At the instant Su Ming tied the eleventh knot and the world before his eyes crumbled, the shards scattered like a shattered mirror. There was a woman looking at him in grief on each of the shards. She was incredibly beautiful, and as the world crumbled, she gradually left into the distance.
When the area around Su Ming was once again filled with white snow, the low houses, and the weeds growing on the snow … his world returned to normal, and he returned to the foot of Evil Spirit Mountain.
At the same time, in the two-story building located at the middle section of Evil Spirit Mountain was the girl who had turned from an old woman. Her body was trembling at that moment, and her face was pale as she gritted her teeth and fought back.
Yet all of this changed the instant the eleventh knot was tied on the illusory white strands of hair around her!
The appearance of the eleventh knot caused the voice echoing in the girl's soul to increase by several fold, as if it had turned into some sort of law. It roared in the girl's soul, and in the end … it was branded into her soul!
"I am your Master. You must obey my orders!" The young woman's body trembled and she coughed up a mouthful of blood. However, at the instant she coughed up the blood, the black Qi in the surroundings suddenly rushed toward her. In the blink of an eye, the black Qi disappeared. It had all drilled into the young woman's body and disappeared without a trace.
Soon after, the illusory strands of hair with eleven knots around her also disappeared, as if nothing had happened. However, the girl's pale face was a clear sign that what had happened just now was real.
'Just who is this person?! ' The girl closed her eyes. She had lost, and she had lost completely to the divine ability she was most skilled in.
She had never been able to see this person's face. The illusion she had cast on him just now had been created by her Art. If she had successfully immersed him in it, then she would have been able to see his face, and she would have been able to turn him into her slave!
But she had failed … Anguish appeared on the girl's face. She had a deep understanding of the meaning behind the words he had branded into her soul. At that moment, she could not do anything that would bring him any harm. This was not a game of words. This was a surge that had been branded into her soul with just one sentence.
She knew that even if she didn't know who they were, they would come.
This was a battle of Arts that did not have any sort of collision. It was a battle between the girl's Soul Catcher Art and Su Ming's Grass Knot Art. It was like a storm in their minds that swept through their bodies and minds.
At that moment, with the appearance of the eleventh knot, the battle came to an end.
The price of ending was not death, but a soul being controlled.
On the snow at the foot of Evil Spirit Mountain, Su Ming opened his eyes. In his hand was a strand of white hair. There were eleven knots on it, and he was weaving them into the shape of a small human.
A hint of fatigue appeared in Su Ming's eyes. The battle of Arts just now was much more dangerous than he had imagined. He had to admit that he had underestimated the old woman, or rather, he had underestimated the girl who had turned into an old woman.
'This person's Soul Catcher Art has already reached a state where it can affect memories … If she can improve further, then the results of this battle will be unknown …' A glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes. He picked up the weeds by his side and quickly started weaving them together. After a moment, a weed doll appeared in his hand.
Inside the doll were the eleven knots of white hair.
Once he finished weaving the doll, Su Ming swept his gaze across it, and he sensed a presence that belonged to the person holding the doll.
'This person hasn't lost her mind. She will only listen to the orders of the person holding the doll. This is something that her soul can't fight against.'
Su Ming looked at the sky, then put away the doll, closed his eyes, and began meditating to train. This was one of the few times he could meditate and train after he came to this place. Right then, everything was ready, and the east wind had arrived. Su Ming could finally be at ease, and as he meditated, he waited for daylight to arrive.
The night passed by quickly. When the morning sun shone brightly from the sky and fell on the ground, causing the snow on the ground to reflect a piercing light, Su Ming opened his eyes. He stood up, smoothed out his robes, and walked into the distance at a moderate pace until he arrived outside the hall where the laborers were located.
Right before him, Qian Chen was pointing at the laborers beside him with a sour look on his face. He was scolding them nonstop, and his spit flew into the air, but the laborers did not dare avoid him. They simply voiced their obedience.
The smug look on Qian Chen's face at that moment was too great compared to when he was in Su Ming's place. Su Ming cast Qian Chen a glance and let out a cough.
When that cough fell into Qian Chen's ears, it caused his scolding words to come to an abrupt halt. He shuddered, then turned his head around. Once he saw Su Ming, not a single hint of hesitation could be seen on his face. His expression turned into one of obsequiousness, and he quickly ran over. Once he stopped before Su Ming, he looked as if he was about to kneel down and worship him.
"Greetings, senior brother Chen. Senior brother, if there's anything you need, just tell me. It doesn't matter whether I can do it or not, I will do it without hesitation!"
His actions immediately caused the laborers who had been scolded to widen their eyes, and their expressions turned blank.
"Give me a plate to head to the Outer Sect," Su Ming said flatly. He wanted this plate because the higher he went in Evil Spirit Sect, the more seals there would be. It was not as if he could not get a plate, but if he did, things would be much simpler.
