The King of Curses

Chapter 260 The Storm Is Coming
The brother and sister strolled on the street for a while, watching the sun move to the center of the sky. It was already noon.

While enjoying lunch, Cen Dongsheng received a message from his elder sister.

Realizing that the time had come, the man raised his head and looked at his sister in front of him.

"Let's end our date here today."

He said.

"..."

Yi Qingyan put down the chopsticks in her hand.

"Is the melee between the special forbidden spell masters about to begin?"

Cen Dongsheng did not complain about her high spirits. He replied calmly:

"Not yet, but it is imminent. As for whether a real fight will break out, it depends on the outcome of the next meeting."

"Eh... a meeting?"

The girl's curved slender eyebrows frowned.

She seemed bored by the term, which was understandable given her age.

"Someone is looking for you?"

"Zhang Shidao invited Sister Zhizhen and me and wanted to have a chat with us."

The high school girl's shoulders slumped.

"You guys are really cautious even without starting the fight."

She sighed and said without hope:

"So, I can't go with you?"

"No one can stop you from going wherever you want. But..."

Cen Dongsheng reached out his hand and gently smoothed her eyebrows.

"You are our trump card. The real trump card must be hidden in the palm of your hand."

Although Sister Qingyan herself didn't care about such "small matters". Just like just now, she casually released murderous aura in front of the first-class spell ban master, and Li Huazhu on the opposite side was experienced and recognized at a glance that she and the big boss of the ghost market were monsters of the same level.

Fortunately, the headmaster of the Yin Opera Troupe has chosen to join the girl and become a member of the Yama Society. The information that the "fourth special curse master" has come to the Shanyin Ghost Market has not been leaked so quickly.

For a man, as long as his sister is around, the sense of security she brings is unparalleled. Just as Sister Zhizhen said, if she could have a reliable and powerful helper like Yi Qingyan, even she would inevitably feel a little relieved. "

With the future King Pingdeng as an ally, he would have the confidence to not be at a disadvantage even if he was against the Dragon Slayer and Zhang Shidao at the same time.

At a time when a war between several top-notch spell-binding masters is on the verge of breaking out, if Yi Qingyan, who has not yet revealed her true strength, can take action at the critical moment, it will be enough to decide the outcome of the war in one fell swoop.

"Since it's my brother's idea, I'm willing to satisfy him."

The little girl answered with a pout, but judging from her expression, she seemed unhappy.

"…Since you don't want to, forget it. I'll find someone to decline the invitation, and I'll stay and continue to accompany you."

Cen Dongsheng saw what she was thinking and said with a smile.

This decision was made without hesitation or thought. The time spent with my lovely sister is much more interesting and precious than communicating with outsiders.

Moreover, even from the most realistic point of view, accompanying Yi Qingyan and keeping her in a relaxed and happy state of mind is his responsibility as a brother, and the role he can play is far more important than arguing.

I think my elder sister will support his opinion.

However, after playing with her for the past few days, Cen Dongsheng felt that it was enough - it was not him who had enough, but Sister Qingyan had satisfied her curiosity and loneliness before she came.

The man believed in his own judgment. Based on his understanding of the girl, this was not self-indulgent.

For this reason, he brought up the matter of work. However, Cen Dongsheng's idea seemed to be only half "right".

Yi Qingyan did feel that the companionship of the past few days was no longer satisfying, but she was not bored, but had a deeper desire.

"Just being there is not enough."

She leaned closer, pressed her delicate and flawless face against the man's chest, and whispered.

Cen Dongsheng held the girl in his arms as usual and stroked her head. The soft hair flowed through his fingers, feeling great.

He asked in a low voice while stroking it gently.

"So what else do you want me to do?"

Yi Qingyan raised her face. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her bright pupils were covered with mist like water pipes on a lake.

"What do you say?"

My sister's voice was faint, and her demeanor and voice were very different from her usual self, revealing a dangerous yet charming temperament.

"Brother, what do you think I want to do?"

