C15 I Want More

At this time, the people on both sides of the Qujiang River had already regained their consciousness. They struggled to float up from the water with blank expressions on their faces.

Tonghua also walked over. Caisang quickly retracted her hand that was wrapped around Jiang Louyue's neck. She lowered her voice and said, "Jiang Louyue, quickly put me down!"

Jiang Louyue turned a deaf ear to her and carried her forward. As she walked, she swayed a little. Caisang quickly reached out to grab Jiang Louyue's collar, and like a baggage, she curled up in front of Jiang Louyue's chest.

Caisang's face turned red. She was embarrassed and angry at the same time. However, she saw the corner of Jiang Louyue's mouth raise into an unnoticeable arc. It seemed that she was in a good mood.

"The formation is broken?" Tonghua hurried over. He was holding a golden net in his hand. Inside the net was a Thousand Faces posture with a sinister look.

Without the support of resentment, those Thousand Faces were just gray paper man.

Tonghua formed a seal in his hand. In the next moment, the golden net suddenly retracted, crushing the Thousand Faces.

The commoners in the lake rushed out of the water with blank expressions. The river water in the beginning of spring was still very cold. These people walked back home while shivering.

They couldn't care less about how they had watched the Thousand Faces Festival properly. Why did they suddenly fall into the water?

The commoners standing by the river also started to discuss among themselves. It was as if they had completely forgotten about the people being controlled.

Caisang secretly pulled Jiang Louyue's sleeve. Only then did Jiang Louyue place her on a stone by the river.

"The formation in the water has been broken." Caisang sat down and straightened her clothes. Then she said, "I found Old Master Hu's three souls in the bone formation in the river."

She took out a small glass bottle and handed it to Tonghua.

Tonghua took the bottle and looked at it. There was a silver light circulating inside it.

Tonghua slightly narrowed her eyes and looked at the talisman on the bottle. Her face darkened. It was obvious that she had realized something.

"This talisman... is a forbidden art that was banned twenty years ago. Who exactly is it that is causing trouble here?!" Tonghua frowned.

After hearing the forbidden art, Caisang's expression became a little bad. She hurriedly lowered her head and used the excuse to straighten her clothes, avoiding the other party's line of sight.

Her gaze suddenly drifted to Jiang Louyue, who was at the side. The moon-white robe on his body was stained red with blood, as if he was injured. Looking at the amount of blood, although it wasn't very serious, it was probably not light.

It must have been the injury he received when he lured away the Thousand Faces. Caisang opened her mouth to ask him how his injuries were.

"Jiang Louyue, you made me disappointed!"

The words that she shouted at that time suddenly went into Caisang's head like a sharp knife. It made Caisang feel a little guilty.

She immediately shut her mouth and lowered her head. Even she didn't notice that there was a little panic in her eyes.

Caiang finally reacted when Tonghua asked about what happened underwater. She calmed herself down and briefly recounted what happened underwater.

Tonghua had a doubtful look on his face. "How did you break the formation and take out Old Master Hu's three souls?"

Caiang hesitated for a moment, but before he could think of a way to deceive Tonghua, Jiang Louyue spoke up, "Jiaojiao knows a lot of skills. They are all unique skills of our sect. Why? Look at how you are asking for the truth. Are you trying to steal our skills?"

"If you change your allegiance to the ghost control clan now, it's not impossible for me to teach you."

Jiang Louyue's words were full of sarcasm. Caiang could see that Tonghua's face had turned gloomy.

She didn't know where the two of them were at loggerheads, but they were at each other's throats in just a few words.

However, this was also a way for her to resolve the situation. There were some unique skills that were not taught to outsiders. All she needed to do was to muddle her way through.

Caiang lowered her head and didn't dare to show the corner of her lips that she had raised.

Tonghua really didn't plan to pursue the matter any further. After the few of them discussed for a long time, the commoners who didn't want to watch the show at the riverside gradually dispersed.

Only some of the servants of the Hu family were still standing where they were, guarding the Thousand Faces that were no longer moving. They were at a loss as to what to do.

Jiang Louyue looked at the Thousand Faces that the servants of the Hu family were guarding and said with a serious expression, "I felt that something was wrong earlier. Those drum sounds are different from ordinary drums. The sound is very strange."

This sentence attracted Tonghua's attention. He turned around and walked towards the drum.

"Let's go take a look too." Jiang Louyue turned around and looked at Caisang, extending his hand towards her.

Caisang was startled and subconsciously shrank back. She thought that Jiang Louyue would hug her. Her face was covered in rouge, and it looked a bit red.

Jiang Louyue had a puzzled expression on her face. "Why? Your foot is injured to such an extent. If I don't help you, how can you walk by yourself?"

Caisang was stunned. The corner of Jiang Louyue's mouth revealed a trace of slyness. It was obvious that she was teasing her.

This guy was really hateful.

Caisang could only hand over his hand and let Jiang Louyue support him as he walked towards the drum.

The Thousand Faces who was responsible for striking the drum had already fallen not far away. His comical posture was a bit strange.

Caisang reached out his hand and gently caressed the drum. Under normal circumstances, this kind of drum was made of cow leather. However, when he touched it, it was clearly not. It was softer and more tenacious.

It was human skin.

Layers of skin stacked together and formed the drum.

Tonghua picked up the drum that had fallen to the ground and carefully touched it. It was actually the bones of a human leg.

"Using skin as a drum, nurturing Thousand Faces with the soul. The Hu family is really ruthless." Tonghua clenched his teeth and said.

...

At this moment, in front of a tall pagoda not far away from the river.

There were a few people lying on the ground in front of the pagoda. If one looked carefully, they would find that they were all Thousand Faces.

Some of the Imperial Guards in armor lay on the ground without any sound. They were covered in blood and looked extremely miserable.

The only one standing was a middle-aged man in a Taoist robe. He held a horsetail whisk in his hand and looked like a sage. He was especially free and easy.

"Your Majesty, all the demons have been cleaned up," the Taoist said.

On the top of the tower, there was a man who was being escorted by others. He stood on the railing and looked down. The moonlight cast a shadow on his head, so it was hard to see his appearance. He looked very heroic and powerful.

The Taoist bowed and said, "I have disturbed Your Majesty's interest. I am willing to accept my punishment."

"It's fine. I think that the Thousand Faces performance today is very interesting." The man on the top of the tower had a cold smile on his face. Then he turned to look at the person beside him. "Miss, how is the performance?"

The man standing beside him had a pair of narrow eyes and smiled. His voice was feminine, and it sounded sweet. "I am satisfied if Your Majesty is satisfied. It's almost dawn, so I should go back."

"Before I leave, I want to ask Miss something." The Emperor's voice was low. The Taoist priest had appeared beside the Emperor at some point. His body was emitting a chilly aura, making people feel gloomy.

"Your Majesty, please ask." The man smiled sweetly. He was obviously a man, but he did such a feminine action. It was very strange.

“Why do you want to do this?” the emperor asked.

The man squinted his eyes and looked up at the gray sky. “I’ve told someone that I want to see the light, but… I’m not satisfied.”

“I want to see the world, the beautiful mountains and rivers, the delicious food and wine, the money, the power, and more.”