Xu Zifan walked over and squatted down to examine the black cat's corpse closely. Jiang Tianxin was a little surprised to see that he remained expressionless. The corpse, tortured to death, was extremely gruesome. Even Liu Zi and the others turned their heads away after just one glance. She was only unafraid of such things because she had been brave since childhood, but she didn't expect Xu Zifan to be so fearless.
She suddenly remembered Xu Zifan saying he was born with the ability to see ghosts, so naturally he wouldn't be afraid of them after seeing so many terrifying spirits. Thinking of the investigation materials showing that Xu Zifan lost his parents at a young age, lived under the roof of his uncle's family, and had no friends... she felt a little uncomfortable. Was it possible that she had bullied him before?
Although she had many reasons to suspect him, now that the truth was out, she felt very uncomfortable, as if she had really bullied someone.
Xu Zifan picked up a wooden stick and pulled a black bead out of the black cat's belly. The bead was also engraved with runes.
Xu Zifan frowned. "The body was buried in the Gen position, and it was a black cat that had been tortured to death and was filled with resentment. This means that the Jiang family will be wiped out forever."
Mr. Jiang was utterly shocked. "Who could be so cruel? We...we've always been kind to everyone, how could we have made such a grudge?"
Jiang Tianxin's face turned pale. "Daoist Master, was it me? Is it the criminal I arrested who's seeking revenge on my family? I'm the only one in my family who would offend such a vicious person..."
Her hands gripped the shovel so tightly they turned white, and she felt an unprecedented pain in her heart. She upheld justice, punished evil, and considered eliminating criminals her duty, her beliefs never wavering no matter the danger. But if it was because of her that her brother nearly lost his life and her entire family lived in fear, then she was by the sinner of her entire family…
Xu Zifan took out a spirit stone, held it in his palm, and absorbed its spiritual energy. Then, holding the black bead, he sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and chanted an incantation. After a moment, he tossed the bead into the air, quickly made a hand seal, and the bead spun around in the air before suddenly shooting off to the north!
Xu Zifan stood up and said, "Once we find the person, we'll know who's behind this. This bead contains the black cat's soul and the heart's blood of the person who cast the curse. The bead will guide me. It's no use for you to go; you'll only alert them. I'll go myself."
After saying that, he thought about his unlucky constitution and how it would be troublesome if he ran into trouble while arresting someone. He then looked at Jiang Tianxin and said, "Officer Jiang, come with me and let's see who's behind this."
"Alright, Liu Zi, you stay here to keep watch. If anything unusual happens, proceed with plan A."
"Yes, Captain!"
Jiang Tianxin glanced at Xu Zifan and hesitated before asking, "Does the Taoist priest need a bulletproof vest?"
"No need, let's go." Xu Zifan ran towards the black bead. The bead seemed to sense him and darted forward as soon as he approached. Jiang Tianxin hurriedly followed.
After running for a few minutes, Xu Zifan was panting heavily. Jiang Tianxin asked, "Shall I carry you?"
Although Jiang Tianxin looked very...strong, and carrying him shouldn't be a problem at all, Xu Zifan felt he should maintain his ethereal and otherworldly image. He took out a spirit stone, held it in his hand, and grabbed Jiang Tianxin's arm, saying, "Shut your mouth, be careful of catching a cold."
Before Jiang Tianxin could figure it out, they started moving forward quickly!
Jiang Tianxin stared wide-eyed at her feet. They hadn't been walking, yet the ground seemed to be changing, as if it were shrinking. Was this some kind of magic?!
The beads began to move quickly, and they moved quickly along with them. When the beads stopped, they had arrived in front of a brick house.
Xu Zifan reached out and retrieved the bead, which returned to his hand. Jiang Tianxin drew her gun, looked around warily, and asked softly, "Master, what should we do now?"
Xu Zifan sensed the aura inside the room and frowned. "It's a powerful one. There's no time to set up an array. I'll deal with the Taoist priest, and you capture the other person."
"Yes." Jiang Tianxin rushed towards the door with him without saying a word, showing great initiative.
An old Taoist priest emerged from the house, accompanied by an elderly man with white hair. The old priest, with his youthful face despite his white hair, looked coldly at the beads in Xu Zifan's hand and sneered, "You audacious brat, did you break my spell?"
Xu Zifan's thumb ring suddenly contracted rapidly. Xu Zifan narrowed his eyes and stared suspiciously at the old Taoist priest. In an instant, he threw out the Xuan Iron Fan!
The Xuan Tie Fan was his natal magic weapon, and it was connected to his mind. With the spiritual power supplied by the spirit stones, it seemed to come alive. In the blink of an eye, it struck the old Taoist's chest. The old Taoist's expression changed, and he retreated sharply, swinging his whisk like a shield in front of him.
But it was too late! The purpose of the Xuan Tie Fan was not to hit him, but to shoot a poisoned needle at him!
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jiang Tianxin tried to grab the old man. Surprisingly, the old man was quite skilled. Jiang Tianxin forced him away from her, observing his movements and changing her own techniques accordingly. All her training in various martial arts hadn't been for nothing; in just a dozen moves, she had the old man knocked to the ground, handcuffed his hands behind his back, and forced him to stay there!
The old Taoist priest sensed the toxins in his body, his expression changed drastically, and he fixed Xu Zifan with eyes as sharp as a venomous snake, demanding, "Who exactly are you? State your name!"
Xu Zifan made a hand seal and suddenly disappeared from his spot, reappearing behind the old Taoist priest, striking him on the neck with a palm strike. The old Taoist priest staggered and quickly turned around, but a scene suddenly appeared before Xu Zifan's eyes.
