Mystical Empty Hand

The Green Water Beggar was right in front of him. He Jiaqing panicked for a moment, but quickly calmed down.

The buttons on his chest were still trembling; the communication had not been interrupted.

He Jiaqing was confident he could escape, but only if he didn't fall victim to Green Water Beggar's techniques beforehand.

"Senior, is there some kind of grudge between us?"

"There's nothing between us," Green Water Beggar laughed. "A friend of mine wants to ask you a few questions. He wants to know what sect you belong to and what your cultivation level is. Why did you go to his house to cause trouble? What was your intention?"

He Jiaqing was taken aback, and replied humbly, "Senior, I can tell you about the Daoist sect and cultivation level, but you said I caused trouble at your friend's house. That's a bit confusing to me."

Green Water Beggar shrugged. "If you say I'm confused, then you're not being sincere."

Below his eye, a boil burst open, and green pus slowly trickled down his cheek.

He Jiaqing's eyes twitched. He knew that Green Water Beggar was about to make a move. "Senior, I know the rules of Green Water Bay. In principle, you can only show your face once a year. It's not worth wasting such a precious opportunity on me, is it?"

There's clearly a misunderstanding between us. Until things are cleared up, please pretend you didn't see me, and I'll pretend I never met you. Let's pretend you never showed up. Does that seem appropriate?

Green Water Beggar frowned slightly, then relaxed. "You're quite the smooth talker, kid. You even know where my weakness lies. Too bad you've miscalculated."

To tell you the truth, I didn't show up because I didn't leave the house; this is my home!

He Jiaqing asked in surprise, "Senior, you don't mean to say that the entire Green Water Bay is your home, do you? You can fool me with those words, but you can't fool the rules."

Green Water Beggar's smile remained unchanged, "I'll say it again, this is my home."

Upon hearing this, He Jiaqing glanced at the passersby out of the corner of his eye.

He Jiaqing, now a well-dressed and civilized gentleman, was stopped in his way by a beggar covered in sores.

The beggar was arrogant, while the gentleman was extremely humble. Faced with this unusual situation, not a single person on the street came to watch.

All the pedestrians treated them as if they were invisible, some walking and some chatting, as if these two people didn't exist at all.

He Jiaqing immediately understood the situation: Green Flower had indeed not gone out; he had entered Green Flower's house by himself.

Green Water Beggar's home is a space that ordinary people cannot observe. He did not violate the rules of Green Water Bay, but He Jiaqing could not understand why he entered Green Water Beggar's home.

A lucky accident?

Impossible.

The probability of such a coincidence occurring is negligible.

The real reason is that Green Water Beggar used tricks to lure He Jiaqing into his home, which proves that Green Water Beggar had been staking out He Jiaqing all along and had been prepared for this.

How could the Green Water Beggar know his own whereabouts?

As his thoughts raced, the first person He Jiaqing thought of was Lu Maoxian, the one who had seen himself in the movie theater.

How did Lu Maoxian know I was in Pro State?

The message that Xiao Zhengong sent him.

What is the relationship between Xiao Zhengong, Lu Maoxian, and Green Water Beggar?

It remains to be seen, but the most pressing matter right now is how to escape from the clutches of the Green Water Beggar.

"Senior, it was wrong of me to trespass on your residence. I apologize in advance." He Jiaqing bowed.

As he bowed, He Jiaqing suddenly stretched out his right hand to touch the Green Water Beggar.

He moved so fast that even the Green Water Beggar couldn't see the trajectory of his attack.

But the Green Water Beggar was too experienced. He was prepared in advance and dodged to the side first.

"A Farewell of Ten Thousand Miles, you've actually managed to cultivate to the Ninth Layer Travel Cultivator at your age."

Green Flower laughed; his judgment was correct. He Jiaqing did indeed intend to use the A Farewell of Ten Thousand Miles Technique.

He Jiaqing could escape if he simply pushed Green Water Beggar.

Having missed his first move, He Jiaqing swept his arm across and touched Green Water Beggar again.

The pustules on the Green Water Beggar's body burst open, and the pus turned into a purulent mist that spread outwards.

"You dare touch me? Aren't you afraid of getting a disease? You've got some nerve!" Green Water Beggar laughed.

The pus mist wasn't spreading very quickly, so it wouldn't have been difficult for He Jiaqing to avoid it.

But he had nowhere to escape.

