Chapter 150

"To resolve the curse power problem here, we must first gain dominance over it, even if only in form.

Therefore, this point—Xie Shun'an—must be dealt with first. He holds a command flag that can guide the flow of the curse power.

Furthermore, his status here is somewhat special.

He is much like Yin Meng; on the surface, both are honored guests of the General.

But judging from his interactions with the ancestors of the four Old Heaven Gate families, and the fact that he can freely enter and exit the banquet hall while the surrounding maids and eunuchs ignore his actions...

I suspect Xie Shun'an possesses partial control over this place."

Li Zhuiyuan recalled the corpse-driving Daoist of the Xie family he had seen in A Li's dream. Normally, only evil spirits suppressed personally by the Long Wang could trace the source of karma back to A Li.

Therefore, the youth speculated that the seal formed by using blood relatives as sacrifices was only the first step. Above this step, there should exist something similar to a Life-Death Seal, forcibly fusing and binding him to the General.

Since he still possesses consciousness, to a certain extent, this environment can also be said to partially belong to the Xie family.

As a member of the Xie family, it is not strange for Xie Shun'an to possess partial control.

Li Zhuiyuan continued:

"The General was indeed powerful once, but now he has weakened; even if Xie Shun'an has some methods, they shouldn't be too exaggerated.

Facing them, we actually have a chance.

The most important thing is those who cannot be looked upon directly.

Unless one gouges out their own eyes like Xie Shun'an, we currently lack the ability to face them, and we must not provoke them.

Brother Binbin, you previously went to carry that group of those who cannot be looked upon directly. You said they are usually kept together in one place, right?"

Tan Wenbin: "Yes, in a palace that is still relatively well-preserved. When we infiltrated the corpse-driving team to pick them up, we were always at the entrance of that palace. The corpse-driving team would line up one by one, squat down at the palace gate, and lower the poles. Then they would come out of the palace in a line, one by one, and get on the poles.

It was the same when sending them back; we would carry them to the palace gate, squat down, lower the poles, and they would slide off by themselves and return into the palace."

Li Zhuiyuan switched to a serious tone and said: "Tan Wenbin."

Tan Wenbin immediately looked solemn: "Here."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Xiong Shan."

Xiong Shan hesitated. He was also the leader of a team and had always been the one giving orders; this was the first time he was being assigned a task by someone else.

But since they had met, the youth had repeatedly displayed mystery. If it was just about ability before, then the youth's analysis of his situation in the world of the rivers and lakes just now truly made him feel like he had met a "senior."

And at this moment, he had no choice. Once the matter here was not handled well, his entire family would suffer the reckoning of karma.

Xiong Shan: "Here!"

Li Zhuiyuan: "You and Tan Wenbin are one group, and you are the leader. Your group has two tasks: first, search for Yin Meng. After finding her, she will automatically join your group.

This task is not the priority; as an honored guest of the General, Yin Meng should not be in life-threatening danger.

Your group's second task must be completed: in the coming time, prevent those who cannot be looked upon directly in that palace from coming out, creating an environment for us to deal with Xie Shun'an."

Xiong Shan: "Alright, I understand."

Li Zhuiyuan continued: "I have two suggestions for you: try not to fight head-on; adopt a circuitous strategy.

Xiong Shan, the Chenzhou Talismans you excel at have excellent camouflage effects here; make good use of this.

Secondly, since it has been determined that the maids and eunuchs here can be bribed, then cultivate that relationship."

Tan Wenbin immediately looked at Runsheng: "Runsheng, give all the incense to me."

Runsheng immediately took two iron boxes from his bag. One box contained thin incense, which was the usual chew for daily life, and the other, smaller and more exquisite box, contained thick incense shaped like cigars. When out and about, Runsheng limited his daily consumption of it.

After keeping one thick stick, Runsheng handed both boxes of incense to Tan Wenbin.

Tan Wenbin weighed them. The thin incense was already more than half gone, and although the thick incense was thick enough, there weren't many of them. When bribing people, it wouldn't be good to say to them: "Excuse me, Eunuch, would you and this maid/nanny share one stick, a 'duishi'?"

Tan Wenbin: "Runsheng, are there any more?"

Runsheng shook his head: "This is all that's left."

"Alright then."

Tan Wenbin nodded. He also knew that although everyone's mountaineering bags were large, they needed to hold corpse-salvaging tools, food, water, and various other supplies, so the space for personal items was very limited.

Runsheng: "Mengmeng's bag has another set of thick and thin incense; she was afraid I wouldn't have enough and brought it for me."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Raise the priority of meeting up with Mengmeng."

Tan Wenbin smiled: "Must do."

"The rest of you, come with me to find Xie Shun'an." Li Zhuiyuan looked at Tan Wenbin and Xiong Shan again. "Remember, before we send the signal that we have succeeded, not a single one of those who cannot be looked upon directly in the palace can be allowed out."

Tan Wenbin: "Understood!"

Xiong Shan patted his chest and said in a deep voice: "Rest assured."

