Chapter 99 The Exorcism Spell Ends
"Hahahaha, the good child in your eyes used a rusty, dull knife to cut his wrists inch by inch and sever his tendons, trying to hang him upside down from a tree, but he wasn't tied properly and fell to the bottom of the cliff..." The hatred in the cat demon's eyes was like an unnamed fire, burning everyone present so that they couldn't sit still and their faces turned red with embarrassment.
"Tell me, should I avenge this?!"
"Wasn't all of this done by that brat Yu Wei? My child must have been threatened by him! Why did he kill my child too?!" Dog Cai's mother's eyes were swollen and red, barely open, as she questioned him with heartbreaking pain, "If you want revenge, take his life! What did my child do wrong?"
The cat demon laughed maniacally: "Innocent? Hahahaha, just because Little Egg was tortured to death by your children over a pheasant, isn't he innocent?"
"You all speak so righteously, you feel heartache when your own children die, but does that mean our Gou Dan is nothing but a weed when he dies?!" The cat demon glared at them coldly. "Just because his parents died young, how many times have you schemed against him, openly and secretly? Do you really think I don't know?"
"The Yu family, and everyone else who harmed the Yang family, I will not let any of them go!"
Even if I die, I will drag you all down to hell with me!
"May they never be reborn!"
"..."
The somber, dark words terrified the villagers, and countless people fainted on the spot.
"Nonsense! Utter nonsense!" Yu Da pointed at the cat demon's nose and cursed, "Our Xiao Wei is the most obedient and well-behaved child in the surrounding area! What kind of rumors are you spreading?! Hell, my foot! I'd like to see who goes to hell first!"
"Ha, good boy? Your good boy loves petty theft. Wasn't it him who stole the five taels of silver from Aunt Fat's house?" the cat demon sneered.
Aunt Fat: "What?! Yu Da, you scoundrel! I was wondering why your son was wearing so many bright colors and eating meat every day. Turns out he stole my savings for my funeral!?"
The fat aunt was furious. Taking advantage of Yu Da's bound hands and feet, she stepped forward and slapped him left and right, making him see stars.
"That's not all. Zhang Shu, the dried fish you left out to dry were also stolen by Yu Wei and his gang..."
"What!?" Zhang Shu jumped up abruptly. "That was money my sister gave to my mother to help her recover!?"
"Zhang Shu, you bastard, how dare you hit me!?" Yu Da spat out a mouthful of blood, his bloodshot eyes glaring at Zhang Shu, who was twice his size, and warned him.
There was chaos over there, with people killing each other. Meanwhile, the cat demon, bound by chains, watched their argument with amusement. They were clearly full of contradictions and discord, yet they insisted on pretending to be magnanimous and harmonious. Now they couldn't keep up the act anymore. Ha, how disgusting.
The cat demon watched with great interest as they expressed their different expressions, but still felt uneasy. The best way was to let them experience it firsthand so they could understand the despair Little Egg had felt back then.
"How are you doing, immortal masters?" The cat demon smiled, his eyes filled with mockery and provocation. "These are the 'innocent' people you risked your lives to protect?"
“You could have chosen to report it to the authorities and let the law resolve this, instead of resorting to vigilante justice.”
"Ha, report to the authorities? I say, Immortal Master, you've been high and mighty for so long, you probably don't know that lowly people like them would be beaten out with sticks before they even get to the yamen to appeal. Tell me, who would dare to use such an officialdom?"
"..." Li Tiankuo opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and then said firmly, "I don't believe there isn't a single person in this world who would stand by and watch someone die without helping them or who wouldn't work for the people!"
"Ha! How naive! Human hearts are so complicated. It's better to be like us demons: whoever provokes us dies, and we kill them without hesitation."
Their eyes clashed, as if sparks were about to fly, each clinging to their own viewpoint in a silent exchange.
The world seemed to be silenced, with only the sound of the wind audible.
A few low sobs came from behind the house.
The cat demon's previously nonchalant attitude of "better to live than die" instantly froze, and her expression changed from watching the show and being indifferent to being furious.
