Catching Monsters

Chapter 566 Six Ding and Six Jia
Upon hearing Feng Beier's shout, Jiang Yun was slightly taken aback and immediately looked toward the bookshelf. Through the blur, he could see two figures behind the bookshelf.

Although he didn't know the identities of the two people, they were probably coming for him!

Jiang Yun's expression suddenly changed.

At the same time, Shan Tiangang, who was behind the bookshelf, suddenly threw the dagger in his hand.

The dagger pierced through the bookshelf at a speed too fast for the naked eye to see, instantly piercing Jiang Yun's chest.

If Jiang Yun hadn't reacted quickly enough and dodged slightly to the left, the blow would likely have pierced his heart and taken his life.

Jiang Yun clutched her chest, feeling the pain, and gritted her teeth. The person behind the bookshelf!
He is probably already a first-grade expert!
Seeing that his attack had failed to kill Jiang Yun, Shan Tiangang, who was sitting behind the bookshelf, smiled coldly and took out another dagger from his hand.

Just about to throw it out again.

To Shan Tiangang's surprise, Feng Beier rushed up, grabbed his hand tightly, and shouted through gritted teeth to Jiang Yun outside, "Brother Jiang, run!"

Then, he bit down hard on Shan Tiangang's wrist.

"court death!"

Upon seeing this, Shan Tiangang raised his hand and delivered a powerful palm strike to Feng Beier's abdomen.

The pain she experienced was far beyond what a pampered young lady like Feng Beier could bear.

Impatiently, Shan Tiangang shoved Feng Beier aside and tossed her out of the bookstore.

Feng Beier was thrown in a parabolic arc in front of Jiang Yun.

Having taken a single palm strike from Shan Tiangang, even a casual one, was something Feng Beier could not withstand. Her face turned pale, she kept spitting out blood, and her whole body trembled.

Despite the pain in his chest, Jiang Yun quickly picked up Feng Beier and looked towards the bookstore. Shan Tiangang and Bai Xuanang were about to rush out and attack Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun, holding Feng Beier, instantly flew high behind him, took out a red talisman, and tossed it high into the air.

"Dingchou prolongs my life, Dinghai restrains my soul. Dingyou controls my spirit, Dingwei averts my disaster. Dingsi saves me from danger, Dingmao saves me from calamity."

"Jiazi protects my body, Jiaxu preserves my form. Jiashen strengthens my life, Jiawu guards my soul. Jiachen calms my spirit, Jiayin nurtures my true self."

"Hurry up as a law!"

Instantly, the red talisman flashed with dazzling light, and the ground of the Jiang residence trembled violently.

One by one, the iron pillars that Jiang Yun had buried in advance slowly rose from the ground, a total of 108 pillars, arranged in the shape of the Bagua (Eight Trigrams).

Each one is about half a meter in diameter and five meters high.

Boom...

This is the Taoist Six Ding and Six Jia Mountain Protection Formation.

This was something Jiang Yun had painstakingly set up when he built his mansion. Once the formation was activated, ordinary people simply couldn't break in for a short period of time.

Jiang Yun carried Feng Beier and rushed into the Jiang residence.

"Oh no, Master, what do we do?" Bai Xuanang, seeing this, hurriedly said, "If this kid escapes back to the Jiang residence, what if that Qu Wushang inside..."

Dan Tiangang narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Hmph... If Qu Wushang were really in the manor, would Jiang Yun need to activate this great formation?"

"Now that I'm here, this brat must die!"

After saying that, Shan Tiangang rushed to the outside of the Jiang residence. He raised his hand and touched it. There was a barrier in the air, and within the barrier, the golden characters of the Six Ding and Six Jia kept wandering.

Dan Tiangang formed hand seals, his eyes turned blood red, and a black demonic aura slowly flowed from his body, enveloping the entire Jiang Mansion.

……

Meanwhile, inside the Jiang residence, Jiang Yun soon noticed that demonic energy above his head was completely obscuring the barrier.

And soon they sensed that Shan Tiangang was attacking the barrier...

Even though Shan Tiangang is a top-tier expert in the first-grade Heavenly Demon Realm, it is not an easy task for him to easily break through the Six Ding Six Jia Mountain Protection Formation.

"Qiaoqiao!"

Jiang Yun, carrying the seriously injured Feng Beier, instantly arrived at Jiang Qiaoqiao's courtyard.

Jiang Qiaoqiao was holding Xiao Hei at this moment, looking at the dark sky above, wondering why it was dark.

Seeing Jiang Yun rush in from outside carrying Feng Beier, who was bleeding from all seven orifices, it was clear that she was not going to make it.

"Little Black, quick, heal Miss Feng's wounds."

Feng Beier, with blood flowing from her mouth, was placed on the bed by Jiang Yun. She took a deep breath, grabbed Jiang Yun's wrist, and said, "Brother Jiang, I'm about to die. There are some things I need to say quickly."

"I know you're married, but I just can't stop thinking about you."

"I have studied your poems repeatedly..."

“In my dream, I saw you riding a white horse and rescuing me from countless demons. In my dream, we had already pledged our lives to each other.”

"After I die, I will be content if you can visit me every year on the anniversary of my death."

Feng Beier trembled all over, and Jiang Yun placed his other hand on the back of her hand: "Don't worry, you won't die."

"Quick, Xiao Hei." Jiang Qiaoqiao quickly placed Xiao Hei on Feng Beier's body. Soon, a white light flashed on Xiao Hei's body, and the light gradually enveloped Feng Beier.

