"Father!" Ni Hu strode to Ni Biao's side quickly and spoke with his voice lowered, "It seems like there are some movements from the magical being by the waterfall."
Ni Biao was not the least surprised upon hearing that. Instead, he scoffed, "This is but a small lesson for them. Your Uncle Xu should have already made a move, just wait until those three lose their limbs, they will be carried to the tomb entrance. People will be there to witness what a joke they are by then."
Ni Hu nodded, the smile on his face appeared more arrogant than ever.
The other exorcists noticed and came over to ask, "Young Master Ni, any good news?"
"Someone from the Zhuge family gave the bold words that they wanted to win against our Ni family before we set out but it seems like it's possible that they will not make it even if we waited for three hours after reaching the tomb entrance."
Those who heard him burst out laughing. "The Zhuge family's team is still dreaming of winning?"
"Isn't that like throwing straws against the wind?"
"Who wouldn't agree with that? Of all the people to challenge, they are foolhardy to have decided to throw down the gauntlet to Young Master Ni."
"In my opinion, Young Master Ni couldn't care less about them, otherwise how could they still be living?"
"There is nothing to care about, the difference between their strengths are too big. It's just that those foreign exorcists are too good at bragging. Young Master Ni aside, think about Lady Ni, is she someone who can be defeated simply by anyone?"
"I don't think that any of us will be able to see them even if all the teams on our route have arrived."
"For all we know, they might not even make it here alive. This sort of team ought to just die out on their own, they really are biting off more than they can chew."
Listening to the remarks from all around him, Ni Hu's conceit ballooned to an even greater size. He was eager to reach the entrance of the tomb to witness how embarrassing and pathetic those three would be.
"How are things, Father? Have you heard from Uncle Xu?" Ni Hu turned his head and asked softly.
A smile appeared on Ni Biao's face as he listened to the commotion. "Now that the noises have died down, it should be that your two uncles have chased the magical being away. They must be dragging the Zhuge Yun team out of there right now. Let's just proceed forward and wait near the entrance of the tomb."
"Alright!" Ni Hu liked to witness other people regretting their actions the most. He had only thought of breaking Zhuge Yun's arm initially but the two others had been acting recklessly repeatedly so he would not be sorry to spare them no mercy!
It was an undeniable truth that there had been the least amount of damage on this route with the father and son of the Ni family. Seven out of the 10 teams survived.
Also, they did not see any teams from the other routes on the way up the mountain, which further convinced the father and son of the Ni family that they won!
It was already dusk when they were partway near the meeting point at the entrance of the tomb and someone shouted out with surprise, "Everyone! Look! A red flag! Someone reached!"
"Who could be so fast?" The exorcists looked at each other in confusion.
Ni Hu was acting extremely arrogant. "Who else? That must be my elder sister. All of you must have never seen my elder sister before, you can finally meet her later on."
The crowd was overwhelmed with adoration upon hearing his words. "The reincarnation of Phoenix Girl, indeed! We will never be able to beat this speed even if we spend another 10 years in cultivation. Look at those incense sticks, they should have reached more than six hours ago."
"Lady Ni is really amazing! I've never believed in the rumors about her as the reincarnation of Phoenix Girl before this. Now that she's here, all those rumors finally made sense!"
"Shush, don't say that in front of the Ni family. They might get offended."
"In my opinion, the Zhuge family is done for. After all, Zhuge Yun is still quite young, there are some things that will be too hard for him."
"He brought this on himself. The power of the Ni family is something that everyone can see. Even Lady Ni is kind and thoughtful, yet he's still claiming that the Ni family has some hidden motives."
"Let's see when he can turn up later. He might even get killed while on his way."
The people shook their heads as they talked while continued moving. A breathtaking goddess-like silhouette caught their attention before they reached the tomb entrance.
That woman was in a white fur robe, unlike the others who were in the green costumes. She had a hat with a veil on her head which made her look even more ethereal. Although the white veil covered her face, her somewhat morbid beauty was hard to be concealed.
