The gloomy rain slanted across the church spire of Hawkins Town, and the leaden clouds were very low, as if they were trying to cover all the sins of this town into the humid air. The wooden door of the church was ajar, and the screams of the nuns could be heard from inside, piercing the dead silence of the afternoon.
When Dean's black antelope stopped at the door of the church, Five Emperor Coins on Bai Haorui's fingertips had already begun to turn restlessly - the five ancient coins strung with red strings were spinning rapidly in his palm, but they never fell, and there was a faint black air around the edges of the coins.
"The Hunter Forum said that there have been an endless number of 'evil suicides' in this town recently." Dean opened the car door and splashed in the stagnant water with his leather boots. "This time it is said that the deceased was an honest man in the town George. He swallowed a gun and committed suicide before dying in front of the altar in the church." Sam followed behind with a laptop computer, frowning. "Hawkins Town In the past three months, the crime rate among residents has increased by 300%. There is also a case of 'shoe robbery and murder'-someone stabbed his neighbor into a hornet's nest for a pair of sneakers. It's too outrageous."
Bai Haorui walked into the church first, holding Five Emperor Coins. What hit his face was not the sanctity of burning incense, but the turbid smell mixed with blood and desire. George's body fell under the cross, and the blood spattered on the white icon, winding into strange lines. Father Gil Sitting paralyzed on the steps next to the altar, her black priest's robe was covered in dust, her hands were tangled in her hair, her shoulders were shaking violently, and she was chanting repeatedly. "God abandoned us... He killed himself with his own hands, right in front of me..." The nun next to her was pale, covering her mouth and constantly retching, her eyes full of fear.
Bai Haorui squatted down, ignoring them, looking at the blood on the ground, and lightly touched a little dark red blood with his fingertips. The blood had a cold breath, but did not have the unique sulfur smell of possessed demons. He put his fingertips to the tip of his nose, smelled carefully, and mobilized True Fire in his Dantian. True Qi, a faint lotus-shaped flame wrapped around the blood beads along the fingertips - the moment True Qi touched it, the blood beads squirmed slightly, as if they were alive and wanted to avoid the power of pure Yang.
"Something's wrong," Bai Haorui frowned and Five Emperor Coins paused in the palm of his hand, "The yin energy didn't reach the level of possession, more like..." He paused and felt the feedback from True Qi, "It's like he completely indulged his desire to commit suicide without even a single thought of survival."
Dean raised his eyebrows and bent down to check the gunshot wounds on the body. "You mean he did commit suicide on his own initiative? He was not controlled by the devil?"
"Yes, and no." Bai Haorui stood up and patted the dust on his hands, "Everyone has seven emotions and six desires, but there is always reason to suppress them. In his case, reason completely disappeared, and desire washed him away like a flood - this is not a natural state."
Sam opened the laptop and called up the town files, "Three months ago, the time when Hell's Gate was opened." His voice was a little heavy, "So many demons escaped from Hell. Maybe this is not possession, but another way of control." Bai Haorui nodded in agreement, walked to the town map on the wall, and pulled out the mahogany sword from his back. The blade of the sword glowed with a faint green light. He dipped the tip of the sword into some of the blood extracted from his fingertips, and quickly marked a few red dots on the map. "You see, these cases are all surrounding Trotter's bar."
When the third red dot was marked, Bai Haorui suddenly grinned and took a breath, and almost let go of the peach wood sword. He quickly took back True Qi, the True Fire Pill in the Dantian was slightly hot, and there was a burning sensation in the meridians - just when he was running "Three Altars Body-Tempering True Fire Art" to warm and nourish True Fire, he was distracted and used True Qi to detect, causing True Fire to backfire. "Damn it, you have to stay focused and don't get distracted easily." He cursed in his mind and rubbed his wrist, "The bar must be the source. It's not possession, it's 'temptation' - more sinister than direct possession. People choose their own evil. Even if the evil spirit is dispelled, the crack in the heart cannot be repaired."
