I was scrolling through short videos.
Watching recent movie promotional clips of Li Shiyao and the like.
A knock echoed at the door.
“Knock, knock, knock, knock…”
As soon as I heard this rhythm, my brow instantly furrowed.
I looked directly towards the door.
This rhythm, this sound.
Professionally, it made me wary.
I directly put down my phone and shouted outside:
“Who’s there!”
“Delivery!”
Hearing it was delivery, I was slightly taken aback.
It seemed I was being overly suspicious.
Perhaps many people truly didn't understand the meaning of knocking four times in succession.
I got up, ready to open the door to get the delivery.
But, after taking just a few steps, I felt something was wrong.
Cold, an extreme cold.
Waves of chilling air kept pouring in from the crack under the door.
Feeling this, I was stunned again.
This was Yin Qi. The person outside was likely not normal.
But the knocking continued:
“Knock, knock, knock, knock, hurry up, brother, I’m going to be late…”
It was somewhat urgent.
As I am now, I am no longer a naive rookie.
The past fear and tension were gone.
Instead, I appeared very calm and fearless.
I casually took out a Charm of Suppressing Evil from my pocket.
A cold smile played on my lips:
“Don’t worry, I’m coming!”
With that said, I approached the door.
When my hand touched the doorknob, it felt as cold as ice.
I didn't hesitate further.
“Click!”
I directly pulled the door open.
And the moment I opened the door, I saw a delivery person wearing a helmet standing outside.
He stood silently at the doorstep, holding a delivery box in his hand.
His face was deathly pale, with red cracks running across it.
His pitch-black eyes stared directly at me, grinning creepily.
Tendrils of black qi emanated from his entire being.
Before I could speak, the delivery ghost opened its mouth:
“Brother, here’s your delivery!”
After saying that, he handed me the delivery box he was holding.
If an ordinary person saw this, they would have been terrified by his appearance.
But I remained remarkably calm.
With my current cultivation, I could clearly see.
This was just an ordinary White-clothed level evil spirit.
The kind that could be dealt with by a single hand.
“Alright!”
Saying so, I reached out to take it.
As soon as I raised my hand, the delivery person's expression suddenly changed, showing excitement.
With a howl, he suddenly opened his mouth wide.
Revealing a mouthful of fangs, he lunged to bite my neck.
I stood rooted to the spot, not moving, just letting out a cold snort:
“Seeking death!”
Before my words finished, the Charm of Suppressing Evil in my other hand was slapped forward.
With a “slap,” it struck the ghost’s face.
The delivery ghost let out a wail of agony, and his entire body was instantly sent flying.
He tumbled several times down the hallway.
The delivery box in his hand also spilled onto the ground.
Inside, it was filled with rotten food scraps.
Although I didn’t know why this ghost targeted me.
Why would I refuse the lamp oil and lifespan offered to my doorstep?
“You choose the path to hell when the road to heaven is clear.”
Saying so, I walked towards the delivery ghost.
At the same time, my body emanated Dao Qi.
Ripples of Dao Qi surged outwards in all directions.
The delivery ghost was terrified, backing away on its feet.
It looked at me with extreme fear, speaking with great terror:
“You, you, you’re a Daoist priest?”
“What do you think?”
I replied coldly.
With that, I formed a hand seal, preparing to release the charms on him.
But seeing this, the delivery ghost trembled all over.
It spoke again, begging for mercy:
“Don’t, don’t kill me, Daoist Master, I, I was forced, forced…”
“Forced?”
I was momentarily stunned.
I narrowed my eyes, looking at it.
Seeing me stop, the delivery ghost nodded repeatedly.
Tremblingly, it got up from the ground:
“Yes, yes, I, I’m just a delivery person. There’s a woman controlling me. If I don’t bring a living soul back tonight, she’ll eat me.”
“Clarify it!”
My expression turned grim.
But I was also ready to cast spells to eliminate it.
“There’s a couple over at the city’s entrance, they, they control me. If I don’t bring a living soul there, they’ll eat me. Daoist Master, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, please spare me! Spare me!”
As it spoke, the ghost knelt on the ground and began kowtowing to me.
Ghosts, there are good and bad ones.
But they are also adept at disguise.
This delivery ghost's eyes were black, clearly an evil spirit.
I couldn't believe its words entirely.
However, if what it said was true.
Then behind it, there were likely other malevolent entities.
With my master gone, the yin-yang order of this area now fell to me.
So, I decided not to kill it for the time being.
Instead, I said:
“Alright! Then you will take me there now. If you speak a single lie, I will make sure your soul is scattered.”
The delivery ghost trembled at my words.
It nodded repeatedly:
“Thank you, Daoist Master, for not killing me, thank you for not killing me. They, they are at the city’s entrance, please, please Daoist Master, please follow me!”
“Very well!”
I replied coldly, signaling it to lead the way.
At the same time, I retreated to the doorway, picked up the sword bag placed by the door, and held it.
The ghost trembled, knowing it couldn't play any tricks in front of me.
It could only get up, looking at me fearfully, and started descending the stairs.
I carried the sword bag, closed the door, and followed the delivery ghost downstairs…