Old Master Long waved his hand and said, "You still don't understand my words."
"Do you know why I invited eight Xuanmen masters to this courtyard?"
Long Er: "Aren't you having them activate the treasure-seeking formation?"
"It is to activate the treasure-seeking formation, but that is only one purpose. The treasure-seeking formation requires a large amount of yang energy to activate. When it is activated, these eight Xuanmen masters will have much of their yang energy depleted."
"It is precisely because these six Xuanmen masters consume too much yang energy that you and my children can capture them more quickly."
"Han Lin and Zhao Yan have the most yang energy among the eight. If we are to capture these two, we need a proper plan. If they slip away, it will be disadvantageous for us."
Long Er understood Old Master Long's words and gave him a thumbs-up, saying, "No wonder you had me capture the six Xuanmen masters first."
"This way, we can also save on their consultation fees."
"You are truly brilliant!"
Old Master Long said proudly, "When Zhao Yan absorbs the wild lingzhi and is affected by the malevolent poison, we won't have to deal with her ourselves."
"Han Lin has some reputation in the capital, so he still has some value. Let's not move against him for now."
Old Master Long looked up at the full moon overhead. "Since Han Lin and Zhao Yan have already left, it's time for us to make our move."
"Go!"
Old Master Long waved his hand.
The six Xuanmen masters walked forward, followed by his disciples.
Zhao Yan watched them leave the Long family mansion, cursing under her breath.
Earlier, she had been delighted, thinking that the Long family was wealthy and generous to give away a century-old wild lingzhi so readily. She never expected this wild lingzhi to be poisonous.
The conversation between Old Master Long and Long Er made Wang Xianzhi's scalp tingle. What hypocritical scoundrels.
Zhao Yan jumped down from the courtyard wall. General Black Tiger was lying by the wall.
Hearing the sound, General Black Tiger, holding the dog leash in its mouth, quickly turned and ran towards Zhao Yan.
Zhao Yan squatted down and rubbed General Black Tiger's head, taking the leash.
She was gratified that her daily feeding of ginseng to General Black Tiger had not been in vain.
Zhao Yan, holding the dog leash, quickly followed.
To prevent the soul-calling bell from making a sound, she put it into her bag.
"Master, do we still need to follow? I feel it's very dangerous," Wang Xianzhi said worriedly.
Zhao Yan: "He wants my life. If I don't find an opportunity to strike him, I won't be able to sleep soundly tonight."
It's better to be feared than to be stolen from, and moreover, Old Master Long going out in the middle of the night must be to search for treasure according to the treasure-seeking formation's direction.
Seeing Zhao Yan walking further away, Wang Xianzhi gritted his teeth and immediately followed.
Old Master Long led twenty people, with the female corpse walking at the forefront.
As Zhao Yan followed, she noticed that Old Master Long and these twenty-odd people were walking around in circles.
"Disciple, are all these surrounding residences owned by the Long family?" Zhao Yan asked, turning her head.
Wang Xianzhi nodded. "Yes, this was a desolate area before. Old Master Long spent money to acquire a large area around here and built the Long family's summer resort."
"The Long family's summer resort has never been opened to the public, and these residences have not been sold."
Zhao Yan understood and pointed to the ground. "The treasure Old Master Long is looking for is beneath our feet."
"This old fellow knew long ago that there was treasure in this area, which is why he bought it."
Wang Xianzhi suddenly realized. "No wonder Old Master Long built a summer resort in such a desolate place. It turns out he had other intentions."
"But why did he wait until now to implement his plan?"
"Giving birth takes time," Zhao Yan said.
Old Master Long had so many soul insects, and each soul insect was like his child.
She remembered the female corpse saying, "Save us."
Zhao Yan suddenly understood that "save us" referred to these children.
Even a tiger doesn't eat its cubs; this old fellow is worse than an animal.
"You watch here, I'll change my clothes." Zhao Yan patted Wang Xianzhi's shoulder.
She went to a corner and quickly changed into Han Lin's clothes, t-shirt, and pants.
The t-shirt and pants were so tough that even a sharp knife couldn't pierce them, providing great safety.
Thinking of Han Lin's height, Zhao Yan was initially worried that she wouldn't be able to fit into the clothes.
But to her surprise, the t-shirt and pants could stretch and lengthen.
At first, they felt a bit tight when she wore them, but after a while, she got used to them, and there were no problems.
Zhao Yan walked back. Wang Xianzhi was craning his neck at the corner, staring intently.
Seeing Zhao Yan return, he turned and pointed ahead. "Master, these people are sitting in a circle within the residences."
Zhao Yan looked over. The residences had not been lived in for a long time, and no one came to clean or tidy them. Vines had grown on the walls and the ground.
They sat in a circle, with the female corpse standing in the middle.
Old Master Long exuded a lot of yang energy. These people sat cross-legged, all using their yang energy, which flowed towards the female corpse, causing her to tremble continuously.
Suddenly, the female corpse lunged towards a corner and punched it.
A round, bulging object suddenly emerged.
This object had a spout-like top and many vine leaves on its sides.
The female corpse quickly grabbed the vines and plucked the object from the ground.
The object that was pulled out was a palm-sized wild ginseng. The wild ginseng had many root hairs, which were constantly moving.
The root hairs were connected to the ground, and the left and right sides of the wild ginseng resembled human arms.
When the female corpse grabbed it, the wild ginseng moved rapidly, pulling on many vines and tightly entangling the female corpse.
"Quick, form a formation, don't let this ginseng burrow into the ground and escape."
The twenty-odd people stood up, holding a large cloth and spreading it on the ground.
Old Master Long quickly stood up, picked up a bag, and ran towards the wild ginseng.
Zhao Yan's heart was shocked. No wonder Old Master Long went to such great lengths; he was after the thousand-year-old wild ginseng.
She had only heard about this from the old man, but she never expected it to be real.
Seeing that Old Master Long was about to get the wild ginseng, Zhao Yan quickly took out a bottle.
She then bit her finger and dripped her blood into the bottle.
The five vengeful spirits inside the bottle fought desperately for it.
"Drink my blood, and you shall serve me. If you refuse, I will scatter your souls right here."
The five vengeful spirits, having been harmed by Zhao Yan, were afraid of her. They also found her blood to be extremely delicious.
"Go quickly!" Zhao Yan whispered.
The five vengeful spirits felt the chill emanating from Zhao Yan and immediately flew over.
Old Master Long's bag was almost over the wild ginseng when he suddenly felt a gust of cold wind towards him. He quickly turned around.
Seeing the five vengeful spirits attacking, Old Master Long's face showed surprise. How did five vengeful spirits suddenly appear?
Sensing the aura of these five vengeful spirits, he instantly thought of someone.
"Han Lin!" Old Master Long exclaimed.
Hadn't Han Lin already left? How did he end up here?
As he thought, he raised his hands and struck at the five vengeful spirits.
Zhao Yan crouched down, appearing to be only about 1.4 meters tall. She revealed half of her body from the doorway and shouted in Han Lin's voice.
"Han Lin is here! You old dog, you have committed countless evils. Today, I, Han Lin, shall act on behalf of heaven!"
"Old dog Long, die!"