Chapter 99: Down with the Trickster's Scheme

  "Haha! ——" Xue Jing heard the sound of the horse's hooves and laughed, Xue Jing nodded vigorously to himself, turned around and walked back to his original position, continuing: "Mm, mm, mm, it's good that you believe me. However..."

  Shi Jin turned around, his eyes shifting to one side, looking at Li Bai Cao and said: "However, there are still some people who don't quite believe me!" Shi Jin slightly furrowed his brow, his gaze falling on the little head again, very seriously saying: "You say, what should be done to make everyone convinced?"

  That little head saw Shi Jin ask so sincerely, and for a moment he didn't know what to do either. But after all, he was standing on Shi Jin's side, no matter how Shi Jin wanted to deal with the people in the house who didn't believe him, he wouldn't be the first to take it out on him. The little head thought of this and had even more meaning to please Shi Jin, smiling and saying: "Great master, you are wise and intelligent, whatever you say is what we will do, I am at your command at all times."

  "Oh? Brother, you can listen to my orders at any time, that's great. They don't believe me, I just happen to have a way to make them believe me here, come and lend me your waist knife for a use." Shi Jin said, stretching out a pair of big hands in front of him.

  That little head took a glance at Shi Jin wanting to borrow the knife, and suddenly felt relieved in his heart. With a mixture of misfortune and pleasure, he handed over the knife with both hands. Meanwhile, the two small followers behind him hesitated. Because they had neither said yes nor no earlier, and at that time, they didn't even have the right to speak. Now, seeing Shi Jin wanting to use the knife on those who didn't believe in him, their nerves suddenly tensed up, fearing they would become the wronged ghosts under the knife.

  Among them, the sturdy man who had just finished his exercise saw their leader present his waist knife, so he also seized this last opportunity to show his stand, and hurriedly followed suit, presenting his waist knife. This presentation was not to be taken lightly, Shi Jin naturally accepted it, but the remaining short and stout little rascal was frightened in his heart, and hastily took off his knife, holding it up with both hands in front of Shi Jin.

  Shi Jin came over and refused to accept, so he put down his knife one by one on this side, and handed it over to Li Bai Cao and the two young servants who followed him, giving each of them a knife.

  When Li Bai Cao and the two men on either side held their knives in hand, they were all bewildered and didn't know what Shi Jin meant. It wasn't until the three of them sat down across from each other that they finally felt at ease. Looking at it this way, Shi Jin was going to let them settle things among themselves. They thought this to themselves, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

  Just as the three little heads were watching to see what Shi Jin would do next, Shi Jin suddenly shifted his gaze away from Li Bai Cao's body and turned around, looking at the little head and saying: "Hmm, now let's take a look at my Qimen Dunjia technique."

  Shi Jin said, carrying the bucket of water to the center of the hall and placing it steadily on the ground. He slowly began to walk around the bucket, raising his middle and index fingers, muttering to himself. Shi Jin's pace quickened from slow to fast, first circling clockwise three times, then counterclockwise three times. Just as everyone was watching in a daze, Shi Jin arrived at the Qian position, suddenly freezing in place, and shouted loudly "Quickly!”, pointing his middle and index fingers into the bucket of water.

  Everyone's eyes were fixed on the water in the bucket, but after about a moment, there was still no change in the bucket, not even a splash of water. Just as everyone was wondering in their hearts "Is this strange technique over?", Shi Jin suddenly made another move.

  He lifted up the bucket of water with one hand and held it in front of the little boy's face, saying: "Can you see anything?"

  That little head was asked by Shi Jin and felt a bit abrupt, what did he see? What didn't he see? But this question couldn't be answered so directly. The little head was now somewhat embarrassed, and after humming and hawing for half a day, he finally came up with an excuse: "The master's good skill is that the change in the water is not on the surface, but rather in its essence."

  "Good words!" Shi Jin heard this sentence, immediately called good, smiled and said: "The nature of the water has really changed. A person like you is only a small head, it's a waste of talent. Come on, I'll give you three rewards."

  Would a few horses be rewarded? Just as the little head was eagerly waiting to see what Shi Jin would reward him with, he saw Shi Jin pour that bucket of water onto his chest. The little head couldn't refuse, so he had no choice but to accept it.

  "The water in this well has corpse poison, but the water in this bucket has now been detoxified by me using the Qimen Dunjia technique. You guys have been guarding the house with great effort and it's time to quench your thirst." Shi Jin said as he stood aside with his arms crossed, watching them drink the water with big gulps.

  That little head hugged the bucket of water, and once again bowed his head deeply to look at the water in the bucket, which was still crystal clear, but this little head and the two small followers behind him were terrified, and now they looked at it with trepidation, but no longer had the courage to believe in Shi Jin's magic, nor did they have the confidence to drink this painful water to quench their thirst.

  Shi Jin saw their hesitation and urged them further: "Why aren't you drinking? Are you worried that there's poison in it?"

  The little head hung low, not daring to look at Shi Jin's face, but also didn't answer.

  Shi Jin looked at the little head and suddenly drew out the knife from his waist, its snow-white blade resting on the little head's neck. Everyone was startled by this sudden move, but Shi Jin said calmly: "Brother, what are you hesitating for? Big brother is rewarding you, you should be happy, you also said that you would listen to my arrangements at any time. Well, start fulfilling your promise now."

  That little head saw Shi Jin's face change so quickly, it was truly beyond his expectation. At this moment, Shi Jin had a knife placed on his neck, and seeing him still hesitating, he began to slowly move it forward. Frightened, the little head could only wish for good fortune, hoping that Shi Jin was just playing a joke on him, and even more so, hoping that Shi Jin had really used magic to dispel all the poisonous water. So, with his eyes closed, in his heart he silently recited "Amitabha", while lifting up the bucket of water, gurgling and pouring it into his mouth.

  When they had drunk half the wine, Shi Jin saw that little fellow put down the bucket and pant heavily, so he moved his knife closer to his neck by three inches and shouted loudly: "Can't you drink anymore? Do you want me to stab a hole in your belly to let out some water?"

  He was taken aback and immediately picked up the bucket, pouring the remaining half-bucket of water into his stomach with great difficulty.

  Just as his belly was swollen like a ball and he could hardly walk, Shi Jin finally put down the knife, sheathed it, and patted him on the shoulder with a smile, saying: "Good job, being able to hold on is what makes a good man! However, I have to tell you that...I think I forgot to draw a talisman when I was performing the spell, this method probably won't work!"