"Hey, what are you guys playing? Are you trying to roast a live person? Do you know if it'll taste good after roasting?"
Suddenly, a discordant voice reached everyone's ears. Hearing it, I almost burst into tears. Bai Ling'er was indeed the most reliable, finally remembering to save her master at the last moment.
But what did that last sentence mean?
Taste good?
Damn it, I'm a person, how could I be roasted and eaten? You only think about eating all day, are you a hungry ghost reincarnated?
"Bai Ling'er, what time is it, and you're still thinking about eating? Are you planning to roast and eat me?"
Facing my curses, Bai Ling'er mumbled, "I haven't tried it before, have I? I just want to taste it." As she spoke, she flicked her snake tongue, circling her mouth like a gluttonous little girl.
Bai Ling'er's sudden appearance startled the whiteboard girl, causing her to plop onto the ground. Trembling, she pointed at Bai Ling'er and shrieked, "Mon... monster, if you want to eat, don't eat me. I'm thin and have no chest. If you want to eat, eat these two. They're big, enough for you to eat your fill."
While telling Bai Ling'er to eat her two bodyguards, she turned to run out the door. Due to extreme fright, her legs couldn't muster any strength.
The two bodyguards looked at Bai Ling'er with resentful expressions. Although they were terrified, they still stood in front of the whiteboard girl, their fearful expressions unable to be concealed by their actions.
"Heh heh... I love eating young girls. Young girls' meat is tender and smooth. Roasted over a fire, then with cumin, it's crispy and crunchy. The taste is simply amazing..."
Before Bai Ling'er could finish speaking, the whiteboard girl's eyes rolled back, and she fainted. The two bodyguards were also so scared their legs were trembling, and Bai Ling'er even threatened them.
When has Bai Ling'er ever been afraid of threats? She was always the one threatening others. With a flash of white light, the two bodyguards stiffened, and with a thud, they fell to the ground, face first. Just hearing the sound made me feel pain for their faces.
Bai Ling'er untied the ropes binding me and stood proudly before me.
"Save your life, and you owe me an extra sheep tonight."
"Deal."
I rubbed my wrist, which was sore from being bound, and gave the two bodyguards a kick each.
Looking at the whiteboard girl lying on the ground, I originally wanted to kick her too. But adhering to the principle that a true man doesn't fight with women, I laboriously lifted her onto the lounge chair and then tied her up with the same ropes that had bound me, as a lesson.
After all, she was the client's sister, and I was hoping to find the client's daughter to get more commission. As for the whiteboard girl's debt, I'd settle it after rescuing Nannan.
With everything settled, I said to Bai Ling'er, "Ling'er, tell me the truth, where did Huang San go? This is a matter of life and death, not a joke. The ball of white energy protecting Nannan has largely disappeared. I estimate that if we can't find her before dark, she'll truly be dead. If she dies, I might be implicated."
This wasn't a lie. Because I didn't know Nannan was a person on the brink of death, I fed her Yin food that ghosts could eat. This created a karmic connection between us. If I could save her, it would be fine, but if I couldn't, I'd be in big trouble.
If Bai Ling'er had told me Nannan wasn't dead from the start, I would never have given her food meant for the dead. Now that the karma was formed, if Nannan wasn't saved, forget about making money; my ten years of accumulated Yin virtue wouldn't be enough to compensate, and I might even become someone with five deficiencies and three lacks.
Bai Ling'er's body involuntarily stiffened, revealing surprise. "What should we do? I don't even know where Huang San's true form is! I usually just call him, and he appears, but now he needs to cultivate. Even his disciples and grand-disciples don't know where he is!"
Watching the sun slowly set, I paced anxiously in the courtyard. Did I really have to resort to the last method, casting a divination for Nannan?
But even if I cast a divination for her, it might not be enough to find her physical body. Moreover, people had gone up the mountain, and so far, except for the whiteboard girl, no one else had returned.
Could Nannan's fate be like this?
Damn it, I'll risk it. What's the big deal about five deficiencies and three lacks? I'm saving a life. The Grand Ancestor wouldn't be too harsh on me. At most, something will be lacking.
Having made up my mind, I took out an iron bowl from the冥堂 (míng táng - ancestral hall/spirit hall) and the Yin divination coins. With everything ready, I offered incense to the Grand Ancestor and began the divination.
"Idiot, you better think carefully. Divining for a living person not only incurs the suffering of five deficiencies and three lacks, but you'll also face heavenly retribution in your old age."
Bai Ling'er's words made me shiver. My master had never told me this. Ever since I started learning Yin divination, my master had always warned me not to divine for living people. This was a strict iron rule of Yin divination, a taboo.
As for the results of divining for a living person, my master had never said a word. Whenever I tried to ask about the final outcome, my master would first beat me, and then get drunk on pyridine himself.
Although I was terrified by Bai Ling'er's words, I remained firm in my decision. Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Although I don't want to become a Buddha, I still need to earn money, right?
Taking out the Yin divination coins, I arranged them on the table. Then, I took out a yellow talisman and drew an outline of Huang San on it with cinnabar. Based on my memory, I also sealed Huang San's aura onto this talisman.
This was a unique Yin divination method for finding Yin. Fortunately, I had only parted ways with Huang San less than a day ago; otherwise, remembering its aura would have been difficult.
"You want to find Huang San's hiding place?"
I nodded and said, "That's right. Only by finding him can I possibly find Nannan. I don't want to become disabled."
Finding Nannan's physical body was somewhat difficult, but finding Huang San's hiding place was relatively simpler. After all, Huang San was not a living person, or even considered a human. Although wild immortals had the word "immortal" in their name, they were not true immortals, nor were they evil spirits. They could only be considered as wandering between immortals and demons. As for how to interpret them, I wasn't clear myself.
After igniting the yellow talisman, I let the six copper coins smell the scent on it one by one.
Divining for wild immortals was different from divining for Yin souls. Divining for Yin souls required tossing the coins three times to establish Yin divination before one could break Yin and Yang, enter the underworld, and roll the scrolls. However, divining for wild immortals was different.
Wild immortals, after all, carried the word "immortal" on them. Having this "immortal" word involved great significance. Before divination, one had to report to heaven and earth, and only then could the divination be performed.
After tossing the Yin divination coins three times, my brows furrowed tightly.
Normally, with each toss of the coins, three should have the text side up, and three should have the picture side up. However, after three tosses, there was an extra coin with the dark side up, meaning the picture side.
This situation indicated that either Huang San was in danger, or Huang San had committed heinous acts, and heaven was punishing me, preventing me from divining Huang San's matters.
Seeing me staring at the coins on the table without speaking, Bai Ling'er couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Is there a problem with the divination?" Su Dan Novel Network
"It's more than just a problem; it's a huge problem."