When Qian Chen heard these words, he immediately patted his chest and brought out a blue plate from his bosom before handing it to Su Ming respectfully.
"Senior brother Chen, this plate might only be blue, but it's the highest plate in the laborers' quarters. With this plate, you can even enter the Inner Sect. But … you will be stopped at the Inner Sect's mountain gate, and you will need someone from the Inner Sect to summon you before you can enter."
Su Ming took the plate and nodded towards Qian Chen.
Qian Chen's spirits immediately lifted. Su Ming's nod was the greatest form of acknowledgment to him, and it made him feel slightly excited for a period of time.
Su Ming no longer bothered with Qian Chen. He took the plate, turned around, and left.
Even when Su Ming had left into the distance, Qian Chen still stood there respectfully to see him off for a moment before he returned with a pleased look on his face. He waved his hand at the laborers, and it was clear that he was in a good mood, so he let them go.
Su Ming walked up the stairs leading to Evil Spirit Sect. There were statues by his side, and vengeful souls surrounded the area, but none of them dared to get any closer. Su Ming walked up the stairs. He did not choose to head there secretly at night, but chose to head there early in the morning.
Due to the blue plate, Su Ming easily moved past the hidden seals on the way as the blue plate shone. When he arrived at the path leading to Conscience Interrogation Hall, which was close to the two-story building, Su Ming was blocked by two Outer Sect disciples who stood there.
The two disciples had apathetic expressions on their faces and their eyes were aloof, as if there was not a hint of emotion within them. At that moment, they were staring at Su Ming without a single word as they blocked his path.
With an indifferent expression, Su Ming tossed the blue plate in his hand towards the two people.
"I am Chen Su from the foot of the mountain. I came here on orders from Conscience Interrogation Hall."
One of the two aloof Outer Sect disciples caught the plate and cast Su Ming a glance with a frown. He had not received any orders that someone from the lower mountain would come, but once he cast a glance at the blue plate, he did not speak. Instead, he turned around and walked towards Conscience Interrogation Hall.
The girl was meditating quietly in the two-story building in Conscience Interrogation Hall at that moment. Her face was dark. She had originally thought that he would appear the previous night, but after waiting for an entire night, she had not seen a single trace of him. It was already morning, and he must have been wary of something. He might only appear at night.
Just as she was feeling vexed, she lifted her head with a frown and looked outside the building.
A moment later, a respectful voice came from outside the pavilion.
"Hall Master, a disciple from the lower mountain, Chen Su, requests an audience."
The girl was feeling incredibly vexed. When she heard Chen Su's name, the image of the dull-witted boy from a few months ago appeared in her head. She had not paid much attention to where he had been sent, but now that she heard his words, it was clear that he had been sent to be a laborer. The girl did not think too much about it and immediately started scolding him.
"You even came to ask an audience with a laborer? If dozens of laborer came to greet you in a day, then wouldn't you also have to come and ask dozens of questions?!"
The aloof expression on the disciple's face turned into one of awkwardness, and a hint of terror appeared on his face. He quickly knelt down and voiced his obedience. His heart was already filled with hate towards Su Ming, and just as he was about to get up and leave, the girl's voice suddenly came from behind him once again.
"Wait, did this person say why he came to greet me?" A thought suddenly appeared in the girl's heart as she stood in the two-story building. Even though she found it slightly inconceivable and her idea was just too absurd, she still instinctively asked that question.
"Hall Master, this person said that he came under your orders, or else I wouldn't have come to ask you …" The Evil Spirit Sect disciple looked slightly wronged.
A glint appeared in the girl's eyes. After a moment of pensive silence, she spoke.
"Let him in!"
The Evil Spirit Sect disciple was momentarily stunned. He might have been puzzled, but he did not dare show it on his face. He was also uncertain about Su Ming, so he put away the thought of taking revenge just now and quickly walked towards the mountain gate outside Conscience Interrogation Hall.
Soon, Su Ming returned to the place with the disciple leading the way. His expression was indifferent all along the way as he looked at the plants around him, even though it was winter. He sensed the thick power of the world in the place, and when he arrived outside the two-story building, the Evil Spirit Sect disciple beside him hesitated for a moment before he took a few steps back and stood there.
"You can leave now." The girl's voice came from the two-story building. Her voice was incredibly cold, and when the Evil Spirit Sect disciple heard it, he immediately obeyed, lowered his head, and left quickly.
Once he left, Su Ming and the girl were the only ones left in the tower.
After a moment, an impatient, cold harrumph came from the two-story building. "When did I ever summon you?!"
Su Ming's expression remained calm. Once he cast a glance at the building, he spoke languidly.
"Why aren't you coming down to greet me when you saw me?!"
The moment those words fell into the girl's ears, it was as if the sky had been shattered! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com and vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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