One person: Reborn as Huangxian, seeking the title of Feng Baobao at the beginning

Seeing that Xu Yuyi had put his head away, Shen Tongyu turned to Wu Xie and the others and said with a serious expression.

"This is also Director Huang's intention!"

Finally, Shen Tongyu added this last sentence.

When Wang Ye and his two companions first heard that Shen Tongyu wanted them to leave the Xichuan region, they were somewhat confused. They were the ones who were originally handling this matter, and now that they had finally seen a glimmer of hope, they were naturally unwilling to give up and hand over the rest of the work to Shen Tongyu and her team.

But Shen Tongyu brought up Huang Miao in the end, and Wu Xie and the others couldn't even utter a word of refusal.

"Besides the Dong family, there are three other families that haven't shown up yet. Are you sure you can really do it?"

Master Qingfeng pondered for a long time before asking the question.

"Apart from the Dong family, the other three families are not a concern."

Shen Tongyu gave Qingfeng Daoist a deep look, then made a gesture to him, and the two walked to a corner to the side.

"The water-suppressing beasts of the five extraordinary families have all run into problems. The Xu family's downfall is just the beginning. Director Huang and I both suspect that this is a huge conspiracy. Ma Xiaoling and I are investigating openly, while you continue to investigate secretly to see if any person or force is causing trouble in the shadows."

Shen Tongyu directly conveyed this message to Daoist Qingfeng using telepathy. To outsiders, it appeared as if they were whispering something, and the specific content could not be heard at all.

When the two returned, Master Qingfeng spoke first: "Then we'll head back now. Director Huang is waiting for us to report on the situation here!"

"Call me if you need anything, that's all!"

Shen Tongyu waved to Daoist Qingfeng, no longer looking at them, and instead turned her gaze to the flower ball.

"Let's go first!"

Knowing that Wu Xie and Wang Ye must have many questions, Master Qingfeng gave them a wink and walked outside first.

Zhao Haijiang watched from the sidelines, completely bewildered. Although the conversation between the people from the Nine Gates Feng Shui Bureau seemed normal, the strange atmosphere made him feel uneasy.

The company's people had been working with Wang Ye and his team, but now that they've left, the remaining group from the Nine Gates Feng Shui Bureau seems rather odd.

"Captain Zhao, why don't you come up with us first?"

Master Qingfeng and the others walked to the side, and it seemed that they suddenly remembered Zhao Haijiang, so they turned around and called out to him.

Hearing what Master Qingfeng said, Zhao Haijiang felt that he couldn't be of any help if he stayed, so he agreed and quickly followed.

At this moment, only Xu Yuyi, Hu Jiu'er, Ma Xiaoling, Shen Tongyu, and the trapped head of the Dong family remained below.

Dong Yuxin was trapped inside the paper doll and controlled by Hu Jiu'er, powerless to resist.

"Patriarch Dong, contact the other three patriarchs. They need to see the miserable state you're in now!"

Shen Tongyu walked up to the flower wall, and with a gentle flick of her finger, the flower wall cracked open, revealing the head of the Dong family.

She smiled, but her voice was full of threat.

"If you repair the water-suppressing beast for me, I will contact the heads of the other three families!"

The head of the Dong family glanced at the water-suppressing beast, which stood there alone, headless, with black lines spreading across its four hooves, and felt a headache coming on.

He knew in his heart that he was now like a fish on someone else's chopping board, with no way to escape. Even so, he still wanted to negotiate a deal with Shen Tongyu.

"You, Patriarch Dong, know perfectly well how to restore the Water-Suppressing Divine Beast. You've already taken the souls of so many members of the Dong family; if you don't return them, they'll truly have no way out but death. Patriarch Dong, aren't you going to make a decision?"

Shen Tongyu laughed.

With the Dong family head's character, he thinks he can negotiate with them?

"The other three families? Patriarch Dong, if I can know the secret of the Water-Suppressing Divine Beast, how could I not know where the other families are?"
The reason I came to the Dong family first was simply because I followed the clues to this place.

Dong Yuxin may not know much, but he and Dong Feng are the ones in the Dong family who can activate the power of their bloodline. Even if all the members of the Dong family are dead, as long as the Dong family bloodline remains, the water-suppressing divine beast may be able to recover.

I'm not in a hurry at all, after all, it's not me whose fate is tied to the water-suppressing divine beast!

"The Xu family has already retrieved a portion of the water-suppressing divine beast. By the time we retrieve the entire beast from the other three families, your Dong family will have already declined. Then we can purify the water-suppressing divine beast. Wouldn't that be better?"

