Chapter 538: The Power of the Umbre Mantra!


    Old Hong was almost eighty years old. He just wanted to leave hisst days in peace. How could he be willing to see his songoto jail?


    I didnt expectthat filthyanimal to do those things! OldHonggrabbed his thighand weptsilently.At thismoment, Hong Tianjiang came home. We all stopped talking. Hong Tianjiang wasnt a fool. As soon as he saw our faces, he knew what we were talking about. He didnt even try to hide anythingand gaveus a cold sneerbeforegoing to his room to rest.


    I knew he wasnt scared.Widow Lihad been dead for a long time, soI guessed Hong Tianjiang had already destroyed the evidence in her house. Moreover, with Hong Xiuquan on his side, he was confident.


    Hong Tianbao was shivering as he was mad at his brother. Old Hong was wiping his tearsand mumblingsomething to himself.


    Iforted themand saidnothing more than that. I wanted to seewhat theirdecisionwould be.Once I took action, Hong Tianjiangs crime wouldno longer beconcealed.Widow Lis son wouldsoonehome and discover his mothers death. At that time, the first suspect would be Hong Tianjiang.


    I patted Hong Tianbaos shoulder. Take your time to consider it. I respect your choice.


    Then, I went to the guest room to rest.


    Li Mazi was sleeping in his bed. I lit up a cigaretteand thoughtaboutasolution.


    As I tookin the smoke, I felt really upset. I wanted to do something, butI also didnt want to hurt Old Hong


    Earlythe nextmorning, Li Mazis callwoke me up. I thought it was something urgent, so I hastily got upand ranto the living room. Then, I learned that Li Mazihad wokenme up to show methenewly hatched chicks.


    Iwent overand patted himto showthat he shouldnt act like a fool. Li Mazi was still happy with his findings. He didnt mind me at andcasually brushed my hand away. He wanted to pick up a puffy chick to y with it.


    However, as soon as he touched the chick, the hen jumped and hostilely pecked his forehead. Li Mazi covered his woundand chasedafter the old hen. All the chickens in the yard flustered and quacked. They jumpedaround.


    Hong Tianbao leaned against the door frameand lookedat me with a painful expression. I didnt see Hong Tianjiang.All of the troubles in this vige were caused by him. I guessed he was outdoing badactivitiesagain.


    Hong Tianbao sighedand said,I hope youwillexpel that evil spirit. Im not sure how to deal withTianjiang.But I hope that after the spirit is destroyed, my brotherwillhave his sanity back.


    I nodded.Thespirithad contributed to turningHong Tianjiang like this.After watchingHong Tianbao,Iwas exhausted mentally and physically.I felt sorry for the manas hehad toshoulderall the burdens. I patted his shoulder againand toldhim to ease his worries.


    After Li Mazi was done ying with the chicks and thehen, he came and took a look at our aggrieved expressions. He pretended as though he understood everything. Isnt it just an otherworldly item? Why are you guys standing here and sighing?


    Li Mazi wasnt the sort of person who could keep secrets. Thatwaswhy Ihadnt toldhim about Hong Tianjiangs case. Li Mazi didnt know that the nature of this case had changed. If it were only Hong Xiuquans ghost, I could just put more effort to subdue him.


    But now, I could tell that Hong Tianjiang and the spirit had be one. If I forcefully expelled and smashed it, I could also destroy Hong Tianjiangs soul.


    Hong Tianbao was standing asideandlistening to me and Li Mazi. Hesaid,Can you protect Hong Tianjiangs life? As long as my brotherdoesntdie, you can do anything!


    I nodded. Yeah, I can.


    Hong Tianbao clenched his jaw. Please take action now.


    That evilspirithad enraged him a lot. Although he wasnt willing to report Hong Tianjiangs crime, he loathed his brothers deeds. He wanted me toteachhima lesson.


    If Hong Tianbao made up his mind, Ididntneedto hesitateanymore. I asked Li Mazi to go back to the room to prepare things with me. We would waitfornightfall!


    Hong Tianjiang always went out at midnight to bewitch the vigers, so itwould beconvenient for us to deal with him then.


    At around midnight, I knew the time hade. I used the Heavenly Dipper Formation to protect Hong Tianbao and Old Hong before releasing Hong Xiuquans ghost.


    As soon as Hong Xiuquan saw us, he knew he couldnt beat us. He screamed and tried to leave. I wouldntgive him that chance! I opened the Yin and Yang Umbre, which then flew up andcast a shadow overhim. As soon as I started to read the Umbre God Mantra, the umbre began to spin faster and faster. Hong Xiuquans tattered soul began fading away, and hisscreeching eventually subsided.


    Right as theghost was about to perish, someone pushed the gate open and walked in.It was Hong Tianjiang. He coldly looked at me with one hand on his head. I noticed that there was a tear on his red turban. It meant theevilspirit was about to disappear.


    Li Mazi was readyand heldthe Sirius Whip. Hehad beenwaiting for Hong Tianjiang there.


    I shot Li Mazi a nceand signaled athimtotake action now. Li Mazi nodded, hisface turning stern. He needed to entangle with Hong Tianjiang to seize more time for me.


    As Ibegan to readthe mantra faster and faster, Hong Tianjiang became more anxiously restless. He didnt say anythingand dashedtoward me. Butbefore he could approach me, Li Mazished the Sirius Whip. Then,the two began to fight.


    Unfortunately, Li Mazi didnt know theBigDipper Sirius Spell. After seven whips, heno longer hadthe upper hand. Eventually, Hong Tianjiang kicked Li Mazi away.Li Maznded on his butt with a low thud. He crouchedand shivered.


