The King of Curses

Chapter 285 Kowloon Pier
January 8th, the day before the Bliss Feast was officially held.

"The time is almost up!"

Standing in front of the station, Jiang Yunmei, carrying her bag, raised her hands and cheered, looking very happy.

Her outfit today was as carefully prepared as always: a hooded sweatshirt over a high-necked knitted inner layer, fleece straight-leg pants hanging over thick-soled boots, a canvas bag slung across her hand, and two light brown cashmere scarves wrapped around her neck. She looked both warm and beautiful, with the right combination of colors and styles, making her look like a winter model in a fashion magazine.

"Do you want me to carry your bag for you?"

Seeing that she was still carrying the bag, Cen Dongsheng took the initiative to extend his hand to her.

"No." Jiang Yunmei dodged and coughed lightly, "It seems that Teacher Cen still doesn't know much about the matching of women's clothing. In fact, this bag is part of my outfit today. If I take it off, the color will be unbalanced."

"Oh……"

Cen Dongsheng nodded, not quite understanding.

"For example, right now, I want to check the time..."

In order to explain it clearly, Jiang Yunmei also gave a special demonstration.

She lowered her eyelids and looked at the watch on her hand. As she did so, her sleeves were slightly lifted, revealing half of her fair wrist. Today, the senior sister did not wear nail polish, and her nails were a natural light pink.

"How is it? Do you look elegant in the eyes of others? Just like the heroine in the movie."

Jiang Yunmei said with a smile.

“…It seems a little bit.”

The man suddenly realized.

“So even if you have a mobile phone, you still need to wear a watch.”

"Yes! Actually, it's a decoration."

"It seems you are very research-oriented."

"Haha, it's just so-so, just so-so."

The senior student pretended to be calm when speaking, but the upturned corners of her mouth showed her unconcealable pride.

"When I was a stay-at-home girl, I read a lot of fashion magazines, but I stayed at home on weekends, and there was no need to dress up nicely at school, so I ended up changing clothes in front of the mirror, treating myself as the protagonist of a dress-up game, admiring myself... I finally got to use it recently, haha."

She seemed to have accidentally blown herself up.

But for Jiang Yunmei now, it shouldn't matter...

"'Self-admiration'... Pfft."

The other girl next to Yun Mei, who had been silent, suddenly laughed at this time.

It seemed that because Senior Jiang's description was so vivid, she could easily imagine the scene.

"Don't laugh!"

Jiang Yunmei angrily slapped her companion's hand, and it seemed that she had not completely gotten rid of the shame.

"It's already eleven o'clock, get ready to go."

The girl raised her hand and looked at Cen Dongsheng expectantly.

"Set off."

The schoolgirl Song next to her raised her hand and smiled happily.

"Well, let's go."

……

This time the destination is Kowloon.

Kowloon City is one of the most important cities in the Cangdong region. It has developed foreign trade and is mainly engaged in service industries such as finance and tourism. It has a complex historical and cultural background and is an internationally renowned metropolis.

In addition, this place has a rich accumulation of folk customs. Coupled with the fact that it has experienced an era of integration of local and foreign cultures, the inheritance of the curse-master sects here is prevalent and quite sophisticated, which can be said to be unique in the entire Chinese region.

There is also a large urban village in the city that has not been demolished yet. The locals call it "City Walled City". It is an enclave that has maintained anarchy for decades. It is said that the complexity of the forces hidden in it is no less than that of the Shanyin Ghost Market.

Cen Dongsheng had often heard rumors about this city in his previous life, but he was always busy with work and had no time to travel. Now he is quite interested in it.

Unfortunately, their trip to Kowloon was destined to only allow them to see a glimpse of the city and it was difficult for them to gain an in-depth understanding of the city's inside story.

Kowloon City is a transit station. What Cen Dongsheng and others actually want to go to is the city’s coastal pier, where they will take a shuttle boat to the Mirage anchored on the sea.

In the first-class seat of the train, after Jiang Yunmei used her ability to block out outside eavesdropping, the three of them discussed the mission.

"Shall we just go over there with the invitation?"

The senior asked.

"Teacher Cen's goal is to obtain the special curse on the ship. It is said that even the owner of the cruise ship is unaware of it?"