Faint coughs were heard from her before the people could approach her. She sounded so weak that it made them wonder if she was having some sort of serious illness, which resulted in them to have a desire to protect her.
A girl who looked like her servant was standing behind her. She was quite normal in appearance, but her eyes were exuding a refined temperament like an ancient well.
The servant handed a heated oil lamp to the woman, her voice was also gentle, "Take care, my lady."
The lady of the Ni family looked really approachable and kind, even her attitude toward her servant was very gentle, "Thank you."
That servant smiled and returned to her position behind Ni Feng.
The exorcists had heard of the beauty of the Ni family's Eldest Young Lady before, but they had never seen her. Looking at her now, each of them was unwilling to disturb her tranquility.
It was said that the reincarnation of Phoenix Girl would certainly have a connection with the Buddha and have some similarity with the Bodhisattva.
From what they saw, the temperament of Lady Ni alone was enough to qualify her as the reincarnation of Phoenix Girl, not to mention the spiritual aura that surrounded her.
Every single exorcist felt that they had finally come face to face with a real fairy, the admiration in their hearts becoming even greater.
Ni Hu's whole face had arrogance written all over it. "Everyone, this is my sister, the true reincarnation of Phoenix Girl!"
"Little Tiger, stop showing off." Ni Feng coughed twice lightly, her face adorned with a fitting smile.
Despite her words, she did not deny anything that he said.
The exorcists never believed the rumors initially. However, having seen Ni Feng, all their doubts were cleared.
It would have been impossible for a weak woman like her to reach here so much earlier than all of them if she was not the reincarnation of Phoenix Girl. She must be it!
It did not even cross the exorcists' minds that the red flag might have been placed there by someone else. There was nothing but more adoration within their hearts.
Ni Biao caressed his beard and nodded his head with satisfaction as he witnessed the scene. All that is left now is for Old Xu and the others to carry those three over here to apologize to the Ni family. Everything will be perfect by then...
Zhuge Yun should never be allowed to remain.
However, he could not let him die either.
Since Zhuge Yun had doubted their Ni family in front of everyone, the Ni family would be definitely be suspected if he died out of the blue.
He planned to ask his men to rescue Zhuge Yun in front of everyone.
As to what would he do to him after he had been saved, that was another matter. He should be unable to move an inch at this moment and he would be unable to stand in the way of his plans.
Letting him live not only would prove to the world that the Ni family had no evil intent but they would also win over the hearts of numerous people.
It would also serve as a warning to those from the Zhuge family that the Ni Family was not someone they could challenge and it would have been better for them to behave themselves in the future!
Unlike Ni Biao, Ni Hu was incapable of hiding his emotions, he was already having the 'we are the winners' face on. He was looking behind him with extreme distaste when he said, "We're already here but Zhuge Yun and the rest haven't. Who knows when they'll arrive? Don't let us wait until tomorrow, I don't have the patience for that."
"I think that we should enter the graveyard first. Who knows how much longer we'll have to wait," someone suggested.
Ni Biao shook his head pretentiously, acting as a wise elder, "It's not easy for everyone to reach this point, what's more, Zhuge Yun is the only son of the Zhuge family. It's alright to wait for them, the sky isn't even dark yet."
Never before had anyone dared to humiliate him like those young rascals. He had to return the embarrassment!
Although the others did not understand Ni Biao's thoughts, his son Ni Hu clearly understood and started laughing arrogantly, "I think we should listen to my father and wait for them."
"Old Master Ni and Young Master Ni really have a strong sense of justice." Someone gave them a thumbs-up, praising, "I can't believe that Old Master Ni is still advising us to wait for Zhuge Yun even though he doubted the Ni family so much."
"They won't win even if we waited, there are already 12 teams here including us. Since two of the teams withdrew from the competition voluntarily, Zhuge Yun is definitely the last place."
