Chapter 55: Urban Supernatural 7 Master, I won’t let you die! ...
It was already dawn when Wu Yue woke up.
She looked at the old mosquito net and rubbed her forehead.
She was busy outside for a while yesterday. After a month of continuous fighting, she was not only injured but also exhausted all her energy.
She remembered that she had a good sleep after returning and now felt much better.
Chen Qi came in with water to wipe her face. He knew Wu Yue liked to be clean and he would not forget this.
Seeing Wu Yue propping herself up with her hands, he stepped forward with shining eyes, "Master, you're awake. Are you feeling better?"
Wu Yue was injured at the root. Although he woke up, he was still very weak inside and his face was pale.
"I was sleeping outside, why did you come back to the room? Did you carry me in?" She looked at Chen Qi, and Chen Qi put the basin on the table, wrung out the wet towel and handed it to her.
Wu Yue took it and put it on her face. Her face felt moisturized and her brain gradually became clear.
"Last night I saw Master asleep. No matter how I called her, she wouldn't wake up. There was heavy dew outside at night, so I brought Master back." Chen Qi sat by the bed and looked carefully at Wu Yue's condition. She was better than yesterday, so he felt relieved.
"Hmm." Wu Yue breathed a sigh of relief and when she handed the towel back, she saw that Chen Qi's face was very pale and his left hand was wrapped in gauze. He looked even weaker than her.
Wu Yue didn't think much about it, but just asked, "Chen Qi, what happened? Someone came when I was sleeping?"
"No one came. It was very quiet last night." Chen Qi smiled and scratched his head, saying embarrassedly, "I saw that Master was too tired these days, so I wanted to help. As a result, I didn't control the strength well, and the scissors accidentally cut my hand. Master, don't worry, I'm fine. It's just a minor wound. I've applied medicine and it will heal soon."
Wu Yue nodded without any doubt.
Learning will eventually lead to success, and she didn't want Chen Qi to push herself too hard, lest it backfire. "Don't rush it. In this line of work, you have to accumulate experience to make progress, and the older you are, the more popular you are. If being a sorcerer was that easy, then masters with real skills wouldn't be so hard to find."
"I know. Master, are you going to get up? The breakfast is warmed up in the kitchen." Chen Qi bent down and placed the shoes that Wu Yue was going to wear in front of the bed.
Seeing Wu Yue getting up, he supported her and said, "Master, I want to go to the back mountain later. The book mentioned the art of warding off evil, and I want to try it out. But the paper I have now is not suitable, it is too ordinary. There is a very old peach tree in the back mountain, and the book says that a puppet made of old peach wood will also work."
Wu Yue was surprised. "The art of warding off evil? To perform this evil art, you need to know the person's birth date and obtain their hair or blood. Who do you want to control?"
Here, besides her, it's him, and manipulating ordinary people is useless.
Chen Qi said, "I myself."
Wu Yue was shocked, "Are you crazy!?"
She looked at Chen Qi as if she were sizing up a monster. She had never seen such an absurd behavior before.
"Master, I'm not crazy. This is a decision I made after careful consideration." Chen Qi was very determined. "We don't have time, do we? Master also said that the door of death is the door of life. Then this road is the door of life I have in mind. No one has tried it before, and the danger is unknown, but I also want to try it."
He'd been rummaging through old books last night and found a forbidden book his grandfather had hidden away. It contained numerous accounts of sorcery. But Chen Qi didn't consider all sorcery to be evil. As long as it didn't harm people but protected them, it was good. It was like the ancient saying that medicine and poison were inseparable.
Wu Yue disagreed, saying it was too dangerous.
But then again.
In the story, she died here, so she didn't know how the hero escaped afterwards. Maybe this was the method he came up with in the book.
Chen Qi has always had the courage to risk everything. If she tried to stop him, she might end up making a mistake.
Chen Qi really enjoyed Wu Yue's nervousness and worry about him, but because of this, he didn't want to hide behind Wu Yue all the time. "Master, don't worry, it's okay. I won't touch you unless it's absolutely necessary. It's just a way to protect myself. And I'll still have Master by then, right?"
"If I say no, you will still do it secretly." Wu Yue stopped trying to persuade him, "You can do it yourself. Don't get out of control."
Interfering too much would affect Chen Qi's path. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why he was able to escape alive in the story.
Chen Qi smiled and nodded, promising to prioritize safety.
After the two had breakfast, Chen Qi took all the valuables in the house and left home with Wu Yue.
After walking a little further and before entering the mountains, he looked back at his home full of memories, and then left without looking back.
They all knew that this trip was dangerous and it was a tacit understanding.
