Just Kill It With One Sword?

At the end of the corridor, the Infant Spirit saw Li Chu emerge. It suddenly arched its body, its spine rising high as its feral nature erupted like that of an enraged wild beast. Its misty pupils glowed red.

Ordinary Infant Spirits usually bore their resentment toward their mothers, but this one seemed to bear it toward its father, so it was more vicious toward men.

Li Chu guessed silently.

Of course, it did not matter. An Infant Spirit was a pitiable and hateful baleful thing; it absolutely must not be allowed to live in this world.

The sooner it was delivered, the sooner it could reincarnate.

All for the child's good...

Behind the window panes on both sides hid countless eyes, secretly peeking at the situation outside.

Some cowardly ones had already been frightened unconscious, but plenty of brave ones had witnessed the ghost's ferocity.

When Li Xinyi had come out just now, no one had spoken. But when Li Chu appeared, a good girl immediately cried out despite herself, "Go, Little Daoist Priest Li!"

The moment she finished, there came a thud.

Apparently, someone had slapped her somewhere, afraid she would provoke the ghost.

Li Chu heard it and nodded toward the sound source. "Thank you," he said politely.

The other good girls heard that and could not hold back anymore. All at once, many of them began shouting together.

"Go, Little Daoist Priest Li!"

"Little Daoist Priest Li is the best!"

"Little Daoist Priest Li, I want to have your babies!"

"Hey, don't slip your personal agenda in there!"

"Little Daoist Priest Li, don't be nervous. Win or lose, we love you!"

"..."

This gloomy corridor, with all lights extinguished, yin wind howling, and a Blood River flowing through it.

Because of Li Chu's appearance, it had suddenly entered a strange yet fervent atmosphere.

Li Chu could only nod generally. "Thanks, ladies."

Li Xinyi rubbed her forehead, her face full of black lines. "Do these people stop fearing death when they see a handsome man? Or do they really not know how vicious an Infant Spirit is?"

To make Li Chu more alert, she specially reminded him, "You must be careful. Infant Spirits are different from ordinary Vengeful Spirits. Its Blood River can taint magical artifacts. And every time it is injured, it strengthens the Infant Spirit Blood. You must guard against its strength suddenly increasing!"

Li Chu looked at her, as if he wanted to say something.

But before he could speak, the Infant Spirit opposite could not wait anymore.

The sudden clamor around it gave it a feeling that perhaps... it was being looked down upon?

I was abandoned by this world, loathed by it, feared by it. I was deprived of the right to be born!

And now, you will not even spare me a glance.

Ah.

From this moment on, I will make the world feel pain!

In an instant, the Infant Spirit's resentment reached its peak. In extreme anger, it charged like a wild beast pouncing on prey!

Rampage!

Accompanying it was a Blood River vortex stretching beyond sight.

Usually, when facing a Vengeful Spirit's rampage, even cultivators stronger than it could only retreat three steps and dare not confront its edge.

In an instant, everyone's vision was filled with nothing but blood-red.

The scene suddenly fell silent. A moment later, only then did continuous screams sound out.

They worried about Li Chu's safety, and also their own safety. This Infant Spirit's killing qi was so heavy; if Li Chu failed to exorcise it, then no one here could escape!

But those cries only had time to escape as a thin thread.

Then, as though something had plugged their mouths, they could not scream anymore.

They did not know what had happened. They only saw a more dazzling silver light, filling all the visible world.

Illuminating mountains and rivers.

Li Xinyi stood behind the little Daoist priest and saw his actions clearly.

He simply drew his sword and swung.

The sword rose, the sword fell.

No different from last time.

It seemed he had truly only slashed out casually.

Compared to the terrifying Blood River vortex before him, his movement was as careless as waving away a fly at his side.

But this sword had ten thousand sword lights.

No matter how fiercely that Blood River came, before this sword light, it became a clay chicken and pottery dog, instantly devoured and annihilated.

Like hot soup splashed over snow, it melted without reason.

Within the white light, that small black shadow survived for one extra instant.

But only for an instant.

Afterward, it too was annihilated within the sword light.

It was complete annihilation.

Its resentment, its ferocity, its unwillingness, its rage...

All turned to flying ash.

The sword light vanished in an instant as well. Then everything returned to calm, as though a vast white snow had fallen.

In the blink of an eye, the dust settled.

Li Chu calmly sheathed his sword, turned back around, and finished what he had not said.

"Why let it grow stronger? Just kill it with one sword?"

He clearly remembered that when he used to play games, the best strategy for dealing with those sustained-type characters who grew stronger the more they fought was this.

Just use high burst damage to kill them instantly in a short time.

Come to think of it, since Li Xinyi knew the Infant Spirit's traits, why had she not done that?

Strange.

"Uh... hehe."

Li Xinyi's mind was still blank. Hearing this, she forced a sliver of a smile onto her stiff face.

She had expected Li Chu to eliminate the Infant Spirit, but she had never expected it to happen in such a breezy fashion.

Yes, since it grew stronger when injured, why not just kill it with one sword?

What you said made so much sense.

Hehe.

If anyone else had asked, she definitely would have said—

Was that even a question a human could ask?

But...

After Li Chu had slashed out that sword, Li Xinyi suddenly felt that what he said did not seem so abrupt after all...

Maybe he really thought that way?

A burst of noise around her jolted her awake. Seeing Li Chu resolve the battle with such a dazzling sword, the good girls around them immediately erupted in cheers.

Especially Li Chu after drawing his sword—his robes hung gracefully, his features were transcendent, and his entire being exuded an ethereal, otherworldly air.

He was simply an immortal descended to the mortal world!

Who would not be moved, knowing that such a person had protected them?

Seeing that they were about to swarm out, Li Chu would surely be surrounded then. Who knew how many might even offer fragrant kisses! Thinking of that terrifying scene, Li Xinyi immediately pulled herself together.

She shouted, "Don't move yet! Stay calm! Mei Xiang's Vengeful Spirit hasn't appeared yet."

"Yes, calm down, everyone!" Spring Third Madam's voice rang out as well, stopping the good girls' enthusiasm.

Li Chu also felt that he seemed to have escaped some kind of calamity. He hurriedly retreated into the room.

In the room, Zhao Liangcai huddled in a corner and asked uneasily, "That wasn't Mei Xiang just now?"

"No." Li Xinyi said, "It was the Infant Spirit she was carrying... in other words, your child."

"Ah."

Zhao Liangcai's expression jolted. For a long while, he could not say anything, and no one knew what he was thinking.

After that, everyone waited together for Mei Xiang's Vengeful Spirit to appear.

Vengeful Spirits did not possess complete intelligence, nor did they have the mentality of fleeing upon seeing an enemy too strong. So long as her resentment was here, she would definitely come.

They waited until dawn.

When the rooster crowed, Wang Longqi, who had slept all night, finally opened his eyes. He yawned, looked at the people around him, and asked groggily, "It worked, right?"

When it came to exorcising evil, he had absolute confidence in Li Chu.

With two huge dark circles under his eyes, Zhao Liangcai said blankly, "Mei Xiang didn't come."

"Hm?" Wang Longqi rubbed his chin in confusion. "Could she have another lover?"

"Impossible. She already hooked up with the two of us. Why would she need to seduce anyone else?" Zhao Liangcai shook his head.

But soon, Zhou Dafu came rushing over.

When Li Xinyi saw the sweat on Zhou Dafu's forehead, she had a bad feeling.

"What happened?"

"Something terrible has happened, Officer Li. Two people from a household on the west side of town have died." Zhou Dafu said, "The preliminary conclusion... is that a Vengeful Spirit did it."