Xiong Qingyuan did not hide his desire for the red lacquered coffin in my hand, and stared at it with burning eyes.
I narrowed my eyes, glanced at him coldly, and said disdainfully: "Why should I tell you?! Who do you think you are?"
Hearing what I said, Xiong Qingyuan suddenly laughed and said, "Why didn't you tell me? After all, we are old acquaintances, and you have ruined many of my big plans."
Xiong Qingyuan obviously had something else in his words.
I curled my lips and said dissatisfiedly, "I don't care who you are, but when you controlled those red-eyed crows to attack my apartment yesterday, I could tell that you, like your grandson Xiong Nantian, are not good people."
There was sarcasm in my words, but Xiong Qingyuan was not angry.
He chuckled and his eyes moved away from the red lacquered coffin in my hand and fell on my face.
His old face was dark and the wrinkles on it didn't look like wrinkles, but more like a layer of dead skin.
His eye sockets were like an abyss, and he stared at me playfully, as if I were his toy.
"Since you don't understand what I'm talking about, well, let me tell you about the relationship between us."
I snorted disdainfully and acted as if I would do whatever the gentleman says.
Xiong Qingyuan didn't pay any attention to me. He said indifferently, "Little Taoist priest, do you still remember the 'Eye of the Darkness' in Fengmen Village? I originally set up that magic array in the toilet to absorb the Yin and death energy. I didn't expect that it was broken by you and a bunch of stinky Taoist priests."
Hearing this, I seemed to realize something, and my face turned ugly, as if covered with a layer of frost.
I already had some vague guesses in my mind.
"Also, you killed the seven demons who stole the Yin energy of women in Longgang Town. At that time, we communicated with each other using sound transmission notes. I think you should remember this."
"What's interesting is that you actually tricked me and said your name was Leng Feng... Hehe, later on, I found that Leng Feng and crippled one of his arms."
When I heard this, I suddenly realized something and my brows furrowed.
I exclaimed, "So, you... you are the black-faced Taoist priest who harms people everywhere."
At this time, I looked at Xiong Qingyuan again and found that he was not the one with the dark face. And what happened just now was all said by him, so it must be correct. He was the black-faced Taoist priest.
Seeing that I recognized him, Xiong Qingyuan stopped smiling, his eyes turned cold and stern, and he said, "Yes, it's me. I'm the black-faced Taoist priest you mentioned. My real name is Xiong Qingyuan, and I'm Xiong Nantian's grandfather."
"Now that you know my identity, you must also know that we have a deep connection. Originally, I didn't care about a little Taoist like you, but I didn't expect that you would come to me today. This must be fate, and it is also your karma."
Talking to me about fate and cause and effect, this old man is really flattering himself.
I knew that the black-faced Taoist priest Xiong Qingyuan was very powerful, so I subconsciously showed a vigilant look.
Xiong Nantian, who was standing aside, also heard Xiong Qingyuan's words and exaggerated, "Grandpa, he hurt me in the hotel and took away the stone from the basement of my villa. This guy is very despicable. You must help me kill him."
Xiong Qingyuan turned his head and looked at Xiong Nantian. He did not answer him directly, but asked: "Is the box what I want?"
Xiong Nantian quickly replied: "Yes! It is the stone you suppressed."
Nodding, Xiong Qingyuan turned around with a solemn look and said to me with a gloomy face: "It seems that, little Taoist priest, your death is really not a pity. You have ruined so many of my big things."
"The stone suppressed under the Seven Evils Yin Coffin was originally absorbing the dead energy and resentment between heaven and earth. I didn't expect it to be destroyed by you and your men. But fortunately, I have sensed that the stone has awakened."
"And you
... ... Hehe, it is still somewhat useful."
At this point, Xiong Qingyuan turned to me and said solemnly, "I can spare you and your girlfriend. But you have to tell me where the small coffin in your hand came from... Otherwise, I will kill you."
His voice was dull, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.
But that kind of indifference revealed contempt and trampling on life. It seemed that in his eyes, life was worthless.
To be honest, my situation is a bit difficult now.
This Xiong Qingyuan is unfathomable. I can sense the aura of good deeds from him, but at the same time I also feel a deathly aura and corpse aura that is even more intense than that of Xiong Nantian.
Also, I don’t understand what the gray-black energy that was surging between his legs and feet when he just walked out of the wooden house was.
Then there is Xiong Nantian. He was extremely hostile to me because I ruined his good deeds and hurt him.
The evil ghost, Blazing Ghost, obeyed Xiong Nantian's orders and didn't care about my life at all. The ghost-head knife in Blazing Ghost's hand killed people without hesitation, and was surrounded by death. It was a very evil weapon... ...
After much thought, I felt that it would not be easy to escape from Xiong Nantian and his grandson.
Besides, I have to take Sun Xiaoli with me, otherwise, this grandfather and grandson might do something to Sun Xiaoli.
Especially Xiong Nantian, who had long coveted Sun Xiaoli's body. When he looked at Sun Xiaoli, his eyes were full of lust.
Knowing they would not let me go, I thought, at worst, I would just release the Taotie beast and see what they could do to me.
Seeing that I didn't say anything, Xiong Qingyuan asked again in a stern voice: "Why don't you speak? Are you dumb?"
