Chapter 42 The Man in Black "Let's make a deal, Empress Hengluan."...
The three searched the Liang residence for a long time, each holding fragments left behind that had not been cleaned up.
"Have you collected everything?" Bai Yuheng threw away the branch in her hand and turned to ask the two of them.
Cen Ying nodded and said, "The items that are suspected to belong to those deceased are all here, but it's a pity that the people from the county government cleaned this place up long ago."
"Okay, first place the items in the circle you drew."
"Um."
The three of them neatly arranged the items.
"I haven't tried this formation yet, I need your help." Bai Yuheng said while teaching them how to activate the formation, "If Xiao Can were here, that would be great, I saw him practice this formation before."
"Do we need to rescue him before the wedding banquet?" Cen Ying asked.
Bai Yuheng shook her head: "Let's not alert them yet. Those ghost messengers are very sensitive to the presence of living people. As soon as we step into their territory, we will definitely be exposed. That would not only alert them, but also provoke their anger, and a 'mutual destruction' situation might harm the surrounding people."
"We can disguise ourselves like this!"
Bai Yuheng chuckled and lightly flicked her head: "Silly girl, this disguise can only cover up our original scent, and it's far enough away from them that it's hard to detect. If we were to disguise ourselves and go in, we'd just be dead!"
Cen Ying sighed deeply: "What about Cui Mingcan?"
"We'll have to take this time to plan. Don't worry, Xiao Can is smart and sweet-talking, she'll be fine."
"hiss."
As soon as Bai Yuheng finished speaking, the kitten that had been standing quietly beside her suddenly bumped into her leg.
Bai Yuheng looked down and saw that the little one looked very angry.
"What's wrong, Xiaomi?"
Because Cen Ying and Cui Mingcan have been arguing about its name and haven't reached a decision yet, Bai Yuheng can only use the name Xiaomi as a temporary substitute.
But it's clear that Xiaomi doesn't really like the name Xiaomi.
He bumped into her again.
Bai Yuheng had no choice but to pick it up and stroke its fur.
Xiaomi snuggled into her arms, her anger subsided, and then touched her fingertips with her mouth.
Bai Yuheng's heart softened, and she sucked it with a little more force.
Cen Ying watched with envy, eagerly waiting for Bai Yuheng to finish drinking, and said impatiently, "I want some too! I want some too!"
Upon hearing the sound, Xiao Mi nimbly slipped away from Bai Yuheng's arms without even glancing at her.
"Cen Xiao Kui, how cruel you are!" Cen Ying said angrily, hands on her hips, her heart shattered. "You're no longer my good kitty!"
Little Mi ran even faster and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Alright, alright, next time I'll catch it and let you hug it," Bai Yuheng chuckled, comforting her.
Cen Ying pouted and said weakly, "Okay..."
The three people each stood outside the circle, forming three points, and moved in unison, making hand gestures to arrange the formation.
Three pale rays of light converged from the fingertips of the three people, causing the items placed in the formation to instantly float in the air, reflecting the scene of being burned.
Amidst the raging flames, the whimpering of someone skinned alive, and the gathering of dark resentment, hundreds of evil spirits seemed poised to break free of some shackle and devour the person alive.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Two beams of light cleaved through the air, one of which was blocked.
Another blade of light cleaved through their formation, disrupting their array.
Bai Yuheng glanced at the direction where the light blades had been blocked for them, only catching a glimpse of gray and white.
Bai Yuheng regained her composure and looked at the person who had interrupted their formation.
A man stood on the wall, dressed entirely in black, with only a pair of dark and fierce eyes visible, staring intently at them.
Who goes there?
Bai Yuheng managed to withdraw her power in time to avoid the backlash of the formation, while Cen Ying and Li Tiankuo were not so lucky. Although they dodged in time, they still suffered some internal injuries and clutched their chests, their faces ashen.
The gilded snake-patterned pouch tied around Bai Yuheng's waist bounced violently, and something inside peeked out—it was the three-eyed toad. It excitedly cried out to the woman in black, "Guhua, save me!!!"
Bai Yuheng squinted and examined the area. She loosened her right hand, and the golden snake coiled around her wrist slipped from her fingertips, ready to engage in battle at any moment.