After discussing it, the three decided to chat with Father Gil first. When they arrived at the office, the door was unlocked and there was a strong smell of whiskey. Father Gil was sitting on the sofa with his collar open and obvious wine stains on his cuffs. His eyes were evasive and he looked at the three people with an impatient look on his face. "Don't waste your efforts. There is nothing to investigate in this town."
Bai Haorui pretended to organize his briefcase, holding a yellow Clear Heart Talisman between his fingertips. While the priest was turning around to pour the wine, he quietly placed it under the table leg of the desk. He activated a weak True Fire and activated the spell. "Father, have you always felt upset recently and wanted to drink to relieve your boredom? Sometimes, you may even have some thoughts that you have never had before?"
The priest's eyes flashed with black light, he turned around suddenly, the whiskey glass in his hand shook, and the wine spilled on the ground. "How do you know?"
Bai Haorui sneered in his heart, "Nonsense, all your emotions are overflowing, and Clear Heart Talisman can't hold it back. The greedy and angry breath can be felt from three meters away." But he laughed and said, "We have investigated and found that many residents have similar situations. I heard that Trotter bar is very popular recently, have you been there?"
The priest's eyes darkened and his tone became vague. "How many times have I been there... what's wrong?"
"Nothing, just curious." Bai Haorui stood up and tugged Dean's arm, "We have other residents to visit, let's go first." After walking out of the priest's house, he lowered his voice. "There must be something wrong with the priest. Let's go to the bar first. If we are late, I'm afraid something will happen again."
The three of them moved into "Lucky Star Inn" in the town. The aunt at the front desk stared at the gambling program on TV, kept twisting her clothes with her fingers, and answered the three people's inquiries perfunctorily, "The room is on the second floor, find it yourself." As soon as he opened the door of room 203, a young man with a playful smile came in with a little girl, "Are you the famous Winchester Brothers? And this is the legendary Daoist priest?"
"Richie?" Dean frowned, recognizing him, "Bringing a child to hunt monsters? Are you crazy?"
Richie patted the sister next to him Lily: "My sister is just a little girl. She is an adult. Come with me. We want to earn the devil's bounty." Bai Haorui said Taking the previous step, a faint golden light flashed between the eyebrows, and the fingertips glowed with a lotus pure flame that was about an inch long. The flame was only the size of the fingertips, but it carried a strong pure Yang aura, making Richie subconsciously take a step back.
"Brother, don't joke with your own life, let alone you are taking your sister with you." Bai Haorui's voice deepened, Spiritual Sense glanced at Richie, and could sense the greed hidden in his body, " The things in this town are not something you can handle. The things in the bar are more powerful than any demon you have ever seen - I can sense that there is a powerful force of temptation there, which will amplify what you want most in your heart, and then drag you into Hell."
Richie sneered disapprovingly, "Don't scare people, I have hunted more demons than you have ever seen." He slammed the door and left. Lily looked back with a hint of uneasiness in his eyes. Bai Haorui looked at their backs. "Good words can't persuade a damn ghost. This kid's greed is too serious and there is no way he can be saved."
Sam sighed, "It seems that he didn't even listen to what you said."
"Then it's not our fault." Bai Haorui shrugged, "Some people won't have a good memory if they don't suffer a loss, but if they suffer a loss, they will never have the chance to have a good memory."
In Trotter's bar, the heavy metal music was deafening, the lights were dim, and the flashing neon light illuminated the distorted faces in a strange way. The men were hugging strange women and laughing wantonly, the wine bottles on the table were overturned, and someone was standing in the corner. They started arguing and even raised their fists. Instead of trying to dissuade them, the people around them started to boo. Trotter stood behind the bar with a round beer belly to collect money. He had a greasy smile on his face but no warmth in his eyes.
