The ultimate master in the city

Zhou Fengchen reached out and grabbed the teddy bear, then slammed it heavily to the ground.

Black mist billowed from the teddy bear doll, and the old woman's figure emerged, hurling a vicious curse: "You filthy Taoist priest! You deserve to die!"

With that, it flashed away into the distance.

Zhang Shisan was prepared. He slipped and darted out, blocking the old woman's path. He swung his sword and shouted, "Hurry!"

"ah--"

The old woman let out a terrible scream and flew back.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhou Fengchen threw out a cloth talisman and formed a hand seal: "Freeze!"

Five talismans instantly wrapped around the old woman ghost, and a yellow light flashed. The old woman ghost screamed incessantly and fell to the ground.

"Die!" Zhou Fengchen raised his knife, ready to strike.

"Master, spare my life!" The old woman suddenly knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly: "This old woman has cultivated for a thousand years, and has never harmed anyone! Even if you want to kill me, you have to give me a reason!"

"Do I need a reason to kill you?" Zhou Fengchen paused, then sneered, "Wasn't the wife of Miao Gong in Tietou Town harmed by you? Wild ghosts from the desolate mountains trespassing into people's homes and causing trouble, don't they deserve to die?"

The old woman cried out, "I'm innocent! Yingniang, Qingnu, and I are honest and law-abiding citizens, hiding in the mountains and never harming anyone. Otherwise, we wouldn't be in such a state now. A few days ago, we just wanted to learn needlework and never intended to harm that woman. We were just temporarily deceiving her to prevent her from talking nonsense. After a few days, once we've mastered the skills, she will be perfectly fine and lively again. Moreover, we are preparing to give her a big gift to repay her."

"Uh..." Zhou Fengchen was speechless, rubbed his nose, and glanced at Zhang Shisan.

Zhang Shisan casually said, "Well... you can't blame us. It was a monk named Wu Daozhu who asked us to get rid of you. Blame him if you want."

"Master Wu?" The old woman froze for a moment, then screamed wildly, "You two Taoist priests, you've been used by that old ghost!"

Zhou Fengchen and Zhang Shisan exchanged a glance and asked in unison, "What do you mean?"

The old woman said anxiously, "That Master Wu is also an old ghost. In his previous life, he was a scholar in the Tang Dynasty who was good at painting. He became a monk because he was poor and could not afford to eat. Later, he died tragically when Emperor Wuzong of that time persecuted Buddhism! After death, he became a ghost monk and did evil deeds. Ten years ago, he came here and wanted to take my Qingnu as his concubine. I refused, so he has been trying to get rid of me ever since."

Both Zhou Fengchen and the other man had a bad feeling and asked doubtfully, "Is Daoist Master Wu also a ghost? Are you sure?"

"It's absolutely true!" the old woman ghost said. "He stole the statue of the Eight-Armed Wrathful Heavenly King, the guardian deity of the Eight Buddha Temple in Wuling Mountain. With the statue covering up the temple's atmosphere, it's hard to tell that he's a ghost unless you look closely."

Zhou Fengchen slapped his forehead. Oh no! He could show up in broad daylight, and he even built a temple, making him quite famous in the area. Who would have thought he was a ghost? I didn't even notice at the time.

Zhang Shisan gave a wry smile and asked Zhou Fengchen, "What should we do?"

Zhou Fengchen thought for a moment, gave him a wink, and then suddenly made a hand seal and slapped it against the old woman ghost's forehead, silently reciting "The Sutra of Rebirth in the Pure Land".

Upon seeing this, Zhang Shisan immediately sat cross-legged to the side and began reciting sutras for salvation.

The old woman's ghostly face changed drastically, and she let out a mournful wail: "I won't go to the underworld! I've been running away for a thousand years, but going to the underworld is worse than death! I won't go..."

The eerie, ethereal wails echoed and reverberated, shaking the very soul.

Su Ling and the others in the car stared intently at the scene that had just unfolded—the conversation between the two Taoist priests and the old ghost woman—which completely shattered their worldview. It was as if they had entered another world from another, leaving them utterly shaken.

So... ghosts really do exist in the world! So... there really are masters in the world who can exorcise ghosts and subdue demons!

