At night, there were fewer cars and fewer people on the road, so the speed of going back to Ding's house was quite fast.
When we arrived outside Ding's house, two white lanterns swung back and forth in front of the gate, and there were significantly fewer cars.
The entire mansion was exceptionally quiet.
It was as if the people of Ding's family and the rest of the "Yin-Yang" masters at the other dojo had gone to ambush me.
I didn't push the main gate open; instead, I jumped into the courtyard from the side wall.
With a thud, I landed, and the dense scent of candles filled the air, which was particularly unpleasant to smell.
In the ancestral hall, the coffin and the body above remained unchanged.
Lao Gong stepped down from my shoulders, tottering and adding his own figure to it, walking ahead with a sinister air, and shouted something as he went.
"Ah, the old lady, Lao Gong is here to see you. Don't hide, don't show yourself. The one lying here isn't you!"
Lao Gong's low voice echoed throughout the yard, making it eerie and chilling.
Even though I knew that most people were in the bustling business district, I remained on full alert.
Although I didn't really suffer much from that large group of "Yin-Yang" masters earlier, the lesson was enough.
I feel they didn't really underestimate me, but I'm sure they underestimated me. Otherwise, there should have been a "Yin-Yang" master who could easily withstand the "Women One Jade Tablet", and they should not have let me escape easily.
"Cough cough."
A somewhat low voice was used to suppress Lao Gong's words.
A person actually walked out from the back of the coffin.
The man was quite old, resembling Tang Wu in age, but his hair had not turned completely white, with some black hair mixed in. His leathery skin had many elderly spots and some traces of vitiligo.
If you look closely, the skin that has turned white is very delicate, almost as if it were that of a newborn baby.
My face turned serious immediately.
There's actually someone else!
"I am Tao Mingyi, the current owner of the Yutaishan Dojo. I don't know what provoked Ding Xiang Shengshu to take such drastic measures, wanting to exterminate everyone. How about letting me mediate in the middle?" The person smiled and spoke in a gentle tone.
Lao Gong took a few steps back and stood next to me. His eyes darted around, calculating something.
"Tao Mingyi, you're still as cowardly as ever. This person forced Rui Pu to fake his death and hide, yet you won't leave. You even injured his grandson, and you drew out his life soul. You are truly ruthless. There's nothing to mediate here! I think after today, you of the Tao surname shouldn't come back to Yun Du County anymore, let alone enter Ding's house!"
Another old voice had even stronger and more rigorous tone, filled with a killing intent!
The sound of footsteps came from behind, and another elderly man emerged from the other side. He wasn't wearing Tang clothing this time, but a long gown with many red circles and lots of happy characters written on it.
I just remembered another detail from the previous day.
When people from the Yutaishan Dojo arrived, they said that their master was behind them.
Just like when people from Wangjiexti Dojo arrived, they also said that their master would arrive shortly.
I was chased and blocked by the Yin-Yang masters, and I didn't think about this detail carefully at all.
"Ah, the old lady likes young ones and doesn't pay attention to you old fossils. When she gets into trouble, you all come like dogs. The only thing you have in common with young ones is that you all lick!" Lao Gong said with a sigh.
My brow furrowed slightly as Lao Gong's words made me feel somewhat uncomfortable.
Tao Mingyi, the owner of the Yutaishan Dojo next to the coffin, still had a smile on his face, but his eyes were now brimming with coldness.
"You look familiar, are you the Jinyang of Qinjiang in life?" Tao Mingyi suddenly asked.
"You coward, even when talking, you're so soft." The person from the Wangjiexti Dojo growled again, taking out a copper plate from his bosom, which was lined with thick copper strips resembling command arrows.
He picked up a piece and muttered some incantations, then threw it directly in front of him!
Ha!
A sudden burst of white smoke suddenly passed through Lao Gong, and he grunted softly!
