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Zhong Kui's Diary
At that moment, a hand shot out like lightning, grabbing my arm and pulling me over with force.
The flashlight turned on, and I stood up dazed, glancing beside me. It was Xu Wuji who had pulled me over. He looked at me with a half-smile and said, "If I hadn't pulled you, you would have had to activate the Copper Door again to get out."
I gasped and laughed, "Thank you so much, I really owe you one."
A hint of unwillingness stirred within me; if I had lived in the dark for ten years, I could have seen clearly too. But then I thought about it—when the Copper Door opens, that darkness absorbs all light. In such circumstances, no one could see anything clearly.
Wait a minute, Xu Wuji had lived in the dark for ten years. How come he wasn't blinded by the bright light of my flashlight? Damn it, could this guy be lying to me?
Then I reconsidered; yes, he is a mutant and shouldn't be measured by normal standards.
After resting for a moment, I looked at the passage and confirmed that this passage was not the Second Area. I had carved markings on the walls of both the Second Area and the Third Area, but the stone walls here were completely smooth.
This passageway was either the entrance area of the First Area, Black Mountain Ancient Prison, or it was the Fourth Area, the core area of Black Mountain Ancient Prison.
Regardless of which area it was, it was a relief for me. If it was the First Area, I could just walk out. If it was the Fourth Area, Xiao Qingcheng and Youdi must be inside; finding them would mean I could easily get out.
To be safe, I took out my shotgun and signaled Xu Wuji to follow behind me as we proceeded down the passage.
After walking for a while, I knew for sure that this passage led to the Fourth Area without a doubt. The further we went, the wider the passage became. After about seven or eight minutes of walking, the passage reached nearly five meters high and four meters wide. The bluestone slabs on the side walls were getting larger too—almost two meters long and one meter high giant bluestones. I really didn't know where Liu An got so many bluestones from.
After walking for a few more minutes, I faintly saw some light ahead; it seemed there was a light source in front. Turning around a corner, a large hall appeared before us.
The hall was about the size of a basketball court and around ten meters high. In the center stood a Copper Pillar with a diameter of about two meters, looking extremely grand.
At the base of the Copper Pillar lay a massive Stone Turtle. Two figures stood straight in front of the Stone Turtle—Xiao Qingcheng and Youdi, who had been missing for so long.
Xiao Qingcheng held a wooden sword while Youdi wielded a Dust Whisk. They stood side by side with an air of shared enmity. The wooden sword emitted a white halo while the Dust Whisk flickered with red dots; both lights occasionally surged toward the Stone Turtle across from them. It seemed both of them had already cast spells, and their opponent was merely a large Stone Turtle pinned down by the Copper Pillar.
The large flashlight under Youdi's feet was shining brightly, illuminating the hall.
Wait, is that being pressed down by Copper Pillar... Bixi? Upon closer inspection, it was indeed true; the head of that Stone Turtle was shaped like a dragon. It seems that this Stone Turtle is one of the nine sons of the dragon.
But isn't Bixi a Millennium Divine Beast? Isn't it a pet of Youdi's family? Why do you both look so tense?
Upon seeing us enter, Xiao Qingcheng and Youdi both shouted in unison.
"Heart!"
I stopped in surprise. Heart? I turned to look at Xu Wuji, only to find him standing behind me, motionless as if he had been frozen in place.
"What’s going on?" I asked in astonishment.
"I don't know, I can't move!" A hint of panic crossed Xu Wuji's face.
No way? I instinctively raised my hand and moved my palm; why could I move?
"Hey, Zheng Nan, are you okay?" It wasn't just me who was surprised; over there, Qingcheng also shouted loudly.
"I'm fine?" I responded loudly.
As soon as I said this, Xiao Qingcheng and Youdi shouted simultaneously again.
Youdi shouted, "Come help!"
Xiao Qingcheng yelled, "Zheng Nan, come help!"
I couldn't care less about what Youdi said; helping you? No way! But since Qingcheng asked me for help, I couldn't just stand by. I quickly ran over, raised my gun, aimed at the large Stone Turtle's head, and shouted, "Everyone step back; I'm going to blow off its turtle head."
"Don't!" It wasn't just Youdi shouting loudly; Xiao Qingcheng was too.
"What happened?" I looked at Qingcheng, surprised.
"I was just immobilized by its aura, unable to move my hands and feet. This is the confusion of the Mind before the divine beast is unsealed; it's nothing serious, so don't harm it," Xiao Qingcheng said anxiously.
Hearing this nonsensical statement only made me more confused. "What exactly does that mean?"
"I'll explain later. For now, come over and take the talisman from me, then stick it on Bixi's forehead. Once you cover its forehead, we can temporarily seal its aura and move," Youdi urged.
I looked at Qingcheng, who nodded. "Just do as she says."
Receiving the gun, I walked in front of Youdi and looked her up and down. "Where did you put the talisman?"
To be honest, this robe was just a piece of cloth all over; who knows where the pockets are?
"It's in my Spatial Bag. The opening password for my Spatial Bag is 'Om Danyapiji, Bayalihuadi,'" Youdi said loudly.
"Then where is your Spatial Bag?" I repeated the incantation twice in my mind, finding it not too difficult.
