No taboos

Chapter 559 Soul Abnormality
The moment Xiao Linglan's head hit the ground, her life ended, and the "suspended face method" was broken.

Four spirits emerged from the corpse.

The wooden box that Little Lily of the Valley used to store her face also cracked open with several finger-width gaps, and more than a dozen souls crawled out.

These spirits all had expressions full of resentment and venom, and they cursed in unison: "How come the old master's disciples are all such useless trash!"

"I'm fighting a bitter battle with these corrupt officials, and you don't even have a single helper!"

Old Bu and the others scoffed: This shameless bastard! You call that "fighting with all your might"? You were being chased and killed the whole way!

Besides, you died so quickly that even if we wanted to help, it was too late!

The core of the teachings conveyed by the "suffering master" is "suffering".

Every time Little Lily of the Valley uses someone else's face, she has to endure a lifetime of suffering for that person.

The last time, three cards were used, simultaneously bearing the lifelong suffering of three people.

The soul's ability to withstand pressure had long since reached its limit.

After being killed, only his soul remained, which then mingled with all the other souls trapped by the "Suspended Face Technique." After cursing this, the soul immediately began to change strangely!
About twenty souls were kneaded together like dough balls of various colors.

Everyone present felt a strange sound pierce their brains and echo in their souls.

A huge "soul deformity" landed in front of everyone with a thud.

Twenty distorted, upside-down human faces hung on a grotesque, enormous mass of souls.

From the grotesque mouths of each face emanates painful screams, roars, and muttered words—these sounds directly affect the soul!
Everyone present, except for Xu Yuan who had the "no taboos" exemption, found that the corruption of their souls was increasing rapidly!
This monstrous creature rolled around on the ground, looking like a lump of mud.

If you use a weapon to cut it, it will break in two, but when you retract the weapon, it will stick back together.

Moreover, if one of those faces is cut in half, then the soul whispers that strongly invade the soul will increase by one!
The more fragmented it is, the stronger the monster's influence on the soul will be!

This thing is no longer a small lily of the valley; it's far more insane and ferocious than a small lily of the valley!
But instead of using the sword pellet, Lord Xu shouted, "A dream come true!"

The carriage suddenly appeared where it was supposed to be.

The carriage opened—and this enormous, monstrous mass of spirits rolled about, as if walking right into a trap, crashing headfirst into the carriage.

The carriage swayed slightly, as if the monstrous soul inside was struggling to escape.

Xu Yuan caught up with him, breathed fire into the carriage, and then quickly closed the door.

Lord Xu hasn't used the "heat in the abdomen" and "smoldering" technique in the carriage for a long time.

This mass of "soul deformity" is not easy to collect with the "Ten Thousand Souls Cloth".

This thing has an extremely strong influence on the soul.

If it's put into the "Ten Thousand Souls Cloth," it might hinder the Yin soldiers above.

"Dream Come True" felt a surge of heat being injected into her body by the master, and for some reason, she felt a wave of pleasure.

The enormous mass of soul-deformed creature was slowly melted into blue smoke by the fourth-rate "belly fire".

Old Bu was overjoyed to see the little lily of the valley's strange transformation.

This thing is even more ferocious than the lily of the valley; the government officials cannot ignore it.

I can take the opportunity to escape...

The moment this thought crossed his mind, he saw Hunqi being put into the carriage by Xu Yuan.

Old Bu immediately changed his tune and cursed again: "He really is a good-for-nothing!"

Old Bu performed a "magic trick," releasing a sparrow from his hand.

But he had already switched identities with "Sparrow".

The "Old Bu" who was still standing there was just a phantom; he had turned into a sparrow, flapped his wings, and fled at full speed.

But on the sparrow's back, it carried an eyeball.

The old master's eye cannot be changed.

Wu Da, Wu Er, and the pair of siblings who threw knives also tacitly fled in different directions.

Lang Xiaoba roared, "Where do you think you're going!"

He stamped his foot and chased after the pair of siblings throwing knives like a cannonball.

Without turning her head, the younger sister flicked her wrist, and three throwing knives shot out.

