Chapter 22 Sealing Gudiao (1/2)

“Is that so?…” I lowered my head and muttered.

“What’s wrong?”

I gathered my courage and asked, “That Gudiao, did it break through your seal and run away in the past?”

Wen Jiubo’s expression changed a little. He looked at me. “How did you know?”

“No, I just…”

Instead of questioning me any further, Wen Jiubo nodded and replied, “Yes, it did.”

“Huh? Really?” I asked, unsure of myself.

“It was about 50 years ago,” Wen Jiubo said. “The Gudiao once broke through my seal. Back then it attacked a village and ate a third of its population. However, the villagers thought the murderer was a female ghost who had been lingering in the village for a long time. They asked me to exorcize the ghost. At first, I didn’t think too much about it, I believed their words and captured the ghost.”

My heart suddenly sank and I probed further, “And then?”

“Later on I found out that it had nothing to do with the female ghost. The Gudiao was so powerful that it broke my seal and looked for food in the village.” Wen Jiubo smiled slightly and said, “I sealed the monster again and sent the ghost to its rightful place.”

“Is this the whole story?” I couldn’t help but ask.

“Yes, it is.” Wen Jiubo frowned. “Of course this is the whole story, what else did you expect?”

“No, this isn’t what I mean.” I felt guilty as I shook my head. “Ah, I just want to know… do you remember the name of that female ghost?”

“No, I don’t. How can I remember her name after such a long time? Besides, I only met her once. Maybe she didn’t have a name.” Wen Jiubo looked at me strangely. “Why do you ask?”

“Urm, nothing! It’s nothing! I am just curious,” I hurriedly changed the topic in case he asked more questions. “The Gudiao seems like an extremely powerful creature, how did you manage?”

“Yes, it’s a tough task to seal it. I can only do it for a limited period of time, but… ” Wen Jiubo suddenly turned his head back to look at me and grinned. “But this time is different because I have you by my side.”

I didn’t think Wen Jiubo would still say some lover’s nonsense at this moment, but my face still flushed uncontrollably.

“What? I know nothing, I’m just a bystander.” I stepped back, trying to escape. “Don’t ask me to do anything.”

“No, don’t be so cold.” Wen Jiubo approached me with a smile. “Your power is far stronger than you think. You know, saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda. You’ll save lives if you help me.”

I clearly knew that this was just an excuse, but I was still persuaded by him. I nodded while in distress, as if I was waiting for my turn on the chopping block.

“Okay… what do you want from me?”

“Did you bring the fan with you?” Wen Jiubo asked.

I nodded hesitantly.

“Take it out and unfold it.”

“Oh, oh!” I took the fan from the backpack and clumsily held it in my hand. “Umm, like this?”

Wen Jiubo looked at me helplessly as if I was mentally handicapped. “It’s reversed.”

“Oh, oh, like this?” I turned it around.