Ding Jialin is the owner of this golden mask. Because he has cultivated it into a life-saving spiritual weapon, the golden mask is in constant communication with him, just like an arm.
He can sense and control the mask from a distance, and similarly, when the mask encounters a disaster, Ding Jialin can also empathize.
The golden mask held in Ji Mingxia's hand trembled wildly with fear.
Ding Jialin couldn't help but feel his hair stand on end. He was shocked and angry, and shouted at Ji Mingxia: "What did you do!"
Ji Mingxia was still immersed in the illusion and could not hear Ding Jialin's voice at all.
The light from the golden mask reflected onto Ji Mingxia's face, giving him a layer of bright golden light.
His expression was empty, with a mix of sadness and joy on his face, and he was pinching the mask in his hands as if he was pinching a tiny insect. From Ding Jialin's point of view, Ji Mingxia at this moment actually had a quiet and strange sense of horror.
The energy within the golden mask continued to vibrate and was about to dissipate.
Just at this moment, Ji Mingxia gently turned his fingers.
Under Ding Jialin's horrified gaze, the golden mask slowly twisted like a piece of paper blown by the wind.
All the energy was absorbed and transformed into a golden light, which gradually floated into Ji Mingxia's body.
Ding Jialin only felt a dull pain like scraping bones sweeping across his body, causing him to tremble unconsciously.
He was cursed, and most of his body, hidden under the black clothes, had been corroded and rotten. Some parts even gave birth to groups of maggots, which attached to his bones and flesh, wriggling and gnawing at his future skin.
Fortunately, he possessed many mysterious items that allowed him to continuously absorb energy to stay alive, allowing him to survive until now.
Among them, this golden mask is even more important to Ding Jialin.
This golden mask, as a top-level mysterious item, has two major abilities.
First: Ability to perform simple hypnosis on all living beings;
Second: absorb energy from all things and transform it into vitality for your own use.
Ordinary mysterious objects are mostly targeted at people, but this golden mask is different.
All things in the world are within his hunting range, whether it is the vitality and lifespan of humans and animals, or the power of other mysterious items, he can extract them.
The curse on Ding Jialin was extremely strong, and ordinary energy extraction could only keep him barely alive, but not allow him to recover.
He must find someone who is deeply involved with him and whose power is comparable to his, and use this person as a tool.
A large amount of energy suddenly rushed into the body, breaking the curse. Only then was Ding Jialin able to get rid of the curse and return to live in the sun.
And Yu Ning is undoubtedly the best candidate.
Given his current condition, he would have no chance of winning if he faced Yu Ning head-on, but if he made use of the people around Yu Ning, he would have a great chance of success.
For this purpose, he secretly spied on Ji Mingxia for several days and finally found an opportunity to take action against him.
In Ding Jialin's opinion, Ji Mingxia was just an ordinary person, and it was a piece of cake for him to hypnotize her personally.
The only thing they had to worry about in the whole thing was that Ji Mingxia might be clumsy and be discovered by Yu Ning when he was putting the mask on him. Otherwise, Yu Ning might have evil intentions and want to snatch the golden mask away.
To this end, Ding Jialin made a lot of preparations and strengthened the connection between himself and the golden mask, for fear that the mask would be taken away by someone.
As a result, Ding Jialin never expected that without even meeting Yu Ning, he actually capsized in Ji Mingxia's ditch!
If in the past, the mask was stolen, he would quickly find another mysterious object to replace it, and there would still be a hope of escaping.
But before he came here, he strengthened the connection between himself and the mask.
After the mask absorbs Yu Ning's power, it will immediately give it back to Ding Jialin.
But correspondingly, when the power of the mask is taken away, Ding Jialin will also suffer backlash.
He had been relying on the energy from the mask to stay alive. Not only was the energy from the mask drained away, but his body was also in turmoil, and he quickly became weak at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Golden energy floated into Ji Mingxia's body. Due to the huge difference in power between the two, the golden mask didn't even struggle. It was almost like a sacrifice, giving all its energy to Ji Mingxia.
When a golden light from behind penetrated into Ji Mingxia's body, Ding Jialin felt a choking sensation in his throat. He hunched over, retched a few times, and suddenly spat out large mouthfuls of minced meat.
The pieces of meat fell to the ground. Both the blood and the rotten meat were black and red. Between the pieces of meat, white maggots could be vaguely seen wriggling.
Ding Jialin was sweating profusely, staring at the ground with red eyes, looking at the minced meat he had vomited out with almost fear. When he found that the skin around his body was gradually turning black and becoming more and more rotten, Ding Jialin screamed, bent down, quickly picked up the minced meat, and stuffed it into his mouth again.
"I can't die, I can't die like this..." He murmured, his voice was dry and hoarse, and finally he could not make any sound.
Feeling his internal organs churning, and a few mouthfuls of flesh and blood rushing up his throat, Ding Jialin quickly covered his mouth. He didn't dare to look at Ji Mingxia, nor did he have the courage to take the golden mask back. He turned around and fled the scene in embarrassment...
Ji Mingxia blinked and slowly came to mind.
For him, less than a second had passed and he was stunned for just a moment.
