The cold corridor echoed only with my "tap, tap, tap" footsteps and my heavy breaths.
The closer I got to the rooftop, the more nervous I became.
I struggled, attempting to control my body.
But this body, it refused to obey.
My dantian, sealed shut by a surge of energy.
"Damn it, I fell right into their trap."
I thought to myself.
Again and again, I tried to break the energy that sealed my dantian.
But soon, I had already exited the stairwell and reached the rooftop.
The rooftop was dark, a cold wind "whooshing."
My body stood motionless in the center of the rooftop.
Just then, a somewhat familiar voice suddenly sounded from behind me:
"He's here, Master, that kid is here..."
The voice was gruff, laced with anger.
Although I couldn't see the person.
I immediately recognized who it was by the voice.
Bald Bear, the chubby bald guy whose nose I'd broken before.
My heart tightened, and I began to understand.
It seemed I had fallen for his scheme.
As I pondered this, another voice joined in:
"Come here!"
The voice was somewhat hoarse, carrying a sense of weariness.
It felt slightly familiar too, but I couldn't recall who it was for a moment.
However, my body, out of my control, turned around directly.
After turning, I saw not far away.
Several candles, and a white banner.
Beside them, stood two figures.
The one in front was that gangster, Bald Bear.
His nose was bandaged, and he glared at me with fury.
Behind him stood another figure.
Wearing a black robe, and with the dim light here, I couldn't make out his appearance.
It was likely this black-robed person who had cast the spell on me.
I just hadn't expected that behind this Bald Bear.
There was such a sorcerer who knew evil arts.
Now that I had fallen into their hands, I felt a sense of panic.
After all, my limbs were bound,
my mouth sealed, leaving me like fish on a chopping block, waiting to be slaughtered.
I walked forward step by step.
Bald Bear saw me and, with excitement, let out a cold laugh:
"Hehehe, kid, didn't expect this, did you!
You offended me, and you won't have a good end.
Later, you'll see how I deal with you.
And they won't be able to trace it back to me..."
His words were filled with anger towards me.
He even wanted to kill me.
I could only stare at him, unable to utter a word.
Bald Bear looked smug and strode towards me aggressively.
He clenched his fists, ready to punch me.
The black-robed sorcerer, Miao Nanzi, seeing my state.
paused for a moment.
And let out a surprised exclamation:
"Eh! A Kid with an Yin destiny..."
His voice was not loud.
But when the black-robed person uttered the words "Kid with an Yin destiny," I suddenly remembered someone.
"Miao Nanzi."
No wonder the voice sounded familiar.
This fellow was that ghost-cultivating sorcerer from Southern Xinjiang, Miao Nanzi.
My eyes widened, in disbelief.
I never expected to see him here.
At the same time, Bald Bear had already reached me.
He raised his fist and with a "bang," struck me in the face.
Instantly, my face burned with pain.
I was sent crashing to the ground by the blow.
But I couldn't move, couldn't speak.
At this moment, I was filled with rage, staring intently at Bald Bear.
"Ha. Still daring to glare at me?
Do you believe I'll gouge your eyes out right now?"
Saying that, he grabbed my collar.
His fingers pointed at my eyes.
Adopting the posture of a victor.
The sorcerer Miao Nanzi, dressed in black robes, then spoke:
"Baldy, move aside first.
This young friend, I know him."
Bald Bear heard this and looked back in surprise:
"Master, you know this kid?"
Miao Nanzi had already walked over:
"Hehehe. Yes.
And it's like finding a needle in a haystack, right when you weren't looking.
Young friend, we meet again..."
With that said, Miao Nanzi arrived in front of me.
He raised his hand and took off his hood.
Beneath the black robe, a straw-stuffed effigy's head was revealed.
The effigy's head had all the features, with eyes glowing green.
It looked very eerie, sending chills down the spine.
It was indeed him, the ghost-cultivating sorcerer Miao Nanzi.
I looked at Miao Nanzi with a sense of dread.
Last time, it was Miao Nanzi's puppet that I had impaled.
And he had recognized my unique destiny.
When he left, he swore that he would eventually take my life...
Later, this fellow vanished into thin air.
There was nowhere to find him.
Now, I had run into him unexpectedly.
Bald Bear, looking at Miao Nanzi and me, asked again:
"Master, what's this guy's background? You've been looking everywhere for him?"
Miao Nanzi gave a slight cold smile, the straw folds on his face making a "sizzling" sound:
"No wonder you fell into his hands. This young friend is also a Daoist priest.
My previous Daoist body was destroyed by him using fox claws."
Saying this, Miao Nanzi looked at me with a sinister smile.
Especially with this straw effigy head.
It was enough to make one's heart pound and scalp tingle.
"Oh? So he also learned Daoist arts, no wonder he's so strong.
But this kid really deserves to die, daring to harm Master's Daoist body.
Master, leave him to me!
After I beat him up, I'll push him off the building.
And let him die from the fall!"
Bald Bear's eyes showed malice and killing intent.
He glared at me after saying this.
But seeing the defiant look in my eyes, Bald Bear's words didn't frighten me, instead, he became displeased:
"What? Not convinced?
You were so capable earlier, weren't you?
Now that Master is here, you can only be at my mercy!"
With that, he kicked me.
The kick wasn't very strong.
However, it enraged me to the extreme.
I, Qin Ze, could be humiliated like this?
My blood surged, and my body began to tremble.
A wave of energy instantly broke through my dantian.
A trace of Dao energy began to ripple and spread from within my body.
My out-of-control body regained its sensation:
"You... you're courting death!"