Chapter 61: Slowly and Leisurely

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Chapter 61: Slowly and Leisurely

The departure of Little Uncle Lin was just as elusive as his arrival. By the time Mu One, Mu Two, and the other Mu’s rushed over after hearing the commotion, Little Uncle Lin had already vanished into broad daylight.

Looking at the straight road, Mu One couldn’t help feeling a chill run down his spine. Unless the person who had just arrived could fly or teleport, there should have been a figure somewhere along this seemingly endless road in such a short amount of time. Yet in reality, there were only cars passing by, with not a single pedestrian in sight.

Meanwhile, inside the Mu Family villa, Second Young Master Mu, who had been beaten black and blue and was groaning in pain, was doing his best not to look too alarmed while desperately convincing himself that his brother had not gone insane.

However, the scene before him made Second Young Master Mu feel extremely uneasy. His brother, who had looked as though he had lost his soul and had no will to live just moments ago, now had an excited and expectant look on his face. He was holding the dead cat in one hand and the little green turtle that the bastard who had just beaten him had thrown at him in the other. He was so solemn and reverent that it was almost as if having the turtle and the cat together could bring the cat back to life.

Mu Yanming felt incredibly frustrated and almost wanted to slap himself. He believed his brother was acting this way because he had caused that cat spirit to die. The cat spirit must have been so resentful that he had turned into a vengeful ghost and driven his brother insane. For this reason, Second Young Master Mu waited for more than ten minutes before solemnly going upstairs to his grandfather’s room and rummaging through the drawers and cupboards for quite some time.

“Finally, I found this jade Buddha statue.” Mu Yanming held the shimmering jade Buddha statue, solemnly placed it on the table, and then knelt down and began praying fervently. “Buddha, Buddha! Three Pure Ones! Jade Emperor, Queen Mother of the West! Whoever you are, as long as you can keep my brother from being bewitched by that cat spirit, I’ll do anything you ask!! I know I’ve wronged that cat spirit. From now on, I’ll send people to burn incense for him every day. At worst, I’ll even offer him a bowl of my own blood every day. But no matter what, he can’t harm my brother!”

Ghost Lin You was floating in mid-air with his arms crossed, looking at the solemn Second Young Master Mu. He felt an urge to slap him to death, but he also felt a little exasperated. If you said this Second Young Master was bad, he was at most a spoiled brat. Although he had indulged in drinking, gambling, and whoring, there was no dark aura or resentment on his face, which meant he hadn’t done anything truly evil.

But if you said he was good, his habit of constantly causing trouble for his brother was particularly unlikable. And since Lin You had ended up in this predicament because of him, unless he had lost his mind, he figured he would never be able to get along with this Second Young Master for the rest of his life.

However, at least this kid still has a good heart when it comes to his brother. And after this incident, despite the regret and exhaustion showing on his face, there was also a hint of determination between his brows. He seemed to have the fate of someone who could rebuild himself after being broken, so perhaps when his blind master taught this younger brother in the future, he would get some good results.

Well, for the sake of my blind master, I won’t try to scare you by pretending to be a ghost. Anyway, there’s a good chance I’ll have another free errand boy and unpaid laborer in the future, so it’s still a pretty good deal. I won’t hold it against you. Giving myself thirty-two thumbs-ups for my own kindness.

Lin You, the Ghostly Young Master, gave himself a round of praise while mischievously pushing the window open with a hard shove. When Mu Yanming saw the window opening by itself despite there being no wind, he jumped up in fright and shouted, “Cat Immortal! Cat Immortal! I was wrong, I admit it! I’ll do anything you ask! Please, don’t come after me or my brother! If you have any unfulfilled wishes, tell me! Even if it costs me my life, I’ll make sure they’re fulfilled!!”

Then Mu Yanming saw a layer of mist appear on the windowpane, as though a finger were drawing a line across it and writing out a sentence.

[This great immortal has decided to reincarnate. From now on, any animal that appears around your brother could be this great immortal’s reincarnation. So, you know what you should do with those animals, right?]

Mu Yanming instantly shuddered and hurriedly nodded. “I know, I know! From now on, I’ll listen to everything they say! I’ll treat them like gods and ancestors!!”

A few more words appeared on the windowpane, seemingly dissatisfied with Second Young Master’s answer.

[What else?]

