Heavenly Official Sends Evil

Chapter 909 Golden Body Robe
However, despite his imposing appearance, Wu Xian had been in danger on several occasions.

As the saying goes, two fists can't beat four hands. Although no ghost could bite him head-on, there were many ghosts, and two of them were clearly stronger than the other hanging ghosts.

One was a scholar with a fair complexion and red lips.

His figure was elusive and shimmering, and he often spoke in a language that was neither classical nor vernacular, with a gentle and kind tone, yet he would always reveal fingernails as sharp as steel knives from his wide sleeves.

One was a black-faced butcher with a thick beard.

The butcher was tall and strong, with a muscular build and immense strength. He was ruthless, and his cleaver was exceptionally sharp and menacing.

Wu Xian had no choice but to use the Burning Dream Dagger or the Crescent Moon Mark to get out of the predicament.

The newcomers were also busy; when Wu Xian encountered danger, they all used their abilities to help him out of trouble.

Especially Yang Lin.

The pale-faced scholar was incredibly fast; with a flick of his body, he would appear in another location, and even Wu Xian couldn't catch him.

Yang Lin seized the opportunity and used the decapitation curse to cut off his head, which is why Yang Lin was ambushed by the butcher.

The four persevered until Manager Wang's neck was snapped, at which point all the hanging ghosts vanished like a mirage...

……

Shi Yan began to unlock the mechanism.

The design of this lock is quite complex.

Each of the four teapots has an intricate pattern. When different teas are added and water is poured in at different temperatures, different patterns will appear.

Black tea needs to be brewed with boiling water, while other teas need to be brewed with different amounts of cold water, with white tea requiring the most, followed by green tea, and black tea requiring the least.

Once the patterns light up, place the teapot into the four recesses on the tea tray and rotate the teapot to match the patterns on the teapot and the tea tray one by one.

However, all the teapots look the same before water is added, and each teapot has a different pattern. With four teapots and four types of tea and water temperature, there are a total of sixteen possibilities. It takes many re-brewings to find the correct combination, which is why Manager Wang has been struggling for so long.

Once the teapot is at the right water temperature, place it in the correct position on the tea tray. The water temperature in the teapot will cause the patterns on the tea tray to light up. When all the lit patterns are connected in one place...

click!
The lock clicked open, revealing a box beneath the tea tray that gleamed with golden light.

The five of them looked over together, but all they saw was a set of clothes.

Wu Xian unfolded the clothes and saw that it was a wide-sleeved, front-opening Taoist robe made of dyed blue cotton cloth, which was as simple as it could be.

But even with just this one outfit, if you look away from it for a moment, it seems to shimmer with gold.

Opening the ordination certificate of the deceased, one finds a description of the treasure.

Golden Body Robe: In the twenty-third year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, Sun Zhenren of Mount Tai attained immortality and ascended to heaven. He was a man of quiet and unassuming nature. His disciples enshrined his remains in the Immortal Cave at the Jade Emperor Peak of Mount Tai. This robe is the plain robe worn by Sun Zhenren when he attained enlightenment.

This robe is one of the seven treasures used to suppress Xuanling County. Wearing this robe will increase defense, extend the duration of the human supernatural power - Golden Bell Shield, and strengthen the defensive effect. In addition, the Golden Bell Shield will store golden light for counterattack after absorbing a certain amount of attacks. This effect still applies to the temporary Golden Bell Shield released through the brass bell.

The power of this robe is quite formidable.

After thinking it over, Wu Xian decided to give it to Hao Ze, as he was the most suitable person to utilize the power of this magic robe.

Upon receiving the robe, Hao Ze was overjoyed. He thanked Wu Xian in a comedic tone while putting on the robe.

After putting on the robe, Hao Ze became radiant with golden light. The duration of his previously exhausted 'Human Supernatural Power - Golden Bell Shield' was restored to ten minutes and became even more sturdy and durable.

Wu Xian's initial impression of Hao Ze was not very good.

