Chapter 257: Soul-Capturing Technique

Tong Bo truly did not know how to answer well, because he had caused Han Batian and Long Po to be separated for thirty years, and now he was about to spirit away their precious daughter.

Dou Dou stood out at this moment to smooth things over, saying:

"Oh, alright, alright, Tong Dage, let's go.

Father and Mother haven't seen each other for so many years, they must have a lot to say. Let's leave them some private space and let them pour their hearts out to each other."

After saying this, Tong Bo and Dou Dou walked out.

According to the time agreed upon with Yin Tianxue, they were now supposed to go and meet Yin Tianxue.

The guards outside the villa saw Tong Bo arrive and saluted:

"Greetings, Son-in-law!"

Tong Bo waved his hand and walked straight inside.

The guards looked at Tong Bo, who had already married the eldest young lady, and shook their heads, saying:

"I really don't know what the young lady likes about the son-in-law.

The son-in-law doesn't come home every day, and he even brings another woman around. The master just died, and the young lady needs someone to keep her company, yet the son-in-law acts like this.

I really feel sorry for the young lady."

Another guard made a shushing gesture and said:

"Keep your voice down. If the young lady and the son-in-law hear you, you definitely won't escape a round of punishment."

Tong Bo brought Dou Dou to Tianxue's room and saw Yin Tianxue sitting in the main seat, lost in thought. Dou Dou spoke up:

"Tianxue, Tianxue, what's wrong with you!"

Yin Tianxue suddenly came back to her senses, and she smiled:

"It's nothing."

Tong Bo turned and walked to the door, looked around, and then closed the door.

After closing the door, Tong Bo began to speak:

"Tianxue, how are things on Yin Zhong's side?"

Tianxue laughed and said:

"Not long after you left yesterday, Yin Zhong rushed back.

Shortly after, bursts of roars came from his room; it seems he is already completely enraged.

He hasn't come out of his room from last night until now; it seems this blow to him was not small.

Seeing him in this state of getting what he deserves, I am so happy."

Tong Bo and Dou Dou were all smiles; when the enemy is in pain, they are very happy.

Just then, Tong Zhan brought Tong Xin to the outside of Yujian Villa.

Originally, Tong Zhan had come alone, but he hadn't expected the bored Tong Xin to chase after him, insisting on following him to Yujian Villa.

The guards outside Yujian Villa greeted them:

"Greetings to the two Young Masters Tong, the son-in-law just went in not long ago!"

Tong Zhan said in surprise:

"My big brother is also here?"

The guard nodded and said:

"Yes, Young Master Tong.

The son-in-law and Miss Dou Dou just went to the young lady's room a short while ago."

"Alright, thank you."

After hearing this, Tong Zhan took Tong Xin and walked straight into Yujian Villa, rushing toward Yin Tianxue's room.

Upon entering Yujian Villa, Tong Xin's body suddenly shuddered; he felt Yin Zhong's presence immediately.

At this moment, Yin Zhong, who was lying on the table, suddenly opened his eyes; he also felt Tong Xin's arrival.

Yin Zhong opened his mouth and shouted:

"Tong Xin, I am here.

Tong Xin, come quickly, come here to me quickly.

Tong Xin, your master needs you here!"

"Master, I am coming, Tong Xin is coming!"

Yin Zhong's words seemed to have some kind of magic, constantly disrupting Tong Xin's mind. After hearing them, Tong Xin walked toward Yin Zhong's room in a daze.

Tong Zhan saw Tong Xin acting as if he were possessed, so he leaped forward to intercept him and said:

"Tong Xin, where are you going?"

Tong Xin muttered in his mouth: "I want to go find Master, Master needs me."

After saying this, Tong Xin pushed Tong Zhan aside and walked straight toward the direction of Yin Zhong's room.

Tong Zhan looked at the possessed Tong Xin, thought for a moment, and then hurried toward Yin Tianxue's room.

Tong Zhan pushed open the door and shouted:

"Big Brother, something terrible has happened, there's trouble."

Tong Zhan was panting for breath, and seeing this, Tong Bo hurriedly poured a cup of water for him.

"Here, Tong Zhan.

Drink some water first, then tell us what you discovered!"

After drinking the water, Tong Zhan said:

"Tong Xin was just acting like he had gone mad, muttering to himself and rushing toward Yin Zhong's room."

"What, Tong Xin went to Yin Zhong's room."

Tong Bo, Yin Tianxue, and Dou Dou all let out a cry of surprise at the same time.

Tong Bo asked:

"How could Tong Xin come to Yujian Villa?"

Tong Zhan shook his head and said:

"When I was leaving, Tong Xin kept pestering me, insisting on coming out with me.

I couldn't stand his fussing, so I brought him out.

But who would have thought that as soon as we entered Yujian Villa, Tong Xin walked toward Yin Zhong's room as if he were possessed."

After thinking for a moment, Tong Bo said solemnly:

"The situation is troublesome.

That day, after Tong Xin was captured by Yin Zhong, I fought a great battle against the blood python while rescuing him.

In the chaos, Tong Xin drank the blood of the blood python.

I think it is precisely because of this that Tong Xin is being controlled by Yin Zhong.

With Tong Xin falling into Yin Zhong's hands, our plan must be adjusted and accelerated."

Immediately, the four of them began to discuss the plan again, and Tong Bo said:

"Since it has come to this, we shall use Tong Xin's safety as a bargaining chip.

We will let Yin Zhong release Tong Xin, and then we will take Yin Zhong to Shuiyue Dongtian to let our clansmen treat his illness.

