The moon in the sky was exceptionally bright, as large as a cooking pot.
At this hour, ordinary families would be eating mooncakes, watching television, and laughing together.
The Cai manor was no exception, in theory, but Zuo Ruxiu, seeking to be different, proposed a small game to liven things up.
As for games, Cai Jinqu had no interest. He remembered his mother and walked upstairs to the second floor.
Cai Rong did not stop him; it didn't matter if Cai Jinqu participated, as long as he didn't cause trouble.
Although Zuo Ruxiu felt a bit awkward, she could accept it.
However, less than two minutes after Cai Jinqu turned the corner upstairs, a loud bang echoed from above.
"CRASH!"
It sounded like something had been thrown to the ground, like breaking glass.
"Ah!"
Zuo Ruxiu was startled, covering her mouth with one hand and grabbing Cai Rong's arm with the other.
Cai Rong, having lived longer, did not panic at all.
Only Cai Jinqu had gone upstairs; he had likely bumped into something.
He gently patted Zuo Ruxiu's hand and comforted her, "It's okay, it's okay, I'll go take a look!"
Before he could go upstairs, Cai Jinqu ran out holding a damaged photo frame, shouting, "Who changed this! Who changed it?"
Everyone saw the painting in his hand, created by a renowned artist from Changyu City.
Zuo Ruxiu naturally knew what Cai Jinqu was questioning.
She had asked Cai Rong to bid on the painting at a charity auction. When decorating today, she had deliberately placed it where Cai Rong's deceased wife's photo used to be.
Dead is dead. Keeping it in this house was unsettling. It was better to replace it with a painting, adding some life and vitality to the house.
Who would have thought Cai Jinqu would suddenly go crazy again?
Seeing the endless black mist emanating from the wedge behind him, Liu Sandao immediately understood.
"Na Qianlai" had arrived, and the fierce god accompanying Cai Jinqu had also come.
The wedge emitting black mist was merely a precursor; they would arrive in less than a moment.
As expected, "Attack!"
Before the people inside could speak, Liu Sandao heard "Na Qianlai" command his subordinates.
He had no time to worry about mortals; he had to stop "Na Qianlai" first. In another sense, only by stopping "Na Qianlai" could more deaths be prevented.
Having returned empty-handed last time, it was clear this time would not be so simple.
When "Na Qianlai" arrived this time, there were no pleasantries; he directly ordered the Ten-Faced Rakshasa to act.
Even the guardian spirits who rushed to protect their respective mortals didn't have time to question them.
Because wedges had been planted in the mortals beforehand, the Ten-Faced Rakshasa and other spirits merely made a puppeteer's gesture, and the mortals in the Cai manor began to thrash about in fury.
Seeing this, the guardian spirits immediately moved to stop the Ten-Faced Rakshasa and the spirits, and the two sides clashed instantly.
"Na Qianlai" was different; he stared intently at Cai Rong, as if Cai Rong alone was his target.
Liu Sandao saw greed and malice in his gaze.
"Na Qianlai" observed that the person before him was filled with auspicious fortune, making his mouth water involuntarily, as if he could swallow him whole.
"Na Qianlai, with me here, you will not succeed!"
Liu Sandao roared and struck first.
"Hahaha, hahaha!"
"Na Qianlai" laughed heartily, his body leisurely drifting backward. He paid no mind to Liu Sandao at all. Since he had understood that the phantom from last time was just a diversion, he had become even more reckless.
"What can you do?"
Before long, "Na Qianlai" asked, casually summoning "Duoming."
This was truly aimed at the auspicious fortune!
As soon as "Duoming" appeared, it immediately flew into the air. In front of the huge moon, it resembled a giant red ribbon, emitting black light.
"Ha yi!"
"Na Qianlai" exerted force, and "Duoming" suddenly began to coil. Its massive head sprayed a red-black beam of light towards Cai Rong.
Seeing this, Liu Sandao immediately summoned the "Fu De Shou Ce" (Book of Auspicious Fortune).
Without a moment's delay, he began chanting the incantation: "Fortune spreads for a thousand years, virtue reaches ten thousand generations! Fortune spreads for a thousand years, virtue reaches ten thousand generations..."
The "Fu De Shou Ce" instantly flashed with golden light, attempting to block the red-black beam.
However, when compared, it was like a fine thread against a stick. The superiority was obvious.
"I'll help you!"
Bai Soxiang appeared from somewhere, shouting loudly.
She then began chanting: "Heaven and Earth are profound, Dao is supreme. My body is clad in golden light, reflecting upon me. Encompassing heaven and earth, nurturing all beings. Golden light appears quickly, protecting the true person. Hasten, as the law commands!"
Instantly, a song echoed. Without looking, the Qilin from the Qilin Jade must have appeared, and then the two would merge into a phantom.
All of this was a procedure, familiar not only to Liu Sandao but also to "Na Qianlai."
"I'll let you chant!"
"Na Qianlai" shouted and directly struck Bai Soxiang with a palm.
Liu Sandao never expected "Na Qianlai" to attack a woman.
"Na Qianlai" thought otherwise; although Bai Soxiang was a woman, at this critical juncture, how could he allow a woman to disrupt his plans?
"Be careful!"
In the blink of an eye! Liu Sandao temporarily stopped chanting and flashed to pull Bai Soxiang away.
But it was too late.
"Slap!"
"Puff!"
With a dull thud, Bai Soxiang fell heavily to the ground.
"Bai Soxiang, Xiao Xiang!"
Liu Sandao shouted, rushing to help Bai Soxiang.
Bai Soxiang was just a mortal; how could she withstand that blow?
Blood surged from her mouth. Liu Sandao quickly used "Ruo Shui Fu" (Gentle Water Charm) to protect her heart.
However, he was momentarily unable to attend to the exchange between the "Fu De Shou Ce" and "Duoming."
At this moment, "Duoming" seemed to have gained a great opportunity, greedily sucking the auspicious fortune from everyone in the Cai manor.
The auspicious fortune, following the thin threads in the spirits' hands, flew into "Duoming's" mouth, one by one, in strings.
The guardian spirits were helpless; with their abilities, they could only fight the spirits to a standstill.
"Quick... quick go... for the auspicious fortune!"
Bai Soxiang said intermittently.
Liu Sandao knew what she was trying to say, and he sighed softly, "Alas!"
With "Ruo Shui Fu" protecting her heart, Bai Soxiang could temporarily sustain herself for a while. Liu Sandao quickly turned back to control the "Fu De Shou Ce."
"Fortune spreads for a thousand years, virtue reaches ten thousand generations! Fortune spreads for a thousand years, virtue reaches ten thousand generations..."
The power of the incantation was immense, and the "Fu De Shou Ce" instantly shone with golden light.
Liu Sandao knew that at this moment, he needed to borrow the Qilin Jade to stop "Duoming" from absorbing the auspicious fortune.
Most importantly, he had to protect Cai Rong's fortune root at all costs.
The other people had too little auspicious fortune, and their fortune roots were quickly absorbed. Only Cai Rong's auspicious fortune was not yet fully absorbed, and his fortune root was safe.