Chapter 10: Offending the Baleful Star, Suffering a Blood Disaster

The voice sounded quite young, but carried a strange tone.

The young man lifted his head, glanced at the raincoat-clad figure, his expression hesitant, for he had already sensed these people were trouble.

At last, he answered in a heavy voice. “This prey was prepared as a gift for Madam Tian’s sixtieth birthday in Wenquan Town; it is not for sale!”

By the fire, upon hearing that, the members of the Lin Family exchanged looks, their eyes subtle.

The Tian family was no unknown in over a dozen towns around Wenchang County; the Tian family was the top household in Wenquan Town.

There were three extremely famous rich families in Wenchang County; these three families didn’t just have huge businesses, but they were also charitable and known for goodness!

The Tian family was one of them; that old lady of the Tian family was a famous great charitable person around here, deeply supported by the common folk.

What was unexpected was that this young hunter was quite bold.

“Do you know what happens when you refuse me…!” said the raincoat-clad figure in a flat voice, filled with a chilling evil. Noticing something wrong, the young hunter grew alert, with one hand gripping the strong bow on his back. Just as the raincoat-clad figure stepped forward, a hand pressed upon him, and another raincoat-clad figure beside him shook his head gently.

The two must have mumbled something because the group quietly lit a fire on the other side of the statue.

Lin Yuan didn’t look up, but his powerful spiritual awareness was like a third eye; he clearly felt the group eyeing the Lin Family members with cold malice.

Why they didn’t go after that young hunter was probably to avoid complications, wanting to deal with other troubles first before acting!

Especially since they had ill intentions toward the attractive maid by his side.

These Heterodox Sorcerers wandered the wilds, practicing strange arts; they usually had very odd natures and were extremely dangerous.

The old steward stayed guarded, but Lin Yuan wasn’t worried; he actually wanted to see the abilities of these Heterodox Sorcerers.

The atmosphere in the Demon-Suppressing General Temple was eerie; with four piles of fire, the quiet air made people uneasy. The bright flames seemed to split the temple’s silence from the outside downpour and thunder, creating two separate worlds.

By the late night, everyone couldn’t resist sleepiness and started leaning against walls or curling up in straw piles to doze off!

Beside the fire, Lin Yuan sat cross-legged, one hand supporting his temple, as if asleep, but his spiritual awareness expanded to the limit. Then, he heard a few figures in the corner quietly rise.

One of them suddenly pulled a small black banner from a gourd at his waist. With a light shake of the banner, even the somewhat alert old steward and another pair of father and daughter were dazed by a black light and instantly passed out.

This included that young hunter who was pretending to sleep!

“Fourth Brother, we did it; all these people are suppressed by the Soul Banner!”

That figure’s eyes then fell on Lin Yuan leaning against the pillar.

“Except for this scholar; he holds a scholarly title with Academic Qi and Dragon Qi protecting him. My Soul Banner cannot suppress him. I’m afraid Eleventh Brother must cast the Puppet Spirit Binding Art!”

The other four didn’t care much about this; scholars with titles really needed other methods to deal with, but it was just a little troublesome.

“Dealing with this kid is easy, but Senior Brothers, nobody can take that fragrant fox from me. I just need three beast spirits to complete my Seven Treasures Spirit; it’s almost ready!”

The raincoat-clad figure who had spoken earlier gazed hotly at the beast cage by the young hunter, then turned to Rurong beside Lin Yuan, a lewd smirk flashing on his soft, delicate face.

“And this woman—she’s stunningly beautiful too; I just happen to need a concubine!”

Hearing this, the other four showed different looks in their eyes, secretly unhappy inside; it was rare to come across a good thing, and now all the gains were hogged by this junior brother.

But this junior brother’s background was unusual; in the Hemp Robe Sect, he had powerful backers far beyond anyone else’s status or rank.

Even if they felt discontent, they dared not slack off.

Saying so, the raincoat-clad figure took off his hood, revealing a sinister, sharp-featured young man. He patted a gourd at his waist and pulled out a bloody, strange doll with a thick scent of blood.

This strange doll had pitch-black eyes glowing with bloody light, able to capture souls.

Seeing this, the other figures showed strange sights, with hints of jealousy and hatred.

The Puppet Spirit Binding Art was one of the most powerful arts in the Hemp Robe Sect. At high levels, you could suppress someone’s soul from afar.

Neither the Seven Treasures Spirit that almost let him live a second life nor the Puppet Spirit Binding Art—if not for that elder backing this Eleventh Brother, he’d never have had a chance!

How unfair the world was!

Seeing his brothers’ complicated expressions, the sinister young man sneered silently inside.

His eyes glinted with contempt for ants as he gazed at Lin Yuan’s handsome face.

“Jealous of my handsome looks?” Lin Yuan silently chuckled inside.

Blame your rotten fate for meeting me!”

Casually grasping a wisp of the young man’s aura from the ground, he merged it into the blood puppet. The strange doll visibly transformed into a blue-robed scholar!

The sinister young man twitched his lips slightly; a jet-black needle appeared in his palm and stabbed like lightning into the doll’s brow.

A stream of black light poured in!

Countless black-red veins spread from the needle’s point. The sinister young man couldn’t help showing a hint of pride, but that pride froze suddenly, replaced by extreme terror.

In that instant, he seemed to see limitless golden light!

The vast golden light formed a wheel of Virtue Merit!

Bang!

In a flash, the whole strange blood puppet blew up. The sinister young man spat a mouthful of blood, instantly turning feeble as an old man.

“Bad! The art failed!”

Another figure holding a small black banner also paled; almost instinctively, he tried to fling the banner aside, but unexpectedly, after moments, the banner he’d painstakingly crafted exploded, blasting off several fingers!

Beside them, the other three jumped at this commotion, faces full of horror.

This Eleventh Brother’s Puppet Spirit Binding Art was actually destroyed?

“Eleventh Brother, what did you see?” Seeing the sinister young man’s dazed look, one figure couldn’t help but ask out loud.

Boom! Crash!

Outside the ancient temple, a mighty thunderbolt struck right before the shrine.

The sinister young man startled, nearly crawling to cling to one figure.

“Fifth Brother, Seventh Brother, save me, save me!”

His face was ruined, eyes utterly panicked.

The others looked dazed; this was the first time they’d seen this arrogant junior brother so scared and broken.

The four were tied tight with this Junior Eleventh; if something happened to him, that elder wouldn’t spare anyone!

Instantly losing calm, one of them urgently asked. “Eleventh Brother, what happened?”

The Fourth Brother looked pale, trembling as he blurted out.

“The other has great Virtue Merit; Eleventh Brother offended the Baleful Star—his star of life dimmed with a blood disaster…!”

Hearing this, they jumped back like snakes or scorpions. The Fifth Brother whose leg was held turned angry and yelled loudly.

“Get off!”

He tried instinctively to shake off the Eleventh Brother.

But it was already too late!

As the words fell!

Boom!

A deafening sound tore the sky; a thunderbolt struck the sinister young man, turning him and the Fifth Brother whose leg he was holding into crisp charcoal!

“Eleventh, I…!”

Everyone was stunned, only the Fifth Brother’s dying curses echoing in the silent temple.

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