"The secrets lie in these five bodies?" I carefully looked at the already unearthed four bodies. Apart from the fact that they were all children, was there anything else special about them?
Fēngyǐng said, "These five bodies, one is blind, one is mute, one is deaf, one has no hands, one has no feet. Putting them together, these five are all disabled, also known as the Five Remains."
These five disabled are all naturally pitiful people, full of resentment, and using five disabled children to form a Feng Shui formation, is extremely malicious!
A disdainful expression filled Fengying's face: "What a shame, such a malicious Feng Shui formation has only average power. The person who set up the formation has a shallow understanding of Feng Shui."
"Nonsense, someone with knowledge and skills could do something so malicious? Stop talking nonsense and break the formation." Da Jinya scolded Fengying.
Fengying smiled and walked to the fifth position of the formation, then stomped on it with his foot.
With a loud bang, the fifth eye of the formation also broke, and the surrounding short-necked trees didn't just wither, they all fell down.
The Feng Shui formation was destroyed, and Fengying kicked the tombstone of the grave: "Damn, you set up such a malicious Feng Shui formation and still have the nerve to hang your name on the tombstone? Shameless."
As he kicked down the tombstone, a burst of baby crying suddenly came from it.
Waaah!
Then, a black shadow suddenly sprang out from the base of the tombstone and pounced towards Fengying.
"A little ghost curse?" I immediately recognized that the black shadow was a little ghost curse that the Yinshan practitioner was proficient in refining.
The little ghost curse rushed toward Fengying, baring its teeth and claws.
"Old Feng, be careful." Da Jinya rushed in front of Fengying as if a gust of wind, and with a hand, blocked the little ghost curse.
The little ghost curse tore a piece of flesh from Da Jinya's arm.
"Ouch! That hurts like hell," Da Jinya cried out in pain.
Fortunately, I had a talisman - Tian Shi Fu, which I bought from Miao Yanbo. It had not been used when dealing with Xu Niang, but now it proved to be effective. The little ghost curse was nourished by the yin souls of a hundred infants, a genuine supernatural creature.
I took the Tian Shi Fu and smashed it at the little ghost curse.
The talisman hit the little ghost curse, sending it flying seven or eight meters away. Then, the Tian Shi Fu turned into a fireball and continued to chase the little ghost curse.
The little ghost curse, realizing the situation was unfavorable, turned and ran. It and the fireball disappeared into the night.
"The little ghost curse ran away?" Fengying cursed and then, with concern, glanced at Da Jinya's hand, and scolded: "Do I need your help? Do I need a nouveau riche to help me? I am a nobleman."
"Get out of the way and mind your business. Did Lord Jinya ask me to help you? I just feel like it, coming over to play with my new pet, the little ghost curse." Da Jinya also spat out the curses!
These two old men were truly at loggerheads.
I secretly resented the Yinshan practitioner who set up this Feng Shui formation. It would have been bad enough to create such a malicious formation, but to also bury a little ghost curse in the grave?
"Master Li, do you think it could be Zhao Changfeng who set up this formation? He is a Yinshan practitioner," Da Jinya kept on cursing.
Zhao Changfeng is the Yinshan practitioner who obsessively recites "Where can I find Meihua, blown by the wind all night, filling the Kunlun." He and us, well, we've had our share of relations.
I told Da Jinya to not worry about whether it was done by that brat Zhao Changfeng, and first check his hand injury.
"Let me check, the wound feels very itchy."
Hearing Da Jinya, I quickly reached out, tore his clothes, and with a "pfft," the tear in the fabric was complete, then I saw that the wound was all black, the rest of his arm's skin was exposed, and the blood vessels had turned black, densely packed in a strange totem-like pattern.
This scared me. I reassured Da Jinya: "Lord Jin, in three minutes, I will take you to find Zhao Changfeng."
"Okay!"
I nodded, and went to the broken part of the tombstone, asking Da Jinya to use his left hand to coax the souls inside out for me.
"Ok." Da Jinya pulled out a folded soul-summoning flag and spared the recitation of the summoning spell, shaking it fiercely: "Earth-bound yin souls, come to me and chat."
Whoosh, the cloth on the summoning flag started whirlpooling, summoning the yin souls.
These yin souls were none other than Xu Niang's husband.
Next, from his backpack, Da Jinya took out a small box that looked like a hand cream and asked me to help open it.
After opening it, there was a black-colored paste inside.
Da Jinya asked me to grab a chunk and slap it on the yin soul's body.
I asked what it was.
"A ghost 'enticement medicine,' to confuse him, make him go find Yunyan, the dimwit," Da Jinya's face had turned dreadfully pale.