A figure walked down from the mountain as the exorcists were busy talking and it was no other than Zhuge Yun. He was unexpectedly relaxed and he even had the leisure to catch three fishes using his mahogany sword.
"Yo, Young Master Yun has finally arrived!" The disciples of Ni family were calling him Young Master Yun but they were actually mocking him. "Where are the two companions of yours? They didn't die on the way here and end up not being able to come up here with you right?"
"Just look at him, it's obvious that that happened. Young Master Yun, you really took your time here. We've already been here for a while before you finally show up. You have to be disqualified since you're last!"
Those from the Ni family started laughing loudly after that and nobody tried to stop them.
Ni Hu was also curious as to why Zhuge Yun came up here all by himself. According to the plan, his two uncles should have brought the trio whose limbs were broken here together. So, why are his two uncles nowhere to be seen?
Perhaps they were separated halfway through the journey? Ni Hu looked at Zhuge Yun's anxious look, confirmed his own guess and walked to Zhuge Yun arrogantly, "Brother Yun, one shouldn't be too brash as a person, there is a limit as for what you can do. There's no use in talking big, don't you agree? See, you're the one who loses face in the end. Tsk tsk, there's no need to make things the way they are. You costed your partners' lives yet you are still unable to qualify to enter the graveyard. Those foreign exorcists are even more hilarious, how dare they say that they wanted to win against the Ni family? They really don't know their own worth!"
"I..." Zhuge Yun furrowed his brow and wanted to say something.
However, Ni Hu did not bother about it and turned around to face Ni Feng. "Sister, why don't you tell him when did you place the red flag here so that he understands just how far of a distance is he from the Ni family!"
"Red flag?" Ni Feng began to cough lightly, her elegant features covered by the white veil. Confused, she asked, "What red flag?"
Ni Hu was stunned, "The red flag halfway up the mountain! Aren't you the one who placed it there?"
"No." Ni Feng did not notice the issue at all. Due to the consideration of her body condition, she had embarked alone without any other teams, which was also why she was unaware of the use of the red flag. Therefore, she missed the judges' explanation and instruction to place the flag at the assembly point when they arrived.
Ni Hu was even more confused upon hearing that. Again, he asked, "Didn't you reach here much earlier?"
"Yeah, I was earlier than you all by about an hour or so." Ni Feng was still unaware of the rules and had not realized that someone else reached even earlier than her.
Ni Hu was utterly confused after listening to her words, "Are you saying that you reached here only an hour earlier than we did?"
The other exorcists also looked over here with confusion. "That ain't right. Look at those burnt incense sticks, the red flag should have been placed there for at least three hours ago!"
"Is it possible that someone arrived even earlier than Lady Ni?" someone started to question in disbelief.
Ni Hu immediately rebuked, "How is that possible?!"
"Young Master Ni, you saw that too. Those incense sticks are clearly indicating for longer than an hour." The exorcists exchanged glances with each other. "If the first person to reach here isn't Young Lady Ni, then who is it?"
Exactly, who could it be?
Is there anyone who could be faster than Lady Ni?
No one could guess that right!
The faces of the Ni family's father and son were quite unpleasant at that point. Ni Hu tried to explain, "Either way, all the teams are here right now. If there really was someone who arrived earlier than my sister, why are they not here?"
"Who says that we're not here?" A sluggish voice came from the tomb entrance as two people walked out from the shadows. Baili Jia Jue's cool demeanor was exuding an ascetic feeling which kept the others from being too close to him. On the other hand, Helian Wei Wei looked like she just woke up and she yawned in her green and white robe, looking handsome and seductive at the same time. "We arrived too early so we looked for a spot to take a nap and we heard Young Master Ni making fun of us. What an interesting act!"
The expression on the faces of the father and son of the Ni family changed the moment they saw their faces. Both their gaze began to flicker rapidly upon listening to Helian Wei Wei's words.
