After a moment 

of confusion

, I had to accept the fact and pull myself together to face Dorgon

, 

who would appear 

at

 any second

.

I could only imagine how crazy Dorgon would be when he knew that I had extinguished his mother’s last wisp of soul.

I stayed up the whole night to watch Mr. Jin. I didn’t dare to sleep

 and waited 

until the break of dawn. 

Not long after breakfast, Li Mazi 

returned

. He asked, “How is it going?” 

I told him about Abahai’s story, then 

said

 with 

great e

motion

,

 “

Did I do the 

wrong 

thing

?” 

“Everything has two sides. You shouldn’t blame yourself

,

” Li Mazi said 

as he 

comforted me. 

I wore a wry smile

 and shook 

my head. 

I wanted to

drive

 the topic away from this sad story

 so I asked,

 “What about the 

task

 I asked you to 

complete

?” 

“

Y

our brother Mazi

aced it, of course!” Li Mazi smiled. 

The other day, after listening to Mr. Jin’s encounter with the peddler, I had secretly discussed a plan with Li Mazi

. The plan was that

 I would stay in the villa to protect Mr. Jin while Li Mazi would go to Mount Changbai to find the peddler that had sold the bow to Mr. Jin. 

It wasn’t that I didn’t trust Mr. Jin

, but many people didn’t

 tell me the whole truth when they

 asked

 for my help. They always kept 

a

 little secret. And, 

w

hen they revealed their little secret, it

 often brought 

fatal dange

r to us

! 

Li Mazi told me that he had found the peddler who sold the bows and talked to him for quite a long time. He even told him about Mr. Jin’s situation. However, when he asked the peddler about the origin of the bow, he didn’t want to answer. 

Most of those 

old antiques were stolen from tombs. I could understand why the seller didn’t want to tell Li Mazi the story. 

I just needed to confirm that Mr. Jin didn’t fool us. Li Mazi sounded worried

 and asked,

 “

Have you thought of a way t

o deal with Dorgon yet?”

I shook my head. 

“

There’s n

o need to hurry. We’ve been through worse. Dorgon is just a blunt 

ax

!” Li Mazi tried to cheer me 

when

 he 

learned

 I didn’t have any good ideas. 

At this

 moment, Ye Chen came

 in and pushed open 

the door. He looked hesitant. “Masters, there’s something we need to discuss.” 

“What’s wrong?” 

“My boss feels so happy 

to

 know

that you’ve finished off the ghost. He wants to go hunting in Mount Changbai today to celebrate. I think it’s dangerous. I hope that you two can talk him out of it.” Ye Chen stuttered a little bit. It seemed he thought that his boss 

would be

 stupid enough to repeat his mistake. He had almost lost his life due to hunting, and now, 

since

 he had recovered a little, he started to walk on that path again. 

However, my eyes sparkled. “Why shouldn’t he go? He must go hunting!” 

“What?” Ye Chen looked stunned. Li Mazi didn’t get it, either. 

I just smiled

 and whispered something 

to Li Mazi. Li Mazi 

understood

 it. He winked at me, then threw his arm around Ye Chen’s shoulder

 and ushered 

him to the door. 

I 

went

 downstairs to find Mr. Jin. I saw him 

use

 a handkerchief 

to rub

 something. When I came close, I was frightened 

to see

 the thing in his hand. It was the bronze bow that had been broken in half last night. 

“Master Zhang, you should 

come

 hunting with me tomorrow! I’ll take care of everything.” He sounded cheerful. He looked lively and high-spirited 

because

 the female ghost 

was no longer pestering him

. He looked at me

 and laughed 

generously. 

I took the bow from him and held it high to check. The bow was intact and almost 

in 

perfect condition. There was no crack or patch on it. It looked like it had never been broken. 

However,

 last night, the Yin and Yang Umbrella had hit it and 

broke it

! 

Mr. Jin was surprised. “What’s wrong?” 

From his facial expression, I guessed that he 

saw

 the intact bow 

when

 he got up. I just shook my head. “No, 

it’s 

nothing.”

However, w

aves were secretly rising in my heart!

I didn’t leave the villa last night, and Dorgon had mended the bow right under my eyes. I didn’t even 

notice it

. 

Perhaps, he didn’t attack me last night because of the Yin and Yang Umbrella. I was scared. If he had attacked us last night, I would have died together with Mr. Jin… 

Dorgon had lived up to his name of 

G

reat Qing Regen

t

. His spirit was even stronger than I had imagined. I became more resolute in getting rid of him. 

After Mr. Jin 

finished his preparations, 

we got into the car

 and departed 

to Mount Changbai. 

“Hey, where is Ye Chen? And, why didn’t Master Li 

come

 with us?”

 When Mr. Jin saw that I was

 the driver, 

he 

didn’t 

look

 pleased. He fumed and took out his phone to call and reprimand Ye Chen. 

I hurriedly stopped him. “Li Mazi 

has

 some 

problems

 at home. He asked Ye Chen to help him solve 

them

. Mr. Jin, 

do

 you mind?” 

“Hahaha, we are brothers now. There

’s n

o need to speak 

politely

.” Mr. Jin laughed and started to call me brother. He was truly a Northeastern man, 

generous and amiable

. 

The mountain 

ridges

 in Changbai were 

covered in snow 

all year-round

, and they c

rossed three Northeastern provinces. Mr. Jin’s favorite hunting area was a small mountain on Changbai mountain ridge. It was called Cloudy Peak. 

On the way there, he told me more stories 

about

 his life. “I’m a pureblood Manchurian, a descendant of the Aisin Gioro royal 

family

. After the collapse of the Qing Dynasty, we changed our family name to Jin.” Then, he self-mocked

, 

“If I were born a few hundred years 

earlier

, I could be a prince.” 

