"I... this..." Wu Lanyu was momentarily stunned.
Tao Zhi spoke quickly, saying, "I'm fine. I'm worried that Brother Wu is so angry that it might attack his heart, so we should be careful not to hurt his meridians."
It's clear that Tao Zhi is making excuses for the previous expressions and demeanor.
Wu Lanyu's face revealed expressions of remorse and apology, muttering, "Brother Tao, I'm sorry."
Old Gong and I, as well as Si Yan, have no unusual expressions.
The second elder looked at Old Gong again, speaking solemnly, "Xuan Chi Jin Xiang, lend a hand to Wu Ling. You hold great regard for your younger disciple, and he dedicates himself wholeheartedly to the Si Gui Mountain. Wu Ling's Bai lineage is intricately connected to Si Gui Mountain."
"I really can't handle you, so you must remember the kindness of Old Gongye, and remember my family's master," Old Gong said, letting himself down from my body and stretching out his limbs awkwardly.
He reached out, pointing to the talisman on the door, and said, "Just tear it down, isn't it? However, Old Gong can't go because that talisman is from the realm of the dead. It was so hot that it scorched the hands of spirits before being placed. Once it's down, no other spirits can touch it. If Old Gong were still a human, he could help tear it off."
"Could it be... too simple?" Tao Zhi slightly furrowed his brow, thinking more deeply in his eyes.
"Of course, the problem is inside the house. If we tear down the talisman, it should make that little ghost behave a little better, shouldn't it?" Old Gong added.
"That does make sense," Wu Ling calmed down a bit, though his face was still pale and red, resembling the color of pork liver.
Actually, what Old Gong said faintly excluded himself a bit.
He is a ghost, and a ghost cannot touch the talisman. This is a very straightforward matter.
Even if Wu Ling hadn't suspected Old Gong, even if he were to consider it, there would be room here to clear Old Gong's name.
"I will." Tao Zhi nodded, picking up the yin and yang mirror hanging from his waist, and set off towards the door once again.
"Mr. Tao, don't try to be heroic. Let the old man do it," the second elder stepped forward, stepping over Tao Zhi, then taking two steps as if three, arriving at the door. He reached out to tear down the talisman from the door.
A strange scene unfolded.
The door suddenly moved forward, as if to shift slightly, causing the second elder's hand to directly penetrate the door.
Before the second elder could retreat, the entire house seemed to shift forward by a meter, and the second elder vanished!
In fact, the house didn't move, the door was still in place, and the second elder had vanished without a trace!
"Into a prison of the sinner!?" Old Gong muttered.
At this moment, Wu Ling let out a loud cough and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Second Elder, don't hit Wu Jiannan! If you hit your son, his father will suffer!" Old Gong shouted.
Wu Ling took deep breaths, looked up and trembled as he said, "Entering into the prison of the sinner, I will not hear anything. To enter! Damn……"
"Little cousin, lend me a hand..."
Wu Ling looked up at me, trembling as he did so.
"Second Elder cannot even restrain a ghost, it must be exorcised. How can my master receive it? He can only watch from the sidelines. If he adds a few more strokes, you will be at risk of losing your life." Old Gong licked his lips.
"This... it's okay... Tao Zhi, you don't have to go in either; there's danger inside. I can handle it on my own..." Wu Ling said, covering his chest and walking towards the house with a wobbly step.
When Wu Ling stopped in front of the house.
It was obvious that the house swelled for a moment and swallowed Wu Ling inside.
I sat cross-legged on the ground, calmly watching the house.
Tao Zhi forced a smile, standing in place without moving. However, subtly, his gaze kept flickering over to me as if he was keeping an eye on me.
This revealed that Wu Ling both wanted me to help, but when he heard that the ghost child could kill him, he didn't want me near the ghost child.
Time passed slowly, and the dark clouds in the sky grew thicker.
Tao Zhi's eyes showed a hint of worry. He couldn't stand still and started pacing around the spot.
At this moment, his attention to me decreased significantly. I secretly observed him for several glances.
"Where does Mr. Tao come from?" I asked casually.
"Yu Tai Dao Church," Tao Zhi answered subconsciously, his words stopping abruptly.
"Why did Master Luo ask about my master?" Tao Zhi did not show any unusual expressions and also asked me in a seemingly casual manner.
"No, it's just that I see Mr. Tao is quite old but possesses extraordinary skills, and I'm curious." I replied.
However, I have secretly remembered this place.
Wu Ling is not simple.
Indeed, there are other people behind him, not just Mao You San.
Time passed for a long time, and unconsciously, it had already dawned.
The Twelfth Elder and the Thirteenth Elder arrived.
The disorder in the Si Gui Town has been mostly handled by them.
I did not sit cross-legged as before, but simply summarized last night's events to them. The two elders furrowed their brows in thought, then set off towards the house.
They were not worried about the Second Elder; they were likely concerned about Wu Ling.
"Two Elders, there is no need to go. Even if you go, you might not be able to enter the prison of the sinner. There should not be a major problem in there, otherwise Wu Ling would have come out, and the Second Elder would have as well." Tao Zhi spoke very quickly, and now his eyes were filled with certainty.
I just realized that Wu Ling must have other means to protect himself.
In fact, Old Gong's method was not particularly refined, just a surprise move. His goal was simply to annoy Wu Ling.
The Twelfth Elder and the Thirteenth Elder stopped without proceeding forward.
After waiting for a short while more, around noon, a talisman paper suddenly fell off in front of the house.
The talisman disappeared at dawn, and now it was appearing out of thin air and peeling off.
The next moment, with a creaking sound, Wu Ling was helped out by the Second Elder.
He had a lost and confused expression, holding a package tightly wrapped in cloth, which couldn't be seen if there was anything inside.
Moreover, from the look of Wu Ling's clothes, he had not spat out much blood.
The Second Elder did not seem to have suffered any serious changes. His strength was there, and the ghost child had injured Wu Ling through their blood relation, but it had no ability to harm the Second Elder.
Under the sunlight, Wu Ling coughed loudly and spat out a mouthful of blood. He swayed and almost fell, his body unconscious.
The package hit the ground with a clang, and the cloth fell apart to reveal yellow human skin, along with... the fetus wrapped in the human skin...
In the blinding sunlight, the fetus's flesh was full and turned blue, with visible strands of veins.
"This..." The Twelfth and Thirteenth Elders revealed shocked expressions at the same time.
At the same time, the Second Elder supported Wu Ling and had him lean on him.
"Twelfth Brother, Thirteenth Brother, pick up this human skin and the fetus. Wu Ling has been tricked severely by Mao You San. The woman had a brief affair with him, which Mao You San didn't know about. But little did they expect that she was pregnant and had not told Wu Ling about it. Wu Ling was always negligent, which is why he suffered such misfortune."
"After breaking the fengshui of the house, the soul of the evil fetus disappeared. Only this corpse and the woman's human skin remain, avoiding Wu Ling from being tricked again. We will take them up to Si Gui Mountain, and I will destroy them." The Second Elder explained in a low voice.
