Shen Xiu knew her nephew Shen Fei's temperament all too well. She could tell what kind of shit he'd taken just by watching him wiggle his rear.
Shen Xiu spread her lotus-like arms and shielded "Yu'er" behind her, like a mother hen protecting her chicks.
"Don't even think about laying a hand on her!" Shen Xiu activated Blazing Flame Demon Fox Possession, and two flames blossomed in her palms like red lotuses.
She seemed to be threatening Shen Fei, but in truth, she was protecting him.
If he angered the cross-dressing guy behind her, he'd make sure Shen Fei paid dearly.
"Shen Xiu! Is it really worth fighting me over a servant?" Shen Fei retreated in fright. He was a Silver-rank Demon Spirit Master too, but he had less combat experience than Shen Xiu. If they actually fought, he'd probably get his ass kicked.
Keeping a safe distance of ten meters, Shen Fei threatened her from afar. "Shen Xiu, you dare offend the future Family Head of the Sacred Family? You're finished, you know that? Once I take the Family Head's seat, I'll make you regret it. Just you wait!"
"Get lost!" Shen Xiu snapped.
"Just you wait!" Shen Fei cast one last reluctant glance at "Yu'er," then fled in a panic, lantern in hand.
Clearly, he wouldn't give up until he got Yu'er.
"What a beast, always in heat!" Chang Ping spat onto the lawn, deeply disgusted by Shen Fei's behavior.
Did being a servant mean you weren't a person? Did it mean your master could insult and assault you whenever he pleased?
Scum!
Shen Xiu turned and shot Chang Ping a glare, grumbling inwardly, You're no better!
She still remembered how he'd forced her to bend over the table just moments ago!
"Don't worry. He'll never become the Family Head of the Sacred Family." Chang Ping reached out his big, fan-like hand and patted Shen Xiu's jade shoulder.
Because before then, he'd cripple him with Severing Descendants Leg, making sure he could never perform as a man again.
Shen Xiu ended her transformation. "Let's get back to business. If we delay any longer, it'll be dawn soon. If Old Monster comes to see me in the morning and catches us, we'll be in trouble. Usually, when Old Monster needs me to do something, he gets in touch in the morning."
"Then let's hurry." Chang Ping decided to deal with Old Monster first and spare Shen Fei's worthless life for now.
Soon, the two of them entered Shen Xiu's courtyard.
Chang Ping helped bolt the courtyard gate. With no one else around, his hands grew restless again. He pinched Shen Xiu's soft flesh here and her breasts there, making her blush as red as a monkey's bottom.
Once they entered the room, Chang Ping settled down and stopped teasing Shen Xiu.
"You rascal!" Shen Xiu shot him a glare, feeling a little disappointed. She took a rope from her newly purchased Space Ring, opened the mechanism on the bed, secured the rope, then pointed to the deep, dark cave and told Chang Ping to climb down while she kept watch above.
"It's just the two of us in the courtyard, and it's the middle of the night. What the hell are you keeping watch for? You're coming down with me!" Chang Ping tugged at her and ordered, "You go first!"
The odds were slim, but what if this was a trap set by Old Monster and Shen Xiu? He'd be done for.
If Shen Xiu came down with him, at least he'd have someone to drag down with him if he died. Fair enough!
"Fine, I'll go. But can you stop yanking me so hard? You're so rough!" Shen Xiu nearly fell when he tugged her, and couldn't help complaining.
Chang Ping didn't indulge her. He raised a palm nearly half the size of her face and smacked her bottom, sending ripples through her flesh.
The pain brought tears to Shen Xiu's eyes.
Rubbing her backside, she turned and glared viciously at Chang Ping. When she saw him raise his hand again, she stopped dawdling, hurriedly grabbed the rope, and climbed into the hole.
The two of them descended into the cavern, one after the other.
The moment they landed, Chang Ping took a Nuclear Torch from his little ring and lit it, illuminating the surrounding space.
