God's Gift

Upon hearing this, Minghua's eyes widened for a moment, and he quickly let go of the hand that was holding Ali and staggered back a step.

Perhaps even Ali himself was unaware of what he said, for there was an unconcealable shock in his bright eyes.

Ali looked at Minghua's reaction. The question that was originally somewhat teasing seemed to be confirmed. The smile on her face became more and more brilliant. She straightened her clothes and leaned towards Minghua.

Suddenly, the situation was reversed, and the goblin that had been suppressed gained the upper hand and laughed at the Taoist priest.

"Why, did I get it right?"

"Nonsense!" Minghua was forced to take a step back by Ali, and his heart under the green robe couldn't help beating.

Ali didn't care at all, until the two of them retreated to the wall and Minghua had nowhere to retreat. Ali smiled lightly and leaned in front of Minghua, and their breaths connected.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ali raised his hand to comb Minghua's hair, then leaned against Minghua's chest, listening to Minghua's heartbeat with his ear tilted, and his voice was somewhat charming.

"Master, listen to your heartbeat, but am I talking nonsense?"

The sound was like a strand of silk, wrapping around Minghua's wildly beating heart, tightening inch by inch, almost suffocating him.

"Shameless."

Minghua pushed Ali away with such force that Ali sprained his ankle and let out a cry of pain.

"hiss."

Ali lowered her head and glanced at her feet. The pain spread rapidly. She spat, "So cruel."

Minghua subconsciously looked at Ali's ankle, and noticing his own movements, he quickly retracted his gaze, closed his eyes and said, "I didn't catch you because you don't have the aura of killing. Although you are a demon, you don't harm anyone."

"The demon I sensed today has a murderous aura. I don't know what is blocking it, so the compass points to you."

"Don't push your luck any further."

"Your behavior was dissolute and I was caught off guard." His voice was cold and the panic he had just felt disappeared completely, as if it was really as he said.

"Since I am a Taoist priest, I will never fall in love with a demon. Put away your spells that can charm people. I am not a mortal who can be easily deceived by you."

For some reason, when Minghua said the words 'I am not one of those mortals who can be easily deceived by you', his voice was filled with a hint of barely perceptible hatred as he looked at the beautiful woman in front of him.

Ah Li listened to Ming Hua's decisive words and laughed angrily, "If you don't like it, then forget it. Why do you have to react so strongly?"

After saying that, she looked at the ghost covered by the golden net in front of the door and said in a cold voice: "That ghost is from my ghost domain. There is a loophole in the ghost domain. Many ghosts have escaped from the ghost domain recently."

"I was ordered by the Territory Lord to capture them. It's useless for you to capture them anyway, so just give them to me."

"Ghost Domain?" Minghua frowned when he heard what A-li said and asked, "Isn't the Never-Night Ghost Domain located in Cangzhou? How come it appears in Gusu City?"

Ali snorted lightly and said in a disdainful voice: "The domain master has changed his position, so the ghost domain has naturally changed its position as well."

"The domain master is in Gusu?" Minghua didn't care about the contempt in Ali's voice, and said, "The ghost domain is where hundreds of ghosts are trapped. If the loophole cannot be repaired in time, the ghost domain will devour Gusu."

"You know." Ali walked towards the ghost, "So give it to me, I will take it back to the ghost realm and find the loophole on the way, so that I don't have to trouble Taoist Minghua to save the people."

"I'll go with you." Minghua thought for a while and said directly: "Take me into the ghost realm, and I can help you find the location of the loophole."

When Ah Li heard this, he turned to look at Ming Hua, and suddenly smiled again, then asked, "Why should I cooperate with a Taoist priest like you?"

"I am nothing but a shameless demon, with dissolute behavior and unbridled desires. How can I be worthy of cooperating with Taoist Master Minghua?"

Minghua wanted to say something, but he was speechless when he opened his mouth.

It was clearly her who was so rude just now, but now she was being blamed and it became his fault.

When Minghua was speechless, Ali reached out to grab the ghost, but just as he was about to touch the golden net, Minghua grabbed his shoulder.

