The blazing sun was setting, and the afterglow was fading. Darkness shrouded the area, which was quiet and desolate.
In the hall of the ancient building, Zhou Kai and Little Leopard Cat were seated facing each other while Tong Leqing and the enchanting woman’s evil thought stood on each side, waiting for their instructions.
Time slowly ticked by. When it was 6 p.m, Zhou Kai said with a smile, “Alright. It’s time. We can start the game. Are you ready?”
Without uttering a word, Little Leopard Cat told Zhou Kai with her expression that she was unhappy.
Zhou Kai said, “Alright, don’t be angry. I’ll consider you first when there’s a pill next time.”
Little Leopard Cat looked at Zhou Kai doubtfully. “Are you sure?”
Zhou Kai replied firmly, “A man always keeps his word.”
Little Leopard Cat was now satisfied.
The two of them immediately started to follow the steps in the notebook.
Although the Pen Spirit game was harmful, the rules were fair. Both parties were in a fair position, one party requesting while the other agreed to the request. If one of them broke the rules, they would have to pay a heavy price.
The heavy price of breaking the rules also applied to the Pen Spirit.
Otherwise, a game that had harmed so many people would have suffered the wrath of Heaven. How could it still have existed?
Zhou Kai followed strictly each step of the notebook instead of doing what he wished.
Meanwhile, in a district in Anyang, inside a three-story apartment in Building 2…
Talisman papers covered the walls, and there was a ritual table with a copper sword, a Bagua mirror, and a god statue of Lord Guan on it.
Li Mengxiang was sitting on the Bagua diagram amid a circle of candles. She was in the white area of the Bagua diagram, her eyes were closed, and she was sitting in a cross-legged position. On the other hand, a wooden doll had been placed in the black area.
All of a sudden, a gust of wind blew in from the window, causing the candle’s flame to flicker.
Li Mengxiang, who was in a cross-legged position, didn’t dare move as her eyelids trembled.
With a blow, a clown’s face with a pale complexion, thin hair, countless scars, and a black pair of eyes emerged behind her.
The terrifying clown’s face stared at Li Mengxiang, who had her eyes closed and was slowly shifting as if it was admiring its prey.
Just as this terrifying face was ready to do something, it suddenly paused and turned in a certain direction as if it was a little surprised.
Then, it looked at Li Mengxiang deeply, turned around, and disappeared.
At that moment, a yellow-robed person suddenly emerged from under the table, holding a mahogany sword. She quickly said, “Sister Mengxiang, hurry. Spit some blood from the tip of your tongue.”
Li Mengxiang suddenly opened her eyes. Without hesitation, she bit the tip of her tongue and spat out blood on the wooden doll placed in the black area.
“The spiritual aura shall return to place and replace the fake body. Everything is decreed by me.” The yellow-robed person waved the mahogany sword and a stream of light leaped from the sword and landed on the wooden doll.
In an instant, the wooden doll seemed to come to life. It breathed a few times before calming down again.
Upon seeing this, the yellow-robed person felt relieved and said joyfully, “It’s done. Thanks to this replacement dummy, you have gotten past this calamity. That fierce spirit will no longer lock you down in the future.”
Under the light, the yellow-robed person was clearly a girl. She was the girl who had helped Li Mengxiang send the things over in the morning.
After Li Mengxiang spat the blood, her face turned a little pale and she said, “I’m fine now, but I’m not sure about Zhou Kai. The consequences of provoking such a troublesome 100-year-old fierce spirit are unpredictable.”
The girl said, “That can’t be helped. Among the two of us, one is a physiognomist and the other is an amateur at the Maoshan spell. We should be lucky that we’re still alive. Besides, he isn’t simple either and he has an extraordinary person by his side. Even if he cannot win, he should be able to protect himself. Don’t worry.”
Li Mengxiang was silent.
Knowing that she felt bad, the girl didn’t say anything else and walked toward the wooden doll.
There was another step to this act, which was putting the wooden doll somewhere and having someone take it away. The farther away, the better. This way, if the fierce spirit wanted to seek revenge, it would only be able to go after the wooden doll.
