Mythology Returns! Starting with Folklore and Strange Tales

"What? We follow the rules of meteorology, but you can't be so domineering as to protect people indiscriminately, not letting them know the inside story and asking for fairness, can you?"

"No explanation needed. He can leave now, but once he's out of this place, whatever happens to him in the silhouette will have nothing to do with the Liu family!"

Zhang Wei, who had already been dragged off the stage, suddenly turned around upon hearing this. The examiner next to him quickly pulled him back, saying, "Don't worry about it. This old hag is just talking nonsense. If she really dares to provoke us, we have plenty of methods and strength."

The Liu family? Ha, if they dare to stand up for this old snake woman, they can expect to be raided by the Shanhaiguan weather bureau. One is Huang, the other is Liu, petty and always causing trouble.

Taking advantage of the widespread presence of Qing Dynasty figures in recent years, shamans and the Five Immortals have been increasingly infiltrating the mortal world, acting arrogantly and causing all sorts of trouble. However, these are all minor actions, and out of consideration for the other old fogies, they've been keeping quiet for a while now!

That's what they say, and Zhang Wei also believed that the weather forecast had that ability. After all, what he had just seen—a room full of tens of thousands of statues—was no joke.

If the Kitchen God can be summoned to grant divine favors, do you think it's possible that the other gods and Buddhas might also come down for a stroll?

Household spirits?

They are indeed very powerful among ordinary people, with this sect leader and that patriarch, but don't even mention comparing them to the gods in heaven. They might not even be able to defeat the gods worshipped in various places.

But then again, sometimes protection is protection, and risk is risk.

There are still patients in the intensive care unit who cannot be saved.

If you're a thief for a thousand days, how can you guard against thieves for a thousand days?

Threaten him?

The young ones are ill-mannered, and the old ones flaunt their seniority.

He just latched onto a powerful figure and learned some skills from him. He just said he'd take anything but losses, and now you're threatening him?

Fuck it!

Taking a deep breath, as he opened his mouth, Zhang Wei felt something suddenly shoot out from his body, soaring straight up to the sky: "Liu San Niang!"

"Liu Sanniang!"

"willow......"

Ten times in a row, without stopping.

Although Zhang Wei's face visibly paled after reciting it five times, and each time he spoke seemed to be under immense pressure, he still gritted his teeth and persevered.

As he called out her name, Liu San Niang, who had initially stared at him in a daze with a frown, suddenly looked terrified and helpless!

The first time the incantation was recited, endless black mist rose from the ground before them, and the sound of metal clashing rang out from the darkness. A chain with mottled rust marks flashed and wrapped around Liu Ruyan's delicate, fair neck. With each loop and wrap, the chain entered her body.

"Liu Sanniang!"

As the recitation continued for the second time, brilliant golden light descended from the ceiling above, and a phantom snake descended from the golden light, burrowed into Liu Ruyan's body, and disappeared.

"..."

The third time, the mottled chain reappeared before their eyes, but this time, while one end was locked around Liu Ruyan, the other end disappeared into nothingness. The swaying chain shook and collided, and amidst the clanging of metal against metal, the end of the chain that had disappeared into the void seemed to be fighting with something.

At this moment, a look of hysterical terror and madness finally appeared on Liu Ruyan's face, which had gradually turned into a snake's face and was covered with scales.

But reality didn't give her any chance.

Every time Zhang Wei spoke, a chain would extend from the invisible darkness, one end wrapping around Liu Ruyan's body and the other end disappearing into the void.

Although these chains were not physical objects, and even the examiners around them could not see them, they were harder than refined iron and more solid than mountains to Liu Ruyan... or rather, to Liu San Niang, who was possessing her.

Bound up, she was completely unable to move, and every attempt to exert force brought a wave of pain and a tearing sensation through her soul.

Thus, six chains appeared one after another, one end connected to Liu Ruyan, and the other end disappeared into the void to contend with the object on the other side.

Perhaps because the sheer number of chains had created an overwhelming victory, the moment the sixth chain appeared, the chains at the other end of the void began to slowly retract.

Now everyone has seen it!

On the walls at the edge of the examination hall, the thick, cement-cast, alloy-bonded barrier suddenly rippled like the surface of water in the wind, and one after another, illusory, struggling, giant snake spirits were dragged out of the swaying walls.

Some examiners with high innate spiritual perception could even faintly see the deep, chain-like mark embedded beneath the scales on the snake's seven-inch mark.

In the next instant, all six snake souls disappeared into Liu Ruyan's body. At this moment, Zhang Wei, whose forehead was already slightly sweaty, added the last two calls of name.

Two chains appeared from the darkness and, after being placed on Liu Ruyan's body, all the strange phenomena disappeared.

At the same time, the half-snake-like features on Liu Ruyan's head began to rapidly dissipate, and the moment her vertical snake pupils returned to their round shape, she immediately collapsed to the ground, weak and powerless.

"Keep yelling! Use whatever tricks you have up your sleeve. Let's see how many more powerful backers you can bring in!"

After using a complete set of "calling out his name in despair," Zhang Wei felt like a captain who had taken off seven or eight times in one night despite the tower's warnings. His kidneys and head were throbbing with pain, and his legs, which normally felt like they weighed a ton, were trembling slightly.

As it turns out, anything that can be called magic is a ruthless thing.

Calling out the name of the fallen is just as effective as the Yazi method, and may even be more insidious!

Even the five souls of a shaman, separated by an unknown distance, and even the two souls wandering in the heavens and earth, can be locked up at will. Once the spell is completed, the cursed person is immediately locked in a dark room.

The fact that his health bar is drained when his mana bar is depleted is a bit hurtful. Those who know him might think he fought an old monster, but those who don't might think he encountered a female demon and was drained dry!

But none of that matters right now.

When he's playing by the rules, you resort to underhanded tactics; once you mess things up, don't blame him for showing his true colors.

On the stage, Liu Ruyan collapsed to the ground, her entire body soaked in sweat, her clothes clinging to her curvaceous figure. She glared at Zhang Wei with resentment, feeling the mocking and disdainful gazes surrounding her.

She hated it, but she also knew that circumstances were beyond her control!

The shoe was already close enough to touch her face, and the sole of the shoe was already pressing down on her cheek. The force of the shoe pressing down felt like it was going to crush her head.

Circumstances dictate that one must yield; one has no choice but to comply.

Concealing the resentment in her eyes, she shook her head with difficulty: "I was wrong!"

A shamanic disciple, unless truly gifted and chosen by multiple individuals, will only have one master, no matter how outstanding. And for snake-type shamanic families like the Liu family, once worshipped, the relationship is even more exclusive.

Liu San Niang was the biggest and only backer she could summon.

San Niang was suppressed inside her body by this kid, like a dead snake. She could feel his presence but could not hear or respond. How could she have the courage to continue arguing with Zhang Wei?