Chapter 14: Crisis Suddenly Descends

  The next day at noon, Li Meng and the other two finally woke up and gathered in the hotel restaurant. While solving their hunger problem, they also 'relived' the horror of last night.

  "Bao Chuchang, why did you crash the car into the mountain wall last night?" Zhang Daoshi's eyes gleamed with malice. That one crash had almost taken his life, and now he was settling accounts after the autumn harvest.

  "Zhang Daoshi, this has nothing to do with me!" Bao Ren's face was full of grievance.

  "The car is yours to drive, it's none of your business, are you going to blame Li Meng for not being good enough?" Zhang Daoshi raised an eyebrow, his heart filled with anger. He was originally just venting his frustrations, but Bao Ren actually didn't admit his mistake, which made him even angrier!

  Bao Ren had no choice but to truthfully recount the scene at that time to Zhang Daoshi.

  "What Bao Zhichang said is true, if I hadn't acted in time, now this organization should be picking up three corpses from the cliff." Li Mang added with a tone of seeking credit.

  "...Who would have thought that Zhang Daoshi was staring at him fixedly, seemingly not having heard his words, with a hint of surprise flickering in his eyes."

  "...Actually, I've always been a low-key person, you really don't have to thank me!" Li Mang said with an 'embarrassed' smile.

  "......" Bao Ren spat blood, how can people be so cheap!

  "What's known as 'ghost hitting the wall' is a ghostly object casting an illusion in a space, not targeting individuals. How could you have been fine at that time?" Zhang Daoshi was truly unbelievable.

  "......Impossible!" Li Mang's face was shocked, although 70% of it was pretended, but the remaining 30% was absolutely real shock.

  Although he had suspected that the maze saved the lives of three people last night, this could not be confirmed. Now that he has heard the truth, it is inevitable to feel lucky again. At that time, if his head was not hot and entered the Shanhaijing world to get the maze, now they are not sitting here drinking tea, but chatting with Yan Wang.

  "Do you think I'm joking with you?" Zhang Daoshi said irritably.

  "At that time, I was also confused and didn't know what to do. When I saw Director Bao driving the car towards the cliff, I didn't even think about it and just grabbed the steering wheel. Now thinking back, I still get chills all over my body. If I had encountered the 'ghost wall' instead of Director Bao, wouldn't I have gotten you all killed?" Li Mang said with lingering fear.

  They also shivered at the words and subconsciously didn't want to pursue this matter anymore. Zhang Daoshi just thought that the female ghost had made a mistake and didn't think much of it.

  "After dinner, we need to prepare our gear. Tonight, we will set up an altar and perform a ritual, it is necessary to subdue this female ghost!" Zhang Daoshi said with a serious expression.

  "Are you still going tonight?" Li Meng and Bao Ren said in unison, both with unpleasant expressions.

  "Don't worry, you can just help with the setup during the day and only need to be on duty outside at night." Zhang Daoshi comforted.

  “……” Li Mang's mouth twitched involuntarily, what does "respond" mean? Zhang Daoshi appeared confident on the surface, but deep down he didn't have absolute confidence. The so-called "response", was probably just an escape!

  Everyone has eaten, Zhang Daoshi began to order: "Li Meng, you go and prepare a square table for me, remember it must be square; also need yellow tablecloth; a bowl of rice, glutinous rice; two big red candles; a pack of incense; an incense burner; two candle holders; other important things I will find with Bao Ren! We immediately split up to act, if you want to finish setting up before nightfall, hurry up and prepare the things I need, after finishing, meet at the foot of the wine building!"

  "Square table, yellow tablecloth... all right!" Li Mang recorded the things he wanted to buy and then parted ways with them, going alone to the market to make purchases.

  At four o'clock in the afternoon, a fully loaded off-road vehicle rushed to Mangshan Execution Ground. Although it was broad daylight, Li Meng and Bao Ren were both tense, and even Zhang Daoshi's face was solemn. The fact is that this female ghost was too powerful, yesterday they fought for only a few rounds and he lost, today although the altar increased its power, but he actually had no more than 20% chance of winning.

