Chapter 9

Listen, Wanqiu!

Man Zhong rushed straight to the Chen State ancestral temple.

The ancestral temple, the most sacred place of a country, where the heavens are worshipped above and the ancestors below, houses the spirit tablets of all the emperors of the country, enjoying the faith of the people, connecting to the nine heavens above and the nine netherworlds below, gathering the fortune of the country and stabilizing the qi for the masses.

Though not the royal palace, its status is no less than that of the royal palace.

Boom!

Man Zhong landed with a loud thud at the entrance of the ancestral temple.

The square in front of the entrance was now filled with a large number of guards, many of whom were looking in the direction of the Man family. Man Zhong's sudden appearance made the guards instantly on guard.

"Stop right there!" a guard shouted.

"I am Man Zhong, quickly, call my father out!" Man Zhong said anxiously.

"Man Zhong?" the lead guard raised an eyebrow.

But Man Zhong could no longer wait.

"Father, it's Zhong, Father!" Man Zhong shouted towards the entrance of the ancestral temple.

"How dare you cause a commotion in the ancestral temple?" the lead guard's face changed.

The surrounding guards immediately raised their weapons, and the guards did not care who you were; this was the ancestral temple, and no one could desecrate it.

"Rogue son, you dare to return?" a cold snort came from deep within the hall.

The guards immediately put away their weapons and respectfully welcomed the voice.

It was then that six elders slowly walked out of the ancestral temple, each frowning at Man Zhong. The lead elder, who bore a striking resemblance to Man Zhong, looked at him coldly as soon as he came out.

"Father, Zong Li has invaded the Man family, please, Father, go back and deal with Zong Li!" Man Zhong said urgently.

The elders all looked at Man Zhong's father.

"Man Zhongtian, it seems the demons have all gathered at your house?" an elder said, looking into the distance.

"Hmph, I have already handed the Man family over to your elder brother. I knew the demons had invaded Wanqiu long ago, but I am now the guardian elder of the ancestral temple, how can I leave?" Man Zhongtian said solemnly.

"Father, please, Father, only you can stop him! And, today is different!" Man Zhong said anxiously.

"What's different? Instead, you, rogue son, have caused chaos in Wanqiu upon your return. Why didn't you die outside?" Man Zhongtian said coldly.

"Man Zhongtian, forget it, Man Zhong was just a child back then!"

"Yes, let it go!"

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The others tried to persuade, and a trace of reluctance flashed in Man Zhongtian's eyes, sighing slightly.

"Go back, our duty is to guard the ancestral temple, and nothing else concerns us!" Man Zhongtian said calmly.

Man Zhong was anxious.

"Father, but, Xiao Tai is in great danger, please, Father, save Xiao Tai." Man Zhong suddenly knelt down.

The crowd frowned and stared at Man Zhong.

"The ancestral temple bears the responsibility of the state, do you want me to betray the country for an unknown child?" Man Zhongtian said coldly.

"No, Father, he is different, you must save him, if you don't, it will bring disaster to the Chen State!" Man Zhong said anxiously.

"Disaster?" Man Zhongtian's eyes narrowed suddenly.

Although Man Zhongtian was dissatisfied with his son's past misdeeds, he knew that this second son generally did not speak recklessly.

"Father, actually, Xiao Tai's background is very special." Man Zhong said anxiously.

"Oh?"

"I can't let others know, I can only tell Father, and I ask Father to keep it a secret!" Man Zhong gritted his teeth.

Although he did not want to reveal Jiang Tai's background, if he did not reveal it now, Jiang Tai would be in mortal danger.

"Rogue, what can't you say?" Man Zhongtian shouted.

"Forget it, Man Zhongtian, come closer and listen, the others step back, ten zhang away!" an elder called out.

"Yes!" the others stepped back.

Man Zhongtian did not stop, standing there with a cold face.

Man Zhong immediately stood up and ran over, even whispering in Man Zhongtian's ear.

At first, Man Zhongtian was not impressed by Man Zhong's attitude, but then his face suddenly changed, turning to look at Man Zhong.

"Is it true?" Man Zhongtian's eyes widened.

"Indeed!" Man Zhong smiled bitterly.

"Guard the ancestral temple well, I must go, I will apologize to you all when I return!" Man Zhongtian shouted.

"Boom!"

Man Zhongtian instantly shot towards the Man family.

Man Zhong also followed anxiously. The strong ones left at the entrance of the ancestral temple were curious—

"Ah～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～!"

The sound of collapse tore through the night sky of Wanqiu.

Zong Li went mad!

All resistance instantly collapsed. The black dragon shook violently, emitting a mournful cry!

The eagle demon instantly showed a fierce expression.

"Boom!"

The golden knife instantly grew twice as large, and the blade aura instantly sent the black dragon flying.

Zong Li was defeated, his spirit severely unstable, unable to control the black dragon, and was instantly engulfed by the endless blade aura.

"Rumble!"

As the myriad blade auras surged, Jiang Tai knew when to stop, quickly jumping off the chair and fleeing towards the eagle demon.

"Great King!" the three thousand demons suddenly cried out in alarm.

And the human cultivators outside were now completely bewildered.

"Sister, did that brat drive Zong Li mad?" Chen Jiu said, dumbfounded.

"Zong Li does have a phobia, did this little brat really disrupt his mind?" Chen Yi said in surprise.

The countless cultivators around also stared at the brat in silence, a feeling of a bone stuck in their throats.

Zong Li, more accurately, lost to the brat, and the brat's methods... even thinking about it now made their scalps tingle.

"Too disgusting!"

"Too wicked!"

"If I had a child like that, I would beat his ass until it was split in two!"