The split-up action began. The original straw poles could still be used. After Xiong Shan made some repairs, both sides carried their respective scarecrows and left.

Li Zhuiyuan did not know where Xie Shun'an was right now, but that was not important. He could first go to the most core area here, which was the location where the General's true body was.

If Xie Shun'an happened to be there, that would be perfect; if he wasn't, he could also go and communicate with that Xie family ancestor.

After all, he was able to come here because this Xie family ancestor had taken the initiative to find him.

Although the palace was severely damaged, it still retained quite a few restrictions and traps.

Lihua, who was assigned to Li Zhuiyuan's side, couldn't help but remind him: "My husband has been here; there are many mechanisms inside, so be careful."

"Hmm."

Li Zhuiyuan gave a simple response, then picked up a stone and threw it at the damaged stone-slab road ahead.

"Clack."

"Whoosh..."

The ground ahead collapsed, and foul-smelling sewage quickly filled it, spreading outward like a fountain.

This sewage should have been highly corrosive, but after a long time, the corrosiveness had faded, yet because it was in such an environment burdened with deep resentment, it had been tainted with another layer of toxicity.

Li Zhuiyuan grabbed Runsheng's clothes and pulled them down.

Runsheng understood. Carrying the straw poles, he squatted down, and Lin Shu You and Lihua behind him also squatted down.

This pause lasted for a long time.

Lihua was worried that her husband was already working on blocking those who cannot be looked upon directly, and couldn't help but reach out and gently push Lin Shu You in front of her:

"Why aren't we moving?"

Lin Shu You looked back and made a "shh" gesture at her.

Lihua asked again: "Are we doing something?"

Lin Shu You frowned: Was I really that annoying when I used to talk a lot?

Li Zhuiyuan finally stood up, walked to the front of the team, pulled Runsheng's clothes to signal that he would lead, and at the same time reminded them:

"Those behind, pay attention to the footing of the person in front, try not to walk in the wrong place."

Lihua: "Understood."

Lin Shu You: "Understood!"

Next, this team officially walked into the palace. Although sometimes they needed to circle around even if it was a straight line, overall they maintained a relatively fast forward speed, and the journey was safe.

This made Lihua feel very surprised. Her husband had said that the palace was extremely dangerous and he had almost not made it out, but where was the danger? Had it all been avoided by that youth?

Li Zhuiyuan had once read the "Qi Family Spring and Autumn." The Qi family ancestors were the supreme authorities in tomb mechanism arts.

This General's burial used a standard layout, which was the "Fan Ti."

There were two difficulties: one was that ordinary tomb mechanisms were aimed at tomb robbers coming from the outside, while here it was mainly aimed at the inside;

The other was the subsequent changes produced after severe damage; mechanisms would also deform, or even change their nature. In this kind of ghostly environment, things that were originally non-toxic could also become tainted with toxicity.

After determining the problem-solving approach, Li Zhuiyuan was breaking the problems while leading the way. It was because the youth's brain worked fast; if it were an ordinary person, even if they had learned these things, they would have to stop and think and verify after walking a distance before daring to take the next step.

As they walked, they arrived at the deepest and most core area of the palace.

Lihua let out a long sigh of relief. She truly felt it was a pity that her husband hadn't been able to come and experience it. What kind of feeling was it that the dangerous zone you spoke of was like walking on flat ground to others?

However, she felt that her husband should have anticipated this point long ago, which was why he had taken the initiative to propose the request to visit the Li family in Nantong.

Corpse-Salvaging Li should really be a family that lived in seclusion.

Lihua looked down at the child in her arms: Son, this might be your opportunity!

This youth is still young; you grow up quickly, maybe when the youth lights the lamp and walks the rivers and lakes, you can be with him!

Every mother has a filter for the child she gives birth to. A shallow expression is thinking the child is incredibly beautiful when they actually look very ordinary; a deeper level is imagining that their child was born to fulfill a destiny and is destined to have great success in the future.

Li Zhuiyuan naturally had no time to be distracted by what the woman behind him was thinking, because when he saw the giant pit ahead, he also saw Xie Shun'an setting up an altar by the edge of the pit.

Very good, he is right here.

At this time, Xie Shun'an was performing a ritual. Two white candles that were already very tall were burning. The flames were leaping high, and the fire was fierce, but the candles were not melting or getting shorter; instead, they were getting taller.

When ordinary people set up offerings for their ancestors during festivals, that is worship, using real sacrificial offerings in exchange for the ancestors' peace and... the blessings they can give.

But Li Zhuiyuan saw at a glance that Xie Shun'an was not performing traditional worship; he was forcibly borrowing life from his ancestors.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Truly filial."

This is a kind of semi-evil art. The reason it has the word "semi" is that it exists universally in various places, and it is in the form of voluntary participation.

For example, if there is a child in the family who is born with a weak constitution and is always getting sick, they will find relatives of the parents' or grandparents' generation to perform this ritual, borrowing blessings and life span to help the child overcome the difficulty.

If the family members are reluctant or the family conditions are wealthy, they will change to another method... marriage for "chongxi" (to ward off bad luck).

