Chapter 77: True Identity Exposed? The Ox Demon Is Doomed!

Golden Splendor Pavilion.

Rich wine aroma filled the air incessantly.

The clamor of strings and bamboo assailed the ears, the seductive atmosphere eroded minds, the courtesan's supple waist twisted like a water snake, making it impossible to look away.

Xu He Li drank fine wine while staring at the courtesan's alluring figure; a fire began to blaze in his lower abdomen.

Xu Beihu rubbed his nose, sensing that something was off about the atmosphere.

He stood up, speaking in a muffled voice: "Big brother, I'm going out for some fresh air."

Xu He Li heard this, gave an appreciative smile, nodded slightly, and was very pleased with the perceptive Xu Beihu.

As Xu Beihu just stepped out of the private room, the courtesan's long, fair legs went limp, she collapsed into Xu He Li's embrace, her eyes beginning to glaze.

Xu Beihu was stalwart, hands behind his back as he left the private room, exhaling a long breath.

Outside, rain poured like pillars, the wind wailed, damp rain swept over, striking his face directly.

But Xu Beihu's body suddenly stiffened.

He stared blankly toward the distance……

There, even amidst the raging storm, thick smoke billowed upward, like an angry black dragon roaring into the heavens!

"That… is the direction of the Yang family!"

Xu Beihu's pupils contracted.

Has something happened to the Yang family?

Wasn't the Yang family going to our Xu family's Divine Cultivation Academy to seize spirit children? Why is green smoke rising from the Yang family manor?

Seeming to think of something, Xu Beihu's eyes narrowed……

Something major has happened!

He lunged toward the private room door, smashing it open without a second thought.

"Big brother, something's happened!"

【Inside the private room.】

Instantly, women's and men's screams rang out.

……

……

Bang——

Rainwater suddenly exploded.

A burly figure wearing a straw hat, a knife at his waist, his mighty and vast qi and blood evaporated the rain, parting the water flowing down the street.

Not a drop of rain clung to his black hair, which danced wildly like a swimming serpent; his muscles and bones roared like a great python.

Behind him followed Divine Constable Zhang Xiangyang, his face full of palpitation.

The two landed silently before the Yang family manor, immediately seeing the blown-open doors.

A strong burnt odor drifted out from within the manor.

The two exchanged a glance; Zhang Xiangyang's hairs stood on end: "It's the explosive, flaming black wooden bird of the Ox Demon!"

Young City Lord Cao Qingyuan's face sank, he nodded, his divine aura began to wander; Zhang Xiangyang felt as if heaven and earth pressed down, making even breathing difficult.

Even though he was a cultivator at the peak of Nurturing Nature like a river, before a Divine Foundation cultivator he could not muster any resistance.

"Ox Demon?"

Cao Qingyuan murmured in a low voice.

Zhang Xiangyang described the situation; Cao Qingyuan's heart also stirred slightly.

"So, the mission to seize spirit children at our Xu family's Divine Cultivation Academy has failed?"

Cao Qingyuan narrowed his eyes.

"You mean… Li Che's daughter is sitting on that Ox Demon's shoulder? That Ox Demon is no easy foe, killing like hemp, yet Li Che's daughter isn't afraid of him?"

Cao Qingyuan's eyes flickered with a faint light.

Skilled in mechanism arts, and possessing a strange wooden explosive crow, it's clear this Ox Demon… his woodcarving skill is not lacking.

This Ox Demon……

"Li Che…… is it you?!"

"Is Li Che the Ox Demon?"

Cao Qingyuan's gaze grew dim, involuntarily recalling the plain cloth robes he'd seen in the independent workshop, a refined and elegant youth.

That honest, upright youth.

His steady demeanor now suggests he is a fearless woodcarving master.

Could he be wicked and cruel? A merciless Ox Demon who kills indiscriminately?

"Regardless of whether…"

"A single speculation…… is enough."

Rain streamed down the brim of Cao Qingyuan's straw hat like a curtain, reflecting a pair of faintly visible icy eyes; after pondering long, he finally stepped into the Yang family manor.

Zhang Xiangyang dared not breathe loudly, only able to follow silently.

When the two clearly saw the situation inside the Yang family manor, they both couldn't help but change expression.

This Ox Demon…… is so ruthless!

"The Yang family……"

"They've been exterminated!"

……

……

Lü Chi took Xixi back to the Xu family's Divine Cultivation Institute.

He felt a bit dazed.

I thought today would be a tough battle, but I never expected… following behind Xixi and the Ox Demon, I watched a grand fireworks display.

Seeing Xixi happily holding her little paper umbrella, the cute little girl setting off fireworks was simply wild and crazy.

I was really afraid she'd go overboard and blast him with a few shots.

"Brother Lü Chi, my Ox Master is awesome, right? Fireworks are really fun!" Xixi was so happy she felt like she'd go crazy.

