Chu Keqing’s eyes widened in surprise.
At such a time... Is this senior fooling around?!
Thinking of this, Chu Keqing’s heart suddenly stirred, and a strange idea emerged:
It seems senior is doing this to... distinguish himself from his formal job at the Academy?
Hmm, I remember it was the same last time?
He specified that he was accompanying me to Port City and made me swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao.
"Infuse it with Primordial Qi, like burning a talisman, burn it." Chen Yan said sternly to Chu Keqing: "At the same time, you must recite to the Heavenly Dao without missing a single word."
Chu Keqing was filled with questions but didn’t dare to ask more, so she took it and followed Chen Yan’s instructions.
As the Primordial Qi infused, the talisman paper (agreement) burned, and Chu Keqing finished reciting.
Looking at Chen Yan again, it seemed his expression relaxed a bit.
"Remember, when you pay later, don’t use the Academy’s account to pay me, use your personal account."
"... Alright." Chu Keqing’s face was complicated.
Chen Yan nodded, then took a deep breath, stretched his back as his eyes turned serious: "Let’s go, get off the car!"
"Yes." Chen Yan sneered: "The other party set up such a Ghost Wall, obviously not letting us go."
He pointed to the distant abandoned village: "Go there! Exorcise demons if there are any, eliminate devils if there are any!"
Chu Keqing stared at Chen Yan, suddenly showing a surprised expression.
Just because Chen Yan took a deep breath, his facial features began to change!
Under the effect of the Transformation Technique, his facial features transformed into a completely unfamiliar appearance, with no traces of his original looks. At this moment, Chen Yan’s skull was round, his hair much shorter, his nose flat, and his lips thin.
He looked like a typical Japanese person!
While Chu Keqing was still in shock, Chen Yan suddenly pushed something into her hand. Chu Keqing looked down to find a smooth, egg-sized pellet.
"Infuse it with Primordial Qi, then imagine someone’s appearance in your mind..."
Chen Yan quickly whispered in Chu Keqing’s ear.
Chu Keqing was startled but quickly calmed down, following Chen Yan’s instructions to infuse Primordial Qi...
In just a moment, the Transformation Technique of the White Fox Inner Core was activated, and Chu Keqing’s appearance changed too.
Her eyes, which were originally limpid, now seemed droopy, and her oval face turned into a pointed chin melon-seed face. The once plump cheeks now had slanting lines, making her look much more acerbic.
She even seemed to have aged more than ten years.
Chen Yan inspected Chu Keqing, retrieved the White Fox Inner Core, and nodded in satisfaction: "This Transformation Technique can last for several hours, let’s go!"
Chu Keqing exhaled deeply, but her eyes were shining with excitement!
She followed Chen Yan, continuously touching her cheeks with her hands...
I actually cast a spell just now!
Walking down from the mountain road, the path was muddy. It had rained a little today, and the fog seemed to be getting thicker, with the air carrying a damp and chilling feel.
The houses in the abandoned village were sparse, especially the outermost buildings which were quite dilapidated, with some places even collapsed.
The sky seemed to darken further under the influence of the fog and rain—at this moment, it didn’t look like the early morning but rather like dusk.
As the light grew dimmer, the two saw the tallest building in the center of the abandoned village suddenly light up.
The light was prominent in the darkness, and it seemed that long lanterns were hanging from the corners of the small building, flickering as they walked closer, the light of those lanterns seemed even more eerie.
It wasn’t an orange light but appeared to give off a faintly ghostly green hue.
Finally, entering the abandoned village, they passed the first building at the entrance, which was already in ruins, with the courtyard wall half-collapsed, overgrown with weeds nearly burying the door.
As they walked slowly, they could see the roof had a hole, and suddenly they heard a fluttering sound from inside, a few unknown black birds screeching as they flew into the sky, not far, just circling overhead.
Chen Yan squinted, observing the surroundings, only to find that the abandoned buildings emitted a faintly wailing sound, like the crying of ghosts, quite terrifying.
At this moment, both Chen Yan and Chu Keqing stopped abruptly, their expressions subtle.
They turned around simultaneously to see a grayish-white shadow drifting through the mist on the path they came from.
They could hear a sound as if hooves were hitting the ground.
They turned and quickly stood by the roadside, and Chu Keqing already reached into her bag, her gaze alertly watching the shadow.
Suddenly, Chen Yan pressed his hand on Chu Keqing’s hand, and Chu Keqing looked up to see Chen Yan calmly shaking his head.
The grayish-white mist gradually approached, and through the mist, they could see it was a person and a horse!
Someone riding a horse in this day and age?
Chen Yan sneered inwardly.
The rider wore a white robe, but it wasn’t pure white like snow, rather it was a deadly pale shade, like whitewashed lime on a wall.