Chapter 46: Capturing and Killing Tang Huai (Middle)

  "Demented Tang Yang, apart from his eyes, had lost all semblance of humanity, and with a beast-like howl, he swung his sharp claws at me and Tie Hong as we approached the door."

  It's all my fault for underestimating him when I was young. I thought that at this moment, Tang Yang would be like a giant pangolin with scales all over his body, although his claws looked sharper than usual. But I didn't take it seriously. As he pounced on me, I drew out the Bronze Shadow and stabbed straight out, but to my surprise, Tang Yang not only showed no fear, but also charged towards me at an unchanged speed.

  I would have thought a sword through the heart was the end of it all, thinking that this living dead person is nothing more than that.

  Who would have thought that the bronze Chengying, which had been tempered in the underworld's fire and was ranked first among the top ten weapons of the netherworld, would not be able to pierce even a hair when it stabbed Tang Yang. The sword body bent and rebounded, flying out of my hand due to the massive impact. Tang Yang didn't suffer any injury, but I spat out blood and my right arm was dislocated, unable to exert any strength.

  It wasn't until now that I realized this undead creature was much more difficult to deal with than I had imagined. It's all because I didn't listen to Tie Hong's advice before entering, and after thinking about it three times, I deployed a capture plan, but being overly confident led to an unsuccessful expedition and falling into a passive situation." Tie Yi spoke with his eyes cast downward, filled with endless regret.

  Listening to Tie Yi's words, my heart was all tangled up. I didn't expect this living dead man Tang Yang to be so overbearing. I wonder what happened in the end? I'm very curious.

  With Iron Clothes' skill, even if it wasn't as fierce as now, it wouldn't be much different. Yet, in one move, he was completely at a disadvantage. Although there was some underestimation, it made me look at this living dead man Tang Ye with new eyes.

  "What's next? Tiege, you're being put in a rhythm that seems to have my old style. With that beastly thing, I won't let it go even if it kills me!" I asked anxiously.

  Tie Yi smiled self-deprecatingly, "Of course not. When Tang Ye saw me injured on the ground, he once again charged at me with his sharp claws. If I were caught by him, one swipe of his paw would surely rip my belly open. I suppose that ancient juniper tree in Ku Ling Village will have one more human skin hanging from it."

  As soon as I heard Tieyi's words, I secretly thought "my god", this guy who never jokes around is actually telling such an unfunny story at a time like this, and to make matters worse, he's using such an old cliché, it's completely suspicious that he's just trying to plug something in. This move of his makes me extremely disgusted.

  "I said iron lump, if it's not a humorous character, then walk the cool route properly, hurry up and say what happened next?"

  Tie Yi glanced at me and continued, "Just as Tang Yang was about to deliver the fatal blow, his claw tip made contact with my chest, and I had given up all hope of dodging. Luckily, Tie Hong intervened just in time, and as Tang Yang attacked me again, Tie Hun used his Soul Hook to block the attack, barely saving me from disaster."

  "With a loud explosion, Tang Ye's strike actually cut off the soul hook made by Yin Jian, and it was at that moment that I understood what the gray area between yin and yang meant. Why ordinary Yin soldiers couldn't hurt him. This beast's combat power is too terrifying, far beyond my imagination."

  "Stop pretending and just say it directly, no need for afterthoughts. It's just the two of us, not some little sister around. Just spit it out straight and don't pretend to be cool. If you need applause, just ask for it." I said anxiously.

  "At that moment, I realized that the gray area meant that Tang Yang was both yin and yang. In the yang, he could harm me, a living person, and in the yin, he could counter my body as a yin constitution of Tie Hong. So when we two faced Tang Yang, it can be said that there was no advantage at all, completely at a disadvantage. It's all because I didn't do enough preparation work, acted impulsively without listening to advice, and didn't clarify the situation before taking action." Iron Clothes' tone was mixed with obvious regret.

  "What happened next? Are you two injured? That beast didn't even lose a single hair!" I admit that when facing such an exciting and thrilling plot, I'm not a good listener who follows the rules. I only care about the actual scenes that are happening, without any thoughts or feelings behind them, a typical symptom of modern society's fast food culture.

  Tie Yi's voice was somewhat hoarse, "Although the iron hook managed to barely block Tang Yang's fatal claw aimed at me, it broke off in that instant and I was scratched on my left arm by Tang Yang, with a festering wound."

  Upon hearing this, I slightly relaxed and said: "It's okay, nothing unexpected happened, just scratches. Although the scratches look quite bloody, they're actually not that serious. After a few days of rest, it'll be fine, and there won't be any scars left behind. Even if there are scars, they won't be on my face. And even if they were on my face, I'm not an idol or anything. A few scars make me look more manly, aren't scars a man's medal of honor?"

  After finishing, I saw Tieyi's surprised eyes and realized that it was probably because of the role reversal between Tieyi and me. As a listener who had always been a talker, I suddenly became the audience and felt a bit uncomfortable. My tongue slipped and I said a string of words, then quickly clasped my hands together to apologize and asked Tieyi to continue.