Looking at the screaming old ghost woman, and then at the two young Taoist priests who were even more terrifying than the old ghost woman, they couldn't help but tremble. Wealth, martial arts, and family background must mean nothing to people like them, right?

The old ghost woman screamed more and more pitifully, but in the end she suddenly quieted down. The evil and malevolent aura on her body was dispelled and transformed. Her body became light and airy, like a kind old woman. She grinned and said, "Master Wu used you, but you can't afford to offend him. There's an even more terrifying ghost behind him, but I'm not going to tell you who it is, hahaha..."

As he spoke, his figure vanished and he went to the underworld.

Zhang Shisan stood up, puzzled, and asked, "What does she mean? What do you mean by an even more terrifying ghost behind her?"

Zhou Fengchen thought for a moment, "I'm only just figuring it out now. Abducting the Scattered Flower Cave girl from the Scattered Flower Ghost King's clutches, that's a difficult task, isn't it? Since Master Wu is a ghost, then... he's probably working for the Scattered Flower Ghost King, harming people while making money."

Zhang Shisan said with a wry smile, "This is a huge problem!"

"What's the trouble?" Zhou Fengchen blinked. "What does it matter if he's a ghost? We don't have any deep-seated hatred between us, do we? Now that the evil spirits in Tietou Town have been eliminated for him, he should keep his promise. Once the three girls from the village return with their seven souls, things will be settled. Then we'll head back to Guanxian Town, and they'll naturally be dealt with by the Underworld Ghost Emperor. That's a matter for the Underworld."

"That makes sense! That makes sense!" Zhang Shisan clapped his hands. "That's it!"

"I just...I wonder how Monk Yuanzhi is doing." Zhou Fengchen rubbed his nose. "He's chanting sutras with a ghost monk, he's probably in trouble."

Zhang Shisan blinked and said, "He seems to be having a lot of bad luck lately."

The two laughed gleefully for a while, then turned around and realized the car was still there, with five people inside staring at them expectantly.

Zhou Fengchen walked over in confusion and asked, "Why haven't you left yet?"

Jiang Ming said with a forced smile, "My body feels cold and numb, I can't move!"

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Zhou Fengchen said "Oh," and seeing Su Ling sitting by the car door, he smiled and said, remembering what had just happened, "I pinched you just now, you don't mind, do you?"

Now that they had calmed down and Zhou Fengchen was closer, Su Ling, Jiang Ming, and the others secretly sized him up, and their hearts skipped a beat at the sight of him.

They were all martial artists, and they were very sensitive to others who practiced martial arts. Zhou Fengchen gave them a feeling that he was unfathomable! His fierce aura seemed to be even more terrifying than that of his elders. This was definitely something that would only appear if one's martial arts had reached a very high level.

How old is he? How did he do it? Are all reclusive masters like this?

Suppressing her excitement, Su Ling, who admired the indomitable spirit of the military, looked away and whispered, "I... I don't mind."

"That's good." Zhou Fengchen casually pulled out a few tissues from the cardboard box next to him to wipe his hands.

Su Ling was taken aback. I don't even mind, does he still think I'm dirty?

Then, Zhou Fengchen wiped his hands, made a "strange" handprint, shook it back and forth in the carriage, and then suddenly led it outside.

Su Ling, Jiang Ming, and the others felt a warmth spread through their bodies, and the soreness, numbness, and coldness vanished. When they looked at Zhou Fengchen again, they didn't know how to describe their feelings.

At this moment, Zhou Fengchen casually asked, "Judging from your accents, you're from the East Sea, right?"

Su Ling and the others were taken aback, then nodded subconsciously, "Ah? Yes, yes."

"What a coincidence! We're from the same hometown!" Zhou Fengchen smiled. "Drive carefully, let's go!"

He then closed the car door.

The people inside the car looked at each other in surprise, exclaiming, "He... he's actually from our hometown?"

However, the next moment, the group was stunned again. They saw the two Taoist priests outside lightly touch the ground and disappear into the forest in a few leaps.

"Whoa—"

"What amazing agility!"

"My God! Who are they? Even my grandfather couldn't reach that level!"

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