Chapter 300: Who Made Me Uncomfortable for a Moment (Requesting Monthly Votes)

This "Ghost Wail" pierced the night sky.

Xu Yuan instantly felt his entire soul being ripped from his body by countless iron hooks, torn into countless fragments.

Ma Tianshou and the other two suddenly emerged from behind.

Li Yichuan sliced off a piece of the Ghost Wang Fei's soul with a single sword strike.

Wu Chenxin, with the jar on his back, pointed a finger; that thick hemp rope, like a proud dragon, soared through the air and crashed into the Ghost Wang Fei.

Upon this collision, sparks flew everywhere, and the Ghost Wang Fei screamed as she was sent flying backward.

She passed through several house walls in succession before falling into the canal.

She immediately dove and swam for several li, then sensed again: the three avatars at the canal dock had all been destroyed.

Frowning, she thought for a moment; for now, she could only abandon these avatars.

No matter which avatar she switched to, that little patrol officer could find her!

If she relied on an avatar to return to the city, she would truly become a "turtle in a jar."

Abandoning this plan, which she had painstakingly devised and spent countless resources to set up, the Wang Fei, if she had a heart, must surely be bleeding internally.

She hid in the river, casting a gloomy glance back: As long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood!

Sooner or later, this palace will collect this blood debt from the four of you, one by one!

She followed the canal, diving another dozen li, then silently emerged from the water and flew at extreme speed toward Little Yu Shan.

But then, from mid-air, came the sudden sound of a paper talisman being torn.

"Hahaha, evil spirit! This official said it long ago, you cannot escape today!"

Ma Tianshou suddenly lifted the Tiger Head Cleaver with a sharp crack—

Li Yichuan and Wu Chenxin attacked from both sides!

The Ghost Wang Fei fled in panic, using every possible method.

But no matter how she ran or what method she used to hide, that single "fate" was like a torch lit directly above her head.

Xu Yuan could find her with the utmost ease.

With such relentless pursuit and flight, no one noticed that on a dead tree by the mountain, a dozen sparrows were perched.

The Corpse Sparrows were preparing to move house.

They had come out tonight to hunt for food and, incidentally, to find a new home.

So the brood of Corpse Sparrows split into several groups, searching in different directions.

This group of Corpse Sparrows saw: Poor Wang Fei, being chased by Xu Yuan and several fierce men, fleeing in a wretched state.

How weak and helpless the Wang Fei was, and how domineering and ruthless those fierce men were!

This... was indeed Xu Yuan leading men to forcibly take the bride!

He had long coveted the Wang Fei's beauty, but the Wang Fei had firmly refused.

This detestable man simply used force!

The Corpse Sparrows exchanged glances and began chattering:

"Move quickly, leave first thing tomorrow morning!"

"Not a moment can be wasted; this person is too fierce!"

One among them, however, was filled with righteous indignation: "I will move to Ghost Wushan! I will inform the Dragon King of the Wang Fei's plight; the Dragon King will surely return to save the Wang Fei!

Whether you go or not, I must do this thing!"

The Ghost Wang Fei had already fled into Little Yu Shan, yet she still could not escape this calamity.

Three Fifth-Rank experts, plus one Sixth-Rank expert.

The Wang Fei was ultimately captured and brought beneath the Tiger Head Cleaver, and with a Crack, was severed into two pieces.

Amidst a piercing scream, the ghost spirit dissipated.

Ma Tianshou let out a long breath; tonight's battle could be described as thoroughly satisfying, chasing down the evil spirit.

But after the battle, as calm returned, he could not help but feel a secret fear.

Had Xu Yuan not discovered this evil spirit's plan, and she had truly transformed into a thousand avatars, hiding within this human world... the consequences were simply too terrifying to imagine.

Old Lord Ma felt even more that his decision back in Shanhe County, when he was moved by a desire for talent and recruited Xu Yuan into the Filth-Removal Bureau, was one of the wisest decisions of his life!

And thus, he became proud and self-satisfied.