Seeing nothing amiss, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The Nuclear Torches they'd left behind were still burning.
Chang Ping went over, extinguished them one by one, and put them back into his Space Ring. The one in his hand was enough to light the way.
The two of them walked to the bank of Cold Pond. Its waters were as black as ink, perfectly still, like a pool of dead water. Even with his cultivation now at Gold rank, he couldn't see where Old Monster's true body was hiding.
"You... Why are you staring at me like that? You're not thinking of doing it here, are you...?" Shen Xiu's face went pale, and she hurriedly backed away.
She'd just called Shen Fei a beast who got worked up anywhere, but wasn't she just the same?
Chang Ping stared without blinking at Shen Xiu's ample breasts, his breathing growing quicker and quicker.
As a surge of red flooded his mighty eyes, Chang Ping entered a state of berserk fury. His strength instantly increased sixfold, and his cultivation temporarily rose to the Black Gold level.
He was only using Shen Xiu to stir up his emotions and trigger his passive skill. He wasn't that perverted.
When he looked toward Cold Pond again, his vision had improved considerably.
He could more or less determine where Xiangliu's true body was.
Before making a move, though, he still had to confirm whether Xiangliu's soul was still inside its body.
If it was, killing it would be difficult.
Chang Ping took a prepared Gasoline Barrel from his little ring and poured the gasoline into the pond with a glug, glug, glug.
Xiangliu feared fire most of all. If its soul was still inside, the moment it saw him light a fire, it would surely leap out of the water to put it out and curse him.
"Activate Demon Spirit Possession and throw a ball of fire into the water!" After pouring out the gasoline, Chang Ping dragged Shen Xiu from where she'd been hiding in the dark to the bank, then pointed at the pitch-black water and ordered her.
"Don't you already have a torch? Why waste my precious Soul Force?" Shen Xiu didn't want to activate Demon Spirit Possession. Every time she did, her tail poked out of her underpants, which was extremely uncomfortable.
"Quit whining! I said transform, so transform!"
Seeing Chang Ping raise his big hand again, Shen Xiu immediately gave in and activated Demon Spirit Possession.
A thumb-sized flame fell into the water. Boom! A towering blaze erupted across the pond.
At midnight, crows flew south.
The City Lord's Mansion treasury.
Taking advantage of the guards changing shifts, Yu'er, possessed by Xiangliu, opened the treasury doors and slipped inside without a sound.
It had been busy all day. Though it hadn't found the brat who'd stolen its Water Godhead, it had discovered the human race's treasury, where it could faintly smell the blood of a Legendary Demon Beast.
Once it gathered the blood of five Legendary Demon Beasts—wood, fire, earth, metal, and water—it could break the seal and release its true body. Then it wouldn't need this frail woman's body anymore.
The treasures inside the treasury were piled up like mountains, making Xiangliu's old eyes swim.
Suddenly, it spotted a golden egg that gave off a strange fragrance. It was about half the size of a millstone.
Snakes loved eggs, especially a Snake King like itself. Before it had been sealed away, it had eaten Demon Beast eggs at nearly every meal.
Xiangliu licked its lips, picked up the egg, and tried to bite into it.
Boom!
The instant the golden egg was attacked, mysterious runes lit up across its shell, as though some kind of defensive mechanism had been triggered. The egg blasted Xiangliu away.
Xiangliu crashed into the mountain of treasures, spat out a mouthful of blood, and suffered severe internal injuries.
Just then, its soul suddenly stirred.
"Who's there? How dare you attack my true body? You're asking for death!" Xiangliu was furious.
It struggled to its feet, shot the golden egg a vicious glare, clutched its chest, and staggered toward the treasury doors.
Xiangliu seemed to have forgotten that the guards had already finished changing shifts.
"Help! Someone's broken into the City Lord's treasury!"
A shrill whistle rang throughout the entire City Lord's Mansion.
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