Chapter 43

The moment he said this, Xie noticed that the expression on Jing Xiebai's face suddenly disappeared. Even though they were at a distance, he still felt an unprecedented sense of oppression.

In fact, at first, Xie didn't doubt the authenticity of the person in front of him. The moment he saw Jing Xiebai, his heart was at peace, and the fatigue of the day was relieved at that moment. Then he remembered that he had just eaten something that day, so he subconsciously wanted to ask Jing Xiebai if he had eaten. If not, he could rest for a while.

He was about to speak when he remembered that he didn't see their luggage bags nearby. In fact, it was possible that Jing Xiebai threw the bags away because he thought they were in the way while escaping, which was understandable, but Xie still kept it in mind.

He looked at Jing Xiebai in the moonlight, his expression unremarkable, but in reality, he had already planned his escape route. Regardless of whether the Jing Xiebai in front of him was Chen Shan in disguise or a trick used by the water ghost to confuse him, he couldn't defeat him.

"Heh." Xie saw Jing Xiebai curl his lips, seemingly not surprised by his questioning. "You're really smart, but I didn't expect you to find out so quickly."

The moment Jing Xiebai attacked him, Xie threw all the talisman papers forward and rolled quickly down the hillside to the foot of the mountain.

The incident happened so suddenly that only three minutes had passed since Xie Que relaxed and then became nervous again. He had no plan for the next step in his mind, so he just closed his eyes and let the sharp grass scratch his exposed skin.

When the other party saw Xie Que running away, he quickly chased after him. When he was about to catch him, he saw a sudden light in front of him. The real Jing Xie Bai slid down from the tree beside him. The Youzhong in his hand emitted a faint light in the darkness, pointing the way forward for the Taotie on the sword.

"Where did this lonely ghost come from? How dare you pretend to be your uncle?" Jing Xiebai made a sword flower and raised the sword to stab the opponent again.

The water ghost was startled when he saw Jing Xiebai appear, and turned around and ran into the mountains. Jing Xiebai would never let him go, so he cut him in half with a sword, and finally set up a formation on the spot to send the water ghost to the underworld.

When Xie Que was falling, he was blocked by a tree. He fell to the ground, holding his abdomen in pain. When he heard Jing Xiebai's voice, he thought he had died.

Jing Xiebai quickly put away Youzhong and walked towards Xie Que, helping him up. There was no relaxed look on his face: "Hurry up, Chen Shan has set up a ghost formation here. If we don't leave now, it will be too late!"

Jing Xiebai had been exorcising ghosts during the time he and Xie Que had been separated. Chen Shan showed up and disrupted his rhythm, which allowed the ghost to escape.

"Have you seen Chen Shan?" Xie Que was almost being carried by Jing Xiebai. He waved at the other party, indicating that he could walk.

"I couldn't see his face clearly because he was wearing a mask. This guy is quite sinister and stabbed me in the back."

Xie Que subconsciously glanced at Jing Xiebai when he heard this. He hadn't been able to see clearly in the mountains before, but now that he was out of the mountains and without any cover, he noticed that the other person was bleeding from his abdomen.

"What's wrong with you?" Xie was a little anxious and reached out to lift up the clothes to take a closer look.

"It's okay." Jing Xiebai took a step back, avoiding Xie Que's hand, feeling a little embarrassed. "Let's go. I've also dealt with Lei Mingzhe's matter."

At the end, out of fear of thanking him but worried, he added another sentence.

"I took care of it briefly, don't worry about me."

The formation set up by Chen Shanbu can attract all the wandering ghosts nearby. They are not in good condition now and it is not suitable for them to fight, so they have to leave the mountain in the dark.

When they reached the top, Xie looked back. In the darkness, many wandering spirits were roaming the village. This place had bad feng shui, and changing it would require significant effort. The graves on the front hill would have to be moved, and in serious cases, the river might even have to be drained.

But these things were not what he should worry about. Xie Que took the luggage bag and helped Jing Xiebai down the mountain. After Lu Jueqiu knew that Jing Xiebai was injured, he asked them to wait in the guesthouse for him to send someone to pick them up. After Xie Que and the others settled in, he asked the boss to cook a few dishes.

Since Jing Xiebai was a disabled person and could not leave the room, Xie had to bring the food back to the room and even borrowed a medical kit from other guests.