They will ask a fortune teller to find an unmarried man or woman with a good fate but poor family conditions. If the sick person in the family is so ill that they can't even perform the ritual, they will let the woman hold a rooster and the man lead a paper person covered with a red headscarf to perform the wedding ceremony.

What Xie Shun'an is doing now is this kind of work, forcibly extracting his great-grandfather's life span for himself. His purpose might not be to add any blessings or longevity to himself, but purely to hope that his great-grandfather will return to the west sooner.

Li Zhuiyuan saw from this that it should be that Xie-surnamed ancestor who was working hard to maintain the General's existence, because he knew what kind of disaster would occur once the General completely perished.

He is also truly pitiful. Back then, he sacrificed himself for righteousness just to suppress the General, enduring hundreds of years of seal torture, just to perish together with the General as soon as possible and rid the human world of this great harm.

But just as his mission was about to be completed and he was about to be liberated, because of this operation by his own descendant, he had to forcibly help the General maintain his existence.

Xie Shun'an put away his peach-wood sword and faced Li Zhuiyuan. Although he couldn't see, he seemed to have cultivated a new sense.

"Who goes there?"

Li Zhuiyuan looked at the command flag Xie Shun'an had tucked into his waist and said:

"Give the command flag to me.

I promise you,

when I finish solving the problem here, I can help you take revenge."

"Hehehe..." Xie Shun'an laughed. He reached out and touched the command flag at his waist and asked back, "Can you solve it?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "I have a certain degree of certainty."

"What a pity. If it were twenty years ago, before I followed my grandmother's orders to go and offer birthday greetings to that old beast of the Wang family, it would have been good if I could have met you."

"Sorry, I wasn't born yet at that time."

"Hahaha... It's too late. I thought I was very capable back then, being able to shake off the tailing and escape from the Wang family's birthday banquet, until that night, when they traced my path and found our home.

My grandmother, who had always urged me that 'enemies should be reconciled rather than knotted' and that past things should be let go, burned herself to death in the old house to protect me and block them.

That night, the fire burned very fiercely. Our old house was built with good wood."

Li Zhuiyuan: "That's why I didn't urge you to let go of your hatred. I said I could help you take revenge, and I could also design many plans for you that would increase the pleasure of your revenge.

I am serious."

Xie Shun'an: "Is your meaning that those three families deserve my revenge and deserve to die, but the ordinary people in this area are innocent and shouldn't be implicated?

Listening to your voice, you should be very young, right?

I didn't expect that you, young as you are, would actually have such a Bodhisattva heart, compassionate to the world."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Thank you for the compliment."

"Haha, do you really think I'm complimenting you?"

"Hmm."

"Your accent is not local. Get out, get as far away as you can. The matter here has nothing to do with you. If you want to show kindness and compassion, talk about benevolence and heart, don't do it here!"

"I am not doing a benevolent thing; I am just doing the right thing."

Li Zhuiyuan self-examined. There are not many people he truly cares about right now, belonging to a category where one hand is barely enough, but two hands are more than enough.

When it comes to being heartless, this Xie Shun'an really can't compare to him. At least he still has boundless hatred in his heart, and hatred is also an emotion.

However, he suddenly crowned himself with so many titles.

Standing from the perspective of a patient, these mocking words sound the same as "I wish you a speedy recovery."

Xie Shun'an reached out and pointed to his own eyes, asking: "Can you see?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "I see, you are blind."

Xie Shun'an: "I can no longer see this world."

"Hmm."

"Anyway, I can't see it, so this world has no meaning for existence."

"Oh."

"I just want to let my ancestors see, when you sacrificed to seal the evil spirits back then, what a foolish thing it was!

Why couldn't they think more about themselves, and more about us, their descendants!

I just want to make them regret it, I just want to turn their sacrifices and their self-righteous greatness into a huge joke. I want to destroy everything they think is valuable and meaningful!

The Yan family, Xie family, Wang family, Bu family.

These three families,

how could that be enough.

I want to let more people, the more the better, let as many people as possible, be buried with me, with my Xie family!"

"Alright, I know."

Li Zhuiyuan raised his right hand and waved it forward.

Runsheng held the Yellow River Shovel and rushed forward.

The Qi gate opened, and the momentum was like a rainbow. Every step he took caused tremors and echoes near the giant pit.

Xie Shun'an swallowed his saliva. He realized immediately that he was no match for this person. At least in terms of close-quarters combat ability, he had no chance against the person rushing forward.

Therefore, he made a prompt decision. He dropped the peach-wood sword in his hand, waved his arms, and two bamboo poles fell from his sleeves. Then, he swung them, and the bamboo poles extended rapidly.

Just like the Yellow River Shovel in the hands of a corpse-salvager, this pair of bamboo poles was also standard equipment for a corpse-driver.

Xie Shun'an waved his arms, and the two long bamboo poles stood up in the air, then hung down toward the giant pit.

When Runsheng was already close to him, Xie Shun'an turned his body to the side, using himself as an axis. While swinging the pair of bamboo poles, he retracted his hands, and the bamboo poles retracted accordingly.

