The hexagram-shaped Taoist formation should be a defensive Taoist formation, protecting the white-bearded old man's body. The vertical light film was constantly rotating, and when the black ghost energy hit the light film, it was resisted by the rotating light film.
As for the old man with white beard himself, he stayed in the vertical light film and continuously released white light. Wherever he went, the ghosts were defeated and scattered. He was simply invincible.
"My goodness, that old man is so majestic! So awesome!"
I couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
At this time, the heavy smoker had already rushed back to the vicinity of the trap.
The smoker summoned the few remaining ghosts to attack the white-bearded old man. However, the attacks of the ghosts were completely ineffective against the white-bearded old man.
I felt a little excited.
Zhang Rong also noticed the old man, and a look of fear appeared in the depths of his eyes.
He asked me, "Yang Tianyi, is that old man with white beard your friend?"
How could I know any old man with white beard
But in order to prevent Zhang Rong from attacking me, I still lied to him with a smile, saying, "Of course he is my friend, otherwise do you think he will help me to eliminate those ghosts!"
The fear in Zhang Rong's eyes became even stronger.
A moment later, to my surprise, Zhang Rong staggered over to me, dragging his injured leg. He knelt down in front of me.
"Mr. Yang, I was wrong in the previous incident. I beg you to forgive me this time. As long as you don't kill me, I am willing to follow your instructions, and I am willing to tell you everything Zuo Weiran planned."
"Please let me go?"
I know that Zhang Rong did this at this time because he was afraid of the old man with white beard.
I rolled my eyes, coughed twice in a pretentious manner, and said, "Captain Zhang Rong, I, Yang Tianyi, am not the kind of person who bullies the weak and fears the strong. Since you have decided to turn over a new leaf, I promise you that I will not let my friends hurt your life."
"As for Zuo Weiran's conspiracy, I will explain it to Madam Magu when the time comes. Who knows, not only will Madam Magu not convict you, but she may even reward you handsomely for turning from evil to good!"
Zhang Rong raised his head nervously.
He hurriedly said, "No, no, no, Master Yang, as long as Lady Magu doesn't convict me, I will be satisfied. As for the reward, I don't think it's necessary!"
I thought about it and said, "If that's the case, don't worry. I will report it to Magu. Now, take me to the trap. I think that big smoker won't be able to hold on for much longer."
"Okay, okay, Master Yang, I'll take you there right away!"
This time Zhang Rong learned his lesson.
But I was always suspicious in my heart, who is that old man with white beard
The soul of the smoker is somewhat unstable.
Just now, the white-bearded old man raised his hand and released a white blade of light. The Big Smoker wanted to resist it, but he found that the blade of light actually broke through his defense and hit his soul directly.
This made the heavy smoker miserable.
The old man with white beard in the Taoist formation smiled and looked unimpressed. But every time he made a move, several ghosts died.
This made the heavy smoker very uneasy.
No, I can't go on like this. If I continue, all the ghosts that followed me would probably die.
However, just as the big smoker was about to give orders to the ghosts and prepare to leave, black spots suddenly appeared on the ground of the wasteland. Most of those black spots were wearing black robes.
It’s the reinforcement team from the Gongyang Pavilion!
The flustered smoker knows
Today's matter is bound to fail.
Seeing the ghost officials from the Offering Pavilion approaching quickly, the smoker gritted his teeth, and his soul trembled and disappeared in mid-air.
The ghost Xu Ziqing also saw the ghost officials who came.
The location of the ghost who died of fullness was very close to the location of the big smoker just now.
So when the soul of the opium ghost disappeared, the starving ghost Xu Ziqing also noticed it.
The ghost knew that this was a critical moment and if he didn't run away, it would be too late.
"Everyone, run! The ghost officials from the Gongyang Pavilion are here. We are no match for them. Even the military advisor has escaped!"
The voice of the ghost who was choked to death was undoubtedly like a bolt from the blue.
The ghosts that were besieging the white-bearded old man no longer dared to stay here. They screamed and split into a ball of black gas, dispersing in all directions.
Seeing the ghosts disperse, the old man with white beard did not attack again. Instead, he smiled, and his body slowly disappeared from the spot.
At this time, I just arrived at the vicinity of the trap, only a few hundred steps away from it.
"Hey! Young Master Yang, it seems your friend has left!"
Zhang Rong was surprised and asked me curiously, "But Mr. Yang, aren't you friends? Why did the old man leave without saying hello to you? He seemed to be in a hurry."
At that time, I was stumped by Zhang Rong's question. It was so embarrassing.
I quickly said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, just leave if you want to. Maybe he's too busy! After all, with great ability comes great responsibility."
Zhang Rong didn't say anything either.
When I arrived at the trap, I found that only three ghost officials were left alive. If it weren't for the old man with white beard, I'm afraid these three ghost officials would have had a hard time surviving.
Among these three ghost officials, there is Zhu Xinglong, and Nie Gangjie who has a very good nose. The remaining one I can't name, is a red-faced ghost official. However, although these three ghost officials survived, their bodies were all scarred and weak.
This time, the besieged ghost officials suffered heavy casualties.
Zhu Xinglong was very surprised to see me being supported by Zhang Rong.
