Upon hearing Elder Xu Wu's words, the young man's heart began to sink. "The longer reapers remain in the human world, the more likely it is for accidents to happen. I am worried that the princess consort is unable to send so many reapers back to the Path of Yin and Yang in one go."
This theory might sound foreign to a layman, but it was nothing new to the exorcists. Everyone took a step back when they realized that none of the reapers had left yet.
Thinking that he had made an accurate prediction, Elder Xu Wu stroked his white beard as he heaved a long sigh. "The princess is right. The Third Princess Consort is always very competitive. If she fails to send these reapers back in time, even if the Crown Prince and I join forces, we may not be able to rescue her from so many reapers."
"She probably doesn't have sufficient spiritual energy to send 10 reapers away," Zongzheng Wen Ren added nonchalantly.
His confidence had severely perturbed the people of the War Dragon Dynasty.
However, at this moment, they were overwhelmed by an unprecedented sight again.
Helian Wei Wei appeared to be mumbling a few inaudible words under her breath, and immediately, six of the reapers within the circle were sent away, leaving four of them standing within the fog.
Then, Helian Wei Wei approached the messengers from the Xuanyuan Dynasty, leading the four reapers. The darkness that was following behind her seemed to be ready to devour everything.
"What are you doing?" The initially eloquent Elder Xu Wu stopped her in her tracks as he stared at her intently.
Helian Wei Wei replied in a deep and menacing tone, "Elder Xu Wu, this has nothing to do with you. I suggest you to step aside."
"Third Princess Consort, you are taking four reapers with you. Are you really going to negotiate with our Xuanyuan Kingdom in such a manner?" Elder Xu Wu intended to use the same old approach that he had been using to deal with others in the imperial court.
Helian Wei Wei sneered. "I have no interest in getting involved in Xuanyuan Kingdom's affair. Before this, your exorcist failed to summon reapers and chose to put the blame on the Alsatian. Coincidentally, the four reapers are present now. We can now watch as they settle their unfinished business." After she finished her words, Helian Wei Wei threw a glance at Xuan Bing before she ordered, "You can take him away."
The audience were dumbstruck when they realized that the four reapers were obeying Helian Wei Wei as they charged toward Xuan Bing.
Elder Xu Wu quickly blocked her with his arm. "Third Princess Consort, please don't cross the line! Xuan Bing hasn't done anything wrong. Why are you ordering the reapers to take him away? Do you want to kill him?"
"Has he really not done anything?" Helian Wei Wei chuckled before she continued with a low voice, "Blackie, show yourself."
A fog appeared amidst the darkness. Standing within the fog was the Alsatian that was glaring at Xuan Bing. The resentment in its eyes terrified everyone who was present.
Xuan Bing staggered backward and almost fell onto the wooden chair behind him.
Chapter 671 - Wei Wei Taking Revenge For The Alsatian
"I reckon that you can remember the look on Blackie's face before he died," Helian Wei Wei said as she stepped forward and c.a.r.e.s.sed the Alsatian's head. She threw a glimpse at Xuan Bing before she spoke with an indifferent and unvarying tone at a moderate pace, "You broke its leg before you kicked and fractured its ribs. The repartee between you and Princess Zongzheng was amusing as you talked about how you raised and fed it. You are able to remember all the trivial favors vividly. Yet, you did not mention about how Blackie saved you after you fell into the valley during your cultivation. If Blackie didn't ask for help on your behalf, you would've been devoured by the wolves. However, not only did you kill Blackie, you snitched its spiritual aura as well. A brute like you actually has the audacity to call Blackie ungrateful. Your shamelessness is truly admirable."
Perhaps the secret Helian Wei Wei had just disclosed was too appalling, together with the others, the exorcists from Xuanyuan Dynasty turned to eye Xuan Bing warily, trying to find clues from his expression.
Xuan Bing growled in defense, "Don't you try to slander me! I knew it was you when the Alsatian appeared out of nowhere to hinder my performance! It was obviously you who released it!"