The corpse-driving Daoist who was originally lying in the coffin in the giant pit was clamped by the pair of bamboo poles, left the pit, and landed in front of Runsheng.

Xie Shun'an controlled the bamboo poles, and the corpse-driving Daoist immediately began to move.

It raised its hand and punched Runsheng.

This was a Xie family ancestor, and also the General. A tiger's prestige remains even after death, not to mention two tigers.

When the General was in his prime years ago, his murderous aura was truly overwhelming, capable of going head-to-head with the Long Wang. Now, even though he cannot use his techniques, his controlled body still possesses terrifying power.

The fist edge brought extremely strong pressure, causing the air waves to whistle.

Runsheng did not dare to be negligent. The Yellow River Shovel he had originally prepared to attack with was directly changed to a horizontal position to block.

"Bang!"

Under one punch, the corpse-driving Daoist remained motionless, while Runsheng's figure slid backward rapidly. His feet rubbed against the ground for a full tens of meters. The mountaineering boots, which originally had high soles, not only started to smoke white but also melted halfway.

If it weren't for the new Yellow River Shovel customized for him, if it had been the old one, it would have broken long ago when it made contact with that fist.

Runsheng was extremely shocked by the terrifying power of the other party's body. This made him find the feeling of when his master, Qin Shu, was feeding him moves during his special training.

At that time, he felt he was facing a mountain that was hard to shake.

And he knew very well that Qin Shu at that time hadn't used his full strength on him at all. However, the corpse-driving Daoist in front of him was being controlled by Xie Shun'an, and its full strength hadn't been exerted either.

Runsheng twisted his neck, forcibly suppressed the rolling and restless Qi and blood in his body, opened and closed his Qi gates all over his body, and launched a charge again.

Li Zhuiyuan noticed that Xie Shun'an had thrown out a talisman. After that talisman paper landed, it immediately burned and turned into ashes.

He should be mobilizing those who cannot be looked upon directly to come over. Even if only one came over and stood beside Xie Shun'an, this fight would be really hard to win.

Runsheng's second offensive obviously bypassed the corpse-driving Daoist in front. After rushing halfway, he began to detour, intending to attack Xie Shun'an directly.

But Xie Shun'an just flicked his arm lightly, and the corpse-driving Daoist immediately moved, chasing Runsheng's footsteps closely, as if playing eagle catching chicken.

Just at this time, Xie Shun'an suddenly looked puzzled: "What sound?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "A You."

Lin Shu You opened his left hand, clenched his right fist, and began to perform the "qiji" (spirit possession).

He didn't "open his face" because he knew Brother Xiaoyuan didn't like the annoying version of himself after opening his face.

Secondly, in this environment, any disobedience could cause terrible consequences.

But because of this, the success rate of the "qiji" was lowered.

But it didn't matter. Try a few more times. It's like using a lighter on a plateau; try a few more times and I don't believe I can't strike a fire!

As a result, once, twice, three times, four times...

Lin Shu You performed the movements many times and kept stomping his feet, but he never succeeded.

A You continued to perform the movements for the "qiji" while secretly looking at Brother Xiaoyuan standing beside him.

He was very ashamed and embarrassed now.

Before meeting Brother Xiaoyuan, he was infinitely worshipful of the Yin God Lords, thinking they were high above and omnipotent.

Since meeting Brother Xiaoyuan, the established impression he had formed of the Yin God Lords since childhood was cracking bit by bit.

Maybe it was the rich curse power aura of this world that made the Bai He Master Master Tongzi not dare to come and wade into this muddy water, or maybe it was that even if the General was extremely weak, his former level was there after all. In short, the Master Master Tongzi was unwilling to come down.

Li Zhuiyuan didn't say anything, but raised his left hand and waved it forward.

"You go."

Lihua prepared to hand her son to Li Zhuiyuan, but Li Zhuiyuan didn't take him.

Lihua intended to hand him to Lin Shu You again. She remembered that when they were sliding toward the groove earlier, it was Lin Shu You who had been happily holding her son, but Lin Shu You was still punching and stomping, obviously having no time.

There was no other way. Lihua had to put her son on the ground and pull two short axes from the swaddling clothes.

Li Zhuiyuan reminded: "Feint attack on Xie Shun'an."

"Understood!"

Lihua rushed forward.

Her speed was faster than Runsheng's. As soon as she entered the battlefield, it was like a sharp axe being thrown, and then she turned in a smoother way, attacking Xie Shun'an.

Runsheng took the opportunity to press on simultaneously, not intending to let the corpse-driving Daoist return to defend.

Xie Shun'an looked anxious.

Li Zhuiyuan immediately shouted: "He is acting!"

Runsheng immediately changed his offensive to defensive.

Lihua's coordination was a bit worse, but she was a feint attack anyway, so she also stopped her forward momentum.

Xie Shun'an pulled his arms back violently, and the bamboo poles retracted again. In an instant, Xie Shun'an and the corpse-driving Daoist were completely attached together, the two as one.

