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Chapter 196: Battle Bianhan
I did not answer them, but casually raised my hand and said with a hint of grievance, "Oh dear, Smida, sister needs some comfort." Then, she transformed into a wisp of white light and entered the jade pendant.
Next, the three girls in the Restaurant were left speechless, while Gu Zixu couldn't help but exclaim, "Oh my!"
Immediately after, Gu Zixu hurriedly said to Murong Duoduo, "Don't worry, my love, I will not fall for anyone else; you are my only love! Train me, my love!"
Murong Duoduo did not respond to Gu Zixu but looked at me instead. Ruo Lan and Shan Shan also gazed at me with puzzled expressions.
Some things do not need explanation and cannot be explained clearly. After I opened the roll-up door, I said to Mr. Guo, "Mr. Guo, no matter what you want to do or have done, I need to remind you: being close to a ruler is like being close to a tiger; in this vast world, righteousness cannot be suppressed by evil!"
After saying that, I left Good Restaurant without looking back.
Because I needed to do one thing: release Bianhan. Unlike Burning Soul, Bianhan is a divine beast that does not fear sunlight at all. I did not know why Guo Yongjia suddenly returned the jade pendant after taking it; I only knew that Bianhan was my strongest trump card. It must have been filled with resentment towards me for all this time. I could not afford to lose such a powerful ally.
Upon returning to Paper Shop, I locked the Main Entrance and then took out the other half of the jade pendant. I tapped on the pendant several times with one hand, and then with a flash of light, a Beast suddenly appeared in Paper Shop.
The moment it emerged, it opened its mouth wide and charged towards me.
I did not explain immediately because I knew that although Guo Yongjia had stolen the jade pendant, Bianhan and Burning Soul were sealed within it by me and my Shidi Pan Shenbao. We are the true inheritors of Ghost Seal; aside from us two, no one else could truly unlock its potential even if they stole the pendant. In other words, only I or Pan Shenbao could unseal it; Guo Yongjia would never be able to do so.
I once suspected that Liu Yiyi's Corpse was taken away by Bianhan and thought that Guo Yongjia had somehow tamed Bianhan. But now it seems that Guo Yongjia likely has another Beast that took Liu Yiyi's Beast; it could not have been Bianhan.
Now that Bianhan was released, having long been insulted by Chicken Blood, it almost immediately launched an attack on me. At this moment, explanations were useless; in front of such a proud divine beast, absolute force must be used to subdue it first before any explanation could be effective.
Seeing it charge towards me, I held the Copper Coin Sword in my left hand and the Frying Pan in my right, unafraid. If this had happened before, I might not have been able to handle it, but now I wanted to give it a try.
As it rushed at me, my right hand still hurt, so I didn't dare use too much force. Instead, I chose to counterattack with my left hand. The Copper Coin Sword swung towards Bianhan in the blink of an eye. However, what I didn't expect was that Bianhan was incredibly fast; it quickly turned around the moment the Copper Coin Sword struck it and opened its mouth to bite at my right hand.
Its body was large, and I was sure that although my Copper Coin Sword missed, it wouldn't completely miss its target. However, my right hand would definitely be in trouble.
At that moment, I didn't care about my image anymore. I quickly lifted my hands while simultaneously swinging my weapons back at Bianhan.
Bianhan's massive body missed biting me and took another snap, just managing to catch hold of my Copper Coin Sword and Frying Pan.
Magical artifacts have a deterrent effect on any Demon, but they were useless against Bianhan. This was because Bianhan also used righteous energy and yang energy; using ghost-catching weapons against it was like trying to cut meat with a bone-crushing hammer—completely ineffective.
After biting down on the Copper Coin Sword and Frying Pan, it acted like a frenzied Lion, shaking its head violently. My body felt incredibly small in front of it and was almost thrown far away by its head shake.
Fortunately, this was in my Paper Shop, where paper items were everywhere. After crashing into a wall, I landed on some paper goods and wasn't hurt at all.
After spitting out the Copper Coin Sword and Frying Pan, it lunged at me again.
This time, I no longer remained silent. Since using ghost-catching items couldn't deter it, I would use methods for capturing wild beasts instead.
I hurriedly threw paper items at it while running into the small room. Bianhan showed no fear and relentlessly chased after me with incredible speed. Several times it nearly bit me, but luckily I had learned some fighting techniques from Black and White Impermanence, allowing me to narrowly evade each time.
As I reached the inner door, I quickly opened it and swiftly locked it behind me.
At that moment, Bianhan crashed into the door outside with an angry roar and began to pound on it. My wooden door couldn't withstand its strength; after just one hit, the door broke apart. However, its large body couldn't fit through.