How is this possible?
How could these two still be standing here without a scratch?
Ni Hu clenched both his fists tightly. What about my uncles?
Also... what did he say?
They reached here way earlier?!
Ni Hu growled lowly and gave Helian Wei Wei a sneer, "That's impossible! You can't be the ones to arrive here first even if you arrived here earlier than us!"
"There's not impossible, I was the one who placed that red flag," Zhuge Yun said with a firm tone as he stepped in front of Ni Hu while holding his mahogany sword.
Ni Hu scoffed with amusement upon hearing that, "Brother Yun, was it because you have heard my sister denying placing the red flag and you decided to claim that you were the one to place it there? What a brilliant thinking you have!"
"I didn't." Zhuge Yun could not resist but mumble, furrowing his brow.
Ni Hu continued to ask, "You didn't? Everyone saw it, you only arrived after we did! How could that red flag have been placed there by you? Brother Yun, you might be able to deceive others but not us!"
"I did arrive earlier. We waited for too long and I was worried that Brother Wei might be hungry so I went to catch some fish!" Zhuge Yun panicked and tried to explain. The thought that Ni Hu would attack him because he was gone to catch fish never even occurred to him.
Unlike Ni Hu, Ni Biao was much more experienced and astute. He knew that the red flag might very well have been placed by Zhuge Yun and those two with just one look.
Even though he knew, they could not give up in attacking!
They had long since put out the words before this and everyone around them was expecting that the Ni family would win.
If they allowed Zhuge Yun to turn the tides on this result, where would the honor of the Ni family go?
Either way, they had to find a solution as they could not allow Zhuge Yun and the other two to take this victory!
After some shady thinking, Ni Biao spoke, "Young man, we aren't unreasonable. You said that you were the one who placed the red flag and you only went to catch fish after that. Realistically speaking, can anyone prove that the red flag was placed there by your team? If someone witnessed that, we'll consider this your win."
Ni Biao spoke with all politeness in a calm tone but he was actually implying that their victory would not count if they had no witnesses!
Zhuge Yun had not expected that an elder like Ni Biao could be so shameless. He clenched both his hands with anger, "There wasn't a single person nearby when we arrived, other than the three of us, who could have witnessed that?"
"Then there's no other way." Ni Biao's face was full of pity, "Young man, it isn't that I'm being arbitrary but you said that no one saw it. Moreover, you came from behind us, this is really unconvincing."
Never before had Zhuge Yun known that Ni Biao was, in fact, such a person. Perhaps it was because his memory was still stuck on when he was younger, or Ni Biao had never shown his true side.
There was no way that Ni Biao is unaware of how Ni Hu is bullying the Zhuge family!
What uncle, nonsense!
He merely wanted to use his status to settle this!
Zhuge Yun's eyes were blood-red with anger yet the other exorcists were still doubtful of him. They had to consider the truth, not because of anything but because Ni Biao had opened his mouth and spoke.
Observing the situation, Ni Hu become even more savage as he turned around to speak to Zhuge Yun, "Take a look at your team, do you think that you, a mid-level exorcist and two foreign exorcists, can beat my elder sister? Brother Yun, could you please lie a little better? Do you think that we're all id*ots?"
The exorcists fixed their gazes at Zhuge Yun with even more doubt in their eyes upon hearing Ni Hu's words!
Never had Zhuge Yun experienced such a situation before where he could not explain himself. He really had not expected that the entire Ni family would be so utterly shameless. He was so enraged, his fair face became flushed!
Of course, Ni Feng was also aware that there was something behind this but she chose not to interfere. She merely stood at one side silently as if acknowledging what Ni Hu said to be true.
The servant standing behind her lowered her eyes and moved her slender fingers underneath the long sleeves which exuded a sort of medical scent. No one could tell what she was thinking.
