When Xiao Zhengyi and the others entered the Great Master's tent, they found that it was surprisingly bright inside.
There was not a single light to be seen, nor were there any windows (although windows were useless at night), but the tent was not as dark as it should have been.
The square tent was filled with a light and elegant sandalwood fragrance. The furnishings inside were also very simple. The furniture was simply a low table with a crystal ball on it. In addition, there was a vermilion shrine, a Buddha statue carved out of an unknown wood, and a cross cast with the crucifixion of Jesus on it.
"Even this place is a hodgepodge..."
Xiao Zhengyi complained somewhat helplessly.
"Wait a minute, don't move." At this moment, the Emperor's Sword spirit floating behind Chen Tuwa suddenly spoke up.
"What's wrong?"
Fang Xiaoqing, who was already nervous, quickly asked.
"This is an illusion." The sword spirit girl narrowed her eyes and carefully observed the surrounding environment. She clicked her tongue in wonder. "Unbelievable … I always thought that this level of illusion had been lost more than a thousand years ago. I didn't expect to see it here."
"Illusion?" Xiao Zhengyi looked around but could not tell which part was an illusion. "Which part is an illusion?"
"Everything is."
The sword spirit girl answered without hesitation. "All of you, back off a little. I'll try to see if I can break this illusion."
"Wait, according to the plot of horror movies, once you touch this illusion, the other party will discover us, right?"
Chen Tuwa suddenly said. "I think it's better to take the long view..."
"Master, that... you seem to have said it a little too late?"
The Emperor's Sword spirit turned around awkwardly. Following her words, the surrounding environment suddenly changed.
It was no longer the bright and grand tent with simple decorations that looked refreshing and generous. Instead, it returned to the darkness and narrowness that a normal tent should have.
What was even more unpleasant was that in addition to the entrance of the tent, the other three sides of the tent had short and long three-tiered vermillion tables placed against the walls. Many wooden tablets were placed on top of the tables in an uneven manner. It looked as if it was an ancestral hall where a memorial tablet was enshrined.
"Wow, this really is a scene from a horror movie..."
Chen Tuwa, who felt that his words had come true, scratched his head in distress.
"Now that things have come to this, it's too late to leave. Let's take this opportunity to search this place and see if we can find anything!"
Xiao Zhengyi didn't want to waste any more time and said decisively.
Since the other two had followed him, they were more or less mentally prepared for this situation. Therefore, they didn't waste any time and began to search for useful clues in this changed tent.
"These wooden tablets all have words on them … 'Si Kao Chen Gongwei, His Excellency Qingzhou Sheng Xi Lian'. Is this a memorial tablet?"
Fang Xiaoqing guessed with uncertainty.
"No, to be precise, it should be the memorial tablet of a person named Chen Qingzhou. 'Ke Kao' means that this person had no elders when he passed away. 'His Excellency' is an honorific title for the deceased, and 'Western Lotus Tablet' is a term used by Buddhists to redeem the deceased."
Chen Tuwa picked up a memorial tablet and looked at it carefully. At the same time, he casually explained, "It's normal that you don't know. This should be more common in the countryside. My third aunt's house has this kind of memorial tablet."
"Do you mean that all the tablets here are the memorial tablets of the dead?"
Xiao Zhengyi's face darkened when he heard this.
There were at least thousands of wooden tablets in this tent. If all of them were memorial tablets, it would really be a bit chilling.
"It would be great if that were the case." Chen Tuwa smiled bitterly. "The words on the memorial tablets here are generally divided into two colors, white and gold. If I'm not wrong, the gold words are the real deceased, and the white words are the people who were killed by the so-called 'master'!"
"How do you know?"
Xiao Zhengyi couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Because I saw Ding Yang's memorial tablet. It's over there, written in white..."
Chen Tuwa pointed to a memorial tablet not far away and answered.
"What the hell is that 'master' doing?" Fang Xiaoqing still didn't understand. Looking at Xiao Zhengyi's expression, which seemed to be enlightened by Chen Tuwa's reminder, she couldn't help but ask.
"Xiaoqing, is there a ghost story in your hometown that is similar to 'a drowned ghost looking for a substitute'?" Xiao Zhengyi didn't answer her directly. Instead, he asked a question of his own.
"Is it the kind of story where adults scare children by saying that someone drowned in a river, and his ghost is looking for a substitute so that children don't go swimming?"
Hearing this, Fang Xiaoqing also seemed to understand something. She hammered her palm and said, "You mean, the victims this time were actually all possessed by the original owners of the memorial tablets?"
"That's right. This can explain how the rumor that the 'master' is very effective came about … Even the person who received the treatment was replaced by an evil spirit for many years. Of course, whether it's effective or not is up to them."
"It's just a guess. But no matter what, it's better to take Ding Yang's memorial tablet with us first. We're almost ready to leave."
Xiao Zhengyi carefully listened to the commotion outside. He felt that the commotion seemed to be gradually subsiding, so he made a prompt decision.
Unfortunately, it was still a little too late.
"Unfortunately, you're not going anywhere."
At this moment, a figure wearing a cloak and a hood silently appeared in the room.
