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Zhong Kui's Diary
"An ancient masterpiece? Isn't the ancient masterpiece Jin Ping Mei?" Both Fatty and I stared blankly at Kong Xuan.
For us, this was just a book, and a useless one at that. The value of a book can be measured in two ways: first, can it help pass the time; second, can it be used as toilet paper? Clearly, this book failed to meet the standards in both aspects.
"Shameless! No manners!" Kong Xuan could only scold us for our lack of insight. He lowered his head to flip through the book, exclaiming in admiration, "It's actually the original edition! Ah, what great luck!"
I winked at Fatty, ignoring Kong Xuan, and continued smoking while chatting aimlessly.
At that moment, Kong Xuan must have really wanted us to share in his joy, hoping we would ask him what this book was about and where its value lay. Then he would have launched into a long-winded explanation. Ha! I had no intention of giving him that satisfaction.
Sure enough, after a while, Kong Xuan looked up in surprise and asked, "Hey, why aren't you asking me what's going on?"
Fatty laughed, "We don't share the same path, so we can't work together. Personally, I think Yin-Yang Union suits me better."
Kong Xuan sized us up and smiled slightly. "This book has detailed information about Spirit possession."
Hearing this from Kong Xuan, I couldn't help but smile wryly. Damn it, he hit the nail on the head. Was there anything more important than this right now? No wonder Kong Xuan didn't ask much when he was with Snow Aunt, he must have known everything was clear in this book.
I had no choice but to lower my stance and cooperate: "Ah, Kong Xuan, this book is so beautifully bound and made of materials that are neither gold nor silver; it must be an ancient masterpiece! What mysteries does it hold that excite you so much?"
Kong Xuan laughed heartily: "Finally got to hear that! I'll give you five words: I'm not telling you!"
Fatty and I exchanged glances and lunged at him. The three of us started fighting in the street like ruffians, completely lacking any image of skilled fighters. We used all sorts of low-level tricks like Black Tiger Stealing Heart and Monkey Stealing Peach. Fatty was even more in his element, employing moves like bending fingers, biting arms, and spitting.
In the end, Fatty lay on the ground hugging Kong Xuan's leg while I wrapped my arms around Kong Xuan's neck. One of Kong Xuan's hands grabbed Fatty's hair while the other held my arm. After catching our breath for a moment, we all burst into laughter and released each other, lying down on the road.
Pedestrians on the roadside all took a wide detour, looking at us as if we were insane.
"Are you not worried that this book will be torn apart?" After resting for a moment, I got up and pulled the two of them up, picking up the scattered Yin Yang Essays and casually flipping through a few pages. There were no illustrations inside, only text.
"It’s an ancient wonder! If it could be easily torn apart, it wouldn’t be an ancient wonder," Kong Xuan laughed. "This book has at least a few thousand years of history; its preservation until now shows that it is extraordinary. Luckily, those two fools don’t recognize its value! Haha, when I say those two fools, I mean Li Denglong and Snow Aunt, not you two idiots!"
"Cut it out, you’re just talking nonsense without any basis. A few thousand years? Back then, they were still using oracle bone script. Where did this traditional Chinese character come from? Don’t think that just because someone is a rogue they lack culture. The only standard to measure a rogue now is whether they have a college diploma, and it has to be a bachelor’s!" I scoffed.
Kong Xuan smiled without replying, rubbing the cover of the book with his hand. When he showed it to me again, the text on the cover had actually changed to simplified characters.
"Wow, I didn’t know you could do magic?" Fatty exclaimed in surprise.
"In short, the text on this can be modified through magical power," Kong Xuan said proudly. "Every person who obtains this book will refine it based on previous knowledge and add their own insights, so the entire book can be considered the essence of Taoism."
"What if we encounter some jerk who messes up the contents of the book?" I asked, somewhat astonished.
"Anyone who can modify this book with magical power is a person of Supreme Power. At our level, how could we possibly do something so trivial?" Kong Xuan looked at me dismissively. "It’s like Fatty; now that he has a membership card for the Emperor Club, does he still need to play for fifty bucks on the grass by the roadside? Sorry, that analogy isn’t very appropriate, but you get the idea—there are some things we look down upon."
"If looks were everything, I think I would!" Fatty said shyly, provoking laughter and scolding from Kong Xuan.
"You should just stick with our Spirit possession!" I said with a smile.
After flipping through the book for a while, Kong Xuan closed his eyes in thought and then opened them to say: "The Spirit in this book is similar to what I understand, and the method of possession is also through the Doomsday Cycle."
"But!" Kong Xuan changed his tone: "I didn’t know that Spirit could be categorized like humans into various factions and types. There aren’t many types—only six: Dual-Faced Phantom, Deceptive Spirit, Purple Fiend Spirit, Shadow Phantom, Devouring Soul, and Frenzied Spirit. The Spirit on Nina should be the Purple Fiend Spirit."
