CHAPTER 231: CHAPTER 230: EVIL SOUL SACRIFICE!

Bang!

The sound was like a watermelon hitting a wall, exploding beside the ears.

Blood splattered everywhere, the dead could not rest in peace!

"Ahhh—"

The children were also frightened and screamed sharply, their eyes covered by the Dragon Shadow Guards, to spare them the bloody scene.

"No! Qing’er, my son!"

Ms Shen’s mind went blank, and when she came to, she screamed hysterically, rushing forward to embrace Shen Qing’s corpse.

Liu Tong muttered blankly, "Where is the child? You better tell me where the child is before dying!"

"This guy just committed suicide like that?"

Mu Hongxuan blamed himself, "I didn’t expect he would take his own life, it was my negligence as a subordinate."

Xie Jiuxiao frowned and said, "So be it, he deserved to die, just can’t get any information out of him now."

"Wait!"

Yu Nianzhao stepped forward, squatted down, and discovered a groove below the stone pillar.

Shen Qing’s blood flowed down the groove, and Yu Nianzhao followed it down, discovering that where the blood collected was a complex rune.

Waaa—

The moment the blood flowed into the rune, it seemed as if Yu Nianzhao heard the sound of a baby.

Heheheh—

Shen Qing’s ghost rushed out from the corpse, letting out a piercing laugh, attempting to dive into the now-igniting rune.

"I said so, there’s no way a malicious soul would just stop like that."

Yu Nianzhao mockingly smiled, tilted her head slightly, and with a lift of her hand, caught Shen Qing’s soul with precise accuracy.

"From the very beginning, you never planned for the sacrificial formation to stop. After we interrupted, you decided to sacrifice your own soul instead. You truly are loyal!"

Yu Nianzhao grasped Shen Qing’s neck coldly, "Too bad, with me here, this sacrifice ends now."

"Nooo—"

Shen Qing let out an angry cry, flailing like a mad dog, trying to harm Yu Nianzhao with ghostly energy.

"Among the eighty-one evil souls, there must be you."

The ghostly energy did not harm Yu Nianzhao at all, and she spoke calmly, "Jiu, eat it."

[Alright, master!]

Jiu had been craving for a long time, the shadow of Jiu Ying appeared, Shen Qing’s evil soul was locked in place by the pressure, not daring to move. Trembling, he watched Jiu Ying appear, fearfully saying, "What are you planning to do? Are you going to annihilate my soul? No, you can’t do this, don’t you want to know who the ritual is trying to resurrect? If my soul is gone, you’ll never know."

"Do you think you’re that important?"

Yu Nianzhao’s gaze could see through a person’s heart, "With your level, your skill, perhaps you don’t even know the details of who is to be resurrected, do you? Your King Yan didn’t tell you, did he?"

Shen Qing’s pupils contracted, his expression turned somewhat flustered. His death was for the sacrifice, to achieve the goal, but if his soul truly dissipated, it would all be in vain. Just as he wished to make one last desperate struggle, Jiu Ying’s wide maw came down, engulfing him mercilessly in a single bite.

After a wretched scream, Shen Qing’s evil soul was completely devoured.

"My son!"

Mr Shen and Ms Shen were still wailing bitterly, completely unaware their son’s soul was gone too.

"Zhaozhao, this rune..." Xie Jiuxiao stared at the rune surrounded by spontaneously combusting blood, wondering how to deal with it.

"Although the sacrifice began, it has been terminated, and the caster has also perished, this ritual has no continuation, smash this thing."

Yu Nianzhao picked up a Water Talisman to extinguish the flame, "Be gentle, the child is below."

"Child?"

Xie Jiuxiao frowned, quickly understanding her meaning, signaling to Mu Hongxuan to be gentle.

Clang!

The Dragon Shadow Guards quickly destroyed the rune, and from a space below, they carried out a baby whose cries had already become weak.

Waaa—

Wrapped in the swaddling clothes, the child let out a pitiful whimpering sound, and as soon as Liu Tong heard this, she rushed over.

Yu Nianzhao said, "Give the child to her."

Liu Tong took the child, saw the child’s birthmark, and carefully examined it again, finally bursting into tears of relief, "Yes, this is the son I gave birth to, Miss Yu, thank you so much."

"Found? Really found?"

Mr. Liu and Ms Liu hurried over, while Mr Shen and Ms Shen also looked on expectantly.

"Don’t be too quick to thank me, Shen Qing had already activated the sacrificial ritual. He used his own soul and his own flesh and blood as the sacrificial gift, the child has been affected to some extent. He is so small and has already been eroded by evil forces, his soul is now unstable and he’s barely holding on."

Yu Nianzhao’s words doused their joy.

Liu Tong knelt on the ground, begging, "Miss Yu, please save my child, you can even take my life, just bring him back."

"No, Miss Yu, take my life in exchange for the child’s life, Tong’er is still young, she should live a peaceful life with the child." Ms Liu cried.

"Enough, I don’t want anyone’s life!"

Yu Nianzhao casually reached out and caught a wisp of faith emanating from them.

[Wow, master, the faith from them is so devout, it can absolutely enhance the Divine Power.]

[If they continue to offer incense, just one of Jiu’s heads can be well-fed.]

[The incense mustn’t stop!]

Jiu came close and took a long suck of faith, feeling blissfully content inside.

"There’s no extra room at the King Yan Temple, but we can make up a meditation room for you, you can stay in the temple with your child."

Yu Nianzhao placed an Exorcism Talisman in the swaddling clothes, "Follow the blessings at Jing Rui Temple daily, recite scriptures and pray to dispel the evil for him. I will make a longevity lock for him, using the aura of incense to sustain his life, and the rest can be assessed when he gets older."

Liu Tong was filled with gratitude, "Really? Okay, everything will go according to what Miss Yu says. As long as I can save my child, I’m willing to become a nun and live in the temple for life."

"Wait, this child is a child of the Shen family, you can’t just take him away like this."

Now that Shen Qing was dead, Mr Shen and Ms Shen, their eyes hotly fixated on the child, naturally wanted to bring the child back to the Shen Family.

"Shen Qing did such a thing, and we haven’t even settled accounts with you yet. How do you have the nerve to come demanding the child?"

Mr. Liu was furious.

"Exactly, your son nearly killed this child, you were also complicit, you’re not fit." Ms Liu protected the child, glaring at them, afraid they really would come and take the child.

Liu Yi rolled up his sleeves, "Shamelessness is invincibility, huh? Trying to take the child? Better see if I agree!"

Ms Shen, though fearful, still wasn’t willing to give up, "The child carries our surname Shen, with Shen Qing gone, the child should be ours. Liu Tong can remarry, but we have lost a son."

Liu Tong said scornfully, "Shen Qing was also driven to death by you, he’s a murderer, and so are you. I won’t let my child live with murderers."