Movie variety show soul travels between two worlds to become a rich man

Chapter 523 I am the Taoist Master!
"He's been frozen in place and he still dares to bare his teeth! Xiao Jiang, give me the whip, I'll give him a good thrashing..."

Fatty Wang looked at the little rice dumpling who was still baring its teeth and scaring people, and while cursing, he reached out to Jiang Zixia for the whip.

Jiang Zixia was not about to give it to him. She complained irritably, "Can you just shut up? This little beast can turn invisible. If it gets away, who knows what kind of revenge it will take on us. Let's wait until he wakes up before we talk about it."

"Hey, I have to say, you've already accepted your brother-in-law so quickly..."

"You fatso, if you keep spouting nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart—" Ah Ning blushed and gritted her teeth in embarrassment and anger, but her beautiful eyes were still fixed on the little rice dumpling, shining the magic mirror in her hand on it.

"Hehe...just kidding." Fatty Wang chuckled awkwardly. He dared to tease Jiang Zisuan, but when it came to A Ning, he really had no temper. Besides the fact that A Ning was Young Master Gao's woman, A Ning was also his employer, and he still hadn't received the final payment.

"This little rice dumpling is strange; it doesn't seem like a zombie," Wu Xie said, frowning as he looked at the little rice dumpling with curiosity.

“He is definitely not a zongzi, but a kind of evil child who refines corpses—” Just then, Gao Dongxu’s voice suddenly rang out, and everyone immediately turned to look at the awakened Gao Dongxu.

"Are you alright?" Ah Ning asked with concern, not daring to turn her head.

"Young Master Gao, are you alright?" Fatty Wang asked with concern.

Jiang Zixia's gaze towards Gao Dongxu was filled with concern, but even more so with admiration. The bronze mirror he gave to his sister could actually freeze such a strange monster; one could only imagine how powerful Gao Dongxu was.

Wu Xie looked at Gao Dongxu, blinking his curious eyes as he asked, "Young Master Gao, you're saying it's the Corpse-Refining Evil Child?"

“Yes, similar to the Kumanthong from Thailand, but the evil children in our country, which are consecrated by sorcerers, are even more powerful…” Gao Dongxu took out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep drag, and looked at the evil child that was baring its teeth and hissing with a mixture of fear and complexity.

"Damn it, using such a small baby to create a monster, that's absolutely inhuman!" Upon hearing that the little monster was created by humans, Fatty Wang frowned and cursed.

Gao Dongxu didn't say anything more, because what he saw in his dream journey was the most chaotic and evil process of sacrificial children during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. These evil children were specifically used to guard tombs.

Later, it was probably stolen by Wang Zanghai from some tomb and placed in an underwater tomb to help him guard this laboratory for immortality.

"What do we do now? How can we get rid of this thing?" Fatty Wang asked Gao Dongxu curiously.

The others also looked at Gao Dongxu, but only Zhang the Bald looked at the frozen evil child with a flicker in his eyes.

"Shh-"

With a flash of cold light, Gao Dongxu, gripping the chilling Embroidered Spring Blade, placed it against Zhang the Bald man's neck amidst the shocked and terrified gazes of the crowd.

"Young Master Gao—" Wu Xie's expression changed, and he called out in a trembling voice.

"Stop your little schemes and don't cause me any trouble, or we'll be enemies from now on!"

"Ahem, Young Master Gao, do you have some misunderstanding about me? What ulterior motives could I possibly have? How could I dare to cause you trouble? You've definitely got it wrong..." Baldy Zhang immediately put on a fearful and wry smile, and started talking non-stop, explaining.

Gao Dongxu coldly sheathed his embroidered spring knife, not glancing at Zhang the Bald again, and said indifferently, "It's best if there isn't one."

“Ah Ning, take the mirror and approach it. Place the mirror in front of it. Remember, it might become even more ferocious and rabid in a moment, but don’t be afraid, it can’t move—” Gao Dongxu said to Ah Ning.

Ah Ning nodded solemnly, held up the bronze mirror and strode towards the evil child, ignoring its ferocious appearance, and placed the bronze mirror in front of it, letting it see itself up close.

At this moment, to everyone's astonishment, Gao Dongxu took out a dagger, gripped the blade with his left hand, and pulled the dagger, cutting a large gash in his palm. Blood dripped onto the lid of the double-phoenix-carved infant coffin.

Gao Dongxu then smeared the blood from his palm onto the double phoenix carving on the coffin lid, followed by the double phoenix carvings on both sides of the coffin, as well as the carvings at the head and tail of the coffin.

After all five sides of the carving were stained with blood, Gao Dongxu immediately took out some hemostatic medicine, sprinkled it on his palm, and wrapped it with bandages.

"Fatty, help me tie it tight—"

"okay--"

Once the bandages on his palms were tightened, amidst the curiosity and shock of the crowd, Gao Dongxu picked up the small coffin and walked to the side of the evil child who was frantically opening his bloody mouth and sharp teeth, trying to tear Ah Ning apart.

Opening the coffin lid, Gao Dongxu glanced at A Ning, whose face was a little pale, and said softly, "Hang in there a little longer, it will be over soon."

"Mmm." Ah Ning looked at Gao Dongxu with gentle eyes and softly murmured "Mmm."

Gao Dongxu took out the dagger again, pricked the tip of his right middle finger, squeezed hard, and squeezed out a drop of blood the size of a bean. Then he channeled his spiritual energy into the blood droplet, quickly extended his middle finger, and touched the rune pattern between the evil child's eyebrows. The evil child, who had been baring his teeth, immediately shut his mouth and closed his eyes, turning into a completely harmless white porcelain doll.