Upon reaching Nina, Kong Xuan's face showed a strange expression, as if he was reminded of the incident where he was forcefully kissed.
I didn't have time to mock this situation and exclaimed in surprise, "You actually have six types? Humans only have four: yellow, white, black, and brown. The Purple Fiend... the shadow... so that means the Snoopy Mask that Xiao Qingcheng killed is the Shadow Phantom?"
Kong Xuan was taken aback. "How can you be so sure?"
"Isn't it based on your reasoning? Nina has a Purple Monster, you are the Purple Fiend Spirit, and what I saw was a black shadow, so that must be the Shadow Phantom, right?" I stated matter-of-factly.
"Uh, I suppose you have a point." Kong Xuan hadn't seen the scene and couldn't judge, so he continued, "Each type of Spirit has its own... ultimate move. For example, the Purple Fiend Spirit has the Purple Fiend move, the Trick Shadow Phantom has Flickering Shadows, and the Dual-Faced Phantom has Cloud Body Clone. Moreover, each Spirit has its own characteristics: Dual-Faced is cunning, Frenzy is violent, while the Purple Fiend is changeable. This is why the Purple Fiend Spirit was lured by Snow Aunt to transfer to Nina."
"Is Nina really a Fate Maiden?" I asked curiously.
"That's not certain. A Fate Maiden's body temperature is lower than average. As long as Snow Aunt keeps Nina in an air-conditioned room for a while and then tempts her to touch the mark, the Purple Fiend Spirit will think she is a Fate Maiden."
"This Purple Fiend is really dumb!" I laughed.
"I'm Kong Xuan; that so-called Purple Fiend Spirit isn't anything special either. From start to finish, all I've seen is you tormenting it while it just ran away without using any ultimate moves," Fatty suddenly interjected.
"That's because during the fusion process, the Spirit uses most of its energy to seize this human container. The remaining energy is simply insufficient to unleash an ultimate move!" Kong Xuan said seriously.
I couldn't help but feel a chill run down my spine. "Is this Spirit really that powerful? And this is just part of its energy; it can make someone like you break into a sweat. If it fully fuses, how could you still be its opponent?"
Kong Xuan laughed at my words. "That won't happen. Pure Spirit energy is the strongest; once it transforms into a Demon, its energy decreases by at least half. During the fusion process, its energy is at most one-third. In other words, even if they fuse into a Demon, I won't be weaker than them."
Hearing this made me think—can't you be more confident? Not weaker than them... I felt somewhat uncertain listening to him.
"You just mentioned that there are six types of Spirits, and coincidentally, six Masks were lost at the scene. Could it be that each type corresponds to one Mask? Wait, wait..." I suddenly had a terrifying thought, tapping my Index Finger on my temple. "I, Kong Xuan, is it possible that these Spirits are social creatures? Although only six Masks were lost at the scene, there are still a lot in that Delivery Van. Could it be that all of them are Spirits?"
"That shouldn't be the case. After all, Spirits are rare life forms in the Yin-Yang Realm..."
"Damn! Can't you just say they're rare?" I felt a bit nauseated.
"Alright, anyway, Spirits are indeed rare. According to this book and the speculations of our predecessors, there are at most just over ten Spirits between the Yin-Yang Realms. And yes, these Spirits are social creatures, but they don't live by type; rather, six Spirits form a group with one of each type. In other words, within a group, there is one Purple Fiend, one Shadow, one Dual-Faced, one Trick Spirit, one Frenzy, and one Devour. Once a group is established, it will have its own territory and will never infringe upon other groups. Based on the current number of Spirits, it is estimated that there are only two ghost groups on the entire Earth; thus, Star City can have at most six Spirits! There can't be a seventh!" Kong Xuan raised the Yin Yang Essays in his hand as if he held the truth.
"That's more like it!" I breathed a sigh of relief. Then I thought to myself that I shouldn't worry about this; whether it's six or one, I'm no match for them. This is something Nan Kong should be concerned about.
"If the Shadow Phantom possesses Sun Jianhua and the Purple Fiend Spirit is attached to Nina, those two have already been dealt with. That leaves us with four: Frenzy, Trick Spirit, Dual-Faced, and Devour. Let me first tell you about these four types of Spirits so you have an idea." Kong Xuan cleared his throat and said to Fatty, "Fatty, can you buy me a bottle of water?"
Fatty looked at Kong Xuan disdainfully and pointed to a restaurant by the roadside. "Look at your ambitions; when you're thirsty, you only think about drinking water. Don't you know to drink alcohol? I'll treat you; let's go have some beer."
The three of them entered the restaurant and randomly ordered some dishes. Kong Xuan continued, "First up is the Frenzied Spirit. Those possessed by this type of Spirit will go into a frenzy like mad dogs. Once successfully integrated, they become Frenzy ghosts whose ultimate move is the Frenzy Curse. Anyone attacked by this curse will lose their sanity as if driven mad."
That's just like a lunatic! Very easy to understand; I nodded for him to continue.
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