Chapter 318: Ding Biao's Self-Destructive Act

The moment Lin Yang appeared, he stepped in front of me and shielded me behind him.

Wu Shiya's pretty face blushed slightly as she said to Lin Yang.

"You're being too reckless; I'm not ready yet."

Lin Yang didn't answer Wu Shiya's words, but instead looked toward the hallway.

"Come out."

Wu Shiya and Ding Biao were both completely bewildered.

Besides them, isn't this hallway empty?

"Mr. Lin, did you get something wrong?"

Just as he finished speaking, a cold laugh sounded.

"Heh, your perception is really sharp; you're a Xuánmén person, right?"

"That's right."

That eerie voice sounded again.

"No wonder, you managed to kill my gu worms."

Upon hearing that, Lin Yang hurriedly had Wu Shiya go back inside.

"Close the door; I won't make a sound, so don't open it."

Ding Biao didn't waste words and hurriedly shut the door.

Seeing Ding Biao close the door, Wu Shiya asked, puzzled.

"What gu worms? What on earth happened?"

Ding Biao, looking uneasy, recounted the whole gu worm incident.

Upon hearing that, Wu Shiya asked anxiously.

"Will Lin Yang be alright?"

"Go check on him quickly!"

Ding Biao gave a wry smile: "My meager cultivation isn't enough to see."

Hearing that, Wu Shiya gave Ding Biao an eye roll.

"And you're supposed to be a Xuánmén (Mysterious Gate) Association member, yet you fumble at the crucial moment!"

Hearing Wu Shiya's words, Ding Biao gave an embarrassed laugh.

Outside, a youth wearing hip-hop clothes stood not far in front of Lin Yang.

He looked at Lin Yang and gave a teasing smile.

"You dare ruin my plans—tell me how I should punish you!"

Seeing the youth's half-face tattooed and his pallid complexion, Lin Yang frowned.

"So young?"

"Hmph, whether I'm young or not is none of your business—just tell me how you'll compensate me."

Lin Yang shook his head and asked: "Why did you put gu on Nangong Xue?"

Upon hearing that, the youth wore an intoxicated expression and said:

"She's too beautiful; that virgin scent on her is utterly intoxicating!"

"Seeing her, I can't control myself—I want to devour her!"

Saying this, his face turned ferocious.

"But when I went to confess to her, she actually dared to reject me!"

"Since leaving the stronghold, anyone who dares to reject me must die!"

"Since she dared to reject me, I'll make her die!"

Hearing the youth's words, Lin Yang couldn't help but frown.

The person before him has a problematic mindset—probably spoiled rotten in the stronghold.

Seeing Lin Yang silent, the youth chuckled and said:

"You dare meddle in my affairs—I've decided to kill you!"

Lin Yang shook his head and said: "You're not enough."

The youth smiled, producing a cloth bag.

"I'm not inexperienced fighting Xuánmén people—what are you pretending for?"

Having said that, he violently opened the bag.

Thousands of black gu worms flew toward Lin Yang.

Seeing the gu worms, Lin Yang felt no fear at all.

He formed hand seals, and a flame shot straight at the gu worms.

The thousands of gu worms, like moths to a flame, fell one after another.

Seeing this, the youth's pupils contracted.

Ordinary Xuánmén people summon flames using talismans.

Moreover, that flame can only last for a while.

But Lin Yang can conjure flame out of thin air, and it lasts a long time.

This let him know he had kicked an iron plate.

He immediately put away his bag, preparing to leave.

Seeing him prepare to leave, Lin Yang gave a cold chuckle.

"Can you still get away?"

He vanished from the spot and appeared beside the youth, placing a hand on his shoulder.

"After making a move, do you still want to leave?"

The youth, hearing this, gritted his teeth and said.

"You can't kill me; if you kill me, the elders of my clan will not let you off."

Lin Yang retorted, "You're scared now—didn't you think about being killed when you were killing people?"

"They're just ordinary people—dead is dead, but we're different!"

"We were born above them!"

Hearing the youth's words, Lin Yang lost all interest in talking.

He raised his hand and shattered all of the youth's meridians.

Then he tossed him aside like trash.

After he returned indoors, he said to Ding Biao.

"That person is dead; he should have soul-devouring worms on him—you can go look."

"I found them, and I also disposed of the corpse."

Ding Biao knew that Xiao Chen was having him handle the corpse.

But he was quite happy to do so.

After Ding Biao left, Lin Yang looked at Wu Shiya, frowned, and asked.

"Do you have something you need from me?"

Wu Shiya said to Xiao Chen.

"Uncle Liu wants to treat you to a meal; let me ask if you have time tomorrow."

"Such a small matter can be settled over the phone."

Upon hearing that, Wu Shiya let out a haughty hum.

"Don't think I came specially to see you—I just happened to be jogging at night and passed by, so I gave you a heads-up!"

Lin Yang, hearing this, also didn't bother to expose her.

Wu Shiya's appearance hardly looked like she'd been night jogging.

At that moment, Ding Biao came running in, shouting.

"Mr. Lin, I found the soul-devouring worms!"

Ding Biao came running in holding a small wooden bucket the size of a fist.

Lin Yang took it, glanced inside, and nodded, saying.

"They are indeed soul-devouring worms; you can feed them for a while, and the effect will be better."

"But you must never eat them raw."

Ding Biao, upon hearing that, nervously asked.

"What happens if I eat them raw?"

"Soul-devouring worms aren't digested; once they enter your body, they'll start eating you."

"Especially someone like you who possesses spiritual power."

Upon hearing that, Ding Biao nearly burst into tears.

"Mr. Lin, save me—I've already eaten three!"

Lin Yang was speechless and told him to take off his shirt.

He placed his hand on Ding Biao's chest and struck down with a palm.

Ding Biao instantly felt as if even his leftover dinner would come back up.

"Good thing you spoke up right after swallowing them; otherwise I'd have to operate on you."

Looking at the writhing soul-devouring worms on the ground, Ding Biao felt torn.

"It's a shame to throw them away, but eating them is just too disgusting!"

Lin Yang paid no heed to his turmoil and went straight back to his room to sleep.

Wu Shiya did the same.

The next day, Lin Yang didn't go to the hospital until Professor Zheng called him.

When he arrived at the hospital, the director, whose face had been beaten into a pig's head, excitedly lunged at him.

He grabbed Lin Yang's hand and shouted excitedly.

"Mr. Lin, you've finally come!"

"Yesterday I was blind and incompetent—my dog's mouth couldn't spit out ivory—please don't be angry."

From this morning onward, Nan Gong Zheng has had people torment him.

Nan Gong Zheng said he would stop only when Lin Yang arrived.

The hospital director, a high-ranking official, has been continuously beaten.

If his health weren't somewhat better, he probably couldn't have endured it.

Still, Professor Zheng couldn't bear it and called Lin Yang.

"Let's go—don't keep Mr. Nan Gong waiting."

"Okay, okay, okay!"

Wu Shiya, following behind Lin Yang, asked curiously.

"How did he offend you yesterday?"

"Nothing much—he just put on a show in front of me and got taken care of."

Xu Junlin, hearing this, twitched the corner of his mouth but couldn't really refute.