91: White Lotus Great Sage

Tang Tang was in no mood to listen to the master and disciple expose each other's dirty laundry. She only hoped to end this farce as soon as possible and then go enjoy X City's specialty delicacies.

[After all, I took the Spirit-Increasing Pill and temporarily broke through to the mid-stage of the third rank. If I can't resolve the matter at hand quickly, once the medicine's effect wears off, I'll have no choice but to run.]

With a loud "bang," Tang Tang kicked and shattered the first-rank Soul-Gathering Array.

The pupils of the four people contracted in an instant; they couldn't believe what they were seeing.

At this moment, the luxury villa was no longer a lavish residence but a terrifying scene resembling a "Seven-Day Funeral."

(When a person is born, every seven days is a 'la'; one 'la' forms one 'po', and in forty-nine days, the seven 'po' are complete. After death, every seven days is a 'ji'; one 'ji' scatters one 'po', and in forty-nine days, the seven 'po' are gone.)

Yellow joss paper was everywhere, scattered in layers on the floor, the sofa, the coffee table... even the TV cabinet in the living room was covered in it.

The shrine originally worshipped in Sun Ye's house had been destroyed, replaced by a specially made statue of the Great Saint of the White Lotus.

Below the shrine were two Crimson Evil copper basins, filled with the ashes of burnt joss paper.

"The White Lotus Sect is truly persistent!" Xiao Chi's fists were clenched tight.

Lu Jiahao hugged Goudan tightly, his body trembling slightly. He tried his best to stay away from the joss paper on the ground, fearing he would be tainted by even a bit of bad luck.

He looked around nervously, calling out Sun Ye's name repeatedly: "Sun Ye, Sun Ye! Third Young Master Sun, where are you? I've brought a master to save you!"

The entire house was eerily silent, as if time had frozen, with only the sound of several people's breathing clearly audible.

Lu Jiahao summoned his courage and shouted Sun Ye's name again, but there was still no response.

"Something's not right, everyone be careful," Tang Tang reminded in a low voice.

Just then, a sinister cold wind suddenly blew, causing a chill to rise from the bottom of everyone's hearts.

Following that, a faint sound of footsteps reached their ears, as if someone was quietly approaching.

"Who... who's there?" Lu Jiahao's voice trembled with fear.

Silence all around; no one responded.

The footsteps grew closer and closer, finally stopping in front of them.

A figure wearing a white robe slowly emerged. He took off his hood, revealing eerie dark blue patterns on his face that sent shivers down one's spine.

"Jiahao, are you looking for me?"

"No, no, no, you're not him! Sun Ye wouldn't call me Jiahao. Change your face back! Don't use my brother's face to act cute with me!" Lu Jiahao held Goudan in front of him, hiding his head behind Goudan, his legs feeling weak.

The figure chuckled, his voice incredibly familiar. "Jiahao, why are you so afraid of me? I am Sun Ye."

"Shut up! You're not Sun Ye! The real Sun Ye would never turn into this ghostly appearance!" Lu Jiahao shouted, emboldened.

"Hehe, then I'm quite sorry. Your good brother isn't coming back." A hint of madness flashed in Wild Fox's eyes. After speaking, he waved his hands, and a fierce wind suddenly blew inside the house, with countless white paper flower petals fluttering down.

Tang Tang and the others' expressions changed drastically, and they all performed spells to defend themselves.

The wind surged, and the petals flew toward everyone like blades. Tang Tang swung her peach wood sword, cutting down the flying flowers, but there were too many, and she gradually began to struggle.

"Everyone close in, form a defensive array!" Tang Tang shouted. Hearing this, Xiao Chi and his disciple immediately formed a circle and channeled their spiritual power together.

The petals struck the Tri-Harmony Array, making crisp sounds. However, the array's light was constantly dimming, clearly unable to hold out for long.

Wild Fox chanted, "Monsters are separated by layers of paper, ghosts are separated by mountains. A thousand evils cannot come out, ten thousand evils cannot open, whirlwind, dispatch them!"

Black whirlwinds suddenly formed, sweeping toward the Tri-Harmony Array.

At the critical moment, a layer of golden light appeared on the peach wood sword, blocking the whirlwind's attack.

"...Fire of the Kouye Mountains, light of the Fufeimen. Capturing monsters throughout the world and ages, breaking plagues with the Golden Deity. Subdue demons and the dead, turn them into auspiciousness. By the order of the Supreme Lord Laozi!" Seizing the opportunity, Tang Tang threw out three Evil-Expelling Talismans, which turned into flames and rushed toward Wild Fox.

Wild Fox leaped sideways to dodge but failed to notice the opening behind him.

Seeing this, Xiao Chi held his copper coin sword and stabbed toward Wild Fox's back. However, the moment the blade approached Wild Fox's body, it was repelled by an invisible demonic force.

"Dammit! You demonic, evil cultivator..." Xiao Chi began a tirade of verbal abuse.

Wild Fox struck Xiao Chi's chest with a backhand palm, sending him flying.

"Stinking Taoist! What a foul mouth..."

Xiao Chi hit the wall hard, breaking several ribs and spitting out blood.

Yun Xi retreated a few steps on tiptoe, helped Xiao Chi up, and asked anxiously, "Master, are you okay?"

Xiao Chi shook his head, struggling to stand up. "I'm fine, just a few broken bones."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk! So weak! You three think you can fight me with your Taoist arts?" Wild Fox looked at the three with a face full of mockery and said with a cold laugh, "It seems today is the day you die!"

While speaking, Wild Fox attacked again. The black whirlwind howled as it swept in, even more powerful than before.

Goudan rushed forward fearlessly, opening its mouth to try and bite the hem of Wild Fox's white robe.

But it was only a newly born Infant Spirit after all. Compared to Wild Fox's peak third-rank strength, it was like a drop in the ocean.

Soon, Goudan was swept away by the black whirlwind and ruthlessly thrown out like a fallen leaf.

"Goudan!" Lu Jiahao's heart burned with anxiety, and he cried out.

Trembling, he lay on the floor covered in glass shards, struggling to stand up but falling back down. He could only crawl slowly toward Goudan bit by bit.

"Humph! You ungrateful thing. Don't forget it was I who performed the ritual to bring you into existence." A ruthless glint flashed in Wild Fox's eyes. With a sudden pull of his right hand, Goudan was drawn by a suction force and flew involuntarily into his hand.

"I'm biting... you... you fox with no... aesthetic sense. If not for you... I wouldn't look like a lump of meat..." Goudan stared wide-eyed at Wild Fox and cursed loudly.

But before it could finish, it was cruelly crushed by Wild Fox—Goudan's body instantly exploded, and chunks of meat and blood splattered everywhere.

"You bastard, give me back my godson!"

"He's been nurtured in my belly for months." Lu Jiahao was grief-stricken, repeatedly pounding the ground.

His palms were cut and bloodied by the glass shards on the ground, but he didn't seem to feel the pain, continuing to smash his fists against the floor.

"Tsk! You really think you're a 'man-mom'? Doesn't the playboy Second Young Master Lu find that ironic?" Wild Fox curled his lip, looking at Lu Jiahao with disdain.

Tang Tang's teeth chattered, and her eyes flashed with uncontrollable rage, like an infuriated lioness protecting her cub.

She glared at Wild Fox and said word by word, "Sir, don't you think you've gone too far? I may not be able to deal with you, but the Ghost Messengers might not be so easy."

"Ghost Messengers? What can they do? Is their rank higher than my Great-Aunt's?" Wild Fox used Ling Qi's name to intimidate her.