Chapter 93: My Name is Zhou Tang
Chapter 93: My Name is Zhou Tang
Hu Xiaoxian was a bit confused.
She didn’t understand why, after being perfectly fine earlier, things had suddenly turned out like this.
How did this dog find them?
Ling Yi wasn’t confused, but he felt a bit helpless…
Without the Enchantress, facing a Dao Enlightenment Master at his current level was simply a death sentence.
If he was looking for death, this wasn’t the way to do it.
The two of them stared at each other, wide-eyed.
“Woof!”
Another low bark came from outside.
It did sound quite aged—an old dog.
“What level is it?” Ling Yi looked at Hu Xiaoxian.
“Peak Dao-Entry. We… we’re definitely no match. Unless, Young Master, you have that kind of aura on you. Only that aura can scare it away.” Hu Xiaoxian gazed at Ling Yi with hopeful eyes.
Then, a low voice came from the courtyard: “Little Fox, be a good girl and come out quickly. Grandpa Dog definitely won’t kill you.”
Hu Xiaoxian ducked behind Ling Yi in a flash, peeking out with half her face, looking terrified toward the door.
“…”
Ling Yi glanced at her helplessly and whispered, “You’re a Dao Enlightenment Master, after all. If you can’t win, can’t you at least run?”
“There’s no running away…” The voice had already reached the doorway.
“That accent doesn’t sound like a local dog?” Ling Yi called out to the outside.
“Woof! You dare mock me? Looks like you’re tired of living!” The old dog’s voice echoed from outside.
Ling Yi looked up toward the door: “Dog, my house was just renovated. If you dare damage it, you’re done for!”
Creak.
The door was pushed open.
A huge dog head squeezed through the crack in the door.
“Ah!”
Hu Xiaoxian let out a frightened scream, completely hiding behind Ling Yi, trembling all over.
A large dog squeezed its way through the doorway.
Its big paws carried some mud, and it stepped carelessly onto the clean floor tiles.
Ling Yi frowned immediately.
The big dog’s eyes held a very human-like mockery as it stared at Ling Yi: “Little thing, were you the one speaking to Grandpa Dog just now?”
Ling Yi focused, remaining alert. Behind him was the trembling little fox spirit. Faced with such a fierce dog demon, there was no way back.
“Did you mishear? Wasn’t it your owner speaking just now?” Ling Yi chuckled.
Since things had come to this, there was no escaping a fight anyway. Why bother being polite?
The big dog parted its jaws, drool almost dripping out, and sneered: “When did weakling humans dare speak to Grandpa Dog like that? You really have no fear of death, woof woof…”
As it spoke, a terrifying energy storm suddenly swirled around the big dog, like a tornado, heading straight for Ling Yi.
“He has nothing to do with this!”
At the critical moment, the little fox spirit finally stepped forward, shielding Ling Yi, and struck out with her hand—
Boom!
A surge of energy blasted toward the tornado.
The two energies collided instantly, threatening to tear the entire house apart.
Suddenly!
The energy field in the room changed abruptly.
The lights in the room… went out.
The whole room plunged into darkness!
The next moment, a muffled grunt came from the big dog, followed by a howl of pain.
By the time the howl sounded, it was already out in the courtyard.
It was like a dog caught stealing bones, getting a solid beating…
Ling Yi felt a surge of joy—the Formation Array left by his Adoptive Father hadn’t let him down after all!
At the same time, an indescribably terrifying aura erupted from Ling Yi’s body.
“You’re finally awake?” Ling Yi was stunned for a moment, then even more delighted.
The Enchantress didn’t respond. Instead, she used Ling Yi’s hands to form several hand seals—
In the courtyard, a series of crackling noises erupted, like firecrackers or the crack of a whip.
Accompanied by the dog demon’s pained howls, the sounds faded into the distance.
The dog demon had fled.
At that moment, the lights in the room came back on.
Hu Xiaoxian looked bewildered at first, then her eyes softened like water as she gazed at Ling Yi: “Thank you, Young Master, for saving my life!”
Just now, that aura had erupted from Ling Yi once more, and it was countless times stronger than before!
