Chapter 455: with translation of chapter title

Hong Zun again gave that bunch of rebellious disciples a heavy beating, and finally felt relieved.

I just came back to look, and damn, where's my heavenly brew?

His gaze instantly fell on Qi Xiong and the others.

"Where's my heavenly brew? Where's that big jar of heavenly brew I had?"

"I don't know."

"I didn't see it."

Qi Xiong looked up one by one, faces full of confusion, "What heavenly brew? I've never seen it before."

Seeing these old fogeys like that, Hong Zun gritted his teeth in anger—what a bunch of shameless old bastards.

"That damn thing is my liquor."

"Brother Hong............"

Hong Zun was fuming, his anger palpable, when Wang Tieshu gently shouted from the side; already on edge, Hong Zun's tone naturally wasn't good, and he turned his head and asked.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm pouring Brother Hong a drink."

He didn't mind, gave a slight smile, and Wang Tieshu kindly poured Hong Zun a cup.

Seeing this, Hong Zun froze, "This taste? Heavenly brew?"

"You.......... where did you get this?"

"I know Brother Hong likes to drink heavenly brew, so I've always kept a few jars on me."

Hearing this, Hong Zun's expression grew complex; who wouldn't feel warmed by such treatment?

Being thought of and cared for should bring happiness, yet seeing Wang Tieshu's face, that warm feeling turned into something less pleasant.

In the end, Hong Zun could only turn his head, take a sip, feeling slightly embarrassed, and mutter shyly.

"Thank you."

"Hahaha, I'm happy to."

Normally, a young woman at this point would give a shy smile and then speak softly.

At the very least, it would be a faint smile.

But Wang Tieshu burst into loud laughter, his voice like a bell, and even put his arm around Hong Zun's shoulders, pulling him into an embrace.

Leaning in Wang Tieshu's embrace, Hong Zun's expression was exceedingly complex.

Not to mention him, even Qi Xiong, Qing Shi, and the others nearby were the same.

Just looking at the deep affection in Wang Tieshu's eyes, almost overflowing, left everyone unsure whether to feel envy or...

"Brother Hong, eat."

He ate half a plate in one bite, then picked up a chopstickful for Hong Zun—this is Wang Tieshu's unique tenderness.

After the meal, everyone ate to their heart's content, but the Ghost Valley had no such mood.

After personally confirming the battle situation, this ghost king returned to the ghost palace.

"How is it? What's the situation?"

Seeing it return, the other ghost kings all asked in turn; hearing this, the ghost king replied with a complex expression.

"Casualties exceed a million, mostly in the outer regions, though the core area also suffered some spillover."

"Did they really slay over a million evil spirits in just one afternoon?"

"More or less; less than half of the evil spirits remain in the outer regions."

"Damn, what's going on with the Dao Yi Sect? How could their strength increase so much in just one night?"

"Increase my ass; I think the Dao Yi Sect was just putting on an act last night to let us let our guard down."

"Despicable and shameless."

"We absolutely can't let them keep killing like this; we must closely monitor Hong Zun and the others' movements, and also send ghost commanders to garrison the outer regions to prevent the Dao Yi Sect disciples from running rampant."

"Good."

The Ghost Valley quickly made adjustments, drawing many higher-cultivation evil spirits from the core regions to the outer regions to counter the Dao Yi Sect disciples.

As for Hong Zun and the others, they were kept under strict surveillance.

As night fell slowly, the Dao Yi Sect disciples who had finished dinner were also preparing to strike again.

Outside Ling City, many disciples gathered, with Zhao Zhengping, Xu Jie and other Inner Disciples leading, and they were now discussing something with their fellow junior disciples.

"The Ghost Valley surely knows about this afternoon's events, so tonight we can't just brute-force it like before; we need a plan."

"What does Senior Brother mean?"

"Just follow orders, and then we'll reap greater rewards."

With the Ghost Valley now on guard, we can't just act recklessly anymore; wanting ghost crystals is fine, wanting to fight to the death is fine, but we can't just go give ourselves away.

So a pre-battle plan is essential.

As for this, Xu Jie and the others had already discussed it; the disciples had no objections and all nodded in agreement.

Next, we saw the bruised Zhao Zhengping, Xu Jie and other Inner Disciples giving detailed task assignments to the junior disciples.

Everyone had their own task to do.

"Menial Disciples are mainly responsible for laying talisman seals and formations, but remember, the formations and talisman seals must not exceed third rank, or the ghost crystals won't be safe."

"But Shī xiōng, a third-rank formation might not be able to take down those high-level evil spirits."

"No problem; we never intended to take them down in the first place."

"Menial Disciples set the traps; when the traps are triggered, Inner Door Disciples rush out to attack and slay the evil spirits."

"As for Outer Door Disciples, they are responsible for finishing off any evil spirits that aren't dead yet."

Saying this, Xu Jie suddenly turned his head to look at Dàhuáng and Xiao Bai; they too had been brought over, especially Dàhuáng.

Xu Jie said solemnly.

"Attracting hatred is up to you."

Hearing that, Dàhuáng said with an unwilling face.

"Why me?"

Looking at Dàhuáng, who rolled his eyes and spoke human words with a seductive voice, Xu Jie suppressed the urge to draw his sword, gritted his teeth, and said.

"What do you say?"

Damn, who else is more suited to attract hatred than you?

Facing Xu Jie's gaze, Dàhuáng eventually nodded in agreement.

"Alright, I'll go."

"Okay, then follow the plan: hand all Talisman Seals and Formation Disks of rank three and below to the Menial Disciples."

After the plan was set, the disciples quickly set out according to the plan.

At night, Ghost Valley grew even more grim and terrifying; dark clouds covered the moon above, and the air was filled with a foul stench.

At night, Ghost Valley grew even more grim and terrifying; dark clouds covered the moon above, and the air was filled with a foul stench.

However, tonight in Ghost Valley, many silhouettes could be seen moving back and forth in the darkness.

"How is it?"

Liu Shuang went out to investigate the traces of evil spirits; seeing her return, Xu Jie and the others asked.

"Just as Third Junior Brother thought, Ghost Valley has indeed sent many high-level evil spirits from the core area."

"Hehe, this is normal; after killing so many during the day, it would be strange if there were no reaction."

"And the Ghost King?"

"I can't sense him."

Although Liu Shuang and the others' cultivation had reached the peak of the Dharma Appearance Realm, the gap between them and the Ghost King, the Sacred Realm, was still huge.

So, if the Ghost King wanted to hide, they couldn't do anything about it.

Only Xu Jie was not worried about it at all.

"The Ghost King doesn't need to worry; naturally, the Master and Sect Master will handle it, and with the Supreme Elders present, the Ghost King can't hide."

"That's right."

"Our target is just ordinary evil spirits and Ghost Crystals; we ignore everything else."

Saying that, Xu Jie turned his head to look at Dàhuáng lying nearby.

Damn, a perfectly fine dog—why does it need an extra mouth?

"It's your turn to work."

Gritting his teeth, he said; hearing that, Dàhuáng slowly rose, impatiently.

"Got it, remember to include me in the next special meal, or else I won't do it anymore."

Her alluring gaze and seductive voice made Xu Jie clench his teeth.

"Okay."

"Hmph, that's about right."

"Stop talking and get lost."