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Zhong Kui's Diary
It seemed like ten thousand years had passed, yet it also felt like just a second. The cold voice in the air echoed again: "My domain has been breached, the Icebound Expanse is about to close, you may leave now!"
The scenery before me changed, and I found myself back on the stone stage in the Azure Hall, bending down and crouching in front of the groove, my middle finger touching the Golden Sphere. In front of me was Xiao Qingcheng, her entire body sprawled on the stone stage, her right hand gripping the golden ball tightly. It appeared that Qingcheng had leaped forward recklessly into the Mystical Realm.
I rushed forward and held Qingcheng in my arms, looking at the frozen look of anxiety on her face. It felt as if a dagger had stabbed my heart, causing a wave of intense pain. I shook her body vigorously, shouting hoarsely: "Qingcheng! Qingcheng!"
Qingcheng did not respond; instead, as I lifted her, her hand remained tightly grasping the golden ball. The moment the golden ball was pulled from the groove, the hall trembled violently, dust falling from above. The shaking continued for nearly seven or eight seconds before it finally stopped.
I had no mood to pay attention to this; I just kept shaking Qingcheng, while her eyes remained closed.
"This girl has lost all signs of life! Ninety-nine percent chance she is dead!" A faint voice came from beside me.
"Get lost!" I grabbed something from my Spatial Bag and threw it in the direction of the voice.
"If you want me to get lost, then there goes the remaining one percent of hope!" White Snake scoffed.
What? The remaining one percent of hope?
I shuddered at those words as if struck by a massive wooden stick on my head, feeling dizzy and dry-throated. It took all my strength to swallow a mouthful of saliva: "What do you mean by that?"
"I know you have a Spatial Bag, but that Spatial Bag can only be used for storage; it is impossible to keep a physical body intact and uncorrupted," White Snake said slowly.
I remained silent, waiting for its next words.
"I have a Mustard Seed Pendant here that can preserve this girl's body until you find Nine Nether Grass and someone to revive her!" Bai Heiran sneered, "Do you think I would give you this Mustard Seed Pendant?"
"You... will!" I said hoarsely, "Otherwise, you wouldn't have brought it up!"
"Smart of you. I'm giving you the Mustard Seed Pendant as a thank you for helping me lift the Restriction!" White Snake's figure swayed and gradually became blurry.
"Lifting the Restriction? What do you mean?" I was taken aback, sensing something was off.
White Snake became increasingly indistinct, and just as its form was nearly transparent, a large mass of white mist appeared out of nowhere. Moments later, the mist gradually dissipated, revealing a middle-aged man in ancient attire standing before me. He was of medium height, with a white face and long beard, his eyes sharp like those of Liu Bei from the television.
The middle-aged man stroked his long beard: "I am Yazhi, the biological father of Liu An, Liu Chang. These four golden orbs are not Nine Nether Grass; they are merely the Restriction that imprisoned me. Once the Restriction is lifted, I will regain my freedom."
"What? These golden orbs are not Nine Nether Grass?" My inner fury ignited instantly. I gently placed Qingcheng on the ground, stood up, and assumed a fighting stance while silently reciting Transforming Illusions into Reality.
Damn, we were all fooled by you, and for this, Qingcheng even lost her life. If I don't beat you to a pulp, I won't bear the surname Zhong.
"Hah! What? Want to fight?" Yazhi scoffed, "You don't want the Mustard Seed Pendant anymore?"
"Then give it to me!" I suddenly choked up and shouted in anger.
"Give it to you, and then you'll just beat me up?" Yazhi sneered, "Do you think I'm that foolish?"
"What do you want then?"
"Very simple. Once this Copper Pillar melts away completely and I regain my freedom, I will give you the Mustard Seed Pendant!" Yazhi glanced at the Copper Pillar. "It should be done in about two hours."
I shot a fierce glare at Yazhi and sat down next to Qingcheng. Then, I loudly asked, "So where is the real Nine Nether Grass? Is it in the area we didn't go to earlier?"
"Don't you know that Nine Nether Grass only grows in extremely cold places?" A thick mockery appeared on Yazhi's face. "Can the temperature of this passage even be called an extremely cold place? You know nothing and come looking for Nine Nether Grass; I really admire you! But luckily, it's like this; I can easily trick you with any excuse. In fact, the Nine Nether Grass is right in the passage where you were struck by the Copper Door."
"Nonsense, that place is clearly empty, there's nothing there!" I retorted angrily.
"Yes, the passage itself is empty, but what about the bottom of the passage? Did you check under the ice blocks on the ground?" Yazhi's mocking expression grew even stronger. "The Nine Nether Grass is underneath those ice blocks!"