The corpse-driving Daoist raised its leg and kicked Runsheng. The air wave rolled up by this force was about to tear people's eardrums. "Bang!"

Runsheng blocked with the Yellow River Shovel again, and his whole body slid backward once more.

Immediately after, the corpse-driving Daoist turned sideways and punched Lihua. Lihua didn't even dare to block and retreated directly.

But this fist edge still swept her, and her figure flew backward.

After landing, Lihua spat out a mouthful of blood.

She immediately turned her head to look at the youth in the distance. This thing's physique is too terrifying. Do we really have to continue fighting hard?

Usually, when encountering such a tough nut, her husband would seek a breakthrough point in terms of spells and talismans, but that youth just stood there, with no intention of setting anything up at all.

Actually, it's not that Xie Shun'an has no weaknesses. His weakness lies in his movement speed. He seems to only be able to achieve fast movement in a small range and cannot perform long-range charges.

But here, by purely defending and waiting for that group of those who cannot be looked upon directly to come over, he could win directly by relying on the advantage of being blind.

Li Zhuiyuan's ears twitched slightly. He heard Xie Shun'an's breathing.

Controlling this level of "corpse" is indeed physical work, and it must be very tiring.

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Xie Shun'an looked puzzled again. Sticking close to the corpse-driving Daoist, he wondered: "Who is talking."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Continue."

Runsheng let out a low shout and rushed forward again.

Lihua gritted her teeth and followed closely, circling quickly.

This time, the corpse-driving Daoist didn't take the initiative to punch, but just stood on tiptoe and spun in place.

It seemed to be certain that the other party wouldn't dare to really attack, and even if they really pressed forward, they would immediately change their offensive to defensive, posing no threat.

If this continues, it's really hard to say who is consuming whom.

Runsheng had no choice but to take the initiative to launch an attack this time, smashing the Yellow River Shovel toward the corpse-driving Daoist's head.

The corpse-driving Daoist didn't dodge and took this shovel directly with its head.

The Daoist crown was smashed away, but next came a sound of metal collision. The hard rebound made Runsheng's wrists go numb.

The corpse-driving Daoist took the opportunity to punch Runsheng.

Because it had attacked first, it revealed a flaw. This punch was extremely fast and very difficult to block or dodge.

Runsheng only had time to lift the Yellow River Shovel, letting the shovel edge strike the other party's body, hoping to offset a bit more of the momentum, and then block horizontally in front of his body with his elbow. In the past, he liked to fight people with his fists, but this time, he didn't dare.

"Bang!"

His elbow was struck back, slamming heavily into his own body. Runsheng was knocked back rapidly; during his retreat, his Qi gates pulsed violently, and blood spilled out, instantly staining his originally green clothes a deeper shade.

His arm was already twisted at this time. Runsheng forcibly flicked it to make it taut again.

This arm of his was already broken, and the reason it could look normal again was by opening the Qi gates to forcibly support it.

Lihua also followed common sense, cooperating to sneak attack Xie Shun'an in the rear when Runsheng launched an offensive from the front.

Moreover, this time after the corpse-driving Daoist hit Runsheng back with one punch, it actually continued to chase Runsheng.

This is a good opportunity.

But in Lihua's heart, a warning sign suddenly arose. No, something is wrong!

Retreat quickly!

Just at this time, Xie Shun'an's body, like a snake, circled from behind the corpse-driving Daoist to the front.

The corpse-driving Daoist made a "creak" long sound, its head turned back, coming from the front to the back, and its joints also made sounds, its hands stretching forward freely.

The corpse-driving Daoist opened its mouth, and a wave of air swept in, not only interrupting Lihua's retreat momentum but also making her figure move forward a bit more.

Lihua was shocked and waved her axes crazily. The axes hit the corpse-driving Daoist's hand, but only sparked a string of sparks and shallow white marks.

The corpse-driving Daoist grabbed the axe with its fingers, grabbed toward its own body, and then stretched forward again, grabbing Lihua's wrist.

With this kind of terrifying physique, once truly grabbed by it, the outcome is almost certain!

Lihua raised her axe with her left hand, preparing to cut off her entire right arm to break free.

"Roar!"

Just at this time, Runsheng rushed over again, swinging the Yellow River Shovel, with eyes only for Xie Shun'an, who had fallen to the "rear" of the Daoist again.

This time, Runsheng opened fifteen Qi gates in one breath, only one away from fully opening all Qi gates. This momentum was much stronger than the previous few attacks.

Li Zhuiyuan heard the other party's breathing suddenly stagnate. Xie Shun'an panicked.

The corpse-driving Daoist didn't launch a further attack on Lihua, but just squeezed hard and pushed forward violently.

Lihua's figure flew out like a kite.

After landing, she rolled on the ground several times. When she stood up again, her right hand was a mess of flesh and blood. This was literally that her fingers and palm had completely turned into a paste. This hand could be considered ruined!

But thanks to Runsheng's timely support, otherwise she would have at least lost her entire right arm.

"Clang!"

The corpse-driving Daoist, who had timely repelled Lihua, was able to swap positions with Xie Shun'an again and met Runsheng.

