"Old Ancestor, that brat Yan Shouyi has brought people to cause trouble!"
Bai Ao Guang stumbled into the ancestral hall of the clan in the backyard, shouting at the spirit tablet of Bai Mu Yu.
At this moment, another person was in the ancestral hall, the once-in-a-millennium genius of the Lu Shan Sect, Tong Jing Cheng.
A gust of cold wind blew, and Bai Mu Yu floated out from his spirit tablet.
He said with a grim expression, "I shouldn't have let that brat go!"
If it weren't for Lin Zi Tong threatening him with her life back then, Bai Mu Yu, with his usual methods, would have surely eradicated the threat.
"What's the situation outside?" Bai Mu Yu asked.
Bai Ao Guang quickly replied, "Fang Qiong said she might not be Yan Shou Yi's match, and Yan Shou Yi has brought an old ghost who is no weaker than you, and is very powerful. With our current subordinates, we might not be able to stop them!"
"Damn it!"
Bai Mu Yu looked at Tong Jing Cheng.
Tong Jing Cheng was still meditating on the futon, appearing unhurried.
He glanced at the position of the sun, calculated the time, and then said,
"You go out and stop them. Kill them if you can, show no mercy. The time is almost here. I will go and activate the Refining Fiend Rebirth Grand Array. Once the array is successful, everything will be settled, and Yan Shou Yi will be powerless."
To ensure the plan's foolproofness, Tong Jing Cheng dispatched many disciples of the Si Xiang Sect to guard the three array eyes.
He also kept the strongest, Bai Mu Yu, by his side.
He would not allow anyone to disrupt his plan!
Bai Mu Yu snorted, "Don't worry, no one can plead for Yan Shou Yi this time!"
He transformed into a gust of cold wind and flew fiercely towards the front yard.
Meanwhile, Tong Jing Cheng slowly stood up, changed into groom's attire, with a large red flower pinned to his chest.
Turning around, Lin Zi Tong, veiled with a red bridal veil, was brought into the ancestral hall by the maids.
"The auspicious time has arrived," Tong Jing Cheng said faintly.
Lin Zi Tong smiled, "Although I'm wearing a bridal veil, I can sense your nervousness. Yan Shou Yi is here, isn't he?"
Tong Jing Cheng said coldly, "Whether he comes or not, nothing will change."
"You don't believe him, but I do," Lin Zi Tong said. "I can do anything for him, and he for me."
Tong Jing Cheng looked at Lin Zi Tong, his brow subtly furrowing.
Lin Zi Tong and Su Yi Rou were too alike, both women were strong-willed and emotional.
This was also one of the reasons why Tong Jing Cheng chose Lin Zi Tong.
The only difference between them was that Lin Zi Tong dared to express her love, while Su Yi Rou hid her affection deep within her heart, never speaking it until her death.
That unspoken love became the wound in Tong Jing Cheng's heart, his lifelong desire.
But – today, his desire was about to be fulfilled.
Tong Jing Cheng's gaze became resolute.
As long as Su Yi Rou could be resurrected, he was willing to pay any price!
Even if it meant bearing all the most malicious curses in the world, even if his tombstone in the future was to be spat upon by everyone!
...
"Yan Shou Yi!!!!"
In the front yard, a chilling wind blew, the sky turned dark, and dust and stones flew everywhere!
The guests turned pale, supporting each other as they sought places to hide.
Bai Mu Yu appeared. His true form was already ten meters tall, his face larger than a window. His magnified features brought immense pressure!!
Yan Shou Yi's gaze sharpened.
It seemed Bai Mu Yu was stronger than he had been seven days ago.
And he himself hadn't improved at all; he had even come with injuries.
"Seven days ago, I spared you, yet you still haven't improved and come to my Bai family to seek death! Today, I will kill you, and let's see who can stop me!!"
Enraged, Bai Mu Yu had no intention of giving Yan Shou Yi any time or opportunity.
At this moment, talking nonsense with Yan Shou Yi was pure foolishness.
Therefore, Bai Mu Yu struck with thunderous might!
He transformed into a ghostly whirlwind, sweeping up the sand and stones from the ground, and directly pounced towards Yan Shou Yi and his group!
Zhang Shan Tong saw this and quickly went to intercept.
But unexpectedly, Bai Mu Yu had already planned for this. In an instant, he bypassed Zhang Shan Tong and went straight for Yan Shou Yi behind him!
"Not good, this old scoundrel is determined to kill us!"
