The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 369 With fellow Daoists present, this matter should be without fail.
Dingguo Gongfu.

Yi Ce looked at the grand mansion and clicked his tongue in admiration. As expected of the beautiful Qing Yi Daoist, look at the jobs he takes, they are all big clients, unlike him, who only catches ghosts and at most performs a ritual, the fee of which is not even enough to buy a roast chicken.

If he were to complete this deal with her, the commission from a prestigious government office should be substantial. Aside from the good deeds and karma he'd accumulate, he could surely save up some more money. Hehe, he'd be one step closer to reviving his sect.

Lang Jiuchuan looked at Yi Ce's barely suppressed upturned lips and said, "Don't be too happy yet. This curse is no ordinary curse. It comes from a willow fairy. She is an earth immortal. The curse planted in her blood and soul is not comparable to that of ordinary people. If you're not careful, you will suffer a backlash."

Yi Ce's expression turned serious, and he said, "I know what's good and bad, and I will treat this matter with caution."

Lang Jiuchuan nodded, and they followed the steward to the courtyard prepared by the Duke's mansion. It was a lakeside courtyard in the Duke's mansion, which was spacious and secluded, far away from the main courtyard and the outer mansions. Any movement would not attract too much attention.

When the two arrived, Zuo Yan was already waiting there. He looked exhausted, with bloodshot eyes, clearly worn out.

"We still need to make some preparations for this curse. I'll trouble you, Your Highness, to go to the Bai family and retrieve Bai Jingsong's birth date, time, blood, and hair," Lang Jiuchuan instructed him.

Zuo Yan agreed and asked, "What about my wife?"

"Of course, it is necessary. Your wife is frail, and to prevent her from being overwhelmed by the karmic backlash when the curse is broken, I have prepared a pill here to protect her heart meridian. You can rest assured."

Zuo Yan bowed and expressed his gratitude.

Lang Jiuchuan told him to go and rest, while she and Yice prepared things, but then they heard his stomach rumble.

Yi Ce said sullenly, "Ha, it's time to eat your fill, fellow Daoist. Do you think it's better to eat well so you can work properly? Otherwise, with weak hands and feet, I'm afraid you won't even be able to make the puppets properly."

Lang Jiuchuan looked at the steward beside him, who immediately went to make arrangements.

Eat a hearty meal.

The two were finally able to start working together. All the items obtained from Tongtian Pavilion were laid out on the table. To perform the secret technique of shifting stars and changing constellations, a double was essential. Now, the next generation of the Bai family, namely Bai Jingsong and Bai Ning, only needed to prepare two doubles.

The job of making the doll stand-in was assigned to Yice.

Yi Ce didn't shirk his responsibilities. Instead, he looked at the materials on the table and thought to himself, "As expected of Tongtian Pavilion, all the items are top-notch and of excellent quality. I can't help but be envious."

The Bai siblings had already collected their hair and blood essence and set it aside. Yi Ce washed his hands with water soaked in pomelo leaves, rolled up his sleeves, and took out some spiritual herbs to start making a doll.

The doll used as a substitute doesn't need to be very exquisite, but it needs to have its essence, blood, and hair wrapped inside. He used two spiritual herbs dipped in blood, rolled them up, and used them as a heart to stuff inside the doll, while the hair was wrapped around the doll's head, and the fingernails were hidden in the hands.

Lang Jiuchuan glanced at him, and seeing that he was focused and serious, he looked away.

It's okay to act a little sloppily, as long as you're serious enough when it comes to doing serious business, that's fine.

One plan involves crafting a doll, while Lang Jiuchuan takes out yellow paper to draw talismans. In order to break the curse, an altar must be set up. In order to avoid any unexpected changes along the way, she also needs to set up a formation in the altar to prevent any mishaps.

What she drew were array symbols, and besides these, there were also talismans for resolving grievances, etc., so it was no easy task.

Yi Ce casually turned his head and saw her drawing talismans as if they were characters, so quickly and smoothly that his hand trembled and he almost pulled the doll's head off. So fast!

