Chapter 71: Rescued by Bai Xian, Farewell to Impermanence

Chapter 71 - Rescued by Bai Xian, Farewell to Impermanence Note: Don't Forget to join my Pãtreon/flokixy to get access to +70 Advance Chapters or unlock the full story from the shop support so I can bring more Chapters for you For some unknown reason, as the master casually spoke those words, You Yuan's heart inexplicably tightened with pain. It wasn't just for her son, but also for the "fellow daoist" that the master had mentioned, who was helping from within her son's body. "Little miss, you can open the bedroom door now. Leave the rest to me!" Before You Yuan could plead again, Yao Yao spoke up first, causing the latter's face to light up with joy. She nodded repeatedly, then took a deep breath and slowly pulled the door open. You Yuan moved very gently. After opening the door, she followed the master's instructions and quickly returned to the living room. But even so, the child lying on the bed was instantly startled awake. His eyes snapped open, and the live-stream audience watched in horror as the once calm child eerily sat up. His body was astonishingly flexible, his limbs touching the ground like a crawling spider as he swiftly darted out of the room. Once outside, his nose twitched, and his gaze immediately locked onto You Yuan. Clearly, he still harbored resentment toward her for locking him in the room earlier. A guttural, inhuman roar erupted from his throat, and with that, he lunged straight at You Yuan's face. [Damn! This is freaking terrifying!] [No wonder You Yuan has so many scratch marks on her. At this speed, how could any normal person dodge it?] [Oh my god, even though I know the master is here, I still can't bear to watch!!!] You Yuan didn't dare to breathe too loudly. Though her eyes were filled with fear, having faced this situation before, her legs didn't give out this time. As expected, just as he approached her, he suddenly paused for a brief moment. It was as if he was giving her time to react. Previously, she hadn't understood why this happened, but based on what the master had just said, it must be the small daoist friend helping her. "Quick... quick, dodge!" But this time, she didn't dodge, which made the "son" anxiously cry out. Though the voice was childish, You Yuan could tell it wasn't her son's voice. "Little benefactor, don't worry. The... master will save us." Thinking about how the daoist friend had helped her time and again, You Yuan's heart softened. In this brief pause, she even managed to comfort the other party. The latter's face was full of anxiety because they knew all too well how many tricks the evil spirit haunting the child had up its sleeve. Ordinary cultivators stood no chance against it, and since they couldn't sense any other living beings in the house, they knew the child's mother was done for. Their time was up. Suddenly, the force suppressing them vanished, and the previously motionless body lunged forward ferociously once more. Its claws slashed through the air with murderous intent, as if it intended to tear the obstructing person into pieces. But just as it was about to strike, its fierce expression froze, and an overwhelming fear flooded its eyes! From the quiet room came a crisp, childlike chant of the ghost-killing spell, swift as thunder! Immediately afterward, a terrifying shriek rang out. The small body was sent flying backward with lightning speed, crashing to the ground with a loud thud. In that instant, an invisible white light enveloped the tiny body, attempting to reduce the backlash. Unfortunately, the white light was far too weak, and its effect was minimal. Under Yao Yao's watchful gaze, a pitch-black infant spirit was forced to crawl out of the child's body. Its ethereal form was now riddled with cracks. The excruciating pain twisted its dark purple face into an unrecognizable shape. Its pale, pupil-less eyes unconsciously revealed fear when they glanced at You Yuan's phone. It couldn't comprehend where the other party had obtained such a powerful artifact, capable of forcibly expelling it from the body it had invaded. Logically, after suffering such a loss, it should have fled immediately. But it was so perfectly compatible with the child's body. Just a few more days, and it would have fully transformed into a human. Thus, it hesitated to leave. Yao Yao clearly noticed the unwillingness in its gaze and couldn't help but sneer. "I didn't expect you to be so fearless of death!" "Even at this point, you still dare to covet someone else's body." Yao Yao never showed mercy to stubborn ghost children like this. Her lips moved slightly as she prepared to chant another Taoist spell. Seeing this, the ghostly infant panicked and turned to flee. But it didn't get far before a black chain materialized out of thin air, binding it tightly like a dumpling. This sudden turn of events caught even Yao Yao off guard. The spell she had been about to chant was instantly swallowed back. Because she saw a familiar face. "So it's a ghost infant that's grown powerful? Could such a thing have slipped out during this year's Ghost Festival gate-opening?" Xie Bi'an frowned slightly as he observed the struggling evil spirit before him. Generally speaking, most ghosts allowed to pass through the gates during the Ghost Festival were harmless spirits without karmic debts. Powerful malevolent spirits like this one weren't supposed to return to the mortal realm. If something like this had occurred, it could only mean there was a problem with the underworld's defenses. "Damn it, who dares to meddle in the affairs of the underworld!" Xie Bi'an was unusually furious. He had originally come to find Qinghan's little disciple to deliver good news from above. Unexpectedly, while passing by, he detected an abnormal surge of yin energy. Following the patrol orders for the Ghost Festival, he decided to investigate—and sure enough, he stumbled upon a big catch. "It seems I'll need to report back and have King Yama order a thorough investigation of the underworld." Xie Bi'an realized that if he could encounter one such powerful ghost today, it was clear that the escape of vicious ghosts from the underworld was not an isolated incident. These ghosts were supposed to be serving sentences in the eighteen layers of hell. Once free, they wouldn't willingly return. Fortunately, they had been discovered early. If left unchecked, their prolonged presence would disrupt the mortal realm's order, and tracking them down later would become exponentially harder. When rogue ghosts ran rampant, the underworld would surely become the laughingstock of their peers. Knowing King Yama's prideful nature, he would never allow such a thing to happen. "Hmm, why is there also a wandering Bai Xian?" After dealing with the vicious ghost, Xie Bi'an was about to leave when he noticed the boy's body. He suddenly paused. At that moment, a faint white light emanated from the boy's body, flickering like a dying flame. Raising an eyebrow, Xie Bi'an reached out and extracted the glowing mass from the boy's body. "Squeak, squeak, squeak!" A palm-sized hedgehog, resembling an oversized bowling ball, was now clutched in his hand. Since it was a spirit form, its spines posed no threat. Amused, Xie Bi'an began to play with it like dough, kneading it repeatedly. By the time he grew bored, the hedgehog had been flattened into a pancake. Its tiny green bean-like eyes darted around in terror, filled with fear. It had no idea why it had been pulled out of Little Bao's body while peacefully residing there. Moreover, at first glance, it instantly recognized the identity of the handsome man before it. Terrified, it didn't dare move. After all, this man was a true high-ranking official of the underworld. Having only recently gained power, it struggled to deal with even a ghost child, let alone someone like this. Crushing it would be as easy as swatting a fly. Seeing the hedgehog fall into a state of despair, Xie Bi'an lost interest. Opening his palm, he said indifferently, "Return to your physical body. Your skills aren't refined yet, and you've already started playing the hero. Don't risk your life." Noticing that both it and the ghost child had emerged from the boy's body, Xie Bi'an immediately deduced what had transpired. Unable to resist, he mocked it. The hedgehog spirit dared not retort. Seeing that he had truly let go, it bolted toward the bathroom as if its tail were on fire. Its physical body was hidden in the ceiling above the bathroom. It had chosen this spot because being too far away would significantly weaken its powers. With his task complete, Xie Bi'an was about to leave when a familiar voice suddenly sounded in his ear. "Lord Wuchang, look at me! I'm over here!" He was momentarily stunned and turned to see a figure waving at him from inside a square box. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was Qinghan Daoist's disciple. This caught him off guard. He had just been thinking about finding her, and now she had appeared before him? What a coincidence!