Talisman Spell

Qu Yong turned to look at Old Qin. "Old Qin, about when will that Red and White Fiend take form?"

Old Qin said to Qu Yong, "If my estimation is correct, it'll be about three days."

Three days, huh? We should be able to get reinforcements from Luoshi City. Even if there's a slight delay, Old Qin and I can hold it off for a while. We just need to stall until the reinforcements arrive. Qu Yong thought to himself.

"Old Qin, do you have any Talisman Spells that can temporarily delay the Weirdness's actions?"

"I have a blue-level Corpse Suppressing Talisman. It should be able to trap that Weirdness for a while."

Hearing this, Qu Yong felt relieved. At the same time, he asked Old Qin to send a message spell to Luoshi City requesting aid.

After the two discussed the details, Qu Yong left the ancestral hall. Just as Old Qin was about to leave, Zhou Yi called out to him from behind.

My martial arts and cultivation methods can't be improved right now. I might as well learn another skill.

So Zhou Yi said to Old Qin, "Old Qin, can I learn Talisman Spells?"

Old Qin looked at Zhou Yi and said, "The path of Talisman Spells is different from martial arts; it emphasizes the improvement of spiritual power. Generally speaking, the path of Talismans can only be used as an auxiliary. I can teach you, but you must not neglect your martial arts practice in pursuit of the Talisman path."

Zhou Yi nodded at Old Qin. "Okay, Old Qin."

"Then come find me tomorrow!"

"Alright!"

After Old Qin finished speaking, he also left the ancestral hall. Seeing this, Zhou Yi also stood up, patted the dust off his clothes, and walked out of the ancestral hall.

Exiting the entrance, Zhou Yi headed in the direction of his home.

As he neared his house, Zhou Yi saw a person in a constable's uniform standing in front of his door.

Zhou Yi walked up to him. The constable also saw Zhou Yi and walked towards him.

Before Zhou Yi could speak, the constable said first, "Sir, I am Zhang San. Constable Li has apprehended Shopkeeper Liu's son and sent me to inform you."

Hearing that Shopkeeper Liu's son had been caught, Zhou Yi's interest was immediately piqued. He said to the constable, "May I go take a look?"

"Of course, sir. I'll take you." After the constable spoke, he came before Zhou Yi and led the way.

The two arrived at the yamen. Li Yuanfang seemed to know Zhou Yi was coming, as he was already waiting outside the yamen.

Upon seeing Zhou Yi, Li Yuanfang enthusiastically greeted him and said, "We haven't interrogated Shopkeeper Liu's son yet. If it weren't for you, sir, we wouldn't have known Shopkeeper Liu had another son. He was hiding quite well."

"It was just a lucky coincidence," Zhou Yi said with a smile to Li Yuanfang.

"Then I'll take you to see Shopkeeper Liu's son. We can interrogate him together," Li Yuanfang said, then watched Zhou Yi's expression. Seeing Zhou Yi nod, he immediately walked ahead of Zhou Yi, leading the way.

Looking at the same leading posture as Zhang San, Zhou Yi couldn't help but sigh inwardly, As expected, like master, like subordinate.

They arrived at the yamen's prison and saw a fat man chained up. The fat man's eyes occasionally flashed with a fierce glint.

Even before his trial, the fatty had several wounds on his body. It seemed the constables had inflicted them. After all, the entire incident originated with him, and the constables couldn't swallow their anger.

Seeing the constables who had been tormenting him bring a young man, the constables' attitude was quite respectful. The fatty mistakenly thought his father had sent someone to rescue him and immediately shouted at Zhou Yi, "Why are you only coming now? Hurry up and get me out! When I get back, I won't let my father treat you poorly!!!"

As soon as the fatty finished speaking, all the constables in the prison burst into laughter. Even Zhou Yi was amused.

It seems this kid doesn't know his father is already dead. These constables probably just tormented this fatty without telling him his father was gone.

The smile on Zhou Yi's face gradually disappeared. The constables beside him also fell silent when they saw Zhou Yi's smile fade.