Their arrogance is justified; they truly have the ability.

Yi Ce couldn't help but move closer to her, craning his neck to look. Lang Jiuchuan glanced over and said, "Even if you stare until your eyes explode, you still won't learn it. Just do your thing, don't make it a mess."

Yi Ce looked sullen, concealing the envy in his eyes.

Lang Jiuchuan set the array talisman aside to dry, then took another piece of yellow paper, this time stained with the blood essence of the Bai siblings, and used their blood to draw a blood talisman to break the curse and trace the source of evil. This talisman had to be rolled up in the bone bell to completely draw out Liu Xian's resentment and break the curse.

Yi Ce saw the blood talisman flash with spiritual light and couldn't help but look at it with awe.

The two didn't exchange any words, but silently prepared the items.

Lang Jiuchuan saw that the stand-in doll was finished, and the birth date and time were also attached. Only the eyes were not yet painted. When the ritual was performed, he only needed to use the blood of the Bai family to paint the eyes and apply the incantation, and the doll would be complete.

She glanced at the sky before saying to Yi Ce, "At noon, the yang energy is at its peak, so we can set the time to break the curse at noon tomorrow. However, Liu Xian is inherently yin, and at midnight, yin and yang alternate, so the yin energy is heavier, which should make it easier to trigger resentment, but the risk is also higher. What do you think?"

Yi Ce looked up at the sky, did some calculations, and said, "Today is dark and windy, it will probably rain at midnight, and it's also an overcast day, so it's better to act at midnight. If we attract lightning, it won't attract too much attention."

"Are you confident?" Lang Jiuchuan said, "If you are not confident, you can conserve your energy and wait until tomorrow. After all, this curse is not for ordinary people. Although we are helping our benefactor to get rid of disasters, we are not going to risk our own lives."

Yi Ce smiled and said, "If I were to do it myself, I probably wouldn't dare say I'm completely confident, but with you here, fellow Daoist, this matter should be without failure."

Lang Jiuchuan was not impressed by his flattery and said, "You don't need to flatter me. What I want is seamless cooperation. If you rely on me for everything, then this is not cooperation, but dragging me down and becoming a burden. In that case, this technique will definitely change."

"I will do my best." Yi Ce quickly raised two fingers: "I swear in the name of my Maoshan Sect's founder that if I have committed any dishonest acts, may my founder destroy my Dao heart, and may the Maoshan Sect never rise again."

Seeing his seriousness, Lang Jiuchuan nodded and said, "If you fail, your cultivation may be damaged and your vital energy may be greatly depleted. In severe cases, you may even die. It is not impossible for you to back out now."

Yi Ce glared at him and said urgently, "We've already gone this far, you're not going to back out now, are you? I absolutely have to make this money! We're all fellow Daoists, you'll lend me a hand, won't you?"

Lang Jiuchuan: "..."

Seeing that the sky had turned a deep blue, she said, "Then let's set up the altar and go over the steps of breaking the curse, so we don't get flustered. By the way, bring me all your most treasured magical artifacts, especially the ones we need."

Yi Ce took out the altar-suppressing wood and the Bagua mirror, and then took out a sword about the length of a forearm from his bag. The sword had an ancient and simple aura. The shape of the sword was like raw bronze. The hilt was made of five linked sections, and the blade was engraved with secret runes and the sun, moon and stars. It looked extremely extraordinary.

"The Three-Five Demon-Slaying Swords, Male and Female?" Lang Jiuchuan raised an eyebrow: "I've heard that this sword is only passed down to the direct disciple and sect leader. Since you have it, how come you're being worshipped by the Feng family?"

Yi Ce's eyes flashed, and he said with a grin, "Of course it's because I'm more capable."

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Lang Jiuchuan didn't press him for details. He simply took the Bagua mirror and the altar-suppressing wood to examine them and had a good idea of ​​what was going on.

(End of this chapter)