Behind the bar, a woman in a red dress was pouring wine elegantly. She had long black curly hair, fair skin, charming eyes, and a faint smile on her lips. She was Casey. Her movements were calm and unhurried, and even if the surroundings were chaotic, they did not affect her in the slightest.
As soon as Bai Haorui entered the door, True Fire in his dantian began to feel hot. He ran Spiritual Sense, traced the source of the sinister temptation, and instantly locked on Casey. "We found it, it's the woman in the red dress." He leaned close to Sam's ear, his voice was very low, "She is possessed by a demon, and she is not a low-level demon. The energy in her body is very powerful, so be careful."
Dean raised his eyebrows, straightened his coat, and walked straight to the bar. "You're new here, what do you recommend?"
Casey handed over a glass of amber-colored mixed wine and lightly traced the wall of the cup with her fingertips. "New here? The rule here is 'do whatever you want'." Her voice was soft and charming, with a kind of magic that made people relax their vigilance. Bai Haorui reached out to take the wine and did not drink it. He just put it on the tip of his nose and smelled it - the wine was mixed with a faint energy fluctuation, which can amplify the desire of the drinker.
"Do whatever you want?" He smiled, the lotus flames on his fingertips flashed away, and the evil spirit in the wine was instantly burned away, "But you can't let desire completely swallow you up, right? Just like those people fighting in the corner, they were just talking, right?"
Casey's eyes flashed with surprise, and then his charming smile returned, "You are very special."
"To each other, beautiful lady." Bai Haorui held the wine glass and tapped the wall of the glass with his fingertips, "It is much smarter to control people's hearts with temptations than to possess them directly. However, are you not afraid of getting burned?"
Casey did not deny it, just smiled and turned around to greet the other guests. Bai Haorui: "If you dare to play seduction tricks in front of me, see how I deal with you later. If I can hunt her and take her essence, my True Fire will definitely be much better, but the possessed host is innocent... The guardian heart does not allow indiscriminate killing. This will be difficult to handle."
At this moment, a gunshot suddenly rang out in the corner of the bar. Everyone was stunned and the music stopped. A bearded man held up a gun with smoke coming from the muzzle. The man opposite him fell to the ground with blood flowing from his chest. The people around him were silent at first, then some screamed, some backed away, and some showed excitement.
The bearded man's eyes were crazy, and he pointed the gun at his temple. "I can't control it... He shouldn't be with her! Why should he!"
Dean reacted the fastest and rushed over. He gripped the barrel of the gun with both hands and twisted it to the side. Sam grabbed the holy water on the table and poured it on the bearded man without hesitation - the holy water fell on him. There was no black smoke coming out when the devil possessed him, but it only wetted his clothes. At the same time, Bai Haorui flicked his fingertips, and a yellow Soul-Subduing Talisman was accurately placed on the bearded man's forehead. "Definitely!"
The golden light of the spell flashed, and a gentle power spread. The bearded man's body froze, and his crazy eyes gradually returned to clarity. Then he broke down and cried, and the gun in his hand fell to the ground. "I didn't want to kill anyone..." he choked, his shoulders shaking violently. "Seeing them talking and laughing together, I felt very jealous. It was like a voice said in my head, 'Kill him'. I couldn't control myself!"
Dean whispered to Sam, "Not possessed."
Bai Haorui squatted down, and a ball of true lotus flame the size of a table tennis ball formed in his palm. The flame was light golden, with a warm breath. He gently pressed on the bearded man's chest. "Don't be afraid, I will help you dispel the evil thoughts in your body." True Fire traveled along the meridians of the bearded man, and when he met the force of temptation, it melted instantly like ice and snow meeting fire. The bearded man felt a warm current surge through his body, and the jealousy and anger in his heart slowly receded, leaving only endless regret.
"Someone has amplified your jealousy. Go and surrender." Bai Haorui retracted his hand, and the true flame of the lotus dissipated.
