The Demon Swordsman 2
Ch. 13 - The Sword of the Devil and the Old Bangka
"Who are you?!" Xin Chen was surprised to see suddenly that someone had been standing behind him. The spirit figure with the dark red air only showed his body up to the knees. Like a black shadow fading down to the bottom of the foot.
It was only natural that Xin Chen was out of breath looking at her.
"I'm the spirit in the mask you're wearing" he explained briefly. Not accepting the response he said again, "If your soul has matched this mask then where is the Demonic Human Sword? I didn't see him with you."
"Tu-wait? The Demon Man Sword? It belongs to my father, not mine. And what does this have to do with you?"
"Sad... It turns out that old man's still in use."
"Who do you call old bangka?" Xin Chen was ignored just like that, the spirit turned his gaze to the door.
From his eyes he could clearly see what was happening outside.
Qiu Xi wanted to go inside making sure the items he got were safe, despite being sure this place was safe but there was no harm in checking.
Since the artifacts needed to transact with the Valley of the Gods were inside, he had to make sure the item was still safe or not.
As the door opened Qiu Xi's eyes glared strongly, realizing all the items had vanished unceremoniously, his heart seemed to want to leap out of its sockets. "DAMN! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON? WHERE DID ALL THE TREASURES GO FROM HERE?" it was loud, causing people to panic. Qiu Xi squeezed his hair so frustrated, he regretted his actions earlier.
If the man he decapitated was still alive at least they have a picture of the perpetrator of this theft. Only the characteristics of the little ones he remembered, nothing more.
His father had just entered the interior of the room and it was not wrong to see, all the items had disappeared. He looked at his son with a scornful look. "Find the thief immediately! Otherwise I will be the one to decapitate you all, CEPAAAT!"
The cavalry and the messenger warriors immediately moved from the Silver Pagoda Association.
Qiu Xinzhi's screams were even more terrifying than the roar of a lion.
Elsewhere Xin Chen made it out of the pagoda and was on his way back to the inn. He realized something was going on behind him and sure enough some swordsmen were moving at high speed. Seeking offenders for theft of property of the association.
Xin Chen shuddered in horror, he immediately walked in a hidden place and entered the inn that was indeed not that far away from the Pagoda.
When he entered the room, the first thing that greeted him was the piercing gaze of the Thunder Fox. The demon already knew first why there was such a commotion out there and suspected Xin Chen as the culprit.
"What have you been doing all day?"
The Thunder Fox's sharp gaze did not change, even after Xin Chen had unmasked and revealed his stupid smile. "I'm looking for information, but I didn't meet and I got this mask."
The Lightning Fox slapped her silver eyeballs at the mask, an energy that felt familiar to her. The Lightning Fox did not know clearly why the Mask in Xin Chen's hand had the same aura as the Demonic Human Sword and the Forbidden Book.
"Come in and shut the door."
Xin Chen obeyed the orders of the Lightning Fox, he subconsciously denied that the demon would only waste time. Xin Chen took out his sword which he had been keeping in the space ring along with the other three swords he had obtained from the previous pagoda.
The quality of the three swords was actually not bad but when compared to his own was still inferior in quality. Xin Chen regretted that, perhaps these items would later be sold at a high price.
"Where did you get all this?" The Lightning Fox began to open its voice, "Tell me honestly, where did you go this afternoon?"
"I'm just walking around for a while in this village." It seemed that Xin Chen did not pay much attention to the face of the Lightning Fox who was ready to claw at him at any moment.
Xin Chen shuddered in horror upon hearing that, inevitably Xin Chen said bluntly. He told it from start to finish, surely hesitantly afraid that the fox might stab him. The Lightning Fox would definitely scold him after this.
"The "artifact? So then... The point is, of all the treasures you stole, did they really need those artifacts?"
"That's right, Teacher. Somehow out of all their possessions they're so eyeing this thing." Xin Chen was intending to take out the artifact from the space ring but the Lightning Fox held back his hand.
"We don't know if the artifact is dangerous or not, just in case you don't take it out before you leave the village, okay?"
Xin Chen nodded, "Alright I understand. Um... And another one," Xin Chen said hesitantly.
"One more-!? How many problems have you been doing all day?" The Lightning Fox half-screamed, barely wanting to grab Xin Chen's ear right then and there.
"Hehehe... It's about the Blood Ghost Mask, do you know anything about this?"
"Blood Ghost Mask?"
The Lightning Fox was sure she was not sure she had heard of it, even if it was true she would not remember for sure because she only heard it at a glance. "What's wrong with the mask?"
"I can make my users like a murderous ghost, like my previous master, with the payment of the victim's soul that I have to take afterwards."
The Lightning Fox retreated Xin Chen with lightning speed when unexpectedly a huge evil energy appeared. Clearly he knew better how dangerous the female spirit that was floating in front of him, right in the woman's collarbone was a sealing spell that bound her spiritual soul in a mask.
"You–!"
"The little boy is mine, he will be my master until the end of his life."
"Hey who said I'm your master?" Xin Chen protested, he felt that he did not recognize the spirit at all.
"When you use the power of this mask, you've become my Master. Even if you throw this mask off to the ends of the world, it will appear in front of you."
Xin Chen was at a loss for his own words, he could only gulp down while hoping for the Lightning Fox to provide a way out. Everything happened so fast that Xin Chen could not think clearly.
"Do you intend to kill this child?"
The spirit shook his head slowly. "The mask maker won't allow it."
The Lightning Fox thought for a moment before finally looking back, speaking softly to Xin Chen. "This matter should be discussed slowly, dealing with a murderous spirit seems very dangerous."
"Can you throw him out?" Xin Chen whispered very little. "can't. In another sense, that spirit soul is already bound to you and cannot escape if you cannot control it yet."
Xin Chen's shoulders felt so heavy, he swallowed this bitter reality and recalled the mask merchant's words earlier in regret.
Finally Xin Chen and the Lightning Fox sat down while talking about this further. Especially regarding the origin of this mask-dwelling spirit, there were so many things Xin Chen wanted to ask.
Including the words of the spirit while they were in the treasure warehouse of the Silver Pagoda Association. It seems that this spirit has something to do with his father's heavenly heirloom weapon.
"Let's see, back in the treasure vault you mentioned the Devil-Man Sword and my father and also the person you called the old man. Now can you explain it to me?"