You Say You Believe in Science, But You Fly on a Sword - Chapter 52
Chapter 52: I Have A Plan To Restore The Han Dynasty’s Glory!
Jiang Tong still listened to Liu Qiming’s words, withdrawing all personnel and proceeding with normal defenses.
“Su Qin’an, Xie Yingqing…”
He looked questioningly at Su Qin’an’s Weibo homepage: “What’s so different…”
…
Tibet Province, Haunted House.
This haunted house is in a relatively remote location, but it’s extremely luxurious, a duplex villa with a sizable garden; only wealthy families could afford it.
A figure in a black and red robe stood on the second floor, waving their arms; behind them, ethereal runes floated, indecipherable to anyone.
Streams of black mist constantly flowed from the runes, making it feel like watching a TV show.
Particularly, various yellow talismans were affixed around the area, visible only to cultivators through spiritual energy enhancement.
This is practically a Maoshan Taoist Academy’s outstanding disciple!
Behind them, were several strangely shaped, ethereal… ghosts.
Yes, ghosts.
However, their forms were very ethereal; even those unfamiliar with them would struggle to discern what kind of ghosts they were.
“Almighty ancestor! Though I know awakening you is far off, your loyal servant pledges to go through fire and water for your revival! ”
With a sword’s hum, the white Hengyue plunged into the floor beside the robed figure.
“Heh…”
The Man in Black sneered, dissolving into a puff of black mist and vanishing.
Along with the ghosts surrounding him, all turning into wisps of smoke and disappearing.
“What escape technique, so peculiar? ”
Xie Yingqing entered the house through the window, drawing Hengyue: “Stabbed by Hengyue, and unharmed? ”
“It’s somewhat like the… Hidden Sect in Europe… but I’m not sure, let’s check this house first… Oh my god! ”
Su Qin’an surveyed the so-called “haunted house,” immediately letting out an expletive.
Not to mention the various talismans hanging on the second-floor walls where they were, but in the first-floor living room, a massive Spirit Gathering Array was drawn.
However, conventional Spirit Gathering Arrays are made using spiritual energy in conjunction with relevant magical artifacts; this one…
The formation runes on the ground were clearly drawn in bl00d—it was unknown whose bl00d—enhanced with spiritual energy, bl00d-red, and emitting a strong resentment.
Those with weak minds might fall into a catatonic state upon seeing it.
A normal Spirit Gathering Array gathers spiritual energy, this one…
Gathers resentful spirits and resentment, it seems.
“No wonder the previous house owners all died tragically. ”
Xie Yingqing frowned, walking to the Spirit Gathering Array’s perimeter and feeling the ground.
Shortly, she pulled out four things serving as the array’s base.
Four bl00d-red, crystal-clear stones, roughly the size of a palm.
“No wonder the previous house owners died so tragically! ”
Xie Yingqing said sarcastically, “In this environment, if an ordinary person lived here, surviving for five years would be a testament to their ancestors’ connections and endless contract renewals! ”
“Bl00d Crystal Stones? ”
Su Qin’an frowned: “Who did this? ”
“Who knows? There aren’t many sects in the Cultivation World that do this. Who would bother causing trouble for mortals? ”
Xie Yingqing said, “And to use four Bl00d Crystal Stones… Such extravagance? ”
“Actually, for wealthy sects, four Bl00d Crystal Stones are nothing…”
“I don’t care! ”
Xie Yingqing shook her head: “I haven’t used them, but they’re high-end! ”
“So what we should focus on is not who set this array…”
Su Qin’an wiped his sweat: “Moreover, using Bl00d Crystal Stones to set a Spirit Gathering Array for mortals… who’s so wasteful? ”
“Need to ask? It’s aimed at you, of course. ”
Xie Yingqing said exasperatedly: “Ever since you became a Huake Academy academician and appeared on TV, how many incidents have there been? Japan’s encirclement, Uncle Sam’s cyberattacks… and the initial online rumors about our early romance impacting public opinion—I don’t believe other sects weren’t stirring the pot. Your public appearances made too many people uneasy, feeling their interests threatened. ”
Su Qin’an nodded silently.
Only now did he realize how impulsive he had been in agreeing to Liu Qiming’s request to attend the press conference.
It’s safe to say that he had caused all the recent problems.
And Xie Yingqing, Yin Wanshan, the Cybersecurity Department, the China Hacker Alliance, even the previous house owners who tragically died in this haunted house—they seemed to be paying the price for his actions.
Xie Yingqing’s voice rang out again.
“If you had refused Liu Qiming…”
Yes, if he had refused Liu Qiming, wouldn’t all this have been avoided?
“…It would have happened anyway; it would just be later, or in a different way. ”
Xie Yingqing’s tone lacked blame: “China has controllable nuclear fusion, other countries are definitely after it. Even without your involvement, they would have used another method… But what I least understand is the Nantianmen Plan, why bring it up now? Doesn’t that make the Strategic Deception Bureau’s work pointless? No, now’s not the time for that… Let’s look at this formation. How do we handle it? Does the system have anything to trace this person’s aura? Finding this person will make everything else much easier. ”
“…Do you think the system is omnipotent, that it even has that? ”
Su Qin’an smiled: “Finding them is difficult now; they have the advantage of darkness, and we are in the light. ”
“Then what do we…”
“I have a plan to restore the Han dynasty’s glory… No, to make the opponent fall into our trap! ”
…
“Damn it, everything was perfectly arranged, why did these two come so quickly! ”
The man in the black and red robe walked down a secluded alley, muttering angrily, “Give me another minute, and I can repair the formation! ”
Beside him, the cries of several ghost creatures echoed.
The man sighed.
“Sigh, I can’t manufacture accidents, so I’ll have to find some existing ones…”
He said, leading the invisible ghost creatures toward the nearest subway station.
…
“…Next stop, Guangyuanli Station. Passengers getting off, please gather your belongings and prepare to disembark. ”
June Monk, wearing a red kasaya, leaned against the subway car, closing his eyes to rest.
The sect ran out of food for Qi Condensation and Spirit Gathering Realm cultivators, so Lingxuan sent him out to buy groceries.
The grocery store was some distance from Ci’en Temple, so June leisurely leaned against the car, closed his eyes to rest, and chanted sutras.
The clamor of the subway suddenly had a different sound.
“Ah! The subway derailed! ”
“What’s going on! Subways can derail? ”
“I don’t know! The driver’s dead, what do we do?!”
“Who’s strong, quickly open the emergency exit! ”
“It won’t open! It’s been turning for ages! ”
June frowned, moving against the flow of people towards the front carriage.
“Great Monk! Quickly leave! Don’t go forward! There’s a fire up front! ”
June nodded to the person warning him, chanted “Amitabha Buddha,” and continued forward.
“You… hey! ”
The person who warned June sighed and quickly fled in the opposite direction.