"I fried some light dishes. Apply the medicine first and then eat." When Xie Que walked in, Jing Xiebai had just come out of the shower. He was shirtless and had a ten-centimeter-long wound on his abdomen.

"Okay." Jing Xiebai brought a ladder to Xie Que and sat on the bed to make it easier for him to apply the medicine. Seeing Xie Que standing there in a daze, he urged him.

"Come on, don't be afraid of hurting me."

"Yeah." Xie lowered his head and walked forward.

Jing Xiebai had a great figure, muscular but not exaggerated, and had everything he needed. However, Xie controlled his gaze and said awkwardly, "Don't stare at me, I'm a little nervous."

Jing Xiebai laughed lightly and turned his head to the side honestly: "Don't be nervous, I don't eat people."

Xie Que learned bandaging in college. At that time, he thought he might never use it in his life, but he didn't expect it to come in handy.

Afraid that the food would get cold, Xie bandaged the wound quickly. Jing Xiebai noticed this and comforted him.

"No hurry, I'm not hungry." He ate a lot of snacks in his luggage bag.

"I'm hungry." Xie Que unconsciously used a little force on his hand, causing Jing Xiebai to gasp in pain.

"I still got some food from Lei Mingzhe and the others. Otherwise, I would be exhausted to death even from climbing the mountain, let alone exorcising ghosts."

When mentioning Xie, I remembered that I had not yet asked Jing Xie Bai about his later life.

"Are you also under the illusion?"

"Hmm?" Jing Xiebai was about to eat, but he put his bowl down again after hearing this. "Yes, but I'm a little better than you. I woke up after I realized it was an illusion."

Jing Xiebai wanted to ask Xie Que to check for a signal, but when he looked up, he found that Xie Que was gone. Almost instantly, he realized that he had been tricked. Instead of running away, Jing Xiebai first looked for a gap in the illusion.

"After I came out of the illusion, I walked around the entire village and found the paper that Lei Mingzhe and his men used to eat their food."

After Chen Shan realized that the ghost could not be driven away, he immediately took some paper out to burn, but he was still a step too late.

This water ghost had extremely high cultivation level, and Chen Shan was mixed in the crowd, so it was difficult for him to attack, and he was hurt by the water ghost instead.

"They must have asked the water ghost about the cause of death. Asking about the cause of death is taboo when eating food. The water ghost got angry and took their lives."

Jing Xiebai found the souls of Lei Mingzhe and his group near the river and the back mountain. Most of the souls were severely damaged. He immediately showed the souls the way. Whether they could return to their bodies depended on their luck.

"We left in such a hurry that we didn't notice the soul-locking nails nailed to the lid of the nameless coffin, locking the water ghost inside."

The coffin lid was burned to such a state that Jing Xiebai had to spend a lot of effort to see it. The soul-locking nails were nailed to the body, and it was impossible to escape reincarnation. But someone pulled it out and released the evil spirit. No wonder there were so many deaths in this village.

"The water ghost was hiding in the mountains. When I was exorcising the ghost, I was accidentally tricked and slashed by Chen Shan."

Although Jing Xiebai didn't mention it, Xie knew that this water ghost was difficult to deal with. Chen Shan was indeed very easy to succeed in exorcising ghosts. Fortunately, Jing Xiebai didn't die in this incident, otherwise he really didn't know what to do.

"Did you see the shape clearly?"

Jing Xiebai recalled and said, "He is about 1.8 meters tall, quite thin, has practiced martial arts, and is ruthless and decisive." After injuring Jing Xiebai, he immediately left to set up the formation without any desire to fight.

"This guy must be very anxious, otherwise he wouldn't choose to confront us head-on." The number of evil spirits has been controlled, and the longer the evil magic is delayed, the more severe the backlash on the host will be. It is expected that Chen Shan will not be able to hold back.

But no matter what, this trip was not a loss. Xie breathed a sigh of relief and stopped thinking about it.

The next morning, Lu Jueqiu sent someone to pick them up. Xie Que and Jing Xiebai got in the car and continued to sleep, and did not wake up until noon.

"Where are you going back to?" Xie took a sip of water. He had been sleeping in the car for too long and his neck was hurting, so he couldn't help feeling a little irritable.

Before Jing Xiebai could speak, the driver spoke first, "Mr. Lu asked me to take you two back to his place. He said he had something to take care of."

