, he swallowed the Wandering Ghosts drifting on the streets. Poor souls, who had been wandering for who knows how long, didn’t even have the chance to scream before they were assimilated into Daoist Xu Gong’s stomach.
Qin Liuxi’s face turned cold as she stopped, waiting for Daoist Xu Gong to collide into her.
"Shameless scoundrel... Ugh." Daoist Xu Gong halted abruptly, staring at Qin Liuxi and swallowing nervously.
It was golden light, a lot of Merit Golden Light, but for some reason, this merit was dissipating into the heavens and earth, what a waste.
Regardless, in front of him was this shameless scoundrel endowed with merit. If he swallowed her, or took over her body, would he ascend right on the spot?
Daoist Xu Gong greedily took a step forward but then hastily retreated. No, it was too dangerous, extremely dangerous; this person was extremely terrifying, and he must flee.
His life was more important.
Just as Daoist Xu Gong was about to flee, he banged into an invisible barrier.
Ow, his nose went crooked.
"Thinking of fleeing? Weren’t you quite fierce when swallowing those ghosts?" Qin Liuxi approached leisurely.
Daoist Xu Gong turned around: "You... don’t come any closer, I don’t want the Ghost Drum anymore, I’ll give it to you as a gift."
"Who cares!" Qin Liuxi charged forward swiftly, grabbing his soul and began to violently pummel him.
Ah, ah, ah.
Daoist Xu Gong’s shrill cries provided great comfort to the Ghost General hiding and nurturing his soul in the Jade Bottle; he wasn’t the only one being beaten, nor the last. There’s always someone unluckier.
"In life, you refined ghosts; in death, you still swallow ghosts, think you’re the worst? Worse than Laozi?" Qin Liuxi scoffed contemptuously, looking at his soul, laden with karma and filth, and said, "There’s no shortage of people waiting for reincarnation, and the Ghost Messengers at the underworld platform don’t need to serve you anymore, just scatter."
She thought for a moment, sparked a cluster of fire from her fingertips, and flicked it at him.
Daoist Xu Gong, seeing the blood-red lotus-like fire, trembled in his divine soul: "No, you are..."
Sizzle.
The Karmic Fire landed on his soul body, emitting a harrowing scream.
In the Jade Bottle, the Ghost General and Yiqiu shivered, clinging to each other, wishing they could escape.
The human world isn’t worth it, hoping the Ghost Messenger brother quickly takes them away.
How terrifying.
Equally terrified were the Wandering Ghosts watching from afar; some of the ghosts, already weak and nearly scattered, dispersed outright, while others screamed and fled.
Run, run fast, don’t get burned.
Not far off, Feng Xiu leaned against the wall, glanced over here, then looked at the Ghost Drum, which had been pasted with an Exorcism Talisman yet still restless, but now was quiet as a chicken, and snorted softly.
Karmic Fire appears, incinerating all sins. Who wouldn’t fear it? Who wouldn’t dread it?
Master Tai Cheng, having settled in at Changchuan Marquis Mansion, seemed to have sensed something after reviewing the events of the night. He stepped out of his room, leaped onto the rooftop, and looked around using his Heavenly Eye, his brow furrowed.
Who was this person?
Capable of intimidating Ten Thousand Ghosts.
Qin Liuxi watched Daoist Xu Gong dissipate into ashes with a cold gaze, then she rolled up the Ghost Drum and was about to leave but stopped and turned around.
A tiny paper figure was panting as it ran towards her, climbed up her leg, and then onto her hand, sprawling out as if exhausted.
Qin Liuxi extracted the spirit from the paper figure and quickly understood the agreement that Master Tai Cheng and Uncle Changchuan had reached.
All of them were capable actors.
Daoist Xu Gong asked, "What now?"
"This Changchuan Marquis Mansion is truly disgusting, filled with filth and sin. Master Tai Cheng is even following Uncle Changchuan’s script without fearing it might ruin his own cultivation," Qin Liuxi sighed.
Daoist Xu Gong held back, but couldn’t help saying, "Although I’m on your side, isn’t what you just said a bit provocative? He’s plotting with a tiger, but isn’t he in this deep pit because of the stage you set?"
"At least he truly killed Daoist Xu Gong, who was full of sin, to prevent more innocent vindictive souls from suffering, thereby earning some merit. Master Tai Cheng is from the Righteous Path and inherently possesses merit. He truly can be called a righteous figure of the Mystic Sect. However, in some matters, he’s indecisive and hasn’t seen some things clearly — what to do and what not to do, he hasn’t figured out thoroughly. It seems that being close to the powerful circles has its advantages and disadvantages. There are always times when he is constrained and balanced, and his Dao Heart can easily be obstructed."
"People are just not above worldly affairs. Those who truly renounce the world are the ones that are truly revolting," Daoist Xu Gong scoffed, seemingly recalling something.
"You’re right," Qin Liuxi replied, holding the Ghost Drum, "Let’s go, it’s almost dawn."
The two quickly returned to Jiuxuan, entered the courtyard, and placed the Ghost Drum on the table.
Whether it was Qin Liuxi or Daoist Xu Gong, their gaze towards the drum carried a mix of disgust and anger.
Qin Liuxi released Yiqiu and the Ghost General. Upon seeing the drum, Yiqiu’s eyes filled with fear.
As she had said before, the drum used human bones for its frame and human skin for its drumhead. Under the lamplight, the skin was white, glossy, and smooth as jade. It was unclear whose skin it was, but it surely belonged to a very young girl, as evident from the immense resentment and hatred emanating from it.
The drum was engraved with evil runes, blood-red in color, and trapped numerous resentful souls inside. If not for Qin Liuxi’s Exorcism Talisman, they would have shrieked out of the drum.
Qin Liuxi removed the Exorcism Talisman, and indeed, the resentful energy began to stir but dared not move.
The Ghost General couldn’t help but move closer to Yiqiu; he was afraid.
Yiqiu glared at him, "Get lost, you dog of a man!"
Qin Liuxi took the vermillion talisman pen and redraw across the runes on the drum with the Golden Light Divine Spell. Then, she formed seals with her hands and murmured the exorcism spell, "Majestic and bright, as the sun rises from the east, I bestow the Spirit Talisman, sweeping away all misfortune... Break!"
The resentful energy soared to the heavens but was scattered by the golden light. One by one, resentful spirits crawled out of the drum, falling to the ground—one, two, three... up to sixteen. The room was packed with them, each a young girl in her prime, but each one also carried evilly resentful energy, with partial or even faint soul bodies.
Among them, one had the most exquisite appearance and the thickest resentment. She had devoured many resentful souls, turning her resentful energy thick and dark as ink, a terrifying sight.
Behind her, there was a living soul emitting golden light, appearing somewhat sluggish, clearly distressed by being out of the body for too long and affected by the resentful energy.
"Daoist Xu Gong has been executed, reduced to ashes. I will send you to reincarnate," Qin Liuxi said quietly to the female souls in front of her.
Hearing this, the exquisitely beautiful one became agitated, her resentful energy flaring up, "Our great revenge is not yet avenged, why should we?"