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Han Sheng was taken aback, thinking to himself, how did this little dwarf manage to track him all the way to the snowy plateau?

Jia Shiming quietly stood up and said in a low voice, "Hansheng, be careful, they're up to no good."

Han Sheng silently watched the two of them without saying a word.

“Zhu Hansheng, Jia Shiming, we were in Tengchong first, then in Zhongdian. We’ve been waiting for you for so long…” Song Diweng stopped about three zhang away, a sinister smile on his face.

"President Song, the world is so vast, why are you pressing me so relentlessly?" Jia Shiming said indignantly.

The little dwarf peeked around curiously and asked, "Huh? Why are there only the two of you? Where are the others?"

Han Sheng frowned and said calmly, "Master Jia, let's go. There's no need to pay them any attention." With that, he slung his bag over his shoulder.

"No, you can't leave..." Suddenly, a man was seen laughing loudly as he turned out of the mountain pass. In the hazy night, he was surrounded by a group of people.

"Commander!" Jia Shiming was greatly surprised when he saw it.

"Woof woof..." A pack of dogs suddenly darted out from the crowd, more than twenty of them, big and small, and pounced on Han Sheng. The one in the lead, with its yellow fur, was none other than Ah Huang! Following closely behind were Hei Mei and their offspring.

“Ah Huang…” Han Sheng was horrified.

"Hansheng..." A familiar and affectionate voice suddenly called out. Hansheng's eyes widened instantly. He looked closely and saw Lan'er in handcuffs, being held next to the commander, looking at him with teary eyes... The gaunt old man with handcuffs behind him was his father-in-law, Wu Chushan. Behind them were seven or eight burly men with guns.

Ah Huang and Hei Mei, along with a pack of black and white dogs, surrounded Han Sheng, wagging their tails affectionately and licking the back of his hand repeatedly.

"Lan'er..." Han Sheng felt a pang of sadness. Clearly, Lan'er had lost a lot of weight, and her once chubby round face now had a sharp chin.

The commander stood still, his gaze fixed on Han Sheng, and said slowly with a smile, "Zhu Han Sheng, how have you been? I've arrived at Nanshan Village in Wuyuan and picked up your wife and father-in-law. Look, I've even brought your adorable puppies. We're going to meet you in Blue Moon Valley..."

Han Sheng seemed not to hear, his eyes filled with tears as he looked at his wife with heartache, speechless and choked with emotion.

After calming down, Jia Shiming asked, "Chief, isn't it incredibly unfair of you to take people's old and young hostage like that?"

"Master Jia, you're exaggerating. Helping others and helping them achieve their goals is the source of our happiness." The leader wasn't angry and still had a smile on his face.

"Hmph, how can you do this by handcuffing someone? Chief, just say what you want to do." Master Jia said bluntly.

"It's nothing much, just material possessions. As long as you hand over the 'Ghost Pot,' I will release them immediately," the leader replied.

“‘Ghost Pot’?” Jia Shiming was taken aback upon hearing this, then asked in surprise, “Isn’t it in the Director’s hands?”

"Master Jia, are you really unaware or are you pretending not to know? The 'Ghost Pot' has already been stolen by a long-necked monster. Don't tell me this wasn't your doing, is it?" the leader said meaningfully.

"Long-necked monster?" Jia Shiming asked in surprise, "You mean 'Wriggling Barbarian'?"

"Oh, so it's called 'Worm-headed Barbarian'. I really admire Master Jia for his cunning. He openly gave it away but secretly took it, making the director lose both his wife and his army. Haha, he did it cleanly and neatly..." The leader laughed loudly.

Han Sheng was quite surprised to hear this. If the 'Ghost Pot' was not in the capital, this trip would be meaningless... Putting everything else aside, the most urgent task was to find a way to rescue Lan'er and Wu Chushan.

"This is so...so shameless, actually grabbing someone's...wife, ptooey..." Suddenly, Dudu's angry cursing voice came from the night sky, and some saliva fell down, splashing coldly onto the leader's neck.

As the moon rose over the eastern mountains, under its cool light, two children appeared hand in hand on the cliff...

"Talent!" Han Sheng exclaimed in surprise.

“Little talent…” Over there, Lan’er saw Shen Caihua, who had been away from home for several months, and couldn’t help but burst into tears.

"Mother Lan'er..." Shen Caihua called softly, his face flushed.

"Mama Lan'er," Mo Mo called out timidly.

"Who is she?" Lan'er asked in surprise.

