401: Chapter 45 Fratricide (Revised)

With the death of Wang Ai, the Spirit Master who cast the spell, the Spirit Binding Technique he had applied to his son, grandson, and other Spirit Slaves naturally dissipated.

Before long, they regained their clarity.

Thinking of what had just occurred, Wang Ai's son and grandson howled as they pounced toward Meng Li.

The other spirits emerging from his chest and the knee pads of his armor turned and fled.

Meng Li shook his head and raised his hand to cast the Spirit Binding Technique; the five spirits all froze in their tracks.

Immediately after, a spirit emerged from the corpses of Wang Ai and his black-clothed bodyguards; these were the Souls of Wang Ai and those bodyguards.

"Go seek revenge on Old Man Lü," Meng Li said indifferently, then gave a wave of his hand.

Those spirits instantly turned and pounced toward Lü Ci, who was clutching his throat.

Seeing this, Lü Gong immediately stood in front of Lü Ci, ready for a fight.

Lü Ci, however, spoke in a low voice: "Lü Gong, move aside."

"Great-grandfather!" Lü Gong called out with concern, but he still obeyed the command and stepped away.

Lü Ci looked at Meng Li: "How about we make a deal?"

Meng Li raised his hand, and the group of spirits, including Wang Ai, stopped in mid-air.

Lü Ci continued: "This time, Wang Ai and I failed to recognize your greatness; I admit defeat. But Lü Gong was only following orders. I hope you'll spare his life. In exchange, I am willing to become your spirit and be at your disposal."

"Although you know Restraining Spirits and Dispatching Generals, my Lü family hasn't possessed the Minghun Technique for all these years for nothing."

"It might be difficult to deal with you, but it's quite easy to use certain methods to self-destruct."

"Furthermore, you triggered the hidden hand left by Feng Tianyang to make Wang Ai and me fight to the death. You likely want to forge our deaths to look like mutual slaughter."

"No matter the reason, one thing is certain: you want to distance yourself from this affair."

"I can cooperate. Not only can I die according to the method you specify, but I can also have Lü Gong erase his memory of this matter."

Lü Gong's expression changed drastically: "Great-grandfather!"

Lü Ci glanced at him and said calmly: "When you provoke someone you shouldn't and make a mistake you shouldn't, you must pay the price."

Saying so, he looked at Meng Li: "What do you say?"

Meng Li didn't answer but asked instead: "Aren't you afraid I'll go back on my word?"

Lü Ci said candidly: "I am, but judging from your previous actions, you likely won't. Most importantly—I have no other choice."

Meng Li thought for a moment and nodded: "Fine, I'll take this deal."

"Thank you," Lü Ci said softly, then looked at Lü Gong and commanded coldly: "Do it. Delete the memory of what just happened."

Lü Gong opened his mouth, gritted his teeth, and used the Minghun Technique to extract a blue ball of light from his mind, crushing it on the spot.

Seeing this, Lü Ci knocked Lü Gong unconscious with a hand-chop.

Once that was done, he glanced at Meng Li and went to his death as promised.

Meng Li bound Lü Ci's Soul from his corpse and then used the Blue Hand of the Shuangquan Hand to examine Lü Gong's memory.

Having just become a spirit, Lü Ci's eyes widened instantly at the sight: "That's my Lü family's Minghun Technique! How do you know it too?!"

The spirits of Wang Ai and his descendants in mid-air were equally astonished.

Meng Li sneered: "Minghun Technique? You mean the Shuangquan Hand."

Upon hearing the name "Shuangquan Hand," Lü Ci's expression shifted violently. His eyes fixed on Meng Li, gleaming with murderous intent. He lunged directly at Meng Li as if determined to eliminate him, but halfway there, Meng Li froze him in mid-air with the Spirit Binding Technique, leaving him unable to move.

Ultimately, he could only ask through gritted teeth: "How did you know?"

Wang Ai's family members were also filled with curiosity.

