The Terror of the Heavens Begins with Gu

Chapter 201 Injuries and Return

“My problem isn’t serious.” Li Zhen opened the back door of the car with one hand and dragged Li Ruonan, who was curled up inside, out. “Her problem is more serious. Take her inside first.”

"What's wrong with her?" Xie Qiming quickly picked up Li Ruonan and asked, "Should we take her to the hospital now?"

“She has been affected by an evil spirit, which has greatly impacted her sanity. Sending her to the hospital now is useless. If she doesn’t wake up today, then we’ll send her to the hospital.” Li Zhen walked to the back of the car and checked on the condition of the Great Black Buddha Mother.

After finding that the Great Black Buddha Mother was alright, he directly pulled the magic sword out of her body.

Without the suppression of the magic sword, the Great Black Buddha Mother trembled a few times before returning to stillness.

Li Zhen's face turned even paler.

The suppressive magic on the clothes covering the Great Black Buddha Mother was connected to his mind.

The fact that the Great Black Buddha Mother wanted to break through the seal naturally triggered his reaction.

Li Zhen pulled up the clothes and discovered that part of the fleshy demon statue seemed to have melted, corroding the clothes and sticking them to the Great Black Buddha Mother.

This seal is the core.

The seal that Li Zhen set up was more of a reminder to himself, so that he would know immediately if the Great Black Buddha Mother encountered any problems.

In fact, Li Zhen himself did not know what would happen after the fleshy demon statue came into contact with the Great Black Buddha Mother.

This thing is an unstable factor...

Upon returning, I need to take some time to study the Great Black Buddha Mother in order to change the method of suppression and use a new, controlled method to seal her away...

Xie Qiming peeked out at the sealed-off Great Black Buddha Mother and immediately felt dizzy and almost fainted.

With quick reflexes, Li Zhen closed the trunk at that moment, blocking Xie Qiming's view.

Xie Qiming quickly looked away, still shaken, and said, "This is...this is...that evil spirit..."

“I have temporarily sealed the evil spirit.” Li Zhen casually wiped his sword, then touched his finger with a drop of blood that had not yet dried. “This thing is extremely dangerous. I will take it back to the mountain. Even if I cannot kill it completely, I will not let it reappear in the world.”

"That's fine, that's fine..."

Xie Qiming, who was following behind Li Zhen, wiped his sweat, looked back, and noticed a little girl in the car. He couldn't help but ask, "Who is that little girl? I think I've seen her in the camera before."

In a video Li Ruonan filmed six years ago, he saw a little girl covered in talismans.

The little girl on the bus was also covered in talismans, and looked a bit like that other little girl.

But six years have passed, and Xie Qiming is unsure if this person is the same little girl from six years ago.

Li Zhen said, "It's her. Not many members of the Chen family survived, and she was one of them."

Xie Qiming was somewhat surprised: "I didn't expect her to still be alive."

He didn't mean that the little girl deserved to die.

Six years ago, such a terrible thing happened in Chenjia Village. It was naturally surprising to him that the little girl, who was one of the key figures, was still alive.

But after the initial surprise, he was completely relieved.

After watching the video, he became worried about the little girl's fate.

“She was sacrificed to that evil spirit at birth, just like Li Ruonan’s daughter. The fact that she’s still alive might be because the evil spirit has some special purpose.” Li Zhen, who was walking ahead, wiped the blood off the magic sword on his trouser leg. “But none of that matters now.”

Noticing that Li Zhen's right hand was hanging limply at his sides, Xie Qiming asked worriedly, "It seems like there's something wrong with your right hand?"

Li Zhen's right hand was covered with signs of decay, looking like a fruit with a browned skin. The rotten smell was extremely pungent and impossible to mask. It was obvious at a glance that there was a serious problem with this arm.

"The price of suppressing evil spirits," Li Zhen said casually. "Perhaps Master Aqing can help me heal my hand."

Xie Qiming chimed in, "Master Aqing has been a temple caretaker for so many years, he has a lot of tricks up his sleeve, he can definitely help you."

Master Aqing stood at the temple entrance waiting for the group.

He breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that Li Zhen, who was holding the magic sword, was alive and well.

Li Zhen didn't speak, but handed the magic sword in his hand to Master A Qing, saying gratefully, "This sword has played a great role. Without this sword, I would have had to pay a much higher price to suppress the evil spirits."