Xu Yuan walked around the Tiger Head Cleaver several times, looking utterly disappointed: "How come nothing remains of any material?"

Wasn't this equivalent to all that effort for nothing, gaining no benefit at all?

But this time, it was without shock or danger; following three Fifth-Rank great cultivators, he just tapped the side drum, and victory was achieved—truly wonderful.

Don't let a little patrol officer like me risk life and limb.

I don't want to be the one who "turns the tide" at all.

It's impossible to be that lucky every time; turn the tide a few more times, and one slip would mean being swallowed by the raging tide.

Xu Yuan actually liked this best: following behind great powers and quietly dealing out a little damage.

"Hahaha!" Ma Tianshou laughed, extending a hand toward Xu Yuan and opening his fingers slightly; a mass of solid, ink-black Yin Qi drifted out from between his fingers.

Threads and strands, writhing and twisting, evil and mad.

"The Ghost Wang Fei left only this: Old Ghost Yin Qi. This is absolutely top-grade material, but we cannot use it; it is material for Divine Cultivators refining their bodies.

I will store it first, find a Divine Cultivator in need, exchange it for something, and then we will divide it."

Everyone, of course, trusted Old Lord Ma completely.

This "Old Ghost Yin Qi" can only accumulate and condense within the bodies of ghosts over five hundred years old.

For Divine Cultivators, it is truly invaluable.

"Very well, return to Huicheng quickly. Those clones still need to be slain one by one!"

Among the many clones of the Ghost Wang Fei, each one hides a wisp of her soul.

Even if the main body is slain, it does not mean the Ghost Wang Fei is completely dead.

If even a single one of these clones escapes, that wisp of soul can be nurtured slowly, eventually becoming a new Ghost Wang Fei.

Of course, this only guarantees "immortality"; to reach the strength of the Ghost Wang Fei's main body would likely take several hundred years.

Slaying these clones after returning to Huicheng was simple: Xu Yuan personally led the team and opened "Wang Ming" to locate the clones.

Once found, he would shake the carriage bell, and the Captains under his command would pounce like wolves and tigers.

It did not even require the three Five-Rank officials to act.

However, Ma Tianshou still accompanied them personally.

First, to hold the formation and prevent the evil spirits within the city from suddenly "losing their minds" and causing trouble; second, because after these clones within the city were destroyed, a wisp of faint "Old Ghost Yin Qi" could be extracted from that wisp of soul.

Because it was too scarce, it could not be collected individually.

Previously, the wisps of soul from those destroyed clones had all returned to the Ghost Wang Fei's main body.

Now that the main body is dead, the Old Ghost Yin Qi extracted from the destroyed clones would be automatically absorbed into the wisp of同源 Old Ghost Yin Qi held by the Old Lord Ma.

With the Purification Bureau conducting such "grand" operations within the city, the Shanhe Bureau was naturally alerted long ago.

At the beginning, while the Ghost Wang Fei still lived, the people of the Shanhe Bureau felt the "situation was unclear" and continued to watch from the shadows.

By the time Xu Yuan and the Old Lord Ma returned, it was a one-sided crushing.

The Captains of the Shanhe Bureau began to stir with restless ambition.

The remaining two Patrol Inspectors conferred with five or six Inspectors, gathered some men, and moved quietly, preparing to sneak out the back door to snatch a profit amidst the chaos.

However, just as the men had assembled and they were about to open the door to depart, they saw their own Master of Laws sitting alone in the courtyard under the night sky, radiating an aura of desolation and loneliness.

"This official still wants this face!"

"When the war first began, had you gone out, I would not only have failed to stop you, but I would have looked upon you with new respect."

"Now..."

Behind Miao Yu let out a long sigh, his bitterness growing even deeper.

We are all part of the Three Offices of Strange Affairs; how can the trash under this official's command be so far behind Old Brother Xu's?

"Now, whoever dares to go out and make this official lose face, I will make sure the rest of his life is not a pleasant one!"

(End of Chapter)