Sword drawn from the constellations, poison as its edge.

Chapter 70: Doing all kinds of evil
The Crocodile God of the South Sea's expression changed, and he roared, "Damn it, I am Yue Lao Er and Ye San Niang! Since you're here, why don't you show yourself? Is it fun to eavesdrop on my conversation?"

The woman said quietly, "If I hadn't eavesdropped on your conversation, how would I have known that you, who have spent half your life in the martial world, were so easily fooled by a young man, and that you didn't even seek revenge for your disciple's death?"

As they were talking, a figure silently stepped out.

Jiang Mingzhe squinted and looked at the man, who was over forty years old, dressed in a blue robe with long hair. There were three bright red scars on each cheek, running from the bottom of his eyes to his lower cheeks, making his originally handsome appearance look like a fierce ghost.

She was holding a three- or four-year-old boy in her arms. He was wearing a tiger-head hat and shoes, and dressed in Shu brocade clothes. He was chubby and fair-skinned, and his lips were pouting as if he was about to cry, but the woman pressed a finger to his lips, so he couldn't make a sound.

The woman appeared and moved her fingers away. The child cried loudly, "Daddy, Shanshan wants to find Daddy."

The woman hugged him and shook him, coaxing him with a smile, "Don't want Daddy, Mommy's here."

The child shook his head and struggled violently, crying out, "You're not my mother! I want my mother!"

The woman wasn't angry; she just coaxed, "Silly child, don't you recognize Mommy? I'm your mommy. How about Mommy sings a lullaby to lull you to sleep? Good baby, have some baozi..."

She actually started singing a nursery rhyme, and the Crocodile God of the South Sea, looking impatient, shouted: "Damn it, so noisy! Anyway, you'll strangle her to death if she falls asleep, why bother? If you're not going to strangle her, give it to me, and I'll have my newly recruited fourth brother strangle her!"

After saying that, she reached out to grab the child, but the woman turned around like a ghost and dodged it with ease.

Jiang Mingzhe's eyes narrowed slightly, thinking to himself that Ye Erniang's movement technique was quite superb!
Although the South Sea Crocodile God's martial arts were far superior to his, he could easily rely on his Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) to maneuver around him. However, Ye Erniang's movements were so skillful that dealing with her would likely be much more difficult.

Then Ye Erniang laughed and said, "The newly acquired fourth brother? Third brother, you don't like the fourth brother, so you want to just find someone to replace him? What about the eldest brother?"

The Crocodile God of the South Sea said, "Whether he can be the fourth one or not is up to the eldest one to decide. That's why I want this little kid. I'll have him kill him as a show. Anyway, the original fourth one is dead. If the eldest one sees that this kid is fierce and wicked enough, he will probably agree to let him be the fourth one."

Ye Erniang's expression changed drastically, and she exclaimed, "Fourth Brother is dead? You...you actually dared to kill Fourth Brother? Have you forgotten what the eldest brother said? The Four Evils can argue and fight, but they are not allowed to kill each other..."

Before he could finish speaking, the Crocodile God of the South Sea said impatiently, "Are you crazy? I can't catch up with the Fourth Brother, how can I kill him? It was this new Fourth Brother who couldn't stand the old Fourth Brother being a lecherous womanizer and ruining the reputation of the Four Evils, so he killed him."

Ye Erniang sneered, "Bullshit! Fourth Brother's lightness skill is unparalleled in the world, what ability does this kid have to kill him? Besides, what does the reputation of the Four Evils have to do with him..."

Her eyes swept over Jiang Mingzhe and Mu Wanqing with a fierce look, like a vengeful ghost. She slowly nodded and said, "I know. It was Fourth Brother who took a fancy to this little bitch. This kid wanted to play the hero and save the beauty. The two of them conspired to scheme against Fourth Brother! Yue Laosan, did you cook your brain into soup? This kid was clearly doing a good deed, and you actually recruited someone like him!"

The Crocodile God of the South Sea glanced at Jiang Mingzhe suspiciously, and Mu Wanqing suddenly whispered, "How could the second most wicked man in the world, with his many schemes, be deceived by a young boy?"

The Crocodile God of the South Sea, who valued his reputation the most, immediately flew into a rage and said, "How could I, Yue Lao Er, be deceived! Third Sister, don't talk nonsense. These two just met, how could they join forces to deal with the old Fourth Brother! Ah, I know, you're afraid that the new Fourth Brother will support me to become the Second Brother, so you don't want him to join the group at all costs."

