# Episode 4 The Secret of Scale Light After the black shadow disappeared, Huang Qiang's situation temporarily stabilized. Huang Xiaohua's Tiangang Seal barely suppressed the spread of the curse, but those weird patterns were still entangled around his neck, like a poisonous snake that might strike again at any time. "We must find the source of the curse." The Taoist priest said, stroking his beard, and his whisk had returned to its normal appearance. "The curse of three generations is not trivial. Suppressing it by external force alone is not a long-term solution." I nodded and glanced at everyone in the room. Sisters Mang Tianhua and Mang Tianfeng stood by the window, and there seemed to be tiny scales flickering around the edges of their figures in the backlight; Chen Shi was immersed in working quickly on his high-tech equipment; Zhang Yulong was vigilantly guarding the door, with his mahogany sword never sheathed; Huang Xiaohua took care of the comatose Huang Qiang, and the Tiangang Seal never left his forehead. "We need to split up." I made a decision, "Chen Shi, look up Huang Qiang's family history, especially the clues about the 'Three Worlds'; Senior Zhengyi, please study the specific composition of this curse; Xiaohua and Tianfeng, you are responsible for guarding against the black shadow from coming again; Xiaohua continues to take care of Huang Qiang; Yulong and I go to find the female ghost in white - since her mother can come to the door, it means that her soul has not completely dissipated." "Wait." Mang Tianfeng suddenly spoke, the demon-slaying sword trembling slightly in her hand, "Ren Shan, before we act, we need to talk about your canopy ruler." The atmosphere in the room suddenly became subtle. Mang Tianhua gently pulled her sister's sleeve, but Mang Tianfeng remained unmoved, looking straight at me with those vertical pupils unique to the snake tribe. "Is there any problem?" I held the canopy ruler tightly and felt the temperature coming from it. Ever since the black shadow appeared, the ruler had become different, as if it had a life of its own. "The problem is huge." Mang Tianfeng's voice cooled down, "The Canopy Ruler is an ancient magic weapon, and it stands to reason that it cannot be driven by mortals. And you just saw its reaction to that black shadow - that thing said, 'The Canopy Ruler should not be in your hands.' Ren Shan, who are you?" This question was like a stone thrown into the calm lake. Everyone stopped what they were doing and focused on me. Yeah, who am I? A common psychic? Or... Is there more to me than that? "I don't know." I answered honestly, "Master passed the Canopy Ruler to me before he died. He only said that it was destined for me. As for more..." My words were interrupted by a rapid siren. On Chen Shi's tablet, a red light spot was flashing crazily. "No!" He exclaimed, "There is a powerful Yin Qi approaching! It is more than ten times stronger than the black shadow just now!" Almost at the same moment, the temperature in the room dropped sharply, and thick ice crystals condensed on the windows. The curse pattern on Huang Qiang's neck suddenly lit up with blood-red light, and he opened his eyes suddenly - but those were no longer his eyes, but the eyes of a woman full of resentment! "You... Are all going to die..." A female ghost voice came out of Huang Qiang's mouth, "Cheating... Betrayal... Three lives... Is not enough..." Mang Tianfeng reacted first and pointed the demon-slaying sword directly at Huang Qiang's throat: "Get out! Otherwise I will kill the host as well!" "Sister! Don't be impulsive!" Mang Tianhua hurriedly blocked Huang Qiang with a yin-yang mirror. What was reflected in the mirror was not Huang Qiang's face, but a woman in white with blood and tears on her face. "She is controlled by a more powerful force!" I raised the canopy ruler, and the runes on the ruler once again lit up with golden light. But this time, the golden light was mixed with traces of blood, as if echoing the curse pattern on Huang Qiang's neck. "Everyone, be careful!" The Taoist priest said, "This is not an ordinary resentful spirit, it is..." He could not finish his words. Huang Qiang—or rather, the thing attached to him—suddenly let out a deafening scream, and the sound wave overturned us all like a substance! Chen Shi's high-tech equipment crackled and emitted sparks; Zhang Yulong's mahogany sword almost fell off; even Mang Tianfeng was knocked back several steps, and