Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 303 Purification: Purification and Clarity, Sweeping Away Evil Spirits

Having finally arrived at the Ma family mansion in the east of the city, Master Xu Ning and Jing Yi understood why Master Ma had gone to the brokerage to find a maid.

It turned out that a distant relative of Master Ma's family had encountered a misfortune and sent a cousin to stay temporarily. Since the Ma family couldn't spare any staff at the moment, he personally came to the brokerage to select two maids for his cousin.

However, plans don't always go as expected. Originally, they only wanted to find two maids, but now they've turned it into four, and they're also thinking of hiring Shen Jingyi to help manage the backyard.

However, the Ma residence was indeed a luxurious mansion with green tiles and white walls, covering a vast area. The carriage entered from the side and traveled for a long time inside the mansion before finally arriving at the backyard.

Master Ma ordered the four maids to be taken away, and then summoned an old steward to arrange accommodations for Daoist Xu Ning, and to take Jingyi on a tour of the courtyard.

Master Xu Ning chuckled, "This old woman would also like to follow my daughter around this mansion, if that's alright?"

The old steward couldn't help but look at Master Xu Ning, sizing her up and down. "Sister Shen, you should help out in the backyard more often in the future. It's best not to go to places you shouldn't go."

“Oh!” Master Ma waved his hand. “We don’t have such strict rules in our household. Besides, Miss Shen may be your assistant in the future. How can we stop her mother from visiting her?”

"Yes." The old butler nodded, then gestured with his hand, "Then you two come with me, I'll show you around."

Jingyi knew that her master was worried about her, so she reached out and pulled Master Xu Ning along. The two of them followed the old steward out of the backyard and into the mansion.

After watching Jingyi and the other woman leave, Master Ma returned to his courtyard to find his cousin.

……

Upon entering the courtyard, Jingyi looked around and couldn't help but ask the old steward, "This house is so big, but I haven't seen anyone. Aren't you afraid of attracting thieves?"

Ancient times in another world are very different from modern times on Earth. Even in modern society, apart from a few countries like Tianxia where public security is relatively good, other countries are not safe at all, let alone here.

The old steward glanced back at Jingyi and chuckled, "Don't worry, young lady, it's broad daylight, there are no thieves. As for if any thieves come at night, someone will deal with them."

Jingyi raised an eyebrow slightly, "Did Master Ma hire some martial arts experts to guard his house?"

The old steward smiled knowingly, "Even if Yan Chuanyun, who is famous throughout Baishi Mansion, came in person, he wouldn't get any credit."

Jingyi said calmly, "What if it's a demon or ghost?"

The old butler was startled, then shook his head. "Where in the world are there so many demons and monsters?"

As the three talked, they walked around the garden. The old steward pointed out the separate courtyards of Ma Yuanwai's wife and three concubines, and they arrived at a secluded little courtyard.

"This is the residence of the new foreign lady, Miss Lin. She prefers quiet, so please don't disturb her on ordinary days," the old housekeeper explained.

Just then, the door to the courtyard opened, and Master Ma walked out slowly, turning back to instruct, "Cousin, don't see me off."

The old butler stopped and bowed, "Master!"

Upon seeing Jingyi and her group, Master Ma smiled and turned to introduce the woman who had walked to the courtyard gate, saying, "This is Miss Shen. She is well-read and gentle. I would like to ask her to help manage the courtyard. You can contact her if you need anything in the future."

Jingyi's gaze passed over Master Ma and landed on the woman behind him.

She wore a light blue gauze dress embroidered with gold threads, looking delicate and quiet, as if she were fragile. Her gaze towards Jingyi was filled with a hint of bewilderment and curiosity.

Then Jingyi smiled, and Master Xu Ning, who was following behind her, also smiled.

They've been cosplaying with Master Ma for so long, all in order to find her without alerting her, haven't they?

Although the other party was well concealed, Lei Zhong could clearly sense the strong malevolent aura emanating from her, which was even stronger than that of a man-eating rat demon that the two had encountered in the suburbs a few days ago.

"Hello, Miss Shen." The woman nodded, her simple and elegant demeanor quite similar to Jingyi's.

Master Ma then introduced her to Jingyi, "This is my cousin from the Lin family, her given name is Mo Ke."

"Greetings, Miss Lin." Jingyi glanced at Lin Moke, then at the Master Ma standing beside her, and couldn't help but smile with interest and a hint of mischief. Then she asked, "Master Ma, is this Miss Lin your cousin?"

“Not bad.” Master Ma nodded.

"When did Miss Lin arrive?" Jingyi asked again.

Although Master Ma was somewhat puzzled, he patiently replied, "Yesterday."

Jingyi continued, "What happened in her family?"

The answer came from the servant following behind Master Ma: "Since March, members of Miss Lin's family have been falling ill one after another. In the end, only Miss Lin and an old servant were left. Unable to support their family, they had no choice but to sell their land and come to my master for help."

