Wild Dogs

The old Taoist priest emerged from the shadows, looking at Yang Fan expressionlessly.

In the cold wind, the branches swayed incessantly, making a hoarse sound.

"Reporting to Master, your disciple has found the jade pendant."

"Oh, let me see it!"

A flush appeared on the old Taoist's gaunt face as he eagerly walked over and excitedly reached out his hand to Yang Fan.

"yes!"

Yang Fan hurriedly and respectfully handed the jade pendant to the old Taoist priest.

Upon receiving the jade pendant, the old Taoist priest excitedly stroked it, his face growing increasingly flushed.

After a while, he suppressed his excitement and took out another jade pendant from his pocket.

"Could this be the missing part of that jade pendant?"

Yang Fan stared intently at the other half of the jade pendant in the old Taoist's hand.

This half of the jade pendant is entirely black.

As the two jade pendants, one black and one white, were put together, they emitted a faint glow.

The yin and yang fish seem to have merged together.

"After two hundred years, this jade pendant has finally been put back together."

The old Taoist priest was trembling with excitement, tears streaming down his face.

"Master, what's going on?"

Yang Fan asked cautiously.

He was genuinely curious as to why the old Taoist priest valued this jade pendant so much.

"Kid, I shouldn't be telling you this, but I'm in a good mood, so I'll tell you today."

The old Taoist priest stroked the jade pendant and looked at Yang Fan with a smile.

"Master Dao, my ancestors and the Xu family ancestors were good friends. They traveled together and found this jade pendant with yin and yang fish in an ancient ruin."

"Because the two of them discovered the jade pendant together, they broke it in two and each took one piece."

Hearing this, Yang Fan roughly guessed the grudge between the Xu family and the old Taoist priest.

The ancestors of the two families were friends, and they broke the jade pendant in two, each keeping one piece.

However, after the deaths of their respective ancestors, the relationship between the two sides naturally faded.

Once the relationship cooled, the Xu family hatched a plan to steal the jade pendant, which led to the massacre of the entire Han family.

This old Taoist priest was clearly the last surviving member of the Han family.

Judging from his inhuman and ghostly appearance, he has most likely practiced evil arts to seek revenge.

Looking at the excited old Taoist priest, Yang Fan felt inexplicably sorry for him.

Perhaps he got his revenge, but now he's neither human nor ghost.

"Then, what's the use of this jade pendant?"

Taking advantage of the old Taoist's good mood, Yang Fan tentatively asked.

"Hey, according to the information left by our Han family ancestors, this jade pendant is related to a big secret. It's just that they didn't have the strength at the time, so they left the jade pendant to their descendants."

Big secret?

It seems this old Taoist knows nothing, except that this thing has a big secret, and he wants to find a way to get his hands on it.

"By the way, what about that wooden sword?"

The old Taoist priest looked at Yang Fan excitedly, and Yang Fan, startled, quickly nodded.

"Reporting to Master, I have located the Sword Tomb, but it is heavily guarded and difficult to approach. I am trying to find a way."

Yang Fan hurriedly spoke.

Hearing that Yang Fan had made progress, the old Taoist smiled with satisfaction.

"That's good. Didn't I give you a stealth talisman? Once you've located the wooden sword, you can figure out a way to sneak in."

Yang Fan's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly poured out his grievances.

"I also want to use the stealth talisman to infiltrate it, but there are restrictions inside the sword tomb. If I can't break the restrictions, I won't be able to get the wooden sword at all."

Listening to Yang Fan's words, the old Taoist paced back and forth.

"That's easy. I have a treasure here that can break the restriction for you. You can use the stealth talisman to sneak in first, and then use the restriction-breaking treasure to break the restriction and sneak inside."

Yang Fan nodded, then tentatively looked at the old Taoist priest.

"Master, look, I've already brought the jade pendant over. Can you remove the Gu worms from my body first?"

He had done a good deed, so the old Taoist priest might still be able to help him remove the Gu worms from his body.

Whether the flying needle talisman is reliable is still unknown. It would be best if the old Taoist could remove the Gu worms from his body.

"Oh, you're in such a hurry to get rid of the Gu worms inside you, are you worried that I might harm you?"

"Or are you saying you look down on me and don't want to be my disciple?"

The old Taoist's face darkened, and he stared intently at Yang Fan.

Yang Fan was startled, and cold sweat poured down his back.

"This disciple dares not; of course, this disciple is willing to serve by Master's side."

Yang Fan offered a flustered explanation, but the old Taoist priest narrowed his eyes and stared fiercely at Yang Fan.

"If you won't listen to reason, you'll have to suffer the consequences!"

"I saw that you were a promising talent and took you as my disciple. You are not grateful and dare to make demands of me."

The more the old Taoist priest spoke, the uglier his face became.

He took a small drum out of the gourd and started beating it.

"Knock knock knock..."

The sound of the drums came like a death knell, and Yang Fan immediately felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.

He looked inward and saw that the Gu worm looked like it was about to hatch.

"Master, I was wrong. I will definitely serve you honestly from now on!"

The old Taoist priest ignored him and continued beating the drum.

Yang Fan was in so much pain that he rolled around on the ground.

"Do whatever the Taoist master tells you to do!"

"How dare you try to bargain with me, a Daoist master!"

Perhaps because the old Taoist priest had experienced the massacre of his entire family in the past, he was extremely angry when he heard that Yang Fan wanted to get rid of the Gu worms in his body.

That's why they were so determined to teach Yang Fan a lesson.

"Master, spare me! I still need to find that wooden sword for you! Master, spare me!"

Yang Fan knew that pleading would be useless, so he might as well explain the pros and cons to the old Taoist priest.

The old Taoist priest needed him to go up the mountain to find a wooden sword.

If you just remind the old Taoist of this, he will understand that keeping Yang Fan alive is useful.

Sure enough, the old Taoist priest realized what Yang Fan meant after hearing his words.

"snort!"

After giving a cold snort, the old Taoist priest tossed Yang Fan a pill.

"Take the antidote quickly, or even I won't be able to save you later!"

Yang Fan hurriedly swallowed the pill.

Sure enough, the worms in his stomach immediately calmed down.

"Thank you, Master!"

Yang Fan wiped the sweat from his brow. Although his heart was filled with murderous intent, he appeared extremely humble.

"This is a warning. Don't tell me what to do. Whatever I tell you to do, you just do it obediently."

"If I find out what tricks you're up to, don't blame your master for being ruthless."

Yang Fan struggled to his feet and hurriedly bowed to the old man.

"This is a barrier-breaking bead. It can break most restrictions. You must keep it safe. If I don't check on the wooden sword next time, you're dead!"

The old Taoist priest tossed him a blue bead, which Yang Fan quickly put away and bowed to.

"Alright, I've given you the bead. You can go now."

The old Taoist priest held the jade pendant and kept looking at it, then impatiently waved his hand at Yang Fan.

Yang Fan could only bow and take his leave.

After leaving the mountain god temple, Yang Fan glanced at the crow perched on a tree branch, took a deep breath, and walked into the mountains.

Once they were far away from the mountain god temple, Yang Fan clenched his fists, and a deep-seated hatred solidified in his eyes.

Sure enough, the old Taoist priest had no intention of giving him a way out.

"Since you're determined to make it a life-or-death struggle, then let it be a life-or-death struggle!"

Yang Fan secretly made up his mind.

"The Gu worms are clearly about to activate; we must increase our strength as soon as possible and use talismans to eliminate them!"

Yang Fan glanced back at the mountain god temple in the distance and gritted his teeth.

"That will be the day you die, you old geezer!"