This time, the Yellow River Shovel struck the corpse-driving Daoist's chest.

Blood overflowed from Xie Shun'an's mouth.

Except for the damage to the Daoist robe, the corpse-driving Daoist had no injuries, but a portion of the shock force was transmitted to Xie Shun'an, causing him to be injured.

But at the same time, the corpse-driving Daoist's leg also kicked Runsheng.

"Bang!"

Runsheng couldn't maintain his standing posture and slide backward this time. This kick sent him flying and landing heavily.

In the location where he was, a large amount of stagnant blood started to be discharged rapidly through the Qi gates.

Runsheng ignored his injuries completely and stood up again.

He really wanted to try opening all Qi gates. Although he knew that even if all Qi gates were opened, it was highly probable he wouldn't be a match for that terrifying corpse-driving Daoist, but at that time his strength would be greater, and at the very least, he could make Xie Shun'an, who was controlling the corpse-driving Daoist, suffer heavier injuries.

However, Runsheng understood that since Brother Xiaoyuan hadn't given the order, Brother Xiaoyuan's meaning was that he didn't want him to open all Qi gates now. He couldn't fall into paralysis; Brother Xiaoyuan still had things to arrange for him to do later.

Xie Shun'an spat out a mouthful of blood and, while starting to pant, asked again:

"Who is it, Great-Grandfather, General, who exactly are you talking to?"

Xie Shun'an's gaze began to scan the surroundings. He wanted to check everyone present.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Continue."

Runsheng dragged his injured body and launched a charge again.

Lihua looked at her completely ruined right hand again, then looked at Li Zhuiyuan standing in the distance: If we continue like this, we will really die!

However, when her gaze finally fell on her son beside the youth, she still took a deep breath, held the axe with her left hand, and rushed up again.

At this time, the most anxious one was actually Lin Shu You.

The companions over there were already fighting to the death, but he still hadn't succeeded in the "qiji."

Forget it. Lin Shu You simply held the trident in his hand, intending not to perform the "qiji" and just go up and fight directly!

He knew that when his master and grandfather came to Jin Ling last time, they were scared away directly by the Long Wang family, but he felt it was very normal. That was the Long Wang family after all.

But he knew that if facing evil spirits, even if his master and grandfather knew they were no match, they would absolutely not retreat.

Watching Runsheng and Lihua, they were almost unable to keep consuming.

Li Zhuiyuan walked to Lin Shu You. Lin Shu You waved the trident and said:

"Brother Xiaoyuan, I'll go up now. Even if the Yin God doesn't come down, we Guanjiang Shou will absolutely not be cowards!"

Lin Shu You was just waiting for Brother Xiaoyuan's order, and then he heard Brother Xiaoyuan chanting scriptures.

He had heard these scriptures; they were a bit like the scriptures in his own family temple... No, he had studied and recited the excerpts Brother Xiaoyuan gave him. Actually, they were the scriptures in his own family temple, and they were somewhat similar to Brother Xiaoyuan's.

Only after eating good food would one realize how rough what one had eaten before was.

But soon, Lin Shu You was surprised to find that Brother Xiaoyuan was having a nosebleed.

What's wrong with Brother Xiaoyuan? Can he have a nosebleed just by chanting a scripture?

Li Zhuiyuan wiped his nosebleed with his left hand, then pressed his right fingertip on the button on his sleeve, staining it with black dog blood ink.

He raised his right hand.

Lin Shu You immediately bent over and brought his face close.

Li Zhuiyuan chanted the "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra," used his right hand to paint the face on Lin Shu You's face, and his left hand, stained with his own blood, didn't waste it either, forming a blood seal.

The face painting was finished. It wasn't delicate, and could even be called rough, but it exuded a primitive aura.

The left-hand mark directly pointed at Lin Shu You's brow center.

Lin Shu You's eyes opened immediately. At this moment, he seemed to have returned to his childhood, when, under his grandfather's witness, his master led him to remotely worship and sense the Yin God Lord for the first time.

That day, in the dark, he saw many majestic figures. They were high above, and they were unreachable.

Now, he saw them again, but he seemed to be standing in a high place, and the once majestic figures had all fallen below him, becoming somewhat small.

Among them, there was a figure standing at the very end, the clearest and most familiar. It... was the Bai He Master Master Tongzi.

Li Zhuiyuan said:

"I,

Li Zhuiyuan,

as the successor of the Qin and Liu families' Long Wang inheritance, hereby swear:

From today on, if the Bai He Master Master Tongzi dares to fail to descend during a 'qiji' one more time, or is passive and negligent,

when I succeed in walking the river in the future, I will personally reorganize the Guanjiang Shou faction and rebuild the Guanjiang Shou inheritance.

I will cut off your path of merit, erase your Yin God position, destroy your incense inheritance, and remove your name of Bai He!"

As soon as Brother Xiaoyuan finished speaking, Lin Shu You discovered that in his "field of vision," the figure at the very end began to tremble violently.

