“Haha

! You overestimate yourself

!”

Yin-Yang

 Tiger sounded happy over 

our

 misfortune. He stood by the well

 and said

, “

O

ld monk, if you like this 

well that

 much, I’

ll 

make its host come and treat you well.” 

A

s the cold wind blew up from underneath us, a bad premonition arose in my heart. 

Was

a

 fierce evil spirit 

living

 in this well? 

Zen Master 

Baimei

 stood upright

. He moved 

the beads fast between his fingers. Soon, white light illuminated the entire well. 

His forehead was covered in sweat.  

I 

raised

 the Emei Piercer

 and looked 

around. If there 

was

 an evil spirit living in this well, it should be at the Ghost King level. Only 

a

 ghost at that level could make Zen Master 

Baimei

 act 

this

 cautious. 

Therefore

, it wasn’t that the ghosts didn’t dare to come to this well because of the thick Yang energy; it was because of the ominous spirit living in this well. 

Yin-Yang

 Tiger laughed crazily

 before leaving

. Zen Master 

Baimei

 and I exchanged looks.

Zen Master 

Baimei

 sighed and said, “Young 

Benefactor

, 

I was the one who 

trapped you here. I’m sure I can 

get

 you out safe and sound.” 

I gazed at him and said, “What do you mean?” 

He shook his head. “You know what I mean. 

There’s no

 need to ask.” 

Of course, I knew what he meant. Zen Master 

Baimei

 simply meant that at the critical moment, he would sacrifice himself to ensure that I would live. 

I coldly stared at him

, and a

nger seethed in me. In the end, my face turned red

 as I roared,

 “I said 

I wouldn’t let it happen again

!” 

He was shocked 

that

 I had yelled at him. 

I let out a sigh and

 didn’t talk to him

. 

At the moment 

my 

head turned around, tears swelled in my eyes. What good things had I done to make Zen Master 

Baimei

 and Chuyi sacrifice their lives for me? 

Once more, more than ever, I craved to have strong power. I didn’t want them to get involved every time. 

Anyway, I couldn’t do that now. To 

become

 stronger, the first thing 

I had t

o do was get out of this well safe and sound. 

I had been 

cautious for 

quite some

 time, 

but n

othing strange had happened. I was surprised

 and asked

, “Could it be that 

Yin-Yang

 Tiger

fooled us to make us drain 

our energies

 here?” 

Zen Master 

Baimei

 nodded. “

It’s p

ossible. 

Why don’t you sleep

 first? If something happens, I will wake you up.” 

I shook my head. “No, 

this is

 your match. You should rest to recover your strength.” 

He nodded and smiled at me. Then, he adjusted his kasaya

 and rested 

at his spot. Zen Master 

Baimei

 closed his eyes.

The surroundings were so quiet that I 

could

 only

hear the two of us breathing. I controlled the Invisible Needles around the well

 and checked 

every corner. 

The Invisible Needle moved 

all a

round

, and t

he images were reported in my head. Although they weren’t clear, they were enough for me to see the entire well. If I 

wasn’t

 wrong, this well 

was

 the legendary Forgetfulness Well. 

I exhaled. If 

this

was

 the Forgetfulness Well, I could ease my mind. 

This was a

 mysterious well in Fengdu. 

G

hosts who had great 

luck

 could come here and see their next life. 

W

hen 

souls

 came here, they hoped to see what they were going to be in their next life. That

 was

 why they wouldn’t do anything harmful here. 

As my nerves relaxed, the Invisible Needle moved faster. It had 

gone

 up to the mouth of the well

many times. 

I hurriedly retrieved it. 

Then, an

 image appeared in my head

: Yin-Yang

 Tiger was crouching by the well, watching our moves. 

My heart throbbed

. I called 

the Invisible Needle to come back to me. I leaned against Zen Master 

Baimei

 and discreetly nudged him. 

Zen Master 

Baimei

wasn’t a

sleep. He made a sound to let me know that and 

kept quiet. 

Seeing that Zen Master 

Baimei

 was well

-

prepared, I didn’t disturb him. 

I closed

 my eye

s and

 decided to rest. 

