"Whoosh!"
Li Shunxi suddenly rolled on the ground. Only then did he avoid Gong Ruqing's fatal stab to his neck.
For a moment, he was at a loss. Although he had a way to get rid of the possession, he needed the other party to be quiet. There was no way he could do it without help.
As he dodged, he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps.
Li Shunxi hurriedly looked toward the sound. It was Lu Sheng. He walked out of the darkness, his face expressionless.
Li Shunxi was overjoyed.
"Brother Lu! Come and help me! "
Lu Sheng's expression did not change. He held a straight saber in his hand and glanced at Li Shunxi who was rolling on the ground.
"Save me!!" Gong Ruqing pounced toward Lu Sheng. There were tears on her face, and her clothes were torn so badly that they were in a mess, exposing her body.
"Help me hold her down. I have a way to get rid of the possession!!" Li Shunxi jumped up from the ground and rushed toward Gong Ruqing.
"Nine revolutions of the heart and soul return to peace, Tianning Yellow Temple …"
"Pfft!!"
Before Li Shunxi could finish chanting, he saw a saber slash down on the road.
The bright saber gleam was like a clear spring in the darkness. It was clear and pure. It cut Gong Ruqing in two from head to toe.
The crescent saber gleam cut a living beauty in two. Before Li Shunxi could react, he saw Lu Sheng's feet tremble. The muscles on his upper body expanded rapidly. His clothes were torn. A red line ran from his chest to the top of his head, forming the shape of the character "Chuan" between his brows.
"Whoosh!"
With a swing of the long saber, a hurricane seemed to blow in the backyard. Lu Sheng used the back of the saber to send a guard flying. He then rushed toward Li Shunxi.
At this moment, a similar shadow shot out from Li Shunxi's side.
"Bam!!!"
Two strong and ferocious figures collided in midair.
"Roar!!"
"Roar!!!"
Almost at the same time, the two of them let out deafening roars and pounced at each other like wild beasts.
Clang clang clang!!
A series of loud noises that made his whole body numb exploded beside Li Shunxi.
Ka-cha!
A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, instantly illuminating the two people who were fighting.
Compared to before, Lu Sheng's body seemed to have doubled in size. His muscles were bulging and his veins were bulging. The straight saber in his hand was like a war hammer as it madly smashed at his opponent.
On the other hand, the person on the other side was actually able to catch all of them.
Li Shunxi glanced over and almost cried out in fright.
"Soul … Soul of the Corpse!!!" He broke out in a cold sweat.
"Let's go!" Duan Meng 'an appeared out of nowhere, hurriedly helping him up as they ran off into the distance.
The remaining guard's face was also pale with fright. He quickly followed the two of them and avoided the area.
The person who was fighting with Lu Sheng had a dark gray body, and his skin was completely exposed. His rotten muscles and blood vessels were slightly black, and could be seen clearly.
His eyes were completely white, and he was much taller than the average person. He looked slightly thin and weak, but the power he could unleash was almost terrifying.
Lu Sheng's inner force was circulating furiously. Blood Fury Skill was almost at its maximum speed. He was barely on par with his opponent.
"DANG!"
He slashed his saber viciously at his opponent once more. Propelled by his immense strength, the sharp blade of the saber was actually unscathed.
'I don't believe it!!!' Lu Sheng hardened his heart and was about to activate Black Tiger Jade Crane Skill.
"Let's go! That's a Soul of the Corpse. It has skin of copper and bones of iron. It can't be killed! "Li Shunxi's anxious voice came from afar.
"Soul of the Corpse? Can't be killed? "The bloody words on Lu Sheng's brow grew clearer. He gripped his saber with both hands. All the strength in his body was concentrated on a single point.
"Tiger Fury!!" Black Tiger Saber Skill was the only saber skill in which he had mastered the True Meaning. It was also his most powerful killing move.
