HBWnovel Chapter 505 - 497: Scheming
Chapter 505 - 497: Scheming
In the Pingtofang district of Feng’an City, within a seemingly ordinary residence.
The main hall’s living room was empty, save for an altar table placed right against the wall facing the entrance. Wisps of blue smoke curled from the incense burner on it, while a small, arm-high clay-painted figure stood in the center of the altar table.
A bearded middle-aged man stood erect beside it, while another middle-aged man with a goatee knelt on a cushion in front of the table.
This man held four sticks of incense, bowing respectfully to the figure. With each bow, a fine wisp of smoke flew out of the incense burner, shooting towards the figure like an arrow.
With each penetration, the figure shrank a little, and in just a short while, it had already shortened by a finger’s breadth.
The smiling goateed man was about to continue bowing when the clay figure suddenly erupted with an invisible force.
The goateed man suddenly felt as though his heart had been seized. A pain struck his chest, and his body stiffened.
The next moment.
Roar!
A violent, furious roar exploded right next to his ear.
Bang!
The painted figure burst apart, and its invisible force surged.
Struck as though by a battering ram, the goateed man’s chest caved in violently, and he was knocked backward onto the floor with a thud. The green brick flooring beneath him shattered into pieces, spreading out like a spider web.
The bearded middle-aged man’s complexion changed, and he immediately stepped forward, feeding the goateed man several types of Precious Medicine Decoctions. After a while, the goateed man regained consciousness and slowly opened his eyes.
"How could the ’Concentrated Heart Nine Arrows’ invocation backfire?" asked the bearded man with a grave expression. "Was there not enough for the sacrifice, or was the qi flow inaccurate?"
The goateed man shook his head. "That Lu Da probably has some kind of protective Magic Artifact."
"It seems we’ll have to resort to close-range assassination," the bearded man frowned.
"With Thousand Blade Camp lurking around Ningyun Square for protection, going there would be suicide."
"Lu Da also seems to have changed his ways, hiding at home without stepping out for three or four months."
"If we really want close-range assassination, when will we get the chance?" lamented the goateed man.
"Qingyang City Secret Spy Bureau has already assigned us the assassination mission; we have no way out," the bearded man’s face was equally grim.
I thought it was an easy job, never expected the target would resist the Cursing Secret Technique, troublesome indeed.
"Let’s prepare more thoroughly. As soon as he shows his face, we’ll strike immediately and aim for a one-hit kill."
...
Thousand Lanterns City.
Ten Soul-Attracting Lamps hung in the air, illuminating the dark space brightly.
Three thousand Yin Soldiers were linked by the Mountain-Carrying Scripture into a cohesive unit, with black mist rising. The wooden building where Chen Mu was located seemed like an island surrounded by dark clouds.
On the third-floor balcony, Chen Mu sat cross-legged on a soft couch. Vast amounts of Yin Spirit Divine Power were drawn towards him, being refined by the Five Dragons Scripture Spell then disappearing into the void behind him.@@@@
At that moment.
"Roar..."
A spirited roar thundered, and five grey-white clouds appeared in midair by the wooden building.
Each cloud was as large as a three- or four-story building, undulating and transforming, with the vague shape of a dragon with antlers and a serpentine body. Experience tales at novelhall.Côm
Alongside their roars and clawing gestures, an intangible force of intimidation rippled outward in all directions.
Boom!
The Mountain-Carrying Scripture broke off, and the Yin Wind and dark clouds immediately dissipated, revealing Yin Soldiers with pale faces.
Feeling the oppressiveness as if standing at the foot of a vast cliff looking upward, the Yin Spirits looked at Chen Mu with even greater reverence.
Achoo!
Atop the wooden building, Chen Mu sneezed without warning. He rubbed his nose, puzzled, and looked towards the half-air Five Dragon Dharma Body, which was baring its teeth and brandishing its claws.
Who’s cursing me?
"Don’t worry, I’ve already paid the madam," Zhang Er said with a smile, assuring, "You can stay in this room all night."
Shen Bu’s face showed horror as his eyes widened.
Here? In this night haunt? You’re paying to let a grown man stay all night with three other men?
My...my...innocence!
"Gentlemen, can’t you bother someone else?" Shen Bu pleaded with a look of grievance.
"No exchange, who else knows how to use the Ground Shrinking Technique like you?" Wen Han sympathized.
"Read, quickly!" Hu Mang said through gritted teeth, full of resentment.
He didn’t care about reputation; he just wanted to plant the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed in this guy.
Why did he himself get caught after reading the Longevity Scripture just once, while this guy has chanted it hundreds of times without a hitch?
Am I just unlucky?
Nonsense!
"If you can’t make anything of it today, humph..." Hu Mang spoke coldly.
Zhang Er cooperated, wiping off his smile to reveal a chilling expression: "There are two options, either read or die, the choice is yours."
Shen Bu: "..."
These three big men came to the night haunt not for the female ghosts, but to watch me read?
This is too damn unfair to ghosts!
I won’t accept it!
He glared fiercely at the three men and then... he flipped open the black-skinned scripture.
"The Eastern Emperor speaks of immortality..."
...
On the streets of West Market in Feng’an City,
Chen Mu, who had just reluctantly returned the three thousand Yin Soldiers, felt light as a feather.
His Five Dragons Scripture had reached a bottleneck, and Yin Spirit Divine Power was of no use for the moment. The Divine Fetus was a bottomless pit, and even with the acceleration from three thousand Yin Soldiers, there seemed to be no end in sight.
Thus, there was no need to keep the Yin Soldiers.
Plus, as long as he kept them, he would have to transmit the secret techniques. In these four months, he had already transmitted plenty.
"If they want to learn, they can practice by themselves under the celestial dome of stars."
"They need to learn self-reliance." Chen Mu thought happily, his face relaxed.
In the evening, against the dim glow of the sunset, Chen Mu blended into the bustling street like a denizen of the night, silently glancing this way and that as he made his way to the Changle Tower.
After a satisfying meal and drink, he stood up to leave, and then, with practiced ease, he changed his face and slipped into the midst of the nightlife.
The faint light from the Soul-Attracting Lamps in the night revelry cast a hazy glow, and the blend of music and noise was intoxicating. Chen Mu, who had been cooped up in Thousand Lanterns City for over four months, couldn’t help but immerse himself in it.
But just out of his line of sight, a middle-aged man in short grey clothes and with a long beard appeared, carrying a tea tray. He moved stealthily in the shadow of the lamp light, approaching Chen Mu from behind just like any ordinary waiter would.
And on the other side, the round-faced Shen Bu, also holding a tea tray, approached Chen Mu just as naturally.
Just as Chen Mu was engrossed in the dance of a female ghost, his ears twitched, and he suddenly came to his senses.
In the next instant, he whipped around...
Turning his gaze to the Madam with fiercely knitted brows.
Quickly adopting Mo Wuzhou’s face, he spoke out with a smile, "I’m here to freeload again, what are you gonna do about it!"
The middle-aged man with the long beard, who had suddenly stopped in his tracks: "..."
Shen Bu, who was scared stiff: "..."
Damn it, are you crazy!
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