Chapter 236: Volume 1, Chapter 236 – I See Your Brow Is Dark (24)

「Boom—」

A loud bang came from outside, instantly shattering the nearby glass; Yun Jin, who had sensed it beforehand, grabbed her and dodged, glass shards spraying, the lingering shockwave smashing the tables, chairs, and the overhead light.

Wang Xiaolin rushed in, his face tense and urgent, "Xiao Zhi, are you alright?"

Jiang Zhi shook her head, glanced out the window, a thread of yin qi permeated the air, "What happened?"

Wang Xiaolin said, "I just got the news that someone set up a forbidden technique on Dragon Tiger Mountain, blowing up half the mountain peak; nearby towns were affected, casualties unknown, I need to go there now."

Dragon Tiger Mountain isn't close—just how terrifying a forbidden technique could spread this far?

"I'll go with you," Jiang Zhi said solemnly.

Wang Xiaolin acknowledged and left.

Arriving at the Government Exorcism Department, Wang Xiaolin's team had already been waiting a while, and they boarded the helicopter.

There were five team members in total, most in their early twenties, full of vigor and energy.

"Captain!" they called in unison.

When they saw the girl beside him, several people instantly misunderstood.

"Is she your sister-in-law?"

"Sister-in-law?"

Jiang Zhi saw the man behind her growing increasingly grim, and she angrily snapped, "What sister-in-law! I'm his brother's sister—call me that again and I'll throw you all off."

Wang Xiaolin, inarticulate, stumbled over his words when flustered, muttering, "She… she's my junior martial sister, you guys… don't… misunderstand."

Everyone was startled by Jiang Zhi's words and hurriedly apologized to her.

Jiang Zhi looked out the window and saw the verdant mountains ahead shrouded in black‑mist‑like yin qi, the foothills collapsed, destroying the rows of low houses.

It was wrapped in an ominous sense of danger.

She sent a mental message to the man beside her: "What's inside?"

Yun Jin's thin lips brushed close to her cheek, intimate and ambiguous, "Zhizhi, do you want to make a deal with me?"

He never does good deeds—only deals.

Jiang Zhi had long expected he wouldn't tell her so simply, cutting straight to the point: "What do you want?"

Yun Jin easily lifted her chin with a finger, his clear breath falling on her lips, "Call me husband."

Jiang Zhi immediately said, "Husband."

Yun Jin heard her emotionless words and let out a soft sigh, "A little more feeling, please."

Jiang Zhi smiled narrowly: "Husband~"

Yun Jin was pleased by that, wrapped his arms around her waist, and replied, "It's a little ghost with a body."

Perhaps in a good mood, the man added a buy‑one‑get‑one: "Just a heads‑up—that body belongs to the sect leader of some human exorcism sect."

Jiang Zhi thought.

No wonder he could wield such a powerful forbidden technique.

That evil spirit possessing a sect leader, its devouring power alone could boost him straight to S‑rank.

Exorcists are graded into tiers, let alone evil spirits.

That must be the world's villain replacing Yu Beihan.

The male lead, Yu Ze, will surely come to exorcise as well.

Wang Xiaolin saw her lower her head in thought as soon as she boarded the plane, realizing she hadn't eaten, he took out a few pieces of bread and mineral water from his bag and handed them to her, saying, "Have a bite, Xiao Zhi."

Jiang Zhi took it and said thanks.

The plane landed near Dragon Tiger Mountain; a team member took out a detector, the yin‑qi concentration had already reached 62%.

The maximum is 100%; ordinary people in heavy yin‑qi areas are easily influenced, their minds controlled by evil spirits for their use.

Therefore, their first step was to disperse the crowd.

Several tents were set up here; people coming and going wore police uniforms, while three or four cranes and bulldozers cleared the rolling rocks from the road.

Although Wang Xiaolin isn't much of a speaker, he still has leadership ability; he briefed the team on the plan, then quickly organized and prepared to go up the mountain.

The state exorcism government sent over half a squad, and the exorcist sect's Daoist temples dispatched Celestial Masters and disciples—this is of great importance.

They discovered that the S‑rank evil spirit inside had already killed thousands, in order to complete a more terrifying forbidden technique.

Enough to destroy the entire world.

We must go stop it.

"Xiao Lin, the Celestial Masters of the Chengjian Sect have already arrived; they'll go up the mountain with you," Director Zhang told him.

Behind Wang Xiaolin, several team members perked up at the words.

That's the Chengjian Sect—the largest exorcist sect in Hua Guo, standing shoulder‑to‑shoulder with the state exorcism department, two towering peaks, and the dream destination every exorcist longs to join.

Not far off stood six or seven people in uniform white Daoist robes, all strikingly handsome; to the unknowing, they looked like a film set.

Jiang Zhi spotted the male lead, Yu Ze, among them.

The male lead's standard handsome looks, tall and slender, stood out in the crowd, radiating a pure, saint‑like aura that made hearts flutter.

Suddenly a sour remark sounded in her ear.

"Looks good?"

Jiang Zhi withdrew her gaze, glanced at the man beside her, and said, "You're the best‑looking."

Yun Jin gave a faint smile, bringing up the past: "When we were in the basement, you carried me to his room—what were you up to?"

Jiang Zhi blinked, "How do you know?"

Even Yu Beihan doesn't know—how could he?

Yun Jin's voice was devoid of warmth: "Zhizhi, whatever you did, I know all about it."

Jiang Zhi gave him a look, "What are you asking?"

Anyway, she was clear in her heart, having done nothing to let him down.

Yun Jin rubbed the corner of her eye with his fingertip, lowered his head and gazed into her eyes, "These eyes can only look at me."

At that moment, that group of people walked up to them.

The male lead, Yu Ze, said, "I'm Yu Ze, they're all my team members."

Wang Xiaolin also introduced himself, then the team members each greeted in turn; when it came to Jiang Zhi, he briefly gave his name: "Jiang Xiao Zhi."

Because of that explosion, the mountain path was especially treacherous and rugged; they could only rely on talismans to ascend the mountain.

Aside from Holy Father Yu Ze, the people of the Bear Interval Sect clearly looked down on their team, especially showing contempt for the clueless Wang Xiaolin.

"With this kind of person leading the team, going up is just sending them to die, right?"

"Never mind them; anyway, once we get there, they'll bring their own deaths, and we'll just watch the show."

"Look at that Wang Xiaolin—he can't even use talismans; is he really the team leader? Could it be that the government department deliberately sent an ordinary person to harm us?"

"Those people's mocking voices were neither too loud nor too soft; the Wang Xiaolin team following behind heard them."

"A team member couldn't take it anymore, angrily stepped forward wanting to fight them."

"Don't be impulsive!" Wang Xiaolin grabbed him and said, "We're here on a mission."

"The team member could only suppress his anger."

"Wang Xiaolin's face was calm, but Jiang Zhi, who knew him best, could tell he was in a bad mood."

"This senior brother had never understood talismans from childhood to college, but he wielded his money sword with such skill it was like he was a different person."

"Jiang Zhi was certain—no one in this world could compare to him."

"Those people had just never seen him wield a sword."