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Chapter 47 Why are the flowers so red?
Just a second before the girl crawled toward him, Li Tingyun stepped on the old man's chest and tore off his two arms.
After breaking free of his restraints, he quickly retreated, dodging the girl's reckless charge.
But the old man's hands were still tightly locked on his arms, with two withered, emaciated severed arms hanging below.
There wasn't a trace of blood at the break, and the cross-section was perfectly flat. These two arms looked like they could be easily disassembled and reassembled.
Li Tingyun became suspicious, but had no time to think it through. He swung his two severed arms and smashed them hard against the girl who was rushing towards him again.
With a severed arm, all skin and bones with no flesh, the whip struck with tremendous force, sending the girl's body crashing heavily to the ground, her limbs shattered into pieces.
The severed arm that Li Tingyun used as a weapon was also smashed to pieces. He shook his arm and shook off his two withered hands.
In the blink of an eye, you can see that the girl's head, which had fallen to the ground, has been picked up by someone.
It was none other than Wang Wu, who had desperately crawled out from under the collapsed wall.
Wang Wu picked up the girl's head and looked at it from left to right.
When he first saw the head fall to the ground, he was startled and didn't immediately notice anything unusual.
But after hearing the second "thud" of his head hitting the ground, he realized something was wrong.
Firstly, according to common sense, a person's soul is tangible but intangible, and the spirits of the dead are light and airy, and would not cause such a real disturbance.
Secondly, the sound of the two impacts landing was indistinguishable to others, but Wang Wu was skilled in craftsmanship and noticed the subtle differences in sound and color.
A human skull is covered in skin and flesh, and the head is covered in hair, so it couldn't possibly make such a crisp sound when it falls to the ground.
Wang Wu held the girl's head and tapped it repeatedly, listening carefully to the sound. He immediately recognized it as the sound of water-soaked driftwood.
"It's a puppet... a silken puppet!"
He no longer cared about settling the score with Li Tingyun over that punch, and shouted at the boy, "Be careful of the puppeteer!"
Since the puppeteer has appeared, it means that the puppeteer must be hiding nearby.
The most difficult opponents are not these two puppets, but the puppet masters who are at least at the Nascent Soul stage!
These two puppets, one old and one young, do not need to be pulled by strings. They can be manipulated flexibly simply by tying red strings around their necks and limbs, and they are so lifelike.
In the world of cultivation, anyone who can master puppetry to this level must be at least at the Nascent Soul stage.
Although the cultivation system of demonic cultivators in the mortal realm is different from that of the immortal cultivation realm, the cultivation level of that puppeteer who has not yet appeared must not be low.
With Mei Shiyu not present, Wang Wu felt immense pressure to survive.
He said to Li Tingyun, "We absolutely cannot confront them head-on; we must outsmart them... Yes, outsmart them!"
Li Tingyun seemed not to hear him, and staggered straight toward the already dulled iron axe.
His mind was in a complete fog, and he was somewhat mentally unstable. His only thought was to break free of the Immortal Binding Lock.
Damn it, someone actually dared to tie him up! He was actually tied up?
Just because a tiger doesn't roar doesn't mean it's Hello Kitty!
He was going to confront Mei Shiyu and teach him a lesson for why the flowers were so red!
At this moment, in a secluded corner not far from the messy teahouse, stood two beautiful figures, one in black and one in white.
"Old Fan, your puppet is useless..."
"Old Xie, my foot hurts. Even though you're not heavy, you've been stepping on it for most of the day."
"Oh, I'm sorry. It's too dark here, and you're so dark-skinned, I didn't even see where you were standing."
"You still think I'm too dark-skinned..."
"No, I don't mind. Dark skin makes your teeth look whiter, so you need to learn to smile showing your teeth so I can spot you at a glance."
Fan Wujiu pondered to himself, "How much of a toothy smile is considered a toothy smile?" This seemed a bit difficult for him.
He doesn't smile much usually because he's not naturally inclined to smile.
"Look, they're making a move again. When the time is right, we'll..."
As Xie Bi'an spoke, he turned and glanced at Fan Wujiu.
He yelled angrily, "Get lost! Don't bare your teeth at me!"
Fan Wujiu: "..."
From the perspective of the Black and White Impermanence, in the ruins of the teahouse not far away—
Li Tingyun raised both hands, intending to chop down on the axe blade, when the restraints on his hands suddenly disappeared.
He heard a familiar voice calling in his mind: "Yuanbao, beware of the Black and White Impermanence!"
Mei Shiyu was currently locked in a fierce battle with Xia Changfeng and couldn't break free, but he had noticed the strange occurrences in the teahouse earlier...
Of the two, Xie Bi'an is skilled in illusion magic, while Fan Wujiu is adept at making puppets!
Li Tingyun looked at her freed hands, and hesitated in her heart:
Why tie him up for no reason and then release him without a word? Was he being played?
Damn it, someone actually dared to play him! He actually got played?
Just because a tiger doesn't roar doesn't mean he's still Hakimi!
He was going to confront Mei Shiyu and teach him a lesson for why the flowers were so red!
