Chapter 301: Chapter 261: I, Li Qingxuan, Made It!_2
He had entered the room with his back correctly to the mirror, which was why he hadn’t been discovered yet, but the night was long and full of dreams, and he needed to get this child out as quickly as possible, back to the real Room 3028.
He tried to lighten his footsteps as he approached, only to realize quickly that there was no need, because the child wasn’t asleep, he was dead, his chest unmoving without a trace of rise and fall.
Yang Xiao gently touched the child’s skin, icy cold, and at the same time realized a serious problem, there were no keys in the locks that shackled the child’s limbs.
He couldn’t unlock them, and naturally, he couldn’t take the child with him.
"F*ck!" Yang Xiao cursed under his breath, immediately thinking of the key that was stuck in the lock of the bed in Room 3028 in the apartment.
He had no choice but to call for support, he needed someone who was standing by in the apartment to fetch the key and then find a way to pass it to him through the mirror.
Yang Xiao returned to the mirror, touched its surface lightly with his hand, and with a thought, the view instantly shifted to Mo Daidai’s room, something he had planned for earlier, but this time, an unexpected situation arose; Yang Xiao saw not only Mo Daidai through the mirror but also the silver-haired old lady.
The old lady sat leisurely, her back to the mirror, in a rocking chair, while Mo Daidai obediently crouched on the ground, washing the old lady’s feet.
Mo Daidai, who had noticed Yang Xiao’s reflection in the mirror, continued to wash the old woman’s feet, and when she wasn’t looking, stealthily signaled Yang Xiao with a glance, and he instantly understood that Mo Daidai was in trouble and couldn’t spare a hand to help.
At that moment, the old woman seemed to notice something and was about to turn her head to look at the mirror when Mo Daidai, holding the old woman’s foot, suddenly exerted force. The old woman cried out in pain, then without hesitation, raised her hand and harshly slapped Mo Daidai across the face.
The slap was powerful, knocking Mo Daidai’s frail body to the ground, blood flowing from his nose and mouth corners. Mo Daidai immediately got up, as if nothing had happened, smilingly apologizing to the old woman while continuing to wash her feet.
When the old woman came to her senses and turned her head toward the mirror again, Yang Xiao’s reflection was already gone.
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In Room 6012, Li Qingxuan was standing by the mirror, waiting for the call from either Yang Xiao or Tong Han. He couldn’t afford to keep secrets at a time like this, helping either of them was helping himself, and he knew what mattered most.
Suddenly, the sound of hurried footsteps came from the corridor, someone running towards him, and further away, another set of strange footsteps followed relentlessly.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Someone pounded on the door fiercely, "Brother Li, open up quickly!"
Li Qingxuan recognized the voice; outside was Fu Changxue, and something seemed to be chasing him. Under such circumstances, he must not open the door.
"Brother Li, open the door! Chu Xi is badly injured; if you don’t open now, we both will die here!" Fu Changxue roared in despair, not sounding like he was acting at all.
Hearing that Yang Xiao was seriously injured, Li Qingxuan wavered. He cracked the door open a sliver to see what was happening but in the next moment, Fu Changxue kicked the door open. Unprepared behind it, Li Qingxuan was knocked over, and Fu Changxue turned and ran.
By the time Li Qingxuan got up and tried to close the door, it was too late. A blood-covered old crone had caught up, she abandoned the fleeing Fu Changxue and targeted the nearby Li Qingxuan, ready to rush in.
With only a fifth of the door yet to be closed, they were at a standoff, the old crone trying to force her way in, while Li Qingxuan, mustering all his strength, desperately tried to shut the door.
"Fu Changxue, F*ck your mom!" Li Qingxuan was furious, vowing to himself that if he survived this, he would kill that bastard the next time they met.
Li Qingxuan was physically strong, but progressively losing strength in the deadlock, the old woman was gaining the upper hand as the gap in the door widened, her half-head already poking in, gaping maw open revealing bits of flesh and strands of long female hair in between her teeth.
If this continued, Li Qingxuan knew he was a dead man, so he gritted his teeth, thrust his arm out, and the old crone took the bait, biting down hard. Seizing the moment when the old crone was distracted, Li Qingxuan unleashed all his strength and slammed the door shut.
After locking the door, Li Qingxuan slumped down, his back against it, gasping for air.
Pain shot through his arm where the old crone had bitten off a chunk of flesh, and now the wound was bleeding profusely. To make matters worse, the meat-hungry crone showed no sign of leaving, relentlessly ramming the door from the outside, a break-in seemingly inevitable.
