Arc 2The Bronze Knife and the Desert

Luo Yang cured the archaeologists, subdued the Bronze Knife’s spirit, and transferred it into his phone, whose eye awakened with the power to control living creatures. After overhearing Liu Youshui conspire with the Song family to make Ye Zi disappear, Luo Yang set out for the lithium mine near Mangya.

  • Luo Yang cured Shi Fei and the other afflicted experts, then learned that the Bronze Knife had caused their attacks and loss of control.
  • Luo Yang faced the animated Bronze Knife at Pit No. 8, subdued its spirit, and transferred it into the eye attached to his phone.
  • Luo Yang awakened Feather Blade’s Eye and discovered it could briefly control animals and people.
  • Luo Yang treated Liu Youshui, refused his offer of a vice-president position, and recognized that Liu had ulterior motives.
  • Ye Yiming introduced Luo Yang to Zhang Lianfeng, Huang Cheng, and Hu Bufei, and Luo Yang demonstrated his abilities with a sparrow.
  • Luo Yang overheard Liu Youshui offer Song Haichang and Song Dongming a plan to make Ye Zi disappear in exchange for company shares, and they agreed.
  • Luo Yang could not reach Ye Zi, traveled to Huatu'gou Airport, and hired Batu Ga’er to drive him toward Mangya.
Chapters 26–50 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 26A forced confession

After Ye Yiming teased Luo Yang into seeming to admit he and Ye Zi were a couple, Luo Yang looked after Song Meiqi while Ye Zi called from Mangya. Once Meiqi was asleep, Luo Yang practiced the Spirit Communication Technique so he would be ready to help Ma Zhonghua.

  • Ye Yiming questioned Luo Yang about Ye Zi and treated his reluctant agreement as a confession, then he and Jiang Xianrong left Song Meiqi in Luo Yang's care.
  • Ye Zi video-called Luo Yang from Mangya, where she was visiting her company's lithium mine, and they talked while Meiqi briefly appeared on the call.
  • Meiqi refused to take the phone from Luo Yang, told her mother not to interrupt her cartoons, and later made Luo Yang tell her stories before she would sleep.
  • Luo Yang practiced the Spirit Communication Technique by studying Grandmaster Yingma's memories in the Golden Bronze Mask.

Ch. 27Making money fair and square

Luo Yang agreed to treat the archaeologists at Sanxingdui Museum for one million, with the fee and conditions set in a contract. On the way to the isolation ward, he confronted Zhang Bai and left him humiliated before continuing toward the patients.

  • Ma Zhonghua told Luo Yang that another expert had developed symptoms, and Luo Yang demanded one million to solve the problem.
  • Ma Zhonghua got his superiors’ approval, and he and Luo Yang signed a contract requiring payment only after the patients were treated and preventing anyone from disturbing Luo Yang.
  • Ma Zhonghua led Luo Yang and Ye Yiming toward the isolation ward, where Luo Yang encountered Zhang Bai and a young nurse.
  • Zhang Bai accused Luo Yang of abandoning their group, and Luo Yang twisted his finger and knocked him down.
  • Luo Yang walked toward the isolation ward as the young nurse stared at his shadow and forgot to help Zhang Bai.

Ch. 28The fish bit when he wasn't even fishing

Luo Yang confronted Zhang Zhi, who tried to discredit him and prevent him from treating the infected archaeology experts. Luo Yang challenged Zhang Zhi to a wager, and Zhang Zhi agreed, convinced Luo Yang would fail.

  • Zhang Zhi mistook Ye Yiming for the miracle doctor and mocked him until Ma Zhonghua introduced Luo Yang as Dr. Luo Yang.
  • Zhang Zhi attacked Luo Yang's credentials and accused him of being a fraud, but Luo Yang called out Zhang Zhi's motives and defended Ma Zhonghua.
  • Zhang Zhi threatened to report Luo Yang for practicing medicine, while Luo Yang proposed a wager to cure an archaeology expert in half an hour.
  • Luo Yang offered to wager five hundred thousand yuan, promising to accept Zhang Zhi's accusations if he failed and demanding that Zhang stop interfering if he succeeded.
  • Zhang Zhi agreed to the wager, believing Luo Yang could not cure an expert in half an hour.