"Yes."

The man nodded slightly.

"If it's exposed midway, there might be a conflict, right?"

Jiang Yunmei was a little worried.

"I heard that the owner of the cruise ship is a special-class spell-forbidden master, just like Miss An."

"That's right, so this time we are also snatching food from the tiger's mouth."

Cen Dongsheng answered.

"I thought about whether to hide my identity when I boarded the ship. But there is no point in doing so. Once it is exposed, it will only make people more suspicious."

"That's right..."

"And Master's face is already very famous now."

Song Yutang said with a smile.

"He is considered to be on the list of people that all major forces are paying attention to."

"It's not just me." Cen Dongsheng shook his head. "Let's not talk about Yun Mei who has been hiding with her abilities. After the battle in the ghost market, I think they have remembered your name as well."

"It's my pleasure."

Song Yutang was quite calm. Compared to Cen Dongsheng's caution, she was bolder and more aggressive.

If An Zhizhen is a famous person, then the master and disciple can be considered as "neither big nor small" - this is compared to the few large forces that also have special-class spell-breaking masters. Among the ordinary spell-breaking masters, they are already well-known figures who are well-known to everyone.

“What, specifically, should we do?”

"This event will have participants from all over the world. Let's gather intelligence first. Although most of them are unlikely to be our opponents, we still need to keep an eye on those who deserve our attention. They may be related to our goal this time."

"Who?"

"Well... for example, people with a special atmosphere, who appear to be weak on the surface, are always involved in major events."

"Another vague request like that."

Cen Dongsheng sighed.

There was no way, because the information he had was very limited.

……

"So, who was the person who obtained the Six Paths of Reincarnation in the previous life?"

Sister Zhizhen had asked him this question a long time ago, and the man's answer was:
"I don't know," said Cen Dongsheng. "I only know it's a young person. I'm not even sure if it's a boy or a girl."

Looking for the "Six Paths of Reincarnation" and looking for the lucky person chosen by the "Six Paths of Reincarnation" are actually the same thing if fate has not changed because of one's arrival.

"Then...what was the ending of this person?" An Zhizhen narrowed his eyes.

"A little-known person won a special curse at a banquet where many celebrities gathered and became a celebrity on the ship. This inspiring legendary story should have an ending, right?"

"Disappeared."

"…disappeared from the face of the earth?"

"I can only say that he was definitely not killed or detained by the King of Bliss. He made a scene on the ship and left. At first, some people were concerned about his (her) whereabouts, but he was a candidate for the Special Curse Master after all, so he quickly shook off all the followers. After that, no one knew where the Six Paths of Reincarnation went. It is generally believed that he (she) found a place to live in seclusion."

"This……"

Even Sister Zhizhen was surprised.

"Your exciting life has just begun, but you choose to quit? I don't really understand the thinking of such people."

"Yes. I think most people cannot understand why such a lucky person with a promising future would choose to leave the world of Curse Master so simply."

Cen Dongsheng said.

"Even when the later times became increasingly chaotic and lively, and when the curse masters truly ruled society, this person never reappeared. It was as if he had truly disappeared from history."

"...I see. No wonder there is so little information. He was a nobody before he became famous, and after his brief rise to fame, he immediately chose to hide his identity..."

Halfway through his words, An Zhizhen realized something.

"I think something happened on the ship that made this person want to change his mind?"

"I think so too."

Cen Dongsheng nodded.

"So all we can do for now is watch and wait."

……

Cen Dongsheng withdrew his thoughts and answered his teammates' questions with a smile:
"The news about the 'special forbidden spell' may not be true. The situation on the ship is so complicated. Even if we have the chance to create a situation similar to the last time, we may not be able to succeed. If I succeed, I'm lucky. If I fail, I'm dead. Don't take it too seriously. Just treat it as a trip."

Cen Dongsheng said this sincerely.

Of course he wanted "Six Paths of Reincarnation" very much, otherwise he would not have brought his sisters along; but on the other hand, being able to participate in and even create those major events that were originally only known through historical records has always been a life pleasure that he, a reborn person, valued.

He would never miss such a legendary and lively scene as the Paradise Feast. Moreover, sometimes, Cen Dongsheng would rather be a spectator.

