I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 58 Vengeful Spirit_1

Chapter 58: Chapter 58 Vengeful Spirit_1

Twenty years old!

Why is it this damned twenty again?

The violent tremor of your mind left you disoriented, your body stumbled backward, and you ended up seated on the cold floor.

"How, how could this be?"

You didn’t doubt a single word Wu Qiyi had said; she was Er Ya, and you firmly believed she would never lie to you.

It was just that you hadn’t expected her to have endured so much pain over these years.

Strong!

You knew that as a man, this was the time to be even stronger, to let her know that you would be her most steadfast support!

Slowly rising to your feet, the shock and pity in your eyes were replaced by an unprecedented determination, and you looked at her with the same firm gaze as before.

After nearly ten seconds of eye contact, you finally spoke, "I will cure this illness. Er Ya, no matter now or in the future, I, Li Muyun, will keep the promise I made back then, to guard you, to protect you!"

Having said that, you reached out to gently wipe away the tear that was about to fall from the corner of Wu Qiyi’s eye.

She faced you with her usual tranquility, but within her serenity, there was also a persistence and deep trust that was uniquely hers.

For you, whether it was Zhao’er or Er Ya, the experiences they had faced only made your determination to become stronger even firmer!

Thinking this, you took out an orange talisman paper from your pocket.

Seeing that you were about to bite your finger, Wu Qiyi quickly reached out to stop you, "I’m carrying a jade amulet my grandmother gave me, and it can ward off evil."

The reason why you and Xiao Feng were so in sync was that you had spent over a decade together, thoroughly understanding each other’s every movement and expression.

But Wu Qiyi was different. Although the two of you were childhood friends for two years, there wasn’t much understanding afterward. Logically, Wu Qiyi should be a stranger to you; yet, she, with her keen observations, could discern your intentions from both the slight smile on your face and your casual gestures.

You smiled at her but insisted, "Even if it’s jade blessed by high monks, because its range of effect is quite broad, it often can’t achieve the best results, while talismans are more specific."

After a pause, you continued, "I don’t know what we’ll face next, so it’s better to have extra protection."

Seeing you persist in biting your finger and drawing a Magic Seal on the orange talisman paper, Wu Qiyi couldn’t help but frown slightly, asking, "This talisman paper seems to be a darker color than the ones you used before."

"Hmm," you nodded, "The darker the color of the talisman paper, the greater the effect it can unleash. With my current strength, I can only use talisman paper of this color."

Wu Qiyi thought for a moment and said, "I remember seeing a black talisman paper in a picture frame at your house when I was little."

"You remember that? That’s surprising," you replied with a laugh, not expecting Wu Qiyi’s memory to be so good, "That’s a family heirloom from my mother’s side. However, I’ve already..."

Suddenly, you stopped, not continuing.

The black talisman paper Wu Qiyi had mentioned was the Star Stealing Life-changing Talisman.

According to your mother, this talisman was drawn by a highly skilled ancestor, who could face Drought Demons head-on, using his lifeblood in his final moments.

After drawing the Star Stealing Life-changing Talisman, she left a last message, "This talisman will go to the first-born daughter of the tenth generation to use at her discretion."

As per lineage, your mother happened to be the first-born daughter of the tenth generation, which is why she had taken this family treasure when she eloped with your father.

In fact, you had known long ago that your grandmother’s family was a distinguished aristocratic family in Yenjing, with your grandmother herself being the current clan head; however, you had never seen this woman who should’ve been kind and gentle throughout your childhood.

I digress.

At this moment, flashes of light from a flashlight began coming in through the window at the end of the hallway. You glanced at it and walked to the window, looking towards the source of the light.

Realizing the flashlight light was coming from outside the building, you felt relieved and signaled to Xiao Feng’s direction with your flashlight.

After confirming each other’s presence, you handed the flashlight to Wu Qiyi. At the same time, you folded the orange talisman into an amulet and placed it in her palm, saying with a stern face, "From now on, you must follow me without taking a single step away."

Wu Qiyi nodded earnestly.

"Can you two let me go first?" Meng Lu, sealed within the portrait of Madame Curie, begged.

Glancing at her, you were about to speak when Wu Qiyi indifferently said, "You better pray that we can make it out alive. If there are any omissions in what you’ve told us earlier, and the resentful Qi becomes uncontrollable and harms us, you’ll be sealed in this portrait forever."

"No, no, I swear I haven’t lied to you!"

Wu Qiyi snorted coldly and turned to look at you, "Let’s go."

You gave Wu Qiyi a surreptitious thumbs-up; in fact, if Meng Lu had begged a little more just then, as a man, you would have instinctively released her. But it was different when Wu Qiyi dealt with the situation, as women tend to be very harsh on other women.

