"Boy, you truly have some skills to have found me through my curse."
As expected, an old man's voice came from behind Li Yang. He slowly turned around and saw an elder with black light flashing in his eyes, clad in a gray robe, leaning on a snake-headed cane, hobbling towards him step by step.
Upon seeing him, Li Yang's brows rose slightly. He said with a faint smile, "I didn't expect you to be a cripple. You've traveled all the way from Sakura Country, you must have had a difficult journey."
"Boy, don't gloat. Ever since I arrived in Huaxia, no one has seen my true face. Today, you have seen me, and it will be the moment you regret most in your life."
The old man said coldly, and with a gentle shake of his snake-headed cane on the ground, four streaks of black light surged towards Li Yang from all directions. Each streak of black light was like a black venomous snake.
Li Yang's brow furrowed slightly. As the black light approached, he raised one hand to the sky, and a golden long sword suddenly appeared in his hand. As he slashed forward from mid-air, the four streaks of black light were cut in half, turning into nothingness.
What?
The old man's confidence quickly turned to astonishment!
He stared at Li Yang incredulously, thinking to himself, "What kind of monster is this kid!"
"Old man, you're the one who's going to die today. Watch your sword!"
After easily breaking the opponent's curse, Li Yang lunged forward. His body flashed with light like striking flint, his speed comparable to light speed. In an instant, he appeared before the old man and unleashed a sword strike that pierced the heavens!
*Puff!*
Before the old man could even prepare to counter, he merely raised his snake-headed cane. The cane was instantly sliced into two pieces!
Concurrently, the old man was wounded by Li Yang's sword energy. A sword mark appeared on his chest, and his body was instantly sent flying, spitting blood on the spot!
How is this possible!
The old man lay on the ground, refusing to believe that this kid could defeat him in one move!
Li Yang quickly appeared before him, pointing his sword at his nose and saying, "Old man, tell me, what is your mission in Huaxia, and do you have any connection with Zhou Jian'an?"
Li Yang suspected that the evil aura in Tang Xuejian's antique shop was also related to this old man.
However, the old man's attitude was resolute. He stared coldly at Li Yang and said, "You brat, don't think you can get anything out of me. I will not betray our great Sakura Country."
"Hmph, then you will have to pay the price for your loyalty."
Li Yang did not kill him directly. Instead, he turned to look at the snake-headed cane on the ground. He noticed a black, shimmering bead in the snake's mouth and bent down to pick it up, examining it carefully.
He discovered that this bead contained an extremely dense evil aura. All his curses were likely cast through this bead.
"This black blood bead is probably the source of your cultivation. If I crush it, the meridians in your body will likely rupture instantly. I had only heard of such curses before, but I had never seen their true form."
Li Yang said calmly and was about to crush the bead.
At that moment, the old man quickly pleaded, "No, don't crush it! That's my lifeline. If you crush it, I will truly be finished."
"It seems the rumors are true. Then tell me honestly, who are you, and what is your purpose in Huaxia? Who sent you to harm people at the stage play company?"
"Yes, it was my master. I am a disciple of Master Yimei, and all of this was instigated by him." After a moment of hesitation, the old man finally revealed the truth.
However, Li Yang frowned and asked sternly, "What Master Yimei? Who is he?"
"Master Yimei is the curse master who follows Zhou Jian'an. He told me to do all of this," the old man continued to explain.
"So that's how it is."
Li Yang understood everything after hearing his explanation. It seemed that the evil aura here was also arranged by Zhou Jian'an.
This Zhou family had offended both the Tang family and this stage play company. Did he have some grudge with this company as well?
"Young man, can you return the bead to me now and let me leave?" the old man suddenly asked after a moment.
"I'm sorry, I've decided to go back on my word. You are a useless piece of trash in my eyes. If I return the bead to you, you will definitely go back to your master. Such a villain like you deserves to die."
The moment Li Yang finished speaking, he crushed the bead in his palm without giving the old man any chance to explain.
"Ah!"
The old man's meridians instantly ruptured, and a ball of evil fire began to burn from the inside out. Before long, the old man was engulfed in black flames, burned to ashes.
Li Yang shivered, thinking how cruel this curse was, causing the curse master to self-immolate.
However, this was the result of his usual wickedness. Whatever bad deeds he had done, the evil aura absorbed by this bead would be returned to him tenfold.
After dealing with this major trouble, Li Yang returned directly to the stage play company.
When he returned to look for Li Feifei, Li Feifei was talking to a middle-aged man. That middle-aged man was the boss of this company, named Qiu Youcai.
"Boss, he's here."
Li Feifei turned her head and saw Li Yang's figure. She immediately greeted Li Yang with a joyous expression and said to Qiu Youcai with a smile, "This is the expert I invited to help our company resolve the evil energy."
"Oh? Hello, Mr. Li. Feifei just told me that you can dispel evil energy. And the rampage incident that happened in our company yesterday was also resolved by a talisman you gave, is that true?" Qiu Youcai turned to Li Yang and asked.
"It is true. The rampage incident yesterday and the evil energy in the makeup room today stem from the same source. I have already eliminated the source just now, and I have also found out who is harming you behind the scenes," Li Yang said calmly.
"Oh? Who is it?" Qiu Youcai immediately asked with a serious expression.
"Zhou Jian'an!" Li Yang stated directly.
"You said who?"
Qiu Youcai's expression immediately became incredulous. He frowned and stared coldly at Li Yang, saying, "Mr. Li, are you perhaps joking with me? Do you know what my relationship with Mr. Zhou is? He is my long-term business partner."
"Anyone in the world might harm me, but he alone cannot."
"You can know a person's face but not their heart. I don't know you, and I have no reason to lie to you," Li Yang said calmly.
"Hmph, you don't know me, but perhaps you are enemies with Boss Zhou? You want to use me to deal with Boss Zhou, but you've found the wrong person." Qiu Youcai said confidently.
Li Yang shook his head helplessly and sneered, "Since you don't believe me, there's no point in me saying more. Anyway, I've already reminded you of what I should. If you want to invite me again next time, it won't be so easy. Goodbye."
After speaking, Li Yang turned and left.
Li Feifei's eyebrows furrowed. She couldn't say good things about Li Yang in front of her boss, so she could only follow Li Yang outside as a friend, calling out to him, "Mr. Li, wait."