Chapter 57: It has finally begun, the plot of killing for treasure

Humans have the human Dao, ghosts have the ghost Dao. The manifest and the hidden are on different paths; the Daos are not the same.

Xiao Yu increasingly felt that this saying was very reasonable.

When she had once left her body, she had personally experienced that the sense of space for humans and ghosts is different.

A lame ghost like Guisheng could walk over a hundred *li* in half a night; the drama-addicted Squire Qin even rode a donkey, treating the Sun Family Village hundreds of *li* away as if it were next door.

At that time, Xiao Yu herself had also been confused for a while; following the ghost's wailing, she walked a few steps and left Hengsha Pass, arriving at the desolate wilderness a hundred *li* away.

Now, she felt that familiar "ghost Dao" aura once again.

When she explored forward by foot, although the entire world was misty and she had completely lost her sense of direction, the "space" was normal.

Now with Duan Laoshu Duan exploring the path ahead, calling out "Xiao Yu's soul" as he walked, she once again felt the trance she had experienced during that night of wandering after leaving her body.

Her current realm is too low and her experience too shallow to clearly explain the difference between the ghost Dao and the human Dao; she could only have a vague feeling: the human world's space-time is like a solid piece of glass, perhaps transparent, yet one cannot cross through the glass; the ghost world's space-time is like mirrors made of water ripples, not very transparent, the surface rippling, vision hazy, yet ghosts can pass through the water surface and arrive directly at the other end.

Xiao Yu's soul is powerful and resilient, difficult for yin spirits to invade, and she should not have felt a trance in a conscious state, but as she followed Duan Laoshu Duan through the water-ripple mirror, it was like traversing dimensions.

It was not the ghost's yin energy that made her soul trance, but the spatial fluctuations of another dimension that made her thinking fuzzy.

Just like a person from a three-dimensional world going to a four-dimensional space, the body cannot fully adapt to the environment, and the mind cannot process the received four-dimensional spatial information, hence the muddled state.

Xiao Yu does not know how many dimensions the "ghost Dao" has.

Or perhaps the world of gods and demons does not discuss dimensions at all?

She only confirmed one thing: humans and ghosts are truly walking on different "roads"!

"Duan Laoshu Duan, how far have we walked? Why haven't we walked out of the heavy fog yet?"

If Duan Laoshu Duan were a living person, having walked for only this short while, she would never have asked in doubt.

But Duan Laoshu Duan is a ghost, and now she has also stepped onto the ghost Dao; the ghost Dao has "short space," and one can walk a long distance in just a few steps.

They were, after all, in the backyard of the Yunlai Inn.

The backyard is not small, four or five hundred square meters, but how could it withstand a ghost walking?

"Miss Yu, do not be anxious. Old Duan has been lost from the beginning and does not recognize the road. But Old Duan listens to all directions and watches from all sides, guaranteeing not to let any evildoers easily approach you," Duan Laoshu Duan said with composure.

—Because he was lost from the beginning, there is no use in being anxious now?

Xiao Yu was speechless.

"Last time, Squire Qin was also lost in the heavy fog, but he walked out in the end."

Duan Laoshu Duan said, "Old Master Qin is a local and is very familiar with the terrain. I am a stranger who drifted here, and I am not familiar with the road."

"Where is Duan Laoshu Duan from? Last time I seemed to hear you mention Ning Prefecture. Is Ning Prefecture the Ning family mansion, or some county town?" Having nothing to do, Xiao Yu decided to chat with Duan Laoshu Duan for a bit.

Regardless of whether Duan Laoshu Duan could find the road to lead her out, she acknowledged and remembered this friendship.

"It is Ning Prefecture, the capital of De'de Commandery in Great Shu, thousands of miles away from Feixian Ferry—eh, Miss Yu, did you hear that? I seem to have found General Guan's location."

Duan Laoshu Duan turned back to greet Xiao Yu and quickened his pace to walk forward.

Soon, Xiao Yu also heard the sound.

"Wang Bao, Li Qing, Ma Anguo, Li Shangxian, you, you... how did you come back again?"

It was Guan Zhong, his surprise tinged with some panic.

Hearing the names Guan Zhong shouted, Xiao Yu's heart also skipped a beat.

They were all the ones Guan Zhong had previously called over to transport Huchen's "remains."

After Huchen was transferred to the wine cellar, they had all followed Song Changqing away.

When they left, Lei Yuanzi was still casting the Nine-Nine Fire Wheel Thunder, the jade-faced Wenqu Dou Yilin had not yet delivered the "Eight Immortals Speech," and the Hunting Flag Immortal Kong Zan's Flag Gate Escape had not even been deployed.

