Wang Yong stopped the car, and Shui Miao asked him to wait here, keeping an eye on the entrance of Jing Shui Village, as Jiang Zhihao and the others should be arriving soon.
After Shui Miao got out of the car, he immediately used his mind to transmit a voice message and summoned Bai Feng.
After Bai Feng learned the situation, she went ahead to check the small building first.
When Shui Miao arrived at the small building, Bai Feng had already finished her reconnaissance and returned. She whispered to Shui Miao, “It seems a skilled Taoist has tampered with Old Master Lin. The soul on Old Master Lin isn’t a ghost, but the soul of a living person. A living soul has yang essence, which allows him to stay alive.”
“Let me go in and see.”
Eagerly, Shui Miao immediately turned around and knocked on the door.
Lin Qing’er hurriedly ran out, “Who is it?”
“It’s me, Shui Miao.”
The big door opened, and Lin Qing’er saw Shui Miao. Her mood was complex, and she hesitated slightly before quickly inviting Shui Miao inside.
Shui Miao didn’t speak much and went straight upstairs after entering the house.
Lin Qing’er hurriedly ran to the kitchen to turn off the stove and followed Shui Miao upstairs.
Old Master Lin was sitting on a reclining chair, tilting his head and looking toward the staircase. When he saw Shui Miao, a hint of fear appeared on his face.
Shui Miao coldly looked at Old Master Lin and walked directly to his front.
The two stared coldly at each other…
Seeing this scene, Lin Qing’er felt a slight tingling on her scalp.
Suddenly, Shui Miao spoke, “Who are you?”
“…”
Lin Qing’er knew Shui Miao practiced Taoist arts and was highly skilled. Seeing Shui Miao’s abnormal behavior and hearing his question, combined with her father’s recent oddities, Lin Qing’er immediately suspected her father might be possessed by something evil. She was instantly terrified, covered her mouth, and took a few steps back.
Old Master Lin blinked his eyes, “Shui Miao, what do you mean? Don’t you recognize me anymore?”
“Pretending? Do you want to die?”
Suddenly, Bai Feng appeared, glaring at Old Master Lin.
“Ahh!”
Seeing someone suddenly appear out of nowhere, although the person looked like a fairy, Lin Qing’er was still greatly startled.
“Don’t be afraid, little sister. I’m Bai, Shui Miao’s senior sister. I won’t hurt you. Also, your father has been dead for a long time. Now, a young man’s soul is possessing your father’s body. Do you want Bai to help you catch him?” Bai smiled at Lin Qing’er, giving her a warm and friendly feeling.
Seeing Bai, Old Master Lin quickly began chanting some words.
“The soul-returning spell… Trying to escape?”
Suddenly frowning, Bai suddenly reached out and grabbed the young man’s soul that was possessing Old Master Lin, holding him by the back of his neck like a chicken.
Under Bai’s yin power, Lin Qing’er saw a hazy figure appear before her.
This figure was very familiar to Lin Qing’er.
He was the man of her first love. Recently, this soul had been appearing in her dreams, constantly urging her to commit suicide to be together in the netherworld.
“How could it be you?”
Lin Qing’er finally recognized the soul.
From the moment Bai appeared, Shui Miao had closed his eyes and focused his mind to sense the soul’s memories. After getting a general understanding, Shui Miao slowly opened his eyes and sighed deeply, “What a heartless fraud! For money, he meticulously planned such a conspiracy!” Shui Miao frowned deeply, looked at Bai again, and gently waved his hand, coldly saying, “Bai, let him go first. His real body and the real culprit are nearby. I’ll go catch them myself.”
“Alright then.”
As Bai let go, the young man’s soul immediately vanished.
He had recited the soul-returning spell; had Bai not been holding him, he would have fled already.
“Water Miao, little sister, you two chat first. I’ll go spar with that expert first.” Unwilling to be a third wheel, Bai quickly used an earth遁术 to leave.
“Shui Miao, what exactly is going on here?”
Lin Qing’er looked at her father. Old Master Lin was lying motionless on the reclining chair, truly dead this time. Perhaps because she knew her father had been dead all along, Lin Qing’er felt no sadness at all. She grabbed Shui Miao’s arm, feeling terrified, anxious, and confused.
“Don’t be afraid, Lin Qing’er. I’m here. Let’s go catch them first.” Taking a deep breath, Shui Miao pulled Lin Qing’er’s hand and started walking out, explaining the general situation he had learned, “This young man’s real name is Lin Tao. I sensed his memories just now. He’s actually the illegitimate son of your uncle Lin Ronghai. Your uncle Lin Ronghai wanted your father’s fortune so badly that he went to great lengths. He even had Lin Tao pretend to be someone else to get close to you. You fell for it, completely unaware of their scheme. You thought he died, but he didn’t. He used this relationship to create discord between you and your father, giving them the opportunity to take advantage. However, they didn’t expect your father to divide his fortune into three parts, donating one part, giving one to your brother, and one to you. Since you were the weakest, they started targeting you. They conspired with evil people to have Lin Tao’s soul possess your father’s body and used sorcery to appear in your dreams every night, trying to make you commit suicide early so they could forge a will to transfer your share of the inheritance to them.”
