Chapter 257

Chapter 257

As Zhao Fei was about to “kill himself,” the old woman secretly revealed a savage grin.

Eighth Master Chang saw everything and tried to stop him, but an invisible force bound him and left him unable to make a sound.

Chen Daji shouted as he threw himself at Zhao Fei and tried to seize the knife. Zhao Fei was stronger and shoved him away.

“Fatty, what are you doing? It was only a few bowls of dough-drop soup. Even if you ate them, it’s not worth dying over!”

Tears filled Zhao Fei’s eyes.

“No! I really didn’t eat them. How could I fill my own belly while leaving all of you hungry? You could beat me to death and I still wouldn’t do such a thing. I have to prove I’m innocent!”

At the critical moment, the Slaughter Saber Bai Qi had given Hua Jiunan began to flicker. Its icy killing intent jolted Hua Jiunan awake.

When he looked at the old woman again, her appearance had completely changed. She now looked exactly like Luo Menghong. Apart from Chen Daji, Zhao Fei, and Eighth Master Chang, each of the others was a different ferocious ghost in human form.

“Zhao Fei, don’t do anything rash. I believe you!”

Hua Jiunan lunged forward and snatched the ox-horn knife from Zhao Fei’s hand.

“Cutting open your belly isn’t the only way to prove yourself.”

Zhao Fei clung to his leg as though to a lifeline and burst into tears.

“As long as you believe me, Boss! Tell me, how else can I prove I didn’t steal the food?”

Hua Jiunan sneered. Under “Luo Menghong’s” astonished gaze, he walked up to him and swept a murderous look across every ghostly face.

“Remember this, Zhao Fei. If this ever happens again, dig out the eyes of anyone who refuses to believe you and swallow them. Then they can go into your belly and look for themselves!”

His hands flashed. In an instant, he gouged one eye from every ghost and dropped them into the bowl before Zhao Fei.

In excruciating pain, Luo Menghong and the ghosts covered their empty sockets and retreated, staring at Hua Jiunan in terror.

“Impossible! With your meager cultivation, how did you see through the Unborn Paradise so quickly?”

Over their howls, Hua Jiunan’s voice became colder still.

“Worse than killing a man, you tried to break his very spirit. Sect Master Luo, your vile reputation is well deserved. Without this Slaughter Saber, my brothers and I might all have died by your hand.”

Cracks spread with a series of sharp snaps. The entire Unborn Paradise shattered, and Hua Jiunan’s group finally escaped the illusion.

Before Zhao Fei could even wipe away his tears, he seized Chen Daji by the collar.

“Little Rooster, why didn’t you believe me? I told you I didn’t eat your soup!”

Faced with the truth, Chen Daji looked guilty.

“I was wrong, Fatty. Isn’t that enough? If you want to beat me, wait until we return to the mortal world. This isn’t the time to fight among ourselves. We need to deal with the bastard who tried to kill you first!”

Zhao Fei found that entirely reasonable. He wiped his tears and glared at Luo Menghong in the distance.

“Pah! You vicious son of a bitch! You tried to make me cut my own belly open. You deserved to have Boss tear out your big eyeball!”

The sudden reversal left the fat monk Faqing dumbstruck. He stared blankly at the badly weakened, screaming Luo Menghong, unable to understand what had happened. Hadn’t they agreed to kill Hua Jiunan’s group inside the illusion? Why were their enemies unharmed while his “ally” had suddenly lost an eye?

Eighth Master Chang was quick-witted and had the best tactical instincts. While the enemy was not attacking, he cast Divine Travel Art on himself again and took to the air.

“Young master physician, we need to be careful. Even a cornered dog will leap over a wall, let alone these two killers. Based on all my experience getting beaten, we should run right now…”

Events unfolded exactly as he predicted. His grievous injury only drove Luo Menghong deeper into madness. Ghostly flame flickered in his remaining eye.

“You think you can flee now? Too late! I never imagined a few little beasts like you could wound me so badly. I will draw out your souls, refine your spirits, and torture you day and night until you can neither live nor die!”