Chapter 94 A Perfect Ending
From then on, Lijiatuo was abandoned. The imperial court sent people to investigate, but the local officials couldn't find out the reason. They reported that bandits had come and massacred the village. Over the past few hundred years, Tao Yindi had killed or devoured hundreds of people and their souls. When society developed and the area was developed, houses were rebuilt. Tao Yindi's evil energy and the evil energy of the well, after hundreds of years of terrain changes, formed a Yin-gathering array. The eye of this array was the well that Tao Yindi jumped into. To build houses, a well needed to be dug first. To save money, the developers used local materials and, due to the limitations of the blueprints, built the dormitory building directly on top of the well.
Having learned the whole story, Chen Cheng said, "The cycle of Heaven is inescapable, and retribution is inevitable. Although you had a miserable life in your previous life, you committed too many killings after death and your sins are heavy. I have come here to act on behalf of Heaven!"
Tao Yindi had long since lost his spiritual energy and was now only slightly stronger than a living soul. After Chen Cheng finished speaking, he waved his hand, and Lü Xiachan pounced on it. After that, she began to screen the four floors one by one. After devouring two more evil spirits, Lü Xiachan's ghostly energy suddenly increased. She felt a surge of black energy soaring into the sky. Feeling the incomparably domineering ghostly power, she said with surprise, "Master, Xiachan has reached the Ghost Cultivation Realm!"
"Hmm, not bad. You gained some enlightenment in my dojo, which helped me clear away these karmic obstacles. It can be considered as good fortune bestowed upon you. That's why you were able to enter the realm of ghost cultivation so quickly. If this continues, Master Jingyang said that you might not be unable to cultivate into a ghost immortal!"
"Thank you, Master and Mistress. Xia Chan will definitely work hard to cultivate the chain in your temple, to lend you a helping hand and protect you!"
After Lü Xiachan returned to the jade pendant, Zhang Qian asked, "Brother Cheng, is everything alright now?"
"That's not enough. It's only a temporary fix. Tomorrow, we'll set up a yang-attracting array to completely destroy this yin-gathering array. Otherwise, it will continue to attract wandering ghosts, and if this tragedy continues, it will repeat itself in this dormitory building!"
Once the evil spirits inside were cleared out, the temperature rose noticeably, and the chirping of insects could be heard. Zhang Qian no longer felt cold, but she still held his hand tightly.
When they got home, it was already 2 a.m. The two quickly washed up, went to bed, and fell asleep embracing each other.
The next morning at seven o'clock, Chen Cheng's alarm clock rang. He opened his groggy eyes and saw Zhang Qian clinging to him as if she were hanging on him, her arms tightly wrapped around him. He freed his hands to turn off the alarm clock, then called Yu Wei to let him know he was safe and had Lin Zihan answer the phone. He asked her to explain some details to the principal. After finishing, he put down his phone and fell into a deep sleep again.
At 11:40 a.m., Principal Qi, along with the vice principal, the security director, and several burly male teachers, gathered outside the dormitory building's cordon. Several mirrors, each over a meter tall, were placed beside them. Although it was already the beginning of autumn, the midday sun was still very strong, and the group kept wiping away sweat.
"Here it comes."
The head of security said to Principal Qi.
The group turned to look and saw Chen Cheng approaching with Zhang Qian, Yu Wei, and Lin Zihan.
Principal Qi quickly went up to Chen Cheng and shook hands with him: "Xiao Chen, thank you for your hard work. I know you stayed here until one or two in the morning last night. You should have resolved the issue by now."
"All the unclean things have been cleaned up. The culprit was the manhole in the bathroom. Wells are extremely cold places and easily attract unclean things. The mirror I prepared for you was to break the yin energy of this well. After that, fill it in and there will be no more problems. As for whether to destroy this building or continue to use it, it's up to you!"
"Really? That's great! If possible, let's just tear it down. Even if it's restored to normal, this building will still leave a shadow in the hearts of teachers and students, and no one will dare to move in anymore."
"It's up to you. I'll finish the rest first!"
After explaining his requirements to everyone, Principal Qi, as the leader, personally took the lead and held up a mirror. Seeing this, the others hurriedly held up one each, making a total of seven. Chen Cheng pasted a talisman on each mirror, arranging them according to the Seven Star Array method. He then led Yu Wei into the dormitory building's bathroom. Yu Wei followed behind him tremblingly. Although he was scared, he thought that since the man dared to venture into the haunted building at night for his girlfriend, he, as a grown man, was also willing to risk it.
Upon arriving at the bathroom door, Chen Cheng had Yu Wei hold up a two-way mirror while he walked to the manhole cover, forcefully lifted the metal cover, and instantly a chilling aura surged up. Yu Wei, standing at the door, also felt it, and his legs trembled uncontrollably.
Chen Cheng loudly instructed the people outside to hold up their mirrors and silently recite a spell at exactly twelve o'clock. Suddenly, the talismans on the seven mirrors outside burst into flames, startling everyone. Then, an astonishing scene unfolded before their eyes: the seven mirrors, each pointing in a different direction, simultaneously reflected sunlight into Yu Wei's mirror, which then refracted through another mirror onto the well opening. Yu Wei seemed to be seeing things, only to feel a black mist rapidly dissipating under the sunlight. Chen Cheng then took out a blue talisman, chanting incantations. The talisman spontaneously combusted without wind and shot towards the well opening. With a "boom," the well spewed out flames like a geyser encountering a raging fire, but the flames vanished in an instant!
Chen Cheng put the manhole cover back on, clapped his hands, and said, "All done!"
At this moment, the talisman on the mirror outside also burned out. Strangely, the sunlight in the mirror no longer resembled a beam of light, but returned to its original bright and dazzling color.
Only after Chen Cheng and Yu Wei walked out of the dormitory building did Principal Qi and the others put down the mirrors in their hands. Although their arms ached from holding them up, they could not suppress their excitement. The scars on the school and the yin and yang in people's hearts had finally been removed!
A golden psychic energy hovered above Chen Cheng's head, then entered his body through the crown of his head. Next came a white aura. Chen Cheng hurriedly looked at Zhang Qian and found that white aura had also entered her body from the top of her head. He didn't know what this white aura was, but he was certain that it was definitely beneficial and harmless.
Principal Qi was a decisive person. He immediately arranged for the finance department to transfer 300,000 yuan to the account provided by Chen Cheng. However, he also made a small request: that an excavator and bulldozer be brought in that afternoon to demolish the dormitory building. Chen Cheng was required to be on-site to oversee the demolition in case of any unforeseen circumstances. Chen Cheng naturally agreed, knowing that Principal Qi was terrified by the haunted building.
The school was very efficient. Shortly after lunch, three large demolition machines arrived. With Chen Cheng in charge, Principal Qi was very reassured. He not only knew from Captain He Wenhui that Chen Cheng was capable, but was also a member of a mysterious national department!
In less than four hours, the haunted building that terrified the school's teachers and students was reduced to a pile of ruins. Only then did Principal Qi feel completely relieved. Tomorrow, construction vehicles could be used to remove the construction waste, and then the entire area would be filled in!
That evening, Chen Cheng and his companions declined Principal Qi and the others' warm invitations to stay. The four of them found a quiet restaurant, ordered several delicious dishes and two bottles of wine. Yu Wei had long since lost his initial hostility towards Chen Cheng and sincerely thanked him and Zhang Qian. The two of them naturally accepted the thanks gladly. The rest of the time was spent chatting happily, eating and drinking!
That evening, Zhang Qian was in high spirits and let loose once again, much to Chen Cheng's delight, who gritted his teeth and persevered for over an hour!