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Chapter 100: The Curse of the Six Livestock Dolls

Zhong Cai deliberately kept sharp nails and scratched his fingertip, causing a drop of blood to seep out instantly.

Blood stained the Cleansing Talisman, causing it to spontaneously combust without fire, startling Xiang Shang.

Zhong Cai held the talisman between two fingers, flicked his wrist, and a ball of flame flew towards Li Zi.

The flames burned out before they even touched Gigi Lai.

Surprisingly, the talisman left no ash after burning.

Just as Xiang Shang's gaze was still fixed on Zhong Cai, Chen Miao had already noticed the faintly glowing Qingxin Pendant.

It wasn't the Qingxin Pendant itself that was glowing, but rather the light emanating from a thin, misty aura surrounding it.

Xiang Shang quickly noticed this as well, his eyes widened, and he held his breath.

This was the second time he had witnessed such a miraculous situation; the first time was with the broken peach charm.

Xiang Shang wanted to ask something, but he was afraid of disturbing the master's ritual, so he could only turn his gaze to Chen Miao.

But at that moment, Chen Miao's gaze was also fixed on that jade pendant.

Just then, Xiang Shang suddenly heard Gigi Lai's murmur.

Ignoring everything else, he immediately knelt down in front of Gigi Lai's hospital bed.

"Gigi Lai, Gigi Lai, how are you?"

As Xiang Shang spoke with concern, Gigi Lai's eyes gradually cleared from their blankness.

"What happened to me? How did I get here?"

Looking at the strangers around her, Gigi Lai subconsciously grabbed Xiang Shang's hand.

"Xiang Shang, what's wrong with me?"

Xiang Shang was overjoyed to see Gigi Lai like this.

"It's alright, it's alright, you're alright, Gigi Lai. You were in a car accident, but you're okay now!"

Xiang Shang's words seemed to trigger Gigi Lai's memories, and soon, a look of fear appeared on Gigi Lai's face.

"Xiang Shang, I... I had a dream... I dreamt about Sun Yi. She... she was so scary!"

Xiang Shang was taken aback by Gigi Lai's words, and then he patted her on the shoulder in comfort.

"It's nothing, it's just a nightmare, a nightmare!"

While Xiang Shang was comforting Li Zi, Zhong Cai had already taken the Qingxin Pendant that had fallen onto the bed and hung it back on his waist.

Chen Miao didn't disturb Xiang Shang and walked out of the ward with Zhong Cai.

After they came out, Zhong Cai explained to Chen Miao, "The effects of the Tranquil Heart Pendant and the Tranquil Heart Talisman are only temporary. After that, if that thing comes after that, the girl will fall for it again."

"Qi Ning's suggestion to leave is one way; you can give it a try."

After saying that, Zhong Cai took Xiao Bai's hand and said, "Chen Miao, someone just contacted me. It's urgent. There's nothing I can do here, so I'll be leaving now."

Chen Miao nodded, though he already knew, he still sighed inwardly.

And so, he was left all alone again.

Thinking this, Chen Miao reached into his bag and took out a talisman box, then took out two talismans and handed them to Zhong Cai.

"This is a talisman to dispel evil spirits and a talisman to suppress evil spirits. I can't let you come to help and then spend money on me."

“I originally wanted to give you more, but it seems that things here are not over yet. I need to keep some as spares. I will draw a few more for you after this matter is over.”

Zhong Cai took the two talismans with surprise and examined them.

Although the talisman-drawing technique was somewhat clumsy, the yin energy contained in the cinnabar ink seemed to be quite strong, making up for the shortcomings in the drawing method.

Overall, although it is slightly inferior to the talismans he made, it is still a pretty good talisman.

Looking at Chen Miao's youthful face, Zhong Cai sighed inwardly.

He didn't ask Chen Miao where he learned to draw talismans, nor did he refuse.

In his opinion, nothing serious should happen after this, and there were still quite a few talismans in the box that Chen Miao had just opened.

