ld vent his dissatisfaction by drinking all the precious tea leaves steeped by his grandfather. Gradually, he developed a habit of chugging tea like a bull in a china shop.Hearing Xiao Yu's murmuring,...Chapter 271: The Stone Cave

As Xiao Yu let out a loud roar, his illusory head gradually inflated. When his head grew to more than ten feet in diameter, he suddenly took a deep breath towards the front. No matter how much resistance and struggle the Onmyoji's ghost and his puppet ghosts put up, they could not withstand the suction force coming from Xiao Yu’s mouth.

The tremendous suction force from Xiao Yu's mouth left no time for the Onmyoji's ghost to control those puppet ghosts; as soon as there was nobody controlling them, they were immediately sucked into Xiao Yu's shadowy soul.

Since the Onmyoji's ghost lacked the obstruction of the puppet ghosts, he let out a roar and attempted to break free from the suction force coming from Xiao Yu’s mouth. However, it seemed that his struggles had no effect; in an instant, he was also sucked into Xiao Yu's shadowy soul.

After Xiao Yu sucked these souls into his belly, his shadowy soul returned to its original size.

Once the size of his shadowy soul reverted to normal, it sat cross-legged on top of his physical body, slowly closing its eyes. After a while, Xiao Yu’s shadowy soul burped loudly; a black mist then spewed out from its mouth and nostrils.

Xiao Yu's shadowy soul opened its eyes and glanced around before returning to the physical body.

After his shadowy soul returned to his body, Xiao Yu opened his eyes. After consuming those few souls, Xiao Yu’s shadowy soul sat cross-legged in his sea of consciousness. In a moment, his originally illusory shadowy soul gradually became solidified; though it was still somewhat illusory, it had improved significantly compared to before.

Xiao Yu opened his eyes and went over to the strange rock beside him, then pushed hard on that rock.

As Xiao Yu slowly pushed the rock aside, a foul stench came out from within. This smell was the same as what Xiao Yu had smelled in the small hole beneath the stone; it was all the odor of decaying corpses.

With the rock being pushed aside, what lay behind it revealed its true form: a half-meter-high circular stone cave. That disgusting stench emanated from this stone cave.

Xiao Yu frowned as he looked at the stone cave before him; this stone cave should be one of the drainage holes between the two sides of the road, and it should run through both sides of the road. However, when Xiao Yu looked over there, he could not see the other side; evidently, the exit on that end was also blocked.

Xiao Yu saw inside the cave where it was pitch black; even in the black-and-white world under the Yin-Yang Eyes, all he could see was a rough outline of things.

Xiao Yu turned around and ran back to his parked vehicle. He got out a small flashlight from the car and returned to the entrance of the cave.

Holding the flashlight, Xiao Yu shone it into the cave; using the light’s brightness, he could see everything inside the cave clearly. The cave was empty, but in its center, there was an extremely decayed corpse.

Xiao Yu held his breath and bent over as he walked into the cave. When he got close enough to see clearly, he found that this dead body had already rotted away so much that it was unrecognizable.

Why is the ghost of the onmyoji unwilling to leave this place Could it be because of this corpse Suddenly, Xiao Yu discovered a leather pouch beneath the decomposing corpse.

Xiao Yu pulled out the pouch and opened it to take a look. Inside was a stack of documents that he couldn't understand after studying them for some time. However, the word "Confidential" written at the top was clearly visible.

Spy—this was Xiao Yu's first thought upon seeing this document. Furthermore, this spy was an onmyoji; dispatching an onmyoji indicates how important these documents are.

Xiao Yu looked at the decayed corpse and thought to himself that it must belong to that onmyoji. The reason why he died here remains a mystery.

Xiao Yu took out this document from the pouch, put it in his own bag, and planned to figure out how to pass it along to Zhang Dahai; leaving it there would be too dangerous.

Not finding anything else of value, Xiao Yu stood up to leave the cave. Zhang Dahai and the others will return tomorrow to deal with this decaying corpse.

Just as he was about to get up and leave, something under his feet tripped him. With the flashlight in hand, Xiao Yu saw a stick-like object wrapped in black tape.

Xiao Yu picked it up and examined it; it seemed like a Tang sword.

He removed the black tape from the sword, revealing that it was indeed a blade encased in a soft leather sheath with intricate designs carved onto the hilt.

Xiao Yu grabbed the hilt and gently drew out the sword. As he did so, a bloody and violent aura emanated from the blade.

The aura this sword emitted gave Xiao Yu an eerie feeling, even hinting at sinister influences; someone with weak willpower might be influenced to become bloodthirsty by it.

Examining the blade's surface, there were some ancient patterns engraved on it. Between the blade and hilt, two Japanese characters were carved, but despite studying them for a long time, Xiao Yu couldn't decipher their meaning.

Xiao Yu sheathed the sword in its leather case, picked it up, and left the cave. He returned the strange stone to its original position at the entrance before leaving and returning to his car.

With that, Xiao Yu started his car and drove away from the site back to the clinic.

