The figure, seeing Zhang Jingyi and Xu Ya Ya’s actions, chuckled lightly, its blood-red eyes fixing directly on the two.
Zhang Jingyi and Xu Ya Ya’s hearts tightened. They could sense that the person outside was far beyond their ability to contend with.
The figure walked in. Xu Ya Ya drew the Soul Suppressing Stone Dagger and hid it behind her back, ready to attack at any moment.
The figure wore a black cloak, its hat pulled low, obscuring its face. However, those blood-red eyes were enough to make one’s heart tremble.
The man chuckled, "A little brat and a little girl, you think you can hurt me?"
The man took a closer look at Xu Ya Ya, his brows slightly raised. "Little girl, you should have another identity, shouldn't you?"
Xu Ya Ya’s heart leaped. She gripped the Soul Suppressing Stone Dagger, preparing to strike.
The man didn't continue to look at the two. Instead, he turned his gaze to the dragon fish in the fish tank, ignoring them as he walked past.
Xu Ya Ya glanced at Zhang Jingyi beside her. The two exchanged a nod and prepared to attack.
"Your killing intent is too strong. If it were in the past, you two would already be dead."
The man didn't turn back, his eyes fixed on the dragon fish in the fish tank. "Little one, you should be able to speak, right?"
The dragon fish in the tank was so frightened it kept blowing bubbles.
The man found it somewhat amusing. "Don't worry, just answer a few small questions, and I'll let you go."
The dragon fish tremblingly surfaced its head. "What do you want to ask?"
"Why do you carry his scent?" the man asked.
The dragon fish naturally knew that the scent the man was referring to was the aura of Yu Daohen.
After the dragon fish explained that it was born from Yu Daohen, the man smiled and reached out to stroke its head.
"I didn't expect you to have such leisurely tastes."
A voice came from the back courtyard entrance.
Several people turned to look.
A man dressed in ancient costume stood at the back courtyard entrance.
The dragon fish, startled, dove back into the water. Although Xu Ya Ya and Zhang Jingyi had not seen the man before, they knew there was something in the backyard well.
This man in ancient costume was likely the master from the well.
The man looked at the man in ancient costume and snorted, "I thought you would be stuck in that broken well for the rest of your life."
The man in ancient costume also snorted, "It's been over a thousand years, and your mouth is still so gossipy."
Xu Ya Ya was about to speak when the man in ancient costume stopped her. "It's alright, Xiao Ya. You close the shop first. I have some matters to discuss with him outside."
Xu Ya Ya put away the Soul Suppressing Stone Dagger, and Zhang Jingyi transformed into a wisp of white smoke and retreated into the jade pendant.
The man in ancient costume followed the other man out of the shop.
Outside the shop, the man in ancient costume instructed Xu Ya Ya, who was about to close the door, "Don't tell him about this yet. It's not time."
Xu Ya Ya nodded, and the two walked in the direction of the old man.
On the dark street, two men were walking on foot.
The man took a piece of candy and put it in his mouth.
The man in ancient costume glanced at it. "This is the candy she likes to eat the most."
The man did not answer. He asked, "I didn't expect you not to be jealous of those two."
The man in ancient costume looked up at the sky. "It doesn't matter. All I want now is to stay by her side. As for you, you released that Golden Toad, didn't you?"
The man gazed at the pitch-black street ahead. "The seal on that Golden Toad can only last for another year at most. I just let him out a bit early, with the purpose of letting her learn the Devouring Flame Art. Nothing else matters."
"Actually, you could have let her have a little more time," the man in ancient costume said.
The man's voice turned serious. "There's no time. If she doesn't get stronger, what happens when they come down? Can we stop them?"
"To allow her to reincarnate, you were trapped in this small Jiangdu, and I..."
At this point, the man fell silent for several seconds, his voice stabilizing. "We no longer have the ability to let her reincarnate. This life is her last chance, and our last chance. Before they descend, we must find a way to make her strong enough to deal with them."
The man clenched his fist. "If it weren't for us, she wouldn't have..."
The man in ancient costume remained silent, his expression complex.
The man slowly relaxed his clenched fist and took out a purple crystal stone hanging on a necklace from his pocket. "Give this to him."
The man in ancient costume took the necklace and looked at it, his brows furrowing. "You've been to the Yangtze River?"
The man did not answer and walked towards a small path on the street. "This is none of your business. Your mission is to protect him."
As soon as he finished speaking, the man disappeared down the dark path.
The man in ancient costume looked at the place where the man had left. "If it weren't for us, she would already be an immortal in the heavens."
After speaking, the man in ancient costume turned into a wisp of white smoke and flew back towards the shop.
The next day.
As the sun rose, Yu Daohen was woken up by Yang Ergou.
Yu Daohen opened his eyes and looked out the window, seeing Da Hu and the others already waiting outside the car.
As Yu Daohen finished packing and got out of the car, an Audi A8L drove over and stopped beside the white van.
"An Audi A8L, a car worth over a million yuan." Yang Ergou's eyes lit up.
The group looked over, and a woman got out of the Audi A8L.
The woman was wearing a red cheongsam with white mink fur on top. Her fingers and neck were adorned with gold or diamonds.
Yang Guofu instructed Er Hu to search for the Hua Sha Tomb in the back mountain, while the others went to the old house first.