The throwing knife can change its trajectory at will in the air, and no matter how Lang Xiaoba dodges, he will be hit by the throwing knife.

If a divine cultivator were to open their eyes and look, they would see that beneath each flying knife, there was a blood-stained, violent ghost, carrying the knife as it flew.

The knife was also shrouded in a heavy aura of resentment, having taken countless lives!

"puff!"

A throwing knife struck.

The younger sister was overjoyed, but then she heard a familiar scream, followed by the question: "Sister, why are you shooting me with a knife?"

The younger sister turned around and was shocked to see that one of her throwing knives was stuck in her brother's chest.

The older brother clutched his wound and collapsed, his face contorted in pain.

"Brother—" she cried out and rushed over.

Then his brother grabbed him.

The hand was like an iron clamp, making it impossible for her to break free.

Then, after being struck hard on the back of the head, he fainted and collapsed, revealing Ji Shuangqiu behind him, who was smugly shaking her fist, which was the size of a vinegar jar.

"Brother" wiped his face with his hand and turned back into Lang Xiaoba.

The throwing knife was indeed in his chest, but the sixth-rate martial artist had already cultivated an "iron wall," and the throwing knife could not pierce his skin.

Lang Xiaoba threw away the throwing knife and chased after his brother.

The sparrow that Lao Bu had transformed into hadn't flown far when suddenly a white shadow, like a hard arrow shot from a crossbow, struck its belly from below with a "thud."

It immediately threw him off balance, causing him to flip several times in the air.

A sharp pain shot through my abdomen.

It's unknown how many bones and internal organs were shattered.

Old Bu was shocked: "What is that?!"

He finally saw it clearly when it turned around: a large white goose spread its wings and glided down.

Dafu can't fly.

It can only glide by flapping its wings.

So, seizing the opportunity, it leaped up and flapped its wings fiercely, delivering a powerful blow to the "sparrow."

Old Bu's magic trick, if it turns into a sparrow, then it really is a sparrow.

The sparrows were only the size of a fist.

Dafu... was dozens of times bigger than him, so the damage from that collision was unimaginable.

Dafu landed heavily on the ground, then ran a few more steps before regaining his balance.

Dafu always believed that as long as he lost weight, he would definitely be able to fly.

It's not that I can't lose weight, it's just that the little devils at night are too delicious.

That "midnight snack" is truly my greatest enemy.

Old Bu flapped his wings and performed a magic trick, transforming into a leopard with a "poof".

It flew away as soon as it landed on the ground.

Then he plunged headlong into the filthy net.

When the light from the "ox horn lamp" fell, the leopard was transformed back into a sparrow!

Old Bu immediately cried out, "Oh no!"
That corrupt official is far too cunning!
He must have realized that this craftsman's magic was a perfect counter to my tricks!
Xu Yuan certainly noticed it.

Moreover, this restraint was not suppression, but rather a disruption of Lao Bu's self-perception.

When a "magic trick" is applied to oneself, there is a principle: "Whatever it becomes, that is what it is."

This was true at least when we were fourth-rate.

However, Xu Yuan strongly interfered with his "cognition" with the ox horn lamp.

Lao Bu now sees himself as a leopard, but Xu Yuan has turned him into a sparrow!

His perception became confused: was it a leopard or a sparrow?

Thus, he found himself caught in a web of filth, sometimes a leopard, sometimes a sparrow, utterly lost in chaos.

After constantly changing like this, it wasn't long before Old Bu coughed up three mouthfuls of blood, his body went limp, and he reverted to human form, but he was already severely injured and unable to resist.

The tendon pill flew out and bound him tightly.

"Take them down!" Xu Yuan ordered, and the net of evil was removed. Pei Qinghua immediately led two captains to rush forward.

But the eyeball on Old Bu's back suddenly narrowed inward—

Xu Yuan quickly waved his hand, and Pi Dan flew out, transforming into a huge leather shield that blocked the three of them.

puff!
Old Bu and his eyeballs exploded at the same time.

