Bloody Calamity - Begging the High Immortal for Fulfillment Part 2

Yin Yan slowly leaned back against the seat, looked at his apprehensive and questioning eyes, his Adam's apple bobbed, and he said, "...It's nothing. That's Baleful Qi. Red means that Wu Xuan will have a Bloody Calamity soon."

"A Bloody Calamity?"

Yu Zhen was shocked and quickly said, "Then we should hurry and notify Wu Xuan, tell him to be care—"

"You must not!"

Yin Yan suddenly gripped his shoulders, looking at him with what could be described as severity, and said, "The fate of mortals cannot be rashly altered. There is no Karma between you and Wu Xuan, you cannot go!"

An invisible pressure spread within the car. Yu Zhen's mind went blank, and his body instinctively recoiled, forcefully shaking off Yin Yan's hands.

Thud.

Due to the excessive force, Yin Yan's hand hit the seat with inertia, making a dull sound.

The invisible pressure in the car quietly dissipated. Yu Zhen came back to his senses, glanced at his own hand, then at Yin Yan who seemed stunned by his action. He quickly sat up straight, grabbed his hand, and explained while rubbing it, "I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose. I don't know what came over me... Does it hurt? I'm sorry."

"You don't have to say sorry. I was the one who scared you."

Yin Yan suppressed his emotions, pulled his hand back from his grasp, sat back properly, and restarted the car. He softened his voice and instructed again, "Dealing with ghosts is to save trapped souls and people who are about to be harmed. That is Merit. But casually meddling in the fate of mortals is an attempt to change the Heavenly Dao's arrangement, which is taboo. The Heavenly Dao maintains balance. For every disaster you help someone avoid, the Heavenly Dao will eventually return that disaster to you. So you must not act rashly."

"Heaven's secrets must not be revealed, let alone be arbitrarily reversed. Yu Zhen, you already have one foot in hell and have not yet entered the Dao. You must be especially careful about this."

Listening to his explanation, Yu Zhen looked at his empty hand, and a deep, complex emotion suddenly rose in his heart, so complex that he couldn't speak.

'Why?'

This question seemed to emerge from the depths of his heart, but what he was asking, he wasn't sure.

No one spoke again as the car drove silently to the hospital where the injured worker was staying.

The two bought some gifts and walked towards the inpatient department. Just as Yu Zhen couldn't stand the silent atmosphere anymore and was about to say something, Yin Yan suddenly stopped and turned his head, saying, "Come out."

Yu Zhen quickly turned his head as well and saw a black shadow suddenly appear, run in front of them, and prostrate itself in a posture of pleading and submission.

The black cat let out a meow, and at the same time, a rather stiff human voice sounded in his mind.

[Begging the High Immortal for fulfillment.]

Yu Zhen turned to look at the black cat and cleaned his ear.

Was he imagining things? He thought he had just heard a cat speak human words.

Yin Yan waved his hand gently, and the surrounding scenery suddenly faded rapidly until it became a pure white expanse. The passing pedestrians all disappeared, leaving only the three of them—two humans and one cat—in the pure white world.

"The Spiritual Qi in this world is thin. For you to gain intelligence is already a blessing from the Heavenly Dao. Although you have now lost your body, your cultivation is complete. Once the Yin Miasma on you is resolved, you can truly enter the Dao. Are you really going to give up these hundred years of hard work?"

Yin Yan asked.

The black cat looked up at him and meowed again, its voice sorrowful.

[If I hadn't met that child, I would have long since died at the hands of humans. After ten years of companionship, how can I let go of this bond? I ask for nothing else, only to be able to protect her as she grows up. I beg the High Immortal to grant my wish.]

"Sixteen is considered an adult for humans. Bu Lian has already grown up."

[Begging the High Immortal for fulfillment.]

The black cat remained prostrated, refusing to get up. Yu Zhen couldn't bear to watch and moved closer to Yin Yan, asking in a low voice, "What does it want you to grant?"

"To retain its memories and re-enter the cycle of reincarnation to continue staying by Bu Lian's side," Yin Yan replied, then looked at the black cat to confirm again, "Have you really thought this through? Once your cultivation is destroyed, you can never enter the Dao again. Are you really willing to part with it?"

[Begging the High Immortal for fulfillment.]

The black cat repeated the same words, its attitude extremely firm.

Yin Yan stopped asking it and turned to Yu Zhen instead, saying, "What can you see on it?"

Yu Zhen was taken aback by the question. He turned his head to glance at the black cat and replied, "Just an ordinary cat... its eyes are red, and there's some black energy coming off it."

"That is Yin Miasma, its resentment towards the humans who harmed it. Whether it's to enter the Dao or to be reincarnated, this Yin Miasma must first be resolved. And the only thing that can resolve Yin Miasma is Merit," Yin Yan explained. "So, whether to help it or not, you decide."

The black cat was stunned to hear this. It immediately prostrated itself before Yu Zhen again and let out another pleading meow.