I 

understood

 it 

now

. Mr. 

J

i

n

 was from the bloodline of the Aisin Gioro family

. H

e could be Hong Taiji’s descendant! That

 was 

why Lady Abahai 

had tortured 

him! 

When we arrived at the foothills of Mount Cloudy Peak, it was twilight. Fortunately, Mr. Jin’s business covered a large area in the Northeast. There were some people from his subsidiary company here

. They were 

preparing the tents for us on the mountain. 

After dinner, Mr. Jin couldn’t wait anymore. He pulled me

 and asked

 me to go to the mountain. He gave me a 

beautifully

 crafted horn bow. “

Now is the 

time small animals come out to find food. It’s easy to spot the prey!” 

It was cool to hunt in the cold wind

.

 I 

was surprised to see that he was so invested in his hobby

. I received the bow

 and admired 

it for a while. I felt my interest in hunting growing. We brought several bodyguards with us

 and entered 

the mountain. 

The afterglow 

in

 the horizon dyed the clouds red. The rushing waters from the stream reflected on the wall of the mountain. Together, they created a magnificent picture 

that unfolded

 in front of my eyes. 

I felt infatuated with the scene. 

I closed

 my eyes

 as 

I wanted to imprint 

the image

 in my head. Suddenly, I heard the wind tearing. My eyes flew open

. 

I saw that Mr. Jin had just shot an arrow 

and

 hit a wild rabbit. The rabbit convulsed at its spot

. Then, it 

stopped moving. 

“Mr. Jin, your archery skill is so good!” I couldn’t help but appraise him. 

He laughed 

heartily.

 “Haha, I 

have

 good luck! You should try, too!” 

Men always found it interesting to play with the sword or the bow. 

Since

 he was urging me, I also tried to shoot. I got nothing. I could only comfort myself that each person has his expertise… 

Mr. Jin shot some more small animals. When the sky was completely dark, we returned to the campsite. People then set up 

a

 bonfire to roast the meat. 

After a whole day of hunting, Mr. Jin was finally satisfied. He

 went

 to his tent to rest. The other bodyguards also found their spots

 and slept

. 

As for me, 

I was still awake

 and waited 

in my tent. 

Mount Changbai was the sacred mountain of the Manchurian 

Imperial

F

amily. Every year, the Qing Emperor would take his important courtiers to this place to 

pray

. 

Since

 Dorgon was a Manchurian Prince, of course, he had some attachment to this mountain. 

I was certain that he would show 

up

 to do his worship here. Tha

t wa

s why I had agreed to go hunting with Mr. Jin. 

Compared to waiting for him passively, it would be cooler to 

push

 the snake to leave the cave.

I became anxious as I heard snoring from the 

tent next to mine

. I lifted the fabric of my tent to check the sky. The moon was round and bright. I was more certain that Dorgon would show up! 

Ghosts and 

spirits

 were afraid of the sun, but they had a strange obsession 

with the

 moon since the full moon would help them absorb the moonlight energy much better. 

On a

 full moon night, many wandering ghosts and lone souls would come out for a walk.

Since

 the bow had been 

repaired

, I was afraid that Dorgon would kill Mr. 

J

in today. I decided to watch 

over his

 tent. I didn’t know why, but I suddenly fell 

into

 a complicated mood. 

I wanted to finish Dorgon as soon as possible. However, I was afraid of facing him. It 

could

 be because I 

felt

 sorry for Lady Abahai. I took a deep breath and decided not to think 

too

 much about it. Now, I just had to wait patiently. 

A moment later, I heard rushing footsteps outside the campsite. It was midnight and we were 

out in the 

wild. I pulled myself together quickly. I turned and found Ye Chen. 

“Why are you here? Where is Li Mazi?” I felt surprised

. I didn’t expect to see him here.  

I was surprised because I had discussed specifically with Li Mazi that he would take Ye Chen to Mount Changbai to arrange the formation to eradicate Dorgon beforehand. 

Since

 Ye Chen 

had come

 here, it meant they had finished arranging everything. 

Li Mazi had sent Ye Chen to notify me while he stayed at the spot. It wasn’t his working style. 

“We’ve arranged everything. However, we couldn’t light up the candles. Master Li said 

something was wrong

, so he sent me here to find you,” explained Ye Chen. 

I was bewildered at first. But then, I got it. I had asked Li Mazi to prepare the Five Elements Great Formation at the spot Dorgon would likely appear, 

as marked

 in the drawing I had given him.

Dorgon was much stronger than his mother, so 

a

 normal

formation couldn’t trap him. That

 was

 why I had asked Li Mazi to come here first to 

make preparations

. 

The Five Elements Great Formation was an advanced formation that required the location to have mountains, waters, and woods. 

The m

ountain 

represents

 Metal. The small stream or river 

represents

 Water. We 

had

 trees 

for the Wood

 element, and the soil underneath represents Earth. Now, we needed Fire! 

That

 was

 why I had advised Li Mazi to bring some candles. We could make some fire from the candles. 

However, I had miscalculated the nature of tonight’s weather. The full moon 

would

 attract Dorgon, but it would also 

attract

 countless wandering ghosts in Mount Changbai. 

A

 ghost 

could be troubling

 Li Mazi

 and 

keeping him from lighting up the candles. I was worried about Li Mazi now. There were a few times he 

hadn’t been able to deal with

 the wandering ghosts in the mountains. 

Since

 Dorgon hadn’t arrived, I asked Ye Chen to watch Mr. Jin and told him to call me if something happened. Then, I started to dash toward the formation’s location

.