I grabbed a chunk of the paste, slapped it on the yin soul, and told it: "From now on, you will go frighten Yunyan for me, and scare him so that he keeps peeing continuously."
Whoosh!
A cold wind passed over my face, and I reckoned the yin soul was off to find Yunyan.
Having settled this matter, I carried Da Jinya, and with Duan Guangyi and Fengying, ran down the mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, I got a car and called Zhao Changfeng: "Hey! Where are you?"
"Oh! Li Ge, I'm with Shitou on Guangping Road having grilled skewers. It's a pity they don't have dog 'meat' here, barbecue, beer, and a serving of 'Jiang dog meat.' Great! It tastes so good," Zhao Changfeng replied.
"Shao Se, I'm coming over to meet you now." I hung up the phone, got in the car, and went straight to Guangping Road.
At the location, I searched for a long time to find the place where Zhao Changfeng and Shi Yin were skewering. I barged in and pointed at Zhao Changfeng, saying: "Old Zhao, what kind of people are you helping usually? Corrupt officials, the underworld, do you still have a bit of conscience? What chivalry are you talking about?"
"Ah? Li Ge, I don't like what you're saying. I'm not bragging. Even if it's not corrupt officials, I wouldn't help clean officials either. And besides, are there any clean officials these days? Bring out ten serving officials, and none of them is clean enough to not deserve execution." Zhao Changfeng denied the matter of helping Xu Niang's husband.
I pulled up Da Jinya's sleeve, shouting: "Take a good look at this and see if this is your handiwork."
Zhao Changfeng fiercely slapped the skewered iron rod on the ground, stood up, and cursed, "Damn it, I want to see, if it wasn't me who spilled the dirty water, how dare you blame me for it."
He only glanced at the wound on Da Jinya's arm and suddenly froze.
"Isn't the Ghost Curse and Grave Demon Curse from your hand?" I interjected.
After about ten seconds, Zhao Changfeng snapped out of it and hurriedly explained to me: "No, no, no, Little Li Ge, I didn't do this. It was done by my senior brother. We 'Yinshan' priests have all turned over a new leaf, except for my senior brother. He is greedy for money."
Fengying mocked Zhao Changfeng while saying: "Turned over a new leaf? Your 'Yinshan' priests have turned over a new leaf? Then what about the young lady, the brothel keeper, and Turtle Master, haven’t they turned over a new leaf?"
"Who are you? Believe it or not, I'll knock out your teeth," Zhao Changfeng retorted through gritted teeth upon hearing this.
I told them to stop arguing and focus on saving Da Jinya first, regardless of whether it was Zhao Changfeng's doing.
"Alright! Come, follow me to my house," Zhao Changfeng hastily led the way, and I went to settle their bill.
The few of us arrived at Zhao Changfeng's duplex.
Zhao Changfeng rummaged through the boxes and found a few 'medicines' with gloves on to apply to Da Jinya.
Just then, Duan Guangyi blocked his way and pointed at the 'medicines,' saying, "Thorn grass, Snakesbane, Heartbreak Herb, Darkleaf, these are all highly toxic herbs."
"You don't understand anything either. The Ghost Curse in Da Jinya's body is demonic poison and needs to be countered with poison," he said, elbowing Duan Guangyi out of the way, and went to apply the 'medicine' to Da Jinya.
While applying the 'medicine', he said, "Our 'Yinshan' priests started to rehabilitate themselves many years ago. There were too many 'Yin' evil deeds, especially deep sins. The 'Yinshan' sect leaders all died mysteriously, and none of them had a good death. As the current 'Yinshan' sect leader, I have started to clean up our reputation."
It turned out that Zhao Changfeng was the current leader of the 'Yinshan' sect.
He continued, "But my senior brother didn't want to. He left the 'Yinshan' sect and roamed around the world, unable to be found."
"So you really turned over a new leaf? But what about your Ghost Curse? Aren't you using such a wicked tool after all?" I asked Zhao Changfeng.
Zhao Changfeng glared at me and said that it was an improved version called the Live Infant Curse.
The Live Infant Curse was made using live infants. They were crushed, and their blood was extracted and mixed with various herbs. It would take about a hundred days to complete.
The Ghost Curse, on the other hand, had different ingredients, Zhao Changfeng said. He acknowledged that the Ghost Curse had been made with deceased infants, which he bought for 7,000 yuan each as no one wanted the bodies of the babies who had died at birth.
The Ghost Curse made from deceased infants and the Live Infant Curse made from live infants differed significantly in power.
Zhao Changfeng explained, "Apart from being untouchable by weapons, immune to flames and water, and having supernatural strength and agility, the Live Infant Curse also has a certain level of intelligence and emotion. Each part of its body is highly toxic. So, now that you have let the Live Infant Curse escape, you must be cautious in the future as it holds a grudge."
