Lu Ning, who was fighting with the Ghost King, saw the compass suddenly appear, and turned his head in surprise: "Fellow Daoist Chen!"
Joohyun saw the young man's delighted expression, lifted her hand to call the compass back, and she asked Lisa in a vain whisper, "Is it unkind of me to leave now?"
"Is this a Ghost King?" The last time they met a Ghost King, Lisa's Yin Yang eyes had not been unsealed, so this was the first time he saw a Ghost King's appearance.
The Ghost King's bulky body was flying in the air. His body expanded as high as a floor, and his mouth was wide open, constantly devouring the ghosts around him. His blood red eyes, striking one as a pair of glowing red lanterns, were particularly penetrating in the dark night.
"Yes." Joohyun took stock of her spiritual power. Her spiritual power had only recovered about one-third. They weren't in the capital, so without the blessing of the spirit qi of the building courtyard, Joohyun's speed of recovering spiritual power was much slower.
Although the devoured were some wandering souls, Lisa couldn't stand watching them being devoured. He hesitated, and then raised a foot forward.
"Third Brother, why are you going?" Joohyun pulled Lisa's arm.
"Wait for me here for a while. I'll go deal with the Ghost King," Lisa said as he moved to untie the jade bracelet on his left hand.
"No." Joohyun held down the jade bracelet around Lisa's left hand, forbidding him to break it.
Lisa was caught off guard and looked at Joohyun.
"Third Brother, if you break the jade bracelet, my Evil Restraining Talisman won't restrain your evil spirit." Although Joohyun's Evil Restraining Talisman was powerful, it could only suppress the remaining evil qi that was left after the jade bracelet seal. Once Lisa unlocked the jade bracelet, his evil spirit would be completely released, and the talisman would be rendered useless. She was able to seal Lisa's evil spirit with an Evil Restraining Talisman at the school because the auspicious qi offset most of Lisa's evil spirit at that time.
"I know." Lisa knew exactly that, so he wanted to unlock the jade bracelet and use his evil spirit to get rid of the Ghost King.
"Third Brother, my spiritual power has only recovered 30%. If your evil spirit riots again, I can't seal it," Joohyun warned.
The consequences were unimaginable once his evil spirit rioted, and she was unable to seal it.
"..." Lisa wanted to say that he would only unlock for a moment, and it wouldn't riot, but thinking about his recent physical condition, he felt a little unsure again. Master Mao instructed him never to break the jade bracelet at will in the future.
Moreover, compared to the Ghost King, he himself was the more frightening existence.
"Third Brother, wait here, I'll go," Joohyun said and bolted forward.
"Irin..." Lisa was horrified. He knew that Irin couldn't beat the Ghost King.
Seeing Joohyun running over, Lu Ning hurriedly said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, let's trap this Ghost King together. Grandpa Yan will be here in a moment."
"Do you know how to draw a Deity Invocation Talisman?" The Ghost King's cultivation level was too high, and neither of them was a match.
"To call who?" Lu Ning asked.
"The Ghost King!" When a Ghost King almost injured Joohyun last time, Grandpa Wu taught her the Deity Invocation Talisman, so that the next time she met a malevolent ghost she couldn't defeat, she could directly use the invocation talisman to invite the authentic Ghost King of the Underworld.
The Ghost King was relying on devouring ghosts to become strong, but once he entered the Underworld, he could no longer devour ghosts randomly. So if a Celestial Master could summon him with an invocation talisman, he would not only devour the malevolent ghosts when he saw such a delicious tonic but would also be grateful to the Celestial Master. It was a pity that Joohyun lacked enough power to draw the talisman to summon the Ghost King.
"Can you also invite the Ghost King?" Lu Ning exclaimed in surprise, "I have only invited the City God's ghost messengers."
"Ghost messengers can't beat a Ghost King. The City God is almost the same," Joohyun said.
"Boom!"
The Ghost King threw a slap down the two. Joohyun rolled on the spot and raised her hand with a magic trick to summon the compass back.
"Bzz-bzz-bzz..."
"Jing-ding-ding..."
Joohyun stared at the two magic weapons that stopped in front of her one after the other and gave a dumbfounded look at Lu Ning.
"Soul Summoning Bell, how..." Lu Ning was also surprised at how the Soul Summoning Bell automatically flew to Joohyun's hand.
"Watch out!" The Ghost King's second attack fell immediately after. When Lisa saw Joohyun still frozen, he couldn't help but shout to warn her.
Joohyun stepped back sharply. She was spared no time to wonder why the Soul Summoning Bell would listen to her. She once again released a magic trick, manipulating the compass to fly.
