Su Lai rolled his eyes, praising him and he started to get carried away.
The Zhu Futing family, standing nearby, could tell the situation. The old woman also apologized, "Master, I'm truly sorry for what happened just now. My foolish son has been infuriating me these past few days."
Yu Daohen shook his head and smiled, "Auntie, you worry too much."
"Master Yu, let's get to work. I have a feeling this isn't as simple as it seems," Su Lai said from the side. "Before it gets dark, let's see what's going on."
Yu Daohen nodded in agreement, and Su Lai rolled up his sleeves, ready to show his skills.
"Bring out the rooster," Su Lai said, looking at the situation in the fish pond.
Zhu Futing walked into a small wooden house nearby and emerged a moment later with two chickens.
Su Lai took one of the chickens and glanced at it. "An old hen that's been raised for so long, a good chicken."
As Su Lai spoke, he released the chicken. The rooster walked around on the ground, clucking.
Su Lai put down his backpack and took out some glutinous rice, scattering it on the ground. The rooster began to eat.
"Once you've eaten, your courage grows," Su Lai said, tying a red thread to the rooster's left leg and the other end to his own right leg.
Su Lai bit his finger and smeared the blood on the rooster's eyes. He formed a strange hand seal with his fingers and chanted, "With this spirit chicken, I open the heavenly eye, to communicate with ghosts, demons, and gods."
As soon as Su Lai finished speaking, he let out a soft shout, "Rise!"
The rooster, which had been pecking at the glutinous rice scattered on the ground, immediately raised its head. Su Lai controlled the rooster to walk towards the fish pond.
The Zhu Futing family watched with astonishment.
Yu Daohen was also curious. It was rumored that corpse salvagers didn't have many skills beyond those related to their profession. This was the first time he had seen a technique for controlling animals.
The rooster walked step by step towards the fish pond.
There is a rule in the spiritual world: when dealing with ghosts, one must first show courtesy before resorting to force. As the saying goes, when two armies go to war, the envoy goes first. If an agreement can be reached, it's a happy outcome; if not, then destroy them.
When the rooster was still two meters away from the fish pond, it suddenly stopped. Su Lai felt a slight embarrassment. Master Yu and the client were watching, and this was making him look bad.
"The thing in the water is quite fierce. Even the spirit chicken is a little scared."
Su Lai finished speaking and controlled the rooster to move forward. The moment the rooster's right foot touched the water, it jumped back as if it had been electrocuted, desperately trying to retreat.
Su Lai quickly controlled the rooster and then guided it back towards the fish pond. The rooster came to the edge of the pond, but no matter how Su Lai controlled it, it refused to go into the water.
Su Lai's expression turned grim. He walked forward, raised his foot, and kicked the rooster's rear. "Get in there, you damn bird! I told you to go in, what are you dawdling for?"
With Su Lai's kick, the rooster was sent flying into the water. Su Lai quickly controlled the rooster and guided it in one direction.
Su Lai stood by the fish pond, motionless.
After more than ten minutes, blood began to seep from a spot in the fish pond. Su Lai suddenly took a deep breath and cursed, "Good! You don't know what's good for you! Master Yu, bring out the gear."
Yu Daohen took a four-pronged grappling hook with a chain as thick as a little finger from Su Lai's backpack and threw it over.
Su Lai caught the hook and cast it towards the spot where the blood was emerging, gripping the chain tightly.
The hook splashed water and quickly submerged. Su Lai felt a tug on the chain in his hand and grinned, "Got you."
Su Lai yanked with all his might, "Come up, you son of a bitch!"
Su Lai pulled while retreating. Just as a dark mass was about to be pulled out of the water, it suddenly exerted force, and Su Lai was flung backward by the sudden immense strength. As he was about to fall into the fish pond, Su Lai stomped his right foot, stopping his forward momentum.
The mass quickly retreated into the water, the chain pulled taut and emitting a characteristic metallic friction sound, as if it were about to break. Yu Daohen's expression also turned serious. Su Lai's strength was enough to place him on the Heavenly Ranking.
Su Lai looked at the situation in the fish pond, the smile on his face disappearing, replaced by a look of solemnity. He had indeed underestimated his opponent. He hadn't expected the water ghost to be so strong.
Su Lai gritted his teeth and held on. Taking advantage of the water ghost's momentary pause, Su Lai suddenly exerted force and quickly retreated. By the time the water ghost reacted, Su Lai had already retreated to Yu Daohen's side. "Master Yu, help me hold it for a moment. I'll perform a ritual to trap it."
Yu Daohen looked at Su Lai, who was already sweating profusely, and couldn't help but feel curious. Was the water ghost's strength truly that immense?
Yu Daohen grabbed the chain, and Su Lai asked, "Master Yu, are you holding it securely? This water ghost's strength is not ordinary."
Yu Daohen nodded. As soon as Su Lai let go, Yu Daohen was immediately pulled forward towards the fish pond. Zhu Futing, anxious, quickly came over and grabbed the chain.
The moment Zhu Futing grabbed the chain, he was directly pulled forward. Yu Daohen gritted his teeth, stopping his forward momentum, and simultaneously released one hand to grab Zhu Futing, who was about to fall.
Zhu Futing gasped for breath, terrified. Yu Daohen also breathed a sigh of relief. He considered his strength to be unmatched among the younger generation. Even though he was caught off guard, he had been prepared, but he hadn't expected to be pulled such a long distance. "Boss Zhu, step back. This thing's strength is not something you can match."
Zhu Futing retreated. Just by holding the chain, it felt like he was holding onto a car at full throttle, and he was directly flung forward. If Yu Daohen hadn't supported him, he would have fallen into the water.
Tomorrow is a special day. I originally planned to post at midnight, but I thought I'd post it now. After all, it's two updates a day. Happy birthday to me ꒰ঌ(˚ᆺ˚)໒꒱.