As his former brother, Dai Mubai knew Tang San's character all too well.
That fellow was a pure, innocent virgin!
Something like twins was far too stimulating for Tang San; little Tang San couldn't handle it.
But the White Tiger Lineage was good at it!
As long as he raised Dai Lingfeng to share his tastes, Tang San would surely feel disgusted,
and Dai Lingfeng would belong to him!
"Lingfeng, even I wasn't blessed with such good fortune back then."
"Those are a pair of Soul Master twins!"
Dai Mubai was a little envious of Dai Lingfeng.
The twins he had played with back then had only been ordinary people. How could his circumstances compare to Dai Lingfeng's?
"Uh..."
What else could Dai Lingfeng say?
Dai Mubai had spoken, so it would be more respectful to obey than to decline!
"Dai Mubai, you fellow, instead of teaching Lingfeng anything good, you're teaching him to be a womanizer!"
"Lingfeng, don't let him lead you astray!"
Tang San's exasperated voice rang out immediately afterward.
That damned Dai Mubai.
Instead of teaching Dai Lingfeng anything good, he was teaching him to play with twins.
He was leading the child astray!
This was the son-in-law he was planning to secure for himself. He couldn't let Dai Mubai ruin him.
"Lord Sea God."
Dai Lingfeng was speechless.
Tang San was meddling in this too?
He was fucking sticking his nose where it didn't belong.
"Sea God, aren't you meddling a little too much?"
"Twins are part of our family culture. Now that it's Lingfeng's generation, the tradition mustn't be broken!"
Dai Mubai was deeply displeased.
Tang San meddling so much was no good sign.
Meddling so much meant that Tang San was possessive of Dai Lingfeng, and might even have already regarded Dai Lingfeng as his private property.
The situation was worse than he had thought...
"Family culture, a tradition that mustn't be broken..."
Tang San was so angry he laughed.
What a fine family culture, what a fine tradition.
"He's already engaged. Does cheating count as a tradition too?"
"Lingfeng, you must be devoted and faithful in love. Don't learn from your ancestor."
"How about this?"
"That Chang Ghost method of yours is quite good. I'll give your mother to you, so she can become a Chang Ghost too and stay by your side."
"But you mustn't let Huo Yuhao know."
If Tang San said too much about certain things, it would only backfire.
So he planned to have Huo Yun'er say them.
In any case, he was controlling Huo Yun'er, so she could stay close to Dai Lingfeng and guide him.
She could persuade Dai Lingfeng to be faithful in love and stay away from twins. They were harmful things, and he had never touched them.
Dai Lingfeng's Chang Ghost method really did defy the heavens.
His fortune and opportunities were both frightening; he had actually refined a fragment of divine consciousness into a Chang Ghost.
But Tang San surmised that there were limits to the Chang Ghosts.
Otherwise, Dai Lingfeng would have been contracting Chang Ghosts like crazy long ago. He would foist the useless Huo Yun'er on him and waste some of Dai Lingfeng's potential.
"Huh?"
Dai Mubai was utterly baffled.
Tang San had handed Huo Yun'er over to Dai Lingfeng?
Was Tang San really that kindhearted?
Wasn't she the leverage he had over the two brothers?
"Thank you for granting this, Lord Sea God!"
"Lingfeng will never dare forget the Sea God's great kindness and virtue!"
Dai Lingfeng forced a smile.
Tang San definitely had ill intentions in giving him Huo Yun'er.
Besides, he could have no more than nine Lifebound Chang Ghosts. With Tang San forcing Huo Yun'er into a slot, he really had no way out.
"Mm, this is your mother's soul. You two should have a good time catching up."
Smiling, Tang San handed Huo Yun'er over to Dai Lingfeng.
Under the scrutinizing gazes of Tang San and Dai Mubai, Dai Lingfeng could only bite the bullet and refine Huo Yun'er.
"My son!"
"Lingfeng!"
The moment Huo Yun'er became a Chang Ghost, she embraced Dai Lingfeng with tears welling in her eyes.