As soon as Yazhi said this, I suddenly remembered that just before Qingcheng and I were attacked by the Copper Door, I had seen some vague dark shapes under the ice blocks on the ground. The grass—those must have been the Nine Nether Grass. Moreover, when Qingcheng later asked me to dig it out, I had refused due to exhaustion. I felt a wave of regret; if only I had listened to Qingcheng and dug it out then, we would have already returned. How could so many things have happened? Qingcheng even lost her life because of this.
Thinking of this made me feel incredibly frustrated, and I lost interest in talking to Yazhi, only looking down at Qingcheng.
However, Yazhi insisted on engaging me in conversation, rambling on about customs from his era to how society has declined now. I was filled with anger; society has declined? Humanity has changed? Even if it was ancient times, what difference did it make? Wasn't there still betrayal among kin? Ancient my foot!
Moreover, how dare you act like Liu An's avatar is bothering you? In my view, you're just a chatterbox; it's you who keeps talking. And yet you act so superior while being cold and sarcastic, always comparing me unfavorably and throwing insults without a single kind word.
In the end, I couldn't hold back any longer and huffed, "Aren't I also your lifesaver? Is this how you treat your lifesaver?"
Yazhi responded to my dissatisfaction with a loud snort: "You lifted the restriction that was keeping me captive; I thanked you with the Mustard Seed Pendant. We're even on that matter. However, we still have other accounts to settle!"
"What other accounts?" I was somewhat taken aback. Come on, how long have we known each other? What accounts could there possibly be?
"When I asked you to break the fourth restriction just now, you yelled at me and even tried to stomp on me! I remember it clearly; you yelled at me three times and told me to get lost twice. Oh right, you even hit me with something once! Hmph! Let me tell you, this grudge is serious! This matter isn't over!"
As soon as Yazhi said this, I was left dumbfounded. Over such trivial matters, you're actually mocking your lifesaver? And you're saying this matter isn't over?
"Hmph, haven't you learned a single idiom? Do you know what 'Yazhi must repay' means?" Yazhi coldly snorted again.
"Uh... not really clear!"
Actually, I do know the meaning of 'Yazhi must repay.' It comes from a doctor named Fan Ju during the Warring States period, who would hold grudges over even the slightest glare from others and would seek revenge at any opportunity.
Wow, this Yazhi really holds a grudge, doesn't he?
"It's fine if you don't understand; anyway, this matter between us isn't over!"
"What do you want then?" My temper flared, and I shouted at Yazhi, "Since you're going to hold a grudge, let's both remember it!"
"Well, you've yelled at me four times already!"
I couldn't be bothered with him and took out my phone to check the time. It was already eleven o'clock at night. Looking at the Copper Pillar in the center of the hall, I noticed it had melted about one-third.
Yazhi continued rambling on about some old stories, even revealing secrets about Liu Bang and Lü Zhi's close combat.
After about an hour, the Copper Pillar finally melted completely. The entire hall shook for a few seconds, and where the Copper Pillar had been, a phantom Red Shadow floated in mid-air, subtly rising and falling. At this moment, Yazhi's face showed extreme excitement as he slowly walked over to the Red Shadow and opened his arms to embrace it.
Suddenly, a blinding red light erupted from Yazhi's body. I closed my eyes but could still feel the heat on my eyelids. When the warmth faded, I slowly opened my eyes. Yazhi looked the same as before but now emanated an overwhelming pressure that made it hard to breathe.
Yazhi raised his hands above his head and took a deep breath, seemingly savoring the thrill of rebirth. A tear slipped from the corner of his eye and fell to the ground.
"I'm free! Finally free! Hahahaha!" Yazhi let out a maniacal laugh. After laughing for a while, he glanced at me with disdain and turned to leave.
"Hey! Where's the Mustard Seed Pendant?" I immediately stood up and rushed to the Passage, spreading my arms to block Yazhi.
"Get lost!" Yazhi spat disdainfully on the ground. "Don't force me to kill you; I don't want to dirty my hands!"
"You... how can you say that?" I felt a surge of anxiety, and my words became somewhat disjointed.
"Get lost!" Yazhi raised his chin high, as if even looking at me was an insult to him.
"Are you going to give it to me or not?" I was suddenly furious, my fists clenched tightly. If Yazhi refused, I would immediately charge at him and fight.
"Go die!" Yazhi shouted even louder than me. "Let me tell you, I've tolerated you for a long time. Before, I couldn't beat you, but now if you show your teeth at me again, I'll make sure you won't survive!"
Damn, I only yelled at you once, and you yelled back five times. Are you really that vengeful, Yazhi?
Without a second thought, I threw a punch straight at Yazhi's head. This punch was fueled by my anger and created a whooshing sound as it cut through the air.
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