"Nizi, I've finally found you!" At this moment, Youliang suddenly emerged from between the commander's legs, ran to Momo in three steps, and shouted with great joy.

"Brother Youliang, why are you still hanging out with these bad people?" Momo asked, puzzled.

"Uncle Commander isn't a bad person, he's the best person in the world," Youliang stammered, his face flushed.

"Lan'er, this is Zu Mo. Xiao Caihua went through many hardships and finally found her." Han Sheng pointed to Mo Mo and told Lan'er with relief.

"No! She's Nizi, my sister, my woman!" Youliang shouted angrily, his pupils first turning red, then faintly gleaming with a sinister green light.

"The Intermediate Yin Corpse Absorption Technique..." Han Sheng murmured, recalling the look he had seen in Huang Jianguo's eyes before.

"Alright," the commander snapped, "Stop being so wishy-washy, Jia Shiming, hand over the 'Ghost Pot' right now."

"The 'Ghost Pot' is not in our possession at all," Master Jia replied.

"Then don't blame me for being impolite." The commander waved his hand, and a burly man pressed the cold muzzle of a gun against Lan'er's temple.

Han Sheng's Corpse Soul suddenly activated, but he also knew that no matter how fast he moved, he probably wouldn't be able to snatch Lan'er back from the approaching gun barrels.

When Shen Caihua saw that Lan'er's mother was in danger, he immediately flew into a rage. He raised his finger to the sky and was about to recite the ninth move of the "Pig Fat Divine Skill," his own "Heavenly Gate Opening."

"No one is allowed to move, or Lan'er's life will be in danger." The commander knew the skill levels of Han Sheng and Gui Ying Chen Caihua, and said with a cold laugh.

"Wait!" Jia Shiming quickly reached out to stop Shen Caihua from acting rashly, and then stepped forward two steps and calmly said to the leader, "'Ghost Pot' is really not in our hands. If what the leader just said is true, I think that the Wriggling Barbarian thief must have returned to the Earth Navel lair and returned it to its rightful owner."

After a moment of contemplation, the commander concluded that Jia Shiming's words made sense. The 'Ghost Pot' itself was taken from the navel of the earth, and it was entirely possible that the Worm-Headed Barbarian would return there. So he asked, "Where is the entrance to the lair located?"

"The entrance to Guanzhong is at Fengling Temple in Hedong." Jia Shiming had heard a Hakka old woman mention this before.

“Uncle Commander, I know that the thousand-year-old ginkgo tree at Fengling Temple was imported,” Youliang confirmed from the side.

"Well, let's leave it at that for now. Hansheng, tell me, where exactly is Blue Moon Valley?" the commander continued.

Han Sheng said calmly, "The Tibetan people in Blue Moon Valley have lived peacefully for thousands of years and have never wanted outsiders to disturb their peaceful lives. Please forgive me for not being able to tell you this."

The leader chuckled lewdly and said, "Blue Moon Valley is located on the territory of the People's Republic of China. How can it become an independent kingdom? You insist on not speaking up, are you perhaps plotting to split the integrity of the country's territory? Just for this reason alone, you can be considered a current counter-revolutionary..."

Jia Shiming was extremely anxious. He knew that the leader was powerful and treacherous. If this stalemate continued, he would not be afraid of being alone, but it would probably bring disaster to Han Sheng and his family.

What should I do...?

Just then, the moonlight seemed to dim. Jia Shiming looked up and saw that the bright moon, which had been hanging high in the night sky, was now covered with dense black spots, which grew larger and larger, as if dark clouds were pressing down on the moon...

Everyone on the cliff looked up at the night sky in astonishment, and saw a giant, red-faced bat swooping down first. Its eyes were deep, its white hair was wildly flowing, its face was covered with age spots, and an old "riding cloth" was tied around its neck...

It turned out that when the leader led his men to raid Nanshan Village late at night to capture Wu Chushan and his daughter, they were spotted by the small shadowy bats searching for prey in the night sky. The bats quickly returned to Linggu Cave and informed the bat leader. The leader was furious and immediately led his entire force out. However, upon arriving at Nanshan Village, they found the leader and his men already escorting Lan'er, Wu Chushan, and the family of the big yellow dog into several cars, making it impossible to attack. The leader then decided to follow them. Unexpectedly, the convoy traveled day and night, crossing from Jiangxi through Hunan and heading straight for the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, without ever having the opportunity to seize their prey. Now, as night fell and the leader and his men abandoned their vehicles and walked on foot at the foot of the snow-capped mountains, the bat leader finally gave the order to attack.