"F**k! If I knew, I would've killed it," Fengying said.
This guy really speaks without thinking; the Taoist talismans I spent thousands on only slightly harmed the Live Infant Curse, making it difficult to kill.
"Forget about the Live Infant Curse for now," Zhao Changfeng said after applying the 'medicine' to Da Jinya. He stood up and told us, "What you should be concerned about is not the Live Infant Curse but my senior brother. By desecrating his grave, you have made an enemy of my senior brother. He will definitely come after you."
"Scared of a little trouble? If he dares to come, I'll crush his throat," the now somewhat healed Da Jinya burst out in anger.
Zhao Changfeng sneered at Da Jinya and said, "Your bluff is louder than a bull's fart. My senior brother possesses powerful Taoist skills, and I can't deal with him."
"We should all be careful from now on," I said, feeling a bit worried about offending such a formidable person without cause, but I had no regrets. We are the enemies of the Yinsi people and these deviant Yinsi people!
The few of us began discussing our plans to seal the 'men' village in the next few days. Suddenly, my phone rang; it was a call from Yunyan.
After answering the call, Yunyan asked me in distress, "Brother, where are you?"
I could tell from the tone of his voice that Yunyan was calling to send me money in tears.
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He saw me and immediately started crying, tears streaming down his face. He said that he had been alive for more than half of his life and this was the first time he had seen such a terrifying incident. He handed me a box and said he had arranged for a million to be paid to me for my work in the night.
I gave a dry laugh, ignoring Yunyan. I walked to the sofa, patted my pants, and sat down with my legs crossed.
Yunyan quickly offered me a cigarette.
I didn't take it, and instead hummed coldly through my nose, "Hey, Yunyan, the boss, right? You didn't have this attitude during the day."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Lige, Lao Ye, I'm begging you, please take this money. Killing someone is extreme, spare me. Please take the money," Yunyan said desperately.
He carefully placed the box on the coffee table, then opened the box's catch, revealing a pile of red banknotes inside.
I hummed again, then directly placed my hand on the iron box and pushed it back, saying, "Where did this money come from? Take it back to where it came from. I told you yesterday, I don't want the money!"
"Please, brother," Yunyan was so scared by the ghost that he knelt down and said, "Brother, please take the money back for me."
"Heh heh!" I stood up coldly and told Yunyan the rules: "I have been quite considerate. Your son owes me fifty thousand in gambling debts, but I didn't say a word about it. You came to me this morning to ask me to solve your son's case. I had other things to do and didn't want to agree, but I still did. I've done enough for you, haven't I?"
"Yes, yes, Lige, you are kind. I am ignorant," Yunyan quickly said.
"Seeing the state you're in, I'll take the money, but... my bro, Lao Jin, lost a chunk of flesh helping with your matter. You need to pay for his medical expenses," I pointed at Big Gold Tooth.
Big Gold Tooth played along, holding out his arm in front of us and making a painful expression on his face.
Yunyan quickly stated that the medical expenses were thirty thousand!
I nodded, "Alright, it looks like this old man knows what's up. What about your son's fifty thousand gambling debt?"
"Alright!" Yunyan didn't dare to say a word.
"Okay! Round it off and make it two million." I slammed Yunyan's box and closed it, then grabbed the handle of the box and fiercely threw it out the door, saying, "Now you can leave, take your money with you. If I don't see two million transferred to my account by tomorrow morning, be prepared for a surprise."
"I absolutely won't dare, I absolutely won't dare," Yunyan quickly crawled out the door and picked up the money box before quickly leaving.
Shi Yin glanced at Yunyan's back and asked, "Li Ge, what's going on? It seems like you cheated him out of some money?"
"I cheated him out of money? I worked hard, solved his son's case, and he still refused to pay me. He even threatened me!" I said to Shi Yin.
Shi Yin couldn't help but laugh, laughing until he coughed: "Haha, this is a real idiot. You can't stiff anyone, especially not someone who deals in shady business. I guess that idiot is used to stiffing migrant workers for their New Year's money, and now he's trying to do the same to us. Deal with him!"
"I already did. If I don't see two million in my account by tomorrow morning, I'll deal with him again," I said as I smoked.
I'm quite friendly, but I can't be polite to someone who is rude. That's a matter of principle!
After bidding farewell to Shi Yin and Zhao Changfeng, I told Big Gold Tooth and the others, "We'll enter Fengmen Village tomorrow noon!"
Early the next morning, I received a transfer message on my phone, and two million had been deposited.
Later, Yunyan sent me a message, apologizing for delaying my payment and asking me not to cause him any trouble.
Now that the money was there, I naturally wouldn't bother you, but someone like you, don't ever try to contact me again. I deleted the messages and Yunyan's number, and went out to find Miao Yanbo with the money.
