Riding a helicopter was a new experience. However, I wasn't really excited. Quite the contrary, I felt restless.
This feeling came without any reason. It was an instinct of a Feng Shui master. Moreover, the higher we flew, the more restless I felt. Fortunately, the height of the helicopter was no more than one hundred meters, which was acceptable.
While I was getting used to the helicopter, Han Wennan sat next to the pilot and told him what to pay attention to. While flying, he tried to fly straight up and down.
I didn't need to ask to know that he was imitating the way Yan Nantian had taken us to escape. He wanted to use the shortest amount of time to escape from the well ghost's pursuit.
After watching the pilot's operation for a while, I couldn't help but worry. The helicopter's vertical speed was too slow. It couldn't be compared to Yan Nantian's speed.
Just by relying on this speed of ascension, wanting to escape from the Jing Gui's pursuit was really out of thin air.
After Han Wennan finished talking to the driver, she returned to the back seat. I told her about my worries, but Han Wennan didn't seem worried at all. She waved her hand and said, "We can't do everything perfectly. This is the best we can do. When the time comes, just be careful and don't get too close to the cellar."
I was confused. If we didn't get close to the cellar, how could we lure the well ghost out?
I wanted to ask him, but the helicopter was really fast. At this moment, we were close to the orchard. Several helicopters appeared next to us. Deputy Chief Zhang of the Municipal Public Security Bureau was sitting on one of them. He was accompanied by a few people who looked like leaders. They waved at us from a distance.
Under the loud noise of the helicopter's propellers, we couldn't hear their voices. Han Wennan and I waved at them. Then, the helicopters arrived at the destination.
When I saw the dark entrance to the cellar one more time, I felt more restless. When I recalled the terrifying well ghost, I had the urge to turn around and run away.
Han Wennan, who was on the side, suddenly handed over something and asked me, "Do you know how to use a gun?"
I lowered my head and saw that it was a one-meter-long rifle.
I didn't take it. Puzzled, I asked, "Why are you using this?"
Han Wennan smiled, "The bullets in this gun are all specially made, there is a small Spirit Gathering Array hidden inside the bullet, when the bullet is shot out, as long as you use your Dao Qi to instantly trigger the array, the bullet will carry a strong Dao Qi, it is very effective against ordinary ghosts, even against ghosts at the level of Ghost Marshal and Ghost King, it can also have a certain restraining effect."
I was bewildered and looked at him helplessly. "Do you want to use this to deal with the well ghost?"
Han Wennan shook his head. "Of course not. We're not here to deal with the well ghost today. We just need to lure it out. With this thing, we don't need to get close. We can just shoot from afar. The Dao Qi in the warhead isn't much for the well ghost, but if many warheads are fired at the same time, the Dao Qi fluctuations won't be small.
Now, I finally understood. No wonder Han Wennan was so confident. It turned out that he was preparing to do this.
I reached out to receive the rifle and checked the aim. "I've never used this thing before. I need to try it out." Han Wennan nodded.
"There are two boxes of bullets on the helicopter today. You can try it out."
Ordinary people needed to go through a lot of training to master firearms. However, with my cultivation base, both my physical and mental power were much stronger than ordinary people. I only needed two or three tries to master it.
It was true. I aimed at the entrance of the cellar on the ground. The first two shots missed the target. However, I soon got the hang of it. From the third shot onward, I hit the target. Every shot hit the center.
After seeing that my shooting had stabilized, the pilot adjusted the helicopter. He hovered the helicopter around sixty to seventy meters above the cellar. Then, he opened a movable panel that was half a meter square. Han Wennan and I didn't say anything. We crouched and placed the rifle in the firing hole. We used Dao Qi to wrap the barrel completely. Then, we switched the rifle to continuous shooting mode and pulled the trigger. A large number of bullets shot out. As soon as they came out of the barrel, we used Dao Qi to activate the small Spirit Gathering Formation inside. Then, we carried a large amount of Dao Qi and roared towards the entrance of the cellar.
