Just now, he sneaked up from behind and almost caused Cheng Xinghe to suffer. With such a cruel attack, he still let him win. Did he think I was just eating idly?

I pushed myself up with one hand and stood. With a "clang," the Seven Star Longquan sword was drawn and blocked the Ganshan Whip.

Han Dongliang could see that I was also carrying a magical weapon, but he didn't take it seriously until he saw the autumn water-like blade of the Seven Star Longquan. His eyes widened, "Seven Star Longquan..."

You really know your stuff.

Han Dongliang reacted and tried to coil the Ganshan Whip onto the roof first. I immediately observed the qi and saw Zhang Liang's malevolent qi flash past on the roof, once again blocking the Ganshan Whip.

"Clang," the Ganshan Whip and the Seven Star Longquan collided. Han Dongliang was startled and only then did he try to retract the Ganshan Whip.

But it was too late. The Ganshan Whip was in mid-air, and like a rat's tail, it had cleanly snapped into two pieces.

Han Dongliang looked at it, his hand trembling. He let out a roar, "This was passed down to me by my master..."

"Wow..." Cheng Xinghe also climbed up from the ground, dusting himself off as he said, "Bro, you're ruthless. The Ganshan Whip entwined with red malevolent qi, there can't be more than ten in the world! I reckon it must be the treasure of their Zhengyi Sect."

Although I appeared calm on the surface, what could I do? I was also desperate! The malevolent qi of the Seven Star Longquan was not something I, a Yellow Rank Third Grade, could control freely.

Han Dongliang looked at me like I was his father's murderer, "Li Beidou, our Zhengyi Sect will have an irreconcilable feud with you!"

You swung the whip at people, you asked for it yourself.

"Clap clap clap..."

At this moment, applause erupted around us.

"Truly impressive, Master Li. That move was so decisive and left the opponent with no chance to fight back!"

"That's right, Mr. Han is getting old after all - but he still doesn't want to admit it."

"This time he knows his limits. It's time for him to make way for the younger generation."

Shang Wei was the most pleased, "Of course! This is my buddy. Have you seen enough now? Specializes in dealing with all sorts of unyielding opponents!"

Han Dongliang had wanted to make a comeback through this battle, but instead, he became a laughingstock and lost his Ganshan Whip. The怨恨 in his gaze towards me seemed like it could poke holes in my body.

Old Mr. Zhao also praised, "What an exciting battle! Master Li, has the creature that was haunting my wife been eliminated?"

Before I could answer, Han Dongliang spoke up loudly, "Old Mr. Zhao, I told you before that this Li Beidou is a fraud. If it weren't for him interfering just now, I would have dealt with that evil spirit a long time ago. I advise you to investigate him carefully. Did your enemy send him here to harm you?"

"I advise you not to act desperately. Speak with evidence!" I immediately said, "Who saw it?"

Of course, no one saw it except Cheng Xinghe.

"You..." Han Dongliang might have had a smooth and respected career since he started out, but he had never met someone as reckless as me. His lips trembled with anger, but he couldn't say anything. He stamped his foot and said, "Then I'll summon that evil spirit for you to see!"

He turned to look at Mrs. Zhao, "May I borrow a few strands of hair, a few drops of blood, and your birthdate and birth time, Mrs. Zhao?"

Cheng Xinghe immediately said, "He's going to use the substitute method."

The so-called substitute method is when the client hands over these things, and they are placed on a wooden doll. To the evil spirit, the wooden doll will appear as the person they are looking for. Zhang Liang was haunting Mrs. Zhao, so he would use this to lure Zhang Liang.

Zhao Madam was still in a state of shock and was about to agree when I coughed and said, "This hair, blood, and birthdate can't be handed out casually. Isn't this what's needed for making a voodoo doll? Once you give these things away, it's like handing your life over to someone. Anyway, legitimate masters like us won't ask for these things casually."

When Zhao Madam heard this, she immediately became afraid and didn't dare to hand them over anymore.

Han Dongliang's face turned red with anger. "You... you're talking nonsense!"

"When did I talk nonsense?" I waved my hand and said, "I don't use underhanded tricks. I'm upfront and rely on my skills to make a living."

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With that, I signaled to Cheng Xinghe to take me to find Zhang Liang.

Han Dongliang probably had a million things he wanted to scold me with, but he didn't know which one would make him feel the most relieved. He could only grit his teeth and glare at me, but I left before he could say anything.

Cheng Xinghe was still reliable. He had remembered Zhang Liang's escape route earlier and led me to the back garden. "He should be around here somewhere. However, he was affected by the red malevolent qi of the Mountain-driving Whip. Although he wasn't completely annihilated, he must have suffered some major damage to his vitality."

I squatted down nearby and looked for traces of malevolent qi. I saw a cluster of canna lilies.

Canna lilies belong to the yin category. There's still a rural legend that canna lilies can turn into beautiful women, come out to seduce people, and suck away their yang qi. In reality, it's because canna lilies can nourish yin qi, and lonely ghosts and spirits like to hide inside them.

There weren't any better hiding places nearby, so I squatted in front of the canna lilies and said, "Zhang Liang, I'm here to help you. You're not stupid; you can see that, right?"

Just now, if it weren't for me, he would have been completely annihilated by the Mountain-driving Whip.

Cheng Xinghe shook his head, indicating that no one had said anything.