I raised my head slightly, and said in a deep voice, "I am not dumb. I will not tell you the origin of this red lacquer coffin because it is unnecessary. I believe you have also seen the significance of this coffin, but it is impossible for me to hand it over to you."
Xiong Qingyuan's eyes narrowed, and he said coldly: "So, you want to die?"
I retorted, "What if I die? It's better than being humiliated by you two evil people. Although I, Yang Tianyi, have just started to catch ghosts, I also have dignity. I can die standing, and I will never live on my knees."
"Hahahaha... How wonderful it is to die standing up rather than live on your knees!"
"It seems that I underestimated you. Well, then I want to see what you are capable of."
I knew Xiong Qingyuan was already angry, so I quickly stepped back.
Unexpectedly, Xiong Qingyuan suddenly uttered a strange incantation, and then gray-black "qi" quickly emerged from his body.
That "air" enveloped his body, making him even more terrifying and weird in the dark night.
"Little Taoist priest, if you don't tell me, I will kill you."
Then Xiong Qingyuan moved quickly and rushed towards me.
It would be more accurate to say that his feet were entangled by the "energy" and were floating on the ground.
I was just about to recite the spell to open the red lacquered coffin and release the gluttonous beast.
But unexpectedly, Xiong Qingyuan had already arrived and appeared in front of me.
Very casually, he slapped his palm towards me.
Then the small palm continued to grow bigger, until it became the size of a pot lid, and suddenly hit me.
My chest sank and I spat out a mouthful of red blood.
Then, I felt a little weak and flew backwards.
With a "thump", my body fell to the ground.
What horrified me was that after the handprint was imprinted on my chest, it was like a flame, and it actually burned the clothes on my chest. A pitch-black handprint also appeared on the skin on my chest.
The gray-black "qi" stained on the handprint continued to rush into my body.
It felt like my skin and flesh were being torn apart.
.
I clenched my teeth, supported myself on the ground with one hand, and slowly sat up from the ground.
My face was pale and grim, and the veins on my forehead were bulging.
I hurriedly mobilized the Yin De Qi in my body to resist the gray-black "Qi", but the Yin De Qi had no effect at all, and soon, those "Qi" eroded most of my Yin De Qi.
The good energy in my body began to dissipate like a defeated army.
"Damn it, what kind of energy is this? Why is it so fierce!?"
I made a sound with my teeth bared.
Xiong Qingyuan, who was not far away, had a smile on his face and looked harmless, but his methods were cruel and weird.
"What's the anger? ... Hey, since you want to know, I can tell you."
"My energy is the most demonic energy in the world."
The spirit of the devil? I've never heard of this name.
My chest felt stuffy, my mouth tasted sweet, and I spat out another mouthful of blood.
Maybe my body was too seriously infected by the devil's energy, the blood I vomited turned black.
The demonic energy in my blood vessels, meridians and bones is constantly colliding with my body. Wherever it goes, the good energy is dissipated.
Seeing that the Yin De energy was not working, I quickly mobilized the "spirit" in my body to resist the demon energy.
What surprised me was that when the "spirit" came into contact with the demonic aura, the expansion speed of the demonic aura suddenly slowed down.
Moreover, as I continued to absorb "spirit" from the air, the demon's aura gradually became dim.
In fact, what I didn’t know was that even though Xiong Qingyuan imprinted the black palm on my body, the amount of pure demonic energy that actually entered my body was not much, just a tiny bit.
But don't underestimate this even a little bit. If I didn't have the "spirit" to resist, I would probably have been corroded by the devil's energy and become a useless person.
"Little Taoist priest, you don't really need to know so much. You can submit to me now. You have great talent. You have accumulated so much good karma at such a young age and have achieved such a high level of Taoism. I really value your talent."
"As long as you surrender to me and tell me where the small coffin in your hand came from and where my Drunken Dream Flower is, I can spare your life."
"Besides, I can also accept you as my apprentice. What do you think?"
I felt angry and annoyed, thinking to myself, I am an upright Taoist priest who catches ghosts, how could I submit to an evil Taoist priest
Even if I accidentally became a Taoist priest, justice is bright and upright, and I will not compromise with evil.
I cursed loudly, "Bullshit! Black-faced Taoist priest, I will not tell you the origin of that small coffin. If I die, you will not know the secret of the red lacquer coffin."
"As for being your apprentice, you really think too highly of yourself. You are not qualified at all, and I am not interested. I, Yang Tianyi, disdain to be in league with a person like you who harms others!"
The black-faced Taoist priest Xiong Qingyuan didn't seem to care about what I said, and walked towards Xiong Qingyuan instead. Maybe he felt that the "devil's energy" that flowed into my body was enough to kill me.
Seeing Xiong Qingyuan approaching, Xiong Nantian seemed a little scared and called out respectfully, "Grandpa!"
Xiong Qingyuan nodded and said, "Here, give me the box!"
"Yes, Grandpa!"
Then, Xiong Nantian used his intact hand to hand the red lacquer box to Xiong Qingyuan.
Slowly opening the red lacquer box, after seeing the black stone inside the box, the burning fire in Xiong Qingyuan's eyes burned again.
He seemed to be muttering some kind of spell. His voice was strange and I couldn't understand it at all. What he was mumbling didn't seem like a spell, but some kind of call.
Soon after Xiong Qingyuan made the sound, a black light suddenly burst out from the red lacquer box.
(to be continued)
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