Chapter 120 - 120: Secretly Murder! Cursed Snake!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Li Yidao hung up the phone.
A cold smile tugged at the corner of Li Yidao’s mouth.
They were still treating him like a fool.
He had thought Qi Yuqiang’s call would show some sincerity, but it was all empty words, devoid of substance.
Even if they were sharing information they had gathered today, Li Yidao wouldn’t be this angry.
But they were simply stringing him along, offering no substantial assistance. They were merely reiterating things Li Yidao already knew or could easily find out.
What was the point?
Given the situation, it was best tor them to each go their own way.
Sometimes, many things, even if initially well-intentioned, could take a different turn in execution.
Unit 36… Perhaps they had also taken a wrong turn by now…
The night sky was illuminated by a bright moon.
Li Yidao had already entered the realm of dreams.
In the room adjacent to the funeral shop, Li Xinting was sound asleep, feeling an unusual sense of serenity.
For some reason, she had moved her bedroom to a spot just a wall away from
Li Yidao’s.
Maybe here she would find a sense of peace, ensuring his safety.
However…
However, on this tranquil night, in a building opposite the funeral shop, there was a residence.
The room’s windows were covered with dark cardboard and thick curtains blocked out any light.
From the outside, not a trace of illumination escaped.
As for the interior, it was far from what one might imagine.
The floor was littered with burning red and white candles.
In the center of the floor, a bizarre pattern was gradually taking shape.
A closer look revealed a massive python-like figure at the heart of the pattern.
With the final stroke, the young man drawing the pattern collapsed on the ground.
The eyes behind his eerie mask exuded resentment and coldness.
His upper body was bare, covered in various enigmatic symbols and unique tattoos.
Most significantly, in front of him stood an altar.
On the altar lay a massive snake corpse, about five meters in length.
The snake’s position was arranged in an uncanny shape, its head directed towards Li Yidao’s funeral shop.
Gazing at the completed ritual pattern, the youth’s eyes were tinged with madness.
Murmuring to himself, he said, “Master… I’ve finally found the Triple-Eyed Snake.”
“I’ve followed the secret method you taught me for its preparation.”
“You can rest assured! This time, I will avenge you!”
“When the hour comes, I’ll take this guy’s life. Today, I will surely avenge you!”
This young man was none other than the disciple of the old man who was killed by Li Yidao using the Blade of Death when Li Yidao helped the Huangpu family deal with a problem.
Since childhood, this disciple had been entirely reliant on his master.
He had no ability to discern right from wrong or to judge morality.
To him, Li Yidao had killed his master, so Li Yidao became his enemy.
Even if his master was an irredeemable villain, he still had to seek revenge.
Time flowed by gradually.
The young man sat cross-legged at the center of the pattern, waiting for the appointed hour.
Midnight, twelve o’clock!
Suddenly, the young man with his legs crossed opened his eyes wide.
Madness filled his gaze.
He joined his hands together and chanted something under his breath.
After a few seconds, a cold wind swept through the room.
The snake corpse on the altar seemed to be infused with life.
The dim room echoed with a mournful sound, resembling the hiss and swish of a snake.
Then, the room returned to stillness, and the young man slowly closed his eyes.
At that moment, he ended his own life.
This was a ritual that used life as a medium to cast a curse of death on Li Yidao…
Inside the funeral shop, Li Yidao, who was sleeping, had a feeling that something was about to happen.
He frowned and tossed and turned in his sleep, as if sensing an impending event.
After the woman had brought him the small stone, Li Yidao hadn’t experienced any nightmares for the past few days.
However, now, he once again felt a sense of fear.
It wasn’t exactly a nightmare, but it made him uneasy in his sleep.
At that moment, outside the funeral shop’s door, a hidden darkness in the night gradually approached.
Its speed was slow, almost like drifting in a light breeze.
As it came closer, the black gas began to transform into the shape of a snake.
If observed closely, its eyes carried a certain intelligence.
Not only that, they bore a striking resemblance to the eyes of the young man from the room earlier.
One could even say that these were the same eyes.
Could it be that the young man had attached his soul to this black mist?
It was truly horrifying…
The form of the black snake became increasingly distinct.
Bathed in moonlight, it appeared even more solid.
As the snake’s tail formed, the black gas snake, emanating a gaze of resentment, lunged directly toward Li Yidao inside the funeral shop.
However, just as it was about to reach the funeral shop, something astonishing happened.
The black gas snake’s eyes showed an expression of disbelief, and it instantly withdrew its charging movement.
But it was too late.
A beam of light refracted from somewhere in the funeral shop, falling directly onto the black snake of gas.
Following that, the previously formed snake body disintegrated into the black gas once again, but it didn’t end there.
The burst of light, after shattering the snake’s form, transformed into numerous tiny points of light.
It was as if they were forming a cage, enclosing the black gas within.
Not only that, they were gradually converging towards the center and shrinking, almost like a fishing net closing in for the final catch.
Within this entangled net of light, the trapped black mist thrashed and dashed, but there was no escape.
The entire mist seemed like ants on a hot plate, futilely attempting to move but getting nowhere.
During this process, the young man’s face appeared repeatedly in the mist, his expression twisted with anger and eyes filled with fear, creating an eerie sight.
As the range of the encirclement became smaller, many portions of the black mist were absorbed by these peculiar points of light.
Amidst the black mist, the young man’s face once again manifested, this time showing a gaze of unwillingness.
Nonetheless, he made a significant decision.
In an instant, the black mist unexpectedly expanded.
It surged toward the points of light surrounding it.
Each point of light was infused with ample black mist.
Simultaneously, at the very center of the black mist, a small snake, as thin as a finger, emerged.
Taking advantage of the black mist being absorbed by the points of light, this tiny black snake suddenly accelerated, as if moving at the speed of light.
It burst free from the encircling confinement, darting straight into the funeral shop.
Finally, it found its way to Li Yidao’s bedroom and entered his body, dissolving into nothingness….
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