"It's good that it can suppress the evil spirits, otherwise who knows how many people will perish at their hands." Master Aqing held the magic sword up to his eyes and carefully observed the bloodstains remaining on the blade. "This sword is stained with the blood of the evil spirits and has been tainted with evil energy. It must be placed on the altar to purify the evil energy before it can be used again."

Xie Qiming, who had just placed Li Ruonan on a recliner, quickly said, "Master Qing, look at his right hand."

Master Aqing also noticed the problem with Li Zhen's right hand.

As a mage, his senses were more acute than Xie Qiming's, and he had noticed from the beginning that there was a serious problem with Li Zhen.

Setting the magic sword aside, Master Aqing grabbed Li Zhen's right arm.

But the moment his hand touched Li Zhen's skin, his expression suddenly changed, and he withdrew it as if he had been electrocuted.

"This...this is such a strong evil aura..."

Looking at Li Zhen's hand, Master Qing's expression became even more solemn.

He returned to the altar, bowed three times before the statue, and picked up a talisman from it.

He returned to Li Zhen's side, lit the talisman, and circled it around Li Zhen's arm.

The flames from the burning talisman burned Li Zhen's arm, feeling as if countless needles were pricking it. The waves of intense pain even made Li Zhen, who was used to pain, momentarily lose focus.

Even more horrifyingly, the skin on Li Zhen's right arm, covered with brown patches, began to writhe and crack open in front of everyone when it was stimulated, producing large amounts of foul-smelling pus.

The writhing flesh in the wound opened and closed like the sharp fangs of some monster, faintly emitting a sharp whistling sound.

Xie Qiming was so frightened that he kept swallowing.

Grabbing Li Zhen's hand, Master Aqing carefully observed it for a while before shaking his head and saying, "That evil spirit was too terrifying and caused irreversible damage to your body. Your hand has actually completely lost its life force."

"If left untreated, this arm will gradually ulcerate, then rot, and eventually affect your health."

Knowing his own condition, Li Zhen remained silent, but Xie Qiming became anxious first: "Master Qing, is there no way you can cure this hand either?"

Master Aqing smiled bitterly, "This hand has already lost its vitality, what's the point of treatment? What's more serious is not the hand, but his whole body."

"This hand was the most affected, so we can see that his body was also greatly affected."

"Although I can't see it, I know... this effect is irreversible, affecting not only physical health but also future lifespan."

"If I could help you, I definitely would, but I'm powerless to do anything. All I can do now is alleviate some of your pain; you'll have to figure out the rest yourself."

This last sentence was said to Detective Li.

Li Zhen said, "Helping me alleviate my pain is a great help to me. I will find a way to solve the rest myself." Master Aqing sighed and returned to the altar.

Xie Qiming hesitated to speak to Li Zhen.

Li Zhen gestured to the car: "Go and bring her over. If she doesn't wake up today, take her and Li Ruonan to the hospital together."

Xie Qiming nodded and ran towards the car.

This time, Master Aqing took longer than before.

After Xie Qiming carried the person back into the temple, he came to Li Zhen with a bowl of water and a few leaves from some unknown tree.

After muttering incantations for a while, Master Aqing dipped a leaf in water and sprinkled it on Li Zhen's arm.

The drops of water brought a unique coolness to Li Zhen, immediately relieving the needle-like pain in his arm.

Li Zhen's body and mind relaxed from the tension.

After sprinkling water on Li Zhen's arms, Master Qing then sprinkled the water all over Li Zhen's body, and finally poured the remaining water over Li Zhen's head.

"That's all I can do," said Master Aqing, holding the empty bowl. "You'll have to figure out the rest yourself."

Li Zhen wiped his eyes, thanked Master Aqing, and then said to Master Aqing, "I have sealed the evil spirit and am preparing to take it back to the mountain. I am a little worried that the evil spirit will break through my seal. I wonder if Master Aqing could give me a few talismans with sealing properties?"

Master Aqing hesitated and said, "That evil spirit is too terrifying. The talismans I drew may not be effective, so I didn't give them to you before. But since you need them, you can take a few."

He ran back to the altar and took a few talismans.

After a moment's hesitation, Master Aqing looked at the statue on the altar.

