Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 16 That’s it?

The sudden change in the situation caused all the armed personnel present to freeze, their eyes filled with disbelief.

They only saw Li Yelai, who was surrounded, suddenly disappear from their sight.

The next second, he appeared behind them, holding a long sword, and stood in front of Wang De.

How could they not be alarmed by this bizarre scene?
But the armed men dared not move, because Li Yelai's long knife was already pressed against Wang De's neck.

With just a slight lift of his hand, he could slash Wang De's neck.

The detective breathed a sigh of relief, knowing full well what had happened.

Li Yelai used his psionic weaponry to disrupt the vision of everyone present.

For psionicists, this ability can only disrupt them for a fraction of a second.

But for ordinary people, it means losing sight for more than a second.

Li Yelai was able to walk straight through the encirclement, draw his sword from the black umbrella, and head straight for Wang De.

It immediately intimidated everyone.

At that moment, the detective was incredibly grateful that he had invited Li Ye.

If he were alone, he would probably have to suffer in silence now.

Given Wang De's domineering nature, if the two of them persist, they might actually get someone to shoot them.

To protect his family's secret, he was truly willing to kill two psionicists.

But at this moment, Wang De could only stare at Li Yelai with a stern face and remain silent.

Li Yelai looked down at Wang De, the living room lights casting his shadow over Wang De.

Li Yelai was genuinely angry, and naturally, he had no interest in meddling in other people's business.

However, if it involves psionicists and forbidden objects, then it is a huge hidden danger.

If it gets out of control, it will cause unimaginable disasters, and many more innocent people will suffer.

Like Dr. Wang, like the girl who was eaten.

Old Peter, for the sake of so-called family secrets, tried to obstruct the investigation and even threatened people with a gun.

If things really get to the point of no return, how many more "Dr. Wangs" will be affected and harmed?

Fortunately, even though this world has many injustices due to wealth, status, and power.

But at least, death is fair.

At this moment, even Wang De, who had spent many years as a scavenger, felt a sense of suffocation. His left hand was already inside his pajamas, as if he were about to pull out some weapon to fight back.

But in the end, he did not choose to act, knowing that no matter how fast he was, he could not outrun Li Yelai's knife.

Just as Li Yelai said, why don't you try saying it again?
Trying that could really lead to your death!
"Calm down! I know you're an official, but isn't it a bit too irregular to point weapons at civilians?" Wang Erye's son said nervously.

At this point, the middle-aged woman spoke up: "That's right, who do you think you're threatening? Do you know what the consequences will be? Can you bear our retaliation? Don't you think about your family?"

"Shut up, you idiot!" Wang De growled, his face stern. He had already seen the cold glint in Li Yelai's eyes.

This statement has touched a raw nerve with the other party.

This guy is clearly not one of those people who would be intimidated or oppressed by family power. Such intimidation would only backfire.

Wang De even suspected that his third daughter planned to force him to his death so that she could inherit the family fortune.

After careful consideration, Wang De looked at the armed personnel and said, "Withdraw."

Then, Wang De slowly leaned back on the sofa and said to Li Ye, "It seems you won't rest until you've investigated thoroughly? Why meddle in other people's business? You could have gotten more benefits by stepping down. As a psychic, you must have many expenses. Why not just take the money and leave? For the sake of some so-called sense of justice?"

It must be said that Wang De was flexible and adaptable, completely unlike his previous assertive self. Instead, he spoke with Li Yelai calmly and peacefully.

Li Yelai responded calmly, "What's it to you?"

Wang De smiled faintly, then said, "Young man, do you know? Some people are determined to pursue their sense of justice. I saw many, many of them when I was still a scavenger."

Everyone found this strange, but listened quietly.

Wang De slowly recounted: "In those days, the wilderness was extremely dangerous. Not only did they have to face packs of wild beasts, but they also had to be wary of betrayal from their own kind, and even encounter strange beings. In that environment, they were both resilient and vulnerable, simple and dangerous."

They pursue what they believe to be the right idea, even if that idea is laughable and naive. Yet they are tireless in their pursuit and determined to move forward.

