The ultimate master in the city

Chapter 40 Lead the way

Yuanzhi lit five candles on the ground, three long and two short, then lit an incense stick. He sat upright behind the incense, clasped his hands together, and muttered a passage of scripture. Finally, he pointed with one hand and said, "Under the Bodhi tree, I wish to fulfill my vow; daughter of the Li family, please appear!"

woo-

A sudden gust of wind blew in from outside, chilling the air as it swept into the room.

The five members of the Li family behind the sofa held their breath.

Zhou Fengchen was astonished, thinking to himself that Yuan Zhi was truly skilled.

"What do you need? Please reveal your needs!" Yuan Zhi gripped the beaded string tightly, becoming somewhat nervous.

"Waaah..."

Suddenly, a clear, ethereal crying sound came from outside, and the lights inside the room flickered a few times, making the light dim and hazy.

"Ah—woo—"

The family behind the sofa suddenly felt a chill run down their spines.

"Waaah..."

The crying grew louder and louder, and soon a blurry figure entered from outside the door. The figure became more and more solid, and when it finally reached the candle, it was a pretty girl in her early twenties wearing a beige casual outfit. Her eyes were filled with tears, and she looked pitiful.

Yuan Zhi swallowed hard and moved closer to Zhou Fengchen.

"Interesting!" Zhou Fengchen waved his hand gently, and five talismans floated out of his arms on their own, emitting a hazy light and spinning leisurely.

"Wait a minute, buddy!" Yuan Zhi hissed sharply, then turned to the family behind the sofa, their faces pale and mouths agape, and asked, "Is this girl your daughter? Look closely!"

The family members were in tears, nodding hurriedly.

Yuan Zhi coughed and looked at the girl. "Why are you crying like this? What injustice have you suffered?"

The girl looked up and kept crying without saying a word.

Zhou Fengchen frowned. "How are we supposed to know what you're going to do if you don't speak? Surely you can at least nod or shake your head?"

The girl shook her head, then nodded.

Zhou Fengchen and Yuan Zhi exchanged a glance. Yuan Zhi asked, "What does she mean?"

Zhou Fengchen said, "How would I know?"

At this moment, the girl sighed softly, then suddenly waved to the two of them, and slowly walked to the door and disappeared.

The room was bright again. Yuanzhi wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "Brother, we'll need this male one."

"What do you mean?" Zhou Fengchen asked curiously.

Yuan Zhi said, "Based on my years of experience, this girl must be trapped somewhere for some reason and unable to speak. We need to go and see what's going on before we can make a decision."

As he spoke, he loosened the man's grip, took out a small purse from his pocket, tied it to the man's body, patted his crown three times, silently recited a scripture, and shouted, "Go!"

The old man clucked and ran out the door.

Yuan Zhi urged, "Brother, hurry up and follow! It will lead you through the Dark Path to catch up with that girl. Then you'll see what happens. Remember! It's forbidden for a living person to walk the Dark Path. When you come back, never look back! And don't talk to anyone who speaks to you!"

Zhou Fengchen had just taken a step when he realized, "Should I go by myself?"

Yuan Zhi nodded: "That's right!"

"Damn it!" Zhou Fengchen exclaimed, "Why aren't you going?"

Yuan Zhi said with a serious expression, "Only one person can go. I'm not good enough, and I might not be able to come back."

"I feel like you're setting me up!" Zhou Fengchen cursed, then ran out the door.

At this moment, the male had already reached the courtyard gate, and Zhou Fengchen used his lightness skill to follow closely behind.

The man was too small, and he was afraid of losing him in the dark, so he kept staring at him. As he walked, he unknowingly found himself on an unfamiliar dirt road, surrounded by darkness and shadowy figures.

He was startled, thinking to himself, "Minglu, Minglu, could it be that we've arrived in the underworld?"

Seeing that he could barely see the man anymore, he didn't have time to think and quickly quickened his pace.

After following for half an hour, a small hill suddenly appeared ahead. The hill was covered with strange rocks and many tombstones, making it look very desolate. At this moment, the rooster ran to a tombstone, stopped, squatted on the ground, and nodded repeatedly.

Zhou Fengchen cautiously approached, glanced around, and then stared at the tombstone. The photo on it showed a smiling young woman, who looked exactly like the girl from before.

He breathed a sigh of relief and patted the tombstone: "Come out!"

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A woman slowly appeared beside the tombstone; it was the girl. She sobbed softly and said, "Master, please don't blame me. I couldn't speak before."

Zhou Fengchen said impatiently, "Now you can talk, right? Hurry up and say what you have to say. We've been busy all night waiting for you to speak!"

The girl nodded and said, "I've been dead for three years. I've calmed down and should have gone to the underworld long ago. But there's an old soul here who's imprisoned me and makes me serve her. She beats and scolds me all the time. I don't know what to do, so I thought of asking my family for help. But... this old soul can detect everything I say and do in the underworld, so..."

Zhou Fengchen glanced around and whispered, "A soul with a hundred years of cultivation? You mean I should deal with her?"

The girl said, "No! That old spirit has profound magical power, and ordinary people can't defeat her. I just want you to take me for a while. Once I enter the underworld, I'll be free from her clutches. Then you can ask my family for more rewards."

Zhou Fengchen nodded. "No time to hesitate! Tell me where you're going!"

The girl pointed to the side, "There!"

Zhou Fengchen carried the boy in front, with the girl following behind, and they ran in one direction.

After running for a while, a strange place appeared ahead, with piles of skeletons, houses, broken carriages and a small river, and everything was covered with ancient and decaying talismans, which looked very strange.

The girl hid behind Zhou Fengchen and said, "The gates to the underworld are right ahead, but I can't get through every time I get here. Those talismans attack me, so I'm begging you, Master!"

"No problem!" Zhou Fengchen reached out and picked up the girl, then leaped forward, easily dispersing the light of the talisman with a wave of his hand.

Not long after, a faint light suddenly appeared in front of them. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a strangely shaped gate.

"We've arrived! Thank you, Master. In my next life, I want to marry someone like you."

The girl was overjoyed and knelt down to kowtow several times.

"What nonsense are you spouting? You're just making things up." Zhou Fengchen waved his hand. "Let's get going!"

"Okay! Hehe, Master, please go back the way you came. Be careful, I'm off!"

As the girl spoke, she flashed through the door and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Zhou Fengchen stared at the gate for a while, very curious, wondering if it really was the underworld inside? He quietly moved closer, preparing to look inside, but as soon as he got there, the entire gate disappeared.

He suddenly felt a chill run through his body and quickly turned back. After walking for more than ten minutes, a three-way intersection suddenly appeared in front of him, all of which were overgrown with weeds and shrouded in smoke.

Zhou Fengchen stopped in his tracks, completely bewildered. He had been in such a hurry that he had forgotten which route he had come from. How was he supposed to get back the way he came?