Yin Si Chong?
Upon hearing these three words, Fang Niubizi stopped pretending and jumped up from the ground, looking at Li Rui, who was writhing on the floor, with terror in his eyes.
In the time it took to speak, Li Rui's left hand had already exposed its white bones, and the damage was spreading up his arm at a visible rate, a sight that made one's scalp tingle.
"Save me... save..."
Li Rui's features were contorted, his face a mask of distress. Tears and snot streamed down his face, and the malevolence in his eyes had long since turned to fear. If the Yin Si Chong hadn't had a numbing effect on his nerves, I suspect he would have shot himself by now. Su Dan Novel Network
Fang Niubizi swung his sword, and Li Rui, lying on the ground, stopped writhing, leaving only a faint "thank you." Fang Niubizi then took out two more talismans, and the blurred figures of Li Zuiquan and Li Rui floated up from them, disappearing into the talismans.
After Li Rui's death, the Yin Si Chong also stopped their gnawing. They survived on the life force of living beings. Once a person died, their life force vanished, and the Yin Si Chong followed, emitting a nauseating stench.
"Song Qingyun, I never imagined you to be so vicious. As a feng shui master, how could you use such a wicked method as the Yin Si Chong? Today, this old Daoist will act on behalf of heaven and cripple your cultivation."
The steel sword, stained with Li Rui's blood, trembled as it pointed at me. If I hadn't known Fang Niubizi's true nature, I might have been fooled by his appearance of a celestial being.
"Daoist Fang speaks the truth. Such young age, yet such vicious methods. He will surely become a great threat in the future. It would be best to cripple his cultivation and imprison him in the Zhenyin Tower of Longhu Mountain as a warning to others."
Listening to their synchronized act, I sneered, "You two old geezers, stop pretending to be good people here. If you recognized the Yin Si Chong, why didn't you save him immediately? Instead, you waited until the Yin Si Chong had entered his body before making a move?"
The Yin Si Chong were indeed terrifying, but their effectiveness depended on who used them. If the Fifth Prince had used them, he could have devoured a person clean in an instant. But with me, it was a disaster.
Because Yue'er had only told me how to break the seal, but not how to control it, at that moment, simply cutting off Li Rui's hand that held the Yin Si Chong would have saved his life.
However, both Uncle-Master Kang Pangzi and Fang Niubizi chose to protect themselves first, and neither of them went to rescue Li Rui.
"Old bastard, stop being so hypocritical in front of me. Just say you want to pocket the Hu Kui Seal all for yourself, no need to play these games with me." I then looked at the duck-leg man, "How much did this old bastard pay you to betray your two masters successively? Aren't you afraid they'll come back to haunt you after death?"
The duck-leg man was stunned for a moment, then raised his gun and pointed it at my head. "You're talking nonsense! When did I betray anyone? If you dare to say another word, I'll kill you."
"Haha... kill me? Do you dare? Before this old geezer gets what he wants, how could he let me die? If you were truly loyal, you should have shot these two old men!"
"I..."
The duck-leg man stammered for a long time, unable to offer any explanation. Finally, he said coldly, "You're spouting rubbish. Li Lao was killed by you. How can you blame Daoist Fang for this? If it weren't for your constant instigation and your use of Yin Si Chong to harm Young Master Li, why would they have died? The murderer is you."
Then the duck-leg man looked at Fang Niubizi, "Daoist Fang, this guy is a menace. I think it's best to deal with him right here, right now? Otherwise, there might be trouble."
At this moment, the duck-leg man had completely lost his usual timidity, and even his earlier nervousness had vanished. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have thought he had turned over a new leaf.
"You handle it as you see fit. His death is more useful to me than his life." Fang Niubizi raised an eyebrow and directly pronounced my death sentence.
"Alright, I've been waiting for Daoist Fang's word." The duck-leg man chuckled sinisterly, "Kid, after Daoist Fang captures your soul, I'll make sure to have you brought over and let you bask in the sun for a minute or two every day, so you know that some people are not to be offended." With that, he pulled the trigger.
Bang—
I felt a gust of air slide past my cheek, followed by a stream of warmth flowing down my face.
"Ah..."
The duck-leg man clutched his broken wrist, letting out a piercing scream. His right hand, which had been holding the gun, lay on the ground, its fingers still in the trigger-pulling position.
"Yo! What's going on here? So lively?"
Yue'er's voice, like that of a savior, rang in my ears, making me so excited I almost cried.
Upon hearing her voice, Fang Niubizi and Uncle-Master Kang Pangzi's expressions changed drastically. Especially Uncle-Master Kang Pangzi, who let out a loud whistle, drawing the scattered ant蛊 around him.
Fang Niubizi exerted force with his feet, his body soaring into the air. Like a strange bat, he flew in front of me, his blood-stained steel sword pressed against my throat.
"Who goes there? Daring to play tricks in front of this Daoist? Show yourself if you have the guts, so this Daoist can properly learn your skills."
"Tsk, playing tricks? Would I do something so boring? Hehe..."
Yue'er's laughter seemed to come from all directions, accompanied by a "squeaking" sound. Then, wooden sticks as thick as wrists rained down from the sky.
"Ah... what is this..."
"Help me..."
"Run..."
In an instant, the bodyguards who had surrounded me were all in trouble. Some unfortunate souls had a wrist-thick wooden stick piercing through their heads and out of their crotches, leading to instant death.
Others had their thighs pierced, and they wouldn't die immediately, only able to writhe in agony on the ground, clutching their legs...
After a round of wooden stick rain, the dozens of bodyguards surrounding us were almost all finished. Those who weren't dead were barely breathing, and death was only a matter of time.
Then, a red figure floated over from a distance, none other than Yue'er.
At this moment, Yue'er had shed her usual playful girl persona. She was dressed in a large red wedding dress, her face covered by a red veil, and her eyes were filled with a gentle smile as she approached.
"Who are you?"
I felt the steel sword in Fang Niubizi's hand tremble, almost piercing me through.
"Old geezer, be careful. I haven't lived enough yet."
"Shut up, kid. Say one more word, and don't blame this Daoist for taking you right now." Fang Niubizi glared at me fiercely. Although he sounded menacing, the trembling tip of his sword betrayed his inner turmoil.
"Yue'er, why are you so late? If you had been a moment later, this old geezer would have killed me." I looked at Yue'er with a hint of grievance.
"Shut up. You can't even use the life-saving item I gave you, and you still need me to step in. You are truly incredibly stupid."
Facing Yue'er's reprimand, I lowered my head and remained silent. When I was chased into the cave by the ghost mountain fiend, Yue'er had left me the Yin Si Chong jade and a set of incantations for its control.
However, I believed this item was too wicked, and one wrong move could lead to the tragic deaths of countless lives. Therefore, I had never used it. Even when I used it on Li Rui, I had only recited part of the incantations, otherwise, no one present, except for Zhang Dabiao and myself, would have survived.