"Bzz-bzz-bzz..."
"Jing-ding-ding..."
As the compass flew up, so did the Soul Summoning Bell.
Joohyun suddenly realized that she seemingly could control the Soul Summoning Bell with the magic technique that her grandfather had taught her. After a moment of contemplation, she changed her magic technique and the compass in the air began to spin rapidly, and a powerful spiritual force shot straight at the Ghost King's eyes.
"Rawr..." The Ghost King hollered miserably and covered his eyes with his hands.
Joohyun pointed to the Soul Summoning Bell with her left hand and squeezed a magic trick with a trial mentality.
"Jing-ding-ding..." The Soul Summoning Bell turned into a stream of light in the air and flew to the top of the Ghost King's head. With a burst of jingles, waves of spiritual power struck the Ghost King from top to bottom.
"Rawr, rawr, rawr!"
The Ghost King covered his eyes and ears, stomping his feet on the ground in pain. He no longer had the energy to devour ghosts. With his eyes closed, he crashed everywhere, trying to knock down the two magic weapons.
How could Joohyun let him succeed? Her left hand manipulated the Soul Summoning Bell, and her right hand controlled the compass, constantly changing the positions of the magic weapons. The Ghost King seemed to be afraid of the bell's sound. He covered his ears and roared and screamed. He was in extreme agony.
"Roar!!!"
Under Joohyun's non-stop attacks, the Ghost King finally seemed unable to take it anymore. He could only give up the ghosts that filled the Ghost Market and vanish away as a Yin Qi.
When Joohyun saw that the Ghost King had finally left, she collapsed with her spirit qi exhausted.
"Irin..." When Lisa saw Joohyun sitting on the ground, he thought she was injured. He hurried to her and asked, "How are you? Are you injured?"
"It's nothing. I just lost strength." Joohyun had not recovered her spiritual power, plus she manipulated two magic weapons just now and fought with a Ghost King at the same time. Thus, her spirit qi was depleted at this time. That was why she lost all strength.
Lisa finally felt relieved, knowing that Joohyun was fine. Seeing that she was sweating profusely on the forehead, he couldn't resist raising his sleeve and wiping it.
Joohyun's heart was soaked with sweetness. She stared at her Third Brother with her big eyes. His worried look is way more attractive, tee-hee-hee...
Lisa felt Joohyun unblinkingly staring at him, and his movement abruptly turned stiff. With a guilty conscience, he withdrew his hand and took a step back quietly.
What?? Why did you stop wiping?
"Fellow Daoist Chen..." Lu Ning walked up to Joohyun with the compass and the Soul Summoning Bell.
Just when Joohyun lost her strength, the compass and bell also fell from the air. Lu Ning saw that Joohyun had been taken care of, so he went to the place where the magic weapons fell and picked the two up.
"Thanks." Joohyun took back the compass from Lu Ning's hand and found that the spirit qi in the compass had also been depleted. Even if it was listless now, it didn't even have the strength to vibrate.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, how did you... how did you control Soul Summoning Bell?" When Lu Ning got the bell, his grandmother had already passed away, so no one taught him how to use it. In the past ten years, he had always thought that the function of the bell was only to confuse the souls of some ghosts with shallow cultivation. He had never considered that its power could also terrify a Ghost King.
"I don't know." Joohyun shook her head and said, "I was just trying to manipulate the compass. Surprisingly, the Soul Summoning Bell would also obey my instructions."
"What magic technique did you use?"
"It's my master's unique magic technique." Joohyun guessed, "I suspect that the Soul Summoning Bell might have been my master's magic weapon in the past. Otherwise it couldn't have been influenced by my master's spell."
"My grandma bequeathed the Soul Summoning Bell to me," Lu Ning said nervously.
"Don't be nervous. My grandfather and I are the only ones left in our declining sect. It's normal to lose a few magic weapons. Even if the Soul Summoning Bell really used to be our sect's property, I won't snatch it from you," Joohyun said.
Hearing her promise, Lu Ning's nervousness eased. If the bell was indeed another sect's magic tool, it would be terrible not to return it, but it was also his grandmother's relic...
"But if the Soul Summoning Bell is left with you, you won't know how to use it, ah," Joohyun said with some regret.
"..." Lu Ning looked depressed at the bell in his hand. He knew deep inside that Joohyun was right. The Soul Summoning Bell really couldn't play too much of a role in his hand but could perform so under someone else's master's unique magic technique. He couldn't be so shameless to learn it.
"Brother Lu Ning..."
"Lu Ning..."
Just then, the Yan siblings came running back. Yan Xin even jumped into Lu Ning's arms, crying and asking, "Brother Lu Ning, are you all right?"