    Hong Tianjiang sneered and ran toward me. I had sweat on my foreheadasthecoldwindcameclose. I read the spell faster and instinctively closed my eyes.


    After a long moment, I didnt receive anyhitsfrom Hong Tianjiang. I opened my eyesand sawLi Mazi hugging Hong Tianjiangs thigh. His mouth was bleeding, but he didnt let go. After seeingthis, the me of my courage burned again. I read the spell faster and faster.


    Suddenly, I heard a crackle. It sounded as thoughsomething made of ss had shattered. Hong Xiuquans ghostturnedinto countless piecesand vanishedin the air.


    At the same time, Hong Tianjiangs face froze. WhileLi Mazi was still holding him, hescreeched. I saw more cutsappearon his turban.


    Hurry up! Li Mazi screamedand urgedmeashe felt Hong Tianjiangschange.


    I knew the wisp of soul I had eradicated was just a part of Hong Xiuquans soul. The real,powerful soul was still with Hong Tianjiang. I didnt dare to rx nowand jumpedtoward Hong Tianjiang,stickingseveral talismans on his head.


    I used my blood to drawruneson his face. Hong Tianjiang struggled harder and harder. However, under the power of the talismans andLi Mazis hold,he couldnt escape.


    The talismans workedsoon. Hong Xiuquans soul slowly detached from Hong Tianjiangs body. At first nce,the scenelooked very strange.


    Li Mazi, get in the formation!I said to Li Mazi as I sawHong Xiuquans ghost. Li Mazi let go ofhim,slumping and gaspingfor his breath. Hong Xiuquan smirkedand reached forLi Mazis head.


    WhenLi Mazis life was at stake, hisbody moved like a swamp,smoothlyslitheringinto the Heavenly Dipper Formation. I turned and found that Hong Tianbao had risked his life to pull Li Mazi in at themostcritical moment.


    After seeing thatLi Mazihad escapeddanger, I focused on reading the spell. Hong Tianjiangwas free.He looked at mewithbloodshot eyes.He wanted to kill me. However, he was too weak to threaten me. Hong Tianbao knew that his chance hade. He ran out of the Heavenly Dipper formation andmade the risky decision to pullHong Tianjiang into the formation.


    At thismoment, only Hong Xiuquans ghost and I were standing outside the formation. I felt a little dizzy as I had been chanting the spell. At the same time, Hong Xiuquanlooked vignt after I had erased a wisp of his soul. None of us made the first move.


    After restingfor a while, I suddenly recognized that Hong Xiuquans soul had turned from transparent to translucent. Ididntexpect that hewould recoverthatquickly. I knew that if I kept waiting, I would lose this battle. I immediately bit my middle finger.


    Hong Xiuquan saw that I was about to attack him. Hisface changed. Then, he advancedtoward me.


    However, he was a step toote. Before I bit my finger, I had already opened the Yin and Yang Umbre. It waspart ofmy n. I had calcted that he would storm towardmeatthis moment. I jumped into the Heavenly Dipper Formation and sprinkled the blood from my finger onto the red turban. Ithenused a lighter to burn it.


    As soon as the red turbancaught fire, Hong Xiuquan froze. The soul lookedbaffled. I took the chance and stormed toward him. Then, I puthim under the Yin and Yang Umbre.AsI started to chant the Umbre God Mantra, Hong Xiuquan started to float up.


    It seemed he had recognized that he was disappearing. He screamed and roared.


    I kept chanting the spell,which mademe dizzy again. I had to slow down a bit. Hong Xiuquan sneered when he recognizedthis, and he started to bump into the Yin and Yang Umbre.


    I was using my mental energy to control and support the Yin and Yang Umbre. Whentheevilspirit hitit,I feltas ifa sharp needle was prating my head. I guessed he wanted toperishwith me.


    After thinkingabout this, I didnt want to show mercy anymore. I pulled myself together and continued to read the spell fast. The light from the Yin and Yang symbolwasdazzling, andHong Xiuquan was eventuallypressed onto the ground.


    Before hehadthe chance to get up, the light hit him further. His shadow faded and he eventually disappeared.


    I heaved a sigh of relief. I closed my eyesand lostconsciousness.


    When I woke up, Old Hong was crying. Li Mazi wasforting him.


    I didnt see Hong Tianbao and Hong Tianjiang. Later, Li Mazi told me that Hong Tianbao hadtakenhis brother to the police station to reporthim.


    He hadmitted rapeand murder. I thought that even if Hong Tianjiangwentto the police himself, his sentence wouldnt beany lighter.After seeingOld Hong,I couldnt help but sigh.


    Thiswaslife. Taking a small advantage will eventually lead toreceiving a biggerdisadvantage. If Old Hong and Hong Tianjiangdidnt havethe idea ofusingthe otherworldly item, they wouldnt haveto facethese consequences.


    The red turban, which wassupposedto be my reward, was burned to cinders. Hong Tianbao was a little embarrassed, and he told me that he wanted to repay me with something. I gently denied his offer. Instead, I asked him to supportWidow Lis son until he finished his degree at university.


    Hong Tianbao agreedand hetold me that he would adopt the boy.And he did just that.Moreover, hegaveup his jade business to stay in Jintian Vige to take care of his old father.


    Since Hong Tianbao had good rtionships with the folks in the vige, Old Hong didnt need to live underpeoplesmockinganddespising eyes. It was somewhat a blessing in disguise.