Ch. 29Ancestral Shaman Spirit Communication Art

Luo Yang entered spirit communication to draw the evil spirit from archaeological expert Shi Fei and absorb it using the Ancestral Shaman Qi Refining Art. He subdued the spirit’s first attack, while the greater danger at the Sacrificial Pit remained ahead.

  • Zhang Zhi and Luo Yang wagered 500,000 that Luo Yang could cure Shi Fei within half an hour, and Ye Yiming reassured Ma Zhonghua that Luo Yang was trustworthy.
  • Luo Yang put on the Golden Bronze Mask and activated the Spirit Infusion Seal, entering the spirit communication state inside the isolation room.
  • Luo Yang chanted and performed the Shamanic Dance, building an energy field that let him contact the evil spirit possessing Shi Fei.
  • The evil spirit threatened Luo Yang and sent a thread of spiritual energy into his chest through Shi Fei’s mouth.
  • Luo Yang practiced the Ancestral Shaman Qi Refining Art, weakening and absorbing the invading spiritual energy until the chill disappeared.

Ch. 30A Chain of Traps

Luo Yang emerged from the isolation room with Shi Fei cured, proving Zhang Zhi wrong and winning their 500,000-yuan bet. After Zhang left in humiliation, Luo Yang prepared to treat more patients before visiting the Sacrificial Pit.

  • As the deadline approached, Luo Yang came out of the isolation room looking dejected, then called Shi Fei out behind him, healthy and energetic.
  • Shi Fei described how Luo Yang had cured him, while Zhang Zhi refused to accept the result and demanded a comprehensive examination.
  • Luo Yang offered Zhang a new bet of one million yuan, then told him he would have to leave if he would not honor the original 500,000-yuan wager.
  • Zhang turned and walked away in tears, and Luo Yang told Ma Zhonghua he would keep treating patients before going to the Sacrificial Pit.
  • Luo Yang headed into Bai Jing's isolation room to treat the next patient.

Ch. 31Miss Bai and Her Compulsive Curiosity

Luo Yang woke Bai Jing and learned that Professor Su Changming had attacked her with a newly unearthed Bronze Knife in the Sacrificial Pit. After warning Ma Zhonghua not to let anyone touch the knife, Luo Yang went to treat Su Changming.

  • Bai Jing woke with no memory of the days she had been unconscious, and Luo Yang asked her what she remembered from the Sacrificial Pit.
  • Bai Jing recalled that Professor Su Changming had taken a Bronze Knife from the soil, then attacked people and slashed at her before she fainted.
  • Bai Jing questioned Luo Yang about her condition and his identity, then told him that Su Changming had led the excavations at Pits No. 6 and No. 7.
  • Luo Yang told Ma Zhonghua that Bai Jing had recovered and warned him not to let anyone touch the Bronze Knife in the Sacrificial Pit.
  • Ma Zhonghua pointed Luo Yang toward Su Changming's isolation room, and Luo Yang went to treat him.

Ch. 32The spell in the professor's head

Luo Yang treated Professor Su Changming, who revealed that the Bronze Knife had made him hear an unclear spell and compelled him to keep chopping. Luo Yang explained that the knife was a Witch Artifact and left to treat the other experts before heading to the Sacrificial Pit.

  • Luo Yang finished treating Su Changming and asked him what had happened when he held the Bronze Knife.
  • Su Changming described hearing a spell in his head, losing control of his mind, and feeling compelled to chop.
  • Luo Yang told Su Changming that the Bronze Knife was a Witch Artifact whose memories and spiritual awareness had affected their brains.
  • Su Changming doubted Luo Yang's explanation, so Luo Yang invited him to see the facts for himself at the Sacrificial Pit.
  • Luo Yang left to treat the other experts, and Bai Jing asked him anxiously about Su Changming.

Ch. 33The eye on the Bronze Knife

Luo Yang and Su Changming entered Pit No. 8, where Luo Yang admitted he was a shaman after Su Changming deduced his secret. In the shed, a green eye on the Bronze Knife opened, and the knife rose from the soil and pointed at Luo Yang.

