"Ah! So comfortable!" I stretched lazily, feeling much lighter after a good sleep. When I finally got out of bed, I noticed it was already dark outside. A quick glance at the clock revealed it was eight in the evening.
"I'm so hungry; I need to go grab a bite!" Stepping out of my room, I saw that the Buddhist Artifact Shop was already closed, and I had no idea where Jin Yuan had gone off to. I shut the door behind me and exited through the side entrance of the shop.
Not far from the Buddhist Artifact Shop was a street filled with food stalls. As night fell, it became a gathering place for those looking for late-night snacks. I randomly chose a barbecue stall, ordered a few skewers, and found an empty table to sit down.
After about an hour, I finished my meal and was getting ready to head back. Suddenly, six thugs approached me quickly, wielding steel pipes, surrounding me in an instant.
The leader of the group had long yellow hair. He slammed his steel pipe down on my table, smashing my bowl into pieces. With a cocky attitude, he sneered, "Hey! You've got some guts to flirt with my girlfriend! If I don't break your legs today, then I'm not Yellow-Haired Leopard!"
The other patrons at the stall were frightened by Yellow-Haired Leopard and quickly stood up, curiously glancing our way. Some even pulled out their phones to record the scene.
"You've got the wrong person!" I frowned and shot a cold glare at Yellow-Haired Leopard. I understood that these thugs were here to cause trouble for me. Explaining wouldn't help; being assertive might scare them off. However, there was a greater chance that it would only provoke them further.
"Ha! You dare glare at me! Brothers, beat him to death!" Yellow-Haired Leopard wasn't intimidated by my stare. He swung his steel pipe directly at me while his gang members charged forward with their own pipes raised.
"Damn it! If you have the guts, come at me!" I flipped over the table in front of me and braced myself against a few blows from the pipes. Taking advantage of the chaos, I dashed out of their encirclement.
"Chase him down! Don't let him escape!" Yellow-Haired Leopard shouted as he sprinted after me with his pipe in hand, followed closely by his gang.
"Very well! You really dare to chase me; I'll make you regret it soon!" My eyes glinted with ferocity as I swiftly turned into a narrow alleyway. Without any self-defense weapons on me, I'd have to rely on some unconventional spells to deal with these thugs.
"There’s a faint Eerie Aura coming from deeper in the alley; there must be a ghost there!" As I approached the alley, my pace quickened even more. Once inside, I suddenly realized I'd run into a dead end, and the Eerie Aura was emanating from the other side of this cul-de-sac.
"That's it!" I thought to myself, cold sweat breaking out all over my body. I glanced at the alley behind me and saw that it was already blocked by the Yellow-Haired Leopard and his gang. To escape, I would have to take them all down, and this was the worst possible situation.
"Heh heh! You actually came to this godforsaken place on your own; you really are something! There’s no one around here, so even if you scream your lungs out, no one will come!" The Yellow-Haired Leopard weighed the steel pipe in his hands and leisurely walked toward me. He stopped five steps away, pointing the pipe at me and said, "Brothers, break this kid's legs!"
"Yes, boss!" His underlings charged at me with their steel pipes, looking like they were ready to kill.
"A bunch of trash fish, watch how I smash you!" I shouted loudly, a fierce glint flashing in my eyes. I took off my shirt and wrapped it around my left hand, then pulled out my belt and charged toward the group of thugs.
During this time, I had been practicing my martial arts diligently. Although I had only trained for a week, my skills were not something these thugs could compare to.
"Take this whip!" I blocked the incoming steel pipe with my left hand and swung the belt at the face of the nearest thug. The belt struck him squarely on the nose, causing blood to gush out as he clutched his face in pain and squatted down.
"You dare to hurt people? You’re asking for death!" The thugs swung their steel pipes at me from all directions. I dodged as best as I could but still got hit a few times. I felt a sharp pain in my scalp as hot blood trickled down from my forehead, dripping onto the ground of the alley.
"Damn it! They think they can bully me just because there are more of them!" I wiped the blood from my brow, a surge of anger rising within me. A fierce light flashed in my eyes as I secretly summoned the Buddhist Power within me, chanting softly: "Buddhist Sect compassion, saving all beings! Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, entering hell to save countless Undead! Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Buddha Manifestation appears in this world; come forth quickly at night!"
"Buddhist Manifestation, appear!" I shouted loudly, and in an instant, golden light flashed as Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Buddha Manifestation was summoned from my Dantian.
"You little brat, stop pretending! Everyone charge!" The Yellow-Haired Leopard shouted as he rushed forward with his steel pipe aimed directly at my head.
"Unaware of your own mortality!" I thought coldly as I watched the approaching Yellow-Haired Leopard. With my hands pressed together, I stood still and ignored the steel pipe coming down on me.
"Ohhh~~" The alley echoed with eerie ghostly wails. Suddenly, a chilling wind blew toward me, and a ghostly figure appeared before me, extending its hand to block the steel pipe wielded by the Yellow-Haired Leopard.
In the Yin-Yang Spell Realm, there exists a potential rule: Righteous Mages who practice the Cultivation of Spells are not allowed to actively use spells to harm others. Only those who engage in Evil Cultivation would recklessly employ spells to inflict harm, which is why Evil Cultivator Mages are despised by all.
I am currently using a Buddhist Spell solely for self-defense, with no intention of harming anyone, so I am not violating any rules.
"Ah! A ghost!" The Yellow-Haired Leopard was so frightened that he dropped the steel pipe in his hand. His legs went weak, and he fell to the ground. He saw before him a figure wearing a checkered shirt, with a long piece of glass protruding from his head. The glass had pierced through his left eye socket and emerged from the back of his skull, white brain matter mixed with red blood dripping down from it, creating a particularly gruesome sight.
"Oh no~~" The alley was filled with increasingly loud wails, and ghostly figures began to appear before me. They looked on in awe as they knelt before Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Buddha Manifestation.
"Master, spare us!" The Yellow-Haired Leopard and his companions were already paralyzed with fear; two of the more timid thugs were so scared that they wet their pants. They all dropped their steel pipes and knelt before me.
(End of Chapter)
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