"It's right in front of my chest!" Youdi paused for a moment, then her face turned red. "You can just reach in and feel for it!"
Without hesitation, I reached into Youdi's robe and felt around. Coughing lightly, it wasn't very big. After a few moments of searching, I finally found a jade pendant in one corner. Taking it out, I recited the incantation and opened her Spatial Bag. Inside was a chaotic mess—wait, why were there so many cucumbers? There must be hundreds of pounds! Were they for eating or for something else? Uh, by "something else," I meant for face masks.
Continuing to rummage through, I finally pulled out a large stack of yellow paper.
"Which one?" I held up the stack of yellow paper in front of Youdi.
"The one with red cinnabar writing; any of them will do."
I spread the yellow paper on the ground. Among the twenty or so sheets, four or five talismans were drawn with red cinnabar ink. I picked one up, stood up, and walked over to Bixi. Looking at its dragon head, I asked, "Is it okay to stick it on the Stone Turtle's forehead?"
From behind me came the simultaneous voices of Xiao Qingcheng and Youdi: "Yes!"
I reached out to stick the yellow paper over, but after thinking for a moment, I pulled back. How could I stick it firmly without glue? I spat on the back of the yellow paper and then pressed it down. In fact, I was overthinking; as soon as the yellow paper touched the dragon head, it seemed to be attracted like a magnet and stuck tightly on top. The Red Talisman on the yellow paper suddenly came to life, jumping off the surface with a whoosh, transforming in mid-air. A golden halo spread from the talisman, instantly filling the entire hall.
At that moment, Xiao Qingcheng and Youdi both sprang into action, shaking their arms and kicking their legs.
"Is that it?" I asked in surprise, glancing at the distance where Xu Wuji was also moving, timidly walking over.
"Who is this?" Xiao Qingcheng looked at Xu Wuji, her brows slightly furrowed. It was obvious that Xu Wuji did not look very presentable.
I recounted Xu Wuji's background, and upon hearing he was Brother Five's brother, Xiao Qingcheng's expression became much friendlier as she greeted him with a smile.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, I glanced sideways at Youdi: "Can you explain this?"
Youdi was taken aback: "Now that you're here, you must have understood most of the mechanisms in the Ancient Prison. What else do you want me to explain?"
"Don't you think you should explain why you did this?"
"I already told you before, right? Mainly because I was afraid you would interfere with my rescue of the divine beast." Youdi glanced up and down at Xu Wuji, casually responding.
"Qingcheng, it's still up to you," I turned to look at Qingcheng.
"Actually, that's pretty much it. Youdi bound us in the second passage because she didn't want us to distract her. And when I discovered the secret of the Copper Door, I didn't have time to inform you. Once I got here, I was immobilized by Bixi's aura and didn't know what to do. Luckily you arrived; what's more important is that you are not affected by this Bixi aura," Xiao Qingcheng said with a smile.
"Yes, it's good that I made it in time; otherwise, who knows how long you two would have been immobilized by this divine beast?" I chuckled and then pointed at Bixi: "So what do you plan to do about this Stone Turtle?"
"We have already sealed its aura; now we just need to wait for Liu An's seal to be lifted," Youdi said while gesturing towards the Copper Pillar on Bixi's back.
"What do you mean?" I asked in surprise. "Didn't what you did outside with the Nine Yin Soul Capture already lift the seal? What other seal are we waiting for now?"
"Nine Yin Soul Capture only lifted the seal on the Copper Pillar. Melting this Copper Pillar will take some time," Youdi replied nonchalantly, as if melting a Copper Pillar was no different from melting an ice pop.
Did I hear that right? Melt this Copper Pillar? What method do they plan to use to melt it? Are they going to burn it with a lighter?
Seeing my surprised expression, Xiao Qingcheng couldn't help but giggle, "When I first came in, the diameter of this Copper Pillar was about three meters! Now it has melted quite a bit. I estimate that in another two or three hours, this Copper Pillar will completely melt away."
I took a closer look and indeed, the Copper Pillar was gradually becoming thinner, although the melting wasn't very pronounced. If you didn't look closely, you wouldn't notice it. I casually asked, "Where did the melted Copper Pillar go? There's no copper liquid on the ground."
Youdi shrugged at me, "I don't know!"
That answer was really something!
After chatting for a while longer, the conversation mainly revolved around Xu Wuji and his three brothers. Eventually, Youdi and Xiao Qingcheng developed some sympathy for Xu Wuji and out of curiosity, they walked over to him and reached out to touch the fur on Xu Wuji's body.
Xu Wuji looked extremely displeased and was about to protest when he suddenly turned his gaze towards Xiao Qingcheng and Youdi's backs with an expression of shock, as if he had seen something unbelievable.
Seeing Xu Wuji's expression, the three of us instinctively turned to look in the direction he was staring at, only to find that it was empty—there was nothing there.
Just as we were puzzled, we heard two loud thuds from behind us. Turning around, we saw that Xu Wuji had both hands pressed against Xiao Gao's back. Xiao Gao and his companion were frozen in place as if someone had cast a spell on them, their eyes filled with fear and disbelief, blood trickling from the corners of their mouths.
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