In such a valuable location in the Imperial Capital, there’s actually an empty lot, truly a waste of heavenly resources.
“Kid, do you think it’s cool here?” Xu Kong stared at Ye Tian with a sly smile.
“It’s alright. But why keep such a piece of empty land in such an expensive Earth Realm? Could it be a ghost nest?”
“Kind of.” Xu Kong replied, “The ghostly bird finds this little thing worthless, might even get destroyed here today.”
“That powerful? Then forget it, you play by yourself. I’ll go ahead and play for a while, and I’ll come find you after you’ve sorted everything out!” Ye Tian knew his own physical condition, let alone such fierce beings, even if Red made a move, he might get flapped all the way back to his hometown.
“Aren’t you thinking about fixing your condition soon? If next time you encounter a formidable enemy and use up all your Gang Qi, and can’t replenish it in time, you’ll be like a fish on the chopping board.” Xu Kong wasn’t in a hurry, casually dropping a few hints.
Ye Tian’s face immediately soured, raising his leg but not placing it right, raising it higher was also wrong, this damnable old guy. They say, the older, the wiser, Xu Kong is a classic example.
“Old man, look at what you’re saying. With a senior like you around, how can you let the younger generation turn into fish meat?”
“Good that you know, just stay put, the malevolent Qi on you will keep those creatures from wanting to approach you.”
Malevolent Qi is a funny thing, much like a feeling. Dogs are a very spiritual animal. Ye Tian heard from the elders during his childhood that dogs can see unclean things. Thus, butchers who slaughter dogs year-round emit an aura that dogs find terrifying, making them run away at the sight of such people.
Perhaps that’s what they mean by malevolent Qi. Anyone who read “Journey to the West” remembers Wei Zheng, of course, a very famous historical figure who in his dreams could kill the Jing River Dragon King.
Yet, Ye Tian admired Qin Shubao and Weichi Jingde even more, the Door Gods posted up during New Year’s celebrations. Although the soul of the Dragon King harbored hatred towards Li Shimin for not aiding him, fortunately, with two generals guarding the door, there was safety. That’s true spirit.
As a child, Ye Tian always envied them, only to realize after experiencing so many things himself, what spirit, that’s just malevolent Qi. A general achieving great merits leaves a trail of countless bones, killing people like hemp on the battlefield, let alone the soul of a Dragon King, even humans would be terrified.
Yet now, it’s others saying that even ghosts won’t approach him!
Damn! As Ye Tian was lost in his messy thoughts, he saw Xu Kong strolling around the yard. After the heavy rain at night, the earth emitted a scent of mud. The moon in the sky, washed clean, and the old man in the courtyard dressed in white, with constant colorful lights appearing around him, was quite an eyesore!
Ye Tian broke into a sweat!
The yard was ordinary, just overgrown with weeds, giving a desolate feel, but Ye Tian could see nothing else.
Xu Kong strolled slowly, looking relaxed.
“Old man, you’re not bringing any tools, what, planning to go barehanded…” Ye Tian didn’t finish his sentence, remembering how the old man looked in the afternoon.
Having the strength to uproot mountains and the spirit to overshadow the world, although he didn’t literally uproot a mountain, he did manage to seal its cracks.
“Why are you shouting nonsense?” A sharp look from Xu Kong flew over, and Ye Tian immediately shut up. Who let him be unable to beat the man?
Thinking about today’s reality turning from barbecue to ice pops, and now his itch for revenge. That old man, just wait till I’ve recovered!
Just as Ye Tian was fantasizing about how he’d deal with Xu Kong in the future, he heard a animal growl, though very soft, somewhat like a figment of imagination, but he was sure it was real.
“Here it comes!” Xu Kong said with a smile.
The wide sleeves flapped in the wind, and the old man’s white beard danced in the breeze.
Ye Tian could smell a dampness in the wind, like soil deep underground being overturned, and the stench in the wind almost made him vomit.
Just then, Ye Tian saw Xu Kong start to move, beginning with the basic stance of Tai Chi, followed by the move Wild Horse Splitting Manes, a huge Barrier formed over the empty land.
With this Barrier, even if they did something inside, the outside would at most feel some tremors, but couldn’t see clearly what was happening inside. It seemed tonight’s event would be quite bloody.
Ye Tian also gathered a bit of his True Qi, even though he wasn’t the preferred target for these creatures, accidental injuries could still happen.
Just then, the ground began to shake, and then something like a snake directly emerged from the ground.
“Wow!” Ye Tian had seen a lot, but the snake in front of him was truly terrifying.
With a human face on a snake body, entirely red, with two eyes side by side, and instead of a forked tongue, it spat out a candle flame.
“This is Zhu Jiuyin, also known as Candle Dragon, sort of a type of dragon,” Xu Kong seemed to anticipate Ye Tian’s question and explained!
“Dragon? You must be joking!” In Ye Tian’s heart, dragons were the symbol of Huaxia, always majestic, capable of soaring, how could such a monster be a dragon?