it, he couldn't help but feel disappointed."Old Liu, what are you talking about" Wei Zhonghua was equally puzzled when he overheard their conversation and asked curiously.Liu Benchang shook his head i...Chapter 181: Villa Frenzy
Xiao Yu did not say anything upon hearing the female ghost's startled cry but continued walking forward.
The female ghost guessed that those ghosts might have been captured by Xiao Yu at this point and could not help feeling curious as she glanced over at him, a sense of unease rising in her heart. She feared that he would renege on his word and capture the ghost in the military uniform.
"You won't really take my brother away" The female ghost leading the way suddenly stopped once again and turned around to look back at Xiao Yu cautiously, asking him.
“No, if they are willing to enter the netherworld!” Xiao Yu shook his head as he said this.
A moment later, the female ghost led Xiao Yu through the living room and past a small door in a corner, entering a basement used for storing miscellaneous items normally.
In the middle of the basement was a large hole measuring one meter across. Dense and overwhelming Yin煞 energy surged out from it like a giant dragon emerging from the sea.
At this point, the entire basement was shrouded in mist as the dense Yin煞 energy took on a fog-like appearance.
"My brother and the others live here! Wait for me while I go call them!" The female ghost said to Xiao Yu upon reaching the hole's entrance.
Xiao Yu nodded his head, staring in amazement at everything inside the basement. This large hole was actually able to emit such dense Yin煞 energy and seemed completely inexhaustible.
Suddenly, a massive surge of Yin energy erupted from the large hole like a geyser, spreading throughout the basement and causing its temperature to drop several degrees almost instantly.
As this wave of Yin energy surged forth came a violent airstream. Due to the basement’s narrow space, this violent Yin煞 energy combined with the airstream formed a hurricane that spun around inside the basement constantly, creating a vortex sweeping through it all.
The bottom of that vortex was that large hole. Xiao Yu stood in the middle of it, and his clothes were blown fiercely by bursts of Yin煞 energy.
Amidst this violent whirlwind, the Yin煞 energy seemed like sharp arrows shooting towards Xiao Yu one after another. Clenching hand signs and chanting incantations, Xiao Yu deflected them all.
The current Xiao Yu was like an unmovable Vidyaraja, standing there motionlessly as these Yin煞 energy formed into arrows disintegrated instantly upon approaching within a foot of his body.
Even so, this vortex sweeping through the entire basement and the sharp arrows contained within it did not cease. Furthermore, the Yin煞 energy surging out from beneath the ground was immediately sucked in by the vortex as soon as they emerged, forming a continuous stream of sharp arrows assaulting Xiao Yu.
As the vortex spun faster, these arrows shot at Xiao Yu more and more rapidly, while Xiao Yu’s incantations grew increasingly urgent. An invisible flame barrier seemed to envelop his body, melting each arrow that came its way.
Filled with a slight sense of irritation from feeling endless Yin煞 energy formed into sharp arrows coming from all directions around him, Xiao Yu suddenly shouted loudly as he kept his eyes closed.
With a loud exclamation, an intangible 'wave' suddenly erupted around Xiao Yu. This wave disrupted the vortex's trajectory and instantly halted its high-speed rotation in the basement, causing it to vanish.
The moment the vortex stopped spinning, a sinister aura accompanied by a surge of yin energy emerged from the hole. Along with this energy, the ghost in military attire and his troop of soldier ghosts floated up from the large opening. Last to rise was the female ghost, her head lowered meekly, avoiding eye contact with Xiao Yu.
"It's you again! What do you want" The old ghost's expression turned cautious when he saw it was Xiao Yu.
He still remembered how much pain Xiao Yu had inflicted on him last time. Although his presence in the villa replenished some of his yin aura, the agony imprinted upon his soul remained unforgettable.
"Old ghost, I don't care what reason you have for lingering in the mortal world, but this isn’t your place! Return to the netherworld, where you truly belong!" Xiao Yu ignored the old ghost's question and addressed him seriously.
"Haha... As long as this general is satisfied with his stay here, I won't leave! Only when there’s nothing left in the mortal world that appeals to me will I depart," said the old ghost without any sign of weakness for having been outwitted by Xiao Yu before.
"So it's a dead-end then" asked Xiao Yu calmly.
The old ghost shook his head and replied, "Dead-end. Until my wish is fulfilled, I won’t return to the netherworld!"
Xiao Yu couldn't understand why this old ghost, who had been dead for centuries, would refuse to go back to where he belonged, when most ghosts would stay in the mortal world because of their attachment to loved ones. The old ghost should have no such ties.
"Miss, I'm sorry, but it seems there's no other way; if he doesn't want to return, I'll have to deal with him," said Xiao Yu as he turned toward the female ghost.
“Brother, why don’t we all go to the netherworld together” The female ghost looked at the old ghost pitifully.
"Sister, while my final wish remains unfulfilled, I cannot leave," said the old ghost.
"First Squad, listen up!"
The old ghost turned to his soldier ghosts and barked out an order.
