Chapter 366: Chapter 366: Sikong Tu’s Scheme_1
"I don’t know the specifics about that Taoist, but you need to be careful later on. Taoist Sikong, that stubborn man, is not someone to be trifled with!"
Shangguan Yan poked Qin Feng’s forehead lightly with her finger, admonishing, "You must always be on your guard, understand?"
"Got it, I’ll definitely keep an eye on you."
"Keep an eye on me? I taught you to be wary of bad people, and you’re using it against me?"
"The prettier the woman, the more evil she is!"
"Get out of here!"
...
The Ferrari turned into a narrow path and eventually came to a stop at the end of the road.
With a smile on his face, Sikong Tu approached Qin Feng and said, "Brother Qin, the car can only go this far. We’ll have to walk the next seven or eight miles."
"Alright!"
The two followed behind Taoist Sikong, setting foot on the path that led to Tuniu Village.
The beginning of the road was normal enough, except for the mud that clung to your shoes, nothing else seemed off.
But after a while, the previously sunny sky suddenly turned overcast.
Even a chilly breeze began to blow. Although it wasn’t strong, just a whiff here and there, it sent shivers down the spine.
Just then.
"Ah!"
Shangguan Yan suddenly let out a scream, startling Qin Feng.
Qin Feng focused his eyes and saw a skull appearing before them, placed by the side of the road. Weeds were even growing out of its eye sockets.
"So, it’s just a skull, is it worth screaming like that? Look at you, acting like you’ve never seen the world."
"It... it’s moving," Shangguan Yan said, clinging tightly to Qin Feng’s arm with a scared expression on her face.
Moving?
Qin Feng looked intently and saw that the skull was indeed moving, its jaw opening and closing, making a creaking noise that was genuinely eerie!
"Yan, don’t panic, watch me destroy it!"
Taoist Sikong took out a talisman and slapped it onto the skull, then he began to mutter incantations in a strange babble.
Boom!
A flash of fire ignited; the talisman started burning, directly setting the skull ablaze.
Suddenly, the flaming skull took flight, chattering its jaw and snapping at Taoist Sikong.
Taoist Sikong managed a few moves, but realizing he was no match, he took to his heels and ran. The flaming skull gave chase, snapping at his heels.
"Brother Qin, save me!"
The panic-stricken Taoist Sikong, tumbling and scrambling, ran off into the distance while calling out to Qin Feng for help.
Because Shangguan Yan was beside Qin Feng, he ran in the opposite direction to avoid the skull harming her.
From this alone, it was clear that this stubborn man had some scruples!
Qin Feng struck out with his palm, unleashing a Little Golden Dragon in a furious charge using the technique Dragon Soaring in the Sky.
At the sight of the Little Golden Dragon, the skull turned tail and fled.
But the Little Golden Dragon did not give it a chance to escape, chasing down and biting onto the skull ferociously. With a crunch, it shattered the skull into pieces.
Sparks flew, and the skull was no more.
Taoist Sikong, exhausted from the chase and panting heavily, plopped down on the ground.
"Brother Qin, I owe you big time! If you hadn’t been there, that skull might not have taken my life, but it definitely would have bitten off a good chunk of me!"
"Taoist Sikong, were you putting on an act for me? Or were you playing with me?"
"An act? Playing with you? No way! How could I possibly put on an act? How could I play with you?"
"If you hadn’t stuck that talisman on, could that skull have lit up like that? Had such intense resentment? Been so fierce? You may be able to deceive others, but can you deceive me? You intentionally angered that skull and then pretended to be no match for it, forcing me to make a move."
"Hehehe..."
Realizing he couldn’t fool Qin Feng, Taoist Sikong simply started chuckling foolishly.
After laughing, he asked, "Since you’ve already seen through my act, Brother Qin, why did you still take action?"
"I noticed you had a tiny bit of conscience; you ran in the opposite direction, drawing the skull away from us, instead of leading it straight to me and forcing my hand."
"Since you’ve already figured it out, I won’t hide it from you. We haven’t yet entered Tuniu Village’s territory, and it’s still possible to turn back. If we enter, there’s no turning around -- it’s extremely dangerous inside."
"So, the stunt you pulled just now was to test my skills?"
"I already witnessed your skills at Dongxi Villa, Brother Qin. Let me first apologize for my earlier behavior. The act I put on was indeed a test, to see if you would step in to save me in a moment of crisis."
"Had I not stepped in to save you, what would you have done?"
"If you hadn’t stepped in, Brother Qin, I definitely wouldn’t have taken you into Tuniu Village. To be honest, I’ve taken another Taoist there before. Because he didn’t trust me, upon entering the village, he was cursed and nearly got me killed. Although I managed a narrow escape, that Taoist, unfortunately, left his life behind."