Yu Zhen hadn't expected the matter to end up in his hands. He tightened his fingers, which were never quite warm even with Yin Yan by his side. He hesitated for less than three seconds before stepping forward and crouching in front of the black cat. The Golden Light of Merit emerged from his body.

As the golden light spread, the black energy on the cat quickly faded and dispersed. The red in its eyes disappeared, and its fur seemed to become much fluffier and smoother.

After the Yin Miasma vanished, Xu Wu suddenly appeared and patted the black cat. The black cat flicked its tail, meowed at Yu Zhen, and a white light emerged from its body as its figure gradually faded away.

[Thank you.]

Yu Zhen stood up and sighed softly. Then, a strange phenomenon occurred. A few strands of golden light suddenly drifted over from the end of the pure white space and entered his body, quickly warming his cold limbs.

He couldn't help but let out a comfortable moan. When the feeling subsided, he squeezed his now-warm hands, turned back to look at Yin Yan, and asked, "What was that?"

"Merit from saving a life. If it had failed to reincarnate, this Cat Demon would have chosen to harm people out of excessive resentment, ultimately leading to the scattering of its soul. You were its only chance of survival. Fortunately, it seized it."

Yin Yan replied. With a wave of his hand, the whiteness disappeared, and the surrounding scenery returned to normal. People came and went around them, completely unaware of their previous abnormality. "Let's go. It's time to see the worker."

'The only chance of survival? Then all those questions just now...'

Yu Zhen was puzzled. Seeing that Yin Yan had started walking away with his long strides after speaking, he quickly collected his thoughts and hurried to catch up.

There were a total of three injured workers, all of whom had been injured from falling from a height when the scaffolding had problems.

One of them had a bone fracture, and the other two were bruised by the bricks and materials under the scaffolding. They were in different hospital rooms. Yin Yan first took Yu Zhen to the room of the worker with the fracture.

The worker was very surprised and reserved about their visit.

It was just a fracture; he hadn't expected the big boss's son to personally come to express his sympathies. He was a simple man with no experience dealing with the sons of wealthy families, and his Mandarin wasn't standard, so he even stuttered a little when he spoke.

Yu Zhen thought Yin Yan would ask the worker some questions, but he didn't. He was really just there to visit. He gave them some fruits and nutritional supplements, asked the doctor about the situation, and then offered a few words of advice before taking his leave.

They went through three hospital rooms like this, delivering all the gifts. Then, Yin Yan took Yu Zhen out of the hospital and drove back to the apartment.

"Aren't you going to ask?" Yu Zhen couldn't help but ask after getting in the car.

"Ask what?"

"Ask about the situation when the workers had their accidents, like if the construction site is really haunted or something."

"No need to ask." Yin Yan turned the steering wheel, merging with the flow of traffic, and asked in return, "Did you see any Yin Soul Aura on those workers?"

Yin Soul Aura? That black energy?

Yu Zhen honestly shook his head, "No."

"So it wasn't ghosts causing trouble, it's some other problem," Yin Yan explained. He caught sight of something out of the corner of his eye, turned the steering wheel, and suddenly pulled out of the traffic, parking the car in front of a large chain supermarket on the side of the road.

Yu Zhen: "Huh???"

"I'm hungry." Yin Yan unbuckled his seatbelt with a calm face, perfectly justified. "I want to eat your cooking."

Yu Zhen: "..."

The roast duck for lunch had been a whole ordeal, and Yu Zhen was actually a bit hungry too, so he obediently followed Yin Yan into the supermarket.

Carrying a large pile of groceries back to the apartment, Yu Zhen was about to head to the kitchen when Yin Yan beat him to it, saying, "I'll cook for you."

'Are all Cultivators this fickle?'

Yu Zhen silently glanced at him. Happy to have a meal without having to work for it, he agreed and was about to go check on the Revolving Vessel, but Yin Yan poked his head out again and said, "Help bring the groceries in, thanks."

"..."

After placing the groceries on the counter, Yu Zhen was once again about to slip out, but Yin Yan spoke again, "Apron."

Yu Zhen turned his head to look at him.

Yin Yan shook his hands, which had gotten oily from arranging the cooked food.

The one who feeds you is the greatest boss of all.

Yu Zhen took down the plaid apron and walked over to Yin Yan. Yin Yan cooperatively opened his arms and lowered his head.

After the neck loop was on, Yin Yan turned around, indicating for Yu Zhen to tie the straps behind his back.

Yu Zhen reached out, pulling the dangling straps in a motion that was like an embrace from behind. He pulled his hands back, tied a big bow for him, and then immediately said, "It's on. You cook, I'm going to check on the Revolving Vessel. Thanks for your hard work."

With that, he decisively retreated and quickly left the kitchen.

Yin Yan turned his head to look at the kitchen doorway. With a flick of his hand, the oil on it evaporated like smoke. Then he reached behind him, plucked a strand of hair from his sweater, conjured a small embroidered brocade pouch, and carefully placed it inside.