Du Wenzhong's on - edge demeanor jolted me back to my senses in an instant.
I was bleeding!!
The blood in my body might harm these kind - hearted neighbors!
Du Wenzhong quickly took off his outer robe and covered the dark red splattered bloodstains on the floor tiles. Meanwhile, Si Jiangchen had already pulled me into his arms.
At the same time, two ghostly figures, one black and one white, suddenly appeared before everyone. Although people couldn't make out their true faces, the images of the legendary Black and White Impermanence were deeply ingrained in their minds. Once they saw such black - and - white ghostly beings, they naturally associated them with the two famous constables from the underworld.
"Ah! Run quickly! The underworld constables are here to take souls!"
Someone shouted. In an instant, those old men and women who were watching the commotion were terribly frightened. They ran as if there were ghosts chasing them, and in a flash, there was no one left in front of my shop.
Officer Xue's wife also took this opportunity to hug Xue Shuo and run towards the outside of the alley.
"Can't let her escape!!"
Although there seemed to be a thunderous fire raging inside my body, with my flesh and skin twitching from the electric shock, I still managed to point in the direction where the mother and son had fled and shouted.
"Don't worry about them," Si Jiangchen's voice carried a tinge of faint distress. "They won't get away."
"Ugh..."
After hearing his words, the last bit of strength I was holding on to finally dissipated. Another mouthful of blood spurted out, splashing all over Si Jiangchen's shirt.
"A Wen, clean this up. Zhu Youjian and Lu Dayong guard the front and back doors. Don't let anything in."
Si Jiangchen picked me up and rushed towards the inner room, not forgetting to instruct the people and ghosts outside.
"Then... what about me?!"
Since A Jian and Lu Dayong had revealed themselves in front of everyone, Fu Ning could vaguely see their outlines. He knew that the other two "people" Si Jiangchen had instructed were them. So, he couldn't help but speak up and ask, "What should I do?"
"You?"
Si Jiangchen looked back, his eyes cold and sharp. "Follow that mother and son. Report their whereabouts to us at any time!"
"Me?!"
Under Si Jiangchen's piercing gaze, Fu Ning couldn't help but shiver and nodded involuntarily. "Okay, okay!"
Originally, this incident was caused by him, and Officer Xue had also been implicated because of him. Now, he just wanted to make up for the harm his master had suffered. Even if it meant giving up his beloved police job, he would save his master.
After hearing Si Jiangchen's words, he gritted his teeth and was about to chase after them.
"Wait, wait a minute!"
After spitting out two mouthfuls of blood, my head was dizzy and I felt like I was about to faint. But I still managed to shout to stop Fu Ning. "Do you still have any talismans?"
Fu Ning was stunned for a moment. His fingers involuntarily touched his upper - coat pocket. "No, no more!"
The yellow talisman I gave him in Wang Yingxiu's apartment had been thrown away by him.
So, when they encountered the ghost - wall in that urban village in Green City, Officer Xue had stuffed his own talisman into Fu Ning's pocket. That was how he had managed to escape the attack of the female ghost on the second floor unscathed and leave Green City.
"Humph! Fool!"
Du Wenzhong, who was standing in the middle of the shop, reached into the counter, took out a yellow talisman, and casually tossed it to Fu Ning. "Hold on to it! It costs five thousand yuan a piece. It's for saving your life!"
"Five... five thousand?!"
Fu Ning reached out to catch the yellow talisman. It felt a bit hot in his hand. He never thought that the talisman paper I had casually given them would cost so much.
"What? Are you a miser at such a young age? Do you value money more than your life?"
Du Wenzhong was already mopping the bloodstains on the floor with a mop. Hearing Fu Ning's doubt, he immediately gave him a disdainful look and said impatiently, "If you don't want it, just put it back on my counter."
"I want it!! I'll take it!"
Fu Ning had personally experienced the power of my talismans. Although he had been demoted to a general handyman and his salary was only five or six thousand yuan, he had to grit his teeth and agree for his own safety.
He carefully stuffed the yellow talisman into his pocket, bowed to Du Wenzhong, and then turned around and ran out of the shop.
"Hey, remember to pay the money!"
Du Wenzhong leaned on the mop and watched Fu Ning's back, shouting uneasily, "If you deceive the gods, you won't end up well..."
...
I couldn't hear Du Wenzhong's voice anymore. Si Jiangchen didn't care what would happen to Fu Ning. He had already carried me back to my small room.
In just these few short steps, I had vomited several mouthfuls of blood on his expensive shirt. The power of the thunder spell was raging in my body. The thunder and lightning were spreading through my meridians to every part of my body. I felt like my body was an over - inflated balloon that could explode at any moment.
Si Jiangchen threw me onto the small bed, tore open my collar, and bit down on the artery on my neck.
"Ugh..."
The pain of my skin being pierced was nothing compared to the swelling pain that felt like I was about to explode. The thunderous evil qi in my body flowed out through the meridian where Si Jiangchen had bitten me.
"No, it's not okay!!"
Without even thinking, I knew that Si Jiangchen wanted to use his power to draw the back - lashing Five - Thunder Spell from my body into his own. I desperately pushed against his chest to stop him.
"Be obedient!"
Si Jiangchen murmured softly in my neck. "You're a zombie. The Yin Five - Thunder Spell you cast yourself can still shatter your soul!"
...
I originally wanted to refute him because he had also suffered a back - lash last time but had managed to survive the tribulation safely. However, the thunderous qi with electric currents was making my muscles tremble so much that I couldn't utter a single word.
It seemed like only an instant had passed, yet it also seemed like a century. The pain that was almost tearing my body apart suddenly left me. I felt like I was floating in mid - air. Si Jiangchen, covered in blood, was holding my body and covering my skull, from where wisps of faint black qi were seeping out. I knew that my seven souls were being torn apart and scattered by the thunderous qi.
I felt a pang of panic. Was I going to die? Was I going to disappear from the world forever?
But I still wanted to live!
Without me, what would Si Jiangchen do? What would A Wen do?
"Master! You can't do this!"
I felt my soul body constantly dissipating. Someone below was talking to Si Jiangchen, but I couldn't hear what they were saying...
I just felt that my little bit of spiritual consciousness was like a handful of fine sand, scattered and flying everywhere by the thunderous qi, and I could no longer find a trace of it.
Void!
It was blank all around, with no time and no space.
I squinted my eyes, very confused.
Was this the world after being completely destroyed?
... It wasn't that scary, was it?
"Hey! Little girl, why are you here? This isn't the place you should be!"
Suddenly, a vibrant woman's voice came into my ears. I quickly turned my head and saw a faint red light in front of me. A somewhat familiar - looking girl appeared in my line of sight!