"Wang Fugui?" The old man was getting anxious. Especially after hearing Wang Fugui say in person that he wanted to leave with Lin Shuguang, he wished he could lock the boy in his room.
Lin Shuguang gave him an utterly terrifying feeling.
He was afraid Wang Fugui would suffer after following him.
However, Wang Fugui shook his head. As he passed by, he said earnestly, "This is my last chance. I don't want to miss it."
The old man could only sigh. "Put this on before you go." He handed Wang Fugui a mask and quietly stuffed a life-saving pill into his hand as well.
Wang Fugui nodded at him.
"Go on. Be careful, and remember to look for the Young Miss if anything happens." The old man lowered his voice in warning, then watched Wang Fugui leave with Lin Shuguang.
The three of them left the convenience store, only to suddenly discover that quite a few more people had appeared on the road.
Lin Shuguang and Leng Yueyan exchanged a glance. They both understood what the other meant and led Wang Fugui through the crowd discreetly.
The farther they went from the convenience store, the fewer pedestrians there were nearby.
Black Street was called Black Street because this area had been built underground. The dim lighting made it seem especially sinister.
"Wait."
Lin Shuguang suddenly stopped.
Leng Yueyan immediately released her senses. The quiet, gloomy forest around them was simply too silent.
She turned to look at Lin Shuguang, her gaze filled with surprise. Even she had not noticed anything strange here, yet Lin Shuguang had detected it first.
Had this guy been hiding some ability, or was he simply born to be an assassin?
Without thinking too much about it, Leng Yueyan secretly prepared herself.
"Looks like we've been discovered." A hoarse female voice came from the shadows not far away.
Slowly, three figures emerged.
All three wore masks—two men and one woman. The woman was tall and slender, while the two men were one fat and one thin. Neither was tall; they only came up to the mysterious woman's shoulders.
A Spotted Python was coiled around the shoulders of the mysterious woman who had just spoken. Its head was fixed on Lin Shuguang, Leng Yueyan, and Wang Fugui. Its tongue flickered out as it hissed coldly.
"Hand over the treasures you have."
"Second Sister, why waste words on them? Chop the man into mincemeat, and drag the woman to the brothel. With a body like that, she'll fetch a pretty price." The short, fat man was impatient.
The short, thin man, however, was focused on the treasures. "That power earlier came from the grocery store. Something valuable must have appeared. These three slipped out secretly, so the item must be on one of them!"
Opposite them, Wang Fugui swallowed.
For some reason, he suddenly regretted not listening to Second Master. He had only just shown his face when he ran into bandits blocking the road.
He could not help turning to look at Lin Shuguang, seemingly placing his hopes on him.
"I'll handle protection. The three of them are yours." Leng Yueyan gave Lin Shuguang a playful look, but in truth, she also wanted to use this opportunity to find out what he was capable of.
Lin Shuguang glanced at her calmly.
"Skinny, you go. Cut off his limbs first. I still have questions for him." The scorpion-hearted woman spoke coldly.
The short, thin man immediately drew the pair of battle-axes from his body, licked his lips, and charged.
The short, fat man beside him said anxiously, "Big Sister, I want to fight too! You can't always let Skinny go first."
"Shut up!" The scorpion-hearted woman first shouted angrily, then coaxed him in a gentler voice. "You strike too hard. You'll easily kill him, and I still need to question him—"
Splat!
Suddenly, blood splashed over their faces like a downpour.
The two men looked up in bewilderment.
They saw that Lin Shuguang had somehow already made his move. One of the axes was missing from the short, thin man's hands, and his head was gone from his body. Blood sprayed wildly from the headless corpse.
The round head rolled to a stop before the scorpion-hearted woman and the short, fat man. Its eyes were wide open, filled with horror and unwillingness even in death, and its dead gaze fixed on them, startling both of them.
"Skinny!" The short, fat man had a hot temper. The instant he saw Skinny killed, fury surged to his head. He roared, grabbed his broadsword, and lunged forward.
The scorpion-hearted woman had intended to flee, but seeing this, she forcibly suppressed the fear in her heart and sent out the python coiled around her shoulders.
One man and one python surged forward with overwhelming ferocity!
Lin Shuguang paid them no mind.
His strength had increased greatly. Dealing with nobodies like these was as easy as turning over his hand. This time, he had not even used the Void Chaos Art; instead, he had equipped the Dao Patterns as the Beast God Soul.
The magnetic field erupting from his body caused the charging Spotted Python to stop.
"Kill him." Lin Shuguang casually issued a simple command.
Splat!
The Spotted Python bit down on the short, fat man's head. Its enormous body continued coiling around the twitching corpse, creating a scene of utter carnage.
Not only was the scorpion-hearted woman who had raised the Spotted Python stunned, but even Leng Yueyan and Wang Fugui, who had retreated as far away as possible, were dumbstruck.
Wang Fugui was the only ordinary person present without any cultivation. He did not understand what had happened, but that did not stop the mysterious Lin Shuguang from unleashing a surging, manic terror in his heart.
How powerful did someone have to be to display such methods?
Leng Yueyan's beautiful eyes remained fixed on Lin Shuguang's back, deep in thought.
The scorpion-hearted woman turned and fled at once... She could not understand how the Spotted Python she had raised with secret methods since childhood could suddenly obey Lin Shuguang's orders, nor could she understand what kind of sinister technique Lin Shuguang had used.
Her mind was completely blank. She only wanted to escape.
Even the greed she had felt earlier toward the Nine Revolutions Golden Core Lin Shuguang had refined was now utterly overwhelmed by unprecedented fear.
The instant she turned around, she heard a horrifying sound—the sound of flesh being pierced by a sharp weapon.