The protagonists in adventure stories always fight to the death, but the mysterious masters watching the fight are different. They are often responsible for looking handsome and telling riddles.

Of course, the prerequisite for watching a show is to have strong strength to rely on. Now Cen Dongsheng... has this foundation.

"The Paradise Banquet is a rare grand occasion. We can broaden our horizons and see the world."

"I remember the last time I went to the ghost market, Teacher Cen also made a nonchalant statement, saying that he had found a forbidden item for self-defense for me and then left. But then one accident after another happened, which was too much to handle. It even turned into a great battle between special forbidden curse masters..."

"I feel very good."

Song Yutang spoke seriously for her man.

"This shows that our mission is not arranged, which is the fun of adventure and exploration."

"Okay, okay, anyway, you just think that whatever Teacher Cen says is right and whatever he does is good."

Jiang Yunmei complained with all her might, not even sparing her schoolmates.

"You haven't even entered the family yet, don't try to follow your husband's lead yet."

"..."

"..."

Cen Dongsheng and Song Yutang looked at each other, smiled at the same time, and tacitly did not answer.

Someone used to love making this kind of joke. Cen Dongsheng felt helpless, while Song Yutang was ashamed and annoyed - but unfortunately the joke has come true now, and the effect it has on the person involved is completely different.

Seeing the two's calm reactions, Jiang Yunmei naturally realized this. She suddenly felt like she was asking for trouble, so she closed her eyes awkwardly and chose to take a nap.

……

——"You just need to be the same as before."

——"How can this be the same? If I'm caught between you two lovers, wouldn't I be a light bulb?"

……

Jiang Yunmei still remembers how she complained to Cen Dongsheng at that time.

She said it casually at the time, but now it seems...

Could it be that his words have come true?
*
More than ten hours later, as night fell, they arrived at their destination.

On the pier, between the mooring piles with rusty anchor chains hanging, the waves floated. Wave after wave swept in, the tide surged, and the pale street lights cast a halo on the bluestone ground.

The shadow of the street lamp fell on the nearby water surface, sometimes longer and sometimes shorter with the rise and fall of the tide. The cold winter night wind swept through the iron roofs and gaps between containers in the factory warehouse area not far away, making a "humming" sound, but no one was seen.

“It’s so quiet.”

Song Yutang looked around and sighed.

"Because it is a passage specially prepared for us."

Cen Dongsheng explained.

"Tonight is the opening night of the Paradise Feast. Other curse-forbidden masters will not be able to board the ship until tomorrow. We can make an appointment in advance and have someone on the ship pick us up."

"that……"

Jiang Yunmei looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"Teacher Cen, I didn't know before..."

The girl's helpless voice rang in the man's ears.

"It turns out Miss An will be on board with us."

As she spoke, her eyes fell on the woman who was looking out at the ocean not far away.

The night wind blew her long black hair, and she looked graceful just by looking at her back. But in Jiang Yunmei's eyes, although Miss An was beautiful, it was very stressful to get along with her.

"This is just in case. During this mission, I might have to take action to snatch the forbidden spell, or even fight with the organizer. I have to be fully prepared."

"Everything is ready...it looks like your sister will be coming too."

Jiang Yunmei turned her gaze to her schoolmate again and asked in a low voice.

"What about you? Are you too calm?"

Song Yutang just smiled and didn't respond. From her eyes, one could only see her deep trust in the man.

"The scene of 'the wife meets the mistress' is so calm... Could it be that Teacher Cen has really dealt with it? No, it's impossible, I don't believe it!" Jiang Yunmei thought, "A scumbag who has multiple girlfriends at the same time should be brought down by me!"

……

In the distance came the sound of ships sailing through the waves.

It was a tender. Facing the howling cold wind, it cut through the inky waves. When it was about to approach, the underwater spotlights suddenly lit up, turning the entire ship into a floating cocoon of light.

The sailor in orange standing at the bow threw out a serpentine cable, and after the iron hook bit the gangway, he pulled the ship to the shore.

A group of people came down from the boat one after another, separated into two sides and lined up neatly. One of them walked quickly to Cen Dongsheng and An Zhizhen, bowed respectfully and invited them.

"Dear guests, please get on board."

(End of this chapter)