"You know better than anyone else why Blackie is here." Helian Wei Wei glared at him from above as she continued, "You are full of excuses. As a matter of fact, you would have been long taken away by the reapers if it wasn't for Blackie."
Xuan Bing's fingers trembled as he tried to deny the accusations, "Just because you are the Third Princess Consort, it doesn't give you the right to defame me! You've no evidence to prove your claims!"
Zongzheng Yu Er concurred, "Third Princess Consort, all of us witnessed how Xuan Bing used to take good care of the Alsatian. He never once abused his Alsatian and your statement is certainly groundless!"
"I agree. Third Princess Consort, you can't make up a story just win the competition." Elder Xu Wu joined in as an auxiliary. In fact, he had already grasped the situation. In the normal course of events, an animal would head directly to the netherworld for rebirth. Yet, after all these years, the Alsatian remained a lone soul. Not only that, it carried a great aura of resentment. The only person who could give rise to this was its rightful owner.
However, even if it was true, an Alsatian could never speak and there would be no proof to his felony!
Xuan Bing shared the same idea as Elder Xu Wu. He reckoned that the inquisite Helian Wei Wei would be powerless when she held no evidence against him.
Knowing what was on Xuan Bing's mind, it howled before it flaunted its fangs while its black fur stood on end. Its crimson eyes were extremely terrifying!
If Helian Wei Wei did not press her hand on its head, it would definitely have attacked Xuan Bing and bit him to death!
"Calm down, Blackie. You will never be able to restore the justice if you kill him now. Since he's asking for evidence, we'll present it to him." Helian Wei Wei turned and said to the reapers who were standing behind her, "Tell them what you know."
Hearing Helian Wei Wei's command to the reapers, the exorcists rose to their feet. "Is she trying to make the reapers talk?"
"How is that possible? Reapers only visit the human world to harvest souls and they can never speak unless they're ordered personally by the King of Hell, right?" The exorcists felt that it was the most thrilling day of their life!
Another exorcist whom mumbled to himself, "Well, it's not exactly impossible. It can happen... if the person has hundreds of years of cultivation. But, Third Princess Consort…"
"Let's wait and see. We don't know for sure if they can talk!" The exorcists held their breaths as they anticipated what would come next.
However, unbeknownst to them, as long as His Highness was present, it was an easy task to make the reapers to speak.
They would even put their hands in the air if the reapers were told to do the zombie dance moves, only to please the man who was sitting on the main seat!
The reapers behind Helian Wei Wei moved at a slow pace. They appeared emotionless all the time because they were, after all, dead men. The moment Helian Wei Wei gave the instruction, they subconsciously turned to look at Baili Jia Jue.
In fact, they were actually summoned by Helian Wei Wei. However, they were taken aback when they saw her guardian demon!
That… that… that man must be the Great Demon King!
That's right, he is the Great Demon King!
His beautiful features were engraved on his side profile that seemed as perfect as an ice sculpture. He sat upright as though he had seen through the mortal world and despised the human race.
Baili Jia Jue threw an indifferent glance at them.
They were absolutely docile!
D*mn, why has no one ever told us that the Great Demon King is still alive?
Does the King of Hell know about this?
Back then, the Great Demon King and the King of
Hell were always involved in intense fights!
Every time the King of Hell lost, he would be extremely displeased and stay ill-tempered for days. He would never be satisfied with the souls the reapers brought back and insisted that they extract the soul of the Great Demon King!
They were the oldest batch of reapers in the netherworld. Even if they might not have contributed enough, they were not stupid! They were not foolish enough to disturb the Great Demon King. Eventually, they sent some young reapers to the Great Demon King, making the young reapers their pawns. As expected, none of them had ever returned.
They were simply too quick-witted!
Initially, the reapers did not take the summoning seriously. They were only shocked that there was an exorcist who was capable of summoning them, the oldest reapers of all. When they arrived and met the other nine reapers, they were astonished and dying to find out who was the enchanter.
