The Same Kind

"You little girl, you have such a fiery temper! Why do you whip people at the slightest disagreement!"

Yin Yunze's sneak attack was already quite swift, but the moment Yin Yunze's Snake Bone Whip appeared, Grandfather Huang Three also reacted.

Grandfather Huang Three immediately slapped his left hand, burying the dragon-headed cane three inches into the ground, where it stood upright. Then, in the blink of an eye, his free left hand came to his eyes, extending two fingers to gently pinch the end of the Snake Bone Whip.

At first Snake Bone Whip tried to struggle, but as a ball of Power of Incense Offerings, as if drawn from Grandfather Huang Three's fingertips, spread out, the Snake Bone Whip seemed to lose its strength and became limp, no longer capable of any attack.

Holding the Snake Bone Whip tightly, Grandfather Huang Three continued, "You're a fox spirit, I'm a yellow spirit, we're both from the Five Great Immortal Families —let's talk this out, why resort to violence!"

"Grandpa, that's not right!" After pulling hard and finding he couldn't remove the Snake Bone Whip, Yin Yunze looked at Grandfather Huang Three and said, "You were the one who started it, grabbing me and not letting go, weren't you? You did the first thing, I did the fifteenth, how come you're crying 'stop thief' now!"

"Ah, that's true—it was indeed Third Grandfather who struck first." Grandfather Huang Three was taken aback by Yin Yunze's words, but he nodded and admitted his mistake, patiently explaining, "But Third Grandfather only meant well, wanting the little girl to come to my place—"

Just as Grandfather Huang Three was speaking, a flash of light appeared on the Snake Bone Whip, and green flames instantly ignited.

Having a weapon that's immune to fire, it would be a waste not to enchant it with fire damage.

"Ah!"

Under the scorching heat of the Fox Fire, even Grandfather Huang Three, caught off guard and in pain, released his left hand that was gripping the Snake Bone Whip.

Yin Yunze naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass, and without hesitation, he once again channeled the Power of Incense Offerings. Without Grandfather Huang Three's interference, the Snake Bone Whip seemed to come back to life, swiftly biting towards Grandfather Huang Three's right eye.

The lightning-fast attack caught Grandfather Huang Three off guard. The sharp tip of the Snake Bone Whip pierced into Grandfather Huang Three's right eye without any resistance. At the same time, the green Fox Fire burst into flames.

"Ah!!!"

With another scream, Grandfather Huang Three's right hand, which had been gripping Yin Yunze's left hand, instinctively loosened its grip.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yin Yunze drew his Snake Bone Whip without hesitation and then turned and ran!

At this moment, there was no need to worry about the consumption of incense. Enveloped in the Power of Incense Offerings, Yin Yunze rushed towards the village entrance like a sharp sword.

Yin Yunze needs to leave Upper Creek Village before he'll be qualified to fight this Grandfather Huang Three.

In Upper Creek Village, Yin Yunze would probably have a hard time defeating this Grandfather Huang Three.

His figure almost transformed into a streak of light, and in just a few breaths, Yin Yunze traversed the distance of several hundred meters and saw the entrance to Upper Creek Village.

Just as Yin Yunze was about to leave Upper Creek Village, an elderly figure leaning on a cane suddenly appeared in front of Yin Yunze.

In the blink of an eye, before Yin Yunze could react, he saw Grandfather Huang Three raise his dragon-headed cane and strike his abdomen hard.

With a loud bang, Yin Yunze was sent flying back to Upper Creek Village.

Just as Yin Yunze was flying backwards for more than ten meters and was about to land, a bottomless hole suddenly appeared in the ground.

Seeing that he was about to fall into the cave, Yin Yunze finally realized what was happening.

With a flick of his wrist, the Snake Bone Whip was embedded in a large tree nearby. With a strong pull, aided by the Power of Incense Offerings, Yin Yunze moved with the whip and landed lightly on the tree.

As Yin Yunze stood still, the two characters with the character "An" written on them turned to ashes.

After discovering that the skill effect of Blessing was to ensure peace, Yin Yunze changed the Blessing skill to the "peace" character.

However, under Grandfather Huang Three's intervention, two of the Peace Character Talisman, which could knock away Ghost Bone five times, were consumed in one go.

This shows that Grandfather Huang Three is not a pushover like Wang Guisheng, whom Yin Yunze encountered before.

Even so, Yin Yunze couldn't help but breathe a slight sigh of relief.

Even though two cards were used at once, the Peace Character Talisman finally took effect.

Previously, whether he was being mind-controlled or being held captive by Grandfather Huang Three, the Peace Character Talisman had not taken effect, which made Yin Yunze somewhat worried.

