Villains: Starting with the Landlady

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In the game, this move involves throwing copper coins, but this spendthrift woman is throwing away solid silver!

The silver, which was not originally hard, suddenly became as hard as a rock after being put in her hand. After being swung out by Lin Yueru's small hand, it was like a barrage of cannonballs that hit the Red Ghost King.

Several loud booms were heard, and the Crimson Demon King screamed and fell into the blood.

Judging from the effect alone, this attack is much stronger than Lingyun's unrestrained sword control technique!

What's the cost?

The price was losing over ten taels of silver.

In this era, a family probably only earns this much money in a year, which Lin Yueru squandered in just a few seconds.

The silver coins exploded upon hitting the Crimson Demon King, turning into fragments that disappeared into the blood and could never be found again.

Wow, Sister Yue Ru, you're amazing!

Zhao Ling'er was just about to try to unleash a high-level wind-type spell when Lin Yueru caught the Crimson Ghost King off guard with a single move.

Before the spoiled young lady could respond arrogantly, the Crimson Demon King rose from the blood once more, filled with boundless rage.

Lin Yueru made a gesture of taking out silver, and the Crimson Ghost King paused and pounced on Zhao Ling'er, who seemed to be the least conspicuous.

Ling'er glanced at Little Stone, who immediately understood. Then, the girl made a hand seal, and Little Stone was enveloped in light, floated into the air, and transformed into a giant Buddha, which fell from the sky and smashed into the Crimson Ghost King.

The Red Demon King raised his weapon to withstand the attack, but his body was gradually pressed down by the Buddha.

"Sister Yue Ru!"

"coming!"

Lin Yueru grabbed another handful of silver coins and swung them at the Red Demon King's head.

The silver exploded, piercing the Red Demon King's head. His hands went limp and powerless, before he was crushed into a pulp by the Buddha statue formed from the small stone.

Zhao Ling'er waved her hand towards the Buddha statue in the blood, and the small stone turned into a ball of light and returned to the jade prayer beads on her chest, though its color had dimmed considerably.

This time, Ling Yun barely had to lift a finger; the three of them worked together to defeat the powerful BOSS, which greatly pleased him.

However, he still has one more thing to do right now.

The young man arrived at the edge of the blood pool, sheathed his flying sword, gripped the ink-white hilt of his blade, gave a soft shout, and unleashed the Meteor Slash.

The massive pool of blood was cleaved apart by the blade's edge, the terrifying force causing the entire tomb to shake violently, with countless fragments of stone falling. The two women quickly supported each other to avoid falling.

Lingyun cleaved open a dry path and saw a yellowish-brown bead at the bottom of the water.

He flew away like a phantom, took the bead, and then returned.

The blood fell again under the influence of gravity, refilling the pool of blood.

Looking at the beads in Ling Yun's hand, Zhao Ling'er asked curiously, "Brother Ling Yun, what is this?"

"Earth Spirit Orb".

Ling Yun placed the bead in the girl's hand: "Perhaps you know better than I do how to use it."

Ling'er held the bead in both hands, closed her eyes and pondered for a moment, then opened her eyes and smiled.

"Brother Lingyun, it seems like a memory has been unlocked for me... This bead can take us away from here!"

Zhao Ling'er is a descendant of Nuwa and has a deep connection with the Spirit Pearl, so it's normal that she knows how to use it.

The three held hands, and after Zhao Ling'er activated the Earth Spirit Orb, their figures disappeared into the collapsing tomb and appeared at the crossroads outside Blackwater Town.

"This……"

Lin Yueru originally thought that the Earth Spirit Orb would have a guiding effect, but it actually carried them out regardless of the collision volume, which was far beyond her ability to withstand.

"There will be even more shocking things in the future. Can't our Yue Ru accept that?" Ling Yun teased, putting his arm around her waist.

Lin Yueru blushed and was about to retort when she caught sight of Doctor Han.

When Doctor Han saw them, she was initially delighted, but then she ran over with a worried expression and told them what had happened after they left.

"The Black Miao people have already discovered us?" Ling'er asked, frowning.

“Perhaps those Black Miao people who went looking for you were sent by the Miao people from Ghost Yin Mountain.” Ling Yun held their hands. “But since Han Mengci has been captured, we can’t just stand by and do nothing. This time, I will cut off these people’s fate!”

Chapter 327 Instantly Kill Elder Shi

"Young Master Ling, my daughter is still in their hands, I... sigh!"

Ling Yun patted his arm and said softly, "This is still my fault. Don't blame yourself. I will definitely bring Miss Han back safely."

"Then thank you very much, young hero!"

