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Chapter 189: Continuous Camps
"Master Cao!" The police chief smiled and said to me, "As the head of the police department, I must tell you that I do not believe in any of your theories. However, as a People's Police officer, I need your help!"
I stood up and slightly extended my right hand. The chief also stood up and shook my hand. I smiled and said, "As for the strength of the Ghost King, I won't even mention it. Just those little ghosts alone—if my master were alive, he would be helpless against them. If there are gods in this world, I believe that even the most powerful god descending would only meet with downfall. After saying all this, my esteemed chief, do you know what I'm talking about?"
The chief shook his head.
I smiled and said, "I need help, Chief."
"No problem, the police force will provide you with support," the chief quickly replied.
I shook my head and smiled, saying, "What I need is not just that; I also need one person."
"Who?" the chief asked eagerly.
I smiled and said, "One of the top ten outstanding youths today, the richest man in this city worth millions, Guo Yongjia, Mr. Guo!"
In these seven days, I did not waste my time. Perhaps there is still some gap in IQ between Guo Yongjia and me, but when it comes to Dao Fa (the way of Dao), I firmly believe that I can completely outshine Guo Yongjia!
Isn't it just about using a ghost to possess a paper charm zombie? Blood guidance for zombies is enough, right? Is it really that impressive? Isn’t it just about entering dreams to woo girls and making Yan Shanshan obedient? What’s so great about that? When I'm in a good mood one day and this matter is resolved, I can casually chat with Yan Ruolan in her dreams and achieve the same result.
A soul-confusing array? Using the fragrance of Canna lilies combined with the arrangement of the Twelve Earthly Branches as the formation eye with Guo Yong's ghost—does that make it extraordinary? I can do that now too.
I feel that I've always been in a passive state; this is the main reason why I couldn't compete with Guo Yongjia. Now that I'm turning passivity into initiative while benefiting others at the same time, it's simply a threefold achievement. And for the third achievement, naturally, this matter cannot be handled by myself alone. Even with Murong Duoduo added in, it wouldn't work either; Murong Duoduo is more about comforting and empathizing with ghosts rather than recovering them.
"Guo Yongjia?" The Police Chief was also taken aback and asked, "Did you not say..."
"I said not to worry about those details. At least he is still a person, a legal citizen." After saying this, I smiled and released Director's hand, then left the police station.
When I walked out of the police station, it was almost noon. I didn't have the habit of cooking for myself, so I went to Good Restaurant as usual. Yan Ruolan was very busy today; there were many people dining at the restaurant. In an instant, she treated me like a helper and had me running around. It wasn't until after half the noon that I finally got a chance to eat. The most frustrating part was that after finishing my meal, she still charged me for it!
In the afternoon, I went to the Antique Market.
According to White Impermanence, I needed to find a suitable weapon. The Copper Coin Sword and Peach Wood Sword were my weapons; however, the Peach Wood Sword is used for exorcising ghosts, and the Copper Coin Sword is for subduing ghosts and fighting Zombies. I lacked a weapon that could be used against any opponent.
After arriving at the Antique Market, I first took a look around. There were indeed quite a few treasures, but what caught my eye was a frying pan.
The frying pan is a product of modern society and is not very old, so it was priced at eighty-eight at the stall, which isn't much different from buying a new one.
The reason I liked it was that it was a spirit object; it belonged to a chef who was buried with his iron pot after death. Then it was dug up by grave robbers and sold in the second-hand market. I guessed that the grave robbers knew they wouldn't get a good price for it but sold it cheaply to this vendor since it was stolen.
Items used by the deceased can serve as vessels for spirits after death, and although this pot hasn't been possessed by any ghost, it has strong Yin Qi. Moreover, this item can be well-crafted.
That's right! I bought the frying pan!
After purchasing it, I also went to the Farmers' Market to collect Beast Blood.
The so-called Beast Blood refers to blood from one hundred different animals. If that's not possible, Human Blood can also be used; however, blood from the same person only counts as one type.
Using Beast Blood, I could enhance the frying pan's Yang Qi, thus creating a balance with its Yin Qi, resulting in a contradictory yet intimidating effect, similar to White Impermanence's mourning staff!
Ants, mantises, and earthworms are also creatures with blood; it's just difficult to collect their blood. So I decided to use whole specimens instead. In daily life, finding blood from one hundred types of beasts isn't actually that hard.
For an entire afternoon, I was searching for Beast Blood. After finishing at the market, I went to the suburbs, and after that, I even visited a veterinary hospital. By the time I finished running around, my legs were numb. It was only when evening came that I returned to the paper-making shop.
