Chapter 179: Rare

Chapter 179: Strange

As Bai Lingmiao, clutching the drum, constantly calmed her nervous heart.

Er Shen had silently stood behind her, quietly gazing at the barred gate in the distance.

"I know we can't rely on Senior Brother Li for everything, I didn't intend to, stop talking." Bai Lingmiao complained softly.

"I know, stop talking, okay, besides, he has nothing to do with you."

Just as Bai Lingmiao said this, Er Shen's sharp nails pressed against her neck.

"You understand yourself, this matters greatly..."

Hearing this, Bai Lingmiao's face darkened slightly, and she said nothing more.

When the hall fell silent, making Bai Lingmiao feel panicky again, she sought conversation: "If I don't help the Immortals, what will they do to me?"

"It's not that I don't want to help them, I'm just saying sometimes, I might not have time, cannot free my hands."

Hearing the words in her mind, Bai Lingmiao's expression worsened slightly. "Is that so... then is there any solution--"

Just as she said this, Bai Lingmiao was startled by a sudden knock on the door.

"Bang!" The wooden door was slammed by something outside again, instantly cracking open a seam.

Through that seam, Bai Lingmiao saw a pair of wide, lifeless eyes.

"They're here!" Bai Lingmiao quickly stuffed the drum into Er Shen's arms, lifted her red veil and covered her own head.

An extremely slender female voice pierced far into the pitch-black night. "Inviting~~~ the God~~~"

"Bang!" Another heavy sound, the wooden door crashed heavily to the ground with a creak.

An old woman with white hair wearing a red burial shroud appeared before Bai Lingmiao.

Her mouth bloody and blurred, her expression stiff and eyes dull, standing in the night like a zombie, making one's heart tremble.

"Bang!" The old woman hopped with both legs, stepped over the threshold, and jumped straight into the room.

Shoes bound together on her feet, and black ropes tied around her ankles, allowed her to move only by hopping.

"Sun sets west mountain~ darkens the sky~ ten homes locked nine, only one home's gate not closed......"

Facing that urgent and fast Helping Soldier Chant, the old woman showed no reaction, staring with unblinking eyes, scanning something inside the room.

When she did not find what she wanted, the old woman's eyes turned to Bai Lingmiao, and began hopping closer to her.

"East Dipper West Dipper pressed alike, North Dipper noon examines dust, spring birth autumn death wasteland shop, winter summer eternal life dense pine forest, sky misty one star, falls to earth a handful of life!"

Four incense sticks appeared in Bai Lingmiao's hand, as she waved forcefully, the incense tips instantly ignited without fire.

"Heaven has auspicious lucky heaven, earth has Fengdu Ghost Gate Pass, past yang hours you occupied much, today yang hours you greed less!"

Along with the rhythm of the divine tune, the lit incense tips carrying white smoke struck toward the old woman, but upon touching her burial shroud, as if entering water, the incense instantly extinguished.

The old woman suddenly opened her mouth, biting hard on Bai Lingmiao's hand, but though the skin broke, inside were black hedgehog spines.

Sharp thorns drilled out, directly piercing through her chin.

"Boom boom boom! Red Great Lord quickly send troops, boom boom boom! First drum war meal made; boom boom boom! Second drum tighten war robe; boom boom boom! Third drum blade unsheathed ai; boom boom boom! Fourth drum come exchange troops!"

Accompanied by the drum sound, clumps of soft white fur quickly extended from Bai Lingmiao's cuffs, beneath the veil.

Beneath her skirt hem also began to grow a constantly cracking fox tail.

These hairs like living creatures, drilled toward the old woman's seven orifices.

Facing these, the old woman still wanted to struggle, but had no chance to counterattack, the movement growing weaker.

Suddenly the old woman's body went soft, from beneath her burial shroud trouser legs drilled out a large clump of black stuff, borrowing the dimness, quickly disappeared outside the door.

"Boom boom boom! If you want to go I won't stop, Hegemon trough head lead horse, first undo reins then back saddle, old Immortal raises whip strikes horse to return to mountain! Boom boom boom!"

Bai Lingmiao, returned to normal, took off the red veil, breathed a sigh of relief and then laughed excitedly.

This was her first time handling such matters alone, and moreover resolved it perfectly.

This gave her more confidence, later if Senior Brother Li encounters trouble, she could also help out.

Husband sings wife follows, she couldn't complain about Senior Brother Li's trouble, all she could do was when Senior Brother Li has trouble, to contribute effort.

"How can Jumping the Great God become more powerful? I feel it is still somewhat insufficient."

"Hmm? Why want me to learn singing tone? Clearly you were singing, oh... then okay, I'll try."

Seeing the old woman on the ground no longer moving, Bai Lingmiao squatted sideways, considerately tidying the messy burial shroud on her body.

"Looks like I guessed right, indeed something possessed her corpse, just ran too fast, I didn't see clearly what it was."

After tidying, Bai Lingmiao went to the backyard to call out the father and son, after receiving fifty wen coins reward, Bai Lingmiao hurried back.

However just upon exiting the door, she was startled by a black figure nearby. "Who's there!"

That figure walked out, took her hand, walking toward the dwelling. "Notify me beforehand for such matters in future, so there is support."

Seeing Li Huowang because of worrying about her, actually waited outside for so long.

At this moment Bai Lingmiao's heart suddenly felt sweet as eating honey, somewhat shyly leaned over. "Mm..."

The two silently along the somewhat muddy village path, hurried back.

Neither spoke, enjoying this quietness.

However this quietness was quickly broken, approaching walked an old woman hunching waist, wrist carrying basket, also holding a bamboo pole.

"Da da da" the bamboo pole swept chaotically on the ground, probing path for her, this was a blind old woman.

When hearing footsteps, that blind old woman stopped, turning ear toward them asked: "Young ones, do you know where Qian Niusheng's home is? Their family encountered a guest, I came to help drive them away."

"Ah? Granny, you came too late, their family's evil spirit is gone."

"What~?! Fooling a blind person for fun!"

The exasperated blind old woman put hands on hips, filth and obscenities from mouth instantly sprayed out, all greetings to Qian Niusheng's ancestors eighteen generations.

Causing dogs around to bark along.

Looking at the fierce old woman before him, Li Huowang however momentarily took interest.

"You such old age still come exorcise evil? Dare ask honorable surname? Teacher from which sect?"

Hearing this, the aggressively fierce blind old woman instantly retracted momentum.

"Old woman I surname Cui, you call me Immortal Maiden Cui is fine, you have matter? Want me help?"

Just after saying this, Immortal Maiden Cui's expression became somewhat puzzled. Placed bamboo pole in hand under armpit, just so stumbling toward Li Huowang felt her way over.

Li Huowang wanted to dodge, but didn't expect the other party actually followed up, directly bony thin like eagle claw hands shoved to Li Huowang's face.

"You this..... what lack great virtue matter did in past life come ah? Truly strange ai!"

"Other people, either lack water or lack fire, worst luck at most lack two things, you young one good ah, directly Five Elements lack Five Elements ah!"

(End of Chapter)