Huang San and Bai Wu's facial expressions were clearly unfriendly.
But we people from the northeast are not easy to mess with.
We Northeasterners are known for our straightforwardness and desire for face. For the sake of honor, we can even give up our lives. How could we back down now?
I smirked and said, "We won't take the toast, then we'll have to take the penalty. As long as we're still breathing, the disciples of your sects won't be able to leave."
"Or else, try it?" Bai Wu took a step forward, a fierce look on his face.
"Try it if you dare." I shouted to Big Jinya behind me. "Old Jin, light the lamp!"
"Alright!" Big Jinya swiftly took out a bottle of corpse oil from his bag and poured it directly onto the yellow skin of my hand. With a sneer, he said, "Oops, I don't know why I can't control my hand. Look, I poured more corpse oil, sorry, sorry, esteemed predecessors of the Huang and Bai sects."
With Big Jinya unable to control his hand, the yellow skin on my right hand was already soaked, making crackling sounds.
Bai Wu pointed at me and sternly said, "Dare you!"
"I have nothing to fear!" I retorted. "Old Jin, light it up."
Without a word, Big Jinya lit a match and directly ignited the yellow skin.
Suddenly, a roaring flame erupted on the yellow skin's body. I grabbed its leg and fiercely threw it in front of Bai Wu, saying seriously, "This yellow skin has committed numerous crimes and taken countless lives. According to the rules of our 'Yin' people, it's time to light the lamp! You two, Huang San and Bai Wu, as esteemed predecessors of the Huang and Bai sects, can witness that killing this yellow skin is not unrighteous, and lighting its lamp is not unjust!"
"Damn, you're asking for death."
Huang San was furious, but what could he do? Our 'Yin' people value fairness and rules. In the face of principles, everything is fair.
I raised my hand. "Old Jin, continue with the second lamp."
"Light it! You really dare to light it." Bai Wu's mouth twitched, cursing, "Then don't blame me and San Ye for being ruthless. San Ye, get him."
Huang San, full of hostility, said he couldn't stand me long ago and should have dealt with me earlier.
Bai Wu said it was not too late to act now.
"Hmph, continue lighting the lamps." I raised my hand again, and Big Jinya had already sprinkled the second yellow skin with corpse oil.
In the face of honor, life and death are of no concern. This is instinctual. I and my 'Yin' brothers must defend the honor of the 'Yin' people to the death!
"Looking for death!"
Huang San seemed to have teleported, appearing in front of Zhu Ying in an instant, and slapped her in the chest.
I didn't know where the strength came from, but I quickly stood in front of Zhu Ying and took the slap for her.
Just that one slap made me feel like a leaf, flying high and then slowly descending.
Fortunately, Zhao Changfeng caught me, but I still spat out some blood, feeling like several of my ribs were broken.
Zhu Ying glanced back at me, a mist in her eyes.
"Aligning with the 'Yin' people makes us like siblings, so if the 'Yin' people don't die, they will surely protect the lives of the 'Yin' people. Come on, Huang San, Bai Wu, if you have the ability, kill me first."
I have been cowardly for almost half my life, but today, I felt heroic; even if it's tragic, I'll face death kneeling.
"Looking for death, huh? I'll grant your wish." Huang San hated me to the core, wishing to just strike me dead. Like a whirlwind, he rushed toward me and slapped my head.
When that slap came down, I might just descend to the Gates of Death and meet my 'Yin' people ancestors.
Huang San's slap carried a strong force, cutting my face with a burning sensation.
Just as his slap was about to hit my head, suddenly, a copper coin flew out of my pocket and blocked his slap.
Ding!
Ding!
The copper coin pushed Huang San back and then hung in the air, spinning continuously.
The buzzing sound filled the air. It was the heart demon copper coin hanging from my neck.
"Protecting with the heart demon copper coin? How is that possible?" Huang San stepped back.
The coin kept spinning, faster and faster, like a small top.
When it was spinning so fast that all you could see were afterimages, it suddenly stopped.
A loud voice came from inside it, "Li Yuangang of the 'Yin' people is here. If you wild immortals dare to harm my grandson, I'll break through the gates of life and death and annihilate the Huang and Bai sects!"
"Li Yuangang? Are you Li Yuangang, the most talented in the 'Yin' people lineage?"
Li Yuangang is my grandpa. He still has a remnant soul in the heart demon copper coin. I never thought he'd come out to help me.
Huang San and Bai Wu, being old enough, probably had heard of my grandpa's reputation and immediately stopped.
My second grandpa continued saying: When my name Li Yuangang shook the northeast, you two, Huang's third and Bai's fifth, were probably just little "kids", right? Now that you've grown wings, do you dare challenge the authority of our Yin family?
Huang's third and Bai's fifth both cupped their hands and said, "Master Li, we dare not say otherwise. It's just that your grandson has been too much of a bully. We had no choice but to do this. Otherwise, if you can speak up for your grandson and let go of my men, I won't hold any grudge for what happened just now."
"Get lost! What qualifications do you have to negotiate with me? My grandson is here. As long as you dare to move, I will make both your Huang and Bai families regret it." Second grandpa was truly the most talented in our Yin family, speaking with such dominance.
"Very well, since Master Li says there's nothing to talk about, then there's nothing to talk about. We, Huang's third and Bai's fifth, want to join forces and see if Li Yuangang, who we haven't seen in many years, is truly as unparalleled in Yin arts as the legend says."