Lin Shu You's inner shock was even greater. He even had the urge to run home impatiently and excitedly tell his master and grandfather:

Grandfather, Master, have you ever seen this kind of "qiji" method that scares the Yin God Lord into trembling? Your grandson, I, have seen it!

Li Zhuiyuan stared into Lin Shu You's eyes and scolded:

"Bai He Master Master Tongzi,

you,

get down here!"

In an instant, A You's pupils turned into vertical pupils!

Every time he came down in the past, the Bai He Master Master Tongzi would show his arrogance and reserve in front of Li Zhuiyuan, but this time, he didn't even dare to look at Li Zhuiyuan.

The effect of things like oaths depends on the person.

Some people have good character and can keep their oaths.

Some people have strong ability and can fulfill their oaths.

Li Zhuiyuan waved his hand forward and said: "What are you dazed for? Get to work!"

The Bai He Master Master Tongzi held the trident and rushed directly toward the corpse-driving Daoist!

This time, under the Master Master Tongzi's three-step praise, there were actually curling white mists, and on the trident, there were also black snakes darting. Between the vertical pupils, there was even richer blood light circulating.

He even descended with more power, no longer like the traditional way of Guanjiang Shou borrowing the spirit medium's body for close combat; he took the initiative to use spells!

Seeing this scene, Li Zhuiyuan only felt that his great-grandfather's words were right: A mule, if you don't whip it, it will never actively pull the mill.

And on the battlefield, Lihua, who was injured again with several broken ribs, had her eyes turn red when she heard what Li Zhuiyuan shouted earlier!

Those who didn't know would think she had also performed a "qiji."

Was her hearing playing tricks on her? She actually seemed to have heard the names of the two Long Wang families? No, at least it was certain that this youth was a successor of the Long Wang family.

That's right, he said: When I succeed in walking the river in the future.

When he lights the lamp and walks the rivers and lakes in the future, it's called walking the river!

People outside the rivers and lakes will never know the foundation of the Long Wang family as well as those on the river surface.

Lihua raised her head. The injuries and fatigue on her body seemed to have been cleared at this moment. She became very excited and twelve times more active.

"Son, watch, Mom is going to earn a future for you!"

With the addition of the Bai He Master Master Tongzi as a fresh force, although the corpse-driving Daoist still had terrifying power and didn't fall behind in combat strength, the intensity of the battle was raised again.

This intensity was exactly what Li Zhuiyuan wanted. This way, Xie Shun'an would no longer be able to pay attention to those "whispers."

Moreover, the youth also saw that even under the siege of the three people now, Xie Shun'an was starting to become a bit embarrassed and overwhelmed, but he was still pretending.

This shows that the guy still has a backup plan. He should have a special method that can allow him to briefly separate from the corpse-driving Daoist while letting the corpse-driving Daoist act according to his intentions for a short period of time.

Maybe it was because he was blind, so there was naturally a layer missing in his acting performance. He should have noticed long ago that those who cannot be looked upon directly hadn't arrived here yet, which must mean something went wrong, but in his performance, he hadn't interpreted the panic of this layer.

Li Zhuiyuan walked to the edge of the steps and sat down.

By the way, he brought the swaddling clothes beside him over.

"Waa... waa... waa..."

The child suddenly cried.

This child was very well-behaved and never cried randomly. The reason he was crying now was very simple, because Li Zhuiyuan's hand was secretly pinching him.

He learned this trick from his mother.

Actually, he didn't use much force, but the child was quite good at cooperating. With a light pinch, he cried at the top of his lungs.

The child had high spiritual perception and could walk the Yin world while in swaddling clothes. When he really cried, it was actually quite capable of disturbing people's spirits.

"Good, don't cry, don't cry anymore."

Li Zhuiyuan took out a formation flag from his bag. It just so happened that his nose was still bleeding, so he wiped it again, and with his blood-stained hands, used the flag cloth on the formation flag as a handkerchief to fold small animals for the child.

When the child saw it, he stopped crying immediately.

Li Zhuiyuan pinched him lightly again. The child was stunned for a moment, then immediately cried even louder and harder.

Just at this time, Runsheng and Lihua, who had just finished another round of siege, were forced back. With the Bai He Master Master Tongzi as the main force, their pressure was much smaller.

Actually, the Master Master Tongzi had no way to hard-carry this corpse-driving Daoist, after all, he was still using a mortal body, but at this moment, he didn't dare to be negligent at all.

Not only did he insert the guiding incense early, but even the evil-breaking talisman needles were taken out from the mountaineering bag behind him and held in his hand in advance.

And Xie Shun'an also retreated a distance with the corpse-driving Daoist.

Suddenly, a mocking smile appeared on the corner of Xie Shun'an's mouth. He stabbed two fingers into his own eyes and began to stir.

Blood light also radiated from the corpse-driving Daoist's eyes accordingly.

Xie Shun'an reached out and pushed the corpse-driving Daoist's back forward. The corpse-driving Daoist was like an arrow off the string, breaking free from the control of the bamboo poles and rushing straight forward.

