Sima Tingxue stood next to Snowbrow, beaming with a smile, and whispered, "Grandfather Snowbrow, show more power, show more power, hehe." Then, he turned to Xiao Zhu and said loudly, "Miss Chi, I heard about the trouble at your home. I specially invited this profound expert from our family sect. Rest assured, with Grandfather Snowbrow here, your family is safe."
Xiao Kai whispered to Xiao Guan, "What's going on?"
"Damn, what else could it be?" Xiao Guan replied, "The current realm of cultivation has become so debased. They actually rely on mortals for existence. This Snowbrow guy is obviously a hired thug from the Sima family."
Sima Tingxue seemed to have noticed Xiao Kai's silence and became arrogant, saying, "Yan Xiaokai, you're really useless. Your house is in such trouble, and you can't help at all. All you know is to meddle around. Look at me..."
Though he did not finish his sentence, his words clearly displayed his self-aggrandizement. Xiao Kai glared at him with hatred but couldn't say a word.
Nevertheless, his appearance was indeed quite timely.
Chi Dingyao furrowed his brow and turned to Xiao Kai, asking, "Xiaokai, what's going on exactly?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Xiao Kai said, "The ones you trust are all monsters. Now, young master Sima has brought an expert to capture the monsters."
Chi Dingyao, shocked, opened his mouth wide, then quickly jumped back and hid behind Xiao Kai.
Old man Snowbrow looked at the reactions of the group with a satisfied smile. Then, he glanced at his golden watch and said, "It's about time. Will you come to your death one by one or die together? Rest assured, Snowbrow of Emei will leave your corpses intact."
Zhu Dashu looked at Zhang Jiuling, and Zhang Jiuling looked at Wuming. The three of them nodded simultaneously and shouted in unison, "Reveal yourselves!"
Xiao Kai felt a strong stench around him as the three dignified monsters revealed their true forms. Zhu Dashu turned out to be a large fat pig, Zhang Daolong was a cockroach, and the worst was Wuming, who turned into a fox. All three animals were not clean creatures. Once their true forms were restored, a strong stench emitted from them, making Xiao Kai take five steps back and sit against the wall.
"Evil and crooked creatures, dare to be so bold?" Grandmaster Snowbrow narrowed his eyes, raised his hand high, and shouted, "Attack!" The sword immediately divided into five, flying high above his head, which seemed to have an invincible air. His every move exuded a sense of confidence and perfect execution. Even Xiao Guan sighed in admiration, "A master, a true master!"
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"Is it really gone?" The eyeballs fell to the ground in an instant.
Sima Tingxue sat down on the ground, his face turning pale.
This time, he heard from the people of Tianyi Company that something had happened to the Xiaozhu family. So, he made great efforts to inquire and finally discovered something amiss. As a result, he invited the mysterious elder of the Sima family, Snowbrow, to come home. In his view, as long as this great trouble was resolved, Xiaozhu would definitely look at him differently. Of course, he kept this matter tightly concealed from his father.
Fortunately, Snowbrow is also a reasonable person and wholeheartedly came with him. Originally, everything was part of his plan, and Snowbrow was said to have great supernatural powers, enough to change the course of rivers and seas. Who would have thought that he was killed with just one blow?
He hadn't had time to consider whether the three monsters would silence him, he only knew that with Snowbrow's death, he had caused a huge disaster.
"It turns out to be a bogus expert!" As soon as the three monsters heard about Snowbrow's death, they immediately became smug. With a flash, they transformed into human forms. Master Zhu even kicked Snowbrow and spat on him before turning to glare maliciously at everyone present.
"Listen up, now that we know you all know we are monsters, then you better behave, or we'll eat you all!" Master Zhu bared his teeth. "Old man, hand over the demon soul jade and the incantation."
"I... I won't give it up." Although Chu Dingyao was conservative, he stubbornly refused to give in, despite the trembling of his legs, he stood firm and resolute, though his whole body shook as if he were a leaf in the wind.
"Hmph, I'll force you. What can you do?" Daoist Zhang tugged at Chu Dingyao, and seeing that he wouldn't budge, he violently slammed the jade to the ground.
The three monsters had cherished the jade, so they had never expected anyone to want to destroy it. Just then, with a "bang," the jade shattered into three pieces.
