Loyal Heart Roaming the Skies

Book 2: Chapter 5: Cursed paper man

Jumping over the high wall and diving down, the Dao Yuan surged and the flame blossomed. A woman squatting in the corner of the wall suddenly turned her head in horror.

Jiang Wang abruptly stopped his momentum and grabbed the flame flower, landing in front of her.

Because in that instant, he noticed that there was no trace of Dao Yuan fluctuation on the woman's body, and her eyes were hazy, not completely clear.

Looking at the burning paper man in front of the woman, the strange feeling obviously came from it.

Jiang Wang pressed down the paper man with a palm from a distance.

The woman's eyes cleared, looking at Jiang Wang, who wore a cloak and held a long sword, and said anxiously, "Who are you? Don't come any closer, I'm going to call for help!"

Jiang Wang lifted his cloak, revealing his young face, and frowned, asking, "Who are you, and what are you doing here?"

"I... " This woman had a gentle and charming face, but at this moment, she looked panicked and helpless, even more charming.

She turned her back to grab the paper man, probably wanting to hide the evidence.

At the same time, she suddenly remembered something and said stubbornly, "This is my home! What do you care about me?"

She felt her vision blur for a moment, and the young man in front of her seemed to have moved, but it seemed that he hadn't moved at all.

The only difference was... he was holding a paper man with a corner burned.

"Give it back to me!" she shouted.

Jiang Wang looked at the paper man, flipping it over and over for a long time, confirming that it was indeed somewhat strange.

But what puzzled him was that this paper man only had two words written on the chest - "curse".

Apart from that, there was nothing else written, not even simple curses like falling or falling into a pit, let alone corresponding ritualistic foreign languages.

Cursing is a simple word, but to put it into practice, it generally requires a more specific direction, such as shortening one's lifespan.

The scene in front of Jiang Wang completely contradicted his understanding.

He couldn't help but ask, "What are you cursing?"

Probably realizing Jiang Wang's speed and knowing that she had no room to resist, the woman answered angrily, "Just cursing!"

Jiang Wang: "......"

Jiang Wang realized that he had encountered a little girl who didn't understand anything.

Even if this paper man did have some effect, it didn't write anything. It would be strange if it could succeed. Unless this woman in front of him was the daughter of some evil god.

"Then let me ask another way." Jiang Wang said, "Why do you use this cursed paper man?"

The woman fell silent for a moment, and tears suddenly flowed down.

"My cousin... my cousin is about to die." She choked and said, "He's about to be eaten by the monster outside the city."

This was the first time Jiang Wang had heard someone in Youguo call that huge turtle beast a monster. Most of them revered it as a divine beast of Youguo. Because it was the guardian beast of Youguo.

At the same time, he remembered what the Confucian-robed man Xu Xiangqian said - "Look, those turtles are all cautious and careful. If they rank the worst in the assessment, they will be dismissed and eaten!"

Being dismissed and eaten, at first he thought it was just a metaphor for being deprived of power. But in connection with the woman's words in front of him, it should be true that he would be eaten...

This would have caused Jiang Wang's disgust and resentment, but after the fall of Fenglin City, his thoughts changed.

If it weren't for the dereliction of duty and disregard for the lives and property of the common people by those in power in Zhuangting, how could Fenglin City have suffered such a disaster?

Although Youguo's measures were strict, they might achieve unexpected results. After all, the starting point was for the common people.

"It's good to be an official, but if you don't protect the territory and the people, and only know how to bully and oppress, you deserve to die!" Jiang Wang said.

"You're talking nonsense! My cousin is a good official!"

"How can a good official fail the assessment?"

"This... I..." The woman was choked for a moment, just repeating tearfully, "No, my cousin is a good person, he is a good person. He said it has nothing to do with the assessment, he was framed. No matter what he does, he will eventually be eaten."

"Who framed him?"

"I... I don't know."

Jiang Wang didn't want to listen to the woman's defense of her loved one anymore. He didn't think it was true and objective. He asked, "Where did you get this cursed paper man?"

Tracing the source of the cursed paper man and exposing the hidden cultists was his original goal.

Kill all the evil cults in the world.

"It's my wet nurse. Since Qing Ge died, her condition has been getting worse. I occasionally bring her to my house for a few days, but she never wants to stay for long. After hearing about my cousin, she said this can help me. As long as I curse them, they will get retribution..."

Perhaps because she had just escaped from the influence of the cursed paper man, she said whatever she thought of, and had a lot to say.

"Who is Qing Ge?" Jiang Wang interrupted her.

"He is my wet nurse's son..."

"Where does your wet nurse live?"

She said the address blankly, and then asked, "Why are you asking this?"

"To do good deeds and accumulate virtue." Jiang Wang said.

She was stunned for a moment, and suddenly pleaded with Jiang Wang, "Then please help me! Save my cousin, okay?"

"I'm not interested in helping you. I can't help you either." Jiang Wang directly refused, "Clearing away the cultists who have bewitched you is the only good thing I can do to help you."

This woman lived in such a place, her identity must not be simple, and she couldn't invite immortals. But now she was being bewitched by someone and could only secretly hide here to burn paper men.

It can be seen that the situation is complicated.

Jiang Wang was unfamiliar with the place, and he didn't have the strength to sweep everything away, so he naturally wouldn't interfere rashly.

Moreover, since being swallowed by the turtle beast due to dereliction of duty was the political environment of Youguo, he had no reason to interfere even more.The woman pleaded, "He's a good man, he really is a good man! Trust me. Please help me!"

If it were Linghe... he would definitely have tried to help.

Thinking of Linghe, a pang of pain shot through Jiang Wang's heart.

He stopped talking, picked up a stone with the tip of his foot, and kicked it away.

The stone accelerated sharply, emitting a piercing scream, and directly punched a hole in a rockery in the courtyard!

"Who's there!"

"What was that noise?"

Someone in the courtyard was alarmed, and they would probably come over soon to keep an eye on this woman to prevent her from doing anything foolish.

Jiang Wang stepped forward, vaulted over the courtyard wall, and headed straight for the North City.

......

The woman's wet nurse lived in the North City district, in a low civilian house.

The house was easy to find because it was obviously better off than the neighboring houses.

Jiang Wang held his sword in one hand and gently kicked the door open with the tip of his foot.

Squeak.

It was noon, but the room was surprisingly dark.

An old woman with white hair was doing something in front of a dressing mirror. Hearing the noise, she slowly turned her head.

Her voice was hoarse, "Is Mu Qing already dead?"

Mu Qing?

Jiang Wang thought of the woman in the deep courtyard.

Her name was quite elegant, but she was a bit foolish.

"So you really are harming her," Jiang Wang said coldly.

"Woo...hahaha..."

The old woman started crying, but then she started laughing.

Her voice was piercing and grating, extremely unpleasant to hear.

"You...you all deserve to die!"

She said viciously, "I curse you with my flesh and blood, my hair, my life, everything I have, I curse you! I'm willing to tread through the hell of knives, to enter the hell of fire, as long as you...suffer the same pain as me!"

Jiang Wang took a step back, not yet making a move, he retreated, out of the room, all the way to the street.

Because he felt a strange and evil power suddenly erupt.

Right before his eyes, the old woman was covered by a layer of black flames and instantly burned to ashes!

Not a single hair was left.