Shui Miao finished in one breath, pulling Lin Qing’er to quickly run north along the village’s north-south road.
Lin Qing’er was shocked and found it hard to believe.
But deep down, she chose to believe Shui Miao more, because she indeed had an unworthy uncle, though she was unaware of Lin Tao’s situation.
About 300 meters north, there was a small building.
Right now, an old man in Taoist robes, holding a peachwood sword, with a mustache and one eye like a dog’s eye, rushed out from the house. Wielding the peachwood sword, he was slashing left and right, fighting Bai Feng.
Then, five more people rushed out from the house. Besides two young Taoists, there were two men and a woman. The older man had gray hair and was around sixty, while the younger was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.
Shui Miao and Lin Qing’er ran to the front of the house just in time to see them coming out.
A senior Taoist, two junior Taoists, were surrounding and attacking Bai Feng together.
Suddenly, Shui Miao saw the senior Taoist wave his hand, and a white light flashed in the air, landing directly on Bai Feng. Bai Feng was hit by the white light, screamed in pain, and fell to the ground.
“Haha! Die!”
The senior Taoist seized the opportunity, relentlessly advancing, directly thrusting his peachwood sword at Bai Feng, aiming to take her life.
At this critical moment, the Taoist’s peachwood sword suddenly caught fire. The flames quickly engulfed his sword, then spread to his Taoist robe, scaring him into dropping the sword, taking off his robe, and throwing it to the ground. His two young apprentices quickly came to help put out the fire.
Shui Miao coldly walked forward, put Bai Feng into the Holy Yuan Ring to let her heal.
“…”
Beside him, Lin Qing’er was stunned. Looking at the two men and one woman, she couldn’t help shaking her head in tears.
The older man was her uncle, Lin Ronghai.
The young woman was Lin Ronghai’s daughter, Lin Feiyan.
The young man was Lin Tao, the first love Lin Qing’er had been missing and longing for all along.
Seeing Shui Miao and Lin Qing’er, Lin Ronghai suddenly coldly ordered Lin Tao, “Tao’er, now that it’s come to this, there’s no need to hesitate. Kill them.”
“Alright!”
Lin Tao immediately pulled out a pistol from his body and aimed it at Shui Miao.
Shui Miao closed his eyes!
The three Taoists looked at each other, all stepping back a few steps, afraid that blood would stain their clothes.
Lin Qing’er quickly stood in front of Shui Miao and cried out to Lin Tao, “Tell me this isn’t true, this isn’t true…”
“Qing’er, I’m sorry. All of this is true. I’m your brother, not the fool you liked. All I want is everything my father deserves. So I’ll give you one last chance: either give the money to my father, or both of you die here.” Lin Tao’s tone was very cold and resolute.
Suddenly, Shui Miao opened his eyes, having already obtained some of Lin Ronghai’s memories.
Shui Miao pulled Lin Qing’er aside, shook his head at Lin Tao, and then looked at Lin Ronghai, “Lin Ronghai, you’re truly heartless and worse than a beast. Do you remember when you were little, you stole your mother’s bracelet and framed your younger brother?”
“Uh…”
Hearing this, Lin Ronghai was shocked. This was his secret, known by no one else.
Shui Miao stared coldly at Lin Ronghai and continued, “You’ve always had a terrible character. When you were young, you frequently spied on your stepmother while she bathed and stole her underwear. At thirteen, you ran around with hooligans, committing minor crimes daily. Later, you became addicted to gambling, often stealing money from home to fund your habit, then framing your younger siblings—even causing your sister’s death at the hands of your father—but you felt neither guilt nor remorse. Later, you murdered someone for money and went to prison. Your brother succeeded in business and spent money to get you released, but rather than showing gratitude, you repaid kindness with malice, plotting to seize your brother’s wealth. You even deceived your own son and daughter, telling them your brother had stolen your fortune, turning those innocent children into your accomplices. To you, family means nothing. If someone offered you ten million, you wouldn’t hesitate to kill your own flesh and blood.”
“Lies! You’re a monster spewing nonsense! Tao’er, kill him!”
Lin Ronghai became hysterical.
Lin Tao immediately pointed the gun at Shui Miao’s head, ready to kill.
But Shui Miao turned his head to look at Lin Tao, sensing his inner changes, and realized that Lin Tao was just as ruthless and heartless as his father!
Lin Tao panicked, wanting to pull the trigger, but couldn’t move his finger.
“Indeed, a nest of vipers. The father is a beast, and the son is no better.” Shui Miao felt disappointed in Lin Tao. He had hoped that Lin Tao still had some remaining conscience, but unexpectedly, he had none at all—thinking only of killing for the inheritance. Thus, Shui Miao forcefully used his mental power to control Lin Tao’s spirit, manipulating his body to slowly turn around, pointing the gun at Lin Ronghai. Through Lin Tao’s mouth, he coldly declared, “Old beast, evil deeds will bring retribution. Today, I’ll execute justice—first destroying your body, then annihilating your soul!”
“Bang!”
The gunshot rang out.
“Whoosh!”
However, just as Shui Miao was fully using his spirit to control Lin Tao to kill his father, the dog-eyed old Taoist suddenly launched a sneak attack, throwing a glowing talisman at Shui Miao!
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