This martial arts tournament is time-stopping.

But the mysterious person behind Han Heng, who was able to set up such a large-scale operation to steal Yang Heng's essence, is truly remarkable.

How could they possibly agree to let Han Heng be chosen as Nie Qingcang's son-in-law?

This is what puzzled Ye Chu!

evening,

When Ye Chu returned to Willow Bay Lane, he saw Hunter Wu smiling obsequiously as he brought a pheasant and a rabbit to him.

"Brother Ye, I'm so sorry, it's my fault for not keeping a close eye on this woman! She's caused you trouble..."

Ye Chu looked at Wang Cuihua, who was terrified and only dared to peek at him through the crack in the door.

This family is really interesting!

If he hadn't overheard Tiger's accomplice's account of the conversation between Wang Cuihua and Wu Er last night, he would have believed it all.

However, he accepted the pheasants and rabbits. As for the rest, if they offended him again, they would all die like that old hag Su, contributing their time and Dao essence to him!

Let's keep it for now...

The other residents of Liuwan Lane stared at Ye Chu intently, as if they were seeing him for the first time.

All because Ye Chu had beaten that old hag Su at noon, and by mid-afternoon someone had discovered that old hag Su was dead in Willow Root Lane, next to Willow Bay Lane...

However, before the officials arrived, the White Wolf Gang members rolled up the shattered corpse of Old Lady Su, which was stuck to the ground, and that was the end of the matter concerning the dead.

Then it became a topic of conversation, spreading throughout the surrounding streets and proclaiming Ye Chu's infamy and reputation!

Ji Meng naturally heard about this as well, and she was also flustered and afraid that the authorities would come looking for her.

Now that Ye Chu has returned safely, I can finally relax.

Then they started talking about village affairs:

"Young Master Ye, this afternoon, Steward Niu from the Yang family sent someone to Willow Bay Lane to discuss with some village elders that a banquet will be held tomorrow, and Madam Yang's funeral will be held the day after tomorrow morning. Do you think our family should go?"

"Go, present the gift as you would a normal family!"

These past two days, Ye Chu dared not enter the Yang residence alone to investigate whether the Taoist priest from Huangtian Temple had arrived.

But you can get a meal openly and legitimately by attending a banquet, and then see if the Taoist priest from Huangtian Temple has come!

If they hadn't come, the Yang family would have been wiped out.

If you come, you can see the methods of the Taoist priests at Huangtian Temple and see if they can find out whether the Wang family was behind Yang Shuisheng's severing of his worldly ties.

"That'll cost 20 coins."

Ye Chu ruffled Ji Meng's hair and said happily, "Here! Let's go eat our fill tomorrow at noon!"

night,

When Ye Chu had some free time, he used his Soul Devouring Talent to refine the new strength that Tiger General had gained after devouring the soul light of that old hag Su.

He must ensure that every ounce of the Tiger General's power is under his control.

Fifteen minutes later, Ye Chu had finished controlling the newly acquired power of Hu Chang.

Then they discovered that the eagle had flown back from the mountains and forests and was playing happily with the big ant, one calling out in bird language and the other touching its antennae.

When Ye Chu took out the Blood Meteorite Iron, preparing to have the Yellow Turban Warrior refine it...

As if sensing something, the little ant turned its head to look at Ye Chu, and even jumped directly onto the Blood Meteorite Iron, looking at Ye Chu with teary eyes. Then it used its antennae to touch the Blood Meteorite Iron, as if it wanted to eat it.

"Are your teeth really that good?"

Ye Chu felt a toothache when he thought about how the little ant had bitten through the wire and was still eating iron filings that afternoon.

Blood Meteorite Iron is a spirit iron, and this is the only piece he has found so far.

However, this piece of spirit iron is large, and judging from the current refining consumption, it is enough for a Yellow Turban Warrior to advance to level three and still have some left over.

Given that the little ant wasn't very big, Ye Chu nodded. He wanted to see just how good the little ant's teeth would be after its evolution.

Cluck cluck~ Squeak squeak~

A grating, screeching sound, like scraping glass, emanated from the blood-red meteorite, accompanied by the smell of burnt feathers.

