CH 417

"Dong dong dong~!! Dong dong dong~! The sun sets and the sky turns dark~ Close the doors of nine families. Only one door remains unlocked. Burn incense and beat the drum to invite the gods~"

Accompanied by the urgent drumming, Bai Lingmiao knocked on the drum while circling around the naked man tied up in the center of the room.

A group of people, young and old, men and women, crouched in the corner of the room, trembling with tears in their eyes.

"Today is an auspicious day to close the gates. Rely on the North Star and the South Star."

"Before entering the gates, spray the holy water three times."

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"Step forward to the southwest, north, east, and west. Heaven is Qian, Earth is Kun."

"Only then can the demons and monsters stay away!!"

As Bai Lingmiao finished singing the Banbing Jue, she immediately took off the red cover on her head and soaked it in the prepared water barrel. She then covered the man's face with the wet red cover.

Instantly, the man, who was tied up, let out a scream like a ghost howling.

The wet red cover, accompanied by the drumming, constantly changed its shape. Sometimes it swelled up and turned into a cracked wolf head, and sometimes it sank into the skull, resembling four snakes sticking together.

The screams became louder and louder, and at the peak, the man's body tensed like a bow and he collapsed to the ground.

Immediately after, a blurry red mist figure crawled out from under the red cover and quickly ran towards a nearby pillar.

Bai Lingmiao didn't move, waiting until the mist figure crawled into a corner of the pillar before walking over.

When Twin Soul's sharp nails inserted into the wooden beam and forcefully flipped it open, accompanied by the sound of cracking wood, a small blood-red palace appeared in front of them.

This small palace didn't seem to be made separately and then placed inside, but rather directly sculpted from the core of the pillar.

"Did you offend someone?"

Twin Soul swiftly scratched with her black nails, and the entire small palace collapsed instantly, with the prominent red color quickly fading away.

Seeing the copper coin reward brought to her by the victim, Bai Lingmiao glanced around the empty house and didn't take it. Instead, she turned around and left.

"You find this small amount of money too troublesome to carry, so you can use it to repair the pillar. Think carefully about who installed this beam and remember to stay away next time."

After Bai Lingmiao walked out and sat in her carriage, she let out a sigh of relief. "This job is really hard to find."

Chun Xiaoman waited for Twin Soul to get on the carriage before lightly shaking the reins and setting off towards the direction of Niu Xin Village. "Miao Miao, can we consider this month's task for the Immortal Family completed?"

Upon hearing Chun Xiaoman's words, Bai Lingmiao nodded. "Yes, but it's only for this month. We have to start over next month."

After saying that, she leaned back and lay directly on the carriage, picking up a book next to her and started reading.

The content of this book was very simple. On the left side was the character "鸭" (duck), and on the right side was a drawing of a duck.

Bai Lingmiao held a wooden stick and carefully copied the character "鸭" over and over again, very earnestly.

This book for learning characters couldn't be bought anywhere else. It was personally drawn by Gao Zhijian.

There were so many books and techniques in the ancestral hall, but they were all recorded using characters. In order to understand what her fellow clansmen had left for her, she had to learn how to read.

As the carriage wheels creaked, the sky gradually darkened. When Chun Xiaoman pulled open the curtain, it was pitch black inside, with only a pair of shiny green animal eyes floating in the air.

"Miao Miao, it's already late. Let's camp here tonight."

"You go ahead and do your work. I'll continue reading."

Upon hearing the reply, Chun Xiaoman sighed lightly, pulled down the curtain, and went to gather firewood.

Not only did Miao Miao's personality change, but her way of doing things also changed. She became particularly stubborn.

After deciding to learn characters, she devoted all her time to studying the book, except for eating and drinking. She was determined to learn how to read.

When Chun Xiaoman had enough firewood and set up a campfire next to the carriage, he saw Twin Soul standing silently in front of Bai Lingmiao, holding some wild vegetables in her arms.

"Thank you. I'll go get the pot. Make sure the fire doesn't go out."

The two of them didn't need a large pot for their meal. A normal small iron pot would do. Chun Xiaoman broke the pot helmet into small pieces and threw them into the pot.

When it was half cooked, they added some dried meat and wild vegetables, and a simple dinner was ready.

Seeing Bai Lingmiao holding the book even while eating, Chun Xiaoman shook his head helplessly. His sister had become obsessed.

"Why make it so complicated? Isn't Gao Zhijian able to read?"

"It's better to rely on oneself than on heaven and earth. Besides, his mind is not reliable. What if he reads it wrong and you don't even know?"

"Have you forgotten how Li Huowang deceived that blind man's head? I don't want to repeat the same mistake."

"Well, why not hire some teachers?"

"Well, that's a good idea. Then let those teachers know that I am a remnant of the White Lotus Sect, and then report it to the Monitoring Bureau."

Chun Xiaoman frowned slightly. The old Miao Miao would never have mocked herself like she does now.When Twin Soul placed two pieces of meat into Chun Xiaoman's bowl with her chopsticks, some of her dissatisfaction subsided.

"You're always the best," Chun Xiaoman leaned gently against Twin Soul's shoulder, continuing to eat her meat and vegetable bun.

After finishing their meal, the two of them lay down on the bed to rest, back to back.

With a light touch, Bai Lingmiao's hand rested on Chun Xiaoman's shoulder, gradually dissipating the remaining dissatisfaction in her heart.

She turned around, embracing the other's closed eyes as she used to do, regardless of how the other had changed, Lingmiao was still her good sister who comforted her in her most vulnerable times.

Just as she was about to close her eyes, another body pressed against her back, it was Twin Soul's.

"Oh, you two," Chun Xiaoman decided to just lie flat and sleep, with one arm around each of them.

When she woke up the next day, she found that the carriage beneath her was already moving.

She yawned, walked to the front to take the reins from Twin Soul's hands, but the other refused to give them up.

"I'm here now, it won't tire me out. It's just driving a carriage, not walking on foot."

Just as they were arguing, a small county town appeared before them, with various tenant farmers carrying all kinds of wild game in bamboo baskets and furs, rushing towards the town.

"Oh right, today is the fifteenth, it's the day of the big market."

The carriage entered the county town, and the surrounding area buzzed with noise. The streets were filled with people selling and buying goods.

There were also many who came out and bought nothing, which made the streets very congested and the carriage moved slowly.

"Why is it so noisy?" Bai Lingmiao, looking impatient, pulled open the carriage curtain, and the bright sunlight almost blinded her.

Just as she was about to use the ribbon that Li Huowang had tied around her hand to cover her eyes, she unexpectedly spotted a familiar face.

"Xiaoman, is that Lv Xiucai over there?"

(End of the chapter)