She seemed to be exceptionally quiet since Helian Wei Wei and the rest had shown up. No one really noticed her but it was obvious that she saw through the tricks and ploys of the Ni family and she did not seem to fully agree with them.
"Brother Yun, it doesn't matter if you can't win, but you really shouldn't lie. Empty vessels make the most noise." Noticing that Zhuge Yun was dumbfounded and speechless, Ni Hu proceeded to attack him even further. Since no one else could prove that the flag was placed there by Zhuge Yun's team, they would not have solid evidence and the winner would still be the Ni family!
Even though he did not get to see the terrible state of these three with their broken limbs, he would be satisfied as long as they could humiliate them once!
He was unaware of Helian Wei Wei's spurious smile from the beginning, her ice-cold eyes filled with ridicule as he spoke.
"Alright, since everything is clear now, there is no need for further discussion." Ni Hu glanced at the exorcists at the sides, "The result of the competition is clear. Since my sister is the first to reach the entrance of the tomb, the Ni family is the winner!"
"You!" Zhuge Yun bit his lip due to rage and an unspeakable feeling of being wronged. He really wished he could walk up to the Ni family and rip them to shreds. However, he knew that his power was limited, instead of protecting their victory, he could only let them sabotage him!
Just as Zhuge Yun was about to give up, his arm was suddenly pressed upon by Helian Wei Wei.
She fixed her eyes on Ni Biao and her tone was unhurried, "This is the first time I've seen the Ni family acting without any bottom line. It's one thing to find it hard to accept defeat when others have clearly won, yet you're still claiming that the true winner is yourselves brazenly. This is so shameless, is Old Master Ni really not worried that this won't affect the Ni family's image in the eyes of others?"
Ni Biao's face immediately darkened upon hearing that. He laughed coldly, "Young brother, watch your words. Not everyone is as tolerant as I am, to allow you to disparage and defame the reputation of the Ni family repeatedly! You are the ones who are unable to bring out any evidence to prove that it was your team who placed the flag there!"
"Old Master Ni, are you saying that as long as I am able to produce evidence, it proves that you are being shameless?" Helian Wei Wei questioned him indifferently.
That one sentence nearly made Ni Hu explode with fury!
He never had a good temper. If it was not for the fact that there were so many people around them, he would have already started a fight!
How could he tolerate others who dared to challenge the reputation of the Ni family?
"Just bring some evidence if you're really that capable! I'm telling you, I am not like my father who is easy to talk to. If you can't produce any evidence, don't you blame us, the Ni family for not giving you mercy!" Ni Hu spat as he bared his fangs, certain that no one was present to witness them placing their red flag!
Helian Wei Wei arched an eyebrow and walked to Ni Hu slowly, "What if I really bring in a piece of evidence?"
"That's a lie!" Ni Hu scoffed, "If you really can prove that the red flag is your team's, I will kneel down and greet all of you as my grandfather once! I've tolerated all of you for long enough! How dare you all come to Exorcist City when you're so incapable? Do you really think that the Ni family are a bunch of pushovers?!"
"Fine." Helian Wei Wei interrupted Ni Hu. She was calm and composed in dealing with Ni Hu's arrogance. Her voice was not too loud, a little indifferent, but filled with a sense of strength that could not be ignored, "You said that yourself, Young Master Ni. Shadow, get the red flag. We shall let Young Master Ni get a good look at who placed the red flag."
A figure flashed by the others' eyes with extreme speed the moment Helian Wei Wei finished her sentence. The red flag was erected right in front of Ni Hu in the blink of an eye.
That red flag was not large so Ni Hu did not really bother when it was erected right in front of him and blocking him, his words were even showing hints of disdain, "What? Are you trying to show off by summoning that and calling this evidence? We have plentiful of tactics like this in the Ni family."
Helian Wei Wei took an indifferent glance at him. She turned over the red flag with one hand as she pressed on the bamboo stick with her slender forefinger. She stood there ever so nonchalantly, her voice somewhat languid, "Young Master Ni, you are really thinking too much. I'm not showing you Shadow but the red flag. You should get your father to take you to see a physician in order to check your eyes when you have time. Did you really not notice these large words?"
