Chapter 243: I'll Beat You to Death First

Tiebei Gai and his old brothers stood with mouths agape!

Picking up a wild old woman by the roadside, how could she be so terrifying!

The fox sisters trembled and clung together.

Click, click, click, click...

They could even hear each other's upper and lower teeth chattering.

When the Blood Salt Fiend rose arrogantly, the same thought sprang to both their minds: It's over!

Sure enough, she has a connection with Xu Yuan; nothing good can come of it!

The Blood Salt Fiend is different from ordinary evil spirits; it cannot be communicated with!

It will not spare them just because they are also evil spirits.

This thing hates everything!

But immediately after, that flame roared up with a boom, and that huge pile of Blood Salt Fiends was instantly burned away!

The two of them became even more terrified.

This fire... suppresses all evil spirits.

We sisters will be suppressed too.

Before even seeing the legendary yellow light in the Nancheng Patrol Station, they witnessed such a terrifying confrontation!

Neither of them could stand against any one of them.

Oh, Laozu Sect, you might have killed us.

As soon as Xu Yuan placed the male Dragon-Slaying Sword into the bridge stone, that auspicious cloud yellow light gently emerged—next, it would rise and fall a few times like breathing, then withdraw back into the bridge stone.

Just then, suddenly, a flame shot up from outside, reaching five zhang high; Xu Yuan in the courtyard saw it clearly.

Lin Wanmo rushed out like the wind, her face extremely solemn: "Trouble!"

Xu Yuan initially thought his senses were wrong, but seeing his stepmother's attitude, he knew it was truly Wang Shen who had come.

People from the River Work Alley cannot act outside.

Every time they act, they must bear some "cost."

Wang Shen is in the worst state; she acted in Zhan City; I fear she might...

Xu Yuan hurriedly went out after her.

He also casually pulled the male sword back out.

Wang Shen grabbed one person with each hand; no one could escape.

Tiebei Gai panicked; unable to chop off that hand, he slashed his own lower leg with his blade!

After Ninth Master arrived, Tiebei Gai always felt as if something extra had been added inside his body.

He knew these children of great surnames all too well.

Ninth Master had placed a technique on himself!

If I fall into the hands of the Evil-Dispelling Bureau, I will surely die a violent death on the spot!

But suddenly, a small shadow puppet, adhering to the ground, flew swiftly over.

With a swish, it stuck to Tiebei Gai's back.

Tiebei Gai's entire body became unable to move.

That slash had only reached halfway.

In that instant, Tiebei Gai's body and soul froze together.

His body could not move, nor could a single thought arise in his soul.

Tiebei Gai's entire person was "frozen" at the very moment he wanted to chop off his own lower leg.

The same state applied to Tiebei Gai's old brother.

On his back, a shadow puppet was also stuck.

The shadow puppet, at some unknown time, had expanded to cover the entire backs of both of them.

"Xiao Mo!" Wang Shen's head happily called out, and then her hands and feet began to move, gathering and assembling all her "parts."

Finally, she placed the head.

Lin Wanmo hurriedly grabbed her, looking her up and down, her eyes full of worry.

Although Wang Shen's body was pieced together, obvious "seams" appeared between the various parts.

Whenever Wang Shen moved, these seams emitted a creaking, grinding friction sound; every part swayed and shook, ready to collapse at any moment!

"Auntie—" Lin Wanmo's voice carried a sob.

Xu Yuan also came out.

When exiting the main gate, two figures flashed past the street corner; they looked somewhat familiar.

But Xu Yuan had no time for that now; he also rushed to Wang Shen's front: "You... this isn't necessary; I can handle it."

Wang Shen grunted twice, then turned to glare angrily at the two salt smugglers: "They wanted to harm you! I happened to see it; how could that be allowed?"

Wang Shen never considered whether Xu Yuan had become stronger now, whether he had the ability to deal with these Blood Salt Fiends, or whether he needed her help to act.

Wang Shen's first reaction was simply: If they want to harm our child, I'll beat you to death first!

Xu Yuan stepped forward to support Wang Shen: "Don't move yet; I'll find something to carry you inside."

"No need, it hasn't reached that point..."

Just as she was speaking, her chin fell off.

Lin Wanmo's tears fell with plop, plop sounds.