However, Gao Dongxu did not retract his finger. Instead, he continued to channel blood and spiritual energy until the runes on Xie Tong's brow, forehead, and cheeks all turned blood red. Only then did Xie Tong's pale face sway, and he almost fainted.

"Are you alright—" Ah Ning's expression changed, and she hurriedly reached out to support Gao Dongxu. Looking at his pale, handsome face and lips, she asked in a trembling voice with worry.

Gao Dongxu gave a bitter smile, cold sweat beading on his forehead. This was the first time he had felt such a severe depletion of his vital energy since gaining spiritual power; he was completely powerless and extremely weak.

His spiritual energy ultimately didn't come from his own cultivation, so sacrificing the evil child with blood was really too much of a stretch.

"Help me sit down, I need to rest for a while—" Gao Dongxu felt a wave of dizziness and gasped for breath.

Ah Ning hurriedly helped him sit down. Gao Dongxu looked at the wicked child who resembled a white porcelain frog and finally revealed a smug and cheerful smile.

"I've succeeded, Daoist Master! Hahaha—"

Terrified by Gao Dongxu's sudden, maniacal shouts and laughter, Wu Xie, Fatty Wang, Baldy Zhang, and Jiang Zisuan, who instinctively took a step back, their pupils contracted sharply and their faces twitched as they stared at Gao Dongxu, who was clearly very weak but still laughing maniacally.

In the empty, quiet, and damp ancient tomb, Gao Dongxu's manic and unrestrained laughter echoed continuously.

After he finished laughing and completely released his excitement, he said to Aning, "Everyone, take a break and have something to eat."

Ah Ning asked with concern in her eyes, "Are you sure you're alright?"

Gao Dongxu smiled and reached out to pinch A Ning's delicate chin, saying softly, "I'm fine, better than ever."

A Ning's beautiful face flushed red, she gave him a charming glare, turned her head slightly, broke free from Gao Dongxu's hand, and glanced at Xie Tong, who was standing still with his eyes closed, with great apprehension. She returned the Legalist bronze mirror in her hand to Gao Dongxu, and then turned to Wu Xie and the others to tell them to rest for the time being.

Gao Dongxu ignored Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi's hushed conversation and instead took out the Dragon Patterned Jue and another antique with spiritual energy, and began to condense spiritual liquid.

About an hour later, when the spiritual liquid in the Dragon Patterned Wine Cup had almost condensed into a whole cup, Gao Dongxu drank it all without hesitation.

Then I began to sit cross-legged, calm my mind, and practice breathing exercises.

Looking at Gao Dongxu, who was sitting cross-legged with his back to them, Fatty Wang's small eyes gleamed with a strange light as he whispered, "What do you think Gao meant by saying 'I've achieved enlightenment'? Could it be that Gao is actually a Taoist priest?"

"That's really possible. Back then, I saw him wielding the Three Pure Ones Bell in one hand and the Thunder Seal in the other. His aura was absolutely that of a highly accomplished Taoist master. I guess Young Master Gao must have studied under a Taoist master..." Wu Xie still vividly remembered the scene of Gao Dongxu intimidating the blood corpse of King Mu of Zhou.

"Do you think Gao Shao's actions earlier were a ritual to refine that evil child? He shouted 'It's done' because the ritual was successful..." Fatty Wang asked Ah Ning, who was quietly eating, with a burning gaze.

Everyone rolled their eyes at Fatty Wang, who was asking a question he already knew the answer to; even a fool could see that.

"Tsk tsk, Young Master Gao has just acquired another powerful weapon. It's absolutely like adding wings to a tiger. From now on, no matter what kind of tomb we go into, as long as Young Master Gao makes a move, it will be a breeze. Blood corpses, white-haired monsters, drought demons, corpse beetles, tomb guardian beasts, and even invisible little zombies will be taken out without anyone noticing." Fatty Wang said with envy and longing.

Zhang the Bald looked at Gao Dongxu's tall and imposing back with a sharp gaze and complicated expression. He knew that Gao Dongxu had already suspected his identity, or rather, that the other party already knew that he was Zhang Qiling.

Then, his gaze fell on the eerie, evil child, who was less than a meter tall and looked like he was made of white porcelain.

Its sheer number of sharp teeth and its gaping maw that could open to its ears, along with its razor-sharp claws and nails, were enough to kill it. Add to that its ability to appear and disappear without a trace, and it's practically a bug-like monster.

If Gao Dongxu were to take control again, Zhang Qiling, who was beginning to recall some of his past, couldn't think of anyone who could be a match for the two of them.

"call--"

Gao Dongxu exhaled a long breath, slowly opened his eyes, which flashed with sharp light. He had recovered some of his energy, and slowly stood up. Under the curious and awe-inspiring gazes of the crowd, he opened the coffin lid, picked up the stiff, evil child, placed it in the coffin, closed the lid, and stored it directly in his spatial storage.

"Fuck——"

Seeing the coffin disappear before his eyes in an instant, Fatty Wang was so stunned that he cursed.

Jiang Zixia stared wide-eyed and opened his mouth wide, as if he had seen something supernatural, letting the water he had just drunk flow onto his body.

Zhang the Bald man's pupils contracted, his body trembled slightly, and he stared intently at Gao Dongxu.

(End of this chapter)