Hu Jiu'er laughed.

She suspected that the head of the Dong family might have some kind of mental problem, otherwise why would he make such a request?

"What do you know? Our water-suppressing divine beast's entire head has been polluted. In recent years, Guanxian County may not have experienced any major floods on the surface, but the water level has been rising a little higher every year."

If we don't find a way to repair the water-suppressing beast, Guanxian will be flooded. I have no other choice..."

The head of the Dong family rolled his eyes a few times, then suddenly changed his attitude, no longer as tough as before, and began to play the emotional card.

"So, you stole the water-suppressing divine beast from beneath Rongcheng? You've got a clever plan!"

Xu Yuyi sneered, walked step by step to the head of the Dong family, and slapped him hard across the face.

"What did my parents do wrong? Did they deserve to die? Just because of your Dong family's water-suppressing beast, they're still alive? Now, I'm waiting to see what happens to your Dong family!"

The company people are waiting outside. No one from the Dong family is getting away!

"The Water-Suppressing Divine Beast cannot be destroyed, otherwise the entire Xichuan region will be finished. Even if I have committed a terrible mistake, you cannot kill me for the sake of the Water-Suppressing Divine Beast!"

At first, the head of the Dong family looked flustered, but then, as if he had thought of something, he suddenly relaxed, looked at Xu Yuyi, and laughed wildly.

So what if he sent people to kill Xu Yuyi's parents? They left a bloodline for the Xu family. Xu Yuyi is standing here, what can he do to him?

Everyone present knew the importance of the water-suppressing divine beast, and the Dong family head was confident that he would survive, so they dared not harm him.

So what if we suffer a little? As long as we're alive, there's hope.

"So, you also know that the water-suppressing divine beast can't be harmed? You're really hypocritical. Your Dong family's water-suppressing divine beast is important, but the Xu family's water-suppressing divine beast isn't?"
"I can't kill you right now, but you need to understand the relationship between the Dong family and the Water-Suppressing Beast. The Water-Suppressing Beast can have a different guardian, but without it, the Dong family wouldn't be the Dong family anymore!" Hu Jiu'er knew quite a few secrets. Seeing the Dong family head's face turn deathly pale, she laughed wildly!
"Are we really just going to ignore this water-suppressing beast?"

Ma Xiaoling gazed at the Dong family's water-suppressing beast, which was enveloped in layers of black lines, then turned to look at Hu Jiu'er. Regardless of what fate awaited the Dong family patriarch, they couldn't simply abandon the water-suppressing beast, could they?
Seeing that Hu Jiu'er had finished confronting the head of the Dong family and seemed about to leave, Ma Xiaoling quickly called her back.

She and Hu Jiu'er had only known each other for a short time. Although there was a strange sense of familiarity between them, they were still somewhat distant. There were some things that Ma Xiaoling felt she couldn't say directly.

Although she was speaking to Hu Jiu'er, Ma Xiaoling couldn't help but glance at Shen Tongyu.

"We still have enough time right now, so we need to check on the other families' water-suppressing beasts first. I suspect that, like the Dong family's water-suppressing beast, the other families' water-suppressing beasts only appeared to be normal on the surface after they stole the Xu family's water-suppressing beast, but in reality, there are still many problems."

Xu Yuyi has obtained the head of the Xu family's water-suppressing divine beast. The Xichuan region has temporarily returned to peace, presumably because Xu Yuyi used his own blood to forge a small water-suppressing divine beast, which temporarily maintains the balance of the river.

Once this balance is broken, we will truly face an irreparable disaster.

"With the Dong family patriarch sealed here, and so many Dong family disciples still here, even if a sacrifice is truly necessary, I believe the Dong family patriarch himself will make a decision!"

Hu Jiu'er had long ago made plans for the fate of the Dong family patriarch.

Since he doesn't want to go to the company, let him stay here and keep watch!
Anyway, since they can't do anything to the head of the Dong family now because of the water-suppressing divine beast, sealing the head of the Dong family and the water-suppressing divine beast together is a good decision!

"Xiaoling, don't worry, we still have plenty of time. With Hu Jiu'er here, plus Xu Yuyi's bloodline power, we'll soon find out who's behind this!"

At this moment, Shen Tongyu walked over, gently patted Ma Xiaoling's shoulder, her tone very serious, her eyes full of determination.

Putting everything else aside, just the fact that the water-suppressing divine beast was polluted—if there wasn't a conspiracy behind it, Shen Tongyu would be willing to turn his head upside down.

