Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

then.

Then the white tiger took a step forward, staggering but still swift, and ran towards the direction indicated by the white kite.

On its back.

Bai Yuan still maintained her queenly form, one hand gripping the green and red Chixiao Sword, the other holding the small [Exquisite Dice], her eyes and ears alert. If she saw anything non-human, no matter what it was, she would raise her hand and chop it down with her sword.

Although the "green flame" given by Youhuo Diting was partially dispersed by the Skeleton Giant, there was still a lot left. At this moment, stimulated by Bai Yuan's spiritual power, it transformed into a green light ten to twenty meters long. It looked more like a giant spear than a sword, and she wielded it with great vigor.

Most of the evil spirits killed by the sword light, like the previous red fog beasts, turned into wisps of black smoke and merged into the "blue flame", making the blue and red sword light even brighter and more dazzling like stars.

——This also allowed Bai Yuan to more or less recover some of the huge interest that had been consumed by the skeleton giant.

We ran along like this for a while.

Bai Yuan gradually realized that something was wrong——

She was clearly running away from the sound of the suona.

But as time went on, the man and the tiger not only did not distance themselves from the suona sound, but seemed to be getting closer and closer.

It was as if the suona player had already locked onto her position through some unknown means and was chasing her in a straight line. Because of this, no matter how she turned, she couldn't shake him off, and instead he kept getting closer!

"...Could this be the cause of the problem?"

"and many more……"

Bai Yuan suddenly cried out softly, and a huge warning sign emerged in his heart.

At this moment, she and Baihu were walking quickly down a long, narrow alley. The humming of the suona pierced her ears like a maggot in her tarsal bones, and every note seemed to penetrate her consciousness, causing her and Baihu to unconsciously tense up, a sense of dread gradually rising in their hearts.

Just when Bai Yuan was about to shout the word "stop".

suddenly!

The white tiger's hind paws suddenly stepped into the air!

Bai Yuan's eyelids twitched at first, then he glanced back, only to see that the road behind him suddenly turned into a thick black fog.

The original streets and houses were all swallowed by the fog. There was a rumbling sound of collapse in the thick fog, accompanied by shrill wails, and there was also an extremely strange smell, as if a mixture of the stench of corpses and incense, which swept up her and half of the white tiger's body!

Bai Yuan was so stimulated by the special aroma that his eyes became dazed for a moment, and then he immediately held his breath, and his mind regained clarity in a short moment.

White Tiger also took the same action.

However, as they were unsure of where the scene behind them came from, the man and the tiger could only continue forward and escape from the madly spreading black fog behind them.

next second.

The man and the tiger had already crossed the alley and came to the street outside.

time -

There was only a sharp friction sound.

It was the sharp claws of the white tiger that created a string of sparks on the bluestone slabs. Its pair of golden vertical pupils stared fixedly at the front, as if it had seen its greatest enemy. All the muscles in its body tensed up, trembling slightly in the night.

Bai Yuan lay on its back, tightly gripping the hilt of the Chixiao sword. His fair face was illuminated by the green and red flames on the sword, and his sharp eyes were looking to the other side.

Outside the alley just now was a wide, long street.

The street was paved with ancient bluestone slabs, which shone with a strange luster under the blood-red moonlight, and dark red blood seemed to be seeping out of the cracks in the bricks.

But this is not the point.

The point is...

In front of Baihu's sight, that is, on the left side of the street, was a funeral procession.

A group of eight people wearing white clothes and paper masks were carrying a huge black coffin and scattering paper money as they walked.

The size of the coffin was much larger than that of an ordinary coffin, about ten meters long. It looked like it could just fit the body of the white tiger in it, and a white kite could be stacked on top of it.

Those seemingly ordinary paper money were burning fiercely in an upward posture against the wind, and the burning paper ashes turned into distorted human faces, which looked shocking.

This enormous coffin was what had stunned the White Tiger. As an ancient, ferocious beast, it could sense a special power emanating from the coffin, causing its hair to stand on end and a feeling of fear to arise.

As for the area in front of Bai Yuan's sight, that is, the right side of the street...

It is a wedding procession.

Well, that's right.

It's completely the opposite of the team on the left.

Here, eight people also carried the sedan chair, but it was a large red sedan chair covered with human bones. Beside it, there was a row of human figures wearing paper masks, holding various musical instruments that seemed to be made of human bones, playing them and singing, making a humming sound.

The sound that Bai Yuan heard along the way earlier was obviously from here.

What makes people feel even more weird is...

The movements of the two teams seemed to be completely synchronized.

——The coffin bearers and the sedan chair bearers took the same steps, the old man scattering paper money and the suona musician also struck mirror-like postures. Although they did not exude any strong aura, they gave people a creepy feeling, like the brief calm before the storm.

"...Red and white conflict?"

Bai Yuan's brows furrowed.

This was the first time she had seen such a scene in Cangwu County, but this kind of "clashing with evil spirits" story was not uncommon in the classics of the cultivation world and even in the strange stories and legends circulated among the people.

Of course……

Considering this is Cangwu County, the closest place to Huangquan, the monsters that spawn here are definitely not comparable to those ordinary sneaky ones in terms of strength and nature. Therefore, these "Red and White Evils" are probably not so easy to deal with and cannot be treated with casual eyes.

and.

Bai Yuan frowned slightly and her eyes fell on a maid-like person in the wedding procession.

