Chapter 657 Presenting a Silk Banner
"Scared, are you? Kid, scram now, or I won't spare you!" Master Hu, thinking Chen Xuan was intimidated, breathed a sigh of relief.
"What the hell is Longhu Mountain!"
Chen Xuan sneered, then stomped and shattered the other knee of Master Hu. He then flicked a talisman, and a clay pot in Master Hu's embrace instantly exploded into pieces.
"You..."
Master Hu's face contorted, and he no longer cared about the pain from his shattered knee.
The clay pot contained the Ghost Mother that Master Hu had nurtured. The reason those little ghosts obeyed his commands was because he worshipped the Ghost Mother. His relationship with the Ghost Mother was not one of equals, but one of subservience.
The clay pot was the Ghost Mother's sanctuary. Now that it was broken, the Ghost Mother would surely retaliate against him.
As expected, the next moment, a spectral energy surged towards the heavens!
Immediately after, it poured into Master Hu's body.
"Ghost Mother, it has nothing to do with me! It has nothing to do with me!"
Master Hu screamed, but the Ghost Mother showed no mercy.
Moments later, Master Hu, who had been a plump man, was rendered unrecognizable by the Ghost Mother's torment.
He lay on the ground, shrieking in agony. Yet, strangely, he felt a perverse sense of relief. "Kid, you're finished. The Ghost Mother won't let me go, and she won't let you go either!"
"Oh, really?" Chen Xuan narrowed his eyes and said mockingly.
Before his words had even finished, a dark shadow shot out from Master Hu's body – it was the Ghost Mother!
"You're doomed!" Master Hu cackled, blood trickling from his mouth.
This Ghost Mother was incredibly powerful; even the master of Fenglong Mountain might not be able to deal with it. In his eyes, Chen Xuan was finished!
"Die!"
Chen Xuan uttered a single word, and the Ghost Mother instantly dissipated into a wisp of smoke.
Master Hu's expression froze. The look on Chen Xuan's face was one of greater fear than when he had seen the Ghost Mother.
The Ghost Mother, which had rendered him neither ghost nor human, was gone just like that?
If he hadn't known how formidable the Ghost Mother was, he would have assumed it was made of paper.
"You two were behind this, weren't you?"
After dealing with Master Hu, Chen Xuan turned his gaze to Wang Cuicui and Liang Tingting, whose faces had turned ashen with fear.
"This has nothing to do with us! It has nothing to do with us!"
Wang Cuicui and Liang Tingting stammered, their faces deathly pale.
"Say that again?"
Chen Xuan's expression turned cold.
His chilling tone sent a shiver through Wang Cuicui and Liang Tingting.
Chen Xuan was too terrifying, and neither Wang Cuicui nor Liang Tingting dared to defy him. Thus, they blurted out the entire story, word for word.
It turned out that the Liang family was facing a liquidity crisis and was on the verge of bankruptcy. They had sought loans from many people but had been unsuccessful. Coincidentally, a young man from the Liang family, who had spent several years studying feng shui and mystical arts at Fenglong Mountain, had returned.
So, the Liang family contacted Master Hu through this young man. The Liang family wanted money, and Master Hu desired dual cultivation with believers and the offering of little ghosts. Their desires aligned, and they concocted this scheme.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Biyun and her group of girlfriends surged forward.
"Wang Cuicui, we considered you our best friend, and you betrayed us like this!"
"Go to hell!"
Soon, with a flurry of punches and kicks, Wang Cuicui and Liang Tingting were left disheveled, their faces covered in scratches, their clothes torn, revealing their snow-white skin.
"Please don't kill me!"
Wang Cuicui and Liang Tingting pleaded with Chen Xuan, their faces turned towards him.
"I am a law-abiding citizen, how could I kill anyone?"
Chen Xuan chuckled.
Normally, Chen Xuan would have dealt with such harmful individuals using his methods. However, people from the Martial Alliance Special Operations Office were constantly monitoring him. As he ascended the mountain, Chen Xuan had even seen members of the Martial Alliance Special Operations Office trailing him.