I asked Cheng Xinghe to relay my message: "I also know that you died unjustly... You saw the affair between Madam Zhao and He Qizheng, and that's why you were killed, right?"

The cluster of canna lilies trembled instantly.

Cheng Xinghe quickly said, "He's asking how you know."

It's simple. I saw the clues before even entering the gate - the concave pit outside the main gate indicated that the family's morality was not upright, and the female host was having an affair.

Not to mention Madam Zhao's facial features - her eyebrows were slanted and flying, her bones were soft and charming, her heart was fickle, and she was bold in the boudoir. This suggested that she had a strong need for certain things, and she couldn't live a day without a man. No matter how well-maintained Old Master Zhao was, he couldn't satisfy her.

According to what the female servants said, Zhang Liang was a handsome young man. If he really had feelings for her, would she have rejected him?

Coupled with the feng shui of the boudoir, it was even more certain that the affair was with someone close by.

And that He Qizheng? His奸门(a facial feature related to relationships) had a wicked red color, indicating that his relationships with women were not proper, and he was having an affair with a married woman. His eyebrow bone had a concave scar, which meant that he had done something against his master.

No wonder he would treat Zhang Liang with such hostility. He was truly loyal to his master.

As soon as the words were spoken, there was a rustling sound coming from the canna lilies, accompanied by the sound of someone crying in the cold wind and rain, as if someone was weeping bitterly.

Cheng Xinghe listened carefully and then slapped his thigh, saying, "I finally understand why he could turn into a black malevolent ghost. He really was treated unjustly!"

It turned out that Zhang Liang was indeed a handsome young man. He and He Qizheng had been mercenaries together and later became bodyguards here, forming a close bond of brotherhood.

However, after coming here, Madam Zhao took a liking to Zhang Liang. Although Zhang Liang liked to flirt with women, he had a strong sense of morality - he refused to have any involvement with married women and kept his distance from Madam Zhao.

Madam Zhao was quite angry but couldn't do anything about it. She changed her mind and started having an affair with He Qizheng instead.

Unfortunately for Zhang Liang, one day he returned early and witnessed Madam Zhao rolling around with He Qizheng.

Zhang Liang pretended not to see it and turned around to leave. He went back to advise He Qizheng, saying that this woman was not someone they should get involved with.

But He Qizheng couldn't tell the difference between good and bad advice. He thought that Zhang Liang was just jealous of him. After all, this job was easy, and he could sleep with such a beautiful woman. He wouldn't trade it for anything, even if he were offered the position of emperor.

So He Qizheng told this to Madam Zhao.

Madam Zhao decided immediately that Zhang Liang could not be kept alive. No matter what, they had to find a way to deal with him - otherwise, if the old master found out, they would both be in trouble.

Madam Zhao also told He Qizheng that the previous wives who had died were all because they couldn't bear the loneliness and were discovered by the old master. Now, the grass on their graves was several feet tall.

This scared He Qizheng so much that he forgot all about their brotherhood and asked Madam Zhao how to deal with the situation.

Madam Zhao smiled and said that they should strike first.

The rest, as we know, is history.

Zhang Liang died so innocently and carried such a reputation that he was despised by his family - just like Zhao Xinli. But Zhang Liang had actually done something wrong, while Zhao Xinli had only harmed himself.

That's why Zhang Liang's grievance couldn't be contained, and he wanted to seek revenge against Madam Zhao.

In addition, Zhang Liang had been a mercenary who killed indiscriminately, so his malevolent qi was very strong. He quickly became a black malevolent ghost.

Cheng Xinghe was also indignant as he listened and asked Zhang Liang why he didn't possess Madam Zhao's body and reveal his grievances.

Zhao Xinli had wanted to do that at the time, but his grievance wasn't strong enough to withstand the yang qi, so he could only fragmentarily say something about being wronged.

But Zhang Liang was different. As a black malevolent ghost, he had enough power to take over Madam Zhao's body and make her possessed.

Zhang Liang told us that he had initially wanted to do that to make Madam Zhao reveal the truth, but there was something on Madam Zhao's body that prevented him from getting close. He could only appear behind her and slowly drain her energy.

This was not the outcome Zhang Liang had hoped for. Like Zhao Xinli, he hoped even more that his grievances would be revealed.

As I listened, I felt puzzled. What was the thing on Madam Zhao's body? Both Cheng Xinghe and I hadn't noticed anything.

Then I suddenly remembered that Madam Zhao had said something about someone trying to harm her, but it wasn't Zhang Liang.

Who could she be referring to?

"Xiao Ge," Cheng Xinghe suddenly pulled me and said, "The beautiful ladies are saying that they were wronged."

"Hmm? How were they wronged?"

According to what Zhang Liang had said, were these ex-wives killed by Old Master Zhao for having affairs?

With a concave pit outside the gate and a pillar of death for the mother, it could only be considered unfortunate for these brides.

"They said that what Zhang Liang said was not true." Cheng Xinghe told me, "They didn't have affairs - they were killed by Old Master Zhao for other reasons."

Other reasons? Why would an old man who had spent a lot of money to marry a beautiful woman want to harm them?

"Ah..."

At this moment, a scream suddenly came from the back of the garden - I had very sharp ears and could tell that it was Madam Zhao's voice.

Wow, what happened?