He wanted to cry, but he couldn't. He just hoped that he could get rid of those evil spirits until dawn. He would have to go to the police or a social worker to help his mother.
As for the collapse of the Tai Sui Cauldron, what evil thoughts came to the world, and what strange powers disrupted the gods, Aguan had already forgotten them, and he was unable to think about these things anymore. He regarded all of this as a nightmare. Although the wind around him was cold, the tranquility made him feel at ease. He didn't want to worry about those unbelievable things. He just wanted to live a normal life.
Just when he really wanted to believe that this was all a nightmare and he would be fine when he woke up, but when he was about to fall asleep, the opposite happened - his head started to hurt.
"Ah...ah...ah..." Aguan stood up unsteadily, groaning from a headache.
Under the dim light, he noticed a strong man in sportswear on the far side of the river embankment, jogging towards him.
Somehow, he felt unusual fear and disgust for the strong man.
The surroundings began to spin again, and Aguan retched a few times, vomiting out sour and bitter gastric juice. He looked and saw that the strong man was already less than twenty meters away from him. The strong man was wearing a sports coat and was extremely tall. His arms were almost thicker than the lamp poles on the embankment.
The hood of the sports coat covered the strong man's head. But as the strong man ran closer and closer, when he was five meters away from Aguan, Aguan saw the face in the hat under the dim light of the street lamp.
It didn't look like a face, more like a ball of dough. The nose, mouth and other facial features can be vaguely seen on the charcoal black face, all of which are distorted and deformed. The right eye socket is sunken, and the left eye is too big. Like the previous ghost couple, it is so red that it makes people feel chilling.
Aguan struggled, his whole body was sore and weak. The day's suffering, high fever caused by the severe cold, abnormal headache and dizziness made him unable to escape anymore.
But it was impossible not to run. Aguan took a few steps back, and the big man in gray sportswear had already arrived in front of him.
The moment their eyes met, Aguan's head hurt even more. Without saying a word, the big man picked up Wan Gong's big fist and punched Aguan.
Although Aguan knew to dodge, his body was much slower than his mind. He was unable to dodge and was punched on his right shoulder, as if he had been hit by a sledgehammer. He felt nothing but severe pain on the right side of his body, and Aguan finally fell to the ground.
The big man stepped on Aguan's chest, causing him to vomit blood. Several ribs in his chest must have been broken. The big man lifted up the foot he stepped on, and kicked Aguan flying with another kick, rolling down the embankment to the grass below.
Aguan collapsed on the grass. The clouds in the corner of the sky seemed to be blown away by the wind, and a few stars became very clear. Although there was still a strange feeling around him, he was no longer so scared.
Aguan felt that his whole body was scattered, and he could no longer tell where the pain was. In a daze, he remembered Tai Sui pointing at his forehead during the day and saying that he wanted to lift some seal.
Compared with the severe pain then, it doesn't seem that painful now.
A black shadow jumped up from the embankment, and Aguan knew it was the thick evil ghost that was about to jump on him from the embankment. Even if he wanted to escape, he couldn't. He only knew that the big black ghost in the sky would soon step on him and crush him to pieces.
He imagined his stomach and intestines bursting out of his body, and found it a bit funny. When Aguan slowly closed his eyes, a white butterfly seemed to fly past his face.
The butterfly glows slightly with white light...
What a big piece of grass.
Aguan found himself standing on the endless grassland, the grass was so green and beautiful.
There are many butterflies surrounding myself.
He ran and the butterflies flew with him.
So happy, no worries, let the wind blow so comfortable.
Suddenly there was a light behind him, and there was a loud bang that made Aguan's ears hurt. A bolt of lightning struck the grass dozens of meters away, making a big hole.
Balls of mud emerged from the potholes, and human bones were mixed in the mud.
Ink-black clouds quickly flooded the entire sky like the wind; heavy rains fell overwhelmingly like lions roaring and tigers roaring; thunder struck one after another, shaking the earth and the sky, and making holes with corpses in them.
Aguan shouted, and the butterflies around him were blown to pieces by the wind and knocked down by the rain. He was completely powerless.
The rumbling sound was getting closer and closer. Aguan turned around and saw a huge black wave with no edges visible, sweeping over from behind.