"Son, I see you, my son!" The old crone outside railed maniacally, "Mother raised you with hardship; let her taste you, just a bite, just one bite!!"
"It’s all over, completely over." Li Qingxuan’s heart sank into despondency, half of it in utter despair, and he contemplated whether to end himself before the crone could gnaw him alive.
In a daze, he heard a familiar voice coming from the large mirror in the living room, "Li Qingxuan! Li Qingxuan!"
In his desperation, Li Qingxuan immediately perked up, recognizing the voice as Yang Xiao’s. The next second, he scrambled to the mirror, and surely enough, on the other side was a sweating Yang Xiao, currently in a hazy gray space.
Seeing Li Qingxuan’s state, Yang Xiao was also taken aback, "What’s happened to you?"
Feeling aggrieved, Li Qingxuan blurted out everything that had just occurred—the damn Fu Changxue wanted to use him as a scapegoat.
Upon hearing about the deranged old woman blocking Li Qingxuan’s door, Yang Xiao immediately remembered the advice Writing Ghost had given him, "The disrespectful elders, strike them with a heavy punch."
"What did you say?" A teary-eyed Li Qingxuan was taken aback.
"Do you trust me?" Yang Xiao asked seriously.
"I trust you, Teacher Yang!" At that moment, Yang Xiao was his lifesaver. Not trusting Teacher Yang meant having no other chances.
"Good, Li Qingxuan, I see you have a clever mind. Today I will impart to you a supreme technique that can help you defeat the evil spirit outside your door. Remember, this technique is called Five Thunderous Heart Decree. Once deployed, it’s like being protected by a deity, allowing you to confront the evil spirit with your body, your heavy punches imbued with the force of thunder, unstoppable!"
Yang Xiao closed his eyes and chanted an incantation that he himself could not understand, then opened his eyes and said, "Alright, I’ve passed it on to you."
"Teacher Yang, I haven’t learned it yet," Li Qingxuan was confused.
"No need to learn, this thing relies on cleverness. I will also teach you the accompanying heart method of this technique, just eight words, ’The disrespectful elders, strike them with a heavy punch!’ Got it?"
Li Qingxuan counted on his fingers, puzzled, "Teacher Yang, that’s nine words."
"That’s not important, you already know it. Now go and open the door. Before you do, shout the heart method of our sect, don’t hesitate, open the door and hit her. You’re protected by a deity, Five Thunderous Heart Decree!" Knowing that Li Qingxuan had been scared stiff by the evil spirit outside, Yang Xiao understood that if he told him to act directly, he wouldn’t dare. So, he could only resort to this tactic of brainwashing him—after all, time waits for no one.
Li Qingxuan looked at Yang Xiao as if he were looking at an idiot. Knowing Li Qingxuan didn’t believe it, Yang Xiao told him to stamp his foot hard.
"Does it feel numb?"
Li Qingxuan’s brow furrowed, "Numb."
"Do you know why it’s numb?"
All of a sudden, a glint of wisdom shone in Li Qingxuan’s eyes, "Teacher Yang, I get it. It’s because I have the Thunder God’s Force inside me, the power of the Five Thunderous Heart Decree!"
"Exactly!" Yang Xiao exclaimed excitedly, slapping his thigh, "Open the door, charge! Wait, remember, after driving away the evil spirit, immediately go to room 3028, find the key in the lock on the bedroom bed, and bring it to me as quickly as possible. This is very important!"
"Understood, Teacher Yang!" Li Qingxuan, now brainwashed to success, felt thunderous power coursing through his body.
Yet, he still felt a bit unsure at heart, as his legs were no longer numb. But it was no longer up to him to choose. The door was suddenly forced open by the old lady, who came rushing at him with her mouth agape.
"The disrespectful elders, strike them with a heavy punch!" Li Qingxuan bellowed, swinging his fist as he charged to meet the oncoming old woman head-on.
"Five Thunderous Heart Decree!"
One punch sent the old woman flying sideways.
Time seemed to stop in that instant. Fear appeared on the face of the old woman sprawled on the floor, while Li Qingxuan, after being stunned for a moment, felt a surge of elation.
"It worked! Teacher Yang didn’t lie to me, my divine power has emerged!"
The knocked-down old woman got up staggering and turned to run. Li Qingxuan clenched his fists and chased after her fiercely, "Don’t run! You old thing, I’ve tolerated you for a long time!"
"The disrespectful elders, strike them with a heavy punch! Teacher Yang didn’t deceive me! I’ve done it, hahaha, I, Li Qingxuan, have achieved it today!!"
