Terrifying Heavens: I Slay Demons by Painting Faces

As Chen Hengyi carried Chen Duoduo into the Fude Palace, a rich aroma of incense wafted towards them, mixed with a faint scent of sandalwood and camphor.

In the very center of the main hall is an altar, upon which are enshrined several black clay tiger statues, each the size of a cat.

At first glance, it looks like a family of tigers playing and frolicking.

In the very center of these black tiger clay sculptures, there is a black tiger that is noticeably larger than the others, sitting majestically with a pair of piercing eyes.

The deity of this Fude Palace is Tiger Lord, a black tiger under the command of Zhao Gongming, the God of Wealth, and the guardian deity of children.

Zhao Gongming, also known as Zhao Xuantan, was also called Black Tiger Xuantan because his mount was a black tiger.

Chen Hengyi followed Master Along to the altar. When he looked at the majestic black tiger statue, he met its sharp eyes and felt as if a sharp gaze was sweeping over him from head to toe.

Startled, he quickly took an incense stick from the altar, lit it, bowed respectfully, and said, "Chen Hengyi, a disciple of the Pear Garden, greets Lord Tiger."

He lit the incense, and the gaze disappeared. At the same time, Master Along beckoned Xie Qiming to come forward and pay his respects.

He retreated behind the crowd and secretly exhaled; Tiger's gaze was truly intimidating.

After Zhao Qiming finished his prayers, Master Along then called to the young man beside him, Lin Junkai.

Master A-Long was about to have Lin Junkai invite Tiger God to exorcise the evil spirits, but in reality, once they got to this point, Chen Hengyi was no longer involved.

He couldn't be of much help, but Xie Qiming was worried and insisted on staying by his side.

Chen Hengyi was preoccupied with the several thousand yuan in ghost money; he wanted to burn it quickly for the drum and gong troupe.

After saying goodbye, Chen Hengyi left Fude Palace. He crossed the stone bridge and came to an intersection not far from Fude Palace.

He first took out 10 pieces of ghost money, lit them, and muttered, "Burn for the Four Ghosts Drum and Gong Band, burn for the Four Ghosts Drum and Gong Band."

Strangely enough, when he burned it, there was no smoke; the flames appeared for less than two seconds, and then only a pile of ashes remained on the ground.

Chen Hengyi took out the black book and looked at it: [Wages owed: 2990]

Chen Hengyi saw that it was indeed effective, and then he immediately took out 2990 pieces of ghost money and burned them together.

After the ghost money was burned, Chen Hengyi saw that the words "debt" no longer appeared on the black book, and everything seemed to have returned to normal.

He thought for a moment, then said, "Now play me the birthday song."

As soon as Chen Hengyi uttered those words, two notes rang out in the air, and then nothing more.

It's like a rooster that has just crowed, only to be suddenly choked.

At the same time, Chen Hengyi suddenly felt a very familiar gaze on him. He felt a chill run down his spine. The gaze was coming from the direction of Fude Palace.

In an instant, he understood that Tiger was here, and the four drum and gong band members dared not utter a sound.

Chen Hengyi remained silent. After all, these four ghostly drum and gong bands were ghosts; how could they dare to beat drums and gongs in front of a temple dedicated to gods?

It's normal, perfectly normal.

Just as Chen Hengyi returned to Fude Palace, he saw that the ceremony for Chen Duoduo was still going on.

The blond-haired young man, Lin Junkai, was on all fours, behaving like a fierce tiger, circling around Chen Duoduo, who was curled up on the futon.

Just as they got close, Lin Junkai suddenly let out a deafening tiger roar!

Chen Hengyi's steps hardened, and his heartbeat seemed to rise and fall with the roar of the tiger.

This is far more terrifying than the tiger spirit I faced in Uncle Nine's world.

At this moment, Chen Duoduo suddenly let out a soft moan of pain.

"vomit!"

She spat out a pool of thick, black liquid from her mouth, on which a green caterpillar was still wriggling.

Chen Duoduo continued to vomit, as if she wanted to vomit out all her internal organs. Large gushes of foul-smelling black water splashed on the ground, and at the same time, strands of hair were crawling out of the black water, which looked very strange.

Lin Junkai's tiger roar continued, and Chen Duoduo did not stop vomiting.

A hint of heartache flashed in everyone's eyes.

Master Alon gently patted Chen Duoduo's back and said, "What a pitiful child, having to suffer like this at such a young age. That so-called Buddha Mother is a complete bastard!"

Xie Qiming, standing to the side, was completely stunned. His worldview crumbled at that moment, because he had truly heard the tiger's roar, and the things that were being spat out were not fake...

When Chen Hengyi walked over, he noticed that Xie Qiming was trembling.

He patted the other person on the shoulder and said softly, "Don't worry, most people will never have the chance to encounter this kind of scene in their lifetime. The dirt will only decrease. After that, you can just live with Chen Duoduo."

"That Li Ruonan..."

"It was eaten by a ghost."

Xie Qiming gave Chen Hengyi a deep look, just as the tiger's roar ended.

Chen Duoduo's eyelids trembled as she was about to wake up, but Master A Long grabbed a handful of ash from the incense burner and threw it violently on the ground!

Immediately, a hissing sound came from the black water, and foul-smelling white smoke rose up.

At this moment, Lin Junkai crawled up to Chen Duoduo, snorted, and then rubbed his palm against her, as if he were stroking her.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Junkai slowly left the stage.

"Alright, Tiger has remembered this doll. No demons or monsters will dare to approach her in the future."

At this moment, Chen Duoduo finally woke up, but the first thing she said was that she wanted to find her mother.

Xie Qiming quickly stepped forward to comfort him.

On the other side, Chen Hengyi approached Master Along: "Master Along, I would like to ask Tiger Lord for assistance in going to the ruined temple to kill the Great Black Buddha Mother. What do you think?"

Master Alon glanced at Chen Hengyi, seemingly considering something. After a moment, he said, "Young man... I will definitely gather a few of my fellow disciples to deal with that so-called Great Black Buddha Mother... but wouldn't it be too risky for you to go?"

"Does Master A-Long think my cultivation level is too low and fear for my life?"

Master A-Long nodded readily: "Although Master A-Qing said you are very reliable, you are too young. I heard you say you are a disciple of the Peking Opera... taking you under my wing might be a burden."

damned!

Chen Hengyi never expected that he would become a burden on the second day.

He just said that about Xiao Chen yesterday!

How can he prove it? He can't just stand there and perform, that would be too awkward...

Or perhaps they'd pull out a golden gun and start a fight? That's even less likely!

After thinking it over, he realized he didn't have a very good way to prove himself.

He opened his mouth, his gaze fixed on the altar: "Why don't you, Master Long, ask Tiger?"

"Ask Tiger Lord?"

Upon hearing this, Master Along raised an eyebrow, seemingly finding the suggestion somewhat absurd, but still followed Chen Hengyi's gaze to the black tiger statue on the altar.

He remained silent for a moment, then took three incense sticks from the altar, lit them, and respectfully placed them in the incense burner. He then bowed three times to the Tiger God statue, muttering incantations.

"Your Majesty, a disciple of the Peking Opera, Chen Hengyi, wishes to request your assistance in felling a mountain and destroying a temple. I believe that my own Fude Palace is sufficient, and the presence of others is unnecessary. What is your opinion?"

After saying that, Master Along took out a small pinch of incense ash and sprinkled it evenly on the table.

Chen Hengyi leaned over and held his breath.

Immediately afterwards, he saw Master Along gently tap his finger, not with much force, but enough to make the incense ash vibrate.