The bag cast a protective spell, and the three-eyed toad could only poke its head out to let out air, but it couldn't escape no matter what it did. It could only struggle desperately and scream loudly.
"Guihua Guihua!!! I'm here! I'm here!!"
Unfortunately, the woman didn't even glance at it, but instead stared back at Bai Yuheng in the courtyard.
A black snake as thick as a wrist lay on her shoulder, its black and gold eyes scrutinizing her.
"Who are you?" Bai Yuheng felt that this person looked somewhat familiar, but she couldn't remember who he was. Moreover, his face was covered by a black veil, so only his dark and deep eyes could be seen.
The woman remained silent, stood there for a while, and then instantly turned into black mist and left.
Bai Yuheng reacted instinctively, leaving behind a sentence before chasing after him.
"I'll be right back!"
The black fog moved swiftly, and soon it reached the outskirts of the city. The night fog was already thick, and the moon hung on the treetops.
The woman stood before the cascading waterfall, coldly waiting for her to arrive.
"You did this on purpose?" Bai Yuheng said. "You deliberately lured me here."
"Do we know each other?"
"Why did you specifically seek me out here?"
The woman remained silent, but released the black snake from her shoulder, which slid down the stream to her.
"..."
The black snake spat something out of its mouth and then spoke: "Let's make a deal, Emperor Hengluan."
"..."
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The moon hung in the sky, and Bai Yuheng hurriedly returned.
Are you alright?
Are you alright?
The three spoke in unison.
Bai Yuheng smiled and said, "It's alright, that person ran too fast and we couldn't catch up."
Cen Ying nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.
"What about you? Were you injured?"
"It's alright, I have medicine on hand, and I feel much better after taking it."
Bai Yuheng nodded absentmindedly: "Is it alright?"
"Can."
"Hmm." Li Tiankuo nodded, a scrutinizing glint in his eyes.
"Alright, let's set up this formation first."
"good!"
With a little effort, the three of them successfully set up the formation.
Several sharp eagle cries pierced the air, attracting the attention of the three.
Bai Yuheng suddenly sneered: "The Liang residence is certainly lively tonight."
As soon as she finished speaking, a tall figure descended like a mountain, and the eagle that had been crying earlier circled in the air a few times before landing steadily on the newcomer's arm.
"What are you doing here?" the man asked, his voice so low and ethereal that it sounded like a demon's call from the underworld.
A pair of sharp eagle eyes swept around, then suddenly chuckled knowingly, sending chills down one's spine.
"Oh, I see." He looked enlightened, and dark lines slowly appeared on his pale face as he spoke excitedly. "You want to kill Shang Su, don't you?"
He stared wide-eyed with excitement, eagerly awaiting their reply.
"You know Shang Su?" Cen Ying couldn't help but ask.
The man landed behind Cen Ying with a whoosh, chuckling eerily, and whispered in her ear, "We know each other, more than just know each other."
With a whoosh, he returned to his original spot.
"To be honest, we were married and had a sexual relationship."
His handsome face suddenly twitched with excitement, and the faint lines on his face slowly deepened, as if they had been carved with a knife, making him look exceptionally eerie and terrifying.
"Are you Chen Ping'an?"
Bai Yuheng guessed his identity.
"Hahahaha! No! I am Ronnie Leung!" He laughed maniacally, clutching his head as if fighting against something. "No, no, no, I am Chen Ping'an, not Ronnie Leung!"
He suddenly went mad, struggling and screaming against the air.
"I am Chen Ping'an! I don't want to be Liang Qizong!!"
"I am Ronnie Leung, Ronnie Leung is me! I am the Maitreya Messenger! I will promote the Maitreya religion! I am the messenger, I am Ronnie Leung..."
The man screamed madly, clutching his head, his eyes bloodshot, and his body shrouded in a strange and terrifying black aura.
Bai Yuheng was afraid that he would go mad and hurt someone, so she wanted to tie him up.
This person seemed to have known her intentions in advance, and attacked them frantically before she could release the golden snakes.
A thick black aura surged from his palm, attempting to devour the three of them.
Bai Yuheng quickly formed hand seals, repelling the rushing black energy. Then, she touched the ground, leaped behind him, kicked him in the groin, and used her other hand to transform a golden snake into a binding rope, tightly binding him.
