284: Chapter 284 The chilling Heart-Eating Gu

Han Jingyang tested the manipulation techniques of the Heart-Devouring Gu while observing the man's physical and mental state.

This man was still useful; he couldn't die just yet.

Seeing that the man's mental state was becoming a bit chaotic, he stopped and withdrew the Heart-Devouring Gu.

As soon as the Heart-Devouring Gu left, the man immediately opened his eyes. Seeing Han Jingyang and the group, he acted as if he saw nothing, frantically clawing at his own chest while letting out heart-wrenching screams: "Come out, come out! Ahhh, spare me—"

Seeing this, Shi Xiaoya frowned slightly and swung her katana, hitting him with it, scabbard and all.

"Snap—"

The man's arm broke with a crisp sound.

However, the man continued to claw at his chest as if he felt nothing.

Han Jingyang felt a chill.

Is this Heart-Devouring Gu really this brutal?

He hadn't even exerted much effort, yet the man was tortured to this extent.

This was no longer a matter of psychological trauma; it was muscle memory. Even though it was already over, he was still being tormented by the lingering, excruciating pain left by the Heart-Devouring Gu, to the point of ignoring all other external stimuli.

Terrifying!

This truly is an excellent tool for interrogation and torture.

The best part is that the Qi consumed by the Heart-Devouring Gu isn't determined by the number of uses, but by subsequent control distance, attack methods, and so on. If it's just activating the Heart-Devouring Gu to lie dormant in the perpetrator's heart, the Qi consumption isn't high. Based on the amount of Qi in this purple clay pot, it can be activated at least twenty times.

Additionally, manipulating the Heart-Devouring Gu face-to-face also reduces Qi consumption.

Manipulating the Heart-Devouring Gu to perform simple actions also doesn't consume much Qi.

Only when performing relatively complex, high-difficulty actions does the consumption rapidly increase.

Han Jingyang sighed inwardly.

He had been too hasty.

If he had known the Heart-Devouring Gu was this useful, he wouldn't have given it to Lin Yuelan as a welcome gift.

If he weren't afraid of losing face, he would have wanted to take it back.

However, it didn't matter much. Bringing Lin Yuelan along for this kind of work in the future would be like finding a tool person to carry the items, which was also quite good.

It's a pity that it's a pot; it's inconvenient to carry and easily damaged by bumps.

Otherwise, it really would be an essential artifact for traveling the world.

Han Jingyang gave a look to Liu Jing and Shi Xiaoya.

The two women stepped forward and worked together to instantly restrain the struggling, screaming man.

Then, he crouched down and patted the man's still-twitching cheeks.

Two slaps landed, but there was absolutely no reaction.

The man was still struggling.

His eyes were completely devoid of consciousness; there was nothing but fear. He still hadn't recovered from the pain caused by the Heart-Devouring Gu.

Han Jingyang was at a loss and could only say to Lin Yuelan, "Go to the trunk and get a copper incense burner. It's a three-legged, two-eared burner with a Xuande mark inscribed on it."

Lin Yuelan returned to the car, opened the trunk, and saw a trunk full of dharma instruments.

They were dharma instruments.

True dharma instruments.

She could sense the special fluctuations emanating from each dharma instrument.

Several of them even gave her a very dangerous feeling; they were clearly exceptionally powerful. In anyone else's hands, any one of these could be passed down as a family heirloom for generations. Their value was immeasurable because such dharma instruments, which could support an entire metaphysics family, were priceless.

Even with certain limitations, their value was still quite substantial.

But now, these valuable dharma instruments were just casually piled in the car's trunk, protected only by simple bubble wrap. If there were a moderate car accident, at least half of the dharma instruments would be ruined.

It was simply—a waste of heaven's gifts.

He didn't treat these treasures as treasures at all.

For a moment, Lin Yuelan even wanted to grab a few pieces and run.

Just taking a few pieces from this pile of dharma instruments and finding a place would be enough to make a name for herself.

