Catching Monsters

Chapter 623, come out and say something.

Surrounded by hundreds of talismans, Jiang Yun made a hand seal, and soon a red talisman flew above him.

"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 ground of the entire Jiang residence trembled slightly, and the Six Ding Six Jia Mountain Protection Formation was activated.

One hundred and eight iron pillars buried deep in the ground slowly rose up, and a huge barrier instantly enveloped the entire Jiang Mansion.

After doing all this, Jiang Yun finally breathed a slight sigh of relief, and then looked towards the sky.

Above, Xiang Hui had arrived, holding a green sword in his hand, his gaze fixed on the massive barrier below.

He was also slightly surprised that there was such a huge mountain-guarding formation in the Jiang residence.

Before he could think any further, Xiang Hui quickly raised his longsword and slashed at the barrier.

The cyan sword energy roared in and slammed into the top of the barrier.

This sword strike was quite powerful, but the Six Ding Six Jia Mountain Protection Formation was not just a name; in Jiang Yun's previous life, this formation was used as a protective formation for Taoist mountain gates.

The powerful sword energy struck the barrier, but it only caused ripples to spread across it.

From the outside, it doesn't seem like there's been much change.

However, Jiang Yun, inside the Jiang residence, gritted his teeth and maintained the Six Ding Six Jia Formation.

From the outside, this sword strike appeared to have no effect, but it consumed a significant amount of magical power within Jiang Yun's body.

Jiang Yun took a deep breath, a look of doubt appearing in his eyes. Had Xiang Hui gone mad? Why would he suddenly draw his sword and rush into the Jiang residence, ready to start a massacre?
You must know that I am the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, a man of high status. If Xiang Hui does this, it will enrage the entire court.

No, Jiang Yun was silent for a moment. If Xiang Hui had planned to rush into the Jiang residence and kill people from the very beginning, he would have done it immediately.

Instead of waiting until the capital had been reached before taking action.

There must be some reason why Xiang Hui suddenly wanted to kill himself.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yun took a deep breath, looked at Xiang Hui who was floating in mid-air outside the barrier, and said loudly, "Patriarch Xiang, do you know what the consequences are for breaking into a Marquis's house and killing someone without cause?"

"Not to mention that there are countless experts in the capital, do you really think you can escape unscathed?"

Unexpectedly, after hearing Jiang Yun's words, Xiang Hui not only showed no intention of backing down, but also brandished his Qingfeng sword with red eyes, bombarding the barrier. Clearly, he did not intend to waste any more words with Jiang Yun and only wanted to kill Jiang Yun as soon as possible.

The entire barrier was trembling constantly.

As Jiang Yun maintained the magic array, his magical power was also rapidly depleting.

This guy is crazy.

Xiang Hui is not the same as Shan Tiangang, who attacked this barrier back then.

Although Shan Tiangang attacked the barrier back then, he didn't do it so recklessly and without reservation.

After all, there are many other top experts in the capital.

Even if you kill Jiang Yun, you must retain your magical power to escape.

But Xiang Hui seemed not to have considered this issue at all.

Meanwhile, not far from the Jiang residence, in the imperial city, Feng Yu was sitting in a small courtyard drinking tea.

Now that he has been transferred to take charge of the Tongyou Guard, his life is much more leisurely than before.

Serving the emperor and handling memorials and other matters was not a simple task; it was incredibly complicated.

Now I have some free time.

He was in the courtyard looking through some intelligence reports from Tongyou Guards all over the country when he suddenly frowned. He sensed a large amount of magical energy fluctuations coming from the direction of the Jiang residence.

"That kid Jiang Yun, he's activated his family's protective mountain formation again? Which enemy has he offended this time?"

"Moreover, this fluctuation of magical power suggests that the one who attacked the Jiang residence was at least a first-grade expert."

After thinking for a moment, Feng Yu immediately found Di Fei in the palace: "Mr. Di, I'm afraid I need to ask you to go to the Jiang residence to help Jiang Yun out of this predicament."

……

At this moment, the protective mountain formation above had already consumed half of Jiang Yun's magical power.

The Six Ding and Six Jia Mountain Protection Formation cannot be maintained for long by the magic power of just one person.

At this moment, Jiang Yun also faced a choice.

Taking advantage of the fact that he still had half of his magical power left, he released the great formation and used Taoist techniques to fight Xiang Hui to the death.

They continued to maintain the large formation.

Continue to maintain the large formation.

If his magic power is exhausted and the barrier breaks, he will become a lamb to the slaughter in front of Xiang Hui.

Even after dispelling the great formation, Jiang Yun still felt somewhat uncertain.

Ultimately, Jiang Yun had never actually fought against a master of the First Rank Realm.

The reason they killed Monk Hongguang was entirely due to the ability of that eerie sacred tomb to suppress everyone's magical power. Just as Jiang Yun was caught in a dilemma, suddenly, Mr. Di Fei arrived slowly from the direction of the palace on a flying bird. He sat on the dark bird and came to a short distance from Xiang Hui, saying in a deep voice, "Patriarch Xiang, do you know what the consequences will be for attacking the Jiang family like this?"

