Puff!
Cheng Xiaofan, Bai Yiling, and others were playing a card game when a muffled sound suddenly erupted, and the cards in their hands were swept up by an invisible force, flying into the air.
"Tricks of the trade!"
Seeing this, Cheng Xiaofan leaped from the ground. With a wave of his right hand, all fifty-four cards flying in the air were drawn back into the strength of his hand.
As Cheng Xiaofan landed, he rubbed his hands together, and the deck of cards instantly turned to dust.
"A mere Taoist priest, trying to show off in front of me. Let's see who gets the last laugh!" Cheng Xiaofan slapped the void.
"Ah—"
Inside the booth for Lu Xiaofei's exhibition, Taoist Huang seemed to have been struck heavily on the back. He flew out of the screen and landed headfirst on the ground.
Immediately, he coughed up a large mouthful of blood with a "wah."
"Ah, isn't this Chairman Lu's master?"
"Who hit him? He's spitting blood!"
"Ouch, look, his face is all distorted from the impact. He barely looks human!"
"This is too tragic!"
As everyone was discussing Taoist Huang, Lu Xiaofei rushed over and asked anxiously, "Master, what happened to you?"
"I was tricked by that kid named Cheng again!" Taoist Huang said resentfully, spitting out blood foam from his mouth.
Lu Xiaofei gritted his teeth and said, "Master, why don't I call some more people to deal with him!"
Taoist Huang said, "Forget it. Your four bodyguards yesterday were beaten into that sorry state by Bai Yiling. Who else can you call?"
Lu Xiaofei was rendered speechless by Taoist Huang's retort.
Taoist Huang glared at him and said in exasperation, "You brat, hurry up and help me up. Do you want me to lie on the ground for others to gawk at?"
"Master, I'll help you up right away!" Lu Xiaofei quickly helped Taoist Huang up and returned to the partitioned private room.
Taoist Huang sat down on the rattan chair, drank a glass of water, and calmed himself.
"You two bitches, aren't you going to give my master a massage?" Lu Xiaofei yelled at the two women beside them, who looked terrified.
"Forget it, let them leave."
Taoist Huang waved his hand and said, "Now I need to find a way to deal with that Cheng Xiaofan!"
Having been made to spit blood by Cheng Xiaofan twice, Taoist Huang felt he had lost too much face. If he couldn't regain his dignity, how would he be able to get by in the martial world from now on?
After the two women left, Taoist Huang took out a peach wood sword from his black leather bag and picked out a small paper effigy.
He wrote Cheng Xiaofan's name on the paper effigy.
Then, he bit his finger and dripped some blood onto Cheng Xiaofan's name.
"Cheng Xiaofan, don't blame me for being ruthless. I will make you die now!" Taoist Huang gritted his teeth, his face darkened, and he spat a gust of black energy from his mouth onto the paper effigy.
He suddenly waved the peach wood sword and said in a deep voice, "Cheng Xiaofan, watch me perform a ritual to send you to your death!"
At this moment, Cheng Xiaofan's eyelids twitched violently. He suddenly had a premonition that something was wrong.
He immediately realized that Taoist Huang was performing a ritual to take his life.
Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but sneer inwardly, thinking, "This useless Taoist priest is asking for death, so I'll grant his wish."
He immediately sat cross-legged on the ground, his eyes slightly closed, and transferred a wisp of his divine consciousness into the Sea of Consciousness.
In the Sea of Consciousness, Cheng Xiaofan saw Taoist Huang holding a peach wood sword, poking a paper effigy, and performing a ritual in a partitioned private room of an exhibition booth.
On the paper effigy, his name was written.
Cheng Xiaofan sneered again, thinking, "Using such petty tricks against me is beneath my notice."
After all, ever since he obtained the Demon Bone Blade, he had absorbed a lot of energy from it.
This energy was perfect for dealing with such sorcery.
Immediately, Cheng Xiaofan used his divine consciousness to erase the name on the paper effigy that Taoist Huang had poked with his sword and rewrote it as Taoist Huang.
He even changed the shape of the paper effigy's face into an inverted triangle, making it resemble Taoist Huang's face.
After the alteration, Cheng Xiaofan watched impassively from the Sea of Consciousness as Taoist Huang performed.
At this time, Taoist Huang pointed his sword in all directions, chanting, "Heaven be alert, Earth be alert, spirits of the four directions heed my command, kill the villain, punish the villain, and bring peace to the world!"
"Kill!"
Following his roar!
"Ah!" Taoist Huang let out another horrific scream. He shot out like a cannonball towards the exhibition booth, crashing into the signpost at the entrance and falling to the ground.
His hands were clasped around a peach wood sword, which was embedded in his chest.
"Heavens, what happened to Master Huang? Why is he trying to commit suicide when he was fine?"
"Something is wrong today. Taoist Huang seems to be at odds with himself!"
"It's a ghost! Why would Taoist Huang commit suicide?"
"Is the master too lonely? Did Taoist Huang suddenly realize that life is worse than death?"
"Master, what is wrong with you?" Lu Xiaofei ran out again, hugging Taoist Huang's frail body and shouting hysterically.
He was scared!
If this Taoist Huang died, and the evil spell covering the furniture lost its effectiveness, who would help him win the exhibition competition?
And who would help him get Shen Ruobing!
"The sky is falling, the earth is collapsing, I'm not going to die! Why are you wailing like you're at a funeral!" Taoist Huang roared angrily at Lu Xiaofei.
Fortunately, the peach wood sword was not inserted deeply.
It did not pierce a vital spot.
With Lu Xiaofei's help, he managed to struggle to his feet.
Seeing the crowd of onlookers gathered around him, Taoist Huang bowed to them with his hands clasped and said weakly, "Everyone, I apologize. I have disgraced myself."
"I know you are all confused about what happened to me."
"I might as well tell you all that because my disciple Chairman Lu's exhibited furniture is particularly outstanding, some people, out of envy and jealousy, have been secretly attacking me with evil sorcery!"
"I, being a benevolent person, did not want to retaliate. Who knew this wicked scoundrel would push his luck, attacking me repeatedly? This time, he almost took my old life!"
After hearing his words, everyone believed him.
"What, there are such wicked people in this world?"
"Too despicable! They can't produce quality furniture, so they resort to underhanded tactics. Such people must be severely punished!"
"Call the police! Give Master Huang justice!"
"Yes, this must be handled by the police!"
"Master Huang, do you know who this person is? Tell us quickly, and we'll catch him and hand him over to the police!"
Suddenly, the crowd became enraged, shouting and clamoring.
Seeing everyone flexing their fists and their faces filled with anger, Taoist Huang couldn't help but feel smug. These people without brains were really easy to fool!