Chapter 82: The Mountain Rain is About to Come, the Wind Sweeps Through the Pavilion

Could it be Huo Jun?

Su Yuanshan rose to his full height and leaped out of the window in an instant.

The bright moon outside was dimmed by the wind, and the tree branches swayed incessantly like dark shadows.

Beside his ears was the whistling of the wind, and on both sides, the shadows of trees retreated rapidly.

Suddenly, Su Yuanshan stopped his footsteps abruptly and landed lightly on a pine tree branch.

He saw a figure on the mountain path ahead, with a head of messy scarlet hair and a red cloak fluttering wantonly in the wind.

To be precise, he stood there without moving at all.

A large "Huo" character was embroidered on that red cloak, swaying incessantly with the gale.

Huo Jun?

Seeing this, Su Yuanshan's gaze sharpened, and he thought to himself, "Truly, one finds what one is looking for without even trying."

He suddenly drew a wisp of spiritual energy from his spirit pearl and struck out with a wave of his sleeve.

Only a "pop" sound was heard, hitting the figure squarely in the back.

However, the figure only swayed once and did not fall down.

Su Yuanshan gave a light "huh," struck out with his sleeves again in succession to release spiritual energy, and finally flashed in front of the figure.

Only then did he discover that this was no Huo Jun at all, but clearly a wooden dummy!

Su Yuanshan's expression changed, and he thought, "Damn it." He hurriedly leaped backward, and with a loud "boom," the wooden dummy exploded instantly, shattering into pieces and scattering wood chips all over the ground in the distance.

Su Yuanshan narrowed his eyes and said coldly.

"Don't hide anymore. I know you are nearby. Come out! Huo Jun."

However, a burst of eerie laughter suddenly echoed from all directions.

"Lord of Chenghuangfu, I trust you have been well!"

Su Yuanshan said with narrowed eyes.

"Is this all the dignity you have, the honorable Huo Jun? You dare not face me directly and can only resort to these petty tricks?"

Yet the voice coming from the forest said in a sinister tone.

"Huo Jun? You really think too highly of me."

Su Yuanshan frowned slightly, thinking, could it be that he is not Huo Jun? But why is this aura so similar to that fake one from before?

"Who exactly are you? What is your purpose in coming to find me?"

However, no matter how he asked, he received no further response. The voice seemed to have disappeared inexplicably. Su Yuanshan borrowed the Chenghuang Mountain and River Seal to instantly release his divine sense, sensing any movement around him.

But the strange thing was, the guy who had just spoken seemed to have vanished into thin air, disappearing without a trace.

Although Su Yuanshan's brow furrowed tighter and tighter, at this moment, a "rustling" sound suddenly came.

Su Yuanshan mobilized his spiritual energy, about to strike, when he saw a white shadow dart out from the forest—it was Xiaobai. Seeing Xiaobai, Su Yuanshan asked in confusion.

"Why are you here? Did you discover anything unusual?"

However, Xiaobai just stared at him, looking completely shocked.

This made Su Yuanshan even more confused, and he couldn't help but ask.

"What's wrong?"

After a good while, Xiaobai finally let out a sigh of relief and stammered.

"Just now, just now, there was a hand behind you! That's right, just a hand! But it has disappeared now!"

"A hand? There was a hand behind me just now?"

Hearing this, Su Yuanshan couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle; he hadn't even felt a thing just moments ago.

Although he had replaced the Chenghuang deity in body, he was still a human in his mind! It was inevitable that he would have emotional fluctuations.

Whose hand was it? Could it be Huo Jun's? Or that guy's from before?

What did it want to do behind my back?

Was it trying to attack me?

But why didn't it make a move in the end?

Although Su Yuanshan was filled with doubts, there seemed to be no ready answer to resolve them.

So he could only heighten his vigilance, keep an eye on the surroundings, and then say.

"Let's go, let's head back!"

On the way, for some reason, Xiaobai walked very slowly this time, and its mood seemed a bit low.

Su Yuanshan saw this and asked gently.

"What is wrong? Is something on your mind?"

Unexpectedly, as Xiaobai walked, it suddenly collapsed, its face full of pain, and it said.

"Lord, I don't know why, but I feel so terrible."

Su Yuanshan's heart skipped a beat; he hurriedly stepped forward and said.

"Let me see!"

He approached Xiaobai and pressed his palm against its chest. The "Blue Waves Water-Controlling Art" suddenly activated, and with a "clink," an Ice Sword pierced through its body, directly penetrating Xiaobai's chest.

Xiaobai was greatly shocked and screamed repeatedly, asking in disbelief.

"Lord... you... you... why did you kill me?"

However, Su Yuanshan suddenly pulled out the Ice Sword, letting its long fur be stained with blood, and then said coldly.

"Kill you? Why kill you? I am a god and you are a demon! Furthermore, you are my enemy. Do I need any other reason to kill you?"

Xiaobai vomited blood repeatedly, almost crying.

"But... but I am your spirit beast! You would even kill your own spirit beast? Do you still have a shred of divinity left?"

Su Yuanshan had not expected this, but upon hearing it, he wore an amused expression.

"Although you are pretending very well, I could tell at a glance that you are not it! Its eyes are not as sharp and filled with wildness as yours. Even though you are hiding it well and performing with great effort, that innate untamable nature can never be changed!"

With a 'clink', Su Yuanshan's long sword was pressed against its throat!

"Speak, who are you! What is your purpose in approaching me? Are you in cahoots with the guy who ambushed me just now?"

Suddenly, the little white fox smiled eerily.

"As expected of the Chenghuangfu Lord, it seems my little trick has been seen through by you again. Interesting, interesting. Now that you have guests visiting, I will play with you another day!"

As it spoke, the little white fox deflated like a leaking balloon, forming a fox-shaped paper cutout, which was finally burned away by a suddenly appearing flame.

"It was actually a puppet technique? You think you can just slip away after toying with Su? How could there be such a cheap matter?"

Su Yuanshan narrowed his eyes and sneered, suddenly reaching out to grab at the air, and with a 'swish' sound.

In a mountain cave five hundred miles away, five handprints were forcibly grabbed onto a mysterious person's face, dripping with fresh blood.

At that moment, the mysterious person's face no longer held the previous relaxed and mocking expression, replaced only by boundless anger and gloom; as he flicked his long sleeves, the vegetation and beasts where the gale passed instantly decayed.

His cold words drifted out of the cave, as chilling to the bone as thousand-year ice.

"Junior, you have truly angered me. I originally did not want to lower myself to your level and only wanted to toy with you, but you are showing off in front of this Lord; it seems you are truly seeking your own death!"

The voice entered the ears like rolling thunder, and the chill was like a killing autumn wind.

However, Su Yuanshan remained as immovable as a mountain, standing with his hands behind his back, his tongue blooming like spring thunder as he sent his voice far away.

"You provoked this seat yet you speak such nonsense; do you really take this seat for a clay figurine? Come, old dog! I am waiting."

At this moment, he was one hundred percent certain that the one who had toyed with him just now was Huo Jun, one of the Three Blood Slaves under the command of Baiehou.

For a time, the atmosphere was tense to the extreme, with the posture of a needle point against a wheat awn; for a time, leaves fell in pieces, and the wind rose and clouds surged.

A lone wild goose wailed as it flew toward the sky, only to be shredded by the gale, whipping up a storm of blood and gore............