Huang's third and Bai's fifth seemed to be ready to confront my second grandpa head-on.
I felt sorry for my second grandpa. Right now, he was inside the life-and-death "gate" of the bronze coin. If he really came out, I was afraid even his remaining soul would disappear.
Just now, he was merely using his reputation to intimidate Huang's third and Bai's fifth, but these two brothers were quite stubborn, and now it was becoming dangerous.
Huang's third and Bai's fifth were staring at my second grandpa intently.
I didn't know what to do. If it's just me who dies, it's fine, but if I end up causing my second grandpa's remaining soul to disappear, I wouldn't be able to live with it.
Just as the battle was about to break out, a silver bell-like voice came from the rooftop of the hot spring hall.
The voice was pleasant, yet full of authority: "Huang San, Bai Wu, you both have brought shame to our wild immortals."
"Lady Spirit Fox." Zhuying was the first to call out.
When I looked up, sure enough, there was a woman in a white robe, like a fairy, floating over.
Her most striking feature was the nine swaying, furry tails.
Nine-tailed fox.
No, now I should call her the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox.
The Lady Nine-tailed Fox had the best relationship with Zhuying. When Zhuying rushed over, she kindly patted Zhuying's head.
The leader of the Hu family, the first wild fox to ascend to immortality, the Lady Nine-tailed Fox appeared, causing Huang's third and Bai's fifth to kneel down in front of her and kowtow: "Lady Celestial Fox, we, Huang's third and Bai's fifth, greet Lady Celestial Fox."
Zhuying held Lady Nine-tailed Fox's hand and pointed at Huang's third and Bai's fifth, saying: "These two wild fox immortals are bullying people."
"En! I am well aware." The Lady Nine-tailed Fox nodded and glanced at Huang's third and Bai's fifth. "Huang San, Bai Wu, you are both well-known wild immortals, yet today, you stoop to this extent to protect each other? You've disgraced all of our wild immortals."
"Lady Celestial Fox..." Bai Wu tried to speak.
The Lady Nine-tailed Fox glared at him directly, and immediately, Bai Wu trembled uncontrollably, unable to say a word.
She continued: "Every place has its own rules. Wild immortals cannot deliberately harm people, lest they incur karmic retribution. Now, your clans have incurred karmic retribution, and if we want to summon Yin people, we need a part of their soul lamp. Isn't this against the rules?"
"Against the rules!" Bai Wu didn't dare to argue with the Lady Nine-tailed Fox.
"Good, that's settled."
The Lady Nine-tailed Fox pointed to the yellow papers in our hands.
All the yellow papers suddenly burst into flames.
We quickly threw the yellow papers away.
The yellow papers wailed, and Bai Wu and Huang's third didn't dare to make any move.
I sneered quietly to the side. Indeed, as the leader of the Hu family, the first wild fox to ascend to immortality, she had an extraordinary presence. Before the Lady Nine-tailed Fox, Bai Wu and Huang's third were like crows compared to a phoenix.
The Lady Nine-tailed Fox made another gesture: "Xiao Yu, come here!"
The wild fox immortal Xiao Yu quickly stepped forward and knelt in front of the Lady Nine-tailed Fox, immediately kowtowing: "Xiao Yu pays respects to the leader of the Hu family."
"I ask you, did you kill all the foxes in this area?" The Lady Nine-tailed Fox glared at Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu gritted her teeth and admitted: "Yes!"
"That's good! Slaughtering our own kind, the punishment is death. Zhuying told you that she has a close relationship with me. You still want to harm her, which is clearly disrespecting me. It's a death sentence."
The Lady Nine-tailed Fox gazed elegantly and raised her hand. "I want to disperse your three souls and six spirits. Do you have anything to say?"
Xiao Yu kowtowed nine times in a row, acknowledging her severe guilt, not seeking the Lady Nine-tailed Fox's mercy, only hoping to die with Bai Sange.
Bai Sange was the hedgehog wild fox.
The Lady Nine-tailed Fox gave Xiao Yu a stern look: "Where does your suffering come from?"
Xiao Yu wept, saying that because she was neither yin nor yang when she was young, no foxes wanted to play with her. The yellow weasels and Bai Sange were willing to accompany her.
Bai Sange even developed a deep affection for Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu said: "It doesn't matter if you kill me, as long as I can die with Bai Sange."
Wild foxes are the most affectionate, so there are legends of romance between wild foxes and scholars.
The Lady Nine-tailed Fox pondered for a moment and sighed: "Love transcends life and death, fate is uncertain. Seeing you and that boy from the Bai family having affection, I'll do this: I will disperse your two souls and six spirits, leaving a trace of remnants for each of you. From now on, these remnants will not die or perish, cannot turn back, cannot be reincarnated, only drifting between heaven and earth. Do you agree?"
"Can I be with Bai San ge?"
"Of course."
"I agree!" Xiao Yu glanced at Bai San ge, both of them with a faint smile on their faces.
Xiao Yu said she wanted to eat humans in order to transform into human form and spend carefree days with Bai San ge. Now that she could live with Bai San ge forever, there was nothing more to say.
"Good!" The Lady Nine-tailed Fox nodded and turned to me, asking: "Li Shanshui, can you give the Celestial Fox a face and spare them a wisp of the soul of the deceased? Just one wisp of the soul is enough. If you don't agree, then I'll have to scatter their souls."
The Lady Nine-tailed Fox spoke to me with extreme humility.
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