"What?" Bai Tingtao didn't quite hear clearly.
The dim yellow light of the streetlamp shone on Tang Jin's face, and he curled his lips into an extremely eerie smile.
In that instant, Bai Tingtao quickly realized something was wrong. He desperately tried to escape, but the injuries he sustained during the day had not yet healed, and his movements were much slower.
A whip lashed out, wrapped around Bai Tingtao, and pulled him away.
Tang Jin's body suddenly exploded on the spot, spraying blood. Some of the blood got on Bai Tingtao's clothes and immediately began to rot.
He was still shaken; it had been a close call, and he had almost been poisoned by the Gu poison.
"Dad! Are you alright?" Bai Lingzhi rushed over.
Bai Tingtao shook his head, looking at the person putting away the whip.
Mingzhuo greeted him with a smile: "Good evening, Mr. Bai, it's nice to see you again."
Bai Tingtao felt a pang in his heart. When did this troublemaker return?
Mingzhuo returned the whip to Bai Lingzhi, saying, "I borrowed it in a moment of panic, please don't mind."
Bai Lingzhi shook her head. "You saved my dad's life again, so I should be thanking you."
Mingzhuo turned his head to look at the pieces of meat that had exploded all over the ground, took a few steps back, and couldn't help but gag. "It's disgusting."
Li Wenhe subconsciously stepped forward to block her view, saying, "You know it's disgusting, yet you still look."
He was somewhat worried, feeling that Mingzhuo's nausea was getting worse.
She used to say that ugly things were burning my eyes, but that was just talk; it wouldn't have caused such a severe physical reaction.
"Would you feel better if Mr. Gu were here?" He pursed his lips, but couldn't help asking.
Mingzhuo: "That should be much more comfortable, right? Sigh, I miss Axu so much."
Despite the commotion, no servants came to investigate; the entire house seemed to be asleep.
Bai Lingzhi's expression changed slightly. After what happened during the day, with special personnel coming and going to check, she inevitably relaxed her guard and fully cooperated with the investigation.
I never expected to fall into this trap. If evil people were to break in, wouldn't I be completely defenseless?
Just thinking about it sends a chill down my spine from the soles of my feet to the top of my head.
In the darkness, someone else ran over, "Sister Zhi, what happened?"
Upon seeing Mingzhuo and the others, the newcomer was somewhat surprised. "Teacher Ruan, what are you doing here? What happened?"
Xiang Yuhan's gaze fell on the pool of blood beside him. "This is..."
"This is Tang Jin. He suddenly self-destructed just now. He must have been infected with the Poisonous Human Gu. He almost hurt my dad."
Xiang Yuhan's expression changed slightly. "Who on earth is so vicious as to commit such a heinous act! What is he trying to do? Could it be that he wants to steal the treasures guarded by the Bai family?"
Bai Tingtao was also worried about this. "I'd better go check it out, just in case someone has tampered with it."
Xiang Yuhan anxiously followed him inside, but suddenly a sword appeared in front of him—a peach wood sword.
"Ms. Ruan, what's going on?" Xiang Yuhan looked at her in confusion. "You're not trying to play a joke on me, are you?"
But who would joke around and hold a sword in front of someone?
Everyone knows that Mingzhuo's peach wood sword can grow a real blade, incredibly sharp, capable of killing without a trace.
If a member of the Taoist sect wants to kill indiscriminately, he will inevitably be tainted by evil energy, which is tantamount to ruining his future.
But Mingzhuo is not subject to this restriction; she can slay demons and kill living beings without being affected at all.
If she wanted to kill someone, who could stop her?
Bai Tingtao is still recovering from his injuries, and Bai Lingzhi's cultivation is far inferior to Ming Zhuo's. Even if the three of them joined forces, they would not be a match for Ming Zhuo.
Mingzhuo: "I never joke."
Xiang Yuhan's face gradually turned pale, and she hesitated before saying, "Teacher Ruan, you wouldn't... want the Bai family's treasure, would you?"
Bai Tingtao's heart sank slightly. If Ming Zhuo was the mastermind behind tonight's events, then all of his Bai family members, numbering several dozen, would likely face certain death.
Was Mingzhuo acting all along?
Suddenly, Bai Tingchao's words about possession echoed in my ears again.
He was secretly alarmed and subconsciously became wary. "Ruan Mingzhuo, put down your sword and let's talk this out."
Mingzhuo: "What did you say? Say it again!"
Bai Tingtao's mood grew even heavier, and he said in a deep voice, "I'm telling you to put down your sword, or don't blame me for being impolite!"
Mingzhuo: "Are you stupid? The same act was performed during the day and you fell for it, and it was performed again at night and you still fell for it?"
Bai Tingtao was so angry that his beard trembled: "..."
Bai Lingzhi suddenly understood and stared at Xiang Yuhan, "Even you betrayed us? Did you arrange for Tang Jin to join you?"
Xiang Yuhan exclaimed in surprise, "Sister Zhi, why would you think that! I didn't do anything!"
Mingzhuo said impatiently, "Why bother arguing with him?"
As she spoke, she brandished the peach wood sword, causing Xiang Yuhan's pupils to constrict slightly.
Having witnessed the power of Mingzhuo's sword several times, he dared not be careless. Finally, he couldn't help but tap his toes to avoid the blade, while simultaneously lunging towards He Wangyao.
He Wangyao: "..."
He was absolutely furious; he instantly saw through the man's scheme.
Knowing that they probably couldn't escape this night, they picked on the weak and tried to take him hostage to exchange for a chance to survive.
Fortunately, he has been following Gu Xu to perform rituals for the past six months or so. Because of his poor physical strength, Gu Xu has pulled him to train, and his physical fitness has improved a lot.
He hurriedly bent down to dodge, and in his haste, he unleashed his core strength, which actually allowed him to evade Xiang Yuhan's grab.
He Wangyao, still shaken, was pulled by Pei Di and quickly stood behind Ming Zhuo.
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