Chapter 136
Chapter 136
Wang Mazi stripped off all of Village Chief Li’s clothes, his face twisted into an eager, lecherous grin. “What Village Chief Li? Isn’t Village Chief Li right beside me? You’re at death’s door and already talking nonsense?”
“Don’t be scared, baby. Big brother won’t let it hurt. In a little while, you’ll know just how wonderful being a woman can be.”
Zhao Fangfang shifted her gaze to the side and found that there really was another Village Chief Li standing off to one side.
But that Village Chief Li had a dull, wooden expression and was obviously no living person. Zhao Fangfang had no idea what it was made from, but she guessed this was Xia Sheng’s handiwork.
No wonder that older Old Daoist had shown such respect to this young girl outside the village chief’s house earlier today. So this young girl was the one with the real ability.
Zhao Fangfang shot Xia Sheng an admiring look. Meanwhile, in the cornfield, after Wang Mazi yanked off Village Chief Li’s pants, Village Chief Li was so furious he cursed up a storm, wishing he could kill Wang Mazi on the spot.
Was that bastard blind? He was a grown man, and yet that dog actually mistook him for Zhao Fangfang?
Village Chief Li struggled with all his might. In the end, though, he still couldn’t shove Wang Mazi and the other man away, and the two men pinned him down and violated him.
Zhao Fangfang took one look and immediately averted her eyes. Fighting down the urge to gag, she covered her ears as well.
Less than ten minutes later, it sounded like the people over there were already done.
Wang Mazi and the other man pulled up their pants in complete satisfaction, while Village Chief Li had passed out on the ground, both his legs and arms broken by Wang Mazi.
After straightening his clothes, Wang Mazi looked toward the “Village Chief Li” at the side and asked, “Are we taking this girl to the River God now?”
“Village Chief Li” nodded, his expression blank and stiff. “Mm.”
Wang Mazi thought Village Chief Li looked a little off at the moment, but he didn’t think too deeply about it. Hoisting the unconscious “Zhao Fangfang” onto his shoulder, he headed toward the reservoir.
Once the group had gone some distance away, Xia Sheng followed at an unhurried pace.
Zhao Fangfang hesitated for a moment, then followed too.
They had only gone a few steps when someone called out, “Xia-”
That person had barely uttered a single syllable when Xia Sheng’s eyes turned sharp, and she directly threw out a silencing talisman.
Li Ziheng’s mouth was sealed shut, and he ground his teeth in fury.
Their group had already gotten in the car and left, but after discovering that Xia Sheng was missing, he had worried something might have happened to her and had come back to look for her.
He had never expected that the moment he found her, his mouth would be sealed.
He was furious.
What an ungrateful woman!
If he’d known, he never would have come back for her!
He raised a hand, wanting to tear off the Talisman covering his mouth, only to find that it vanished into thin air while his mouth still refused to open.
He frowned and was about to keep struggling when Master Quede quietly reminded him from the side, “Don’t waste your effort. Little Fellow Daoist’s spellwork isn’t something you can break free from. Just keep your mouth shut and behave.”
Li Ziheng was unconvinced, but he couldn’t make a sound right now, so he could only stay quiet.
The group walked over to Xia Sheng together. Master Quede looked ahead and saw Wang Mazi carrying “Zhao Fangfang” farther forward, seemingly unaware of their appearance.
Then he glanced at the person beside Xia Sheng and asked in surprise, “Little Fellow Daoist, the person on that man’s shoulder over there is…?”
“That’s Village Chief Li.”
Master Quede was about to ask who the Village Chief Li walking beside them was when Xia Sheng explained, “The Village Chief Li next to him is a paper effigy I made.”
Unable to speak, Li Ziheng could only pull out his phone and type: “What did you do to Village Chief Li? Why does he look so weak?”
“Village Chief Li welcomed us so warmly today. You can’t repay kindness with enmity and harm him!”