Xiao Yu arrived back at the clinic at two in the morning. Unable to understand the document, he put it carelessly into a drawer and began examining the sword instead.

Looking at the characters on the blade, Xiao Yu couldn't recognize any of them. In desperation, he turned on the computer in his rest room; during college days, Xiao Yu was very fond of computers but after inheriting Zhong Kui's legacy and going through a series of events, he had lost interest.

This computer hasn't been turned on since I bought it.

Xiao Yu opened the computer and searched online about these two characters engraved on the blade. After comparing them with the characters on the computer, Xiao Yu found out that the two characters on the knife were 'Muramasa' (村正).

When he saw these two characters, Xiao Yu was shocked and said, "Could it be the demon sword Muramasa"

Xiao Yu repeatedly observed this blade. The blade gave off a sinister aura of blood and ferocity. Although the aura wasn't very strong, ordinary people wearing it for long periods would become madly violent.

How could this blade be here He remembered that according to information he had found online before, this blade should have been in Hideki Tojo's possession, brought back to Japan. How did it end up here Xiao Yu was at a loss for an answer.

The moment Xiao Yu pulled the sword out and sensed the blood and ferocity on it, he knew that the sword could not be fake because this blade had already begun to take form as a demonic weapon.

Xiao Yu put the sword back into its sheath and stored it away. Regarding how to deal with this sword, Xiao Yu hadn't figured out yet because the sword was stained with the blood of countless countrymen.

Therefore, he treated this matter very cautiously. If he handed it over to the government, they might return it to Japan considering their attitude towards such matters.

Xiao Yu tidied everything up and sat in meditation, legs crossed. Now he wouldn't let himself relax at all because the helplessness during the car accident deeply impacted him, making him realize that he wasn't ready to relax yet. To protect his family, his current strength was still insufficient.

Ever since Xiao Yu received Zhong Kui's legacy, his confidence had skyrocketed, believing he could face anything and protect his family well. However, the helplessness during the car accident showed him that his abilities were still inadequate.

This was just a minor car accident; what if something bigger happened or a natural disaster struck Wouldn't he be even more helpless then Therefore, he needed to strengthen himself. If he had Zhong Kui's power, would there still be problems

When Xiao Yu woke up from his meditation, the sky was already bright. After eating breakfast, he started seeing patients at Wan Sheng Hall.

"Junior Brother..."

Around noon, as Xiao Yu and Xiao Hongyang along with Liu Erxi were chatting, a voice suddenly sounded outside.

"Senior Brother..."

"Father..."

Hearing this voice, Xiao Yu and his group turned around to look at the door. At this moment, Elder Yue was standing by the entrance, smiling at them. Xiao Yu and the others all stood up to greet Elder Yue.

Xiao Yu originally wanted to offer his seat to Elder Yue, but Elder Yue refused no matter what, instead sitting on Xiao Hongyang's seat.

"Why did you come, Senior Brother"

After Elder Yue sat down, Xiao Yu asked. Elder Yue had only returned to the capital city for half a month, so it was very strange that he would come to Shenhai without prior notice.

"Junior brother, last night Hongyang called me and told me about your acupuncture test. He has an idea but considers it inappropriate, hence my visit!"

Elder Yue thought for a moment before saying to Xiao Yu,

last night, when Xiao Hongyang called him and mentioned the acupuncture test that Xiao Yu had arranged, Elder Yue was deeply impressed. Even during his teaching of Xiao Hongyang, he only allowed needle testing on the legs, whereas Xiao Yu managed to have Xiao Hongyang undergo an abdominal cavity acupuncture test.

Therefore, when Xiao Hongyang expressed a desire to become Xiao Yu's disciple, Elder Yue immediately agreed without hesitation, as there were few people in ancient times who would allow their disciples to practice on such crucial points. Moreover, it was even more unlikely now, with people's hearts being more restless.

So early this morning, Elder Yue flew from the capital city and arrived at Wansheng Hall in Shenhai.

The matter of Xiao Hongyang拜師 (becoming a disciple) wasn't something he could discuss directly. Normally, one would seek out an elder relative to inform the prospective master, thus making it most appropriate for Elder Yue to speak about this matter.

"What couldn’t you tell me It’s not necessary for Senior Brother to make such a trip!" Xiao Yu said to Xiao Hongyang. He then turned to look at Elder Yue and asked: "Senior Brother, why didn't you just call instead of making the trip yourself"

"Uncle... I wish to become your disciple; please accept me as your apprentice!"

Hearing Xiao Yu's words, Xiao Hongyang quickly walked over and knelt down before him.

"Hongyang, get up quickly!"

Xiao Yu hurriedly tried to help Xiao Hongyang up when he saw him kneeling, but no matter how much he helped, Xiao Hongyang wouldn't rise. (To be continued...) time when Xiao Yu made such a big commotion, Li Shi Qing and he didn't hesitate at all but rushed into the great array formation immediately. At that time, those who entered Xiao Yu's large array for...