Turning the Tables! Thanks to [Please Baby Turn Around] for the bonus chapter celebration!

"Yes, Master!"

Xu Jiuyou and Xu Qiansui answered in unison, their voices utterly devoid of emotion.

Then, like arrows loosed from the bowstring, they charged at the three guards who had been following them.

A flash of spiritual light flickered in Xu Qiansui's hand, and a golden spear appeared. White light gleamed at its tip. Before the three guards could react, it had already pierced through the throat of the foremost guard.

Blood spurted out in an instant. The guard did not even have time to let out a scream before plunging straight down.

His soul was shredded by the spear tip as well, his spirit scattering on the spot.

On the other side, nine azure branches as thick as arms burst out from behind Xu Jiuyou. Their surfaces were covered in barbs, and their tips swiftly mutated into nine jade-green centipedes that nimbly coiled toward the other two guards.

At the sight, the two men were terrified senseless.

One hastily swung his blade, but the centipedes, though seemingly soft, were actually hard as iron. Their barbs were incomparably sharp, instantly tearing through the men's black robes and protective spiritual light before wrapping tightly around their bodies and crushing them madly.

In no more than a few breaths, the two guards were ground into pulp. Blood and chunks of flesh rained down over the mountains, making for an exceptionally gruesome sight.

After dealing with the guards who had followed them, Xu Jiuyou and Xu Qiansui did not linger. With a flash, they flew toward the Ten Thousand Ghosts Auction Ship.

At this moment, in a lavishly furnished secret chamber on the lowest level of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Auction Ship, two figures stood facing each other.

One wore a dark robe, his face sinister, his eyes like cold