Chapter 480: Revised: Chapter 480 Instigation

Customers in the store heard Bai Jie’s words and couldn’t help but fill in the blanks for Zhang Dadan, making more of a fuss.

Zhang Dadan glared at Bai Jie, whispering, “Big sister, I’m here to set up the array, can you keep it down a bit?”

Setting up the array? Only then did Bai Jie remember that Zhang Dadan had bought eight Jade Buddha Cards in the morning, seemingly to subdue those evil spirits.

Could it be that he’s going out tonight to arrange these eight Jade Buddha Cards into an array? Bai Jie glanced at Zhang Dadan with a hint of embarrassment and whispered, “I was wrong, okay?”

Seeing Bai Jie and Zhang Dadan whispering to each other, the customers in the store became even more convinced they were a couple, feeling a bit envious, with someone even whistling and causing a ruckus.

Rather than angering Bai Jie, the teasing actually made her somewhat excited and a little proud, feeling as if Zhang Dadan really belonged to her.

“Zhang Dadan, I apologized to you, so take me along!” Bai Jie pleaded almost coquettishly.

Her out-of-character behavior puzzled Zhou Yong even more, making him look her up and down.

“Dadan, is she also possessed?” Zhou Yong stepped closer to Zhang Dadan and whispered.

Zhang Dadan, though a rough man, was sometimes very sensitive, and he had long suspected Bai Jie had feelings for him.

But because of Li Yuejia, he had always dared not cross the line of friendship, so he had intentionally distanced himself from Bai Jie recently, and Bai Jie had also kept a polite distance, not showing too much enthusiasm.

However, in recent days, Bai Jie, seemingly on a whim, had first cornered him against the wall, and then clung to him, coming to Stone Town.

He was troubled by the haunted events in Stone Town and did not pay much attention to Bai Jie’s unusual actions, but since even Zhou Yong noticed, he had to take it seriously.

Zhang Dadan exaggeratedly said in confusion, “Bai Jie, are you unwell? Or have you rejuvenated? You’re giving me goosebumps!”

“Cut the nonsense! Are you taking me or not? Just one word…” Bai Jie, seeing him tangled up on her change, hurriedly threatened.

The bystanders in the store, hearing that Zhang Dadan was going out, and Bai Jie insisting on following, made even more noise.

To prevent Bai Jie from accidentally letting it slip, Zhang Dadan had no choice but to suppress the matter temporarily and compromised with Bai Jie.

“Alright! You can come, but you have to listen to everything I say!” Zhang Dadan glared at her, laying down his terms.

Bai Jie, still haunted by the events of the previous night, naturally wouldn’t interfere with Zhang Dadan. Her reason for insisting on going was simple: to prevent Lin Wan from stealing her man.

After the three of them agreed to Zhang Dadan’s terms, he went back to the counter to retrieve the travel bag with the spade inside.

Seeing Zhang Dadan with a bag, leading Zhou Yong and the others out, the customers who were still snacking in the store couldn’t help but tease, “Boss Zhou, why are you following them on their romantic moonlit stroll?”

“Exactly! Boss Zhou, if you follow them, won’t you ruin their date as a third wheel?”

Zhou Yong glanced at them and boasted, “Why can’t I join in on a romantic moonlit stroll?”

The teasing customers, all regulars, had gotten quite close to Zhou Yong and were not offended by his cursing and swearing.

Leading the pack, Zhang Dadan, worried about what people might think, also joined in the joke, trying to keep up appearances:

“Did you see that? This third wheel is shameless! I’m taking the ladies to enjoy the moon, and yet he insists on tagging along!”

The other customers, who had already noted the ambiguous tension between Zhang Dadan, Bai Jie, and Lin Wan, and hearing him say he was taking the ladies to enjoy the moon, were convinced.

Zhang Dadan led the three of them out of Jiji and marched straight to the slaughterhouse, arriving at the scene in just over ten minutes.

“Zhang Dadan, you think those things won’t suddenly appear again, right?” Bai Jie clung tightly to Zhang Dadan, her heart still a bit scared.

“If you’re so scared, why insist on coming along? You’re asking for it!” Zhang Dadan said coldly.

His cold response made Bai Jie feel a bit upset, even aggrieved—was this really worth it? Was it?

Lin Wan, though also a bit scared, wanted to clear up the misunderstanding and ease her relationship with Bai Jie, so she comforted her:

“It’s okay! Doesn’t Zhang Dadan have the Jade Token? Even if those things come out again, there’s nothing to be afraid of!”

However, her words not only failed to resolve the conflict but deepened Bai Jie’s misunderstanding of her.

It’s true that Zhang Dadan has the Jade Token, and Lin Wan did see it yesterday, but did she have to say it like that? Was this admiration for Zhang Dadan?

Out of good manners, Bai Jie didn’t overreact, replying coldly, “Hmm! I know! Just a bit flustered, I’ll be fine in a bit!”

Lin Wan, having spent the last two days with the group, had already sensed Bai Jie’s interest in Zhang Dadan, and seeing that she misunderstood her, decided to lay it aside for now as it couldn’t be clarified quickly.

“Alright! Enough talking, we’re here!” Zhang Dadan said, stopping at the west wall of the slaughterhouse.

Only then did Bai Jie notice the white wall in front of her; she couldn’t tell if it was for aesthetics or for some other reason, but it was eerily white, adding to the eeriness.

Zhou Yong saw Zhang Dadan looking around and solemnly asked, “Dadan, what are we going to do next?”

Though Zhang Dadan didn’t have a Compass, he had the Qimen Skill passed down from Emperor Longevity in his mind.

Despite his current less advanced cultivation, which prevented him from using most of Qimen Skill, identifying directions was not a problem at all.

In no time, Zhang Dadan had found the Exchange Position and retrieved the corresponding Jade Buddha Card, instructing Zhou Yong: “Start digging! Nine inches deep will do!”

Hearing this, Zhou Yong took the spade from the travel bag and began digging at the indicated spot.

Bai Jie and Lin Wan wanted to help but were stopped by Zhang Dadan, as they were women and considered part of the yin, touching the earth where the Jade Token was to be buried might ruin the setup.

At nine inches deep, or roughly twenty centimeters, Zhou Yong had finished digging with just a few strokes. Zhang Dadan pricked his finger with a needle, let his blood drop onto the Jade Token, and buried it.

The other positions around the slaughterhouse were in deserted areas, so it didn’t take long to bury the Jade Tokens.

The only problematic spot was the one corresponding to the Main Gate, where there were streetlights and guards.

If they started digging rashly there, they would surely attract the guards, making it hard to avoid trouble.

But if they didn’t bury the Jade Token at the Exchange Position, the Eight Yang Array would be incomplete, and the evil spirits would escape through the Exchange Position, continuing to haunt the town.

The group stood to the west side of the factory gate, gazing at the two guards, at a loss for how to proceed.

After thinking for a bit, Zhou Yong suggested, “Dadan, why don’t you just walk up and knock them out?”

“Knock them out? I think you’re the one who needs to be knocked out! Didn’t you see the surveillance camera above the guard post?” Zhang Dadan said helplessly.

“Then what do we do? How about burying it in the woods opposite the gate?” Lin Wan thought for a moment and suggested.

Though the Exchange Position was on the line heading north from the slaughterhouse, the distance from the slaughterhouse could affect the array’s potency.

If the spot chosen for the Exchange Position was too far from the slaughterhouse, the Eight Yang Array would have weak points, allowing the resentful souls a chance to break out.