With a whoosh.
The black cat was more agile than I thought. It arched its back, dodged my peach wood sword and jumped to the side. However, the peach wood sword I threw out hit the unconscious Ning Xue directly on the forehead and woke her up.
Ning Xue seemed to have just had a beautiful dream, and then I suddenly woke her up. She sat up abruptly, looking around with a dazed look on her face, almost shouting, "Who hit me?" But I think when she saw the pitch-black environment around her and Zhao Xi lying beside her, that feeling disappeared.
Sure enough, within two seconds, Ning Xue called out, "Xu Fei?"
Because it was too dim, she couldn't see where I was, but I could sense a hint of uneasiness and anxiety in Boss Ning's tone. Just then, I ran over to her and lit my lighter. The dim light shone between us, allowing Ning Xue to see it was me.
"Boss Ning." I saw that she was about to speak but hesitated, as if she wanted to tell me a lot, so I interrupted her: "The situation is quite bad right now, and I don't have time to explain to you. Take this talisman, and if you feel anything strange approaching you and Xiaoxi, throw it over."
"What about you? Are you injured?" Ning Xue took the golden talisman I gave her. She must have seen the bloodstains on my shoulder, and her pretty face was full of worry.
I pointed to the northeast corner and said, "I'm going to light that candle. As long as I light that candle, I'll be able to get rid of Huo Yan."
Ning Xue is a smart person. She knew what I meant and nodded to me and said, "Don't worry, I will protect Zhao Xi." As she spoke, she clenched the golden talisman in her hand.
The reason why I gave her the Golden Talisman was because Su Xiaoniu asked me to do so. She was afraid that when I went to the northeast corner to light the candles, the black cat or Huo Yan would take the opportunity to approach Ning Xue and Zhao Xi. They didn't have any protective props to ward off evil spirits. I gave Ning Xue the Golden Talisman now to deal with emergencies and save her life.
Although the golden talisman does not have that kind of lethal attack power, it can scare away ghosts and thus buy time.
After giving the instructions, I glanced at the black cat that had jumped onto the railing. The black cat was now wary of me and didn't dare to attack me casually. Its current target must be Zhao Xi and Ning Xue.
I put away my lighter and quickly ran to the northeast corner. Ning Xue would use the Golden Light Talisman to scare off the black cat's first attack, so I had to light the candle before the black cat launched a second attack on Ning Xue and the others.
I also have a golden talisman on me, which I use to protect my life. What if Huo Yan suddenly attacks?
Plans can't keep up with the unexpected. When I was about ten meters from the northeast candle, the black cat meowed and, as expected, attacked Ning Xue and the others. This terrifying roar would have frightened any ordinary girl. However, Ning Xue was very skillful and decisive. She threw the golden talisman in her hand with a whoosh. The golden light shone forth, illuminating the entire power plant like daylight, and frightening the black cat so much that it leaped and tumbled to the second floor.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ning Xue helped Zhao Xi, who was still in a coma, and walked to the candle in the middle. The light here was better, at least he could see where I was.
I also took this opportunity to run to the northeast corner. Just as I squatted down, Huo Yan's dark shadow suddenly floated over from behind me.
Huo Yan finally took action!
Before I could even pull out my lighter, Su Xiaonu asked me to take out the Golden Light Talisman. I didn't dare to waste time, so I quickly took out the last Golden Light Talisman and stuck it on Huo Yan behind me.
Wow!
The golden light once again illuminated the entire power plant. Huo Yan covered her head and face, uttered a piercing scream, and ran away like a flash. I turned back and quickly lit the candle, then drew a circle around it with my Yang blood. Then I turned and ran towards Ning Xue and the others.
All five candles were lit, and with the two incense sticks in Ning Xue and Zhao Xi's hands still burning, I finally breathed a sigh of relief when I ran to Ning Xue. It was so strenuous to light these five candles; I almost lost my life.
"Hold the sword in place, step on the magic circle, and circle the main lamp three times clockwise and three times counterclockwise. Quick!" Su Xiaoniu suddenly reminded me, and I quickly grabbed the peach wood sword and began the magic circle. I circled the candle, known as the "main lamp," three times clockwise and three times counterclockwise.
Then, Su Xiaoniu asked me to write the "imperial decree" next to the main lamp with my yang blood. When I finished, the five candles and two incense sticks suddenly went out, which shocked me. Could I have made a mistake?
But what happened next left me dumbfounded.
The entire power plant suddenly became blazing. Previously eerie and gloomy, it suddenly surged with heat, as if scorched by the blazing sun. At his feet, next to the main light, the blood-stained character "敕" (imperial decree) now emitted a fierce red glow.
I was shocked to see the drastic changes in the environment and asked Su Xiaoniu, "Is this Xiaoyangguan Road?"
Su Xiaoniu said with satisfaction, "That's right. Although some details are still lacking, otherwise the entire power plant would have become part of Xiaoyangguan Road, and most ghosts would have been reduced to ashes if they approached this place. ——And because your power is not strong enough, it is only effective in this small area on the first floor, but it is more than enough to deal with Huo Yan."
The entire power plant? Holy crap, even though this power plant is abandoned, it covers an area of approximately 1.5 square kilometers. How powerful would the caster have to be to make the entire power plant part of Xiaoyangguan Road?
Su Xiaoniu said: "Xiaoyangguan Dao was created by the third brother Mao Zhong, the founder of Maoshan. This technique can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty. At that time, plagues broke out in certain areas, and countless people died of the disease. Even the people of the entire city died overnight and turned into evil spirits to take their lives. Hidden in Juqu Mountain, which is now Maoshan, the three Mao brothers heard that people in nearby cities turned into evil spirits overnight due to the plague and took their lives. They were eager to save people, but the number of evil spirits was too large. At first, they were also unable to do anything. After a few days, the third brother Mao Zhong created a high-level ghost-exorcism technique. It's called the "Great Yang Pass Path." Once performed, this technique instantly annihilates all the evil spirits in a city. Because it was too brutal, it was banned by his elder brother, Mao Ying. Furthermore, since it required a person of the Ultimate Yang element to wield it, Mao Zhong eventually shelved it. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Grandmaster Tao Hongjing inherited the Maoshan Shangqing Sect and founded the Maoshan Sect. For unknown reasons, this technique became popular, but due to its stringent requirements, requiring only those of the Ultimate Yang element to wield it, few people still practice it today. Even I only know how to use it, but I've never used it.
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