Chapter 391: Chapter 270: You Can’t Grasp It!
Yingze Lake Garden, named after its location outside the Yingze Gate of ancient Taiyuan City, was established in 1954.
Located in the middle section of Yingze Street, it has convenient transportation. The park covers a total area of 666,900 square meters, with Yingze Lake occupying one third of the total area. The park is divided into six functional areas: cultural and leisure area, science popularization area, amusement and entertainment area, management area, production area, and children’s activity area.
Originally, there was no lake in Yingze Park.
However, following the relevant department’s guideline that “a park cannot be without water,” the excavation of the lake began during the initial construction in 1954!
In 1955, a five-arch bridge was built in the lake.
With the development of the park and the increasing number of tourists, the original small bridge could no longer meet the needs of visitors. Therefore, two more arches were added in 1962, and the construction was completed by 1964, turning it into a seven-arch bridge.
More than 40 years ago, spiritual aura revived.
Since then, strange events have been happening non-stop in Yingze Lake Garden.
Once, someone heard crying sounds coming from the center of the lake late at night, and people often fell into the water in a trance.
In 1977, the lake was excavated for the second time.
Since then, Yingze Lake Garden has become even more sinister, with an elementary school student drowning case occurring later on. A 15-year-old girl bravely sacrificed herself trying to save someone.
It wasn’t until September 24, 1991, that a major “stampede incident” occurred in the Seven-Arch Bridge area of Yingze Lake Garden.
And the Spirits Management Bureau classified this incident as a “bizarre case,” naming it the “Celestial Maiden Incident.”
After that, Yingze Lake Garden was sealed off for a few years, claiming to undergo “internal renovations.” In reality, the Spirits Management Bureau was trying to find a solution to the problem.
However, at that time, Wang Hou didn’t have great abilities, and his “influence” in the martial world wasn’t as strong as it is now, so he couldn’t invite any experts. In the end, they had no choice but to “suppress” the situation to make sure the so-called “Celestial Maiden” wouldn’t cause trouble.
On July 1, 2002, Yingze Lake Garden reopened.
By the end of October 2021, Yingze Lake Garden was shut down once again!
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“I, Ma Long, am willing to risk my life just to bring this female ghost down!”
Ma Long, with a fearless look on his face, strode through the park’s main entrance.
However, as soon as he entered the park, he started to regret it a bit.
Inside the park, everything was pitch black.
Outside the park, it was a hot summer night, with even the night breeze bringing warmth with it.
Inside the park, the temperature dropped suddenly.
It was as if he stepped from summer straight into early winter!
In the night sky, a chilling Yin wind blew through. Ma Long shivered involuntarily and asked, “Xu Yang… are you sure there’s no problem?”
“Don’t worry, Ma Long.”
Xu Yang stuck an Invisibility Talisman to himself, saying, “With me here, what are you worried about?”
“Well, that makes sense.”
Ma Long nodded and relaxed a bit.
Meanwhile, Xu Yang whispered, “From now on, don’t talk to me. I’m worried that the malevolent being in Yingze Park will be too scared to show itself if it discovers me… I’ll step in once it targets you.”
One in front and one behind, one visible and one concealed, they walked into Yingze Park.
Suddenly.
Ma Long’s spirits lifted.
He saw two ghostly figures intertwined on a bench beside a small grove ahead, accompanied by strange moaning sounds.
The park was too dark.
Ma Long couldn’t see clearly, only vaguely making out the human silhouettes.
He bent down and fumbled on the ground, picking up a stick.
In his mind…
Thoughts were racing.
“Ever since I first saw a ghost, I’ve been the one bullied by ghosts!”
“Today, I’ll turn the tables and bully a ghost for once!”
“With Xu Yang here, what is there to fear?”
He picked up the stick and charged over, swinging it wildly.
“Holy shit!”
Xu Yang was dumbfounded and wanted to shout a warning but noticed a strong Yin energy approaching from a distance. Moreover, there was a hazy gray fog floating above the Yin energy. Alarmed, he immediately kept quiet.
“Ah!”
“Ah…”
Two screams, one after the other, echoed from the bench.
A man and a woman jumped up, hurriedly pulling up their pants. The man angrily asked, “Who the fuck are you, and why are you hitting me?”
Ma Long: “……”
He hesitated for a moment.
Then quickly realized what was happening. A brilliant idea flashed through his mind, his eyes gleaming with wisdom. Tightening his grip on the stick, he spoke in a hoarse, slow, deep voice, “Shameless couple, how dare you do such a thing on my territory late at night! Today, I shall devour you both!”
The man was taken aback, remembering the ghost rumors about Yingze Park. Upon taking a closer look and barely making out Ma Long’s dark, chubby face in the darkness, he trembled as he cried out, “Please spare my life, Your Majesty!” and pulled the woman as they bolted away frantically.
Ma Long took a deep breath, cursing, “Motherfucker… that was close! I almost got beaten!”
He gripped the stick tightly and continued to walk deeper into Yingze Park, pretending to be a ghost.
Behind him, the invisible Xu Yang wore a serious expression on his face.
He saw…
The sinister gray mist trailing behind Ma Long.
The aura emitted by that gray mist was all too familiar to Xu Yang!
An evil deity!
The malevolent being in Yingze Lake was actually an evil deity!