Chen Qi was very anxious. In the back mountain, he cut down the peach wood heart he wanted, found a hidden place, and started to cut the wood with a sharp dagger in his hand.
This was his first time trying it out, and whether it would succeed was still unknown. But precisely because of the unknown, he had to do it all the more. This was undoubtedly a breakthrough in a desperate situation, so Chen Qi just had to do it first.
The mountains were always dark, and once night fell, the silver moon enveloped the cold. Mist wouldn't dissipate from day to night, the ground was damp, and poisonous insects occasionally crawled through the rotting leaves.
Wu Yue sat on a tree branch, still playing games and swinging her feet.
She changed back into an elaborate ancient dress and wore embroidered shoes with gold thread. Chen Qi used the online tutorial to make her hair into a simple bun, and she looked more beautiful than a flower.
The game is finally completed.
Wu Yue curled her lips and smiled. She stretched and saw that the house in the distance had been destroyed. Also, Chen Qi had poured wine in the house beforehand, and soon flames shot up into the sky. The blazing light dispelled the darkness and coldness of the night.
Then a huge shadow rushed out of the firelight. It had a human face and two heads, but it didn't look like humans. It stuck its head out like an animal to smell something, and then ran towards them. It walked on all fours and could jump down from a high place at a very fast speed.
As we got closer, we could hear the tree trunk shaking and the leaves rustling.
Finished. Chen Qi practiced with several pieces of peach wood. Finally, he used the innermost piece of peach wood to make the puppet. He picked up a pen and wrote his birth date on the back.
Wu Yue's expression was solemn. "Chen Qi, remember to hide. No matter what happens, hide well and don't make any noise. Then find a chance to escape."
"Master, someone is coming?" Chen Qi understood immediately. He grew up in the mountains and was a good tree climber.
Chen Qisan climbed up in two steps, stood on the branch and looked out, then saw a monster jumping down from the hillside.
In the cool moonlight, one could see two heads close together, which looked like humans, but with limbs like animals and a tail, which was even more disgusting than a chimera.
Chen Qi was puzzled, "Master, what the hell is this thing?"
He hadn't seen any description of it in the book, and this was the first time he had encountered it.
Wu Yue hadn't added it either, but she had memories of it. "Ghost babies. Conjoined twins, because they were created using the most vicious methods, they are very difficult to deal with."
Suddenly there was a huge earthquake and Chen Qi was brought down from the tree by Wu Yue.
The moment they landed, the ghost baby suddenly rushed in front of them and could crush a big rock with one foot.
Chen Qi was shocked.
This kind of scene is something that no movie, no matter how good the special effects, can ever achieve. Only when you face fear head-on in real life will you realize how shocking it is.
However, this land has been passed down for thousands or tens of thousands of years, and it is not only inhabited by humans. It is normal for there to be many strange things. The world that ordinary people see in their lifetime is just a small part of the world, smaller than the tip of an iceberg.
The ghost baby turned its two heads in unison, its two pairs of eyes staring at Chen Qi, whispering like a ghost, "Chen Qi, Chen Qi..."
It was very fast, and there were several deep pits on the ground as it ran, like the claws of a beast rushing towards it to catch Chen Qi.
“Master!”
A vine was wrapped around Chen Qi's waist, pulling him back and hiding him.
Seeing that it didn't catch anyone, the ghost baby became very angry. It beat its chest and made a strange, shrill cry.
It rushed towards Wu Yue.
The two sides were fighting, and there was a lot of noise.
Wu Yue was already weak from exhaustion, and she fell to the lower level, but she also stopped the ghost baby from going to find Chen Qi.
Unable to win the fight, she was trapped for a moment, and the atavistic tail swung her arm, leaving her clothes torn and bloody.
Chen Qi looked anxious, "Master!"
Wu Yue scolded, "Chen Qi, go!"
She knew her situation and could only hold on for ten more minutes at most.
"No, I won't go!" Chen Qi couldn't bear to watch Wu Yue fall into danger while he ran for his life.
Even if there really was no way out, then both of them would die here. He didn't want to live alone.
Chen Qi sat cross-legged. He untied the red string and wrapped it around one end of the nail, then hammered the nail into the puppet's body.
The bodies are connected. At that moment, he was sweating profusely from the pain, as if a nail had really pierced his wrist, but this pain made him feel happy.
Success!
Chen Qi gritted his teeth and continued to hammer seven nails into the puppet. These were the soul-locking nails that he had found hidden by his grandfather.
With so many generations of paper-making, there were naturally many magical instruments and treasures. He took them all away.
The final nail is to be driven into the head.
Chen Qi did not hesitate. The moment he hit the puppet, his brain seemed to explode as if a needle was piercing through it.
