After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 546

Chapter 546: Luo Jin’s Past
Since following Zhouzhou, the evil spirit had proclaimed itself reformed, even if it consumed other spirits, it would return to let Zhouzhou discipline it and remove all its malevolent energy.

Without that malevolent energy, it was entirely clean. However, it couldn’t have anticipated consuming a rotten egg today!

How many misdeeds had this rascal committed to emit such a foul stench!

The evil spirit broke down completely, pounding the body of the Taoist with its fists, but to no avail. It only served as a means of releasing frustration.

Seeing its plight, Zhouzhou sympathetically looked at it, pinched her nose, and took out a purification talisman from her bag for it. Instantly, the foul odor dissipated, and the evil spirit became cheerful again.

“Little Celestial Master, carry on with your business. I won’t disturb you,” it said, flying into the Soul Nourishing Talisman and refusing to come out again.

Spirits these days were becoming increasingly unreliable, not even possessing a fraction of the malevolent energy found in a living person.

What a shame. However, this was enough to demonstrate how many wicked deeds that Taoist had committed over the years.

Zhouzhou hurriedly ran to Luo Jin’s side and looked around. Unfortunately, this formation was constructed using malevolent energy, depicting the inner shadows of people. Solely relying on external force might not be very effective.

Zhouzhou, feeling anxious, suddenly remembered something. She quickly took out a figurine and asked, “Ancestral Master, what’s happening with Brother Fox?”

The Ancestral Master, upon seeing Luo Jin’s condition, was also surprised. After a moment of calculation, he furrowed his brow. “He’s trapped in an Illusion Formation.”

“What should we do then?” Zhouzhou grew even more anxious upon hearing this.

Suddenly, an idea struck her. “Ancestral Master, could you send me into Brother Fox’s Illusion Formation? I’ll bring him out.”

Since breaking through from the outside seemed impossible, why not try from the inside? She was indeed a clever one.

Zhouzhou proudly shook her little head, but the Ancestral Master hesitated, furrowing his brow. “This way, you’ll be in great danger too. There’s a chance you might not make it out.”

“Don’t worry, everything will be fine,” Zhouzhou said fearlessly, waving her hand and smiling as she hugged his leg.

“I still got you, don’t I, Ancestral Master? That wicked Taoist has far fewer skills than you do, and besides, you won’t let anything happen to me, right?”

Ah, she was just waiting for him here. The Ancestral Master glared at her irritably, both amused and irritated.

“Always scheming against this old man,” he said, rolling his eyes. “Alright, alright, hurry and go in. This kid is somewhat off, though.”

With a wave of his hand, he directly sent Zhouzhou into the formation.

This little girl, so crafty. She sure knew how to sweet-talk.

However, there was something off about this kid.

The Ancestral Master looked at Luo Jin, his brow slightly furrowed. At this moment, Zhouzhou also entered Luo Jin’s Illusion Formation.

It was somewhat similar to hers.

Both very impoverished.

The difference was, her family went begging together in an orderly manner, while Luo Jin was alone, suffering from hunger, cold, and beatings.

He appeared younger than he is now, perhaps in his teens. The person hitting him was also dressed in Taoist robes.

As Zhouzhou was about to approach, she suddenly heard the Ancestral Master say, “Don’t be hasty, observe first.”

She obediently stopped and squatted down, pasting an Invisibility Talisman on herself. She even took out a handful of melon seeds from her bag, watching the situation intently.

The old Taoist, despite his long beard, was uncontrollably angry, lashing Luo Jin fiercely with a whip.

“How many times have I warned you? We, as members of the Taoist community, must never harm others. Why won’t you listen?”

Luo Jin shook his head. “Master, it wasn’t me, I didn’t do it.”

“You’re still trying to argue!” The old Taoist grew even more furious upon hearing this.

“Among us, only you know how to switch fate talismans. Only you. If it wasn’t you, then who?”

The nearby junior Taoists nodded along, some even seeming to take pleasure in his misfortune. It was clear that Luo Jin wasn’t well-liked.

After giving him a few more lashes, the old Taoist grew weary and waved his hand. “You may leave. From now on, you’re no longer a member of our Xuanzhen Temple.”

“Master!” Luo Jin panicked, but the old Taoist didn’t give him a chance to explain, directly entering the Xuanzhen Temple and shutting the door behind him.

From dawn till dusk, not a single person came out for Luo Jin.

Two days later, he couldn’t bear it anymore, and the light in his eyes dimmed completely.

After gazing deeply at the place where he grew up, he struggled to his feet and limped down the mountain, a hint of scorn in his eyes.

Zhouzhou had a feeling he was up to something.

Sure enough, after descending the mountain, Luo Jin found a place to tell fortunes and spent all the money he earned.

Zhouzhou frowned as she watched.

Their line of work involved peeking into the secrets of heaven, so every time they earned money, they had to spend some on good deeds to offset it.

Luo Jin couldn’t possibly be unaware of this, but he showed no restraint when it came to fortune-telling, completely disregarding his own health.

So, even though he helped people, he never gained any merit. In fact, it was even depleted, as he also helped bad people with his fortune-telling.

As if deliberately seeking revenge, since they accused him of doing it, he went ahead and did it.

Watching him like this, Zhouzhou felt stifled, unable to even crack open the melon seeds in her hand.

She followed him until one day, after helping a bad person, he drank himself into a stupor.

In the end, perhaps unable to resist the struggle of his conscience, or perhaps just in time, he managed to save the person the bad guy was targeting.

Seeing this, Zhouzhou finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She knew Brother Fox wasn’t a big villain.

Soon after, several familiar figures appeared.

They were the black-clothed people she had seen at the police station, elders from the Mystery Sect Law Enforcement Hall.

They took Luo Jin away directly and imprisoned him. Later, Wen Jing discovered his talent and brought him to the Fourth Bureau.

But every time he went on a mission, the people from the Law Enforcement Hall would interrogate him to prevent him from repeating his past mistakes.

Time passed quickly in the Illusion Formation, like watching television, except the protagonist was Luo Jin, making it difficult for Zhouzhou to remain as detached as a bystander.

Seeing him numbly endure interrogation after every mission, as well as occasional suspicion, Zhouzhou felt a dull ache in her heart.

She was young, but not naive.

She knew the principle of trust but verify.

Since they had already taken Brother Fox to the Fourth Bureau, why couldn’t they trust him?

Seeing Luo Jin go from resisting the interrogations at first to becoming numb, Zhouzhou finally couldn’t bear it any longer. She tore off the Invisibility Talisman and ran over.

She hugged Luo Jin, looking at the people across from her and said, “That’s enough. Brother Fox just finished his mission, he should rest.”

Seeing the sudden appearance of the little chubby girl, everyone was startled.

Luo Jin also looked at Zhouzhou in astonishment.

Zhouzhou looked at him and held his hand, comforting him, “Brother Fox, don’t be afraid. I’ll protect you.”

“Who are you?” Luo Jin asked in a flat tone.

Zhouzhou was stunned, realizing this was Luo Jin’s past, and he didn’t recognize her yet.

Her eyes flickered as she said, with her hands on her chubby waist, “I’m your sister, Brother Fox, don’t you remember? Our dad’s name is Ye Lingfeng!”

Luo Jin, suddenly awakening, remained silent.