"Squeak squeak squeak..." Under the leader's majestic and urgent screech, the red-eyed shadow bats, which had multiplied for nearly six years and numbered in the thousands, let out sharp screechs and pressed down like dark clouds, pouncing on the leader and his entourage, frantically plucking out their feathers...

The commander was caught off guard. Before he could react, he felt a chill run down his spine. When he reached up to touch it, he realized he was bald... In an instant, his eyebrows and beard were gone. A small, shadowy bat even clung to his cheek, carefully plucking the stray hairs from his nostrils. His seven or eight burly men had never seen such a terrifying sight. They cried out in despair, dropping their pistols and fleeing in panic, not daring to open their eyes for fear the bat would peck them out.

Song Diweng was attacked by several female bats, and his long silvery-white hair was plucked out. One meticulous female bat even removed the few fine hairs from his ear canals.

Although Youliang was once a young monk, he had grown quite a bit of hair over the past few months. A group of small yin bats giggled and plucked his hair. Before long, his head was completely bald, including his eyebrows and nose hairs.

At the mountain pass, Lan'er looked happily at the familiar leader and wife of the Yin Bats, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Wu Chushan quietly nudged his daughter's arm and gestured with his eyes. Taking advantage of the chaos, the two of them quietly slipped away from the leader and ran back to Hansheng's side.

Several young and brave red-eyed shadow bats, still not satisfied, swooped down towards Jia Shiming and Momo, ready to pluck more feathers. "Squeak..." The shadow bat leader stopped them in time.

Han Sheng hugged Lan'er tightly, comforting her repeatedly, "It's alright, it's all over now, don't be afraid..."

"Squeak..." The leader of the Shadow Bats landed with a "whoosh" and stood majestically in front of Han Sheng.

Han Sheng smiled and reached out to straighten the crooked "riding cloth" for it. Looking at its chivalrous and righteous figure, he was filled with gratitude.

Just then, Shen Caihua shouted, "毳毴毵毶毷毸毹毺毻毼毽毾毵氀氁毛氃氋氄氅氆氇..." His palms, like cutting, went straight for the leader's crotch and landed on the ground, using his most proud "Pig Fat Divine Skill" tenth move - "No poison, no man".

Chapter 193

"Talent, no!" Jia Shiming quickly stopped him. He knew that the chief was not to be harmed, otherwise he would surely suffer severe retaliation from the government. Not only would the child's life never have a peaceful day, but even Han Sheng's family would be implicated.

But it was too late. The ghost baby angrily slashed open the crotch of the long pants and cut off his scrotum, which was dripping with blood. With a "smack", the two large white testicles rolled to the ground and were covered with dirt.

With a scream of agony, the commander fell backward, his lower body a bloody mess, and he immediately fainted.

"You killed the Chief Uncle!" Youliang's eyes were bloodshot as he suddenly rushed out from behind the Chief's buttocks, grabbing Shen Caihua's wrists tightly with both hands. A powerful suction force continuously drew the Zhuyou True Qi from the ghost infant's body out of its Lieque acupoint.

Shen Caihua was completely unprepared for You Liang's sudden attack and was thus caught off guard. He was momentarily stunned, his face turned pale, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his mind went blank. For a moment, he couldn't recall any moves... But his internal Zhu You Divine Skill began to resist, and the leakage of his true energy gradually slowed down, eventually reaching a stalemate with the "Intermediate Yin Corpse Absorption Technique"...

Mo Mo and the ghost baby were of one mind. Seeing his predicament, she didn't think twice. With a "whoosh," she swung her left arm out, and a faint shadow of her arm suddenly struck You Liang's face. Blood immediately flowed from You Liang's nostrils.

"You little brat! How dare you hit me..." Youliang roared like a madman, tears of humiliation streaming from his eyes. With a "crack," he bit off the tip of his tongue, spitting out a cloud of blood mist. The "Intermediate Yin Corpse Absorption Technique" instantly doubled in power, and the Zhu You True Qi surged forth once more...

