allonlinenovel Chapter 247 A trivial trick
Chapter 247 A trivial trick
“It’s not that we don’t want to talk about it, but we really don’t know. In the third month after Black Hawk took over Huashen Village, all the men under forty and women over forty in the village disappeared overnight.”
“Yes! My wife went to the toilet at night and never came back. I searched the whole village, but she just vanished into thin air.”
"My mom was sewing insoles next to me before I went to sleep, but when I woke up I couldn't find her."
Ye Jingke raised his right hand, and the villagers' complaints gradually subsided.
“We will handle the Black Hawk issue. Now you can all go home and get some sleep. At daybreak, you can stay here if you want, or leave if you don’t.”
"Just one thing: no one is allowed to reveal any information about Lantern Village or God-Transforming Village, or there will be trouble."
The villagers repeatedly promised not to tell before they went home, trembling with fear.
Ye Jingke was still somewhat uneasy. In today's society, the vast majority of people cannot accept the existence of ghosts. If the truth were to be revealed, the world would be thrown into chaos.
Cheng Ai saw through his thoughts, bit her finger to draw an amnesia talisman, crushed it, and scattered it into the sky. "Don't worry, when they wake up, they will only remember that they want to move. As for everything else, they won't remember anything else."
"Thank you, Ai Ai." Ye Jingke ruffled her hair and then stuck a teleportation talisman on the front door of Grandpa Li's house.
A blue vortex appeared, and he said, "Bai Jing is in room 808 of the Tianshui Hotel. Just silently recite this address in your mind, and you will be able to get there."
Zhong Zheyi quickly stepped in. He was just an ordinary person and couldn't help at all, especially with Shu Tian there.
Liao Yunqing understood. No wonder he couldn't get into the vortex back then; he was missing a step.
He and Liao Yunyan exchanged a glance and stood there silently, not intending to leave.
Ye Jingke frowned. "This is no joke. You two get out of here right now!"
The Liao siblings both shook their heads and refused:
"Jingke, Xiao Ai gave me a few talismans left. The more people there are, the more strength we have. I can protect myself."
"Brother Ke, don't send me away! I want to fight alongside you!"
Ye Jingke's lips twitched. You guys are getting in the way.
He was still trying to find a way to drive the Liao siblings away, while Cheng Ai had already begun summoning the manifestation talisman to search for Black Hawk's whereabouts.
The talisman burned, releasing countless blue lights resembling shattered diamonds.
In just a moment, the charred locust tree gradually came into view, and a black eagle stood on a branch, watching the scene below with great interest.
Cheng Ai lowered her eyelids, seemingly unintentionally turned her head, and then suddenly threw the jade hairpin.
Black Hawk was startled and quickly dodged, but was still hit in the right wing, leaving a bloody hole.
It did not scream, but immediately flapped its wings and flew to a higher place, attempting to become invisible.
Black Hawk believed that the jade hairpin injuring him was purely coincidental, given its powerful magic, which even the gods could not harm.
Cheng Ai curled her lips into a cold smile, lowered her eyes, and wove a net with butterfly tassels and butterfly chains, then threw it out.
Black Hawk was shocked and couldn't dodge in time, being completely covered.
The net tightened quickly, causing it to lose its balance, break off countless dry branches, and fall to the ground.
Because the butterfly tassels and butterfly pendants were full of spiritual power, Black Hawk howled in pain.
Ye Jingke raised an eyebrow, clearly not expecting things to go so smoothly.
With the pain subsiding slightly, Black Hawk's eyes widened. "You can see me?"
Cheng Ai scoffed, tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear. "Don't embarrass yourself with your petty tricks."
A cool breeze blew by, causing the wind chimes around her waist to tinkle, and both men present gasped for breath.
Black Hawk refused to give up and twisted his body to break free of his restraints, but failed. "Let me go! If you've got the guts, let's have a fair one-on-one duel!"
Cheng Ai tied her hair up and secured it with a jade hairpin. She slowly walked to it, squatted down, and asked with a smile, "You're quite strong, but do you know where you went wrong?"
Black Hawk shook his head, equally puzzled.
"There are heavens beyond heavens, and people beyond people." Cheng Ai bit her fingertip and smeared the blood, which was imbued with spiritual power, on its forehead. "You are too arrogant. It's just invisibility. Any Taoist priest can easily dispel it."
She quickly formed hand seals and chanted, "You have committed many evils, I'm here to send you to the Western Paradise!"
A sense of utter tension filled Black Hawk's mind; when you're under someone's roof, you have no choice but to bow your head.
A wise person knows when to yield; it chose to beg for mercy, saying, "Little girl, everything I did was for art. Please, be magnanimous and let me go!"
Cheng Ai grinned, her face seemingly harmless. "I have no problem letting you go, but do you think the innocent people who died at your hands will let you go?"
She paused for a moment, then added, "I believe that every single one of them would love to tear you to pieces!"
“That’s different!” Black Hawk retorted hastily. “They immerse themselves in art first, and then dedicate themselves to it. Isn’t that only natural?”
Cheng Aijie's seal was just one step away from completion. "So, you first held a lantern festival to get the tourists excited, and then used the hypnotic smoke to put their skin in an excited state?"
Black Hawk lowered his head and remained silent.
Its pleas not only failed to work, but also tricked it into revealing information. Since it couldn't escape being reduced to ashes, it might as well remain mysterious.
Cheng Ai didn't ask any further questions. Black Hawk's behavior proved everything, and she didn't need to rack her brains to guess the answer anymore.
The hand seals were nearing completion, and just when she thought she would be able to go home with Ye Jingke soon, a terrified scream came from behind her.
"Ai Ai, run!"
Without a second thought, Cheng Ai immediately flew away from the spot.
Turning her head, she saw several talismans flying towards her. She threw a few out as well, destroying them one by one.
An old man floated in mid-air about two meters away from Cheng Ai, conjured a peach wood sword, and slashed down fiercely.
A powerful sword aura ripped through the sky, producing a deafening roar that sent chills down one's spine.
Liao Yunyan ran to rescue Black Hawk. Ye Jingke tried to stop her, but Liao Yunqing stopped him, saying, "Jingke, my mother is seriously ill and needs Xiao Ai's help."
Seeing that Cheng Ai had successfully countered with two copper coins, he felt a little relieved. "It's alright, you step aside first."
Liao Yunqing didn't move. "Yunyan is very good, and she's a good match for you. I like Xiao Ai and want to marry her into the Liao family!"
Ye Jingke had no time for small talk; he immediately gathered spiritual power in his left hand and summoned the crystal bow.
He aimed at the black eagle, drew back the bowstring with his right hand, and fired an arrow.
Liao Yunyan's movements were swift and efficient; she untied the net in no time.
Black Hawk dodged the amethyst arrow that nearly struck his heart, spread its wings and soared into the sky, its sharp beak pecking at Cheng Ai's neck.
Ye Jingke threw out a defensive talisman, and Liao Yunyan also threw out one.
The two talismans collided and burned out, losing their effectiveness.
Ye Jingke narrowed his eyes, his tone icy cold, "Liao Yunqing, did you and your brother find that old man who knows mystical arts?"
Liao Yunqing was taken aback and shook his head repeatedly. Before he could speak, Liao Yunyan spoke first, "My mother is in critical condition, and my brother had no choice but to resort to this drastic measure."