"My god!" Daoist Zhang was furious. With a swipe of his hand, he flung Chu Dingyao into the air. The poor man hit the ceiling and fell heavily on top of Sima Tingxue who had been frightened to the point of incapacitation. With a muffled "thump," Sima Tingxue spat out a mouthful of blood and passed out, while Chu Dingyao remained unhurt.
"What do we do now?" Xiao Kai was worried. "They're definitely going to eliminate us."
"Don't worry, Kai, " Xiao Guan said. "Just now, Snowbrow, though he was a 'bogus expert,' was quick to send a distress signal to Emei Sect. If we stall a little longer, help will be on the way."
Just then, Wuming, the eminent monk, roared and grabbed Xiaozhu by the arms, lifting her into the air. Poor Xiaozhu, of delicate build, dangled in his grip, her feet off the ground.
"What do you want?" Xiao Kai was anxious.
"Hehe, what do you think I want?" Master Zhu leisurely approached Xiaozhu, looking her up and down. His eyes full of lecherous intent. "Since Chu Dingyao refuses to cooperate, we'll have to take it out on his daughter."
"Don't mess around," Chu Dingyao became anxious. "If you want to kill, kill me, but don't touch my daughter."
"Do you think that's possible?" Master Zhu smirked at Chu Dingyao. "We are not saints, we are monsters. Do you know what monsters do? They specialize in doing bad things, killing people, and taking joy in others' unhappiness. If there's not enough gain, we won't show mercy to humans."
"I..." Despite his stoicism when in pain earlier, Chu Dingyao was drenched in sweat upon seeing his daughter in danger. He surrendered, saying, "I'm willing to tell you the incantation."
"You're talking nonsense!" Master Zhu cursed at him. "Telling us now serves no purpose; you've already shattered the demon soul jade. Our carefully planned operation has failed. Let me tell you, I am very angry. I'll kill you all!"
"Right, castrate the men, and rape the women," Monk Wuming concurred. "I haven't tasted the flavor of young girls for a hundred years."
"Yes, this girl isn't bad," Daoist Zhang, now out of his priestly demeanor, looked like a demon. He reached out and said, "Hehe, let me touch the foundation of this young girl. If her talent is high enough, I can take her as my female disciple."
Xiao Kai had originally planned to wait for reinforcements, but in his heart, Xiaozhu was everything, a goddess who should not be defiled. Seeing the old man's hand reaching for Xiaozhu's chest, he couldn't tolerate it and rushed up, shouting, "Don't touch her!"
"Hmph, insolent fool. I've been annoyed by you for a long time," Daoist Zhang said. "I am going to touch her, see what you can do about it."
"I..." Xiao Kai turned red with anger, throwing a punch. But Daoist Zhang flicked his sleeve, sending Xiao Kai flying two or three meters away. Xiao Kai looked at Daoist Zhang's hand, and realized it was less than a meter from Xiaozhu.
"At this point, I can't care about much else," Xiao Kai pointed a finger at the sky, and another at Daoist Zhang, sternly shouting, "Seal! Demon! Incantation!"
"Demon-sealing incantation?" The three monsters were knowledgeable. They immediately backed away, their gaze fixed on Xiao Kai with a heavy tension.
The wind was light, the sky clear, the sunlight bright, and nothing happened.
"You little fraud, you do know some tricks," Daoist Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and reached out again. Watching attentively, Xiao Kai's heart jumped into his throat, and he bit his lip. Finally, he took out The Nameless Scripture, tapping the cover, and shouted, "Xiao Guan, come out!"
Suddenly, a cloud of smoke rose from the ground, and Xiao Guan, a chubby little boy, appeared. He had no hair on his head. In his anxiety, Chu Dingyao even forgot to close his mouth, staring in astonishment.
"Xiao Guan, save Xiaozhu!" Xiao Kai shouted.
"Kai, my power is not..." Before Xiao Guan could finish his sentence, he saw all three monsters shaking violently. The tremors were so severe that even Monk Wuming's hands lost their strength, and Xiaozhu fell to the ground.
"They're summoning a demon wind? Is this your spell, too?" Xiao Kai asked Xiao Guan, puzzled.