At that moment, Wu Qiyi was following behind you, holding a Wolf’s eye flashlight in her hand, her face expressionless as if she felt nothing about the ominously yin-filled area.

In truth, you knew well that she had been terrified of ghosts and such ever since she was little, and even though she had grown up, some deeply ingrained things just couldn’t be changed.

You didn’t dig into the fear hidden deep inside her heart; what you needed to do now was to ensure the safety of both of you on this trip.

"Tap, tap."

The sound of your footsteps slowly echoed in the dim corridor.

Soon, you reached the door of the multimedia classroom without any obstruction, and just as Meng Lu had said, you saw six talismans affixed to the door of the multimedia classroom at first glance. The magic seals on the talismans were strange though, and while you didn’t recognize them, your intuition told you that they were definitely not from the orthodox practices of Mount Mao.

Furthermore, the six talismans seemed to form a small formation. Through your left eye, you discovered that the Yin Ghost Qi in the corridor was gathering toward the small Talisman Formation, and through it, into the multimedia classroom.

You pulled Wu Qiyi back two steps and when the light source hit the ground, you saw that along the walkway outside the classroom wall, a piece of talisman paper was affixed at regular intervals. These talismans were slanted at a 45-degree angle against the wall, enclosing the entire lecture hall, forming another Talisman Formation.

"Damn it! Setting up two Gathering Yin Formations in a row, what exactly does he want to do?"

"What should we do next?" Wu Qiyi’s voice remained emotionless, but you clearly felt she had moved closer to you than before.

You frowned and said, "If Meng Lu wasn’t lying, these two Gathering Yin Formations haven’t reached their full effect yet. To be safe, we should still take a peeling the onion approach, we can’t brute force it."

As you spoke, you took out a stack of Cinnabar Talisman Paper from your backpack and said to Wu Qiyi, "A Gathering Yin Formation collects and absorbs the Yin Qi from the surroundings. We’ll affix the Talisman Paper at the opposite angle to disperse the gathered Yin Qi."

Wu Qiyi nodded, and the two of you bent over, affixing the talisman papers one by one correspondingly.

The multimedia classroom seemed not large, but after a round of affixing, you noticed that Wu Qiyi looked a bit tired, and beads of sweat were emerging on her forehead.

Considering her underlying illness, you quickly stepped forward and said, "You rest aside for now; I’ll do the rest."

However, Wu Qiyi shook her head slightly: "If I can’t even handle this little thing, I might as well just die."

She had always been so strong-willed, and you knew this very well, so after thinking about it, you could only nod.

After you finished, you stood once again at the entrance of the classroom.

"You back up; I’ll activate the Talisman Formation."

Wu Qiyi stepped back a few steps, watching you intently.

To enhance the power of the Talisman Formation, you deliberately used orange talisman paper and yet again helplessly bit your finger, drawing a magic seal on the paper.

Honestly, constantly using one’s own blood to draw talismans takes a significant toll on the caster’s body. You decided that after this inquiry, you must find a master to learn properly.

Once the magic seal was complete, you pressed your hands together with the talisman in your palm, muttering words under your breath, and after several seconds, barked a command: "Begin!"

You then smashed the talisman down onto the ground, and in that instant, you and Wu Qiyi saw the Talismans that both of you had affixed light up with a faint golden glow. These golden lights, appearing amidst the dark corridor, immediately brought some warmth to both of you, soothing your hearts.

Seeing the Talisman Formation activate, you let out a long breath and subsequently sat down across from the multimedia classroom’s main door.

"Are you okay?" Wu Qiyi came over, squatting down next to you.

This was the first time in years that you and she had looked into each other’s eyes from such a close distance. At that moment, the memory of your immature farewell kiss from the days of your past flashed through your mind.

Embarrassed, you subtly shifted your gaze away from hers.

"What do we do next? Just sit here and wait?"

"Of course not, their Gathering Yin Formation has been activated for a while now; it’s impossible to completely dispel it all at once," you said with a smile. "What I’ve initiated is just a regular Gathering Yang Formation. Simply releasing the Yin Ghost Qi isn’t good for either you or me or the nearby residents, so it has to be neutralized with Yang Qi, where Yin and Yang meet..."

Mid-sentence, you felt a shock run through your body, and suddenly, the papers you had placed on the ground caught fire all at once!

"Not good, Meng Lu tricked us!"

You sprang to your feet, and in that moment, through your left eye, you saw the walls of the entire multimedia classroom covered in a strange green light. The tightly shut door then slowly began to open from the outside in.

"Creak─"

A grating noise sounded.

"Hee hee, big brother, big sister, I’m so bored, come play with me!"

A child’s voice that seemed innocent and naïve echoed from the gloomy multimedia classroom, but at such a time, no one would be deceived by the voice. Without a second thought, you grabbed Wu Qiyi’s hand and rushed toward the staircase!

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