The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

Obtaining two Soul-Nourishing Jade pieces was an unexpected bonus, and since they were magical artifacts capable of continuously enhancing one's soul, they were extremely precious.

Lu Yao placed the two Soul-Nourishing Jade pieces into the clothes in his bosom, and immediately felt a cool breeze flow in, and his mind became noticeably clearer.

As Lu Yao took away the Soul-Nourishing Jade, the chilling aura of the entire Wang family mansion began to slowly dissipate.

Wang Lide, standing outside the mansion, also looked quite anxious.

"Why hasn't Elder Lu of the Seven Mysteries Sect come out yet? Could he have died inside?"

Wang Lide glanced at the mansion gate from time to time, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.

He wasn't worried about Lu Yao, but rather that if the monsters were allowed to continue killing indiscriminately, it would inevitably affect the timber business in Wangjia Town, a situation Wang Lide absolutely could not accept.

Therefore, he spent a lot of money and contributed a lot of gold and silver treasures to the Seven Mysteries Sect in order to attract a grandmaster.

Otherwise, there would be no benefit; the Seven Mysteries Sect might send out grandmasters and experts.

"Chief Zhang, go in and take a look."

Wang Lide gritted his teeth, looked at the head of the guards beside him, and gave the order.

"Ah? Shall I go?"

The guard leader's expression changed slightly, and he glanced at the Wang family mansion with some fear.

"Don't worry, Chief Zhang. If anything happens, I, Wang Lide, will take care of your wife, children, and elderly parents."

Wang Lide stared intently at the head of the guards, his words carrying no attempt to conceal the threat.

"Your subordinate... obeys!"

The guard leader looked somber, knowing he had no choice but to grip his longsword tightly and head step by step toward the mansion.

Just then, a noise came from the gate of the Wang family mansion.

The head of the Wang family's guards immediately stopped in his tracks, looking nervously at the gate of the Wang family mansion.

Soon the gates of the Wang family mansion opened, and Lu Yao's figure appeared in their sight.

"Lord Lu! Are you alright?"

The guard leader's eyes lit up, and he quickly stepped forward to ask.

"never mind."

Lu Yao nodded and went directly to Wang Lide.

"Elder Lu, how is the situation?"

Wang Lide breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lu Yao come out.

"There were indeed two female ghosts inside, but I've already dealt with them."

Lu Yao glanced at Wang Lide and spoke calmly.

"Two female ghosts? Thank you, Elder Lu! You truly deserve to be a grandmaster of the Seven Mysteries Sect."

When Wang Lide heard that there really were ghosts, and two of them at that, he was startled, but when he heard that Lu Yao had already dealt with them, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.

“There is a dry well in your concubine’s courtyard, and there are two skeletons in it. This female ghost came from there.”

Lu Yao narrowed his eyes slightly and explained the situation of the two female ghosts.

"A dry well?!"

Wang Lide's expression changed drastically, as if he had just thought of something.

"Alas! It's all the Wang family's fault!"

Those two skeletons were originally twin girls who were only sixteen years old and were forcibly taken into the family by my father more than ten years ago.

I don't know what happened afterward, but my father beat those two to death and threw them into that dry well. It seems he came to seek revenge on the Wang family.

Wang Lide sighed and revealed a long-buried secret of the Wang family.

"Now that the matter has been resolved, I will take my leave."

Lu Yao had no interest in the Wang family's mess and simply took his leave.

"Elder Lu, please wait. I have already prepared a banquet. Why don't you stay in town for a few more days?"

Wang Lide immediately tried to persuade Lu Yao to stay.

Lu Yao's identity as an elder of the Seven Mysteries Sect might be insignificant to Lu Yao, but to Wang Lide, he was an extremely important figure whom he rarely met.

Therefore, he did not want to miss this opportunity and wanted to have more contact with Lu Yao, preferably to gain his protection, so that the Wang family's power could be further enhanced.

Unfortunately, Lu Yao ignored him and leaped up, disappearing from Wang Lide and the others' sight in a few breaths.

"What a pity about such a good opportunity!"

Wang Lide slapped his thigh, realizing he had missed a golden opportunity to get close to Lu Yao.

He had already prepared a hundred taels of gold, intending to offer it to Lu Yao, but unexpectedly Lu Yao didn't give him any chance at all.

……

Lu Yao was very fast, and returned to the Seven Mysteries Sect in less than half a day.

The entire task took only one day, which was extremely fast.

After Lu Yao handed the mission file back to Sihai, he went straight back to Forget-Worry Valley.

"He's back in just one day?!"

When Vice Sect Leader Ma heard that Lu Yao had returned the mission file, he frowned deeply.

"Yes, Vice Sect Master. Elder Lu acted swiftly. I have already sent disciples to Wangjia Town to verify."

The disciple in charge of Sihai Hall nodded and began to report.

"Understood, let's go down."

The deputy sect leader, surnamed Ma, waved his hand, dismissing the disciple who had come to report.

"I didn't expect this guy surnamed Lu to be so capable. It seems we need to think this through more carefully."

A moment of hesitation flashed through the mind of the deputy sect leader surnamed Ma, and he decided to stop targeting Lu Yao. After all, Lu Yao was also a grandmaster in his eyes, and he couldn't afford to offend him too much.

Lu Yao, however, had already written down the man surnamed Ma in his little notebook, preparing to deal with him.

As the saying goes, a gentleman takes revenge even after ten years, but Lu Yao is no gentleman; he takes revenge on the very night he has a grudge.

The Seven Mysteries Gate is unusually quiet tonight, the perfect time for murder and arson.

Lu Yao's figure flashed out of the Valley of Forgetfulness like a ghost, then transformed into a black shadow and disappeared into the night.

Hundred Swords Peak is an important location for the Seven Mysteries Sect and also the residence of Vice Sect Master Ma.

Lu Yao's figure flickered, and the ordinary disciples of the Seven Mysteries Sect could not detect him at all, allowing him to easily infiltrate the sect.

……

Inside a grand hall on Hundred Swords Peak.

"Little beauty, come here!"

Deputy Sect Leader Ma grabbed a very beautiful woman and forced her onto the bed.

"Oh dear, my husband, don't be in such a hurry, I'm not ready yet~"

The beautiful woman gave a charming laugh, her slender fingers tracing across Vice Sect Master Ma's chest, causing him to tremble.

"Haha, with such a beauty in my arms, I can't resist."

Deputy Sect Leader Ma chuckled lewdly and immediately began to grope her.

The beautiful woman in his arms was also deeply moved, gazing at the man before her with seductive eyes.

Just as the two were about to engage in a fierce battle, a golden sword aura appeared instantly, flashing like lightning and slicing across the head of the man surnamed Ma.

Before the beautiful woman's horrified eyes, the man in front of her instantly became a headless corpse, and bright red blood immediately splattered on her terrified face.

"Ahhhh!"

The beautiful woman screamed, pushed aside the headless corpse in front of her, and immediately hid in the corner of the bed.

Hearing the commotion, the guards outside the main hall immediately pushed open the door and went in, only to find a headless corpse and a head still bearing a lewd grin.

Lu Yao, however, never appeared.