Jingyi nodded in understanding. "I see."

"What? So that's how it is?" the old butler asked curiously. Jingyi said calmly, "So she just arrived and hasn't had a chance to kill you all yet."

"what?"

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone around was shocked. Whether it was Master Ma, the servants beside him, the old steward who was with them, or Lin Moke who was about to return to her room, they all looked at Jingyi.

“Miss Shen…” The servant couldn’t help but swallow hard. “This is the master’s cousin. You can’t just spout nonsense…”

Master Ma subconsciously took a step away from Lin Moke, then stopped.

Although Lin Moke was his distant cousin, because his family was wealthy and powerful, and Lin's parents had brought their daughter to visit before, how could he not recognize his cousin?

Could it be...

Lin Moke placed her hand on her chest and said weakly, "I have never met you before, and we have no grudges against each other. Why would you say such a thing and slander me?"

Besides, I am merely my cousin's distant cousin. In terms of closeness, my cousin already has wives, concubines, and children. Even if you are in a hurry, you shouldn't have approached me first!

As soon as he said that, Master Ma nodded, his eyes filled with suspicion as he looked at Jingyi.

The next moment, two or three figures hidden in the shadows appeared indistinctly beside them, their steps light and their breaths long and deep, they were all rare martial arts masters.

But now that the truth had been revealed, Jingyi naturally stopped pretending and smiled gently. "Miss Lin is overthinking it. My target here is not Master Ma, but you!"

"Huh?" Lin Moke was slightly taken aback, not understanding.

Then she saw Jingyi reach out and sweep her hand, and a clear and pure aura came towards her. If it was dust, it could be swept away in an instant; if it was evil spirits, it could be swept away in an instant.

Lin Moke's human skin instantly shattered, revealing a hideous and evil corpse demon's face.

"Ahhh!" The screams of agony were incessant.

The old steward and servant were a little far away and retreated frantically, while Master Ma was right next to them. When he saw his cousin, who was so close to him, suddenly turn into a demon, he was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, emitting a strange smell.

However, Lin Moke ignored Master Ma and instead looked at Jingyi and the other person, "You two worthless sorcerers, how dare you ruin my plans! You couldn't gather the bloodline resentment, I'll make you..."

Before the hoarse words could finish, Master Xu Ning and Jing Yi had already taken out standard longswords from the gourds at their waists. The clear and pure Taoist Qi emanated from them, causing her to immediately fall silent.

Lin Moke stared at the longswords in the two men's hands. "Are you from the Great Luo Palace?"

Jingyi was taken aback. "You know about the Great Luo Palace?"

Without saying a word, Lin Moke turned and ran.

Jingyi:? ? ?
Master Xu Ning and Jing Yi thought the other party would shout and attack, but they didn't expect them to turn around and run away, almost catching them off guard.

However, with this corpse demon's cultivation level, it might be able to escape from Jingyi's hands, but it is no match for Daoist Xu Ning.

The moment she turned around, Master Xu Ning was already behind her. With a flick of his long sword, he shattered her protective ghostly aura like a gentle breeze.

"Ah!" Lin Moke screamed, her voice filled with resentment, "The Great Luo Palace loves to meddle in other people's business! I've already run all the way from Yapan County to Hongliu County, and you still won't let me go?"

With just one sentence, Master Xu Ning and his companion were able to guess the general idea.

"So you're one of the escapees from our fellow disciples' demon-slaying mission in the palace," Master Xu Ning said with a gentle laugh. "If you had known fear and had hidden yourself, you might have been able to escape with your life. Unfortunately, you didn't know how to restrain yourself and insisted on doing evil, so Heaven naturally wouldn't tolerate you."

Jingyi brandished her longsword and stepped forward to help, saying, "Every cause has its effect, and every action has its consequence. Since you have done evil, you must bear the consequences."

Laoshan is a famous Taoist mountain, but it is also famous for martial arts. Several Taoist priests from Zhenwu Mountain once sought martial arts training at Laoshan, which shows its status in the martial arts world of China.

Although Master Xu Ning is a woman, she is actually extremely skilled in martial arts. She had difficulty using her skills before, but now that she has come to another world, she can finally shine.

The two surrounded Lin Moke, and in just a few moves, the vengeful ghost could not withstand them and begged for mercy, "Master, spare my life! I am willing to become your disciple and reform myself so that I will never harm anyone again!"

Master Xu Ning shook his head, "Your malice in your heart has only grown stronger and cannot be changed."

As soon as she finished speaking, Jingyi's longsword pierced the back of the vengeful ghost's heart, and with a surge of true qi, shattered its ghostly body.

The vengeful ghost transformed into a wisp of black smoke and tried to escape, but before it could react, Xu Ning Dao flicked his long robe sleeve, and his pure and clear true qi swept over it, completely purifying her soul, turning it into nothingness and dissipating into the world.

"Blessings and Immeasurable Heavenly Lord!"

(End of this chapter)