Zheng Peng clearly froze when he heard his master's rebuke. His master had always doted on him, so why was he scolding him now, after he'd been crippled?
Lin Chen looked at the gray-robed Man and praised him, "You really are an old hand. You knew your disciple was in my hands, and that if you provoked me, we might both end up dead."
Both end up dead?
Zheng Peng's expression changed drastically. No wonder his master had rebuked him. He was still in Lin Chen's hands—what if he provoked Lin Chen and got himself killed?
His master had scolded him because he didn't want him to lose his life. His master really did care about him most!
"Just let me go, and I'll let bygones be bygones!" Zheng Peng hurriedly said. For the sake of his own life, he could only try to keep Lin Chen calm for now.
Once Lin Chen let go of him, he would have his master capture Lin Chen and make him wish he were dead!
The gray-robed Man's expression darkened. He wanted to slap Zheng Peng. He'd just said he'd make Lin Chen wish he were dead, and now he was saying he'd let bygones be bygones. Did he really think Lin Chen was an idiot?
The gray-robed Man looked at Lin Chen, his expression grave. "What will it take for you to let Xiaopeng go?"
"I never planned to make things difficult for him. I just wanted to borrow him to meet you, his master." Lin Chen smiled calmly.
Hmm?
The gray-robed Man froze. Lin Chen only wanted to meet him and had no intention of making trouble for Zheng Peng? It seemed almost unbelievable. Was it really that simple?
Bang~
Just as the gray-robed Man was wondering, a muffled thud rang out. Zheng Peng, who had been beaming, looked bewildered. Blood poured from his mouth as he crumpled to the ground.
Lin Chen withdrew his palm and sighed, "It's good to be young. You can drop off and sleep in the middle of the night."
"Bastard, you actually killed Xiaopeng!" The gray-robed Man erupted in fury. He hadn't expected Lin Chen to say he wouldn't hurt Zheng Peng one moment, then kill him the next.
"Didn't you say you wouldn't make things difficult for him?" The gray-robed Man's body seethed with ghostly energy.
"Did I make things difficult for him?" Lin Chen looked bewildered, his tone innocent. "I just saw that he was still up in the middle of the night. I was worried that staying up late would be bad for his health, so I helped him get some sleep. Now he doesn't have to worry about his health."
"I'll kill you!"
The gray-robed Man roared. In the next instant, two figures swept out of his body. They were two delicate-looking women, their bodies seething with ghostly energy. They were even more powerful than the female ghost that had possessed Wu Xue earlier.
"The Nine Sons Ghost Mother!"
Lin Chen's expression darkened as he looked at the two female ghosts. His gaze shifted to the gray-robed Man, and his voice turned cold. "As the saying goes, like master, like disciple. You two really do share the same rotten lineage!"
"You killed my disciple. I don't care who you are—today, you die!" the gray-robed Man snarled. The two female ghosts turned into streaks of light and charged at Lin Chen.
"Since you and your disciple are so close, I'll send you off together!"
Faced with the two incoming female ghosts, Lin Chen didn't hesitate. He drove his Blood Qi True Flame to its full power, moved in a flash, and charged straight at them.
Bang! Bang!
Two muffled booms rang out. The terrifying Blood Qi True Flame swallowed the two female ghosts whole. It didn't matter if they were the Nine Sons Ghost Mother; before overwhelming strength, they had no power to fight back.
"Third-order Ghost slain. Origin +2000."
What?
Seeing Lin Chen kill his two ghosts in an instant, a look of bewilderment crossed the gray-robed Man's face. His two Third Order ghosts couldn't even withstand one move from Lin Chen?
Fourth Order—at least Fourth Order!
The gray-robed Man's expression grew grave. No wonder Lin Chen had dared to ignore him and kill Zheng Peng. Lin Chen was a Fourth Order cultivator!
"So what if you're a Fourth Order cultivator? You still have to die!"
The gray-robed Man roared. In an instant, countless streams of ghostly energy surged into his body. His face twisted and transformed into a bewitching woman's.
"Holy crap..."
Lin Chen knew exactly what he was seeing: Ghost Possession. He just hadn't expected the gray-robed Man to summon a female ghost!
"Mother, kill him!" the gray-robed Man's voice rang out from within the ghostly energy.
"Don't worry, Xiaobao. Anyone who dares bully you won't get away with it!" the bewitching woman said, her face full of murderous intent.
Xiaobao?
Mother?
"Good grief, you really did find yourself a mother—and she's a ghost, no less!" Lin Chen stared in disbelief. The gray-robed Man had actually taken a ghost as his mother, willingly becoming a ghost's son. It left Lin Chen utterly dumbfounded.
As expected, these Evil Cultivators all had something wrong with their heads!
A thought flashed through Lin Chen's mind. He'd encountered quite a few Evil Cultivators, and they all seemed to have one problem: they weren't very bright!
"Bully Xiaobao, and die!"
The bewitching woman gave a cold shout and reached for Lin Chen with a massive ghostly claw.
Bang~
A muffled thud rang out. The ghostly hand was instantly swallowed by the Blood Qi True Flame, and the bewitching woman was sent flying.
Countless streams of ghostly energy surged toward the Blood Qi True Flame. In a moment, the flames were extinguished, but the bewitching woman's figure had also grown noticeably fainter.
Clearly, the Blood Qi True Flame had badly injured her.
"You took a ghost as your mother. Does your dad know? Today, I'll teach you a lesson on his behalf!" Having landed a blow, Lin Chen was completely engulfed in Blood Qi True Flame and charged straight at the bewitching woman.
"I'll teach you to call a ghost your mom!"
"I'll teach you to forget your ancestors!"
His fists, wreathed in Blood Qi True Flame, rained down one after another. With every strike, the bewitching woman let out a scream and grew fainter. She tried to counterattack with ghostly energy, but couldn't even touch Lin Chen.
Whoosh~
Suddenly, a figure burst out of the bewitching woman's body. It was none other than the gray-robed Man!
"I saw that coming. Go back and be a good little boy for your mom!"
As the gray-robed Man charged at him, Lin Chen punched him, sending him flying into the bewitching woman's arms. The next instant, ghostly energy swallowed him up and extinguished the Blood Qi True Flame on his body.
"Damn it, how did Zheng Peng manage to provoke such a terrifying man?" The gray-robed Man's expression was awful. Even Ghost Possession had failed to stop Lin Chen. He was already thinking of retreating.
Seeing the bewitching woman try to flee, Lin Chen sneered. "Weren't you just shouting about killing me to avenge your disciple?"
"Weren't you going to teach me a lesson for your Xiaobao?"
Lin Chen scoffed, his voice cold. "Since you're here, I'll make sure you and your disciple can keep each other company—as master and disciple, and mother and son!"
"Blood Qi True Flame, full power!"
Lin Chen roared and slammed his fist down onto the bewitching woman. The terrifying Blood Qi True Flame swallowed the female ghost whole. In an instant, she and the gray-robed Man were both reduced to ashes.
"Third-order Evil Cultivator slain. Origin +2000."
"Fourth Order ghost slain. Origin +4000."
"Origin:"
"Martial arts that can be enhanced: Phoenix Undying Body, First Stage (5/9)"
Looking at the system panel, Lin Chen finally let a rare smile cross his face. Everything that had happened today weighed heavily on him, whether it was Tumen Village or Tang Jiajia.
Thinking of this, Lin Chen called Xu Fei and told him about Tang Jiajia.
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