Ni Hu was still very much pleased with himself, his chin remained in the air. He finally laid his eyes on the red flag upon hearing Helian Wei Wei's words.
After one look, both his eyes widened and his pupils contracted quickly as if he was choking. His initial arrogant smile was frozen on his lips!
Ni Biao also took a look at the flag. It had been hung facing the right direction and it was now flipped over.
He had only noticed that there were words written on it!
There were a few strokes, but the calligraphy looked full of power and grande. Based on the fact that the ink was already dry, it was clear that the words were written there for quite some time.
In an instant!
All the exorcists exploded into chatter like boiling water!
"It's Zhuge! The characters written on the flag are Zhuge!"
"That means that Zhuge Yun is the one who placed the red flag there!"
"So, the first team to reach the entrance of the tomb isn't the Eldest Young Lady of the Ni family, but the Young Master of the Zhuge family?"
"Heavens! They were a whole three hours earlier than us. How did they do that?"
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"I took a look at the map just now and the route they took is tougher. Apparently, they need to pass through a waterfall and who knows what's in there. I really thought that they were going to die!"
"That's amazing, they are truly amazing!"
The commotion arose from all four corners like floodwater.
Even Zhuge Yun himself was a bit stupefied. He stood there frozen as he was unaware that there were words written on the flag. Those two had never told him that the initials of the Zhuge family were written on the red flag!
Noticing his dumbfounded face, Helian Wei Wei did not say anything but only let out a faint smile. Her usual way of doing things was always to hold back a trick or two.
What was more, as a bossy president and Mercenary Tycoon, she was a very territorial person. So, how could she not leave her own marking when she was the one taking the lead on the mountain?
"Does that mean that the Ni family has lost?" Someone asked and looked over to Ni Hu and Ni Biao.
Ni Hu had never expected it to end like this. He had never been stared at in such a light by others and he never experienced things as such. He was only used to getting flattered by people ever since he was born. He felt his face sizzling with heat and he was seized with a strong desire to lift his sword and just get rid of Helian Wei Wei in one swing.
However, Ni Hu knew that he could not lay a finger on her, much less kill her in front of the public!
Ni Biao's expression was also not too well. The original plan which was well within his grasp had suddenly become an issue with lots of twists, the other party had even won the first round. It was undoubtedly a slap to the reputation of the Ni family!
Perhaps he had been too soft. He should have just commanded Old Xu to get rid of these three if he had known about it earlier!
Yet, the immensely displeased Ni Biao had totally forgotten the fact that Old Xu had yet to appear.
Ni Feng stood behind Ni Biao, her willow-brows knitted together involuntarily and her pale white fingers interlaced. Although she was not involved with the issue initially, she was clear of the situation at home so she also knew what her father and her younger brother wanted to do and she just went along with it. However, she had not expected that the other party would actually beat her.
How is this possible?
She was escorted by the guardians of the Exorcising Tribe on her way here. How could they be faster than her?
The red flag marked with the characters 'Zhuge' made everything clear enough.
No matter how shameless the Ni family could be in arguing on their own behalf, they could no longer utter a sound after looking at the red flag!
Helian Wei Wei observed their expressions indifferently. She traced the surface of the flag lightly with her fingers and her lips were curved into a smile as she said, "Young Master Ni, you saw the evidence. Now, what's next? Is it your turn to go down on your knees and greet us as your grandfather? Hmm?"
"You!" Ni Hu exploded with rage as he had never thought that she would dare to ask him to actually do that, "Who do you think you are? How dare you ask me to kneel down for you! Dream on!"
Both Helian Wei Wei's eyes turned icy, her glance at Ni Hu was piercingly cold. "Are you going back on your words?"
