The God of the Human Realm!

Chapter 79 Human Skin Gu Mask, Hong Yuan Enters the City

Linjiang Prefecture City.

A chilly wind swept up withered yellow leaves, drifting them toward the Wei family mansion in the east of the city.

Old Master Wei is seventy-five years old, but his hair is still jet black and shiny, without a single stray white hair. His face has few wrinkles and is very rosy and lustrous.

He was of average appearance and medium build, exuding a lazy air. He lay on a rocking chair in the yard, enjoying the breeze and squinting at the withered leaves falling from the sky.

His leisurely and carefree attitude made it impossible for anyone to associate him with the Wei family, the leading powerful clan in Linjiang Prefecture.

A kind-faced, respectful old butler stood behind him and said with concern, "Master, it's cold outside and the wind is chilly. Please come inside to warm up."

"A bit of cool air is good; it helps clear your head and prevents you from doing anything foolish." Old Master Wei waved his hand and said calmly, "I heard the Guo family and the Hua family have already moved into Mingguang Villa?"

The old steward bowed and reported in a gentle voice, "That's right. They've also gathered about two thousand troops to guard the villa. In addition, they've secretly contacted powerful families in the city to borrow weapons and armor..."

"How much did our Wei family borrow?" Old Master Wei chuckled.

He didn't ask the Guo family or the Hua family if they had come to the Wei family to beg for money. There was no need to ask. If those two families wanted to borrow weapons, they would never let the Wei family off the hook.

"We borrowed one hundred leather armors and fifty lamellar armors. It was all decided by the clan elders. We haven't had time to report it to the master yet."

"Sigh!" Old Master Wei sighed.

The old butler, with his head bowed and eyes downcast, only caught a glimpse of Old Master Wei's furrowed brow out of the corner of his eye, and couldn't help but say, "The elders have acted on their own initiative. Should I go and reprimand them?"

Even though he was just a servant and the head steward of Old Master Wei, it was still presumptuous of him to utter the word "reprimand." However, Old Master Wei didn't care and said indifferently, "Since I let them make the decision, it would be unreasonable to reprimand them for such a small matter. It's just a bit too little... too stingy!"

The old steward was about to say something when Old Master Wei waved his hand: "That's enough, let it be... It's just a pity that such great families as the Guo and Hua, who have been rooted in Linjiang Prefecture for more than ten generations and have built up a foundation of one or two hundred years, have actually been ruined by unworthy descendants and suffered such humiliation. It can be seen that the greater the family, the more careful they must be, lest they make a single wrong step and be doomed forever. Xiao Zhong, don't you agree?"

“What the master says is true,” the old steward replied, bowing his head.

“Why call me ‘Master’? I am your elder brother, and there are no outsiders here, so just call me elder brother.”

"This... Xiao Zhong dares not."

"Alas! You dare not, it seems you still harbor resentment. That's right, I am the legitimate son, and you are born of a maid, but we are both our father's sons, yet one is the master and the other the slave, it is only natural that you have grievances." Old Master Wei suddenly turned to look at the old steward, their eyes met, their expressions and appearances were extremely similar, only the old steward was a bit older.

Grandpa Wei reached out and grasped a withered yellow leaf. He stroked the leaf and said calmly, "A large family like ours always has a trunk, branches, and leaves... When branches and leaves decay, they must be cleared away. The decaying branches and leaves will nourish the trunk. This is the will of the family... Xiao Zhong, who have you been meeting with these past few days without telling me? What are you planning? Can you tell me?"

The old butler suddenly looked up, and from within his robe sleeve, his palm shot out, striking Old Master Wei on the head.

puff!
But before he could react, Old Master Wei's arm coiled around him like a snake, easily deflecting his palm strike while simultaneously striking the old butler's chest with a flick of his fingers.

The force entered his body, and the old butler staggered back three steps, his face deathly pale, staring at Old Master Wei in astonishment: "You, your martial arts?"

Old Master Wei rose leisurely, looking at him with a faint smile: "Is it strange? In this world, as the head of a family, if I didn't have superb martial arts skills, could I still hold this position? Could I still discipline your disobedient younger brother?"