But she quickly suppressed this impulse because it clearly wasn't worth it. Setting aside whether she could escape, even if she could, it wouldn't be worth it; staying by Han Jingyang's side would yield much, much more.

The purple clay pot already in her possession was proof. She had previously thought it was just a common little trinket, but she hadn't expected the effect to be so powerful—it had knocked down that Taiwanese frog in one go.

She didn't think it was because the Taiwanese frog was too weak.

It was also at this moment that she truly realized just how thick this thigh they were clinging to really was.

Rumors in the jianghu said Han Jingyang had a special inheritance, could perform Consecration on dharma instruments, and possessed a great number of them.

But Lin Yuelan had no concept of just how many.

Even at Jiguang Zhai, she hadn't felt that shocked; after all, that was Han Jingyang's base, and it was normal for him to have some good dharma instruments to maintain appearances.

It wasn't until she saw this trunk full of dharma instruments that she truly realized Han Jingyang's strength.

With so many dharma instruments, and all of them so strong, couldn't he just smash someone to death with them?

Lin Yuelan carefully rummaged through the trunk and finally found the copper incense burner Han Jingyang mentioned in the corner. It was easy to recognize, with a Xuande mark. Even if she didn't understand antiques, she had heard of the famous Xuande burner and subconsciously thought this was the legendary Xuande burner.

A Xuande burner! Even if it weren't a dharma instrument, its value would still be quite high.

Not to mention that this was a dharma instrument.

Such a valuable item was just casually thrown in the corner, without even bubble wrap underneath it.

He didn't treat bronze ware as antiques; wasn't he afraid of it getting bumped or damaged?

Theoretically, bronze ware isn't afraid of normal bumps, but given its status, he could at least make some effort to protect it.

This copper burner truly had no dignity to speak of; whatever antique or dharma instrument it was, it didn't even deserve a layer of bubble wrap here.

Anywhere else, wouldn't it be protected with layer upon layer of wrapping?

Lin Yuelan grumbled inwardly as she carried the incense burner to Han Jingyang: "Boss, is it this one?"

Han Jingyang nodded: "Hold it steady."

After saying that, he feigned casting a spell with hand seals. After a few moves, he pointed his sword finger at the man restrained by Shi Xiaoya and Liu Jing, simultaneously activating the Mind-Clearing attribute on the copper incense burner.

This copper incense burner was a Grade 5 item with the attribute Mind-Clearing +7 and the skill 'Spirit Detention and General Dispatch'.

The skill had already been used twice, leaving only one chance left.

But the importance of this copper incense burner was not diminished at all, because this attribute was quite useful, and the boost was significant—7 points—which could be used in many places.

For example, right now.

The Mind-Clearing attribute could allow the Taiwanese frog in front of him to wake up from his extreme fear.

But it wouldn't heal the Taiwanese frog; in fact, it could make him more clearly feel the extreme pain in his physical body.

Using this attribute to wake up the Taiwanese frog could not be more appropriate.

Han Jingyang pointed.

The effect was immediate.

The Taiwanese frog's eyes slowly cleared, and most of his fear dissipated. Seeing Han Jingyang and the others surrounding him, he struggled again: "What do you want to do? I am from Taiwan, a foreign guest! You cannot hurt me! Be careful, or the Taiwan Affairs Office will come looking for trouble with you. Let me tell you, be sensible; don't force me to lose my temper!"

Han Jingyang laughed.

As expected of an island frog, still thinking someone would come to save him at a time like this.

How is that possible?

The Taiwan Affairs Office?

Not to mention whether that unit would mobilize resources for a mere nobody.

Even if they really did, I wouldn't care.

Besides, since I've made my move, I never intended to let this little island frog leave alive, nor would I leave any evidence behind.

Even if the Taiwan Affairs Office came, they could only stare helplessly.

Besides, I really don't believe the Taiwan Affairs Office would come to trouble me for such an island frog.