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We were currently in the hospital, my body just beginning to recover a bit of its spirit. It was late at night, and suddenly receiving such a phone call along with an unavoidable mission felt like torture to me.
“Alright! Please accept my condolences…”
“Condolences!” Upon hearing those words, my heart jolted, and it felt as if my breath had stopped. I dared not think further!
“Zhou Daming, that fat guy, is dead! This mission is related… meet in the city in ten.”
“Damn! Don’t scare me with this old man!”
“I know you can’t accept it… but this mission is important yet not too difficult…” After that, there was a long silence on the other end of the line.
I was suddenly lost in memories, unable to accept this reality. After what felt like an eternity, perhaps ten minutes later, I responded with a simple “mm!” and hung up, falling into silence.
“Zhengyang, let’s go for a walk outside!”
Zhengyang nodded, and Wan and Xiao Xiao followed. We walked outside under the clear moonlight and stillness of the night. For me at that moment, it was an unbearable torment; every step I took sent sharp pains through my wounds, cold sweat pouring down my body. I felt lightheaded. My clothes were already soaked through, and Wan worried about my condition, supporting me closely. We found a spot to sit down and rest for a while.
The matters concerning the sea had finally come to a conclusion. Zhengyang chose to stay by my side for a while longer after assessing my condition. He decided to remain until my eight lifetimes of misfortune had passed because the severity of my misfortune was quite extreme—having killed the Tai Sui and then being possessed by the Gate God, resulting in a double dose of calamity. Most people wouldn’t have such “blessings”; if they were afflicted like this, it would typically mean certain death! During my injuries, I didn’t even have the ability to protect myself, so Zhengyang could only stay to guard me.
“What kind of organization is that? What are you or we?” The question I had held in for so long finally burst forth.
Silence followed. After a long while, I noticed Zhengyang's eyes twitch several times as he clenched his fist tightly, seemingly making up his mind.
“They are the Shuiyue Sect; we are the Sun and Moon Alliance—eternal enemies!”
“Shuiyue Sect?”
“After the founding of the Shuiyue Sect by its first leader Li Manzhu, it split into eight major branches a hundred years later. The leader of the Sword State branch, named Chang, had a falling out with our alliance during a great battle at Changbai Mountain. He was mistakenly killed by our Liaodong branch's Li Sect Leader, which led to a deep-seated grudge... Several decades later, our Sun and Moon Alliance headquarters was destroyed by the newly risen Grain Gang under Leader Li, resulting in our alliance leader committing suicide. The leader of Shuiyue Sect was young and, under the influence of the Black Bear King, seized territory from the Sun and Moon Alliance. Finally, after two hundred years, we were able to take our revenge!”
“The goal of the Shuiyue Sect is to restore their former glory. They are akin to the Intercepting Teachings in Investiture of the Gods, recruiting anyone regardless of whether they are human, ghost, demon, or deity. In contrast, we, the Sun and Moon Alliance, are a prestigious orthodox sect that has been established for over six hundred years. Our leader guards the mountain gate, and our elders have integrity! Your grandfather was an important helmsman in our Sun and Moon Alliance!”
He briefly introduced me to the Shuiyue Sect, but it seemed that there were many secrets hidden within the Sun and Moon Alliance! I pressed him for more information, but he refused to answer. Eventually, we somehow ended up discussing past grievances.
Zhengyang mentioned that three people from my previous Sun and Moon Alliance had also faced condemnation; their misfortunes were even worse than mine. In the end, two died and one was injured. The two who died were simply out of luck; one was struck on the head by a falling brick while passing by a construction site and died instantly. The other reportedly drowned after a Water Monkey, also known as a water ghost, drilled a hole in his boat. As for the injured one, like me, he suffered from an eight-fold calamity during the Yin Calamity. At that time, he barely managed to survive with the help of several friends. However, even so, he ultimately lost a leg; he woke up one night in excruciating pain only to see an Evil Spirit holding his leg in the corner of the room, grinning at him. This left him physically disabled and mentally unstable, causing him to withdraw from the Sun and Moon Alliance and never reappear.
Zhengyang was very concerned about my health. He decided to stay behind to help me through this ordeal. After all, with him as my master, those Dirty Things would have to think twice before attempting to take my life!
Since we had already started talking, I asked him about some aspects of Mayi Divination cultivation to aid my future journey of changing fate!
Zhengyang, likely worried about my condition, began teaching me various methods related to Taoist formations and techniques that could be executed without relying on Taoist spiritual power. During this time, my horizons expanded significantly, and my overall abilities improved rapidly—not just in strength but also in various insights!
About five days later, Zhengyang was set to leave. He specifically taught a set of techniques to Xiao Xiao. As the only recipient among the Yin People, Xiao Xiao learned martial arts at an astonishing speed—almost mastering them after just one or two attempts and reaching an advanced level after three or four practices.
Thus, before leaving, Zhengyang instructed me to train alongside Xiao Xiao!
That's right—train in martial arts!!!
Only when paired with martial arts can the Dark Malevolent Energy truly return to its rightful path!
I hurriedly sought Xiao Xiao's opinion, and she didn't refuse me. She said she would start teaching me as soon as I felt better!
So, while I was recovering from my injuries, I was also learning. Before I knew it, I had reached the tenth lesson. By this time, my wounds had mostly healed, and after resolving some trivial matters around me, I rushed to call the old man several times, but no one answered.
Not long after, I received a text message that briefly introduced the situation regarding a mission.
I glanced through the details of the mission, and after reading it, two words popped into my mind: "self-destruct!"
That's right, self-destruct!
It was completely ridiculous—just a bunch of office workers with nothing better to do, shining a lantern and digging around in the bathroom for trouble!
The incident began when a girl from a dormitory in a certain company got bored and decided to play with the Yokai Lantern. It would have been fine if she played alone, but she dragged along a male colleague from another dormitory, resulting in three or four deaths, with Zhou Daming being one of them.
The Yokai Lantern is similar to the Spirit of the Pen; it's essentially a supernatural game.
Many people have probably heard of the Spirit of the Pen game. At midnight, a man and a woman hold a pen together as a medium to communicate with spirits. While it seems like just a game, it's actually foolish bravado from those who don't understand what they're doing. The Spirit of the Pen is not merely a game; it's one form of spirit writing! It involves opening oneself up to allow spirits to enter and control one's hand to write. In ancient times, this kind of witchcraft was used for divination purposes since spirits possess abilities that can surpass those of humans. After death, they can manipulate eerie energy to foresee certain events; this method of divination is also known as Ghost Divination.
Given that there was an urgent mission at hand, I looked at the list and was shocked to see several names I recognized. Many young people had already died, causing panic throughout the entire company!
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