The ghost baby stared at Mo Mo in anguish, glistening tears clinging to the corners of its eyes…

MoMo shuddered, and with a "spit," a mouthful of greenish-white phlegm flew from her mouth. The giant blood flea, riding atop the phlegm, its bristles bristling, charged menacingly at Youliang, its sharp mandibles piercing through the air. With a "plop," the scarlet mandibles pierced Youliang's forehead…

Guo Pu's "Intermediate Yin Corpse Sucking Technique" was the most powerful and unparalleled evil art in the Central Plains, far surpassing any Siamese black magic. The intermediate Yin energy flowed directly to the top of the head, slowly pushing out the large blood flea's mouthparts... The large blood flea pierced back in, and the Yin energy pushed it out again, bending its long mouthparts...

"Woof woof..." The big yellow dog, Benben, charged forward, biting Youliang's hand. Heimei grabbed his other hand, forcefully tearing it off Chen Caihua's wrist. Then, the other dogs pounced on Youliang, tearing at his body. In an instant, Youliang's clothes were ripped to shreds, falling to the ground, revealing his still-developing penis and a few light black pubic hairs. Seeing an opportunity, the little red-eyed pubic bats swarmed forward, excitedly plucking those few tender hairs as well.

The red-eyed shadow bat has a penchant for plucking feathers, and once there are no more feathers to pluck from its target, it completely ignores it.

"Bang..." A deafening gunshot rang out. One of the commander's subordinates picked up a pistol and fired a shot into the air. Soon after, the others also picked up the guns on the ground and pointed them at Han Sheng and the others.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Han Sheng suddenly activated his Corpse-Hidden Soul technique. His figure swayed like lightning, and all the guns in those people's hands were instantly disarmed. Then he threw them off the cliff.

At this moment, those people were completely dumbfounded, looking at each other in bewilderment, not knowing what to do.

Master Jia shouted sternly, "Aren't you going to get the chief to the hospital for emergency treatment right away?"

Those people suddenly realized what was happening, hurriedly bent down to lift their unconscious leader, and fled in panic.

On the cliff, Youliang sat naked and covered in blood, his bare buttocks exposed. His arms hung limply, mangled and bloodied, the tendons in his hands severed by Benben and Heimei's sharp teeth. Tears of anger and humiliation blurred his vision as he gritted his teeth and screamed, "I hate you all..."

"If this little devil isn't eliminated, he will surely become a major threat in the future," Jia Shiming said coldly.

The ghost infant Chen Caihua had now recovered his senses. His eyes were blood red, and he was frantically chanting the incantation "Open the Heavenly Gate": "Om Om Ho, Nang Jie Sha Na Ta Ga He Ra..." Then he raised his index finger, ready to strike and slash at You Liang's neck...

Mo Mo retracted the giant blood flea and silently gazed at You Liang. The carefree days she spent in Aoli Village flashed before her eyes: You Liang taking her to catch dragonflies on the fence, to pick wild vegetables in the fields, and the meticulous care and tenderness her parents showed her... Her eyes welled up with tears. With a light step, she flew up at an angle and blocked Chen Caihua's path.

“Mo Mo…” Shen Caihua was stunned and slowly lowered his arm.

Mo Mo reached out to help You Liang up, and said softly to him, "Brother You Liang, you should go now..."

“Nizi…” Upon hearing this, Youliang’s nose tingled, and he burst into tears.

Han Sheng looked at all this and nodded approvingly, thinking to himself, "Mo Mo is a kind-hearted child, completely different from her father, Yang Gong."

"Child, your name is Youliang, right? Your tendon is severed. Let me set it for you, otherwise you'll be crippled," Hansheng said kindly to Youliang.

Youliang glared fiercely at Hansheng, his eyes filled with deep resentment. He turned to Momo and said with extreme grievance, "Nizi, my mother said that I have to take care of you for the rest of my life, sob sob..." Before he could finish speaking, he felt a pang of sorrow and tears welled up in his eyes again.

“Brother Youliang, my name is now Momo. I’ve found my mother, and I’ve remembered so many things…” Momo sighed as she spoke, then turned her head, her gentle gaze fixed on the ghost infant. With her back turned, she said resolutely, “Brother Youliang, go. Never come back again…”

Youliang stopped sobbing, his gaze gradually turning cold. Finally, like a dying man, he stared blankly at Momo... After a long while, he suddenly turned and ran down the mountain pass, his cold voice echoing in the night sky: "Chen Caihua, you wait, I'll come back for you sooner or later..."

The moonlight was hazy, and a faint smell of blood permeated the air.

Han Sheng sighed silently to himself, while Jia Shiming shook his head beside him.

Han Sheng walked up to Wu Chushan and said sadly, "Father-in-law, I have caused you and Lan'er to suffer."