Terrifying Heavens: I Slay Demons by Painting Faces

The next second, Chen Hengyi saw a character appear on the incense ash as it vibrated.

【Can】

Immediately, Master Along's eyes widened.

"That's strange, Tiger is actually quite trusting of you."

Actually, Chen Hengyi wasn't sure beforehand. What if Tiger Lord also thought he was weak?

But the result was clearly good.

Chen Hengyi's lips curled slightly: "Master A Long, although I am not very old, I can still protect myself when facing evil spirits... When can we set off?"

Master Along waved his hand, "Tomorrow we need to invite Tiger Lord to circle the area and blow up the sedan chair. Tiger Lord's divine power will be strongest at that time..."

Was the sedan chair destroyed during the circumnavigation?

Chen Hengyi had never heard of this word before, so he quickly asked for it.

This is actually a customary ritual belonging to the Tiger God, called "Tiger God Eating Cannons".

Simply put, it means having the palanquin carrying the Tiger God cross over a place where a huge number of firecrackers are being set off.

Setting off firecrackers on the sedan chair is believed to awaken the Tiger God's divine power and ward off evil spirits. The louder the firecrackers, the stronger the Tiger God's divine power.

The believers will also receive the blessings of the Tiger God. In the eyes of ordinary people, this is a festival where everyone is lively and happy.

At that moment, a memory flashed through Chen Hengyi's mind: there seemed to be a scene in the movie "The Tag-Along" where Tiger eats a cannon.

That day also happened to be the time when everyone in Fude Palace officially entered the storyline of "The Little Girl in Red".

The little girl in red, the demon boy, the Great Black Buddha Mother... they're all near Taichung.

Chen Hengyi pondered for a moment, then asked, "Master Long, do you know about Demon Boy?"

"Demon Boy?" Master A-Long's face suddenly changed color, and his gaze immediately turned serious: "Why are you suddenly asking about this?"

"Ahem, it's like this. Along my journey of slaying demons and monsters, I discovered a kind of mountain spirit called 'Demon Child' that comes out to harm people. They hide in the mountains and forests and are not easy to kill."

"I heard that this little devil has some connection with Tiger."

Master A Long frowned, then turned his gaze to the door, and Chen Hengyi followed his gaze.

The gate of Fude Palace crosses a surging river and faces a winding mountain range.

Master Along's gaze was deep as he stared at the mountain range: "The mother of the Demon Child is called the Evil Demon God, who was sealed away by Tiger Lord a long time ago... The place directly opposite Tiger Lord's altar is the Demon Child's lair, and the cannon-swallowing ceremony is also meant to intimidate."

Master Along pointed to the depths of the mountains.

He sighed: "You, an outsider, have heard rumors about Demon Boy. It seems something has happened in the mountains."

As soon as Master Alon finished speaking, Chen Hengyi immediately felt the black book vibrate.

That feels like there's a new mission coming up!

Chen Hengyi guessed what the mission was, but he still continued to listen to Master A Long's explanation.

"The Demon Child was an abandoned baby who, driven by its obsession, ran into the mountains and, influenced by the Demon God, became a malevolent spirit..."

After a short while, Chen Hengyi had heard enough, and he immediately said, "How about we go and sweep around after we've dealt with the Great Black Buddha Mother?"

"Sweep away?"

"I don't care why those demons became like this, but they've harmed people... and they should be dealt with, including that evil demon."

"It's too difficult. Lord Tiger has been fighting the Demon God for so many years, and the successive masters of my Fude Palace have sacrificed a lot for this, but none of them have been able to achieve it."

Before Chen Hengyi could say anything more, Master Along spoke up first: "Let's leave it at that. Once Tiger Lord's cannon-swallowing divine might descends, we'll deal with the Great Black Buddha Mother. As for the Demon God's matter, we need to discuss it further."

Immediately afterwards, Master A Long arranged a room for Chen Hengyi, while Xie Qiming and Chen Duoduo also settled in.

