52: Chapter 52 The Body Possession Ritual

Your voice exploded like a thunderclap within the Zhou Family courtyard.

Not long after, ten old men in military uniforms flew out from the sky.

The leading old man had four stars embroidered on his military uniform.

His hair was gray, his face thin, his back straight as a ramrod, and his eyes were as sharp as a hawk's, staring at you without a hint of warmth.

You could roughly guess the identity of the other party—Head of Zhou Family Zhou Zheng Tian, a Peak Martial Saint.

Head of Zhou Family Zhou Zheng Tian looked you up and down, cupped his hands in a salute, and spoke in a tone that was neither servile nor overbearing: "You must be the Young Martial God, Mr. Lin Heng, right?"

"It is I!" You stood with your hands behind your back, looking at him.

Figures kept flying in from all around—from the Li Family, the Liehuo Sect, Danwang Valley... As they looked at you, their eyes were filled with shock.

"It's actually true, a Martial God under thirty."

"He really is the Young Martial God Lin Heng!"

"What kind of Opportunity did this kid obtain?"

"I thought it was just a rumor, that some kid had the potential of a Martial God and they exaggerated it by saying he'd already become one. I didn't expect this."

Head of Zhou Family Zhou Zheng Tian spoke indifferently: "May I ask, Mr. Lin, are you here to find Mu Xue?"

"Yes."

Head of Zhou Family Zhou Zheng Tian turned to the side and whispered a few words with the old men behind him, and their expressions varied.

A moment later, he turned back, looked at you with a heavy gaze, and gestured with his hand: "Please."

You followed Head of Zhou Family Zhou Zheng Tian into the Zhou Family courtyard.

"Mr. Lin, this way please, Mu Xue is over here." Head of Zhou Family Zhou Zheng Tian led the way, his voice flat, devoid of emotion.

You followed his pace, your gaze sweeping over the various rooms. The rooms were extremely simple, containing only basic beds and some daily necessities. In some rooms, you even saw Grandmaster Martial Artists sitting in meditation to Cultivate.

"This is it." Head of Zhou Family Zhou Zheng Tian stopped in front of a room. "This is Mu Xue's room."

Head of Zhou Family Zhou Zheng Tian knocked on the door very politely, a gesture that surprised even you—he was the Head of Zhou Family, yet he still knocked before entering a room of his own family member.

"It's fine, come in." Mu Xue's voice came from behind the door, slightly muffled, as if she had something in her mouth.

Hearing her voice, your expression shifted. Could it be that Mu Xue was being abused, or had the Possession already begun?

Head of Zhou Family Zhou Zheng Tian's expression remained unchanged. He stepped aside, opened the door, and gestured for you to enter.

You walked into the room and realized you had overthought it.

Spread out on the table were seven or eight small dishes: braised beef, marinated chicken legs, pickled radishes, peanuts, and a bowl of steaming white rice.

Mu Xue held a chicken leg in her left hand and a piece of braised beef in her right, her mouth stuffed full, her cheeks bulging like a hamster.

You felt you had worried for nothing and were somewhat speechless.

"Yo!" Seeing you, Mu Xue freed a hand to wave. "You're called Lin... Lin Heng, right, Lin Heng, that Young Martial God!"

Mu Xue suddenly put down the chicken leg, patted her chest, and gulped down a large mouthful of water, clearly looking like she had overeaten.

"Are you... are you cosplaying as a glutton?" You thought for a moment before replying.

Mu Xue wiped her hands and then her mouth. "No. Don't you know? I'm actually a vessel, and I'm going to die today, so I'm eating more while I still can."

Mu Xue's voice was very flat, as if she were speaking about something trivial.

You had actually thought of many things to say, but the moment you saw Mu Xue, you didn't know what to say.

Head of Zhou Family Zhou Zheng Tian sighed and looked at you: "The ceremony will be held this afternoon."

He cupped his hands, his voice still neither servile nor overbearing and devoid of emotion: "Mr. Lin, you are here to take Mu Xue away, aren't you? I do not know the reasons behind this, but as long as Mu Xue is willing, my Zhou Family will never stand in your way."

After saying this, he turned to Mu Xue, his voice deepening slightly: "Mu Xue, are you willing to go with Mr. Lin?"

Mu Xue pulled out a lollipop from somewhere and put it in her mouth.

She was leaning against the table, looking at you with a playful expression.

"This is our first time meeting, right?"

"No, it's the second. The time before at Dragon Group was the first." You said.

Mu Xue smiled. "Why does it feel like you are very familiar with me?"

She walked toward you with graceful steps and met your gaze. "What is so good about me, Mu Xue, that I could actually be valued by a Young Martial God?"

As she spoke, she extended a finger and lightly traced your chest. "Or is it that Mr. Lin simply wants to sleep with me?"

You didn't know how to answer.

You looked into her eyes. "Are you not afraid of death?"

Mu Xue scoffed and asked in return, "Are you very afraid of me dying?"

You still didn't answer.

Mu Xue laughed even harder. "I don't understand, why would a Young Martial God with a boundless future be afraid of me dying?"

"I was still a bit hesitant before, but now, the fact that my death could make a Young Martial God sad..." Mu Xue looked at you and smiled. "Isn't that very interesting?"

"What do you mean?" You started to not understand; this was not the Mu Xue you knew.

After all, this was not the Mu Xue you knew from Lin Three.

Mu Xue took the lollipop out of her mouth and, without a word, stuffed it into yours.

"I want to go die now, and I want you to be sad for my death."

She looked at you and smiled. "This must be very interesting!"

Mu Xue looked at Head of Zhou Family Zhou Zheng Tian again. "Lord Head of Family, there's no need to wait for the afternoon. The ceremony should be ready, right? We can start now!"

Head of Zhou Family Zhou Zheng Tian cupped his hands at you again. "I am sorry, Mr. Lin. Mu Xue is unwilling to go with you."

The ceremony began, held right inside the Zhou Family courtyard.

Everyone from the Zhou Family gathered in the courtyard.

Mu Xue walked onto the stone platform with light steps.

She turned her head to look at you, as if smiling, or perhaps mocking you.

You had the lollipop Mu Xue gave you in your mouth.

The ceremony began.

Head of Zhou Family Zhou Zheng Tian placed a blood-red bead above Mu Xue's head. The bead hovered in mid-air, rotating slowly, and the red light it emitted dyed Mu Xue's hair the color of blood.

The candy slowly dissolved. You looked at Mu Xue, and she looked at you, her eyes still smiling.

"Are you willing to go with me?" You looked at Mu Xue at this moment and asked again.

Mu Xue's voice still carried laughter. "Unwilling!"