Chapter 67: Striking Back

Just as I was searching for the traces of the Earth God Temple, Uncle Blind's voice suddenly came from behind me:

"Qiyue, you little bastard, coming to see me empty-handed again, aren't you?"

I looked back and saw Uncle Blind scratching his messy hair while relieving himself in the field beside the path.

"Uncle Blind, I've already prepared them for you. Just a few cartons of cigarettes, I've got them ready for you."

With that, I pulled several unopened cartons of cigarettes from inside my jacket, which instantly brought a wide smile to Uncle Blind's face.

"You little rascal, you certainly know how to handle things. You even remembered to buy cigarettes for your Uncle Blind to puff on."

Uncle Blind took the cigarettes from my hand, tore open the packaging, and lit one up, puffing away.

"What is it? Why'd you come looking for me? Any progress on that matter?"

Hearing Uncle Blind say this, I quickly replied to him:

"Uncle Blind, there is progress on that matter. I know what that male corpse on the top floor looks like, and I even had someone draw a portrait of him. I came to find you this time to ask if you recognize this guy?"

"Chen Qiyue, you're making progress pretty fast, huh? Interesting. Just like your old dog of a grandfather, you're both people who can't keep your cool."

After saying this, Uncle Blind reached out his hand toward me, signaling for me to show him the finished portrait.

Without hesitation, I took out the portrait Liu Qingqing had drawn and showed it to him.

However, he only glanced at it before snatching the portrait right out of my hand, snapping his fingers with both hands, and burning the drawing into ashes.

"Uncle Blind, what are you doing? I had such a hard time getting someone to draw that."

I was a little angry. Liu Qingqing had put so much effort into drawing this, how could he just burn it to ashes like that?

Yet Uncle Blind seemed to pay no attention to my outcry. As he burned it, he chanted with awe and reverence:

"No offense meant by ignorance, we disturb you unintentionally, I hope your elderly self will not blame us!"

Hearing Uncle Blind say this, I was baffled for a moment.

Although I did not know the exact extent of his Daoist cultivation, his mastery of paper-crafting arts had indeed attained eighty percent of his father's prowess.

If given a bit more time, I believed he would definitely become another legend in the world of Feng Shui and Jianghu.

Yet just now, he was clearly terrified by the man in the drawing.

Could it be that this involved some unknown, buried past?

"Uncle Blind, what is going on here? Who is he? Why are you so afraid of him?"

I looked at Uncle Blind in puzzlement, somewhat curious about his actions just now.

"Qiyue, I'll explain it to you in a moment, now hurry up and pay respects to the deity with me!"

Uncle Blind said to me with utter seriousness, his expression turning incomparably solemn at that moment.

Given Uncle Blind's unruly and carefree personality, he rarely looked this serious, which made me realize the severity of the situation.

Moreover, the term he used just now was paying respects to a deity, not worshiping a ghost!

This indicated that the matter at hand seemed extremely serious.

Therefore, I quickly pressed my palms together, bowed, and said:

"Your junior Chen Qiyue, unintentionally disturbed the great deity. If there has been any intrusion, please do not hold it against me!"

After saying this, I couldn't help but add:

"However, if you dare to lay a hand on my betrothed wife, I won't stand by and watch either."

As soon as I finished these words, the scroll ignited by Uncle Blind had already burned to ashes, scattering away with the wind.

Watching the ashes on the ground disperse, Uncle Blind glared at me and said angrily:

"Chen Qiyue, are you a complete idiot? Have you lost your mind? Why on earth did you have to add that last sentence?"

"I don't know whether I should praise your courage or scold you for your ignorance."

"Your grandfather was such a smart man, how did you turn out so foolish!"

Hearing Uncle Blind say this, a trace of curiosity inexplicably welled up in my heart.

I asked with a smile:

"Who is he, Uncle Blind? Look at how scared you are. You're supposed to be a legendary figure in the Feng Shui Jianghu, how could you be scared like this?"

"I don't care if he's a god or a ghost, as long as he dares to plot against my wife, I'll fight him to the bitter end!"

Hearing me say this, Uncle Blind also felt a sudden surge of curiosity.

"So you're willing to rekindle your romance with the Liu family girl? If you're willing, I'll help you. No matter what kind of ghost or god it is, we'll deal with it the same way."

At this point, Uncle Blind looked at me with a somewhat lewd expression.

That look was somewhat more than I could accept.

"Uncle Blind, what is actually going on here? Just give me the answer."

I looked at Uncle Blind imploringly, hoping he would tell me the answer.

But Uncle Blind seemed to have no intention of telling me the answer.

He only told me that if I agreed to rekindle my relationship with the Liu family girl, he would be willing to lend a hand.

Apart from that, he refused to reveal anything else.

At this mention, the voice of the Nine Nether General suddenly echoed in my mind.

Could that unfathomable Nine Nether General be this male corpse....

At that very moment, a violent shudder ran through my body, and a series of seemingly fragmented clues suddenly strung themselves together.

Clearly, his target seemed to be Liu Qingqing, my former fiancée.

Vaguely, I felt a sense of unease.

It seemed that precisely because our fates were intertwined, she was being targeted by so many evil entities.

Defying the heavens to alter one's fate is truly a difficult task!

"Hah, fine. Forget I said anything. The men of the Chen family have guts, don't they? Stepping up for your un-wedded fiancée, you, Chen Qiyue, are truly impressive."

"That's right, who are you? The successor of Qingma Physiognomy, the disciple watched over by the Demon-Shattering Golden Mace. You're awesome indeed!"

Uncle Blind lit another cigarette and said to me with deadpan seriousness.

His words were clearly sarcastic, yet they left me without even a chance to retort.

"Uncle Blind, I know you have my best interests at heart. But this Liu family girl is the fiancée my grandfather chose for me. I cannot abandon her, even though our childhood engagement has been broken. After all, she is a living human being, and I can't just ignore her!"

I looked at Uncle Blind with utmost sincerity, knowing that after hearing my words, he would definitely help me.

"You little brat, you've dragged me onto your pirate ship again. I shouldn't have been so curious and stuck my nose into your messy affairs."

"If you want my help, the things you bought are far from enough. Besides, you're taking me to stay in a hotel; I'm not staying in this drafty Earth God Temple a moment longer."

Uncle Blind took a puff of his cigarette and said to me fiercely.

"Of course, Uncle Blind. The rest I might not guarantee, but living a life with good food and wine at every meal is something I can definitely provide for you."

I respectfully stepped to Uncle Blind's side, signaling that I could fulfill all the conditions he mentioned.

"You stinky brat, you calculated that I'd help you anyway. Sigh, oh well. Who made you the grandson of old dog Chen?"

"I'll help you with this favor!"