The Daoist's speed was really too fast, and there were even bursts of sonic booms in the air. Only its powerful physique could support this kind of speed.

At this time, the three people were in the stage of swapping strength, especially since this offensive method had never been shown before, so everyone was completely unprepared.

The corpse-driving Daoist aimed directly at Li Zhuiyuan, who was sitting there holding the child.

Runsheng's eyes were about to split: "Xiaoyuan!"

Lihua's heart was dripping blood. That was her son's future!

No, her son was still being held in the future's hands!

The Master Master Tongzi didn't slack off at all. He was the first to turn around, preparing to rush to rescue, but he knew that he wouldn't make it in time.

A strange and bizarre pleasure rose in the Master Master Tongzi's heart.

But what followed was the disdain and anger from the depths of his spirit medium's heart!

Xie Shun'an's sunken eye sockets flowed with gurgling blood, and he grinned: "Hahaha, die for me!"

"Clack!"

The youth sitting there raised his right hand and snapped his fingers.

The corpse-driving Daoist, who was right in front of the youth, suddenly stopped its figure.

It even grabbed backward with both hands, unloading the strong wind and waves it had brought. The youth's forehead hair just fluttered lightly.

Xie Shun'an shook his head crazily in disbelief: "No, impossible, impossible, this is impossible, how could it be like this, why would it be like this!"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Aren't you curious who your great-grandfather was talking to just now? Actually, your great-grandfather was chatting with me."

"Impossible, how did you do it, impossible, you lied to me, you lied to me!"

"Your great-grandfather told me that he feels very sorry for you, but at the same time, he is also very disappointed in you."

Xie Shun'an's voice softened immediately: "You're lying, you're lying, you're just lying!"

"Your great-grandfather said that their generation died to defend the righteous path and protect the common people, and they died for a worthy cause.

He supports you in taking revenge on those three families. He said, didn't the ancestors of those three families also not practice favoritism and help you take revenge?

Every debt has its debtor, revenge is revenge, what does it have to do with innocent people, why do you have to create a natural disaster?"

"Thump..."

Xie Shun'an knelt on the ground, blood and tears flowing from his eye sockets.

Li Zhuiyuan held the child and stood up.

Even if the General had an indifferent attitude, even if the Xie family ancestor fully cooperated, controlling this corpse-driving Daoist still reached his limit.

This existence's level was really too high. Under normal circumstances, it really wasn't something he could try to control now.

Moreover, Xie Shun'an could actually hear his conversation with the corpse-driving Daoist.

Fortunately, Xie Shun'an was fighting. As long as the intensity was enough, he couldn't concentrate on searching. Otherwise, he really had the ability to ruin his plans.

Li Zhuiyuan said: "Give the command flag to me. The promise I made to you earlier still counts."

Xie Shun'an nodded and took out the command flag at his waist.

"Alright, I'll give it to you... You're dreaming!!!"

"Crack!"

The command flag was broken by Xie Shun'an. Under the friction of his hands, fire was produced, burning the command flag completely.

"Hahahaha, you're dreaming, the old beast is also dreaming, this group of pigs and dogs are all dreaming!

I want to watch you righteous people all turn into evil spirits and slaughter the common people, hahahahaha!"

Once the command flag was destroyed, in the northwest corner of the palace, which was the location of the palace Tan Wenbin mentioned earlier where those who cannot be looked upon directly were kept.

Wisps of black mist rose upward, and those who cannot be looked upon directly began to form seals and cast spells again, and the black vortex appeared above again.

Xie Shun'an shouted hysterically: "I just want to see blood flow like a river, I just want to see human tragedy. I can't see this world anyway, I just want to destroy it, let more people be buried with me, haha... what, how could it be?"

Li Zhuiyuan reached out and took out the formation flag he had folded as a toy to coax the child earlier from the swaddling clothes, and shook it lightly. The formation flag spread out, and it was densely covered with formation patterns drawn in blood.

"It's not some high-level thing, I just made it casually."

Li Zhuiyuan raised the formation flag and waved it. The black vortex in the distance began to dissipate. Those curse powers turned into wisps of black mist again and returned to that group of those who cannot be looked upon directly. They also finished forming seals and sat down again.

Xie Shun'an was really quiet this time. He muttered: "Since you know how to make it, why did you still want the one in my hand..."

"I never wanted the command flag in your hand; I was just afraid you would use it to interfere and ruin my plans.

Whether I get the command flag or not is not important; it's important that it's not in your hands."

Li Zhuiyuan walked up and threw the swaddling clothes directly to the Bai He Master Master Tongzi.

The Bai He Master Master Tongzi was stunned, but he took the initiative to hold the child in his arms.

He was really guilty and didn't dare to look at the youth. In his anxiety to cover up his emotions, he even rocked the child in his arms.

Xie Shun'an: "So, you've been lying to me all along, including that promise, right?"

Li Zhuiyuan shook his head:

"The promise is true.

But I asked you to hand over the command flag from the beginning, which was indeed because I hoped you would destroy it yourself.

Fortunately, you were very obedient, just like this child,

very good."

(End of chapter)