"Yes!" Lu Ning smiled and shook his head, signaling that he was fine.
"Let's go back." The Ghost King ran away. Things came to an end, and Joohyun was spent to the point of collapse. Lisa was distressed and wanted to take her back to rest.
"Hmm." Joohyun stretched out her hands towards Lisa, wanting him to carry her up.
Lisa didn't help Joohyun reach for his arm but went directly to her and squatted with his back to her: "Come on, I'll carry you back."
Joohyun was first taken aback, then delighted. She directly pounced on him.
"Third Brother, you are so nice," Joohyun lay on Lisa's back and said sweetly.
Lisa smiled tenderly, carrying the girl's slender frame step by step towards the outside. He felt the girl's warm breath falling on his cheeks in bursts and tried hard to control the madness that was growing wildly in his heart.
"Third Brother let's hurry back to the capital. I want to go to your house," Joohyun suddenly said.
"Later, you..." Lisa wanted to tell Joohyun to visit his house less in the future, but he was unwilling to voice it out.
"The spirit qi here is too thin. I feel unwell all over after consuming too much spirit qi. If I were in the capital, I would have revived at once as long as I stayed at your house for a while," Joohyun said happily, "And so would the compass."
"We'll go back tomorrow." Right. Irin still had to visit to absorb spiritual energy. If her spiritual power was lacking, she would also be in danger if she went out to catch ghosts.
Lisa just so easily convinced himself.
"I have recently received several tasks on the Metaphysics Network. When we return, I have to complete them quickly. Otherwise I won't be able to level up before the start of the school year."
The two chatted with each other, with Joohyun chattering most of the time and Lisa echoing. They walked a short while out of the Ghost Market, and ran into Master Mao, Minister Lou, and Yan Chongming, who came rushing anxiously.
Master Mao and Minister Lou were visibly relieved the moment they saw the two.
He Qi immediately ran over to carry Joohyun from Lisa's back. Lisa was a little reluctant, but considering his father's presence, he finally released her.
"Where is everyone else?" Yan Chongming asked with a frown when he didn't see the Yan siblings and Lu Ning.
"Still inside." Lisa pointed inside.
Yan Chongming nodded and moved past Lisa to go inside.
Master Mao first went to check Joohyun's condition and said, "Your spiritual power is overdrawn. Rest a few days and you'll be fine."
"Okay. Thank you, Master Mao," Joohyun thanked him.
"How did you solve the Ghost King?" Master Mao couldn't help but curiously asked.
"I fought it off." Joohyun laughed heatedly, "Had I recovered from my excessive spiritual energy consumption from helping Third Brother to seal his evil spirit before, I would have finished him off today."
"Awesome, awesome." Master Mao laughed on the surface, but he was greatly relieved deep inside to know that Lisa had not untied the jade bracelet again. When he heard that there was a Ghost King in the Ghost Market just now, his heart shook. He was afraid that Lisa would undo the seal again to subdue the Ghost King. The evil spirit in Lisa's body could no longer afford the slightest slip.
After making sure that Lisa was okay, Minister Lou, on the side, kept looking at Joohyun. Her conversation with Master Mao naturally did not escape his ears.
Master Mao had just popularized science to him about the strength of a Ghost King on the road. In Pingcheng, only Yan Chongming had the cultivation that could rival a Ghost King. Even Master Mao himself wasn't necessarily an opponent. But according to Joohyun's words herself. she had fought off a Ghost King before her spiritual power had fully recovered...
Minister Lou's gaze turned back to Lisa.
"Father," Lisa called out.
"I'm glad you're fine," Minister Lou said with concern.
At 2:30 a.m., Joohyun was sleeping soundly when there was a sudden knock at the door.
Joohyun got up and opened the door, looking at the unfamiliar soldier at the door in confusion. She asked, "You are?"
"Miss Joohyun, Minister Lou would like to have a chat with you."
"Minister Lou? Uncle Lou?" Joohyun hesitated for a moment. Although she found it strange, she went back to the room and put on her coat before following the soldier out.
When the two of them left the room, He Qi spotted them in the dark. He Qi clapped eyes with the soldier, who was leading Joohyun out, for a moment.
The soldier withdrew his gaze and continued on his way, while He Qi froze on the spot.
Minister Lou's guard?
Minister Lou wants to see Miss Joohyun!
I must quickly inform Young Master!
He Qi just wanted to turn around to inform Lisa, but just as he moved, he suddenly stopped again.
Perhaps, there were some things that his Young Master didn't want to say, but someone must tell Miss Joohyun.
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