booktalesy Chapter 104 You've got some bad luck on you, kid.
Chapter 104 You've got some bad luck on you, kid.
Drip
The alarm sounded.
Gu Qingyi picked up her phone, which showed a red dot located halfway up Wudang Mountain.
"I'd like to see what this thing is."
Zhang Qingguan leaped into the air, swooping down like a bird.
Gu Qingyi and Yanran quickly followed, and the old turtle transformed into a stream of light and entered Zhang Qingguan's body.
Gu Bai glanced at it, lay on the roof, and didn't follow.
"You're not going to follow this? It's right down there, aren't you going to grab it?" Tai Sui asked in confusion.
"That's a bit strange."
Gu Bai looked up at the sky: "Something's very wrong."
"Something's not right. They've come knocking on our door, practically face to face," Tai Sui said.
Gu Bai crossed his legs and said, "There is yang energy left by the old turtle on Wudang Mountain. Since that thing came up the mountain, it was impossible for it not to notice, but it didn't touch this yang energy."
Tai Sui: "What if it doesn't find it? There might be hidden spots in Wudang Mountain too, right?"
"Even if it didn't think about yang energy or discover it, why did it kill people? It didn't consume yang energy."
Gu Bai said, "This doesn't fit our hunting purpose, unless it doesn't need yang energy at all."
"Does it not need yang energy? Does it only consume yin energy and deliberately create dead people? But now they are all cremated, so there is no condition for the yin energy to leave." Tai Sui asked, puzzled.
"So I don't understand, was it purely to undermine Zhang Qingguan and tarnish his reputation as a Wudang immortal?" Gu Bai said.
"It's not impossible; it wants to take its place and prove itself stronger," Tai Sui said.
"Isn't that just plain crazy? So what if it's proven? Will Wudang Mountain suddenly start worshipping him?"
Gu Bai shook his head: "Besides, it uses methods of killing, so who would worship an evil god... Hmm? Chen Sandao?"
He sat up, and Chen Sandao, who had already left, emerged from the darkness.
His eyes were glazed over, his expression blank, as he walked toward the edge of the mountaintop.
"A diversionary tactic?"
Gu Bai had an idea in his mind.
Chen Sandao turned his head and glanced at him, a strange smile on his face, before leaping off the cliff.
Gu Bai leaped lightly, flew off the mountaintop, and grabbed Chen Sandao.
With his left hand gripping the cliff face, he exerted a little force, leaped up, and flew to the top of the mountain.
Chen Sandao's body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
Gu Bai took out his phone and sent a message: "How's it going over there? Chen Sandao tried to jump down just now, but I saved him."
Gu Qingyi replied instantly: "There's nothing there, they've already run away, we're on our way back now."
Gu Bai frowned and examined Chen Sandao's body, but found nothing unusual.
"Nothing unusual." Gu Bai frowned and said, "A very cautious kind of being, it should have been lurking in his body for a long time, until today."
Tai Sui exclaimed in surprise, "It's quite impressive that I was able to deceive you."
Gu Bai shook his head: "It's very easy to fool me. I basically don't use any power, and what I'm using now is only a weak amount. If someone wants to kill me, I can control them beforehand, like hypnotizing them, and leave no trace."
"Hypnosis? Are there TV dramas about that? I need to study that."
"Just search it up yourself; TV dramas have some myths about hypnosis, but we can easily achieve it."
Gu Bai released Chen Sandao and walked to the side.
A few minutes later, Zhang Qingguan and the others returned.
Old Wangba quickly checked: "Old bastard is fine, he's just unconscious."
"They're using you as a diversionary tactic, Zhang Qingguan. Do you have any enemies?" Gu Qingyi asked.
Both being Taoist priests from Wudang Mountain, the old man and the young man addressed each other without any respect, yet their affection for each other was evident.
If Chen Sandao really dies, it will be a huge blow to Zhang Qingguan.
The Bodhisattva appeared and examined it carefully: "Its consciousness may be somewhat off."
Yanran followed up with the examination: "He's physically fine. Don't be so sure, can we really be certain?"
