"The vast horizon is my love, and flowers are blooming at the foot of the rolling Green Mountain..."
At 4:30 a. m., Ling Yi was awakened by a loud, explosive music.
Ling Yi sat up in a daze, staring at the ripples spreading across the half-empty bottle of mineral water on the bedside table, almost making Ling Yi think an earthquake was about to strike.
This gives you an idea of how loud the music was outside.
Ling Yi, his face dark, pulled back the curtains and looked down.
There was a group of elderly men and women, more than a hundred people in total, happily dancing in the square.
"Holy crap, are these people crazy? They start dancing at 4:30 and blast the music like that, don't they know they're disturbing the neighbors?"
Ling Yi was truly shocked and furious. He flung open the window, and the deafening sound almost knocked him over.
Not only Ling Yi, but many others were also woken up by Ling Yi noise and were now opening their windows and cursing loudly at the people downstairs.
Immediately, the entire neighborhood was filled with complaints and curses.
You should know that this is a high-end residential area; not just anyone can come in.
These elderly men and women were clearly not from this neighborhood.
Perhaps attracted by the plaza in the middle of the residential area, these people moved here from somewhere.
Soon, the community security guards appeared; someone must have called the property management.
Property management companies in upscale residential communities dare not offend homeowners.
Unless some people are brain-dead.
Although it's a sad thing, that's just how reality is.
A group of security guards first turned off the music, and then drove the elderly men and women away.
Then, a scene that disgusted Ling Yi unfolded.
These elderly men and women started throwing a tantrum, and a group of people rushed over, Madman, scratching and clawing, and actually managed to drive away more than a dozen community security guards.
Moments later, the music from the explosion rang out again, this time even louder than before.
"You like dancing so much, huh? Then you can dance to your heart's content."
This time, Ling Yi used the Mind Curse from the Soul Curse system.
By consuming one's soul power, one can control the mind of another and forcibly carry out the sorcerer's orders while the other party is fully conscious.
Ling Yi formed a hand seal, and a flash of purple light passed between his brows. The next moment, a huge semi-transparent magic array descended from the sky, fell directly into the crowd, and disappeared.
Then, Ling Yi made a hand seal with one hand, pointed into the air, and a bolt of Thunder descended from the sky, striking the annoying speaker directly and instantly shattering it into pieces.
The annoying voice stopped abruptly.
This is Lightning-Summoning Curse from the Dharma Curse system. It also consumes soul power, and its power is determined by the amount of Soul Power consumed.
The moment the Thunder shattered the speaker, the surrounding residents were stunned for a moment, and then they cheered in unison.
But then a bizarre scene unfolded.
Although the music has stopped, these elderly men and women are still dancing in the square, only their movements are much stiffer.
The expressions on these people's faces changed from initial pride and excitement at defeating the security guards, to shock after the speaker was struck by lightning, and finally to terror at being unable to control their bodies.
Some people were already crying in fear, jumping and sobbing at the same time.
Some people started blaming and criticizing each other, saying things like, "Why shouldn't we have come here? Why did Aunt Zhang invite Aunt Li? Why did Uncle Wang invite Second Sister-in-law Liu?"
The visuals are quite pleasing.
The Mind Curse Ling Yi cast this time lasted for twenty-four hours and was mentally programmed.
From now on, whenever these people dance in the square, they will have to dance for 24 hours straight, and they will not stop until the designated time has elapsed.
But as long as you don't jump, nothing will happen.
"Go ahead and jump, let's see how you jump after this, and whether you'll still want to jump."
There's nothing wrong with square dancing; the problem lies with the people doing it—they're just a bunch of people with no manners.
These people have gone to extremes in their square dancing, dancing at the entrance of residential areas, on school grounds, and even occupying the middle of the road to dance.
The problem is that these people don't understand human language. If you try to reason with them, they'll just try to outdo you in age.
If you fight with them, they'll try to outdo you in age; if you touch them even slightly, they'll lie on the ground and start throwing a tantrum.
Throwing a tantrum is one thing, but if they actually stage an accident to extort money from you... I'm asking you if you can handle that.
You can't win an argument, you can't fight back, and calling the police is useless. The more you argue with these guys, the more excited they get.
They dance whenever and wherever the music starts; they're a bunch of... cancerous creatures.
Ling Yi closed the window, satisfied, and returned to his bedroom to continue sleeping.
What he didn't know was that the story quickly spread online and became a trending topic a few hours later.
And the headlines are getting more and more sensational.
[Square dancing is disturbing the peace again; Thunder from the sky will teach them a lesson!]
[The square-dancing aunties have been dancing for hours on end, wanting to stop but unable to—it's quite a sight!]
Square dancing is disturbing the peace; the group will be punished by heaven. The wicked will face divine retribution; they brought it upon themselves!
