Free Web NovelChapter 2126: Chapter 1990: Why Ask for Pale Chariots and White Horses
The old Taoist’s face looked somewhat unpleasant. Originally, relying on the yellow earth within the handkerchief, even if Liu Bai moved swiftly, he wouldn’t be able to run. But the yellow earth accidentally got broken by Liu Bai.
The old Taoist thought for a moment, took out a mirror from his embrace, intending to shine it on Liu Bai.
Liu Bai laughed heartily: "Hahaha, old Taoist, these are all spells for exorcising demons and eliminating evil. I’m a human, how can you take me?"
Liu Bai assumed that the old Taoist had taken out a demon-revealing mirror.
This was a bronze mirror, palm-sized, engraved with various patterns and talismans, with a blurred reflection of people inside.
Under the moonlight, the bronze mirror captured the moonlight, casting a faint glow on the ground, which the old Taoist intended to use on Liu Bai. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
Liu Bai said disdainfully: "I will let you shine it, let you see what kind of monster I have become!"
The moonlight projection shone on Liu Bai, having no effect.
A palm-sized patch of light slowly projected from Liu Bai’s feet to his eyes.
Liu Bai suddenly seemed dazed, his facial expression froze, his entire body becoming motionless like a wax figure.
Liu Bai only felt the moonlight flash, then saw that inside the bronze mirror, there seemed to be a world, complete with the sun, moon, and stars, and the vicissitudes of life; countless memories surged in his mind, from childhood memories to the current battle, all appearing like a movie before his eyes.
"Cut!"
The old Taoist lightly shouted, the peach wood sword in his hand flashing red, soaring through the air like a comet towards Liu Bai, about to sever his head.
Suddenly, a gust of wind howled, a shadow flashed past, the peach wood sword pierced the shadow, a metallic clanging sound was heard, the sword was bounced back, spinning several times in the air before landing in the yellow sand.
Liu Bai was unharmed, only feeling a cold wind hit, his mind clearing slightly, realizing he had fallen into a trap.
The old Taoist didn’t clearly see the shadow, only feeling sudden severe pain in his chest, unable to resist spitting out a mouthful of blood, "crash", the bronze mirror unexpectedly shattered in two, a mouthful of blood landing right on the mirror surface.
Beside the old Taoist, the young Taoist’s gaze suddenly became sharp. Though the young Taoist looked no older than eighteen, when he spoke, his voice was as old as Master Benwu.
"Miscreant, with the Celestial Master present, you dare be reckless?!"
The young Taoist angrily rebuked the air in front of him.
There was no response, only the sound of the wind gusting by.
Song Xiaodong and others, hearing the young Taoist speak, all turned their heads to look at him, and when they returned their gaze, Liu Bai had already disappeared.
The wind grew stronger, blending other sounds within.
Vaguely, it seemed a woman was singing opera.
"It’s not that I issued such a headless grievance; indeed, the injustice runs deep."
"If not for some holy spirit transmitting to humanity, the azure sky wouldn’t be visible."
"I don’t require a trace of blood to be shed, solely hanging upon an eight-foot flag and spears surrounded."
"Let him see from all directions, this is Zhang Hong turning sapphire, the Emperor mourning the cuckoo."
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"You think it’s heated by the summer sun, not the snowy day; have you not heard of June frosts due to Zou Yan?"
"If indeed one harbors grievances like a fiery blaze, it would certainly affect the snowflowers of six petals rolling like cotton, sparing my corpse from being revealed;"
"What need is there for palanquins and white horses, to dispatch ancient paths and barren tombs?" ƒrēewebnovel.com
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"You think the heavens are unpredictable, human hearts unkind, but not knowing Heaven can grant human wishes."
"Why hasn’t the gentle rain descended in three years? It was solely due to the grievance of the filial woman in the East Sea, now it’s your turn in Shanyang County."
"It is all because the officials are indifferent to justice, making it hard for the common people to speak!"
Song Xiaodong recognized the song as "Dou E’s Grievance."
This indicated the fierce ghost was originally just a person from the Yuan Dynasty.
The old Taoist and young Taoist exchanged a glance and nodded.
It’s good that it’s not a thousand-year-old ghost.
However, the Yuan Dynasty is still more than 600 years ago.
A woman from Central Plains over 600 years ago, buried in the foreign land of Loulan thousands of miles away, with a torrent of grievances transformed into a fierce ghost, absorbing six hundred years of Yin energy in this place.
The old Taoist took out a compass, the pointer spinning back and forth like a fan.
The old Taoist "click" closed the cover of the compass in annoyance, putting it back into his sleeve, then pulled out the peach wood sword stuck in the ground, and began pacing back and forth on the sand with closed eyes.
Walking in the steps meant for determining orientation.
After a while, the old Taoist looked at the young Taoist and shook his head.
The young Taoist glanced into the distance, looked at the moon, then spun in place, glanced around, closed his eyes and calculated with his fingers for a while, deducing a direction, then pointed towards a far place.
The old Taoist walked over, using the peach wood sword to dig a hole in the sandy ground.
Song Xiaodong wanted to help, but the young Taoist waved his sleeve indicating it was unnecessary.
Song Xiaodong stood still.
After digging very deep, the old Taoist saw an ironwood box.
The old Taoist descended into the pit, trying to lift the box with his hands, but it wouldn’t budge.
The old Taoist then took out four paper figures from his pocket, throwing them onto the ground. The paper figures came to life, and after landing on the ground, they went beneath the box, lifting it like four palanquin bearers.
The box wasn’t large, only the size of an urn, yet the old Taoist couldn’t lift it.
The four paper figures were slightly bent by the weight, slowly pacing as they gradually lifted the box from the pit.
Just after it was lifted out, the four paper figures couldn’t sustain themselves, and were instantly flattened by the box, which fell onto the ground with a muffled thud, scattering sand.
