The female ghost seemed terrified of the big yellow dog and tried to run away as soon as she saw him.
Unfortunately, the two lackeys were clearly not going to let her off easily. They instantly grew larger and, with a cold laugh, pinned the female ghost to the ground, followed by a brutal beating.
The female ghost was clearly no match for the two lackeys. With a scream, she turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared, leaving only a small piece of wood on the ground.
Seeing the female ghost being chased away by the little dog's lackey, Zhao Youliang instinctively wanted to flatter the big yellow dog.
But just then, a sudden abdominal pain struck, accompanied by gurgling sounds.
Not only him, but Qi Zhigang was the same.
They are clearly at the gates of the city and could breach the pass at any moment.
As it turned out, Zhao Youliang was a man of principle: while desperately squeezing his legs together, he spoke to Li Mao and Qi Zhigang.
"You guys go first, and be quick!"
"I can hold on a little longer!"
Upon hearing this, Qi Zhigang showed no humility whatsoever. He gave the big yellow dog a smile that looked more like a bitter smile and then darted into the bathroom.
Li Mao hesitated for a moment but did not take any action, standing there with a bitter expression on his face.
Zhao Youliang, barely able to hold back, hurriedly urged, "Li Mao, what are you doing? Hurry up!"
"If you don't go now, I'm going first!"
Upon hearing this, Li Mao's bitter face instantly turned into a crying face.
"Quantum, hurry up and go, I... I've already pooped in my pocket..."
Zhao Youliang: "Holy crap!"
He then covered his nose with one hand and his buttocks with the other, and rushed into another restroom.
After the "firing of cannons," when Zhao Youliang and Qi Zhigang came out satisfied, the big yellow dog that had complained about their filth had already left.
Continuing with the principle of "leaving without a trace after accomplishing the task, concealing one's identity and name."
(There are no typos above; this is the original text of Li Bai's "Ode to a Knight-Errant," and it is not "hiding one's merits and fame.")
(Those old friends who used to always point out my typos should quickly correct their own erroneous knowledge.)
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After sending Li Maoxian, who had soiled his pants, to take a shower, Zhao Youliang hurriedly helped Qi Zhigang treat his wounds.
The wound medicine that Old Liu gave him was very effective; it stopped the bleeding and relieved the pain instantly after being applied.
Qi Zhigang, a professional doctor and a direct beneficiary of the wound medicine, was amazed.
It's been said that if this prescription could be mass-produced and supplied to our lovely warriors, their combat power could instantly double!
After hearing Qi Zhigang's words, Zhao Youliang admired his character even more.
As you can see, Qi Zhigang's first thought was not to use the prescription to make money for personal gain, but to provide it to the country.
Of course, while such an idea is good, it is basically impossible to realize.
Putting aside other factors, the raw materials used to refine wound medicine often include wild Chinese herbs that are over a hundred years old.
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After treating Qi Zhigang's wounds, Zhao Youliang helped him tidy up the room.
After all that commotion, everything is a mess.
It was during the process of tidying up the room that Zhao Youliang finally discovered the "wooden strip" that had fallen from the female ghost's body.
Unfortunately, after studying it carefully for a long time, I still couldn't figure it out.
Left with no other choice, they could only wait until dawn to take the "wooden strip" and ask "Uncle Liu".
After a while, Li Mao, who had finished showering and changed into Qi Zhigang's clothes, finally came out, looking embarrassed.
"Hey... Quantum, Gang-ge, don't go around telling everyone about us pulling down our pants, it's embarrassing!"
"I'll treat you two to barbecue tomorrow night if necessary!"
After a period of playful banter, Qi Zhigang arranged for Zhao Youliang and Li Mao to sleep in his house.
Firstly, it was too late, and secondly, he was afraid that the female ghost would come out again to harm him.
Li Mao was the kind of person who was both bad at cooking and loved to have fun, so he didn't dare to sleep in a room by himself and insisted on squeezing in with Zhao Youliang.
"Quantum has a question for you. I just noticed that your talismans come in all colors, but aren't they all yellow on TV?"
"Is there any particular reason behind this?"
Faced with Li Mao's overflowing thirst for knowledge, Zhao Youliang could only fight off his drowsiness and begin to explain.
"The most common yellow talismans are used in worship, sacrifices, and prayers for blessings."
"Of course, if you mark it with a special mark like I did, you can also use it to deal with dirty things."
"The black talisman is specifically for dealing with evil spirits; it's the kind I took out later."
"As for other colors... black and white can attract evil spirits and borrow the power of the underworld god; yellow can borrow the power of the heavenly god; green or purple can borrow the power of spiritual objects."
"For example, cats, dogs, ancient trees, etc., to put it simply, it's about using demonic power."
"Of course, demonic power cannot be borrowed casually. This is the reason why it is easy to invite a god but difficult to send him away."
"Oh, I see... What would happen if quantum mechanics used these symbols incorrectly?"
"Quantum? Quantum?! Oh my god, did she fall asleep...?"
Before dawn the next day, Zhao Youliang got up and rushed back to the paper-making shop without waking Qi Zhigang and Li Mao.
He dared not forget the rules of the paper-making shop: it had to open for business before the first rays of sunlight.
After finishing all his work and offering incense to the deities in the shrine, Zhao Youliang silently called upon Huang Yu in his heart.
"Hey buddy, do you recognize this?"
The thing Zhao Youliang was referring to was the wooden strip that fell off the female ghost last night.
Huang Jiaxian looked for a while and then frowned: "Liangzi, tell me what happened yesterday."
After listening to Zhao Youliang's story, Huang Yu nodded slightly.
“Quantum, if I’m not mistaken, what was bothering you last night wasn’t a ghost at all.”
"That's why the spells didn't work on her, and you couldn't touch her."
"Not a ghost?!" Zhao Youliang was stunned upon hearing this.
"Dude, you mean someone's playing tricks?!"
“Hmm, more or less!” Huang Yu nodded: “Quantum, have you ever heard of the ‘Luban Book’? It’s said to have been written by Luban, the ancestor of civil engineering.”
"Among them, the most well-known is the practice of driving live stakes."
Driving a live stake is an extremely cruel form of "sacrifice".
Legend has it that in ancient times, before building a bridge, a boy and a girl would be captured alive.
The boy was buried alive in the pier at the head of the bridge, while the girl was buried alive in the pier at the tail of the bridge.
Once the bridge is built, they will become its guardians.
This was the first time Zhao Youliang had ever heard of such a bizarre thing, and he was stunned upon hearing it.
"Brother Huang, do you mean that what I encountered last night was a 'live stake'?"
Huang Yu slowly shook his head: "I was just giving an example. What you encountered was not the 'striking the live stake,' but another kind of evil technique recorded in the Lu Ban Book, called 'suppressing evil.'"
"Some say that 'suppression' originated from ancient witchcraft, but the book with the most records is the 'Luban Book'."
"There are many ways and uses for 'suppression' (or 'cursing'), and not all of them are harmful evil practices..."
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