At this moment, the Fatty also sensed something was wrong. Looking at Zhou Yi's grim expression, a chill ran down the Fatty's spine.

Li Yuanfang, standing nearby, stepped forward and said to Zhou Yi, "Sir, we didn't know if this guy was really Shopkeeper Liu's son at first. But then this guy, desperate from losing money at the casino, actually tried to get his gambling money back."

"The people at the gambling house are not to be trifled with. They beat him up on the spot. Coincidentally, my patrolling subordinate saw this. Upon questioning, we learned that this guy was actually Shopkeeper Liu's son, so we apprehended him."

"Oh, so the wounds on him weren't inflicted by you?" Zhou Yi inquired of Li Yuanfang.

"Sir, we just locked him up. We didn't lay a hand on him," Li Yuanfang replied.

Only then did Zhou Yi turn to look at the chained fatty and then asked, "Are you Shopkeeper Liu An, Shopkeeper Liu's son?"

The fatty looked at the person in front of him. Upon realizing that the person in front of him was not sent by his father to rescue him, although he was somewhat afraid, he still mustered up his courage and said, "That's right. My father is the renowned Shopkeeper Liu. You'd better release me quickly. My father knows important people in the Patrol Team."

Upon hearing this, the constables were about to laugh, but seeing Zhou Yi's calm expression, they suppressed it.

After hearing the fatty's words, Zhou Yi merely gave him a cold glance and then asked, "Are you truly Shopkeeper Liu's son?"

Although Zhou Yi only glanced at him, the fatty felt as if he were being stared at by a man-eating beast. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Trembling, he answered Zhou Yi's question, "Y-yes."

"What is your name?" Zhou Yi continued to ask.

"Ping An..." the fatty replied.

Li Yuanfang, standing nearby, stepped forward and said loudly, "Your father's surname is Liu, so why is your surname Ping?"

The fatty was startled by Li Yuanfang, but he still honestly replied, "My father told me to change my surname. He said it was to protect me."

"Then you should be named Liu An, not Ping An," Li Yuanfang said.

Zhou Yi nodded and didn't dwell on the issue. He continued to ask, "Why did you try to harm Jiang Yu'er?"

Hearing this topic, Liu An's eyes darted around as he said, "Jiang Yu'er? What Jiang Yu'er?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yi slapped Liu An across the face. Although Zhou Yi had held back a significant portion of his strength, he was still a Vitality Realm martial artist. Liu An's left cheek swelled at a visible rate, and two teeth flew out.

Liu An tried to cover his mouth with his hands, but his chained arms were unable to move. He could only curse wildly, "How dare you hit me! My father won't let you go..."

Before Liu An could finish speaking, Zhou Yi slapped the fatty's right cheek again. After the slap, Zhou Yi looked calmly at Liu An and said, "I won't ask a third time. Speak, what's going on with Jiang Yu'er?"

Liu An felt a chill run down his spine under Zhou Yi's gaze, but his mouth involuntarily opened and said, "What..."

Liu An had originally intended to lie and claim he didn't know Jiang Yu'er. However, upon seeing Zhou Yi's hand already resting on his sword, Liu An immediately changed his tune. "I only know Jiang Yu'er. I didn't harm her."

A flash of light from the sword, and an arm fell. Liu An immediately began to wail in the prison cell.

The nearby constables were unfazed. Were any of the people from the Patrol Team not ruthless? Especially this one. These constables hadn't forgotten that the last ghost infant was beaten to death with Zhou Yi's bare fists.

"Last chance," Zhou Yi continued.

Hearing Zhou Yi's words amidst his wails, Liu An's expression turned vicious. He roared at Zhou Yi, "That's right! I took a liking to that bitch, and it was her good fortune. She's just a village woman. I played with her and even gave her a hundred taels of silver."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi lost any desire to interrogate further. He turned to Li Yuanfang and said, "Just leave him with a breath of life. You can do whatever you want with the rest."

Zhou Yi still wanted to use Liu An to verify if the Red and White Fiends were as he suspected. If they were, perhaps he wouldn't need to request aid from Luoshi City this time.