"I'll do it. Be careful not to get hurt by the formation."

Upon hearing this, Ali stopped what he was doing and stood where he was, watching Minghua take out the ghost, put it into a clay jar, and hand it to Ali.

"I didn't seal it with talisman paper. When you get to the ghost realm, you only need to uncover the cloth and the ghost will come out of the jar."

"Yeah." Ali responded indifferently. Just as he was about to leave with the clay jar, Minghua called him again.

"and many more."

Minghua looked at Ali's limping foot, paused for a few seconds, took out a small medicine jar from the cloth bag, handed it to Ali, and whispered:

"This medicine can cure bruises and sprains. Apply it three times a day and it will heal within two days."

Ali lowered his eyes to look at the white porcelain medicine jar in Minghua's hand. His fingers were slender and white, and under the bright moonlight, they looked inexplicably beautiful.

She raised her eyes and glanced at Minghua. She narrowed her eyes and looked at Minghua, who had a calm expression. A barely perceptible smile flashed across her lips, and she said:

"How can I apply the medicine when I have a clay pot in my hand?"

Hearing Ali's question, Minghua was stunned for a second, and said in confusion: "You can go back and wipe it again."

"Then I will drag this lame leg back to the ghost realm?" Ali said in a somewhat unhappy voice, "This injury is caused by you, you help me apply the medicine."

"Men and women should not touch each other." Minghua refused subconsciously.

"I am a demon, a wanton demon at that. I don't care about these things. How could you, a Taoist priest, mind?" Ali teased, with tears in his eyes. He sat directly on the stone steps in front of the house, stretched out his feet, and took off his foot clothes.

The skirt slid up along with Ali's movements, revealing the fair and shiny skin underneath the skirt. At this moment, her ankle began to swell.

Minghua stared at Ali's ankle, dazzled by the porcelain-white skin. In a trance, he squatted down, opened the medicine jar, dipped a little medicine with his index finger, and slowly applied it on her ankle.

The scent of medicine wafted into Minghua's nose, and his eyes were focused on his ankle, rubbing it gently.

Ali placed his elbows on the clay pot, resting his face on his palms, a soft laugh escaping his red lips.

But she did not speak this time. Minghua heard Ah Li's laughter, paused in his finger movements, and his eyes froze for half a second before continuing his movements as if nothing had happened. Then he said calmly:

"Although you are a demon, you should maintain your original intention, concentrate on your cultivation, and not kill people at will."

As Ali listened to Minghua's teachings, his expression became somewhat bored and he snorted.

Minghua listened to Ali's disdainful voice and briefly applied force to his ankle. Ali's eyes widened immediately and he cried out in pain, "What are you doing? It hurts!"

"Since you know the pain, remember my words. Your cultivation is not deep enough. If you become an evil demon one day, no one can protect you."

After hearing this, Ali was about to retort, but then he seemed to remember something, changed the subject, and moved closer to Minghua, speaking in a gentle voice.

"Then will you protect me, Taoist priest?"

Minghua's eyes fell on Ali's ankles, his eyes were unclear, and he didn't respond for a long time. After a long while, when Ali thought he wouldn't answer, he heard his gentle voice.

"If I protect you, I will be betraying my master."

Ali laughed indifferently and retracted his foot, "Just talking casually."

After saying that, she stood up, walked out of the house holding the clay pot, and disappeared into the alley covered in darkness.

Minghua sat on the steps, watching Ali's back as she left. When her figure completely disappeared, he raised his fingers and looked at the white ointment on his fingertips.

The moonlight fell on the bluestone slabs. After a few days, the fresh and tiny grass sprouts on the slabs had grown a lot taller, and the color changed from light green to dark green. At night, the mist in the air clung to the grass leaves and gradually condensed into dewdrops.

As Ali walked away, he felt the pain in his ankle. He frowned slightly, raised his hand, formed a seal and cast a spell on his ankle. The swelling on his ankle immediately disappeared, and the pain went away as well.

"Human medicines aren't very useful either."