519 Punishmen (1/2)
Lu Bingqi found himself in an awkward position.
From the beginning, he thought that Fang Yuan was his saviour.
Now, he was clear that Fang Yuan was only treating him as a test subject!
The most frustrating thing was that he was too weak to resist anything because he couldn't even win a fight with Jiese the Monk!
”Unsealing the ghost is only half of the task. The other half will require you to spend a night in the Chen Residences...”
Fang Yuan dragged the regretful Lu Bingqi towards the entrance of the residences. ”Monk, what's up?”
”Amituofo... I've already tried my best. However, we cannot be sure if the Buddha Array has any effect on the pawnshop...”
Jiese the Monk spoke truthfully.
”Wait up monk, isn't there a Buddhist saying that saving a single life is more meritorious as compared to becoming Buddha? How can you do this to me?”
Lu Bingqi screamed in desperation.
”If killing one will allow me to save 10,000 others, even if I go to hell, I will do it!”
Jiese the Monk retorted firmly.
”You d*mned monk!”
Lu Bingqi was already restless and could not resist as Fang Yuan dragged him out of the residences.
”It's over... I'm dead!”
He mumbled to himself and shivered in fear as he recalled the outcomes of those who had gone back on their agreements.
The real torture was not death itself, but the inability to die peacefully!
In the Paranormal Pawnshop, there was a row of brains decorating the corridors which would send chills down the spine of whoever looked at it. Those were... the traders who had gone back on their words!
Lu Bingqi knew that these traders were still alive and had been forced to stay alive for more than a hundred years.
Their consciousnesses were locked up in a small dark room. Anything with wisdom would go crazy after a prolonged period in the room.
This was intentional. The pawnshop had kept these brains alive to deter the rest from trying anything funny!
Because of this, there were extremely few traders who dared to go against the pawnshop.
But now, Lu Bingqi was being forced to do so.
In the eyes of the pawnshop, there would be the same consequences regardless if one was forced or not!
”It... It has come!”
As soon as Lu Bingqi was being pulled out of the Chen Residences, he could feel a bad omen approaching as he wailed in despair.
”Don't worry! Of course, I know it's coming!”
Fang Yuan smiled and walked towards Lu Bingqi. Suddenly, with outstretched fingers, he poked them into Lu Bingqi's eye sockets.
”Ahhh!”
Lu Bingqi's right eye was being dug out and blood dripped everywhere as he screamed in pain.
”I admire the lot of you who are daring enough to trade with the pawnshop in exchange for these strengthened abilities which are being tampered with... Although this Ghost Eye will allow you to see ghosts and give you strengthened abilities, if activated, they will explode inside you!”
Fang Yuan scoffed as he examined the Ghost Eye in his hands.
At that moment, the reflection of a soul appeared as it flew about in the eyeball.
”Hmph, boring!”
With a forceful clench of his fist, the entire eyeball exploded and even the powerful ghost within it disappeared in an instant.
”Ah...”
The one-eyed Lu Bingqi was rolling on the ground and wailed in pain. Suddenly, he held his head with both his hands. ”It's useless... When I signed the contract, they had already imprinted the mortgage seal on my soul! Now, it will be able to harvest my soul according to the contract...”
”Amituofo, you don't have to worry about this!”
Jiese the Monk remained serious. ”I have cast the Buddha Array so that your soul will be contained within you... Furthermore, even if your soul were to be pulled out of you, you don't have to worry. Master Fang will pull your soul back.”
Lu Bingqi could slowly feel his soul being tugged out of his body. However, it only lasted for a few moments before another force pulled his soul back. The two forces pushed and pulled, leaving Lu Bingqi crawling on the ground like an exhausted dog.
”Of course, our actions are likely to infuriate the pawnshop, making it retaliate.”
Fang Yuan nodded his head and examined the surroundings.
A thick layer of black fog appeared and shrouded them.
Amidst the green ghostly fire around, silhouettes appeared. These silhouettes turned into expressionless ghosts which began to flood towards them.
”Since the curse and restrictions within Lu Bingqi are being lifted, they are now attacking from the outside?”
Fang Yuan stood behind Lu Bingqi. His eyes turned golden as he swept his surroundings.
Evidently, the pawnshop's only target was Lu Bingqi.
If it were to recklessly pull Lu Bingqi out, it would have to enter this alternate dimension, cutting itself off from its own source of curse energy!
”Buddhas in 4 Directions, strengthen the fire! Om Mani Padme Hum! Om Mani Padme Hum!”
Seeing the approaching swarm of ghosts, Jiese the Monk quickly strengthened the array. A golden pagoda slowly appeared and golden flames were burning on the sides of the pagoda.
The swarm of ghosts arrived outside and remained emotionless but they remained outside and could not advance further.
”Ha... Never would I have thought that the first time I will execute this array after leaving the mountains will be against so many wronged souls...”
Jiese the Monk took in a cold breath. ”Master Fang, don't worry. I am still able to hold up!”
”Is that so?”
Fang Yuan pointed in a certain direction.
A humongous female ghost appeared. Her size was almost as huge as the entire Chen Residences. With an opened mouth, she attempted to swallow the entire golden array. From her wide-opened mouth, countless ghosts floated out.
”Rumble!”
In an instant, the entire Buddha Array started to dim and cracks appeared on the ground beneath them.
Jiese the Monk shook a little and spat out a mouthful of blood.
”Sigh. At the end of everything, you are still too weak and you need me to help you!”
Fang Yuan sighed before releasing the first ghost which he had sealed.
”Whoooo!”
A chilly breeze blew across them.
The swarm of ghosts seemed to be shocked at something as they retreated.