"Jiang Yun is the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, an official appointed by the imperial court."

Xiang Hui, his eyes red, turned and glanced at Di Fei: "Whoever tries to stop me, I will kill them."

Seeing this, Di Fei's expression darkened, and he slowly said, "Patriarch Xiang..."

Before he could finish speaking, a cyan sword light suddenly shot towards him from Xiang Hui, who quickly jumped off the bird.

The dark bird was instantly cleaved in two by the cyan sword light, turning into a pile of ink that fell downwards.

However, in mid-air, the ink condensed back into the shape of a flying bird, quickly flew to Di Fei's feet, and caught him steadily.

Anger also surfaced on Di Fei's face. He had tried to reason with Xiang Hui, but Xiang Hui wouldn't listen at all. Since that was the case...

Di Fei recited Confucian mantras, then took out a scroll from his person, unfurled it, and threw it out.

The painting depicted the eighteen levels of hell. In an instant, the evil demons and rakshasas in the painting surged out of the painting one after another, rushing towards Hui.

"Hmph, you think you can deal with me with your painting skills?"

Xiang Hui brandished his cyan sword light and quickly killed the surging evil spirits in the painting one by one. He then rushed forward and cut the painting in two with a single sword strike.

"Is that all the tricks you've got?" Xiang Hui glared angrily.

"Then you underestimate Confucianism. Mr. Di has many other methods at his disposal."

Suddenly, a voice came from the eaves below. Xiang Hui looked down and saw the figure of a monk.

"Master Lingxin".

Upon seeing the other person, Xiang Hui immediately recognized their identity.

Master Lingxin was quite famous and highly respected in the martial arts world.

People from all walks of life admired him greatly.

Xiang Hui's expression hardened, and he said in a deep voice, "Master Lingxin, are you going to protect this Jiang Yun too?"

“That bastard Jiang Yun slaughtered my entire family. My wife and relatives are probably still alive and well.”

“I must take the heads of his entire family back to report.”

Listening to Xiang Hui's words, Master Lingxin could also see the hatred in the other party's eyes and heart. He put his hands together and slowly began to chant Buddhist scriptures.

The sound of the scriptures instantly reached Xiang Hui's ears, and in a moment, it gradually calmed his emotions.

Xiang Hui realized something was wrong and quickly covered his ears, unwilling to listen to the chanting.

Seeing this, Di Fei took out several more paintings from his sleeve and waved them around, causing the paintings to gradually unfold in mid-air.

The painting depicts various strange and ferocious beasts, which appear lifelike and ready to leap out of the artwork at any moment.

"Amitabha." Master Lingxin shook his head at Di Fei, stopping him from continuing his attack, and said, "It is understandable that the Xiang family head lost his mind for a moment due to the great changes in his family. This old monk thinks there is something strange about this matter. How can the Xiang family head be so sure that this was done by Jiang Yun?"

"In my opinion, we might as well sit down and have a good chat."

Xiang Hui's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Who doesn't know what kind of people the Embroidered Uniform Guard are?"

To be honest, Jiang Yun really suffered because of the Jinyiwei's bad reputation. If it were anyone else, and they suddenly slaughtered the Xiang family, Xiang Hui would probably have doubted the authenticity of it.

But when applied to the Embroidered Uniform Guard, everything makes perfect sense, given their terrible reputation.

The reputation associated with the Embroidered Uniform Guard is mostly one of confiscation of property and extermination of the entire family.

“Amitabha, Lord Jiang is not the kind of person the head of the Xiang family described.” Master Lingxin said earnestly, “This old monk is willing to vouch for Lord Jiang.”

Otherwise, why would Master Lingxin be so respected and highly regarded in the martial arts world?
Master Lingxin never pushes people to the brink of despair in his conduct and dealings with others.

For example, in the current situation, if Master Lingxin joins forces with Di Fei, it wouldn't be difficult for them to forcibly take down Xiang Hui.

But he was willing to help Xiang Hui resolve his inner conflict.

Instead of resorting to violence, we should address this issue.

Xiang Hui understood perfectly well that once these two arrived, it would be impossible for them to forcibly kill Jiang Yun.

He snorted coldly and said, "Fine, then I'd like to see how Jiang Yun explains himself to me."

After saying that, Xiang Hui flew directly to the ground and landed next to Master Lingxin. He looked at Master Lingxin deeply and said, "Master, I did this because I trusted you. If you don't give me an explanation..."

Master Lingxin calmly said to him, "Don't worry, Patriarch Xiang. If Jiang Yun really killed your whole family innocently, I will help you."

Meanwhile, Jiang Yun, who had been keeping a close eye on the situation outside, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Living close to the capital has its advantages; at the very least, if danger arises, experts from the capital can come to your rescue at any time.

What puzzled Jiang Yun was how he had ended up killing the entire family.

Could it be that Xiang Hui's entire family is dead, which is why he became enraged and attacked me?

Amidst the confusion, Master Lingxin arrived outside the barrier at the gate of the Jiang residence and slowly said, "Lord Jiang, please come out and speak."

(End of this chapter)