When she had turned into a black wind and tried to escape, she had secretly congratulated herself, thinking she had let Cui Jiuyang off.
Only now, after witnessing Cui Jiuyang's thunderous methods, did she wake as though from a dream and realize that she would probably meet her doom today and lose her life!
Chapter 171: An encounter
Though Cui Jiuyang had firmly suppressed Spirit Medium Wei with nine Apotropaic Coins, leaving her unable to move, he had not let down his guard against the Li Family grandfather and grandson huddled in the corner. He kept them in the corner of his eye the entire time.
As Spirit Medium Wei suffered beneath the brilliant golden light released by the Apotropaic Coins, wisps of foul, bloody-smelling black smoke rose from her body.
Zhang Yuanbao, who had been cowering nearby, took advantage of the moment when Spirit Medium Wei held Cui Jiuyang's attention to move his feet quietly, retreating little by little toward the door in an attempt to slip away.
Cui Jiuyang saw it all and thought, Trying to run? Not so easy!
He chuckled and said with a hint of mockery, "Yuanbao, Yuanbao, why are you leaving in such a hurry? Don't you want to catch up some more with your childhood friend?"
As he spoke, he flicked his wrist, his robe sleeve lifting lightly, and several yellow paper talismans shot out like arrows from a bow.
As though they had eyes, the talismans curved nimbly through the air and landed precisely on Zhang Yuanbao's forehead, chest, the bends of his arms and knees, and his back.
Zhang Yuanbao's body had been occupied by a returning soul. Though his everyday words and actions seemed no different from those of an ordinary person, he was fundamentally no more than another form