Chapter 529: ck Beans Showing the Way


    It took me a while to pull myself together after listening to the story of the thirty-six women who had killed themselves to prove their love. I respected and admired them. At the same time, I had to figure out whyMr. Big Molewanted to harm Lu Ming.


    Mr. Big Molecould be the descendant of one of the thirty-six women, and his familymight havepassed the grudge against Lu Yu to the next generations.


    Lu Ming had the same ideaand askedskeptically,If he wanted to harm me right from the start, whydidhe wait until now? Whydidn''t hekill me at the time I bought the teapot?


    I dont know. We should remain vignt, ready todeal with all changes. Im sure he willmakethe next move soon, I told him.


    Mr. Big Molewas good at castingillusionspells, soI would just wait for him here. I didnt think he was powerful enough to make this entire hotel disappear.


    But what happened next proved he could do that


    Anyway, now that Iknew the old ghosts identity, I didnt want to arrangeadefensiveformation in the hotel room.Apart fromillusionmagic,Mr. Big Moledid not seemto have any other skills.After discussing the nwithLu Ming, wedecided to wait for him toe to us. At nightfall, we just stayed in the hotel.


    I didnt set up anything in the room, but I gave Lu Ming a few talismans just to be safe. I also kept the Peach Soul Flower at my waist.


    There werent many people in the township, and things were even quieter atnight.Everything was fine before, butnow that wewere waiting,Ifelt somiserablehere.


    Fortunately, wehadthe teapot with us. We werent scaredand just satquietly. Still, waitingdidnt bring us joy.


    After midnight,Mr. Big Molestill hadnte yet. Lu Ming yawned. Its sote. Idont think he willshow up tonight.


    Perhaps. Anyway,you should sleep first. Im going to wait for him for a little longer. I nced at the teapot, finding nothingstrange.


    I told Lu Ming to rest. He nodded,tuckedintobed,and slept.


    I was the only onewaiting. Around half an hourter, I also thought thatMr. Big Molewouldntshow uptonight. I letmy guard down and rxedby ying nts vs. Zombies on my phone.


    As I waited, I heardanging noise that made me turn around to check. Lu Ming had just kicked the teapot.


    I smiled. This grown man didnt have agoodsleeping posture. I got up,picked up the teapot,and putit back. Then, I resumed my game.


    Iterbecametired. Theclockonmy phone showedthatit was 2:00 AM. I was sure thatMr. Big Molewouldnte tonight. I turned to the bedand was preparedto sleep. Strangely, the bed was emptyLu Ming was gone!


    Both the door to the room and the toilet were in front of me. If he hadgottenup to go there, Iwouldhave seen him. However, he disappearedwithout a sound. It wasas if he had evaporated into thin air.


    DidMr. Big Moledraghiminto an illusionwhile he was sleeping? Why didnt Lu Yu help him?


    I turned to the teapot. It was tilted again. The purple y surface of the teapot now had frightening cracks. I now realized that the nging noise the teapot made wasprobablyLu Yus reminder to me.


    Since Lu Yu hadnt shown up, I had to rely on myself. However, I didnt know how to deal with the Dai peoplesillusionmagic. For the time being, I moved around the room like an ant running on a hot pan.


    I suddenly saw Lu Mings coat on the hanger at the corner of the room. I got an idea.


    I burned three joss sticks then opened the window. Then, I usedthe coat hanger toraisehis coat higher in the airand calledhis name loudly.


    It was the most basic soul beckoning technique. People in many rural areas had used this technique for quite a long time. As my voice grew louder, the surroundings seemed colder. After a gust of wind, more shadows appeared at the window.


    There were males,females, elders, and children. They were the wanderingghosts in this area. They came as I was beckoning the souls. I couldnt deny them. Otherwise, they would try every means to hinder Lu Mings soul. I had to take out a stack of yellow papers from my bagandburnitfor them.


    Most of the ghosts left after receiving the offering, except for three old ghosts thatlingeredby the window. They smiledevilly at me.


    Want totakeadvantage of me, huh? I sneered.


    I had heard that ghosts could sometimemitfraud. I didnt buy it at that time, but after seeing it for myself, myknowledge was widened.


    If they didnthave any dignity, I wouldnt bepolitewiththem. I made some hand seals and threw a talisman. One of the ghosts got hit,screeched, and turnedinto a wisp of ck smoke. The other two ghosts were scaredand quickly fled.


