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Chapter 141: Gu Sheng Takes Action

"It looked like I had no choice but to do it myself."

After looking around, Yue Qiluo felt somewhat helpless. There was nothing nearby she could use for leverage, so she could only break the array herself. "Fortunately, after a hundred years, I’ve figured out some of its tricks. Without anyone to help, it’ll only take a little more effort. At most, one or two hours."

"I can finally get out!"

Two hours later, Yue Qiluo smiled sweetly as she formed hand seals. "It’s all because Xiao Cui was so greedy, eating every soul in the vicinity. As a result, even the Young Lady’s soul-control technique couldn’t be used, so I had to grind away at it like this."

As Yue Qiluo spoke, she completely forgot that the instructions she had given the Female Fiend Xiao Cui back then had been to absorb souls and seize spirits to strengthen herself and help her break out of the Fortune and Prosperity Array.

"Boom~"

With a tremendous boom, countless dark-red streaks of light shot out from Yue Qiluo’s body. They forcibly punched an opening through the halo of yellow talismans, and the water outside the well burst in, instantly washing away the formation of yellow talismans.

Whoosh~

Carrying a string of bell-like laughter, Yue Qiluo transformed into a rainbow shadow and vanished into the murky well water.

In the dead of night, the study at the Zhang Residence in Wen County was brightly lit. Gu Sheng sat before the desk, sorting through the matters he needed to handle during this period. He claimed to hate dealing with such things, but in truth, he still put some thought into them. Important matters had to be handled and decided by him personally.

"What’s going on?"

Suddenly, the scratch of his fountain pen against the paper stopped. Gu Sheng abruptly felt a pang of dread, as though some great terror were about to descend.

"What is it?"

Liu Daimei, who was sitting nearby and keeping him company, saw his deeply furrowed brows and assumed he was thinking about what had happened during the day. "Are you thinking about what happened earlier again? That Wu Xin really is strange. Being cautious won’t hurt us, but there’s no need to decide on making a move so soon. Let’s wait and see."

"It’s not Wu Xin. I feel threatened by something. Wu Xin isn’t capable of this yet."

Gu Sheng had never taken Wu Xin seriously. That fake monk had lost too many memories and abilities over his long life, including all the magic power he had originally cultivated. (Wu Xin had once recalled that he could send vengeful spirits to their rest, and doing so required magic power and rituals.)

As things stood, Wu Xin, who could only use bloodletting to fight his enemies, could at most make Gu Sheng feel some pain. He couldn’t do anything else. However, Wu Xin wasn’t alone in the world of The Sorcerer. There was Big White, a Thousand-Year Fox Spirit who had parted ways with him long ago, as well as a great Tang-dynasty Sorcerer named Bai Liuli.

The latter was easier to deal with. Since only his soul remained, his strength was less than a tenth of what it had been. Gu Sheng could use the Bronze Mirror in his possession to restrain him. (When Bai Liuli was caught off guard, Shirakawa Rin had captured him with another Bronze Mirror.)

But as for the former, Gu Sheng needed to be cautious. She was a Thousand-Year Fox Spirit who was even revered as the ancestor of foxes. Although Shirakawa Rin had easily subdued her and taken her inner core, she had still managed to escape after losing it. That alone proved that her abilities were extraordinary.

"Knock, knock, knock~~~"

Just then, a hurried series of footsteps approached.

"Reporting!"

A voice called from outside. Without even thinking, Gu Sheng said, "Come in!"

A guard entered. Gu Sheng looked him over and recognized him as one of the soldiers previously assigned to seal off the residence. The Female Fiend at the Gu Residence had been dealt with, but Wu Xin had told Gu Xuanwu that something even more dangerous was inside. As a result, Gu Xuanwu, who feared death, had refused to move back in over the past few days.

The guard, still shaken, said, "Chief of Staff, while we were patrolling, a loud explosion just came from the Commander’s residence. It sounded like it came from that courtyard." He had also been among those who had taken part in rescuing people and shooting the Female Fiend that day, so he knew very well how terrifying the thing inside was.

"What?"

Gu Sheng’s heart jolted. Wu Xin was injured right now, so who had released Yue Qiluo?

"Go report to the Commander and have him discuss a countermeasure with Wu Xin. I’ll go see what’s happening first."

As he spoke, Gu Sheng put on his overcoat. After giving Liu Daimei a few instructions, he rushed out of the Zhang Residence.

"I hope I’m not too late."

When Gu Sheng arrived at the Gu Residence, there wasn’t a single person around. The patrolling soldiers all knew that the residence was a bad place. After discovering something unusual, they had retreated to the Command Headquarters.

Gu Sheng strode into the Gu Residence. After darting through several courtyards, he reached the small courtyard containing the well.

"Damn it!"

Gu Sheng’s face darkened. The water stains beside the well told him that Wen County had gained another major trouble. As he approached the well, he caught sight of a flash of yellow. He reached into the well and pulled out a blood-red yellow talisman.

"Soul Suppression Talisman!"

Gu Sheng’s heart stirred as he examined the pattern on the talisman. His True Essence plunged into the well and stirred the waves, rolling one yellow talisman after another up from the bottom. Yue Qiluo had left in a rather hasty state and hadn’t had time to destroy the Soul Suppression Talismans. All sixteen of them had fallen into his hands.

"Over there!"

After folding the soaked Soul Suppression Talismans and putting them carefully into his clothes, Gu Sheng suddenly twitched his nose. A faint, delicate fragrance drifted into it. His heart stirred, and he hurriedly chased after the scent.

On the streets of Wen County at night, a little girl in a bright-red wedding dress wandered along, drenched from head to toe. She was extremely conspicuous. However, it was already late, and after the incident in which Wu Xin had been attacked during the day, Gu Xuanwu had angrily ordered patrols throughout the city, leaving everyone on edge.

At this hour, there were only a handful of living people still wandering the streets of Wen County. Yue Qiluo had walked for quite some time without encountering a single one, gaining a temporary stretch of peace and freedom.

Yue Qiluo suddenly stopped. At the corner ahead, she saw a Little Beggar about her size rummaging through a pile of garbage.

"Grrrr~"

Yue Qiluo’s stomach growled. She stared at the Little Beggar, licked her red lips, and smiled. After not eating for a hundred years, she was hungry now. "It seems I haven’t eaten in a long time."

Yue Qiluo possessed magic power. Although she hadn’t truly achieved fasting, she hadn’t starved to death despite being sealed for so many years, so she shouldn’t have become hungry immediately after getting out. What she meant by eating wasn’t ordinary food. Her Primordial Spirit was hungry and needed to replenish its life Essence Yuan.

The Little Beggar ahead was also so hungry that his vision blurred. After the commotion in Wen County during the day, many restaurants and eateries had closed early. His luck had been particularly poor that day; he hadn’t even managed to find any leftover dishwater, so he could only rummage through garbage in the middle of the night for something to eat.

A pair of little red shoes embroidered with golden flowers appeared soundlessly before the Little Beggar. He subconsciously raised his head and saw Yue Qiluo’s innocent smile. While he was still bewildered, he suddenly felt the world spin around him. He had actually been lifted into the air by the strange little girl.

"Ugh~"

The Little Beggar was held aloft with one hand by Yue Qiluo. He struggled to breathe, his limbs were powerless, and his eyes were filled with panic. His mouth opened and closed unconsciously, making faint sounds, while streams of red-glowing Essence Yuan rose from his body and began surging toward Yue Qiluo.

"Stop!"

A furious shout rang out from the street corner. Yue Qiluo instinctively turned her head and saw a hazy black light rushing toward her.