Courtyard House: My Time Travel is a Bit Too Strong

Not only were Lin Quan and his group dumbfounded, but even the Fu Qingfeng sisters were stunned on the spot, their mouths slightly open, speechless for a moment.

After a few breaths, Fu Qingfeng suddenly came to his senses, his voice trembling: "Father, you...you..."

The second half of the sentence got stuck in his throat, and he just couldn't utter it.

Fu Yuechi, unable to contain her anger, stepped forward, her voice urgent and pained: "Aren't you just throwing your life away?!"

"We risked our lives to save you, and you just turn around and run into a den of thieves!"

"If you insist on going to the capital, what will happen to my sister and me?!"

"Does this mean the last remaining bloodline of the Fu family must also perish right here in the capital?!"

You should know that the lives of the entire Fu family of one hundred people were all lost because of this injustice, leaving only the father and his two daughters to survive.

Fu Qingfeng and Fu Yuechi barely escaped with their lives before finally managing to pull the person out of the secret passage of the prison.

But just as he caught his breath, the old man was about to plunge headlong into a dead end again!

Fu Yuechi was so angry that her fingertips turned white, and Fu Qingfeng also frowned, feeling a tightness in his chest.

"I……"

Fu Tianchou looked at his daughters' reddened eyes, then swept his gaze over the questioning faces of Lin Quan and the other three. His Adam's apple bobbed, and finally, he tightened his jaw and said, word by word:

"My grievances can be set aside for now, but there must be a source of chaos in the capital—treacherous officials are in power, deceiving the emperor!"

"I promise you: after eliminating the culprit, I will immediately take you far away to the mountains and forests, and never again concern myself with the court!"

After saying that, he raised his eyes and looked directly at the faces of Lin Quan and the other three.

As Lin Quan and his companions were still internally churning the word "absurd," Fu Tianchou had already bowed respectfully, saying, "I hope you young heroes will lend me a hand!"

"puff--"

Lin Quan couldn't help but burst out laughing, shaking his head and sighing.

Not only him, Qiao Jingjing pursed her lips and tried to hold back, Li Hanyi raised her hand to her forehead, and Zhu Zhuqing simply turned her face away, her shoulders shrugging slightly.

Lin Quan waved his hand decisively: "Sorry, we won't get involved in this."

"There is only one purpose for this trip—to get you out of prison."

"Now that you are out of danger, whether you want to go to heaven or hell is none of our business."

After his firm refusal, he shifted his gaze and quietly landed on Fu Qingfeng's face:

"Qingfeng, what about you? What's your next move?"

Swah——

Their eyes met, and Fu Qingfeng's throat bobbed slightly, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

The words had just reached his lips when Fu Qingfeng suddenly stopped, as if something was blocking his throat, and he couldn't utter a single word.

On one side is her stubborn, conservative, and unyielding father; on the other side is Lin Quan and her group, who have just signed a blood pact with her and risked their lives to pull her father back from the brink of death.

More importantly—the contract is in place, their lives are intertwined. Her life, death, honor, and disgrace are already inextricably linked with Lin Quan and the others!

Fu Qingfeng stood on the edge of a blade, with either advancing or retreating fraught with danger.

But the faint flame in her heart gradually cooled down as her father resolutely walked away.

Unfortunately, this was a world with strict social norms, and Fu Tianchou had the concept of "Heaven, Earth, Ruler, Parents, and Teacher" ingrained in her bones since childhood. No matter how wronged or unwilling she felt, when she heard her father speak, she could only lower her eyes and swallow all her words.

Just as she stood frozen in place, her fingertips digging into her palms—

Li Hanyi suddenly raised her eyes, her voice clear yet undeniable: "We'll discuss how to proceed later."

"The yin energy here is surging, it is not advisable to stay for long. Let's leave first and find a safe place to settle down."