Back then, Wang Ai's father had not only obtained Restraining Spirits and Dispatching Generals from Feng Tianyang but also learned the names and general details of the other Eight Peculiar Skills.

Among them was the Shuangquan Hand.

However, the one who realized the Shuangquan Hand, Duanmu Ying, had vanished, so there was naturally no way to obtain it.

Now, hearing Meng Li suddenly state that the Lü family's Minghun Technique was the Shuangquan Hand, Lü Ci's reaction made it obvious that it was true.

Wang Ai's family immediately realized that Duanmu Ying had fallen into the Lü family's hands!

In truth, it wasn't that no one had suspected this before, as the Lü family's Minghun Technique only appeared after that period of upheaval; the timing was far too coincidental.

However, for various reasons, no one had looked into it deeply.

One reason was that the Minghun Technique was an Innate ability, and it's common knowledge that Innate abilities cannot be taught.

Second, the Minghun Technique's effects—inspecting, copying, and modifying Souls—were quite different from what they knew of the Shuangquan Hand from Feng Tianyang.

Third was the lack of evidence.

The Lü family was one of the Four Great Families in The Realm of Extraordinary People. Without evidence, even the Na Du Tong Company wouldn't act lightly, let alone anyone else.

Thus, the matter was dropped, and as time passed, no one pursued it further.

But now that the truth was confirmed, they couldn't help but be curious.

Curious about the past, curious about how Meng Li knew, and even more curious about why Meng Li possessed both Restraining Spirits and Dispatching Generals and the Shuangquan Hand.

However, Meng Li offered no explanation.

After finishing his check of Lü Gong's memory, he looked at Lü Ci and sneered.

Because Lü Gong's memory of the recent events was still there!

He had expected this.

Deleting memories is not something easily accomplished, even for someone who has awakened the Minghun Technique.

Not to mention, Lü Ci and Lü Gong might not have truly intended to delete them.

Regardless of the reason, Meng Li had to respond.

With a thought, he used the Spirit Binding Technique to line up the spirits of Lü Ci and Wang Ai, then performed the Pobao Qingfeng Order from Restraining Spirits and Dispatching Generals.

Before the terrified eyes of the three generations of the Wang family, a blast of Pobao Qi was exhaled, shattering them into a fine mist that returned to the heavens and earth.

After dealing with Wang Ai and Lü Ci, Meng Li began to modify Lü Gong's memory.

Once he was sure there were no issues, he withdrew the Wind-After Odd Gates formation he had set up to prevent their escape, then transformed into a sparrow and flew away.

That's right, he transformed into a sparrow and left!

This was a capability Meng Li had developed through his deep mastery of the Wind-After Odd Gates.

The Wind-After Odd Gates is centered on mastering change; its highest Realm is controlling the changes of all things in existence, which naturally includes oneself. While Meng Li's current strength was far from controlling the changes of all things, controlling himself was within his reach.

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The deaths of Lü Ci and Wang Ai were discovered shortly after.

Given their status, the entire Realm of Extraordinary People was shaken.

Na Du Tong Company Headquarters.

Upon receiving the news, Chairman Zhao Fangxu immediately convened a board meeting.

Inside the conference room.

Zhao Fangxu sat in the head seat and said gravely: "Everyone, I believe you've all heard. Wang Ai and Lü Ci are dead. According to the investigation at the scene, they died in a mutual slaughter."

As he spoke, he pressed a remote, displaying several photos of the scene on the screen.

"Mutual slaughter?"

One of the board members looked skeptical and asked: "Their relationship has always been good; why would they suddenly kill each other?"

Zhao Fangxu replied: "The specific reason is still unclear, but this conclusion was drawn from the evidence at the scene and the testimony of Lü Ci's great-grandson, Lü Gong. According to Lü Gong, the conflict between Lü Ci and Wang Ai was related to the Eight Peculiar Skills."

The Eight Peculiar Skills?

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