Chapter 873: Small Tricks of the Trade

With a crash, the villa's front door was broken open. Chen Yu reached out to stop Gelin, and looking at the gloomy, Yin-filled environment before him, he said in a deep voice, "This is a Nine Yin Array. Ordinary people would have no path to survival if they went in. You wait here for now; I will break the array."

Chen Yu grabbed with his right hand, and Lichen appeared in his grasp. He strode forward and stepped into the array.

This array connected to Youming below, and countless lonely souls and wild ghosts drifting between the underworld and the world of the living, upon smelling the aura of a saint, swarmed up like moths to a flame.

Lichen in Chen Yu's hand swung, and he slashed forward with one sword strike.

With this single strike of his, there was no telling how many wandering souls vanished beneath the sword. Chen Yu slashed a few more times, carving out a path.

Seeing the Array Base right before his eyes, he took a large step forward and then delivered a heavy slash.

With a crack, an apricot-yellow Array Flag was struck by Chen Yu, and the Great Array was instantly broken.

In truth, this kind of array is impossible to break for ordinary people, or even for Mystic Arts Practitioners.

But Xun Hongfang's mistake was in treating Chen Yu as an ordinary Mystic Arts Practitioner; he did not know that Chen Yu's strength had long since reached that of a Dharma Cultivator.

Although those in the mystic arts also possess some special abilities, Dharma Cultivators cultivate the Heavenly Great Dao, and the two simply cannot be mentioned in the same breath. Thus, Chen Yu broke this array without the slightest effort.

As soon as the Apricot Yellow Array Flag snapped, Xun Hongfang, who had been bragging inside the room, turned pale, and then a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out.

With a crack, the villa's glass shattered, and Chen Yu stepped into the room.

"Chen Yu, how, how could you break my array so easily?" Xun Hongfang's expression changed drastically.

"Is it very difficult to break an array of yours?" Chen Yu pointed his right hand, and the Lichen in his hand hovered over Liu Wenyuan's head.

Originally, the moment Liu Wenyuan saw Chen Yu charge into the room, his first reaction was to flee, but a beam of Sword Light shrouded him, and a cold aura instantly locked him in place.

Liu Wenyuan's body stiffened, and he stood on the spot, not daring to move at all. If he dared to move even an inch more, the sword in Chen Yu's hand would pierce him through the heart.

"I was wondering why Xun Hongfang was so bold; it turns out there was someone behind the scenes instigating this." Chen Yu glanced coldly at Liu Wenyuan. "Surname Liu, long time no see. I didn't manage to kill you last time; I didn't expect you to be out stirring up trouble again now?"

"Chen Yu, this has nothing to do with me. It was these people who coveted the Miyuan Pill in your hands, which is why they came to instigate me to deal with you." Xun Hongfang's face turned white.

*Slap*... Chen Yu unceremoniously slapped Xun Hongfang across the face. "A person like you is worthy of being called a Guardian of National Fortune? A petty person who doesn't follow the rules of the martial world, actually making a move on me. Do you really think I am like you, only understanding those meager mystic arts?"

"Chen Yu, this is a misunderstanding, it really is a misunderstanding." Xun Hongfang was now as timid as a grandson.

"A misunderstanding?" Chen Yu slapped Xun Hongfang across the face again with a *slap*. "You were about to make my family fall apart and leave me without descendants, and you still call this a misunderstanding?"

"Chen Yu, you can't just say things like that; you have to provide evidence." Xun Hongfang's expression was ugly.

He had enjoyed a reputation for many years and had lived in luxury; everywhere he went, he was called 'Master' this and 'Master' that. He was feeling a bit guilty now, but Chen Yu's two slaps had brought his temper up as well.

"You want evidence, right?" Chen Yu sneered. "Bring the person in."

As Chen Yu's voice fell, two subordinates brought Zhang Ergou in.

"Master Xun, save me!" Zhang Ergou was trembling with fear. He had originally thought Xun Hongfang was an existence like an immortal, but he had not expected that in front of Chen Yu, this so-called master was nothing but a fart.

"What is going on with you?" Xun Hongfang's expression changed drastically.

"This kid has confessed everything. Not just that, these blueprints are from your own hand, aren't they? Where to dig pits, where to bury bones, where to break my Heaven, Earth, and Human three-fold Qi—it's all written clearly."

Chen Yu scattered those papers and sneered, "Did you really think you were the only expert in this world, and that you were the only one who understood these things?"

"Chen Yu... I admit, these things were my fault, but my ancestors for three generations have served the country well in protecting its national fortune. You have no right to do anything to me. I don't believe you would actually dare to kill me." Xun Hongfang's expression changed again and again.

Now, helpless, he had to bring up his own background, attempting to scare Chen Yu.

"You are right. I came here today to kill you. Anyone who touches my friends and family must die," Chen Yu said grimly.

Chen Yu's voice had just fallen when, with a *pfft*, a burst of Sword Qi pierced Xun Hongfang through the heart. The old thing's eyes widened; he probably never dreamed that Chen Yu would be so decisive in his killing, acting the moment he said he would.

It was a pity that a master of a generation had fallen just like that; the guy couldn't even close his eyes in death.

Zhang Ergou was trembling with fear. He had finally witnessed that there is always someone higher than the next; Xun Hongfang, who was like an old immortal in his eyes, had actually just died like that? This made him somewhat unable to believe it.

"Boss, how should he be handled?" Gelin asked.

"Dispose of him right here. Make it quick for him. Release the news that Hongfang Studio was destroyed by me, and that these people were killed by me," Chen Yu said coldly. "I want to see who dares to say anything."

"Yes, Boss." Gelin nodded and led the wailing Zhang Ergou out.

Chen Yu cleared the bodyguards from the room and then turned his head to look at Liu Wenyuan. He understood that the reason Xun Hongfang dared to do this was because Liu Wenyuan was the one pulling the strings behind the scenes.

He withdrew the Sword Qi hovering over Liu Wenyuan's head and then said with a smile, "Liu Wenyuan, this can be considered an old friend meeting again. Let's have a good chat."

"Haha, what is there to chat about? You won't let me go anyway," Liu Wenyuan laughed. "Chen Yu, I know too many of your secrets."

"Oh, for example, that I was reborn into this body?" Chen Yu glanced at Liu Wenyuan.

"That's right. If I tell Xinyu that you are not the real Chen Yu at all, what will she do?" Liu Wenyuan laughed.

"It doesn't matter," Chen Yu said with a smile. "She should already know. If you want to tell her, go ahead and say it again."

"She already knows?" Liu Wenyuan's expression changed slightly, and then he sneered, "And she didn't have any reaction?"

"She did, but she didn't have the reaction you wanted to see," Chen Yu stared at Liu Wenyuan. "When a person is about to die, their words are sincere. Liu Wenyuan, is there nothing you want to say?"

"You are nothing but a chess piece; I have nothing to say to you," Liu Wenyuan said with a smile. "Stop the nonsense, do it."

"Hmm, you are so eager for me to kill you, and you don't look afraid at all?" Chen Yu smiled. "Liu Wenyuan, I know you. You are a person who fears death. The reason you dare to be so fearless is because you know that even if I kill you, someone will save you, right?"