At Miao Yanbo's place, I said I wanted to buy a "coffin-sealing gold strip."
Without hesitation, Miao Yanbo brought out a golden belt, saying that it could seal most coffins, even if the Zombie King and his subordinates resurrected.
I commented that he was exaggerating.
Miao Yanbo, somewhat upset, said that it wasn't an exaggeration. It was real.
I said, "I'll trust you this time." After buying the coffin-sealing gold strip and some other tools, I paid Miao Yanbo 1.2 million in cash and returned home.
At home, I distributed the money to everyone. Big Gold Tooth got an extra fifty thousand, as I had cheated Yunyan yesterday and had to deduct fifty thousand for Big Gold Tooth's injury.
Big Gold Tooth's mouth nearly reached his ears when he saw the money, and he laughed happily. He was laughed at by Wind Shadow for being a "nouveau riche."
Wind Shadow was proud and directly pocketed his share. He said the money would all be spent on the trip to Fengmen Village.
The four of us, me, Duan Guangyi, Big Gold Tooth, and Wind Shadow, were all ready to go. Now we were just waiting for Cheng Yan to show up.
We were going to Fengmen Village to investigate the Fox Ghost Coffin, and taking Cheng Yan and the fox spirit inside her would make us more powerful, although Cheng Yan might end up being a burden.
I drove to pick up Cheng Yan, and Huang Xin was also there.
I didn't want Huang Xin to come. This trip to Fengmen Village was really quite dangerous. Bringing someone who didn't understand the occult would increase the risk. Also, I was really worried about Huang Xin. If something really happened to her, I would be heartbroken.
"Xin Xin, you really shouldn't go. Fengmen Village is not a good place," I said.
"No, I have to go," Huang Xin pointed at us and said. "You're all my friends, and Cheng Yan is also my friend. If something really happens to you, I'll be really lonely, so I want to go with you."
For the first time, I lost my temper with Huang Xin, scolding her loudly, "What do you want to go for? Don't you know what kind of place Fengmen Village is? We know, that place is like the door to hell. Do you think all that information about Fengmen Village being the number one Minghui Teaching in authenticity? Go back! You're not coming with us."
Huang Xin was scolded by me, crying loudly, tears streaming down, and her light makeup smeared a lot.
Big Gold Tooth was a kind-hearted person. He persuaded me, "Young Master Li, why don't you take Huang Xin with us? The bond between us is deep, and we will make sure nothing happens to her, right, Lao Feng?"
Lao Feng, who seldom spoke up, didn't stand against Big Gold Tooth this time and said, "That's right. I'm the well-known Dragon-Seeking Master far and wide. If I can't take care of a girl, wouldn't that be embarrassing? Get in the car! Let's go together!"
Huang Xin, hearing Big Gold Tooth and Lao Feng speaking up for her, didn't cry so sadly anymore. With red eyes, she pitifully looked at me.
To be honest, I somewhat avoided Huang Xin's current expression, feeling that I should not have lost my temper with her.
"Alright, get in the car!" I said weakly.
Huang Xin and Cheng Yan immediately happily got into our car.
I shook my head and said, "Xin Xin, Yan Yan, since you are in my car, I have to establish some rules. First, you have to listen to me. Second, don't be too curious. Third, if anything happens, don't act impulsively."
"Don't say three, even if it's thirty, I agree," Huang Xin cheered and jumped around, extremely happy.
I finally let out a sigh of relief and said to Huang Xin, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been angry with you just now."
Huang Xin actually laughed and poked the back of my head, saying, "Unscientific! You, such a stubborn person, still apologizing?"
"I've said, we deal with 'yin' people, no need for science." My words amused everyone.
As the car started moving, Da Jinya started cracking jokes, saying, "Brothers, when we arrive at Fengmen Village, we should recite a poem to boost morale."
Then he started reciting: "The wind is chill over the icy waters, warriors once gone never return!"
"Get lost! Recite something lucky," I laughed and scolded Da Jinya.
Da Jinya quickly said, "I'll change it, 'Having not achieved victory, one dies first, causing a hero's tears to fill the sleeves!'"
Everyone fell silent.
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After driving for a whole morning, as my car had just crossed into Henan Province, my phone buzzed twice.
I held onto the steering wheel with one hand and pulled out my phone with the other.
It was an anonymous text message.
I opened the message to see what it said, but as soon as I opened it, the whole screen went black, and then six bloody words appeared on the screen.
"Those who enter Fengmen, die!"
Seeing this, I immediately stopped the car and handed the phone to the guys behind me, saying, "Brothers, take a look. I'll listen to your advice on this. Should we continue or turn back?"
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