Chapter 533: A Bolt from the Blue

Ancient Feng Clan?

Bag-eye Witchcraft?

Fang Chuanzong explained: "According to legend, the Ancient Feng Clan belongs to the primordial Feng lineage, the purest Feng bloodline, but aside from various phoenixes, the clan also contains various spiritual birds; the phoenix is truly the king of all birds."

It is said that at that time, the Ancient Feng Clan had a particularly powerful Great Witch who mastered various ancient witchcraft, including Bag-eye Witchcraft.

The so-called Bag-eye Witchcraft means that before a person dies a horrible death, they imprint the final scene they saw onto their eyeball, or condense their greatest obsession into the eyeball; the eyeball does not die or perish until a witch who knows this craft retrieves it, places it in a specially made bag to carry, helping them take revenge or fulfill their obsession, guiding them to reincarnate.

Hearing this, my heart skipped a beat: "If... if they haven't undergone crossing over and their eyes burst, would those spirits be annihilated, unable to be reborn?"

Not long ago I had just shot one, and suddenly a sense of guilt welled up in my heart.

Fang Chuanzong sensed my unease and said: "Xiao Jiu Zhanggui, perhaps what they want has never been to cross over, but rather to have someone avenge them."

Yes.

The images that appear when the eyes burst are basically from some battle.

What kind of battle could cause so many Feng Clan members to die together in such a tragedy?

Who else is trying to hunt me and A Cheng?

During the process of bringing A Cheng to flee, what else happened that caused us to get separated?

What about A Cheng's head?

What about my memory of this period?

Before I met A Cheng on Little Mountain, I passed through an extremely long White Bone Road; that road… I suddenly didn't dare to continue thinking about it.

A Cheng had just left the mountains when Kongji set his sights on him.

And the grudge between A Cheng and Kongji seems to have deep roots.

So, it seems that eight or nine out of ten of that great battle back then were orchestrated by Dìshì alone!

Dìshì, you really deserve to die!

Since I've confirmed that Kongji isn't targeting the Dang Pu, I can relax here and plan to go find A Cheng after hanging up.

Over on Fang Chuanzong's side, there was a rustling, as if a subordinate was coming to report something.

I was about to tell him to get busy when I heard Fang Chuanzong excitedly say: "Xiao Jiu Zhanggui, we've already locked onto Kongji's position—he…"

I urgently asked: "What about A Cheng?"

"Kongji has fallen!" Fang Chuanzong laughed heartily, "A Cheng seems very skilled at Sigil Witchcraft; Kongji actually gained nothing from him and was forced to retreat by A Cheng."

Kongji actually lost to A Cheng?!

Is it that A Cheng is truly formidable, or that Kongji showed weakness when facing A Cheng's witchcraft?

Back when I was on Little Mountain, in the flashes of memory I saw, A Cheng appeared to be only seven or eight years old, and he was still quite weak then.

So, who did A Cheng learn such powerful witchcraft from?

Kongji fears not A Cheng, but the person who taught A Cheng witchcraft, right?

Either way, Kongji's downfall is deeply satisfying.

Fang Chuanzong said that after Kongji fled, A Cheng also vanished quickly, leaving no trace; his people couldn't track him at all.

Right.

That little rascal A Cheng is slippery; last time I couldn't even catch him at the Dang Pu's entrance.

Not being able to track him is good.

Only if he can't be tracked does his chance of survival increase.

Earlier I worried that bringing him out of the mountains would bring him unnecessary trouble, but now it seems I was overthinking.

Fang Chuanzong said his people are still watching Kongji, and they'll inform me if anything happens.

After hanging up, Li Qingying said: "Xiao Jiu, bring A Cheng back; even without a head we're not afraid—I'll take good care of him."

I smiled: "Don't worry, I'll eventually bring him back."

Everyone gathered again to chat for a while, then, before dawn, we went back to sleep for another nap.

I slept uneasily, as if I'd had many dreams, chaotic yet I couldn't recall anything.

As the sky just began to lighten, I was startled awake by a shout from behind.

It was Li Qingying.

I got up, half-asleep, and went to the Main Courtyard.

Li Qingying happened to come out of the Main House, and I asked: "Sister Li Qingying, what's happened?"

Li Qingying scratched her head, a bit embarrassed: "Did I wake you? I… I just went early this morning to offer incense at the West Chamber, when a sudden appearance of a thing frightened me, but it's fine."

I asked: "Suddenly appeared? Who?"

Li Qingying mysteriously said: "You'll know if you go see for yourself."

My heart leapt up.

Could it be that Liu Junyan has returned?

No, impossible.

If Liu Junyan came back, he'd surely come find me first, not stay in the West Chamber.

But then I thought, what if he's seriously injured?

Pah! Pah! Pah!

No taboos, no taboos.

In my thoughts, I had already reached the door of the West Chamber, peeking inside.

At that glance, I too was stunned.

It was actually a Copper Coin Person!

The last time I heard news of the Copper Coin Person, Fang Chuanzong told me they had gone to track Kongji.

And only in the empty, silent night did he appear in Wufu Town…… The Copper Coin Person chasing him back to the pawn shop is also quite reasonable.

The Copper Coin Person is now sitting cross-legged on a futon, chanting sutras.

He still looked the same overall; only the copper‑coin colour and outline of his whole body had faded a bit. In a daze, he seemed more like a flesh‑and‑blood person.

The pawn shop has always been his home; he can come back whenever he wants, and everyone is happy.

I was about to retreat so as not to disturb his chanting, but he suddenly turned his head and looked at me.

His sudden move startled me.

Then I noticed his gaze was fixed straight on my belly, which was rather rude.

I instinctively placed my hand on my belly.

"He is in great pain."

The Copper Coin Person suddenly spoke, his voice strange, somewhat low‑pitched yet with a hint of childish tone, like… like a boy going through voice change.

"Xiao Jiu, he is in great pain!"

The Copper Coin Person repeated it again.

I instantly came to, realizing that the 'he' the Copper Coin Person referred to was the Little Guy in my belly, and I immediately grew nervous: "Did you sense it? What's wrong with him?"

"An evil qi is corroding his Buddha‑nature, stunting his growth." The Copper Coin Person asked, "Have you been possessed by something unclean?"

I immediately realized: "It's the three‑legged crow!"

I at once told the Copper Coin Person about the three‑legged crow's Tribulation Hitching during the Nirvana process.

The Copper Coin Person listened silently the whole time, then shook his head: "Such a strong evil qi cannot be achieved simply by briefly dwelling in an eggshell for a few hours; there must be something else. Think again—this is important for both you and him."

What else could there be?

The evil qi is very strong……

I widened my eyes in shock: "No… it couldn't be an evil bone, could it?!"

"Dìshì" when I killed him, only a skin bag of the Attainment Bird remained, which was finally burned away by Nirvana fire.

But I never saw that evil bone again the whole time!

Could that evil bone have been stuffed into the egg?

It's utterly a bolt from the blue……