Yan Shou Yi's expression changed, and he quickly led everyone to retreat.
He and Xue Kai, one protecting Lin Ruo Fu, the other protecting Long Fei Cheng, fled in the opposite direction of Bai Mu Yu.
But Bai Mu Yu was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, he caught up to them and directly engulfed Xue Kai and Long Fei Cheng!
"Xue Kai, Little Long!"
Yan Shou Yi inwardly knew it was bad. At this moment, he might not be able to escape either, so he could only send Lin Ruo Fu away first.
Therefore, he immediately took out Mu Niao San Yuan from his satchel and instantly activated the ultimate skill of Mu Kui Fa Tian!
San Yuan transformed into a giant bird, carrying Lin Ruo Fu and flying outwards.
However, the powerful Bai Mu Yu, transformed into a whirlwind, tightly held onto San Yuan, preventing it from escaping no matter how hard it flapped its wings!
Seeing this, Yan Shou Yi resolutely turned around and charged directly into the whirlwind!
"You brat, always messing around!" Zhang Shan Tong couldn't help but curse.
But then, a flash of lightning suddenly appeared within the whirlwind.
Zhang Shan Tong was familiar with this lightning; it was the divine art of Five Thunder Orthodox Method from his Long Hu Mountain!
"Heavenly thunder rumbles, divine thunder booms. Dragon thunder surges, water thunder rolls. Command of the earth's thunder and fire, lightning bolts crisscross. Divine might unleashed, evil spirits annihilated. By the Emperor's decree, swiftly obey!"
Boom!!!
Within the whirlwind, lightning flashed, and silver electric snakes almost enveloped the entire vortex!
Bai Mu Yu emerged from the whirlwind in a dishevelled state, glanced back resentfully, and then burst into laughter:
"Brat, dying by my hand, you are not at a loss!"
Bai Mu Yu was already a powerful Ghost King, and Yan Shou Yi was no match for him. Therefore, his rushing into the whirlwind was tantamount to seeking death!
Zhang Shan Tong and Lin Ruo Fu's faces were grim as they stared intently at the whirlwind.
The whirlwind slowly subsided, and the sand and stones that had been swept into the sky all fell to the ground.
But to their surprise, Yan Shou Yi and the others were nowhere to be found within the whirlwind!
"What's going on?!"
Bai Mu Yu's expression changed. He had clearly trapped Yan Shou Yi and the others inside.
Lin Ruo Fu also stretched his neck, searching, "Shou Yi! Shou Yi!"
"This is impossible!"
Bai Mu Yu flew to the location where the whirlwind had been, his eyes wide as he searched.
Yan Shou Yi and the other three living people couldn't just disappear without a trace!
Soon, Bai Mu Yu found some torn paper scraps in the dust!
Holding the paper scraps, Bai Mu Yu smelled Yan Shou Yi's aura from them. In just an instant, he understood what had happened!
"The ultimate skill of paper effigy crafting... Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell?" Bai Mu Yu felt a wave of humiliation.
The three people he had painstakingly captured in the whirlwind just now were all paper effigies?!
He had only killed three paper figures, yet he was arrogantly rejoicing outside?
It was utterly disgraceful!!
Immediately, Bai Mu Yu had an ominous premonition.
If these three were paper effigies, then where would the real Yan Shou Yi and the others have gone?
Naturally, to the ancestral hall in the backyard!!!
"Damn it!!!" Bai Mu Yu roared in fury.
Zhang Shan Tong, who had known the truth all along, held his stomach and laughed heartily, "You fool, being smug after killing three paper figures. And you've lived for hundreds of years. If I were you, I would have committed suicide out of shame on the spot!"
Bai Mu Yu had no time to argue with Zhang Shan Tong and was about to return to the clan's ancestral hall in the backyard.
However, this time, Zhang Shan Tong unleashed his true strength and blocked Bai Mu Yu's path.
He put away his smile, lowered his head slightly, and said faintly,
"Playtime is over, it's time for some serious business. My godson will handle his own affairs. My job as a godfather is to stop you, Bai Mu Yu."
Bai Mu Yu narrowed his eyes and said hatefully, "You're not a Ghost King, are you? What skill do you have to stop me?"
"Heh heh."
Zhang Shan Tong chuckled, and strands of lightning began to flicker on his body.
"Just because, in my lifetime, I was a Taoist priest of the Heavenly Master's Mansion of Long Hu Mountain."
[Author's Note]
Five chapters today, this is the first!