Node in Hand

With a mournful screech from the purple-furred fox, a stench of blood swept over us.

Shatter Stone flew everywhere in the large pit, swirling and spinning.

Looking at this series of changes, Lu Bai could sense that Third Aunt Hu's methods were truly insidious and vicious.

With the Four Immortal Lotuses present, we can't rely on the two immortals, Lord Bai the Fourteenth and Chang Shengtian; we can only rely on ourselves.

Without hesitation, Lu Bai activated [Ink Dye], turning everything in front of him, including himself, into pitch black, like a black hole that appeared out of nowhere, swallowing up all the light that shot towards him.

While Third Aunt Hu was still stunned by the unexpected turn of events,

His figure moved like a ghost, silently drifting towards the purple-furred fox.

The jet-black Mana spikes were already in his hand; once he closed the distance, he would suddenly activate [Flash Time].

For a powerful spirit like Third Aunt Hu, even in complete darkness, she can see as usual.

Unfortunately, the Ink Dye made it impossible for her to see clearly, so she had to be extremely vigilant.

But because of the existence of [Flash Time], no matter how vigilant she is, it will be meaningless.

Pfft~

As the world resumed its flow, the Mana spike in Lu Bai's hand had already pierced into the purple-haired fox's body.

Third Aunt Hu immediately felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck and instinctively raised her front paw to touch it, but she missed.

After all, her true form is indeed very large, so this injury is not actually serious.

Lu Bai naturally didn't place all his hopes on this one attack.

At the moment of the stab, he controlled the Great Serpent Phantom on his left arm, making it spring like a spring, propelling him towards the top of the fox's head.

He stretched out his right hand in the air and plucked the Four Immortal Lotuses as if trying to catch the moon's reflection in the water.

The Great Serpent Phantom provided the catapult effect rapidly contracted, allowing him to spin three and a half times in the air.

Then, with a sudden twist of his waist and exertion of force, the retracted Great Serpent Phantom shot out abruptly.

Like a powerful punch falling from the sky, carrying immense force, it struck the top of the fox's head precisely.

BOOM!!!

In the pitch black, a dull thud resounded, even faintly accompanied by the cracking sound of bones breaking.

The darkness dissipated, revealing the scene.

The enormous purple-furred fox was banging its head against the ground, creating a three-meter-square crater. The crater was surrounded by a dense network of spiderweb-like cracks.

Lu Bai held the Four Immortal Lotuses in his left hand and steadily stepped on the head of the purple-furred fox.

Third Aunt Hu lay on the ground, her mind in turmoil, unable to even scream, only letting out unconscious groans of pain.

The two were so disparate in size that the scene looked particularly shocking.

Upon witnessing this scene, both Lord Bai the Fourteenth, who was being supported by it, were Chang Shengtian rendered speechless.

Chang Shengtian's expression no longer held its former arrogance and coldness; instead, it became somewhat like that of Lord Bai the Fourteenth and honest.

"Yes, it looks just like it!"

Chang Shengtian stared intently at Lu Bai: "Bai Shisi... what do you think...?"

Hearing the noise beside him, Lord Bai the Fourteenth came to his senses and immediately realized what it was trying to say.

"Yes, this child might become the next Grandmother Wang San."

Lu Bai had no idea what the two immortals were talking about.

Of course, even if he knew, he probably wouldn't care.

He waved at them with a smile and asked, "Do you have any way to restore her to human form?"

Third Aunt Hu's purple-furred fox form is too large. If we want to use her as a hostage, it would be better to transform her into a more portable human form.

Lord Bai the Fourteenth and Chang Shengtian obediently walked to the purple-haired fox.

"Hey, Xiaobai, could you turn this off first?"

Lord Bai the Fourteenth pointed to the Four Immortal Lotuses and spoke in a slightly ingratiating tone.

With the Four Immortal Lotuses burning, it's not easy for these immortals to mobilize their Mana.

Seeing that Lu Bai had extinguished the Four Immortal Lotuses with two fingers, Lord Bai the Fourteenth immediately got to work and quickly controlled the purple-haired fox to return to human form.

After observing for a while and confirming that Third Aunt Hu was unconscious, it finally felt completely relieved.

"Xiaobai, are you really planning to use her as a hostage?"

When Lu Bai saw it asking, he casually waved his hand.

"It's just a chance; it doesn't matter if it doesn't work out."

After tossing and turning for most of the night, the sky was already beginning to lighten.

Several fires in the county town are still burning and thick smoke continues to billow out.

If you hold your breath and listen carefully, you can also hear a lot of crying and shouting coming from afar.

"Alright, give her to me. You still have a lot to do."

Lu Bai took the unconscious Third Aunt Hu from Lord Bai the Fourteenth and gestured for it to quickly go and maintain order.

Lord Bai the Fourteenth naturally wouldn't refute this, since the county town was, after all, under his jurisdiction.

Previously, they were too busy to help, so they could only make life harder for the people.

Now that he had some free time, he immediately rushed towards the city gate.

After running for a while, it realized that this was a bit too slow, so it simply revealed its true hedgehog form and took off.

When it comes to the immortals who build temples and cultivate their Daoist skills, Master Lord Bai the Fourteenth is indeed powerless.

However, if its opponent were to be one of those Guardian Immortal, no matter how many there were, it would not be afraid at all.

The enormous hedgehog hovered above the county town and, without much delay, immediately launched a barrage of spikes, like a shower of blossoms.

The sharp spikes, like a dense rain of arrows, pierced through one after another the red-eyed evil spirits.

Since it can't perfectly control every spike, it can't really blame the evil spirit if it's unlucky enough to be killed on the spot.

Many survivors cheered. Seeing that the situation was under control, some strong men who had been holding hoes and rakes immediately slumped down, finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

As for the fires in the county town...

Well, by the end of the night, everything that could burn had burned. It's too late to put out the fire now, so we might as well wait for it to extinguish itself.

Lu Bai looked up at Lord Bai the Fourteenth's "performance" but made no comment.

Chang Shengtian, on the other hand, looked conflicted. Perhaps he was genuinely worried that Lu Bai become a legendary figure like Grandmother Wang San, so he couldn't help but offer a subtle reminder.

"Guarding a territory is too much trouble. Even if I jump down and die outside, I'd rather not become some kind of supervising deity."

Whether Lu Bai heard it or not, he didn't react in any way, and silently squatted down to give Third Aunt Hu a big tug-of-war.

Seeing that the beautiful woman still didn't react, Lu Bai immediately attacked with both hands.

Snap! Snap! Snap!

"Stop for a moment."

Third Aunt Hu's eyes widened in terror, and she sobbed, "I'm awake... I'm awake, please don't get beaten."

Lu Bai hummed in agreement and crossed his arms.

Where is your second brother now?

"What second brother?"

Snap!

"... Yanghu Zi Mountain".

"Were all those Reincarnated Demons with him?"

"I have no idea."

Snap!

"I really don't know..."

Snap!

"..."

Snap!

"I see..."