Starting with the titmouse, seventy-two transformations

Chapter 65 The White Lotus Conspiracy (Please read on, and give me your monthly votes!)
"Liu Sheng, what are you doing!"

Xu Qidong scrambled backward to avoid the attack, letting out a scream.

"Don't worry, I've knocked out all the guards and servants outside. You can scream your lungs out, but it won't do you any good."

Liu Sheng let out a strange "heh heh" laugh, consuming his internal energy and blood, and a transparent "thread" grew in his palm.

"Liu Sheng, do you really intend to fight the Xu family to the death? Ah—"

Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Xu Qidong issued a threat that sounded fierce but was actually weak.

Then Liu Sheng grabbed him, pinned him to the bed, and began to penetrate him, the tendrils of his penis seeping down his head...

After his cultivation breakthrough, this talent was finally able to come in handy.

A few breaths later, Xu Qidong's body stiffened, and then he stood up like a puppet on strings, falling to the ground with a "plop".

"It's okay, I'm a beginner. You'll get used to it after a few more falls."

Liu Sheng raised an eyebrow, his mind racing, and he spread his fingers as if controlling several…

Invisible threads!

Xu Qidong immediately sprang to his feet, his face blank, only his eyes darting around, revealing panic, despair, and fear.

He had never experienced this feeling before, from childhood to adulthood.

How could such evil magic exist in this world?
so horrible!

But soon, he lost all interest in thinking about anything else, and kept falling down. As he kept falling, he became numb.

Until half an hour later.

He then resumed his normal activities, just as he always had.

But at this point, he had become a puppet in Liu Sheng's hands.

Every move, every laugh, every cry, every word spoken was entirely at Liu Sheng's discretion.

"It's a bit like a mind-controlled puppet..."

Liu Sheng sat on the side, stroking his chin thoughtfully.

But then he stopped worrying about it and started asking questions.

Half an hour has passed, and the other three members of the "Xu Family Four Beasts" have still not returned. There must be something wrong.

Sure enough, Xu Qidong's first answer to the question greatly invigorated him.

"...It was Master Zheng of the White Lotus Sect who healed my injuries with the 'White Lotus Transformation Talisman'."

Xu Qidong knelt on the ground, his expression blank, and answered truthfully:

"Three days ago, the White Lotus Sect came knocking on our door. My brother and his men couldn't defeat them, so they were forced to join the sect and worship the Bodhisattva..."

really!

They've colluded with the White Lotus Sect!

No wonder Xu Qichun suddenly felt so confident and no longer cared about the Suspended Mirror Division.

Liu Sheng narrowed his eyes, and a strange look immediately appeared on his face as he combined what Xu Qidong had said with his own.

Judging from the timeline, the reason why the White Lotus Sect approached the Xu family seems to be because—

Fan Shaoming's body!

I originally thought I'd let them fight like dogs and make a scene.

Unexpectedly, the four beasts of the Xu family immediately knelt down.

They even became lackeys of the White Lotus Sect.

Also, make a note of the White Lotus Transformation Talisman; try to get one for Lao He.

After all, he had taken his family's Green Snake Sword Technique.

This favor must be repaid.

Afterwards, Liu Sheng pressed Xu Qichun and the other two for their whereabouts.

However, Xu Qidong knew nothing about it.

Even if he slapped his own face until it was swollen, he still couldn't explain it clearly.

“Something’s not right. The relationship between the four Xu brothers, or rather, between him and his three older brothers, is not right.”

Liu Sheng's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't say anything. He ordered Xu Qidong to clean up the mess, then transformed into a sparrow and flew away.

The previous thread had consumed 10% of his vital energy, enough to keep Xu Qidong obedient for two or three days.

Not long after.

He flew to the Green Snake Gang's base.

A brief inspection revealed something unusual...

The previously loosely organized Green Snake Gang members have now become tightly organized and patrolled, and they all have white cloths wrapped around their left arms.

The team leaders are all at the peak of their Qi and Blood cultivation!

A martial artist with perfected Qi and blood possesses the strength of a thousand jin, capable of tearing tigers and leopards apart and firing in rapid succession from a five-stone bow.