[Host, host! The Black and White Impermanence are looking for you! A ghost is knocking on your door in the middle of the night!]
[Host, can you hear me now? Host!]
Wang Laoliu is going to shout himself hoarse.
Ever since he saw Li Tingyun's blood-red eyes appear, he has been extremely panicked.
In his setting, the Blood Eye is ostensibly a harbinger of a villain's bloodlust, cold-bloodedness, and ruthless killing, making him seem incredibly powerful... but in reality, it drives villains mad and mentally unstable.
Commonly known as epilepsy.
Dude, slap yourself a couple of times to wake up!
Li Tingyun's condition was extremely unstable at this time, and the system's repeated calls to him had no effect.
Meanwhile, Wang Wu had already engaged in combat with the Black and White Impermanence who had suddenly appeared!
Fan Wujiu, hiding in the shadows and manipulating the puppet, failed to steal the Qiankun Bag from Li Tingyun and immediately decided to reveal himself.
He and Xie Bi'an had already discussed it; if the plan failed, they would simply rob it by force!
They went to Yongjie Town to complete the task assigned by their superiors: to bring Yuan Che's spirit back and hand it over to the judge for trial. However, due to the obstruction of Li Tingyun and Mei Shiyu, they were unable to complete the task smoothly and could not deliver their report.
Ever since Li Tingyun and his group entered the underworld, the Black and White Impermanence have been secretly observing their movements.
Based on years of experience in catching ghosts, Wuchang Gui was able to clearly sense that Yuan Che's spirit had been collected by Li Tingyun in his Qiankun Bag.
Therefore, Fan and Xie decided to steal from the boy, using every means possible, both secretly and openly, just to take the Qiankun Bag from him.
Relying on the fact that this is Fengdu's territory, they dare to go all out even if it means snatching something from the Taiji Palace Master!
The Black and White Impermanence were very clear about their purpose: to target Li Tingyun. Unexpectedly, a Cheng Yaojin appeared out of nowhere!
Wang Wu stood straight in front of them, blocking their way.
For a mere Golden Core cultivator to resist two demonic cultivators whose cultivation levels were clearly higher than his own was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
Wang Wu knew he couldn't win, and moreover, he vaguely felt some discomfort in his dantian.
It seems that the Golden Core was cracked by Li Tingyun's punch earlier!
This is a recipe for disaster.
But there was nothing he could do; he had guessed the intentions of the Black and White Impermanence... He absolutely could not stand by and watch these two steal the Qiankun Bag!
Recalling the town of Eternal Calamity, he was trapped in the barrier. He had personally witnessed Li Tingyun rush out to save a little girl in red. This girl was a possessed person whose body had been resurrected, and the spirit attached to her was being chased by the Black and White Impermanence of the underworld...
None of this is the point!
The key point is that he sensed a very familiar aura from the dead—it was the soul of his godson!
He was his godson who had wandered into the underworld and caused him no peace of mind whatsoever.
Wang Wu didn't know why Yuan Che had fallen to the point of being separated from his soul, but at that moment, he saw the girl and the spirit of the dead being taken into a golden coffin by Li Tingyun...
Wang Wu could tell that the golden coffin was a superior magical artifact, making it the perfect place for Yuan Che's soul to rest.
Li Tingyun was indeed helping his son, and didn't seem to be hostile.
Because of this, he made up an excuse and followed Mei Shiyu and the boy into the market without making a sound.
He is observing the situation.
In any case, we can't let the Black and White Impermanence take Yuan Che's soul back right now, otherwise this unlucky kid will definitely die faster than anyone else.
Wang Wu decisively stood in front of Li Tingyun.
His ten fingers were filled with talismans, and his body was covered with compasses, gourds, and copper coins used by Taoist priests to exorcise ghosts.
He used all his skills and was ready when he suddenly remembered something: Oh no, his magic power had not yet recovered!
Gan.
However, even without magical power, one can still crush the spirit stone to release the pure spiritual energy it stores, thereby activating the magic weapon.
But this method is too expensive!
He had used this trick before, using spirit stones to activate the "Earth Escape Talisman" and rushing to the gates of hell. Just that one ordinary talisman burned hundreds of spirit stones, more than half of his fortune.
So now there's another big problem: the weather is fantastic, but there's almost no money!
Wang Wu's legs trembled slightly as he faced the Black and White Impermanence; he couldn't win, he simply couldn't win.
He had previously told Li Tingyun that when facing a master, one can only outsmart them, but in reality, that was just empty talk!
Faced with true power, the brain has long since ceased to function, and intelligence has been frozen.
Opposite Wang Wu, the two figures, one black and one white, stood still, temporarily fooled by his full armor.
Fan Wujiu: "Old Xie, who is this fat Taoist priest?"
Xie Bi'an: "I don't know, but he's on the same side as Li Tingyun and Mei Shiyu, so his strength shouldn't be underestimated."
The three faced off for a long time, each probing the other's strength.
Wang Wu was the first to unleash his One-Finger Divine Skill and Lion's Roar: "Come here!!!"