In rapid fire mode, it only took ten seconds for us to fire a full magazine of fifty bullets. After we finished firing, the helicopter pilot who was standing on the side immediately passed us another magazine. The two of us didn't stop firing. After firing over a thousand bullets, Han Wennan raised her hand and signaled for me to stop. Then, she stared at the dark entrance of the cellar with a burning gaze.
After staring for two minutes, there was no movement. Han Wennan frowned and reloaded another magazine. He said, "Let's keep shooting!"
As soon as he said that, before he raised the rifle in his hand, my expression suddenly changed. I shouted in an almost distorted voice, "Hurry, hurry up and go up …"
I only had time to shout four words. Then, my head seemed to have been hit hard. My voice stopped abruptly. A cold and gloomy aura surrounded me. However, the moment my vision darkened, the jade bracelet on my chest released a warm current that circulated through my entire body. Instantly, I woke up.
When I opened my eyes, my heart was pounding. Just a moment ago, the shadow of the well ghost had appeared at the entrance of the cellar. It looked exactly the same as the last time. With just one glance, I had fallen into its trap.
I tried to suppress the fear and discomfort in my heart. I gritted my teeth and looked down. However, the well ghost had disappeared. It was as if he had never appeared.
I exhaled in relief and lifted my head to look. Han Wennan was lying on the ground with a dull face. His teeth were clenched, and his face was dark. His eyes weren't closed, but only the whites of his eyes could be seen. He didn't look too good.
The pilot had just sat in the pilot's seat. He hadn't had time to control the helicopter yet. His seven orifices were bleeding, and he leaned against the seat. He was dead.
I hesitated for a while. I wanted to take off the jade bracelet and place it on Han Wennan's body to see if it would work. However, before I could do that, a small ball suddenly emerged from under Han Wennan's shirt. It spun crazily through his shirt. It even moved his shirt, twisting into a small ball.
After half a minute, Han Wennan opened his mouth and vomited a mouthful of cold, dark blood. Then, his eyes rolled back and closed. The dark color on his face eased a lot.
After a while, he opened his tired eyes. At first, he looked at me in confusion. Then, he furrowed his brows and sat up. His face was still filled with fear. "Where's that thing?" he asked.
I shook my head. "It disappeared. I think it returned to the round well down there."
Han Wennan exhaled and wiped the dark blood from the corner of his mouth. Then, he carefully turned his body and looked down. After confirming that the well ghost was gone, he closed the partition. He was dumbstruck for a long time. Then, he said to me, "You're right. I'm afraid we'll need a few Heavenly Masters to subdue this thing … It's too scary … Too scary!"
He had always been a calm and tenacious man. If he could sigh with emotion, it was enough to prove how shocked he was right now.
Yesterday, because he didn't trust me, I had only told him how scary the well ghost was. I didn't tell him about Yan Nantian's speculation about the well ghost's origin. Now, it was time to strike the iron while it was hot. I told him Yan Nantian's speculation.
After listening to me, Han Wennan's face became more solemn. At this moment, he had seen how scary the well ghost was. Of course, he didn't doubt his speculation. As the son of the Han family, he understood what it meant to have the ghost of the Shang Dynasty's sacrificial offering from the Netherworld.
After keeping silent for a long time, Han Wennan got up from the ground. He didn't say anything, but from his expression, I could tell that I had achieved my goal.
After getting up, Han Wennan wanted to ask the helicopter pilot to take us down. However, the moment he opened his mouth, he found that the pilot was dead. Han Wennan sighed and moved the pilot's body to the back of the helicopter. Then, he sat down and operated the helicopter. After flying for a while, he slowly landed on the ground.
Not long after we landed, many armed policemen and the leaders of the other helicopters gathered around. After taking the pilot's body away, Han Wennan stood with the leaders of the Municipal Public Security Bureau and discussed for a long time. Then, the leaders, led by Deputy Chief Zhang, turned around and left with solemn faces. They got into the police cars not far from us and drove away.
