Chapter 301: Defying Fate (Part 6)

Lin Ronghai was hit and died instantly with a head explosion.

Shui Miao was also struck by a flashing talisman. He shuddered, feeling a sudden invasion of sinister spiritual energy within his body. However, this sinister force was immediately devoured by his soul-devouring power.

The flashing talisman couldn’t even slightly affect Shui Miao—it was no more than a tickle to him.

Then, Shui Miao used his mental control to make Lin Tao point the gun at his own temple…

“Darn it!”

Seeing this, the Taoist priest with dog-like eyes quickly rushed forward and struck Lin Tao’s back. Lin Tao immediately regained consciousness, panicked, and quickly pointed the gun at Shui Miao. But frustratingly, he couldn’t pull the trigger again…

Shui Miao not only controlled Lin Tao mentally but also manipulated the gun using his metal-element immortal energy, ensuring double security.

Unaware of Shui Miao’s mental control, Lin Qing’er once again stood protectively in front of him.

The Taoist priest sensed something was wrong and quickly took out a dark talisman from his robe, hurling it at Shui Miao.

Shui Miao looked down on the Taoist priest with disdain.

At this moment, to everyone’s surprise, Lin Feiyan, who had been kneeling and crying beside Lin Ronghai’s corpse, suddenly stood up, pulled out a small red pistol from her body, and started shooting at Lin Tao while screaming. She emptied all six bullets, blowing Lin Tao’s head off!

After killing Lin Tao, Lin Feiyan returned to her father’s side, covered his head with her clothes, and began sobbing on the ground.

Lin Tao was dead…

The Taoist priest was stunned. He fell to his knees with a thud, staring blankly at Lin Tao’s corpse.

His two apprentices tried to pull him away but were scared off when he pulled out a dagger. Thinking their master had gone mad, the two apprentices quickly ran to the van nearby.

Shui Miao, puzzled, focused his mind to sense the situation…

Suddenly, the Taoist priest jumped up and charged toward Lin Feiyan!

Seeing him coming, Lin Feiyan quickly pulled out a small dagger from her calf…

The Taoist priest pinned Lin Feiyan to the ground, stabbing her chest repeatedly while screaming hysterically, “Give me back my son’s life! Give me back my son’s life!”

Shui Miao was shocked and quickly turned to Lin Qing’er, “Lin Tao was actually the Taoist priest’s son!”

Hearing this, Lin Qing’er suddenly recalled something and quickly said, “I remember my father once told me that he wanted my brother and me to be kind to Uncle because when Uncle was young, my father took him out to play, and he was bitten by a dog, leaving him unable to have children.”

“So, Lin Feiyan isn’t even his daughter?” Shui Miao had sensed only a small part of the memory and still didn’t know many details.

“Exactly. Lin Feiyan is an orphan adopted by Uncle.” Lin Qing’er shook her head and quickly took out her phone to call an ambulance.

Lin Feiyan was innocent!

Shui Miao acted immediately, rushing over and kicking the Taoist priest aside. Looking at Lin Feiyan, he saw she had become a blood-soaked figure.

Without hesitation, Shui Miao immediately activated his immortal energy to heal her wounds.

The Taoist priest tried to get up and attack Shui Miao again but suddenly found his body numb and his legs stiff. Lifting his clothes, he discovered a wound on his waist where Lin Feiyan had stabbed him. The wound wasn’t deep, hadn’t reached any organs, but the area around the cut was already black and swollen—clearly, she had coated her dagger with poison.

“Why? Why did you save me!?”

Lin Feiyan, weakened, looked at Shui Miao but tightly gripped her dagger, ready to stab him with the poisoned blade at any moment.

While channeling his immortal energy to heal her, Shui Miao said, “Because Lin Ronghai couldn’t have children. You’re not his daughter. You’re an orphan, and you’re innocent. I was an orphan myself as a child, so I had to save you.”

“I’m an orphan…”

Lin Feiyan looked at Shui Miao in disbelief.

Lin Qing’er hung up the phone and nodded, “Feiyan, my uncle was injured when he was young and couldn’t have children. He couldn’t possibly be your real father. I’ve known you were adopted for a while, but I just learned about Lin Tao’s true parentage.”

Lin Qing’er turned her gaze toward the Taoist priest…

Now Lin Feiyan finally understood why Lin Tao looked so much like the Taoist priest. She turned to look at him too…

“Hmph, kid, you’re pretty tough… but I’m not easy to deal with either. You’ll pay the price…” The Taoist priest glared viciously at Shui Miao, gritting his teeth while drawing a strange talisman with his own blood on the palm of one hand. Once the talisman was completed, he plucked out his dog eye, crushed it into the palm, and his body stiffened like a wooden stick. He fell to the ground, one eye fixedly glaring at Shui Miao with pure resentment, silently chanting words. Suddenly, the blood talisman flew into the air and struck Shui Miao’s head!

“Ahh!”

Struck by the blood talisman, Shui Miao felt something violently enter his mind, instantly suppressing his immortal energy, rendering him unable to use it at all. Horrified, he looked at the Taoist priest and found that he was already dead—but a sinister, cold smirk still lingered on his lips…

“Shui Miao, are you okay? Don’t scare me! I’ll carry you to the hospital…”

Lin Qing’er was frightened and quickly helped Shui Miao away.

At this moment, Wang Yong, having heard the gunshots, arrived by car.

To Lin Feiyan’s surprise, the pain in her wound had already eased. Looking down, she saw that her injuries had already healed. The warm, comforting sensation still lingered, and the pain in her body was quickly fading away, bringing her great comfort and a rapid recovery of energy. Shui Miao had left a portion of his immortal energy in her body. Though now disconnected from him, the energy continued to heal her and strengthen her physical form.

Wang Yong hurriedly got out of the car and helped Shui Miao into the taxi, preparing to go to the hospital.

However, Shui Miao waved his hand to stop him, saying, “I just can’t use my immortal energy anymore. Going to the hospital won’t help. The Taoist priest used a dark talisman—I must resolve it myself. Bring Lin Feiyan with us and head to the village entrance. I’ll call Jiang Zhihao and the others to handle this situation.”

Shui Miao’s head didn’t hurt or itch, but he felt a heavy pressure, as if something invisible was pressing down on him.

It was a suffocating feeling.

This mysterious force was strong, but Shui Miao believed that his soul-devouring energy would eventually absorb and neutralize it in a short time.

Therefore, he wasn’t worried about himself.

What worried him was that a murder had occurred here, and he needed to urgently contact Jiang Zhihao. If falsely accused of murder, it would be impossible to clear his name, no matter how hard he tried.

Lin Feiyan stood up by herself. Except for the bloodstained holes in her clothes, her wounds had fully healed, and she even appeared more radiant and beautiful.

Earlier, Shui Miao had used his full strength to heal her, so a large amount of his immortal energy remained in her body.

In saving her, Shui Miao had exhausted himself.

After getting into the car, Lin Feiyan excitedly grabbed Shui Miao’s hand, wanting to express her gratitude but not knowing how to begin. Upon touching his skin, the remaining immortal energy in her body flowed back into Shui Miao, alleviating the pressure in his head. However, after several attempts, Shui Miao found he could no longer activate or control his immortal energy!

“Beep! Beep!”

A horn sounded. Ten Hummer SUVs arrived powerfully at the village entrance, exuding an overwhelming aura.