Chapter 58: Cause and Effect

  The person in front of me is a Gu?

  No! It's impossible! I can feel the aura of that thing, how could it be a Gu. I stared at the thing in front of me incredulously, not even noticing the wound on my chest. By the time I came back to my senses, I had already cut off the pair of hands in front of my chest.

  In front of me were still countless things that were neither human nor ghostly, and I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my chest. I looked down at my chest with some tension, and my chest was actually bleeding? This is a rare sight in hundreds of years!

  "Humans can't hurt you, ghosts can't hurt you. But Gu, will definitely be able to hurt you! Even if you have a husband and child, I want to kill you, it's just a matter of time. With the military power I have now, killing you is a small thing." Hei Wu continued to speak, making me break out in cold sweat.

  I felt scared for the first time.

  "Kobayashi..." Zhao Feiyu struggled to sit up, it was clear that he wanted to continue fighting. However, with the current state of me and him, we simply couldn't fight anymore.

  We don't know Chenxin, but she knows us!

  "How did you know that Gu can hurt me?" I raised my head and looked at the black fog, still expressionless.

  Dark fog brought waves of laughter, and then said: The person with the husband's fetus is not just you. Besides, you're not the first person to be attacked by Gu. As for your other news... Hum, do you think the position of Jiucheng Fongchang is idle? I know more things than you can imagine.

  I let out a cold snort, I really didn't know what to say anymore. Looking at the army in front of me led by Chen Xin, I suddenly understood what "one man's siege" meant. Even so, I wanted Zhao Feiyu to leave first.

  "Your yin-yang magic is only limited to the two realms of yin and yang. In plain words, it's just humans and ghosts, puppets, you can't hurt them. Your meteorite iron is also useless. You say now that I'm close to you in combat, but you're injured, how can you fight? I'm telling you, Mu Lin, why don't you just put down your weapon? Maybe I'll let you die a little more comfortably." Chen Xin's voice continued to echo in my ears, and I was getting annoyed with this voice.

  To put it bluntly, he's been keeping an eye on me. I'm at a loss as to why the real Jiǔ Yī Cháng would take action against me. Is this also a blessing in disguise?

  "I think I understand now. The so-called 'magic duel' between me and Yin Zhouyang earlier was actually you probing the depth of my powers. Whether it's the Nine-Character True Words or the Fallen Iron, everything around me can only affect yin and yang objects. But your Gu is neither yin nor yang. I had forgotten this point, after all, I've never dealt with a Gu before. Earlier, Yin Zhouyang told me that your mission as one of the Three Dukes was to bring me back to the rivers. Now, are you going to fulfill your promise?" I said, clutching my chest and enduring the pain word by word.

  "But I killed you, not for the so-called three public positions. But for something more, that thing, it will help me complete everything."

  "The tenth tail of disdain." I didn't even let Chen Xin finish speaking, and cut her off mercilessly. Again with the tenth tail of disdain, just how useful is that thing!

  Hei Wu chuckled softly and continued: Yes, the tenth tail. However, unfortunately, that thing has a great connection with you. I'm not clear about it now, so taking you down first is more reliable.

  "What does my dad have to do with that tail?" I feel like my brain is starting to spin, and even looking at things in front of me is a bit of a strain. Dizzy and disoriented, I shake my head, trying to clear it up a bit.

  "As for whether there is a relationship, I'm not clear either. However, I once heard that when the tenth tail was imprisoned in this ghost city, Crow Yang wanted to use it for something. But he didn't succeed! And Ying Zheng always succeeded every time. After thinking about it, I think the only connection between you and Ying Zheng is... your husband. First, let's get you under control, I don't think that would be a bad thing." The black fog's voice grew louder and softer, but I managed to hold on and listen to all of this.

  In the daze, I saw two puppet-like figures approaching me in front of me. Now I don't even have the strength to resist. My hand holding the meteorite was trembling, and the other hand covered my chest, still standing...

  Just as their hands were about to touch me, I saw a black shadow suddenly dart in front of me. His hands were like sharp fox claws, and...I seemed to see a tail behind him...

  Was it an illusion? As I thought of this, I lost consciousness and fell down.

  When I woke up, I found Ying Zheng sitting beside me, looking at me with a relaxed face. Zhao Feiyu was lying beside me, Kong Yiren was stopping the bleeding for him. And Guo Lao was drawing this picture, then burning it into ashes and dissolving it in a bowl of hot water to feed Zhao Feiyu.

  "Awake?" Qin Zheng's voice rang out, and I subconsciously wanted to sit up. When I completed this action, I was scared pee-less by myself.

  I lowered my head and looked at my chest, where was the wound? No... it had healed?

  Suddenly, a man's shadow flashed in front of me. I looked ahead and saw that the puppets were already lying dead or wounded all over the place. Only one man was agilely dodging among the puppet troops. I opened my ghost eye and didn't mistake it. Behind that man, there were ten tails.

  "How long has it been?" I asked Ying Zheng as I looked at him.

  Qin Shi Huang replied casually: Only five minutes.

