39: Chapter 39 Chen Yuanba Arrives

"What exactly did you feed me? Why are my five viscera regressing?" Wang Yang's expression was hideous; the intense pain from within his body caused his face to nearly twist.

"That is a rare and precious thing; so many people want to obtain it. Yet, it happened to be eaten by you. See how lucky you are?" Ling Ziwen had a look of regret.

"You beast, you lied to me. Give me the antidote quickly... It hurts so much." Halfway through his words, Wang Yang was once again overwhelmed by pain.

"The blood demon pill has no antidote; it is a top-quality medicine. Even if you want to die now, it won't let you. It will slowly absorb the Qi and blood in your body until you are completely drained." Speaking of this, Ling Ziwen's eyes were full of bloodlust, like a demon walking out of Hell.

However.

Wang Yang couldn't hear what Ling Ziwen was saying at all; the intense pain made it impossible for him to focus.

Only his mouth would mutter a few words from time to time.

"Why... why... are you doing this to me?"

Ling Ziwen glanced at Wang Yang on the ground and ignored him.

Then he stepped forward, meeting the pursuing Pei Qingyun.

Their eyes met; Pei Qingyun could see the indifference in Ling Ziwen's eyes.

That kind of indifference was different from the way an ordinary person looked at a stranger; it was more like the contempt of a higher being for a lower one.

But in just a moment, this indifference disappeared without a trace, and Ling Ziwen returned to the expression a normal person should have, as if everything before had been an illusion.

Pei Qingyun had a faint feeling that the current Ling Ziwen was the fake one.

Before Pei Qingyun could act, Ling Ziwen spoke first.

"Ancestor Pei, there is no enmity between us. Fighting here is of no benefit to either side. I am well aware of your purpose; it is nothing more than taking Wang Yang's life. Why don't we both take a step back? I will take Wang Yang's life, and I can give you the corpse."

"Fine, then kill him now. As soon as he dies, I will turn around and leave immediately. As for the grievances between you and the Evil Suppression Bureau, I will neither participate nor care," Pei Qingyun responded.

"Not now, he is still useful to me. But I can guarantee that I will return his corpse to you in three days," Ling Ziwen shook his head and then said.

"No, he must die now." Pei Qingyun's attitude was firm, and he rejected the proposal without hesitation.

Just as Ling Ziwen said, once the two of them started fighting, it would be of no benefit to either side.

But Pei Qingyun had a bottom line, and that was that Wang Yang must die now.

As for how he died, he didn't care.

But if it deviated from this bottom line, then everything was just empty talk.

"Ancestor Pei, are you not giving me any room for maneuver?" Ling Ziwen narrowed his eyes, revealing a hint of danger.

"This is my bottom line." Pei Qingyun met Ling Ziwen's gaze without fear.

"I didn't want to fight you, but it seems that I must."

Just as the words fell, Ling Ziwen disappeared from his spot, followed by a silver-white blade slashing toward Pei Qingyun with unparalleled power.

"Just in time." Pei Qingyun snorted coldly, and his long saber met the attack.

...

Time went back to half an hour ago.

Inside the main hall of the Evil Suppression Bureau.

Chen Yuanba was flipping through information about the Demon Source Ground.

Suddenly.

A rapid knock sounded outside the door.

"The door isn't locked, come straight in."

The next moment, an Evil-Suppressing Guard wearing black armor walked in from outside.

Upon seeing Chen Yuanba, the Evil-Suppressing Guard immediately bowed respectfully.

"Speak, what is it?" Seeing the Evil-Suppressing Guard enter, Chen Yuanba also put down the book in his hand and looked at the guard.

"Reporting to director, scouts just reported that a group from the Wang Family is heading toward Lingshi."

"Lingshi, isn't that the area the Pei Family is responsible for? The Wang Family isn't staying in their own area, but running to the Pei Family's area. What do they want to do?" Chen Yuanba muttered to himself.

Suddenly.

Chen Yuanba's eyes lit up as he thought of a possibility.

The Wang and Pei families had never gotten along, but they weren't at the point of being incompatible like fire and water. It wasn't until the death of the previous head of the Wang Family that the relationship between the two families deteriorated further.

By Wang Yang's generation, the relationship between the two families had truly become irreconcilable. Especially in recent years, the Pei Family had been declining continuously, and the Wang Family had shown a momentum of swallowing them up.

And now, it was another good opportunity.

Therefore, it was highly likely that the Wang Family wanted to take this chance to take down the Pei Family in one fell swoop.

If it were normal times, not only would he not care about the internal strife of the three major families, but he would even applaud it.

The harder the three major families fought, the more stable the transcendent status of the Evil Suppression Bureau would naturally be.

However.

Now was an extraordinary time.

The threat of the Tier 3 Demon was like a lump in his throat.

And on the other side, Ling Ziwen was still watching in secret.