In retrospect, the reason it didn't work before was probably because Grandfather Huang Three controlled it very well, which prevented the amulet from reacting.

This cane was clearly being used with great force, so the Peace Character Talisman was effective.

It's good that it worked! Otherwise, Yin Yunze would have thought that this Blessing skill was ineffective on Grandfather Huang Three, who was also Land God!

Indeed, Yin Yunze discovered the most unfavorable news for him: this Grandfather Huang Three, like Yin Yunze, was also a being with the Land God Divinity. In addition to being a hundred-year-old weasel, Grandfather Huang Three was also the Land God of Upper Creek Village.

Unlike Clear Creek Village Lower Creek Village, Upper Creek Village is home to a deity who has attained the Land God Divinity!

Actually, upon closer reflection, this isn't entirely unexpected information.

After all, Sun Qin had already said that Grandfather Huang Three was an old-fashioned immortal who had been protecting Upper Creek Village for hundreds of years.

As long as he doesn't cause trouble for the village, and does anything decent, over the course of a hundred years, Grandfather Huang Three will have earned the trust of the entire village.

The requirement for obtaining the Land God Divinity is to gain the recognition of the majority of villagers.

Therefore, it is somewhat unreasonable that Grandfather Huang Three, whom Upper Creek Village, did not obtain the Land God Divinity like Yin Yunze.

In fact, the scale of the Grandfather Three Temple and the weathering it has endured indicate that Grandfather Huang Three was probably already the Land God Upper Creek Village a hundred years ago.

However, Yin Yunze was somewhat prejudiced. He underestimated Grandfather Huang Three's abilities because he thought the other party was an evil spirit, and he overlooked the fact that becoming the village's land deity was not Yin Yunze's exclusive privilege.

Of course, if we have to find a reason, it's somewhat related to the fact that Lower Creek Village doesn't have Land God.

If Yin Yunze had seen this spearhead in Lower Creek Village, he would have been much more cautious this time. He wouldn't have only realized his misjudgment after seeing the Grandfather Three Temple, which far surpassed that of ordinary wild gods.

This situation also explains the long-standing doubts between Clear Creek Village and Lower Creek Village.

Why is it that every time a conflict occurred, even though Upper Creek Village had the upper hand, Grandfather Huang Three would always know when to stop and not push Upper Creek Village to annex their two small villages?

Once he leaves Upper Creek Village, Grandfather Huang Three will lose the Land God Divinity, just like Yin Yunze. After reverting to a hundred-year-old weasel, even if he still possesses certain special characteristics, he may not necessarily be more powerful than the other evil spirits hiding in the other two villages.

Even if one evil spirit is no match for Grandfather Huang Three, a group of them certainly can, right?

Because Grandfather Huang Three was bullied in Upper Creek Village by relying on the Land God Divinity, the other evil spirits were all harboring resentment! Once the Land God Divinity was gone, it was estimated that Grandfather Huang Three would be skinned alive by the evil spirits of three villages!

As for why there are three villages?

After becoming the Land God, given the Weasel's petty nature, would Grandfather Huang Three still tolerate other evil spirits stealing his offerings on his territory?

After all, they came from wild animals, and they often have a deep-rooted obsession with territorial claims.

They'll probably only tolerate their own younger relatives, while other evil spirits will be kept as far away as possible.

This act of hoarding resources, especially since it occurred in the wealthiest of the three villages, essentially occupying half the territory, would naturally be disapproved of by other evil spirits.

We get half of the difference, and you get the other half all by yourself. Anyone would feel resentful seeing this kind of distribution.

Even if there's no enmity, just for the sake of a few more mouths to feed, I'd have to kill this Grandfather Huang Three.

Surrounded by enemies on all sides, Grandfather Huang Three was trapped in Upper Creek Village.

After all, not every Land God is like Yin Yunze, who thought of transforming the external blue bar of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into characters that can be carried around.

Often, what limits a person's potential is not ability, but imagination.

Clearly, a century-old weasel can't match the imagination of Yin Yunze, a modern man who came from the information explosion era.

Perhaps because he had suffered a great loss before, for the past hundred years, this Grandfather Huang Three only dared to act arrogantly in Upper Creek Village, and never thought of expanding his territory.

To be honest, after meeting this Grandfather Huang Three, Yin Yunze also regretted why he had been running around everywhere.

Why not just stay peacefully in Clear Creek Village, this small patch of land, and use the Land God Divinity to bully and beat up anyone who comes along?

But looking at Grandfather Huang Three standing in the distance, blocking the road out of the village with a menacing gaze.

Yin Yunze felt that it was a little too late for him to understand this now.