"Something?" Jing Xiebai raised an eyebrow, a hint of impatience flashing across his face, "This Chen Shan is really restless. He just came back and is looking for trouble for me again."

Despite complaining, Jing Xiebai still accepted his fate and went to Lu Jueqiu.

Lu Jueqiu still lived in Jing Xiebai's house. When they arrived, Shi Ming was the only one in the living room.

"Why are you here? Where are the others?" Jing Xiebai took out a few boxes of frozen food from the refrigerator and handed them to Shi Ming. "Cook it for your brother. I haven't eaten all day. Remember not to add any spicy food."

Shi Ming put down the game console with a smile and walked into the kitchen. "Brother Jing, why did you change to a lighter diet? Oh, and can you give me a few more of those amulets you gave me last time?"

Things have been uneasy recently, and with Shi Ming's physical condition, he wishes he could stay with them every day, for fear of being targeted by ghosts and losing his life.

"You live with me, and you're still afraid of ghosts?" Lu Jueqiu came out of the room and heard this. He picked up the pillow on the ground and threw it at Shi Ming, "Do you believe I'll tell you to get out?"

Shi Ming chuckled twice, locked the kitchen door, and made a face at Lu Jueqiu.

"Okay, okay, what do you want from us?" Jing Xiebai took some more snacks to fill Xie Que's stomach, and deliberately did not give them to Lu Jueqiu.

Lu Jueqiu glanced at the snack cabinet, uttered a "tsk," and didn't pursue the matter: "Someone sent something to me for Xie Que."

"Ah? Send it to me?" Xie Que had just opened the package and hadn't taken a single bite when he immediately looked up when Lu Jueqiu mentioned his name. "What did you send?"

He and Lu Jueqiu only have a few friends in common, so this thing was obviously not sent by someone he knew.

"Should it be sent here or to your home?" Jing Xiebai took the snacks from Xie Que and took a bite, then lay down on the sofa, looking casual and lazy.

"My home."

"Your home? Are you sure it's sent to me?" Xie was a little surprised. Even he didn't know where Lu Jueqiu's home was, so how could someone send something for him to Lu Jueqiu.

"It's normal. The security at his house isn't as strict as mine." Jing Xiebai explained and motioned Lu Jueqiu to bring the things over for a look.

"It's really for you. There was no label on the box when it was sent. I didn't know it was for you until I opened it." Lu Jueqiu took out a very small paper box from the room and handed it to Xie Que. Inside was a fish jade pendant and a wooden plaque with the words "Xie Lingsong" engraved on it.

"What is this?" Xie took out the jade pendant and examined it carefully under the light.

The jade pendant is bluish-white in color, with a warm and delicate texture, clear lines, and feels a certain weight when held in the hand.

However, Xie didn't know much about jade, so he handed the jade pendant to Jing Xiebai beside him and then took out the wooden plaque to look at it.

"This jade pendant is a Pisces pendant. There's also the other half. Why did this person only send you half?"

"Why did he send these to me?"

Lu Jueqiu reminded him, "These things should all belong to Xie Lingsong, but why is Xie Lingsong wearing a Pisces pendant?"

Shi Ming happened to come out of the kitchen at this moment, carrying two bowls of dumplings. Overhearing their discussion, he casually replied, "Is it to wish you abundance every year? It's not even the New Year yet, why are you so anxious? Or is it to thank you for being a Pisces in your previous life?"

"What are you guessing about, kid?" Jing Xiebai took the bowl from Shi Ming and flicked his head.

"Oh, Brother Jing, I just cooked dumplings for you and you treat me like this. If I weren't here, you would have to cook them yourself, do you know that?" Shi Ming rubbed his head and hid beside Xie Que, not daring to approach Jing Xiebai.

Lu Jueqiu glanced at Shi Ming and continued, "The owner of the other half of the Pisces pendant has a special relationship with Xie Lingsong. They must be very close friends, or even lovers."

"Oh my god, Xie Que, did you betray someone in your past life, causing them to come after you in the next life?"

Jing Xiebai couldn't stand it any longer. He walked around Xie and hit Shi Ming on the head: "Can you shut up, kid? Can you speak?"

Shi Ming once again covered his head and stepped back, aggrieved: "I just don't know much about jade pendants, I also want to help."