Chapter 125
Patricide!
Chapter 125 Patricide!
Inside the courtyard of Longhu Mountain, Lu Xiaobai and Xu San pushed open the old wooden door and entered the house.
Behind him, Zhang Chulan, Zhi Jinhua, Bai Shixue and a large group of other curious young people followed in, all wanting to see with their own eyes how Lu Xiaobai would handle this matter.
In the courtyard outside, Lu Linglong was still lying motionless on the ground, while Lu Ge had picked up a small twig from somewhere and was squatting down next to her, carefully poking her cheek with the tip of the twig, as if testing whether she was really "dead".
The image is so abstract that it's unbearable to look at.
Inside, Lu Jin and Xu Si were discussing something in hushed tones when Lu Xiaobai entered. Grandpa Lu Jin burst into laughter, his voice booming, "Haha, little guy, you've finally arrived!"
"You've been so busy playing with Linglong these past few days, you've almost forgotten all about the important things, haven't you? Hahaha!"
The old man's unabashed teasing made Lu Xiaobai's cheeks flush slightly.
Immediately, Zhang Chulan, Zhi Jinhua, and the others couldn't help but chuckle, and even the usually serious Xu San couldn't help but laugh, his shoulders trembling slightly.
Lu Xiaobai felt his toes digging into the ground, wishing he could use magic to dig a hole and crawl into it on the spot.
"Haha, alright, alright, let's get down to business first, let's get down to business first."
Lu Jin waved his hand with a smile and turned his gaze to the corner of the room.
"Come here and take a look at this."
Everyone's eyes followed his.
In the corner, a young man with a haggard face and unfocused eyes was slumped on the ground.
His hair was disheveled and his clothes were rumpled.
His face was blank, his eyes empty, and at times revealed extreme fear and regret, while he unconsciously muttered something.
"So, little guy, have you managed to get anything out of him?"
Lu Jin looked at Lu Xiaobai, her eyes filled with inquiry and expectation.
"Okay, I'll give it a try."
Lu Xiaobai nodded slightly, his voice returning to its usual calm.
He walked up to Hu Jie, squatted down, and calmly looked directly into the other's unfocused and lifeless eyes with his icy blue eyes.
The group of people behind him also held their breath and moved closer, curious to see what kind of tricks he was going to use.
To everyone's surprise, Lu Xiaobai did not draw talismans in mid-air or take out any magical artifacts as they had imagined.
He stared at Hu Jie quietly, and in the depths of his right eye, in the icy blue pupil, a profound magical light began to flow.
[The Magic Eye, the Eye of Truth, Mind Suggestion!]
This technique was inspired by his master, Touko Aozaki's, superb skills in understanding the soul and cognition. Combined with Lu Xiaobai's own magical eye characteristics and his profound understanding of runes, it was developed as a technique to directly interfere with, guide, or even temporarily cover the surface consciousness of the recipient.
In an instant, Lu Xiaobai's pure spiritual power, like an invisible needle, gently yet firmly pierced through Hu Jie's physical barrier, directly touching his chaotic and almost defenseless soul essence, and began to exert its influence.
Almost simultaneously, Hu Jie's body trembled slightly, and his already unfocused gaze became even more vacant, as if he had lost the last bit of self-awareness and had completely become an empty shell waiting for instructions.
Seeing this, Lu Xiaobai turned his head and nodded slightly to Lu Jin, indicating that he could ask.
"Hahaha, good lad!"
Upon seeing this, Lu Jin couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh, his eyes filled with amazement.
"Your methods are truly diverse and ingenious, they're dazzling even to this old man!"
"With this extraordinary eye technique alone, you probably can't find another like it in the entire world of supernatural beings!"
He was genuinely impressed, and at the same time, he became increasingly curious about how many more surprises this little guy had in store.
But we have more important business to attend to now.
Lu Jin's smile faded, his expression darkening. He looked at Hu Jie, whose eyes were vacant, and asked in a deep voice, "When do the Quanxing demons plan to attack Longhu Mountain?"
Hu Jie's eyes were glazed over, and he showed no reaction, as if he hadn't heard anything.
But when the keywords "Quanxing" and "attack" reached his ears, it was as if a hidden switch had been flipped. His lips trembled, and he began to unconsciously mutter to himself: "Um—I don't know—I don't know—I just want—I just want to become stronger—to become very, very strong—"
"If I gain power—I can—I can gain Xia He's approval—Xia He—"
When the name "Xia He" was mentioned, a twisted fascination and longing flashed in his empty eyes.
But then, his expression suddenly turned extremely terrifying, as if he had seen something unbearable, and his body began to tremble violently.
"No—that's not right! That's not it!"
"I—I killed my dad! I killed my father! No—! It wasn't my intention!"
"Dad—Dad told me to run—run! Ahhhhhh—!"
He suddenly seemed to go mad, letting out a piercing scream and struggling violently.
His bound body twisted and turned, and the Qi within his body seemed to be gripped and stirred by an invisible hand, becoming extremely violent and frantically surging and escaping outwards, on the verge of completely losing control!
Upon seeing this, Lu Jin's worst-case scenario had been confirmed.
His eyes blazed with anger, and he let out a cold snort: "Hmph!"
"【Purifying Mantra - Forbidden Talisman】!"
The old man moved with lightning speed, his fingers like swords, rapidly drawing a white talisman in mid-air!
The talisman instantly took shape, emitting a powerful Daoist force that calmed the mind and isolated external evils. Like an invisible golden shield, it instantly enveloped and isolated Hu Jie and the small space around him!
Buzz!
The power of the talisman suddenly trembled, as if severing some extremely hidden force that was connected to Hu Jie in the dark.
The sinister force that attempted to remotely detonate or even reclaim the alien Qi within Hu Jie's body vanished without a trace, like a thread severed by a swift blade.
The turmoil raging within Hu Jie's body seemed to have lost its source and guidance, and gradually subsided.
The expression of extreme pain and terror on his face slowly faded, returning to its previous state of utter blankness and emptiness.
"explain!"
Lu Jin's voice was filled with barely suppressed anger as he asked, word by word.
"How could you kill your own father?!"
"Tell me everything you know about the Quanxing sorcerers you've recently encountered!"
It's clear that the old man is truly furious this time.
Controlling other people's minds, even manipulating them to kill their own relatives, is a heinous and outrageous act that only the Quanxing gang of inhuman beasts could do!
At this moment, the young people around, who had initially been watching the spectacle with amusement, completely changed their gaze towards Hu Jie. In addition to anger, they felt a deep sense of sympathy and sorrow.