The slender white fingers deftly unbuttoned the collar of the man's shirt, and slid down little by little along his strong physique and muscle lines, with ambiguous and passionate movements.

But Cen Dongsheng froze in an instant, not daring to move.

His body was strong enough to withstand the fire of modern thermal weapons, but he knew very well that this level of defense would be useless in the weak hands of the girl. She could tear this body in half with just a thought.

Although she clearly had no intention of taking any action, for some reason he could feel a chill that was like a flood surging up from deep within his body, slowly corroding his internal organs and flesh and bones.

Having said that, he had actually been prepared for this.

Even though he felt the sense of crisis like an undercurrent lurking beneath the ocean, the man remained calm; on the contrary, Cen Dongsheng took the initiative to open his arms, hugged the girl's slender shoulders, and held her tightly in his arms.

Yi Qingyan's pupils showed surprise for a moment, as if she didn't expect his reaction to be so natural. She accepted the hug without resistance, and her eyes rippled into crescents in her smile.

The girl bit the man's ear and whispered:
"——I like you, brother."

*
Song Yutang picked up the copper coin on the ground, blew on it, and then spread it in his palm to observe it carefully.

"You...what's so good about this?"

Jiang Yunmei, who was standing next to her, had a strange look on her face.

On the streets on the anniversary day, the paper carriages driven by paper people are the most eye-catching scenery. There are also bronze puppets in the windows that scatter copper coins to the passers-by around, which is festive and weird.

Song Yutang put the coins away without changing his expression.

"Take it back as a souvenir."

"You really treat this as a trip..."

Jiang Yunmei sighed, feeling very confused about the girl's calmness.

……

Their current location is far away from the core area of ​​the ghost market and close to the underground lake.

When the two girls first went out on the street, they attracted quite a lot of people's attention - because both of them were fashionable and beautiful young girls, and they did not hide their appearance at all and behaved uprightly, which was rare in the ghost market.

But recently, the frequency of such people has increased significantly. They often come in groups, and some even wear uniforms, and act in a clear and distinct manner, implicitly dividing their positions, making the current ghost market full of gunpowder. This behavior inevitably attracted the dissatisfied eyes of the city's original mainstream guests - free spell-forbidden masters from all over the country, and the atmosphere became even more tense.

Back to the point.

Because she had always acted with Cen Dongsheng before, the attention of others was more restrained. But today was different. Jiang Yunmei disliked the overly "enthusiastic" gazes. In addition, the city had undergone a series of changes recently, and even the captain had reminded them before they went out... She was worried that it would cause trouble, so she simply used the ability she had just realized:
The reverse use of the dual powers of "clairvoyance" and "clairaudience" built a perfect invisible force field around them.

Although it sounds like some kind of technological creation, the source of the Curse Master's ability is not real logic, but the abstract mystery of "mind is stronger than matter", so the realization of supernatural powers cannot be explained by optical phenomena:
The core of the clairvoyance is "seeing with the eyes", so the result of using it in reverse is that as long as someone tries to observe the world with the action of "seeing" - whether with the naked eye, instruments, or other spells - they will not be able to find the figures of these two people no matter what; the same principle applies to the clairaudience.

At the same time, because the essence of the Ghost Immortal System is the use of "spiritual perception", pure spiritual perception confrontation is still effective, and Jiang Yunmei herself is a candidate for a special-class spell-ban master, so as long as there are no other special-class spell-ban masters present, it is difficult for others to detect their existence, as if they disappeared from this world.

But now, this young woman with great potential, who will have the opportunity to become the face of the national group of curse-binding masters in the future, is struggling with her partner's calmness and can't help but feel sarcastic.

"You seem quite happy."

"You're not happy even though I'm happy?"

Song Yutang shrugged.

"Isn't this a bit unreasonable, Senior?"

"Humph~"

In front of her teammates, Jiang Yunmei found it increasingly difficult to conceal her true thoughts.

She was still trying to play the role that others admired, to become more perfect and more trustworthy; if there was any difference, it was that this time she was willing to do it.

