When I stopped licking, the lady panicked.

Suddenly, a figure flashed by, and a powerful force rushed towards her, knocking the little girl back into the room.

The little girl did a somersault and landed on all fours in an extremely bizarre posture.

"Martial arts practitioners? How could there be martial arts practitioners in this run-down place?" The little girl looked at Lin Xuan at the door. "Who are you?"

Lin Xuan said, "The one who will take your life."

"Hahaha, if you were a ghost cultivator, I would be afraid of you to some extent, but you are just a martial artist. Even if you destroy this physical body, you can't hurt me in the slightest." The evil spirit looked at Lin Xuan triumphantly and spoke through the little girl's voice.

Lin Xuan looked at her calmly, raised his chin in Mu Ling's direction, and said, "I can't destroy you, but he can."

The little girl glanced back at Mu Ling and said, "Him? He doesn't deserve it!"

Mu Ling stared angrily at the other person and said, "Five years. For five years, you have haunted me like a nightmare. Now, I have finally seen you again."

As he spoke, the rusty iron sword in Mu Ling's hand began to tremble, and blue light began to shoot out from the rust.

"open!"

Mu Ling shouted, and the rust on the iron sword instantly crumbled, revealing a broken blade covered in runes before everyone.

The moment the little girl saw the runic broken sword, her eyes widened, and she looked on with a look of sudden realization.

"So it was you. I remember now." The evil spirit laughed loudly. "You're the one who killed the child you created back then."

"Shut up!"

Mu Ling shouted and leaped up. The runes on the broken sword in his hand lit up, and a blue chain shot out like a soul-reaping messenger, heading towards the little girl.

The chains pierced the little girl's body, sending an evil spirit crashing into the wall.

The possessed little girl fell to the ground and fell into a deep sleep.

Taking advantage of the moment, Liu Yao rushed over and carried the little girl out, while Lin Xuan protected everyone outside the room.

To deal with evil spirits, you need a ghost cultivator; he's just a martial arts cultivator and can't be of much help.

The evil spirit was pinned to the wall by Mu Ling, but instead of panicking, it revealed a mocking smile.

The fat man was also surprised to see this. He had always thought that Mu Ling was really bad at the game, but he didn't expect that the other party was just pretending.

Mu Ling is indeed capable!

boom!

The evil spirit broke free of the chains binding him, only to see Mu Ling thrust his sword into the ground, and then a magic circle unfolded beneath his feet.

Before the evil spirit could react, five chains shot out from the magic circle, locking his limbs and neck respectively.

Immediately, the chains retracted, pulling the evil spirit towards the magic circle.

The evil spirit's body was uncontrollably pulled toward the magic circle. Just as it was about to be swallowed by the magic circle, it suddenly turned into countless specks and disappeared from the spot.

"You're still the same, you haven't improved at all!"

The eerie laughter of the evil spirit echoed in the air, but he had long since vanished.

Mu Ling was panting heavily, his clothes soaked with sweat.

He slowly sheathed the broken sword, and the magic array closed accordingly.

"What's going on?" the employer asked cautiously.

Mu Ling forced a smile and said, "The evil spirit that possessed your daughter has been driven away, but it is very likely to come back."

"Huh? What should we do then?" the employer asked tremblingly.

Mu Ling said, "I will stay here these days."

"Thank you very much." The employer breathed a sigh of relief.

Mu Ling silently packed his things and then walked outside.

Lin Xuan and the others caught up and asked, "Why is your Soul Cleansing Sword always broken?"

In his memory, Mu Ling's Soul Cleansing Sword could be reshaped, but in this battle, Mu Ling's Soul Cleansing Sword remained broken from beginning to end.

This puzzled Lin Xuan greatly.

Mu Ling stopped, turned to look at Lin Xuan, and asked, "Who exactly are you? Why do you know so much about me?"

Lin Xuan said, "Want to know? Come with me, and I'll tell you."

Mu Ling rolled her eyes at him, then turned and left the room.

Liu Yao said angrily, "Hey! You're really rude! My master is talking to you, and you roll your eyes!"

Mu Ling looked at Liu Yao with interest, then said to Lin Xuan, "You want me to go with you? Sure, you can let this girl sleep with me for one night, and I'll go with you."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yao was taken aback and snapped, "How dare you!"

Yet she looked at Lin Xuan with worried and fearful eyes, as if she was afraid that Lin Xuan would really sell her.

Fortunately, Lin Xuan did not do that.

"I would never use my own people to curry favor with others," Lin Xuan said calmly.

"Tch." Mu Ling turned and left.

Liu Yao breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time said with some displeasure, "Master, he was too rude. Find a chance to teach him a lesson."

Lin Xuan said, "He wasn't like this when I first met him."

Willow-waisted girl asked curiously, "Master, did you know him before?"

Lin Xuan did not answer and left silently.

late at night.

Mu Ling sat alone at home.

At this moment, the old woman came over and said, "Son, it's time for you to go out and make your way in the world. For the past five years, you've confined yourself to your own little world. What's the point?"

Mu Ling snapped out of his reverie, forced a smile, and said, "Mother, I won't leave. I have to take care of you."

"Silly child, it's not like I can't take care of myself. The problem is you, you just can't forgive yourself." The old woman gently stroked Mu Ling's face, but her hand passed right through his skin.

"My son, you should let your mother go. I have never blamed you for what happened back then."

Mu Ling lowered her head, tears welling up in her eyes.

"But if I let you go, your soul will be scattered and you will never be able to reincarnate again."

The old woman smiled faintly and said, "I don't want to see you trapped by your obsession."

Mu Ling lowered her head and burst into tears.

Just then, the door to Mu Ling's house was suddenly opened.

Mu Ling immediately jumped out of bed, looking warily at the door, and said, "Who's there!"

"Burning raw rhinoceros horn is forbidden, for it emits a strange fragrance, and if it touches clothing, one can communicate with ghosts." Lin Xuan walked in with light steps. "The reason you burned raw rhinoceros horn at home was so you could see your mother's spirit, right?"

Mu Ling said unhappily, "Who let you in? Get out!"

Lin Xuan glanced at the old woman and said, "So that's why you didn't reshape the Soul Cleansing Sword. It turns out your power was distributed here."

"If you don't leave, don't blame me for being impolite," Mu Ling said angrily.

The old woman stopped Mu Ling, saying softly, "Son, it's time for your mother to go."

Mu Ling trembled, remaining silent and unsure how to respond.

Lin Xuan sighed, "Five years ago, evil spirits roamed this place. A ghost cultivator with exceptional talent subdued all of them."

"So-called ghost cultivators are nothing more than using the power of spirits to enhance themselves. However, during an exorcism, one of the evil spirits under the ghost cultivator's command broke free of control and took control of the ghost cultivator in return."

"The ghost cultivator's five senses were affected, and he could not distinguish between illusion and reality, or between truth and falsehood."

"Moreover, he also has a mentally challenged mother, a mother who lost two of her three souls and seven spirits, which caused her to become mentally challenged."

As he spoke, Lin Xuan looked at the old woman and asked, "Is it her?"