The warm blood rain splashed onto Yan Shouyi’s face.
He reached out to shield himself, then immediately turned his hand, attempting to catch it.
This was his brother’s blood.
Yan Shouyi’s grief was indescribable; he was numb, unsure what to say, how to react, or whom to confide in.
That was Long Feicheng!
Ever since Yan Shouyi arrived in Rongcheng, they, a pair of unfortunate brothers, had hardly been apart.
The time they spent together even surpassed the time Lin Zitong spent by Yan Shouyi’s side.
This shameless, lowly, improper hooligan…
This fellow who always called others’ parents godfather and godmother…
This lecher who always went around talking about walking alone in dark alleys.
He was dead!
“You scoundrel…”
Yan Shouyi suddenly heard the Guoshi utter a vicious curse.
He looked up and was stunned.
The Guoshi’s condition was terrible. Not only was his face pale, but the dark malevolent energy enveloping his body had also significantly weakened.
Yan Shouyi came back to his senses, realizing with a jolt that this was all Long Feicheng’s doing.
Although he didn’t know how Long Feicheng achieved it, he had indeed absorbed the Guoshi’s malevolent energy, greatly weakening his power.
The enraged Guoshi further brutalized Long Feicheng’s already dismembered corpse.
Seeing this, Yan Shouyi’s anger surged. He grabbed his own lower half and tried to reconnect it to the severed end.
The power of the Heavenly Fiend Corpse Puppet was taking effect. His body, which had been completely cut in two, was rapidly healing and rejoining.
Such a bizarre and terrifying sight would likely cause an ordinary person to faint just by looking at it.
But now, Yan Shouyi only wanted to quickly regain his mobility. Even if he could only manage one more blow against the Guoshi, it would give him some face when he met Long Feicheng again in the underworld.
However, at that moment, a beam of black light suddenly descended from the sky, landing directly in front of Yan Shouyi!
The Guoshi seemed to sense something and his expression changed drastically. The malevolent energy behind him transformed into countless tentacles, shooting towards Yan Shouyi like arrows!
Boom—
The beam of black light suddenly exploded, forming a massive shield that completely enveloped Yan Shouyi. No matter how the Guoshi attacked, it had no effect!
The Guoshi grew desperate. He even abandoned his intention to finish off the defenseless dog priests and others nearby, focusing all his efforts on attacking this black shield, as if whatever was inside was immensely important to him.
Inside the black shield.
Yan Shouyi looked around in surprise. He could actually see everything, but he couldn’t understand why this black shield had appeared.
A black mass of light floated before him.
From this mass of light, Yan Shouyi felt a sense of familiarity.
Slowly, the mass of light formed a human figure. Yan Shouyi was intimately familiar with this figure—it was his good brother, Long Feicheng.
But unlike his usual self, this Long Feicheng was clad in ancient heavy armor. The lewd aura he usually exuded was gone, replaced by a valiant and imposing presence.
He held his heavy helmet, and upon seeing Yan Shouyi, he immediately knelt on one knee.
“Your subordinate, Xie Qingcang, greets the General!”
His voice trembled slightly, seemingly filled with extreme excitement.
Yan Shouyi was also overjoyed to see that Long Feicheng’s soul was intact, but he couldn’t understand why Long Feicheng was dressed like this and referred to himself as a subordinate named Xie Qingcang.
“You…”
“General, you have reincarnated. You likely don’t remember your subordinate, but it’s alright. Your subordinate will always be your steadfast support, ready to go through fire and water, and lay down his life for you at any moment!”
Gradually, Yan Shouyi began to piece together the identity of the person before him.
He was the deputy officer who had fought alongside General Qing Jiang through thick and thin!
Xie Qingcang, the Dragon Gate Flying General!
What surprised Yan Shouyi even more was that Long Feicheng turned out to be Xie Qingcang’s reincarnation.
This meant that the two had been close friends, bound by life and death, even a thousand years ago.
It was unexpected that after a millennium, they were still brothers, and Long Feicheng was still willing to go through fire and water for Yan Shouyi.
“General Qing Jiang’s residual soul has dissipated along with Princess Yu Shu,” Yan Shouyi said softly.
Xie Qingcang was momentarily lost in thought upon hearing this.
But he quickly recovered, smiled at Yan Shouyi, and said, “The General has accomplished what he always dreamed of. Your subordinate has no regrets, even in death.”
“Is Little Long your reincarnation? Where is he now?” Yan Shouyi asked worriedly.
Xie Qingcang replied, “His soul is still intact, but his consciousness is temporarily under my control. After I speak with you, General, I too will follow the General’s path.”
So Xie Qingcang’s residual soul had been hidden within Long Feicheng’s soul all along, only revealing itself at this critical moment of life and death.
Xie Qingcang turned to look at the Guoshi outside the black shield, who was still relentlessly attacking it.
He said resentfully, “I never expected that after our countless reincarnations, the Guoshi would remain immortal. The grievances of a thousand years have yet to be resolved.”
Recalling the Guoshi’s actions, Yan Shouyi said with a darkened expression, “The Guoshi’s feud with General Qing Jiang might be settled. Now, it is my life-or-death struggle with the Guoshi.”
With Old Huang and Long Feicheng both killed by the Guoshi, Yan Shouyi harbored an intense hatred for him, never having desired to kill someone so much before.
Xie Qingcang said in a low voice:
“In Qiantang, Long Feicheng requested the Tattoo Master to imprint a soul-controlling ghost tattoo on him. He worried that you, General, would lose control due to the malevolent energy, so he wanted to use the ghost tattoo to help you overcome the influence of the malevolent energy, but the price was Long Feicheng’s life.”
Hearing this, Yan Shouyi lowered his head in silence.
That carefree fellow had done so much behind his back.
And yet, he had been completely unaware.
Yan Shouyi felt he had been a rather unaccomplished brother.
“Unexpectedly, this proved remarkably effective against the Guoshi this time,” Xie Qingcang continued. “Long Feicheng sacrificed himself, absorbing half of the Guoshi’s malevolent energy. Now, this malevolent energy is stored within your subordinate’s residual soul. Once your subordinate transfers all of it to you, General, you will possess the strength to contend with the current Guoshi!”
Yan Shouyi was astonished, “Really? But such a vast amount of malevolent energy, won’t it make me lose my sanity? Moreover, how will you transfer that malevolent energy to me?”
Xie Qingcang smiled and shook his head, “After Long Feicheng’s death, his ghost tattoo will transfer to you, helping you maintain control of your mind. Furthermore, a thousand years ago, when I fought alongside you, General, my duty was to absorb malevolent energy for you. Therefore, transferring the malevolent energy to you will be fine… Also, you are holding a weapon that originally belonged to your subordinate.”
A weapon?
Yan Shouyi only possessed two weapons: Qin Shi Huang’s Ancestral Dragon Sword and the Soul Reaping Blade…
So the Soul Reaping Blade was Xie Qingcang’s personal sword?!
Another of Yan Shouyi’s doubts was resolved!
General Qing Jiang’s weapon was the Zhenguo Sword, but it had not been passed down to Yan Shouyi.
And the original owner of the Soul Reaping Blade was not Zhang Santong, but Xie Qingcang from a thousand years ago. Da Feng Novel Network.
No wonder the blade carried such terrifying malevolent energy!