Chapter 153: Red and White Collision Evil

He Liangzhi circulated his Blood Qi, activating the Heart Mirror on his chest. When he saw the wedding procession in the distant red mist, his pupils shrank and his scalp tingled in horror!

Almost simultaneously, the mist to their right grew thicker, turning a ghastly white and chillingly cold.

The white mist churned, and a funeral procession slowly emerged from within.

It was another group of ’people’ with ashen, expressionless faces.

They wore coarse hemp mourning clothes, draped in straw raincoats, and had pointed white mourning caps on their heads.

Their movements were stiff as they tossed paper money into the air. Several of them carried a massive, dark, and dripping wet coffin.

The coffin wasn’t sealed tight. A crack was visible, from which a cold, watery vapor seeped out continuously.

"Water Ghosts?"

Lu Bai’s gaze hardened.

The Hundred Ghosts Record had a section on Water Ghosts as well.

However, ordinary Water Ghosts could not leave the body of water where they resided.

Even more powerful ones couldn’t stray far from a water source.

Only a Fierce Ghost among Water Ghosts could travel away from water, and even appear on a sunny day!

The last page of the Chapter on Water Ghosts noted that the conditions for forming such a ghost were extremely strict. It had to be a youth of profound cultivation whose corpse had sunk into a river, which was how it could manifest a straw raincoat and hat to protect it from the sun.

Just these Water Ghosts carrying the coffin outside had already manifested straw raincoats.

The Water Ghost inside the coffin had likely already reached the level of a Fierce Ghost!

At the rear of the funeral procession, several hunched figures struggled to carry massive paper effigies: a Gold Boy and Jade Girl, and a Gold Mountain and Silver Mountain.

The craftsmanship was crude and the colors gaudy, making them look especially horrifying in the bleak night.

The funeral procession was also deathly silent, with only the sound of a mournful dirge echoing through the desolate mountains.

Two processions, one red and one white, one for a wedding and one for a funeral, appeared from two different directions in the mist at the same time!

"Run!"

He Liangzhi was scared out of his wits. He stood frozen for a long moment before snapping out of it. With a low shout, he yanked on Lu Bai, who was still standing there, and took off in another direction.

He didn’t care about the horses or their luggage anymore.

Lu Bai glanced at the condition of Black Dog and Ah Ming, hesitated for a moment, but still followed He Liangzhi and ran.

He had yet to step into the Innate Realm. Against one Fierce Ghost, he might have a fighting chance.

But two... that was a different story.

Besides, Black Dog was not in good shape.

Ah Ming’s condition was even stranger; it was clearly showing signs of fear.

’What kind of Fierce Ghost could make even Ah Ming afraid?’

"Brother He, were those the Ghost Bride and Water Ghosts just now?"

Lu Bai asked as they ran.

"Yes."

He Liangzhi swallowed hard. "If it were just the Ghost Bride or the Water Ghosts appearing alone, we’d have a sliver of a chance. But what we just saw was a Red and White Collision Evil!"

Lu Bai said, "The Hundred Ghosts Record doesn’t mention that."

"A Red and White Collision Evil means yin and yang are clashing. It’s a sign of extreme misfortune!"

He Liangzhi said, "The conditions for this phenomenon to form are incredibly strict. If you encounter it, your death is certain! Forget us, even a True Master Golden Core would find it hard to survive!"

A chill went through Lu Bai’s heart.

’No wonder Ah Ming was so agitated and restless.’

’It sensed the danger!’

He Liangzhi’s face was grim, and he couldn’t help but curse, "Fuck! It must be that Corpse Refining Sect Cultivator refining a Jiangshi here. He must have set up a Seven Evils Gathering Yin Array, creating an environment thick with Yin Qi. It attracted both Fierce Ghosts at once, and we just happened to stumble into it!"

A thread of doubt rose in Lu Bai’s mind. He asked, "Even with an environment like this, where did these two Fierce Ghosts come from?"

He Liangzhi froze for a moment.