Once Yin Zhong arrives at Shuiyue Dongtian, if he wants to be cured, he will surely find a way to unseal our clansmen.

After the clansmen are unsealed, with the strength of the entire clan, we will certainly be able to eradicate the demon Yin Zhong."

After hearing Tong Bo's suggestion, Tong Zhan and the others nodded.

Now that Tong Xin is in Yin Zhong's hands, this seems to be the best way.

And after Tong Xin arrived at Yin Zhong's room, Yin Zhong asked directly:

"Tong Xin, do you know who destroyed your master's Underground City?

Was it your big brother and Yin Tianxue!"

Tong Xin shook his head and said:

"I don't know."

Yin Zhong shouted:

"Do you know?

The blood python is dead, and your master's wounds will be hard to heal now."

Hearing that the blood python was dead, Tong Xin bared his fangs and brandished his claws, saying:

"Master, who killed the blood python? I want to avenge the blood python!"

Yin Zhong shook his head and said:

"I don't know either!"

Upon seeing Tong Xin, Yin Zhong had a plan:

That was to hold Tong Xin hostage, make Tong Bo and the others take him to Shuiyue Dongtian, and have the Tong Clan heal his injuries.

If the Tong Clan could not heal his injuries by then, he would destroy the Tong Clan and let them become dust in history along with him.

Yin Zhong wore the look of a man whose treacherous plot had succeeded, but he did not expect that this plan would fall right into the hands of Tong Bo and the others.

The plans of Yin Zhong and Tong Bo coincided, but it is unknown who will have the last laugh.

At this moment, in the temple next to Yujian Villa, Long Po and Han Batian were still recounting their feelings to each other.

The two, nearing fifty, sighed after hearing each other's experiences; they had not expected that neither of them had lived well over these past thirty years. Han Batian had searched for his wife for thirty years, remaining unmarried and unattached, only adopting three daughters.

By day, he appeared carefree in front of others, but at night he drowned his sorrows in alcohol, falling asleep every night with drunken thoughts and longing for Long Po.

And Long Po had spent these thirty years living a life of hiding.

To protect the Long Family, she had always remained in silent hiding, avoiding discovery by Yin Zhong.

She also had to secretly keep an eye on Tong Bo, ensuring he could grow up safe and sound.

For these thirty years, Long Po had only been able to speak of her loneliness to Tianxue.

Just as the two were sighing, Duan Fengyun had already arrived outside their room again.

Duan Fengyun took out the sleeping incense he had obtained from the group of men in black earlier, lit it, and slowly fanned it into the room.

At this time, Han Batian and Long Po, still recounting their feelings, had not yet noticed the special fragrance filling the room.

In ordinary times, as experienced veterans of the world, they would have reacted immediately.

But now, the two were immersed in the joy of reunion and did not notice at all.

Long Po, who reacted first, said:

"There is sleeping incense!"

Upon hearing this, Han Batian grabbed Long Po's hand, but it was already too late for them to escape.

They had already inhaled a large amount of the sleeping incense, and after looking at each other, they fell to the ground with a thud.

Duan Fengyun smiled slightly, pushed open the door, and walked in swaggeringly.

Looking at Han Batian and Long Po lying on the ground, Duan Fengyun laughed:

"Long Po, today I have reunited you husband and wife.

I have already collected the reward from Old Man Han, but I have not yet collected the reward from you.

Old Man Han gave me a Jade Pendant worth one hundred thousand taels of gold, so you shall give me the Dragon God Skill."

After a burst of hearty laughter, Duan Fengyun took another mask out from his robes.

Duan Fengyun removed the Nie Feng mask from his face and crushed it directly into dust.

This mask had already completed its mission and was no longer fit to appear in this world, so Duan Fengyun destroyed it.

Duan Fengyun then turned his gaze toward another mask.

Duan Fengyun picked up the mask, skillfully applied it to his face, and looked into the mirror at his side.

Inside the mirror, a face identical to Tong Bo's stared back, though the hairstyle was not the wavy curls that Tong Bo wore.

The mask Duan Fengyun had just put on was one he had secretly crafted based on Tong Bo's appearance; he intended to use Tong Bo's identity to trick the Dragon God Skill out of Long Po.

Duan Fengyun took out the antidote and tossed it into Long Po's mouth.

Duan Fengyun then utilized a Cultivation Method he had discovered in Xu Fu's library.

This Cultivation Method was called the Soul-Absorbing Great Art; as the name suggested, when practiced to the highest realm, it could capture a person's soul and manipulate them to serve the user.

When Duan Fengyun first found this Cultivation Method, he had thoroughly despised the villainous act of manipulating people, yet he still could not resist the temptation and practiced the Soul-Absorbing Great Art.

After circulating the Soul-Absorbing Great Art, Duan Fengyun's eyes began to spin rapidly like clockwork, his gaze filled with a captivating, demonic power.

Having ingested the antidote, Long Po slowly began to wake up.

The very first thing Long Po saw upon opening her eyes was a pair of eyes filled with demonic power.

Under the influence of these soul-capturing eyes, Long Po began to lose her senses.

Duan Fengyun then began to murmur into Long Po's ear:

"Granny, I am your little master Tong Bo; you must be obedient and listen to me."

Long Po, already completely trapped under the bewitchment of the Soul-Absorbing Great Art, muttered:

"Long Yan will respectfully obey the little master's instructions."

Seeing that Long Po was thoroughly under his control, Duan Fengyun clapped his hands and laughed:

"Mission accomplished; I thought it would be so difficult, but I didn't expect it to be this simple."

Brought to you by the great author Duan Fengyun of "Crossing the Heavens Starting from Wind and Cloud"