The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 396 The Four Villains Arrive at Three: One Cries, Two Makes a Scene, and Three...
At the foot of the pillar-like mountain peak
Amidst a series of sharp, piercing screams, Duan Yu and Zhong Ling covered their ears, their faces contorted in pain.

Mu Wanqing held the baby's ears with one hand and her own ear with the other, staggering and looking bewildered.

The girl was clearly stunned!

Xu Xingchen was being choked by the crazed Ye Erniang, lifted into the air and violently shaken, but her face and eyes were as calm as a stagnant pool.

This lack of response only fueled Ye Erniang's anger.

His clothes fluttered wildly as if billowing in a strong wind, countless chaotic auras intertwined awkwardly, his eyes radiated a blood-red light, and his long black hair danced wildly.
Her face became increasingly distorted, the three scarlet claw marks on her cheeks grew even more vivid, and her shrieks became increasingly shrill and chilling.

"tell me!"

Where is my child?

"Tell me quickly~~~~~!"

Xu Xingchen remained half-dead, watching Ye Erniang scream hysterically, her mind racing, feeling the hands tightening around her neck.

His physical body was too powerful, and his internal energy was too profound.
Even if Ye Erniang used all her strength, she still couldn't do anything to him, let alone threaten his life.

After a while.
He even casually looked up at the sun in the sky and said softly, "I don't want to tell you!"

Stimulated by this.

Ye Erniang screamed wildly, her eyes filled with an intense, unyielding bloodlust, and the twisted, malevolent aura emanating from her body surged several times over once more.

Streaks of crimson energy shot out from her body, swirling and dancing in the air, before sprouting limbs and pushing upwards to form round heads, transforming into infants.
These blood-red infants, both male and female, flew back and forth in the air, some opening their mouths to laugh, others turning their mouths up in a wail.

"Giggle, giggle."

Wow~~ Wow~~~ Wow~~~

The cries and laughter of babies echoed across the grass, sending chills down one's spine and making one's hair stand on end.

Xu Xingchen glanced around and identified nine babies in total.
As Ye Erniang screamed once more, the nine infants flying in the air also let out screams.
Their faces were contorted, their eyes were fierce, and their small mouths had sharp white serrations. They swooped down on Xu Xingchen from all directions.

Click! Click! Click! Click!
Nine babies landed on Xu Xingchen's head, back, legs, and waist, clinging tightly to her body with their arms and legs. Their tiny mouths split into gaping maws, frantically biting at Xu Xingchen's body.

Xu Xingchen tensed his body slightly, circulating his internal energy between his skin and skin, adding a layer of defense.

This way.
Even though the nine babies used all their strength, turning their little faces red and distorted, their eyes extremely fierce, and their teeth tearing back and forth, they still couldn't break through Xu Xingchen's skin.

"Damn it! How is this possible?"

"How is that possible? My Nine Sons of the Ghost Mother's miraculous technique can bite through metal and crush stone, so why can't it break through your body?"

"This is impossible! Even the boss wouldn't let me attack like this without fighting back!"

At this moment, Ye Erniang went even crazier!

While repeatedly shouting that she didn't believe it, she hysterically unleashed all her strength in a frenzied attack on Xu Xingchen.

However, neither her hands gripping Xu Xingchen's neck nor the nine blood-red infants crawling all over Xu Xingchen's body could harm her in the slightest.

Ye Erniang continued her attacks in vain, screaming hysterically.

Half a day later.
The nine blood-red infants transformed into streams of crimson energy, like veils or mist, which were successively absorbed into Ye Erniang's body as if drawn by a long dragon.

She released Xu Xingchen's neck with both hands and slid to her knees, feeling utterly powerless.

The chaotic and tangled cold aura around his body disappeared.
Her long, black hair, which had been flying wildly, now hung limply over her shoulders and chest.
The hysterical state also disappeared.
She transformed into a disheveled, pitiful, and lonely frail woman.

She kowtowed repeatedly to Xu Xingchen, making a loud thud on the ground, while wailing and pleading desperately.

Please, tell me.

Tell me, where is the child?

Tell me, what did you do to my child?

"Tell me, is he still alive? Is he still alive?"

Wow~~~~~!

Xu Xingchen looked calmly at Ye Erniang at her feet, knowing that although she appeared crazy and hysterical, she still possessed wisdom.

Knowing that force cannot compel them, they resort to another method of begging.
Xu Xingchen could understand the pain in Ye Erniang's heart.

But
She kills a baby every day!
Over the years, the number of babies who died at her hands must be at least seven or eight thousand, if not tens of thousands.
So many lives were lost at her hands, and countless families were torn apart as a result. There are countless people as heartbroken as she is now.
This is no longer a matter of understanding or lack thereof, nor is it a matter of atonement or lack thereof; it's about how many years of torment in hell one must endure after death to cleanse oneself of karmic burdens.
It was precisely because he harbored an unyielding prejudice against Ye Erniang.