Ni Hu was immediately conscious of the looks that everyone around him was sending his way due to her words. Those sarcastic mocking glances with a tinge of disgust caused his temper to rise once again, yet all he could do was swallow all that fury back down again!
Helian Wei Wei was never one to suffer losses, not to mention in such a situation where they were trying to humiliate her. She turned her head around and said to Ni Biao, "Old Master Ni, you were the one who said that we should stop tarnishing the Ni family's reputation if we didn't have any evidence. Right now, it seems like the behavior of your son is the right interpretation of thick-faced, shameless, and speaking without integrity. Old Master Ni, is this really how the Ni family teaches its members? Hehe, is 'the defenders of the way of life' just a slogan that you use to cheat others with?"
Ni Biao had never been pressured by anyone to such a low point, his entire face was completely green. He was so displeased that he could not even squeeze out the tiniest bit of a smile.
Helian Wei Wei continued, "I understand that we are but just a few foreign exorcists in the eyes of Young Master Ni, we have neither power nor are we able to exorcise demons so it wouldn't matter even if we are taken advantage of. He's the Young Master of the Ni family after all."
Her simple sentence brought the issue to a whole new level of severity.
Bullying the weak was something unacceptable for those who practiced exorcism.
The exorcists were already having their own thoughts about Ni Hu's actions. After listening to Helian Wei Wei, the look that they were giving to the Ni family was full of desire to battle.
Ni Biao knew that he needed to give everyone an answer or the many years he spent on building up his name and reputation would all go to waste!
Ni Hu was still arguing as he had not realized the key point, "What nonsense are you saying? When did I ever bully you?" It was clear that those two were the ones who had beaten him up in front of the Zhuge Residence!
"Our previous debts have not been cleared! Don't you dare..."
Slap!
A deafening slap landed on Ni Hu's face before he could finish his sentence!
Ni Hu turned to face the perpetrator in disbelief. His eyes shuddered, "Father, you..."
"What? Apologize to them right now!" Ni Biao said as he breathed heavily and gave his son a venomous stare. Ni Hu retreated his voice quietly.
Ni Biao found it hard to put on a smile after smacking his beloved son in front of everyone. He turned around and said awkwardly, "The Ni family would never go back on our words. My son here has a quick temper ever since he was a child. He is also an honest boy, apparently too honest at times. Brother, how about this? Since we're all heading to the graveyard later, the Ni family would like to dedicate three Demon Binding Frost Iron Chains to you and your fellow brothers to show our sincere apology. After all, we've misunderstood you. Please accept our apology."
"Three Demon Binding Frost Iron Chains?!" The eyes of the other exorcists sparkled upon hearing those words.
The Frost Iron Chain was a great tool against all sorts of demons and monsters in the Exorcist City. Not only could it be used against demons, but it could also be used to bind living corpses in the royal tomb.
Nobody could ever predict what they would encounter in the royal tomb.
However, living corpses were one of the first things that came to their minds.
'The Art of Yin and Yang in Exorcism' stated that the corpses of kings and nobles always contained a pearl in their mouths. The bodies were covered in precious jade and gold, with a protective jade pendant over their chests and hands clasping a jade Ruyi, even their genitals were stuffed with precious stones.
The function of these jades and precious stones was to prevent the corpses from decaying.
Precisely because of this reason, these types of corpses were the easiest ones to transform into a living corpse.
Living corpses referred to as the transitional state between death and rebirth called the 'Bardo' in Buddhism after experiencing some kind of external force that triggered the process. There were a total of 18 kinds of forces that could produce 18 different types of living corpses.
For example, a moving corpse would be formed if a sickly cat jumped over a corpse's chest on a moonless night.
In this instance, when non-decaying corpses came in contact with underground Yin energy when a human accidentally touched the corpse within the coffin, causing Yin and Yang energy to coincide, a living corpse would be produced.