I walked over and was about to say goodbye to Han Wennan. Suddenly, a car drove over. Han Wennan didn't wait for me to speak. He opened the car door and got in. He hesitated for a while then said to me, "Our Han family can't give up on this true dragon vein. You know the situation down there better. Do you want to come and take a look?"
I was bewildered. Then, I reacted.
After I had found the well ghost, I had forgotten about the true dragon vein. However, Han Wennan had learned Yan Nantian's real identity and the fact that he had left us a long time ago. Now, he was interested in the true dragon vein.
As a member of a metaphysical family, I could understand why he couldn't forget about the true dragon vein. However, the cave in the true dragon vein was connected to the well where the well ghost was. Wasn't he afraid of danger?
I hesitated and asked. Han Wennan shook his head. "We've been here for a long time, but nothing happened. It proves that the well ghost won't come out of the well easily. As long as we don't go through the well, it won't be a big problem."
Don't go through the well?
How can we get in there?
Han Wennan saw my doubt. He didn't wait for me to ask and explained, "Last night, I arranged for people to dig a new cave not far from the true dragon vein. It's almost done. We'll go there from there."
I thought for a while. These two days, I had digested all the witchcraft energy I had absorbed last time. If I went down there again, I could absorb more. Perhaps I could break through to the Four-Star Knowledge level. I wasn't worried about my safety. If Han Wennan wanted to deal with me, he would have done it already. He wouldn't have waited until now.
I nodded and agreed. Han Wennan and I got in the car. After driving for four or five kilometers, we arrived at a farmer's house near the orchard.
This place was next to a small river, and there were three farmhouses scattered by the river. I guessed the residents had moved away. In the yard that we entered, there was a large excavating equipment. Workers were busy working around it.
After we entered, a middle-aged man came to report to Han Wennan. "We've dug more than twenty meters and reached the hard rock. The workers are preparing to blast it."
Han Wennan nodded and asked me to sit down and wait. Around ten minutes later, there was a deep explosion. The last piece of rock was blasted open. Han Wennan stopped the workers who were about to go down to check. He went to check it himself. Then, he whispered into the middle-aged supervisor's ear, asking him to dismiss all the workers.
After everything was done, only the two of us were left. Han Wennan found two ropes and threw them into the hole. He went down first along the ropes. I immediately followed behind him.
Not long after entering the hole, we smoothly passed through the layer of rock that had been blasted open. When we reached the surface, we looked around. Han Wennan's calculation was correct. We were in the cave. We could still see some of the broken terracotta statues. Moreover, the aura of the True Dragon's vein and the witch's aura were coming. We weren't far from there.
Han Wennan grinned. He was in a good mood. He pointed to the front and said to me, "Let's go. We should check the True Dragon's vein. This time, it's all thanks to Brother Zhou. After the Han family has completely taken over the True Dragon's vein, we will definitely reward you."
I bitterly smiled and shook my head. "Right now, I'm a stray dog that everyone wants to beat up. I'm content to just live an ignoble existence. Forget about the reward. As long as Brother Han allows me to cultivate for four hours today, it will be enough."
Han Wennan opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something. In the end, he just nodded and said, "Alright … Let's go."
After he finished speaking, he lifted his foot and was about to walk forward. But at this moment, there was suddenly a shocking wave of Qi of the Way behind us. Han Wennan and I both changed our expressions. There was actually someone lying in ambush here?
The person who had ambushed us was extremely powerful. In a hurry, I had mobilized all of my witch's aura. However, I could only tilt my body to the side. Then, I saw a white sword light that was wrapped in surging Dao Qi. It slashed at my side. Although the sword light didn't hurt me, the surging Dao Qi tore off a piece of flesh from my shoulder. My entire sleeve was also torn off, causing blood to gush out.
Han Wennan wasn't much better off than me. His chest was bleeding profusely. Even his forehead was bleeding, causing his entire face to turn red.
I suppressed the anger in my heart and turned around. When I lifted my head to look, I was stunned.
Behind us, a bearded man in a white robe stood there. He held a white sword in his hand. There were still traces of blood on it.
The person who had ambushed us was Zhang Kanwen!