Therefore, even if Ye Erniang broke her head and died in front of him, he would not have the slightest bit of pity.

As Ye Erniang's shriek faded, Duan Yu and Zhong Ling finally came to their senses. Mu Wanqing also swayed as she sat down under the big tree, leaning against its trunk. She instinctively hugged the baby in her arms while staring blankly at the sky, her mind still not fully clear.

Just at this time
A figure, like a crane in the forest or the wind in the mountains, leaped and danced among the treetops and rocks in the distance, and swiftly arrived nearby.

The newcomer was a tall, thin middle-aged man, whose feet landed on the treetop of a large tree several meters away.

As the branches beneath his feet rose and fell, his body swayed up and down with them.

This gives us a glimpse into just how remarkable his lightness skill was!
The middle-aged man looked at Ye Erniang, who was kneeling on the ground kowtowing to Xu Xingchen, with suspicion and disbelief. He called out in a voice that was sometimes rough and sometimes soft, "Second Sister, what's wrong with you? What are you doing? Why are you kowtowing to that person?"

The newcomer was none other than Yun Zhonghe, the fourth of the Four Evils, a vicious and ruthless villain!

He was originally summoned here by the wicked leader, just like Yue Laosan and Ye Erniang.

Even when we were still quite a distance away, we heard a familiar yet frantic shriek.

Yun Zhonghe thought his second sister had encountered a powerful enemy and was fighting against him, so he quickly rushed over.

But what happened next was such a bizarre scene!
These four villains were terrifying figures throughout the world, inspiring fear and dread in countless heroes.

It has always been defiant, defiant, and defiant of no one.

Not to mention kneeling, kowtowing, crying, or begging for help.
Such a bizarre and outrageous event left Yun Zhonghe utterly astonished and incredulous.

Ye Erniang completely ignored Yun Zhonghe's calls, and just kept kowtowing and pleading.

Seeing this, Yun Zhonghe frowned and listened for a while, finally figuring out what was going on.

However, he felt even more apprehensive and uncertain!
"Judging from what my second sister said, that man is actually the culprit who stole her child back then?"

"But that doesn't make sense! That kid looks to be in his early twenties at most; my second sister's child was kidnapped more than twenty years ago, so it doesn't match up at all."

"Could it be that Second Sister has gone mad again?"

Xu Xingchen looked at Yun Zhonghe not far away and thought to himself, "Now, if I let Ye Erniang kill Yun Zhonghe and then tell her where the child is, Ye Erniang will surely make her move."

"It would be quite amusing to see the Four Evils kill each other."

"However, apart from the eldest, Duan Yanqing, the remaining three villains often fight each other. Yun Zhonghe's lightness skill is truly remarkable; I'm afraid Ye Erniang really can't catch him."

"In the end, it will probably just be another fruitless chase."

"Boring! Boring!"

Just as Xu Xingchen was thinking about how to deal with Ye Erniang, another figure leaped over from afar and landed on a nearby rock.

Xu Xingchen glanced sideways and thought to herself, "Oh, so it's someone I know!"

With a large head, small eyes, and a chin covered in black whiskers like steel brushes, Yue Laosan, the Crocodile God of the South China Sea, reacted much like Yun Zhonghe to the bizarre scene before him.

However, he then shouted, "Hey, you surnamed Xu, what did you do to Ye Er and Ye San Niang? Did you bully Ye San Niang? Did you slap her until she cried?"

"Hahahaha, although I was defeated by you, I, the Crocodile God of the South Sea, did not cry, I did not cry!"

"So, I'm more powerful than Ye San Niang, right?"

"Therefore, I am the second-in-command among the Four Evils, Yue Lao Er!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Zhonghe on the treetop was even more astonished: "What? Yue Laosan, you're saying you were also defeated by that kid? What exactly happened?"

Yue Laosan glanced at Yun Zhonghe and said with a sneer, "How dare you call me Yue Laosan?"

"That kid is skilled in martial arts, it's normal for me to lose to him; it's also normal for Ye San Niang to lose to him."

"Among our four villains, I reckon only the eldest could hold his own against him for a few moves."

"Yun Zhonghe, haven't you fought that kid yet? Then hurry up and go over there, let that kid beat you down too."

Upon hearing such absurd words, Yun Zhonghe's forehead veins bulged, and he couldn't help but shout angrily, "Yue Laosan, what do you mean by that? You two were defeated by that kid, why should I be defeated as well? Does that mean that if the eldest brother comes, he should also be defeated by that kid?"

Yue Laosan shouted loudly, "We four villains, of course we share hardships and difficulties together, and we also have to fight together when there are enemies, right?"

"By that logic, what's wrong with you losing to that kid once?"

"What's wrong with losing once, even if the boss can't beat that kid?"

Yun Zhonghe sneered, "What kind of bullshit logic is that? I won't fight that kid; besides, with my lightness skill, that kid won't be able to catch me."

At this moment, Xu Xingchen suddenly spoke up: "When is your boss, who is utterly wicked, arriving?"

(End of this chapter)