The old Taoist priest was fighting another Taoist at Qingfeng Temple. He deliberately used underhanded tactics to severely injure the other Taoist, and then destroyed Qingfeng Temple in ruins right before his eyes. The Taoist coughed up blood and barely escaped by throwing out his life-saving magic weapon.
Xu Zifan's face turned cold. This old Taoist priest was actually an enemy of Qingfeng Temple? What a coincidence!
Without saying a word, he immediately drew a Soul-Slaying Blade and aimed it at the old man.
The sword cleaved through the air. The old Taoist tried to escape, but the Soul-Slaying Blade seemed to extend indefinitely, relentlessly pursuing him. The old Taoist gritted his teeth, his ferocious expression fully revealed, and pointed his finger at his heart. He spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground.
But after he fell, a bundle of scarecrows appeared under his clothes.
Xu Zifan ran over to check, snorted coldly, crushed the black bead, the scarecrow bounced, and the old man screamed and spat out blood.
The black cat's spirit, now free, pounced on the old man. Xu Zifan shouted, "You can't be reincarnated once you've taken a life! We'll deal with this person. Let go of your grudge, and I'll perform a ritual to help you pass on and be reincarnated."
The stern shout brought the black cat back to its senses. The vengeful spirit of the black cat cried out sharply a few times, baring its teeth and claws in place, as if it was trying to suppress the desire to kill the old man. But after struggling for a moment, it rushed back to Xu Zifan's side.
It's very comfortable to be around him. He's full of yin energy, while the woman next to that old man has too much yang energy. If it forced its way over, it might get injured before it could even take revenge.
Jiang Tianxin looked around and saw nothing. Then she looked at the scarecrow and suddenly felt admiration for Xu Zifan's abilities. He was much more capable than the police. No matter how capable she was, she couldn't solve this kind of problem!
Xu Zifan set up a simple formation, placed the scarecrow inside, closed his eyes, and made a hand seal. The scarecrow suddenly burst into flames, burning completely to ashes.
That old Taoist was quite cautious; he didn't come in his real body when he went out to do business. But it didn't matter; there was still a significant connection between the substitute and the real body. He burned the old Taoist's substitute, then crushed the bead, causing it to backfire on the old Taoist, and even forced the old Taoist to sacrifice his cultivation and vomit blood as he fled. Even if the old Taoist didn't die, he would be severely injured. He would settle the score with him when he found him later.
Jiang Tianxin led the old man over, asking, "Are you alright?"
Xu Zifan shook his head. "No, let's go. I'll take you back." He was a little tired and couldn't go far, so he decided to use the Shrinking Earth technique to return. He grasped Jiang Tianxin's arm, absorbed spiritual energy from the spirit stone, and quickly returned to the Jiang family's ancestral graves.
Jiang Tianxin was amazed by his abilities. Normal exercise would leave him exhausted and breathless, but with magic, he could become so powerful. Magic was truly a magical thing. She felt as if a door was slowly opening in front of her, allowing her to see a new world!
The people in front of the ancestral graves had been anxiously watching, and they all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw them return safely. But when they saw the old man that Jiang Tianxin was escorting, their expressions became solemn again.
Xu Zifan said to Jiang's father, "This person should be related to you by blood, so this matter is likely a family secret."
Mr. Jiang looked at the old man in shock, then, realizing something, his face filled with disbelief, "You...you're my grandfather's illegitimate son? You're not dead?"
The old man laughed loudly, "You actually know me? Then you should also know that it's your own fault that I've come back to seek revenge! Of course I can't die. What your Jiang family owes me, what you owe my mother, I will get back. I will make sure your lineage is cut off!"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Jiang's face turned ashen. "What nonsense are you spouting? My Jiang family owes you and your son nothing!"
The old man hardened his face and tried to rush forward, but Jiang Tianxin held him back, preventing him from moving. He could only glare fiercely at Jiang's father, "Do you dare to deny it? That scumbag toyed with my mother's feelings back then, deceived her into giving birth to me but then abandoned us, refusing to acknowledge me no matter what, and even trying to drive us to our deaths. He's the one who killed my mother, he owes us!"
Mr. Jiang sneered, "I think you have paranoia. I know everything about you. Your mother is shameless. She even dared to smear my grandfather. My grandfather left you some money. When did he ever wipe you out?"
"It was your insatiable greed, mother and son, that led you to plot to kill my father and seize control of the Jiang family. You are both equally depraved. Grandpa dealt with you solely because you killed my grandmother! You deserved your fate!"
The old man glared at him mockingly. "What do you, a junior, know? This is just a lie your father made up to deceive you, to protect the so-called reputation of the Jiang family. Your father caused me to fall into the river and be in a coma for ten years. It took me a lot of effort to turn things around in Hong Kong. Otherwise, I would have come back to take revenge long ago! What a pity, what a pity, your father is actually dead. Otherwise, I would have definitely skinned him alive!"
"You know the truth of the matter yourself. You and your mother didn't want to live a hard life, so you set your sights on the Jiang family. But don't forget, it was your mother who schemed against my grandfather to bring you into this world. All the suffering you've endured in your life was caused by your mother. Your grandfather has already been more than kind to you." Jiang's father was furious when he thought about how this person almost killed Jiang Dong. "Evil people never have a good ending. Your current situation is all your own doing!"
The old man stared at him menacingly, struggling desperately. "I won't lose! The master took all my wealth. Even if I die here, he won't let you go. The Jiang family will be wiped out!" He glared at the Jiang family ancestral graves and laughed again. "The Jiang family will be wiped out! If I can't have children, you can forget about having any offspring. I want you all to die out in this generation!"