the scales on the demon-slaying sword dimmed for a moment. The only one who wasn't affected was me. The canopy ruler formed a golden shield in my hand, isolating the sound waves. What's even more strange is that I can actually understand the words in the scream - it is not in any modern language, but it is inexplicably familiar, as if I should understand it. "Canopy... Traitor... Repay..." Black Shadow's words echoed in my mind: The canopy ruler should not be in your hands... There is no time to think about it. Huang Qiang - now should be said to be the possessed being - has broken free from Huang Xiaohua's control and floated into the air. His limbs were twisted at impossible angles, and the cursed pattern on his neck spread throughout his body like a living thing, forming complex patterns on his skin. "Formation!" I shouted and pointed the canopy ruler forward. The team members immediately took up their positions: the Mang sisters were separated on the left and right, with the demon-slaying sword and the Yin-Yang Mirror forming an integrated offensive and defensive system; the Taoist priest Zheng waved his fly whisk, drawing golden spells in the air; Zhang Yulong's peach wood sword flashed with thunder, ready to attack at any time; although Chen Shi's equipment was damaged, he still took out a few small metal balls from his bag and threw them around; Huang Xiaohua retreated to a safe distance, and the Tiangang Seal was ready to treat the wounded at any time. "Last warning!" I raised the canopy ruler high, "leave the host, otherwise don't blame us for being rude!" The possessed Huang Qiang let out a creepy laugh: "A mere mortal... Is also worthy of using the canopy ruler?" Its - or her - voice suddenly turned into a multiple mixture, "Today I will let you see... The real... Three generations of resentment..." The floor of the room suddenly cracked, and countless black arms stretched out from the cracks, grabbing our ankles. At the same time, black liquid began to drip from the ceiling, and each drop would corrode a hole with white smoke on the ground. "Be careful! It's soul-corrupting black water!" The Taoist priest swept away the black water dripping at us, "Don't touch it!" Mang Tianfeng snorted coldly, all the scales on the demon-slaying sword stood up, and the sword instantly extended several times, like a cyan lightning striking at the possessed Huang Qiang. But the sword edge suddenly stopped when it was still one foot away from the target, as if it had hit an invisible wall. "It's useless..." The possessor smiled ferociously, "This body... Is a container... Hurting me... Is equivalent to killing him..." There was a trace of hesitation in Mang Tianfeng's eyes. This was the opportunity that the other party was waiting for. Huang Qiang—no, it should be said that he was possessed now—suddenly opened his mouth, and a black light shot straight into Mang Tianfeng's chest! "Sister!" Mang Tianhua screamed, and the Yin-Yang Mirror instantly moved in front of Mang Tianfeng. The black light hit the mirror and bounced back, grazing the possessed person's shoulder. Black smoke immediately erupted from the hit area, and the possessed person let out a cry of pain. "The Yin-Yang Mirror can rebound attacks!" I immediately realized, "Smallpox, cover us! Others, prepare..." My instructions were interrupted by a sudden shock. The whole house was shaking, cracks appeared in the walls, as if something huge was emerging from the ground. The small metal balls thrown by Chen Shi suddenly lit up with blue light, forming a hemispherical protective shield to temporarily protect us. "My quantum shield won't last long!" Chen Shi shouted, "We must fight quickly!" I looked at the canopy ruler, and the runes were flashing crazily, seeming to urge me to do something. A vague thought formed in my mind - if the Canopy Ruler really chose me, then maybe... "Cover me!" I shouted to the team, then closed my eyes and focused all my attention on the Canopy Ruler. Oddly enough, when I did this, the noise from the outside world suddenly faded away, replaced by a strange tranquility. In this silence, I seemed to hear a voice - no, multiple voices whispering, the latest of which sounded like my late master... "Remember, the Canopy Ruler is not a weapon, but a key..." A key? What key? I thought confusedly, but there was no time to think about it. Outside the protective shield, the possessed person is accumulating more powerful power, and