“This evil deity’s aura is much stronger than the Great Priest of Xuan Mountain Temple, and even slightly more powerful than the Japanese military officer I killed last night… Its strength has definitely reached the Martial Arts Celestial Phenomenon Realm or the Daoist Refining Spirit Realm. No wonder the Jin Province branch couldn’t handle it.”
Xu Yang thought to himself in secret.
There was a hint of excitement in his eyes!
A malevolent being comparable to the Martial Arts Celestial Phenomenon and Daoist Refining Spirit Realm – how much merit could be gained if it were dealt with tonight?
What’s more, Yingze Lake Garden has a vast area and nobody is inside. Even if a large-scale battle takes place, there is no need to worry about harming civilians.
“But I can’t take action yet!”
“I must wait until that malevolent being shows itself… Otherwise, if I alert it and it escapes, wouldn’t this trip be a waste?”
Soon.
Ma Long arrived at Yingze Lake shore.
A seven-hole stone bridge spanned the lake.
The “Tian Nu Incident” happened here in the past.
In the center of the lake was a pavilion.
At this moment, a woman with a graceful figure sat inside the pavilion.
The red candle flickered, and thin red curtains surrounded the pavilion. As the Yin wind blew, her clothes and hair fluttered, creating a sense of beauty and grace.
Xu Yang saw that the mysterious gray mist behind Ma Long flashed and disappeared into the woman’s body.
The woman turned around and smiled at Ma Long, saying, “Young Master, what brings you here so late at night?”
Xu Yang was stunned, thinking that the woman had discovered him… But soon enough, he realized…
Her words were meant for Ma Long!
Ma Long had successfully cultivated his Yin spirit and reached the Night Wandering Realm. His Yin spirit was stronger than ordinary Red-Clothed, too difficult for regular Yin spirits and malevolent beings to detect, but not enough to deceive this woman.
Seeing the woman for the first time, Ma Long subconsciously wanted to turn around and run.
But he felt a powerful hand at his back that pushed him forward, steadying his mind. He shouted to the center of the lake, “The long night makes sleep impossible, so I took a stroll… Can you not sleep, Lady?”
Xu Yang: “…”
Damn!
What kind of weird way to start a conversation is this?
The woman covered her mouth with a soft laugh, saying, “Indeed, I cannot sleep… Young Master, since we met by fate, why not have a few drinks to celebrate?”
She waved her hand.
Splash!
Waves surged over the lake surface, and instead of falling back into the lake, they formed a “water blanket” beneath Ma Long’s feet.
Ma Long wanted to ask questions, but recalling Xu Yang’s previous words…
Immediately acting accordingly, Ma Long took a step forward, intending to step onto the water blanket, and help Xu Yang probe the depth of the “female ghost.”
“Brother Long!”
However, just as he took a step, Xu Yang stopped him.
Looking back, he saw Xu Yang come out of the darkness with a smile, saying, “Brother Long, this woman is too powerful for you to handle… Let me take care of it!”
By “too powerful,” of course, Xu Yang wasn’t referring to her physique, but rather her strength.
Xu Yang stepped forward and landed on the “water blanket.”
“Ding!”
“Malevolent being is scared, merit points +1000, Water Manipulation Skill +1, Interrupting Flow +1.”
In the center of the lake, the woman was astonished, standing up suddenly, with a flash of brilliance in her eyes. She stared at Xu Yang and asked, “Who are you?”
How could she not be shocked?
Since Ma Long had entered Yingze Lake Garden just a few minutes ago, she had noticed him.
After all, the “extreme Yin aura” on Ma Long’s body was too attractive to her.
However, despite being a living person, Ma Long had cultivated a technique exclusive to the Underworld Palace and had even cultivated a “Yin spirit”, making his cultivation quite formidable, enough to make her wary. She didn’t take action immediately but instead secretly affected Ma Long with a wisp of her energy, guiding him to the lakeshore before making her move!
In other words…
Ma Long had been under her watchful gaze all this while.
But how could she have missed this person who had been following Ma Long closely all along?
Not just her.
Hearing the system notification sound, Xu Yang was also taken aback.
Merit points and Water Manipulation Skill… these were all expected rewards.
But “Interrupting Flow +1” was a bit surprising!
What is “Interrupting Flow”?
“Interrupting Flow” is one of the 72 Earth-Devil Skills. As the name suggests, it can interrupt the flow of a river!
Of course.
The main purpose of “Interrupting Flow” is to use this divine power to enter and exit the Dragon Palace!
For a moment, Xu Yang became even more excited!
Putting merit points aside, as long as he could master “Interrupting Flow” tonight, this trip would not be in vain!
All this happened in the blink of an eye.
From Xu Yang’s appearance to stepping onto the “water blanket,” the woman’s shock, her breaking the water blanket beneath Xu Yang’s feet, and the water droplets scattering… Xu Yang hadn’t fallen into the lake as the woman imagined.
He walked on the lake surface as if on flat ground, stepping towards the pavilion in the center of the lake. He smiled and introduced himself, “My name is Xu Yang, the sect leader of the Jingming Sect in the Daoist martial world. People affectionately call me the Northwest Hammer King. I wonder if you’ve heard of me?”
With that said.
He leaped, landing inside the pavilion.
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