’That’s right. The prerequisite for a Red and White Collision Evil is the existence of both a Water Ghost and a Ghost Bride.’

’When did two such powerful Fierce Ghosts appear within Jing State’s borders without the Evil Extermination Bureau noticing a thing?’

"Wait!"

Lu Bai suddenly stopped He Liangzhi, his brow furrowed as he stared ahead.

He Liangzhi stopped and followed Lu Bai’s gaze. His face went pale with shock, and a chill ran down his spine.

After running for so long, they had somehow ended up back at the entrance of Bai Family Village!

"That’s not right. We weren’t running in this direction."

He Liangzhi’s forehead was beaded with sweat, and his voice trembled.

Even in their panic, it was impossible they would have run back the way they came.

Just then, the shrill wedding music and the sorrowful funeral dirge started up again, growing louder and more urgent.

And this time, they were close by, trapping the two of them in the middle!

"We’re screwed. They’re coming for us."

He Liangzhi’s face was ashen, and his hand went limp.

CLANG! His longsword fell to the ground.

Lu Bai, however, still gripped his Cyan Cloud Sword, his gaze burning with intensity.

After all, he had the Ancient Mirror. No matter how powerful the Red and White Collision Evil was, he wouldn’t surrender without a fight.

"Over there!"

Lu Bai pointed in another direction.

"Don’t waste your energy. We can’t escape."

He Liangzhi suddenly gave a bitter laugh and shook his head. "But it’s not all bad. It’s not like we’ll be truly dead, just... living on in another form."

"What do you mean?"

Lu Bai asked.

He Liangzhi said, "The Ghost Bride and the Water Ghost have targeted us. They want to possess our bodies."

Lu Bai frowned. "But we aren’t corpses. How can they possess us?"

"Kill us, and we’ll be fresh corpses."

He Liangzhi had given up completely. As if a great weight had been lifted, he relaxed, the fear vanishing from his face. He said self-deprecatingly, "Seems we’re pretty high-quality stock. See? The two Fierce Ghosts didn’t pick anyone else."

"How do we break the Red and White Collision Evil?"

Lu Bai asked, "Even if it’s two Fierce Ghosts, they shouldn’t be able to kill a True Master Golden Core, right?"

"The so-called Red and White Collision Evil isn’t just about two Fierce Ghosts. It requires both to appear at the same time in an environment thick with Yin Qi. This forms a terrifying phenomenon where the red and white evils clash."

He Liangzhi said, "You can think of it as a type of Array. The red and white evils collide, targeting people, not the road. No matter where we run, we can’t escape this collision Array."

As he spoke, the two processions drew closer.

The ’people’ in the funeral and wedding processions had originally been expressionless, their gazes vacant.

Now, however, they all turned their heads in uncanny unison, their eyes fixed squarely on Lu Bai and He Liangzhi.

Every ’person’ in the wedding procession wore a festive smile, their mouths stretched nearly from ear to ear!

Every ’person’ in the funeral procession was overcome with sorrow, their faces streaked with tears.

The curtain of the red sedan chair lifted slightly on its own, though there was no wind.

The ’bride’ inside, wearing a phoenix crown and wedding veil, seemed to stir. Beneath her head covering, a glimpse of a fair cheek and bright red lips could be seen.

On the other side, from the crack in the black coffin, a pale, bloated hand with long black fingernails slowly reached out. It rested on the coffin’s edge, dripping with water.

"Brother Lu, see that?"

He Liangzhi said with a bitter smile, "In a moment, the two of us will be dragged into that coffin and that red sedan chair, respectively. The two Fierce Ghosts will take us back to their burial grounds to complete the possession ritual.

"Heh! I wonder which of us goes into the coffin and which into the sedan chair. I feel like the coffin is the better option. Being possessed by the Ghost Bride in the sedan chair just feels... weird..."

Knowing death was certain, He Liangzhi completely let go, rambling on and on.

He knew that if he didn’t speak now, he’d never get another chance.

The next time he appeared, it would no longer be him.