He clapped his hands, and in an instant, more than a dozen figures rushed out from all sides of the courtyard and surrounded him.

Old Master Wei glanced indifferently at the old steward: "Take him down. Pry him open and see which monsters and demons are up to no good. Hmph! These people have forgotten that in Linjiang Prefecture, what's the point of microscopic observation or the amazing spear? The Wei family is the true ruler..."

*Thud!* A short sword suddenly pierced through his chest. Old Master Wei stopped speaking, looking down in horror as blood splattered out. Behind him came a mocking, pleasant female voice: "Your martial arts aren't that great. I'm curious, how many years has it been since you last used your skills? Twenty years? Thirty years? What makes you so confident?"

“You…” Old Master Wei looked over and saw that the dozen or so people were all looking at him with cold expressions, and he was terrified.

He opened his mouth to cry out in pain, but a long, slender index finger pressed against his throat, instantly silencing all his voice.

The person behind slowly turned out, dressed in a black outfit, with a black veil covering his face, but with a pair of charming eyes.

The old butler then walked up to Old Master Wei with a smile, shaking his head and saying, "Master, I recruited all these people. How could you forget that? And... who told you I'm Xiao Zhong's man?"

He wiped his face, and instantly a thin, translucent film fell off, revealing a face that was unremarkable except for its whiteness.

"Your younger brother, Steward Wei Zhong, is extremely loyal to you. He would rather die than surrender, so I had to use his skin to make this 'Human Skin Gu Mask.' Ironically, you've been wary of him all along! Oh?! Judging from your expression, you want to know who we are? You'd better play dumb!"

With a single squeeze of his hand, the crystalline membrane in his hand suddenly disintegrated, turning into numerous transparent insects the size of rice grains. With a puff of his mouth, he blew them onto Old Master Wei's face.

……

"Mingguang Villa?"

Hong Yuan wore a straw hat with the brim pulled low. The deadly throat-locking gun was broken into two pieces, wrapped in cloth, and placed on the wine table.

He has now arrived in the prefectural city and is sitting in a restaurant. He doesn't need to deliberately inquire to know about the recent major events in the prefectural city.

The Guo and Hua families, two major clans, moved their members to Mingguang Villa and dispatched two thousand elite guards to protect it. This not only made the people in the city secretly laugh, but also shocked them with the power of the 'Peerless Beauty'.

Before the person even arrived, Guo, a member of a powerful family, was so frightened that he voluntarily retreated into his tortoise shell.

If one person can have such a deterrent effect, just how powerful is Hong Yuan, who is now famous throughout the prefecture and whose reputation is gradually spreading to the entire Mingzhou?

Just how incredible was his martial arts skill?
On the long street, a young man from a wealthy family rode by on horseback, startling pedestrians who hurriedly retreated. The young man on horseback laughed loudly, his manner arrogant and overbearing.

Even after seeing the Guo family and the current situation of the Hua family, the powerful families in the city have begun to restrain their own children. However, large families are thriving, and many of them are spoiled brats who are dissolute. How can they be changed so easily?
Hong Yuan glanced at the horse and saw that it was extremely agile. He moved suddenly, grabbed the cloth in his hand, and in a flash, the arrogant youth screamed and rolled onto the bluestone street.

Hong Yuan landed steadily on the horse's back. The horse sank down and let out a long neigh in surprise, but Hong Yuan squeezed its belly and quickly turned the horse around.

The young man, who also possessed martial arts skills, was knocked to the ground, landing face-first in the mud. He glared angrily and began to curse, "You…"

The words were stuck in his throat. The young man trembled, his face filled with terror, as if he had seen a ghost. As the horse turned, a sudden gust of wind blew the straw hat off Hong Yuan's head.

The young man's eyes met the other person's as he looked back, and he immediately shrank back in fright. Even though he had only seen the portrait, he could recognize the other person at a glance.

That evil spirit has entered the city again!

Hong Yuan ignored the man and urged his horse forward at a leisurely pace. The long street fell silent instantly as many eyes turned to look, their mouths agape. They all moved aside to make way for him.

Hong Yuan spurred his horse and headed towards Mingguang Villa in Jinmingfang.

(End of this chapter)