The man's face was covered with a paper mask, and his body was shrouded in a black mist. The whole person was looming in the black mist, and only a vague outline could be seen. But it was this outline that gave Bai Yuan an extremely familiar feeling, but he was not quite sure.

"Could it be..."

An incredible guess emerged in Bai Yuan's mind, but he was not sure for the moment.

at last.

The two teams stopped together.

Less than a hundred meters away from Bai Yuan.

The sedan's curtains were lifted by the chilly wind, revealing a pair of embroidered shoes studded with pearls and a face dressed in red and crowned with a phoenix. A faint smile graced the face that bore a 90% resemblance to Bai Yuan's.

"Got you."

"She" seemed to be saying.

"..."

Bai Yuan did not speak, but after a brief silence, he lowered his eyes slightly.

She originally wanted to let Baihu turn around and run away, but the words stopped abruptly when they came to her lips.

There are two reasons:

First, the moment she and Baihu arrived on this street, the entrance to the alley behind her had already disappeared. What should have been the alley was now completely shrouded in a layer of black fog, making it impossible to see what was inside.

There were enemies on both sides, and the route behind him was blocked. Originally, Bai Yuan could have used the "Winged Tiger" move, but the white tiger had just been seriously injured and had no time to receive treatment, so it could not gain the ability to fly in a short time. In this situation, Bai Yuan naturally had no way to retreat.

second……

This was because Bai Yuan had already recognized the identity of the familiar-looking person in the wedding procession from some details and a bit of intuition.

"Shuang'er? Is that you?"

Bai Yuan finally couldn't help but asked.

Under her gaze, the person who looked like Ye Shuang'er seemed to tremble slightly.

This movement was not enough to reveal her figure or true identity, but it allowed Bai Yuan to intuitively determine the other party's identity.

There is an 80% chance that it is Ye Shuang'er!

"There's nothing I can do..."

Bai Yuan took a deep breath and signaled Bai Hu to stop. Then, she sat up straight on the tiger's back, a stern look in her narrow, long phoenix eyes.

Although I don't know how and when Ye Shuang'er fell into the hands of this thing...

But for the sake of her own disciples' lives, even if this place is a dangerous place, she has no choice but to stay and give it a try!

Chapter 142 White Kite vs. "Blood Kite"!

The woman in the phoenix crown lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and stood up straight in front of it.

Eyes facing each other.

After a brief silence, Bai Yuan was the first to speak: "What... are you?"

As he said this, Bai Yuan stared at the woman opposite him.

She had noticed this guy a while ago, who looked very similar to herself. However, due to the many changes happening around her, coupled with the appearance of the figure that looked like Ye Shuang'er, she hadn't had time to ask.

And now...

"How dare a mere imposter show off his power in front of me?"

Bai Yuan said coldly.

That being said, she had a hunch. The woman before her was probably related to herself, or perhaps a previous incarnation. She was most likely a byproduct of the incident twenty years ago. However, due to her memory loss, she couldn't confirm it yet.

opposite.

The "Blood Kite" on the sedan chair raised the corner of his mouth and revealed a strange smile:

"Impostor? Hehe~"

Although she was smiling, her face didn't show any smile. Her bright red eyes were as sharp as knives. "If you think so, then let it be so. After all, you are now the equivalent of a dead person."

"……you sure?"

Bai Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

The current situation was indeed very unfavorable to her, but it wasn't the end of her rope. Furthermore, there was Ji Lingyun, a Return to Void Realm cultivator, who could serve as her hidden support... However, Ji Lingyun had yet to show up, which made Bai Yuan somewhat worried.

Could it be that this Saintess of the Ji Family also met her nemesis in Cangwu County? Could it be that there are other Return to Void Realm beings in this dead city?

But if that was the case, then why didn't she notice any movement on her side?

the other side.

"Blood Kite" did not answer Bai Yuan, but just raised his hand and hooked it lightly.

Follow her movements.

Then I saw Ye Shuang'er, who was mixed in with the wedding procession, staggering forward like a puppet.

To be precise, it is not "such as".

But it's a real marionette——

From Bai Yuan's perspective, one can see that Ye Shuang'er's limbs are clearly decorated with several thin silver threads. The silver threads seem to be transformed from Yin Qi. One end is tied to the little girl's wrists and ankles, and the other end is connected to the five fingers of "Blood Kite"'s left hand.

At this moment, as Blood Kite's fingers gently twisted and twirled, Ye Shuang'er's body began to move unconsciously, slowly walking from the back to the front. Then she took off the paper mask, revealing a pale and lifeless face.

——It was indeed Ye Shuang'er.

Compared to when they just separated, this girl's eyes seemed to be sealed by two copper coins. At this time, she could not see anything, but her mouth corners were buzzing, and she was silently calling "Master" with her lips.

Bai Yuan pursed her lips, lowered her eyes, and began to think of a way to rescue her little disciple.

opposite.

Blood Kite chuckled again: "Heh."

She slowly sat down on the sedan chair and embraced Ye Shuang'er from behind. Because the sedan chair itself was at a certain height, when she did this, "Blood Kite"'s body was exactly level with Ye Shuang'er. Then, with a nail-painted finger, she lifted the little girl's chin, her gaze fixed on Bai Yuan.

"From your expression, it seems that you feel very sorry for this little disciple? How about I release her and you take her place in the sedan chair?"

"..."

Bai Yuan didn't answer.

It was true that she wanted to rescue Ye Shuang'er, but she was not yet willing to sacrifice her own life in exchange for Ye Shuang'er.

not to mention……