I found myself unknowingly falling into the trap of this group of monsters, which made me feel defeated.
The yellow skins continued to boast: "Summoner, my siblings and I only wanted to eat some people to improve our cultivation, but this bastard interfered. When he found out that I ate human flesh at Yue Yun's house, we already made a plan to eat you, summoner!"
I couldn't help but sneer as I listened to him. I said to the yellow skins, "So, you only wanted to eat people? You make it sound like it's not a big deal, as if it won't cause any consequences. Let me ask you, who doesn't have parents? When you eat someone, won't their parents be sad and cry? Like Yue Yun, she was the only child in her family. The other day her mother came to collect her body and her eyes were swollen from crying. Have you monsters ever considered that?"
The yellow skins ran out of words, and could only resort to a robber's logic: "Humph, yes, we monsters eat people, but humans eating humans are probably even more brutal, not even spitting out a single bone."
"Don't say any more, isn't this just a fight to the death? I'm not afraid, I'm used to being cowardly, but not today," I asked Zhu Ying to give me the knife, but she didn't. Big Golden Tooth also held me back, urging me to stay calm and not do anything foolish.
Ma LiSan also advised me, "Young Master Li, I know you can self-destruct the Heavenly Eye by summoning spirits, but you are not a summoner, so the power of the Heavenly Eye's self-destruction is not great. Don't let the situation backfire on you!"
"Hahaha...hehehe." The non-male and non-female fox monster Xiaoyu laughed heartily, saying, "Summoner, you won't be able to leave here alive today. I also feel somewhat sorry for you summoner, after all, you summoners are the epitome of righteousness in the Northeast. Alright, I'll make you understand, to be a ghost, and know where you went wrong even on the road to the afterlife!"
Xiaoyu swayed her plump waist, walking around us in circles as she revealed the detailed information of this "Wild Immortal Bureau".
The entire bureau began with getting the coffin from Yue Yun.
At that time, Xiaoyu, Wood-bearded, and the seven yellow skins were all close friends. One day, one of the yellow skins accompanied a grave-robbing group to an emperor's tomb and took a heart-demon copper coin.
Xiaoyu, being a fox immortal, was very intelligent and knew about the ill effects of the heart-demon coin. They hatched a plan to eat human flesh and advance towards enlightenment.
Humans are the most spiritual beings, and spiritual energy is the highest among all creatures. Monstrous creatures eating human flesh can promote their cultivation.
But they didn’t dare to eat directly, as they would incur karmic retribution.
Both wild immortals and monstrous creatures feared karmic retribution.
But with the heart-demon coin, they were no longer afraid, as they could use the coin to manipulate people to kill others, and then they could just eat the corpses.
When Xiaoyu and the others got hold of the coin, Yue Yun happened to pass by in the hearse. Xiaoyu and the others quickly jumped onto the vehicle, secretly following Yue Yun.
That night, one of yellow skins secretly placed the heart-demon coin on Yue Yun's table. The next day, when Yue Yun woke up, she saw the coin and picked it up out of curiosity, and the rest was history.
She was controlled by the heart-demon and turned into a zombie, killing her three college roommates.
It was also that day when I scared away the yellow skins with Han Li and Cheng Yan, Xiaoyu and Wood-bearded were also present. They were meditating in the back room and heard the commotion outside. Fearing that they couldn’t handle us, they escaped through the window, and I didn’t harm the yellow skins at that time.
After the incident, when the yellow skins, Wood-bearded, and Xiaoyu reunited, the yellow skins said they wanted to directly kill me, as I might bring more summoners to disturb their plan to eat human flesh.
So, Wood-bearded set up a trap, intentionally having the yellow skins fall into the Soul-Locking Formation set by Big Golden Tooth, just to gather information about us and lull our vigilance.
His plan succeeded.
When they learned that I needed to solve the origin of the fox coffin and find the director of the film crew, this time, Wood-bearded didn't care about karmic retribution. At the moment the director was filming the train, he killed him and entered his body, luring me to this hot spring resort.
Once at the resort, they were afraid I would be too alert to enter, so Xiaoyu killed hundreds of foxes and used their stench to attract me.
Thus, the current situation unfolded.
I couldn’t help but feel amazed. These monsters were indeed cunning, they were filled with schemes and strategies. It seemed like they hadn't missed reading "The Art of War".
The yellow skins intentionally falling into the formation was a ploy of "luring the tiger out of the mountains."
Wood-bearded switched with the director's pack mid-journey, a form of "deception."
Xiaoyu used the scent of foxes to lure and trap us, a way of "luring the snake out of its hole."
I shook my head, realizing that at the moment when Big Golden Tooth and I fell for the trap of the Soul-Locking Formation, we had already been outwitted by these monsters.
"Well done, you've really outdone yourselves." I walked to the front of the group and said, "Since we've fallen into the formation, those who are willing to surrender, let my brothers leave. Whether it's killing or torturing, come at me."
To be honest, I was not standing up at that moment because I was brave, but because I was sentimental.
In fact, my "legs" are still trembling, it's not easy to be a hero.
Zhu Ying stopped me and said there was no need to surrender to these "spirit" monsters, we have a chance to break through.
She waved the curved knife in her hand.