Seeing this, Jiang Yun breathed a slight sigh of relief. As long as Feng Beier was still alive and Xiao Hei was there, she wouldn't die. "Qiaoqiao, keep an eye on Miss Feng." After saying this, Jiang Yun's eyes darkened, and she slowly walked out of the courtyard. Just then, Xu Suwen heard that Jiang Yun had rushed to Jiang Qiaoqiao's courtyard carrying the seriously injured Feng Beier, so she also rushed over.

"Is Miss Feng alright?" Xu Suwen asked anxiously.

Jiang Yun nodded and said, "Xiao Hei is healing her, so nothing serious should happen."

At this point, Jiang Yun slowly raised his head, looking at the malevolent aura that blotted out the sky and enveloped the Jiang residence.

His brows furrowed slightly, his expression grave. Dan Tiangang's strength far surpassed his own; if he were to actually break through, the consequences would be unimaginable…

However, Jiang Yun wasn't in a hurry, because...

My Jiang residence is only one mile from the imperial city!
How could the palace not know about what's happening here?
……

Inside the Imperial Study, Xiao Yuzheng, who rarely had a moment of leisure, was writing calligraphy with a brush in hand.

Unexpectedly, the slight tremor of the ground caused the brush to shake. He immediately frowned and called out, "Feng Yu, Feng Yu!"

The door was quickly pushed open, and Feng Yu came in respectfully: "Your Majesty, this servant is here."

"What happened?" Xiao Yuzheng asked in a deep voice.

"This servant will go out and take a look." After saying this, Feng Yu quickly went to the outside of the Imperial Study, leaped up, and soon saw a black aura gradually enveloping the Jiang residence.

Upon seeing this, Feng Yu's expression changed slightly, and he quickly returned to the Imperial Study: "Your Majesty, something bad has happened. Something has occurred at the Jiang residence. A soaring demonic aura has completely enveloped the Jiang residence, and we can't see anything inside."

Upon hearing Feng Yu's words, Xiao Yuzheng was slightly taken aback and frowned: "Soaring demonic energy?"

In fact, at this time, the Imperial Guards had already begun to assemble and defend the area above the Imperial City.

The sudden appearance of such a powerful demonic expert naturally put immense pressure on the Imperial Guards.

Xiao Yuzheng's face darkened, and he said, "Where's Qin Hong? Tell him to go there quickly and rescue Jiang Yun!"

"Furthermore, these days, even those who practice demonic arts dare to cause trouble in front of me?"

"Immediately notify the five major academic institutions that this person must not be allowed to leave."

"I will go find Eunuch Qin right now."

After Feng Yu left, in a corner of the imperial study, a dark figure slowly spoke, "Your Majesty, this evil man's cultivation is probably not low. Perhaps you should leave here first?"

Xiao Yuzheng's eyes flickered slightly. He quickly went to the bookshelf, took down a book, and the bookshelf slowly moved, revealing a dark passageway in front of him.

Soon, Xiao Yuzheng quickly led the black and white figures inside.

At this moment, more than ten daggers were floating around Shan Tiangang.

These daggers, under his control, frantically attacked the barrier in front of him.

A considerable amount of time has passed, and the barrier still cannot be broken.

Dan Tiangang's expression gradually darkened. He never expected that Jiang Yun, who was only a second-grade True Monarch, could withstand his attacks for so long with this formation.

He also realized that this magic array was unusual.

The more critical issue is that if he stays, he might be in danger if the top experts in the capital were to make a move.

Bai Xuanang, who was standing beside him, quickly advised, "Master, if it doesn't work this time, we can find another opportunity to kill Jiang Yun next time."

There's no need to rush.

"Kill him next time?" Shan Tiangang turned his head and glanced at Bai Xuanang, saying coldly, "This Jiang Yun is no ordinary person. It has only been less than two years since he went from having no cultivation to the current second-grade True Monarch realm."

"With such amazing talent, once we go to the north, who knows when we will be able to come back to the capital again?"

"By then, Jiang Yun might have already broken through to the first-grade realm."

Bai Xuanang shook his head and slowly said, "Master, I have been stuck at the second rank for many years. The difficulty of breaking through from the second rank to the first rank is not something that can be done so easily."

"That's because you're naturally dull-witted." Shan Tiangang glared at Bai Xuanang and said coldly, "How many years did it take you to cultivate to the second rank?"

"Me," Bai Xuanang paused, then said in a deep voice, "twenty-eight years."

“Jiang Yun only took two years!” Shan Tiangang said, gritting his teeth.

He couldn't help but marvel at the strangeness and power of the magic array, which had managed to hold him off for so long.

However, inside the Jiang residence, Jiang Yun was also sitting cross-legged, constantly making hand seals to maintain the magic array. The black evil energy from all directions was constantly attacking and eroding the magic array, and Jiang Yun was also constantly injecting magic power to maintain the magic array.

However, the barrier of the magic circle is becoming increasingly thin.

In the previous life, a typical mountain-protecting formation required the joint activation of many disciples within the mountain gate and the casting of spells by at least a hundred people to maintain it.

Jiang Yun is now all alone, and the fact that he has been able to hold on for so long is entirely due to his powerful magic at the second-grade True Monarch realm.

But Jiang Yun knew that he could only hold on for another two to three minutes at most.

When the time comes, black malevolent energy will come from all directions, and you may still be unharmed.

However, Xu Suwen and Jiang Qiaoqiao could not withstand this black aura.

(End of this chapter)