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Sang Ji's face showed no sign of surprise, as if he had been waiting outside the door for this moment.
I scrutinized the man before me. He was neither fat nor thin, dressed in a grayish-white Zhongshan suit. His expression was relaxed, but his face was truly off-putting.
Ugly, really damn ugly...
He had a broad forehead that protruded outward, a flat nose, asymmetrical eyes, thick lips, and a crooked smile.
To look this uniquely unattractive must be a cruel twist of fate...
"Do you know Gu Technique?" Sang Ji asked directly.
I couldn't bear to look at his face any longer and turned my head to gaze at the distant trees. It struck me that in this humid and hot forest, there wasn't even a single mosquito buzzing around...
Sang Ji sneered to himself, "Don't think that because you're silent, I don't know what's going on. The child who died in the dark prison had my curse placed inside him... Ever since you were locked away, the curse has been lifted. And I know about the two rooms you've been to..."
Sang Ji's certainty piqued my curiosity. Was there surveillance in those rooms?
Sang Ji boasted, "I have complete knowledge of every movement within the confines of those rooms; not even a mosquito could escape my awareness..."
I grabbed Sang Ji by the collar and demanded, "With such wicked sorcery at your disposal, how dare you put on such an arrogant facade? Someone like you deserves to go to hell..."
And with that, I threw a left hook straight at Sang Ji's face.
I was surprised that Sang Ji didn't dodge or retaliate. After getting up from the ground, he licked the blood from the corner of his mouth and chuckled softly, his gaze burning with intensity as he looked at me. "So you really do know Gu Technique..."
His stare sent chills down my spine.
"Buddy, how about becoming my disciple? I guarantee you'll have endless money and countless beautiful women..." Sang Ji proposed.
I was truly at a loss for words. Just because he loved these things, did he think everyone in the world had to be like him?
As for me, I have a bit of an unambitious nature. I simply want a peaceful life. The Buddhist Scriptures talk about the cycle of cause and effect, and to me, this also emphasizes a balance between giving and receiving.
Indeed, Sang Ji might have made a lot of money, attracting beautiful women with just a wave of his hand. But living in such a place, like a rat hiding underground...
I couldn't accept that. Not to mention having to be cruel to those lovely children...
"Do you think that's possible?" I replied coldly.
Sang Ji's expression darkened as he sneered, "I've seen many spirited young people who ultimately ended up kneeling and begging me. I hope you will be the special one..."
How could someone so utterly despicable dare to speak so arrogantly? Who gave him the audacity?
I lifted my foot to kick him but found my legs felt as heavy as lead, unable to move at all.
Looking down, I discovered that there was a child clinging to each of my legs, staring at me with dark pupils and grinning widely, showing their teeth...
Sang Ji chuckled mockingly, "I have hundreds of Guman Children here; even a few dozen could wear you down... I want to see how long you can stay tough."
With that, he kicked straight toward my chest.
I raised my hands to block Sang Ji's kick.
"This kick is a response to your earlier punch. You can reflect on it here... Whenever you come to your senses... whenever..." Sang Ji's words were abruptly cut off, stuck in his throat.
He hadn't expected me to break free from the Guman Children's grasp so easily.
“Y-You… how did you do that…” Sang Ji stammered, his voice trembling with disbelief.
Using Shari as a medium and Buddhist Scriptures as the source, these Guman Children, despite their power, instinctively feared the light of Buddhism and dared not approach.
Sang Ji, unwilling to accept defeat, formed hand seals and chanted incantations under his breath.
The Guman Children around him displayed expressions of pain, emitting soft, distressed sounds…
Their originally pitch-black eye sockets gradually filled with a layer of blood mist, and thin fangs extended from their mouths as they lunged towards me.
“Yang Liu Jing Zhi, Fairy Dew, Universal Salvation, Purify!”
I recited the incantation while draping the Kasa over myself. My eyes fluttered shut.
I felt the Fo Xi within my Dan Tian rapidly depleting; however, I was alarmed to discover that I could not control the flow of Fo Xi.
In my frustration and blinded by anger at using such a wide-ranging purification technique beyond my capabilities, I was relieved when Fo Gua forcefully severed the technique. Otherwise, even if I survived, my Dan Tian would likely be destroyed, rendering me powerless.
I spat out a mouthful of blood. When I opened my eyes again, I noticed Sang Ji kneeling on one knee on the ground, supporting himself with his hands, blood dripping from the corners of his mouth in a dark red hue.
The few Guman Children beside me seemed to have been purified; their eyes regained the clarity of infants, filled with confusion.
I quickly performed the Soul Binding Technique to collect these souls into my Qiankun Bag, planning to purify them further once I regained my strength.
Controlling a Guman Child originally involved manipulating the Yuan Hun. Besides using external forces, one must also nourish them with the caster's own blood to achieve better control over the Guman Children.
Sang Ji had lost several souls, and naturally, he was suffering from the backlash.
"Who exactly are you?" Sang Ji's voice sounded somewhat ethereal.
I sneered, "I am the one here to punish you. The one here to collect debts for those innocent lives."
"You think you can act so arrogantly just because I’ve given you a little respect? Today, let me show you what a true Xiang Tou Shi is..." Sang Ji replied coldly.
With swift movements, he formed hand seals while chanting incantations. The twisted veins on his already contorted face bulged out like worms.
"With blood as the guide, and souls as the power, kill!"
The final word "kill" shot towards me like a tangible force, echoing loudly in my ears.
For a brief moment, I was dazed. When my vision cleared, a baby slowly crawled out from Sang Ji's spiritual crown.
It took a breath of air and then displayed an expression of utter enjoyment on its face.
Sang Ji wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and fixed me with a gaze as if I were already dead. His lips curled into a sneer filled with disdain.
"Kill him!" Sang Ji pointed his index finger at me and commanded the baby above him.
Obeying the order, the baby licked its crimson tongue across its lips and let out a strange cry as it lunged toward me.
It moved with incredible speed, like a fleeting shadow, and in an instant, it pounced at my neck, opening its mouth to bite down.
The Guman Child was a spiritual entity; naturally, I couldn't grasp it or drive it away.
Fortunately, within the Dan Tian, Fo Gua caught a whiff of something fragrant and woke up on its own without me having to call it.
It perched on my shoulder, staring intently at the Guman Child.
The Guman Child, who was about to bite down, froze with its mouth open upon seeing Fo Gua.
I could clearly sense the excitement radiating from Fo Gua at that moment.
Fo Gua: "So, are you going to move?"
Guman Child: "What a terrifying bug..."
Meanwhile, Sang Ji was performing hand seals and chanting spells, his face scrunched up in frustration. "Why don’t you just bite already..."
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