Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

The flying swords that had been so sharp against Han Xiao and the others were repeatedly knocked back upon contact with Du Sha's body. Furthermore, a powerful blood-energy curtain gradually expanded from Du Sha's body, isolating the dense swarm of cold cricket insects. No matter how the insects squirmed and bit, they could not penetrate this blood curtain and reach Du Sha's body.

——That was clearly Du Sha’s protective evil spirit!

"really……"

Bai Yuan sighed and lowered his eyes slightly: "Just as I expected, relying solely on these unorthodox methods to deal with a Nascent Soul Realm expert is still too much of a stretch."

That being the case...

"I can only use that trump card."

boom--! !

It only took a few breaths.

The blood-filled circular curtain Du Sha had stretched out exploded, transforming into a monstrous wave of air that rippled in all directions. The air was flooded with "Cold Cricket Gu" flying everywhere, most of them melting into blood in mid-air. The few that managed to land alive had already lost their vitality, struggling to wriggle their bodies, emitting a strong smell of blood.

As for those flying swords...

A considerable portion of them were knocked aside by the exploding blood and energy, and the flying techniques on them were directly shattered, turning into pieces of ordinary iron.

Du Sha looked extremely embarrassed at this moment, but he laughed out loud once more: "Ha...hahaha...the dignified Blood Kite Demon Lord actually resorted to such shameful tactics...it seems you are really hurt!"

"You now... I'm afraid you don't even have the cultivation base of the Nascent Soul Realm!"

"..."

Bai Yuan didn't respond, but replied in his heart that he could barely reach the Foundation Establishment stage now.

Originally, she hadn't wanted to use her trump card so quickly. After all, Xiao Qing and Jiang Wanrong, two potential enemies, hadn't yet appeared. If she couldn't capture them all, there would be trouble. However, plans couldn't change. If she still held back against a powerful enemy like Du Sha, who could kill her at any moment, she would be digging her own grave.

and so……

Bai Yuan took out a jade box very decisively.

The box was pale and rough all over, and seemed to be made of the bones of some creature rather than stone or jade. Inside the box was a token of ancient style, on which was written the word "Huangquan" in ancient seal characters.

——【Huangquan Order】!

now.

As Bai Yuan grasped the token with his fingertips and raised it, a sudden silence enveloped the entire Sect Master's chambers, and even the vast area within a few hundred meters. Everyone felt the world go still, and then they heard the sound of rushing river, which grew louder and louder.

"The moon is thirty, and it's not even half past midnight..."

Bai Yuan's voice rose faintly, echoing throughout the vast space. Though its tone wasn't loud, it felt like the humming of a large bell in the ears of Du Sha and Ye Shuang'er, sending a strange sense of oppression over their hearts. Their bodies felt as if they were imprisoned, and even moving was extremely difficult.

until--

“…I command Huang Quan to open the Ghost Gate!!”

"This is……"

Du Sha opened his eyes wide in shock.

From his perspective, he saw only a muddy river, carrying countless dead souls, slowly emerging from Bai Yuan's feet. In the center of the river, a huge door suddenly appeared. The door was shaking violently, and slowly, slowly, a crack as thin as a hairline appeared.

It's just a thin crack that is almost undetectable.

It only takes less than one hundredth of a second.

Countless wronged souls and evil spirits poured out from behind the huge door, crying and shouting, surrounding Bai Yuan - or to be more precise, surrounding Bai Yuan who was holding the [Huangquan Order], like stars surrounding the moon.

The next moment, Bai Yuan pointed with the token!

All the ghosts and spirits roared out, sweeping towards Du Sha like a landslide. Du Sha immediately summoned the bloody evil energy within him, wielding a massive palm wind that swept around, shattering the ghosts into pieces. However, in the face of sheer numbers, this resistance was like a drop in the bucket.

Even the ghosts that were smashed to pieces were not dead. Instead, they lay on the ground, walls, and pillars, making sharp wails that merged into one, making people who heard them feel upset and their cultivation began to become uncontrollable.