The sky 

soon

 turned brighter. When Zen Master 

Baimei

 and I opened our eyes, 

Yin-Yang

 Tiger

, who was 

hiding by the well

,

 made a move. He poured a large bucket of icy water on us. The chill

y sensation 

ran directly to our hearts. 

Flames of anger 

arose from the bottom of my heart. I beckoned a little ghost to bring me out of the well. I wielded the Holy Mother Scepter

 and aimed 

it at him. 

Zen Master 

Baimei

 crawled out of the well behind me. He threw his mala beads toward 

Yin-Yang

 Tiger’s head. 

Yin-Yang

 Tiger was an excellent 

fighter

. However, he was best known for his fast reflex

es 

and cunning mind. It meant that his fighting capacity 

wasn’t

 good enough. He couldn’t resist both of 

us 

for a long time. 

I felt cheered up 

and prepared 

to capture him. Suddenly, One-

A

rmed Dragon appeared. A white shadow tagged behind him. 

When I saw them, I tensed up. That white shadow was Chuyi! 

“Follow them!” sc

reamed 

Zen Master 

Baimei

.

I retrieved 

the

 Holy Mother Scepter and ran after them. 

Yin-Yang

 Tiger wanted to stop me. As I 

hurried

 after One-armed Dragon, I didn’t have the mind to parry with him. I 

directly r

ead the 

Big

 Dipper Sirius Whip. The Holy Mother Scepter radiated a fierce red light. Immediately, I threw it toward 

Yin-Yang

 Tiger. 

Yin-Yang

 Tiger easily avoided the staff. Zen Master 

Baimei

 came to entangle with him

, while

 I hurriedly ran in the direction where One-

A

rmed Dragon had disappeared. 

He was fast, but it seemed he was waiting for me on purpose. That

 was

 why I hadn’t lost track of him yet. 

I knew he was luring me into 

a

 trap. 

However, 

Chuyi was with him. I had to grit my teeth 

and follow 

him. Along the way, ghosts continuously came to m

e. They sniggered and gazed 

at me. “You are going to lose! You are going to lose!” 

My rage arose agai

n. I screamed

, “Get lost!” 

They sniggered

 and flew 

away. 

“Damn it!” 

I felt like I was a tiger being bullied by a bunch of stray dogs on the streets. I couldn’t just kill any ghos

t

 I met in Fengdu. I had to 

show respect

 to their masters. If the Demon King 

became angry

, I wouldn

’t even know

the cause of my death

. 

The more I thought about it, the angrier I

 felt

. I wanted to vent out my wrath on One-

A

rmed Dragon. If they hadn’t troubled us, we would have been able to 

return

 home and save my in-laws with the mermaid’s 

tears

. 

“Young 

Benefactor

, why are you still here?” 

The flame of anger in my heart burned harder

, until

 I heard Zen Master 

Baimei

’s voice

.

 I was surprised 

to see

 that I 

was

 in a

n illusion.

After all, t

here should be no ghosts around

.

 As the bosses had separated us, those ghosts couldn’t see us! 

I wiped the sweat 

off

 my forehead. I wanted to chase him further. 

But w

hen I lifted my head, One-

Ar

med Dragon was nowhere to be seen. 

My face turned sullen. “We lost them. I wonder if Chuyi is okay.” 

Zen Master 

Baimei

 frowned. He held the mala beads in front of him and chanted something indistinctive. Then, he threw the chain of beads over his head. The mala beads spun in the air, 

releasing a

 white light. Suddenly, 

they

 flew away. 

I was cheered up. 

Could

 the spirit living in the mala beads sense Chuyi’s whereabouts? 

Indeed, Zen Master 

Baimei

 called me to follow the beads. After running for a long time, the beads stopped at a dark tree

. It was so

 big that it would take ten people to surround it. 

A mass of Yin energy hovered above the tree. I was curious why the Yin energy had only gathered above the tree. I looked closer and found that the mass of energy 

wanted

 to move outward. However, as soon as it flew out of the range of the canopy, it bounced back as though it had bumped into 

an

 invisible barrier. 

“What the heck is that?” 

I gulped my saliva. If it came out, I thought that even my grandfather couldn’t do anything. 

Zen Master 

Baimei

 said quietly, “Young 

Benefactor,

 if we lose, I’m afraid we will become fertilizer for this dead tree.” 

