Chapter 287: Reinforcements

Chapter 287 Reinforcements

Leaning against the tree trunk, Li Huowang fell into deep thought, as if pondering something profound. "Senior Chen, could you please recount in detail what happened when you came here before?"

"After all, this junior is new to the area; I must first clarify the specific situation before making plans. As you know, the methods of our Ao Jing Sect come at a heavy price every time they are used."

Blind Chen nodded in agreement, poking the mud on the ground with his staff before speaking slowly. "Ah, I took on a job, heard there was trouble here and asked me to take a look, so I disguised myself as a fortune teller and came to this Ganyuan Village."

"For the first few days, I touched many faces, but on the third day, the things inside that wall actually came over and asked me to read their bones and fortunes!"

"They thought because I, Blind Chen, am blind and cannot see anything, they could fool me. Hey! My eyes may be blind, but my ears are far superior to anyone else's."

"That night, there was clearly only me in my room, yet within a short while, three different voices rang out! And strangely, there were no footsteps."

"Where could that come from? Clearly they burrowed out of the mud. These evil spirits even pretended to speak human language, inviting me to read their bones."

"I did touch them. It was the first time I, Blind Chen, read the bones of an evil spirit. Don't get me wrong, those bones looked just like human ones, but guess what? All three faces bore the marks of violent death!"

"At that moment, I thrust the pole in my hand toward their bodies, killing one on the spot and injuring another."

"Afterward, I, Blind Chen, thought to myself, surely after helping the people of Ganyuan Village eliminate these evil spirits, they would at least treat me to a meal, right? But guess what? Not only did they not do that, they actually drove me out with hoes and shoulder poles!"

"When I finally came to my senses, I realized that the people in this village had been bewitched by these evil spirits. Unless these spirits are cleared away, they will never be well."

"So, every night, waiting until they were all asleep, I rushed into the village to act on behalf of Heaven."

"But as you saw, they are slippery like loaches. For some time, they even tried to ambush me, Blind Chen, though I foiled them."

After talking for so long, Blind Chen's mouth went dry. He squatted down and scooped water from a small mud puddle made by cow hooves to drink.

Feeling his throat slightly more comfortable, he turned his head toward Li Huowang and said, "Kid, I've said so much, are you listening? Hurry up and think of a plan."

Soon, Li Huowang's voice entered his ears from the other side. "Junior is listening, Senior rest assured. I am thinking of which method to use to force them out."

"Hmm, hurry up. Next time we take a job, we must find one closer. This road is too troublesome."

Blind Chen sat back down on the mossy stone. He turned around, took out a mirror shaped like a Bagua from the bamboo basket on his back, carefully wiped it with cloth, and put it back.

"Senior, I have thought of a method. Where do these mud ghosts go most often during the day?"

"The Mud Bodhisattva Temple. I don't know why, but that is their favorite place to go."

"Then let us go to the Mud Bodhisattva Temple first."

"We must hurry. If dawn breaks, those foolish villagers will come to cause trouble again. You say, should we kill them then, or not kill them?"

Finished speaking, Blind Chen tapped the ground continuously with his pole, following Li Huowang's footsteps as they walked back toward the village.

Just now there was no one in the village, and now, deeper into the night, there was still no one. On the small paths between homes, only tiny fireflies illuminated the way for them.

Suddenly, Blind Chen's expression grew grave. He braced his hands on the ground and lay prone to listen.

"Ear Kid, beware, someone is coming. This sound is wrong; I haven't heard it in the village before. Four people in total, two men and two women. One man is very tall, judging by the weight, he must be wearing armor!"

Li Huowang looked around several times, his face grave, saying, "Four strangers arriving suddenly in the middle of the night definitely mean ill intent. I will go deal with them."

Before Blind Chen could speak, Li Huowang charged forward.

Blind Chen did not rise, remaining prone on the ground without pause, listening to those sounds.

Gradually, he heard the four of them gradually turning away and leaving the village.

"Senior, I am back. Those people have been subjected to an illusionary technique by me and led away from Ganyuan Village." Returning Li Huowang spoke to the blind old man before him.

"Let's go, finish quickly and leave quickly. With so many people, surely more troubles will arise." Li Huowang nodded and hurriedly followed.

When the time reached the second watch of the night, the two had arrived in front of the Mud Bodhisattva Temple. Saying 'in front', it was actually not very close, separated by an alleyway.

"No closer than this. If you walk further, you will alert the snake. Previously you went in, which is why they targeted you."

Li Huowang estimated the distance, nodded, and pulled a Dao bell from his chest. "Senior, bear with me, it might get a bit noisy soon."

Finishing speaking, Li Huowang immediately began to shake it. The piercing bell sound exploded like thunder within Ganyuan Village.

As Li Huowang shook his head vigorously, the Master You before his eyes rapidly split into eight.

Li Huowang reached out, scooped a piece of mud from the ground, stuffed it into his mouth, and spoke to the eight Master Yous: "Fan Tian Hun! Zhi Ran Xie Tao Qin!!"

The Master Yous composed of various lines nodded quickly and plunged underground in unison.

What happened afterwards, Blind Chen could not hear at all, because the piercing sound completely surrounded him.

"Ear Kid, this method of yours won't work! You woke everyone in the village!" He shouted towards the direction of the bell sound.

"Rest assured, Senior Chen! Although it is noisy, it will force them out very soon!" Li Huowang's hand holding the Dao bell shook even more violently.

Blind Chen stumbled towards Li Huowang's side. Just as he arrived behind Li Huowang, he felt as if his pole had hit something on the ground and bent down quickly to pick it up.

At the instant of bending down, a cold light flashed. Blind Chen raised the bamboo pole in his hand and stabbed towards Li Huowang's waist.

This move was extremely treacherous, and under the cover of the Dao bell, there was almost no sound.

But just as that extremely thin pole tip was about to pierce in, Li Huowang's body turned inexplicably. The sword hilt on his back shifted over, blocking the pole tip.

Although blocked, the force was immense, directly pushing Li Huowang flying several meters away.

At the same time, the Master Yous who had already been lying in wait on the ground slowly floated up, surrounding Blind Chen tightly.

Li Huowang, whose eyes were wide open, had just stood up, opening his mouth in fury to say something, when unexpectedly the other party spoke first.

"Hmph! Zuowang Dao! You bunch of liars!! Do you really think I, Blind Chen, would believe your ghost talk? I, the blind man, never asked for aid. Where did this damn reinforcement of yours come from!"

(End of Chapter)