"Enough. Since you want me dead, I'll first have Huang San kill your sister to accompany me in death," I said, forming a finger seal and sending it forth.
In truth, I had no way of contacting Huang San, as he was neither my spirit beast nor my household deity. However, Chen Yun was unaware of this.
Seeing a wisp of gray light shoot from my fingertip towards the sky, bypassing the illusion's obstruction and disappearing within it, caused a jolt in Chen Yun, who was operating the illusion. The illusion, which had been running smoothly, suddenly faltered.
"Don't..."
The voice came from the edge of my right hand, where Chen Yun's true body was located. Seeing this, my heart leaped. Now was the time. I flipped my hand, the Tiger Kui Seal appearing, and chanted the incantation, striking towards the location where Chen Yun's aura was revealed.
Realizing she had been tricked, Chen Yun cursed me as despicable. She tried to continue operating the formation, but due to her momentary lapse, she was a beat too slow. Furthermore, I had used the Heavenly Speed Seal technique to control the Tiger Kui Seal, doubling its attack speed.
*Pfft—*
*Ah—*
Chen Yun, hidden in the shadows, revealed herself amidst a patch of withered vines. Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, and she clutched her chest, looking at me with unconcealed unwillingness. She seemed unable to comprehend how, after a seemingly back-and-forth battle, I had instantly found her location and injured her.
"Chen Yun, I told you it wasn't that I couldn't break your illusion, I just didn't want to make things unpleasant for everyone."
After the illusion was dispelled, I found myself still in the KTV. However, I wasn't in the usual corridors but in a very large room. In the corners of the room were potted plants and screens painted with various scenes, suggesting this was the formation's base.
This greatly surprised me. I was astonished that in this era of declining magic, Chen Yun could set up an illusion with such simple arrangements and trap me for so long. If not for her concern for that female weasel, which allowed me to find a flaw, I wouldn't know when I would have escaped her illusion.
"Kill me!" Chen Yun's voice pulled me back from my reverie.
She leaned against a desk, blood at the corner of her mouth, glaring at me fiercely. Her expression had shifted from unwillingness to utter despair, as if she had accepted her fate.
"Why should I kill you? I already said, I'm just looking for someone. You attacked me without reason, making it seem like I'm the villain bullying you." I rubbed my nose in frustration, unable to fathom what was going on in her head.
"You took Xiao Yun away. I have no means of protecting myself anymore. If you don't kill me, my enemies won't spare me either. Since I'm going to die anyway, I'd rather die by your hand than by my enemies. Just do it!" With that, Chen Yun closed her eyes, lowering the hand that had been covering her mouth. Her face, filled with resentment, awaited death.
"Alright, drop that suicidal expression. I'm not here to kill anyone, just to find someone. Once I find her, I'll leave. And I'll have Huang San return that female weasel to you."
Hearing this, Chen Yun slowly opened her eyes, looking at me with disbelief. "Aren't you looking for me? I'm right here. What more do you need to find?"
"I..." Her words almost choked me to death. Helplessly, I had to explain that I was looking for a thousand-year-old female ghost, not her. I told her that you two only resembled each other in appearance, not in spirit. Did she understand?
Chen Yun pouted, her expression clearly indicating she thought I was lying. "Looks a lot like me? And a female ghost? Are you playing a joke on me? Hurry up and do it. Xiao Yun is afraid of the dark. I need to go to the underworld to wait for her, otherwise, she won't find me and will get anxious."
Seeing Chen Yun revert to her dramatic state, I felt utterly speechless. This woman was truly unreasonable. I had explained that I was looking for someone, just looking for someone, yet she refused to believe me. Sudancn.com
Never mind. I'll ignore her. It's more important to find Sui Wan'er. As for her, when she meets Huang San, I'll have him release the female weasel. What era is this? Still playing the old trick of kidnapping and forced marriage? If you have the guts, chase her yourself.
Before I could even leave, the door was kicked open from the outside.
Xiao Yun, whom Chen Yun had mentioned, rushed in breathlessly, followed by Huang San. Her expression was a mixture of panic and surprise upon seeing me.
"Young Master Song, why are you here?"
"Sister, how are you? Who hurt you like this? Tell me, I'll beat him to death for you." Xiao Yun, as if not seeing me, rushed straight to Chen Yun.
"Xiao Yun, weren't you captured? Are you hurt? Get up quickly so I can see you." Chen Yun's eyes lit up with joy. Seeing Xiao Yun appear unharmed before her, she was overjoyed. She looked her over, touching and examining her, only relaxing once she confirmed Xiao Yun was uninjured and her cultivation was intact.
"Sister, you still haven't told me who hurt you. I brought back a master. He's very powerful, with several hundred years more cultivation than me. If those bad guys come again, I'll definitely have him beat them down."
"Cough cough... Sister is fine. As long as you are safe, that's all that matters." Chen Yun did not reveal that I had injured her. She had seen me with Huang San on the surveillance feed. If she told Xiao Yun, given her temper, she would surely attack me. At that point, the bodyguard she had invited, 'Huang San,' would become an opponent rather than an ally.
"Huang San, why did you come up here?" Seeing that Chen Yun was no longer contemplating death, I walked over to Huang San and asked.
"It's all Xiao Yun's doing. She sensed her sister was injured and was willing to harm her own cultivation, even retracting her life pill, to come and help her sister. So, I followed her up," Huang San explained awkwardly, though his gaze remained fixed on Xiao Yun, as if he had truly fallen for her.
I tapped Huang San's head, making him avert his gaze. I said with disappointment, "I sent you to find someone, and you've gone and gotten yourself a girlfriend. Where is she? Did you find her? If she escapes, do you know how much trouble I'll be in?"
Mentioning the main task, Huang San's expression turned serious. "Young Master Song, I'm afraid we've been deceived?"
"Deceived? What do you mean?" I asked, frowning.
"Look at this?" Huang San said, pulling out three bugs the size of fingernails from his pocket and handing them to me.
"Jian Gu worms? You fought with Sui Wan'er?"
"No, I found these on the girlfriend of that bald gay guy. This is also the source of Sui Wan'er's aura. So..."
I already knew the outcome without Huang San finishing his sentence. Sui Wan'er had used Huang San's innate ability to smell to set up a trap. She had a Jian Gu worm, carrying her scent, land on someone, while she herself hid in a secluded location.
Truly worthy of being an ancient ghost who had lived for thousands of years. Such meticulous planning was beyond the capabilities of ordinary people. I sighed inwardly and said, "This isn't your fault. I also didn't expect her to use Jian Gu worms to deceive me. She's severely injured and shouldn't cause trouble for a while." I comforted Huang San, as the fault wasn't his. Even Bai Ling'er would have fallen for this trick. Though I said this, I still felt it was a pity that such a good opportunity was missed.
"Return the life pill to her, and let's go!"
"Wait a moment."