This time, however, the members of the Martial Alliance Special Operations Office had progressed from clandestine tracking to overt surveillance.
Wang Cuicui and Liang Tingting breathed a collective sigh of relief.
Chen Xuan pulled out his phone and made a call to Qiu Yingying.
Soon, the sound of footsteps echoed.
A moment later, a woman with a valiant demeanor, accompanied by her subordinates, rushed in.
The woman wore a form-fitting leather outfit, her long hair tied back neatly and efficiently. Her aura was heroic, and her long legs suggested regular physical training.
This woman was none other than Qiu Yingying, the captain of the Martial Alliance Special Operations Office.
"Arrest Master Hu, Liang Tingting, and Wang Cuicui immediately!"
Qiu Yingying strode in and, without a word, issued the arrest orders.
In fact, the Martial Alliance Special Operations Office had been aware of the deception orchestrated by Master Hu and the Liang family for some time. They had been monitoring the situation, but due to constraints imposed by other powers and a lack of concrete evidence, they had been unable to act.
Now that there was evidence, Qiu Yingying could proceed with the arrests.
Soon, the special operations personnel apprehended Master Hu, Wang Cuicui, and Liang Tingting. The followers were also taken away; though they were victims, they still needed to provide statements.
However, before leaving, Master Hu glared at Chen Xuan with venom and cursed, "Kid, you're finished! Just wait, my sect won't let you off!"
Chen Xuan paid no heed to Master Hu's threat. Su Yunxi was protected by Mo Xiaoxue and had a protective talisman. Furthermore, the Su family was within a grand formation. Any arrival from Fenglong Mountain would be akin to a turtle trapped in a jar.
Chen Xuan chuckled and said, "Captain Qiu, I've helped you greatly this time, and I've also brought justice to society. Shouldn't you be presenting me with a silk banner?"
"Dream on!"
Qiu Yingying pouted, though her tone had softened considerably. "Why would I treat you to a meal? If anything, you should be treating me. I've helped you three times already."
Chen Xuan replied, "Isn't that what you're supposed to do?"
"I am here to protect good people, not to protect someone like you."
Qiu Yingying huffed and said, "Remember to register with the Martial Alliance. Don't forget!"
With that, Qiu Yingying twirled her waist and turned to leave.
Chen Xuan nodded, contemplating registering with the Martial Alliance later. He had been too busy recently to do so.
Afterward, Chen Xuan drove to the Special Operations Office to give his statement, and then he took Jiang Biyun towards the Su family residence.
Just as Chen Xuan departed, a Rolls-Royce screeched to a halt outside the Martial Alliance Special Operations Office. A burly middle-aged man, dressed in an expensive suit, alighted from the car and rushed into the office with great urgency.
In a lounge room, a charming woman in her thirties, her eyes tearful and her face pale, was seen.
This woman was the one Master Hu had initially selected to be his victim!
"Xiao Wei!"
Upon seeing the woman, the middle-aged man cried out excitedly.
However, the middle-aged man spoke with a thick Hong Kong accent.
"A Cheng!"
When the charming woman saw the middle-aged man, tears streamed down her face, her eyes filled with regret.
The couple had traveled from Hong Kong to the mainland seeking a renowned doctor to resolve their inability to conceive. However, despite consulting many prominent physicians, they had found no success and had become disheartened. Later, at an event, they heard that Master Hu possessed profound spiritual power and could not only bring wealth to his followers but also grant them children.
Thus, the couple sought out Master Hu. Unexpectedly, the charming woman became infatuated with Master Hu, making her first priority each day to visit Master Hu at Jiaolong Baijiao Mountain. The middle-aged man noticed something was amiss and tried to dissuade his wife. However, she not only refused to listen but also accused him, nearly leading to a divorce.
It was only after Chen Xuan broke the mind-controlling spell that the charming woman saw the truth.
She had been deceived!