Ling Xiao said casually. Although he had a good temper, that didn't mean he would tolerate someone constantly provoking him.
He was just giving Awei a little lesson.
"Tingting, what happened!? I think I just heard your cousin screaming?"
Just then, Master Ren and Uncle Nine walked down from the study on the second floor.
"Dad, it's because Cousin wanted to spar with Taoist Priest Ling Xiao. He accidentally got injured!"
Seeing her father come down, Ren Tingting quickly explained.
"What? That brat Awei is being ridiculous. Ling Xiao, Little Taoist Master, I apologize."
Master Ren could easily guess what had happened and quickly offered Ling Xiao a sincere apology.
To be honest, if Awei weren't his nephew, he would've given him a good scolding already. How dare he even think of pursuing his precious daughter with that kind of behavior!
"Master Ren, you're too kind. I'm not hurt at all."
Ling Xiao waved his hand generously.
But behind him, Uncle Nine was speechless.
Of course you're not hurt—Awei, on the other hand, might be seriously injured.
"Master Ren, since everything is settled, my disciples and I will take our leave. In the next couple of days, I'll find a proper burial site and handle Old Master Ren's interment."
Uncle Nine spoke up at this moment.
"Then I'll leave it to you and the three Little Taoist Masters. Once it's done, I'll be sure to reward you generously!"
Master Ren quickly replied with a smile to Uncle Nine and Ling Xiao.
"Farewell!"
Uncle Nine nodded and led Ling Xiao and his two fellow disciples toward the exit of The Ren Manor.
However, when they reached the courtyard and saw Awei being tended to by the servants, Uncle Nine couldn't help but shoot a glare at Ling Xiao.
"You brat! I told you to keep an eye on your two junior brothers, and instead you were the first one to get into a fight!"
Uncle Nine said helplessly.
"I didn't want to be so rough either. But who knew that guy would pull a gun on me and demand that I kneel and beg for mercy? After that, I couldn't just let it slide."
Ling Xiao shrugged. He had only intended to teach Awei a light lesson.
But the guy just had no self-awareness.
"What?! A gun!?"
Hearing Ling Xiao's words, Uncle Nine, along with Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng, all cried out in shock. Only now did they notice a broken gun lying beside the bruised and battered Awei.
Even the surrounding servants and the housekeeper turned pale after hearing Ling Xiao's explanation.
Considering Awei's personality, no one had any doubts.
"Damn, no wonder he didn't let us outside and acted all cocky. Turns out he planned to use a gun!"
"He's despicable. Senior Brother, are you alright!?"
"Seriously? Do you think he'd still be standing there fine if he got hit?"
…
Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng couldn't help but curse indignantly.
"It seems I wronged you this time. Next time something like this happens, don't hold back."
Uncle Nine's expression turned cold.
Seeing his disciple subjected to that kind of humiliation made Uncle Nine's face darken considerably.
If Wen Cai or Qiu Sheng had been the ones threatened, they'd probably either be dead or begging on their knees by now.
"You think I'd let myself be humiliated like that?"
Ling Xiao said with a smile.
Uncle Nine had to admit, this disciple of his had a temper just like him—not one to suffer in silence.
"Hmm!?"
Suddenly, Ling Xiao sensed a wave of Yin energy.
"Heaven and Earth, Yin and Yang—Open!!!"
In the next moment, Ling Xiao silently chanted, and his eyes flashed with black and white light.
Immediately, the energy fluctuations in the surroundings were all laid bare before his gaze.
Then he spotted it—inside a corner of The Ren Family estate, one of the house servants was radiating an extremely sinister Corpse Qi.
Clearly, it was a Zombie.
And right now, the Zombie's crimson eyes were locked onto Master Ren and his daughter at the villa entrance as they prepared to send off Uncle Nine and his disciples.
"A Zombie... For it to be active during the day, the dark cultivator controlling it must be quite powerful. More importantly, the dark cultivator must be nearby, or else he couldn't control the Zombie so skillfully during daylight hours."
Ling Xiao's eyes narrowed.
He followed the thread of Yin Qi emanating from the Zombie and discovered it led to a small house near The Ren Family estate.
"Did you notice something?"
Uncle Nine had also picked up on Ling Xiao's change in expression and asked curiously.
"Nothing much, just a Zombie. But it seems to be under someone's control. Just to be safe, I'll assign a Zombie to protect Master Ren and his daughter. Otherwise, I doubt they'll survive the night."
Ling Xiao didn't elaborate. He crouched down and placed his hand on the ground.
Then, under his command, his upgraded Darksteel Zombie, which had advanced to a Hair Zombie, was summoned underground.
Uncle Nine also glanced around after hearing Ling Xiao's words.
Soon, he too noticed the abnormality with that servant.
"Even I didn't notice it. Yet this kid picked up on it so quickly…"
Uncle Nine was impressed.
But just like Ling Xiao, he chose not to make a scene and risk alerting the enemy.
"Let's go, Master."
After finishing everything, Ling Xiao smiled and left with Uncle Nine and his fellow disciples, returning to Potter's Field.
…
Time passed quickly, and night soon fell.
In a dilapidated wooden building not far from Renjia Town,
An old man wearing a grey Taoist robe, his face full of wrinkles, known as The Hunchbacked Old Taoist, stared coldly at the brightly lit Ren Family estate in the distance.
"Ren Weiyong, oh Ren Weiyong... You really think you won that burial site from me back then?
You think you could've known it was the Dragonfly Touches the Water Tomb without me spreading the word?
That year, you seized my family's land and caused the death of my parents. Tonight, I will settle all those scores!
I'll make you kill your own son and grandson with your own hands!
I'll make The Ren Family utterly extinct!
Jie jie jie jie!!!"
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