Chapter 77 The Mage's Death
The two of them sneaked in the darkness for a while. Fanghua Garden was located next to a wetland. There were not many people living there when it was not a holiday. Only a few houses had lights on along the way.
They had just been to the Pei family not long ago and quickly found the place.
"Something is wrong." Sun Muyu said in a low voice. The two of them looked from this side and saw that the Pei family's villa was pitch black, without any light coming through. In addition, the surrounding neighbors' houses were also empty, so it looked dead and unusually quiet.
Normally, Mr. Lantian should have arrived by now. The two were puzzled, wondering if the Pei family was not at home at this time.
"What should we do?" The two hid in a tree, feeling a little entangled. The Pei family was not a good place to go. Last time, they suffered enough at the hands of Pei Xueyi. If the great god had not intervened in time, they might have been killed long ago.
Even if we don't mention Pei Xueyi, there is another more terrifying real master, who might be hiding in the Pei family. If these two people really go in rashly, they would probably be throwing meat buns at a dog.
"How about... wait a little longer?" Gao Xiang suggested.
"Then... let's wait." Sun Muyu was frustrated. Although he was anxious to go in and see what was going on, his ability was limited and he couldn't act so impulsively.
So the two of them sneaked forward a little further and hid in the bushes at the entrance of Pei's house. After a closer look, they saw that although Pei's house was pitch black, the door was open.
"Did you hear any sound?" Sun Muyu suddenly poked Gao Xiang and asked quietly.
"It seems to be coming from the second floor." Gao Xiang squinted his eyes and listened carefully.
At this moment, there was a crisp "pop" sound, and something like a small stone rolled down from the second floor and fell to the ground.
Sun Muyu stared ahead for a while, then crouched down, jumped out from the bushes, quickly landed on the ground, and picked up the thing.
“Is this… a rosin ball?”
The two of them took a look in the light of the street lamp and saw that it was a light yellow translucent ball, the size of a grape, but half of it was pitch black, as if it had been burnt by fire.
Rosin balls are usually used as a basis for casting certain spells. There are traces of fire on them, but only half of them are burned. This means that the spell was cast but was interrupted before it was completely cast, so this rosin ball is only half burned.
Moreover, the rosin ball was still warm, indicating that someone had cast a spell on it not long ago.
They both looked up at the dark villa. Should they go in or not? What should they do?
"Damn it, let's go in and take a look!" Sun Muyu said gritting his teeth.
"Let's go." Seeing his brothers say so, Gao Xiang also made up his mind. Instead of being so hesitant, it's better to give it a try.
The two of them did what they said, took a deep breath, and carefully sneaked into the villa.
As soon as they passed through the gate, they smelled a scent of smoke, which should be the residual smell of burning talismans.
According to the plan they had just made, Sun Muyu dodged to the side and reached for the switch on the wall. He was going to turn on the light. Here we have to talk about the importance of Night Eyes to a mage. In a situation like this, if there is a spell attack, eyesight is absolutely crucial.
But Gao Xiang and Sun Muyu couldn't see it, so they were completely at a disadvantage.
So the two men discussed and decided to turn on the lights as soon as they arrived. Although this would completely expose their whereabouts, it was better than being treated as prey.
Although Sun Muyu pressed the button, the light did not come on.
"Shit!" The two men were in a mess, so Gao Xiang simply raised two Yangming Talismans to illuminate the top of their heads.
Both of them thought that if they wanted to return safely this time, they had to work very hard to hone their night vision.
Just then, a strange noise was heard not far ahead.
The two men were startled. Gao Xiang changed his technique and two Yangming Talismans pushed forward. The two men perked up and followed.
After turning around the hall, they arrived at the corridor. With the help of the light of the Yangming Fu Fire, they saw several people lying in a disorderly manner on the spiraling stairs.
The two of them took up their positions and remained on guard for a long time. Seeing no other movement, they hurried up the stairs. Sun Muyu threw two Yangming Talismans upstairs to break the darkness. He folded his hands and quickly formed a Kaiyang Seal in case of any emergency.
Gao Xiang quickly squatted down to check whether those people were dead or alive.
When he turned one of them over, he was shocked. His face was covered with blue lines, like exposed veins, twisting and winding, but his lips were black, his eyes were wide open, and his pupils were shrunk to the point of a needle. At first glance, only the white of his eye was as big as a grape.
"There's still some breath." Gao Xiang's heart was beating wildly. He couldn't tell what was wrong with these people, but judging from the symptoms, they must have been hit by some kind of evil spell. And although there was still a trace of breath, I'm afraid it won't last long.
Looking at a few other people, they were in similar situations.