Upon hearing this, Fu Tianchou, who had been keeping a straight face and was about to use the righteous cause to pressure Lin Quan, swallowed hard. His gaze swept over the calm faces of Lin Quan and the others, and then over the barely concealed sadness in Fu Qingfeng's eyes.

He opened his mouth, but ultimately made no sound, only letting out a soft sigh as his shoulders slumped.

The group exchanged glances, and no one objected.

Fu Tianchou hesitated several times, his lips moving, but he forced himself to swallow the words back as soon as they came out.

But if they said they were leaving, where would they go? For a moment, no one answered.

The surroundings were so quiet that you could hear the wind howling through the broken beams.

Lin Quan's gaze shifted, settling steadily on Fu Qingfeng's face: "Qingfeng, do you have somewhere to go?"

Fu Qingfeng paused for a moment, then nodded: "There should be a county town a hundred miles away."

When they were planning the layout, they not only thoroughly understood the terrain and waterways, but also consulted with the surrounding villages and towns.

Within a radius of a hundred miles, there is only this one county town. The town is small but has a large population, thick walls, and the government office is still there, so it is relatively safe.

"Then let's go there." Lin Quan made the decision immediately without further hesitation.

With a flick of his sleeve, he turned and walked away, followed closely by the crowd, their steps swift and decisive.

Boom—!

Just as the last person stepped out of the villa's threshold, the entire abandoned house trembled violently!

The black mist surged forth from the cracks in the ground, broken walls, and dry wells like living things, thick as ink, and in the blink of an eye, it wove into an airtight curtain, tightly enveloping the villa.

"What...what's going on?!"

The Fu sisters' expressions changed simultaneously, and their gazes instantly fixed on Lin Quan.

Not only them—Li Hanyi and Qiao Jingjing's gazes also instantly focused on Zhu Zhuqing.

The churning black mist clearly carried some traces of her awakened power.

Zhu Zhuqing gently shook her head, her brows furrowing slightly: "The aura is similar, but it's not the hidden force I control."

"This black aura... is chilling and filthy, like the resentment seeping out of a pile of corpses."

"I'm afraid it's what Brother Quan mentioned—the aura of demons."

Swish!

Before she finished speaking, Lin Quan and Qiao Jingjing exchanged a quick glance, a sharp glint flashing in their eyes.

Demonic aura—

The moment they stepped into this world, they stumbled upon the most troublesome root of this realm.

"My husband..."

All the women looked at him intently.

Lin Quan met those gazes, a smile playing on his lips but not reaching his eyes: "Since it won't release us, let's tear open its mouth and see how many fangs are hidden inside."

roar--!!!

Before the words were finished, a deafening roar exploded from the ground!

Rumble—!

The earth suddenly churned, rocks flew everywhere, as if a giant beast were turning over, and the mountains trembled.

In the blink of an eye—

The ground suddenly cracked open with several grotesque fissures, and black gas surged out like boiling water, carrying a stench and a fishy smell, soaring straight into the sky!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Immediately afterwards, the earth trembled violently, and a muffled thunderous roar came from afar, making people's eardrums tighten and their legs feel weak.

A colossal shadow, over ten feet tall and churning with black mist, slowly emerged from a crack in the ground—its head was crooked, its fangs protruded, and ghostly green flames flickered in its eye sockets; its entire body was enveloped in a thick, inky aura of malevolent energy.

A corpse demon!

Rumble...

As soon as it stood still, the black aura around it surged and roared like a living thing. Wherever it passed, the broken walls and ruins collapsed in a rustling sound before they could even utter a mournful cry. They turned into dust and were swept away by the cold wind without a trace.

"What...what is this thing?!"

Before Lin Quan and his group could make a move, Fu Qingfeng and her sister had already instinctively clenched their sleeves; their father, Fu Tianchou, turned pale and staggered back two steps. His straight back hunched over instantly, and the upright expression on his face shattered into a look of panic in the blink of an eye.