Ling Yun nodded and looked in the direction of Ghost Yin Mountain.

As darkness fell, Ling Yun, in order to save time, carried one in each arm and ran swiftly towards Ghost Yin Mountain.

He still missed Feidian. If it were there, the trip to Miao territory and back would only take two or three days! Ordinary horses couldn't travel on the narrow paths, and the carriage would break down halfway, not to mention the many monsters and obstacles along the way.

Finally, before it got completely dark, they arrived at the entrance to Ghost Yin Mountain.

Several Miao people guarded the cave entrance. When they saw Zhao Ling'er, they were taken aback at first, but then seemed to guess her identity and knelt on the ground, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness!"

Lin Yueru knew a little about Ling'er's situation. Since the other party was so humble, she couldn't take action directly. She could only turn to look at Ling Yun.

"Where did you take that girl?"

Upon hearing Ling Yun's words, the Miao people slowly stood up and used their broadswords to block the entrance to the cave: "Elder Shi said that as long as the princess comes back with us, we will release the girl."

Although Ling Yun was also going to take Ling'er back to Miao territory, they were going to the White Miao tribe, not the Black Miao tribe. Since the turmoil that occurred more than ten years ago, the Black and White Miao tribes, who had originally been linked by marriage, had long since split and were now on opposite sides. Not to mention Ling Yun, Zhao Ling'er would not go with them.

"Never mind, I'm in a hurry."

Before he could finish speaking, Ling Yun's figure had already appeared beside them. Before they could react, they all clutched their necks and collapsed.

After they fell to the ground, blood gushed from their necks, and the men convulsed for a while before going still.

Lin Yueru stared intently at Ling Yun's arm. She hadn't been able to see Ling Yun's movements clearly at all, and could only barely make out that he was sheathing half of the Mo Bai sword.

Although Zhao Ling'er was somewhat uncomfortable with Ling Yun's killing, she could understand Ling Yun's actions now that Han Mengci's life was uncertain.

The two women followed Ling Yun through the narrow mountain cave and arrived at the Ghost Yin Altar.

After wandering around for a while, the group, guided by Xiao Na, arrived at the inner hall on the third floor.

Several eerie blue lamps were lit inside the inner hall. On the central altar, Han Mengci was imprisoned in an iron cage suspended in mid-air. The girl seemed to be awake, but she was afraid of heights and dared not open her eyes.

"Miss Han!"

Ling Yun called out, and Han Mengci swayed, opened her eyes, and shook her head repeatedly after seeing Ling Yun: "Young Master Ling, let's go!"

boom!

The stone door next to them was kicked open, and a tall figure walked in.

"This old minister, Shi Gonghu, greets Your Highness!"

Shi Gonghu stood in front of the three of them, blocking them from Han Mengci.

Lin Yueru was displeased with him and raised her sword to stab, but Shi Gonghu struck the sword in her hand with both palms, stopping her attack with a move of empty-handed deflection of a hundred blades.

Lin Yueru tried to pull it out several times but failed. Just as she was in shock, Ling Yun stomped on the ground and crashed into Shi Gonghu like a speeding train.

Shi Gonghu was terrified by his one eye. He quickly released the long sword from the girl's hand and was about to strike her with a palm when he was sent flying by Ling Yun's terrifying force.

Ling Yun didn't hold back at all. He hated Shi Gonghu to the extreme. He was a typical example of blind loyalty. He couldn't sleep at night if he didn't kill such a person.

In the game, he defeated the main characters with overwhelming strength. If Ling'er hadn't threatened to kill herself, Lin Yueru and Li Xiaoyao would have died there.

Shi Gonghu slammed heavily against the stone wall, almost disappearing into it. The loud crash made the women instinctively cover their ears. The chains holding the iron cage began to shake violently. Ling Yun slashed the chains with his sword and placed the cage on the ground.

The door was unlocked, and Han Mengci stepped out, throwing herself into Ling Yun's arms, sobbing softly, "Thank you, Young Hero Ling!"

Lin Yueru snapped out of her shock, raised her eyebrows slightly, pulled the two apart, and hugged Ling Yun's waist as if asserting her ownership: "It's okay, this is what we should do."

Lin Yueru's move made Ling Yun secretly laugh. He turned to look at Shi Gonghu and found that the famous Black Miao Elder Shi was now almost a cripple.

He was curled up in a bizarre position inside the crater, with many of his bones broken in various places.

His strength is extraordinary, reaching S+. Even if a half-bottle of divine vinegar were to fight him in his explosive form, he might not be a match for him.

But Ling Yun's strength is no longer what it used to be. It's already a good thing that he didn't chop off the old man's head with a single blow.