He sat on the ground and clasped his fists to Zhang Rong, saying, "Thank you, Captain Zhang Rong, for coming to rescue us!"
It seems that Zhu Xinglong regarded Zhang Rong as his rescuer.
Zhang Rong looked at me and saw that I didn't react, so he said to Zhu Xinglong awkwardly: "Well... this is an emergency, no need to salute!"
Zhu Xinglong answered loudly, "Yes, Captain!"
Then, Zhu Xinglong quickly looked at me and asked me with concern, "Mr. Yang, are you okay?"
I shook my head.
When Zhu Xinglong saw me shaking my head, he heaved a sigh of relief and said, "This time, we are so unlucky. We didn't get any intelligence, but were trapped in the formation. So many ghost officials were killed or injured. I'm afraid that Steward Zuo and Lady Magu will not let us off easily."
I looked at Zhu Xinglong and the other two ghost officials and said in a deep voice, "Don't think about anything else! Fortunately, the three of you survived."
Afterwards, Zhang Rong was tactful and gave Zhu Xinglong and others some healing pills.
Actually, I originally wanted to ask Zhu Xinglong about the old man with white beard, but after thinking it over, I decided not to ask.
Although the ghosts dispersed, they were still chased and intercepted by the ghost officials. After the previous consumption, the ghosts were already very weak, and they could not escape quickly.
So soon, most of the ghosts were killed by the ghost officials who arrived later.
Of course, there are some who slip through the net, such as the heavy smoker who is called "military advisor".
Magu soon appeared in front of us with a number of ghost officials, and Zuo Weiran followed beside her.
"Yang Tianyi, how are you? Are you seriously injured?"
Magu
She held my hand and asked with concern. Her hand was warm.
For a moment, Magu reminded me of my mother.
I shook my head and said, "It's okay. I just consumed a little too much Yin De Qi. I'm fine."
"Um!"
Nodding, Magu shifted her gaze to the corpses of the dead ghost officials, her brows deeply furrowed.
After a while, she looked at Zhang Rong and asked, "Zhang Rong, you were the one who contacted the Gongyang Pavilion, so you must know the details of the matter. Can you tell me what happened first?"
Zhang Rong had been following us secretly, so I'm afraid he doesn't know a lot of things.
And I found that Zuo Weiran's gaze towards Zhang Rong also became somewhat deep and cold.
I quickly took over the conversation and said to Magu, "Master Magu, let me tell you. I know the whole story. Captain Zhang Rong just arrived not long ago!"
After hearing that I helped him cover up the past, Zhang Rong showed a look of gratitude towards me.
Then I told Magu how we accepted the mission in the Reward and Punishment Hall, how we met the big smoker, how we were trapped in the trap, how we broke the trap... etc. All these things.
Of course, I didn't mention the gluttonous beast in the red lacquer coffin when breaking the formation. I also told Magu about the sudden appearance of the ghost official team.
"It's simply lawless. There is actually a group of ghosts who want to kill the ghost officials of Gongyang Pavilion. It's so abominable! They don't even take me, Magu, and Gongyang Pavilion seriously..."
Anger flashed across Magu's face, and her murderous look was evident.
At this time, Zuo Weiran came up and bowed to Magu and said, "Master, our people have captured a few little ghosts. We can ask them about the origin of the big smoker. Those ghosts call the big smoker 'military advisor', which means that those ghosts must have a 'leader'!"
"Okay, let the ghost officer bring those little ghosts up first!"
"Yes, Master!"
Zuo Weiran, on the other hand, looked calm and behaved very respectfully towards Magu.
Then four ghosts were tied up with soul-breaking ropes and brought before Magu.
Among those four ghosts, there was actually a ghost with a big belly. It was a ghost that had died of bloating.
The souls of the four ghosts all looked very weak and somewhat unstable.
The faces of their souls were filled with expressions of timidity and fear.
"Tell me, where are you from in the wilderness? Why are you attacking the ghost officials of the Gongyang Pavilion? And where is your lair?..."
Lady Magu questioned the four ghosts in a cold voice.
Perhaps because he was scared, the ghost who was bloated to death looked at the other ghosts and said in a trembling voice: "I'll tell you, I'll tell you... Master, as long as you don't kill me, I'll tell you everything!"
The other three ghosts were originally silent, but when they saw the dead ghost speak, the other three ghosts also spoke timidly, ready to confess.
Magu's eyes fell on the Overcooked Ghost and she said solemnly, "The other three little ghosts shut up! Overcooked Ghost, you speak."
“Yes, yes, yes!”
The ghost nodded repeatedly.
But just when the bloated ghost was about to tell us what it knew, there was a muffled "bang" and right under our eyes, the ghost's soul exploded.
Following closely, the souls of the other three ghosts also exploded.
Zhang Rong protected me and took a few steps back.
There was a muffled sound of "bang!" and a sound came from the soul collecting bucket on my waist. I guess it was the remaining ghost that I had collected in the soul collecting bucket before, its soul body was shattered.
"Yes, the Soul-Breaking Pill! It must be the Soul-Breaking Pill! Those ghosts must have swallowed the Soul-Breaking Pill before. I can smell the scent of the Soul-Breaking Pill remaining in the ghost energy."
Nie Gangjie, who had a very sensitive nose, reminded in surprise.
(to be continued)
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