Because he couldn't escape the Green Water Beggar's house, and the pus would inevitably cover every corner, if He Jiaqing got even a drop of pus on him, he might lose his life.

The battle seemed to be over, and Green Water Beggar was wondering how to deal with He Jiaqing —whether to kill him directly or keep him around a little longer to ask him some questions.

Suddenly, He Jiaqing shouted in a stern voice, "Life and Death Separated!"

As soon as the words were spoken, an invisible barrier appeared between Green Water Beggar and He Jiaqing, blocking out the thick fog.

The Green Water Beggar stopped laughing.

"Shared Script, Shared Rules?" Green Water Beggar looked at He Jiaqing in surprise. "What level of literary cultivation are you?"

He Jiaqing used the same Scholar Cultivation Technique Shared Script, Shared Rules to create a barrier Life and Death Separated. Green Water Beggar was a ghost, while He Jiaqing was a living person.

Scholar Cultivation Technique rely on cultivation level; the techniques of lower-level cultivators have limited effectiveness against higher-level cultivators.

However, He Jiaqing's technique was very effective, and the pus mist was completely blocked, which proved that his literary cultivation was no less than that of his Travel Cultivator.

Taking this opportunity, He Jiaqing bowed again and said, "Senior, I admire you greatly. I have long wanted to visit you. Can we have a calm and peaceful conversation?"

"Alright, let's speak frankly!" Green Water Beggar coughed and spat out a mouthful of phlegm.

Thick phlegm hung on the barrier, causing it to emit bluish smoke and corrode a hole.

As the pus-filled fog spread, He Jiaqing still wanted to use the Shared Script, Shared Rules Technique, but he didn't dare to speak rashly.

There was a strange smell in the air, and in addition to the pus, the Green Water Beggar was spreading other pathogens.

He Jiaqing is now very likely infected. If he opens his mouth and inhales more pathogens, he may die on the spot.

The situation was critical and could not be delayed, so He Jiaqing took the initiative to remove the barrier and took out a Pocket Watch from his pocket.

Pressing open the watch case, the three hands spun wildly, and a vortex rose above the dial, sucking away the surrounding pus and pathogens.

Green Flower laughed, "What a wonderful magic weapon! Let's see how much you can absorb!"

The pus gushed from his body incessantly, and the Pocket Watch quickly reached its limit.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, He Jiaqing stepped forward and reached out to Green Water Beggar again.

Green Water Beggar frowned and said, "You dare touch me?"

The pus spread rapidly across the Green Water Beggar's body, but He Jiaqing actually managed to find a gap in his clothes.

The cavity contained no pus and was no bigger than a sesame seed.

As He Jiaqing approached, Green Water Beggar sprayed pus from his body like raindrops.

He Jiaqing's fingers deftly dodged all the pus and touched the gap with his fingernail.

In that instant of contact, He Jiaqing quickly retreated and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

A Farewell of Ten Thousand Miles, I succeeded.

The Green Water Beggar's body then staggered backward, but only two steps.

He used the A Farewell of Ten Thousand Miles Technique to return to his original form, but he himself did not fly away.

But He Jiaqing has already flown away, his A Farewell of Ten Thousand Miles Technique transcending all obstacles.

Green Water Beggar stood there silently for a long time, muttering to himself, "He actually got away from my own home. What a formidable young man."

If one is at least at the Ninth Layer Travel Cultivator realm, then one must also be at least at the Ninth Layer of the literary cultivation realm. How could someone of that age possibly have such cultivation?

Is this the wonder of the Mystic Life Crimson Lotus?

Is he really at the ninth level of cultivation in both Ninth Layer?

Why did he dare touch me?

Green Water Beggar stared at his tattered clothes for a moment, and seemed to have found the answer.

"Could it be the Mystical Empty Hand'?"

If it really was Mystical Empty Hand, then that makes sense.

Should we tell that old man about this?

Let's see.

First, mention the double Ninth Layer to scare him.

Green Water Beggar sat in his home, watching the passersby on the street.

He longed to go out and beg, to find a place as simple and honest as Blue Poplar Village. As long as he didn't receive alms three times, he could go out and do something, do whatever he wanted.

He can find a place to eat, drink, and have fun.

You could also find Local Earth God nearby to teach someone a lesson and seize some territory.

He could spread a small epidemic somewhere and eliminate all the old and weak.

It could also spread a major epidemic in a certain place, causing unrest throughout the entire region.

