Chapter 25

“Brother!” Nian Nuer shouted desperately . She shouted so loudly that Xugui was startled . Was there another ghost apart from the mother and her daughter?

Xugui looked at the bamboo trees . He looked extremely cautious, and the absorbing strength of his banner suddenly decreased .

At that moment, Xugui hadn’t realized that someone was standing at the top of a surrounding wall . It was Mu Yi .

Actually, when Xugui had started attacking, Mu Yi had been there already, but he had recalled his Qi and hidden at the top of the wall . He couldn’t afford to act recklessly and carelessly .

Good hunters were patient . Initially, Nian Nuer and Mu Yi had agreed to wait until the enemy acted carelessly, then Mu Yi would jump behind him and kill him before he could react .

But they hadn’t thought the enemy would be so strong . Nian Nuer had already been seized by panic . She had even ruined their plan .

Of course, Mu Yi wasn’t angry at her . She was just a child after all . In normal circumstances, she would have stuck to their agreement, but in such a situation, she was greatly agitated and didn’t know what to do .

Similarly, Xugui wasn’t a fortune teller . When Nian Nuer shouted “brother,” he thought that it was her real brother, her biological brother, and that he was a ghost too . He couldn’t have imagined that it was a person who was alive and had already come to capture her in the past . He couldn’t have imagined that it was the person he had heard of who had failed before him .

So, he didn’t think of looking behind himself and focused on the bamboo forest .

After all, the gate was closed, and he had said that nobody could come . Furthermore, the place they were in was surrounded by walls and was a secret courtyard . Therefore, he couldn’t think that the danger could be coming from outside .

Thus, Xugui was convinced that the one Nian Nuer called brother was in the bamboo forest .

Even though it was the first time Mu Yi was going to engage in a battle to the death, he had already fought against many children of his own age before . He just had to consider this battle the same way . The cruelest, the toughest, and the quickest would be the winner .

Mu Yi had shown mercy the other day when he had fought against Nian Nuer . He had checked how strong she was . However, against an enemy, he would be merciless . Besides, the enemy was stronger than he had expected; otherwise, he wouldn’t have let him bully Nian Nuer and her mother for so long .

Therefore, he needed to use his full strength directly from the beginning .

“Five thunders charm, attack!”

Mu Yi had to be fast and responsive . If he was too slow, he would die and not be able to use the element of surprise .

Therefore, Mu Yi put his full strength into his five thunders charm .

He had only one five thunders charm, and he had been lucky to succeed in making one . Even though this was the first time he was using it, Mu Yi was confident that it would work properly .

As Mu Yi activated the five thunders charm, Xugui sensed an energy behind him . His facial expression changed drastically, and he quickly recalled his Ghost King Banner and placed it above his head .

“Kacha!”

At the same time, thunder rumbled . Flashing lights appeared, forcing Mu Yi to close his eyes .

He heard a horrible shriek and he opened his eyes again, but everything in his vision was white . After a few seconds, he could finally see clearly again .

Nian Nuer had dragged her mother away . They looked startled .

As for the target, he was on his knees . His body was black . His Taoist robe was completely torn apart, and his hair was messy . It was almost impossible to recognize him .

The most important thing was that the Ghost King Banner, which was on his body, was broken into two pieces .

Despite Xugui looking injured, Mu Yi didn’t stop being vigilant . He continued, taking out an evil spirit slaying charm and throwing it .

The evil spirit slaying charm exploded halfway up in the air as dazzling white lights invaded the atmosphere again . Luckily, the evil spirit slaying charm also worked on human beings even if it didn’t paralyze them like it did with evil spirits .

But it was better than nothing . Besides, being struck by the evil spirit slaying charm was like being struck with a hammer .

At that crucial moment, Xugui suddenly jumped and dodged the attack . He put his hand on his broken flag .

At that moment, Xugui’s heart was pounding . He had many years of experience and hadn’t thought that he had been tricked by a kid, and the worst part was that he had been injured by that same kid . He had even broken his Ghost King Banner in two . His chest was pounding . He was really furious .

“Nuer, come . Let’s kill him!” Mu Yi shouted loudly . Xugui realized things were going to be more difficult than he had expected . Luckily, the Five Thunders Charm wasn’t enough to kill him since his physical strength was quite impressive on top of being protected by his Ghost King Banner .

If Mu Yi hadn’t surprised him and didn’t have a five thunders charm, even if Mu Yi, Nian Nuer, and her mother had joined hands, they wouldn’t be able to defeat him .

As for Mu Yi, he didn’t think it was a problem to join hands to fight against an enemy . Back when he fought against children of his age, they also joined hands with their friends even though Mu Yi was alone . Mu Yi didn’t care about fairness in such circumstances because strength in itself wasn’t a fair concept .

Nian Nuer decided to listen to Mu Yi . Xugui was their enemy, and he wanted to capture her and her mother . Without hesitation, she threw herself at Xugui .

Xugui suddenly took out something from under his shirt and threw it .

Mu Yi didn’t know what Xugui had thrown but he didn’t dare to catch it either . Xugui also threw his flag at Nian Nuer .

The item he had thrown was round like a full moon . It crashed onto the ground and exploded . Then, smoke invaded the space, obscuring everyone’s vision .

When the smoke dispersed, Xugui was already on the other side before he jumped and grabbed the top of the wall with his right hand .

Just as Xugui was about to escape, an incredible black light suddenly streaked across the sky .