Therefore, it was entirely possible for them to have successfully arrived at the Lieyang Marquis's military camp at that time.

After all, the Lieyang Marquis's military camp was on the grain-drying ground in the front yard of the Yunlai Inn, and the wine cellar was in the backyard; the distance was not too far.

Since they were already close to the military camp, they had no reason to return, unless...

"Duan Laoshu Duan, are they the evildoers who want to harm me and my foster father and seize the treasure pill?" Xiao Yu asked in a low voice.

Before Duan Laoshu Duan could speak, the people inside had already confessed without being asked.

"Old Guan, stop talking nonsense. Hand over the 'Nine-Turn Bone-Changing Pill,' and Leopard Master will give you a quick death!"

It was Wang Bao, his tone sinister and impatient.

"Wang Bao, you, what are you saying? Do you dare to say it again?!"

There was fear in Guan Zhong's trembling voice, but more of it was the monstrous rage of feeling severely offended.

"Clang~~"

"Brother Leopard, don't be impulsive!"

It was the "cannon fodder" Li Shangxian.

Just now, Wang Bao seemed to have drawn his blade immediately upon disagreement and was stopped by Li Shangxian.

"Guan Zhong, the Nine-Turn Bone-Changing Pill is a divine pill. Now that Guan Huchen is dead, you, an old slave, holding it is like a three-year-old child holding gold in a busy market; you cannot protect it.

Don't talk about the Yingxiang Guan family; this is Feixian Ferry, ten thousand miles away from Yingxiang Prefecture!

You are a smart man; you know how to choose," Li Shangxian said indifferently.

Guan Zhong laughed miserably, "Even if I were a fool, I would know the outcome after truly handing over the Nine-Turn Bone-Changing Pill."

This time, Li Shangxian was silent.

From the moment they returned to the wine cellar, regardless of whether they obtained the divine pill or not, killing to silence was a necessary procedure.

"At least you can die quickly," Ma Anguo said coldly.

"Man proposes, Heaven disposes. You can kill me, but can you stop me from accusing you group of rebellious slaves of murdering your master before the King of Hell?" Guan Zhong shouted angrily.

"Slap, slap, slap~~~" A very vigorous sound of slapping faces, slapping Guan Zhong so that his screams became slurred.

Wang Bao slapped while cursing hatefully, "I only take a few packs of Marrow-Cleansing Powder from your Guan family pharmacy every month, and you really treat me like a slave!"

"Eating my Guan family's medicine, taking my Guan family's money, and obeying orders—if you aren't a slave, what are you?"

Guan Zhong's voice was slurred, but he was not weak at all; the resentment and hatred in his tone were even thicker than Wang Bao's.

【i-0】 Guan Zhong, look here! Li Qing shouted, causing Guan Zhong to turn his head and look.

"I know you old dog aren't afraid of death, but a loyal dog protects its master; you wouldn't want to see Old Duck Guan's corpse insulted after death, would you?"

"Dog thief, dog thief, I hate, I hate, ah ah! I must accuse you before the King of Hell; you wait, my Guan family ancestors will never let you off, dog thief, ah ah~~~"

Guan Zhong wept blood and cursed, still struggling violently and slapping wildly under Wang Bao's feet.

"Duan Laoshu Duan, you stay here, next..."

—Next, watch my performance!

Xiao Yu smiled coldly and drew the Dragon Kiss short sword.

"Miss Yu, the evildoers are cruel and numerous... Old Duan shouldn't say this, but the situation is stronger than the person.

Old Master Guan, in the netherworld, would surely rather have his corpse desecrated than see you fall into the tiger's mouth," Duan Yuhan said with great difficulty.

He himself attaches great importance to filial piety.

If someone were to insult his father's corpse, he would certainly not care about any danger.

But true "etiquette" has always been to strictly demand of oneself and to be understanding and forgiving of others, rather than standing in a lower position and criticizing others for not being "noble" enough.

"Duan Laoshu Duan, say no more!"

Xiao Yu seemed to have been greatly humiliated, her expression and tone both very severe and resolute.

Well, more intense than the reaction Duan Laoshu Duan gave when she advised him not to take risks earlier.

"Foster father has shown me deep affection and great kindness; I have never for a moment lacked a heart of gratitude and repayment.

Now the evildoers are wantonly insulting his body.

The rage in my chest can burn the heavens and earth; how could I care about the mere danger of death and retreat for the sake of my life?"

She put her right hand holding the short sword behind her back and, while groping forward, cried out mournfully: "Father, Father, Father~~~"

"Hey, good obedient daughter, your father is here!" The wine cellar was quiet for a moment, and then Li Shangxian's teasing came.

—What a group of black-hearted death row prisoners!

