Feng Chenghai rushed over, grabbed the vine demon's arm, and slashed at it with his other hand.
The vine demon turned his head and switched the mourning staff to his other hand. Countless vines emerged from his body and bound Feng Chenghai tightly.
The vine demon's vines were covered in thorns, leaving trails of blood wherever they went, and they also carried a fragrance.
Bai Yulan felt heartbroken seeing her husband covered in blood, but as a weak woman, there was nothing she could do.
Feng Chenghai was skilled in martial arts, but he was no match for the Three Heads and Six Arms. His sword-wielding hand was entangled in vines and he couldn't move at all. He watched as Teng Yao brought his mourning stick down on his head.
Bai Yulan's heart was in her throat; she was terrified that her unborn child would never see its father.
With a thought, Yuan Qi ignited crimson lotus karmic fire at his fingertips and struck directly at the vine demon: "Demon, how dare you harm people in front of me!"
The demon is of the wood element and fears fire, especially the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, which can burn everything. It quickly retracted the vines and even dropped the mourning stick in its hand, but it still could not escape the fire.
He watched in horror as the crimson flames descended upon him, letting out a cry: "No, ah—"
A piercing scream was followed by a series of squeaks and a smoky, acrid smell that filled people's senses.
The vine demon's face was contorted in a grotesque grimace, barely able to maintain its human form. Vines and a human face alternated as it groveled at Yuan Qi's feet, screaming and pleading, "Celestial Master, please withdraw your supernatural powers! This little demon knows its mistake..."
The Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire was incredibly powerful. Yuan Qi wanted to kill the Vine Demon, but he still had questions to ask and didn't want him to die so quickly, so he withdrew the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire.
Yuan Qi picked up a piece of the mourning stick. The piece was only half a foot long, but it was enough to do evil, and it was no problem to deal with mere mortals.
"How did you and Feng Mushan get together?" Yuan Qi was a little angry. That old fox Feng Mushan was so cunning, keeping her cooperation with the vine demon a secret. She felt like she had been played and was very unhappy.
A cluster of crimson lotus flames burned at her fingertips as she leisurely twirled her fingers, intending to frighten the vine demon and force him to tell the truth.
The vine demon was honest: "Fifteen years ago, the underworld official Zhao Chen got into a fight and his mourning staff broke in two. Feng Mushan picked it up. I happened to be hunting in that area and saw it. I wanted to share the spoils with Feng Mushan, but he disagreed, so we started fighting. He had the mourning staff, and I couldn't beat him, but he gave me a small piece on the condition that I do something for him."
"Later I found out that he was secretly colluding with Zhao Chen. He hunted souls for Zhao Chen, and Zhao Chen helped him get a temporary position as a ghost messenger. With the identity of a ghost messenger, he became even more unscrupulous. He hunted souls and ate them to increase his cultivation. It was even more profitable than me hunting souls for him. He was afraid of being reported for hunting souls from other families, so he specifically targeted his own people. Celestial Master, I was forced. I didn't mean to harm anyone. Please forgive me this time. Considering how hard I've worked to cultivate for five hundred years, please give me a chance to repent."
The Feng family members were even more furious upon hearing this. Feng Mushan was not a member of the Feng family back then, but was adopted by them. They never expected that after his death, he would not only fail to repay their kindness but also repay their kindness with enmity by hunting down the younger generation of the Feng family. It was truly outrageous.
"We can't let him get away with this!"
"Kill him!"
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Yuan Qi snorted: "Not intentionally harming people? Did Bai Yulan beg for mercy from you just now? Did you let her go? Harming people is harming people. What do you mean by not intentionally harming, but being forced? You're trying to fool me! Watch me cripple your five hundred years of cultivation!"
The vine demon began to kowtow to Yuan Qi: "It was all Feng Mushan who forced me to do it. If I didn't comply, he would beat me to death with a mourning stick. Celestial Master, everything I said is true. I dare not lie."
"You think you can fool me just because I'm young? Did he force you? Or did you negotiate with him to split the benefits 50/50? Otherwise, how could you possibly take human form with less than two hundred years of cultivation?"
The vine demon lowered his head guiltily. He had indeed thought that Yuan Qi was young and wanted to deceive her by saying that he had five hundred years of cultivation.
He continued to argue, "I really am five hundred years old. If you don't believe me, go and see my true form. For the first few hundred years, I was unable to cultivate because I didn't have the enlightenment. Although I have only cultivated for a little over a hundred years, I am actually five hundred years old. Celestial Master, how could I dare to lie to you?"
"Don't worry, I will definitely find your true identity and uproot you!"
The Feng family members also realized that this vine demon was taking advantage of Yuan Qi's young age and easy to fool, trying to get away with it.
Enraged, Feng Chenghai stepped forward and began hacking wildly at the vine demon, while Feng Aotian also joined in with his sword. The vine demon dared not retaliate; fortunately, the swords of mortals could only inflict superficial wounds on it, which would heal with time.
The vine demon huddled to the side, looking pitifully at Yuan Qi. He would do anything as long as Yuan Qi was willing to spare his life.
"Master, please spare me! I'll never do it again!" the vine demon pleaded with Yuan Qi, secretly tugging at the corner of her dress.
Yuan Qi frowned: "No, you've taken a life, that's unforgivable!"
After saying that, he released a cluster of red lotus karmic fire.
The vine demon knew the rules of the demon realm: anyone who caused a death would be at the mercy of demon hunters or celestial masters, with a very slim chance of survival.
He had long been prepared to flee. He kept a close eye on Yuan Qi, ready to run away as soon as Yuan Qi made a move.
He escaped through the window at lightning speed, but Yuan Qi's Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire seemed to have eyes and followed him. It only chased him to the outside of the window before the vine demon began to wail miserably.
Flames soared into the sky outside, accompanied by a series of crackling sounds. Flowerpots shattered, and even doors and windows were whipped in two by vines, leaving the place in a sorry state.
The Feng family members all went out to watch the spectacle. The vine demon was being burned by the Red Lotus Karmic Fire and was rolling on the ground. Its vines stretched out wildly and whipped around, making a mess of the entire courtyard and even damaging the doors and windows.
Before long, the vine demon stopped struggling and turned into a cluster of roses lying on the ground, lifeless.
Feng Chenghai recognized it at a glance – wasn't this the century-old rose in the garden?
Uncle Feng was still shaken: "Kid, you're wrong. This rose is more than a hundred years old. I remember there was this rose when our Feng family built this house. The family history says that the rose had many colors and was very beautiful. Our ancestors did not recognize it and destroyed it, so they left it."
Feng Aotian was furious: "The Feng family has nurtured him for so many years, and he actually repays kindness with enmity!"
He snorted angrily and ordered, "Tomorrow, cut down all the flowers, plants, and trees that are over a hundred years old! Especially this rose bush, uproot it!"
The Feng family found the vine demon's true form overnight, uprooted it, and burned it.
The next morning, the Feng family got up before dawn to prepare for opening the coffin at their ancestral grave.
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