The best moment to deal with her was now. If she succeeded in taking over a body, he would surely not be her match, which would be a disaster for him and the Chao family.
If you don't kill the wolf, the wolf will bite you.
Therefore, he chased her with increasing urgency and anger, becoming almost hysterical.
Meanwhile, Yuwen Yan was resolute in her determination to survive. She knew that as long as she lived, the Yuwen family would endure. If she died, a catastrophe awaited them.
Fueled by this conviction, her escape speed was astonishing. Chao Huayuan could always see a streak of red light behind her, but he could never close the distance.
Due to a moment of carelessness, the red light suddenly vanished.
This enraged him, and he pursued her with all his might.
During the chase, he took out his flute and unleashed his signature technique, "Nine Heavens Eerie Flute," continuously weakening Yuwen Yan's soul and slowing her down.
Yuwen Yan had been fleeing for a long time and could not shake off Chao Huayuan. She had already fallen into despair.
During her escape, she saw passersby. However, she noticed that these people were particularly weak. Even if she succeeded in taking over a body, she wouldn't be able to defeat Chao Huayuan with it.
Thus, she abandoned the idea of taking over a body and headed towards her home.
He expected that her home would also be engulfed in battle.
Perhaps she could use her remaining soul power to fight a decisive battle. Even if she had to die, she wanted to die alongside her Yuwen family.
As she neared the Yuwen family's residence, she saw from afar (though she no longer had eyes) a red light emanating from the direction of the back mountain, followed by a large number of black-clothed figures falling.
She was immediately drawn to it. The closer she got, the more astonished she was to discover that the person's physique was so robust, making them ideal for her to possess.
Without regard for whether the person was friend or foe, she directly possessed them.
At this moment, Chao Huayuan had also caught up, still playing his infernal flute, tearing at her skin inch by inch. It felt like someone else's skin, but it was she who felt the pain.
Having successfully taken over a body, Yuwen Yan's hatred for Chao Huayuan reached its peak, and Chao Huayuan's rage had also reached its zenith.
Both sides were determined to deliver a killing blow or perish together.
"Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers!" Yuwen Yan lunged forward.
A sky full of red, yellow, orange, purple, and blue colors bloomed, a riot of colors, like a dense cluster of flowers, obscuring the sky. They clashed and exploded against the shadows formed by the flute's melody in the air.
Their bodies, breaking through layers of tearing and cutting, collided and then suddenly separated.
Yuwen Yan had intended to fight to the death. However, to her surprise, the body she possessed was incredibly powerful. Combined with her divine abilities, she gained a decisive advantage in the confrontation.
Chao Huayuan was killed.
The body only sustained some injuries but was not fundamentally harmed.
Thus, she decided to keep this "stinky skin bag" for a long time, even though it was a man's body.
Suddenly, an arrow of light attacked, which then split into countless arrows, striking her soul. To her surprise, she couldn't gather any spiritual energy and was hit, causing her soul to scatter significantly. She hastily retreated into Mo Qi's soul depths, narrowly avoiding complete annihilation.
Upon hearing the mention of Chao Huayuan, Mo Qi jumped in fright!
Was this thoroughly deceased old man before him Chao Huayuan? Xue Nu's grandfather?
Mo Qi hurriedly leaped away, putting hundreds of feet between himself and the scene, fearing he would be mistaken for the killer!
The Yuwen family members, who now regarded him as their protector, also approached him after he moved away, gathering around him.
Within the Yuwen family, only Yuwen Yan could have killed Chao Huayuan.
Therefore, the one attempting to possess him was Yuwen Yan.
Mo Qi asked with his divine sense, "Are you Yuwen Yan?"
A gentle voice replied, "Yes. Old Chao secretly planted ač (gu) within me. To escape its control, I had no choice but to abandon my physical body. It wasn't that I was afraid of death, but because the lives of hundreds of my Yuwen family members rested on me. So, I temporarily borrowed your body."
"Now that you're done borrowing, why haven't you left?"
"I can't leave now. I'm injured, and my soul is weak. Some of my soul has also scattered. If I go out now, my soul will be annihilated."
"Shameless! Don't you know about the separation between men and women? Don't you know how inconvenient this is? What if, no, it's certain, I need to relieve myself, and you'll be there peeking." Mo Qi blurted out everything.
He was simply too furious with the possessor and needed to vent his anger.
Unexpectedly, Yuwen Yan also exploded, "That's enough! Don't think I'm begging you. There's something inside you threatening me, but if I force my way out and use the Blood Escape technique, I can still make you bleed to death. I can also blow up your hand or your head whenever I want."
She added, "Do you think I like staying here? It's just that I have no choice."
Mo Qi, having never been threatened like this before, immediately channeled his Earth Arrow and plunged it fiercely into the sea of souls, "Try blowing one up, and I'll perish with you today."
Yuwen Yan screamed as she fled, "You lunatic!"
Since becoming a sixth-tier Lord, she had always been powerful and commanding. When had she ever been bullied like this?
However, being dependent on someone else today, she had no choice but to accept it.
A moment later, Yuwen Yan said again, "Perhaps you could check if you have any magical artifacts. I can temporarily reside in one."
Mo Qi's eyes lit up. This was a good idea.
The first thing he thought of was the bracelet given to him by Steward Lu. It was filled with spiritual energy, contained its own universe, and couldn't be used as a magical artifact. It was perfect for "housing" someone.