Looking at those words, Second Young Master Mu felt incredibly miserable. Wasn’t treating them like ancestors enough? What more did the Cat Immortal want him to do? Just as he was struggling to figure it out, he suddenly heard Mu Five shout “Idiot!” from outside the courtyard for some reason. A thought immediately struck him, and he gritted his teeth before saying, “I promise I’ll never do anything idiotic again. I’ll think twice before doing anything.”

After he said this, the mist on the window instantly disappeared. Second Young Master Mu knew that Cat Immortal was finally satisfied. However, at that moment, he almost wanted to burst into tears. He truly felt that his fate had been incredibly unfortunate ever since he arrived in B City.

Second Young Master Mu eventually fell asleep in his room, feeling depressed. When he suddenly woke up and hurried downstairs, he saw that his brother had regained his usual composure. The anxiety and gloom that had previously covered his face had almost completely disappeared. The leopard-patterned lynx was also nowhere to be seen. Instead, the little green turtle seemed to have taken the big cat’s place. He was sitting in his brother’s palm, holding his tiny head high as he slowly and arrogantly… crawled.

“Had enough sleep?” His brother’s hellish voice rang out again, causing Second Young Master Mu to instinctively shrink back. But after that initial flinch, his face suddenly lit up with delight. This voice and tone were definitely those of his original brother! They were far too familiar! This was exactly the tone his brother used whenever he wanted to beat him up!!

After being happy for a moment, Mu Yanming suddenly stiffened again. Sure enough, the next moment he heard those words filled with malicious intent.

“Now that this is over, do you know what mistakes you made?”

Mu Yanming lowered his head and thought for a moment before cautiously asking, “…Being an idiot?”

Young Master Mu shook his head expressionlessly. “You’re hopelessly stupid. You’re self-righteous, opportunistic, narrow-minded, and terrible at judging people. I think I’ve spoiled you too much before. Starting tomorrow, I’ll freeze all your liquid assets, confiscate your sports car and villa, and have you work as Mu Two’s assistant. If you fail to do anything he asks you to do, or if you do it poorly, come to the villa that day to receive your punishment.”

“Anyway, if I continue teaching you in the same gentle way as before, you won’t make much progress. It’s better to let you face all your problems directly. By solving them and learning from them, you’ll gradually mature.”

Mu Yanming’s eyes nearly popped out when he heard this. Even though he was a little slow-witted, after spending so many years with his brother, he knew his brother’s hidden traps and dark intentions all too well. What did he mean by directly facing all his problems? This was basically telling him to embarrass himself in front of all the scions of powerful families, endure all kinds of ridicule and mockery, and be worked to the bone by Mu Two. After being tormented like that, he’d eventually become obedient.

Mu Yanming, “…” The future is too terrifying. Please grant me divine protection.

Meanwhile, the great immortal who had taken on a new form was feeling particularly depressed as he crawled from his blind master’s left hand to his right, experiencing all the inconveniences brought about by his short arms and legs. In fact, this immortal also felt that the future looked bleak and wanted to ask Great-Grandfather for protection. Heaven knew whether his Little Uncle had simply grabbed a half-dead turtle from the river because he found it too troublesome to look for another one…

Young Master Lin felt that this was definitely a form of hidden revenge.

“Linlin?” Young Master Mu felt the little turtle in his palm suddenly stop crawling and looked down in confusion. “Can’t crawl anymore? Are you hungry?”

Because he was now a turtle, even though he possessed a human soul, he wasn’t some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Master Roshi, or Prime Minister Turtle capable of defying the heavens. As a result, Linlin, the little green turtle, had lost his ability to speak. He could probably try making a few sounds, but those cries were even weaker than a sick kitten’s, and Turtle Immortal Lin simply couldn’t bear it. Besides, the latest version of the pet language translator hadn’t arrived yet, so Little Turtle Lin decided to use the old method he’d relied on when he was a guinea pig. He used his little claws to write in his foolish owner’s palm.

However, since becoming a turtle, Young Master Lin You had only written two words to indicate that he was Linlin. He hadn’t said anything else, as though he had been thoroughly infected by the turtle’s slow-to-the-bone attitude.

Young Master Mu felt somewhat depressed by this change in his pet. After trying to coax him in a low voice without success, he remembered how he had once hoped his pet wouldn’t be so crazy, and how he had wished he could be obedient, gentle, and well-behaved. But now that his pet had actually become exactly what he had wanted, Young Master Mu had to admit that being crazy and tsundere wasn’t so bad after all. It made the pet lively and helped liven up the atmosphere, didn’t it?