Du Sha barely managed to withstand several waves of attacks from ghosts, but just after a moment of negligence, he was attacked by several large ghosts armed with sickles and axes. They attacked him together, knocking him back dozens of meters.

Before he could regain his composure, hundreds of ghosts pounced on him and engulfed his body in the blink of an eye!

“…Master?”

Of course, Ye Shuang'er also heard the voices of those ghosts.

But she was standing next to Bai Yuan and was shielded by the aura emitted from the [Huangquan Order], so the impact on her was limited.

On the contrary, Bai Yuan himself, the person holding the order...

Just by taking out the [Huangquan Order] and holding it for a few seconds, sweat began to ooze from the tip of her nose and her face gradually turned pale. Her left hand holding the token and even her entire left arm could not stop falling down, and the bones made a tiny crackling sound, as if she was not holding a jade token, but holding up a mountain.

at last……

The moment he felt Du Sha's aura disappear.

Bai Yuan quickly put the jade token back into the square bone box, sealed the lid, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

"ended."

However, it's not completely over.

Because the ghosts surrounding Du Sha didn't return to the Ghost Gate. Instead, they quickly devoured Du Sha's flesh and blood, leaving only a pale skeleton. Then, howling like ghosts, they scattered to the doors and windows in all directions. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared without a trace, as if they had never been there in the first place.

——This is why using [Huangquan Order] will "damage one's virtue".

Allowing ghosts to escape the constraints of the underworld and wreak havoc on the human world is indeed a violation of the harmony of nature. However, given Bai Yuan's current state, it is obviously impossible to stop them...

After a short breath.

Bai Yuan suppressed his distracting thoughts and looked around again.

After the scene of thousands of ghosts fighting just now, Du Sha was deader than dead.

Han Xiao and the others nearby had also died at this moment, and their bodies had become incomplete as the group of wandering ghosts dug out a few pieces of flesh and blood as they passed by.

Add to that the scattered poisonous insects, blood plasma, flying sword debris, and the shattered walls and ruins caused by Du Sha...

If I want to clean up these, it will probably take some effort.

"Shuang'er, gather these corpses... and hang them outside."

Bai Yuan said.

Chapter 18 You can touch me as long as you want

"I understand, Master~"

Ye Shuang'er was already feeling quite guilty for not being able to help just now, so she happily agreed, rolled up her sleeves, found tools from outside, and started to get busy.

In this process.

Bai Yuan maintained an expressionless look, standing with his hands behind his back in front of the bedroom door, looking indifferently at the dark forest outside.

Don't talk, pretend to be an expert.

Tonight's crisis hadn't completely passed. Xiao Qing and Jiang Wanrong, two Qingxuan Sect disciples, were still hiding in the dark. If they chose to step out at this moment and launch a "demon-slaying and righteous" attack, then considering Bai Yuan had already exhausted all his options and was at the end of his rope, the outcome would be grim.

It's the same even if Ye Shuang'er is included.

and so……

Bai Yuan needs to continue to play his role as the Demon Lord well so that those two guys will give up.

……

It is a few kilometers away from the master's bedroom.

In a slightly higher mountain forest.

Xiao Qing and Jiang Wanrong flashed in from outside. They looked back first to confirm that no one was chasing them, then they breathed a sigh of relief, with frightened expressions on their faces.

"Just now... what on earth happened? What's with that terrifying pressure? And those ghostly figures scattering everywhere..."

"Blood Yuan should have been seriously injured and on the verge of death, how could he still possess such strength?!"

Compared to Du Sha and the others, Xiao Qing and the others were disciples of the Qingxuan Sect, and their teachers and elders were direct participants in the "Blood Kite Hunting" operation. Therefore, the intelligence they possessed was far more detailed and credible than that of others.

It is certain that Blood Kite was seriously injured.

but……

Based on this premise, what happened tonight was beyond the understanding of Xiao Qing and the others.

"Although I don't know what exactly happened in that hall, if Du kills them, it will probably be very dangerous."

Jiang Wanrong's eyes flickered, and she calmed herself down before she said solemnly, "I once saw a book in Master's study that introduced the characteristics of the magic techniques of various schools. What we just saw there was a bit like the methods of ghost cultivators."