When he got up, Bai Haorui caught a glimpse of a familiar figure walking in the door - Father Gil. He walked straight to the bar, picked up a bottle of whiskey, unscrewed the cap and poured it into his mouth. Casey leaned into his ear and said something unknown. A greedy smile appeared on the priest's face, his eyes were full of obsession, and the previous collapse and pain were completely gone.
Sam couldn't help but stepped forward and asked, "Father, why are you here? Didn't you say before..."
"What did you say? You said kindness can buy you salvation?" The priest turned around suddenly and slammed the bottle on the bar, "Fart! Kindness made me watch George commit suicide and make this town worse and worse! Only desire can keep people alive!"
Bai Haorui took out a Clear Heart Talisman and stepped forward quickly. "Father, wake up! This is not what you want, the devil is bewitching you! This talisman can help you suppress evil thoughts, come with us!"
"Get out of here!" The priest pushed Bai Haorui away with surprisingly strong force. Bai Haorui staggered back two steps and hit the table behind him. The wine bottle smashed to the ground, and the wine mixed with glass fragments splashed everywhere. "I know better than you in life! All God and kindness are all lies!"
Bai Haorui stood firm and looked at the priest who was swallowed by desire. He sighed in his heart, "It's over. The effect of Clear Heart Talisman posted before has expired and he is completely hopeless. What does the devil want to do? It is to seduce ordinary people and pull people with status into the water. The priest has prestige in the small town. If he has fallen, more people will follow his example."
Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Richie following Casey toward the back door. Bai Haorui quickly shouted, "Richie! Don't go! It's a trap!" But Richie didn't seem to hear it, and his footsteps didn't move. There was the slightest pause, and Casey disappeared into the dark back door. Dean frowned. "I'll go after him." Bai Haorui nodded. "I'll come with you, Sam you stay here and see where his sister is."
At the same time, in Bobby's cabin, Bobby was sitting on the workbench, holding the broken Colt gun in his hand, frowning. The barrel of this gun that could kill demons was broken in the previous battle, and now it was like a piece of scrap metal. "Damn it, it can't be repaired without the right materials." He muttered to himself, and the tools in his hand were thrown aside.
At this time, the door was pushed open, and a gust of wind swept in. Bobby raised his head warily and saw Ruby walking in, holding a piece of black metal in his hand - it was Hell Iron, a rare material that can only be found deep in Hell. "Why are you here?" Bobby reached out to touch the shotgun at his waist, his eyes cold.
Ruby chuckled, walked to the workbench, and put Hell Iron on the table. "Don't be nervous, I'm not here to fight. I know you want to repair Colt." She ran her fingers across Hell Iron, "This piece of Hell Iron is enough for you to repair the barrel, and even make Colt more powerful."
"What do you want?" Bobby did not let down his guard, "The devil will not do business at a loss."
"It's very simple." Ruby leaned on the workbench, with a hint of playfulness in his eyes, "I will help you repair Colt, but you must agree to one condition - from now on, this gun must be used against the targets I designate." She paused and added, "Don't worry, they are all evil demons and they do not conflict with your goals. Moreover, you also need it to help Winchester Brothers, don't you? Dean's contract only has one year left."
Bobby's eyes flickered. He knew that Ruby was telling the truth. Without Colt, they would have no chance of winning in the face of more and more high-level demons. But he also knew that making deals with demons would never end well. "Why should I believe you?"
"You have no choice." Ruby picked up Hell Iron, "Either, you give up on repairing Colt and watch Dean download Hell in a year; or, cooperate with me." She put Hell Iron in front of Bobby, "Think it through, I'll wait for your answer."
Dean and Bai Haorui followed Richie's mobile phone positioning and drove to an abandoned old house on the outskirts of town. The house looked like it had been unoccupied for a long time, and the windows were broken. The walls were covered with vines, and there was an eerie atmosphere in the darkness. "He should be inside." Dean turned off the car lights and took out the chalk from his backpack, "I'll draw Devil's Trap while you set up the formation."