  • Luo Yang refused Shi Fei and Bai Jing’s requests to accompany him and went to Pit No. 8 with Su Changming.
  • Su Changming questioned Luo Yang about his abilities, and Luo Yang admitted he was a shaman and asked Su Changming to keep it secret.
  • Su Changming unlocked the shed and led Luo Yang inside to inspect the excavation site.
  • Luo Yang spotted the Bronze Knife’s green eye open just before lightning struck and warned Su Changming to run.
  • The Bronze Knife trembled, floated out of the soil, and aimed its tip at Luo Yang.

Ch. 34The Tiger's Suppression

Luo Yang’s Witch Ruins protected him from a bronze knife that controlled Su Changming and tried to kill him. After suppressing the artifact, Luo Yang examined it and asked Su Changming about the age of the sacrificial pit.

  • The bronze knife froze Luo Yang and forced Su Changming’s hand to aim it at Luo Yang, but the Witch Ruins blocked the blade and freed them.
  • Luo Yang disarmed Su Changming and sent the bronze knife back into the pit before persuading Su Changming to continue inside.
  • Luo Yang learned that the cameras and phones malfunctioned near the pit, then jumped down to investigate while Su Changming stayed above.
  • The Witch Ruins suppressed the bronze knife’s sinister aura as Luo Yang approached it.
  • Luo Yang asked about the pit’s age, and Su Changming estimated it was at least five thousand years old before Luo Yang asked how it had fallen.

Ch. 35Theft in Plain Sight

Luo Yang learned from Su Changming about a Sanxingdui kneeling figure believed to have been a shaman, then subdued the Bronze Knife’s hostile artifact spirit with the Witch Ruins. He carried the knife out of the excavation site to take it to the Museum for further treatment, leaving Su Changming worried that he might be stealing it.

  • Su Changming told Luo Yang about a kneeling figure from Sacrificial Pit No. 2 that he believed had been a high-status shaman.
  • Luo Yang asked whether the Bronze Knife could have belonged to the figure, but Su Changming said the artifacts came from different periods and pits.
  • When Luo Yang grasped the Bronze Knife, its artifact spirit released icy energy, but the Witch Ruins suppressed it.
  • Luo Yang warned the Bronze Knife to behave and secured the Witch Ruins against it to keep it under control.
  • Su Changming panicked when Luo Yang hid the knife inside his clothes, but Luo Yang explained that he was taking it to the Museum to remove its spirit.
  • Luo Yang and Su Changming left the shed, and Luo Yang offered to give the knife to Su Changming, leaving him speechless.

Ch. 36The Evil Spirit in the Bronze Knife

Luo Yang brought the Bronze Knife to the Museum and entered its memories to confront its powerful evil spirit. The spirit, calling itself Feather Blade, begged him to spare it and offered to follow him, leaving Luo Yang unsure what to do.

  • Luo Yang persuaded Ma Zhonghua to let him deal with the Bronze Knife in a secluded Museum office, and the others waited outside.
  • Bai Jing told Su Changming she suspected Luo Yang was a Shaman, while Shi Fei watched them with an enigmatic smile.
  • Luo Yang put on the Golden Bronze Mask and used a ritual to enter the Bronze Knife’s memories.
  • Luo Yang saw a female Shaman use the knife to behead a person and perform a sacrificial blessing ritual.
  • The knife’s spirit identified itself as Feather Blade and asked Luo Yang to spare it in exchange for following him.
  • Luo Yang hesitated because he did not want to destroy the spirit, but carrying the knife could land him in prison.

Ch. 37The eye and the phone

Luo Yang removed the spirit from the Bronze Knife by transferring its eye onto his phone and sealing it, leaving the cultural relic intact and harmless. He agreed to stay at the Museum overnight to confirm that nothing else happened.

  • Luo Yang agreed to transfer the witch spirit into an object and chose his phone as its new home.
  • Luo Yang pried the eye from the Bronze Knife, attached it beside the cameras on his Huawei P30, and inscribed a Spirit Infusion Seal.
  • Ma Zhonghua, Ye Yiming, Bai Jing, Shi Fei, and Su Changming went to check on Luo Yang as he finished his work.
  • Luo Yang showed everyone the intact Bronze Knife and assured Ma Zhonghua it no longer released energy that affected people's brains.
  • Luo Yang told Su Changming that the eye disappeared when he removed the spirit, and Shi Fei praised his handling of the relic.
  • Ma Zhonghua asked Luo Yang to stay at the Museum overnight to confirm the Bronze Knife caused no further problems, and Luo Yang agreed.

