Marrying a White Snake Wife is Super Cool-Chapter 37: You Son of a Bitch, I’ve Finally Got You

Chapter 37: Chapter 37: You Son of a Bitch, I’ve Finally Got You

He watched the Jumping Ghost thrashing about, nearly lunging at his face.

Lu Yuan gritted his teeth and thrust his sword, and this Jumping Ghost reacted just like the one before.

’But...’

’No, no, that’s not right!’

’This room is covered in talismans left by Daoist Longchuan.’

’If these Jumping Ghosts wanted to get in, how could it be so easy?’

’And none of the talismans have been damaged.’

’Logically, the Jumping Ghosts shouldn’t be able to enter, and there definitely shouldn’t be so many of them.’

’Could it be...’

’...that these are all hallucinations?!’

Lu Yuan suddenly recalled something he’d read in the *Celestial Master* manual. It described a certain evil artifact.

’A type of incense.’

’Once inhaled, it unknowingly causes hallucinations.’

’Connecting that to the Jumping Ghosts I just saw...’

’First, I saw them...’

’Then Zhao Qiao’Er...’

’And then the other Travelers...’

’If that’s the case...’

’...then the reason I could see the Jumping Ghosts in the first place wasn’t because of the *Celestial Master* manual.’

’It wasn’t that having the manual let me see things others couldn’t.’

’It was purely because I...’

’...am a total fucking noob!’

’I was the very first one to fall for it!’

’Then came Zhao Qiao’Er, followed by the other Travelers and the Nursing Home.’

’Thinking about it, it makes sense.’

’How many days have I even been reading the *Celestial Master* manual?’

’Seven or eight days at the most.’

’If I could become some god-tier badass just from reading that little bit, wouldn’t that be a joke?’

’Even if it came from a system, the cheat couldn’t be *that* broken!’

Now, when Lu Yuan looked around, Zhao Qiao’Er was completely bewildered.

The Travelers and the Nursing Home were also starting to grow confused.

The only ones not yet confused were Lu Yuan and the old butler.

The old butler was a Half-Step Celestial Master, so that was understandable.

As for Lu Yuan, he was only clear-headed because of his Holy Body.

Clearly, the old butler had also realized something was amiss, even though he still couldn’t see the Jumping Ghosts.

But seeing everyone around him dazed, the old butler instantly grew vigilant.

"Damn it!"

"It’s Bone-Eroding Incense!"

’That’s it!’

’That’s exactly what I was thinking!!’

’That’s what it said in the *Celestial Master* manual!’

’Everything I’m seeing right now is an illusion!’

"How are you still alright?!"

The old butler stared at the perfectly fine Lu Yuan, utterly shocked.

’After all, he’s the weakest one here, and he was the first to show symptoms.’

’How is it that everyone else is getting dazed, but Lu Yuan is completely unaffected?’

Lu Yuan froze for a second, then immediately raised the Celestial Master Sword in his hand and began to spin a tale.

"It’s probably this old family heirloom I’m holding."

"But I’m not completely unaffected. My vision is filled with Jumping Ghosts hopping all over the room!"

The old butler gritted his teeth.

"Don’t move recklessly! Everything you’re seeing is fake. If you start swinging that sword around, you might hurt the mistress!!"

"The only way to break the spell of the Bone-Eroding Incense is to find the one who lit it. They must be somewhere nearby."

Lu Yuan stood rooted to the spot, blinked, then spoke with utter exasperation.

"Buddy, who are you narrating this for?"

"You don’t have to explain it to me, just go already!!"

The *Celestial Master* manual stated there was only one way to dispel the Bone-Eroding Incense.

Find the person who lit it.

Otherwise, you had to wait three days for the scent to dissipate on its own.

But by then, it would be too late for everything!

The old butler snapped out of it and was about to leap onto the roof to search for the culprit.

But just as he looked up, he froze.

Lu Yuan, watching from inside the room, was baffled.

"What are you doing? Go already!"

"We’re all counting on you!!"

The situation with Aunt Zhao was twofold.

Back when they were at the Liu Family Stockade, Aunt Zhao and the old butler had discovered it.

Someone was secretly plotting against her.

Then, during dinner today, Lu Yuan had asked about it again.

Daoist Longchuan had discovered something.

Tonight was when the enemy would make their move.

One part of the threat was the Liu Family’s Son from before; Daoist Longchuan was currently outside the city dealing with him.

Once Daoist Longchuan captured the Liu Family’s Son, he could investigate and find out who the mastermind was and what faction they belonged to.

Meanwhile, in the city, they had to guard against the enemy’s other insidious plots.

In other words, if they could just get through tonight, the matter would be settled.

The problem was, nothing could be allowed to go wrong in the city.

Originally, everyone had thought the city was the safest place.

