Qian Chen had been incredibly gloomy lately. He was constantly paranoid, and no matter what he did, he had to be careful …
His body was not built to begin with, and now, he had become even thinner. In fact, his face was even paler, and most of the time, he looked dazed. Even the expressions of the people beside him would immediately change when they saw him, as if they had just seen a fiendish demon. They would quickly avoid him, and some of those who could not avoid him would look around in fear, though no one knew what they were looking at.
Just like at that moment, there were three miscellaneous disciples at the foot of Evil Spirit Mountain who immediately became nervous when they saw Qian Chen walking towards them while swaying with his hands on his head. Just as they were about to search for a place to hide, Qian Chen saw them with just one glance.
"Stay where you are!"
The three of them trembled, but one of them did not stop at all. He continued to grit his teeth and flee with all his might. However, the remaining two hesitated for a moment. Qian Chen stared at them and saw their appearances. Naturally, they were unable to continue fleeing.
"Senior brother Qian …" When the two people who could not escape saw Qian Chen, anguished expressions immediately appeared on their faces, and their voices trembled.
"Senior brother Qian, you're so merciful. Please let us go. We're loyal to you, senior brother Qian. Please don't harm us …"
"Bullsh * t!" Qian Chen glared at them and rubbed his forehead before putting his hand down. There was blood on his forehead, and there was even some dirt on it. Clearly, he had fallen not too long ago and injured his head.
As if he was filled with indignation towards his fate over the past few days, Qian Chen kicked a big tree beside him. He did not use much strength in that kick, but for some unknown reason, the tree suddenly started swaying, and with a bang, it went crashing towards him and the other two people.
This scene stunned Qian Chen for a moment before he quickly retreated with incredible agility to avoid the tree. However, his robes were torn by the branches, and he looked incredibly pathetic.
The other two people had already used all their speed to escape, and no matter how Qian Chen called out to them, they did not turn their heads back.
"Don't ever turn your head back. That Qian Chen is currently down on his luck. Not only is he down on his luck, all those who are beside him are down on their luck as well!"
"Isn't that so? Little Six was with him yesterday, and the two of them directly fell into an ice hole. When have there ever been an ice hole on us?"
"I heard about it as well. A few days ago, Qian Chen went to the maidservant's quarters, and he fell down 19 times in succession on the way. Later on, he was so terrified that he didn't even dare to walk as he was afraid that he would fall to his death …."
"That's nothing. Let me tell you, I saw it with my own eyes. Qian Chen nearly choked to death when he was drinking water. How strange …"
This sort of talk gradually spread through the mountain at the foot of Evil Spirit Mountain, and gradually, more people came to know about it. Qian Chen was like a fiend, and wherever he went … everyone would run away, not daring to get close to him.
Qian Chen's face was extremely pale. His entire body was curled up in a small vat as he stared blankly at the sky. He wondered if he had offended the Tai Sui. Otherwise, why would he be so unlucky for half a month?
All of this started from the day he went to the maidservant's quarters. He did not fall 19 times, but 37 times … until he fell so much that his body started trembling, and fear filled his face. He had a feeling that if he continued walking down the mountain, he would become the first disciple in Evil Spirit Sect to fall to his death on the snowy ground.
From then on, he had to fall when he walked, and he had to be careful of ice holes … When he thought of those ice holes, Qian Chen smiled wryly …
He still remembered how he had nearly choked to death when he drank water over the past few days, which was why his heart still trembled in fear when he drank water. When he ate, he would also observe his food carefully before he dared to eat, because for some unknown reason, he had nearly been poisoned to death the last time he ate …
'Damn it! Just what is going on?!' Qian Chen looked at the small vat he was in and wanted to cry, but no tears came out. It was another ice hole. Once he fell, he fell into this small vat, and this was also an Enchanted Vessel, causing him to be stuck inside and unable to get out.
After a long while, he saw someone passing by, and as he screamed for help and threatened them, he was dragged out. Once Qian Chen walked out, he felt so aggrieved that he was about to go mad. He was just about to stomp his feet to vent his anger, but the moment he lifted his foot, he immediately put it down gently. Just as he was about to turn around and leave …
Suddenly, a sword glare charged towards him from a certain spot in the Outer Sect with a loud whistle, scaring Qian Chen so much that he was completely dumbfounded. During that moment of life and death crisis, the sword glare practically grazed past his waist and landed on a mountain rock.
Immediately after, a long arc flew towards him, and within it was a teenager. That teenager had a rather hesitant expression on his face, as if he was very embarrassed. Once he flew over, he took out his sword and cast a glance at the stupefied Qian Chen. He wanted to leave, but felt that he should say something.
"You should leave …" Qian Chen said with a crying face.
"I …"
"I know this isn't your fault. Your flying sword suddenly went out of control and flew here on its own …" Despair appeared on Qian Chen's face.