This guy's mouth is a jumbled mess; he's always talking to himself, as if he's gone insane from excessive fear.

However, as they spent more time together, Wu Xian was surprised to find that although Hao Ze was talkative, he was calm and decisive in his actions, and his constant muttering was more like a ritual to aid his thinking.

Beneath the robes lay a county gazetteer and a tea caddy only slightly larger than a medicine bottle. The gazetteer contained no information about the massacre or the treasures, but only recorded some elegant anecdotes of literati that took place in the teahouse. Among them, a poem by a poet, "Seven Bowls of Tea Song," was placed in a very conspicuous spot.

One bowl moistens the throat and lips, two bowls dispel loneliness.

"Three bowls emptied my parched intestines, four bowls brought forth a slight sweat."

Five bowls cleanse the muscles and bones, six bowls connect with the immortals.

"Sharing seven bowls of tea, we break free from our cocoons and are reborn, forgetting the past; we no longer dwell on hesitation and bitterness..."

The name of the tea song contains the character 'seven', and Wu Xian suspected it was related to the third floor of the four families, but after pondering it several times, he really couldn't find any connection.

He opened the small tea canister and could smell the refreshing aroma of tea, but there was no information about the tea canister in the ordination certificate.

Perhaps the tea song and the small can of tea were just ordinary objects, and Wu Xian was just overthinking things, but Wu Xian still put the small can of tea away.

After the recent battle, Wu Xian still has one box of Fire Powder left, two kills left with the Burning Dream Dagger, and two crescent moon marks on the back of his hand.

The newlyweds weren't in a good mood either.

While Shi Yan was unlocking the mechanism, Wang Wei gave Yang Lin some basic first aid, allowing him to move around with difficulty.

This concludes our exploration of the teahouse.

After the five people walked down the stairs, the once unobstructed staircase was suddenly blocked by the ceiling again, and at the same time, the sound of a bell came from outside the teahouse.

Everyone rushed out of the teahouse, but Yang Lin was noticeably slower than the others, and his newly bandaged wound started bleeding again from the exertion.

Seeing that the others were all looking at him, Yang Lin forced a smile: "Don't look at me like this, I can still hold on..."

clap clap.

Just then, a strange crawling sound came from all around.

Two half-bodied evil spirits crawled at high speed like cockroaches, rushing towards Yang Lin from both sides.

Wu Xian reacted quickly, stomping on one of the demons with such force that it burst open. At the same time, he raised his hand and swung the Burning Dream Dagger, severing the other half of the demon's arm.

After the half-armed, half-bodied evil spirit landed, its speed decreased significantly, but it still crawled towards Yang Lin with one arm. Under normal circumstances, Yang Lin could easily dodge it, but this time, due to his wound, the half-bodied evil spirit stabbed another hole in his abdomen...

The two half-bodied evil spirits were quickly dealt with.

Wu Xian's face darkened: "These half-body evil spirits haven't been completely killed after all. They've been following us, waiting for us to make a mistake."

Yang Lin clutched his wound, the blood staining his clothes red. As he looked at Wu Xian and the other three, his expression turned grim.

In fact, while they were still in the teahouse, everyone knew what the most rational choice would be for Yang Lin, and Yang Lin himself knew it too.

Since he himself is unwilling to talk about it, everyone will respect his choice.

But after the attack by the evil spirit, the nature of the matter has changed. Whether Yang Lin likes it or not, his journey has to stop here.

Throughout the journey, Yang Lin has always acted like a tough guy.

But when he understood Wu Xian and the others' wishes, he suddenly sat down on the ground, his face flushed, covering his head and trembling.

"I don't want to die, and I absolutely cannot commit suicide..."

Wu Xian squatted down beside him and said, "Relax, death is not the end. You will be resurrected on the first floor..."

Yang Lin asked loudly, "I know, but I still don't want to die. Is there really no other choice?"

Wu Xian shook his head...

(End of this chapter)