Chapter 81

The old Taoist with the goat beard looked strangely at Ke Xingzhou, who had suddenly pulled his hand back, and at Ke Xingzhou’s second disciple, who was glaring at him with cold, sharp eyes.

He had only walked over when Ke Xingzhou's second disciple was helping him wipe his hands. Why was he staring at him so warily?

However, he had indeed been rude earlier to the people from the Xiaoyao Sect, and the old Taoist with the goat beard felt a bit guilty under Nie Chen’s assertive attitude. He silently averted his gaze. “Daoist Ke...”

But when his gaze shifted to Ke Xingzhou, something seemed off. Ke Xingzhou's pale face had turned bright red, and his eyes were evasive.

His blush was a pale pink, which made his striking black-and-white ink-like eyes look even more moist, creating a vague, ethereal aura.

The old Taoist with the goat beard was momentarily stunned, and inexplicably, his own face started to feel warm.

He cleared his throat, thinking that he wasn’t judging someone based on appearance, but really, this face didn’t look like that of a cultivator...

But wasn’t it just letting the disciple help wipe his hands? They had once served their master, helping him wash his body and feet every day. What was the big deal? It was just that the teacher and disciple were of a similar age and looked like a perfect match, so when he came over, he couldn’t help but think wrong thoughts.

They were both Daoist priests, but was it really necessary to be so shy?

Feeling guilty for misunderstanding them earlier, the old Taoist with the goat beard tried to make amends, asking, “Daoist Ke, are you allergic to something?”

Ke Xingzhou: “......”

Nie Chen: “......”

The glances from the side grew more intense, causing the old Taoist with the goat beard to feel a chill down his back.

The old Taoist with the goat beard also realized that his question was rather out of place, but Nie Chen, a younger disciple, staring at him like that was too much, wasn’t it?

He frowned and looked at Nie Chen, noticing how closely the teacher and disciple were sitting together, suddenly feeling something was off.

They had served their master before, but there was no need to be this physically close, right?

Moreover, the way Ke Xingzhou and his disciple were acting seemed strange. Ke Xingzhou seemed to be trying to sit on the armrest of the chair, but his movements were not very big, which kept the two of them tightly pressed together.

Ke Xingzhou turned his head and shot a glare at his second disciple. Their gazes intertwined, and for a moment, it felt as though an aura formed that pushed everyone else out.

It made the old Taoist feel awkward standing there.

Fortunately, Ke Xingzhou quickly turned back and asked him, “What’s the matter?”

The old Taoist with the goat beard snapped back to reality, cleared his throat, and composed himself. Remembering his purpose, he straightened his face. “The police have caught some evil practitioners and are bringing them this way.”

Ke Xingzhou: “Eh?”If they’ve caught the people, why are they bringing them to the hospital?

When the police found the two evil practitioners in the hospital, they were equally confused.

The police officer who had arrested them was initially just dispatched to find a doctor after hearing noise from the hospital room. He never expected that the doctor was busy with an emergency patient.

This emergency patient was extremely strange-looking, so emaciated that it seemed like he had no muscle at all, just skin hanging off his bones. He kept spitting blood from his mouth, and his bulging eyes were glaring at his companion.

The other patients were startled by his appearance, and even the police officer couldn’t help but take a second look.

To his surprise, when he looked more closely, he found a faint sense of familiarity on the faces of these two people.

He pulled out his phone and took a look. It was indeed the same two evil practitioners in the photos sent by his superiors earlier, who had been causing trouble in the eastern region!

It couldn’t have been easier. The police immediately pulled out the silver handcuffs and put them on.

The yellow-haired man hadn’t noticed who was standing beside him at first. It wasn’t until he suddenly felt a chill on his wrist that he was startled and panicked.

He grabbed the emaciated man’s clothes. “Master! We’ve been caught by the police! What should we do? Master!”

The emaciated man: “...I already... told you... not to come...”

Not to come to the hospital!

He had only been injured by a paper effigy, spitting out a few mouthfuls of blood, but his body wouldn’t die from it. If it wasn’t for the yellow-haired man insistently dragging him to the emergency room, he would have already run away by now!

But the yellow-haired man clearly misunderstood. He suddenly started crying, “Wuwuwu, I should have taken you to a farther hospital! But the nearest top-tier hospital is just this one, and if we went farther, I was afraid you wouldn’t make it...”

The emaciated man: “...”

The emaciated man vomited another mouthful of black blood. At this point, even he wasn’t sure whether it was the yellow-haired man’s fault or if he was suffering from the backlash too much for his body to handle.

