People are creatures of profit. The more dangerous the situation is, the less people will talk to you about morality.
I sat there and didn't move. The fatty's face became colder.
After staying silent for a while, he said to Zhao Yongkun, "If you force him to go out, will he be willing to lead the spirits away?
Moreover, there are so many spirits. Even if he is willing, he doesn't have the ability. "
Zhao Yongkun shook his head. "Although spirits have intelligence, they act according to their instincts. A Feng Shui master is enough to attract the spirits' attention. With his ability, he won't die in a short time. Naturally, he can lead all the spirits away.
As for whether he is willing or not, it won't be up to him. No one is willing to wait for death. "
His voice was calm. It was obvious that he had calculated my thoughts.
The fatty was helpless. He looked at me one last time and gritted his teeth. "Alright, since you want someone to lead the spirits away, isn't it better to have two people?
I'll go too! "
"No!"
"No!"
As soon as he said that, Chief Liu and Bai Ling stopped him at the same time.
The fatty, however, remained unmoved. He directly walked over and stood beside me. He then said to Zhao Yongkun, "If I don't return this time, I reckon that my master won't let this matter rest. Martial Uncle Zhao, you must be prepared."
The fatty's voice was cold. Although his tone was calm, it was threatening. It seemed that the fatty's master wasn't ordinary. Even Zhao Yongkun was afraid of him.
Then, he pulled me out of the room.
Bai Ling ran over and grabbed the fatty's arm. She begged Zhao Yongkun, "Daoist Zhao, I'm begging you. Don't force them out."
Chief Liu finally spoke. "Let's calm down and think about it."
However, Zhao Yongkun didn't move. He said stiffly, "I can't stop those spirits for too long. Either you send someone to lead the spirits away, or we all wait for death."
Everyone quieted down. Bai Ling gritted her teeth and grabbed the fatty's arm. "I'll go too!"
Now, it was the fatty's turn to persuade her.
At this moment, I pushed Zhao Yongkun's sword and stood up. I smiled at the fatty and said, "You two don't need to fight. Just stay here. I'll go alone. It's just a bunch of ghosts. We don't know what will happen."
Then, I didn't wait for the fatty to reply and directly walked toward the yellow paper doll.
When I arrived in front of him, Zhao Yongkun cast a spell. The yellow paper doll shrank a little, leaving a small gap for me to escape.
I turned around and looked at Zhao Yongkun, gritting my teeth. "Daoist Priest Zhao, we'll meet again!"
Zhao Yongkun still had that calm expression on his face as he lightly said, "Don't resent me. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame yourself for being too weak."
Seeing the fatty break free from Bai Ling and run toward me, I didn't say anything. I sneered at Zhao Yongkun and walked outside.
As soon as I got out, the yellow paper effigy behind me expanded and blocked the entrance of the col one more time. At the same time, the ghost outside came to me. His cold and gloomy aura covered me.
I didn't use my dao energy. I just held the jade bracelet on my chest and called Tong Tong out.
As soon as she came out, Tong Tong lifted her head and saw the endless army of ghosts. She said in surprise, "So many people!"
As soon as she said that, the ghosts that were squeezing toward me frantically retreated as if they had seen something terrifying.
Looking at the ghosts' actions, I heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed I was right. These ghosts were afraid of Tong Tong. As long as Tong Tong was here, I could at least guarantee my safety.
Now, I could take Tong Tong and leave this place, letting the ghost army continue to besiege Zhao Yongkun's group. However, after thinking about it, I felt that I shouldn't do that.
After all, the fatty was also there, and there were other innocent people.
I wouldn't feel guilty if I killed Zhao Yongkun, but if I killed the others, I wouldn't be able to convince myself.
With that thought in mind, I asked Tong Tong, "Can you swallow all the ghosts here?"
After hearing the word 'swallow', Tong Tong instinctively frowned. However, she understood the situation. She didn't say that she didn't want to swallow them. After thinking for a while, she shook her head at me. "If there were only a few of them, I could. But there are too many of them …"
Tong Tong's words weren't out of my expectations. However, I didn't want to kill the others, and I couldn't leave by myself. Did I have to go back and call the others? Then, I would use Tong Tong's power to scare the ghosts and take everyone away?
If that was the case, it was hard to say whether Zhao Yongkun would appreciate it or not. However, he would find Tong Tong's special ability. Once he was out of danger, perhaps he would become the next Professor Deng.
I didn't want to give up. "Tong Tong, if you swallow as many ghosts as you can, how many ghosts can you kill?"
Tong Tong thought for a while. "I can only swallow one-tenth of the ghosts in front of me."
I was a little discouraged. It was meaningless to swallow one-tenth of the ghosts in front of me, let alone one-tenth of the ghosts in front of me. The canyon was full of ghosts, and I didn't know how many more there were.
While I was in a dilemma, Tong Tong suddenly said, "Brother, if you want to kill all of them, I think … there's another way."
"What?"
When I heard that, I cheered up. "What is it?"
Tong Tong said, "The space inside the jade bracelet is really big. The place where I'm staying is big enough to store all of them. As long as we put them in there, it's the same as killing them."
My eyes brightened. The jade bracelet could store ghosts. Tong Tong had told me that it was really big, but I didn't know the details. I thought it was just as big as a palace. That was why I didn't think of this method. Now, Tong Tong said that it could store all the ghosts in front of me and still have room to spare.
However, not long after I was happy, I thought of another problem. I asked Tong Tong, "If we want them to enter the jade bracelet, we have to get their permission. I'm afraid …"
Tong Tong smiled and said, "There's no need. I have a way."
In the past, Tong Tong only had the basic abilities of ghosts. But now that she had practiced the Godhood Technique, I didn't know what kind of abilities she had. It was the same as the last time when she could communicate with me without getting out of the jade bracelet. Tong Tong's abilities surprised me more and more.
I exhaled in relief and took out the jade bracelet. I asked Tong Tong to find a way to store all the ghosts in there.
Tong Tong received the jade bracelet. I didn't know what she was mumbling, but the jade bracelet glowed and the ghosts in front of us disappeared.
After storing a batch of ghosts, Tong Tong walked forward and cast another spell. Another batch of ghosts disappeared.
Then, the two of us walked out of the valley and collected the ghosts along the way.
At first, I calculated the number. But later on, when the number reached tens of thousands, I was confused. I stopped counting and just followed Tong Tong.
After walking for one hour, we finally reached the other exit of the canyon. We collected the last batch of ghosts into the jade bracelet.
After collecting all the souls, Tong Tong's face was full of vigor. She didn't look tired at all. She handed the jade bracelet back to me.
After receiving it, I thought for a while and told Tong Tong, "Since there are so many ghosts in the jade bracelet, when she cultivates here, she can swallow all of them to strengthen herself."
Although Tong Tong was kind and had an instinctive resistance to swallowing other ghosts, Zhao Yongkun's words had touched me. He was right. He had forced me to come out because I was too weak.
If I were stronger than him, he wouldn't have dared to threaten me.
Tong Tong was a ghost child that everyone in the Metaphysics world coveted. If she wasn't strong enough, someone like Professor Deng or Zhao Yongkun would appear. At that time, her life would be worse than death.
After listening to me, Tong Tong hesitated. She pondered for a while and then said with a pitiful face, "Brother, I'll listen to you. But there are good and bad ghosts. I'll only swallow the bad ones. Is that okay?"
I smiled and rubbed her head. "Of course."
After collecting all the souls, I was thinking about whether I should go back or not. The snake spirit suddenly crawled out of the compass. "It has sensed the aura of its concubine. She's not far from here. It wants me to take it there."