  Once again, I came to the execution ground of Leming Mountain. Even in the bright sunlight, this place is always cool and shady. According to Zhang Daoshi, this is due to the excessive yin energy, which adds a few points of eeriness.

  Place on the square table, cover with yellow cloth, and place incense burner, candle holder, glutinous rice, yellow talisman, dog blood, peach wood sword, Bagua mirror, etc.

  "What a pity! The peach wood sword I brought was destroyed last night, and this one is temporarily bought. The peach wood age is only over ten years old, and the power that can be exerted is limited!"

  "Moreover, the black dog's blood can indeed ward off evil spirits, but this female ghost is quite skilled in the dark arts, and the effect of the black dog's blood will be minimal. If only we had the fresh blood of a hundred-year-old turtle, it would surely be enough to annihilate her!"

  "There's also the Bagua mirror, just a common tool, alas!" Zhang Daoshi shook his head.

  "Preparations were indeed hasty, if you can't defeat her, Zhang Daoshi, you mustn't be like last night and prolong the battle, otherwise, if you're not careful and get injured, wouldn't that be a loss for the entire Chinese Tian Shi realm?" Li Mang urged with all his might.

  "Right, right, right! If you can't win, Mr. Zhang, you must come out as soon as possible!" Bao Renming, who was beside him, nodded in agreement and chimed in.

  Zhang Daoshi gave them a look of appreciation, but his mouth said: "Evil cannot overcome righteousness, as long as we can hold on until the last moment, our way will never escape!"

  Li Meng and Bao Ren both gritted their teeth in anger. They didn't say all that to give Zhang Daoshi an excuse to escape, but rather to let him know that if he couldn't win the fight, he should run away quickly. Although they didn't need to go inside, waiting outside was equally dangerous.

  At 11 o'clock at night, Li Meng and Bao Ren stayed in the car by the roadside outside, while Zhang Daoshi went to the execution ground alone.

  The off-road vehicle did not turn off the fire and started with a rumble. In case of an accident, they can start the car and leave in the shortest time.

  "Ding ding ding......"

  The sound of the copper bell came from the execution ground opposite, very clear but not pleasant to hear, and it pierced the heart, making people's thoughts chaotic. Li Mang and Bao Ren looked around from time to time, and the dark night always made them feel that something was watching them behind their backs.

  "Secretary Li, do you think Zhang Daoshi can win?" Bao Ren couldn't hold back the tension in his heart and broke the silence inside the car.

  "It's impossible." Li Mang shook his head, inexplicably devoid of any hope.

  Bao Ren picked up the cigarette in front of him, but after thinking for a moment, he put it down again, his expression unable to conceal his anxiety.

  "Bao Chulang, are you nervous?" Li Meng asked.

  "Can't you relax? If we run into another ghost wall tonight, I don't know if we'll be this lucky again!" Bao Rendian laughed dryly.

  "Don't worry, it won't happen again today." Li Mang's tone was firm despite his inner tension. For safety reasons, he had already secretly stuffed a small piece of the mysterious object into Bao Ren's pocket earlier, and last night's terrifying scene should not be repeated.

  "I hope so..." Bao Ren forced a smile, but the fear on his face did not diminish at all. He just took it as Li Meng's comfort.

  "Crack!"

  "Bang!" "Rumble..."

  Then, the sound of collision and even thunder came from the execution ground, which made Li Mang and Bao Ren's heart skip a beat every time, feeling dry in their throat, constantly swallowing saliva. Especially when they heard the familiar sinister laugh of the female ghost, it made them feel even more uneasy.

  This continued for half an hour, and the sounds of fighting were still clear. In the dead silence of the starry night, the voices from the execution ground 100 meters away could also be heard here.