Did the head of the Dong family really not consider the cause and effect relationship involved?
Not necessarily. They simply chose to protect themselves and used the Xu family as a shield.

"You...you can't do this!"

The Dong family patriarch heard Hu Jiu'er's words clearly. His face was ashen, even showing a hint of ashen, not much better than that of a dead person.

Dong Yuxin's soul was still inside the paper doll's body. Hu Jiu'er moved her finger slightly, and Dong Yuxin jumped up and landed on the head of the unconscious Dong family member lying on the ground next to her.

Paper figures have no weight, but Dong Yuxin's soul still carries some weight because she is a member of the Dong family.

Even that little bit of weight caused the person lying on the ground to tremble slightly.

Startled by the slight tremor, Dong Yuxin practically jumped and leaped onto Hu Jiu'er's shoulder.

"No... weren't they supposed to have their souls extracted? How can their remaining physical bodies still move?"

He was genuinely terrified. After all, even the head of the Dong family had tacitly agreed with what Shen Tongyu had said at the beginning: no soul, but a body that could move. Didn't that mean someone was trying to possess his body and return to life?

"You are also a member of the Dong family, and your physical magnetic field is similar to that of the Dong family, which is why your body is reacting. Now you can make a choice: enter this person's body, temporarily occupy his body, and do what you should do."

Of course, you can refuse my suggestion and go find their stolen souls yourself, if you can!

With a flick of her finger, Hu Jiu'er sent Dong Yuxin's paper figure flying off his shoulder. She looked down at him, her voice cold as ice, each word distinct and clear.

Dong Yuxin stood frozen in place, momentarily at a loss for words to describe her feelings.

He was just a soul now, unable to do anything, and naturally didn't want to see so many members of the Dong family die so inexplicably.

The longer the soul is separated from the body, the harder it is to return. Moreover, Shen Tongyu made it very clear that the Dong family wanted their souls to merge with the Water-Suppressing Divine Beast. Now that the Water-Suppressing Divine Beast is in its current state, their souls are probably useless. The family head should hand over their souls, right?
"Patriarch, things have come to this point, why don't you just release their souls? If the Dong family works together, we still have a good chance of repairing the water-suppressing beast."

"No matter what, the water-suppressing beast must not be harmed. Our Dong family has reached this point; the company and the authorities have already intervened. Escape is out of the question. Cooperating with their actions might give us a sliver of hope!"

Dong Yuxin jumped onto the white flower covering the head of the Dong family and earnestly offered her advice.

Both Hu Jiu'er and Shen Tongyu have made their points very clear. Between the Dong family and the water-suppressing divine beast, the Dong family can decline, but the water-suppressing divine beast must remain intact.

At this critical juncture, if the Dong family cannot demonstrate its crucial role, the military may abandon them.

This is no longer the era of war and chaos. Even if the Dong family is powerful and wealthy, it is impossible for them to contend with the state.

This is already an obvious fact, but unfortunately, the Dong family, from top to bottom, actually tried to use the water-suppressing divine beast as a bargaining chip to negotiate with the officials.

They didn't even consider that from the moment the company blocked all the signals in Guanxian County, the Dong family was already at a disadvantage.

These words are not only referring to the head of the Dong family, but also to himself.
They must be blind and confused to even think of taking a gamble.

"The water-suppressing beast belongs to the Dong family; no one can take it away!"

Despite Dong Yuxin's clear explanation, the Dong family head remained resolute, shaking his head vigorously.

His eyes were filled with madness, and his pupils even had a faint red glow.

"Dong Yuxin, you don't have much time left to make a choice!"

Hu Jiu'er's voice, filled with urgency, rang in Dong Yuxin's ears.

The paper figure shouldn't have any feelings, but for some reason, Dong Yuxin felt her body stiffen.

How can he persuade the head of the family to release the souls of the Dong family members?

Or is it that he has no choice but to take the other path that Hu Jiu'er has given him?
"Master of the family—"

Dong Yuxin finally shouted it out with all her might.

"No need for further words. Since you have betrayed the Dong family, you are no longer a member of the Dong family. What choices I, the patriarch, make are none of your business. You'd better die far away and not be caught by me, otherwise, I will kill you first!"

Compared to Dong Yuxin's desperate cries, the Dong family head seemed much calmer, his eyes still filled with madness, and his gaze toward the paper figure seemed as if he could swallow it whole at any moment.

Dong Yuxin had no doubt that if it weren't for the wreath trapping him, his paper doll body would have been instantly destroyed by the Dong family head. (End of Chapter)