Under these circumstances, he would never allow the three major families to waste their vital strength in meaningless attrition.

Furthermore, the Wang Family also seemed to have a connection with Ling Ziwen.

No matter from which perspective, he would not allow the Wang Family to act against the Pei Family.

Having figured this out, Chen Yuanba also stood up from his seat.

"Prepare a horse for me immediately, I'm going to Lingshi personally."

"As the director commands."

...

Lingshi.

Ever since witnessing Wang Yang's vulnerability and Pei Qingyun's god-like appearance, the morale of the Wang Family members had fallen to rock bottom.

If they were confident when they came, they were now equally terrified and uneasy.

At this moment, their biggest worry was seeing Wang Yang's corpse.

But worrying was useless.

Intuition told them that Wang Yang was more likely dead than alive.

Once Wang Yang died, for the Wang Family, the sky would undoubtedly collapse.

But before that, they would inevitably be the first batch of victims.

Some rational Wang Family members seemed to realize this and immediately advised the leading Wang Family Elder.

"Elder, maybe we should run quickly. Now the life and death of the Family head is unknown. If Pei Qingyun returns at this time, our lives will probably be at stake."

"Yes, Elder, staying here is just waiting for death. If the Family head escapes safely, he probably won't come back here. Our leaving now wouldn't be considered disobeying the Family head's orders."

"Elders, please give the order. We really can't delay any longer."

Hearing the advice of his clansmen, the Wang Family Elder's first reaction was to be furious.

The Family head's life and death were unknown, yet the clansmen only wanted to save themselves.

But when he turned around and saw those dejected clansmen one by one.

It was like a basin of cold water being poured over his head, and he suddenly woke up.

Originally, he had a glimmer of hope for Wang Yang.

What if Wang Yang could counter-kill?

Wouldn't they be able to welcome a victory song here?

But that was just a fantasy.

Everyone's attitude undoubtedly reflected the truth.

Wang Yang's safety was important, but there seemed to be no need for them to stay here and wait for death.

After some thought, the Wang Family Elder decided to satisfy the clansmen's request.

But if the Wang Family wanted to escape, how could the Pei Family members let them have their way?

Many sharp-eyed Pei Family members noticed the Wang Family's small movements.

Pei Tianlin didn't speak, but just waved his hand and gave a meaningful look, and everyone immediately understood.

Wanting to leave after coming, where in the world is there such a good thing.

Not to mention, the two families had a long-standing grudge.

This was exactly the right time for the Pei Family to take revenge.

No matter from which perspective, Pei Tianlin had no reason to let the Wang Family leave just like that.

Besides, the Old Ancestor was fighting on the front line, and they, as the younger generation, were embarrassed to just sit around.

...

In a bamboo forest.

Two figures were constantly leaping through the forest. They moved extremely fast, looking like two nimble apes.

But every collision of theirs was extremely shocking. Under the high-speed collision of the two, intense shocks erupted in the forest, and with every shock, large patches of bamboo forest were pushed down.

But the two in combat seemed completely indifferent.

If members of the Wang or Pei families were here, they would recognize the identities of the two.

The two were exactly Pei Qingyun and Ling Ziwen.

As time passed, their battle also entered a white-hot stage.

It had to be said that Ling Ziwen's strength was not weak at all.

Even in terms of cultivation, he was much deeper than Pei Qingyun, only one step away from the Late Stage of Five Viscera.

If Pei Qingyun hadn't cultivated both of his Cultivation Techniques to Perfection and obtained the support of two technique characteristics, he would surely have fallen into a disadvantage.

"Ancestor of the Pei family, you've hidden yourself so deeply. No wonder this fool would ask you for help; it turns out you've deceived everyone in Wuyang County. Clearly possessing a cultivation of the Mid stage of Five Viscera Realm, and having cultivated two Cultivation Techniques to Perfection. Looking at the entire Wuyang County, your strength ranks first, second only to Chen Yuanba. Yet you insisted on pretending to be old and sickly. What deep calculation, what great ambition," Ling Ziwen sneered.

"Heh, in terms of calculation and ambition, compared to you, I am not worth mentioning. All my goals were merely for self-preservation. But you are different; your ambition is too great," Pei Qingyun sneered back.

"For your own plan, you disregard the lives of the people of an entire town. Originally, I was quite unwilling to participate in the struggle between you and the Evil Suppression Bureau. Thinking about it now, Wang Yang falling to his current state was also pushed by you; he is just a pathetic pawn used by you, and even my Pei Family was in your calculations. If I infer further, you are so insane that I even suspect all the forces within the boundaries of Wuyang County are your targets."

Hearing Pei Qingyun's analysis, Ling Ziwen's face darkened, and the killing intent in his eyes grew even stronger.

At this moment.

A sudden change occurred.

A hearty laugh broke the duel between the two.