Looking at Shi Gonghu, who was barely breathing, Zhao Ling'er sighed softly and came to stand in front of him.

“I’m sorry, Elder Shi, I will not go back with you. I have no blood relation with your Witch King, and now I have Brother Lingyun, who will accompany me to find my mother.”

Shi Gonghu stared at her with his single eye, his mouth agape for a while but he didn't say anything.

He glanced at Ling Yun, and when his eyes met the young man's sword-like gaze, the painful memories from more than ten years ago instantly surged back. Even though he was on the verge of death, he still managed to squeeze out a few notes from his throat.

"It's you!"

“It’s me.” Ling Yun walked up to him, his mind-reading ability seeing through his fear, and smiled faintly, “What, have we met before?”

Elder Shi trembled. He remembered why he had gone blind and that the witch queen had been taken away by this young man more than ten years ago!

Since that defeat, he had secretly trained hard and finally became the number one general under the Witch King, but he was still instantly killed by the young man in front of him!

"Your witch king is actually dead."

Ling Yun dropped another bombshell, placing his hand on Shi Gonghu's head: "Isn't it hilarious? He's been dead for who knows how many years. The Witch King on the throne now is nothing more than a tree puppet supported by Bai Yue. The entire Black Miao tribe has long been under Bai Yue's control, and only an idiot like you is still being bossed around by him."

"cheat……"

"I'm not lying to you. Otherwise, why would your Witch King suddenly order Ling'er to be taken back after so many years? It's just to break the seal her mother placed on her and release the Water Demon Beast!"

Shi Gonghu's pupils trembled as he used his remaining rationality to rapidly consider this possibility.

An increasingly weak witch king, an exhausted populace, and the Moon Worship Cult that controls people's hearts and minds, even surpassing imperial power...

Everything matched what the young man in front of me, whose appearance hadn't changed in over ten years, had said!

"But don't worry, I won't let any of those who deserve to die go. I'll make them go down with you."

Ling Yun increased the force in his hand, and then Shi Gonghu's head exploded like a watermelon!

Chapter 328 The Female Thief of Yangzhou

The three escorted the girl back to Baihe Village and informed her that the corpse demon had been completely dealt with.

Village Chief Han Yixian was overjoyed. The place was far away and the sky was high, plus Ling Yun had killed Miao people, not Zhongyuan people, so he wouldn't get into any trouble with the authorities.

Ling Yun stayed that night, and secretly went to Han Mengci's room in the middle of the night...

However, shortly after they left Ghost Yin Mountain, a beautiful young woman dressed in Miao ethnic clothing arrived at the inner hall of Ghost Yin Altar. Upon seeing the tragically deceased Elder Shi and the fallen iron cage, she frowned, circled the inner hall, and then sighed softly.

"Oh no, I missed it!"

After saying that, she went down the mountain alone.

The following morning, Ling Yun left with the two women, their next stop being Yangzhou.

After walking some distance from Baihe Village, Lin Yueru came closer and kept sniffing Ling Yun.

"What's wrong, Yue Ru?"

"It's nothing, I just think you have a strange smell."

Zhao Ling'er blinked. She had slept soundly in the same room as Ling Yun last night, but she didn't know that Ling Yun had secretly slipped out afterwards.

"Where is it? Don't talk nonsense."

Ling Yun felt inexplicably guilty. He had planned to give Lin Yueru a proper private lesson in a more private place. Last night at dinner, Han Mengci had been flirting with him, seemingly assuming that if he didn't take her place, someone else would. After the two women fell asleep, he slipped away.

"However, the taste is very faint; you can't smell it."

Lin Yueru frowned, then looked at Yangzhou ahead again, her brows relaxing: "Yangzhou is just ahead. We dealt with too many eerie things yesterday, why don't we spend a couple of days in Yangzhou?"

Ling Yun naturally agreed, and even Zhao Ling'er smiled brightly.

Her emotions were quite turbulent yesterday; she hadn't expected those Black Miao people to actually find their way here. However, Ling Yun's strength was gradually being revealed during their journey, and even if more Miao people came, they wouldn't be a match for her brother Ling Yun, so she felt much more at ease now.

As soon as the three entered the city, they heard the guards checking each and every civilian entering and leaving the city.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that a female thief had been operating in Yangzhou recently, stealing belongings from many wealthy merchants. The matter had alarmed the authorities, leading to a very strict investigation.

Moreover, the prefect, together with several wealthy local merchants, offered a reward of 600,000 taels of gold for the capture of the female thief.

Lin Yueru became interested upon hearing this, but for the time being, she went to the inn with Ling Yunling'er and booked rooms for two nights.