What's most valuable about them is that they are full of rebellious spirit yet easily controlled by their emotions. But these people also have one thing in common.

Wang De looked at Li Yelai: "Do you want to know what it is?"

Li Yelai did not respond.

Wang De then said no more.

Seeing Li Yelai put down his long knife, Wang Decai withdrew his left hand and slowly stood up, supporting himself on the sofa.

Then, he picked up a cane, paused, and said to the girl in the white dress, "You want to know the secrets of your family?"

“I want to know why my parents died,” the girl in the white dress replied firmly.

"As long as you don't regret it. Then come with me, all of you come with me."

He left the room with his cane, only to find Li Yelai following closely behind him.

The crimson longsword was gripped in one hand, clearly indicating a constant state of vigilance—vigilance against the armed men following nearby.

Wang De remained silent and continued forward.

Even though he was almost ninety years old, he walked steadily and soon arrived at a room on the first floor.

The room was simply furnished: an old bookcase, a worn-out sofa, and a coffee table.

While everyone was wondering what was going on, Wang De stepped forward and turned the candlestick in the room.

Then, the bookcase slowly moved aside, revealing a staircase leading directly to the ground floor.

The other family members were utterly astonished. They had grown up here and had never discovered that there was a secret passage in their home.

“Come here, this is the secret location of our family.” Wang De said, and told the armed men outside the house, “Guard this place and do not allow anyone to enter or leave.”

Then, after lighting a candle, they entered the secret passage first.

The others followed suit and filed into the secret passage.

After climbing more than forty steps, we finally reached the bottom.

This is a very old-fashioned basement, unusually spacious.

Wang De then turned on the basement light, which was dim and flickering, clearly indicating that it had been in disrepair for many years.

Using the faint light, the group saw a strange scene.

A house made of blue bricks?

Surprisingly, there was a single-story Chinese-style brick house in the basement.
This left everyone quite astonished.

“This is my family’s secret.” Wang De approached the brick house and gently stroked the wall. “The former owner of this place built a mansion on top to hide this secret. It was meant to be a cover. Unfortunately, it couldn’t escape the calamity. In the end, this place became my property. Perhaps this is what you call the forbidden object?”

Li Yelai and the detective exchanged a glance, and the detective asked first, "What abilities does this brick house possess?"

“Exchange,” Wang De said quietly, and pushed open half of the wooden door to the room.

'Crunch'

The door hinges, worn out from years of neglect, emitted a harsh, screeching sound.

This allowed everyone to see the layout of the room, which contained only an altar.

"What are we exchanging?" Li Yelai asked, frowning.

“Almost anything is possible. We will try our best to fulfill your wishes based on the offerings. Of course, resurrection is impossible,” Wang De said. “Just put the offerings in the room and close the door before midnight. Once midnight is over, you will receive the blessing.”

“In the beginning, I craved wealth, so I sneaked in here and secretly offered a sacrifice. It was a dog I had picked up. Then, after midnight, the dog disappeared. And a piece of gold appeared on the altar.”

"After that, I would sneak into this place with offerings each time, again and again. My assets gradually accumulated. At the same time, I also figured out the rules."

"Simply state your wish to the altar and offer sacrifices. Some wishes can be given directly, while others require me to be guided to a certain place to obtain them."

“I used to have a disabled arm, but after offering a live cow, my disabled arm was completely restored.”

"If animals can have such an effect as sacrifices, what about humans?"

"For the purpose of the experiment, I tricked a drunkard into coming," Wang De said quietly.

These words sent chills down everyone's spines. "You used a drunkard as a sacrifice?" The girl in the white dress stared wide-eyed in disbelief. She couldn't reconcile the image of her once kind grandfather with that of someone who would do such a thing.

The detective and Li Yelai also frowned. Wang De seemed to have more confidence, actually saying in front of the officials that he had sacrificed a living person!

“That’s right, I sacrificed the drunkard to obtain a map, and from the map I found a chest of gold, which allowed me to firmly establish myself in the giant city. But that wasn’t enough, far from enough. Fortunately, in that era, the disappearance of a few people went unnoticed. After sacrificing five people at the same time, I obtained a map and found the blueprints for the molten gun. After that, the laws of the giant city were perfected, and I stopped sacrificing.” Wang De smiled faintly, “You can’t arrest me.”

