Ling Tian settled the two children, instructing Ali to take good care of them. It was already evening when a call came in. Ling Tian saw it was from his fifth master, the business magnate Gu Tianxi, and he quickly answered.
"Master, what do you need?"
"Nothing much, just letting you know that old fellow Feng Jinglong has arrived at Longpan Mountain. His safety is guaranteed here. However, you still need to be careful. Even when hunting a rabbit, one must use full strength. Those sorcerers are very adept at using underhanded tactics. Carelessness can be very dangerous."
"I understand, Master. Please rest assured, I will be careful and do my utmost to capture that sorcerer and the mastermind Feng Jiteng."
"Oh, right. Old Feng's granddaughter, Feng Xinjie, that girl is quite good. I'm quite fond of her. Xinjie is very beautiful, has a good personality, and is very sensible. Not to mention her family background. Why don't you consider taking her in..."
Ling Tian's mind was filled with black lines. He had sensed from Xinjie's behavior these past few days that the girl had feelings for him. He could also guess that this matter was likely arranged by old man Feng Jinglong. Ling Tian had very clearly told Feng Xinjie that he already had a fiancée and that he loved his fiancée Wang Bingxia very much. A beautiful and outstanding woman showing you favor is good luck, but too many women can be a disaster. Ling Tian never expected that old fellow Feng Jinglong would not give up and even set his sights on his master. This was a roundabout way of achieving his goal.
"Master, this joke is not funny. Please stop trying to play matchmaker. If Sister Qiuhong finds out about this, do you believe she won't cause your Tianxi Group's stock price to be halved?"
"Oh dear, Ling Tian, it's alright. You go ahead and marry whoever you like. Marry the good girls you fancy quickly and have a lot of children. That girl Qiuhong, I watched her grow up. I'll talk to her..."
"Hello... hello... Master, what are you saying... the satellite phone signal is bad... beep beep beep..."
Ling Tian hung up the phone directly. He absolutely would not consider the suggestion made by his unreliable fifth master!
Just as dusk fell, while Ling Tian was on the phone with his master, a car arrived at the hotel where Ling Tian and Ali were staying. A man and two women, three people, got out of the car and checked into a suite. This suite was on the floor directly below Ling Tian's room, with the two rooms less than 20 meters apart in a straight line. This man was none other than Sen Nuo, who had failed to assassinate Feng Jinglong last night. The two women accompanying Sen Nuo were his disciples, nominally disciples but actually his cultivation cauldrons. These two women had excellent potential. Sen Nuo outwardly took them as disciples and taught them cultivation techniques. Once their cultivation reached a certain level, Sen Nuo would use a very evil dual cultivation secret method to drain their power. These two women, having lost all their power, would soon fall ill and their lives would be short. Pity these two women were still kept in the dark, accompanying Sen Nuo every day and taking care of his daily needs. Their purpose in coming here tonight was singular: to assassinate Ling Tian.
Although Feng Jiteng had lost most of his wealth, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. Feng Jiteng had connections. After much searching, he finally pinpointed Ling Tian's location. However, neither Feng Jiteng nor Sen Nuo expected things to unravel so quickly. The inside informant, Afang, had also been exposed, and then old man Feng Jinglong had fled. Ling Tian had been staying at Feng Jifei's home to protect him. These two still thought Ling Tian was staying at this hotel, so Sen Nuo decided to make his move tonight.
Sen Nuo had been seriously injured last night. His vengeful spirit had been destroyed by the Buddha's power within the Buddha amulet on Feng Jinglong's chest. At that time, Sen Nuo was performing a secret ritual, remotely controlling that vengeful spirit. When the vengeful spirit died, his mental power was also severely damaged, causing Sen Nuo to vomit blood on the spot. Sen Nuo did not inform his master, Pazahei, because Pazahei had recently failed in his breakthrough and was currently in seclusion for recovery. Even if Pazahei were not in seclusion, Sen Nuo would not dare to tell his master, as failing to handle such a small matter would be too embarrassing in Pazahei's eyes. To give his master an account before he emerged from seclusion, Sen Nuo decided to eliminate the doctor who had ruined their plan first. Thus, just one night later, he brought his two female disciples to the resort hotel where Ling Tian was staying.
The time reached midnight, which was the hour of Zi, the time of greatest Yin energy in the day. In the center of Master Sen Nuo's room, a wooden box was placed on the ground. The wooden box was now fully open, and in the center of the box was a ceramic jar. This ceramic jar was about the size of a small kimchi jar, and various runes were carved around the jar. Similarly, talismans were affixed between the jar and its lid. Master Sen Nuo sat cross-legged on the ground, with his two female disciples sitting cross-legged on either side to protect him. Between Sen Nuo and the box, a thick tallow candle, as thick as an arm, was placed on the ground. The fire and smoke detectors on the ceiling had been covered with tape by Sen Nuo's disciples, so even if they lit a fire in the room, it would not trigger the fire alarm.
Sen Nuo sat there, chanting incantations. Then, he took out a ceramic bottle, about the size of a bottle for floral water, but with a shorter opening. After opening the bottle, Sen Nuo directly aimed the opening above the candle flame. Soon, a drop of very viscous oil slowly flowed from the bottle. The oil dripped down, landing directly on the flame. Instantly, a smell that was indescribable filled the entire room as it was scorched by the flame. Sen Nuo nodded. One of the female disciples stood up and came forward to tear off the talismans affixed to the ceramic jar inside the wooden box. The moment the talismans were torn off, the lid of the ceramic jar suddenly jumped as if something inside was trying to break out. The next moment, the lid of the ceramic jar was pushed open, and a dense mass of black energy emerged from the jar. Then, the smell that had filled the room from the oil being roasted by the flame was completely absorbed by this black smoke. A few seconds later, the smell of the oil was no longer detectable in the room, and the mass of black energy had condensed into a human form!