She had already called for delivery and was about to send it overseas. She wanted to see if this fierce spirit would go abroad to seek revenge.
“It’s here!”
After following the steps of the notebook and summoning the Pen Spirit, Zhou Kai felt a cold wind blowing into the ancient building from outside. This wind seemed to lower the temperature of the entire hall a bit.
Furthermore, the enchanting woman’s obsession and Tong Leqing looked vigilantly in the same direction at the same time. The ugly, clown-faced Pen Spirit had been summoned.
The clown’s face was actually full of fury.
Anyone would have felt unhappy if they had been a step away from successfully taking revenge but had ended up getting interrupted.
However, if someone wanted to throw away their life, it would send them on their way before seeking revenge.
After entering the place, it was a little dumbfounded. Why was its kind there as well?
Although they were not the same species or considered formidable, it made the clown-faced Pen Spirit have a bad premonition.
“Yo, it’s here! Come here, come here.” Zhou Kai also saw the clown-faced Pen Spirit. Even though he was shocked by its ugliness, it was an anomaly so he could understand. As a result, he greeted it passionately.
The clown-faced Pen Spirit was speechless.
Zhou Kai came to a realization. “I’m sorry, but I almost forgot. According to the rules, I have to instruct you based on the steps of the game. Well, ahem… Pen Spirit, Pen Spirit, you’re my past life, and I’m your present life. Please draw a circle if you’re here…”
After he said that, Zhou Kai moved the red pen and drew a circle.
“Alright. I’ve drawn the circle. Let me ask you something. Pen Spirit, are you stupid?”
The clown-faced Pen Spirit was speechless.
Zhou Kai frowned. “Aren’t you going to answer me?”
The Pen Spirit looked at Zhou Kai with its black eyes and said in a creepy voice, “I’m not stupid.”
“Then is your mother stupid?”
“…”
“I’m asking you whether your mother is stupid.”
“The harder the question you ask is, the heavier the price you’ll have to pay will be. Are you ready?” The clown-faced Pen Spirit sounded sorrowful. Instead of answering, it had asked a question.
Zhou Kai laughed. “Are you kidding me? I’m talking about ordinary stuff! It’s just like asking you whether you’ve eaten. Is it really hard to answer this question?”
The clown-faced Pen Spirit felt aggrieved, so it looked at Zhou Kai for a while before it said coldly, “My mother is not stupid.”
Zhou Kai responded in surprise, “So you do have a mother.”
The clown-faced Pen Spirit was speechless.
“Ahem… Little Leopard Cat, do you have anything to ask?” Zhou Kai looked at Little Leopard Cat, who was watching the fun.
“No.” Little Leopard Cat declined firmly.
You can attack this fellow verbally, but I can’t. This thing seems more terrifying than an evil thought. I’m scared of it. I wouldn’t dare to provoke it.
“You’re no fun. Leave it to me then. I could play such a fun game for a year.” Zhou Kai grinned and looked at the clown-faced Pen Spirit.
“Pen Spirit, that was just an appetizer. Come on, let’s play something fun. Do a strip dance for me and pluck off the hair on your head. It looks really ugly. You’d look sexier with a bald head.”
The clown-faced Pen Spirit’s gaze darkened more and more as it tried to suppress the fury in its voice. “I don’t know how to do that.”
Zhou Kai pursed his lips and smiled. “No, you do. Because that’s the rule.”
The clown-faced Pen Spirit said in a low voice, “There is no such rule.”
Zhou Kai said with a smile, “Then tell me, how should I play it?”
“You ask me questions, and I’ll answer. I can tell you what you want to know. I guarantee it’ll be accurate.” The clown-faced Pen Spirit sounded firm while explaining that this was the way to start the Pen Spirit game. Asking it to take off its clothes was simply nonsensical.
Zhou Kai then said, “Let me ask you then, what color are the panties Little Leopard Cat’s mother is wearing?”
The clown-faced Pen Spirit was speechless.
Little Leopard Cat was speechless.