He truly was a reincarnated great master!
Ling Yi: “…”
He really wanted to say it wasn’t him.
But there was no way around it—even the terrifying aura had burst forth from his own body.
There was no denying it.
The title of lifesaver was his, whether he wanted it or not.
“Enchantress…”
Ling Yi ignored Hu Xiaoxian for now and called out to the Enchantress again.
“I am not called Enchantress.”
An extremely cool voice echoed in Ling Yi’s mind.
It was the Enchantress’s voice, but it felt like she had become a different person.
“Uh…” Ling Yi was stunned.
“My name is Zhou Tang.” The voice remained cool, but it didn’t seem directed at him—it was just her natural demeanor.
“Zhou Tang?”
Ling Yi wondered if this was the Enchantress’s real name.
He asked cautiously, “Have you… fully regained your memories?”
“More or less.” The Enchantress seemed unwilling to say more and spoke to Ling Yi: “This Beast Tide will be fierce, but I can help you defend this city. I won’t be awake for long, so I can only help you this one time.”
“And the Beast Tide… won’t be just this once. So, if you truly care about the world, shake off that laziness in your bones. This world is far more dangerous than you think, and I can’t protect you forever like this.”
Ling Yi had a bellyful of questions he wanted to ask, but for some reason, he couldn’t get a single word out.
The Enchantress continued, “Don’t ask about my identity or background. I won’t tell you even if you do. Later, when your other Enchantress wakes up, you can ask her. If she’s willing to tell you, she will.”
Her?
Ling Yi was a bit confused.
Inside his own body… wasn’t there only one person?
Were there two girls???
“Alright, time is limited, so I’ll cut the chatter. At critical moments, I’ll take over your body and use you to fight enemies. So, if you don’t want everyone to know, you’d better find a way to hide it.”
Ling Yi fell silent for a moment before asking, “Can we only defend this one city?”
“Only this one. I’m not a god.”
“Okay, I understand. Thank you.”
“No need.” Zhou Tang’s thoughts were cold and detached.
Over there, Hu Xiaoxian noticed Ling Yi had remained silent the whole time. She blinked her big eyes and asked cautiously, “Young Master, have you… used some forbidden power and suffered backlash?”
Ling Yi looked at her and suddenly smiled. “Yeah, what should I do?”
Hu Xiaoxian’s eyes were soft as water. “How about… this humble girl uses…”
Ling Yi kept a straight face. “Don’t.”
Hu Xiaoxian stared at Ling Yi in shock, a bit angry. “That’s so hurtful! You didn’t even let me finish! When others saved me before, I always said this humble girl would serve as your ox or horse in the next life…”
Ling Yi looked at Hu Xiaoxian impassively. “Do you know how to put on makeup?”
…
Qin Jiuyue sat in the meeting room. This meeting had been going on for over six hours straight.
From dusk until midnight!
There weren’t many people in the small meeting room, only five or six, all from the Qin family.
The meeting wasn’t complicated, but it was quite tedious.
These people were here to hand over work to her.
She was about to enter the Moon Gazing Sect, separating the mortal and immortal worlds from now on. Who knew when she would return next?
The work at September Group had to be handed over to someone she trusted.
But in the Qin family, she didn’t have anyone she truly trusted.
So she could only ask her parents to pick a few people close to their side to take over the management.
Qin Jiuyue wasn’t worried about what these people might do after she left. As long as they weren’t foolish, they would never dare to offend someone who had entered a top-tier Sect.
Usually, Qin Jiuyue handled all these matters alone, keeping her extremely busy.
Now that she had handed over all her work, she felt a strange emptiness inside.
She picked up her phone and glanced at it, suddenly remembering she had turned it off during the meeting.
When she turned it on, she saw several missed calls.
One of them was actually from Ling Yi.
Qin Jiuyue was stunned for a moment and immediately prepared to call back.
At that moment, the meeting room door was suddenly pushed open, and two young women walked in. At first glance, they seemed to be only in their twenties, but upon closer inspection, they exuded a maturity and steadiness that didn’t match their appearance.
