Chapter 14

Two exorcism charms, one home-guarding charm, two body protection charms, and one evil spirit slaying charm .

Those were the charms Mu Yi had drawn . He really wanted to draw another five thunders charm but failed . Maybe it was because of his blood, but Mu Yi didn’t try again . He was already well prepared, and his six new charms already exceeded his expectations .

Even though he hadn’t used his own blood, thanks to the cinnabar and the quality of the paper, the charms seemed more powerful than those he had made before .

When you have money, you can do great things, Mu Yi thought while sighing and putting his brush away .

After that, Mu Yi counted the number of charms he had . With those he already had from before, he had: four body protection charms, three evil spirit slaying charms, two exorcism charms, one home-guarding charm, and one five thunders charm .

No matter how strong the ghost could be, those charms would probably be enough . If these charms weren’t enough, then it meant that Mu Yi had no chance against the ghost regardless of what he did .

Mu Yi’s great efforts to make the charms had made him tired . Of course, he had invested a lot of time and effort into it because the Su Clan had treated him well .

On the table next to him, there was a box . Inside was a red string and also some old ginger roots — half and full ones .

Mu Yi ate a piece of ginger . As it burnt his throat, he could feel the medicinal strength entering his body .

Then, he started meditating .

He had already achieved the second level of his heart cultivation: perseverance .

Today, before he left the temple, he was inspired and achieved the second level, perseverance . He then managed to successfully create a five thunders charm . Now, he needed to stabilize his cultivation level . He needed his perseverance to be unwavering . After that, he could really be considered to have fully achieved the second level .

In fact, when he achieved this, he would also grow more astute . He would stop being impatient or impulsive and persevere through any challenges . Achieving enlightenment on the path of Daoism wasn’t something he could do in one day . It was something he had to patiently, step by step .

Mu Yi meditated until the evening . Su Chongshan came to see him now and then, but when he saw that Mu Yi was meditating, he didn’t disturb him and left him each time .

Su Chongshan considered Mu Yi as a skilled Taoist Priest . Such people were different from ordinary people .

What he didn’t know was that Mu Yi’s stomach would rumble with hunger everytime he woke up . Ginger helped him focus and gave him some energy, but he couldn’t use it as a substitute for normal food as he was far from being able to refrain from eating like the powerful Daoist masters . Besides, he was still growing and needed to eat .

“Eh? You’re still here?” Mu Yi asked when he opened the door and saw Su Yingying .

At that moment, it was already dark outside . Mu Yi had placed a dozen torches everywhere in the courtyard and in the surrounding area .

“You didn’t wake up the entire time . I was worried about you, so I decided to wait for you . The other women of the clan have all left,” Su Yingying said in a gentle way . Even though they hadn’t known each other for a long time, Mu Yi could see that she was a kind and gentle young girl .

“Yes, please leave as soon as possible . It will not be safe for women to be here tonight,” Mu Yi said while nodding .

“Taoist priest, I want to stay . Can I?” Su Yingying asked hesitantly as she stared at Mu Yi in a cute way .

“You want to stay?” Mu Yi asked . He was surprised and looked at her in a strange way .

“Indeed, or would it be bad for my grandmother?” Su Yingying asked nervously .

“It won’t . The reason why I asked all the women to leave is that you have yin type bodies . The exorcism could harm you,” Mu Yi said while frowning .

When Su Yingying heard him, she was relieved . If it wasn’t a problem for her grandmother, then she had no reason to leave . Since the problem was just for her, she didn’t want to leave .

Initially, she didn’t believe in ghosts, but after meeting Mu Yi and seeing everything in the room with her grandmother, her thinking had changed .

“Since that is the case, I want to stay . Can I?” Su Yingying asked .

“You really want to stay?” Mu asked .

“Indeed,” Su Yingying confirmed .

“I’ll stick a charm on you then . Don’t go too far away from me, especially in the evening,” Mu Yi said while nodding . He held out a body protection charm to her . He had four anyway, so giving her one wasn’t a big problem .

“No, no, you misunderstood me . I’m just curious . I don’t want to steal precious treasures from you,” Su Yingying said while looking at the body protection charm Mu Yi was giving her . She considered the charm as a precious item and didn’t want to take such things like that .

“Take it . Otherwise, I’ll have to worry about you and won’t be able to focus,” Mu Yi said while putting the charm into her hand . The feeling of her hand against his made him shiver and stiffen . His heart even started beating faster .

Su Yingying blushed too . She looked at the charm and didn’t dare to look at Mu Yi again .

“Eh, Miss Yingying, are you hungry? Do you need to prepare anything to eat for yourself?” Mu Yi asked while coughing . He felt awkward too .

“Ah, please wait . I will bring some food for us . ” Su Yingying said before she hastily turned and ran away .

When Mu Yi saw her run away, he shook his head . He was young, but he understood these things . The age around fifteen and sixteen years old was when people had their heads filled with thought of love and romance . Mu Yi may be fourteen, but he was mature . If he hadn’t been mature, then the Su Clan wouldn’t have given him the opportunity to help them .

However, Mu Yi had no hidden thoughts . It was normal that young men enjoyed looking at pretty women, but Mu Yi didn’t think that anything could happen between him and Su Yingying .

Mu Yi wanted to focus on the Dao anyway . He wanted to be like the old man . He was still too weak though, so he had to become much stronger . After he fully grasped the second level of his cultivation, he would finally be able to consider himself a real Taoist Priest . The difference between him and ordinary people would be like heaven and earth .