Xia Sheng couldn’t be bothered to respond to Li Ziheng and simply treated him as if he didn’t exist. She continued to Master Quede, “Those people will be going to see the Eight-Eyed Mangui soon. I’ll go catch the ghost. You stay behind and protect Zhao Fangfang.”
Master Quede nodded cooperatively. “Alright. Be careful.”
Xia Sheng acknowledged him and continued following Wang Mazi and the others.
When Li Ziheng saw Xia Sheng leave, he worried she might do something to Village Chief Li, so he followed as well.
He took out his phone again and typed to Xia Sheng: “What exactly is an Eight-Eyed Mangui? Didn’t we already get rid of the Water Ghost here?”
From the conversation between Xia Sheng and Master Quede just now, he had vaguely sensed that something was off. So instead of rushing over to block Wang Mazi’s path, he chose to ask Xia Sheng first.
But Xia Sheng still ignored him and merely walked forward in silence.
Li Ziheng was starting to get annoyed and kept typing furiously. “Why do you always ignore me?”
Xia Sheng: “Because you’re stupid.”
Li Ziheng: “…”
Damn it!
“Xia Sheng, don’t get cocky! Just because Master Quede trusts you doesn’t mean you’re really all that amazing! Don’t forget, I was the one who killed that Water Ghost today! Whatever tricks you try to pull afterward, no matter how much you stir things up, it won’t matter! The top prize for this mission is definitely mine!”
Li Ziheng kept typing nonstop, but Xia Sheng didn’t reply to a single word after that.
Li Ziheng was so furious he nearly passed out.
While he was busy typing, Wang Mazi’s group had already reached the reservoir and stopped.
Wang Mazi lowered “Zhao Fangfang” from his shoulder onto the ground, then dropped to his knees and spoke devoutly, “River God above, today we offer this sacrifice with sincere devotion. We beg you to appear and bless Baiyun Village with favorable weather and abundant wealth…”
As Wang Mazi prayed, the previously still surface of the water began to ripple.
At first, there were only small ripples. Very soon, they spread wider and wider, gathering into a bottomless whirlpool.
The reservoir lay in shadow, with the sunlight blocked by the towering mountain and dense woods behind it.
Within the darkness, a Female Ghost in white slowly emerged above the whirlpool.
The Female Ghost had eight eyes, with disheveled hair, a blue-green face, and protruding fangs. One look was enough to tell it was an evil entity.
But Wang Mazi seemed completely unable to tell that the thing before him was a Female Ghost. He only prostrated himself more devoutly and said humbly, “Lord River God, this is the offering we’ve prepared for you today. Please enjoy it.”
The Female Ghost glanced at the “woman” lying on the ground in front of Wang Mazi, slowly approached, and reached out to dig the person’s heart right out.
Village Chief Li didn’t even have time to scream before all signs of life left him.
The Female Ghost lifted the torn-out heart to her nose and sniffed it. Her previously pleased expression instantly turned savage, and she hurled the heart violently to the ground.
“This thing reeks of a man’s stink. It’s not a woman’s heart at all! How dare you try to fool me!”
The Female Ghost cursed viciously, and her ferocious expression gave Wang Mazi such a fright that he jumped. “My lady, have you made a mistake? That’s obviously a woman’s heart… Ah!”
Before Wang Mazi could finish speaking, the Female Ghost kicked him away in a single blow. He slammed into a huge rock in the distance, his ribs shattering as he spat out a mouthful of blood.
The Female Ghost roared angrily, “Go find me another woman’s heart! Otherwise, your entire village will be buried as accompanying sacrifices!”
The man who had come with Wang Mazi was scared out of his wits and nodded frantically.
The Female Ghost turned to leave in a rage. But the moment she turned around, “Village Chief Li” ran over and grabbed her.
The Female Ghost hated men more than anything. Being hugged by that thing instantly disgusted her. Just as she was about to blast “Village Chief Li” away, the Village Chief Li before her suddenly turned into a paper effigy and burst into flames.