He could also bring complete peace to the entire Green Water Bay; once the place was deserted, it would be completely peaceful.

Do we really have to do this?

"Will this young man come looking for me again?" Green Flower chuckled. "We can wait and see if he can survive."

Using the hook for navigation, He Jiaqing flew all the way into the deep mountains and forests, landing next to Wan Jinxian.

Upon seeing He Jiaqing, Wan Jinxian quickly went to greet him, "Jiaqing, what happened? I just heard you fighting with someone, who was that person?"

He Jiaqing sighed and said, "I'm afraid it will scare you if I tell you, but that person is... chuckle."

He Jiaqing burped halfway through his sentence.

It's not a burp, it's the kind of burp that just keeps coming on and on, scientifically known as diaphragmatic spasm.

He Jiaqing kept giggling, and Wan Jinxian watched for a moment before realizing something was wrong.

This is an illness, a serious illness!

He didn't say much, preparing to use his Disease Cultivator technique to draw out the pathogen.

He Jiaqing waved his hand and said, "You can't, absolutely not!"

He knew how serious his condition was. With each hiccup, his internal organs were shifting, and in less than a hundred times, his internal organs would be torn to shreds.

Can you stop the fighting?

If it were that easy to stop, it wouldn't be Green Flower's method.

He Jiaqing looked at his left hand, then at his right hand, pondered for a moment, and chose his left hand.

He rolled up his sleeves and shouted to his left hand, "Transplanting flowers, grafting wood!"

This isn't about Shared Script, Shared Rules; it's about A Word Becomes Reality.

After a while, He Jiaqing stopped hiccuping, but his left hand began to tremble intermittently.

He transferred the disease from his diaphragm to his left hand.

Wan Jinxian said, "I've identified the root cause of the problem; leave it to me."

He Jiaqing stopped him, saying, "I told you, you can't do it. This is a disease planted by your Grandmaster. If you absorb it, you'll lose your life."

"Grandmaster, you mean..." Wan Jinxian's cheeks twitched. He dared not mention that person's name. "Jiaqing, we need to get rid of this ailment quickly, otherwise your hand will be ruined..."

Before he could finish speaking, He Jiaqing pulled out a knife and chopped off his left hand.

Wan Jinxian stared wide-eyed at He Jiaqing's still bleeding wound.

He Jiaqing frowned and said, "Stop looking, hurry up and stop the bleeding!"

Wan Jinxian immediately bandaged He Jiaqing's wound. "Jiaqing, why did you do this? Let's think of another way!"

"A solution?" He Jiaqing gave a wry smile and didn't say anything more.

He possessed elixirs and magical artifacts, and he also knew some methods to gradually resolve the root cause of the illness.

But this will take time.

Green Flower never gives people time.

First my hands trembled, then my arms trembled, then my whole body trembled. After a few minutes of trembling, my whole body felt like it was falling apart.

He Jiaqing set fire to his left hand, burning it to ashes.

Old Wan kept smacking his lips. "What are you doing now? Keep your hand for now, and find a chance to reattach it later."

He Jiaqing shook his head and said, "It's beyond repair. This hand is ruined. I have to hurry back to the Outer State. Zhou Changhong has been exposed."

Old Wan asked, "Then what should we do with your hand?"

He Jiaqing sighed and said, "I'll try my luck at Three Heads Junction and see if a new one can grow. Time is of the essence, and there's no other good way."

Wan Jinxian said with a worried look, "Jiaqing, don't rush back to the Outer State. Take care of your injuries first. Those bastards in the Outer State won't dare to do anything to you."

He Jiaqing shook his head and said, "I'm not worried about people from Outer State, I'm worried about my own family. I'm afraid someone will spread the news."

In the He Family, He Haiqin sat in the room, saying nothing.

Hearing that He Haiqin hadn't eaten for almost a day, He Yuxiu was terrified. Food Cultivator didn't eat for a day, something terrible would happen.

"Brother, what's wrong? Tell your sister what's wrong."

He Haiqin looked blankly at He Yuxiu and said weakly, "Sister, someone said that Jiaqing has returned to Pro State."

He Yuxiu exclaimed in astonishment, "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about? Isn't Jiaqing lying in a hospital in Outer State?"

"Yes, everyone said he was in the hospital, but my own son is back in Pro State and I didn't even know? Can you believe it?"

PS: How come hands can grow out of the Three Heads Junction?

I always thought that only heads could grow there.