When Ling Yi woke up again, it was already around 10 a. m., and he was woken up by the doorbell.
Seeing the Yue'er at the door, Ling Yi instantly lost all sleepiness.
Today, Yue'er was clearly dressed up in a special way, which made Ling Yi swallow hard. He picked her up and was about to kiss her.
"Stop, stop, stop!" Yue'er quickly blocked Ling Yi with her hand.
"You have bad breath, go wash up, or I won't let you touch me!"
"Nonsense! I'm naturally immune to all diseases and spotless. How could I smell bad? Smell me again!"
"At least put on some clothes, okay? You're being a pervert!"
Ling Yi chuckled, released Yue'er, and asked, "Why are you here?"
" Lao Mao sent me."
"Um?"
" Lao Mao called you several times but you didn't answer. He was worried something had happened to you, so he called me and asked me to come over and check on you."
"Oh, my phone is on silent." Ling Yi picked up his phone from the coffee table and, sure enough, saw dozens of missed calls.
Among them were Lao Mao's, Yue'er's, and Guo Xiaomei's.
I'm sorry I worried you.
"Hmph, so you do know that. From now on, no more muting, no more turning off your phone, understand?"
"Receive!"
" Lao Mao must have something urgent to tell you, but he won't tell you. You should call him back right away."
Although Ling Yi was somewhat displeased with Lao Mao's style of doing things, Lao Mao was not a particularly evil person.
Having spent so much time in officialdom, he'd become a bit more worldly and shrewd.
As the saying goes, once you enter officialdom, it's like entering a deep sea; many things become beyond your control.
However, before Ling Yi could call Lao Mao, Lao Mao called first.
"Hey! Lao Mao..."
"Kid, you're really driving me crazy! Now listen to me, get out of Dafeng City as soon as possible, the sooner the better," Lao Mao said anxiously.
"Is it Guo Daoming's here, or is Du Bin up to something?" Ling Yi asked.
" Lao Guo is here, Du Bin has also brought a sorcerer surnamed Zheng; they're all here for you."
"Okay, I understand, thank you!" Although Ling Yi didn't care about these people, he couldn't say it like that.
"Sigh, forget about the thanks, just get going, you hear me?" Lao Mao said and hung up the phone.
Ling Yi knew that Lao Mao was under tremendous pressure when he made this call. If he were to be investigated, even if he wasn't dismissed, he would likely be severely punished.
Those people in the Special Bureau don't act according to reason.
"What's going on with Lao Mao?" Yue'er asked.
"I might really become a great demon." Ling Yi didn't hide anything and told Yue'er what Lao Mao had said.
"If Guo Daoming and the others die in Dafeng City, I'll likely be labeled a demon."
"Does it really have to come to this?" Yue'er asked worriedly.
"You haven't met Guo Daoming. That guy is a Madman. Although he's a sorcerer, deep down he wishes all sorcerers were dead."
"Why?"
Why? Because Guo Daoming's family members all died at the hands of a sorcerer. His entire family, including relatives and friends, totaling more than thirty people, were all cursed to death by the sorcerer.
The reason was simply that Guo Daoming's father had a minor argument with a sorcerer while dining at a restaurant.
The profession of sorcerer, well, it's ultimately somewhat evil.
Casting spells at the cost of one's life or soul may seem powerful, but in reality, it's just risking one's life.
Therefore, most sorcerers have short lifespans. Those who live long lives are only able to prolong their lives by mastering evil spells that devour or exchange the lives of others.
This leads to most sorcerers having some psychological issues, especially those in the Life Curse Sect and Soul Curse Sect; nine out of ten are not quite mentally sound.
The Dharma Curse Sect, considering themselves superior, looks down on the Life Curse Sect and Soul Curse Sect and rarely associates with spellcasters from these two factions.
Ling Yi's attitude was clear: escape was impossible, and besides, could he escape for a while, or for a lifetime?
He wanted to crush these people and make them submit and fear him, otherwise he would never have peace.
Ling Yi is not a saint. Regardless of whether Guo Daoming is a good person or a bad person, in Ling Yi's eyes, anyone who opposes him is an enemy, and enemies must be eliminated.
"Why isn't important; what matters is that he's my enemy."
Yue'er was very clever. After understanding Ling Yi's attitude, she stopped asking questions and chose to unconditionally support Ling Yi.
What do we do next?
"Two things. First, you need to stay by my side at all times during this period, otherwise I won't feel at ease."
Yue'er blushed slightly. Were they going to live together? But she didn't object; instead, she looked forward to living together.
"And the second thing?"
"Of course we're going to eat! It's already noon!"
That's it?
"Otherwise, what do you think I would say?"
I thought you were going to talk about Guo Xiaomei.
Ling Yi paused for a moment and then said, "Everyone has their own destiny, Guo Xiaomei has her own path."