Now, all their doubts were answered!
The human world is too dangerous!
It is always safer at home.
We're terrified!
They appeared calm and collected, but, in actual fact, they were only thinking about one thing. Please spare our lives!
"Seemingly, the reapers don't want to speak. Just look at their expressionless and gloomy faces," the exorcists deduced.
The four reapers were fl.u.s.tered.
Stop making groundless statement!
We naturally look emotionless and we're born slow-witted!
"Why are you still not speaking? Are you guys waiting for my kick? Huh?" the man's clear voice rang within their consciousness stream.
The chilling air was a result of its icy tone that carried absolutely no emotion.
The crowd was shocked as the atmosphere turned eerie. Then, they felt as though the ghostliness had turned audible.
"Xuan Bing, born in the year 72, joined the Dao at the age of five. At the age of seven, he pushed a young disciple in order to become the apprentice to his master; at the age of 10, he tried to perform exorcism but his timidity nearly killed his master; at the age of 13, his life was threatened before an Alsatian saved his life…"
Chapter 672 - What Goes Around, Comes Around
"Sensing the spiritual aura within the Alsatian, he brought it back with him. However, his cultivation did not improve even after he kept the Alsatian with him for a year. Thinking that the Alsatian was not much of a help to him, he felt as if he had been raising a piece of trash. He failed to curb his temper and often took it out on the Alsatian. The torture only ended when the Alsatian finally died from all the abuses."
The crowd turned to glare at Xuan Bing after the reaper finished its words.
He's so cruel! How could he torture the Alsatian, that saved his life, to death?
Xuan Bing was scared out of his wits. "No, that is not true. Don't believe Helian Wei Wei's statement. I only killed the ungrateful Alsatian by accident after it tried to bite me despite everything I had done for it. I grieved his death for a very long time and my brothers are my witnesses!"
"Even the rabbits will bite if they are backed into a corner, let alone an Alsatian that was tortured daily." Helian Wei Wei let out a chilling laugh as she continued, "Those were the words of the reaper, not mine. You are an exorcist yourself. You should know that reapers are all-knowing when it comes to the life events of a mortal. You should also know that they never lie. They know about the incidents better than your brothers."
"The Third Princess Consort is right. The reapers will never be deceived." Even though these men were not the people of the War Dragon Empire, but being exorcists themselves, they still had conscience within them. "Seeing how things have progressed, it's better for you to admit your wrongdoings at this moment, Brother Xuan Bing. If the matter continues to grow, it will certainly then into a commotion."
Xuan Bing staggered backward as he ran out of arguments. His forehead was beaded with sweat as he looked expectantly at Elder Xu Wu and Zongzheng Yu Er.
Just like everyone else, Elder Xu Wu was taken aback when the reaper spoke.
Knowing that the crowd was judging them, Elder Xu Wu understood that the situation had gotten out of his hands.
Zongzheng Yu Er's face was as pale as a sheet. She was no longer her arrogant self like before.
Xuan Bing had an urge to flee the scene after he pondered the situation.
Helian Wei Wei blocked him as he was about to leave. Her lips gently curled upward before she spoke, "Xuan Bing, the reapers have not finished their words. Do you not want to listen to the rest of their story? It's a rare chance to listen to the reapers as they enumerate your previous life events."
As if they were acting according to Helian Wei Wei's command, the reaper resumed talking with its dead and monotonous voice, "Xuan Bing had committed many wrongdoings during his life. He met his end after he was bitten by an Alsatian at the age of 25 and shall be reborn as an animal."
"I met my end after being bitten an Alsatian?" Xuan Bing shuddered after he heard the phrase. He turned to look at the Alsatian which was standing beside Helian Wei Wei. As he looked into the eerie eyes of the Alsatian, he was extremely frightened, to the extent that his breathing no longer sounded normal.
Helian Wei Wei lowered her gaze to look at him before she said, "What goes around comes around and karma is a funny thing. Go, Blackie. It's time to avenge your death."