In the military, these ranks would be equivalent to junior officers, or even company commanders. The Green Snake Gang was nothing but a rabble; where would they have gotten such elite troops?

Only… the White Lotus Sect!

And it seems they're planning something.

Liu Sheng's gaze swept over the white handkerchiefs on the left arms of these gang members, then he flapped his wings and flew towards the Crimson Faith Hall...

They stopped on the windowsill of the main hall as if they knew the way well.

Before I had even stood still, I could hear conversations coming from inside the hall—

"...At three-quarters past midnight, you set fire to the house as planned to create chaos. Then, Master Xu and I will lead three hundred gang members to launch a surprise attack and open the south gate..."

"Huh? Master Zheng, weren't we supposed to wait until four in the morning to make our move? My eldest brother, second brother, and the others..."

"Plans have changed, we're launching ahead of schedule!"

"But, but..."

"Master Xu, why are you sweating so much? What are you... worried about?"

...

Liu Sheng watched coldly as a sallow-faced man sat before a jade statue with a human head and a snake's body, gazing at it with a half-smile...

Xu Qiqiu!
Beside him, a group of men dressed as monks, Taoist priests, doctors, fortune tellers, and schoolteachers stepped forward, eyeing him menacingly.

Xu Qiqiu, who has always enjoyed scheming and plotting, was now sweating profusely, his tongue seemingly tied in knots, unable to utter a word.

"It seems that the Xu brothers have not gained trust, and may even be... being used!"

Liu Sheng jumped twice, seemingly lost in thought.

The White Lotus Sect, these professional rebels, have stirred up countless storms and plotted countless schemes.

The four Xu brothers were really playing tricks on them...

This is like a small fry compared to a big fish.

In that case, I only need to wait in secret for an opportunity, and when things get chaotic, I can kill the Xu brothers.

He preened his feathers a couple of times, leisurely, and then he saw Xu Qiqiu…

I don't know when they looked over.

Dumbfounded, aren't you? Don't you know your own limitations? Daring to use tricks and schemes against the White Lotus Sect...

Live it!

Liu Sheng rolled his eyes, gloating.

Then, he heard Xu Qiqiu's suppressed, excited scream—

"Tit! That tit! Someone's controlling it! Catch it!"

Gan!
Liu Sheng cursed inwardly, flapped his wings to fly away, when suddenly a sharp whistle rang in his ears, like thunder exploding...

boom!
But a long sword came flying through the air, smashing it to pieces and even shattering the windowsill.

In an instant, dust billowed up, and pebbles rained down, making a clanging sound all around.

"You mean, someone is controlling the tits to spy on you?"

Zheng Xiangzhu flicked his sleeves, abruptly stood up, and a rare seriousness appeared on his face:
"Are there any suspects?"

Xu Qiqiu's eyes darted around, and all sorts of schemes came to mind in an instant, but when he met Zheng Xiangzhu's indifferent eyes, it was like being doused with ice water, and he calmed down.

He opened his mouth and uttered the name:
"Liu Sheng".

These past few days, the brothers have reviewed the events dozens of times, sorting through all the information, and finally discovered all the problems and inconsistencies...

They are all related to this person.

Although there is no evidence, suspicion does not require evidence.

"Liu Sheng?"

Master Zheng frowned, glanced around, and said softly:
"With the uprising imminent, there is no room for the slightest mistake... Monk Zhen, Scholar Wang, you two go on a errand."

"Master, is it dead or alive?"

The monk Zhen, who was asking the questions, was seven feet tall, broad-shouldered and burly, with a face full of fat and a shiny bald head.

Wang Shusheng, standing next to him, was tall and thin, holding an iron pen, with narrow eyes; he was no good person.

"You two have important matters to attend to tonight and cannot delay."

Master Zheng glanced at Xu Qiqiu, who was bowing his head and remaining silent, and said indifferently:

"Better to wrong the innocent than to let the guilty go free."

...

"These White Lotus Sect bandits are truly inhuman; they resort to violence without even asking questions."

Outside the main hall, a small black snake raised its upper body, flicked its tongue, and then disappeared into the grass, vanishing without a trace.

What a waste of my 100 spirit points!
Zheng, the leader of the White Lotus Sect, I'll remember this grudge!
(End of this chapter)