The white-bearded Taoist waited for a while before suddenly lifting a paper talisman with the peachwood short sword in his hand. With a deft thrust, he pierced the talisman and left it hanging from the blade.
Then he suddenly barked, "By the order of the Supreme Lord Lao, swiftly obey the law—execute!"
"Vmmm—"
In an instant, the talisman on the peachwood short sword trembled. The mysterious character drawn on it suddenly burst into dazzling, brilliant light.
"Whoosh—"
The talisman caught fire on the spot.
The flames seemed to hold a hint of dazzling, pure Yang radiance. The mysterious character flickered in and out among them, then seemed to imprint itself onto the peachwood short sword!
Sun Guosheng and Su Yanqing's great-aunt, standing nearby, stared in shock, their eyes wide.
Sun Guosheng was especially amazed. He drew in a sharp breath again and again. "Master Yan really is a renowned master! His methods are simply incredible!"
"With Master Yan here, that Evil Spirit is finished! I really did choose the right person. It cost me four hundred thousand, but it was worth it!"
He was thrilled.
Su Yanqing's great-aunt, however, looked uncertainly at Ning Wangshu. Clearly, she was starting to doubt Ning Wangshu's earlier claim that the white-bearded Taoist was just a charlatan.
Even Su Yanqing was astonished to see the talisman on the white-bearded Taoist's peachwood short sword glow and spontaneously combust, with the mysterious character flickering in and out of sight.
She couldn't help glancing up at Ning Wangshu.
Noticing her gaze, Ning Wangshu quietly explained, "This is the power of the mysterious character on the talisman he drew, the very one I mentioned earlier."
"I see..."
Su Yanqing gave a slight nod.
Ning Wangshu continued watching the mysterious character on the peachwood short sword in the white-bearded Taoist's