"Anyway, there are some things I can't change, so don't worry about me."

The ponytail girl said with a smile.

"Teacher Cen said the same thing the other day. You two really are worthy of being master and apprentice. Your ways of thinking are very similar."

"Our brain circuits are indeed very similar. This is probably..."

Song Yutang paused. In front of Jiang Yunmei, she realized that there was no need to hide anything. The other party had already promised to keep it a secret for her, so she continued.

"That's one of the reasons why I like him."

In a sense, unreserved trust is probably the main source of Jiang Yunmei's mental stress during this period...

"You are only so honest in front of me."

Jiang Yunmei sighed.

"What about now? We discovered that your master, even though he has a girlfriend, is still flirting with other girls, calling them 'brother' and 'sister'. This so-called 'good sister' is even an underage high school student - are you disappointed?"

Song Yutang thought about it and nodded honestly.

"…A little bit. I didn't expect Master to be such a scumbag. He usually looks reliable and has the temperament of a good man, but it turns out that's not the case at all."

"Okay, I'm glad you realize this. If you, junior sister, completely cut off your feelings from now on, I won't have to worry about you and the future of this team."

Jiang Yunmei observed her expression, and then found, as expected, that she was going to be disappointed again.

"If I could openly accuse Master of having multiple relationships at the same time, after venting my anger, maybe I could really let go of this relationship."

Song Yutang's smile remained unchanged.

"But this is their private matter. Even the parties involved don't seem to have any objections. As an outsider, what right do I have to criticize? Besides, I don't have the courage to do so. It's because I don't want to let things get to the point of no return and I want to continue to stay in this team that I have been unwilling to speak up."

"Are you thinking too clearly?"

Jiang Yunmei rubbed her temples with a headache.

If the junior schoolmate showed even the slightest bit of confusion, she would find a way to enlighten her, point out her mistakes, or simply scold her to wake her up;

But the fact is that Song Yutang can face emotional difficulties directly and analyze her feelings so thoroughly without the help of others...

What else can she do?

……

Before they knew it, they had arrived at the lake.

The endless, vast and dark lake surface, with ripples on the water, are the waves splashed by water droplets falling from stalactites.

Jiang Yunmei admired the scenery for a while and prepared to leave.

"There's no one here, let's go back first..."

The girl stopped talking halfway. She found something that interested her and stared in a certain direction.

"how?"

"I saw a man. He was the old man who caused a big scene at the auction that day and escaped from Teacher Cen. I remember his name was..."

"Lame Old Seven."

Song Yutang answered immediately, looking around warily.

"Why did he appear? Where is he?"

Jiang Yunmei pointed at the lake and whispered.

"In deep, deep water."

"Yeah."

Song Yutang frowned, then quickly relaxed.

"Master said that something big might happen today, so if you encounter any unexpected situation, you must contact him immediately. Now is the time, let's hurry up..."

She had just said half of her words when she saw her senior shaking her head.

"It can't be done at the moment."

"what?"

"There is a 'priority' issue that we need to think about carefully."

Jiang Yunmei's gaze slowly turned from the lake surface to the end of the underground lake, then continued to move upwards and stopped at a certain high point; her expression was solemn, her eyes did not blink.

"When I saw that person, I felt something was wrong. Maybe I was the only one who could 'see' that the entire ghost market was now obscured by the shadow cast by something very large. It was looking down on us from above, like... a god looking down on us from above."

Song Yutang didn't know what kind of huge thing was reflected in her friend's pupils. She could only feel the suffocating pressure from the senior sister's stern expression and the way she stood still and stared into the distance.

In the past few days, the ghost market has been shrouded in an atmosphere of impending storm.

And at this moment, the storm has arrived——

"If I use the 'Heavenly Ear' seriously, I can still pass the message, but it will most likely be noticed by the 'God' in the sky in the next second."

Jiang Yunmei took a deep breath.

"It's time to make a decision."

(End of this chapter)