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Chapter 136 'Misfortune Never Comes Alone'

—Just a very ordinary glance.

But what kind of eyes were those?

Although it doesn't seem unusual at first glance, it always carries a subtle, almost imperceptible smile. At most, it might seem a bit too starkly black and white, but upon closer inspection, one can sense something else within it.

That was a murderous aura accumulated from countless deaths, like mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Lu Xiuyuan immediately froze on the spot.

He watched helplessly as the young man walked out—the three bodyguards tried to stop him, but were also stopped in their tracks by those eyes—and finally arrived at the palace gate.

Then, the young man yawned, opened his sleepy eyes, and casually glanced up and down at the yellow talisman on the door—

Then, he curled his lip in disdain.

"Tsk, what a poorly made piece of work. Not to mention Uncle-Master Xuan Yuan, even Master's drawing with his tongue would probably be better."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiuyuan felt an overwhelming sense of absurdity.

Although the monk we hired this time has no professional ethics, he is still a legitimate ordained Taoist priest of Baiyun Temple. He has been practicing in the temple for at least seven or eight years. Although he may not have put much effort into drawing these things, how can you, a wretched beggar, say that your elders draw better than him?
If your lineage had this ability, would you be forced to beg?

However, the beggar could not possibly know what Lu Xiuyuan was thinking. He spent a long time discussing the yellow talisman, and then did something that surprised everyone.

The person reached out and gently peeled off a yellow talisman.

"do not want!"

Lu Xiuyuan, along with his nephew and the three bodyguards, all screamed in agony!

To everyone's surprise, the beggar who had committed the crime merely frowned and then turned to speak.

"Don't be so scared. Although this kind of inferior talisman can ward off ghosts, it comes at the cost of the yang energy of the people in the room. You may be able to use this thing to hold them off for a while, but when it comes time to run away, you will probably all be exhausted after running less than two miles. At that time, the ghost will just need to pick you all up one by one and then it can serve you as a buffet."

What is he saying?
Lu Xiuyuan was about to retort when suddenly, the inexplicable smile of the mage before his departure flashed before his eyes—now that he thought about it, it seemed to have some ill intent in it.

He couldn't help but believe a little of what the beggar said.

But he quickly realized what was happening.

—Wait a minute, even if this talisman absorbs yang energy, we're not prepared yet. How are we going to escape if we remove it now?
Unexpectedly, the beggar seemed to see through his thoughts and spoke directly.

"Run? Why run?"

"In these mountains and forests, after a heavy rain, the roads are extremely muddy. Where can you run to?"

"Let me tell you, when you encounter this situation, there is usually only one solution."

"That means blocking the door from the outside."

"Just cut it down."

As soon as he finished speaking, the last yellow talisman was unveiled.

The dilapidated palace doors moved without wind, pushing open to both sides, revealing a strange-looking woman with two heads, dressed in a bright red wedding gown.

Except for the beggar, everyone from the escort agency remained rooted to the spot.

They felt a chill rise from their toes and then immediately soar to the top of their heads. Looking at that thing, everyone could feel every inch of their skin and every hair on their body trembling slightly.

—It felt like a frog being targeted by a snake, with no thought of resistance whatsoever.

One of the bodyguards suddenly muttered to himself.

"I'd rather just kill myself."

Lu Xiuyuan stared blankly, then nodded in agreement.

What can an ordinary person do in this situation? At least suicide would lessen the suffering and avoid burdening their family.

Among this group of people who had already given up hope, only Lupin looked at the beggar walking away and suddenly said in a low voice with doubt.

"The sword seems to have disappeared."

Leaving aside those who had already given up hope, even the person behind the door who said "Good fortune never comes alone" was taken aback.

It originally thought that the talisman on the door would take a while to wear off, but now it was enjoying the cat-and-mouse game and preparing to slowly seal off all the escape routes.

Who would have thought the door would suddenly open?
However, it quickly realized what had happened and burst into laughter.

"I see. So you're so eager to see me? What are you planning to do next? Beg for mercy or betray your companions? It doesn't matter, I'll like it either way. In fact, if you make me happy enough, I might even let one or two of you go."

—Although it said "let go," judging from its expression, it had no intention of letting the person go at all.

Ordinary people might indeed blame or even fight each other over this vague hope, but what about the beggar?
He simply took another step forward with a gentle and calm smile.

"Oh dear, are you planning to take the lead and perform for me, young man? No problem, no problem, the night is still long, I have plenty of time—but please remember, young man, if your performance displeases me, I might be a little cruel to you afterwards~"

Faced with the inexplicably cruel female ghost, the beggar simply smiled and nodded.

"It's alright, I'm sure you'll be very satisfied with your performance, Madam."

Upon hearing this, Fu Wudanzhi suddenly revealed a very interested smile.

"Oh, may I ask what kind of performance it is?"

The beggar grinned.

"It's very simple."

"But it is……"

"—Just a grand spectacle of slaying demons."

In an instant, a cold glint flashed!

Accompanying this was an extremely shrill scream.

"Ouch!!! How dare you—"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

However, all they saw was a handful of black blood scattered on the ground, with a deformed head rolling beside it.

It was one of the female ghost's heads.

...From now on, the saying "good fortune never comes in pairs" will probably have to be renamed "misfortunes only come singly".

The ghost also saw its severed head, its remaining head showing a mixture of blue and white, and an expression of disbelief.

Seeing that the person's hands were empty and his smile seemed harmless, it lowered its guard. Who would have thought that it would suffer such a great loss?

Where did this guy even pull out that sword from?!
The ghost raised its head, looked at the beggar with eyes that seemed to want to devour him, and then said through gritted teeth.

"Who the hell are you? Why are you getting in my way?!"

The man held his sword and cupped his hands in greeting.

"I am but a humble person, my surname is Zhou, and my given name is You."

"As for why, it's actually very simple."

"It was just a chance encounter, and on a whim, I thought I'd slay a demon and exorcise a monster, that's all."

(End of this chapter)