His mind was hazy at first, and then his body and mind fell into darkness. His soul was trapped in the abyss and unable to escape, and his own consciousness was being swallowed by the darkness.
"Puff--" Wu Yue lost the ability to resist. She was exhausted and was knocked away by the ghost baby, and she also vomited blood.
Her life was fading and her body was withering.
Chen Qi shook his head vigorously, trying to control the last bit of his sanity to avoid becoming a puppet.
"Master!" Seeing Wu Yue about to fall to the ground, Chen Qi rushed over and hugged her in his arms, kneeling on the ground.
Chen Qi's voice trembled as he carefully wiped the blood from the corner of Wu Yue's mouth, "Master, Master, how are you?"
His eyes were empty and dull for a moment, then quickly regained some clarity, and this change repeated over and over again.
Wu Yue breathed hard, very weakly, "No, it's okay..."
Seeing that they were defeated, the ghost baby shouted excitedly and waved his hands.
"Kill Chen Qi, and as for this woman, capture her."
The sound of footsteps stepping on dry leaves could be heard, and the skinny old man gave orders with his hands behind his back.
Behind him followed Huo Shenko and a dozen or so men in black clothes holding weapons.
The ghost baby was unhappy, but had to obey its master's orders. There was an instruction in its mind to kill Chen Qi, kill Chen Qi.
"Huh?"
However, when it saw Chen Qi holding Wu Yue so quickly, it felt a little strange. It tilted its head, turned around, and looked back at the skinny old man with a puzzled look.
The skinny old man narrowed his eyes, noticed something was wrong with Chen Qi, and immediately knew the reason. "As expected of Master Chen's grandson, he is truly gifted in the art of magic."
Since ancient times, evil ways are the easiest to lead to obsession. No one dares to use a sorcerer who is not 60% sure of his skills. But Chen Qi is a young and fearless person, so he uses it on himself.
If he wasn't the grandson of Master Chen, he would have wanted to take him as his apprentice.
The fire in the distance was still burning, and a house was burning with a loud noise, and the flames were shooting up into the sky. Even if we went to put it out now, it would be useless.
If this continues, sooner or later someone will find out and report it, and the local government will send people to put out the fire.
Not wanting to cause any further complications, Huo Xianke urged, "Stop talking nonsense and hurry up."
When he saw Wu Yue's situation, he felt pity for her. What a beautiful woman, yet she suffered so much.
Wait until he brings her back and then take good care of the beauty.
The skinny old man controlled the red line and gave the order, "Go!"
There was a gurgling sound coming from the ghost baby's throat, like a baby crying.
“Huh, huh…”
Chen Qi's mind was in chaos, his consciousness was disintegrating, and his eyes were dull and empty.
He moved as stiffly as a puppet, but was still flexible, meaning his limbs were flexible and his speed was comparable to that of the ghost baby.
Chen Qi held the knife he had used to chop peach wood in his hand. He turned his dull and stiff head, his brain devoured and he remembered nothing except that he had to chop the ghost baby to death.
One is a dead object that is completely controlled and refined, and the other is a spiritual puppet transformed from a human. Chen Qi's occasional clear consciousness gives him the upper hand.
Seeing that they would suffer if they continued like this, the skinny old man said with a vicious look on his face, "Go, destroy his puppet!"
Of course, the ghost baby should be called.
Of course, Huo Xianke would not let his men use such a strange and unpredictable method. It was not to protect their lives, but to protect himself and avoid any unexpected situations.
Chen Qi's method was useful, but he was too immature and had been in this business for too short a time. The ghost baby found an opportunity to destroy the puppet that controlled Chen Qi.
But Wu Yue was still there, she was still breathing, and she was not dead yet.
Seeing the ghost baby coming to destroy Chen Qi's puppet, she immediately turned over to block it, but she was too weak and Wu Yue was strangled by the neck.
The ghost baby, in high spirits, disobeyed orders and broke Wu Yue's neck while laughing and screaming.
Chen Qi arrived a moment too late and could only catch Wu Yue's falling body, which was as thin as paper. The vomited blood splashed on his face, and the hot and humid temperature brought back a bit of his sanity.
"Master..." Chen Qi held her hand tremblingly, tears of blood flowing from his red eyes.
But Wu Yue is dead and will never respond to him again.
Chen Qi's sanity was broken again, his soul fell into darkness completely, and was nailed into the abyss by the soul-locking nail.
He held a knife, his eyes were red like a ghost, and he was faster than the ghost baby. He chopped off a head, and a stream of blood spurted out. The remaining head seemed to be crying.
As the controller and breeder, the skinny old man suffered backlash when the ghost baby died and vomited blood.
He couldn't believe it. "Impossible! A brat who's still wet behind the ears can't possibly hurt my ghost baby!"
