The more you look at him, the colder his gentle and refined face becomes, and a storm-like chill gradually gathers deep in his eyes.
"Soul-Locking and Soul-Refining Array... Revenge Reincarnation Technique... Blood-Feeding Magic Weapon, huh..." Wen Baiqiu's lips curled into a cold arc, like ice shattering.
"What a 'suppressing evil and delivering the soul' Taoist master!"
The book records it clearly: the so-called "master" invited by the Qin family back then was not a proper Taoist priest at all, but a heretical Taoist who practiced evil magic!
The soul of the Qin family's young master who died young has long since dissipated; the so-called "marriage to bring good luck in the afterlife" is nothing but a facade!
The demon's true purpose was to use the overwhelming resentment generated by the human sacrifice, combined with the unique geological layout of this ancient house, to set up an evil array and refine the vengeful soul of that innocent woman into an extremely yin and evil main soul—the 'Ten Thousand Souls Banner'!
Then use this banner to control and imprison all the dead souls in the Qin Mansion, and turn them into your own!
"Using the woman's extreme resentment as a catalyst, transforming her soul into a fierce spirit, feeding it with magical artifacts, and controlling the netherworld..." Wen Baiqiu whispered the most crucial evil incantation on the page, his voice so cold it was icy.
"The Qin family promised a large sum of money, provided the venue and offerings, and the evil Taoist priest was responsible for casting the spells. They each got what they wanted, and they colluded with each other!"
The latter half of the book was written in extremely illegible and distorted handwriting, filled with fear and disbelief: "...revenge backlash...out of control...she...she broke free..."
No! Impossible! The Banner of Ten Thousand Souls... is shattered... Ah—!!!
The record came to an abrupt end.
Clearly, that sorcerer had gone too far.
He underestimated the immense resentment that a girl who was buried alive, tortured, and betrayed by her own family could unleash.
Not only did the Ten Thousand Souls Banner fail to be forged, but he himself was also torn to pieces by the bride who broke free of her restraints and turned into a vengeful ghost, his bones reduced to ashes!
The puzzle of truth was suddenly complete in Wen Baiqiu's mind. A purgatory shrouded in layers of greed, evil magic, and indifference was revealed.
He closed the evil book, a faint light flashing at his fingertips as he tucked it into his robes. This evil book was evidence, and perhaps... also a key.
Just as he turned to leave the study filled with an eerie atmosphere—
"Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
Three beams of dark light, accompanied by a chilling wind, shot in from the shadows outside the door without warning, like venomous snakes flicking their tongues! They aimed directly at Wen Baiqiu's heart, neck, and waist.
Sharp and ruthless!
Wen Baiqiu seemed to have eyes in the back of her head; her elegant figure left a faint afterimage in place, like a ghost.
The real body has appeared on the other side of the study.
The three dark lights "thud thud thud" and nailed to the bookshelf behind where he had been standing. They were actually three bone nails with a dark green luster and engraved with tiny runes!
"Who?" Wen Baiqiu's voice remained calm, but his gaze, as cold as a deep pool, was fixed on the shadow at the doorway.
A staggering figure rushed in, disheveled, with bloodshot eyes like a mad beast, and her face smeared with tears and blood. It was Wang Yuqing, who had lost her boyfriend Lü Yiming!
She gripped a dagger, also gleaming green, and screamed, "It was you! It was all because of you cold-blooded people that Yiming died! You stood by and watched him die, I'll make you pay with your life!"
She had clearly broken down completely, her reason consumed by hatred and fear. Like a madwoman, she recklessly brandished her dagger and lunged at Wen Baiqiu again.
His moves were completely haphazard, relying entirely on a frenzied, ruthless ferocity.
Wen Baiqiu frowned slightly.
He had no interest in even lifting a finger at such a pathetic creature driven by emotions. With a slight twitch of his fingertips, several invisible spatial barriers instantly unfolded layer upon layer in front of Wang Yuqing.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Wang Yuqing felt as if she had crashed into a transparent rubber wall; the dagger moved futilely through the air, producing a dull thud.
She became even more frantic, screaming and desperately charging forward, but she could not make a single step. Instead, she was shaken by the force of the spatial barrier, causing blood to flow from her mouth and nose.
"Poor thing," Wen Baiqiu commented indifferently, his fingertips shimmering with light as he prepared to completely imprison this troublesome individual.
A sudden change has occurred!
Just as Wen Baiqiu was distracted by controlling the spatial barrier, an extremely subtle, cold energy, like a leech clinging to a bone, suddenly burst forth from the shadow beneath his feet without warning.
Like countless cold, venomous snakes, they instantly coiled around his legs and spread wildly up his torso!
This energy is not purely yin energy, but carries a strange, cursed power that can erode vitality and paralyze the nerves.
Caught off guard, Wen Baiqiu felt a numbness in her legs, as if they were filled with lead, and the flow of energy within her body instantly slowed down.
For the first time, her elegant and composed demeanor showed a flaw, and her figure swayed slightly!
“There’s a chance!” A woman’s voice, filled with suppressed elation and resentment, rang out from the depths of the shadows!
Liu Man, who had been lurking outside the study like a venomous snake, peeking through the crack in the door, finally made her move.
She crushed a black, cracked bone talisman in her hand. It was this bone talisman that had silently unleashed the weakening curse targeting Wen Baiqiu.
"Wen Baiqiu! You've finally met your match!" Liu Man burst into the room, her face contorted with undisguised, twisted ecstasy and resentment.
She watched as Wen Baiqiu swayed, seemingly struggling to even stand, her eyes gleaming with the excitement of revenge.
"Didn't expect that, did you? How does this 'Bone Rune Curse' feel? This is something I prepared especially for you, worth a top-grade purple item!"
Wen Baiqiu leaned against the bookshelf beside him, barely supporting his body. His face seemed pale, and his breathing became rapid.
He looked up at Liu Man, his eyes filled with shock, anger, and disbelief: "Liu Man? It's you? Why? We clearly... have no grudge against each other..."
"No grudges or hatred? Hahahaha!" Liu Man laughed hysterically as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world.
The laughter echoed in the gloomy study, sounding particularly jarring.
"Wen Baiqiu, you're truly pathetic. You've even forgotten your blood feud? If your deceased parents and relatives knew, they'd probably jump out of their graves, hahaha!!!"
Wen Baiqiu's body seemed to sway again, her voice trembling with a hint of weakness: "What blood feud? What parents? Explain yourself!"
He truly has no memory.
Before survival games existed, he was all alone and never knew he had any blood relatives!
Liu Man's face was full of cruel pleasure. She took a step closer, as if looking at a fish on a chopping board: "Tsk tsk tsk, since you're begging me like this. Fine, then I'll let you die knowing why."
"Your father Wen Hongru, your mother Lin Xiuwan, your elder brother Wen Baisong, and your short-lived sister-in-law and two little brats!"
How did they die? While traveling? Accidentally falling off a cliff? Attacked by wild animals? Hahaha! Liu Man laughed so hard she could hardly breathe, the sarcasm in her eyes impossible to hide.
At that moment, Xiao Jin and Chu Yuan and the others returned from the attic.
Upon hearing the familiar words, she frowned deeply and stopped abruptly in her tracks.
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