"No," Xiao Guan furrowed his brow thoughtfully. "I seem to remember something..."
"What do you remember?" Xiao Kai became nervous.
"I remember... their power seems to come from me," Xiao Guan's brow furrowed even tighter.
Xiao Kai was taken aback.
The trembling of the three monsters became more and more violent. They knelt down, weeping and wailing, "Long live the great-grandancestor of the Demon King! We never expected to have the honor of seeing you in our lifetime!"
"Uh..." Xiao Kai was completely bewildered.
Xiao Guan's behavior was much better, using a stern, intimidating gaze to sweep over the three monsters from head to toe. Then he coldly hummed, "You dare offend my brother, Kai!?"
"Brother...?" Master Zhu exclaimed. "He... He... He is your brother, the great-grandancestor?"
"That's right," Xiao Guan performed a neat 180-degree turn in the air and perched on a table, declaring, "He is my sworn elder brother, his opinion is my opinion. Xiaozhu is my sister-in-law. How dare you have designs on her?"
"Kai... Kai?" Master Zhu was taken aback. "He... he... he... is the great-grandancestor's brother?"
"You have some nerve, to offend my elder brother, Kai!" Monk Wuming added. "It's been a hundred years since I tasted the flavor of human girls."
"Yes, this girl isn't bad," Daoist Zhang, now devoid of his priestly demeanor, had become sinister, reaching out and saying, "Hehe, let me touch the foundation of this girl. If her talent is high enough, I can take her as my female disciple."
Xiao Kai had originally planned to wait for reinforcements, but in his heart, Xiaozhu was everything, a goddess who should not be defiled. Seeing the old man's hand reaching for Xiaozhu's chest, he couldn't tolerate it and rushed up, shouting, "Don't touch her!"
"Hmph, insolent fool. I've been annoyed by you for a long time," Daoist Zhang said. "I am going to touch her, see what you can do about it."
"I..." Xiao Kai turned red with anger, throwing a punch. But Daoist Zhang flicked his sleeve, sending Xiao Kai flying two or three meters away. Xiao Kai looked at Daoist Zhang's hand, and realized it was less than a meter from Xiaozhu.
"At this point, I can't care about much else," Xiao Kai pointed a finger at the sky, and another at Daoist Zhang, sternly shouting, "Seal! Demon! Incantation!"
"Demon-sealing incantation?" The three monsters were knowledgeable. They immediately backed away, their gaze fixed on Xiao Kai with a heavy tension.
The wind was light, the sky clear, the sunlight bright, and nothing happened.
"You little fraud, you do know some tricks," Daoist Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and reached out again. Watching attentively, Xiao Kai's heart jumped into his throat, and he bit his lip. Finally, he took out The Nameless Scripture, tapping the cover, and shouted, "Xiao Guan, come out!"
Suddenly, a cloud of smoke rose from the ground, and Xiao Guan, a chubby little boy, appeared. He had no hair on his head. In his anxiety, Chu Dingyao even forgot to close his mouth, staring in astonishment.
"Xiao Guan, save Xiaozhu!" Xiao Kai shouted.
"Kai, my power is not..." Before Xiao Guan could finish his sentence, he saw all three monsters shaking violently. The tremors were so severe that even Monk Wuming's hands lost their strength, and Xiaozhu fell to the ground.
"They're summoning a demon wind? Is this your spell, too?" Xiao Kai asked Xiao Guan, puzzled.
"No," Xiao Guan furrowed his brow thoughtfully. "I seem to remember something..."
"What do you remember?" Xiao Kai became nervous.
"I remember... their power seems to come from me," Xiao Guan's brow furrowed even tighter.
Xiao Kai was taken aback.
The trembling of the three monsters became more and more violent. They knelt down, weeping and wailing, "Long live the great-grandancestor of the Demon King! We never expected to have the honor of seeing you in our lifetime!"
"Uh..." Xiao Kai was completely bewildered.
Xiao Guan's behavior was much better, using a stern, intimidating gaze to sweep over the three monsters from head to toe. Then he coldly hummed, "You dare offend my brother, Kai!?"
"Brother...?" Master Zhu exclaimed. "He... He... He... is your brother, the great-grandancestor?"