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Generally, more precious items were usually placed closer to the main coffin and the corpse. Therefore, to obtain the Sarira used by eminent monks during the burial ceremony, one would have to pass through a group of coffins first.
In that case, Demon Binding Frost Iron Chains would be essential in providing a lifeline.
At the very least, it could provide peace of mind as it could be used to bind a moving corpse instantaneously if they came across one.
After all, the corpses in these ancient tombs were no normal corpses.
An ordinary moving corpse only required a Chinese talisman to get stunned temporarily.
However, the same could not be said for the corpses in the royal tomb as Chinese talismans would be absolutely useless toward them.
This fact was known by every exorcist. Therefore, the pricing of Demon Binding Frost Iron Chains skyrocketed way before the competition.
Everyone wanted to possess something that could provide a lifeline during the crucial moment.
Now, Ni Biao was generously giving away three of them as a token of apology.
Anyone would agree to this heaven-sent offer!
The exorcists around them had their envy piqued, all of them turned and looked over at Helian Wei Wei.
Ni Biao was pretty confident that regardless of how offended she was, she would agree to his offer. After all, the Demon Binding Frost Iron Chains worth a lot more than a verbal apology.
He would never allow his beloved son to be humiliated by the three in front of so many people no matter what.
That would certainly bring shame to the Ni family's name.
Even if the whole Exorcist City and the whole world would be his in the future, a disgrace like this would stick forever!
That was why he had to prevent anything like this from happening, regardless of the cost!
In fact, he was well aware that they were latching onto the Ni family simply because they wanted to get some benefit out of the situation.
After all, his family's huge success was often accompanied by jealousy from others.
So, he was willing to give some benefits to them just to make them shut up!
Ni Biao's plans were coming into place. He was ready to ask his disciples to fetch the Demon Binding Frost Iron Chains.
However, Helian Wei Wei voiced out nonchalantly, "Forget about the Demon Binding Frost Iron Chains. We only care about the condition that Young Master Ni agreed upon."
Her tone was unconcerned as ever with a sort of idle grace.
Two people would behave alike after being together for a long time.
Helian Wei Wei and Baili Jia Jue already had some areas in common in the first place, but now, they behaved exactly the same way when they spoke to others.
There was no need for them to be condescending. They were able to emanate a sense of oppression from just a slight glance.
Ni Biao never expected that she would turn down the three Demon Binding Frost Iron Chains. His victorious smirk vanished instantly when he heard Helian Wei Wei's response!
Ni Hu was infuriated by her response that he was trembling with rage and the green veins on his forehead were bulging! He looked at her with a menacing stare and wished that he could bite her to death!
Helian Wei Wei did not even bother to spare him a glance. Her porcelain-white side profile was perfectly calm, cool and collected. In fact, some of the exorcists were impressed by her.
"The condition that Young Master Ni agreed upon?" someone finally voiced out, "does that mean that he'll have to kneel?"
All eyes laid on the Ni family at that precise moment!
This whole situation might be unnecessary, but Young Master Ni was the one who made his own condition, so no one could blame her for claiming it.
"Father." Ni Hu had no choice but to plead to Ni Biao.
Ni Biao had never felt so regretful in his life. He never had an intention to kill someone, but now an urge to kill was sprouting in his heart.
However, he knew very well that there was no turning back.
Ni Biao took a deep breath, every word of his seemed to be springing out from his gritted teeth, "Apologize, but from now onwards, if anyone of you is in danger in the graveyard, don't you dare wish that the Ni family will save you!"
That was undoubtedly a threat.
Helian Wei Wei broke into a smile as if she was not taking his words seriously. She took her time as she said, "I have something here but I didn't have the chance to give it to you, Old Master Ni. I'll show it to you once Young Master Ni apologizes."
Ni Biao refused to converse with Helian Wei Wei anymore and turned away with a grim expression.
Ni Hu knew that there was nothing else he could say. All he could do was to take his steps toward Helian Wei Wei and the others...