Ye Erniang shook her head repeatedly in anger, and suddenly said, "Fine, fine, Yue Laosan, today I'll break my vow and show you just how stupid you are!"

As she spoke, she pinched the child named Shanshan in one hand and handed him to Jiang Mingzhe, saying in a sinister tone, "Young man, do you want to join the Four Evils? Come on, kill this child, and I'll believe you're an evil person."

The Crocodile God of the South Sea was overjoyed: "Oh my, Third Sister is unusually generous today! Kid, hurry up and make your move. When the boss comes later, I can recommend you to join!"

Mu Wanqing trembled and hurriedly called out, "Hey, you're not really going to listen to them, are you?!" Jiang Mingzhe shook his head slowly, expressionless, "Crushing a little kid is easy, but if I'm going to be a villain, I'll be the most ruthless and vicious one! This little kid has no chance to fight back. Unless he's a heartless beast, a truly powerful villain wouldn't even look at him."

After saying this, he sighed inwardly, knowing that these words might fool the Crocodile God of the South Sea, but they would be impossible to fool Ye Erniang. However, it was even more impossible for him to kill a child of a few years old in order to save his own life. This fierce battle was ultimately inevitable.

Moreover, in this battle, the "Lingbo Poison Step" trump card will be difficult to use. With Ye Erniang and Yue Laosan's internal strength, they can probably hold out for a long time. On the contrary, this fat child will surely die if he inhales even a little bit.

He glanced at Mu Wanqing furtively, thinking that if he had no other choice, he would have to drag this girl into the fray, then find a chance to escape. As for her life, that would be up to fate.

Yun Zhonghe, who posed the greatest threat to her, was already dead. The Crocodile God of the South Sea was afraid that killing her would embolden his disciple's ghost. Ye Erniang's evil deeds were mainly directed at young children. Besides, Mu Wanqing had also lost her parents at a young age, so they might be able to sympathize with each other. It wasn't necessarily a certain death for her.

Then Ye Erniang laughed triumphantly, "Third brother, what do you mean? He won't even do a small evil, yet he keeps talking about doing a great evil. Isn't that ridiculous? What's even more ridiculous is that you, Yue Laosan, actually believed it!"

With each word she spoke, the South China Sea Crocodile God's face grew darker, and the ferocity in his eyes intensified. By the time he finished speaking, the South China Sea Crocodile God was breathing heavily, like a maddened wild beast.

Mu Wanqing held her long sword upright and shouted, "Don't be afraid of them. You continue to deal with the Crocodile God of the South Sea. I will hold off this vicious woman who harms other people's flesh and blood!"

From the moment Mu Wanqing appeared, her eyes and words remained cold and aloof. Jiang Mingzhe was still pondering how to drag her into this mess when she unexpectedly volunteered.

He glanced at her in surprise, only to see that Mu Wanqing's beautiful eyes were slightly red. He was taken aback at first, but then he understood.

Having been orphaned at a young age and raised by her "master," she was filled with righteous indignation upon seeing Ye Erniang abducting and harming other people's children.

Ye Erniang laughed loudly, while the Crocodile God of the South Sea roared, "Dare to deceive me, Yue Lao Er? I'll crush your bones inch by inch!"

Just as he was about to pounce, he suddenly heard someone shout loudly, "Hey you woman, give me back my son!"

The Crocodile God of the South Sea and Ye Erniang looked over instinctively and saw a swordsman in his fifties rushing towards them. His movements were quite agile. A little further away, there were seven or eight other people, each carrying a sword, using their leaping techniques to follow closely behind.

Zuo Zimu of the Boundless Sword!
Jiang Mingzhe's eyes lit up, and in an instant he channeled his internal energy to its maximum and took a step forward.

Ye Erniang hadn't expected that he would have such amazing lightness skills at such a young age. She was still in the posture of handing over the child when he snatched the little fat boy away.

The Crocodile God of the South Sea and Mu Wanqing immediately launched their attack, one punching Jiang Mingzhe and the other shooting an arrow at Ye Erniang.

Jiang Mingzhe twisted his body, swept past the South China Sea Crocodile God, crouched slightly, hoisted Mu Wanqing onto his shoulder, and dashed away like lightning.

He shouted, "Sect Leader Zuo, the Black Wind Duo can't have a son and want to use your son to refine the Hundred Sons Progeny Pill. I'll send your young master home, so you must stop them!"

When he called out to Master Zuo, he was still twenty or thirty steps away from Zuo Zimu. By the time he finished speaking the last word, he was already dozens of feet away, with only the echoes continuing to reverberate: "Stop them! Stop them! Stop them..."

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