A butterfly with broken wings fell in front of Aguan. He quickly reached out to catch it. The snow-white butterfly had only one wing left, trembling slightly and struggling feebly in his palm.
Aguan protected the butterfly with his hands and knelt on the ground, surrounded by hell.
Looking back, I saw that the huge black wave hundreds of meters high had arrived not far behind me, and was covering it with great force.
"Wow——!" Aguan sat up suddenly and was stunned for a long time.
It turned out to be a dream, and he broke into a cold sweat. Looking around, it was a suite about eight square feet in size.
It's a strange room.
Aguan found himself lying on a blanket with another blanket covering him. All the injuries on his body were healed and there was no pain at all. He was also put on a clean white sweater and black trousers. The sweater still had a tag on it. It seemed that it had just been bought and it didn't fit well. It was also worn crookedly, as if it had been put on forcefully.
A wrinkled old man was sitting next to the coffee table, holding a teacup in his hand and looking at Aguan. The old man was Tai Sui.
"Boy, I finally woke up." Tai Sui glanced at Aguan.
"I..." Aguan looked around blankly and asked, "Where is this place? Why am I here?"
"Someone cast evil spells on you to attract evil spirits to harm you. You were almost beaten to death by evil spirits last night." Tai Sui said after taking a sip of tea.
"Yes...yesterday..." Aguan opened his mouth. The miserable situation of running away and fighting last night was still vivid in his mind. He asked in fear: "Those ghosts...will they keep pestering me?"
"Boy, have you forgotten what I said to you yesterday? The burden on your shoulders is huge. Those little ghosts and monsters are nothing." Tai Sui frowned, pointed at the room and said, "If you don't have room, Go, just use this place as a temporary shelter.”
Aguan was stunned for a long time, shook his head and said: "I...I still don't understand what you mean. I still have to find a job to make money. My mother is sick, and I have to find someone to help her. What kind of human catastrophe are you talking about, right? It’s too far away for me…”
Tai Sui nodded, took a sip of tea and said, "Your mother was bewitched by the evil god and fell under the witchcraft of the evil god. Mortal doctors cannot cure her."
"Evil God? Is it that Shunde Emperor?" Aguan thought of the portraits at home and the disgusting sewage.
"Great Emperor! Is this guy worthy of calling himself the Great Emperor?" Tai Sui stared, laughed, then paused again, and said seriously: "But... this little guy does have his own tricks. In just one month, he... We defeated many opponents and our power expanded very quickly.”
Aguan looked confused when he heard this.
"Only half of the story has been told. Where did it end last time, kid?" Tai Sui suddenly asked.
Aguan was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that Tai Sui was asking him. Then he thought about it and said: "You said... there is a cauldron in the sky that absorbs evil thoughts in the world. If the evil thoughts in it escape, it will cause death in the world." A great catastrophe occurred…”
"That's right." Tai Sui nodded.
"But I don't understand..." Aguan showed doubts in his eyes.
"What don't you understand?" Tai Sui asked.
"I don't understand, what does this matter have to do with me... I mean, why don't you find the army? Don't you find Taoist priests? How can I help? Why did you choose me?" Aguan expressed his doubts.
"Boy, we didn't choose you out of the vast crowd. You are basically the backup we created - my backup, Tai Sui's heir." Tai Sui looked at Aguan.
"What?" Aguan opened his mouth.
"Immortals also have lifespans, and they also have their ups and downs. I have been in charge of the Suixing and the Taisui Cauldron for thousands of years. I have gradually aged, and my ability to control evil thoughts is no longer what it used to be." Taisui said slowly: "So, I need a backup plan. You will be my assistant, and then replace my responsibilities and become the new Tai Sui. Boy, you are this backup. You were not selected, but created."
Aguan was a little confused. "Created by...?"
"Not every immortal can control the Taisui Cauldron and control evil thoughts. In ancient times, a great immortal refined me from evil thoughts. Since I was born with evil thoughts, I am not afraid of evil thoughts and will not be affected by evil thoughts. Therefore, among the gods in the heaven, I am the only one who has the ability to resist evil thoughts, so naturally no god is qualified to take over my position."
