Put away your magical powers now!.

Chapter 48 [Purple Elder]

Chapter 47 [Zi Lao]

By nightfall, the commercial streets were already deserted and cold. A few winter rains had fallen today, and the temperature in Jinling Prefecture had plummeted. The ground was damp, and the air was gloomy and chilly.

A car slowly drove to the door of Luo Yunzhai and stopped. A young woman in professional attire jumped out of the passenger seat. She first held up an umbrella, walked silently to the back door and opened it, then carefully put her hand on the upper side of the door with a serious and respectful expression.

A figure slowly emerged from the car.

She had a swan-like neck and an elegant demeanor. She wore a purple cheongsam that was tailored to her body, framing her slender figure. Her hair was meticulously combed in a bun.

Her face was clean, with light makeup and a pair of exquisite frameless glasses on her nose, which made her already beautiful look even more bookish.

Judging from her face, the woman was about thirty years old. She leaned out of the car, stood there, looked up at the sign of "Luo Yunzhai" on the shop, and frowned slightly.

"There's still a trace of bad luck left, Senior Brother, this is because you've offended a master."

The woman in purple shook her head and sighed slightly.

The young woman in professional attire beside him whispered, "Master Zi, it's windy outside. Why don't you wait in the car?"

"No rush, bring my things here." The woman in purple said slowly with a calm expression.

She had her own aura. Her voice was not loud and her tone was not harsh, but she seemed to have a sense of unyielding dignity.

The woman in professional attire was her assistant. Without saying anything, she turned around and took out a flat wooden box from the car. She gently opened it, took out a white jade compass, and presented it to the woman in purple with both hands.

The woman in purple held a white jade compass in her left hand and counted with her fingers in her right hand. Then she walked to the street on the left side of the store and walked along the outer wall.

The assistant hurriedly followed in small steps, holding the umbrella above the head of the woman in purple.

After a moment, the purple-dressed woman stopped at the foot of a wall and looked down: "Cut the bricks here."

"Yes."

Although the female assistant agreed, she looked at the umbrella in her hand and hesitated for a moment: "I'll take you back to the car to rest first, and then I'll come back..."

The purple-robed woman frowned. "How can someone from the Xuan Sect be so precious? Rain is water from the sky, it's natural. How did you learn to be so pretentious? Give me the umbrella!"

As she spoke, the woman in purple took the umbrella from her assistant's hand, then watched as the assistant walked to the corner, squatted down, took out a small utility knife, and lowered his head to pick out the bricks.

The purple-clad woman held an umbrella over her assistant's head, instructing him from time to time: "The second piece from the left, cut it out and let's take a look. Hmm... Okay, this is it..."

But in just a few minutes, despite holding an umbrella, the fine rain soaked the purple-clad woman's hair. She was completely unaware of it. It was only when the assistant finally found a piece of rain-soaked talisman paper from a crack in the bricks and handed it to her that the purple-clad woman's eyes lit up.

"really."

She took the paper talisman in her hand and unfolded it gently, took a look at the runes on it, then stretched out a fingertip and gently stroked the cinnabar on it.

"I don't recognize this rune, but it looks like it's from a very advanced technique. The talisman paper and cinnabar are just ordinary stuff, more like they were bought at a store." The purple-clothed woman frowned. "That's strange. How could someone who can understand this kind of talisman use such crude talisman paper and cinnabar?"

The purple-robed woman hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said, "The enemy must have buried more than just this one talisman, but the talisman's power has been exhausted, so there's no need to look for the rest. Let's get back in the car."

The assistant quickly took the umbrella, held it carefully, and led the woman back to the car.

After getting in the car, the woman sat in the back seat, and a sense of grace naturally flowed from her body. After a short while, the wetness from the rain on her hair and body evaporated completely.

The assistant in front was carefully packing up his things, then looked up and saw a car slowly approaching in the distance. The assistant immediately whispered, "Master Zi, it's Uncle Qing."

"Ah."

The woman in purple opened the door again, got out of the car, and stood under the eaves of the shop.

A car pulled up and Uncle Qing stepped out. He was wearing a cap and a coat, looking gloomy. But when he saw the woman in purple, he quickly took two steps forward and said, "Junior Sister, why are you here so early?"

The purple-clothed woman said calmly, "It's okay. I was only ten minutes early."

Seeing that Uncle Qing was about to say something, the purple-clothed woman shook her head and said, "I've already looked around. Let's go back and talk."

"Ah? Have you seen it?" Uncle Qing was a little worried: "Do you want to go to the yard and take another look?"

"No need. I already understand what's going on. Go back first. I have something to discuss with you."

Uncle Qing seemed quite uneasy, but seeing the cold expression of the woman in purple, he didn't know what to say.

The two men got back into the car, and the two cars drove away from the commercial street one after another. After a while, they came to a secluded street and turned into a small courtyard and stopped.

This seems to be a teahouse. The yard is quite clean, with only some flowers and plants planted, and not too many decorations.

The hall in the teahouse is not big. There are four chairs next to a tea table carved from tree roots. They are all made of mahogany.

Uncle Qing asked the purple-clothed woman to sit down and wanted to make tea himself, but a hint of impatience flashed in her eyes. She turned to her assistant and said, "Go and pour me a glass of water." "Hey! We're already in my teahouse. What water do you want to drink? I'm making tea for you. A friend gave me the best Jin Jun Mei tea. Junior sister, you..."

“Water can clear the mind.” The purple-clothed woman said coldly: “Brother, this is a famous tea house with a luxurious atmosphere. The furnishings in this tea house are all valuable. I dare not drink the tea here.