the black energy ball continues to expand in its hands. "Sister Ren! Hurry!" Zhang Yulong's voice brought me back to reality from my trance. I took a deep breath and made a bold decision. Instead of trying to attack with the canopy ruler, he gently tapped it on Chen Shi's protective shield. A miracle happened. The runes on the canopy ruler separated from the ruler like running water and spread along the inner wall of the protective shield, covering the entire hemisphere in the blink of an eye. These runes shone with dazzling golden light, intertwined with the blue light of Chen Shi's high-tech equipment, forming an unprecedented energy field. "This is..." Zheng Taoist priest opened his eyes wide in surprise, "The fusion of talismans and technology?!" Before we could react, the fused energy field suddenly shrank inward and condensed into a line of light as thin as hair, accurately shooting at the possessed Huang Qiang's existence - no, not at it, but at the curse pattern on its neck! "Ah—!" The possessed person let out a heart-rending scream and grabbed his neck with both hands. Those cursed patterns seemed to be burned under the golden light, and began to distort and fade. "It works!" Huang Xiaohua shouted in surprise, "Continue!" I gritted my teeth and poured more spiritual power into the canopy ruler. The body of the ruler became hotter and hotter, almost burning my palms. But I couldn't stop because I could feel it - we were getting closer to the truth. In the golden light, the curse pattern gradually revealed its true identity: it was not a simple spell, but a miniature picture scroll depicting three different scenes - exactly what the female ghost's mother called the "three lives"! The first picture: In a Qing Dynasty mansion, a man who looked exactly like Huang Qiang watched the woman in white hang herself coldly; The second picture: In a modern office, the female boss turned away indifferently, followed by the employee who cut her wrists and committed suicide; The third picture: On the ancient battlefield, the general pierced the heart of the woman in white with a dagger... "So..." Mang Tianfeng said suddenly, and the scales on the demon-slaying sword all turned to gold, "This is not a simple reincarnation, but..." She could not finish her words. The possessed person suddenly burst out into a burst of crazy laughter, and his whole body swelled up like air! "Be careful! It's going to explode!" The Taoist priest warned sternly. At the critical moment, Mang Tianfeng made a move that shocked everyone - she inserted the demon-slaying sword into the ground, quickly formed seals with her hands, and uttered an ancient and obscure spell in her mouth. As the spell continued, the scale pattern on her skin became more and more obvious, and finally a layer of fine cyan scales actually appeared! What's even more shocking is that two small bumps slowly bulged on her forehead, and then with a "pop" sound, two crystal clear dragon horns broke out of the skin! "Sister! No!" Nang Xiaopo shouted in horror, "Your seal..." But it was already too late. The fully dragon-transformed Nang Tianfeng let out a dragon roar that resounded through the sky, shaking the air in the entire room. She waved her hands, and a cyan light curtain completely enveloped the possessed person who was about to self-destruct. "Ren Shan! Now!" She turned around and shouted to me, her eyes shining with determination. I did not hesitate, pointed the canopy ruler at the possessed person in the cyan light screen, and thrust out with all my strength - the moment the canopy ruler came into contact with the cyan light screen, time seemed to stand still. Then there was a blinding white light and a deafening explosion. When the light dissipated, we saw Huang Qiang lying on the ground safe and sound, and the curse pattern on his neck had disappeared. The room was in a mess, but at least the crisis was over. Everyone - except Huang Qiang who was unconscious - looked at the figure in the center of the room: Mang Tianfeng was kneeling there, her dragon horns and scales were slowly fading away, but the demon-slaying sword in her hand had been broken into two pieces. What is even more shocking is the canopy ruler in my hand - it is no longer a single metallic color, but has turned into a green and gold color, with a lifelike dragon pattern on the ruler! "What on earth is this..." Zhang Yulong was stunned.
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