Zhou Kai was unaware of Ye Zheng's situation. Even if he had known, he wouldn't have cared about him.
One would eventually harm oneself after harming other people. No one could escape from the retribution.
Meanwhile, Zhou Kai was looking at the Dharma altar curiously.
This Dharma altar was similar to the ones he had seen in movies.
The long ritual table was covered with a yellow cloth, and an unknown god's statue had been placed on it. There were also candles, yellow papers, a copper bell, a mahogany sword, and other Dharma artifacts.
In addition, a talisman cloth was hanging from a tree on the side.
An expert would look at things differently from a layman.
Zhou Kai didn't know anything about this, so he just took a look to get a better idea of it.
Suddenly, a voice said out of nowhere, "Big Brother, save me."
The voice belonged to a child and sounded like a boy's voice.
Zhou Kai looked at where the voice was coming from but didn't see anyone.
"Big Brother, I'm under the table," the voice said.
Zhou Kai walked over, lifted the yellow cloth, and saw a small wooden box underneath that was tied with red string. A golden talisman was attached to it.
"Is that you talking?" Zhou Kai inquired.
"Yes. Big Brother, it's me. Save me. I'm so pitiful." The child pleaded in joy.
Zhou Kai took out the box, ripped the talisman, and undid the red string. He was about to open the box, when the child said in horror, "Big Brother, don't open it."
Zhou Kai laughed. "You want me to save you, but you don't want me to open it. How am I going to save you without opening it?"
"Big Brother, take me away. Find a dark room and let me out," the child added.
Zhou Kai replied seriously, "That won't do. I don't have any merits except for being upright. I'd never do anything sneaky. If you want me to save you, I'll do it here."
As Zhou Kai said that, he got ready to open the box.
"Don't do it, Big Brother. I'm a small spirit who has been plotted against and ordered about. I've suffered endless hardships and I can't reincarnate. I'm very pitiful. Can you bear to let me melt under the sunlight and allow my soul to disperse?" The child cried and begged.
Zhou Kai replied, "I can bear to do that."
"I knew that you… Sigh…" The child paused.
Zhou Kai added, "That is definitely impossible. Your voice is very pleasant to hear, and you must have been very cute when you were alive."
The child said with a whimper, "Big Brother, you're a really nice person. Take me away now. I'm scared."
Zhou Kai answered, "There's no hurry. I still want to ask you a few more questions. When I'm done, I'll save you."
"Big Brother, take me away and let me out first. Then, you can ask me anything you want. I'll tell you everything, okay?" The child seemed to be in a hurry.
Zhou Kai replied, "That's not okay."
"Boohoo… Big Brother, I'm feeling terrible now. I… Ah…"
Before the child could finish his words, Zhou Kai suddenly opened the box and exposed the porcelain doll inside.
The doll was the size of a palm. It had the figure of a boy and it was very cute.
However, the cute porcelain doll produced a miserable scream after being exposed to the sunlight and emitted a black aura.
"Do you still feel terrible?"
"Boohoo… I feel terri… Ah, I don't feel terrible anymore."
When the boy saw that Zhou Kai had opened the box again, he screamed.
Zhou Kai said, "It's good to hear that you're not feeling terrible. Let me ask you something now. Who is this old Daoist priest? What's he doing here?"
The child quickly answered, "The old Daoist priest is called Daoist Priest Ming Xin. He's a Daoist priest from Mount Yin Sect. He came here to put a curse on people."
Zhou Kai narrowed his eyes and said, "Make this clearer."
The child quickly explained to him.
It turned out that the curse was still the problem. The old Daoist priest, who was also known as Daoist Priest Ming Xin, had accepted a mission to help someone who had been cursed and relieve his curse. What he had used was the Substitution Curse. This curse was extremely mysterious, as it could shift a curse from one person to another under causality. Then, he would trigger the curse and let the other person suffer from the curse while the original person was relieved of this calamity.
The process had actually been very smooth, and the last step had almost been reached.
However, things had stagnated at this step. The curse seemed to have been restricted and it couldn't be controlled by Daoist Priest Ming Xin. Therefore, he had gone over to forcibly resolve this problem at close proximity.
Before he had even done anything in time, Zhou Kai had slashed him with his saber.
Upon hearing that, Zhou Kai remained expressionless.
When the old Daoist priest had previously mentioned the curse on Zhou Kai, he'd already had a bad feeling about it. Making the first move had its advantages, as he was now finally sure that he had not slashed the wrong person.
"Since you are following Daoist Priest Ming Xin, you're also holding a candle for the devil," Zhou Kai said as he looked at the box.
"I am not, Big Brother. I… Ah…" Before the child could finish his words, he produced another miserable scream.
Looking at the black aura emerging from the box, Zhou Kai curled his lips and said, "Look at you. You're emitting smoke, yet you still dare say that you didn't do anything bad."
The child was speechless.
If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have screamed. He's a lunatic! I'd probably be better off in Daoist Priest Ming Xin's hands than in his.
As the child was regretting this, he said weakly, "Big Brother, I was forced. Daoist Priest Ming Xin used evil magic to force me. He would burn me with the talismanic fire if I didn't listen to him. It was hell. Big Brother, I'm really pitiful."
Zhou Kai asked, "Then what are you now?"
The child answered, "I'm a small spirit."
Zhou Kai said with a laugh, "I know that you're a small spirit. What I'm asking is what kind of spirit you are."
The child replied, "I'm a small… Ah… I'll speak, I'll speak. I'm an evil child, I'm an evil child. Stop exposing me to the sunlight. It's hurting me badly. Cover the box quickly."
Zhou Kai slowly covered the box and said calmly, "What kind of anomalies does Daoist Priest Ming Xin control besides you?"
The child, who was about to cry, responded weakly, "There's nobody else. It's only me. He wanted to cultivate me into an evil spirit child so that I would become his Dharmapala and protect his business. Big Brother, just let me off, will you? I only lived until I was eight years old when I was alive. You can't abuse a child."
Zhou Kai grinned. "Ha! How many years has it been since you died?"
The child did not answer. When Zhou Kai pretended to open the box, it quickly answered out of fright, "I've been dead for 12 years."
Zhou Kai sneered. "You've been dead for more than 20 years, so you're 28 years old. Tsk tsk. You're still addressing me as a big brother. Aren't you brazen?"
"Little brother, let me go. If you let me go, I'll tell you where Daoist Priest Ming Xin hides his money. He's particularly greedy and petty. Despite being worth several hundred million, he's still raking in money. However, he thought that he could control me, so he didn't hide anything from me. If you let me go, Daoist Priest Ming Xin's money will be yours." The child tried to entice Zhou Kai.
Zhou Kai laughed and ignored him. Instead, he turned around and started tidying up the tools for the ritual.
He rolled the yellow cloth along with everything as a bundle. The table was also foldable and portable. Then, he took down the talisman cloth before he returned to the villa.
When he entered the hall of the ancient building, Zhou Kai threw the things in one corner and took out the box to open it.
In an instant, rich evil intent spread and bound Zhou Kai. Then, he heard the resentful, sharp voice of a child.
"F*ck, how dare you play with me! Today, I'm going to show you why flowers are so red."
Ding-Dong: An evil child attacked you. Yang Qi +1