The explosion wasn't very powerful, but it scattered all over the ground, and if even a tiny bit of it touched your body, you would immediately be affected!
Xu Yuan didn't dare to be negligent either, and quickly spat out a stream of fire from his abdomen to re-refine his own core.

Pei Qinghua and the other two felt a wave of fear wash over them!
On the other side, Di Youzhi and Lang Xiaoba had already captured Wu Da, Wu Er, and Brother Flying Knife.

Their level is not high.

Including the knife-throwing girl from before, three members of the entire acrobatic troupe were killed and four were captured.

Old Bu's soul was directly destroyed by the eyeballs.

Xu Yuan immediately ordered: "Interrogate the soul immediately!"

To avoid any more nightmares.

But suddenly, a look of sorrow appeared on the faces of all four prisoners, including the still unconscious Flying Knife Sister, and they said, "There is so much suffering in the world—"

Then all four of them slumped down, went limp and collapsed, and died!
Xu Yuan hurriedly threw out the Myriad Souls Cloth, but he could no longer capture their souls.

The body was empty, and it was unknown how the victim had managed to dissolve the soul.

Xu Yuan gently shook his head, looking at the "misery" stains all over the ground: "Let me do it myself."

Even Di Youzhi couldn't clean up this level of contamination, and Xu Yuan himself found it quite difficult to do so.

The Bureau of Purification has detailed records of the Repentance Teachings, so when the "Sea of ​​Suffering in the World" appeared, Xu Yuan knew that the one who had taken action this time was the one suffering.

This "follower" is different from the "filthy master"; he is an active figure in the repentance sect.

He is considered to be the last person who could potentially become the next "earthly god".

Within the Chan sect, the "master" is also referred to as the "temple master".

The victim, having lost an eye, is clearly not going to let this go easily.

Moreover, judging from this troupe of performers, he had a wealth of talented people under his command, far surpassing the abilities of his master.

There will likely be a lot of trouble to come. Fortunately... Champa now has the Lord of Banlan in charge.

Xu Yuan spent two whole hours, but still couldn't completely clean up the contamination in Duqian Town.

Even the stains on Xu Yuan's own skin could not be refined.

Fortunately, Xu Yuan had "no taboos," so the contamination did not harm him.

"Go back and ask Master Banlan for help in finding a solution."

Xu Yuan left Fu Jingyu behind and led his men to seal off the area.

The entire population of Watanabe town was temporarily relocated.

Otherwise, this insidious, silent radiation will turn everyone in the town into monsters!

High-level infection is that troublesome.

After returning to the Champa government office, he told Banlan Gong about the matter, and Banlan Gong said, "I have no way to help you either."

Xu Yuan was still puzzled when Banlan Gong, shaking his head, continued, "I never care about contamination. Even contamination caused by top-tier monsters has no effect on me. I can even transform it into resources for cultivation!"

Lord Xu's face darkened slightly: "Very well, you're quite something..."

"Therefore, I disdain preparing those methods to clean up the contamination." The second-rate official slightly raised his chin, still arrogant.

Little Thread Girl timidly peeked out from behind Lord Xu, tugged at her sworn brother's sleeve, and whispered, "Brother, don't pressure Master. He doesn't know the answer, but he's too embarrassed to tell you..."

When they moved to Lan Public School, their eyes widened in surprise:
This good disciple...

He must be speaking up for his teacher, right?

But why does it feel so unpleasant?

Forget it, where can you find such a good disciple? She must be too young and naive, that's why she speaks so bluntly...

Xu Yuan tried hard to suppress his laughter.

Fortunately, I held back.

Banlan Gong rolled his eyes at him and snorted, "But I have a way to help you get rid of those contaminants—but I don't like you the way you are now, so I don't want to talk about it."

"My lord!" Xu Yuan immediately clasped his hands and bowed deeply: "I have been unruly, please forgive me, my lord."

I know of your noble character, sir. Although I have offended you, you will surely consider the well-being of the hundreds of innocent people in Duqian Town.

Banlan Gong's vanity was satisfied.

He was originally a playful, unrestrained person, and after recently finding a satisfactory successor and getting rid of his last worry, he seems to be turning into an "old child."