  "At first, I thought so too, indulging in Tang Yang's brutality would only lead to him being punished with some vaccinations in the underworld. But it turned out that it wasn't that simple at all. Tang Yang was cultivating the 'Corpse Refining Record' of Yao Xiang Si Jian Ren, a demonic art that uses human lives as the catalyst, yin souls as the reagent, and ghost symbols as the banner, going against the natural order. The refined corpse's resentment is extremely toxic, and with the ghost symbol imbued with the power to counter the underworld, even the yin messengers and ghost officials dare not provoke him." Tie Yi's words were filled with obvious anger.

  At this time, I felt something and suddenly secretly clenched a fist in my heart.

  As expected, at this moment, Tie Yi's eyes seemed to have tears welling up. "In an instant, Tie Hong's left arm began to corrode and fall off, as if it had been soaked in strong acid, gradually dissolving. Seeing this, I panicked. Tie Hong saw the situation and quickly pulled out the bronze mirror from the ground and cut off his own left arm. The scene... In order to save me, because of my impulsiveness, Tie Hong paid the price of an arm!"

  Looking at the self-reproaching Iron Clothes, I didn't expect that this iron lump would also have such a story in his heart. It's really every family has its own difficulties to recite scriptures, and everyone has unspeakable bitterness in their hearts. Losers are like this, and high-ranking wealthy handsome men can't escape either.

  "I comforted him, 'Actually, this matter can't be blamed on you. If people could think ahead of everything, there wouldn't be any mistakes or unexpected events. The unpredictable is the future and life. As the saying goes, 'A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit' - that's the principle. It's okay, next time when following me, just think more and pay attention.'"

  My consolation is reasonable and well-founded, but I'm so persuasive that I've almost convinced myself.

  Who would have thought that this iron lump would suddenly let out a low growl and say, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault!"

  "It's not your fault, it's really not your fault." I said,

  "It's all my fault, it's all my fault..." Tie Yi said stubbornly.

  "It's not your fault, it's not your fault..."

  After a few minutes of this, I finally gave in and said "Okay, fine! You win!"

  I thought to myself, damn it, two grown men running around like this are almost leaving the country, if they keep dragging on like this, it's simply the pace of a trashy soap opera.

  As Iron Clothes fell silent, I asked: "You two were both injured, wasn't that like throwing a sheep into the tiger's den, or putting meat on the chopping block? What happened afterwards? You're not going to say you actually died and this is some kind of sinister plot where you're not human?" I looked at Iron Clothes as he broke his silence.

  Tie Yi calmed down and said, "When Tie Hong cut off his arm with Qingtong Chengying, I found that the cyan light of Qingtong Chengying became stronger when it encountered ghost objects. A cyan flame appeared around the sword body. Although I don't know what's going on, at a critical moment, I rode my sword and struck Qingtong Chengying at Tang Yan's face."

  "This time, strangely, it seemed that the dark blood of Tie Hong had greatly increased the power of Qingtong Chengying. With the sword's angle being particularly tricky, Tang Ye was unable to dodge and a single sword pierced through his right eye."

  When I heard Tie Yi's words, I unconsciously clenched my fists, feeling extremely refreshing. This beast who had been beaten thousands of times finally revealed his true nature. The protagonist's muscles began to counterattack, and it seems that Tang Ye is not far from being killed.

  Tang Yang's eyes were severely injured, and seeing the increased power of Qingtong Chengying, he chose to escape. I didn't use my full strength to intercept him because I had to take care of the injured Tie Hong, fearing another accident. So, I watched as Tang Yang broke through the door and fled into the mountains.

  It's actually letting this scoundrel escape, hearing Tie Yi's words makes me extremely angry.

  However, Tie Yi's storytelling ability is really not bad, the ups and downs made my little heart jump with excitement. However, I completely agree with Tie Yi's approach, some things can be done again, such as capturing Tang Ye, but some things cannot be recovered if lost, for example, if Tie Rong dies.

  As Tang Yang escaped, I quickly reset my own arm bone and then simply bandaged Tie Hong's wound. In any case, although we paid the price in blood, at least for now, both of us are still alive.

  At this time, I found that the tempered blood after the bronze shadow is the key to capturing and killing Tang Yang. This unexpected gain made me and Tie Hong extremely happy, and I must have encountered Tang Yang again, and I will surely be able to kill him.

  Because there were Tang Yang's bloodstains on the bronze mirror, the difficulty of pursuit decreased a lot compared to the beginning. However, this beast's frantic running across mountains and ridges made it very difficult for me and Tie Feng to chase after it. During the chase, Tie Feng's injuries became even more severe, but no matter how I tried to persuade him, he refused to give up, so the pursuit process slowed down a lot.

  By tracking the shadow of Gui Suo, we can grasp the general direction of Tang Yang's escape. I soon determined that Tang Yang was hiding under a vegetable cellar in a farmhouse on Ku Ling Ridge.

  This time, because I was prepared for battle, before making a move, I took the tip of my finger and let a drop of blood fall onto the sword body. Suddenly, the bronze shadow's green light appeared, greatly increasing its power. As Iron Phoenix and I gradually approached that village house, who would have thought that an unexpected event occurred? Tang Yang discovered our arrival when he rushed out from the vegetable cellar. Just as we were about to engage in battle, a blind old woman suddenly appeared between us, shouting "Dog boy, come home for dinner... Dog boy... come home for dinner..."