Because the Great Black Buddha Mother has not been eliminated, it is still dangerous for Chen Duoduo to go out.

Chen Hengyi followed the instructions. He went into the room, took out the opera box, and hung the portrait of Master Huaguang on the wall.

He offered incense and bowed, saying, "May the Ancestral Master bless me! Now that I know about the Demon Boy, I must resolve this matter and uphold the prestige of our Peking Opera!"

Chen Hengyi then looked up for a while, and everything was calm.

Since the founder didn't object, it must mean he tacitly supported it!

He stretched again, sat on the bed, and with a thought, the black book appeared in his hand.

Turn to the second page; there are two lines of text on it.

[Trial Li Ruonan for spreading curses, and execute the Great Black Buddha Mother who tarnished the name of Buddha.]

[To deal with the calamity of the Demon Child, either strengthen the seal on the Demon God or completely annihilate it.]

After seeing this, Chen Hengyi knew that he needed to deal with the demon boy, but what about the little girl in red?

"Hey, I remember there was also a little girl in red. She's done harm to people, isn't that considered evil!?"

Chen Hengyi patted the black book, expressing his dissatisfaction.

After waiting for a while, the black book still didn't move, and Chen Hengyi couldn't help but wonder where the problem was.

After a moment, he seemed to understand.

"This black book is good in every way, except it's not intelligent enough. Perhaps it needs sufficient information or contact with the right person?"

Seeing this, he decided to put his idea to the test.

"I've forgotten the little girl in red's real name. She died in an amusement park accident. Her mother was apparently a folk sorcerer with a family tradition of magic, and she planned to resurrect her daughter. But things didn't go as planned; the one who came back to life wasn't human, but a demon..."

The little girl in red then roamed the mountains, attacking passersby... Her mother tried to seal her away, but eventually she was released and began to wreak havoc on the world again.

As Chen Hengyi was speaking, the black book suddenly trembled.

A new line of information appeared on the paper.

[The little girl in red is being tried, and her mother is being punished.]

"Should his mother be punished?"

Chen Hengyi was taken aback, and murmured, "Although it wasn't intentional to create the little girl in red, she still needs to be held accountable..."

Chen Hengyi looked at the three tasks, took a deep breath, and closed the black book.

The three tasks will certainly not be easy. Based on the information Chen Hengyi has, the easiest one right now is the little girl in red.

Although he had made some preparations for the other two, there were still relatively large risks involved.

But Chen Hengyi was filled with fighting spirit!

The three tasks represent three rewards. For example, his strength might improve to a higher level, or he might receive some magical items.

He glanced at the time; it was already night, but he wasn't sleepy at all.

"We won't be able to make a move against the Great Black Buddha Mother until the day after tomorrow at the earliest. In the meantime, we can try to contact the little girl in red's mother..."

Chen Hengyi naturally didn't want to waste time, so he took out his phone and logged into the dark web.

Then it was seen that he had already completed all the tasks he had previously offered as bounties.

Previously, when he learned of the existence of Fude Palace from Master Qing, he immediately offered a reward for all information about the Demon Child and the little girl in red.

Although it wouldn't be a big deal for him to go find it himself, he's rich. With the little golden toad in his hand, money is really just a string of numbers to him.

Of course, ghost money is an exception.

Once you have money, you should definitely use it; there's no need to waste your time and energy on it.

Chen Hengyi paid NT$560,000, which is equivalent to RMB 130,000.

The next second, a huge amount of data was received.

Chen Hengyi flipped through the information and quickly found what he wanted.

"Oh~ so the little girl in red's mother is named Lin Meihua."

That's right, he opened the box on this woman.

Not only this woman was unpacked, but all the characters in the story he knew were also caught in the crossfire.

Chen Hengyi spent some time reviewing the relevant information and discovered that Lin Meihua was not far from here.

Immediately, Chen Hengyi packed up his opera box and went outside.

Seeing him leave, Tiger God's spirit medium, Lin Junkai, couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Chen, where are you going so late?"