The two men's faces turned pale. They went up the stairs and saw that the second floor was in a mess, with traces of fireworks and burning everywhere, and there were two people lying on the ground.
One of them was shaking constantly, making a rustling sound as he rubbed his body against the ground.
The two men quickly looked around, and after confirming that there was no danger, they rushed over and turned the two men over.
"Isn't this the so-and-so?" Gao Xiang turned the trembling person over and immediately felt that he looked very familiar.
Sun Muyu came over to take a look. Although the man's face was bulging with veins , his lips were black, and he looked as ferocious as a demon, his original appearance could still be vaguely recognized.
Isn’t this Cai Fei from Section 9?
"Wake up buddy!" Gao Xiang shook him and called out in a low voice.
Cai Fei was shaking violently all over. After a long while, he seemed to hear their voices. His mouth opened and closed as if he wanted to say something, but the sounds that came out were so vague that they could not be heard clearly.
"Brother, take your time to say what you want to say." Gao Xiang grabbed his arm and said.
He and Sun Muyu were both nervous. Although their magic skills were not very high, they could still judge the most basic situation. Cai Fei's physical condition was very poor and he might have reached the point of exhaustion.
"Please speak slowly. We are listening." Sun Muyu felt uncomfortable in her heart and leaned over to Cai Fei's ear and said.
Actually, he and Cai Fei only met once, and they had no more interactions afterwards. However, as both of them were mages, they shared the same hatred and enemies. Seeing the other party fall into this state, he also felt the same pain.
Cai Fei seemed to have heard what was said and spoke word by word.
This time the two finally understood.
"The Yang Gathering Talisman!" He was talking about the Yang Gathering Talisman.
This Yang Gathering Talisman is widely circulated and can no longer be considered a secret of a certain school, so many mages know it. Gao Xiang happened to have two Yang Gathering Talismans on him.
He also knew how to use the Yang Gathering Talisman, but at this moment he hesitated.
Because this Yang Gathering Talisman, as its name suggests, is used to gather Yang. But it does not gather Yang from the outside world, but the Yang of the human body itself.
Simply put, this Yang Gathering Talisman can stimulate the level of Yang Energy in a very short period of time, but this Yang Energy is not created out of thin air, but is drawn and gathered from various parts of the human body by the Yang Gathering Talisman.
If a normal person borrowed the Yang Gathering Talisman to deal with an emergency, it would not be a big deal, and the worst case scenario would be a disease. But Cai Fei was already in critical condition, with evil spirits entering his body, and if the Yang Gathering Talisman was used to stimulate Yang energy, it would be impossible for even a god to save him.
Gao Xiang was hesitating when he suddenly felt his arm tighten and was grabbed by Cai Fei. He saw his pair of white eyes staring at him straight, and finally let out a chuckle.
"Give it to him." Sun Muyu said, but her eyes were red.
Gao Xiang nodded silently, took out the Yang Gathering Talisman, unbuttoned Cai Fei's clothes on his chest, and used his skills to slap the talisman on his heart.
Cai Fei's trembling body suddenly paused, and he tightened his grip on Gao Xiang's arm, finally uttering a few words incoherently: "Yin Yang Ghost Art... It's Yin Yang Ghost Art..."
"Brother, we heard it." Gao Xiang leaned over and whispered in his ear. Although he and Cai Fei were not very close, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken when he saw a colleague about to die.
The death of a wizard and the death of a general on the battlefield have been common occurrences throughout the ages.
But when the time comes, it is still hard to accept.
“You…you guys go find someone…seek help…seek help…” Cai Fei said with difficulty, using his remaining strength to push Gao Xiang’s arm away. “Go quickly…what are you still standing there for…what are you doing…”
Gao Xiang's eyes turned red, and he said to Sun Muyu: "Go find someone to help you, I will stay and look after them."
"Okay!" Sun Muyu nodded. Since Section 9 had suffered a great loss here, this matter must be more complicated than they could imagine. They could only quickly look for some prestigious masters and seniors in Jiangning City, hoping that they could help.
"What are you staying for!" Cai Fei pushed Gao Xiang's hand away, "All go...all go..."
Gao Xiang refused to move.
"Do you have any fucking eyesight... Can't you see that we are no good?" Cai Fei roared loudly as if he was mustering up his last bit of strength.
Gao Xiang actually knew in his heart that with such injuries and the use of the Yang Gathering Talisman, there was no way to save him. Sun Muyu patted him on the shoulder and shook his head at him.
Gao Xiang had no choice but to stand up with Sun Muyu and prepare to go downstairs to seek help separately.
At this moment, I heard a puzzled voice behind me: "Xiao Cai, what's wrong with you? Why are you so upset after not seeing you for a few days?"