This move, Tiger Fury, gathered the most of his inner Qi from Blood Fury Skill. Under the moonlight, it resembled a silver snake that shot out like lightning and landed on the head of the Soul of the Corpse.
"CLANG!!!"
The vibrating saber blade vibrated violently on the Soul of the Corpse's head.
"BAM!!!"
Under the immense pressure, the saber blade actually exploded into countless shards, exploding violently on the Soul of the Corpse.
Amidst the rain of shards, Lu Sheng tossed aside the saber hilt. His hands were crimson red as blood as he struck the Soul of the Corpse's head with a series of Heart-Shattering Palms.
"DIE!!" Lu Sheng roared in rage. Under the activation of Blood Fury Skill, all the strength in his body struck the Soul of the Corpse's face.
After the final palm strike, Lu Sheng flew down and looked at the Soul of the Corpse whose face had been dented by his palm strike.
"ROAR!!!"
The Soul of the Corpse was sent flying. Its entire body was pierced with shards of shards from the saber blade. With a furious roar, it rolled a few times after landing on the ground. Its entire body was red and hot like a steamer. White smoke and a charred stench began to rise from its head.
"ROAR!!!"
The Soul of the Corpse rolled on the ground. Finally, it let out an enraged roar and melted into a puddle of black liquid.
Wisps of white smoke were still rising from Lu Sheng's palms. After landing, he exhaled deeply. The white vapor was like smoke, and it took him a good seven to eight breaths of time before he completely exhaled all the waste in his body.
His body also gradually returned to its original size and shape. The red blood symbol on his forehead slowly dissipated.
"Brother Li, are you alright?" Lu Sheng turned to look at Li Shunxi who was standing beside Duan Meng 'an.
Li Shunxi was dumbfounded, his face red to the ears. At this moment, he had yet to recover from the previous violent scene. "I'm … I'm fine … Thank you, Brother Lu, for saving me …" he stammered hastily.
When he finally regained his composure, he suddenly felt grief and indignation as he thought of Gong Ruqing who had been dismembered. "Why is Brother Lu so dismissive of human life?! That Miss Gong Ruqing is a living, breathing human! Since Brother Lu already had such strength, why didn't he use it earlier!? "
Lu Sheng had already walked over, putting on a new coat.
"What strength? I don't know any supernatural Daoist arts. Is that Gong Ruqing? Doesn't being possessed make her a ghost? "
"Don't know? Are you joking, Brother Lu? How can you beat a Soul of the Dead to death if you don't know? "Li Shunxi said angrily.
"I don't know what Soul of the Dead is or not. As long as it's a monster, can't I just beat it to death?" Lu Sheng looked at him, baffled.
"Possession is possession, and ghosts are ghosts! Possession is just a human being being possessed by a ghost. In reality, as long as the ghost is expelled, the human is still a human! "Li Shunxi was instantly stunned.
"Possession is a ghost. A ghost must die," Lu Sheng corrected him seriously.
"But that's a human being! A living human being! "Li Shunxi seemed to have forgotten Lu Sheng's earlier ferocity as he argued for what was right.
"Those who harm me are all ghosts," Lu Sheng replied casually. "You should be thankful that you're not possessed." He looked at Li Shunxi indifferently.
Li Shunxi shuddered. He wanted to say something but couldn't bring himself to say it.
"Let's go." Lu Sheng put on his coat and walked towards the cellar in the backyard.
"Boss, here's a knife." Duan Meng 'an quickly handed over the knife in his hand. He even picked up the guard's knife.
Lu Sheng took the knife and strode towards the kitchen.
The few of them approached the kitchen, following the familiar path to the cellar.
Lu Sheng opened the cellar door and saw several more people lying inside. It was Ning San and the other two guards and two ladies who had disappeared earlier.
"We shouldn't stay here for long. Let's leave immediately." Lu Sheng said indifferently, "Let's see if we can wake these people up."
