Feng Wu shook her head, pondered for a moment, and replied, "I'm not clear about his affairs, but I know he's very powerful, so you don't need to worry about him."
"Feng Wu, aren't you one of his people? How can you not be clear?" Liu Yilin asked, puzzled.
"I came to kill him, but I failed, so now I've become someone to protect you." After Feng Wu said this, she vanished. Liu Yilin didn't know how she disappeared.
"Is this guy that powerful?" Liu Yilin muttered, looking somewhat unconvinced.
At this moment, Fan Qiu stood beside Seven-Eyed Buddha and asked, "Seven-Eyed Buddha, are you really sure that Ning Beichen will come?"
"He absolutely will. No one can resist my curse." Seven-Eyed Buddha said with full confidence.
"I'll go arrange for people to ambush him." Fan Qiu nodded, saying with some excitement. She naturally believed Seven-Eyed Buddha's words and had witnessed how potent his curse could be.
"For someone who has fallen under my curse, an ambush is unnecessary. I only need to give him an order, and he will obey, even if I order him to die, he won't resist in the slightest," Seven-Eyed Buddha said arrogantly.
"Seven-Eyed Buddha, I naturally don't doubt your abilities, but... I like to leave myself an extra way out when I do things. I don't think you'd mind." Fan Qiu said.
"As you wish." Seven-Eyed Buddha appeared indifferent, considering Fan Qiu's actions to be superfluous. He had secretly observed that Ning Beichen was just an ordinary person, and had already fallen under his curse. Even if he wasn't ordinary, there would be no possibility of a comeback.
Fan Qiu didn't heed Seven-Eyed Buddha's words and went to arrange her own personnel. For her, whether it was Seven-Eyed Buddha or anyone else, even her own family, she trusted no one but herself. If a woman lacked capability, could she still rise to become the head of a wealthy family? That would be a joke! She would have been devoured long ago, leaving no bones behind.
Not long after, Ning Beichen indeed returned as Seven-Eyed Buddha had predicted, his expression somewhat dazed, as if lost in thought. Seeing Ning Beichen's expression, Seven-Eyed Buddha revealed a triumphant smile and said to Fan Qiu beside him, "Fan Qiu, I told you, no one in this world can escape my curse. The person is here now. Ask whatever you want. I guarantee he will answer your questions truthfully."
"As expected of Seven-Eyed Buddha, Fan Qiu is impressed." Fan Qiu said to Seven-Eyed Buddha.
"A mere trifle, not worth mentioning. Ask him whatever you wish. After you're done, I still need to kill him. Dealing with the corpse will be up to you then." Seven-Eyed Buddha said dismissively.
"No problem." Fan Qiu said excitedly.
"Ning Beichen, tell me, do you know the whereabouts of the Nine Palaces Scroll?" Fan Qiu walked up to Ning Beichen, but she maintained a certain degree of caution, keeping about two meters away, with guards protecting her.
"I do." Ning Beichen replied, still with that idiotic look, his eyes vacant.
"That's great! Tell me, in whose hands is the Nine Palaces Scroll?" Fan Qiu became agitated.
"In your hands." Ning Beichen answered.
"No, no, no, I'm not asking about the Nine Palaces Scroll in my hands. I'm asking about the other Nine Palaces Scrolls, in whose hands are they?" Fan Qiu quickly said, thinking Ning Beichen had misunderstood her.
"The others are with King Yama. You can go ask him for them." Ning Beichen suddenly grinned at her. At this moment, he showed no trace of his dazed demeanor.
"You... you weren't cursed by Seven-Eyed Buddha!" Fan Qiu was stunned at first, then seeing Ning Beichen's playful expression, her pupils contracted. She took half a step back and said.
"You're much smarter than that fool Seven-Eyed Buddha." Ning Beichen said in a tone of "I'm not pretending anymore, I'm coming clean."
"Seize him." Fan Qiu was also a ruthless woman and immediately gave the order. The several subordinates protecting her lunged at Ning Beichen. But these experts, in Fan Qiu's eyes, were like helpless lambs before Ning Beichen. In just a few moves, Ning Beichen had them all subdued. However, Fan Qiu was a clever woman and fled early when she saw the situation turn unfavorable.
Seven-Eyed Buddha didn't run. Seeing Ning Beichen approaching him, he appeared somewhat flustered. He grabbed a straw effigy from the altar and a long nail, pierced it into the effigy's body, and chanted incantations, seemingly casting some sort of curse on Ning Beichen. Ning Beichen didn't bother him, crossing his arms, he "quietly" watched him perform.
Bean-sized beads of sweat dripped from Seven-Eyed Buddha's forehead as he discovered that no matter how he used his curse, Ning Beichen remained completely unaffected.
"Impossible! Impossible! Why doesn't my curse work on you?" Seven-Eyed Buddha asked incredulously.
"Do you know where the origin of curse magic lies?" Ning Beichen asked, arms crossed. Before Seven-Eyed Buddha could reply, Ning Beichen provided the answer.
"It's the Eastern ancient kingdoms."
"And do you know what curse magic is called in the Eastern ancient kingdoms?" Still without waiting for Seven-Eyed Buddha's response, Ning Beichen said to him word by word.
"It's—heretical—and—evil—ways!"
"What does that mean?" Seven-Eyed Buddha looked at Ning Beichen, clearly unable to process it, not understanding what Ning Beichen was trying to tell him.
"It's very simple. It means you're not fit for public display. In the past, people like you who practiced heretical and evil ways would be executed by all!" Ning Beichen said to him with a cold smile.
"Ning Beichen, don't think you've won just because the curse can't affect you." Seven-Eyed Buddha gave up on casting spells on Ning Beichen and yelled at him hysterically.
"You're mistaken. I have definitely won, and I can do whatever I please." Ning Beichen wasn't in a hurry at all. There was plenty of time, and no one could escape, because his subordinates had already blocked all the exits of the villa, making it impossible for anyone to flee. He, Ning Beichen, had shown his true colors, and they shouldn't have treated him like a sick cat, letting everyone trample on him.
"Then I'll see just how capable you are." Seven-Eyed Buddha grabbed a real sword from the altar, then knocked over the altar and lunged at Ning Beichen with the sword. However, it must be said that this Seven-Eyed Buddha actually knew swordsmanship, not just some showy display.