I couldn’t count 

the number of

 cuts Zen Master 

Baimei

made 

before he finally stopped. I felt my eyes watery

 as I counted 

thirteen jujube-sized ir

on

caltrops

 taken out of Chuyi’s flesh! 

Chuyi’s back didn’t have a square inch of intact skin.

 It could be worse, though.

 At least, 

t

he

 caltrops

 couldn

’t release any more toxins after they were taken out.  

Zen Master 

Baimei

 took out some ointment from Chuyi’s bag and applied it on his back. Most of the ointments Chuyi created were 

multipurpose

. At the moment of contact, Chuyi whimpered. His back fumed white smoke. I instinctively wanted to wipe the ointment away. Zen Master 

Baimei

 pushed me away

 and hissed

, “Don’t disturb me if you know nothing!” 

I was baffled. I had known him for a long time, and it was the first time he

’

d talked to me like that. Then, he continued to smear the ointment all over Chuyi’s back, which made the man fall unconscious, 

then wake 

up 

from

 the pain. 

I couldn’t stand it

 and left 

the room. If it weren’t for me, Chuyi 

wouldn’t have

 needed to come here. He would

n’t have 

to endure such pain! At this moment, I 

knew I had to become 

stronger. The feeling was stronger than 

ever before

. 

I finally r

ecognized how weak I was

.

 I 

pledged 

to be as strong as the Demon King. I would never let anyone who cared about me get hurt, even if I had to die!

When I

 returned

 to the room, Zen Master 

Baimei

 had finished applying the ointment. Chuyi was sleeping. 

“I should have gone with you guy

s.

” Zen Master 

Baimei

blamed himself

. 

“I thought I could stay to provide you with 

information

. 

But

 as soon as you two left, I couldn’t see the images 

on the

 screen anymore. I went downstairs to ask the people what they saw,

 b

ut 

they couldn’t see me.

 I couldn’t hear them

, 

either!” 

He had confirmed my guess. The Ghost Market’s bosses had used their supernatural powers to 

isolate

 the

six

 of u

s. Anyway, everything was somehow relative. If we couldn’t get useful information, of course, Yi Zhangqing couldn’t, 

either

. 

Although the Ghost Cutter was fierce, it had a big flaw

. I

ts range was limited

, which was 

different from the Invisible Needle that could go everywhere. It 

meant th

at Yi Zhangqing 

wasn’t

 far from us

 back then

. It was just that 

w

e hadn’t been able to see her. 

Chuyi woke up in the afternoon. Although he was free from the toxin, the wounds on his back were 

still there

. He looked pale. 

When he woke up, t

he first thing he did 

was ask if I had heard any information 

about Yi Zhangqing. 

“

Yin-Yang

 Tiger and One-

A

rmed Dragon 

have left

. It seems Yi Zhangqing has returned to the village

,” Zen Master Baimei said with a dark face.

He stood by the window and

 had put on 

a

 face ever since he knew Chuyi 

was

severely

 injur

ed

. Zen Master 

Baimei

 and Chuyi were like me and Li Mazi. They had been 

through

 many deadly situations. I understood 

how he felt

. 

Chuyi closed his eyes for a few minutes. When he opened his eyes again, he said, “I

’ve

 got a solution.

I can’t engage in a fight with her

, though

. We have to find a chance to catch her. Otherwise, I’ll lose this match.” 

Chuyi turned to Zen Master 

Baimei and gave 

him a wry smile. “Old monk, please help me run some errands.” 

Zen Master 

Baimei

 nodded and left the inn. A moment later, Chuyi said that he was hungry. 

While carrying

 the bronze whip, he

 started to head

 downstairs to eat something. 

“Why don’t you bring the Han sword? You never fight without it.” 

“

N

o need

. 

Jiulin, because of you, I won’t lose.” 

I 

smiled at him and said 

nothing. 

We went to the same private room 

for a late

 lunch. The 

innkeeper

 brought us the same 

dishes

. I didn’t know why, but as soon as the food was served, Chuyi started to wolf down his food while urging me to hurry. 