It turns out setting off fireworks is this enjoyable.

Lü Chi couldn't help feeling a bit envious, just as he once envied Xixi's twisty car; now he wanted to set off fireworks too.

Returning to the Divine Cultivation Institute, Elder Mu leaned on her serpent-head wooden cane and quickly approached.

"Xixi, are you alright? Any injuries?"

Elder Mu hugged Xixi, examining her with concern.

"And the Ox Demon… did he hurt you?"

"Granny, the Ox Master is fine; he wouldn't hurt Xixi!" Xixi said earnestly.

"Elder Mu's face changed instantly: 'Ox Master? You've taken the Ox Demon as your teacher?'"

"Silly girl!"

"That Ox Demon… deals in poisons, mechanisms, hidden weapons, has a petty mind, even likes twisting heads—he's definitely not a good person!"

"He's nothing but a demon!"

"Oh my, how could this girl take a demon as her master!"

"It's practically a sin!"

"Just as Elder Mu was about to say something…"

"In the distance, having shed his Ox Demon mask and donned a clean black martial outfit, Li Che walked swiftly through the rain, holding an oil-paper umbrella."

"He had resumed his identity as the old father…"

"Arriving on time to pick up his daughter from school."

……

……

"Rain soaked the icy, charred corpses."

"Corpse after corpse was carried out of the Yang family manor, while the city lord's black-clad constables wore grim faces, silently busy transporting the bodies."

"It's too horrible, too terrifying!"

"Aside from those sent out of the city who lacked cultivation, and the missing Yang family elder of the Divine Foundation realm…"

"The cultivators of the Yang family, one of the three great clans of Fei Lei, have been wiped out!"

"The Si family at least still has some cultivators clinging on, barely surviving, continuing the lineage."

"But the Yang family…"

"Only the Yang family elder remains, a lone commander."

"However, for the Yang family, having even one Divine Foundation cultivator left is still good news—so long as a Divine Foundation cultivator survives, the family's root remains."

"That is… the Yang family elder, though a Divine Foundation cultivator, is nearly two hundred years old; who knows if his vigor remains?"

"Whether he can still father children?"

"Otherwise, the Yang family will ultimately have no heirs and will slowly collapse."

"Rain fell from the dark clouds where electric serpents roamed."

"It seemed to roar at the human world—silent yet deafening."

"In the distance, inside a luxurious carriage."

"Xu He Ling and Xu Beihu, the two brothers, stared blankly as the charred corpses were carried out—nearly the exterminated Yang family—while a chill rose from their bodies."

"How… coincidental…"

"In utter silence, with only the sound of boiling water bubbling in the hot furnace, Xu He Ling suddenly spoke."

"Xu Beihu looked over, bewildered."

"It's Li Nuanxi again."

"Xu He Ling gazed out the window at the endless wind and rain, taking a deep breath."

"Whenever something involves Li Che or Li Nuanxi, the Ox Demon is bound to appear!"

"Without exception, from Sun Chang Biao in the shop early on, to Lei Chun Lan, and later to the deceased Zhao Chuan Xiong and others…"

"All had shown ill intent toward Li Nuanxi, that spirit child."

"I had guessed before, but then dismissed it; now… I can't be sure, I'm confused, my mind is in a jumble…"

"Xu He Ling lowered his eyes, covering his face."

"But soon, his body relaxed suddenly."

"Too late…"

"Even if I had figured it out, what could I do? It's already too late…"

"The Ox Demon is becoming more reckless; he seems… no longer worried about his identity being exposed."

"He killed Zhao Xuan Hai, killed Zhou Yue Guan, killed Yang Kai He… and exterminated the Yang family."

"Xu He Ling lifted his head, his eyes showing horror."

"He has already revealed his confidence."

"Even if he guessed the Ox Demon's identity… what could he do?"

He Xu Heli is already...

Can't beat Niu Mo anymore!

So, go give away your head?

Listening to the raging wind and rain outside the carriage.

After Xu He Li took several deep breaths, his pupil light flickered slightly.

"Since I could guess it, other keen people should also discover Niu Mo's true identity...... He won't be able to hide it for long."

"Mechanisms, deadly poison, hidden weapons, sneak attacks, disguises...... How could such refined and erudite people be so vicious and cruel? Who could have thought of that?"

"Too bad, they shouldn't have exterminated the Yang family...... The Yang family...... Is there still an old gentleman at the Divine Foundation realm left?"

Xu He Li's expression changed, he clenched his fists.

"Your confidence, can it shake a Divine Foundation cultivator?"

"Even if Niu Mo can kill Divine Constables like Zhao Xuanhai and Zhou Ruoguan, facing Divine Foundation......"

"Niu Mo......"

"He's doomed!"

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