After muttering a few words, Master Aqing picked up the magic sword that had been placed back on the altar, lifted the statue on the altar, and took out a leaf that had been pressed flat from under the statue.

The leaves were only about the size of two fingers, and had turned yellow from being left out for too long.

The moment the leaf was taken out, the deity seemed to tremble, and a lot of dust fell.

Seeing that nothing else happened, Master Aqing breathed a sigh of relief.

He bowed three times before the statue and whispered, "Lord Zhou Cang, this man sacrificed himself to suppress the evil god... Although he is full of evil, he has a righteous heart. He deserves to take this leaf."

The statue did not react, but Master Aqing felt as if something was watching him.

He bowed and stepped back.

He retreated several meters away before straightening up, turning around and walking to Li Zhen. He handed Li Zhen the talisman and the yellow leaf, instructing him, "That magic sword has been corrupted by evil energy and shouldn't be of much use to you anymore. Here are a few talismans and this leaf. It's been placed under Master Zhou Cang for many years and should have some deterrent effect on evil spirits. Try them out."

Li Zhen, who originally only wanted some talismans, did not expect to receive something unexpected.

He looked at the yellow leaf.

This thing looks no different from ordinary leaves, but as soon as Li Zhen touched it, his heart skipped a beat.

This thing is definitely not simple.

After thanking Master Aqing again, Li Zhen said, "To prevent any unforeseen complications, the evil spirit must be brought back to the mountain immediately."

He looked at Xie Qiming and said, "I'll lend you your car for a while, and then I'll park it downstairs."

Xie Qiming nodded and said, "Go ahead and use it, but I have some issues..."

Of course, Li Zhen had not forgotten what happened to Xie Qiming.

He made Xie Qiming come out of the temple, reached out and wiped away the cinnabar marks on Xie Qiming's two eyelids, and then chanted a spell.

In less than ten minutes, Li Zhen, whose face was even more pale, told Xie Qiming that most of his problems had been resolved and that Master Aqing could help him with the rest.

Li Zhen will be leaving soon.

The evil magic he used on Xie Qiming wasn't actually that scary. As long as he paid the price of being backfired and severed the connection between Xie Qiming and the evil spirits, Master Aqing could handle the rest.

After doing all this, Li Zhen didn't waste any time and turned to walk towards the car.

Back in front of the car, he first opened the trunk and pasted all the talismans he had onto the Black Buddha Mother.

The Great Black Mother did not react in any way.

Looking at the yellow leaves in his hand, Li Zhen stuffed them into the pocket of the robe covering the Great Black Buddha Mother.

Blood began to flow again from the body of the Great Black Buddha Mother, which had stopped bleeding earlier.

This leaf is indeed extraordinary...

Upon returning, they should be able to identify what this thing is...

Back in the driver's seat, Li Zhen nodded to Xie Qiming and A Qingshi, then drove off.

Xie Qiming watched the car disappear from his sight before turning his attention away: "Master Qing, his hand injury and other physical problems sound a bit scary. Is there really a way to save him?"

Master Aqing hesitated and said, "I have no way, but there are so many talented people in the world, maybe... maybe someone can save us."

He himself didn't quite believe his own words, and shook his head as he spoke: "It's very difficult. His arm has completely lost its life force. To cure it... is like making flesh grow back on a skeleton."

Xie Qiming naturally understood what Master Aqing meant.

After sighing, he said with lingering fear, "Fortunately, Master Li appeared, otherwise I don't know how many more people that evil spirit would have killed."

"This monk looks a bit gloomy, and his demeanor isn't exactly upright, who would have thought he'd be such a good person..."

Master Aqing nodded in deep agreement: "I hope to see Master Li again."

This naturally means that they hope nothing unexpected happens to Detective Li.

Suddenly, Xie Qiming heard Chen Letong's childish voice coming from inside the temple, and his expression brightened with joy: "Duoduo is finally awake! Master Qing, can we give Duoduo something to eat now?"

……

Li Zhen drove all the way to Xie Qiming's building and parked in a relatively secluded spot.

As evening approached, the sky gradually darkened.

Li Zhen got out of the car, pulled the vampires and others out, and finally opened the trunk, hugging the large black Buddha Mother inside. He silently said in his heart, "Return."

Everything around me became distorted, and then vanished into nothingness.

Lines of golden words appeared in front of Li Zhen.

(End of this chapter)