Book 6: Chapter 9: Death of half the people

Book 6: Chapter 9: Death of half the people

What happened? His daughter Zhang Xue pounced on top of him and asked in concern, ignoring the spilled water basin nearby.

The current Zhang Xue had been outfitted with prosthetic limbs and a fake eye. Her tender and beautiful demeanor was once against present. Although she wasnt as alluring as Hong Hao Hao, she had still recovered her tough yet sexy appeal!

That stubborn brat. Hell already having a hard time protecting himself, yet he still wasted what little remaining power he has to break my water scrying technique. Now how am I supposed to monitor the situation in the city?! Si Ma Nans eyes were reddened as he kicked the coffee table in front of him angrily.

How is that possible? Hong Hao Hao was a little alarmed at Si Ma Nans fury.

Why wouldnt it be? Si Ma Nan blinked forcefully, confirming his sight was unharmed before replying. Im afraid was due to Ah Bais teachings. Otherwise, how could he have broken my water scrying technique? She was the one who taught me after all.

Are you afraid of Ah Bai? Hong Hao Hao asked sourly.

Hearing her name coming out of someone elses mouth, Si Ma Nans heart clenched in an unusual display. In his mind appeared a fairy-like face, pure and beautiful. Only after a while did he mutter, Who would be afraid of Ah Bai? Shes so good!

Better than me?

You cant even compare to a single hair of hers. You are not allowed to mention her name in the future! Si Ma Nans temperamental face was covered in frost for a moment. He got up and left, slamming the door behind him.

The water scrying technique had been broken so he could no longer observe the situation in the empty city. Therefore, he didnt know that Ruan Zhan had spat out a mouthful of blood after breaking his technique. He also almost collapsed. The effort had been too great for him. His entire bodys powers had been sealed. He had used his strong will to squeeze out his remaining spirit power and gave Si Ma Nan a blow.

He hadnt lost his cool. He just didnt want to be observed by the enemy the entire time. Since they were on the defensive already, he couldnt allow the situation to worsen!

Besides, as Wan Li would say, theres no way he would let him enjoy a show of them battling the resentful spirits so cheaply. He didnt even buy a single ticket!

Thinking of Wan Li, he smiled through his weariness and helplessness. He trusted Wan Li would definitely find the truth. Therefore, he would focus everything on dealing with the resentful spirits. Then, when the truth was revealed, he would battle it out with Si Ma Nan.

This time, Si Ma Nan wouldnt run. His injuries were healed and his strength had recovered. He wouldnt allow Ruan Zhan to gradually grow strong enough to overcome him! Also, that person had some mental issues. He couldve just challenged him to single combat, but he just loved to get many others involved, set up a huge event, and play a game of cat and mouse.

Who on earth was he? Where did such a personality form? What kind of emotional satisfaction does he want? The answers to these riddles were all to be found in this empty city.Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m

Ruan Zhan steadied his breathing and slowly walked straight ahead.

Although he couldnt see anything, he knew the fog had gathered again. Si Ma Nan wasnt responsible for that. It was those resentful spirits. Only by suppressing them could he clear up this city.

He doesnt know where Si Ma Nan gathered them from, but combined they became a force to be reckoned with. Some other skilled person must have done something previously to suppress them, which was why they had never been a threat before. Spirits cannot roam far without possessing something. With this many spirits, even his tattered banner couldnt absorb them all, so it was even less likely for Si Ma Nan to have brought them from afar. Therefore, he judged that these spirits had come from somewhere nearby. There must have been some miscarriage of justice!

This was why he had Wan Li investigate the old town while he tried to suppress the spirits once again. Then, he would figure out the root cause and battle the troublemaker Si Ma Nan to the death.

Xiao Xia instinctively turned her head. She saw another face almost sticking to her own.

This one was a man in his thirties. There was a faint scar by his eyebrow, and his simple and honest features held a sinister smile. He strengthened his grip as he answered her, immediately making her cry out in pain.

She struggled in terror but the hem of her clothes was grabbed by another hand. This time, it was a young girl around ten. Then, a woman appeared claiming to be Shuan Zhus daughter-in-law as well as Shuan Zhus mom.

It was an entire family! If there really was some injustice, their resentment must be extremely fierce. Her chances of survival became even smaller, but she hadnt done anything to deserve this. She felt it was even more unjust!

This anger gave her fresh strength as she struggled. Although she didnt know how many ghostly hands were attacking her, she freed her hands and gripped the amulet while crying Blessed be the Ksitigharba Bodhisattva. At the same time, she forced her way out through the gap between them and sprinted wildly away!

They actually pretended to be Ruan Zhan to trick her. How awful! Why would they pretend to be him? He was such a precious person to her! This thought made her almost cry from anger.

Burning pain came from her injured arm, making her angry and sorrowful mind suddenly realize something: if that was a family of ghosts, why had she run painfully into something with her injured arm? Thinking back, she had clearly run into an actual object. She slowed her steps, trying to recall the sensation

Wood! She had run into wood! Thinking back, although the family had human heads, their bodies were made of wood. That was why the old man was the same height as Ruan Zhan, but his proportions werent normal. His wooden legs had been too long!

What was this? Why was a spirits head installed onto a wooden body? Was there some meaning to this?

Tap, tap, tap.

Before she could ponder over it, sounds came from behind her once again. Xiao Xia now knew why those footsteps were so muffled. It was the sound of wood hitting the damp ground!

She ran while being chased. Suddenly, her eyes lit up. She had once again barged into the fog-less plaza!

The remaining nine people were all there, including Mao Fu who had gone insane from fear and Zhao Jia Yuan, who had followed close enough behind to actually grab him!

Everyone was pale as they stared towards the lake.

Xiao Xia also followed their gazes. Three more water spouts had appeared in the lake. They were arranged together with the three red water spouts to surround half of the lake. If three more people were going to die this time, it would be exactly half of twelve. Then, would the remaining six peoples spouts cover the rest of the lake?!

The nine stood terrified in place. Apart from the insane Mao Fu, each of them were afraid of being one of the three to die next. No one dared to even breathe loudly. Their bodies were tensed, ready to struggle against an invisible attack at any moment!

Yet this time they waited for an especially long time. The surroundings were silent apart from the splashing sound of water and the thumping of their hearts. After a long while, nothing at all happened!

For the first time, Xiao Xia understood something: dying wasnt the worst torment. Waiting to die was!

It wasnt that they didnt want to run away. They didnt want to wait for death. Yet at this time, the fog seemed like a firm wall behind them. No one was able to leave until the malicious performance was played out. Only then would the remaining people be ushered out, running around in despair to await the next round of killings!