"And then... something else happened," Li Yelai asked. "If what you're saying is true, then your offspring wouldn't have died at all."

Using forbidden substances comes at a price.

In the previous transactions, those sacrifices were the price to pay.

Therefore, the cause of death for the Wang family members was not this price.

There are other reasons as well.

“That’s right,” Wang De said quietly. “Someone discovered my secret and started threatening me. But with the altar in my possession, what did I have to fear? So they started targeting my family. I regret it, but I can’t find him. Even when I make a wish at the altar, I can only find the place he used to be.”

Li Yelai and the detective exchanged a glance, then Li Yelai asked, "Could we inspect the altar?"

"Of course." Wang De nodded slightly and made way, showing great compliance.

Li Yelai stepped forward with his knife, looked around the brick house, and then pushed open the other half of the wooden door.

I saw that altar, which bore the marks of time. It was certainly not a benevolent object.

It's unclear whether the shadowy figure is closely related to this thing, as both require sacrifices. However, one sacrifice is made from enemies killed by Li Ye, while the other requires living flesh and blood.

Li Yelai thought to himself as he stepped into the room.

However, the moment he stepped across the threshold, something unexpected happened!
A pair of crimson eyes suddenly opened before his eyes, and in the last instant, they transformed into a phantom figure.

It was a heavily armored knight wearing gray-white plate armor and a silver cloak!
His crimson eyes gleamed faintly within his helmet. He swung his spear down at Li Yelai in an instant.

"Damn it, Old Bi Deng!" Even Li Yelai, who was on high alert, could not have predicted that an enemy would suddenly appear in front of him.

He could only swiftly raise his sword while leaning back, desperately trying to evade the enemy's sneak attack.

The moment the spear and sword collided with a 'bang,' Li Yelai felt a numbness in his hand. His body leaned backward.

This is an extremely dangerous posture, but for psionicists, it is a posture that can instantly create distance.

Li Yelai suddenly stepped into the air, and the air beneath his right foot solidified into a psionic barrier, allowing him to exert force in mid-air.

With a whoosh, Li Yelai flew backward out of the brick house. He took several steps in mid-air, creating a ten-meter distance between himself and the enemy, before finally getting up.

However, the moment he stood up, the long-lance knight who was still far away instantly turned into mist and disappeared.

In the next instant, he covered a distance of more than ten meters and appeared directly in front of Li Yelai.

Those red-glowing eyes locked onto their target, and the spear in their hand slammed down instantly!
The speed of the surprise attack made Li Yelai and the detective's pupils shrink.

Is this the Shadow Step of the Netherworld Path?
Without time to think, Li Yelai immediately used vision interference.

And then retreated again.

This time, the spearman, whose vision was obstructed, did not continue his attack but stood still.

On the other side, the detective reacted the moment Li Yelai was attacked.

He pulled out a large-caliber revolver from his pocket and fired three shots at Wang De!

Clearly, the attack on Li Yelai was orchestrated by Wang De!

Therefore, killing Wang De directly is imperative.

However, a bell rang.

The three bullets aimed at Wang De stopped in mid-air.

Because another heavily armored knight with an illusory body appeared before Wang De.

The bullet was blocked by its psionic barrier and could not advance even one step further.

Wang De held a silver bell in his hand and looked at Li Yelai, who had survived, and said regretfully, "What a pity, it was just a little bit short."

The sudden turn of events left everyone stunned.

"What happened?" the girl in the white dress asked in shock.

For some unknown reason, a knight suddenly appeared and attacked Li Yelai, and another knight appeared beside his grandfather? What happened?
Weren't we having a good talk just now?

Why did they suddenly start shooting again and start fighting again?
"I almost got tricked to death." Li Yelai exhaled slowly, adjusting his breathing: "Old Bi Deng, are you waiting for me here?"

If Li Ye hadn't been sufficiently vigilant and hadn't retreated decisively, that shot would have pierced him through.