But the amazing thing is that my whole body feels like I have just taken a bath. All the pores are open, and I feel warm and comfortable all over.
It was the coldest time of the year, but Ji Mingxia felt like a small stove. When the cold wind blew, he not only did not feel cold, but even had a gentle feeling like the spring breeze on his face.
Is it because I’m wearing too many clothes today
Ji Mingxia thought a little strangely and looked down at the golden mask again. He didn't know if it was his illusion. When he saw the mask for the first time, he felt it was extremely mysterious and made people want to look at it again and again.
But it seemed as if it had lost its spiritual energy, and a mysterious and ethereal feeling disappeared inexplicably, turning into an ordinary gold item.
"Is this a mysterious object? Or just an ordinary gold item?" Ji Mingxia asked.
There was no one around him, Ding Jialin had disappeared long ago.
Ji Mingxia was stunned. When he found a pool of dark red blood on the ground, he was even more frightened.
He was sure that he didn't bleed, so why was this pool of blood, which looked a bit disgusting and smelled bad, left by Ding Jialin
When did he spit out a mouthful of blood beside him and then ran away? Ji Mingxia didn't notice it at all!
Ji Mingxia glanced around in shock, making sure that there was no sign of Ding Jialin.
At the same time, passers-by were walking around as if nothing had happened. No one paid attention to the situation on his side from beginning to end, as if Ding Jialin did not exist from beginning to end.
"Hello, are you Mr. Ji?" At this time, a young man in work clothes asked.
Ji Mingxia came back to his senses and realized that the reason he was standing at the school gate was to send a package.
"It's me, it's me." Ji Mingxia said quickly and handed over Ye Tian's gift.
As for the mask given by Ding Jialin, it seemed interesting at first glance, but the more he looked at it, the more ordinary it became. It didn't seem to pose any threat, so Ji Mingxia decided to give it to Yu Ning to take a look.
Lin Cheng and Luo Zixuan were both out, leaving Yu Ning alone in the dormitory.
Ji Mingxia had just returned and had not yet had time to speak when he saw Yu Ning with a serious expression. He suddenly stood up from his chair and asked Ji Mingxia, "Who did you meet just now?"
"Well, I did meet someone just now." Ji Mingxia didn't expect Yu Ning to be so powerful. He guessed something unusual at a glance. He put the box sent by Ding Jialin on the table, then opened the box. The golden mask appeared in front of Yu Ning. "Ding Jialin said thank you for saving Ye Tian and Ye Chen, and wanted to take this as a thank you gift, and asked me to give it to you."
"Ding Jialin?"
"He's an old friend of the Ye family..." Ji Mingxia briefly explained the relationship between the Ding family and the Ye family, and then told Yu Ning everything that had just happened.
Seeing Yu Ning's serious expression, Ji Mingxia said cautiously: "Will it be okay if I bring this golden mask back?"
Yu Ning took the golden mask, looked at it carefully, and put it back.
This top-level spiritual weapon has now turned into an ordinary gold ornament and no longer has any energy.
Yu Ning said: "Don't worry, everything is fine now."
Ji Mingxia's thinking was particularly sharp at this time: "So, he did want to harm you, but because of some accident, he couldn't carry out his plot?"
Yu Ning looked at Ji Mingxia and nodded slowly.
"Is it for me?" Ji Mingxia guessed, "He wanted to use me and this mask to harm you, but he didn't expect that I also had a mysterious item on me."
Ji Mingxia said this and looked at his hands.
Ji Mingxia has always worn the ring that Yu Ning gave him for self-defense. Including this time, it has saved Ji Mingxia once!
Yu Ning glanced at the ring and said nothing more, "Mingxia, don't tell anyone about Ding Jialin's meeting with you."
"Okay." Ji Mingxia agreed readily, and then asked curiously, "Why? I feel like he's not normal. I wanted to remind Ye Chen and Ye Tian."
"He suffered a backlash. Even if he was lucky enough to survive, he won't live long and won't do evil again." Yu Ning said, "He came prepared this time. When he met you, he must have erased all traces of himself, so as long as you don't say anything, no one will know that you met him."
Ji Mingxia thought about how Ding Jialin, despite his strange appearance, did not attract any onlookers when he arrived at the school gate. Among the people present, it seemed that only Ji Mingxia could see him. It turned out that Ding Jialin had already started to set a trap at that time.
Ji Mingxia touched the ring with some fear, looked at Yu Ning with admiration and said, "Fortunately you are quite capable and didn't let him succeed."
"He was cursed, and it has nothing to do with me. Do you still remember Li You?" Yu Ning said.
"Li You?" Ji Mingxia was stunned.
This name is already very far away from Ji Mingxia's life, but after all, they had spent an unforgettable journey in the forest. The ring on Ji Mingxia's hand is still related to Li You, so Ji Mingxia will certainly not forget her.
"Ding Jialin and Li You...are they related?"
"Ding Jialin's face is like a corpse, his flesh is rotten and his bones are rotten. These are symptoms of a curse. The conditions for this curse to take effect are very harsh. Half a year ago, Li You slaughtered several people and sacrificed their blood and souls before dying. He cursed another person." Yu Ning said, "Li You's curse and Ding Jialin's symptoms can be perfectly matched."