In the next instant, Lao Gong became extremely ferocious, and he lunged forward fiercely, his head swelling in the wind as if it were that of a man towering over him!
His big yellow teeth were even more ferocious and sinister, as if to bite down on the owner of the Wangjiexti Dojo! This bite was enough to make the opponent's body and head separate!
"You wretched Yang Shen Gui, you were clearly a master in life, but you've become malevolent in death. Watch me capture you, and then suppress you for a hundred years!" The owner of the Wangjiexti Dojo shouted coldly, picked up three more copper strips and threw them towards another part of the ground!
I couldn't just stand by and let him harm Lao Gong. With a move, my copper sword shot out directly!
Suddenly, a wailing cry of an infant echoed in my mind!
I grunted softly, but then I discovered an exceptionally eerie and strange scene.
I found that there were some infants hanging on my arm, leg, and even waist!
But these infants were not the kind of ghost infants that would scare, each one round and plump, with skin that was jade-like but not quite, extremely translucent.
A sense of fatigue surged from my body as if it were being rapidly drained.
This is too strange, absurd!
It's a technique from the Yutaishan Dojo?
I wanted to struggle and break free, but my limbs were exceptionally heavy. The infants on me had playful expressions on their faces, showing no sign of malice. They were more like leeches that couldn't be shaken off.
In the next moment, Lao Gong had not bitten into the person from Wangjiexti Dojo when he suddenly shrunk down to a head, constantly spitting white gas on the ground and struggling in agony.
What made it even harder to understand was that there were a total of four copper strips that had been driven into Lao Gong's forehead! Fine sutras kept appearing on Lao Gong's face, as if he was resisting them!
His body was gradually becoming soft, as if his Yang Qi had been drained dry.
The fetus on me disappeared without a trace, and footsteps were getting closer. I gasped and looked at Tao Mingyi, who held something in his hand. It looked like a seal, but the top was not a beast, but a curled fetus. It was emitting a jade-like glow under the moonlight.
"I shouldn't be surprised at the heavy Yang Qi. It turns out to be a Daoist."
"It's rare for a Daoist to raise ghosts. Is the owner of Tian Shou Dojo, who was wiped out, someone wandering outside?"
Tao Mingyi's eyes flashed with a hint of thoughtful, he roared: "Xu Wang, by coincidence came to Yundu County, it can be done as a good deed for the people. Let him be killed by you."
My breath grew heavier and my hands trembled slightly, so I made a seal to counteract it.
This was the Cloud and Thunder Technique!
Only the people of the Ding family know who I really am, while these foreign Yin-Yang masters don't even know me.
Just like the ancient Qiang City Liu family, they mistakenly thought of me as a ghost-raising Daoist from Tian Shou Dojiao.
Their intention to kill me was very strong!
These two masters are too powerful, and it's not wise to take them lightly. It really could be dangerous if we're not careful.
My thoughts racing in a heartbeat, I whispered loudly: "The essence of Taiyi, the god of six yins. A screen of the shroud messenger, a barrier that encloses four seas. Every ghost is enveloped, and General Shao Yang leads the way. As soon as the symbol arrives, please follow. No one can stop it. Haste like the law."
A faint white mist appeared around us, and it dispersed in all directions!
Tao Mingyi and Xu Wang were shaking uncontrollably, as if they had been electrocuted.
Just then, a fierce and swift killing intent came from the slanting upper left, locking onto me!
This killing intent was extraordinarily familiar, definitely someone I know! But for a moment, I couldn't figure out who it was!
In the howling wind, a copper sword shot out from the hall.
It's definitely a Daoist!
The moment the thought emerged, I felt chills running down my spine.
The Yang Qi in me was being drained by those Yutaishan people.
At this moment, Lao Gong was under control, and I forced myself to use a Daoist technique against him when my strength was running low, so I couldn't possibly resist!
And this sword strike was incredibly swift, directly targeting my head. It was clearly an attempt to kill me in one blow!