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The crowd, though scolding the brat, all burst into laughter. Not to say how much wisdom he had, but at least everyone understood that even the strongest have their weaknesses.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

The eagle demon burst into laughter, manipulating the myriad blade auras to flush Zong Li while also protecting the fleeing Jiang Tai.

"Great King!" the four guardians cried out in alarm.

"Boom!"

The Four Symbols barrier collapsed, and the four guardians suddenly attacked the eagle demon.

The four talismans emitted a brilliant light, shooting towards the eagle.

"Hmph!"

The eagle instantly flapped its wings, an endless golden light bursting forth.

Though the four guardians were strong, they were far inferior to the eagle, and were instantly sent flying.

"Boom!"

The four guardians were sent flying, and the eagle instantly shielded Jiang Tai behind him.

Under the myriad blade auras, Zong Li was instantly bloodied, the golden knife piercing his abdomen, his body covered in blood, but with the black dragon protecting him, his life was not taken, though he was now severely injured and vomiting blood.

The eagle smiled, suddenly flapping its wings, reaching for the black dragon, its eyes filled with a strong desire.

The ancient treasure was indeed powerful, could Zong Li, at the Earth Ascension stage, really suppress me with it?

"Black Gold Divine Lock, it's mine!" the eagle laughed.

The severely injured Zong Li, seeing the eagle charge, showed a look of sorrow and anger. The Black Gold Divine Lock was hard-won, was it to change hands now?

But compared to his life, nothing was more important.

Once the eagle obtained the Black Gold Divine Lock, he would surely die.

Seeing the eagle fly over, Zong Li's face showed a fierce expression.

"Roar, Black Gold Divine Lock, go!" Zong Li shouted, using his last strength to urge the black dragon.

The black dragon suddenly roared, not taking Zong Li with it, but instead suddenly rushing into the sky.

"Where are you going!" the eagle's eyes widened.

"Roar!"

The black dragon roared, emitting an ancient aura, breaking through the eagle's obstruction, and instantly shooting into the sky, flying towards the distant city outskirts.

Zong Li understood that if he stayed with the Black Gold Divine Lock, he would surely not escape the eagle's capture. Now he could only abandon the treasure to save himself, resorting to this desperate measure.

Indeed, the desire for the eagle was too strong, and it almost without hesitation, rushed into the sky.

"Boom!"

The eagle spread its wings, suddenly flying into the sky, chasing after the city outskirts.

"Whizz!"

The golden knife that had pierced Zong Li's abdomen also instantly flew into the sky, heading towards the city outskirts.

"Boom!"

The battle resumed on all sides, humans and demons once again engaged in fierce combat.

Some human cultivators even directly attacked the four guardians, the four talismans in the guardians' hands were no small matter, able to trap a Martial Ancestor stage cultivator, how powerful must they be.

"Boom!"

The battle raged, and the Man family once again fell into chaos.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Zong Li coughed up blood.

But, he had finally escaped the eagle's fatal blow, and now the most important thing was to escape the city.

Everything around was in chaos, the battle raged, and sand and stones flew.

Failing to catch the eagle, and losing the ancient treasure, the Black Gold Divine Lock, Zong Li was so frustrated he wanted to spit blood.

Of course, another person who was so frustrated he wanted to spit blood was little Jiang Tai.

The eagle actually left him behind and ran away?

Jiang Tai wanted to cry but had no tears, what was going on?

How could the eagle be so irresponsible and run away? What about your promise? Damn!

Earlier, there was Uncle Man, and when Uncle Man was gone, there was the eagle to protect him, and now the eagle was gone, leaving him alone in the midst of a thousand demons.

Truly, in the midst of a thousand demons, though the battle raged all around, he was indeed still surrounded in the center, a two-year-old child, was this not a death sentence?

He could not escape, no, he could not escape, the outer perimeter was full of demons.

Worse still, these demons would surely see him as an enemy.

If it were not for his earlier performance, perhaps these demons would not have noticed him, but now, he had humiliated their leader.

Jiang Tai cursed the irresponsible eagle a thousand times in his heart, this scoundrel, may your son be born without a penis! Jiang Tai was extremely angry.

Behind him was the biggest victim, Zong Li.

How would he take revenge on him after he had scraped that bowl of stuff into his mouth? That was a great humiliation.

Jiang Tai tried to hide himself in the dust, hoping Zong Li would not notice.

But how could Zong Li not notice him now?

Now he had two choices, immediately escape the city of Wanqiu, or take revenge on the brat.

Zong Li, so proud, had never been so humiliated, and without hesitation chose to stay and take revenge on the brat.

"Cough, cough, little brat, cough, cough, cough, hahaha, now no one can save you, how do you want to die?" Zong Li's face was extremely distorted.

Though severely injured, Zong Li could still crush Jiang Tai with a single finger.

Jiang Tai's whole body trembled, his face showing infinite sorrow. Zong Li had his eyes on him?

It's over?

Jiang Tai looked around, there was no sign of Man Zhong or the eagle, the human cultivators were still blocked outside the demons, and he was in the midst of the demons, was this really a dead end?

Jiang Tai wished he could slap himself, what had he been showing off for earlier? Was he now doomed to die?

He was only two years old.

Death?

No, I can't die, there must be a way. What to do, what to do?

The more critical the situation, the calmer Jiang Tai became.

What did he have against Zong Li?

A weak two-year-old body, a mosquito body so weak it was useless, and the "Great Sun Golden Bell Shield" he did not know how to use, how could he resist Zong Li's attack?

There must be a way.

Suddenly, Jiang Tai's eyes lit up.

Right, he had one advantage, he had the memories of his past life, he had the independent personality and the inner world of an adult.

I can hold off Zong Li for a while.