flstandardbreds Chapter 396: The Ghost in the Ghost Money
Chapter 396: The Ghost in the Ghost Money
Chapter 396: The Ghost in the Ghost Money
"Hahahahaha!"
A nearly insane laugh suddenly rang out without warning, breaking the silence around.
The laughter was sharp and wanton, echoing in the air, revealing an irrepressible excitement.
The maids and servants who were busy outside the room stopped their work and looked towards the room where the laughter came from with puzzled looks.
They looked at each other with confusion in their eyes. Normally, this distinguished guest was always gloomy and reserved, and he had never been heard to laugh. Today's laughter was really too abnormal.
However, they knew very well that the person living in the room was a distinguished guest whom the master valued very much.
Therefore, even though they were full of curiosity and doubts, they did not dare to overstep their boundaries.
He just glanced at the closed door quickly, then lowered his head and continued with the work in his hands, as if nothing had happened.
Not long after, the door of the room slowly moved, making a slight "creaky" sound, and was pushed open from the inside.
A man in a black cloak slowly walked out of the room.
His figure was shrouded in a wide cloak, revealing only a pair of deep and sharp eyes, exuding an elusive mysterious aura.
The maids and servants were already afraid of this mysterious guest, and when they saw him come out, they were so frightened that they dared not even raise their heads. They all moved aside and held their breath for fear of attracting his attention.
The man seemed to have long been accustomed to such reactions from the public and ignored these servants.
He slowly spread out his palms, his eyes burning with a blazing light as he stared at his palms.
I saw two ancient copper coins lying quietly in his broad and rough palms.
His lips opened and closed slightly, and he muttered to himself, "My efforts paid off. I finally figured out the secret of this copper coin!"
As he spoke, a cold light suddenly flashed in his eyes. He turned to look at a maid beside him and said in a voice as cold as the north wind in winter, without a trace of warmth: "Tell your master for me that I have something to do and I'm leaving first."
The maid was frightened by this sudden order and trembled all over. She nodded quickly and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito: "Yes... yes..."
However, when she raised her head tremblingly, the man's figure had long disappeared from her sight, leaving only an empty corridor, as if the man had never appeared.
…
The man left Chen's house quietly, and his figure disappeared into the streets like a ghost.
Soon, they arrived at a deserted cave.
This cave is hidden deep in the forest. It is quiet and silent all around, with only the occasional sound of wind and chirping of insects adding a sense of loneliness.
Although he had a deep friendship with Mr. Chen's father, they could be considered close friends.
But on this path of cultivation, he had witnessed too many tragic incidents of brothers turning against each other and killing each other because of treasures.
People’s hearts are unpredictable, and when interests are at stake, friendships are often as fragile as paper.
Therefore, even when facing his best friend, in order to ensure that everything was safe, he still chose to leave the Chen Mansion and come to this remote and deserted cave alone, just to explore the secret of the treasure in his hand with peace of mind.
He stood in the cave and slowly spread out his palms. Two ancient copper coins lay quietly in his palms.
His eyes were full of obsession and excitement, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he smiled and said to himself: "I didn't expect that these two ghost coins actually sealed a remnant soul each. Judging from the resonance of these two remnant souls, they should have been one!"
When he thought about uncovering the secret that had been hidden for so long, his face was filled with uncontrollable excitement, and he couldn't help but continue to mutter: "The ghost that can be sealed with two ghost coins must be extraordinary. This time I really hit the jackpot... Watch me break the seal and find out!"
After saying that, he waved his arm, and the two ghost coins seemed to be pulled by an invisible force and slowly floated in the air.
Then, he quickly pinched the magic formula with both hands, and his ten fingers danced nimbly. Streams of Qi flowed out from his fingertips and wrapped around the copper coin like silk threads.
Under the power of his magic, the two copper coins began to vibrate violently, getting faster and faster, making a buzzing sound.
As the vibration reached its peak, there was a crisp "click" sound, as if breaking some kind of restraint.
The next moment, the two copper coins shattered together and turned into countless fragments that scattered everywhere.
His face turned pale instantly; the spell he just cast consumed a lot of his Qi.
But at this moment, his eyes were full of curiosity and vigilance.
He knew in his heart that the ghost that could be separated and sealed so carefully in two ghost coins must be extremely powerful and should not be taken lightly.
So, he secretly mobilized the Qi in his body, allowing it to slowly gather around his body. As long as there was any abnormality, he could take action to deal with it immediately.
However, when the two ghost coins shattered, two white mists were seen rising from the broken ghost coins like wisps of smoke.
The fog spread quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it enveloped the entire cave.
This fog seemed to carry the extreme coldness from the Nine Nether Hell. Wherever it went, the air seemed to be frozen. He felt a biting cold and couldn't help shivering.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and stared straight ahead through the hazy mist.
Suddenly, the fog in front surged violently, as if something was struggling and surging in it.
Then, a vague shadow slowly emerged from the mist.
The moment he saw the shadow, he couldn't help but frown.
According to common sense, any powerful ghost would exude a strong and terrifying evil aura, but in his perception, this phantom did not have such aura at all.
If a ghost appears but has no evil aura, it means that the ghost is not a powerful character.
This made him full of surprise. After all, in his opinion, there was no need to go to so much trouble to separate such an ordinary ghost and seal it in two ghost coins.
But when his gaze slowly moved to the ghost's face, his heart suddenly tightened, as if it was being grasped by an invisible big hand.
He saw that the ghost's eyes were flashing with an indescribable strange look, an look he had never seen in any other ghost in his many years of practice.
The next moment, the ghost let out a sharp hiss and pounced towards him like a flash of lightning.
He was startled and subconsciously tried to dodge, but was horrified to find that his whole body seemed to be fixed and he could not move.
Fear instantly overwhelmed him like a tide, and his heart beat so violently that it almost jumped out of his throat.
In a panic, he suddenly noticed the white mist surrounding him, and in an instant he realized that it was this seemingly harmless mist that had quietly penetrated into his body at some point, eroding his meridians and making him unable to control his body.
He could only watch as the ghost got closer and closer until it plunged into his body and merged into one with it.
The expression on his face changed wildly, with fear, despair, and struggle flashing by one by one. Finally, his head slowly drooped, as if he had lost all life.
After a moment, he slowly raised his head again, but his whole person had changed drastically.
I saw that his appearance had changed significantly compared to before.
If someone acquaintance of Li Zhi was present at this moment, he would be shocked to find that his current face is 70% to 80% similar to Li Zhi!
He spoke slowly, his voice was icy cold, as if it was wrapped in a thousand-year-old ice, and it was unusually hoarse because he had not spoken for a long time: "I didn't expect this person to have a good identity... Tianxianmen? It's a good place..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly opened his mouth, and the dark cavity seemed to turn into an endless vortex.
In an instant, the white mist in the cave seemed to be summoned by some powerful force and rushed towards him at an extremely fast speed, and was completely absorbed by him.
He licked his lips slowly, still unsatisfied.
Then, his figure flashed and disappeared into the cave in an instant like a wisp of green smoke.
Only his cold voice echoed slowly in the cave like a ghost: "I will go to Tianxian Gate and then find you... let's settle the score..."
"...The revenge for taking away my body!"