The Terror of the Heavens Begins with Gu

Chapter 11 Return and Rewards

Two days later, Li Zhen got up from the hospital bed and stretched in the sunshine.

At this time, he was wearing a hospital gown, his wounds were wrapped in bandages, his lips were pale, and his face was sallow.

Before going to find Magusu, he and Huang Jinshen made preparations. The wound caused by the vicious dog bite that night was actually not very serious, and a rabies vaccine could solve the problem.

The reason why his face looked ugly was because of his illness.

Yesterday he suddenly had a burst of severe pain in his abdomen, which almost cost him his life.

Fortunately, I got the painkillers in the end.

Master Wenda Mamo was a virtuous monk with profound magical powers and a wide network of contacts.

The problems of painkillers and hospitalization were solved by Master Wendamo.

"You look much better today." Huang Jinshen pushed open the door and walked into the ward carrying a bag.

He contacted the Hong Kong police yesterday and confirmed that Lin Wei's condition in the hospital had suddenly improved, indicating that it was indeed Magusu who cast a black magic spell on Lin Wei.

The death of Magusu not only solved the problem of Lin Wei being harmed by the sorcerer, but also eliminated the threat to him and his family. So he was in a good mood today and looked very relaxed.

Detective Li smiled and said, "Officer Huang is in good shape too."

"You can call me Bobby. My friends all call me Bobby." Huang Jinshen placed the bag on the bed. "This is what you asked for. I found several professional translators and it was translated in such a short time."

"Some parts of the book don't have corresponding Mandarin translations, so they use transliteration, which makes it a little difficult to read, but overall, I can understand the meaning."

"According to your suggestion, I asked Songchai to find two people who know black magic to take a look at it, and they both said that there is basically no problem."

"The time is too short, so I can only translate to this extent. If I give it a few more days to polish it, it will definitely be much better."

Li Zhen calmly opened the bag and picked up a bound book inside.

The book is not thick, only about twenty or thirty pages, it would be more appropriate to call it a booklet.

There is no title on the cover of the book.

Opening a book at random, I saw three words written neatly at the top of the page - Lie Tou Jiang.

Just flipping through the pages, there is another new kind of black magic, and there are more than a dozen kinds of black magic in total.

This is the book that Li Zhen found in Ma Gusu's house that day.

The original book was written in Nanyang language, and Li Zhen only partially understood it, so he could only ask Huang Jinshen to find someone to translate it as soon as possible.

He dragged his sick body and waited for two more days in this world, just to wait for the translation of these books to be completed.

If he returned, he could find someone to translate it, but he couldn't find someone who knew how to use black magic to check if there were any errors in the book.

Seeing Li Zhen reading intently, Huang Jinshen warned him, "Master Wenda Mamo said these books contain extremely evil black magic. These black magics are extremely bloody and involve terrifying demons. Once used, it will definitely damage one's merit. Black magic practitioners almost always end up in a violent death. Just look at the end of Ma Gusu and you'll understand."

Li Zhen closed the booklet, looked up and smiled: "Look at me like this, can I really use black magic to harm others?"

Huang Jinshen comforted him, "Although your illness is serious, it's not necessarily incurable... There are still many masters like Master Wendamo. I know several masters with superb medical skills in Hong Kong Island, and I also know many good doctors. I will introduce them to you when the time comes."

He had read Li Zhen's medical report and knew Li Zhen's physical condition, so he was not worried that Li Zhen would use black magic to harm others.

Because Li Zhen simply doesn't have the energy and time to practice black magic.

According to the information he got from Master Wenda Mamo, black magic cannot be successful by just getting a few books and performing the exercises according to the books.

Without the guidance of someone knowledgeable, ordinary people wouldn’t even be able to set up an altar, let alone come into contact with the evil spirits behind black magic.

There are so many tricks in it. If black magic was really that easy to practice, there wouldn't be so few black magicians in this world.

When Huang Jinshen heard Li Zhen asking him to help find a translator to translate those books, he simply understood that Li Zhen wanted to learn more about black magic in order to further investigate the murder of his friend.

According to Li Zhen himself, no photos of his friends were found in Magusu's possession.

Perhaps it was because after the people died, Magusu threw away the photos of those he had ordered to die.

It is also possible that Li Zhen’s friend was not killed by Magusu at all.

So Detective Li said he would continue the investigation.

Huang Jinshen understands Li Zhen's persistence very well.

Judging from the results, Li Zhen helped him and his family avoid a life-threatening situation, so although he was still a little hesitant in his heart, Huang Jinshen still helped Li Zhen.

Of course, these are the conclusions he came to because he didn't know Li Zhen's true situation.

Huang Jinshen is a grateful person. He decided to consult the master about Li Zhen's illness when he returned to Hong Kong.

Li Zhen changed the subject and asked, "Are you going back to Hong Kong Island tomorrow?"

"Yes, a ticket for tomorrow afternoon. That woman..."

"Just handle it yourself. Have you spoken to Master Wendamo? Magusu may have another master, who is also a dangerous person."

"As I said, Master Wendamo said he would be careful. Following your advice, I borrowed the gold leaf from the lotus seat back. Master Wendamo is truly a generous and kind man."

"If anything strange happens, contact Master Wendamo."

"You too, it's best to meet Master Wenda Mamo again before leaving Nanyang. If you come to Hong Kong Island, you can contact me."

After chatting for a while, Huang Jinshen went to deal with unresolved matters. After leaving his address and contact information, he prepared to leave the ward.

He had just walked out of the ward and was about to close the door when he heard Li Zhen inside say, "Bobby, have a safe trip."

Huang Jinshen turned around and waved to Li Zhen with a smile: "You too, have a good trip."

The ward door was closed. Li Zhen withdrew his gaze and quickly read the booklet, starting from the page that talked about black magic.

"It's time to go. I don't know if I can take these things back..."

If he couldn't bring it back, Li Zhen also remembered the things he needed most.

After resting for a while, he stuffed his old clothes and the only palm leaf whip he had left into the bag containing the pamphlets, looked at the sunlight outside, and said "return" in his heart.

The runes on his arm were already urging him to return.

He can't stay in one world for too long.

I'll have a chance to try how many days I can stay there...

Everything around stopped, then slowly became distorted, and finally turned into nothingness.

Lines of golden words appeared in front of Li Zhen
[You, despite your illness, prevented the evil sorcerer's malice from spreading to Huang Jinshen. You killed the sorcerer within 24 hours and even exceeded your target by killing the evil creature, the red-eyed bat.]

[Congratulations! You've obtained a palm leaf whip from the world of Gu. This whip has long been held by a medium who believes in the Vegetable Basket God. It's imbued with his aura and blessed by him personally. It can whip ghosts and extract fragments of their memories.]

[Congratulations, you have obtained the inheritance of the "Gu" world's black magic - the Twelve Black Magic Techniques. As the name suggests, this black magic contains twelve bloody and cruel black magic techniques, which originated from Ma Gusu.]

[Congratulations, you've obtained the evil creature from the world of Gu—the red-eyed bat. This bat is an outlier among bats, having experienced countless battles and devoured the flesh and blood of countless of its own kind. It is the only one born from countless bats, and is violent and murderous.]

(End of this chapter)