This tree was a Corpse Tree. To grow, 

i

t absorbed corpses and souls.

Cold sweat damped my palms. I didn’t look at the tree anymore. From the corner of my eye, I captured a glimpse of a white shadow. I was frightened,

 and then wished to kill

 One-

A

rmed Dragon. 

At this

 moment, Chuyi was hung on the Corpse Tree

!

I screamed

 his name, “Chuyi!”

Raising the Holy Mother Scepter, I didn’t mind anything else

 and dashed 

toward the Corpse Tree. However, before I could 

take

a

 second step, I bumped into a barrier

 and bounced 

back. 

I felt as though 

I had been in a freezer for a dozen hours. My 

limbs

 had turned rigid. I looked at the corpse tree in fright. If the barrier was that fierce, our Chuyi would… 

Zen Master 

Baimei

 lifted his kasaya and sat dow

n. He shouted,

 “Chant the sacred texts with me!” 

He started to read the Diamond Sutra while I read the Sacred Text of Daoism. After chanting it a few times, my 

limbs

 could feel and move again. I stretched and checked my arms

.

 I asked, “Master, what should we do now? Chuyi is…” 

Zen Master 

Baimei

 put the beads on his wrist. 

He read something very quickly

, and a halo expanded from his hand

. It created 

a light cage 

that protected

 him. He got up and asked me to watch out outside. Then he walked toward the deadly Corpse Tree. 

When he came to the 

barrier

, the air suddenly 

ripped

 apart. His white halo rubbed against a ring of dark smoke. They sizzled and sparked as though they were electricity. 

Zen Master 

Baimei

 swayed for a while. Before the white halo was worn out, he got in. Then, he moved much faster. It seemed the tree only had one barrier. Feeling relieved, I 

exhaled. 

Suddenly, Zen Master 

Baimei

 screamed

, 

“Not good!”

He retreated like a lightning bolt. He staggered and slumped

 to the ground,

 vomiting blood. 

“Master…” 

I hurriedly lifted him. I said as I gritted my teeth

, “I should go!”  

Zen Master 

Baimei

 shook his head. “Chuyi is trapped in 

an

 illusion

, and h

e 

will

 attack anybody 

that intrudes

!” 

I cursed under my breath

,

 then turned 

to rush 

back to the inn. 

Zen Master 

Baimei

 stopped me and said, “Where are you going?”  

I smiled coldly. “Of course, I’m going back to deal with 

Yin-Yang

 Tiger. As long as he is defeated, One-

A

rmed Dragon has to release Chuyi!” 

“Young 

Benefactor

, don’t 

act

 recklessly.” 

Zen Master 

Baimei

 brought his palms together in front of his chest

 and chanted, “

Merciful Buddha.

”

Then, he rubbed the mala beads at my glabella. “Don’t let them control your mind. Otherwise, Chuyi’s life will be in grave danger.” 

I was shocked, but soon, I 

cooled my head

. I read the Sacred Text of Daoism to subdue the 

anger

 in my heart. 

Chuyi was trapped in 

an illusion

. If I left now, Zen Master 

Baimei

 wouldn’t be able to defend himself 

or

 find a chance to save Chuyi. I thought I would 

break

 down in the next moment. “What should we do now?” 

Zen Master 

Baimei

 thought for a while then shook his head. “Chuyi’s soul and body are in trouble. We can’t delay it for a second. We should find a way to get him out of there as soon as possible.” 

I gritted my teeth

 and said 

stubbornly. “Zen Master, let me try! That deadly Corpse Tree has thick Yin energy. I’m afraid 

Chuyi

 can’t put up with it for a long time.”

Zen Master 

Baimei

 was perplexed. But then, he nodded. He understood that Chuyi couldn’t stand it for a long time. Seeing his expression, my heart sank. 

Zen Master 

Baimei

 gave me the mala beads he often wore 

around

 his neck. He chanted something, which seemed to give more energy to the beads. A white light glowed, 

which then covered

 me. I felt a flow of warm water 

move

 around my body. 

“

N

o matter what you see, it’s 

just an illusion

! Keep this in mind!” said Zen Master 

Baimei. He

 sat down cross-legged. “I’ll protect you from here.”