The scoundrel surnamed Si's words were like a bucket of cold water poured down my back, instantly giving me goosebumps.
"How does he know me?!"
My instinct was to hide behind Granny Bai.
Right... We woke up together in that prostitute's room. I was tied up like a zongzi, with a talisman stuck on my forehead!
Now that I think about it, he probably mistook me for one of the women he had bitten and wanted to keep me by his side.
Who does this guy think he is? An emperor collecting so many women?!
"She... Is she Du Xinghe?"
The red - dressed woman sized me up and down after hearing the man's words. Suddenly, she pursed her lips and burst into tears.
"You're leaving me for such a little girl?! I know I'm not worthy, but I'd be willing to be a concubine! Why... What am I inferior to her?!"
As she cried, she buried her head in the man's arms.
"Sister Shuya, I'm doing this for your own good."
The scoundrel surnamed Si had no tenderness at all. He simply handed the red - dressed woman to the adjutant beside him. "Take her back."
The adjutant immediately obeyed and half - forced the woman out of the dilapidated temple.
Uh... What kind of show is this?!
I was so dumbfounded by the show that I didn't notice Granny Bai gently tugging at my sleeve. She put the clothes of the child whose soul we were to summon into my hands.
"Go behind the statue." Facing the black muzzles of the guns, Granny Bai's voice remained calm.
"Granny Bai, what about you?"
I thought Granny Bai was asking me to hide from the bullets. I took the clothes but shook my head.
Although Granny Bai was not human, she might not be able to escape from such fire - spewing weapons...
"Silly girl, don't forget why we're here today. Although the City God in the temple can't manage affairs in the mortal world, he can still take in a wandering soul."
She casually pushed me behind the incense table.
I staggered and almost fell, but then I saw a child sitting vaguely under the statue of the City God. He was wiping his tears and looking at me in fear.
It was right for Granny Bai to burn incense for the City God to show respect. This local immortal who managed this area not only gave us a warning but also provided shelter for the poor lost child.
I quickly grabbed the clothes and covered the child's head like catching a butterfly.
"Wei Shitou, come home with me!" I whispered the child's name and rolled up the clothes, stuffing them into the cloth bag slung across my body.
At the same time, I heard Granny Bai's voice: "Doctors don't solicit patients, and Taoists don't spread their knowledge casually. Since you don't want Sister Shuya to live like a real person, there's nothing we can do."
"You can leave, but Du Xinghe must stay."
The man surnamed Si sneered. "Don't think you can hide your little schemes from others!"
"Hehe." Granny Bai showed a sharpness I had never seen before. "Military officer, don't think a few guns can control us."
"You can try!"
The man surnamed Si was extremely arrogant. He had already recited a spell in a low voice: "The essence of the sun, the divine power hidden in the heart, capture the evil spirits, make them hide their human forms. With a talisman, the evil demons will have no trace. Those who dare to disobey, the heavenly soldiers will come. Command!"
As his last word fell, a whirlwind suddenly rose from the ground and swept towards Granny Bai's feet.
"The Evil - Exterminating Spell!!"
Granny Bai took two steps back. "You're a Taoist. Don't you know how to follow the will of heaven? That woman's corpse poison has been forcibly suppressed by your talismans. There will be a day when it breaks out..."
I saw two golden - armored gods holding axes in the whirlwind chopping towards Granny Bai. They were the Six Ding and Six Jia who patrolled the mortal world and were specifically tasked with arresting evil spirits wandering among humans.
Granny Bai was a powerful evil spirit, so they naturally wanted to arrest her.
Seeing Granny Bai dodging in a hurry, the man's face became even colder. "Since ancient times, those who practice magic don't go beyond the Shanhai Pass. You crossed the border and came to the Central Plains. Isn't it just to find... This kind of person to achieve your demon core?"
As he spoke, he pointed at me who had just poked my head out from behind the table.
"Granny Bai, I don't want to go with him!" I found the man striding towards me. I stepped back continuously until my body hit the thin wall panel. I shouted loudly, "He's the real monster!"
"Don't worry, Xiaohe. How could Granny let you suffer with a bad guy?!"
A white film covered Granny Bai's dark eyes. Her hands formed a strange mudra. "Above is the Buddha, in the heart is the Avalokitesvara. In front is the True Martial Emperor, behind is the body of the Lord Laozi. Disciple Bai is here. Please protect the Dharma."
Her voice was extremely low and fast. Even though I was right beside her, I could only vaguely hear the incantation like a tongue - twister.
Then, a faint white light emitted from Granny Bai's body. When the two golden - armored gods touched the white light, they melted and disappeared.
"Sure enough, you're a powerful one."
The man surnamed Si didn't care that his spell had been broken. His target was never Granny Bai.
He reached out and grabbed my arm, pulling me out from behind the table.
"What are you doing?!"
I was lifted off the ground. I was so scared that I shouted and bit his hand.
"Xiaohe, no!"
Before the man could react, Granny Bai had already slapped my forehead. Immediately, I felt dizzy and my body went limp.
"Let her go!"
I could hear Granny Bai's angry shout and the man's sneer in my ears.
I felt like a handkerchief being torn between them.
"Woof!!!"
Vaguely, another wolf howl came into my ears, followed by a series of rapid gunshots.
"There's a wolf! There's a wolf! Shoot quickly!"
...
The noisy voices were boiling but getting farther and farther away from me. I felt like I was lying on a bumpy horseback...
"We're home, we're home... Thank you so much, Lord Muyuan, for your help!"
I heard Granny Bai's relieved voice in my ears, and then I was thrown onto the cold ground.
"Ouch!!"
The pain in my buttocks woke me up. I crawled up from the ground like a worm. Only then did I find that we had returned to Granny Bai's clinic. Standing in front of me was the white giant wolf I had seen once before.
Since I already knew that Granny Bai was not human, I wasn't too surprised that her friend was also non - human.
"Old Mrs. Bai, she lost control again and bit someone. How about... Just kill her?"
The white wolf casually squatted on the ground, with its snow - white tail curled around its feet. It actually looked noble.
But his words really shocked me.
"Lord Muyuan, she just wanted to get rid of that Taoist's control. She didn't lose her mind!"
Granny Bai reached out and helped me up from the ground. "Right? Xiaohe?"
I quickly nodded. That scoundrel surnamed Si wanted to capture me. How could I not resist?!
"Then... You must remember that if you want to bite someone again, it will be your doom!"
The white wolf's green eyes looked at me with interest. "Your bones should be something that many cultivators dream of."