This was Taiping City, after all.

There was even a squad of Officials stationed outside the courtyard tonight!

Daoist Longchuan was outside the city, and his task was actually the more difficult one, as the Liu Family’s Son had grown much stronger.

The two Celestial Masters from the Provincial City had previously faced him, resulting in one death and one injury.

So if trouble broke out here, Daoist Longchuan wouldn’t be able to return to help.

And someone under the influence of Bone-Eroding Incense would be unable to find the one who lit it.

Right now, the only person who could resolve this was the old butler.

And, of course, that squad of Officials.

After all, Officials were protected by the fortune of the Empire; an evil artifact like Bone-Eroding Incense could not corrupt their minds.

However...

The Officials weren’t specialists in dealing with Xingzi, after all.

By the time they noticed something was wrong, it would likely be too late.

That’s why they had to rely on the old butler.

So why wasn’t the old butler moving??

But just then, the old butler looked at Lu Yuan with a wry smile.

"...I’m seeing the Jumping Ghosts now, too..."

A moment ago, when the old butler had looked up, he’d seen a Jumping Ghost hopping on the roof...

’If that’s the case...’

’Then...’

’...it means the old butler has been affected too.’

Hearing this, Lu Yuan couldn’t help but draw in a sharp, cold breath.

...

Compared to the situation inside the residence, things outside weren’t much better.

There was no Bone-Eroding Incense here, at least.

After all, the area outside the residence was a wide open passage, and a wind was blowing tonight.

No kind of incense would be of any use out here.

However, while there was no Bone-Eroding Incense, a pack of yellow-skinned creatures had arrived.

It was impossible to tell where this pack of yellow-skinned creatures had sprung from, and their movements were unnaturally swift.

In the blink of an eye, one would dart to a person’s neck and take a bite, leaving a bloody mess.

The worst part was, after biting, it would stick its ass in your face and let loose a rank fart.

Those with a low level of cultivation would be taken out instantly, collapsing on the spot.

Those with higher cultivation would try to fight back, but the creature would just vanish, impossible to find.

For a time, chaos reigned outside the residence.

Lin Fusheng was also in the wide passage outside.

Wooden Sword in his right hand, Iron Sword in his left, he hacked and slashed, but to no avail.

Instead, he’d been bitten several times on his hands, arms, and thighs.

Several members of his squad had already fallen around him.

Lin Fusheng was growing dizzy, on the verge of collapsing.

Just as his eyelids grew too heavy to lift, he vaguely saw a black-robed figure walking toward him.

The way it walked was extremely bizarre.

As it drew closer, he saw that it was a person being ridden by one of the yellow-skinned creatures.

It was just like stories from the countryside, of a weasel stealing a chicken at night by riding on its back, biting its neck, and controlling it to run away.

This weasel-like creature was perched on the person’s shoulders, latched firmly onto their neck.

The person’s eyes had already rolled back into their head and their face was drained of all color; they’d likely been dead for a while.

Yet, their hands still held a tray, upon which sat a plate of ghastly white incense.

The incense sticks were white, but the smoke they emitted was red.

Lin Fusheng didn’t recognize it as Bone-Eroding Incense, but seeing this, he understood the principle of "to catch the thief, first catch the king."

By now, Lin Fusheng’s body was at its limit.

However, Lin Fusheng had experience from his time as a wanderer; he was cunning.

First, he feigned being on his last breath, acting as if he was about to kick the bucket.

But in truth, he was gathering a Technique in his Dantian, waiting for the black-robed figure to draw near.

Lin Fusheng suddenly lunged, thrusting his sword toward the yellow-skinned creature on the figure’s shoulder.

But the result was...

The instant the Wooden Sword struck the yellow-skinned creature, it snapped in two, completely ineffective.

Before the horrified Lin Fusheng could react, the yellow-skinned creature released the black-robed figure’s neck.

It looked at Lin Fusheng and let out a sinister, wicked laugh.

"Ooh, a chubby one. Let’s find a new ride."

Hiss~

Hearing this, Lin Fusheng’s blood ran cold. It could speak, and his sword hadn’t left a single scratch.

’This... this thing has at least eighty years of cultivation! It’s a full-fledged demon!’

With that, the yellow-skinned creature leaped toward Lin Fusheng.

At that moment, Lin Fusheng fell into utter despair...

But just then, a snow-white arm, shimmering with silver scales, suddenly shot out from the side.

It intercepted the yellow-skinned creature in mid-air as it leaped toward Lin Fusheng, a sharp, jade-like hand seizing it.

The silver-scaled hand grabbed the creature’s head—its face now filled with a very human-like terror—and slammed it against the outer wall of the Zhao Family residence.

"You son of a bitch. I’ve finally caught you."

Lin Fusheng, standing to the side, saw the newcomer:

"????"