Taking advantage of this time, I grabbed a piece of Hemp Rope from the ground. After making a loop, when it crashed into the door again and its head came through for a moment, I quickly lassoed its head and then pulled on the other end of the rope as I ran onto the bed.
At this moment, Bianhan retracted its head and took a few steps back. I released the rope, and when it charged at me, I quickly leaped off the bed, throwing the other end of the rope towards the beam. After the rope wrapped around the beam, I pulled on the other end, hurriedly coiling it up, and then jumped down from the bed. When Bianhan broke through the door and came in, I pulled on the rope and directly hoisted it up.
Bianhan was actually in a spiritual form and had no physical body, which made it the nemesis of Yin Ghosts. However, this creature had somehow managed to condense a semi-real body, making it quite troublesome.
My rope was not an ordinary rope. In Journey to the West, there was a mention of a binding rope for immortals. But whether such a rope truly exists, I do not know; all I know is that my Hemp Rope is just an ordinary Hemp Rope. The difference is that after being in the Paper Shop for a long time, it absorbed some Yin Qi from the customers who visited. Since Bianhan is a divine beast and belongs to the Yang category, that’s why I could trap it.
After hoisting it up, I tied the other end of the rope to the door frame.
Then, I took out a jade pendant and held it in front of its eyes. It opened its mouth wide as if to bite me, so I quickly stepped back a few paces and calmly said, “With compassion for the world, to exorcise ghosts and subdue demons; with Yin and Yang alternating at the center of two realms; with Ghost Seal as proof, only then can we be free from worry!”
“I, Cao Qilong, as the heir of Paper Effigy Maker, with Ghost Seal as my witness, earnestly request Bianhan Divine Beast to assist me in exorcising ghosts and subduing demons. With accumulated virtue by day, you shall surely attain your true form.”
After saying this, I bent my knees and knelt down on the ground.
The previous sentence was a four-character admonition given by Yama when he granted Ghost Seal to my ancestor in paper crafting. The latter part represented my courage.
After kneeling on the ground, I bowed three times to Bianhan suspended in mid-air as it let out angry roars toward me.
I didn’t take it seriously and continued speaking: “Not long ago, I unfortunately lost you, leading to your humiliation. But from today onwards, I, Cao Qilong, will make this declaration in my capacity as Paper Effigy Maker: for as long as I live, I will never offend you again. I will treat you as my store's divine beast, offering incense daily without fail.”
At this point, I slowly stood up and began to untie the other end of the rope. With a thud, Bianhan fell to the ground and then emitted strands of white light all over its body like mist that instantly filled the entire room.
I didn’t know if it could understand my words, but if it wanted to kill me again, I could easily pull on the rope and run away again to hoist it up once more before using a Three-Inch Nail to scatter its soul.
For some reason, it seemed to see through my thoughts and let out a tremendous roar that nearly shook my house. I couldn’t help but step back several paces.
“You must believe me; what happened before was truly not my doing!” I hurriedly said. “If you insist on killing me, then we’ll have to fight to the death. But if I die, you must help me kill the Ghost King!”
The Demon King Chen Xiong is truly terrifying. I don't know if Bianhan can kill Chen Xiong, but I believe that good will triumph over evil.
At that moment, Bianhan surprisingly looked at me with a particularly complex expression. It's hard to imagine that a beast could have such intricate emotions. Then, it actually walked on all fours and slowly approached me.
At that moment, its large face was less than ten centimeters away from mine. I could even feel the Righteous Qi emanating from it, a force that made me want to worship it. It was as if a rookie soldier, upon seeing the commander, couldn't help but salute—not out of protocol or etiquette, but from a genuine desire to pay respect, and I felt the same way.
It opened its mouth slightly and let out a deep, muffled growl. Then its body slowly dissipated into a stream of golden light that shot into the jade pendant in my hand.
"Ah!" I let out a long breath and collapsed onto the ground. Although it was late autumn, my back was drenched in sweat, and the gauze on my right hand and forehead was soaked through.
At that moment, I suddenly felt that the air was so fresh that I couldn't help but take deep breaths, like a greedy cat devouring fish.
After adjusting my breathing, I lay down on the ground with a slight smile on my lips. After smiling, I looked at the ceiling and said earnestly, "Master, your disciple will not fail your expectations!"
Whether as a Paper Shop owner, Ghost Seal bearer, or Paper Effigy Maker, I decided to dedicate my life to these roles because at that moment, I felt an unprecedented sense of relaxation wash over me, as if an inexplicable courage was encouraging me to move forward.
I knew this might be due to the aura I had absorbed from Bianhan.
After lying on the ground for a while, my phone rang. I took out my phone and pressed the answer button. On the other end of the line came Captain Wang's voice.
"Master Cao, you need to come to the Suburban Cemetery right now! Immediately!"
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