Chapter 1275 The Returnee's Notes 349
Shaking her head, Yan Qingxue pulled her wandering thoughts back. When she looked up again, she saw Xie Ning and Huifa together. This time, Huifa led people into Qingshi Town to clear the obstacles. Where was Xie Ning?
Is she going too?
Yan Qingxue was about to take a step closer when she stopped. She didn't want to get involved in something that didn't look good, so she decided to stay away.
After Xie Ning assigned his men to the research institute staff, he ran into Huifa, who happened to be traveling by boat as well, so they agreed to go together.
Compared to when I first came here, the lake is noticeably clearer, there are no longer any rules about not being able to talk, and there are no longer any specific boatmen.
Xie Ning gradually relaxed, looking at the blue water, and murmured, "I wonder how Boatman Liang is doing now."
Another young man who was closer to Xie Ning twitched his ears and couldn't help but lean closer. "Boatman Liang is at home taking care of the children."
"But how do you know Boatman Liang?"
"Idiot!" The girl next to him slapped him on the head. "Of course they've been here before."
"Oh dear." The man rubbed his forehead. He had simply forgotten that Xie Ning was also in the same profession. After all, he had never seen a colleague bring two ordinary bodyguards.
Although these two look quite skilled.
Tian Ziyu was completely dazed today. Xie Ning's actions were beyond her expectations. Zhou Ke, on the other hand, didn't react much, as if he had known all along.
The ghosts appeared halfway through the journey, but they were either captured or simply disappeared.
A thin layer of mist still hung over the lake, but visibility was still good.
From a distance, Xie Ning could see a bright lamp hanging on the dock, and as the ship approached, voices gradually drifted over.
Yu Shu, who had been waiting at the dock, saw Xie Ning and waved.
Before Xie Ning could react, the young man next to her began to respond enthusiastically.
But after disembarking, Yu Shu unexpectedly bypassed him and ran straight to Xie Ning, calling out, "Young Manager Yu..."
"You've finally arrived! I've made so much delicious food, and I even invited Yang Liu and the others... They all prepared gifts when they heard you were coming!"
Yu Shu's whole demeanor is different from before; she has become more sunny and cheerful.
"Yes, I also brought you gifts."
Actually, Qing Shi Town hasn't changed much; people's faces have become more vibrant, and the town is more lively overall.
Xie Ning didn't have much time to catch up with old friends. After a simple meal and a few words, he went directly to see Sect Master Fang.
Sect Master Fang remained unchanged from before.
"You're here?"
Xie Ning nodded gently, "I've come to see Grandma."
Sect Master Fang glanced at the Soul Umbrella on Xie Ning's back, then lowered his eyes slightly. "No rush, let me test you first."
Xie Ning was taken aback, and then she noticed that Sect Master Fang, who had been only two meters away from her, had suddenly distanced himself from her.
Then seven lamps rose up and hung in the air, covering Xie Ning completely.
It was nighttime, and a night breeze rustled Xie Ning's robes. Fang, the sect leader, flicked his sword finger across the gilded incense burner and threw out three sticks of soul-guiding incense. From the rising smoke, six armored skeleton soldiers with swords leaped out.
Xie Ning took two steps back, formed a hand seal, and twelve red threads tied with copper coins flew out, instantly weaving a dense net in the courtyard, directly controlling the six skeleton soldiers.
Although the opponent's blade was rusted, it was extremely sharp and directly cut Xie Ning's three red threads. The red threads, with copper coins strung on them, fell to the ground along the broken points, forming a simple array.
Xie Ning changed his hand seal, "Star Lock".
The skeleton soldier paused for a moment. The yellow talisman Xie Ning threw out spontaneously combusted in mid-air and rushed directly towards the skeleton soldier's empty eye sockets. At the same time, the nested array was completed, and heavenly lightning was drawn down. Combined with the fire, it directly reduced the skeleton soldier to ashes.
Xie Ning was still pondering whether this was a real skeleton or an illusion.
"Fire and thunder combined, quite a sight indeed," Sect Master Fang chuckled.
"Unfortunately, the red thread did not seal off the palace position."
Not six skeletons, but seven.
The eerie lights hanging in the sky flickered, and the several skeletons that had been scattered quickly condensed back into one, their blades transforming into bone knives, burning with ghostly flames as they slashed toward Xie Ning's left shoulder.
Fortunately, Xie Ning reacted quickly, spinning around and leaping away with the Soul Umbrella in his hand. Then, the seven copper coins he was holding in his other hand shot out and pierced the seven major acupoints of the skull, causing it to fall apart instantly.
Before the skeletons could gather, Xie Ning lit a talisman and burned them to ashes.
Sect Master Fang rested his chin on his hand, and with his other hand, he produced twelve yellow talismans. They fluttered around Xie Ning like a swarm of butterflies, then landed suddenly, transforming into twelve black-robed phantoms wielding swords.
Xie Ning exhaled, her sword tip touching the ground, drawing out a ring of talismans—her fire talismans. She didn't know if they could counteract the evil, but since what Sect Master Fang had taken out from the beginning was malevolent, they should be able to counteract it.
"Lightning spell".
Master Fang nodded, knowing that the Dui position generates thunder and the Xun position assists fire, showing that he was quite adaptable.
As the last phantom was about to dissipate, Sect Master Fang took an incense stick, dipped it in the ash, and wrote in the air. Once the decree was complete, it transformed into a phantom of yin fire and pounced directly at Xie Ning.
She didn't learn much else during those years, but she unexpectedly learned ghost arts, which just happened to be useful for the teaching exam.
Xie Ning looked at the red thread and copper coin array he had set up earlier and had a thought. Although the array was incomplete, it was not useless.
Her mind raced, and her steps were equally swift. She walked directly to her position to fill the gap in the formation, and then inserted the umbrella sword into the crack in the ground at the Zhen position.
Thunder roared in the sky, and heavenly lightning descended, extinguishing the illusory shadow of the Yin Fire.
Xie Ning pulled the red thread with her left hand, and several bells rang out. The seven lanterns floating in the air exploded.
Before Master Fang could react, he was sent flying, the sword tip pointing directly at her face.
Sect Master Fang pressed two fingers against Xie Ning's umbrella sword, his dark eyes fixed on Xie Ning's gaze. "Sealing the six directions, suppressing the eight wastelands, thunder and fire complementing each other... Not bad, passed."
but......"
Sect Master Fang tilted his head slightly, "At midnight, the Yin soldiers borrowed the way, and you missed the back door."
Xie Ning froze, then saw the phantom of Yin Fire gathered behind him. "I've learned something."
The decree issued by Sect Leader Fang just now was a mix of yin and yang, so there should have been two illusory images, but she hid one, just like the six skeleton soldiers at the beginning.
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