Shi Xi narrowed her eyes, looked Qi Tingsong up and down, and used a little force to break free from his hand.
"Have you finished talking?"
“There’s nothing to talk about.” Qi Tingsong frowned, seemingly dissatisfied with Shi Xi’s actions. “Let’s go back.” He then reached out to take Shi Xi’s hand again.
Shi Xi took a small half-step back. "You used to tell me to have self-respect."
"The past is the past, the present is the present."
Qi Tingsong nodded, then looked at Shi Xi pitifully, "Achu, I was ungrateful before, and I was too pretentious."
Shi Xi was silent for a few seconds, then nodded perfunctorily, looking as if she believed the other party.
In reality, I chuckled to myself.
—If Qi Tingsong could say something so cheesy, he'd twist the head off a cold medicine bottle and kick it around like a football. :)
At that moment, the capybara, which was playing Jenga in my mind, sneezed.
"Where to?" Shi Xi asked.
The other person said they were going back, but if I remember correctly, they went in the exact opposite direction.
“I’ve booked a hotel,” Qi Tingsong said, glancing at the bluestone slabs on the ground. “It’s just ahead. We’ll rest for the night before going back.”
Shi Xi followed behind Qi Tingsong.
The other person led him to a back alley, where he could still faintly hear the hawking sounds from the antique street. Since there were no shops around, it was shrouded in quiet darkness.
Qi Tingsong led him through a maze of turns into a dilapidated hotel, through a dimly lit corridor, and finally stopped in front of a room.
“We’re here,” he said, his fingernails instantly becoming sharp and long, his face drooping as if it had lost its support, hanging down to his chest like a dried orange, looking extremely frightening and terrifying.
Shi Xi didn't say anything, put her hand in her pocket, originally intending to take out a coin, but unexpectedly touched the Joker card.
He paused, flicked aside the Joker card with his fingers, found the coin underneath, and held it in his palm.
'Snap—'
The door opened, and the next second, Shi Xi pulled out a coin and killed the long-faced ghost that had revealed its true form.
After a roar, the long-faced demon turned into a wisp of black smoke and dissipated into the air.
This commotion seemed to attract the attention of countless ghosts and monsters. Accompanied by an increasingly dense yin energy, a terrifying number of ghosts and monsters poured into the hotel where he was staying.
Shi Xi only had one coin on her, which made it difficult for her to deal with so many ghosts.
Having eliminated countless ghosts and monsters, Shi Xi felt an intense ache in her arms, almost unable to lift them, and her back was nearly soaked in cold sweat.
He also discovered that these ghosts were after the Joker.
"Want the Joker?" Shi Xi cracked her knuckles, her eyes icy cold. "Dream on."
The fact that so many ghosts and monsters would go to such lengths to seize this ghost token suggests that it was probably left behind by Ruan Jingshan.
After saying that, Shi Xi bit her fingertip, made a hand seal and chanted a spell, "Thousands of gods and saints, protect my true spirit... All gods welcome me, may it be so!"
He spoke extremely quickly, and as soon as he finished speaking, a ray of light condensed at his fingertips.
With a wave of his hand, Shi Xi caused almost all the ghosts and monsters that rushed towards him to vanish into thin air.
Seemingly stunned by his move, the remaining ghosts hesitated for a moment, and upon seeing this, Shi Xi turned and ran without looking back—
What was outside at this moment was not an antique street at all, but the wandering ghosts or humans coming and going were all wearing masks of various colors, making the scene extremely eerie and sinister.
Hold!
Shi Xi never expected that a casual stroll would lead her into a ghost market!
Ghost markets typically appear only at midnight. Originally, they were places where humans and ghosts could communicate, and where humans and ghosts briefly maintained a peaceful relationship.
But I never expected this ghost to be so unreasonable.
Shi Xi ran wildly, shouting in her mind, "How do I use the 'Ghost Card' in 'Cold Relief'?"
The reason these ghosts are so persistent is simply because this ghost card is extremely powerful, and they don't want it to fall into the hands of a Taoist priest.
Shi Xi cursed inwardly, but then thought that perhaps it was because the Joker had fallen into her hands that the ghost noticed something was wrong and tried to snatch it away.
After all, Ruan Jingshan was said to be exceptionally talented, so if he really used a trick, probably no ghost or monster would be able to see anything wrong.
"Just give it some yang energy," the capybara said, sounding a little anxious.
"How did we lose?" Shi Xi asked, looking completely bewildered.
[So stupid!] Capybara said, [Just give me a kiss and then exhale.]
Without hesitation, Shi Xi pulled out the Joker card, kissed the scythe on it, and then casually blew on it, "Come out quickly, come out quickly, a ghost is going to kill someone."
The next second, the Joker card that was in his hand suddenly floated into the air.
Then a semi-transparent shadow of a person materializes from the Joker.
Wearing a Taoist robe, with an unparalleled beauty, half of her black hair was tied up with a white ribbon, while the other half was casually draped behind her.
Even though it was just a spirit, Shi Xi could sense how powerful the other party was.
Ruan Jingshan glanced down at Shi Xi, his voice cold and indifferent, "What do you want with me?"
Shi Xi was stunned for two seconds. He originally thought that he was the one who could use the ghost card, but he did not expect that Ruan Jingshan was actually inside. He also did not expect that a person from a hundred years ago would have such an appearance. He thought that Ruan Jingshan would be an old Taoist with a white beard.
Coming to his senses, he panted heavily and pointed at the horde of ghosts chasing after him, "Please help me, senior."
Ruan Jingshan lowered his eyes, looking at Shi Xi who was leaning against the wall, and handed her a Joker card, saying, "Take this."
Shi Xi: "...?" I can't use it even if I have it?
Seeing that Ruan Jingshan didn't seem inclined to explain, Shi Xi didn't ask.
As Ruan Jingshan watched the ghosts surging in from all directions, he conjured another ghost card in his hand.
“Yan,” he said.
The joker card split into two, then into four, then into eight... until it was divided into countless playing cards.
—Although there is only one Joker, it can slay all ghosts and demons.
With a gentle wave of his hand, Ruan Jingshan unleashed his killing intent. Countless ghost cards were aimed at the ghosts and monsters that had been chasing him, and without exception, they were all killed and scattered.
...
Inside the Jade Pavilion.
The man took a sip of tea, glanced at Qi Tingsong, and spoke in a rather heavy tone:
"Even with this Flame Jade, it can only temporarily suppress the Yin energy."
The seal on Qi Tingsong's body has indeed been strengthened, but this is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental cure. His pure Yin constitution needs to be completely improved.
People with a pure Yin constitution are not suitable for learning Feng Shui. Qi Tingsong's achievements today are hard-won. If he continues like this, he may lose all his previous efforts... or even die.
"I know," Qi Tingsong said softly, feeling the warmth of the flaming jade, seemingly not taking his words to heart.
"Are there any more of these jade pieces?" Qi Tingsong looked out the window and said casually, "I'll buy another one to make a pair."
He was a little anxious. Why hadn't Xiao Chu returned yet?
Unexpectedly, even at this point, Qi Tingsong still had the leisure to care about this. The man was silent for two seconds, then said, "...Yes."
"What do you plan to do?" he asked again.
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