Chapter 235: 235, it’s just the right time Chapter 235: 235, it’s just the right time The sky gradually darkened, and the people around the old house also began to slowly evacuate. They had dared to stay here during the day, but at night, they truly lacked the courage. In the past couple of days, everyone who had guarded this place either went mad or died.
“Two masters, we’ll leave this place in your hands!” Li Xi glanced at the old house under the night sky, now enveloped in silver moonlight, from which bursts of chill exuded, sending shivers down one’s spine.
“Mm!” The two masters nodded. They were here specifically to solve the problem; as long as they were present, no matter what demons or ghosts resided in the old house, they could eliminate them.
“We’ll be leaving first then.” Having said this, Li Xi, with his men, quickly left. Every additional minute spent here made him feel ice-cold all over.
Watching the hurried departure of the crowd, the two masters shook their heads with a smile and stepped toward the old house.
As the two just reached the front of the old house, the main gate creaked open by itself.
The two exchanged a glance, tightened their grip on the beads in their hands, and stepped into the house.
“Bam!” A sound echoed behind them as the door shut.
“Which demon is causing trouble here? Show yourself,” shouted one of the masters loudly. They had helped others handle such matters before and were used to dealing with such lost spirits.
“Hehehe…” A sinister laugh echoed through the house.
“Come out!” The two masters rotated the beads in their hands while silently chanting scripture.
A cold breeze whipped up, swirling the leaves and dust on the ground, while the stacked chairs and tables by the walls creaked, and the windows trembled continuously.
Seeing this, the two masters swiftly summoned their Magic Artifacts.
A dark figure appeared before them, its icy gaze filled with disdain and contempt, “Just the two of you think you can take me on?”
With a wave of its hand, the two masters felt a lightness in their bodies before being flung into the air.
Before they could react, they crashed heavily onto the ground.
Ignoring the pain, they quickly scrambled up and dashed toward the main door. They had realized that they were no match for the dark shadow before them; staying any longer could endanger their lives.
“Thinking of leaving?” The dark shadow flashed and blocked the two masters.
“We meant no offense. Please, let us go,” begged the two masters, their faces pale with fright. All they wanted now was to leave this place quickly. Had they known how formidable their opponent was, they wouldn’t have agreed to come, no matter the offered price.
The dark shadow coldly sneered and waved its hand again. The two masters were flung out, smashing against the wall and falling to the ground, coughing out blood and passing out.
The dark figure made a Sealing gesture, ready to absorb their souls. Being a Ghost Cultivator, it strengthened itself by absorbing others’ souls.
“It seems we’ve come just in time,” a mocking voice suddenly rang out.
Startled, the dark figure quickly turned toward the source of the voice, not having noticed their arrival.
Seeing Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen, the dark figure relaxed slightly. Despite not being able to see through them, he judged by their youth that their abilities wouldn’t be too formidable. He hadn’t noticed them because his attention had been focused on the two men.
With that thought, the dark figure swung a whirlwind toward Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen, expecting to feast on their young souls.
Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen calmly watched the dark shadow, showing no intention of dodging.
A flicker of perplexity crossed the eyes of the dark shadow, but soon it realized: these two must be so frightened by the spectacle that they’d gone dumb.
However, the next moment left the dark shadow stunned, as the whirlwind dispersed automatically when it neared Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen, vanishing without a trace.
“Who are you?” The dark figure stepped back, its eyes filled with wariness and a hint of panic. Their indifference to his whirlwind meant their powers surpassed his.
“He will be of use to Xiang. Hand him over to Xiang,” Song Yan Ning summoned Xiang in her mind.
Soon, a gust of wind sounded outside, and then Xiang appeared silently before the three.
Seeing the dark figure, Xiang couldn’t help but lick her lips. It had been a long while since she had tasted a soul since following her master.
“Xiang, he’s yours,” said Song Yan Ning to Xiang, then walked with Qin Yushen toward the back of the old house. They had sensed the presence of the Yin Spirit Pearl.
As they passed by the two masters, Song Yan Ning glanced at them, lightly flicking her fingers. Their injuries weren’t severe, and they would wake soon, so she sprinkled some Medicine Powder to let them sleep a bit longer and stay out of the way.
Reaching the backyard, they saw overgrown weeds everywhere, presenting a scene of utter dilapidation.
In the center of the weeds, there was an ancient well, from which a chilling aura seeped.
Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen approached the well and used their Divine Sense to scan inside. The well had long dried up, now filled with various broken stones and some bones—clearly, more than one person had died here.
“I’ll go down, you wait here,” said Qin Yushen to Song Yan Ning. His Divine Sense was stronger, but it had only detected a dense coldness deep within, with no sign of the Yin Spirit Pearl. Worried that the coldness might harm Xiao Ning, he decided to go down alone.
“I’ll come with you; there’s an Array down there,” Song Yan Ning had just detected an Array with her Divine Sense, likely meant to contain the Yin Spirit Pearl.
“Then stay close to me,” Qin Yushen advised with concern, then jumped into the ancient well.
Song Yan Ning nodded and followed closely behind.
The well wasn’t very deep, and soon Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen reached the bottom.
Qin Yushen took out his Longsword and began digging through the soil of the well, moving deeper with Song Yan Ning.
In just half an hour, Qin Yushen had dug over a hundred meters. “How much farther to the Array?”
“About another hundred meters,” estimated Song Yan Ning with her Divine Sense. She could only see the Array, unsure of what lay within it. But the thick aura around them was a definite sign of the presence of the Yin Spirit Pearl.