Tea is supposed to cleanse the air, but with this tea, every sip is like drinking a luxurious breath."

Uncle Qing was stunned for a moment, and said hesitantly: "Junior sister..."

The purple-robed woman sighed, "It's not that I want to teach you a lesson as soon as we meet, but your behavior doesn't seem like that of a cultivator at all."

Uncle Qing shook his head: "With my junior sister here, she's very skilled in magic, so naturally, as her senior brother, I'm lazy..."

After a pause, Uncle Qing said with a bitter face, "Your senior brother has fallen into a big trap this time. He has been badly cheated. I have been eagerly waiting for you to come back, and I also asked you to help me resolve the situation. Now you come and teach me a lesson without even looking at my shop or drinking tea."

"Alright, Senior Brother, you don't have to play the victim to me anymore." The purple-clothed woman said coldly, "I've already seen your shop and know what's going on—someone has definitely attacked you and has buried several talismans there."

After saying that, the woman in purple took out the paper talisman she had just obtained from the crack in the wall and placed it on the tea table.

Uncle Qing picked it up carefully and looked at it again and again.

"No need to look, the talisman's power has dissipated." The purple-clothed woman frowned, feeling a headache. "This rune is very advanced, I've never seen it before. But I can make out the general idea. It should be a talisman that gathers Yin energy."

Seeing that Uncle Qing seemed confused, the woman in purple was secretly disappointed, but still explained patiently.

"Choose a few locations to bury them, and you'll be able to gather the surrounding Yin energy and bring it to your house. Snakes, insects, rats, and scorpions love places with Yin energy.

Fortunately, your store is located in a busy commercial street where there are many people and snakes are rare.

But there are several restaurants on the street, so there must be a lot of rats. Once the talisman takes effect, it will attract all the rats in the surrounding area into your shop."

Uncle Qing was also curious after hearing this, and picked up the talisman and looked at it again and again.

The purple-robed woman shook her head. "I told you not to read it. Even I can't quite understand this rune."

Uncle Qing blushed and put down the talisman paper: "Then, Junior Sister, can you find out who the opponent is?"

"What are you looking for a rival for?" the purple-clothed woman said with a half-smile.

"Of course it's a tooth for a tooth! Junior sister, you don't know, I suffered a huge loss this time! I built the Luo Yunzhai signboard with great difficulty, and it collapsed in one day. Now everyone in the industry is saying that Luo Yunzhai has encountered some evil spirit. Who would dare to come to me?
I've spent a lot of money building Luo Yun Zhai over the years! The annual rent is over a million, and now I can't even open the door. I'm afraid I won't be able to do business again in the near future. How can I accept such a huge loss?!"

"so what?"

"That's why I asked my junior sister to come back, of course, to help me find the opponent and then get revenge!" Uncle Qing said viciously.

The purple-clothed woman looked at Uncle Qing, then sighed softly, "Brother... you don't think that your junior sister can conquer the world and be invincible, do you?"

"Uh……"

"My mentor did ask me to look after you, but the world is so vast, and there are so many talented people. Do you really think you can do whatever you want just by relying on me?"

The purple-robed woman spoke, her expression growing increasingly cold. "How many times has this happened? Senior Brother... I've warned you long ago that if you act this way, you'll inevitably get into trouble. While the mystical arts are mysterious and subtle, if you rely on them to trick others, you'll eventually end up with a bloody head!"

Uncle Qing looked unhappy: "Junior sister! I asked you to come back to help me. I've been miserable enough this time... Look at me, I was beaten up two days ago, and the bruises on my face haven't completely healed yet! The store has also been messed up like this, I..."

"Fate is a cycle of reincarnation, karma is retribution!" The purple-robed woman said coldly, "Brother, you have also learned the art. These eight words are on the first page of our sect's manual. Have you forgotten?"

After saying this, the purple-robed woman slowly stood up and said, "Brother, you are still stubborn and stubborn. I can do nothing about it. I will take my leave now!"

Seeing her stand up, Uncle Qing's face suddenly became anxious, and he hurried over to stop her. His face turned blue and red, and his tone became a little humble: "Junior sister! Junior sister! Don't go, don't go... I, oh my, why did I get angry while talking?

I won't talk back. Let's sit down and talk. If you want to teach me a lesson, then teach me a few more times. Isn't it okay for me to just listen quietly?
You are my only junior sister. If you don’t help me, no one else in the sect will help me..."

The purple-robed woman glanced at him, shook her head, and said, "Let me be frank with you, Brother. This time, our opponent is very skilled in talisman techniques. Even I can hardly understand the runes.

I have no idea how powerful this opponent is who has such advanced talisman skills.

Such a master was actually offended by you and came to deal with you... Use your brain and think about it!
If someone can make a talisman that gathers negative energy, wouldn’t there be a more powerful and advanced talisman?
The other party probably held back when he attacked!
What if the talisman paper buried in your shop did not gather ordinary negative energy that attracts rats... but instead gathered bloody evil energy?
It's not certain whether you will still be able to stand in front of me and talk to me!"

Uncle Qing shuddered, and was really scared!

"Junior sister, don't scare me. Is the opponent... really that powerful?"

"Don't be fooled by me. I've never seen the talisman he drew before. It's truly exceptional. Furthermore, he used the most ordinary, low-quality talisman paper and cinnabar to create such an exceptional talisman—I honestly don't have that ability."

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[There are still two weeks left before the Spring Festival. I'm going to update this article in advance.]

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