After complaining to me for a long time, Tong Tong reluctantly accepted the task.
Since the compass was a real object and the Yin spirits were attached to the compass, Tong Tong couldn't bring the Yin spirits back to the jade bracelet when she swallowed them. She had to leave them outside. These days, Tong Tong stayed with me in the room.
During the day, I studied the ways to use the Luo Sutra recorded in the Death Scripture, and Tong Tong slowly eliminated the Yin energy. At night, Tong Tong hugged her legs and sat on the bed, listening to my stories.
Since she was born, Tong Tong had lived in a world of her own. Her heart was pure, but she didn't know much about this world.
Sometimes, I told her my experiences, and sometimes, I told her stories that I had read in books.
No matter how wonderful my experiences or stories were, Tong Tong listened carefully. She wore a smile on her small face as she felt that it was interesting.
At first, I thought that Tong Tong was like my little sister, and I couldn't help but want to protect her. But now, I felt that she was more like my daughter.
I didn't have the experience of being a parent, but Tong Tong acted like a spoiled child. Sometimes, she pestered me to tell her stories. She was considerate and considerate, just like a warm, cotton-padded jacket.
One time, I went out during the day. When I came back at night, I saw Tong Tong lying on the table in the hotel. She puffed her small mouth and blew on the table.
I felt strange, so I asked her, "What are you doing?"
Tong Tong wrinkled her nose. "There's a lot of dust on the table. She wants to clean it." I didn't know if I should laugh or cry.
Tong Tong didn't know how to wipe the table cloth, but she had the heart to do it. This was the best part of her.
I taught Tong Tong how to wipe the table cloth, broom, and mop. Tong Tong seemed to have discovered a new world. Every day, she would happily clean the room. Every morning, the auntie who came to clean the room sighed with emotion. "She has been cleaning the hotel for more than ten years, but she has never seen a guest like me who loves cleanliness."
Tong Tong was happy, but the serpent spirit's life could only be described with one word: miserable.
Every day, when his eyes devoured the Yin Sha in the compass, because the snake spirit and the Yin Sha had already fused into one, he had to slowly extract the Yin Sha from the snake spirit's spirit body. This feeling was like picking off a person's flesh bit by bit, and it was extremely painful.
Therefore, every time the yin specter was extracted, the serpent spirit would howl in pain. Its huge body kept rolling and grinding. That scene would make anyone who saw it cry.
Of course, ordinary people couldn't hear it. Only Tong Tong and I could hear it.
However, I wasn't harming the Serpent Spirit. With its current appearance, it could only be considered a Yin Spirit at best. But after extracting the Yin Qi, it would return to being a real Serpent Spirit. It could even continue its thousand years of cultivation.
Although Tong Tong didn't like the foul-mouthed Serpent Spirit, she couldn't bear to see it in such pain. However, after I told her the truth and she knew that she was actually helping the Serpent Spirit, Tong Tong firmly carried out my orders.
The saddest thing was that every night, after Tong Tong finished devouring the Yin Sha, she didn't hurry to let the Serpent Spirit return to the compass. Instead, she solemnly told the Serpent Spirit, "Brother told me that after receiving help from others, I should thank them. This is the most basic courtesy."
Therefore, every day, when the Serpent Spirit was tortured to the point of exhaustion and lying on the ground with suicidal thoughts in its mind, it had to lift its huge head and squeeze out a sincere and enthusiastic smile to thank Tong Tong.
After that, Tong Tong narrowed her eyes and patted the Serpent Spirit's big head. She giggled and praised it, "The Serpent Spirit is so obedient."
Several times, after Tong Tong returned to the jade bracelet, the Serpent Spirit sneaked out of the compass and said to me with a sorrowful face, "Little doll, use your Yang Spirit to swallow me. After you swallow me, your Dao energy will increase a lot. It'll be very beneficial to you."