The pain made her eyes nearly bulge from their sockets.
She lowered her head and saw a blade thrust straight through her from behind. Her heart had been pierced, her blood vessels ruptured, and blood gushed wildly. The pain was unbearable.
"Did I allow you to run?" Lin Shuguang's indifferent voice sounded behind her.
"I'm willing to submit to you! Senior, please don't kill—" the scorpion-hearted woman cried out in terror. Great mouthfuls of blood sprayed from her mouth. In the next moment, her head fell to the ground, and she died on the spot.
Lin Shuguang gripped the blade with one hand and swept his cold gaze around. "Everyone hiding in the dark, listen well. If you want to rob me, you'd better first see whether you have the life to enjoy what you take. All of you, get lost!"
Rustling sounds came from the surrounding shadows.
Some of those hidden in the dark saw how ruthless Lin Shuguang was and did not dare provoke him. They all withdrew.
But there were also people who refused to accept it. "You're being far too domineering. Treasures belong to those with virtue."
Someone nearby chimed in, "Why don't you take out the treasure and let us broaden our horizons? Once we know what it is, we can also put an end to these thoughts."
"Annoying!" Lin Shuguang snorted coldly.
He had already used the corpses of the three people to strike fear into the others, yet some people still did not know when to stop.
Three million points of spiritual power surged forth in full force. Invisible, terrifying strength precisely struck the two people shouting the loudest.
"Pfft."
"Pfft."
Two muffled groans rang out at once.
Lin Shuguang's ability to kill without a trace horrified the cultivators who had still been watching from the surroundings. They turned and fled without a moment's delay.
For a time, the entire world seemed to fall quiet.
Only the sounds of the Spotted Python devouring the corpses remained.
"I never would have guessed you had so many tricks up your sleeve." Leng Yueyan chuckled and walked up to Lin Shuguang.
"Go back first later. I still have something to do." Lin Shuguang did not say much more. Looking at the Spotted Python, he chose not to kill it. Instead, he used the Beast God Soul together with a spiritual secret art to place a spiritual mark on it.
In the blink of an eye, the Spotted Python seemed to receive an order and quickly slithered away into the night.
"You can control vicious beasts too?" Leng Yueyan's eyes lit up.
His cultivation was formidable, he could refine pills, and he could control vicious beasts. He was simply a prodigy!
Even within her Lineage, Lin Shuguang would definitely rank among the core disciples.
As Leng Yueyan pondered this, she saw Lin Shuguang preparing to leave with Wang Fugui. She hurried after them. "Where are you going?"
"To take care of some private business." Lin Shuguang frowned.
Seeing this, Leng Yueyan stopped and probed, "Is it inconvenient for me to know?"
Lin Shuguang looked at her. Completely impervious to romantic subtleties, he nodded. "Yes."
Leng Yueyan was silent for a moment before changing her approach. "Then will you come home after you're done?"
"I will."
Hearing Lin Shuguang's assurance, Leng Yueyan immediately smiled again. "Then I'll wait for you at home."
Lin Shuguang left the area with the dumbfounded Wang Fugui.
Neither of them knew how many stormy waves this conversation had stirred in Wang Fugui's heart.
He had not known about the Young Miss before, but after learning about her from the old man, he finally understood how important she was to the Lineage.
He looked uncertainly between Lin Shuguang and Leng Yueyan. Could these two have already... done that?
In the blink of an eye, Lin Shuguang brought Wang Fugui to a secluded place outside.
After setting up a spiritual barrier to block outside detection, Lin Shuguang took out the Nine Demon Scroll. "Do you recognize this?"
Wang Fugui had still been utterly absorbed in the gossip when he suddenly sensed the Nine Demon Scroll. The evil will within his body immediately seethed. His entire body stiffened. "I-I recognize it..."
Seeing Wang Fugui's state, Lin Shuguang reached out to probe him.
The evil will within Wang Fugui seemed to have found a delicious prey. Wang Fugui's body suddenly grew taller, transforming into a monster covered in spikes. It roared and tried to tear Lin Shuguang to pieces.
"I'm not afraid of your evil. I'm only afraid you're not evil enough." Three million points of spiritual power erupted from Lin Shuguang on the spot.
The Dao Patterns of the Sacred Dragon Body equipped themselves.
His aura surged so violently that it nearly blew apart the barrier he had set up himself.
One hand came down, directly suppressing him.
The violently roaring "Wang Fugui" could not struggle at all. The evil will had not yet fully taken shape, so in Lin Shuguang's hands, it could only be manipulated at will.
Spiritual power poured into Wang Fugui's body. After probing him for a moment—
"So that's how it is."
Lin Shuguang now understood Ninth Prince Gu Changhe's plan completely. That fellow indeed had no good intentions. Although Wang Fugui had not cultivated, his constitution was special, so Gu Changhe had planted a demon within him, hoping to use this opportunity to refine a Demonic Clone.
But Gu Changhe would probably never have imagined that not only would his Nine Demon Scroll fall into Lin Shuguang's hands, but the Demonic Clone he had secretly nurtured would also end up in Lin Shuguang's possession.
"M-Milord..." Wang Fugui spoke haltingly. Under the pressure of Lin Shuguang's true-dragon aura, the demonic will retreated into Wang Fugui's body like a mouse seeing a cat. This finally allowed Wang Fugui to regain his sanity.
"How long has it been?" Lin Shuguang set him down and asked.
"More than a year." Wang Fugui was drenched in cold sweat. He sat there, breathing heavily.
Lin Shuguang examined him. "You're certainly lucky to be alive."
Wang Fugui slowly rose. After a long pause, he looked over earnestly. "You'll help me, won't you?"
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