Before Helian Wei Wei gave the order, the Alsatian quietly stood aside and did not attack in spite of its immense hatred toward Xuan Bing.
Now that Helian Wei Wei had given the green light, it unleashed its murderous rage that had been long restrained. A black silhouette flashed past before it pounced on Xuan Bing brutally!
As his bones were fractured, a cracking sound pierced through the ears of the crowd!
Xuan Bing used his forearm to shield himself before it was eventually bitten off by the Alsatian. The broken bone penetrated his flesh and skin before it was exposed in the air while his blood spilled on the floor.
Zongzheng Yu Er stood the nearest to Xuan Bing. It was predictable for a princess like her to have never witnessed such a gory scene as she began to throw up on the spot.
Xuan Bing grimaced in agony. Yet, he refused to give up. He grabbed the Alsatian's head with his hand, which unexpectedly was holding a yellow rune at the same time.
However, he quickly realized that his yellow rune was ineffective in stopping the Alsatian. He widened his eyes in fear as the ground began to quake.
"Your.. Your Highness! Please help me!"
He was screaming for Zongzheng Wen Ren.
Helian Wei Wei was a step ahead of Zongzheng Wen Ren as she stood before the Alsatian to protect it. She spoke in a slow pace, "I wasn't going to help Blackie to take its revenge. However, if anyone dare hurt Blackie, they will have to answer to me, Helian Wei Wei. Besides, I'd like to advise Crown Prince Wen Ren on something. Even though there are only a few exorcists in the War Dragon empire, but if we're to engage in a physical fight, Xuan Yuan Kingdom will be no match for us!"
As soon as Helian Wei Wei finished her sentence, they were swamped by deafening applause.
The 10 martial artists behind her rose to their feet. Among them, Little Seven appeared as the most distinguished one.
He was standing on the bald head of an elderly minister, holding a black quarterstaff which was usually hidden away. He seemed arrogant and domineering.
Finally, they had reached his favorite session.
I knew this would happen.
Our master is right here.
Why are we practising exorcism when the master is the Great Demon King himself?
These people can't even recognize him. Yet, they have the audacity to boast about their skill in exorcism.
A physical fight is better.
Hmph! They dare to pick a fight with Third Aunt. They must be tired of living!
The elderly minister, whose head was under Little Seven's feet, was in agony. He continuously repeated himsel
f, "Seventh Prince, please be gentle. My… my hair!"
Elder Xu Wu was undoubtedly the most cunning one among them. He grabbed ahold of Zongzheng Wen Ren as he whispered, "Crown Prince, it's alright for us to lose this round. After all, we have won the previous round. The game will eventually end in a tie. However, if you decide to poke your nose into this matter that involves the Alsatian, we will certainly lose as they've outnumbered us."
Zongzheng Wen Ren stopped in his tracks as he clenched his fists. "What about Xuan Bing? If we don't lend a hand, his life will be threatened."
"Your Highness, we have to sacrifice him for the greater good." Elder Xu Wu's tone became more serious as he added, "Once we've secured our victory, we can take revenge on Xuan Bing's behalf. The next round is a team match and we will join forces. We are capable of summoning the judge from hell, let alone 10 reapers. On the other hand, Helian Wei Wei is the only exorcist in the War Dragon Empire while the others are practically hopeless. They'll not be helpful during the match. After the third round finishes, our troops can march into the Capital and win our rights to guard the seal." This was a mission from his master. He had to accomplish it by all means. However, his main objective was not to protect the seal but to magnify the grievance and destroy the seal as soon as possible!
The plan to magnify the grievance was put on hold due to his master's severe injury. However, he could not give up yet. As long as the seal was removed, he would be the first rank minister to serve beside his master and would be bestowed with the supreme right of immortality.
Back then, Elder Xu Wu once experienced this amazing power. Otherwise, he would have passed away a long time ago as he was already in his eighties. His master offered him a chance to achieve eternal life. Therefore, he had to grab the opportunity and complete the plan by magnifying the grievance!
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