Unfortunately, the ghost baby who lost his head was no match for Chen Qi and died tragically under his knife. The skinny old man fell to his knees on the ground, covering his neck with his hands. His limbs were broken with a snap and hung limply as if they had no bones.
He spoke with difficulty, his eyes widening to the maximum, filling his eye sockets and about to bulge out, "Huo, go, kill, kill him..."
Chen Qi threw the ghost baby's head and crushed it with one foot. He didn't continue. He turned around, picked up Wu Yue and ran into the darkness.
There was only the sound of rustling in the grass, and then the figure disappeared.
The people brought by Huo Xianke raised their weapons and pointed them in the direction of Chen Qi. A tall bodyguard asked, "Boss, do you want to take action?"
Huo Xianke raised his hand and waved, indicating that it should be put away.
Judging from Chen Qi's invulnerable appearance just now, he didn't think a few bullets would be of any use as long as the puppet controlling him was not destroyed.
Moreover, the fire was burning and the government had already sent people to put it out. Their movements here should not be discovered.
Chen Qi was quite cunning. He knew that making any other noise would be useless. He must have people behind the scenes. But the forest fire would attract public attention, which would definitely attract government officials.
By then, he could stop him from catching up and give himself a chance to breathe. He was really a smart man. He was satisfied with having such an opponent.
Huo Xianke twirled the beads on his wrist and sighed softly, "It's such a pity for Miss Wu. She's so beautiful but has such a tragic fate."
He withdrew his gaze, lowered his eyes, and looked coldly at the skinny old man on the ground.
"Master Gong is quite skilled, so using him as a coffin for the dead is quite useful. This is my reward for wasting my time."
"Come here, take it back."
The skinny old man opened his eyes wide, but unfortunately his throat was broken and he couldn't speak, so he could only make heart-wrenching screams.
Then the bodyguard blocked his mouth, injected him with a shot of medicine in the neck, and waited until he fainted before carrying him away.
Chen Qi kept running and running.
He lost consciousness and didn't know the direction, but his body still ran to a tree on the top of a hill.
The tree wasn't big, and could even be described as "slender and graceful," with only a crown and no branches. But now, the tree had collapsed, its crown's leaves withered and yellowed, falling with the evening breeze. It quickly became a dead tree, melting into nutrients in the soil.
Chen Qi put Wu Yue down, he knelt on the ground, staring blankly.
His eyes were dull and empty, his eyeballs didn't even move or blink, like a mannequin.
However, his tears kept flowing, and his heart was empty. Only the body was left, and there was no soul.
Wu Yue's body turned into starlight and dissipated.
"No, don't go..." Chen Qi subconsciously stretched out his stiff hands to grab
But he couldn't stop it, and it still slipped through his fingers.
When his palm touched the nail on the puppet, he pulled it out. With one nail less to restrain him, Chen Qi's mind cleared up for a moment, and then he pulled out the other nails.
The man woke up, but when he saw Wu Yue's body disappearing, his heart ached and blood kept flowing.
Chen Qi clenched the nail tightly with tears in his eyes.
The evil spirit of the Soul Locking Nail existed in his body, and Chen Qi's mind would be affected. His eyes were crazy, "Master, I will not let you die. No matter what method I use."
"I'm sorry, Master. Please bear with it for now. It will be a little painful, but it will be over soon." Chen Qi carefully held Wu Yue in his arms, bent down and kissed her forehead, then he inserted the nail into the top of Wu Yue's head.
The Soul-Locking Nail is an extremely yin object that can lock a soul that is about to dissipate and temporarily trap it in this body for preservation.
Chen Qi knew that what he did was selfish, but he would not let his master leave him, absolutely not!
"Master, don't leave me..." Chen Qi lowered his head and put his cheek against the unconscious Wu Yue, which was indescribably intimate.
When he succeeded in driving the seven soul-locking nails into Wu Yue's body, and saw that she no longer dissipated but fell into a deep sleep and waited to be awakened, Chen Qi smiled softly.
Chen Qi gently stroked her face, his eyes full of admiration and infatuation, as well as a sinister paranoia, "Master, don't worry, I will find a way to wake you up."
Since ancient times, there have been so many evil spells, and he would always find a way to revive his master. If that didn't work, he would take revenge and die with his master.
So dark...
Is my mission accomplished?
At the moment of his death, Wu Yue submitted an application to complete the mission and leave the world to return, but the system did not appear. There was only darkness and he could not see his hand in front of him.
Walking in the darkness, there is no limit and no direction.
Wu Yue vaguely seemed to hear Chen Qi calling her "Master", but she couldn't hear clearly and couldn't respond. Because the next second, she fell into a coma again and was unaware of anything.
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