When the firelight of the Witch-Pattern Lamp began to flicker, the straw man standing on the ground also began to shift slightly in direction...
The moment the straw man moved, Pan Ling spoke.
"Brother Jiang, the straw man has started moving!"
I noticed it too and narrowed my eyes slightly.
Zhang Yuchen asked,
"Brother Jiang, what does it mean when the straw man moves?"
Watching the flickering flame and the shifting Witch-Pattern Lamp, I smiled with a hint of excitement.
"It means the Giant Salamander Spirit we've been waiting for has arrived."
"It's here? Pan Ling, hurry and see which direction it's in."
Pan Ling turned to inspect the surroundings as well.
In the end, her gaze locked directly onto the river.
"In the river. Demonic energy is spreading, and there's a water demon beneath the surface..."
Hearing that, I immediately called out to Master, who was fishing not far away.
"Master, that thing is here."
With his back to me, Master replied,
"No rush. There's a big catch in my fishing spot.
You deal with it first. I'll reel this one in before anything else."
When Master went fishing, his addiction was truly something else.
Since he said so, I did not say anything further.
We continued waiting here...
After waiting another five minutes or so, a gust of eerie wind and ghostly energy suddenly rose around where we stood.
Carrying the scent of river water, it blew toward us.
At that moment, all of us became alert.
As long as I guarded this Witch-Pattern Lamp, no matter what tricks it used, it would definitely have to come over.
There was no need to do anything. We only had to wait for the rabbit by the tree stump.
At the same time, white mist suddenly began to rise from