Mo Qi took out the bracelet and shook it. Yuwen Yan said dryly, "It's possible!"
The next moment, a wisp of smoke floated into the bracelet. Mo Qi then put the bracelet back on his hand.
The black-clothed figures in the distance abandoned their slaughter of the Yuwen family and converged. At this moment, Chao Huayuan's life and death were more important than anything else.
All the planning was primarily for Chao Huayuan to successfully ascend. The position of the Heavenly Capital Sect Leader was secondary.
If Chao Huayuan was dead, what was the point of continuing the fight?
Only Yuwen Chui and Chao Jing were still locked in a fierce struggle, neither willing to stop nor dare to relax. If they relaxed, the other would find an opportunity to counterattack.
The other Yuwen family members, who had been enduring a storm of attacks just moments ago, now found respite as the clouds cleared. They finally breathed a sigh of relief, having narrowly escaped death.
Some of the black-clothed figures were Chao family members, and others were hired thugs. They all stopped their attacks and went to confirm Chao Huayuan's death.
Upon seeing Chao Huayuan's tragic state, the Chao family members rushed to his corpse, weeping uncontrollably.
At this moment, a delicate-looking young woman suddenly stood up, pointed at Mo Qi, and sternly said, "It was you! You killed my grandfather! What does this have to do with you? Why did you kill him?"
Mo Qi waved his hands repeatedly, "It wasn't me. It was Yuwen Yan."
"Yuwen Yan?" The Chao family erupted, looking around in panic.
Now that Chao Huayuan was dead, if Yuwen Yan was still alive, there would be no one in the Chao family who could contend with her. The Chao family would be left to be slaughtered.
The delicate-looking young woman (Chao Xiyu) said indignantly, "You dare to do it but not admit it. We all clearly saw you kill my grandfather. You're still denying it, talking about Yuwen Yan. Where is Yuwen Yan?"
Mo Qi anxiously shouted, "Yuwen Yan, come out and say something! I can't take the blame for you."
Yuwen Yan, however, was feigning death inside the bracelet, remaining silent.
"Still talking nonsense," Chao Xiyu said angrily. "I even spoke well of you and Xixue in front of the family, and yet you ended up harming my family."
"Ah?" Mo Qi looked confused. He felt that the young woman before him was a stranger; he had never seen her before. How could she have spoken well of him?
"I'm really not lying to you. I was just possessed by Yuwen Yan, and she's in my bracelet," Mo Qi said.
Upon hearing this, the Chao family members took several steps back. Yuwen Yan's deterrence was too immense for them.
Yuwen Dong's eyes lit up. "Yes, the technique he used to kill Old Chao just now was precisely my eldest sister's 'Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers.' I'm all too familiar with it. Moreover, my enemy has suddenly come to help us. I didn't understand what was happening earlier. It turns out my eldest sister returned, possessing someone else."
"Eldest sister, you must avenge Father," Yuwen Dong said, lunging forward.
Mo Qi kicked him towards the cliff wall, pinning him tightly against it.
"What are you talking about? I told you I was just possessed, how did you hear that?" Mo Qi said loudly.
Yuwen Dong climbed down from the cliff wall and immediately said to the group of elderly and young women, "Eldest sister must be engaged in a fierce struggle with him inside. We must cheer her on and give her full spiritual strength!"
"Come, shout with me: Possess, possess!"
"Possess, possess!" The Yuwen family members stood up and shouted in unison.
Initially tentative, their voices were low, but they gradually grew louder.
Among the crowd were a few little ones who hadn't even grown all their teeth, and they also joined in the chant: "Possess, possess!"
Yuwen Yan's forehead was covered in black lines. "If I could possess someone, would I need you to shout? I can barely save myself!"
"You bunch of clueless people, good luck to yourselves."
Mo Qi rolled his eyes repeatedly. "Do you know what gratitude is?"
"I can't be bothered with you anymore. Fend for yourselves," Mo Qi said, greatly disappointed. He rose into the air, preparing to fly away.
At this moment, Yuwen Yan's voice rang out, "Save them. For the sake of those children."
"Are you begging me?"
"I am begging you."
"There's no sincerity!"
"Whatever you want me to do in the future, I will do it, even if it means being a cow or a horse."
Mo Qi thought for a moment and said, "The one who tied the knot must untie it. I'll release your soul, and you just need to show yourself in front of them to scare them away. At the same time, I can clear myself of the suspicion of killing Chao Huayuan."
"Okay, I agree," Yuwen Yan said without hesitation.
"You just said you'd be a cow or a horse. Don't betray me," Mo Qi reminded her.
"Of course," Yuwen Yan replied.
After the grief subsided, the black-clothed figures, under Chao Jing's orders, launched another assault on the Yuwen family. The situation had escalated to a point of no return.
At this moment, Mo Qi unleashed his Soul Suppressing Technique and simultaneously spread his Earth Arrow spiritual energy around the bracelet. If Yuwen Yan made any move to possess others or any other anomaly, he would immediately shatter her soul.
A mist swirled in front of Mo Qi, instantly condensing into a humanoid shape. Although the mist was hazy, her eyes, eyebrows, nose, and mouth were all clearly visible.
Yuwen Dong immediately shouted, "Eldest sister!"
The other Yuwen family members also looked up, deeply moved. Some had already burst into tears, "Heaven bless our Yuwen family!"