Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 161 Past Events

"You all sit here, I'll go ask my wife to go buy groceries and cook," Wu Changqing said happily. As he spoke, he quickly brought out three chairs from the house for the three of them to sit on, and then hurriedly walked towards the gate of the courtyard, turning back as he went and saying, "You mustn't leave, Professor Xin, if you leave, I'll be really angry with you later."

"Don't worry, they won't leave," Professor Xin replied with a smile, then turned to Qin and Guo and said, "People from the mountains are just that simple and honest."

"Wu Di, come out and pour the guest a cup of tea." Wu Changqing's voice rang out again from outside the courtyard.

"You cured my Didi's illness, so it's only right that you treat us to a meal," the old man who had been sitting in the yard said with a smile.

"Are you Wu Di's grandfather?" Professor Xin asked.

"Yes, Didi is a troublemaker, but it's not his fault this time. It was clearly those people who offended Wong Tai Sin, but it's my Didi who suffered the consequences," the old man said somewhat unhappily.

"Grandpa, can you tell me about Wong Tai Sin's deeds?" Guo Shiyi asked.

"Speaking of our local Huang Daxian, let me tell you, our Huang Daxian is incredibly powerful. He has helped us solve countless difficulties." The old man immediately perked up when talking about Huang Daxian. "I still remember back in 59, when there was a nationwide plague, and countless people died. But our small county was unaffected. Why? It's all because of Huang Daxian's protection. Now, anyone who dares to offend Huang Daxian will definitely not have a good outcome."

"How do you know it was Wong Tai Sin who protected you from getting infected?" Guo Shiyi asked.

"Who else could it be but Wong Tai Sin?" The old man's tone suddenly became loud. "You weren't born in 59, so you don't know. You can go home and ask your elders. In those years, there were epidemics and all sorts of disasters. Countless people died in the surrounding area. Why is it that we are the only ones who are safe? Let me tell you, before the epidemic even started, Wong Tai Sin had already asked the locals to tell us to rest assured because he would protect us."

Seeing that the old man seemed a bit agitated, Guo Shiyi didn't want to argue, so she changed the subject: "But I heard that those developers came here with your consent, and the land they are building factories on was all bought from your town."

Hearing this, the old man's expression darkened, and he remained silent for a while before saying, "It's all because of that little bit of money."

Guo Shiyi didn't know what to say when she heard this.

"I know this isn't good," the old man said softly, "but with this money, Didi's dad won't have to go out to work anymore, and our family can be reunited."

Guo Shiyi felt a little sad and didn't know how to comfort the old man, so she quickly changed the subject.

To express his gratitude, Wu Changqing specially prepared a large table of dishes, many of which were local specialties, so that Guo Shiyi and Qin Xiaochuan could enjoy a good meal. While they were eating, a middle-aged man suddenly burst in and urgently asked everyone, "Who among you cured Wu Di's illness?"

"Zhang Laosan, what's the rush? Can't you see we're eating?" Wu Changqing asked, somewhat angrily.

"Sorry everyone, I was in a hurry. I heard that someone on the construction site to the west has been possessed by a witch doctor, and the site is in complete chaos," Zhang Laosan explained.

"What happened?" Wu Changqing asked. Then Zhang Laosan explained the matter in detail.

At the Minggang Mountain development site, work was proceeding as usual. However, around noon today, an excavator driver, after finishing lunch, wandered into the woods and returned erratically, rambling incoherently. Pingshui Town, nestled among mountains, is isolated and usually peaceful, with little unusual activity. But when something does happen, it spreads like wildfire, reaching the entire town in less than half a day. Knowing that Wu Di's madness had been cured, the construction site immediately sent people over.

After hearing Zhang Laosan's account, Qin Xiaochuan and Guo Shiyi put down their chopsticks almost simultaneously. They exchanged a glance and stood up. Qin Xiaochuan asked Zhang Laosan, "Where is it? Take us to see it."

"You haven't finished eating yet!" Wu Changqing said hurriedly.

"We've eaten our fill, thank you for your hospitality, Uncle. But we have urgent business over there, so we'll be leaving now. Please forgive us for any rudeness." Qin Xiaochuan said as he and Guo Shiyi walked out. Professor Xin quickly got up and followed.

"How could I possibly accept this? I didn't even let you have a proper meal." Wu Changqing said as he saw the three of them to the door, then asked, "It's still quite a distance from here to Minggang Mountain. How are you going to get there?"

Hearing this, Zhang Laosan scratched his head with some difficulty and said, "I came by electric bike, so I'm afraid I can only carry one person."

"My family has an electric scooter, I wonder if you want to ride it?" Wu Changqing asked.

"That's great! I'll ride it. It'll be just right to take Shiyi with me," Qin Xiaochuan said immediately. As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Changqing immediately pushed out a nearly new electric scooter from a house next to the yard.

"You're not going to ride into the ditch, are you?" As Qin Xiaochuan settled into his electric scooter...