"What are you going to do?! What are you going to do to her?!" The cat demon struggled desperately against her restraints, her eyes bloodshot with rage. "If anyone dares to touch a single hair on her head, as long as I'm alive, I will never let these people go! Not only these people, but also the people from the next village, the town... I will make them all pay with their lives!"
"Why is the young man so angry?" Cen Ying helped Granny Yang out and glanced at the cat demon who was on the verge of madness.
"Ah, Grandma..." No matter how fierce and menacing the cat demon was, it was like a docile sheep in front of Grandma Yang. It lowered its head, its long tail hanging down, and made a low "purring" sound in its throat.
"Mao, Mao Mao?" Grandma Yang walked towards him unsteadily.
"Grandma? Can you see again?" Mao Mao Tou snuggled into Grandma Yang's arms and rubbed against her, making even more cheerful gurgling sounds in his throat.
"Yes, it was this immortal master who healed me."
Mao Mao glanced at Cen Ying behind Grandma Yang, nodded to her and said, "Thank you for healing Grandma's eyes."
Cen Ying was surprised for a moment, then nodded: "It was just a small favor, a doctor's kindness."
"Mao Mao is growing so well..." Grandma Yang stroked Mao Mao's sturdy body, rubbed its head, and understood. Thinking of her little Dan'er, tears welled up in her eyes, "Mao Mao..."
Mao Mao pursed his lips, responded sullenly, and hugged Grandma Yang tightly.
Seeing this, everyone was at a loss for how to react, and their expressions varied.
"You son of a bitch! Put me down right now!" Yu Da's fierce voice shattered the eerie yet heartwarming scene.
Bai Yuheng glanced at him but did not remove the shackles binding him.
“Grandma…” Mao Mao lifted his head from her arms, hesitating to speak.
Grandma Yang sighed deeply, her aged eyes instantly reddening, her nose tingling with tears, and she lovingly patted his head: "Grandma heard everything..."
Mao Mao instantly reacted and bristled, shouting fiercely, "Grandma, I'm going to kill them! To avenge Little Egg!"
"..." Grandma Yang looked at him with tears in her eyes, her pale lips trembling.
"Grandma..." Mao Mao choked up upon seeing this, a bitter and painful feeling like a dull knife stabbing into her heart.
"Mao Mao, that's enough..." Granny Yang's trembling voice rang out above him, "You've killed all the people who killed Xiao Dan'er, that's enough, Xiao Dan'er won't blame you if he knows in the afterlife..."
“Grandma…” Mao Mao threw himself into Grandma Yang’s arms and cried loudly.
"You damned beast! My Yu family has only had one son for three generations, and you, you beast, have killed him! I'll make you pay the price!" Yu Da's eyes were bloodshot. Thinking of his only male heir, whom he had raised with love and care, dying so tragically, a surge of anger welled up in his heart, burning painfully. "Yang Jiangshi, you bitch! Look at the dog you raised! I curse you! I curse your Yang family!"
"How incredibly noisy." Upon hearing those unbearable words, Pei Yuan immediately cast a silencing spell on him.
“Yu Da! Your family has only one son for three generations, but what about my Yang family? Isn’t my little Dan’er the only grandson of the Yang family? What did he do to offend those beasts of yours?! How could you torture him to death like this!” Grandma Yang held on to her last breath. The usually kind and gentle old woman became sharp-tongued when facing the murderer who killed her beloved grandson.
“But our child also paid for his life…” Xiao Tian’er’s father retorted timidly, “Then why let the cat demon kill us innocent and unaware people as well? Granny Yang, how cruel you are!”
"Shut up!" Mao Mao helped Granny Yang catch her breath while scolding him. Seeing that he shrank back timidly after he finished speaking, unable to vent his anger, he said coldly, "You deserve what you got, Granny. I'll make those families pay for Xiao Dan'er's death!"
Mao Mao struggled, and the shackles on the ground tightened the more he struggled, sealing off most of his power. Only then did he gradually realize that his spiritual power seemed to have been disintegrated!