Although the other party didn't introduce herself, her cloak made everyone realize that this person was the final boss, the mysterious' master '.
The first to react was Xiao Zhengyi.
He almost subconsciously picked up the remaining half of the Yuan Rong Sword and slashed at the other party!
But before the blade touched the other party, the 'master' stretched out his hand and made a pushing action.
It was as if Xiao Zhengyi had been hit by a speeding car. His entire body flew backward and slammed heavily into the table. The three-tiered table was directly broken, and the memorial tablet placed on it smashed into his face with a crackling sound.
"What the f * ck, force?!"
Chen Tuwa's face was full of shock.
"You've actually seen that movie?!"
The sword spirit of the Emperor's Sword was full of shock.
"I think you're surprised in the wrong place …"
Fang Xiaoqing, who was also full of shock, couldn't help but complain.
"You dare to break into my territory, I have to admire your courage." The 'master' slowly walked towards them, but no one dared to underestimate the power hidden in the thin body. "But I have to say … you're courting death."
"What the hell are you?"
Chen Tuwa seemed to have given up on struggling. He just stared at the other party and asked, "It's not too much for me to want to be a ghost before I die, right?"
"Hmph, what a scheming brat … But if you're counting on the guy who caused a ruckus in the east to save you, I'm afraid you've miscalculated. Didn't you notice that there's no sound coming from that side?"
The 'master' sneered. "Fine, I'll let you die a little clearer."
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The so-called 'master' was originally a ghost that wandered between the netherworld.
Like most ghosts that couldn't be reincarnated, it had almost no memories of its life. It could only rely on its instincts to wander by the River of Forgetfulness, day after day, year after year.
Originally, as long as it fused with the other remnant souls by the River of Forgetfulness, it would be able to cross the River of Forgetfulness and reach the other side. But some problems occurred. A powerful existence from the world of the living occupied its vicinity. The other party's power disrupted its actions. Even if it replenished its soul, it didn't cross the River of Forgetfulness. Instead, it continued to devour other remnant souls.
Gradually, the remnant souls could no longer satisfy its appetite, so it even began to attack normal souls that were about to cross the River of Forgetfulness …
In the end, it became one of the most deformed ghosts after mixing with countless souls.
"Mother Ghost"
If it continued to develop under normal circumstances, its deformity would definitely attract the attention of various powerful existences in the Underworld, and it would be extinguished.
However, about a month ago, someone managed to open the Gate of the Underworld nearby to a certain extent, summoning the existence entrenched at the entrance of the Underworld Path.
And Mother Ghost took advantage of that opportunity to sneak out of the underworld.
For most ghosts, sunlight was no different from poison. If they wanted to live a normal life in the world of the living, they needed a physical body.
So Mother Ghost possessed an ordinary middle-aged woman and began to secretly help the woman's daily life. This made the woman quickly trust Mother Ghost and even developed a dependence on her.
Mother Ghost took advantage of the moment when the woman completely let down her guard against her and devoured her soul, taking over the woman's body and becoming the owner of the body.
But Mother Ghost was a combination of souls, and it was too powerful for an ordinary person's body. In addition, there was a limit to the power that she could exert alone in this world. So Mother Ghost simply created the memorial tablets that Xiao Zhengyi and the others saw. Then, she separated the souls in her body one by one and attached them to the memorial tablets. Then, one by one, she attached them to the bodies of wealthy businessmen or high-ranking officials, allowing them to gradually squeeze out the soul of the body's original owner.
Once the spirit completely occupied a person's body, that person's soul would be attached to the original memorial tablet of the spirit.
This way, Mother Ghost only needed to erase all of the person's memories, then devour and separate them once. Then, she would have an additional spirit that she could control …
As for Ding Yang, who had a certain cultivation base, as a century-old ghost who had fused with countless souls, Ghostmother could naturally tell that he was extraordinary at a glance. Therefore, she didn't trick him like she did with ordinary people, and then let the spirit behind him slowly occupy his body. Instead, she took advantage of his unprepared state and directly seized his body.
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Without waiting for the other party to finish his explanation, Chen Tuwa suddenly made his move and stabbed the Emperor's Sword into the other party's head!
Then, the Sword Spirit girl entered the sword and a sword aura suddenly appeared, instantly splitting the other party's head in half!
"Sorry, if it's not a movie … the explanation doesn't have invincible time."
Chen Tuwa shook off the viscous dark red blood on his sword and added as if relieved of a burden.
But reality did not give him the time to be proud.
"Kekeke, kid, you're not bad. Both your mind and willpower are top-notch … Once you become my subordinate's spirit, I will definitely put you in an important position!"
The other party's head had clearly been split in half, but she could still speak. Her tone did not even have a trace of injury. Instead, she even had the luxury of praising Chen Tuwa. This made Chen Tuwa's heart sink to the bottom.
The black cloak was torn apart, revealing a horrifying body that seemed to have been skinned. Her muscle fibers, bones, and blood vessels could all be seen clearly.