So he clapped his hands and said, "Hey, you're right! I'm too lazy to argue with you, but I can't ignore the lives of the people of my Ming Dynasty."

He held up two fingers and said, "There are two methods. First, you move a larger auspicious object over there, and slowly that auspicious object will dissolve the root of these contaminants."

Xu Yuan asked, "How long will this method take?"

"It depends on the size of your auspicious object. If it is the size of a millstone and of sufficient quality, then three months should be enough to completely destroy it."

But if the auspicious object isn't large enough... it might turn into a great evil spirit!

Xu Yuan shook his head and said, "It's too slow. Those people can't go home for three months. They can't hold on."

Banlan Gongdao said, "Then let's use the second method: let your goose eat it."

Xu Yuan exclaimed "Ah!" and couldn't help but ask, "Is it really possible? My Dafu is quite extraordinary, but aren't you overestimating it...?"

"Huh?!" Dafu suddenly poked his head out from behind Fanzhezi.

As expected, outsiders think I'm capable, but my family of origin always looks down on me!

“If the aggrieved party comes in person, Dafu will naturally not be able to eat it. But the flesh and blood he left behind, and the contamination from his sorcery, will be perfectly fine for Dafu to eat.” Banlan Gong scratched his messy hair and added, “Well… it might cause some indigestion.”

"Oh dear, my lord, I still think Dafu is no good..." Xu Yuan shook his head repeatedly: "Don't praise my Dafu too much..."

"Gah! Gah! Gah!" Dafu protested repeatedly: Who says I can't do it!
Xu Yuan even adopted the posture of a doting father: "Afu, I'm doing this for your own good..."

"Gah!" Dafu pecked Xu Yuan's hand angrily, then stormed out the door: You say geese are no good? Geese will prove to you that geese are good!

Dafu went straight to the backyard to find the Waterbird Sisters and asked them to fly him to Watanabe Town!

Once the geese have dealt with the tainted flesh and blood of Watanabe Town, how can you save face for your old father!
But Banlan Gong saw Xu Yuan, who was still in the house, reveal a sly smile.

Banlan Gong was taken aback, but then he saw his little apprentice also smiling slyly.

However, my master thinks that my disciple's smile is sly yet adorable.

When this young master smiles, it's a smile that's both cunning and treacherous!

When Xu Yuan returned from Duqian Town, he naturally wondered if Dafu could devour the flesh and blood.

But Dafu had no interest in the blood and flesh scattered all over the ground.

Xu Yuan guessed at the time that it might be because the meat was too "bitter" and Da Fu didn't like it.

But Dafu is so stubborn. If you try to feed it and it doesn't want to, even if you hold its head down, it will absolutely refuse to eat.

Lord Xu didn't want to force Dafu at the time, so he came back and asked Banlan Gong if there were any other solutions.

Unexpectedly, without any discussion, Lord Banlan and Lord Xu formed an unspoken, tacit cooperation!

As expected, this provoked Dafu into angrily rushing out.

When Dafu arrived at the backyard, he discovered some technical problems: the waterbird sisters didn't know the way!
The waterbirds' territory was originally limited to that one stretch of riverbank.

Once they arrived in Champa, with plenty of food and drink, they were even less likely to fly around.

The geese are the ones who know the way.

But as soon as Dafu returned, he was surrounded by the waterbird sisters. At this point, if he did nothing and hurriedly said he wanted to leave…

Dafu was surrounded by the waterbird sisters when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps approaching, followed by Fanzhezi calling out, "Dafu, don't be stubborn, I'm doing this for your own good..."

The big goose glared and started yelling loudly, unable to wait a moment longer. It shouted to the waterbird sisters, "Take me to find the goose sister right now!"
The waterbirds scattered from their nest...

Dafu got scratched a few times on the face by the waterbird sisters, then slunk out the back door to find the goose sisters.

Xu Yuan laughed, making "goose, goose, goose" sounds.

……

An hour later, Dafu was eating the flesh and blood bit by bit in Duqian Town, and it was so bitter that it stuck out its tongue.

It tastes awful...