  Only five minutes? Five minutes and you've already killed so many puppets?! Indeed, people who live long are different! I looked at Ying Zheng with a questioning face. Ying Zheng probably knew what I wanted to ask, and explained: Don't you know how to use the power of the husband's infant to heal wounds? Just that little bit of Gu technique has confused you, do you still have the nerve to say you're a person with a husband's infant?!

  "How was I supposed to know that Fubing had this effect?" I said innocently, looking at Ying Zheng with a hint of helplessness. But Fubing really is very useful, and now I feel full of energy.

  Qin Zheng looked at me helplessly and pointed to the black fog in the sky: What did I just say to you?

  "He said that Fuyin and Di Shiyu are related." Now all I can do is believe in Ying Zheng, whatever Ying Zheng asks, I think it's necessary for me to answer.

  "I may not have recovered my strength, but my eyesight has. Now you can just watch the show here, and so will I. The leader of the nine ministers, Gong Sun, wants to rebel, she doesn't want her life anymore." Ying Zheng coldly snorted and said viciously.

  Since Ying Zheng has made his attitude clear to deal with Chen Xin, I don't have much to worry about. Zhao Feiyu is already unconscious, and most of the medicinal water that Old Man Guo gave him earlier was to replenish his yang energy. Zhao Feiyu's body has been invaded by yin energy, and it will take at least ten days or so for him to recover. Old Man Guo's face looks terrible, perhaps he didn't expect Zhao Feiyu to be injured so severely.

  Yin Zhou Yang is still in a coma, he quietly lay on one side, which makes me very satisfied. At least, one less trouble.

  "Is Feiyu okay?" I asked Old Man Guo as I looked at him.

  Mr. Guo just shook his head and didn't say anything. Kong Yat also remained silent, I couldn't guess what he was thinking about.

  After a while, Kong Yizi raised his head and said to me: Xiao Lin, this time I'll come.

  I didn't quite understand what Kong Yat was saying, so I looked at him and asked: What are you going to do?

  He raised his head and pointed at the black fog, saying seriously: "I'll take care of her."

  This sentence undoubtedly hit my funny bone, I couldn't help but burst out laughing, but quickly returned to a serious tone and said: What are you destroying? You're always telling us not to take lives, now you want to destroy others. Don't be ridiculous, keep an eye on Feiyu for me.

  It's clear that Kuuichi thought I was joking, but Kuuichi didn't get angry, he just furrowed his brow and said in a more serious tone: I'm being serious. Kobayashi, aside from the people and things at Nantemple, you and Feiyu are my most treasured companions. You two were injured by that black fog, can't I as your brother take care of it? Besides, now that I've returned to secular life, taking lives or not has no effect on me.

  Kuang's words warmed my heart, and I smiled and patted his shoulder, saying: "You're a thoughtful brother, I appreciate it. But killing is not something you should do. Otherwise, when the time comes, I'll have to eat your plain boiled vegetables without oil."

  As for not using oil to cook cabbage, Zhao Feiyu and I are the most afraid of it. Kong Yatou's Taoist cultivation is very high, but he has always adhered to the Buddhist principle of not killing lives. Sometimes, he accidentally kills one or two yin souls in the process. A week after completing the task, Kong Yatou will have a strong sense of guilt. This sense of guilt brings about plain water-cooked cabbage with only salt added.

  After each task, Zhao Feiyu and I are the ones who need to replenish our energy. After eating boiled water spinach for a week, it's time for us to receive another mission.

  On this day, Zhao Feiyu and I couldn't get along.

  Guo Lao Tou did not remain silent, he looked into my eyes and said seriously: Xiao Lin, this cause and effect. I'll take the blame. I've already died once, what's the difference if I die again? Besides, Chen Xin's Gu technique, I've seen it before. I know how to break it. The two techniques of Dao Gu can be said to have been competing for a thousand years, fighting for a thousand years.

  I looked at Old Man Guo, and let out a rare sigh. At this time, the black fog in the sky also made a move, gradually approaching the ground, I took a look at the battle situation on the ground. I reckon it's because Chen Xin couldn't bear to see his puppet being killed off one by one.

  Ben, who was still fighting, stopped his actions and turned around to look at Chen Xin with a scornful smile.

  "You still want my tenth tail? You're indeed too young. Although you and Crow Yang used the Locking Beast Chain to control me before, now, you still have a chance to run away with your tail between your legs." He looked at Chen Xin with a sneer, saying lightly.

  Chen Xin looked at Tiao Yu without speaking. However, I think she was paying more attention to the ten tails behind Tiao Yu.

  Guo Lao Tou stood up and slowly walked towards Chen Xin.

  "Look at him, you don't need to appear here. Let him come." Ying Zheng looked at the old man's movements and gave orders to Biyan.

  His expression was slightly disappointed, but soon his face was excited again.

  The outcome of the war between Tao and Gu is still uncertain.

  At least I won't let Old Guo lose. Say that I'm playing dirty tricks, I don't care. Right or wrong is not important, as long as it's beneficial to me.

  Chen Xin will eventually bring disaster if she stays in this world. Now is her best chance, and if this opportunity slips away, it's likely there won't be another chance to turn things around.