  "Zhang Daoshi seems to be at a disadvantage!" Bao Ren became increasingly anxious, his face pale.

  "This Taoist priest is really something, can't win a fight so he runs away, why be so stubborn!" Li Mang also felt displeased, "Zhang Taoist priest, are you trying to get yourself killed?! Alright, alright, why bring them along then."

  In fact, Zhang Daoshi was not a reckless person who played with his life. The reason why he hesitated to 'give up' was actually due to some reasons.

  The altar was set up, and Zhang Daoshi's Taoist skills were strengthened. Even the talismanic thunder was summoned, and for the first time, the female ghost was recreated, revealing its true form - a blood-stained corpse, extremely terrifying. However, Zhang Daoshi had seen it all before, so he wasn't afraid.

  However, Zhang Daoshi's move completely enraged the female ghost, and what followed was a crazy revenge, until Zhang Daoshi used up all the Taoist tools on the altar, but still couldn't bring down the female ghost! At that moment, he knew that tonight's victory or defeat had been decided, and he also intended to leave.

  Unfortunately, the angry female ghost entwined him like a madman, and Zhang Daoshi couldn't escape. On the contrary, he suffered heavy losses, which also caused him to be delayed for nearly an hour before he could come out.

  "Divine majesty, thunderous power, above and below the ultimate extremes, six dragons drumming in shock, commanding the lower realm to hasten its pursuit, urgent as a law decree!" As soon as he finished reciting the incantation, Zhang the Taoist priest bit his middle finger with force, breaking the skin, and smeared fresh blood on the talisman. Then, with a loud shout, he used the peach wood sword to pierce through the talisman, exerting all his strength to stab at the female ghost.

  Bang!

  The blood-soaked talisman exploded together with the peach wood sword, not only blasting the female ghost into a miserable cry, but also sending Zhang Daoshi himself flying out, unable to withstand the heavy blow. The old and new wounds made him spit out a big mouthful of black blood, but he didn't care about these things, crawling up and walking outside.

  "Hurry! Hurry and open the car door for me!" Zhang Daoshi shouted from afar.

  "Hurry up!" Bao Ren couldn't help but urge as well.

  Li Meng's movements were naturally swift, and he reached out behind him to open the car door.

  "Crack!"

  Who would have thought that the vehicle suddenly lost balance, causing Li Mang to fall and hit his front teeth on the metal edge of the chair, so painful that his eyes were about to burst into tears. But Li Mang didn't mind these things, because he was shocked to discover that the off-road vehicle he was in had been lifted by something.

  Just as Zhang Daoshi ran out of the road, he didn't have time to catch his breath, and immediately saw a stunning scene. The female ghost had somehow rushed ahead of him, lifted their vehicle high above her head, and was facing the direction of the cliff.

  "Quickly get on the cart!" Zhang Daoshi shouted loudly.

  Li Meng suddenly woke up, wanting to open the car door beside him and jump out, but found that Bao Ren on the driver's seat was unable to stand still due to the vehicle's shaking, let alone opening the car door and jumping out.

  "Damn it!" Li Meng cursed and kicked the car door with a loud "Bang!"

  The sturdy car door was unexpectedly unable to withstand the kick and was violently kicked open, but at this time the vehicle also swayed, which was the rhythm of being thrown out, and it was facing the cliff in front.

  No sooner had he withdrawn his foot than it shot out again, violently kicking the abalone out as well.

  "Crack!"

  The vehicle shook violently, Li Meng was caught off guard, his head heavily hit the top of the car, and instantly saw stars.

  "Hmm..."

  The uneasy swaying of the vehicle and the movement of the starlight outside made Li Meng realize that the vehicle had been thrown towards the cliff at this time!

  "Li Meng!" Zhang Daoshi and Bao Ren, who had just fallen to the ground, exclaimed in unison.

  "Hoooo... Boom... Rumble!"

  A dazzling flame rose from below the cliff.