Chapter 42

Seeing everyone looking at him, Zhenbao was also puzzled and naturally took a step forward when called—just as he lifted his foot, Bayue had already blocked his way, feigning fear, he said:

"Master, Master, my grandson is young and frail, he only recovered from his illness yesterday, I'm afraid he won't do, right?"

"What won't do?" Kongfeng said impatiently, "I'm performing a ritual, not asking him to do anything else. What could go wrong? This is for everyone's safety, don't delay... If that demon escapes, we won't be able to catch up!"

For a moment, everyone also urged, "Old man, please help!"

At this moment, Bayue was truly in a dilemma—Zhenbao was practically a dead man, how could he have the three pure yang fires? If he followed Kongfeng's words and let Zhenbao go, it would likely be impossible to hide the deception, and they would be seen through, leading to the assumption that he was also harboring a demon. If he refused, everyone would be watching him, making it impossible to back out!

He never expected Kongfeng to play this card.

The Yang Stealing Yin technique did not require a young boy; any male would do. Bayue knew clearly that when this technique was used in the sect, they often deliberately avoided children—because borrowing yang energy would cause some harm to the person, and for children whose bodies were not fully developed, there were other dangers. Yet, Kongfeng claimed that a child was necessary... Clearly, he was deliberately retaliating against him and Zhenbao!

Unfortunately, Bayue couldn't explain the reason, so he could only keep making excuses, his forehead breaking out in a cold sweat!

Seeing that he was silent and unresponsive, everyone immediately criticized him, saying the old man was unreasonable. Just as they were talking...

Thud!

Zhenbao conveniently fell to the ground again, with the same symptoms as when he was in the inn!

Bayue was secretly delighted, quickly hugged Zhenbao, and called out, "Oh no, my grandson is so cold! Help! Master, help!" He then carried Zhenbao and ran toward Kongfeng.

Seeing the situation was the same as before, Kongfeng inwardly thought, "This guy has good luck," and had no choice but to give up. He waved his hand and had someone take Bayue and Zhenbao back to their room to rest, saying they would recover with rest. Then he asked Qinming to find another boy.

Since he had said it was a boy, he couldn't change his words now, right?

Qinming and the others, not understanding the reason, acted quickly and found a boy in no time. Kongfeng had the boy sit on the ground, holding a celestial plate with both hands, and tied a red thread around his wrists. Then he had someone fetch well water in a bowl, and he himself took a yellow paper and gently wiped the blood on the ground onto the paper.

After everything was ready, Kongfeng held three incense sticks and lit them, muttering as he inserted the incense into the water bowl. The incense trembled slightly in the water but stood upright in the bowl!

"Divine head follows the path, the supreme spirit transcends the mundane; the dark and bright phases coincide, the yang virtue wanes; the high town of the yellow banner, the thatched roof shines with frost..."

As he chanted the spell, the base of the incense gathered at the bottom of the bowl, but the top began to spin on its own—spinning seven times in a moment, the incense suddenly scattered and fell, dividing the water bowl into three parts!

Only then did Kongfeng light the paper ball he had made from the yellow paper and place it in the center of the water bowl.

The paper ball did not extinguish in the water but trembled and the fire grew larger, burning itself into a black ash. The black ash stirred in the water and began to jump on the surface!

"Done!" Kongfeng exclaimed with joy, immediately pulling the red thread from the boy's hand and throwing the other end into the water. Instantly, a drop of crimson appeared from the black ash, swirling and floating to the surface!

It was blood!

The drop of blood did not dissolve in the water but began to move as if it had a life of its own!

The blood droplet floated to the surface without stopping and quickly attached to the other end of the red thread, then flowed along the thread toward the boy!

Clearly, the water bowl was on the ground, and the boy's wrist was almost a foot higher, yet it flowed upward?

In an instant, the water droplet climbed up the red thread to the boy's wrist—suddenly, the child's body trembled and he stood up for no reason!

"Hey!" Someone immediately shouted, but Kongfeng quickly waved to stop them, "Don't make noise! The child has learned the location of the demon through the dead man's blood and is about to lead us there—just follow me, and don't make a fuss!"

The boy, dazed and lifeless, with drool at the corners of his mouth, stood up and turned to walk into the crowd... Everyone made way, watching where the child would go.

As the boy entered the inner courtyard, a commotion broke out, including his parents, but the guards, following Qinming's instructions, quickly hushed everyone and repeated the master's explanation, allowing the child to proceed.

