The Lord of Void and Real-Chapter 261 - 259: Benefactor of the Bai Family (Fifth Update)

Chapter 261: Chapter 259: Benefactor of the Bai Family (Fifth Update)

At this critical moment, more than ten Small Thunder Talismans flew out of nowhere, each targeting the red-haired zombies and the white bone skulls above. However, less than half of them successfully activated.

Accompanied by two thunderous “booms”, seven or eight bolts of lightning intertwined and hit the heads of the red-haired zombies and white bone skulls respectively.

Both of them froze in their tracks, their attack movements slightly delayed, hovering in mid-air.

Seeing this rare opportunity, Bai Hecheng wouldn’t miss it, and with a vigorous thrust of his jet-black spear, he pierced through the skull of the red-haired zombie.

“Cackling…”

A series of strange noises erupted from the red-haired zombie’s mouth, and a wisp of black smoke immediately wafted out from its shattered face.

On the other side, Xie Yuxin seized the opportunity to cast a square seal flashing with red light, hitting squarely between the eyes of the white bone skull, emitting a crimson flame. With a “pop”, the white bone skull’s head exploded into fine dust.

The green ghostly fire and a wisp of demonic energy within the skull dissipated instantly, and its body collapsed into a pile of white bones scattered all over the ground.

Xie Yuxin, covered in wounds, struggled to sit up, her gaze falling on Shen Luo, who stood by the entrance of the cave, his hand resting on the stone wall, his face as pale as paper.

“Thank God, I made it…” Shen Luo murmured to himself before slumping onto the ground.

His mana was nearly exhausted, and now after using so many Small Thunder Talismans, his internal mana was completely depleted, his vision grew dark, almost on the verge of fainting.

However, compared to the physical exhaustion, Shen Luo felt more heartache about those talismans equivalent to immortal jade that he had worked so hard to accumulate.

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“Did he save me?”

Incredulity flickered in Xie Yuxin’s beautiful eyes, unable to believe that the one who saved her just now was Shen Luo, a minor guest official of the Bai Family.

But who else could be in this valley right now?

“Shen Luo, is that you? What are you doing here?” Bai Hecheng and Bai Jiangfeng simultaneously asked in surprise.

Just as Shen Luo opened his mouth to speak, a loud crack was heard from the sky, and a figure fell straight down from the high altitude. Looking over quickly, Shen Luo realized it was Soul Hook Horse Face, who had reverted back to his guise as a white-faced scholar.

High up in the sky, the dark clouds rapidly shrank until they completely disappeared, revealing the figure of the demon wind.

His bamboo hat obscured his face, making it impossible to see his expression, but his murderous intent was extremely conspicuous.

“This isn’t over, we’ll see!” After leaving these words, he dissipated into the distance.

For once, Soul Hook Horse Face didn’t continue to pursue him, and instead let Shen Luo descend back down to the entrance of the mountain cave.

Everyone was silent and began to meditate cross-legged, recuperating from their injures.

With the dark clouds gone from the sky above the valley, the long absent sunlight could finally shine through. The Yin Sha Qi in the valley gradually dissipated, and the corpses of the corpse scarabs and ghost bats littering the ground started to burn on their own, and eventually turned to ash.

About two hours later, everyone had somewhat recovered, and only then did they stop meditating.

“Shen Luo, it was you who saved me earlier, right? I am extremely grateful.” Bai Hecheng unexpectedly performed the rites of equal rank.

“Family Head needs not be so formal, it was my duty to help.” Shen Luo quickly responded, returning the gesture.

He mentioned this from both the perspective of a guest official and as a friend of Bai Xiaotian.

“May I ask who might this elder be?” Bai Hecheng smiled gratifiedly, then turned to Gouhun Ma Mian and asked.

“This is Elder Ma Liang, who could be considered an old friend regardless of age differences. It was actually at Elder Ma’s invitation that I came to help exterminate the demonic beings,” Shen Luo, having already received a transmission from Gouhun Ma Mian, immediately explained.

“So it is, I have long heard that Shen Luo had the assistance of a High People behind him, it must have been the elder. This younger generation, Bai Hecheng, has met Elder Ma before,” Bai Hecheng said immediately, raising his fist in greeting.

“We’ve met Elder Ma before,” Bai Jiangfeng and a few others also came over to greet him one by one.

“Family Head Bai, there’s no need for formalities. Ridding the world of demonic beings and defending the Daoist path is simply our duty,” Gouhun Ma Mian merely waved his hand in dismissal, seemingly unwilling to say more.

“Elder, who exactly was that entity that escaped just now?” Even though Bai Hecheng could tell he was reluctant to talk, he couldn’t resist asking. There was a terrifying guess in his heart that needed confirmation.

“You didn’t guess wrong. That guy was indeed the Demon Wind which your Bai family’s ancestor once encountered. Though it’s named Demon Wind, it’s actually a demonic being, adept at using demonic qi to taint and charm spirit beings, causing their demonization. And the spirit beings that have undergone demonization will multiply in brutality and combat strength. They pose a considerable risk,” Gouhun Ma Mian saw through his thoughts and said directly.

“So it really was that demon. But our ancestor had already exterminated it that year, how could it…” Bai Hecheng hesitated.

“There’s not just one Demon Wind, and it’s not that easy to exterminate,” Gouhun Ma Mian said.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of Bai Hecheng and the others changed, their eyebrows deeply furrowed.

“But don’t worry, there should only be this one Demon Wind near Jianye City. It was heavily injured this time and will not stir up other troubles for some time,” Gouhun Ma Mian comforted everyone when he saw their reaction.

Having said this, he inquired about Shen Luo’s injuries, and then he took his leave.

After Bai Hecheng and the others had collected Daoist White Water’s body, they took the white bone skull and the red-haired zombies, as proof of the completion of the Hidden Wind Valley task, and began to retreat towards the valley entrance.

“Shen Luo, Elder Ma has profound cultivation. Do you know where his sect is?” Bai Hecheng asked while walking beside Shen Luo.

“I… I don’t know. I haven’t known Elder Ma for long, so I’m not clear about his detailed background. But I can assure you that he is an honest and trustworthy person of the righteous path,” Shen Luo explained, half-truthful and half-fictional.

“Young Master Shen, why does Elder Ma’s attire seem familiar? I think I’ve heard Daoist White Water mention it before…” Bai Jiangfeng mulled over it for a long time before asking.

Shen Luo thought for a moment, and then said, “Perhaps during the water ghost incident at the Warm Water Pavilion, Daoist White Water had met Elder Ma.”

“Yes, that’s it,” Bai Jiangfeng said, his eyes sparkling after hearing this.

Shen Luo then briefly narrated the whole incident, but still didn’t disclose the true identity of Gouhun Ma Mian.

“So that’s how you got to know Elder Ma. Indeed, it’s wondrous how fate works,” Bai Hecheng said in admiration after hearing this.

“At Elder Ma’s request, I had to keep this matter hidden from the family head before. I hope for your understanding,” Shen Luo said.

“What are you talking about? I should be the one thanking you for giving our Bai family the opportunity to get acquainted with an elder like him,” Bai Hecheng immediately waved his hand and said.

Shen Luo heard the implication in his words, that he wanted to establish a connection with Gouhun Ma Mian through him. But since he hadn’t received the latter’s permission, he naturally could not casually agree. So, he just smiled and said nothing.

When they returned to the town outside the valley entrance, there were other Bai family monks waiting to meet them. Everyone then got into their respective carriages and prepared to return to Jianye City together.

(There ends the five updates for today. Don’t forget to cast your votes if you have any remaining, dear Daoist friends^^)