One shout actually brought six "fathers."

Truly, self-inflicted sins cannot be escaped!

Xiao Yu's expression was even colder, and the "Father, Father" calls from her mouth were crisper and more urgent; inside her Purple Mansion, six small figures had already been outlined with dashed lines.

When she pushed open the wooden door and saw that group of black-armored knights, a dashed line of death that only she could see seemed to appear before her eyes.

"Father, Father—you are so bold, daring to harm my foster father; I want your dog lives~~~"

In her gaze and expression toward Huchen, Xiao Yu displayed a natural, layered, progressive emotion: first shock, slightly dazed; after seeing Huchen's encounter clearly, the daze disappeared, and shock turned into anger; then facing the armored knights, the anger escalated into killing intent.

She didn't continue to bicker with them.

Tiger Roar Blade!

"Roar~~~"

It seemed as if a huge fierce tiger overlapped with her figure, letting out a roar full of fierce aura toward them.

The armored knights couldn't help but feel fear in their hearts, their movements stiffening for a moment.

She used the short sword to perform "Tiger Soul Seven Kills," the fierce tiger's divine intent merging into the sword bone, the skeleton seeming to have clanging sword sounds.

"Tearing Heaven Sword!"

Ma Weiguo's eyes blurred, as if he saw a ten-foot-tall black tiger pouncing in front of him, waving its sharp claws.

"Puchi~~" His neck felt cold, his head tilted, and his neck became a fountain of fresh blood.

Seeing this, Li Qing glared, his eyes wide, and drew his sword with a long whistle.

"Tiger Devouring Sword!"

Xiao Yu leaned close, a clever force hitting his lower abdomen.

Li Qing staggered back, the short sword in Xiao Yu's hand like the fierce fangs of a tiger, biting through his chin from bottom to top and drilling into his brain.

Li Qing died!

The Luye Guard armored knights were indeed elite.

Seeing two companions die miserably, they quickly shook off the panic.

Their moves and movements coordinated with each other, vaguely having the posture of a military formation.

Xiao Yu spun her body, taking advantage of the momentum to pull the Dragon Kiss from Li Qing's chin, also avoiding a saber slash from an armored knight.

"Puchi!" The saber was like a silver ribbon, splitting the dead Li Qing, who could not dodge, into two pieces.

Fresh blood mixed with organs flowed out with a splash.

The smell of blood and feces filled the air, making one want to vomit.

But at this moment, neither Xiao Yu nor the remaining armored knights had the heart to vomit.

They were even too focused, temporarily holding their breath.

"Tiger Tail Sword!"

At that time, two armored knights were attacking Xiao Yu from the left and right; after Xiao Yu avoided the knight on the left, her empty left hand joined fingers into a sword finger, sticking to the steel saber that brushed past her, like a celestial being descending from heaven, abruptly landing on the knight's left eye.

This move, "Tiger Tail Sword," simulated a fierce tiger swinging its tail, having a bit of the flavor of a return-horse spear.

The armored knight was prepared but completely failed to defend against it.

"Chi—bo~~~"

The power of the finger sword far exceeded the knight's estimation; not only did the eyeball burst, but the brain was also instantly stirred to pieces by a miraculous force.

Xiao Yu, however, was not surprised.

The God-Connecting Pill was not eaten in vain; even if the sword bone is not considered an immortal bone, it is a small divine ability.

"Sword intent" can be integrated into the sword bone, making the sword bone clang, and the physical strength suddenly increases by a notch.

Xiao Yu can also transmit "sword intent" at will within the sword bone; the sword bone is the sword, and the finger bone is also the sword bone!

The so-called "sword intent" is the fierce tiger divine intent that Xiao Yu comprehended.

With Huchen's help, she basically changed "Tiger Soul Seven Kills" from blade moves to sword moves... In fact, many Guan family disciples who feigned elegance used swords.

"Damn it, I know Old Duck Guan taught her 'Tiger Soul Seven Kills,' but it's only been a few days, how is this little barbarian dog so strong?"

Li Shangxian's expression was ugly, his heart full of fear, subconsciously breaking away from the temporary military formation, retreating a few steps, and shrinking back to Huchen's side, even holding the blade to his neck.

"Guan Yu, stop, otherwise I will immediately—"

"Puchi, puchi, puchi~~ Plop~ Plop~~"

Accompanied by the sound of fine blood spraying, several more corpses fell down screaming.

Xiao Yu raised the sword to her lips and blew a light breath.

The blood beads on the snow-white blade connected into a line of blood, dripping onto the floor tiles.

"Cannon fodder, stretch your head over and let this young lady clean up you little piece of trash." ===== CHAPTER 58 =====