"Then I'll accept your offer. I happen to be short of talismans recently, and I was thinking of finding time to draw some, but now I can wait a little longer."

Zhong Cai laughed.

Upon hearing this, Chen Miao asked the question that had been bothering him for a long time. "Brother Zhong, I still have no idea how rare talismans are. Could you tell me about them?"

Zhong Cai was helpless.

A person who had no concept of talismans learned to draw them.

Zhong Cai briefly explained it to Chen Miao.

“Talismans are a common tool for people like us. They are precious, after all, it’s not easy to go to the underworld. For me, I go to the underworld every two months. Each trip takes three to five days and I can only make about ten talismans.”

"If we don't need them normally, we can accumulate talismans and have plenty on hand. But once something happens, the talismans are consumed very quickly."

“Every time I’m invited to perform a divination, I’m left with one or two talismans before I leave. Although most people are very generous, I actually want to keep the talismans in my hand. After all, I can’t make talismans anytime and anywhere until I’ve cultivated a bit of Yin energy in my body.”

"Having a talisman in hand makes me feel at ease."

At this point, Zhong Cai smiled and waved the two talismans in his hand.

“For talismans like yours, I usually get between 10,000 and 50,000 Great Xia coins for each one I sell. 10,000 is for an ordinary family, and 50,000 is for a wealthy family.”

"Now, are you still going to give me these two talismans that might be worth 100,000?"

Chen Miao looked at the two talismans in Zhong Cai's hand, which cost a total of 1,400 yuan and took two nights to make, and silently shook his head.

"Brother Zhong, what do you mean by cultivating a bit of yin energy?"

After Chen Miao asked the question, he saw Zhong Cai smile but not say anything, and he immediately understood.

This is something that shouldn't be shared with outsiders.

He immediately changed the question.

"Brother Zhong, can we exchange things in the future? For example, I don't know how to make the Tranquilizing Talisman. Can I exchange it with you for other talismans in the future?"

Zhong Cai smiled.

"Of course, I wish for it!"

……

After seeing Zhong Cai and Xiao Bai off, Chen Miao did not go straight back to the ward. Instead, he opened "Notes on Becoming a God in the Mundane World," flipped to "Chapter 5: The Six Domestic Animals," and looked at the chapter's rewards.

[Chapter 5 complete, received Yin Virtue (two coins), obtained "Curse of the Dao: Six Livestock Dolls"]

Chen Miao's gaze was fixed on the words 'curse'.

"Another curse?"

Chen Miao flipped to the list of miscellaneous skills and looked at it.

Curse of the Dao: The Art of Substitution

The Curse of the Buddha: The Great Compassionate Vow to Suppress the Soul

"The Curse of the Six Livestock Dolls"

Two curses against Taoism, one curse against Buddha.

If I'm not mistaken, cursing Buddha and cursing Taoism should originate from the same source!
But what exactly is the 'curse of the path'?

Why did I encounter these things in Longtang Town and Shannan City, and why were they all related to ghosts and spirits?
Suddenly, Chen Miao's expression froze.

He recalled the scene when he asked Chen Guokun about that little wooden house.

Chen Guokun told him that if he encountered anything with the title "The Great Compassion Sutra" written on it, he should avoid it and report it to the Administration Bureau!

Could this so-called "curse of Taoism" or "curse of Buddha" be some kind of evil organization?

Moreover, it's a very troublesome and evil organization for the Administration!
Otherwise, why could that little wooden house be exchanged for 50 points back then?

Thinking of this, Chen Miao flipped to the epilogue of Chapter 5 again and looked at the situation that led to their deaths on the third day.

He finally realized what he had thought was wrong.

Why did Xiang Shang's peach charm break precisely when the carriage passed through that section without guardrails?
Chen Miao had a guess.

Perhaps, that ghost was not a malevolent ghost capable of crossing regions, but was brought to Tianmen County and deliberately controlled to carry out precise assassinations against them!

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(End of this chapter)