Wang Shen was also surprised; her body was in worse condition than she had felt; she feared she might not accompany Xiao Mo until next year's Ghost Festival...

Xu Yuan found a door plank; the Captains also came out and helped carry Wang Shen inside.

Zhang Laoya stood a short distance away, hands clasped behind his back, watching coldly from the sidelines.

Of course, he had seen that flame just now.

In the entire Nancheng Patrol Station, aside from Xu Yuan and Lin Wanmo, only he truly understood the ferocity of that flame.

Zhang Laoya did not step forward because he felt it was "dangerous."

That old woman looked as if she were near death, but she could still unleash one more flame!

Zhang Laoya admitted he could not block it.

Better to stay far away for now.

Xu Yuan had told him during the day that there were still elders at home—this must be one of them.

Zhang Laoya found himself confused again: what exactly was this young man's background?

The elders and seniors were each more terrifying than the last.

Just two days ago, Zhang Laoya had seen Uncle Mao Si...

Fu Jingyu led the Captains and dragged the two salt smugglers inside.

Everyone saw the sacks on the ground.

One by one, they were filled with dread.

They all knew the Blood Salt Fiend well—such a huge pile of Blood Salt Fiends; if it hadn't been for my lord's elder resolving it, and it had truly rushed into the yamen, we would all have become its blood food!

The main gate hadn't even had time to close yet.

Wang Shen lay in Lin Wanmo's room; after resting a while, she tried to reattach her own jaw, but the moment she moved, her two arms fell apart again.

"Do not move; I will do it."

Lin Wanmo reattached them for her one by one.

Xu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "I will step out for a bit; you must wait for me to return."

Wang Shen dared not speak; her eyes rolled as she looked at Xu Yuan, full of reluctance.

She did not want the child to leave; she might not make it, and before dying, she wanted the child by her side.

It was all those two detestable things' fault; I still wanted to accompany the child for half a year...

Xu Yuan understood Wang Shen's thoughts; he gently held her hand: "I have a way; you must wait for me to return."

Then Xu Yuan, with a ruthless heart, let go of Wang Shen's hand and rushed out without looking back.

All taboos were disregarded!

Xu Yuan sprinted to the entrance of the Third Lady Hall and pounded on the door, shouting, "Open up! I am Xu Yuan!"

The night watch servant inside laughed: "A new evil spirit has arrived on Guanglan Street? Actually trying to impersonate someone to trick us into opening the door?"

Xu Yuan kicked the door open with one foot.

He was not an evil spirit; the Door Gods did not react at all.

The servant was startled; only after recognizing Xu Yuan did he breathe a sigh of relief: "My lord Xu, it really is you..."

Xu Yuan shoved him aside, stepped into the hall, clasped his fists, and bowed: "I seek medicine for my aunt!"

The Hundred Diseases Cabinet seemed to understand something; it shook excitedly, its four cabinet legs clattering loudly against the floor.

Over a hundred medicine drawers opened and closed incessantly.

Xu Yuan's heart leaped into his throat.

The Hundred Diseases Cabinet and the Heart-Weighing Scale were of high caliber, but the medicine pills inside the Hundred Diseases Cabinet were all crafted by the Dan Xiu of the Third Lady Hall.

The Third Lady Hall has no one above the Sixth Rank.

Although Xu Yuan had given Wang Shen his word, he actually had no confidence in his heart.

The servant nearby stood with his mouth agape!

It's over; these two ancestors have started causing trouble again.

He suddenly snapped back to his senses; disregarding closing the door, he ducked his head and ran toward the back courtyard to report to the Great Fire Master.

Finally, the Hundred Diseases Cabinet quieted down.

The long beam of the Heart-Weighing Scale held it up, preventing it from moving wildly.

Then, the Hundred Diseases Cabinet clattered open five drawers.

Xu Yuan, puzzled, stepped forward and took out five medicine pills from inside.

Those five medicine drawers retracted, and with a clatter, six more drawers opened.

After Xu Yuan took them away, three more drawers opened, giving Xu Yuan a total of fourteen medicine pills.

Xu Yuan held the medicine pills: "Can this save Wang Shen's life?"

The beam of the Heart-Weighing Scale pressed downward, like a nod: It can save her!

(End of this chapter)