Chapter 36: Decisions in the Room
“Should I go out first?”
Realizing that Xiang Jiannan’s expression might not be a joke, Wang Yixing felt that this little Taoist priest’s joke was a bit too much.
What does “for the first time” mean? Could it be that everything before was fake? Although he didn’t believe it in his heart, his body involuntarily moved away from Li Yuanwai.
The little Taoist priest must be disliking him for being a hindrance here. How could a normal person like him interfere with exorcising demons? He couldn’t help, and staying here would only be a burden.
Instead of waiting for the little Taoist priest to say it explicitly, it would be better to be sensible. Speaking of this Li Yuanwai, he looked quite creepy, and it was not advisable to stay for long.
“Why is the door locked!”
While speaking, he had already arrived at the door. Wang Yixing pulled it several times but couldn’t open it. The door was locked from the outside. He hadn’t noticed it before. He didn’t dare to break it open and curse. After trying a few times, he could only honestly return to Xiang Jiannan’s side.
He was afraid that his boldness would startle Li Yuanwai. Fortunately, the little Taoist priest was still in the room. Jokes aside, if he dared to stay here, he must have a way.
“Little Taoist priest, what kind of evil has Li Yuanwai encountered?”
At this time, he didn’t dare to look Li Yuanwai in the eye. Wang Yixing acted very relaxed, constantly looking around at the room’s furnishings, deliberately pretending to be nonchalant when speaking.
The little Taoist priest had been looking at Li Yuanwai silently since just now, without moving. It didn’t seem like a good sign. Plus, what he said earlier made him feel more and more uneasy.
After looking for so long, could it be that he was also possessed like Li Yuanwai? He had heard the old people in the village say that those things could possess people without limit.
“Li Yuanwai, do you remember me?”
Just as Wang Yixing was suppressing his fear and was starting to doubt, Xiang Jiannan, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.
Adhering to the combat principle of “if the enemy doesn’t move, I don’t move,” he had actually been thinking about countermeasures. After studying Li Yuanwai’s eyes for a while, Xiang Jiannan concluded that things were not as complicated as he had imagined.
It is said that the eyes are the windows to the soul. For Li Yuanwai, these two windows on his body were truly amazing. No matter how you looked at them, they only revealed one piece of information: “No comment. Little Taoist, what are you staring at?”
“I remember, the little Taoist priest from Ping’an Temple.”
During the eye contact with Xiang Jiannan and Wang Yixing, Li Yuanwai didn’t blink once. When he said this, he seemed a little sleepy. He tried to move his body but was bound by layers of iron chains. He could only tilt his head and chuckle softly:
“How is your master?”
“He’s fine.”
Thinking that it shouldn’t be time for him to act up yet, Xiang Jiannan decided to chat with Li Yuanwai first. He looked very normal now, which undoubtedly made things more difficult for him. When others are possessed, they show it off in a big way, howling like ghosts and wolves, eager to show their abnormality to anyone they meet. But Li Yuanwai was different, quiet and well-behaved, only letting them continue to wait.
If his cultivation were a bit higher, it might be better. With one glance, he might be able to see the problem.
The improvement of one’s realm is particularly useful at certain times, such as when you need to face things you can’t see. The people of the Great Zhou Dynasty were used to calling what Li Yuanwai encountered “being possessed,” but for him, it was actually all the same.
Exorcising demons, simple and clear.
“These past few days…”
“I remember, the little Taoist priest from Ping’an Temple.”
Originally planning to ask the person involved next, before he could finish his sentence, Xiang Jiannan heard Li Yuanwai repeat it again. This time, he squinted his eyes, and his tone was no different from before.
“I…”
“I remember, the little Taoist priest from Ping’an Temple.”
After making eye contact with Wang Yixing, Xiang Jiannan immediately uttered another word. As expected, Li Yuanwai repeated it again. He immediately felt there was no need to ask anymore.
Let him go quickly. This Li Yuanwai has no problem at all. Isn’t the essence of humans a repeater? Look at him, how well he repeats.
“Taoist priest.”
Seeing Xiang Jiannan suddenly turn around, Wang Yixing was really startled out of nervousness. Their conversation made him feel terrified, especially Li Yuanwai, who was confusing him and making him more and more afraid.
“I remember, the little Taoist priest from Ping’an Temple.”
“I think his mind has been invaded by a demonic entity.”
“I remember, the little Taoist priest from Ping’an Temple.”
Every time he said a sentence, Li Yuanwai would chime in. Xiang Jiannan and Wang Yixing gradually became happier as they talked. At first, they were very uncomfortable, but after a few sentences, the two of them unexpectedly started to like this feeling.
From the originally strange room, they slowly chatted about the interesting things that had happened in Ping’an Town recently. They would occasionally laugh out loud because they were happy, seemingly forgetting where they were. It wasn’t until Li Yuanwai stopped moving that they stopped chatting and focused their attention on him.
He didn’t look tired either, his eyeballs were almost rolling out of their sockets.
“Li Yuanwai? Li Yuanwai?”
Looking back and seeing Li Yuanwai’s eyes almost vacant, Wang Yixing’s strong and calm mood couldn’t help but become tense again.
Don’t look at how happily he was chatting with Xiang Jiannan before, it was all an act. He was just forcing himself not to think about Li Yuanwai’s situation, forcing himself to keep chatting. Now, seeing the room return to silence again, the fear in his heart could no longer be hidden.
“You two, do you think I’m a fool?”
Wang Yixing’s words directly caused him to explode. Li Yuanwai suddenly stood up with his iron chains. His body inflated as if it had been filled with air. Under Xiang Jiannan’s gaze, he gradually became bloated, as if he was about to break the iron chains binding him. His whole person became ferocious as a result.
That works too!
Xiang Jiannan didn’t expect Li Yuanwai to act up because of this. He immediately prepared to respond.
The reason why he chatted so much with Wang Yixing just now was entirely to use the time to think of a way. In the end, he didn’t come up with a solution, but he did have an unexpected gain.
What exactly did Li Yuanwai encounter? It seemed to have quite a temper. It couldn’t sit still after being slightly neglected.
This was just as well. He was just worried about how to handle this matter.
“Step back, let me handle this.”
With two fingers of his right hand, he inadvertently drew green Qi around him. Xiang Jiannan said softly to Wang Yixing.
The space in the room was too small. He was afraid of hurting Wang Yixing later. He didn’t actually have much confidence, but it was different with someone else present.
Relying on having the green light in hand, Xiang Jiannan believed that he still had some strength. Especially after recently experiencing the stinky ditch incident, he felt that he had seen some big battles. He hoped that what Li Yuanwai encountered was not a powerful character. If it was extremely fierce, he had other ways.
“Open the door first. This poor Daoist will have a good meeting with him later. Don’t let me be unable to use my abilities.”
As Wang Yixing retreated behind him, he immediately began to give instructions. Xiang Jiannan stared intently at Li Yuanwai.
After a period of charging up, the iron chains wrapped around him had been completely straightened. His face was flushed red, but he was slow to take the next step.
There should be time for Wang Yixing to knock for a while. From the current situation, it would still take some time for Li Yuanwai to break the iron chains. He hoped that Steward Zhao and the others would understand the situation.
“Okay!”
Because of Xiang Jiannan’s full confidence, Wang Yixing’s spirits were greatly lifted. He was no longer timid when doing things. He turned around and walked to the door. When he knocked on the door, his voice was full of energy:
“Open the door! The little Taoist priest ordered it!”
But after two or three knocks with no response, he slowly changed to another tone, with a crying voice, completely destroying the atmosphere that Xiang Jiannan had created:
“Open the door quickly, you damn bastards!”