The reunion with his mother that Huo Yuhao could only long for,
was merely an everyday occurrence for Dai Lingfeng.
"Mother, stay in my Sea of Consciousness for now. I have something to do outside."
Dai Lingfeng withdrew from the Sea of Consciousness, feeling somewhat awkward.
He saw Dai Huabin wearing an ingratiating expression.
"Huabin, let's put the matter of the twins aside for now."
"Let me ask you,"
"You're willing to do anything for me, right?"
Dai Lingfeng smiled faintly and placed a hand on Dai Huabin's shoulder.
"That's right!"
"I'd go through fire and water for you, Young Master, without hesitation!"
Dai Huabin thought Dai Lingfeng was testing his loyalty and immediately stood at attention.
"Then what about dying for me?"
"Would you be willing to do that too?"
Dai Lingfeng's smile grew meaningful.
"Young Master, you're joking, right?"
Dai Huabin's expression stiffened slightly.
"Do I look like I'm joking?"
Dai Lingfeng put away his smile.
Dai Huabin stopped smiling in an instant.
"Y-yes, I would."
He had a nagging feeling that something was wrong, but thinking Dai Lingfeng had to be joking, he could only nod and agree.
"Oh."
"Then go die."
Dai Lingfeng's voice was icy. The hand gripping Dai Huabin instantly slid upward, clamped around his throat, and lifted him off the ground.
He was much taller than Dai Huabin, and lifting him up was like picking up a doll.
The Demon Tiger King Soul Bone in his right hand was ready to strike.
The bone-chilling killing intent frightened Dai Huabin's soul nearly out of his body.
Dai Lingfeng really was going to kill him!
"Wait, Young Master, what did I do wrong?"
"Young Master, you can't kill me! You can't kill me!"
Dai Huabin immediately panicked, his two dangling legs kicking wildly.
Why?
He couldn't understand why Dai Lingfeng wanted to kill him.
He was Dai Lingfeng's most loyal and capable subordinate, and had even stepped forward to take the blame for Dai Lingfeng at the engagement banquet!
He had taken the blame for Dai Lingfeng!
Killing him would be Dai Lingfeng's loss!
"What did you do wrong?"
"Do you remember how you used to treat me?"
Dai Lingfeng sneered.
This fellow actually didn't know what he had done wrong.
Did he really think that once certain things were in the past, they were simply over?
"In the past?"
"Young Master! That was all long ago. I already came to you carrying a rod to beg forgiveness, and I swore to serve you to the death."
"Spare me, Young Master. I'm willing to be your ox and horse!"
With his throat clamped shut, Dai Huabin's face gradually turned blue and purple. He struggled, his words muffled and indistinct.
He had thought the earlier matters were ancient history.
Never had he imagined that Dai Lingfeng still intended to settle the score with him!
How could this happen?
He had taken the blame for Dai Lingfeng, and his mother had even urged him to serve Dai Lingfeng faithfully. Yet Dai Lingfeng still wanted to kill him!
Couldn't he atone for his sins with his merits?
"Heh,"
"Once you're dead, you can still serve me and be my ox and horse."
"So die."
Dai Lingfeng had savored Dai Huabin's despair and was satisfied. He prepared to make his move and kill him.
At the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, it hadn't been easy for him to make a move.
But now Dai Huabin was with him at Shrek, in the same room. Having seized the opportunity, Dai Lingfeng would show no mercy.
"Wait!"
"Stop!"
The Chang Ghost Huo Yun'er suddenly jumped out, trying to rescue Dai Huabin from Dai Lingfeng's grasp.
"Lingfeng, he's your own elder brother!"
"You're brothers of the same flesh and blood!"
"You can't kill him!"
"What's done is done. Your brother is helping you wholeheartedly now. You can't do this."
Huo Yun'er earnestly tried to persuade him, trembling all over.
"Mother, have you forgotten how he used to bully us?"
"You're still protecting him?"
Dai Lingfeng narrowed his eyes.
"We were lowly before. That was our fate!"
"Lingfeng, accept your fate."
"I'm begging you."
Huo Yun'er pleaded through tears.