"If Xue Yuan has always possessed this ability, but didn't use it during the duel with Master Kongxu, and instead saved it until now... then I suspect her injuries may have been faked. With our strength, if we stood before her, we wouldn't even have the chance to draw our swords."

"……really."

Xiao Qing nodded seriously.

Just a few hours ago, he had imagined that he could take advantage of the fact that Xue Yuan was seriously injured and difficult to heal, rush into her bedroom, stab Xue Yuan to death with a knife, cut off her head, and return to Qingxuanmen to ask for credit and reward.

If he could truly claim this tremendous achievement, then, not to mention the techniques and secret manuals, he might even be able to replace the "Son of Destiny" and become the next candidate for the Qingxuan Sect's headmaster. As for the admiring and adoring looks from his fellow disciples, that was even more impressive. He might even have a new Taoist partner every day.

However, what happened to Du Sha tonight poured cold water on him.

Du Sha is at the Nascent Soul stage.

Although he is only at the fifth level of the Nascent Soul Realm, which is far inferior to his master Kong Xuan, but he has already failed at the Nascent Soul Realm. How can he, who is at the Golden Core Realm, still make a big move?

"Slip away."

Xiao Qing thought this in his heart and made a suggestion: "Junior Sister, I think the matter of 'killing the Blood Kite' needs to be considered in the long run. Why don't we leave the Hidden Moon Sect first and find a place to settle down? Then we can report the situation here to Master and wait for his decision."

"……Um."

Jiang Wanrong nodded in agreement.

The two of them took one last look in the direction of the Blood Kite's bedroom, turned around and ran into the woods, and soon disappeared.

……

"Master, everything is ready!"

About half an hour later.

Ye Shuang'er wiped the sweat from her forehead, returned to Bai Yuan, and said as if asking for credit.

By this time, the bedroom had indeed been tidied up quite cleanly. Not only had the bodies of Du Sha and the others been taken out and hung on the trees, but the bloodstains on the floor and walls had also been cleaned up, making it look much tidier.

As for the broken ground, beams, and pillars...

We can only go back and find someone to repair it.

"Well done."

Bai Yuan nodded slightly and praised: "Tonight, you and I, the master and disciple, were able to escape danger safely. Your contribution is not small."

"hey-hey."

Ye Shuang'er pursed her lips slightly, her eyes narrowed into crescents as she smiled. "Master, your teaching is truly excellent. I was simply following your instructions, and I wouldn't dare take credit for anything... But since Master thinks Shuang'er did a good job, could you give her a little reward?"

"Ok?"

Bai Yuan raised his eyebrows, thinking that she wanted some martial arts techniques or something.

But Ye Shuang'er twisted her hands together, her tone becoming a little awkward: "It's just... just like last time... Master stroked my hair very gently..."

"……what?"

Can this be considered a reward?

Bai Yuan couldn't help but laugh a little, and her tone became a little lighter: "Rather than rewarding me, I think you should go take a shower and clean yourself up first. Come back to me when you're clean, and you can touch me as long as you want."

"what!"

Ye Shuang'er let out a low cry, lifted her sleeve, and sniffed, seeming to notice the strong smell of blood on her body. Her face flushed immediately, and she was about to get some hot water to rinse, but then she glanced at Bai Yuan again: "Master, you are also stained with a lot of blood. Please let this disciple help you clean it..."

"No need. I'm going to go back and take a nap. Call me if you need anything."

Bai Yuan shook his head.

She could no longer bear the growing fatigue. After determining that Xiao Qing and Jiang Wanrong would not appear again tonight, she turned around and walked towards the secret room on the freshly wiped floor.

——Although the bed in the bedroom is more spacious and comfortable, the secret room still feels safer.

however……

Bai Yuan still overestimated his current condition.

Since tonight's operation, she had been in a state of high tension, barely letting out a breath. And when she activated the [Yellow Spring Order], in that brief moment, it drained a large amount of her Qi, blood, energy, and even vitality.