67: Servant of the Evil God

Chapter 67: Evil God Servant

“Your disciple just suffered an intrusion and attack by a villain, and managed to counter-kill him with all his strength. He’s a little flustered and scared.”

Wu Xian briefly explained the situation.

“What?!” Xue Lingling in the video was startled, instantly sober, “Don’t panic, Revered Master will be there right away!”

Saying that, she leaped out of the window, stepping on a coffin lid and rushing into the night sky.

“Are you safe now? Are you sure the other party has no accomplices?”

Xue Lingling was wearing a sleepwear in an underworld style, fluttering fiercely in the night wind, like a female ghost.

“There shouldn’t be any. It’s still safe for now.”

“That’s good,” Xue Lingling let out a sigh of relief, “Oh, by the way, where exactly do you live in North District?”

“South Fourth Alley, Number 18, North District.”

“South Fourth Alley, Number 18?” Xue Lingling was surprised.

Seeing Xue Lingling’s reaction, Wu Xian couldn’t help but wonder, “What’s wrong? Is there something special about this house, Revered Master?”

“No, not at all. I just didn’t expect you to live next door to my third uncle.” Xue Lingling explained, “Don’t move around, Revered Master will be there soon.”

Seeing Xue Lingling hang up the phone, Wu Xian’s expression was strange.

So, that scruffy uncle next door was Xue Lingling’s third uncle?

Tsk ~ Fate, truly wondrous.

About half an hour later, a cold wind from outside the window blew it open, and Xue Lingling leaped in, “Are you alright, my dear disciple?”

“I’m fine, I’m fine.”

After confirming Wu Xian was safe, Xue Lingling’s gaze instantly locked onto the corpse. Her delicate brows furrowed slightly, as if she recognized something. “A Level 5 Spirit Master? You killed him?”

“Lucky, a last-dditch counter-kill.” Wu Xian said, feigning simplicity to deflect the question.

Xue Lingling gave him a meaningful look, not asking further. “How did you provoke someone like this?”

“Does Shifu-jie know them?” Wu Xian was slightly surprised.

“No,” Xue Lingling said calmly, “but I can generally guess their origin. There’s a lingering evil aura in their body, typical of a Evil God Servant.”

“Evil God Servant?”

Xue Lingling was quite serious. “You must know that the painting spirits conceived by Scroll Masters are not necessarily all righteous. Some can be evil and eerie existences. Those Scroll Masters who conceive Evil God scrolls are naturally not good people.

And as for the composition of Soul divine scrolls with an Evil God background, I presume Revered Master doesn’t need to elaborate, right?”

Wu Xian was startled and enlightened.

Just as they need to comprehend the corresponding Law power to upgrade their divine scrolls, Evil God-type Scroll Masters naturally also sense the power of evil Laws.

It’s similar to cult terrorists in a scroll world.

“What did the other party’s scroll look like?” Xue Lingling asked seriously.

“It looked like some kind of demon, capable of pulling me into a Hell-like illusory Domain, covered in tentacles and spikes,” Wu Xian described earnestly, “It also seemed to be able to affect one’s mind and emotions. I was Cultivating at the time and suddenly fell into a state of despair, like a nightmare. Luckily, I woke up in time.”

“Hmm, typical evil-type scroll ability,” Xue Lingling confirmed, “However, Revered Master hasn’t heard of the scroll you described. I’ll inquire about it at the Dojo later.

By the way, how did you provoke them?”

“I don’t know?” Wu Xian said with an innocent expression, “Perhaps it’s related to the Dimensional Mirage in Shudao District yesterday?”

Xue Lingling was puzzled. “What does it have to do with the Dimensional Mirage?”

“You may not know…”

Wu Xian briefly recounted the situation he learned from the Protection Squad.

“And this person also said I was meddling, so I suspect it’s related to that criminal gang that modifies monsters.”

“Monster modification? Artificially creating a Dimensional Mirage?” Xue Lingling pondered, “To create panic and collect some kind of evil power?”

“Perhaps.” Wu Xian wasn’t too sure either.

“In short, be careful recently. Although this person acted on a whim, there’s no guarantee that other Servants of the Evil God won’t come looking for trouble.” Xue Lingling solemnly warned.

“Okay,” Wu Xian nodded obediently, “Should I move or something?”

