Mythical Luo, starting with the fox spirit

"You two good-for-nothings, get out of my way!" said the gatekeeper, or rather, the deputy mayor.

Relying on the town mayor's authority, he shouted at the other two Taoist priests who looked very strong, "You two, yes, you two, come up and kick down the door."

"Okay, go." The two Taoist priests, having received the town mayor's signal, walked to the gate and kicked it hard.

With a loud crash, the door remained firmly in place, without shifting its position in the slightest.

"Hmm? What's going on here?" A cold glint flashed in the mayor's eyes as he stared coldly at the deputy mayor.

The deputy mayor felt as if he were being stared at by a raging beast, and that he would be torn to shreds at any moment.

"Mayor, these people are all putting on an act. They don't respect you at all." He shivered and said with a fawning smile.

"I'll open the door myself, you watch closely."

The deputy mayor rolled up his sleeves, stood in front of the gate, took a deep breath, and looked at the strange gate as if facing a formidable enemy.

He couldn't help but feel serious. He had seen the force with which the four Taoist priests kicked the door earlier. Not to mention this wooden door, even an iron door should have been kicked open.

But the gate remained completely unmoved, which was quite strange.

"Your accomplice has arrived. Would you like to go see him?" Yang Ping'an asked the two Taoist priests in a calm tone.

"What did you say, sir? What accomplice? I'm a good person." The two Taoist priests also heard the voice coming from outside the gate, and they recognized the voice of the gatekeeper.

Their eyes were filled with joy; the gatekeeper's arrival was truly timely, relieving their immediate crisis.

"Hmph, you evil Taoist, how dare you impersonate my Yang family's token! Quickly hand over all your belongings, and I, the Taoist priest, will spare your life!" The freeloading Taoist priest immediately jumped out and loudly threatened Yang Ping'an.

"How dare you speak to adults like that?" A Taoist priest who had passed the test glared at them angrily.

"Hurry up and apologize to the master!" the other Taoist priests also shouted in condemnation.

"You bunch of lackeys, you've all been bribed by this evil Taoist priest. Today, I, the Taoist priest, will set things right and restore a clear sky to the Yang family." The Taoist priest pouring tea drew his sword with a clang and pointed it at Yang Ping'an and the crowd behind him.

"Hmph, you two wolves in sheep's clothing, you can't hide your true colors anymore." Yang Ping'an sneered when he heard the two Taoists' words.

"You're asking for death!" The Taoist priest who was pouring tea thrust his sword at Yang Ping'an.

"Let's grab him and hand him over to the town mayor!" The freeloading Taoist priest roared, brandishing his magic weapon as he attacked Yang Ping'an.

Yang Ping'an showed no fear in the face of their attacks.

He raised his sword, deflected the incoming blade, and then slashed at the magical weapon hurtling towards him, sending both him and the weapon flying.

The Taoist priest who was pouring tea missed his first attack, and then slashed at Yang Ping'an's groin with his sword, which was extremely vicious.

Yang Ping'an used his sword in his right hand to block the groin-striking sword, while the scabbard in his left hand, imbued with Yang Ping'an's golden magic power, struck the Tanzhong acupoint hard.

Yang Ping'an's magic power directly entered the tea-pouring Taoist's body, blocking his meridians and sealing all his magic power in one strike.

The Taoist priest who was pouring tea lay stiffly on the ground, unable to move.

The Taoist priest who was eating for free was cleaved away by Yang Ping'an's sword, slamming hard against the wall before falling heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

He was struggling to get up from the ground, clutching his chest, his blood rushing to his throat from the impact.

The Taoist priest, who had been eating for free, glared at Yang Ping'an as he approached, then groaned and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Yang Ping'an strolled leisurely to his side and looked at him with a composed expression.

"The mayor won't let you get away with this!" The freeloading Taoist priest saw the tea-pouring Taoist lying stiffly on the ground, his life hanging in the balance, and his pupils suddenly contracted to needle-like sizes as he threatened Yang Ping'an.

"You heartless wretch, you should worry about yourself." Yang Ping'an raised his sword and slashed directly at the freeloading Taoist priest.

"Clang." The Taoist priest used all his strength to summon his magic weapon to block the sword for him, and spat out a mouthful of blood. His magic weapon also shattered in response.

"Hmph, like a mantis trying to stop a chariot." Yang Ping'an channeled his magic power into the sword, causing the golden blade to hum and buzz. He then swung his hand at the Taoist priest, unleashing a golden sword aura.

"Pfft~" The freeloading Taoist priest was powerless to resist. A huge, deep wound, revealing the bone, was slashed across his chest by the sword energy, running diagonally from his right shoulder to his left abdomen.

The Taoist priest lay on the ground, his chest rising and falling slightly. No blood flowed from the gruesome wound, but the surrounding tissue was scorched by the blazing sword energy, leaving the wound surface blackened.

Yang Ping'an finally stopped, reducing the output of his magic power; otherwise, a single ordinary sword strike from Yang Ping'an would have cut him in two.

"Arrest them both. Don't let them die before they're put on trial," Yang Ping'an ordered the hesitant Taoist priests watching, without even glancing at the Taoist priest on the ground.

"Yes, sir." Upon hearing Yang Ping'an's command, the Taoist priests all shuddered and answered loudly.

They were also shocked by Yang Ping'an's strength, especially his ruthless attacks, which greatly intimidated them.

Holding his sword, Yang Ping'an ignored the flustered group of Taoists behind him and headed straight for the gate.

The battle in the courtyard seemed slow, but it ended very quickly; the newly appointed deputy mayor had just placed his hand on the wooden door.

Yang Ping'an withdrew the magical barrier he had set up on the gate.

"Hurry up, stop dawdling," a Taoist priest behind the mayor urged the deputy mayor, noticing the mayor's impatience.

The deputy mayor took a deep breath, leaned forward, and pushed forward forcefully with both hands.

He pushed the door open, and before he could even smile, he used too much force and fell backward.

With a thud, the deputy mayor collapsed in front of Yang Ping'an.

"I can't accept such a grand gesture from the deputy mayor." Yang Ping'an was also surprised by this scene and mocked the former gatekeeper Taoist who was lying on the ground.

Upon hearing Yang Ping'an's words, the deputy mayor looked up, his expression shifting from astonishment to delight. He crawled a couple of steps on the ground, about to grab Yang Ping'an's legs.

"This is the evil Taoist priest! I've caught him!" The deputy mayor shouted to the mayor and others outside the door as he lunged at Yang Ping'an's legs.

"Bang!" Yang Ping'an kicked him in the face, sending him flying, and looked at his swollen face with disgust.

The deputy mayor was sent flying backwards from the gate, and the Taoist priests at the gate all scrambled to get out of the way. He landed in front of the mayor with a bruised and swollen face.

"That's him! Grab him!" He crawled behind the crowd and hid, speaking incoherently.

"Grab him, don't let him get away." The town mayor stared at Yang Ping'an with his narrow eyes and ordered his men behind him.

"superior."

"Charge!"

"Kill!" A group of Taoist priests unleashed various magical treasures—flying swords, long staffs, talismans, bricks—and a barrage of colorful magical attacks rained down on Yang Ping'an.