aircannonsinc Chapter 141 Cut off cause and effect
Chapter 141 Cut off cause and effect
Xun Yuanfeng looked at the pale-faced man in front of him and said, "I know you have some special skills, but you are quite honest for targeting us so blatantly."
The pale-faced man gritted his teeth and said, "It seems that I underestimated you. The person who could kill the great wizard of Zangling Village and capture so many believers is indeed not a simple person. But I am not afraid of you. Go!" As the pale-faced man shouted, many puppets stood in the passage with machetes in their hands.
Paimon hid immediately, "Traveler, be careful."
“Oh, that’s it…”
The pink-faced man said, "Just have some fun with these dolls first." Then he pressed one side of the passage, opened a secret passage and ran downwards.
"Tsk, let's see where you can run. It's better to use fire to hit wood, and butterfly will lead to life!" The Homa in his hand ignited with flames. As Xun Yuanfeng waved his spear, these puppets driven by Yin energy were immediately ignited when they were touched by the flames. After a while, several puppets were ignited and turned into ashes.
The battle was over, Xun Yuanfeng chased after it and looked at the machete on the ground, "It should be useful sometimes." It was a good habit developed in Teyvat, picking up the dropped items after defeating monsters.
He picked up a few machetes on the ground. "This knife gives me a sense of crisis, but these puppets are so weak. They only have the strength of an adult and rely on Yin energy to drive them. It seems that they are the remnants of Zangling Village again."
"Let's meet up with Mengyan and the others first, so as not to lure the tiger away from the mountain." In the eyes of the elements, the various underground passages are winding and twisting. I'm still worried about Tao Mengyan, so I'll take care of her together.
Back on the ground, the fire on the stage had been put out, but the door out was locked. Tao Mengyan and Zhong Zilai were also worried about Xun Yuanfeng, so they were guarding the entrance. When they saw Xun Yuanfeng coming up, they finally felt relieved.
"Are you okay, Yuanfeng?"
Seeing Tao Mengyan's worried look, Xun Yuanfeng shook his head and said, "I'm fine. There are many secret passages down here. I saw him go into a secret passage and was worried that you didn't go deeper. I think he knows about Zangling Village and he must be from that village."
Tao Mengyan stamped her feet angrily, "What's wrong with this village? Ghosts are lingering around."
Zhong Zilai complained, "Let's not worry about this village or that village for now. We should get out first. I haven't even logged into the game today."
"Oh, it's alright, Zilai." Tao Mengyan comforted. "Yuanfeng, the door is locked, what should we do?"
"Don't worry." Xun Yuanfeng took out the machete he picked up in the passage, walked towards the gate, and chopped it down with force, but the gate was like a curtain that was chopped open by Xun Yuanfeng's knife. There were many puppets sitting under the stage, and standing in the distance was the pale-faced man who had escaped.
Tao Mengyan also saw the pale-faced man standing behind the puppets and shouted, "Who are you and why are you targeting us?"
Seven puppets holding machetes walked out from behind the powder-faced man, and the knives in their hands made Xun Yuanfeng feel a pain in his soul.
The pale-faced man said, "My name is Tu Fusheng, and my ancestor is Tu Laosi. I am from Zangling Village, and our two families used to be neighbors."
Tao Mengyan retorted: "Humph, what are you going to say next..."
"I held you in my arms when you were little." You think I would say that."
"Don't just respond to other people's words casually. Didn't your ancestors teach you to be polite? Oh, sorry, I almost forgot that he wasn't a good person either. You want to avenge him? But you shouldn't find revenge on us, right?"
Tu Fusheng was not angry and said, "Let me tell you a story."
Tao Mengyan puffed up her lips in anger and said, "Can I not listen?"
Zhong Zilai's eyes lit up, "Meng Yan is so amazing." Xun Yuanfeng and Paimeng nodded in agreement.
Tu Fusheng said calmly: "You are thinking that these villains always tell their plans and life stories."
Tao Mengyan said with disdain: "Hey, I didn't think of anything. Don't try to be so charlatan. Do you think you are a hidden version of the Great Wizard?"
Tu Fusheng continued, "It was Tu Laosi's responsibility to stop Liang Shaoping from disrupting the wedding ceremony, but he failed to do so. Although he killed Liang Shaoping, it could not make up for his mistake. So the Tu family was cursed. As long as the failed wedding ceremony is not repaired, every generation of the Tu family will live in torment, achieve nothing and die young."
Tu Fusheng sighed, "This curse has been fulfilling. My father left Zangling Village and established this puppet theater. He initially achieved some success, but in the end, he encountered an unexpected disaster and died prematurely..."
Tao Mengyan exhaled, "Is this what is called a self-fulfilling prophecy? You take the prophecy too seriously, and when you do something, you think you will definitely fail, and you even push yourself towards an early death. You get what you want, right?"
Tu Fusheng's tone fluctuated a little, but he still said calmly: "I originally thought it was my father's own fault. He still lives in the shadow of Zangling Village, using ghost plays and sorcery to assist puppet shows, and even worshipping the Six Burial Bodhisattvas.
So I wanted to get away from it all. I gave up the ghost show and puppet show passed down in my family, left Zangling Village, and became an ordinary businessman.
Tu Fusheng recalled: "I was very happy in the first few years. My family was happy and my career was successful. Later, some accidents caused me to be separated from my wife and children, but I did not give up. I wanted to make a comeback, but in the end I lost everything..."
Xun Yuanfeng said: "Ever since your father was worshipping the Six Burial Bodhisattva, your family's fate has been doomed to failure. How can you worship an evil god without paying a price or receiving retribution?"
Tu Fusheng took a deep breath and said, "Whether it is true or not, I need to complete the paper bride's wedding ceremony. I hope to end this and prevent my child from continuing the tragedy."
Tao Mengyan was overwhelmed and shouted, "Are you sick? Why do everyone want to use me for sacrifice? Do I look like paper money or a pig's head?"
"A paper bride with a strong desire to resist will not be able to have a successful wedding ceremony. Whether it's Lady Lu, Zhu Xiaohong, or you before, they are all examples of this."
Tao Mengyan was speechless. She puffed up her lips and said angrily, "I don't want to be a pig-head now. You've been going through so much trouble just for this?"
Xun Yuanfeng said: "I won't let you hurt Meng Yan."
Tu Fusheng said: "You can't stop me. I have decided to sacrifice the paper bride." After saying that, he pulled open the red cloth next to him, revealing a strange mirror inside.
Tao Mengyan glanced at the mirror and said, "What is this? My head feels so dizzy." Tao Mengyan began to shake.
"Not good." Xun Yuanfeng saw that Tao Mengyan's consciousness was about to be sucked away by this strange mirror, so he used the palm thunder and a purple lightning shot out from his palm, instantly breaking the mirror.
When Tao Mengyan regained consciousness, she felt a little scared and hid behind Xun Yuanfeng.