NovelYeni #115 - March Appointment
#115 - March Appointment
“Young Master Lu, do you have any other questions?” Kui said faintly.
Seeing that although her voice was a bit cold, her temper and attitude seemed good, Lu Jing became bolder and began to inquire about the mysterious organization behind her in a roundabout way.
“You mentioned ‘above’ just now, so do you have someone above you?”
Kui heard this and glanced at Lu Jing again, then shook her head and said, “Young Master Lu is a very perceptive person, and should have guessed that there are some things I cannot tell you. According to the rules, I shouldn’t even see you again afterwards.”
“The reason why I agreed to wait in this pavilion was to repay Young Master Lu's help. Otherwise, the villagers in this village and the officers of the Imperial City Division would have lost their lives tonight, and I don’t know how many innocent people would have died afterwards.”
Kui paused here, “But I also hope that Young Master Lu can understand my difficulties and limit the questions to what happened tonight.”
“Alright,” Lu Jing wasn’t surprised by Kui’s answer. After thinking for a while, he asked, “Then the flower fragrance before, and the words you wrote on the wall, were those all magic?”
“The flower fragrance doesn't exist. That was a low-level array I set up to calm the mind. Its purpose is to stabilize the minds of those in the array. You smelled flower fragrance, but others may have smelled meat fragrance, or even the rats smelled rice fragrance, or some other smell… It varies from person to person.”
“As for the words on the wall, that was indeed a small spell,” Kui replied.
“Then may I ask, Miss Kui, can I learn similar arrays and spells?” Lu Jing originally asked just to try his luck.
But unexpectedly, Kui nodded, “Yes, as long as you have Mystical Power.”
Does this mean that to cast spells, you must have mana?
Lu Jing's spirit was immediately lifted, and he continued to ask, “Then where can I learn Mystical Power?”
But this time, Kui looked at him with a strange look, “Do you really want to learn Mystical Power?”
“Well, you said before that I am some kind of Spirit Potential, and the possibility of encountering these strange things is higher than ordinary people, so I was thinking of learning some arrays and spells to have more self-protection,” Lu Jing said truthfully.
“That’s the problem. Although joining us can allow you to learn Mystical Power, you may have to deal with these strange things for the rest of your life… To be honest, the danger is greater after you learn Mystical Power.”
“Does Miss Kui mean that if I want to… um… learn Mystical Power from your organization, then I will have to work for you afterwards?”
“Not working for us,” Kui shook her head again, “But working for the common people of the world… If these strange things are left unattended, a large part of them will cause trouble everywhere, and may become more and more powerful over time, so there must be someone who can solve the problems they bring in time.”
“It would be best if they could directly dissolve the obsessions in their hearts, just like tonight. Those who help eliminate obsessions can also obtain a chance, but if the obsession cannot be resolved, they also need to be found and placed in a special place for safekeeping, so as not to cause harm to the world again.”
Kui’s words reminded Lu Jing of another matter, so he asked, “Are all the strange things in the world to be dealt with and watched over?”
“Not entirely. It mainly depends on its harmfulness. For some with lower risk, we sometimes let them be.”
“For example, Gui-character Zero Zero One, it usually appears on rainy days. Its external manifestation is a mountain temple, and there is an old beggar named Ji in the temple. As long as you give him water or food, he will give you a martial arts manual in return.”
“The quality of the manual is uncertain. You may get an unparalleled divine skill from him, or you may get a martial art that is common in the martial arts world, such as Lesser Vajra Strength… Because it is always elusive and its existence is almost harmless, we have never paid much attention to it, but we still register it.”
Lu Jing was dumbfounded. It turned out that Master Zhang Sanfeng’s adventure when he was young was also encountering a strange thing.
He wondered what level of martial art Wind and Cloud Transformation leg technique was.
Lu Jing had only mastered the first three stances and felt that its power was already no less than the Great Perfection stage of Mad Demon One Hundred and Eight Staff.
However, Kui’s answer on the other side also made Lu Jing breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that if Amu was discovered, he wouldn’t necessarily be locked in a small black room. Maybe he just needed to register.
After waiting for a while, Kui saw that Lu Jing hadn’t spoken for a long time, and seemed to understand what Lu Jing was worried about.
“This is a major matter, Young Master Lu doesn’t need to make a decision immediately.” As Kui spoke, she took out a small wooden牌 from her arms and handed it over.
“It just so happens that the four-year period is about to expire, and it’s time to recruit people again. If Young Master Lu really wants to step into our world, take this牌 to the capital and find a coffin shop called Hengji.”
“Give this牌 to the shopkeeper, and he will take you to participate in the assessment.”
“Assessment?”
“That’s right,” Kui nodded, “To prevent people with malicious intentions from using Mystical Power to do evil with strange things, all entrants must undergo strict assessment. In addition, the superiors will also check the aptitude of each new person to practice Mystical Power.”
Seeing Lu Jing raise his eyebrows, Kui added, “Young Master Lu doesn’t need to worry, everyone can practice Mystical Power, it’s just that the speed of practice is different, and the results of the examination are irrelevant to the assessment. In fact, even if you don’t know Mystical Power, it doesn’t hinder you from entering this world…”
“Is that so,” Lu Jing looked at the wooden牌 in his hand, and saw a mysterious half-open and half-closed eye engraved on the front, and the character Kui on the back of the wooden牌.
However, after getting it, Lu Jing saw that the character Kui on the back was slowly disappearing, and finally only a blank space remained.
“The wooden牌 is valid within three months.” Kui walked to a corner of the pavilion, picked up the still unconscious Li Li, “I have told Young Master Lu everything I can tell Young Master Lu. You will only know the rest when you personally step into this world.”
“I will take her back for an examination first. If there is no problem, I will send her back to her father. As for you, Young Master Lu, we may meet again in the capital, or it would be nice to forget each other in the martial arts world.”
“No matter what choice Young Master Lu makes in the end, remember, don’t tell others about the conversation between you and me tonight,” Kui finally urged again.
Lu Jing nodded when he heard the words, and saw Kui holding Li Li and stepping onto a small boat by the river.
She untied the rope tied to the stone and let the boat go down the river.
When she reached the center of the river, Kui’s lonely figure was reflected in the water, blending with the bright moon, and the two looked equally cold.