“Yes...,” The soldier ghosts responded in unison.
"Protect Miss and escort her out of here."
“General, but what about you—”
The two rows of ghost soldiers, upon hearing what the old ghost said, revealed a hesitant expression. One of them, seemingly their leader, took a step forward with a hesitating look directed at the old ghost.
"What is it Xiao Ba, do you want to defy orders" The old ghost didn’t even turn around and replied in a cold voice.
"General, but…"
"What’s wrong Have you forgotten that I’m your general just because you’re a ghost now" The old ghost suddenly turned around with wide eyes staring at the soldier sternly.
"This subordinate dares not! This subordinate obeys orders!" That ghost soldier, seeing the expression of the ghost general, hurriedly said.
“Guys, protect Miss, we’re leaving!” After saying this to the old ghost, he suddenly turned around and instructed the rest of the ghost soldiers.
"Yes…. We will die protecting Miss!"
Xiao Yu watched as these ghost soldiers clustered around the female ghost and walked out without saying a word. Xiao Yu didn’t plan on doing anything to this female ghost since her physical body wasn't dead, meaning she hadn’t exhausted her lifespan yet. Xiao Yu had originally intended to help her return to life.
The old ghost watched as the ghost soldiers and that female ghost walked out, inwardly hoping they wouldn’t let him down.
This old ghost knew how difficult it would be to deal with Xiao Yu and he might easily dissipate himself if he wasn't careful. He didn't want his brothers who had followed him for hundreds of years to dissipate alongside him because of him.
Xiao Yu held the wooden sword, staring at the old ghost and said, "Since you refuse to enter the netherworld, then be prepared to dissipate!"
"Haha, it’s not as easy for me to dissipate as you think!" The old ghost說完，飛身撲向蕭煜。
afterwards, he leaped toward Xiao Yu.
The old ghost's ten fingers slightly spread forming claws. On each finger was a black light about a foot long, like sharp swords, exuding an icy aura aimed at the major acupoint on Xiao Yu’s chest.
Just from this move, Xiao Yu could tell that the old ghost must have been a martial arts expert in his lifetime.
Xiao Yu held the wooden sword with one hand and stared intently at the leaping old ghost.
"Five meters…"
“Three meters…”
“One meter…”
The old ghost's ten fingers, each holding a sharp black sword about a foot long, were about to pierce through Xiao Yu’s chest and abdomen.
In this critical moment, Xiao Yu held his wooden sword in front of him, blocking the black swords on the old ghost's fingers. Upon impact, there was an echo like metal clashing.
The wooden sword and the old ghost's black sword separated immediately upon contact. Holding the wooden sword, Xiao Yu rushed forward, thrusting straight towards the old ghost’s throat.
Seeing the wooden sword heading for his neck, the old ghost suddenly reached out with his left hand and grabbed the sword, while his other hand fiercely stabbed at Xiao Yu's head.
Xiao Yu slightly tilted his head to dodge the claw attack. A secret spell immediately sounded in his mouth, causing the originally dull wooden sword to emit a burst of golden light, like a stream of golden electricity.
Seeing this electric-like golden light, Xiao Yu was taken aback; he had never imagined that the thunder-struck peach wood sword contained traces of heavenly lightning attributes.
The old ghost's hand where it touched the wooden sword produced a series of soft sounds and wisps of smoke.
Ignoring his injured palm, the old ghost continued to grip Xiao Yu’s wooden sword without loosening. After seeing Xiao Yu dodge his head-on attack, he swiftly changed from claw to palm and swept towards Xiao Yu's neck.
Xiao Yu saw the sweeping hand coming at him; righteous qi surged through his hand, which suddenly glowed gold as it reached out toward the old ghost’s sweeping palm.
The black sword on the old ghost's palm didn’t pause and swept towards Xiao Yu’s blocking hand.
But unexpectedly, when his sharp black sword touched Xiao Yu's hand, a soft sound emitted from the blade, which instantly turned into a cloud of black mist before vanishing.
The sight made the old ghost release Xiao Yu's wooden sword and quickly retreat.
Far away, the old ghost’s face was visibly grim. Looking at his injured palms, he suddenly drew in breath.
A dense flow of Yin energy inside the room was instantly sucked into his stomach by the old ghost, healing his originally injured hands instantly.
Seeing the fully restored hands of the old ghost, Xiao Yu’s gaze narrowed. He stared at the old ghost solemnly.
The old ghost also cautiously observed Xiao Yu, as a sudden sense of fear had welled up inside him when Xiao Yu's hand hit his just now. How could he be afraid But this faint golden light made him feel fearful.
Xiao Yu saw how troublesome the old ghost was and knew that if it continued like this, even using up all his righteous qi, he might still not be able to handle the old ghost. With this thought in mind, Xiao Yu drew out the Umbrella of Gathering Yin from behind him.ve at a single-story detached villa where four or five girls were already waiting for her inside. Initially worried due to her age and knowledge of such matters, she felt reassured after seeing that e...