The Sudden Scapegoat

The Gao Family Ancestor opposite him was, after all, a Soul Realm expert. Even though he was only a spirit body, his strength had still reached around the seventh level of the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Zhang You's moves were still somewhat lacking!

The moment the Thunderclap Shield came into contact with the opponent's killing move, cracks had already begun to appear. It was on the verge of shattering, leaving no chance at all to use Stars Shift!

Ignoring his internal injuries, Zhang You unleashed the qi within his body, instantly raising the power of his move by several levels.

The Thunderclap Shield's rate of collapse slowed considerably for the moment!

Stars Shift activated directly!

Spiral ripples appeared in his palm, pressing against the back of the Thunderclap Shield as they began converting the Gao Family Ancestor's killing move!

"Hold on!"

Before long, Zhang You's entire body began to flush red. His aura became unstable, and he spat out several mouthfuls of blood!

The opponent's killing move was too powerful!

"Absorb it for me!"

Several more wounds burst open across his flesh, but he ultimately managed to complete the conversion by a hair's breadth!

"Pah! Have a taste of your own move!"

Zhang You fired the ball of primordial energy in his hand straight out!

"Interesting!"

The Gao Family Ancestor Spirit was briefly surprised. Then his aura erupted once more, yet he merely extended one finger and dissolved the primordial energy ball without even creating a ripple!

"Fuck!"

Zhang You had not expected his opponent to be this powerful!

At this moment, the Gao Family Ancestor's spirit body began gradually fading!

Apparently, he had exerted himself too fiercely and was about to vanish!

"Could you spare him? My Gao Family guarantees that we will let bygones be bygones!"

The Gao Family Ancestor Spirit spoke again.

"I'm not running a charity!"

Zhang You seized the chance to recover from his injuries.

"This is your choice? Fine! Very fine! Fine indeed!"

Though the Gao Family Ancestor Spirit did not show any anger, the killing intent in his eyes was nearly solidified!

"Ancestor, save me! Save me..."

Gao Xuhai knelt before the Gao Family Ancestor, crying and shouting, snot and tears streaming down his face. It was utterly ludicrous!

"Xuhai! Go in peace. This Ancestor will surely avenge you!"

The Gao Family Ancestor Spirit flicked a finger at Gao Xuhai, sending a stream of spiritual power into his body.

"An...cestor..."

Gao Xuhai's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief. He turned to ashes on the spot, dying with his eyes wide open!

No matter what, he could never have imagined that the ancestor who had always doted on him would personally kill him!

Zhang You received a wisp of blue-white energy, but he was not especially pleased!

To be honest, Zhang You was stunned for a moment as well!

What kind of melodramatic plot was this?

"You little bastard, I'll remember you. My Gao Family will remember the grudge of you killing my Xuhai. I hope you can run a little faster! Otherwise, once my Gao Family catches you, we will strip your tendons and flay your skin, making you beg for life but unable to die! I will suppress your soul for ten thousand years!"

The Gao Family Ancestor's spirit body faded a few shades further!

What the fuck?

This old man was wicked as hell!

"Get lost, you feather-brained bastard! You're shameless beyond belief! You fucking... you idiot, it was your own damn descendant that you killed! What the hell does that have to do with me?!"

Zhang You could not help cursing loudly!

This giant scapegoat had dropped onto him out of nowhere!

Though he considered himself someone who dared to act and dared to own up to his actions, that did not mean they could fabricate accusations out of thin air!

"Hmph! How could a member of my Gao Family die at the hands of trash like you? Since he could not escape death, I sent him on his way myself! Better than letting him fall into your hands and suffer!"

The Gao Family Ancestor's spirit body faded a little more. He would probably disperse before long.

Gao Xuhai was a direct descendant of the Gao Family, a core member who knew certain secrets. Although safeguards had already been put in place, there was always the chance of some slipup, so he had simply chosen to sacrifice kin for righteousness!

"You little bastard, do you dare tell this old man your name?"

The Gao Family Ancestor stared straight at Zhang You, his eyes brimming with killing intent!

"Hehe! Since you asked, there's no harm in telling you! Listen carefully. My name stays the same whether I walk or sit—Tang Julou! Remember it well! The one who destroys your Gao Family in the future will be me!"

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Zhang You spoke utter nonsense with a perfectly serious face.

He even released a trace of the aura he had previously captured from Tang Julou!

He knew that this world had curse-like spells capable of taking a person's life from thousands of miles away based on nothing but their name, impossible to guard against!

He was not an idiot. Why would he reveal his own name?

If the other party truly believed him, perhaps he could use this chance to set up Tang Julou, that hypocrite!

No matter how he calculated it, this deal was a guaranteed profit with no loss!

"Good, good, good! Tang Julou! You Tang brat, my Gao Family will remember you!"

At this moment, the Gao Family Ancestor's spirit body was about to disappear completely!

"You feather-brained bastard! I've disliked you for a long time!"

Zhang You directly summoned that broken sword from his Dantian, and his figure vanished from where he stood!

"An ant seeking death!"

Zhang You instantly slashed out more than ten times, directly shredding the opponent's spirit body into nothingness!

After roaring, the Gao Family Ancestor Spirit dispersed on the spot.

Meanwhile, in the Gao Family of Liaoxiang City, thousands of miles away, Gao Xuhai's soul lamp first went out, causing a disturbance.

After that, a furious roar suddenly rang out from the depths of the great residence.

Very soon, all the core members were summoned!

The name and portrait of "Tang Julou" quickly spread throughout the entire Gao Family!

Not long after, a team of five rode out from the Gao Family in a carriage, racing toward Xiaolin City!

Xiaolin City, inside an alley!

Zhang You absorbed a dense wisp of blue-white energy!

"Gao Family! Heh heh!"

Zhang You withdrew his protective qi and vanished from the spot.

The reason he had drawn the broken sword for that final move was partly because he disliked that old man, and partly because he wanted to disgust him!

But he had not expected blue-white energy to be added to his account!

What an unexpected delight—what a huge profit!

Not long after he left, a group of cultivators gathered nearby!

They had sensed the lingering aura of a great battle when Zhang You withdrew his protective qi, so they had all rushed over.

In the end, they saw only devastation everywhere. Finding nothing else, they all left again!

After Zhang You returned to his residence, he did not sense Shopkeeper Li's aura. Presumably, he had gone off to prepare something.

After all, tonight was dark and windy, and it was also a rainy night. A chilling, murderous air had long since begun spreading through the city!

Only a very small number of people seemed to have caught wind of something and left in advance.

But most people still remained in the city!

Zhang You sat cross-legged on the bed and began stabilizing himself and recovering from his earlier expenditure and injuries!

He took out the last black pebble he had obtained in the ghost domain.

He refined it using the Extreme Path Soul Refining technique!

Sure enough, just as he had guessed, his soul grew slightly stronger!

That pebble was something akin to a crystallization of a soul!

At the same time, within the Tang Family Grand Estate.

Shopkeeper Li's group of five was plotting together!

"That Qingyuan Old Daoist bastard has never appeared again since he vanished. Perhaps something really happened to him!"

Tang Julou sighed.

"Though Qingyuan Old Daoist is not especially strong, he has quite a few trump cards. He once even tricked and killed a fifth-level Foundation Establishment Realm expert. Whoever killed him is probably no ordinary person either!"

Qin Fengtian shook his head.

"Enough, forget about him! Since he isn't coming, that's one less person to share the spoils with!"

The others had no objections either!

Their discussion continued!

"Who is it?"

Tang Julou suddenly widened his eyes. Black qi rose from his body as he spat out a mouthful of black blood!

His face was filled with fury!