Guo Shiyi sat sideways in the back seat and said to him with a smile.

"How could that be? I'm an elite demon hunter, after all. Besides, riding a bike with a beautiful woman is a man's natural skill." Qin Xiaochuan chuckled.

"Tch, you're such a chatterbox." Guo Shiyi patted his shoulder, deliberately using a affected tone, and said, "Xiao Chuanzi, hurry up and get going."

"Yes, Your Majesty! You'd better sit tight, we're about to go for a race, let's go!" Qin Xiaochuan twisted the switch on the handlebars, imagining the car shooting off with a dashing and exhilarating feeling. However, to everyone's surprise, the car remained stationary, completely disregarding his wishes.

Qin Xiaochuan turned the switch again, and then restarted the switch on the car key, but the car still didn't move.

"Oh, oh, this car has a child lock. You need to turn on the switch with the lock first," Wu Changqing quickly explained when he saw him looking at him.

"Hahahaha." Guo Shiyi couldn't help but laugh out loud, "The slap in the face came too fast, like a tornado."

"Oops, oops." Qin Xiaochuan awkwardly followed Wu Changqing's instructions to unlock the child lock, then started the electric scooter and followed Zhang Laosan toward Minggang Mountain.

The early spring sun is warm and gentle, and a breeze carries the faint scent of earth and grass. The melodious chirping of birds echoes from time to time in the deep mountains. Wildflowers are already in bloom along the roadside, dotting the woods here and there. Driving on such a country road, it's hard not to feel refreshed and relaxed.

"Speaking of which, this is your first mission. Honestly, are you nervous?" Guo Shiyi leaned on Qin Xiaochuan's shoulder and asked teasingly.

"What's there to be nervous about? We're elite demon hunters," Qin Xiaochuan said nonchalantly.

"That's something one of our elites already said," Guo Shiyi solemnly reminded him.

"That's different," Qin Xiaochuan tried to salvage his dignity. "That was purely a mistake."

"What do you think about the possession by Wong Tai Sin?" Guo Shiyi asked.

"Do you think it's possible that it was done by someone?" Qin Xiaochuan countered.

"But who would target an ordinary high school student?"

"Could it be the demon race? What would be their purpose in doing this?"

"And what does the monster Professor Xin mentioned have to do with Wong Tai Sin?"

"I really can't figure it out at all," Qin Xiaochuan said with a wry smile. "Hopefully, we can find some clues from the excavator driver."

Minggang Mountain is only four or five miles from Pingshui Town, and the four of them arrived at the scene in just over ten minutes. Everyone at the construction site was gathered in front of a small hill. Zhang Laosan led the three of them through the crowd and into the hillside. There they saw a man in his twenties wearing a construction site uniform tied to a pine tree. The man was looking up at the sky, muttering to himself, and occasionally struggling with the rope binding his hands.

"Look, it's him. He was fine before lunch, but after lunch he went for a walk in the woods by himself, and when he came back he was like this," the site manager explained from the side.

Guo Shiyi didn't say much. She walked directly to the bound man and used her magic again to remove the soul-capturing spell.

As Guo Shiyi murmured her incantation, the man who had been gazing at the sky seemed to sense something and suddenly turned his head to roar at Guo Shiyi. Guo Shiyi felt a sudden surge of spiritual power, and her body involuntarily leaned back, taking two steps back and leaving the bound man. At the same time, the man went berserk and forcefully pulled, breaking the ropes binding his arms. He then raised his hand and swung his fist at Guo Shiyi.

Qin Xiaochuan reacted quickly, grabbing the man's fist in an instant. The man then grabbed his shoulder with his other hand and bit at Qin Xiaochuan's arm like a wild beast. Upon seeing this, Qin Xiaochuan immediately used his other hand to hold the man's chin down.

At this moment, Qin Xiaochuan saw that the other party's eyes had turned bloodshot and red. At the same time, a strange feeling seemed to arise in his mind. He felt as if he were on an ancient battlefield, with deafening shouts of battle filling his head and a pungent smell of blood surrounding him, making him want to vomit. Countless monsters rushed towards him like a flood, and fear gripped his neck like a giant hand, making it hard for him to breathe.

"Kill!" The shouts grew louder and louder, like dense drumbeats pounding on his heart, again and again, constantly challenging his psychological limits. Just when he felt he was about to be completely overwhelmed by this fear, an image suddenly appeared clearly in his mind.

It was a circular pattern with an unfamiliar traditional Chinese character in the center. Around the character, five different colored liquids were swirling around it. The pattern looked strangely familiar.

The Ring! Qin Xiaochuan recognized it at a glance; the pattern he had seen countless times was from the Ring.

As the pattern appeared, the illusions that had filled Qin Xiaochuan's mind slowly disappeared, and the shouts of battle gradually faded away until they were no longer audible. At the same time, the face of a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy appeared clearly in front of him, with a look of surprise and confusion on his face.

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