"Brother Lu, did you already know that a Soul of the Corpse was lurking around me?" Li Shunxi finally had the chance to ask.
"Mm. I felt something was off but couldn't pinpoint who it was so I decided to separate from you. Sure enough, I gave myself away as soon as we separated, "Lu Sheng explained briefly.
Ever since he rescued the Gong sisters, he'd felt something was off, as if something was off.
"A Soul of the Corpse. How could it be so smart, knowing how to hide and disguise itself …" Li Shunxi shuddered. He was horrified to find out that he'd been so close to a Soul of the Corpse for so long.
"What about Gong Rumeng?" Li Shunxi was a mess.
"Either dead or missing. I don't know." Lu Sheng said indifferently, "Their lives have nothing to do with me. I'm only here to investigate a case."
"You … How can you be so cold-blooded!?" Li Shunxi was furious.
"Cold-blooded? We're neither relatives nor friends. What does this have to do with being cold-blooded? "Lu Sheng was baffled.
Li Shunxi was at a loss for words. He had no way to refute him.
He and Duan Meng 'an helped the people in the cellar up one by one, patting them awake. Lu Sheng watched from the side without making a move.
Everyone came to their senses.
"I was resting in my room just now. How did I end up here?"
"What's going on? Why are we here the moment we get here? "
"Where's Qingqing and Mengmeng? Why don't I see them? "
The group of young ladies and guards woke up. They immediately started making a ruckus and panicking.
"We'd better leave this place first," Li Shunxi suggested.
"Young Master Li, have you seen Qingqing and Mengmeng?" a young lady asked Li Shunxi.
Li Shunxi lowered his head, not daring to look at them.
"Let's leave first," he said in a low voice.
Lu Sheng swept his gaze across the crowd, then looked at Ning San.
"Young Master!" Ning San ran over and stood before Lu Sheng with his head lowered.
"It's good that you're not dead. Let's go. Let's leave first, "Lu Sheng said indifferently.
Ning San nodded in shame.
"Wait! Where's our young lady? Are you the ones who killed our Young Miss?! "A guard rushed over to block Lu Sheng, his face full of anger.
"That's right! When we woke up, we were already here. It must be these two's doing! "Another guard rushed over and said sternly to Li Shunxi. "Young Master Li, please help us capture this person!"
Lu Sheng glanced at the two people blocking his way, then at Li Shunxi, who had a troubled look on his face.
"Are you leaving or not?" he asked casually.
For some reason, even though there were so many people around, Li Shunxi felt that Lu Sheng was talking to him alone.
"I'm leaving? What about them? "he couldn't help but ask.
"They're originally from here," Lu Sheng said.
As soon as he said that, everyone who was still making a racket instantly quieted down. It was as if there was no sound at all.
Be it the guards or the young ladies, they all had a strange smile on their faces.
Li Shunxi shuddered violently as a chill surged up his back. He took a few steps at a time and ran to the trio's side.
He turned back to look at the young ladies and the guards.
"Young Master Li … You have to seek justice for us … It's that person, that person harmed our young lady …" the guard who spoke earlier shouted. But his face had an ashen color that only a dead man would have.
"Young Master Li …"
With a creak, the kitchen's wooden door opened. A crooked figure walked in slowly.
"Young Master Li, Qingqing's in so much pain. Why didn't you wait for Qingqing … and left on your own …"
Gong Ruqing, who had been sliced into two earlier, was now standing before the door once more. Her body had been sliced into two from the middle, leaving a long, thin line of blood on her body.
Li Shunxi's face turned green in an instant.
"AH!!" Duan Meng 'an pushed the guard standing beside him away in fright. The guard's face was pale as well, a rancid stench emanating from his body.
Ning San's forehead was covered in cold sweat. His heart shuddered at the thought of how he had slept with a pile of corpses for so long.
"Let's go," Lu Sheng didn't even look at the group of young ladies and strode towards the kitchen's entrance.
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