Ch. 38The White Desert

Luo Yang tried to awaken Feather Blade's Eye with spiritual power, then spoke with Ye Zi by video call about Meiqi, Shamanic Sorcery, and Ye Zi's factory. After the call ended, he went to sleep and dreamed of climbing a pair of white mountains before falling into a ravine and being buried by a mudslide.

  • Luo Yang fed spiritual power into Feather Blade's Eye, but it only twitched and remained shut.
  • Ye Zi called Luo Yang and told him that Meiqi had gone home with her mother.
  • Luo Yang told Ye Zi that he was a shamanic healer and had used Shamanic Sorcery to treat Meiqi.
  • Ye Zi began showing Luo Yang the factory, but her phone slipped, briefly showing a snowy-white view before she ended the call in embarrassment.
  • Luo Yang tried once more to awaken Feather Blade's Eye, then went to bed and dreamed of climbing white mountains and being buried in a mudslide.

Ch. 39Fair-weather friends

After leaving the Museum, Luo Yang met Shi Fei, who revealed he was searching for an ancestral shaman and believed Luo Yang was one. Luo Yang found no clues in the exhibition hall before a pregnant woman on an electric scooter suddenly charged toward him.

  • Ma Zhonghua told Luo Yang he had guarded the Bronze Knife overnight and said the Museum would pay him after leadership approval.
  • Shi Fei approached Luo Yang, admitted he knew Luo Yang had removed the spirit from the eye, and said he wanted to be his friend.
  • Shi Fei revealed that he had spent years searching for an ancestral shaman and believed he had found one in Luo Yang.
  • Luo Yang and Shi Fei agreed to be fair-weather friends, with Shi Fei promising to explain his reasons and a secret later.
  • Luo Yang examined the exhibition hall but found no Witch Artifacts or clues connecting ancestral shamans to the Sanxingdui Civilization.
  • As Luo Yang booked a ride outside the Museum, a pregnant woman on an electric scooter charged toward him.

Ch. 40The Framing of a Pregnant Woman

Luo Yang was framed for groping a pregnant woman, but Bai Jing turned the crowd against her and helped him avoid arrest. The scheme was then revealed as Zhang Bai and Yang Long watched from a nearby Mercedes, while their hired men surrounded Luo Yang and Bai Jing.

  • A pregnant woman crashed her electric scooter into Luo Yang, then accused him of indecent assault when he caught her.
  • Bai Jing arrived and claimed the woman was her sister-in-law, warning that surveillance footage and a false accusation could get her detained.
  • The crowd accepted Bai Jing’s story and began to disperse as Luo Yang lifted the fallen scooter.
  • A group of men led by a stout young man arrived, accusing Luo Yang of groping the pregnant woman and closing in on him and Bai Jing.
  • Luo Yang used his Ancestral Witch Spirit Body’s Super-Sense State to spot Zhang Bai and Yang Long watching from a Mercedes-Benz G-Class and overhear them admit to arranging the frame-up.

Ch. 41A Shocking Reversal

Luo Yang faced a staged assault arranged by Yang Long and Zhang Bai, but the Feather Blade's Eye awakened and turned the attack against the conspirators. The police were called as Yang Long fled and Bai Jing watched Luo Yang in surprise.

  • Yang Long and Zhang Bai arrived while their accomplices accused Luo Yang of molesting a pregnant woman, and Luo Yang warned them that surveillance cameras could expose the setup.
  • As Ma Jun swung a club at Luo Yang, the Feather Blade's Eye awakened and redirected the blow into the pregnant woman.
  • Ma Jun struck another worker, and Luo Yang tackled and pinned him before the other workers fled.
  • Luo Yang called for the police, Yang Long drove away, and Bai Jing watched Luo Yang with a strange look.

Ch. 42A Female Disciple Out of the Blue

After leaving the police station, Luo Yang met Bai Jing for lunch and learned she wanted him to teach her shamanic sorcery. He accepted her as a disciple and told her to find him in Ba City after she finished her work at the Museum.

