Iron Snow Clouds

Chapter 2004 (Two Thousand and Four) Xiqing
Tie Jinjue still wanted to know about Hou Xueyan, so he asked Ni Yuan, "Does Taoist Ni know when the Seven Star Zui Ren Pavilion was cast under a spell?"

Ni Yuan said: "I only know that it happened recently, definitely not today, but I can't tell the exact time."

Tie Jinjue asked: "If I know that a Taoist priest has recently come to the vicinity of the Seven Stars Zuiren Pavilion and has performed some actions that seem like he is performing a ritual, is there any way for me to know if this was done by that person?"

"There is a way to do this." Ni Yuan said, "I will give Elder Tie a Xiqing Ring in a while. If Elder Tie sees that person, he can wear the Xiqing Ring on the little finger of his right hand and concentrate on looking at that person, even from the back. Then, he can silently recite a very short spell. When the time comes, show me the Xiqing Ring. I can then perform a spell on the Xiqing Ring to learn some information about that person and determine whether that person is the one who cast a spell on Qixing Zuiren Pavilion."

Tie Jinjue said, "Okay, Master Ni, tell me the spell later." He thought for a moment and continued, "Is it possible that I won't be discovered if I do this? Master Ni just said that those who perform the spell for the Seven Star Zui Ren Pavilion will not be subject to certain restrictions. Will that person be able to understand what someone with the Xiqing Ring on his little finger is doing to him?"

"Please rest assured, Elder Tie. No matter how powerful the opponent's magic is, no matter whether he is restricted or not, when Elder Tie uses the Xiqing Ring, the opponent will not be able to detect it." Ni Yuan said, "There is a Xiqing Ring in that drawer. I will take it out and give it to Elder Tie now."

After Tie Jinjue agreed, Ni Yuan took out the Xiqing ring and a small box from the drawer and handed them to Tie Jinjue.

Tie Jinjue tried putting the Xiqing Ring on the little finger of his right hand and asked Ni Yuan how he would feel after silently reciting the spell.

Ni Yuan told him that after he silently recited the short spell, when the Xiqing Ring took effect, he would feel the palm of his right hand first getting hot and then itchy. This feeling would be very obvious, but would soon pass.

Tie Jinjue asked how many times this Xiqing Ring could be used, and Ni Yuan told him that the Xiqing Ring had been processed by her through a ritual, and the processing process was called "cleansing". Ni Yuan continued, "After each cleaning, the Xiqing Ring can only be used once, and the time of use is when the Xiqing Ring records the information of the person being tested. Elder Tie gave me the Xiqing Ring that recorded the information of the person being tested, and I learned about the person being tested by performing a ritual on the Xiqing Ring, and then told Elder Tie what I wanted to know. At that time, I will cleanse the Xiqing Ring again through a ritual, and after I cleanse it again, all the information of the person being tested left by it will disappear, and at this time, it can be used again."

After Ni Yuan told Tie Jinjue the short spell that Tie Jinjue would recite at that time, Tie Jinjue put the Xiqing Ring in the small box and put it in his pocket.

Tie Jinjue asked Ni Yuan, if we knew who did this, would it be of much help in saving the relationship?
Ni Yuan thought for a moment and said, "It should...it should not have any effect. However, as a tribal elder, Elder Tie must need to know who did this."

Tie Jinjue felt that after telling her some other things, his mood eased. It seemed that he was fully prepared to hear the exciting news at this time, so he asked Ni Yuan: "If you don't save it as soon as possible, judging from the situation at Qixing Zui Renting, how bad can things happen in the near future?"

(End of this chapter)