And believe it or not, the little ant actually scraped off a layer of powder from the blood meteorite and then licked it up and swallowed it whole.

Then the eagle saw that it could eat the lump of iron?

Curious, it used its sharp beak to peck hard at the blood meteorite iron!

With a loud bang, the little eagle's head was spinning and it was seeing stars.

"Don't eat things that aren't on your diet."

Ye Chu spoke to the eagle in an annoyed tone...

under night,

Inside the Wang family's mourning hall

Wang Hongru and the nun sat together, looking at the coffin in the middle of the mourning hall.

"Sister-in-law, be careful in your actions, especially when kidnapping people, you should check their background!"

"This afternoon, Ye Chu, a senior brother from the Dragon Tiger Hall, came to me and said that his wife, Ji Meng, was being harassed by our family and they wanted to take her away to be the sacrificial maid for tomorrow's resurrection ceremony..."

"And remove Ji Meng from the plan, instead choose from among the many refugees inside and outside the city!"

The nun was somewhat displeased:

"Are you afraid of a martial artist who rose from humble beginnings?"

Wang Hongru sighed:

"It's not that I'm afraid, it's that the important matter hasn't been accomplished yet, and I'm afraid he'll come and cause trouble!"

"Furthermore, is it really possible for my elder brother to achieve enlightenment through martial arts?"

"The Yellow Turban Warrior Technique, which the Yellow Heaven Temple has been passing down for over ten years, has yet to be mastered by anyone. My elder brother hasn't even completed the Nine Paths of Martial Arts, yet he's switched halfway to the Daoist path. I'm afraid that won't be easy for him, will it?"

The nun was also somewhat bewildered:

"I don't know, but this is my husband's choice. He wants to go to the capital the year after next to take the provincial examination to become a tribute student, and then to take the palace examination to become a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations). If he wants to stand out from the crowd, this is the only way..."

"Furthermore, if my husband cannot awaken through martial arts tomorrow, then I will have no choice but to train him into a living dead and then transform him into a White Lotus Dao Soldier."

Using the lives of six sacrificial women as a catalyst, the White Lotus Daoist soldiers were transformed into a royal fetus. Then, the old mother was asked to help her husband's soul cross the sea of ​​suffering and return home!

Wang Hongru previously did not believe in ghosts and gods, let alone the fact that no one had ever seen the Eternal Mother:

"After all this trouble, is the person who wakes up again still my older brother?"

The nun shook her head: "I don't know, but that's what the scriptures we obtained say!"

The two were silent for a while, then the nun remembered something:

"These next few days, keep in touch with Qin Shiming from your martial arts school. If they have any gatherings or plans, participate as much as possible; you might be surprised by what you learn!"

"What can we gain? They eat and drink every day, and in the end, we, the people below, have to pay the bill... If it weren't for the fact that our family needs to curry favor with them, who would want to associate with them?" Wang Hongru complained.

"I wonder if the amount of Soul-Devouring Elixir is enough?" the White Daoist nun asked lightly, her gaze fixed on the coffin.

Wang Hongru suddenly sat up in surprise:

"How is that possible? The process of refining the Soul-Devouring Pill is known only to Nie Qingcang, and he alone refined it, never entrusting it to anyone else. How could anyone else have obtained it?"

The nun raised the corners of her mouth slightly:

"But Nie Qingcang went to Longnu River, and Nie Qingcang has mastered the only two spiritual martial arts in the entire Shuanglong County!"

In addition, many old-timers coveted this technique, which could cultivate the spirit.

"Tell me, what should be done with Nie Qingcang now that he's no longer under the protection of Shuanglong County?"

The candlelight flickered in Wang Hongru's eyes, casting a bright glow. If such an opportunity were real, he would definitely give it his all.

"Then I will keep in touch with those scions of powerful families... and I also hope that your relationship with my elder brother will be successful."

As the nun watched Wang Hongru's retreating figure, a glimmer of light appeared in her eyes, and she murmured softly as her lips parted slightly:

"My lord, I hope you will wake up safely. Otherwise, I will have no choice but to let your younger brother take your place..."