Around two minutes later, he had finished his bowl

 while 

I had just moved my chopsticks. His 

cell phone

 suddenly vibrated. He dropped his chopsticks

 and patted 

me. “Stop eating.” 

Then, he pointed behind his back. I got it now

. 

Zen Master 

Baimei

 had gone out to watch out for us. I placed my chopsticks on the table and drew out the Emei Piercer

. I 

vigilantly 

looked

 at the window. Soon, a wisp of imperceptible Yin energy moved through the window

 and flew 

toward the 

dishes

 on our table. 

I smiled at Chuyi sitting opposite me

 and raised 

my hand. Right after that, chicken drums, braised pork, and stir-fried kidney flew toward us one after another. Although I was prepared, I was still surprised. There was a lot of 

food

 on our table, and 

it was

 smaller than the bats we had encountered before, 

which

 I couldn’t avoid 

at

 all. 

Fortunately, Chuyi showed his magnificent speed one more time. He spun the bronze whip

 and created 

a tight circle in front of us, which shielded us from the 

food

. 

Instantly, the walls and ceiling

of the private dining room got all kinds of meat stuck on them. A small cube of braised pork landed on my face. 

As

 I knew that Chuyi had smashed away the Yin energy from the Ghost Cutter, I calmly extended my tongue and rolled the meat into my mouth… 

“The Ghost Cutter 

can’t compare to 

your Invisible Needle. Yi Zhangqing 

can

 only control it barely.

 Since

 her previous ambush 

was

 unsuccessful, I’m sure she’s received a back

lash

.” 

Chuyi 

paused, then

 sneered. “We’ve 

experienced

 two waves of her attacks. It should be my turn now.” 

I was a little bewildered. Until now, Chuyi 

didn’t know much abou

t the bronze whip. He couldn’t control it yet. Where did his confidence come from?

Without giving me time to ask, Chuyi’s phone vibrated again. He checked it, then said coldly, “Zen Master 

Baimei

 has seen Yi Zhangqing 

leaving

 the village. I’m sure she knows 

that 

we’re looking for her. She

’

ll 

go

 to 

Yin-Yang

 Tiger and One-

A

rmed Dragon for help. Zen Master 

Baimei

 is after them. We should hurry!” 

Chuyi pulled me

. Together, we left t

he village. 

We were in

 a new world

, but

 I wasn’t worried 

about getting

 lost this time. Just like the tacit understanding between me and Li Mazi, 

Chuyi

 and Zen Master 

Baimei also

 had 

a

 mutual understanding that other people couldn’t understand. 

Indeed, not long after we had entered this strange space, Yi Zhangqing appeared in our vision

. She was limping.

Chuyi sneered. “It seems 

the

 back

lash

was

 more serious than I thought.” 

Yi Zhangqing was startled. She turned and 

looked at

 Chuyi. “Haha. I

’ve

 underestimated you! You 

were able to

 get 

on your feet

 in such a short time. But I’m sure your back is hurt

ing 

like hell, right?” 

She was trying to provoke him. After talking, she

laughed crazily. 

My face turned sullen. My Invisible Needle was ready. Chuyi stopped me

 and lowered 

his voice. “

J

ust stand and watch the fun.” 

“You see, this place isn’t bad. 

Why don’t

 you two 

rest

 forever?” Yi Zhangqing barked. Then, she threw some hidden weapons 

at

 us. 

I

’

d expected her 

to throw

 the hidden weapons. I moved aside

, but 

Chuyi didn’t move

. He 

didn’t want to move, to be exact. Yi Zhangqing’s hidden weapon hit his stomach. Chuyi halted for a moment

, but he continued to move

 forward. 

Yi Zhangqing hesitated for a moment. Then, she 

threw 

more hidden weapons towards him. Chuyi didn’t 

dodge even though

h

e

’

d lost a lot of blood.

After 

getting hit

, he shook a few times. He almost tumbled. I rushed to support him. He pushed me aside and nodded at me. Persistently, he walked toward Yi Zhangqing. 

“You

’re

courting

 death!” 

Yi Zhangqing thought that Chuyi 

had done that

 to insult her. She was mad. Holding the Ghost Cutter, she sat down cross-legged. It seemed she was 

going for the kill

!