Kongfeng secretly observed the child's three yang fires, seeing them faintly flickering, indicating a deficiency. He immediately took out a writing brush dipped in cinnabar and drew a few strokes on the child's forehead, forcefully enhancing the three yang fires!

Although this method could solve the immediate problem, it would damage the child's pure yang fire, causing him to be bedridden for a long time. This was a matter for later, which we will not discuss now.

The child finally made his way through the inner courtyard to the back, where Bayue had seen it at night. Kongfeng quickly led the way, tearing off the broken mat and straw on the simple shed, revealing a dark, broken hole.

Instantly, the golden needle in the child's celestial plate began to spin rapidly, like a spinning top or a windmill. Kongfeng carefully observed the direction and movement, then suddenly slapped the child's back and shouted:

"Go!"

The child suddenly spat out a mouthful of clear water and collapsed on the ground.

In the water was the drop of blood!

Several men carried the child away, and Kongfeng pulled up a nine-strand ritual rope over the well, sealing the entire well. He then said to Qinming:

"Done! The monster is in the cave below, sealed by my Nine Sons Golden Lock, so it's temporarily safe—now, follow me for a short rest, tell me the details, and then we'll find a good plan to get rid of it, okay?"

Kongfeng's skills had been seen by everyone, and they all believed he was a reliable and trustworthy master. Hearing that it was temporarily safe, they naturally believed him. Qinming instructed everyone to get food from the kitchen and rest by the fire, ready to be called at any time.

Master Qin never appeared, only sending a maid to apologize, saying he was unwell and asked Qinming to arrange some food and drink in the side hall as a midnight snack. Kongfeng did not refuse, sitting at the head of the table and eating heartily, while continuously asking Qinming about the underground cave, making him put the lamb leg on the table...

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The Qin family lived at the highest point of the village. It was always inconvenient to have water brought up from the bottom of the village. At the beginning of the year, Lady Qin had a dream one night, saying that if a well was dug in a certain place in the house, there would be water. She then told Master Qin. Initially, Master Qin did not believe it, thinking it was just a dream, but unexpectedly, Lady Qin had the same dream every night for seven consecutive days!

Lady Qin insisted that the dream was a message from a deity and urged Master Qin to investigate. Reluctantly, he had a pit dug in the ground. To everyone's surprise, after digging a few meters, a stream of clear water indeed gushed out from the hole, but it quickly stopped.

Even though it stopped, the appearance of the spring gave everyone hope. Master Qin then called in craftsmen to dig for water. They dug for several meters without any results. Just as Master Qin was puzzled, the craftsmen found a large, dark object at the bottom of the pit!

They washed the object with water and found it to be a stone tablet. The front of the tablet was covered in dragon and phoenix patterns and celestial symbols, which no one could understand, but the bottom had a line of small characters that could be read. Upon closer inspection, it was a birth date and time—Master Qin recognized it immediately, realizing it was his wife's birth date!

Someone nearby congratulated him, saying it was a sign of divine favor, and that the well would be dug as soon as Lady Qin had another dream. Master Qin was delighted and rewarded the craftsmen with silver.

They then followed the suggestion and continued digging, eventually hitting a large blue stone slab after digging another three or four feet. The slab was cold to the touch, emitting a chill. Master Qin thought they had reached the water source and urged everyone to dig harder.

They used wooden poles and ropes to lift the slab, revealing a deep, dark pit. Cold air blew out from the pit, almost freezing everyone to the bone!

Suddenly, a loud noise came from the pit, and a cloud of black smoke rolled out, accompanied by shrill screams. A group of bats, seemingly from nowhere, flew out, circled in the air, and then dispersed!

The craftsmen, startled, fled, ignoring Master Qin's pleas, and even left their tools behind.

Master Qin could not force them to stay, so he offered a reward to find a brave man to investigate. The man returned, saying he saw a large, empty cave with no sign of a spring or stream.

The Qin family discussed the matter, and Qinming suggested he go down to investigate. However, the family accountant advised against it, suggesting they take a rubbing of the tablet's text and find someone to translate it, saying, "The young master is precious, and should not risk himself!"

This was a loyal suggestion, and Master Qin agreed. They took a rubbing of the tablet and went down the mountain to find someone who could read it. They eventually found a private tutor in the city who could understand it.

The content of the tablet was so shocking that it nearly stopped their hearts!

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