Book Synopsis
Book Tags
Donation Rankings
Comment
0 Comments
You May Also Like
墨書 Inktalez
The village chief, seemingly terrified, retreated behind me and Captain Wu.
Captain Wu and I exchanged puzzled glances. It was just a Tomb, after all. What was so strange about it? But the village chief shook his head, insisting that this was no ordinary Tomb.
This only deepened our confusion, prompting us to ask the chief what was wrong.
A look of pain crossed the chief's face, as if he were grappling with a difficult memory. After a moment, he sighed heavily and began to recount a tale of torment. Long ago, before he became the chief, when he was just seven years old, the village had been steeped in superstition and held a deep fear of ghosts and spirits.
Strange occurrences were not uncommon in the village, which only heightened the villagers' fears. One day, Aunt Li suddenly appeared with a noticeably large belly. Aunt Li was an exceptionally beautiful woman; despite her age, she still exuded charm.
While it wasn't unusual for a woman to be pregnant, Aunt Li's belly had grown unexpectedly large, leading the villagers to suspect that she was carrying a Demonic Fetus. They believed that if Aunt Li gave birth to such a creature, the village would surely be cursed. Consequently, they bound Aunt Li and that night submerged her in a pig cage, resulting in two deaths.
After Aunt Li's demise, things did not end there; they became even more bizarre. The following night, from the very spot where Aunt Li had died, came the sound of a woman's wailing—Aunt Li's voice.
Many villagers heard it but dared not venture out. Some claimed it was Aunt Li's vengeful spirit returning for revenge against the villagers, while others dismissed it as nonsense—what could a dead person do? Nevertheless, those brave enough went to investigate.
To their shock, it truly was Aunt Li. They found her lying there, drenched and with her belly grotesquely swollen as if it were about to burst.
The onlookers were terrified and covered their mouths tightly, fearing any noise might alert Aunt Li. However, lost in her agony, she seemed unaware of their presence. In the next moment, Aunt Li tore open her own abdomen and pulled out the corpse of an animal. It was nighttime, so they couldn't discern what kind of animal it was.
Afterward, Aunt Li lay still. Seeing her motionless state gave the onlookers courage; they boldly disposed of her body into the water. But they were at a loss regarding what to do with the extra animal corpse. They quickly consulted the former village chief, who deemed the animal to be an evil spirit that could not be left to rot there; otherwise, it might bring misfortune upon the entire village. That night, he instructed someone to wrap the animal's body in a Black Ink Talisman to prevent it from giving rise to any vengeful spirits. Once that was done, they buried the animal on the back mountain and forbade anyone from going there.
In the following days, peace returned to the village; however, it wasn't long before strange events resumed. One night, as villagers prepared for sleep, an unidentifiable animal cry echoed throughout the village—a mournful sound that lasted for about a minute before fading away.
The next morning, when everyone awoke, they saw a fox carrying last night's animal corpse in its mouth, gazing mournfully at the villagers.
Frightened by this sight, the villagers chased away the fox and reclaimed the corpse from its mouth before re-burying it—though not on the back mountain this time.
The village chief paused at this point, his eyes still filled with deep fear.
I felt a strange sensation and asked the village chief how this was related to the Tomb that appeared on the back mountain. To my surprise, upon hearing my words, the village chief became agitated again. He said, "This Tomb is exactly the same as the one that was buried before, even the characters on it are identical. Did you see? There is a yellow paper on the Tomb, and on that yellow paper are scriptures written by a wise man from before, saying that this can suppress the Evil Spirit."
Upon hearing this, Captain Wu and I looked over again. Setting aside whether the characters on the Tomb were indeed the same, there was definitely a piece of yellow paper pressed down on top of it.
Gathering our courage, Captain Wu and I approached the Tomb to take down that piece of paper, wanting to see if it contained scriptures. At that moment, the village chief suddenly rushed over and stopped us, saying that doing so would release the Evil Spirit.
Reluctantly, Captain Wu and I had to give up and let the village chief lead us to the water pool.
The village chief acknowledged us and continued walking deeper inside. After just a few steps, we heard the sound of water. It seemed we were close to the pool he had mentioned.
Sure enough, after walking a few more steps, we came across a large pool. A thin mist hovered above it, giving it an otherworldly feel that made it hard for both Captain Wu and me to imagine that there could be monsters here.
Perhaps due to his traumatic experience in this place, the village chief soon told us he would leave first and urged us to leave early as well; otherwise, something bad might happen. Captain Wu and I understood and said okay as he departed.
Afterward, Captain Wu and I began to inspect the area around the pool. Before long, Captain Wu excitedly said to me, "Little brother, did you notice there's a scent here?"
I was taken aback; I hadn't noticed before. But after Captain Wu pointed it out, I seemed to catch a whiff of a fragrant smell. I nodded in agreement as Captain Wu excitedly continued, "Little brother, this scent is just like the one on Chen Ming and also similar to that police officer's scent!"
I was immediately astonished and confirmed with Captain Wu. He nodded firmly in affirmation.
With all these validations, it could be concluded that the murderer of Chen Ming and that police officer must be the fox mentioned by the village chief.
However, as happy as we were about this discovery, it was still a monster. How were Captain Wu and I going to subdue it?
Just when I was feeling troubled, I thought of Uncle Tiger. I could call Uncle Tiger for advice. Without hesitation, I dialed his number and asked him for help.
I expected Uncle Tiger to ask me a lot of questions, but to my surprise, he readily told me what to do. After thanking him, I hung up the phone and pulled Captain Wu to head down the mountain immediately.
As we walked, Captain Wu asked me where we were going. I happily replied that we were going to buy something to deal with that fox.
Upon hearing this, Captain Wu quickly understood and drove me to the market.
After getting out of the car, Captain Wu curiously asked what we needed to deal with the fox. Seeing his curious expression made me feel a bit elated; after all, I knew what we needed.
I cleared my throat and explained that this fox was no ordinary creature; it had clearly become a spirit fox. This meant it had absorbed human essence, making it much harder to handle. We would need the Five Coin Emperor formation to expel the essence from within the fox. Then we would use Dog Blood to suppress the fox's entire head. This technique, known as "suppressing spirits," could shake the spirit elixir within the fox, making it no different from an ordinary fox.
Captain Wu listened intently and asked me what the Five Coin Emperor was.
I explained that the Five Coin Emperor referred to copper coins, but for this particular fox, the coins needed to be those used by emperors. Copper coins infused with imperial energy were the most powerful.
Captain Wu nodded and said we needed to go to the Antique Market to find them. I agreed and followed him to the Antique Market. We only needed to buy the Five Coin Emperor since there were dogs in the village; we could talk to the villagers, who would likely be supportive.
We set off immediately. Upon arriving at the Antique Market, we were stunned by the sheer number of antiques on display. After a while, we casually walked into an antique shop and asked the Boss if he had any copper coins used by emperors. The Boss shook his head and said that emperors typically used gold and silver treasures instead of copper coins.
That made sense; emperors were high above everyone else. Even when they traveled incognito, they would have attendants with them and would never use copper coins. So Captain Wu and I had no choice but to go to another shop, but unfortunately, no matter how we asked, there were none available.
Comment 0 Comment Count