This was no longer the appearance of a human. Instead, it gave off the feeling of a white ant queen. The upper half of her body seemed to have been molded out of a few people like plasticine. The lower half of her body was purely made out of countless organs and flesh that were still slowly squirming. There were also a few pairs of hands on both sides of her body that acted as huge 'egg sacs'.
"Isn't the brain a vital part …"
Being stared at by the dozens of intact eyeballs on Ghostmother's upper body, Chen Tuwa's face could not help but turn pale. If not for the Son of Heaven's Sword, he would have been unable to stand steadily.
"Well, if the resentment in the Son of Heaven's Sword hadn't been completely dispersed, this hundred-year-old brat …"
The sword spirit girl, who realized that her master was in a bad situation, did not look too good either. She could only hatefully say this.
Fang Xiaoqing looked like she was about to vomit because of the horrifying and disgusting appearance of Ghostmother's body.
However, the female police officer's mental fortitude was still passable. She gritted her teeth and did not let herself vomit. Instead, she wrapped the 'thousands of gold chains + 1' around her gun. In theory, this way, the bullets could hurt the spirit. Then, she nervously pointed the gun at Ghostmother.
Unfortunately, the bullet was too small to cause fatal damage to Ghostmother.
"This is really … the end of everything …" Chen Tuwa looked around helplessly. He felt that there was no other way but to fight to the death.
"That's not necessarily true."
Xiao Zhengyi struggled out from the pile of memorial tablets. There was still blood dripping from his forehead. He looked battered and exhausted, but a smile appeared on his face. "It's about time …"
"Still not giving up? No matter what, it's impossible … Wait a minute, what's with the memorial tablet in your hand!" Ghostmother originally wanted to ridicule Xiao Zhengyi, but the dozens of eyes on her body could not help but be attracted to the memorial tablet in Xiao Zhengyi's hand.
It was a memorial tablet that looked no different from an ordinary memorial tablet. If there was a difference, it would be that there were no words on it.
"This memorial tablet was originally written with the word 'white'." Xiao Zhengyi casually threw away the memorial tablet in his hand, wiped the blood off his face, and said with a smile, "If the spirit behind the body that occupied the body was eliminated, then isn't it normal for the original soul to return to the body?"
"No, impossible … such a thing!"
Ghostmother finally began to panic.
"What? Haven't you noticed … From the very beginning, the reason we appeared here was to attract your attention and do our best to delay you, to prevent you from doing something desperate in desperation, such as destroying the souls of the victims. "
Xiao Zhengyi shook his collar, revealing a small radio microphone that was not very obvious. Then, he raised the Yuan Rong Sword again, but this time, there was a '50 cents bracelet + 2' wrapped around the sword.
"So this was our mission …" Chen Tuwa sighed. "Uncle, why didn't you tell us before? I really thought we were done for, okay?"
"Sorry, sorry, but isn't there a saying: if you want to deceive the enemy, you must first deceive your own people!"
Xiao Zhengyi laughed and explained to the unhappy Chen Tuwa.
"I'm going to kill you!"
But Ghostmother, who had been fooled, was obviously in a bad mood.
In her anger, all the ghosts in the red memorial tablets were summoned. Countless ghosts floated in the air, and the gloomy ghost energy caused the surrounding temperature to drop by nearly ten degrees. Fang Xiaoqing couldn't help but shiver!
Just as the evil ghosts were about to pounce on them under Ghostmother's command and devour them, the tent was destroyed.
It was as if a force 12 wind blew past everyone's scalps without warning, and the tent was directly swept away, along with the hundreds of ghosts.
"Sorry …" In the direction of the wind, Xiao Hei slowly trotted over with cat steps. "I seem to be a little late."
"Too slow!" Xiao Zhengyi couldn't help but complain. "If I didn't talk to buy time, we would have been wiped out!"
"Sorry, it took me a lot of time to get rid of the ghosts one by one, and to modify the memory of the victims who were still alive."
Xiao Hei laughed. "Also, your earpiece was very painful when it was clipped to my ear, so I threw it away after listening to this guy's explanation. Is that okay?"
"That thing is very expensive, okay … Forget it, it can be reimbursed at public expense this time anyway …"
Ghostmother couldn't believe her eyes as she looked at the man and the cat chatting like old friends.
Was it this cat that had ruined all his plans?
However, just as she was about to make trouble, she found that she couldn't even move a single tentacle in front of the cat.
Soul creatures were often the most sensitive creatures. Without the restraint of a physical body, they could more clearly perceive the strength of others.
Even if Ghostmother had made herself such a physical body in order to live in the world of the living, she still retained her instincts as a ghost.
Even if there was no way to perceive the strength of the black cat, her instincts made her feel as if she had encountered the most powerful predator in the netherworld. She couldn't even raise the thought of resistance.
What kind of monster was this cat?!
"If there's nothing else you want to say, then let's call it a day." Although the black cat's face was expressionless, Ghostmother couldn't help but feel that the cat seemed to be smiling ominously. "How dare you play this kind of game in my territory … I'll return your words to you. You're digging your own grave!"
Before Ghostmother could react, Xu Shenxing's cat claw had completely wiped her out of existence.
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