  • Luo Yang noticed the Feather Blade's Eye had fused with his phone and answered Bai Jing's call outside the police station.
  • Luo Yang treated Bai Jing to barbecue after the Museum transferred his million-yuan service fee.
  • Bai Jing questioned Luo Yang about the eye and revealed she wanted to learn shamanic sorcery from him.
  • Luo Yang agreed to teach Bai Jing and told her to come find him in Ba City when her Museum work was finished.
  • Bai Jing gave Luo Yang a fountain pen as a gift for becoming his disciple and ran off.

Ch. 43Biological Remote Control

Luo Yang spent the evening with Ye Yiming and Jiang Xianrong, then discovered that the Feather Blade's Eye fused with his phone could control an animal's movements. He realized he had gained a Biological Remote Control.

  • Jiang Xianrong cooked dinner for Luo Yang, and Ye Yiming invited him to meet his old friends and offered to buy him a car.
  • Song Meiqi told Luo Yang that Ye Yiming's offer to buy him a car was meant as her mother's dowry, leaving him stunned.
  • Luo Yang tried to awaken the Feather Blade's Eye with Spiritual Power but got no response.
  • Luo Yang waved toward an orange cat on the balcony and sensed a strange energy fluctuation.
  • Luo Yang used the phone to make the orange cat leap away and return repeatedly, then realized it could remotely control living creatures.

Ch. 44Street Applications of a Modern Witch Artifact

Luo Yang discovered that Feather Blade's Eye drew spiritual power from his phone and tested its brief remote-control ability while taking Song Meiqi out. He returned home planning to give Liu Youshui his final treatment the next day.

  • Luo Yang spiritually charged Feather Blade's Eye and reasoned that the phone might grow stronger if he infused it with spiritual materials.
  • Luo Yang used Feather Blade's Eye to make Song Meiqi briefly head toward her writing practice, but agreed to take her to see pandas.
  • Luo Yang explained to himself that the closed eye could remotely control people or animals for a few seconds, while the open eye could exert more dangerous control.
  • After an unleashed golden retriever frightened Song Meiqi and its owner insulted Luo Yang, he used the phone to make the dog bite the woman.
  • Luo Yang and Song Meiqi spent the day out, then returned home; Luo Yang went to bed intending to treat Liu Youshui the next day.

Ch. 45Tempting Conditions

Liu Youshui’s treatment restored enough strength for him to take several steps, after which he offered Luo Yang a lucrative position at his company. Luo Yang refused, suspecting Liu Youshui wanted to exploit his abilities and remained tied to crime.

  • Liu Youshui arrived with Jiang Yue, and Song Meiqi hid from him and warned Luo Yang that he was bad.
  • Luo Yang treated Liu Youshui’s spinal nerves, and Liu Youshui stood and managed several steps before his weakened legs gave way.
  • Luo Yang advised Liu Youshui to rebuild his leg strength through exercise and proper nutrition, and declined to provide more White Jade Paste.
  • Liu Youshui offered Luo Yang a vice-president position and revealed that he knew Luo Yang was a shaman, but Luo Yang refused.
  • After Liu Youshui and Jiang Yue left, Luo Yang recalled Liu Youshui’s criminal connections and decided the offer was meant to exploit him.

Ch. 46An Inexplicable Premonition

Song Meiqi’s frightening vision that Ye Zi would fall into a bone-filled cave made her anxious, though Ye Zi reassured her by phone and said she had to stay at the mine for a few more days. After Ye Yiming and Jiang Xianrong arrived, Ye Yiming invited Luo Yang to meet his old friends that night and privately plotted to drink without Jiang Xianrong checking on him.

  • Song Meiqi told Luo Yang she had seen Ye Zi fall into a dark cave filled with bones and feared bad guys would hurt her.
  • Luo Yang called Ye Zi, and Song Meiqi warned her to watch out for bad guys; Ye Zi said she was safe but had to remain at the mine for a few more days.
  • Luo Yang reassured Song Meiqi, who clung to him while waiting for Ye Yiming and Jiang Xianrong to arrive.
  • Ye Yiming invited Luo Yang to meet some old friends that night, and Luo Yang agreed.
  • Ye Yiming told Luo Yang that Jiang Xianrong would take Song Meiqi home so the two men could drink without her checking on him, then claimed they had been discussing health when Jiang Xianrong asked what they were whispering about.