Several Qin family members in the meeting room had just frowned when Qin Jiuyue spoke up first.
“Senior Sisters… what brings you here?”
The Qin family members were momentarily stunned, then looked on with envy. So these were people from a great Sect? How wonderful it would be if they took a liking to us.
“Pack your things. Leave with us now,” one of the women said, looking at Qin Jiuyue.
“Now?” Qin Jiuyue was taken aback. According to the previously agreed time, the day hadn’t arrived yet. Why such a hurry?
“Yes, we’ll explain on the way,” the woman replied.
Qin Jiuyue really wanted to bid farewell to Ling Yi in person, but it seemed her senior sisters didn’t intend to give her that time.
Moreover, she felt a bit afraid to mention Ling Yi’s name in front of them.
Because the Moon Gazing Sect already knew Ling Yi had turned them down…
For a great Sect like the Moon Gazing Sect, this was a bit surprising but not a big deal, nor would they hold a grudge against Ling Yi. Still, being rejected by a mere mortal wasn’t exactly a glorious matter.
“Let’s go quickly. No matter how wonderful the mortal world is, there’s no need to linger,” the other elegant and beautiful woman said to Qin Jiuyue with a gentle smile.
“Sigh, alright then, I’ll go with you!” Qin Jiuyue let out a soft sigh and glanced at her phone screen, where an unread message waited.
She casually opened it. The message was from Ling Yi—
A Beast Tide might happen in Spring City. I can’t look after you. Find a place to hide yourself and stay safe.
Qin Jiuyue’s first reaction was a warm feeling in her heart, but then she froze.
Beast Tide?
To anyone who understood the power of a Beast Tide, this was an extremely sensitive term.
Qin Jiuyue looked at her two serious senior sisters and suddenly understood why they had come to take her away so urgently.
Had they already received some news?
But if she left like this, what would happen to the people here?
Once the Beast Tide charged into the city… the consequences were simply unimaginable!
She suddenly hesitated.
Just then, the alarm sirens began to sound throughout the entire city, especially piercing in the quiet of the deep night.
The two women from the Moon Gazing Sect instantly changed expressions, showing shock and uncertainty, before rushing to the window to look outside.
One of them exclaimed in surprise, “Could it be coming this fast?”
At the same time, across the entire country of Great Qin… alarm sirens began ringing almost simultaneously!
Who knew how many sleepers were jolted awake, or how many intimate couples were startled.
Countless people cursed and scrambled out of bed…
Capital City.
Imperial Palace.
Qin Hao stood solemnly behind the Aged Monarch.
The Aged Monarch sat on a soft chair, his face covered in age spots. His complexion was poor, and his once-sharp eyes had now grown cloudy.
But this did not diminish his bearing or authority.
“This is no joke,” the Aged Monarch said calmly.
“I believe him. Ninth Brother couldn’t possibly fool around with something like this. He understands what it means to be a whistleblower,” Qin Hao said earnestly.
“Ninth Brother?” The Aged Monarch raised his head and glanced faintly at Qin Hao. “You are the future Monarch.”
Qin Hao chuckled. “Even a Monarch needs brothers.”
The Aged Monarch blinked but didn’t argue with his son on this point.
“Fine. In that case, I’ll give the order for the television stations to follow up, warning the people to take shelter in the underground defenses.”
The Aged Monarch looked at Qin Hao. “If this turns out to be true, then his whistleblowing will be a blessing to countless households, an act of immense merit. But if it’s false…”
Qin Hao grinned. “If it’s false, we can just say it was an unannounced drill, aimed at helping the entire nation make the right choice in the shortest time when facing an emergency.”
The Aged Monarch couldn’t help but laugh, his eyes showing approval. “Very well. You are already prepared to become a Monarch. Though there is still much to learn, you already possess the most fundamental qualities.”
Qin Hao looked at his father’s poor condition and felt a pang of heartache. “Dad, thank you.”
The Aged Monarch waved his hand.
Spring City.
Midnight.
As the piercing alarm sounds echoed, the entire city was suddenly enveloped by a terrifying aura.
An enormous rift—
was torn open across the horizon.