"Er … Senior brother, I'll be leaving first." The teenager was momentarily stunned, but what he said was indeed the truth. After hesitating for a moment, he immediately flew away.
"I knew it would be like this …" Qian Chen's body swayed to the side. Once he fell to the side, his expression was blank. He was about to go mad, and he did not know what was going on.
"Today should be the end, right?" Qian Chen cast a glance at the sky, then laughed wryly and was about to stand up. His companion who had dragged him out of the vat had long since disappeared. He had no idea where he was washing his hands and praying to his ancestors that he would not be implicated.
But before he could stand up, a cold voice came from the sky.
"Qian Chen, what are you doing over there?!"
The person who spoke was an old woman. She was not someone from the two-story building, but was another sect elder from the Outer Sect. She had some sort of connection with Qian Chen.
When Qian Chen heard the voice, he immediately rose to his feet. His expression was one of reverence, but the instant he stood up, his pants … fell down, along with all the clothes on his lower body. Qian Chen stared blankly at the cold air he was wearing.
The old woman was also stunned. Then, her expression changed and turned dark. Once she cast Qian Chen a cold glance, she swung her arm and left without saying a single word.
Qian Chen fell to the ground once again with a thud. He stared at the sky blankly, and his mind was completely blank.
'This isn't right! This is definitely not right! I must have offended someone … 'After a long while, Qian Chen pulled up his pants while shivering. He looked incredibly haggard at that moment, as if he had suddenly become much older. He tried to remember who he had offended before his first misfortune befell him.
If it had been any other time, he would not have been able to think about it, because he had offended far too many people. However, before his first misfortune befell him, his heart had been filled with anger because of Su Ming, and he did not have time to care about anyone else. If there was anyone he had truly offended, then it was only Su Ming.
'Chen Su … 'The more Qian Chen thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was correct. When he remembered how calm Su Ming was, he became even more certain of his guess. He immediately stood up, pulled up his pants with one hand, and quickly ran towards where Su Ming was.
Su Ming was sitting cross-legged outside his house. In his hand was a strand of hair with ten knots. Those strands of hair were woven together to form the shape of a small person. There were also some weeds in front of Su Ming. He was adding them into the knot, and gradually, a doll made of weeds appeared in his hand.
'There are ten knots, and each of them contains a faint power of the Curse. This Curse won't take a person's life, but it will make things difficult for them …' Su Ming looked at the doll in his hand, and a smile appeared on his face. Through this experiment, he had finally succeeded after failing a few times, causing him to be even more confident in his ability to control the old woman in the two-story building.
'You and I don't have too much of a grudge between us, so I won't tie the eleventh knot for you. Otherwise, if things don't go smoothly for you, someone will die. ' Su Ming lifted his head and cast a glance into the distance. His expression was indifferent, but before long, Qian Chen appeared on the snow in the distance. Right after he took a few steps forward, he immediately fell down and ran towards Su Ming with his head bleeding. On the way … he fell eight more times before he was dozens of feet away from Su Ming and knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"Sir, please spare me. I know my wrongs. Please give me a chance. Spare me." Qian Chen was in a pathetic state. He had fallen dozens of times on the way, and there were even a few times where he had nearly died. There was no way he would not be afraid, especially when he saw Su Ming. He immediately saw the weed doll in Su Ming's hand, and his heart instantly let out a thump.
With a crying face and tears falling down his face, Qian Chen kowtowed repeatedly before Su Ming and started begging nonstop. He was certain that all of this was related to Su Ming. When he thought about how he might have to face this sort of terrifying life in the future and how he might even get stuck even when he was sleeping or snoring, a fear towards Su Ming that he did not even feel towards the Sect Elders of Evil Spirit Sect.
"From now on, unless I summon you, none of you are allowed to step into this place," Su Ming said slowly.
Once he said those words, Qian Chen immediately nodded. A pitiful look appeared on his face, but his heart was filled with shock. Su Ming's acknowledgement made the final shred of doubt in his heart disappear. At that moment, there was a voice crying out in his heart.
'I've finally seen the person ranked at the top of the Do Not Provoke Rank I've set for the past twenty years! ' When Qian Chen set the Do Not Provoke Rank, he had fantasized about whether there would come a day when a powerful senior would turn into a normal disciple and join the sect, and he would coincidentally run into him.
However, he did not expect that such a day would truly come …
Su Ming lifted his right hand and patted the weed doll. Immediately, it turned into a layer of black smoke before Qian Chen's eyes. That black smoke dissipated with a bang, and at the instant it disappeared, Qian Chen did not know whether it was just a figment of his imagination, but he felt his body immediately become much warmer.
When he looked at Su Ming, faint shock could be seen in his eyes, and his respect for him grew even stronger.
"Leave. Without my summons, do not come here," Su Ming said calmly.
Qian Chen quickly voiced his obedience and left in a hurry. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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