Ch. 47Showing off a trick

Luo Yang joined Ye Yiming for dinner at the Fragrant Orchid House and met several of Ye’s old friends, who were curious about his claimed abilities. At their request, Luo Yang offered to demonstrate a trick by making a sleeping sparrow fly onto his shoulder.

  • Ye Yiming introduced Luo Yang to director Zhang Lianfeng, restaurant owner Huang Cheng, and Hu Bufei at the Fragrant Orchid House.
  • Zhang Lianfeng praised Luo Yang’s looks and suggested he act in one of his productions, while Ye Yiming insisted Luo was a genuine master.
  • Luo Yang and Hu Bufei exchanged WeChat contacts, and Hu asked about the distinctive phone case Luo had made himself.
  • After Zhang Lianfeng and Hu Bufei asked to see Luo Yang demonstrate his unusual arts, Luo Yang pointed out a sleeping sparrow and said he would make it fly onto his shoulder.

Ch. 48The scent of conspiracy

Luo Yang demonstrated his ability to command a sparrow, then used his heightened senses to discover Hu Bufei was carrying a gun. After overhearing Liu Youshui, Song Haichang, and Song Dongming discuss Ye Zi and Qingdi’s lithium mine, Luo Yang learned Liu wanted to buy into Green Mountain Energy Company.

  • Luo Yang summoned a sparrow to his shoulder and had it bring him a leaf, convincing Huang Cheng and prompting Hu Bufei to perform a one-handed handstand.
  • Luo Yang heightened his senses and detected a gun strapped to Hu Bufei’s calf.
  • Luo Yang overheard Song Haichang meeting Liu Youshui and recognized Liu’s voice as he discussed Ye Zi and the Qingdi lithium mine.
  • Luo Yang left his dining room and approached the room where Liu Youshui, Song Haichang, and Song Dongming were meeting.
  • Liu Youshui admitted he had given Luo Yang the video used against Song Dongming, then proposed buying a stake in Green Mountain Energy Company.

Ch. 49A Blade Above Forbearance

Liu Youshui proposed that the Song father and son arrange Ye Zi’s disappearance in exchange for fifteen percent of Green Mountain Energy’s shares. Luo Yang overheard the plot, failed to reach Ye Zi, and headed for Qingdi to find her without alerting the conspirators.

  • Song Haichang and Song Dongming challenged Liu Youshui’s demand for shares, and Liu revealed that Ye Zi’s inheritance and custody rights gave him leverage.
  • Liu warned that Ye Zi could restructure Green Mountain Energy and leave the Song family with little, then suggested making her disappear in the desert or Gobi.
  • Liu offered to arrange Ye Zi’s disappearance in exchange for fifteen percent of the company’s original shares, and Song Haichang and Song Dongming agreed.
  • Song Dongming demanded that Luo Yang be made to kneel and apologize, and Liu promised to deliver him after their plan succeeded.
  • Luo Yang tried to call Ye Zi but found her phone out of service, then decided not to confront the conspirators and instead went to Qingdi to find her.

Ch. 50A Thousand-Mile Solo Ride

Luo Yang hurried to Qingdi to investigate whether Ye Zi was in danger, choosing not to involve Hu Bufei until he knew more. After arriving, he hired Batu Ga’er to drive him toward a lithium mine in the desert near Mangya.

  • Luo Yang left Ye Yiming’s gathering and tried unsuccessfully to reach Ye Zi while traveling to the airport.
  • Luo Yang declined to tell Hu Bufei about his suspicions, deciding to confirm what had happened before asking for help.
  • Luo Yang arrived at Huatu'gou Airport and found no taxis for the nearly three-hundred-kilometer journey to the lithium mine.
  • Luo Yang hired Batu Ga’er for five thousand yuan to drive him around the desert for the next few days.
  • Batu Ga’er drove Luo Yang out of the airport lot and onto the national highway toward Mangya.
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