Young Master Mu was feeling rather conflicted, so he directly vented half of his anger on the younger brother who had come downstairs and walked straight into the firing range. After all, this was his own flesh-and-blood brother, so a little mental and physical torment was enough. However, for anyone else who faced Young Master Mu’s anger and resentment, the outcome would not be nearly as pleasant.

In a room with metal walls on all four sides, Daoist Master Kun Yu, who had previously looked kind and dignified, was now covered in wounds, with barely an uninjured patch of skin left on his body. In the past hour alone, he had endured tortures he had never even imagined. He had been lying miserably on the floor, his voice trembling as he recounted everything he knew about Zheng Yuhu. After revealing some shameful secrets as well, he was thrown into this room to await his death.

Slowly, Kun Yu crawled into a corner of the room. Once he was certain he wouldn’t be directly monitored, the pitiful expression on his face instantly became sinister and vicious. Once he escaped today, he would make the entire Mu Family pay a price worse than death for what they had done to him!! He prided himself on having mastered the strengths of Daoist arts, ghosts and monsters, and spirits and demons for his own use. These were nothing more than ordinary people. Even if they belonged to a powerful family, all it would take was a few curses and two or three evil spells to throw their household into chaos and destroy their entire family!!

Five minutes later, the Mu Family subordinate monitoring Kun Yu suddenly discovered in horror that a large hole had appeared in the steel wall, and Kun Yu had vanished in an instant! He immediately called Mu Four to report it. After receiving the call, Mu Four frowned and relayed the news to Mu Yanxiao.

Upon hearing this, Mu Yanxiao was not angry at all. Instead, the corners of his mouth slowly curved upward, and a glint flashed in his eyes. “Have Mu Three choose a time to turn on the switch.”

Mu Four’s worried expression relaxed when he heard this. He raised an eyebrow and went to find Mu Three. Sure enough, his boss was incredibly vengeful. When he truly wanted to deal with someone, there was no escaping him.

Kun Yu had expended tremendous effort, nearly losing half his life and decades of cultivation, just to barely escape from that metal room. He was now gasping for breath in the dense forest of an open-air park, clutching a blood-red strip of cloth in his hand. His eyes were fixed on the area outside, as though he were waiting for some unsuspecting person to wander in.

His luck seemed pretty good. After waiting for more than ten minutes, he saw a burly man sneak into the woods. Kun Yu smiled. The man looked full of vitality. If he used him to possess a body or make a puppet, he would be an excellent choice.

As the burly man drew closer, Kun Yu seized the opportunity and swiftly threw the blood-red strip of cloth at him. He then waited with a sinister grin for the man to collapse. However, after three minutes, he was horrified to discover that the burly man, who looked like a bandit leader, had not only remained conscious but had peeled the cloth off himself as if nothing had happened. He even gave a disdainful snort before crumpling the cloth into a ball and throwing it straight back at Kun Yu’s face.

Kun Yu, “…” This is impossible!! No ordinary person should be able to withstand the power of the Yin Blood Cloth!!

Kun Yu stared wide-eyed at the burly man opposite him. When the man suddenly drew a large golden-ringed broadsword from behind his back, Kun Yu froze, his voice filled with shock and uncertainty. “You, you…! The Lin Family of Qinling?!”

The burly man, who looked like a bandit leader, clicked his tongue impatiently when he heard Kun Yu. He placed the large-ringed broadsword against Kun Yu’s neck and moved it back and forth before finally cursing, “You dare bully my son? Killing you with one blow would be letting you off easy. After you die, remember to run. My wife has already summoned all the karmic debts and vengeful spirits you owe. If you’re too slow, they’ll turn on you and devour you alive.”

Kun Yu’s face instantly turned deathly pale. He opened his mouth to beg for mercy, but at that moment, he felt a splitting pain in his head. Then he knew nothing more.

At that moment, Lin Xuandi, the bandit father, looked at the evil Daoist master whose head had suddenly exploded, then at the scattered brain matter splattered across his precious broadsword. He silently wiped his face. After a long moment, he angrily roared at the sky, “You bastard!!”

After hearing Mu Three report that the mission was complete, Mu Yanxiao gently stroked his little turtle. Just as he was about to smile, he suddenly sneezed. It seemed someone was cursing him?

It must have been his imagination. Who would dare?

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