Chapter 215: This Isn’t Scientific
Chang Xi remembered there was something missing and took out two stacks of yellow talisman paper from the left and right of her sleeves, handing them all to Xuan Xia at once.
“Forgot, there’s also this.”
Xuan Xia saw how adequately she had prepared and was already speechless.
Chang Xi still explained, “I can’t carry finished talismans. Although I’m a spirit, I still can’t withstand the power of your talismans, so I can only bring the cinnabar brush and yellow paper.”
Pausing for a moment, she thought of something and added, “But I only brought these two stacks, so use them sparingly.”
Clearly, Chang Xi already knew that Xuan Xia used talismans without restraint, so she specially reminded her.
“…”
Xuan Xia looked at the two stacks of yellow talisman paper in her hand, then at Chang Xi, and pushed the yellow talisman paper back.
“You keep holding onto it, won’t need it for now.”
“Oh.” Chang Xi said nothing more and put the yellow talisman paper back into her sleeve.
The conversation between Xuan Xia and Chang Xi, as if no one else was around, not only drew the attention of the men opposite, but also Zhou Shiqing beside them looked at her in bewilderment.
He had heard their entire conversation, but realized he hadn’t understood a single word.
The leading man had already lost his patience and commanded the men behind him: “Take them all in!”
Xuan Xia and Chang Xi ended their conversation and both looked toward the leading man.
Is he okay? Why does he still want to take them inside.
Xuan Xia’s line of sight shifted from the leader to Chang Xi’s face, staring into Chang Xi’s eyes.
With the leader’s order, the people behind him came forward and all surrounded Xuan Xia and Zhou Shiqing’s group.
The girl called Shi Mei tugged at Zhou Shiqing’s clothes, saying anxiously, “Can’t be caught, can’t go in! You’ll lose your life!”
Zhou Shiqing’s expression grew even worse, not only because of Shi Mei tugging at his clothes, but also because of the men closing in.
His only thought now was to take Xuan Xia and leave quickly, but before he could act, the surrounding men were suddenly bound together by a length of white satin.
That white satin flew out from the side, like a special effect, instantly binding all the men.
The men immediately began struggling, but the more they struggled, the tighter the white satin bound them, and in just a few moments, their faces were flushed red, each one looking like they were about to suffocate.
Zhou Shiqing couldn’t help but follow the white satin with his gaze, and then saw that this white satin came from Chang Xi, who was following beside Xuan Xia.
Soon Zhou Shiqing saw clearly that the white satin was actually this Chang Xi’s sleeve!
Zhou Shiqing was instantly: “…”
Fine, fine, sure enough, it’s a dream.
Zhou Shiqing swallowed his “this isn’t scientific” remark, no longer paying attention to Chang Xi, and instead turned to look at Xuan Xia.
Then he discovered that Xuan Xia was holding a cinnabar brush and drawing something on the stone wall.
If he hadn’t just heard their conversation, he might have found it bizarre that Xuan Xia had a brush in her hand.
Looking again at the lines and patterns she was drawing, they looked very much like the lines and patterns on the amulet she had given him before.
Zhou Shiqing glanced at the bound men, confirmed they truly couldn’t break free, then first pushed away Shi Mei who had been tugging at him, and walked to Xuan Xia’s side.
“You’re drawing talismans?” he asked. “What’s the use of drawing this?”
Xuan Xia glanced at him briefly, “You’ll know once I’m done drawing.”
Then she cast a glance toward Chang Xi, seeing Chang Xi looking completely relaxed and at ease, with her extended long sleeve like pulling a dog leash, Xuan Xia confidently turned her line of sight back and continued completing the last part of the talisman.
“What is this?” Shi Mei’s curious voice came from the side.
Xuan Xia finished the final stroke, then turned to look at Shi Mei, who was crowding next to Zhou Shiqing.
The girl stared blankly at the completed talisman; she truly didn’t recognize it, could be said she had never seen it before.
Xuan Xia looked at her and simply explained, “You can think of it as the thing that will save you.”
Hearing it was the thing to save her, Shi Mei immediately widened her eyes, “You guys are willing to save me? That’s great!”
Her face bloomed with a surprised smile, revealing a row of small white teeth.
Xuan Xia looked at her smile; she should be not yet twenty years old, with a bit of flesh on her cheeks, her smile bright and beautiful.
It made Xuan Xia smile along.
But Shi Mei’s smiling face had already turned toward Zhou Shiqing.
Zhou Shiqing had no interest in Shi Mei’s smile, his attention all on the talisman Xuan Xia had drawn.
He was already curious how this talisman would save people.
Shi Mei saw he wouldn’t even spare her a glance, her smile immediately faded, replaced by a pout, and then she also cast her line of sight toward the talisman.
This time looking at the talisman, Shi Mei’s gaze was even more curious.
Amid the curiosity, there was also a seriousness, as if tracing the lines and cloud patterns of the talisman, wanting to learn it.
Xuan Xia glanced at the two of them, thought for a moment, then reached out to Chang Xi again, “Forget it, give me a few sheets of talisman paper anyway.”
Chang Xi didn’t waste words, reached out and took out a few sheets of yellow talisman paper and handed them to Xuan Xia.
Xuan Xia took them and quickly drew an amulet on the yellow talisman paper.
She only drew an amulet on the first sheet of yellow talisman paper; the remaining few were all talismans for suppression and attack.
Once all the yellow talisman paper from Chang Xi was drawn with talismans, she handed the protective one to Zhou Shiqing.
“Take it, for protection.”
Zhou Shiqing looked at it and naturally took it, the corner of his mouth even quirking up a bit.
He was familiar with this protective one; it was exactly the same as the one she had given him before.
Zhou Shiqing couldn’t help but say, “The way you just drew… it looked very practiced.”
Xuan Xia said naturally, “Of course, you don’t even see whose dream this is. Thank you for giving me such an impressive appearance.”
Zhou Shiqing: “…”
Shi Mei looked on curiously and proactively asked, “Can you give me one too?”
Xuan Xia said without much apology, “Sorry, none left. These aren’t protective ones anyway. And you don’t need them.”
Shi Mei looked disappointed, slightly lowering her head, and said no more.
In others’ eyes, she appeared quite pitiable like this.
If Zhou Shiqing were a compassionate type, he might have already passed the amulet he just got to the girl.
But unfortunately, Zhou Shiqing was not.
Xuan Xia didn’t care about Shi Mei’s disappointment or pitifulness; in her view, once she handled this side and smoothly took Zhou Shiqing away, Shi Mei would be freed along with them, the illusionary scenery would end, and there would be no more of this little girl.
Pinching a talisman between her index and middle fingers, Xuan Xia first said to Zhou Shiqing and the others, “Stand back.”
Zhou Shiqing was puzzled but complied out of curiosity.
After Zhou Shiqing and Shi Mei had retreated some distance, she then directed Chang Xi: “Throw them back.”
“Got it.”
While Chang Xi did as told, Xuan Xia held the talisman paper up to her eyes, recited the incantation from her mouth, activating the talisman.
As the incantation took effect, the scenery of the setting sun suddenly changed, thick fierce thunder falling from the sky, all striking the stone wall in front of Xuan Xia.
These stone walls were already eroded by waves and couldn’t withstand splitting, let alone the power of fierce thunder.
In an instant, they crumbled apart.
But the power of the fierce thunder was far more than that…