Bai Haorui nodded and took out the ink fountain and wormwood juice from his backpack. He quickly walked around the house, using the ink fountain line to draw complex patterns on the ground, and sprinkled a little wormwood juice every other section. The ink fountain line was mixed with the wormwood juice, glowing with a faint golden light, forming a simple Yang Gathering Array: "Yang Gathering Array can absorb the surrounding yang energy and weaken the demon's power. Casey is a high-level demon, so you can't be careless." "I don't know if my current strength can defeat the high-level demon. Foundation Establishment Realm, Third Layer, True Fire Pill has just solidified... Even if I can't defeat it, there won't be much danger."
After setting up the array, the two sneaked into the house quietly. The entrance to the basement was hidden under the kitchen floor, and the sound of Casey came from inside.
The basement was dark, with only a dim light bulb hanging on the ceiling. Casey stood in the center of the room, and Richie was tied to a pillar, with dull eyes and kept muttering "bounty". Seeing Dean, Casey showed a helpless smile, "Are they really all with dog noses? Or am I doing it too obviously?"
Dean slowly backed away, retreated to the edge of Devil's Trap, and suddenly shouted, "Now!" He quickly turned sideways to avoid Casey's attack, and at the same time activated Devil's Trap. Golden light lit up from the ground, forming a circular barrier, trapping Casey in the middle.
Casey's face changed, and then she sneered, and strong black energy erupted from her body. Her eyes turned pure black, and the veins under her skin popped out, revealing the true form of the devil. "You want to trap me with just this trick?" She waved her hand. A gust of wind blew up, and the light bulb in the basement exploded instantly, sending fragments flying everywhere. Dean took out his shotgun, pointed it at Casey and fired. The silver bullet hit the black gas and was bounced away instantly without causing any damage.
Bai Haorui immediately rushed over, and a basketball-sized lotus flame condensed in his palm. "Watch the move!" He threw True Fire towards Casey, and the flames were thorny. The sound of breaking through the air left a golden trail in the air. Casey raised his hand and waved, and the black air formed a barrier. The pure flame hit the barrier, making a "sizzling" sound, and the black air was burned and dissipated.
"Is this?" Casey's eyes narrowed, showing a look of surprise, "The power in you is very special." She flashed and appeared in front of Bai Haorui, her claws grabbing at his chest with black energy. Bai Haorui reacted extremely quickly, running "Three Altars Body-Tempering True Fire Art", covering his whole body with a thin layer of True Fire armor, and at the same time drew out the mahogany sword, the sword body wrapped with pure flames, and pierced Casey's sharp claws.
With a crisp sound of "clang", the mahogany sword and sharp claws collided together, and sparks flew everywhere. Bai Haorui felt his arms go numb. Casey's power far exceeded his expectations. He used the force to retreat and turned over to avoid Casey's follow-up attack threw out three Soul-Subduing Talisman at the same time. "Soul Subduing locks evil, retreat quickly!" The golden spell sparkled, forming a triangle in the air, trapping Casey's figure.
Dean took the opportunity to go around behind Casey, took out the holy water and poured it over. The holy water fell on the black air and made a violent sizzling sound. Casey screamed, and the black air on his body became a little lighter. "You are very unhappy. Wrong." Casey broke free from the restraints of Soul-Subduing Talisman, her eyes became colder, but her movements slowed down - the effect of Yang Gathering Array began to show, and the surrounding yang energy continued to pour in, suppressing her yin energy.
Bai Haorui did not stop, the True Fire Pill in the Dantian rotated rapidly, and True Fire continued to flow towards the peach wood sword. He jumped up, and the lotus pure flame on the peach wood sword surged to half a meter long, facing Casey slashed down. "Lotus Pure Flame, destroy evil!" Casey did not dare to take a direct hit, and dodged sideways. The pure flame struck the wooden floor, drawing a deep ravine on the ground. The golden flame glowed in the ravine, and it lasted for a long time.