    I didnt have time to mind them and continued to call Lu Mings name. Soon, I found a strange phenomenonhappeningto the three joss sticks I had burned. Two of them were burning fast. One was burning much slower.


    The three joss sticks represented Lu Mings three ethereal souls.Becausethe three joss sticks were burning at different speeds, it meant that Lu Ming had heard my calling. He wanted to return but he was trapped inMr. Big Molesillusionmagic. Under the two pulling forces, his three ethereal souls were parting!


    If one of the three joss sticks burned down and Lu Ming hadnte back, my soul beckoning ritual would fail. Itwould mean that he wouldnt return tonight.


    One more second in the illusory worldwasone more second he was in danger. I became tense.


    Atthis moment, the teapot behind me nged again. Iloweredmy headtolook at it. The teapot tilted to one side. The lidhad brokeninto a few pieces.


    It seemed Lu Yu wasnt in a better situation than I was. I couldnt rely on him. I turned aroundand calledfor Lu Ming. Whenmy gaze fell tothe teapot without the lid, I suddenly got an idea.


    This teapot was where Yu Lu dwelled. Even a small wisp of energy from this teapot was enough to subdue those ghosts outside.SinceLu Ming was Lu Yus descendant, hehad tobe familiar with his aura.


    I thought it over then brought the teapot to the window. I broughtitto my mouthand usedmy best voice to scream as loud as possible. The sound echoed through the body of the teapot and escaped through the spout. It traveledfar in the air.


    After screaming for a while, Isawthat the three joss sticks now had the same burning rate. It meant my method had worked!


    A gust of cold wind came from a far distance. I then saw a ck dot flying toward the window. It was movingso fastthat it became clearer in my vision. In the end, it turned into a dark shadow.


    When I saw the shadow, I heaved a sigh of relief. It was Lu Mings soul.


    However,sincehis soul was forced to leave his body, he looked a little bewildered. He gazed at me with hisdull eyes.


    Ihad gottenwhat I wanted. After everything was settled, I put outthethree joss sticks.


    Lu Mings soul would return to his body now, so I hurried tosticka talismantothe soulsforehead. The talisman would slow downthesoulwithouthurtingit.It was a really good chance for me to follow his soulback tothe illusional magic formation.


    I followed Lu Mings soul and recognized that it was heading in the opposite directionofLu Yus fortified vige. Since I wasnt familiar with the ce, I became extra careful. WhenIarrivedat thesmall pavilion, Lu Mings soul disappeared.


    This small pavilion seemed to be theentrance of themagic formation. I took out a handful of ck beansand sprinkledthem onto the groundasI advanced.


    Indeed, after entering the pavilion, my surroundings turned into abyrinth. Fortunately, Lu Mings soul hadnt gone too far. I rushed after him and eventually, I found Lu Mings body in the center of the formation.


    When his soul saw his body,itwas excitedand quickly headed to the body.I had to make a few hand sealsto stop it. Then, Ilifted and supportedLu Mings body.


    I grabbed his soul and walked toace where I could see the ck beans. I tore the yellow talismanoffthe souls forehead.


    ck beans had thick Yang energy, and although they couldntdestroyMr. Big Moles illusional magic formation,theycould damage Lu Mings soul. When the soul saw the ck beans,itsubconsciouslywanted to run away. I had to holdittightly.


    The most powerful feature of the formation was that it could change continuously. We may not be able tofind the exit. However, no matter how much thisbyrinth changed, the ck beans I had sprinkled on the ground wouldnt disappear.


    Thus, I stopped after every step and waited for Lu Mings soul to be nervous.I just followedthe ck beansandadvancedwithouthesitation.


    I kept walking for half an hour before Igotrid of the illusional magic formation.Lu Mings soul was weak because of the ck beans. I made him return tohisbody and pped him to wake him up.


    Since Lu Mings soul was damaged, he needed to rest. However, the old ghost was in trouble and needed my help. I was afraid that if I left alone now, Lu Mingwould be trapped again. Thats why I had to wake him up.


    Master Zhang, youre hereLu Ming knewthatI had rescued him. He gave me a thumbs-up but his voice was so feeble.


    That old ghost must be in trouble now. We have to save him. Can you put up with this a littlelonger? I was worried that he would fapartatacritical moment like this.