novelraw Chapter 396 - 234: I Said It Works
Chapter 396 - 234: I Said It Works
It was evident she knew how to use a brush.
Chen Lusi was lost in thought.
She finished drawing.
"Done."
Ji Xin picked up the still-damp talisman from the table, glanced at Chen Lusi and the four Daoists, and said coldly.
Zhang Xiufeng immediately said, "Please try to release the talisman."
Ji Xin frowned at the talisman in her hand, then slightly raised her hand and gently waved it.
... No response.
She waved it again, still nothing.
"... So how am I supposed to release it?"
Ji Xin stopped trying and looked at everyone again.
The Daoists didn’t speak and fell into deep thought.
After a while.
"... Is it because she’s not part of Daoism?"
Zhang Xiufeng murmured to himself, then turned away, leaving Ji Xin aside, and started to draw an immobilization talisman.
The other three, except for Chen Qing who had drawn before, realized what Zhang Xiufeng was trying to do and quickly went over to draw.
Obviously.
They wanted to see if the talismans they drew would work.
Ji Xin: "..."
She turned her head to look at the three, then sighed, finding no way to deal with these Daoist leaders.
"..."
Chen Lusi, however, didn’t leave and continued to watch Ji Xin and the talisman in her hand.
Ji Xin noticed and exchanged a glance with Chen Lusi, then slightly lifted the fair arm holding the talisman, calmly saying, "It’s useless."
"..."
Chen Lusi looked at Ji Xin, and after a moment of silence, instinctively said, "It’s useful."
His voice wasn’t loud.
Yet it felt like layer upon layer of waves instantly surged towards Ji Xin.
A gentle breeze blew, lifting strands of hair.
"It is..." Ji Xin was just about to say something.
Whoosh—
The talisman suddenly ignited on its own.
Zhang Xiufeng and the others turned their heads sharply.
Soon.
The talisman in Ji Xin’s hand burned to ashes.
Yet Chen Lusi’s ponytail was gently blown up, but he wasn’t frozen, instead, Zhang Xiufeng was immobilized in place.
Ji Xin looked at her empty palm, then slowly turned her head to Zhang Xiufeng.
The other three also slowly turned their heads.
Zhang Xiufeng quickly recovered.
He stared blankly at Chen Lusi.
The others followed Zhang Xiufeng’s gaze and slowly turned to look at Chen Lusi.
"......"
A startled expression appeared again on Ji Xin’s face, which seemed devoid of emotions, her beautiful eyes full of disbelief.
It was like that for her.
Not to mention the four closely related Daoists.
They had heard Chen Lusi say ’useful.’
And as soon as he spoke, the talisman Ji Xin drew took effect.
They understood that as well.
So...
What was it about ’divine authority in his words’?
What about ’Daoist lineage belongs to me’?
"......"
The conference room fell into dead silence.
Finally.
Ji Xin was the first to react, pushing the wheelchair to the table and grabbing the brush from Zhang Xiufeng, then redrew the immobilization talisman on talisman paper.
No one stopped her.
Soon.
Ji Xin finished drawing the second immobilization talisman.
She picked up the talisman, turned around, and waved it at Zhang Xiufeng again.
Whoosh—
The talisman ignited, taking effect.
Celestial Master Zhang was immobilized in place for the third time.
"......"
In that instant.
Everything was silent.
The few people present stiffly turned their heads again, looking at Chen Lusi.
Chen Lusi slightly lowered his head, deep in thought.
Ji Xin remained the first to react, unwilling to give up; she drew another immobilization talisman and tried again.
It still worked.
"......"
Ji Xin slowly put down her hand, then picked up a piece of talisman paper from the table, examined it for a while, and, confirming it was blank, slowly clenched it without moving.
The other four Daoists merely wobbled, then didn’t continue drawing talismans; instead, they found nearby chairs to sit down, their faces blank, not moving either.
And in the dead silence.
Chen Qing suddenly asked hoarsely, "... Celestial Master Zhang, you said you saw the Ancestral Celestial Master yesterday, right?"
Zhang Xiufeng hesitated for a moment, then said with difficulty, "... Probably."
On the other side.
Zhang Yunzhong didn’t join the conversation; he had the deepest understanding of talismans, and in less than a minute, he had drawn a simplified immobilization talisman.
So, hearing Zhang Xiufeng’s words, he instinctively raised his hand and released the talisman.
Zhang Xiufeng was immobilized again.
Seeing the talisman take effect, Zhang Yunzhong was speechless, then looked at Chen Lusi again, and suddenly... burst into laughter.
Very suddenly.
Then.
Zhang Xiufeng and Li Feng seemed to be infected and couldn’t help but laugh as well.
Finally, Chen Qing couldn’t help but join in with a bitter laugh.
The four laughed louder and louder.
Soon.
The conference room was filled only with their laughter.
Chen Lusi: "..."
"I have something I need to deal with."
Hearing the laughter, Ji Xin snapped out of it, glanced at the talisman paper in her hand, clenched it tightly again, and pushed her wheelchair towards the conference room exit.
"Wait."
Chen Lusi thought for a moment, stopping Ji Xin.
Ji Xin paused.
"I want to meet that Anna."
Recalling the scene when the talisman took effect, Chen Lusi hesitated for a moment: "I want to understand the Church System’s Sealing Technique."
"Sure, I’ll arrange it."
Ji Xin agreed immediately without hesitation.
Then, without looking back, she left the conference room.
The door closed again.
After leaving the conference room.
Ji Xin stopped, then raised her hand again, slowly unclenching it, gazing at the wrinkled talisman paper in her hand, somewhat dazed.
Then.
About two minutes later.
She suddenly said, "Tang Language."
"... What?"
Two seconds later.
Tang Language’s voice rang out.
A snow-white fox leapt out of the void, licking its smooth fur, speaking human words, somewhat impatiently responding.
"Don’t slack off."
Ji Xin glanced down, gripping the talisman again, seriously said, "Bring out your usual surplus motherly side, and protect the target well."