"No, how could I be sure if the other party started tampering with things ten or fifteen days in advance?" Bodhisattva rolled her eyes. "After all this time, I was a little listless at first, but I've recovered pretty much."
"Master Dao has many enemies, how would I know who they are?" Zhang Qingguan frowned and said, "Since coming down the mountain, Master Dao has offended many people. The only monsters that have escaped are the musician, the Dragon King River toad, and the one behind Zhang Yijun."
Gu Qingyi said, "It couldn't be a musician. She even wanted us to go to Yunwu Tea House, how could she possibly cause us trouble?"
Ding Dong
My phone rang again; it was a message from Yang Xi:
"Huang Yun's body did not have any strange aura, nor was his yang energy absorbed. His interpersonal relationships are under investigation, and we will have news at the earliest tomorrow."
"Let's check on everyone on Wudang Mountain first. If there's a mass suicide attempt, we won't be able to save them," the Bodhisattva said.
"Yes, yes, let's check it first," Zhang Qingguan said, standing up.
Old Wangba quickly followed.
Gu Bai didn't go with them; he found a room and went to sleep.
Fortunately, nothing else happened, and it was a relatively peaceful night.
Zhang Qingguan stayed on Wudang Mountain, while Gu Bai and the others went down the mountain to investigate.
Gu Bai brought back some materials from the mountain, as well as finished wood carvings and statues.
Consecration doesn't necessarily require an old turtle; a Bodhisattva or a beautiful woman will do. For the ordinary version, let a crow do it—making use of waste.
Boss Gu completely washed his hands of the business, just waiting to collect the money.
Tai Sui was watching dramas on his phone, while he himself was thinking about other things.
Gu Xiaojiao entered his room, sat on the sofa, and smoked a cigarette: "Brother Bai, want to go out for a walk?"
"There's nothing much to see. Where's Guo Jin?" Gu Bai wasn't very interested. He was only interested in the Thunderfire Alchemy Hall and was waiting for the thunderstorm.
"He went out to investigate a case. There were two murders as soon as he arrived. He won't be able to stay idle."
Gu Xiaojiao opened his phone: "I also looked into the situation, but there are no clues at all. Guo Jin is just running around like a headless fly."
"In this situation, it's already difficult to find clues," Gu Bai said. "I'll give you a job: sell blessed items. I'll calculate the purchase price for each one as eight thousand."
"Really?" Gu Xiaojiao's eyes lit up. He knew that Gu Bai's wood carvings were now selling well.
"Of course it's true, just don't steal my clients," Gu Bai said.
"No problem, I'll go promote it right now. Do you have any samples?" Gu Xiaojiao asked.
Gu Bai pointed to the box on the ground: "Take whatever you want from there. You can use the name of Zhang Qingguan. Good luck."
"With Zhang Qingguan's name at the foot of Wudang Mountain, he's sure to sell one or two items."
Gu Xiaojiao carefully selected: "Then I'll take ten Xuanwu (mythical tortoises), ten pendants, and a small bird wood carving? Then I'll take ten more birds."
Although it had the name of Zhang Qingguan, eight thousand each was still not cheap, and he didn't expect to sell them all; he would sell as many as he could.
"That's a wooden carving made by a crow." Gu Bai glanced at the small bird carving, which also contained the power of the crow.
Gu Bai lay on the sofa to sleep, while Tai Sui continued watching the drama.
Before we knew it, it was evening.
Ding Dong
Gu Bai stared at the transfer amount on his phone and fell silent: 480,000.
Is this kid some kind of sales genius?
Gu Xiaojiao: "Brother Bai, I thought we could only sell one or two, but a rich guy came who doesn't care about money. He said he was a follower of Zhang Qing Temple and bought them all. They were all sold for 16,000 each."
"Is Zhang Qingguan's name so effective?" Gu Bai transferred 240,000 back to him.
"He also said that if it works well, he would continue to buy from me, but I didn't understand what he said," Gu Xiaojiao said.
"What did you say?"
He said: "The gifts of fate come with a price tag attached."
"Fate... wait a minute, you've got some bad luck on you, come back soon. Never mind, I'll come find you."