Taboo Mage - Chapter 184 - Hallucinogen

Du Jun originally wanted Zhou Qifang to go to his villa, but Zhou Qifang refused.

I couldn’t help but admire Zhou Qifang’s attentiveness. He chose a room in a hotel as the location; even if something went wrong, he could easily wriggle out of it.

After Zhou Qifang returned to the room, I praised him for his choice and then took out a prepared baby statue, along with a copper coin and a branch from a locust tree.

There are no records in the Zhou Family’s life amulet technique or the Buddha amulets from Thailand about a method for life for a life.

I had come across this during a casual perusal of ancient books, and it was a unique creation of our Gu Family ancestors.

According to the records in the ancient books, the ancestors encountered a robbed tomb while traveling at night. The tomb raiders had taken the treasures within but had not sealed away the corpse, which had already become a spirit creature.

At the same time, the spirit of the deceased was sealed inside the tomb with nowhere to go, so it reoccupied the body and brought disaster to the village.

When the ancestors passed by, they found a taoist priest trying to eliminate this demon. However, while the priest could exorcise the demon, he had no way to dispel the powerful resentment of the spirit.

Thus, the ancestors devised a life for a life method using a life amulet, allowing the spirit filled with resentment to be transferred into the amulet and then hung around another person’s neck.

Through the ancestral dharma formula of the Gu Family, the resentment within the amulet would believe that the person wearing it had caused its death, so the spirit would transfer its resentment onto them.

This method, while rather sinister, was the most effective in dispelling powerful unresolved resentment.

However, it was later banned due to some individuals using it to harm others.

This time, if it weren’t for Du Jun’s excessive behavior, I wouldn’t resort to using this method to deal with him.

I explained the method from the ancient books to Zhou Qifang. He had an excellent memory; after just one demonstration, he had fully memorized the steps.

However, the most crucial dharma formula posed a challenge.

That formula was not allowed to be shared. I couldn’t tell Zhou Qifang. The two of us sat on the sofa and pondered for a long time before finally coming up with a solution.

Zhou Qifang could take a loudspeaker with him and keep the phone connected; when it was time to recite the dharma formula, he could place the loudspeaker over the phone.

“What if the dharma formula has to be recited on-site by the person performing it?” Zhou Qifang asked, frowning.

I pondered for a moment. “The Gu Family’s dharma formula is recited in a very strange language. If you haven’t learned it since childhood, you can’t mimic it just like that. If this method doesn’t work, we’ll have to abandon the plan.”

I was speaking the truth. Ever since I was young, my Grandfather taught me a peculiar language that I initially thought was just a dialect from our hometown. Later, I discovered it was a language created by our ancestors, passed down only within the Gu Family, and only the members of the family could understand it. However, due to the curse, the number of people in the Gu Family had dwindled.

This language had lost its practical use but was still employed in the dharma formula, and only those who had learned it from childhood could accurately recite the formulas.

It seemed that our ancestors had gone to great lengths to keep the Gu Family’s life amulet techniques from leaking out.

Zhou Qifang understood this fairly well since I had heard my Grandfather mention that the Zhou Family had similar situations. However, I was unaware of the specifics.

After we discussed the details one last time, Zhou Qifang and I each went back to rest, preparing for the critical task ahead the next day.

Early the next morning, just as the sky was beginning to lighten, Du Jun arrived at the pre-booked room. He even made a phone call to wake Zhou Qifang, worried that he might forget about the day’s events.

The commotion woke me up as well. Zhou Qifang packed all his things into his bag and headed out. I had advised him that summoning the infant spirit was best done at night, and he had informed Du Jun about this as well.

I couldn’t help but wonder why Du Jun was being so eager to arrive so early.

Zhou Qifang was on the phone when I heard his footsteps stop at a room door. He knocked softly and then walked in. Soon enough, Du Jun’s voice came through the phone.

“Master Taka, when can we start?”

“Haven’t I told you? We need to wait until night. Why are you waking me up so early?” Zhou Qifang’s tone was quite unpleasant.

Du Jun smiled apologetically and said, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry! Please understand, I just can’t…”

“Enough! Just stay here for now. I have things to take care of and will come to find you tonight.”

As he said this, Zhou Qifang turned to leave, and I felt anxious holding the phone. If Zhou Qifang left now, it was likely Du Jun would follow him, and what would we do if our plan was compromised?

However, I clearly underestimated Zhou Qifang’s acting skills. As soon as he finished speaking, Du Jun continued, “Master Taka, I really can’t sleep! Every time I close my eyes, it’s that child!”

“Alright, I’ll give you a piece of talisman paper. Place it under your pillow and get some good rest here. You’re going to need a lot of energy tonight,” Zhou Qifang said.

After a series of soft sounds, Zhou Qifang finally emerged from the room. I heard him walk a considerable distance before he turned back.

Once I hung up the phone, I quickly hid in the bathroom.

When Zhou Qifang came in and called out, I emerged again.

“Are you sure he’s asleep?”

“Yes, I put a medication from Bangkok into the water he drank. Once he takes it, he will definitely sleep for over ten hours.”

I felt relieved. Although I didn’t know why Zhou Qifang wanted Du Jun to sleep, he must have had a good reason for doing so.

The saying goes, “Trust those we employ and doubt those we don’t.”

Besides, I was now in the same boat as Zhou Qifang.

The waiting was incredibly difficult. We stayed in the room until after ten at night, and it was only then that Zhou Qifang got up to leave while I held my phone, keeping a close watch on any notifications.

Once inside the room, Zhou Qifang splashed a basin of water onto Du Jun to wake him up and then explained a few important things he needed to pay attention to.

As I watched the clock slowly approach eleven, my heart began to race.

This was the first time I was using the life amulet against someone since I sought revenge for my Mother, but facing Du Jun, I was almost angry that his death was so easy.

This time, even if I faced backlash, I was determined to ensure that such a villain would suffer until the end!