"That's right," Xiao Guan performed a neat 180-degree turn in the air and perched on a table, declaring, "He is my sworn elder brother, his opinion is my opinion. Xiaozhu is my sister-in-law. How dare you have designs on her?"
"Kai... Kai?" Master Zhu was taken aback. "He... he... he... is the great-grandancestor's brother?"
"You have some nerve, to offend my elder brother, Kai!" Monk Wuming added. "It's been a hundred years since I tasted the flavor of human girls."
"Yes, this girl isn't bad," Daoist Zhang, now devoid of his priestly demeanor, had become sinister, reaching out and saying, "Hehe, let me touch the foundation of this girl. If her talent is high enough, I can take her as my female disciple."
Xiao Kai had originally planned to wait for reinforcements, but in his heart, Xiaozhu was everything, a goddess who should not be defiled. Seeing the old man's hand reaching for Xiaozhu's chest, he couldn't tolerate it and rushed up, shouting, "Don't touch her!"
"Hmph, insolent fool. I've been annoyed by you for a long time," Daoist Zhang said. "I am going to touch her, see what you can do about it."
"I..." Xiao Kai turned red with anger, throwing a punch. But Daoist Zhang flicked his sleeve, sending Xiao Kai flying two or three meters away. Xiao Kai looked at Daoist Zhang's hand, and realized it was less than a meter from Xiaozhu.
"At this point, I can't care about much else," Xiao Kai pointed a finger at the sky, and another at Daoist Zhang, sternly shouting, "Seal! Demon! Incantation!"
"Demon-sealing incantation?" The three monsters were knowledgeable. They immediately backed away, their gaze fixed on Xiao Kai with a heavy tension.
The wind was light, the sky clear, the sunlight bright, and nothing happened.
"You little fraud, you do know some tricks," Daoist Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and reached out again. Watching attentively, Xiao Kai's heart jumped into his throat, and he bit his lip. Finally, he took out The Nameless Scripture, tapping the cover, and shouted, "Xiao Guan, come out!"
Suddenly, a cloud of smoke rose from the ground, and Xiao Guan, a chubby little boy, appeared. He had no hair on his head. In his anxiety, Chu Dingyao even forgot to close his mouth, staring in astonishment.
"Xiao Guan, save Xiaozhu!" Xiao Kai shouted.
"Kai, my power is not..." Before Xiao Guan could finish his sentence, he saw all three monsters shaking violently. The tremors were so severe that even Monk Wuming's hands lost their strength, and Xiaozhu fell to the ground.
"They're summoning a demon wind? Is this your spell, too?" Xiao Kai asked Xiao Guan, puzzled.
"No," Xiao Guan furrowed his brow thoughtfully. "I seem to remember something..."
"What do you remember?" Xiao Kai became nervous.
"I remember... their power seems to come from me," Xiao Guan's brow furrowed even tighter.
Xiao Kai was taken aback.
The trembling of the three monsters became more and more violent. They knelt down, weeping and wailing, "Long live the great-grandancestor of the Demon King! We never expected to have the honor of seeing you in our lifetime!"
"Uh..." Xiao Kai was completely bewildered.
The Taoist Zhang's hand was suddenly drawn back as if shocked: "Grandfather Taizu, I was wrong, I will give an explanation." Without saying anything else, his other hand suddenly waved, and a knife appeared in his hand. Then, with a flash of the blade, blood splattered as he actually cut off his own hand.
"Tss!" Zhang Taoist gasped, but didn't make a sound. He let his hand hang down, ignoring the hot blood gushing out like a fountain, and eagerly looked at Xiao Guan.
"Well, that's about right," Xiao Guan nodded in satisfaction. "From now on, Kai will be my spokesman. Since you are my underlings, you will also be Kai's underlings. You must always take the initiative to do things for him, and carry out his orders eagerly. You must be the most considerate and loyal underlings, understand?"
"We understand," the three monsters answered honestly.
"Alright, I'm going to retreat," Xiao Guan looked alertly at the sky, then disappeared back into the Unwritten Scriptures.
The current scene was a bit strange. Xiao Zhu looked at Xiao Kai, full of questions, while Chi Dingyao looked at Xiao Kai with a worried expression, probably afraid of Xiao Kai's more terrifying conspiracy. As for Sima Tingxue, he was still unconscious and didn't see anything.