“No need,” Xue Lingling shook her head and smiled, “I’ll tell my third uncle later. It’ll be fine with his care, but my third uncle is reclusive and has a strange temper, so it’s best not to disturb him if there’s nothing urgent.”

Wu Xian clicked his tongue and nodded, “Is your third uncle also a Scroll Master?”

“No,” Xue Lingling said, “but third uncle is quite authoritative and impressive in pigment research.”

“Oh, oh.” Wu Xian was secretly curious.

“I’m going to the association to investigate,” Xue Lingling put the Evil God Servant’s corpse into her hyperspace bracelet, “The appearance of an Evil God’s minion in Yaoyang City is not a good thing.”

Wu Xian couldn’t help but ask, “Then how do you determine if a Scroll Master is righteous or evil?”

“Anyone who doesn’t act like a human is involved with Evil God scrolls,” Xue Lingling’s answer was simple and blunt, “Normal Scroll Masters don’t improve themselves through harmful means.”

“Really?” Wu Xian’s eyes were strange as he said, “Then last time you were in the Shantytown…”

“…” Xue Lingling’s forehead darkened, and she hummed, raising an eyebrow, “Grand-aunt has the ability and can handle it, making reasonable use of the Dimensional Mirage mechanism. Do you have an opinion? Furthermore, if Revered Master hadn’t suppressed the Garbage Disposal Plant in time, at least half the people in the Shantytown would have died.”

Wu Xian was speechless.

Silently seeing Xue Lingling off, Wu Xian felt a sense of relief.

The safety issue was resolved, and she also helped him deal with the problem of the corpse. Shifu-jie was still somewhat useful.

“Evil God Servant?”

This indeed gave him a new understanding of this world.

As the saying goes, a big forest has all kinds of birds. Who among decent people would conceive an Evil God?

A Scroll Master who can conceive an evil painting spirit is not a good person to begin with.

Out of curiosity, Wu Xian specifically searched online for information on evil scrolls, and it was basically a situation where everyone condemned them.

The most important point was that catching evil Scroll Masters and their servants and turning them over to the association could earn a lot of rewards.

“Oh, dear ~” Wu Xian slapped his thigh and called Shifu-jie again, “That… I saw online that catching a Evil God Servant can earn rewards? Please don’t forget about it.”

“You did remind me,” Xue Lingling’s eyes lit up on the other end, “I’ll split it with you later.”

“Revered Master is righteous!”

…Early the next morning, Xue Lingling returned in her sleepwear.

“Here ~ This is your reward,” Shifu-jie waved her hand grandly, throwing out two hundred and fifty spirit crystals, “And a fine scroll paper. Revered Master doesn’t need it.”

Wu Xian happily put away the fine scroll paper and spirit crystals, feeling like he had found a way to get rich.

“What did the association say?”

“They had noticed it early, but these Servants of the Evil God hide very deeply,” Xue Lingling said, “There haven’t been any major actions so far, just occasional Dimensional Mirages. Only the exhaustion of No. 7 Mining Area the day before yesterday was a bit significant.”

“…” Wu Xian felt secretly guilty and quickly changed the subject, “By the way, where do the Evil God’s minions usually hide?”

“Right among us,” Xue Lingling said, “but some famous Heretical Scroll Masters are basically holed up in various dimensions. If they dare to show their faces, they will be attacked en masse.”

“Famous?”

“Wanted criminals, of course, are notoriously fierce.” Xue Lingling naturally saw through Wu Xian’s little thoughts, “Don’t even think about it. Those major criminals are not something ordinary people can handle.”

Wu Xian nodded obediently. Of course, he wouldn’t be foolish enough to try and capture those major criminals, but if he had the chance to catch some small fries, that would be fine.

“Alright, the Play-in Tournament officially starts tomorrow. Pay more attention to the development of our Club.”

“Okay.”

“Watch the matches when you have time. If you find any players suitable for your set of scrolls, you can consider recruiting them to our Club.” Xue Lingling adopted her Master’s demeanor, “But then again, what’s with your initial pricing? Are you not making money?”

“Uh,” Wu Xian scratched his head and chuckled, “I was thinking of building a reputation with low prices.”

“…” Xue Lingling was speechless, “But you can’t sell at a loss, can you?”