Chapter 44

At night, Mu Yi went down the mountain, but he wasn’t alone . Nian Nuer was on his back and had her arms around his shoulders .

However, for Mu Yi, it was as if he had nothing on his back at all . Nian Nuer loved to be on Mu Yi’s back and knew that Mu Yi loved her like a sister .

In the afternoon, Mu Yi had finally managed to make two five thunders charms . Even though Mu Yi had finally understood the secrets of the five thunders charm, it still required a lot of mental power . He had already reached the third level, but after making two five thunders charms, he was exhausted and needed to rest for a while .

After recovering, Mu Yi realized that he controlled his mind much better . Even though he couldn’t be considered an expert, he had made great progress and also understood things faster . How strong would he be a month later?

The five thunders charms were powerful . If he could make more, that would be great, it was a good way to be prepared for any outcome .

Unfortunately, even though he understood the secrets of the five thunders charms, the success rate was still terrifyingly low . In 10-15 days, he would need to get new cinnabar, sheets, and ink . Regarding blood, Mu Yi didn’t even dare think about how much would be needed .

Mu Yi knew how to improve in theory, but in practice, he didn’t have enough materials, including fresh blood .

Actually, Mu Yi didn’t even use fresh blood anymore to make exorcism charms and evil spirit slaying charms . Instead, he could now use fresh water and cinnabar with the same effect .

Mu Yi was walking under the moonlight leaving footprints behind him . Mu Yi hadn’t seen so much snow for many years . In the past, he hated snow because his clothes couldn’t keep him warm enough .

He didn’t like the cold . So when Mu Yi felt cold, the old Taoist Priest would let him stay in wrecked cottages or temples to rest .

But now, he grew to like the snow .

It was beautiful because everything was white, and he could feel his connection between the earth and sky .

Very quickly, Mu Yi and Nian Nuer arrived in the village on a certain road . He used that road three times already, including once very early in the morning when it was still dark .

The first time, he had carried a coffin, and in the end, the old Taoist Priest had disappeared because of that coffin . Now, Mu Yi didn’t know where he was .

The second time was when he went back to the coffin shop but then met someone interesting, Gu Ren the hoodlum .

He was a hoodlum but also an artist . Mu Yi remembered how incredible Gu Ren’s papercutting skills were . Mu Yi also remembered that Gu Ren’s hands didn’t look like the hands of a man but almost like the nimble hands of a woman .

Mu Yi was curious, but he also thought that papercutting artists had to have such hands to be skilled . But now, Mu Yi wondered whether those hands had seen blood, blood as thick as paste .

Actually, when Peng Mi mentioned this road, Mu Yi had started having doubts, especially when she talked about ink and paper .

Unfortunately, the last time Mu Yi came, he hadn’t really started practicing cultivation, so he hadn’t noticed anything strange about the hoodlum . He didn’t have doubts because Gu Ren had acted in a nice way .

However, such people were also greedy and cold . He was an artist, but all in all, he could also be an evil, vicious, sly, and a cruel killer . Mu Yi had forgotten that you can’t judge a book by its cover .

Mu Yi walked slowly because the road wasn’t very long and soon Mu Yi arrived in front of the hoodlum’s shop .

It was opposite the coffin shop, which was still closed . However, Mu Yi had heard that someone had opened a new coffin shop somewhere else in the village . Many people didn’t like to talk about the topic, but because people died all the time, such shops were necessary . Also, it was important to take care of the dead .

If anyone in a family dared not to take care of their dead, it was said that their ancestors would rise from their graves to settle accounts .

Anyway, filial piety was the most important virtue . Funeral arrangements had to be made properly for the dignity and honor of the deceased . Even if someone was poor, they had to find a way, and even a big wooden box was enough .

Therefore, a new coffin shop had opened in town .

But now, Mu Yi didn’t think about those things . The new coffin shop in town had nothing to do with Li the Cripple, who had disappeared . He couldn’t ask those people for help in finding the old Taoist Priest .

There was no light at all in the hoodlum’s shop . It was very cold, so he had probably gone to bed a while before .

“Bam bam bam!”

Mu Yi walked to the door and hammered it with his fist . The sound spread far away .

“Bam bam bam!”

Mu Yi continued hammering the door . He was convinced that the person inside was probably sleeping if there was even someone inside, so he was hammering the door loud enough for anyone to hear .

“Who’s that?” someone shouted hoarsely . However, the voice didn’t sound annoyed . Mu Yi recognized the hoodlum’s voice immediately .

“I want to buy something,” Mu Yi said loudly .

“What time is it? Come back tomorrow . I’m sleeping,” the hoodlum said patiently .

“I’ll pay extra for the disturbance,” Mu Yi said .

“Alright, wait,” the hoodlum said after remaining silent for a few seconds .

After a short time, Mu Yi saw a light appear inside . Mu Yi waited patiently .

Creak!

Finally, the hoodlum opened the door, and Mu Yi immediately recognized the ugly hoodlum .

The hoodlum was wearing a thick coat and holding an oil lamp in his hands .

“Hey! What are you doing here?”

The hoodlum was surprised to see Mu Yi . He remembered Mu Yi quite well because he had obtained a jade pendant from him .

Of course, the hoodlum didn’t have the impression that he had cheated Mu Yi . For him, it was mutual exchange .

“Indeed, but I would prefer it if it were someone else,” Mu Yi said while staring at the hoodlum . He paid a lot of attention to his facial expression . But very quickly, he looked disappointed because the hoodlum didn’t look suspicious or startled at all .

“Oh, what do you want? Oh yeah, you said you wanted something, right? What do you want? You said you would pay extra?” the hoodlum said . He didn’t understand the underlying meaning in Mu Yi’s tone . He was just talking normally .

“I want the Peng Clan’s the skin-flaying murderer,” Mu Yi said while staring at the hoodlum .