"....Grandpa Kai," Master Zhu thought for a while and finally came up with a title, "What are your orders?"
"It's nothing much," Xiao Kai said with a triumphant air. "Although you are monsters, I am a very open-minded person. I won't discriminate against you just because you are monsters. I have always respected the dignity of others, so I only have one moral requirement for you from now on."
"Alright, Grandpa Kai, please go ahead," the three monsters gratefully said.
"First of all, you cannot kill anymore. Not even hurt people. Life is precious, you monsters know how difficult it is to cultivate, right? But you can live for hundreds of years, while ordinary people only have a short life of a few decades. If they are killed by monsters, wouldn't that be too much of a loss in this life? So, do not sweep away ants, cherish the moths around the lights. The teachings of Buddhism are very reasonable," Xiao Kai spoke confidently. "I ask a few things of you. From now on, you must meditate and recite sutras, burn incense and bathe every day. Do not think about fighting and killing. If you are truly willing, you might as well go to the Dian An Temple outside the city and seek ordination from the abbott to become a disciple of Buddhism."
"Uh...this..." the three monsters felt it was absurd, but they had to agree with the words of their brother, who was seen as the embodiment of power in their hearts. Therefore, they obediently nodded, "Okay, Grandpa Kai, we will go tomorrow."
"Very good, very good. The young can indeed be taught," Xiao Kai said, "What about this piece of jade on the ground?"
"This piece of jade is meaningless now," Wuming monk said, "Originally, this piece of jade contained a bit of the original monster power of the Grandpa Taizu of the 10,000 Monsters. But now that Grandpa Taizu has appeared in person, the power in this jade is meaningless. Moreover, the jade has already broken, and the power inside has escaped."
While Xiao Kai was in high spirits, everyone did not notice that Xiao Zhu was standing behind him, her eyes already filled with a hint of melancholy.
"So...he actually has connections with cultivating immortality and monsters. I always thought he was just an ordinary boy, who knew he was such an important figure..." Xiao Zhu sighed quietly. "I originally wanted to be with him for a long time, but in the sky, one day equals a hundred years in the mortal world. After I have grown old and turned into dust, he will still have other loved ones. I realize now that there is a huge gap between us, and all my previous thoughts were just wishful thinking." The more she thought about it, the more she felt disheartened.
At this moment, Xiao Kai turned around in high spirits and called out "Xiao Zhu."
At this moment, a bright light almost blinding the eyes shot from the distant sky, and in a fraction of a second, it circled the entire scene. The bright light seemed to have an unstoppable power, instantly reducing the walls of the room to rubble. However, the three monsters remained motionless, but each of them had a large hole in their chests.
A spray of blood burst forth.
The three monsters, who were just jumping and running around, were actually dead now?
The shocking rainbow disappeared in an instant, and everyone looked up in horror, only to see a middle-aged man standing in mid-air, his bright eyes sweeping down, and he loudly said, "What kind of demon dares to kill under the Emei Mountain?"
On the ground, Xue Mei's body lay quietly. Not far away were the bodies of Master Zhu, Zhang Taoist, and Wuming, while Xiao Kai, Xiao Zhu, and Chi Dingyao all stared at the sky in a daze. In just half an hour, the situation had changed several times, and at this moment, everyone's mind was a bit overwhelmed.
Beside the middle-aged man was a very beautiful woman with a perfect jawline, draped in a light yellow cloak. Although it looked like silk, the flowing color gave it a deep and indescribable feeling, clearly it was no ordinary garment.
The woman looked very proud, with a touch of indifference. She glanced disdainfully at the people on the ground, and her attitude could truly be described as "alluring as peach blossoms, cold as frost."
After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he looked down and showed a somewhat surprised look, saying, "Oh, it turns out to be the chosen leader of the Tianxuan Sect. I am Emei Xuefeng. Please forgive my disrespect."
Although he seemed polite, the disdain in his tone was quite clear. Xiao Kai was completely intimidated by the sword he had just wielded, and disregarded his attitude, and eagerly asked, "How did you know?"
Xuefeng smiled and said, "As the head of Emei, there is nothing about the cultivation world that I do not know."