"Shadow Step, becoming invisible. A summoned creature? Is it an ability or a forbidden effect?" The detective stared at the two knights, gritting his teeth: "Damn it, you were the murderer all along!"

In the previous incident where Master Wang was almost killed by a chandelier, Li Yelai and others noticed that someone had cut the chandelier in half in full view of everyone.

I initially thought it was some kind of Netherworld Path psychic who had reached the second awakening, but I never expected it to be Wang De's own doing.

Wang De, standing behind the dual-wielding knight, said with regret, "If I were to die like this, perhaps it would be a good thing for you."

The valiant official psychics fought the murderer to the death. Tragically, they sacrificed their lives, but successfully protected Mr. Wang De and his family. This should have been a heroic tale. You will be known as heroes and respected by all.

Li Yelai said coldly, "Ha, you beast who killed your own family!"

"What does this mean?" the girl in the white dress asked in shock.

"Isn't it obvious?" The detective looked at the ghostly knight and said in a low voice, "The murderer who killed your relatives over the past ten years is this very man! Accident or disaster, a knight with the ability to become invisible and teleport instantly—isn't he the perfect murder weapon?"

The girl in the white dress looked at Wang De in surprise, as if she wanted to hear his answer.

In response to her was Wang De's quiet sigh: "You all talk too much. Sure enough, you left a flaw when you killed the second brother."

“Every year on your birthday, a blood relative dies in an accident. And yet you survive year after year.” The detective narrowed his eyes. “I initially thought it was revenge, but your calm reaction to the attack on Master Wang was too much. Now it seems you are a scumbag who lives by devouring the lives of your blood relatives!”

"You are too young to understand the fear of death approaching step by step. When I realize I am going to die, to die of old age, my relatives and children are thinking about fighting for my inheritance. Behind my back, they all curse me for being an old codger and asking why I haven't died yet."

Wang De paused for a moment, then continued, "So, I made a wish at the altar, praying for immortality. And these unworthy descendants are the price I must pay. Isn't that perfect?"

Then, he looked at the middle-aged woman: "Third brother, were you very scared when your uncle died? We had just agreed on how to divide my property after he ran me over with his car. And then he got run over by a car the very next day!"

The middle-aged woman's legs gave way, and she collapsed to the ground. Pale-faced, she explained, "No, I didn't! It was Uncle's idea. I was against it! Dad, you have to believe me! I really didn't!"

Then, Wang De looked at the trembling young man and said, "Your father, too, actually bribed my private doctor to poison him. He's lucky he didn't get killed today."

The young man was filled with shock and anger, but dared not speak.

Over the past decade, the person who killed those Wang family relatives was none other than Wang De himself!
He devoured his own blood relatives like a monster, and has survived to this day! Now he no longer hides, revealing his terrifying fangs!

"Then...was my father also killed by you?" The girl in the white dress stared blankly at her grandfather.

She could hardly believe it; her grandfather had always doted on her. Aside from investigating family secrets, he would grant her almost any request.

It is widely believed that Wang De was grooming her to be his successor.

But this grandfather was the murderer who killed his father?

After a moment of silence, Wang De revealed a faint smile.

"You monster!" The girl in the white dress trembled, while the detective shielded her behind him.

The detective hissed, "Looks like you're not planning to surrender!"

He immediately called for backup via communicator. When dealing with scum like this, the handlers don't care about chivalry. They'll gang up on him if they can!
The detective discovered that there was absolutely no signal here.

This was a highly secretive place, so naturally all signals were blocked.

Wang De, however, looked at Li Yelai and said, "Young man, do you remember what I said? The biggest thing you people who pursue a sense of justice have in common is..."

"Destined to die young!"

As the last word fell.

The lance-wielding knight behind him swung his lance, drawing an extremely perfect circle.

Then, it instantly turned into mist and disappeared.

In the next instant, he appeared directly in front of Li Yelai, his spear already swinging down with tremendous force!
His response was met with those domineering double pupils and a mocking laugh.

"That's it?"

Li Yelai wielded the knife with one hand, like a tyrant wielding his halberd!

Eighteen picks with one hand!
(End of this chapter)