With no chance of escape, he closed his eyes and couldn’t help but let out a bitter laugh before he passed out.

Before losing consciousness, all he could hear was the yellow-haired man’s miserable cry: “Master!! Master, don’t faint! I don’t have any money on my card, I don’t know your password, I can’t pay the medical fees!!”

The police: “...”

The emaciated man: “...”

While waiting for the police to bring them over, the old Taoist with the goat beard felt somewhat awkward as he exchanged glances with Ke Xingzhou.

Ke Xingzhou also felt awkward.

The old Taoist kept staring at him, making him reluctant to move, fearing that he might give away something that wasn’t quite right.

But his earlier attempt to distance himself was completely blocked by Nie Chen, and now the two of them were pressed together, with Nie Chen’s hand even reaching over to the other side, resting on the armrest of the chair.

It was as if they were directly embracing in front of the old Taoist with the goat beard.

However, for some reason, the old Taoist wouldn’t leave, so Ke Xingzhou had no choice but to ask him, “Do you have something else to say?”The old Taoist with the goat beard seemed to be waiting for him to ask that question. After hearing it, he hesitated for a moment, feeling somewhat embarrassed: "Daoist Ke, how did you manage to figure out that there was something inside that person's body?"

Although Assistant Liu had mentioned the talisman water when briefing them, because Assistant Liu hadn't shown any obvious symptoms, and Director Zheng had only fainted for a moment, they never thought about the possibility of "evil remnants still being inside the body."

Even he had underestimated Ke Xingzhou at first, thinking that if the talisman water could be solved by him, then it probably wasn’t very powerful. He subconsciously ignored this possibility.

Moreover, they had drunk talisman water, and according to logic, since the talisman paper had already been burned to ashes, how could it turn into a paper figure that crawled out of Ban Wen’s mouth?

The old Taoist had only felt his face burning earlier and hadn’t been able to swallow his pride to apologize, so he hadn’t joined the others in getting acquainted with the Xiaoyao Sect.

However, when it came to this matter, he couldn’t figure it out no matter how much he thought about it. Eventually, while no one was paying attention, he secretly came over.

When he asked the question, he still felt somewhat uneasy. Given how he had treated the Xiaoyao Sect people earlier, he could understand if Ke Xingzhou didn’t want to tell him.

To his surprise, Ke Xingzhou didn’t take the previous incident to heart and answered without hesitation: "I saw it."

The old Taoist: "?"

He didn’t immediately understand, and instinctively confirmed with Ke Xingzhou: "You mean you saw him swallow the paper figure?"

Ke Xingzhou gave him a puzzled look, thinking that he and Ban Wen had never met before, so how could he have seen Ban Wen swallow the paper figure? And such a large paper figure, it was obvious that it couldn’t be swallowed whole.

This old Taoist’s question was really strange.

However, since the other person was asking sincerely, Ke Xingzhou didn’t have anything to hide: "No, I mean I have the Third Eye. I saw that thing float into his body."

The old Taoist: "???"

After a brief silence, he suddenly realized: "!!!"

The Third Eye?!

At that moment, the police brought the two evil practitioners over. The medical staff arranged for the emaciated man to be placed in a bed, while the police handcuffed the yellow-haired man to the armrest of a bench.

As soon as the yellow-haired man entered, he noticed the two big men, who were almost glued together, and overheard this conversation, immediately dismissing any strange thoughts he had.

He tearfully glanced at the motionless emaciated man on the bed, thinking that there was indeed a reason why their sect hadn’t been able to develop in the east.

They already had the Third Eye!

Who could beat that?

To facilitate monitoring, the police directly arranged for the bed to be placed next to Ban Wen’s.

Director Zheng only had injuries to his hands. Once he woke up, there was no major issue. Since being around Ban Wen kept reminding him of the unpleasant events of the day, he simply completed his discharge procedures, and the bed that became available was given to the emaciated man.

Now, it was truly a case of enemies meeting, and Director Zheng was furious upon learning that these two had nearly killed him. He was so angry that he couldn’t even control himself.

If it weren’t for the police preventing him and ensuring the safety of the suspects, he might have rushed in and killed these two evil practitioners, even risking losing his hands.

However, the one on the bed, who really seemed like he might die, made him hesitate. Ultimately, he didn’t dare to touch the emaciated man but kicked the yellow-haired man a couple of times instead.The yellow-haired man fell to the ground with a cry: "Ouch! Why did you kick me?"