"May I ask about your origins, my immortal?" My chest began to burn, and a familiar feeling of pain filled my chest, just like what Master Huineng had experienced that day.
"Do the immortals have any grudges?" Changmen's pupil-less eyes stared intently at my chest, and my pain intensified. I instinctively tried to cover my chest, but the old beggar beside me grabbed my hand.
"Stay calm!" I quickly dismissed the idea of clutching my chest. At this moment, I didn't even dare to breathe loudly, for fear of disturbing Changmen.
After staring at my chest for a while, Changmen spoke again.
"We beg the great immortal to descend to the mortal realm!"
"This disciple respectfully requests the Great Immortal to possess me!"
"Disciple respectfully requests the Great Immortal to possess me!" After Changmen shouted these three sentences, there was no further movement. As time passed, suddenly the wooden stake in the room made a loud bang, and Changmen's face began to show fear, with pupils appearing in his eyes.
"Help! Master Ma!"
"Go!" The old beggar took two steps forward, came to Changmen's side, shouted loudly, and chopped down Changmen's head with a palm. Changmen fell straight down.
"That was close! I almost fell asleep!" Chang Men sprang to his feet, wiping the sweat from his neck and forehead with his sleeve.
“My great-grandfather was furious this time. He said that if I brought this thing into the family, I would be trying to cut off my family line. If it weren’t for you, Third Master Ma, my great-grandfather would have made me sleep forever.”
"Your husband is known for his explosive temper, and you still want to invite other spirit mediums? That's just greed."
The old beggar said something to Changmen in a bad mood, then asked, "What did your grandfather see?" Changmen thought for a moment and shuddered.
"It was all black, nothing but black, with no end in sight."
There were so many hands, countless eyes, so much blood, but nothing else could be seen.
The old beggar looked thoughtful, then waved for Changmen to continue.
"Young man, may I ask if you've ever killed anyone?" Chang Men's question startled me. Good heavens, the biggest animal I've ever killed in my life was a chicken! I could accept the police framing me, but what does Chang Men mean by this? "No!"
"Hey, this is really strange. Just now, the old man said you owe someone a life, and you have to pay it back. If you don't, he'll kill everyone around you!" What?! I felt utterly innocent. How blind must this filthy thing be? Saying I owe someone a life! Can't he have any shame?! Before I could say anything, the old beggar spoke up.
"Male or female?"
"The old man said he didn't know, and now he's urging you two to leave quickly. This trip has been a huge loss. Young man, the old man asked me to pass on a message to you."
Chapter Fourteen: Upright and Honest
"What did it say?" I became curious. This great immortal from the Chang family seemed to be no ordinary person. I wanted to hear what it had to say.
"Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor; what's yours will not escape."
The veins on my forehead were bulging. So your patriarch is here to collect a debt for that filthy thing? I've lived an upright life all these years, who have I ever owed anything to? Besides, I owe a life! I said to Changmen, barely suppressing my displeasure.
"Thank you, sir. Please feel free to ask me for anything I can do in the future."
Just as Chang Men was about to say something, he opened his mouth and spat out a large gushing of blood! Chang Men was clutching his own neck, his face turning purplish-blue, and his tongue was being forced out. When I looked, I saw that only half of Chang Men's tongue was sticking out! "Fight!" Seeing that things were not going well, the old beggar next to him shouted and punched me in the chest. His hair and beard stood on end, making him look like an angry lion.
"You wretched creature, do you think you can do whatever you want in front of me!" Before the words were finished, I saw blood seeping from the old beggar's fist. I watched in horror as the old beggar's fist fell off completely, and a large amount of blood spurted from his wrist, spraying all over my face.
"Grandpa!" I was a little anxious. Although this old beggar's origins were unknown and I still didn't know his name, he had gone to great lengths to save me, so I still appreciated his kindness.
If anything were to happen to this old beggar because of me, I would feel ashamed for the rest of my life.
"It's okay! Hurry up and get out of here! Don't stay in this room! Get out now!" I ran out of the inner room in a panic, my legs went weak, and I collapsed, hitting my head on the cabinet in the outer room, and lost consciousness.
When I woke up, the room was unusually quiet. I looked around and suddenly saw a note at my feet. I picked it up and read a line of text on it.
I'm going to reattach my severed hand. The Chang family lad is dead. Call the police.
An unprecedented sense of rage filled my entire body. What kind of situation was this? Who did I owe a life to? Why was this ruthless? Were they going to kill everyone around me?! "Ring ring!" My phone rang, its loud sound echoing in the empty room. I quickly turned it on and saw the caller ID.
Lei Yu.
"Hey, Fang Shuang, why did you suddenly disappear again?" Hearing Lei Yu's voice on the other end of the phone, I felt very down and replied helplessly.
"You can pinpoint my location, right? Someone's died here again."
Lei Yu was silent for a long time before saying, "I probably won't be able to make it this time. Why did you go to Changbai Mountain? I'll have the local comrades cooperate with the investigation. See you later."
What followed was the usual detention and interrogation, but it all happened after I returned to Beijing. I was numb to it. Even the solitary confinement cell in the detention center was reserved for me. This time, my level of custody was clearly higher. There were even more police officers guarding me, and I could hear them whispering among themselves.
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