"You stinking Taoist priest! Let me go!" Mao Mao roared fiercely, her hair standing on end. "When did you cast the exorcism spell?!"
Bai Yuheng shrugged: "That night after you killed the dog."
"How did you know it was me!?" Mao Mao couldn't believe it. As far as he knew, it was impossible to cast this exorcism spell instantly without taking three to five days. Moreover, the spell was so powerful that it could disintegrate most of his spiritual power without him even realizing it!
Bai Yuheng recalled the scene when she and the village chief set up the barrier at the Yang family's house, and the little golden snake flew out and slithered into the Yang family's house. She smiled faintly and spoke frankly: "Your flaws are too obvious. You hastily followed the same method to kill Gou Cai, but you unintentionally left your fur behind, and someone saw it. You clearly knew we were in the village, but you didn't know how to conceal your demonic aura..."
"Impossible, impossible!" I clearly did exactly as that person said, and she assured him that everything would be foolproof!
Mao Mao glared at her angrily.
"Indeed, it's still too young. Your original spiritual power cultivation level simply cannot support the Tribulation Transcending stage. Even if it temporarily increases your cultivation level, it's impossible to completely make it your own."
"Nonsense!" Mao Mao quickly made a hand seal, trying to break free from the restraints.
"Mao Mao..."
"Grandma, you should go away first."
"..."
Just as she said, the spiritual power that person had transferred to him was gone! Now he couldn't even cast a simple spell!
"ah!!!"
"I'm going to kill you!!!"
"It's all your fault! Who told you to be so nosy?!"
Mao Mao was furious, and its small body suddenly grew larger, making the already small yard even smaller.
“I told you you’d been tricked. The cultivation she gave you might make you powerful for a while, but over time your strength will gradually weaken until you suffer a backlash,” Bai Yuheng sighed. “We didn’t want to meddle, but that person set up a formation outside the village to lure us here. Didn’t you know that?”
Mao Mao was no longer listening to anything, and was breathing heavily, trying to tear them to shreds.
"I want you all dead!!!"
"You think you haven't caused enough trouble already?"
A voice, loud and steady, seemed to come from underground, echoing through the mountains and forests.
A wisp of smoke rose from the dense forest, and within the smoke, a person flew over, riding the clouds.
"..." Upon seeing him, Mao Mao immediately shut down the engine and collapsed to the ground in despair.
"Esteemed Immortal Masters, I am very sorry that my son has caused you trouble."
The visitor was none other than the mountain lord.
Bai Yuheng nodded in greeting and smiled, "You're too kind, Mountain Lord. It was just doing my duty."
"It's just that what your child did..."
Their gazes exchanged, as if in a silent confrontation.
The mountain lord remained expressionless for a moment, then suddenly sighed, as if resigning himself to his fate: "I know this, so I will do as the immortal master says and act in accordance with the law."
"Thank you for your understanding and righteousness, Lord Mountain." Bai Yuheng cupped her hands in thanks.
The mountain lord glanced at Mao Mao and said, "May I ask if the immortal master could speak with me in private?"
Bai Yuheng understood and nodded, "Of course."
A moment later.
The mountain lord's expression softened: "As long as I am in office, I will protect you for one day, but the condition is that you do not violate the taboos of the mountain."
The old village chief stammered, "Yes."
As soon as the old village chief finished speaking, the mountain lord suddenly struck Mao Mao, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a fluffy creature the size of a baby.
Holding Mao Mao in his arms, the mountain lord concealed the pity in his eyes and said to Bai Yuheng and the others, "If the immortal master has time, why not come and sit in my cave? I will do my best to be a good host."
Bai Yuheng smiled and said, "No need. We have important matters to attend to and must set off immediately. If we have the opportunity, we will definitely come to bother you, the Mountain Lord."
The mountain lord nodded, said no more pleasantries, and disappeared like a wisp of smoke.
"thump!"
Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Granny Yang, who had been standing there, suddenly collapsed to the ground without a sound.
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Author's Note: Forgot the timing! [Pity] Happy National Day!! [Laughing][Laughing] Wishing our motherland prosperity and strength!! [Go for it!]
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