I built a large fire, placed a frying pan over the flames, and then added the Beast Blood. I simmered the blood until it dried up; that’s how a magical tool is made. The downside of such a tool is that it cannot be washed. Once the dirt inside is cleaned away, its power will greatly diminish.
After the frying pan was ready, I began my first attempt at drawing talismans. I nearly drew all the spells that Master Ma had taught me, working from dusk until dawn before lying down to sleep for a few hours.
Next, Murong Duoduo accompanied me to the police station after receiving a call from the chief. When we arrived at the chief's office, besides me and Murong Duoduo, there was another person—Guo Yongjia!
When Guo Yongjia saw us enter, he greeted me warmly, saying, “Master Cao has arrived, what a pleasure.”
He extended his right hand toward me in friendliness, and I smiled as I replied, “It’s great that you’re here; I happen to have something I’d like to ask you.”
After saying this, I threw my arm around Guo Yongjia's shoulder, and we embraced tightly, radiating camaraderie. Murong Duoduo had no fondness for Guo Yongjia; she didn’t understand why I was so close with him and looked at us with extreme disdain as she sat down in a chair opposite the chief.
After embracing Guo Yongjia, I placed a large Cloth Bag that I had brought with me on the chief's desk and said, “I spent all night drawing talismans. I heard that Mr. Guo has a jade pendant inscribed with the words 'Ghost Seal.' I hope Mr. Guo can lend it to me so I can stamp my talismans with it. Is that alright?”
“Um… that might not be good,” Guo Yongjia replied awkwardly. “The Ghostly Seal Jade Pendant was passed down from my master. Before he died, he strictly instructed that it must not be handed over to anyone else.”
“Mr. Guo still has a master? Who is it?” I asked hurriedly.
At this moment, both Murong Duoduo and the police chief turned their attention to Guo Yongjia. In fact, whether it was the police chief or Murong Duoduo and Captain Wang, they all knew that Guo Yongjia was Liu Laor's disciple. It wasn’t that I was being indiscreet; rather, this matter required their assistance, so it was necessary to inform them.
Liu Laor is a wanted criminal by the police!
“Master Cao, did you call me here just to borrow the seal?” Guo Yongjia changed the subject.
I had no intention of pursuing it further; after all, as long as Guo Yongjia denied it vehemently, no one could do anything about it. So I took off my Bloodstained Bag and said, “Since Mr. Guo can’t lend me the jade pendant, could you please stamp my talismans with your seal instead?”
Ghostly Seal Jade Pendant is made of good jade, so there is no need for Cinnabar or chicken blood; just blowing on the jade pendant will suffice to seal it.
“Let’s get started! Mr. Guo!” I opened my bag, revealing a large bundle of talismans inside.
What a joke! My masterpiece from one night, combined with the talismans left by Shenbao, totals no less than eight hundred, if not a thousand. Besides that, once he finishes sealing, I can also have him stamp some ghost money for me. Since he has already come to the police station, we should maximize our resources, right?
“Director, if you invited me to help just to make me do these things, then I think you are challenging the limits of a law-abiding citizen's patience,” Guo Yongjia said coldly.
I quickly smiled and said, “If Mr. Guo finds it troublesome, I can do the stamping myself. These items are crucial for solving the case. Doesn’t Mr. Guo want to solve the case sooner? Or has Mr. Guo already completed his immigration procedures and plans to move elsewhere?”
I was taking a gamble; I believed Guo Yongjia had guessed what he was about to face. If the Seven Gates Ghost Sealing Formation was set up by him, then his intention might be to drag me down with him. However, he did not expect that I would use the director to invite him over for help. At this moment, either he had a backup plan with means to subdue three ghost kings, or he simply wanted revenge and planned to leave this city, abandoning his career and friends here.
The reason I chose this moment to speak was to indirectly inform the director not to let Guo Yongjia succeed in his immigration during this time. Even if he did succeed, we must find a way to stop him. At the same time, it was a warning to Guo Yongjia: either we deal with the ghost kings together or we both perish.
“Master Cao is joking; I’ve said before that I am a law-abiding citizen! Cooperation between police and civilians is my duty,” Guo Yongjia said as he took out two jade pendants from his pocket.
Seeing those two jade pendants made my heart tremble; these were passed down from my master! I never expected them to fall into someone else's hands.
Guo Yongjia smiled as he used the two jade pendants to seal each talisman. I didn’t disturb him; he spent almost the entire afternoon stamping.
When it was time for the police to get off work, we walked out of the police station together. Just before leaving, he suddenly turned around and said to me: “Master Cao, I know you must suspect that the Three Sovereigns formation and the Seven Gates Ghost Sealing Formation were set up by me. I can responsibly tell you that these two formations have nothing to do with me! I would never do something that harms both enemies and myself.”
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