Immortal after a Hundred Reincarnations

Xu Lei was startled, thinking the Old Daoist Nun and Hui Cheng had discovered he was Hui Chi!

And that they’d found out about Hui Chi’s dealings with the Mu Prince’s Mansion!

But he soon realized that wasn’t the case.

After all, if they had, they would have just started killing people.

Yet the Old Daoist Nun hadn’t started a massacre in the Prince’s Mansion.

He waited until after Mu Yao had finished entertaining the Old Daoist Nun.

And arranged for her to stay in a guest room in the mansion.

Only then did Xu Lei reveal himself and meet with Mu Yao.

Mu Yao was overjoyed, rushing forward to embrace Xu Lei.

But Xu Lei was in no mood for affection. He immediately asked her what was going on with the Old Daoist Nun in the mansion.

He had never told Mu Yao about the grudge between him, the Old Daoist Nun, and Hui Cheng.

After all, if the Old Daoist Nun and Hui Cheng decided to spare no Magical Power and slaughter everyone in the Prince’s Mansion, Mu Yao wouldn’t be able to stop them.

’Knowing too much would be useless. It would only entangle her in more karmic ties. It was better for her not to know.’

"A few days ago, our son, the Crown Prince, went hunting in the mountains. When he returned, he was acting erratically."

Mu Yao frowned. "You weren’t here.

I didn’t know what to do.

I was just about to send a message to inform you!

Then that Daoist Nun showed up at our door.

She said he was afflicted by an evil force!

She said she could solve it!

But her condition was that I use the Mu Prince’s Mansion’s authority to do some things for her!

She did use Magical Power when she took action before.

And she really did stop our child from acting erratically.

Now he’s unconscious and recuperating.

Living Buddha, what’s wrong?

Is there a problem with that Daoist Nun?

Of course, I didn’t reveal that I have any connection to you.

After all, you specifically instructed me not to."

A short while later, Xu Lei and Mu Yao arrived in a room.

On the bed lay a pale, unconscious youth.

It was Xu Lei and Mu Yao’s child, the current Crown Prince.

Xu Lei reached out, using his Magical Power to sense the boy’s condition.

His expression turned grim.

’My son has been afflicted by an evil force!

But not just any evil force...

It was the Old Daoist Nun’s!

That old hag!

She actually placed a Gu Insect on my son!’

Xu Lei could destroy the Gu Insect.

But his son’s lifespan would surely be shortened afterward!

’The score from all those years ago!

I haven’t even gone to settle it with those two old fiends yet!

I can’t believe they’ve already reached their claws toward my son!’

Xu Lei was filled with killing intent!

Mu Yao’s expression also turned grim.

Without any Magical Power, she had no way of telling truth from falsehood before.

Only now did she realize they had fallen into a trap!

"That old hag... what did she want you to do with the Mu Prince’s Mansion’s authority?"

Xu Lei was furious, but he remained calm and asked, "What is she plotting?

Tell me everything!"

「That same evening.」

Xu Lei arrived at the bank of a large river that flowed through the territory of the Mu Prince’s Mansion.

Mu Yao had told him earlier that the Old Daoist Nun wanted her to use the Prince’s authority to seal off this section of the river.

Then, the Old Daoist Nun would set up an altar here to perform a ritual.

She claimed she would use the feng shui of this place to summon back the parts of the Crown Prince’s soul that he had lost.

She also wanted Mu Yao to use her authority to gather young children born during a Yin hour—that is, at night.

They were to serve as Child Maidens to assist with the Soul Summoning ritual.

And the number couldn’t be small—a full 360 of them!

Xu Lei immediately sensed something was wrong.

After all, Xu Lei had obtained some of Qi Yang’s relics back in the day.

He had also acquired some scriptures on Evil Techniques from a cave when he captured the Centipede Spirit.

Therefore, Xu Lei had some knowledge of the methods used by Evil Cultivators.

Although he never practiced them, he had naturally flipped through the texts out of boredom over the many years.

Many Evil Technique Restrictions required the use of people with Yin Bodies.

Such people were born around the Zi hour (11 PM to 1 AM), and their Innate Qi was tainted by Yin Qi.

The Innate Energy within their bodies would be different.

Before the age of ten, the Innate Qi inside these children had not yet been purified.

It was one of the sacrificial resources used by many yin-aligned, evil Cultivators to set up Arrays and the like.

Of course, sacrificing several hundred children at once was a massive undertaking!

As for the deaths of these children? In the end, the world would naturally lay the blame at the Mu Prince’s Mansion’s door.

It would all depend on whether the Mu Prince’s Mansion had enough power to suppress the fallout.

The Old Daoist Nun, in any case, would just flee after finishing this job. She couldn’t care less about the consequences.

For them to find, catch, and capture so many children one by one would cost too much time, effort, and Magical Power.

But if the authority of the Mu Prince’s Mansion were mobilized, they wouldn’t have to expend any resources themselves.

It was a well-laid plan.

When Mu Yao heard Xu Lei’s analysis, her face had also turned incredibly grim.

A wave of fear washed over her.

Although ancient society didn’t have a developed network like on Earth to fan the flames of public opinion,

if they were to cause the deaths of so many children at once,

the resulting public outrage would be more than enough to give Mu Yao a massive headache.

In the end, it might still be possible to suppress it,

but the Mu Prince’s Mansion’s reputation would undoubtedly be ruined!

After learning the situation, Xu Lei had spent the day surveying the area. He used a Human Skin Mask to alter some of his facial features, disguising himself as a passerby.

But he hadn’t found anything amiss in the other locations.

This river, however, felt a bit strange.

Night fell.

Xu Lei quietly slipped into the river water.

He channeled his Magical Power, enveloping his body so he wouldn’t get wet.

Xu Lei looked around for a while.

But he couldn’t see any signs of an Array or anything similar at the bottom of the river.

Just as Xu Lei was beginning to think he might have guessed wrong,

he suddenly saw that not far ahead on the riverbed,

a faint glow emanated from a rocky, uneven area.

Xu Lei immediately froze, hiding himself to observe in secret.

Then, Xu Lei saw a familiar figure emerge from that spot on the riverbed!