But when he thought of Fan Zhezi's "face," Da Fu gritted his teeth and ate another piece.

Before dark, Dafu cleaned up all the flesh and blood.

Just as Banlan Gong had predicted, the goose was so full that its belly was round and full that it lay on its back, unable to move.

The geese descended from high above and tenderly rubbed Dafu's belly with their wings.

……

Nestled among towering mountains, the canal surges and meanders through the valleys.

This is the border area between Yunnan Province and Jiaozhi (northern Vietnam), with complex terrain and narrow river channels.

A large ship is struggling to move forward on the river.

Nearly a hundred boat trackers stood on the bank, their bodies gaunt and their eyes vacant. They wore only a tattered cloth around their waists, their bodies covered in scars from the ropes. Their upper bodies were almost parallel to the ground, their feet struggling to brace against the slippery rocks, and every now and then someone would slip and fall...

In the Ming Dynasty, it was now almost impossible to find boats that still needed to be pulled by boatmen.

The victim was on this ship.

His core teaching is "suffering," but he himself is not suffering at all.

But he enjoys seeing others suffer.

The river wind was strong, carrying moisture as it rushed towards us.

The aggrieved man sat upright on the deck at the front of the large ship, his one eye gazing at the boatmen on the shore. Their suffering, invisible and intangible, was absorbed into his body bit by bit.

Just like an old man's pipe, if you don't smoke it for a while, you feel uncomfortable all over.

As darkness fell, the boatmen's suffering was turning into despair.

It was clear that it would be impossible to reach the next dock before dark.

They could only sleep outdoors—and the "nobles" on the ship would never care about them.

In the mountains and fields by the river, how many of them could survive the night?

The aggrieved party, who was enjoying a leisurely and pleasant moment, suddenly changed his expression, and blood flowed from his right eye socket, where the eyeball was missing!

The aggrieved party suddenly stood up, causing the large ship to rock violently.

Everyone on the boat was caught off guard and fell down.

The boatmen on the bank fared even worse; they were all pulled down and thrown to the ground. More than a dozen of them screamed and fell off the bank into the rolling canal!

In the blink of an eye, it was swallowed up by the evil spirits in the river, leaving only the empty tow rope!

"My lord!" Several trusted subordinates tumbled and fell to their knees before the aggrieved man.

The aggrieved man gritted his teeth and shouted in a low voice, "Activate the craftsman's wheel and head to Champa at full speed!"

The large ship continued to rock violently on the river, just like the anger in the aggrieved party's heart at that moment.

Several trusted confidants immediately scrambled off to carry out the orders.

A moment later, the large ship suddenly stopped, then billowed thick smoke from its stern and sped off.

On the riverbank, the remaining boatmen were caught off guard and were all pulled into the river by the tow ropes!

No one informed the boatmen at all.

Why bother with these weeds?

If they die, it will save them a few taels of silver in wages.

The victim abruptly turned around, walked back into the cabin, closed the door, and his face instantly darkened. He gritted his teeth and muttered to himself, "What was that thing that ate my eyes?!"

It was that eyeball that exploded. As long as it wasn't eaten, the victim could grow it back on its own, and its abilities wouldn't be affected in the slightest.

But with his eyeballs eaten, he lost that part of his "suffering".

For the aggrieved party, this is an evil act that greatly delays the progress of his "temple construction" and must be punished!

The large ship, towing hundreds of tow ropes, rolled away, and a figure appeared on the riverbank.

He drifted into the river, and soon a force lifted more than fifty people up from the river.

These people were still in shock, and most of them had wounds on their bodies from being bitten by the evil spirits in the river.

A voice rang out in mid-air: "Head north from here, there is an ancient tomb five miles away. If you can get there before dark, you will survive the night."

The boatmen knelt on the ground and kowtowed several times into the void, saying, "Thank you, benefactor!"

Then, squeezing out his last bit of strength from his emaciated body, he ran north.

After they left, Xu Huanyang stood on the top of a large tree, gazing at the departing ship, and smiled slightly: "Any temple master can use it, and the aggrieved one... is quite suitable, I suppose."

(End of this chapter)