Wuyou looked at the group of people who had appeared in front of her.

Zhuang Xun, Xian Ze, Li Wenhe, He Wangyao, and Pei Di—they all came.

He smiled calmly. Apart from Xianze, who was a powerful demon and posed a slight problem, he didn't take the others seriously.

Even a powerful demon like Xianze couldn't harm him in the slightest.

He himself was a highly virtuous monk, naturally able to restrain evil spirits, so how could Xianze possibly gain an advantage?

Wuyou smiled and said, "You shouldn't have come."

"No matter how many come, they can't protect Ruan Mulan, so why bother?" He sighed softly. "Why must I be forced to start a massacre?"

What a pity. Since these people have come, they shouldn't expect to leave alive.

He walked in step by step, exuding an aura of Buddhist compassion, but the words that came out of his mouth sent chills down one's spine.

"I will perform a ritual to help you pass on to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss."

The crowd protected Ruan Mulan and took a few steps back.

Just as Wuyou was about to reach out, her gaze suddenly paused, and she looked at the newcomer. "You're here too?"

Chu Yuqi felt her scalp tingle from the stare and was so frightened that she stood there like a quail, not daring to breathe.

"I...I didn't do it willingly." She was on the verge of tears, instinctively sensing immense danger.

Why did that lunatic Ruan Mingzhuo bring her here for no reason? She really doesn't know anything about the plot of this Wuyou thing!

The book doesn't mention this person at all!

But Mingzhuo also said that as long as she came this time, the past could be wiped clean and he would no longer target her.

Chu Yuqi was still scared after all. All she wanted to do now was live a good life, and she couldn't even think of competing with anyone.

What a load of bullshit about transmigrating into a book, what a load of bullshit about having a script and a cheat code, it's all a lie!

But it was no use in her stating her position. Without warning, Wuyou slapped her with her palm. Before Chu Yuqi could react, someone stepped forward and pushed her away.

After Chu Yuqi had recovered from her shock, she looked closely and realized that Bai Tingtao had blocked the blow for her.

Seeing the blood splattered on the ground, she was stunned for a moment, but her body reacted first, rushing forward, shouting, "Dad!"

The others rushed over and stood in front of the two.

"Old Bai, is that you?" Zhuang Xun was a little confused, because they had clearly contacted Bai Lingzhi.

Bai Tingtao waved his hand and said slowly, "She stayed at the Bai family to guard the treasure—I overheard Lingzhi's conversation with you."

So he decided to come in person to verify some of his views.

His chest heaved with surging blood and qi. He reached for the talisman with a burn hole in it, which had just struck his chest with a palm. The talisman had suddenly emitted a light, blocking most of the force of the blow. If it weren't for it, he wouldn't still be standing.

That's why he felt even more terrified.

"Master...you actually want to kill her?" Bai Tingtao asked in disbelief.

Wuyou looked at him expressionlessly: "Tingtao, you've come at a really bad time, or are you going to oppose me too?"

Bai Tingtao was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly retorted, "No, that's not true! I didn't mean to go against you..."

Wuyou didn't believe it at all. "Then why did you come?"

Bai Tingtao couldn't answer.

In the past, he would have trusted the person in front of him completely. If anyone spoke ill of Wuyou, he would have denounced them as talking nonsense and making false accusations, and would have given them a good scolding.

But unfortunately, that person was Mingzhuo.

He rarely submitted to anyone in his life, except for one person whom he respected so much that he regarded him as a god, and that person was Mingzhuo.

Although they hadn't spent much time together, Mingzhuo's work style and abilities were something he greatly admired.

The faith that was originally as firm as a mountain began to waver when he learned that Mingzhuo had secretly contacted Bai Lingzhi to ask Chu Yuqi to deal with Wuyou.

No, perhaps even earlier, after recognizing Ruan Mulan, he had doubts when she mentioned being harassed by some suitors during casual conversation.

After that, whenever he saw Chu Yuqi, he couldn't help but think of her birth mother, and that innocent, pitiful woman whose memories had been erased and who didn't even know who the man she had slept with was. He felt very uncomfortable.

He used to take it for granted that this was an inevitable sacrifice on the path to the Great Way.

Finding such a good match for her is already doing her a favor.

But Ruan Mulan said, who cares about such compensation? Who would want their self-esteem trampled on?

Just like her, even if her life is as insignificant as grass, she can still climb out of the mud step by step, strive to grow, and live freely.

No one has the right to place life above all else; the other party's actions have already trampled on other lives.

Although this faith has not yet collapsed, it is already in grave danger.

So he couldn't answer.

Li Wenhe rubbed his temples. Things had taken a turn for the worse. Bai Lingzhi, who was supposed to come, had been replaced by Bai Tingtao. He didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing.

"Old Bai, you can't tell yet that he not only wants to kill Chu Yuqi, but also us? By the way, he wants to kill Aunt Ruan even more."

He said coldly and sarcastically, word by word, "Just because Aunt Ruan rejected his advances time and time again more than 30 years ago, and even witnessed him committing murder."

Bai Tingtao's head was buzzing. "Is this real?"

“Of course it’s true,” Zhuang Xun said. “He sealed Aunt Ruan’s memories and rewrote her fate, making her plagued by misfortune. Otherwise, the Bai family would have found Aunt Ruan long ago.”

"They're still using that murder-for-spirit-preaching nonsense!" He Wangyao scoffed. "They can talk so elegantly and otherworldly just by wearing the skin of a high monk. Isn't this just an old scoundrel who got rejected and, in a fit of rage, tries to kill someone to silence them? Shameless!"

Xianze didn't quite understand: "Aren't you human monks forbidden from falling in love?"

Has the world changed so much that even monks no longer need to abide by precepts and rules?

Pei Di answered this question: "Of course, monks cannot fall in love, which is why he had to kill someone to silence them."

Bai Tingtao didn't want to believe it, but now he had no choice but to believe it. If the other party was willing to kill even Chu Yuqi, what else wouldn't they do?

"Master...please stop, turn back before it's too late!" Bai Tingtao pleaded earnestly.

Worry-free: "You want to stop me? You can't. Since you're here, let's die together."

Holding his prayer beads, he raised his hand and attacked Bai Tingtao.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the others quickly formed a formation. The formation was specially studied by Mingzhuo. Although the cultivation level of the group was not high, their advantage lay in their excellent teamwork.

Wuyou initially didn't care at all, casually waving his palms a few times, thinking he could break the formation. But after a while, he was somewhat surprised. The formation was quite ingenious, actually blocking his attacks for a time.

Bai Tingtao retreated to Chu Yuqi's side, watching the group tremble, a struggle flashing in his eyes.

Wuyou suddenly chuckled, "You think this formation can stop me?"

He suddenly took off a few Buddhist beads and shot them at the group of people.

With a "whoosh," the Buddhist beads shot towards several people, only to be blocked by a beam of light.

Even Ruan Mulan had a faint glow that quickly dissipated.

"What is that?" Wuyou had never seen such a strange light before. It wasn't a talisman, yet it could block his Buddhist beads.