"Ha ha ha... hee hee hee." Xiao Yu clapped her hands, her charming gaze fixed on me, saying: Not bad, not bad, they say that true friends are there in times of trouble, it seems to be true. How about this, I will do you a favor, among your group, one person can go! You choose.
After speaking, Xiao Yu proposed a seemingly generous but actually cunning condition.
No matter whom I let go, the rest will resent me, and even on the road to the netherworld, it won't be easy for me.
But if I don't let anyone go, everyone will still resent me, blaming me for not giving them a chance to "live".
Xiao Yu's intentions were so malicious.
I felt a bit depressed and didn't know how to make this decision.
Let Zhu Ying go? After all, she is the only "woman" among us.
Let Da Jinya go? He is my best brother.
Let Ma Li San go? He could have chosen not to come this time, I invited him, both morally and rationally, he shouldn't have to die.
For a moment, I really couldn't make up my mind.
Fortunately, my brothers were all adamant about not leaving.
Zhu Ying said that their E'’s’hen people were always accustomed to fighting to the death and had never abandoned their teammates to escape alone.
Ma Li San was resolute, citing the family motto of their clan: Whoever is a member of our clan, should never let the soul be insulted, the seven demons of greed, fear of death, jealousy, arrogance, cunning, forgetfulness, and selfishness, whoever is tainted by any one of them, cannot be buried in the Ma family cemetery. Little Li bro, I won't go, if someone has to leave, it should be someone else.
Da Jinya usually appeared somewhat sly and liked to show off, but now he resolutely gave up the chance to live. He said if I died, he wouldn't have a cash cow. What would be the use of a life without earnings? He won't leave either.
I felt that Da Jinya's reason for staying was quite weird.
Anyway, regardless of the reasons, the determination of my brothers moved me and suddenly made me feel less pressured.
I couldn't help but feel a surge of enthusiasm: This group of "spirit" monsters can't transform into human form yet, and their strength isn't that great. If we fight, maybe we can win!
"Yes, this is the spirit, to fight for survival."
Zhu Ying bent over, stood in front of me, holding the curved knife in one hand.
"Are you all sure? Hm, hm, hm?" Xiao Yu looked down on us, she extended a hand, and suddenly her arm became furry, with five sharp claws shining coldly: You 'spirit' people, despite us disabling your artifacts, are you still going to be arrogant?
"Let's give it a try."
Ma Li San stepped forward and roared at the fox-like wild fairy Xiao Yu: "Shi!"
His voice was like a bell, this was the skill of a necromancer, the "call ghost trinity".
The "call ghost trinity" could be used for subduing, carrying, and carrying the "shadow" soul.
The "subduing" was mainly done with fierce voices to intimidate the "shadow" soul, using the "scolding" method.
It was said that "scolding" was the first "word" shouted by "Pangu" after the creation of the world, and it had the effect of intimidating the "shadow" soul.
Just like the resounding roar of a bell, the "scolding" made all of us tremble, and it should have an even greater effect on these wild fairies in front of us, right?
Unfortunately... it had no effect.
Xiao Yu giggled foolishly and said: Hehe, you 'spirit' people are just treating the sickness with the wrong medicine, the call for souls is for the 'shadow' soul. We are wild fairies, are we afraid?
I was also a bit depressed, yes, if the ones in front were 'shadow' souls, it would be clear that Ma Li San's fighting ability would still be effective, but for these wild fairies in front of us, would it work?
It was obvious that it was useless.
"Stop struggling, none of you can leave." Xiao Yu licked her claws, coldly smiling: I gave you a chance and you didn't take it, now, there's no more chance!
As soon as she finished speaking, there were two thuds from the entrance to the hot spring hall.
The tightly closed door was kicked open.
Two dark shadows flashed in from the doorway.
"Dare the wild fairies to provoke us Northeastern 'shadow' people? Do they really think there are no men in the Northeast?"
"I inquire where the plum blossoms are, the wind blows all night through Kunlun. I am Zhao Changfeng, a Taoist from Qingfeng View on the Dragon and Tiger Mountain of Kunlun. I've come to see why these wild fairies are so arrogant!"
Hearing the voices, I already knew who these two people were, it must be the inseparable and ambiguous brothers, Shi Yin and the 'shadow' Mountain Taoist Zhao Changfeng.
"How did you come?" I turned around, looking at the two who came over at such a timely moment, feeling a little excited.
Zhao Changfeng clasped his hands and said: Shi Yin and I have been following you 'shadow' people these days, but don't scold us first. If we hadn't followed, I'm afraid you would have perished in this place. Simply put, you should be grateful to us.
"Following me? And I should be grateful?" I really wanted to spit in the face of this unkind Zhao Changfeng.
I saw Zhao Changfeng and Shi Yin standing on either side of me, Shi Yin fiercely patting his lock chain armor, making a thumping sound: The northeastern wild fairies all admire us 'shadow' people and those who call 'shadow' people, yet you guys set a trap to harm our 'shadow' brothers. This provocative behavior is hysterical.
"Provocation should be met with blood." Zhao Changfeng's gaze was never this 'sinister' cold before.
Perhaps today, I could witness just how cruel the tactics of a 'shadow' Mountain Taoist could be.
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