Chapter 71

Leaving the hotel, Lu Li immediately called Xue Weijun and instructed him to send a car over, emphasizing that the driver must be someone trustworthy.

Not long after hanging up, a Maybach parked at the hotel entrance.

Noticing the driver was someone he knew, Lu Li got into the passenger seat and, without waiting for him to speak, ordered, "Drive west, and be ready to change direction at my command."

The middle-aged driver gave Lu Li a deep look, stepped on the gas, and sped off.

"Mr. Lu, where are we going?"

After half an hour of driving, seeing that they had already left the Third Ring Road, the driver couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know where we're going either!"

"Huh?"

The driver's mouth twitched at this.

Going out for a drive in the middle of the night, could you be any more capricious!

He had followed Xue Weijun for five years, saving his life several times, and was considered Xue Weijun's absolute confidant. Normally, even the vice president of the company would treat him with respect.

Lu Li turned to look at the driver and said seriously, "No matter what you see or hear, you must forget it."

"I understand."

After another half hour of driving, Lu Li directed the driver to constantly adjust the direction, eventually stopping in front of a building. The building was surrounded by lights, and the scaffolding was clearly visible, indicating it was not yet completed.

"Wait here for me."

After instructing the driver, Lu Li quickly got out of the car and took a distant look at the wall surrounded by iron plates. Then he dashed forward, leaped up, and grabbed the top of the wall, flipping over it in one swift motion.

Seeing this, the driver was instantly intimidated, thinking, "A master, possibly even more powerful than me."

After flipping over the wall, he landed and carefully observed the surroundings to determine his position. Then he quickly ran to the entrance of the building and crouched down to enter.

As soon as he entered the building, the sounds seemed to freeze, and the city's noise instantly disappeared.

Lu Li took a few steps forward, quickly rubbed his right hand over his brow, and said in a low voice, "Open the Heavenly Eye."

Under the Heavenly Eye, the world was reduced to black and white.

Having determined the position of the stairs, he walked up them, the surroundings silent, with only the sound of his footsteps.

Just as he reached the second floor, he suddenly stopped. On the wall directly opposite the stairs, the word "Death" was written in blood-red letters, with blood visibly dripping down, leaving trails on the wall.

"Trivial tricks."

Lu Li's lips curled slightly. This thing was only meant to scare ordinary people and was useless against him. He casually took out a talisman and threw it at the wall, which instantly emitted a faint golden light, and the words disappeared.

"Whoo."

Without warning, wailing sounds suddenly echoed around. White-clad, red-clad, old, and young figures floated by, all of them glaring at Lu Li as if he were their mortal enemy.

Despite seeing them, Lu Li ignored them and continued walking forward with determined steps.

The further he went, the more figures appeared, their forms becoming increasingly indistinct. The wailing gradually turned into screams and even ghostly cries, while the complete apparitions became fewer, with missing limbs, heads, and other gruesome forms.

"Is this ever going to end?"

Knowing these were all illusions, he was still somewhat annoyed by seeing too many of them.

He took a talisman from his pocket, ready to break the illusion, when he suddenly noticed a red figure floating over.

Compared to the other grotesque illusions, the red-clad figure was fully formed, with a gentle gaze, looking no different from a real person.

The red-clad figure quickly passed by Lu Li, and as it floated to his side, its appearance suddenly changed. Half of its head disappeared, the remaining eye drooped, and its long nails swiftly slashed toward Lu Li's neck.

Just as the arm was halfway through its swing, Lu Li suddenly turned back, a smile playing on his lips, and thrust his wooden sword forward.

"Aaaah."

Pierced by the wooden sword, the red-clad female ghost let out a惨叫 and instantly dissipated.

"Small, but quite powerful."

With one strike, the female ghost was completely destroyed. Lu Li retracted his wooden sword, inwardly admiring its power.

The 500-year-old lightning-struck jujube wood he had obtained was used to make amulets, with two-thirds of it used for that purpose, and the remaining part carved into a wooden sword.

Unlike the amulets, the wooden sword was not imbued with protective or calming spells but instead enhanced its offensive power. As a result, the wooden sword's ability to dispel evil was greatly increased, and unless it was a special ghost or a century-old evil spirit, one strike would surely destroy it.

Of course, the katana was also a good magical weapon, but it was inconvenient to carry, unlike the wooden sword.

After killing the female ghost, a low, angry roar echoed from the top of the next floor, followed by hurried footsteps.

Hearing the footsteps, Lu Li suddenly exclaimed, realizing Huang Xing was trying to escape.

Thinking of this, he didn't bother with the illusions and quickly rushed to the seventh floor. Finding no one on the seventh floor, he determined the direction and pursued relentlessly.

Huang Xing might be a decent ghost cultivator, but he was definitely not a good martial artist, and he couldn't match Lu Li in speed.

After chasing for three floors, Lu Li finally spotted the figure ahead. He quickened his pace, running and shouting to Huang Xing, "Huang Xing, didn't you want to meet me? Now that I'm here, why are you running?"

Hearing the footsteps getting closer, Huang Xing knew it would be hard to escape. He stopped, turned to face Lu Li, and said with a dark look, "Lu Li, since we are both cultivators, why be so aggressive?"

"Both cultivators?" Lu Li said mockingly, "You use ghosts to kill people, and everyone has the right to punish you. I am upholding justice, and anyone can do it."

Huang Xing's eyes darted around, and he suddenly laughed, "Ha, upholding justice. In this world, the wicked enjoy happiness, and the good suffer injustice. What justice is there?"

Lu Li shrugged, "First, I haven't encountered them, and second, they haven't provoked me. Otherwise, your fate today will be their fate tomorrow."

Seeing that Lu Li wouldn't back down, Huang Xing became furious and said with a vicious look, "Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

"Whether you're afraid or not, let's see in a fight!"

Thinking of the cruel methods used to cultivate the Nine Yin Ghost Child, Lu Li no longer wanted to waste words. He put the wooden sword back in his pocket, clenched his fists, and charged forward.

Using a magical weapon against ghosts was one thing, but using fists against a person was more satisfying.

As a ghost cultivator, Huang Xing's body was weakened by the yin energy from dealing with ghosts. He had also been affected by the backlash from the destruction of the Nine Yin Ghost Child, making him even more vulnerable.

Seeing Lu Li charge forward, Huang Xing's face changed drastically, and he suddenly pulled out a black dagger from his waist.

Lu Li glanced at the dagger and was instantly alarmed.

From the outside, the black dagger seemed even more sinister than the katana. Even a minor cut would likely be fatal.

Fortunately, the gap between the two was too great. Huang Xing only managed to stab once before Lu Li punched him in the face, knocking out his front teeth along with a spray of blood, and sending his body flying.

"Cough, cough."

Huang Xing quickly got up, glared at Lu Li with hatred, and shouted, "Don't force me!"

"Force you? You're not even worthy!"

Lu Li sneered, took a step forward, and kicked Huang Xing in the leg.

With a crack, Huang Xing's thigh broke instantly.

"Ah!"

Suffering such a severe blow, Huang Xing went into a frenzy, turned the dagger on himself, and stabbed himself three times, screaming, "Soul sacrifice, Ghost Devouring Spell!"

***

Today is my birthday, and I have to go to a relative's house, what a bummer!

If I return early, I'll add another chapter, at 3 PM.

The last update will be at 9:30 PM.

For my birthday, recommendations, collections, and rewards, none of them can be missing!

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