Every time, I looked at the pitiful Serpent Spirit with pity and shook my head resolutely. "I'm just an Earth Master. I'm still far from cultivating the Yang Spirit. Moreover, although you're plagued by Yin Sha, you're still a living creature. Only evil people would swallow living creatures. How could I do such a thing?"
The Serpent Spirit was very depressed and wanted to die. However, since it had lost its body, it didn't even have the ability to commit suicide.
Over time, the Serpent Spirit seemed to have gotten used to this kind of life. Every time I extracted the Yin Sha, it didn't scream anymore. After I was done, it would proactively approach Tong Tong and warmly thank her like a puppy trying to win its owner's favor.
Tong Tong happily came to me and said, "Brother, look! I've taught this little snake to be so obedient."
I looked at the Serpent Spirit, which had completely abandoned its pride as a thousand-year-old Serpent Spirit. It only wanted to win Tong Tong's favor. I despised it.
In the past, I had only heard that people had Stockholm Syndrome, which was a masochistic tendency. Now, it seemed that it was a common trait of all living creatures.
One morning, I was woken up by a soft noise. I lifted my head to see. I didn't know when the Serpent Spirit had left the compass. It was quietly opening the hotel room door.
Since the Serpent Spirit was the tool spirit of the compass, it could only move within a certain range of the compass. The further it was from the compass, the more difficult it would be to move. It would also have to endure severe pain. Moreover, when it was too far away, it would die and vanish.
Of course, it was just a theory. In reality, it was almost impossible to achieve. It was just like how people couldn't suffocate themselves.
The pitiful Serpent Spirit had chosen the most difficult way to commit suicide to get rid of Tong Tong, the Great Demon King.
I sadly watched the Serpent Spirit open the door. It endured the great pain and struggled to move out of the room.
I was deeply moved by its behavior. I gently patted the jade bracelet and called Tong Tong.
"Hey, Little Serpent, where are you going?"
As soon as Tong Tong came out, he saw the Serpent Spirit. He smiled and shouted at him.
The Serpent Spirit, who was carefully crawling out of the room, was shaken.
After a few seconds, the Snake Spirit turned its head and quickly returned to Tong Tong's side. With a flattering look, it said cheerfully, "This little baby has to go out every morning, so I went to open the door for him."
As soon as it finished talking, Tong Tong slapped its head and scolded, "How many times have I taught you? You have to call him Big Brother. Don't call him a child!
Go and call him Big Brother! "
The Serpent Spirit's flattering smile froze on its face. It struggled to turn its head and look at me. It looked as if it had eaten ten thousand flies. It lowered its head in humiliation and softly said, "Big Brother."
Tong Tong patted the Serpent Spirit's head in satisfaction and returned to the jade bracelet.
After staying in the hotel for about half a month, the Gloomy Specter in the compass was finally reduced by more than half under Tong Tong's daily efforts. The last trace of Gloomy Specter could not be completely eliminated in a short period of time. I could only carry it with me and slowly nourish it with my Qi of Dao.
At this time, Chief Liu finally contacted me. He told me that he had prepared everything. He asked me to go to his company tomorrow morning to discuss the trip.
The next day, I went to Chief Liu's office and chatted for a while. Chief Liu told me that he had found some people to help him with this trip. He asked me to go with him to meet them.
We left the office and went to a small meeting room next door. There was an old Daoist priest with gray hair, two middle-aged men, a chubby young man, and a pretty girl.
At this moment, the old Daoist priest and the two middle-aged men were sitting on chairs with their eyes closed. The chubby young man had his back to me and was talking to the young girl. It seemed they were quarreling.
After we entered the room, the other three opened their eyes and looked at me. However, the chubby young man didn't seem to hear us and continued to quarrel with the girl.
However, that young girl had a very impatient expression, and directly stood up and walked towards Chief Liu and me.
The plump young man finally stopped talking and turned his head.
When I saw his face, I dropped my jaw. Isn't that the fatty?