The tall man, unable to exert any strength in his hands and feet and without support, collapsed to the ground, writhing and struggling like a madman.
"Xiao Ying, take a look and see if he's been poisoned." Bai Yuheng noticed that his lips were purplish, his eyes were dark and bloodshot, and he looked incredibly strange.
“There are no signs of poisoning, but he must have been given some kind of poison to try to alter his memories,” Cen Ying diagnosed, carefully examining his symptoms. “I have a cure that can undo this.”
Without saying a word, Cen Ying quickly took out the small medicine jar she carried with her, poured out a pure black pill that smelled fishy, and fed it into his mouth.
Slowly, the person who was struggling violently calmed down, the black aura on his face and body gradually dissipated, his dark purple lips returned to normal, and an extremely handsome and devilish face was exposed in the moonlight.
Chen Ping'an slowly awoke, his eyes regaining their clarity.
"Where is this? Who are you?" Chen Ping'an moved and found his hands and feet were bound. Three people were staring at him. His temples twitched, and he shouted sharply, "Who are you?! Why are you tying me up?!"
"He has amnesia?"
Cen Ying asked curiously, "It shouldn't be, right?"
"Hey, you just hit us." Bai Yuheng tapped his shoulder with a twig and said.
"?" Chen Ping'an resumed his usual indifferent demeanor, a wary glint in his eyes. "I never hit people."
"It seems he's not better yet. Xiaoying, you should give him an acupuncture."
"Yes, that makes a lot of sense."
"What do you want?!" Chen Ping'an's cold mask cracked as he looked at the needle eye gleaming with a cold light, and he shrank back, saying, "Who exactly are you people?!"
“We also want to ask you who you are,” Cen Ying threatened, pressing a silver needle against his neck. “Tell us, who exactly are you?”
"..." Chen Ping'an gritted his teeth, refusing to say anything.
Li Tiankuo held a sharp sword to his forehead and said calmly, "Not going to talk? I'll skin you alive."
Chen Ping'an's eyes widened, and he said angrily, "You're Chen Chengdong's men!?"
The three exchanged glances, but didn't answer. Instead, they asked, "Are you Chen Ping'an or Liang Qizong?"
"..." The sword tip was already pressed against his brow, and Chen Ping'an seemed to feel the pain of the sharp blade piercing his flesh.
"Chen Ping'an... My name is Chen Ping'an."
After he finished speaking, Cen Ying inserted a silver needle and suddenly laughed, "Alright, the last Soul-Fixing Needle has fixed your scattered soul."
Bai Yuheng smiled, and with a flick of her delicate hand, the rope binding him transformed into a small golden snake, which clung to her fair wrist, becoming a golden-red tattoo.
Li Tiankuo calmly sheathed his sword.
"Alright, now you should tell me why you're being kept here. Aren't you supposed to be dead? What exactly happened to Shang Su? And what's the deal with your Maitreya Cult..."
Bai Yuheng poured out a barrage of questions like beans pouring from a bamboo tube, leaving Chen Ping'an looking dazed and confused.
After a long silence, he finally spoke in a hoarse voice.
"Susu is dead."
"They killed him."
"Chen Chengdong and Chen Chengcai are two beasts!"
The veins on his forehead suddenly bulged, and an overwhelming hatred was hidden between his brows and eyes. A spot on his forehead, like a black dot, was fermenting wildly, showing a tendency to intensify.
"Calm down," Cen Ying said, pressing a pressure point.
Bai Yuheng frowned and pressed, "What exactly happened?"
Chen Ping'an closed his eyes and covered his face in anguish, trying to calm the turbulent emotions in his chest.
"I'm sorry to my brother, it's all my fault, it's all my fault..."
The three of them frowned upon hearing this, but listened patiently.
"I killed my brother."
A tear slid down his cheek, his face filled with regret.
“I shouldn’t have let Chen Chengdong know that I coveted Susu… that way my brother wouldn’t have died to let me and Susu be together… It was wishful thinking, it was beastly, it was shameless…”
The three looked at each other in disbelief, all of them shocked by what he said.
What does this mean?
Brothers fighting amongst themselves?
Brother steals brother's wife?
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