Chapter 162: Mother, Eldest Brother Seems to Have Gone Mad!

“You’re quite clever, pulling off the ‘Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell¹‘ trick so smoothly.”

The sudden voice sent a cold sweat down Bei Lanfeng’s back.

As he turned his head, he found himself enveloped in a White Mist.

This White Mist…

Bei Lanfeng suddenly recalled that when he was gathering information about the Bai Family, someone mentioned that when they went to cause trouble for the Bai Family, they encountered something similar, a ghostly White Mist.

There are no ghosts in this world, only people pretending to be them.

The Bai Family…

What kind of hidden dragon and crouching tiger² family is this Bai Family, to produce someone like Bai Jiaxing, and also those two seemingly mediocre old geezers?

A madman is indeed a madman. While most people would be scared, Bei Lanfeng’s first thought was to study the Bai Family thoroughly.

“Who are you in the Bai Family? To create something so magical.”

In the mist, Bai Yunqi was bewildered: ???

Is this person a bit out of his mind?

At this moment, shouldn’t he be afraid?

Moreover, how did he know he was from the Bai Family? He neither showed his face nor used his real voice.

To guess that… it’s a bit too freakish!

No wonder his second brother spoke of this person with a much more serious tone.

This person…

No, no, he must be eliminated soon.

Although he cultivates immortality at his own pace, usually living leisurely, he’s no fool.

Bei Lanfeng cannot be allowed to live. The longer he stays, the more dangerous it becomes for his patchwork family³!

Don’t ask why it’s a patchwork family.

Dad mentioned it recently.

Shiwei Restaurant launched a “Patchwork Meal,” a combination of different dishes. Their family is a patchwork family, three different people combined into one household.

Actually, it’s not just dad, mom, and the second and third brothers; there’s also him, making it a four-person patchwork family.

Killing to silence is not something he’s never done.

But now, he can’t just kill him simply.

Such an important person, what if the Mu Family Army still needs him?

Gathering the last bit of Spiritual Power in his body, Bai Yunqi cast an Explosion Spell on Bei Lanfeng, which wasn’t particularly strong for cultivators.

This way, Bei Lanfeng’s life and death were in his hands.

If anything went wrong, he could control the Explosion Spell to make Bei Lanfeng self-destruct from the inside out.

Bai Yunqi looked at the unconscious Bei Lanfeng and his companions. Just as he was about to leave, he felt dizzy.

He reached out to steady himself against a nearby tree.

The feeling of being drained of Spiritual Power was like running three thousand meters, parched and dry, but without water.

It was truly uncomfortable.

“No, I need Spiritual Energy, I need Spiritual Energy… this, this lack of Spiritual Power is really too uncomfortable.”

“When I get back, I’ll demand jade from the second brother. If he doesn’t give it to me, I’ll beat him up!”

It wasn’t so bad before, without Marrow Cleansing and Meridian Washing, storing so much Spiritual Power. But now, being completely drained made the discomfort doubly worse.

Bai Yunqi glanced in the direction of Taoyuan County’s Yamen, his mouth twitching slightly.

Running back from here to the County Yamen, wasn’t that asking for his life!

He decided to give up.

Without any pretense, he sat down on the ground, leaning against a tree, quietly waiting for the Mu Family Army to find him.

No more running, no more pretending.

He’d confess to his family. After all, the second brother confessed and nothing happened.

Moreover, after the second brother’s confession, their parents remained vigilant, not telling anyone, not even the remaining children in the family.

With such a family, he dared to confess.

His greatest confidence was that if Bai Yunqi wanted, in this world without Immortal Cultivators, no one could control him.

Who was he afraid of?

Half an hour later.

Jiang Dai looked at the familiar small figure in the distance, lost in thought.

“Yunxing, that seems to be your Eldest Brother, right?”

Bai Yunxing, following behind his mother, nodded. “Yes.”

“Wasn’t he supposed to be in the County Yamen? Wasn’t Bai Tian watching over him?”

Bai Yunxing replied, “Logically, yes.”

But the current situation was clearly illogical.

Worried that her eldest son had been forcibly taken by spies, Jiang Dai quickly walked over. As she got closer, she saw her eldest son looking pale, as if he had been through some brutal ordeal, weak to the point of death.

“Yunqi, are you hurt? Did someone kidnap you?”

Glancing at his worried mother, then at Bei Lanfeng and the others lying on the ground, Bai Yunqi put on a pitiful expression and weakly said, “Isn’t that right… look at the state I’m in, it’s all their doing…”

Jiang Dai looked at Bei Lanfeng, who had just been tied up by the Mu Family Army, and kicked him a couple of times in anger.

“Always bullying my child! I’ll kick you to death!”

Bai Yunqi: …

He couldn’t help but wonder if, after telling his mother about his abilities and how he fooled the family by pretending they were Evil Cultivators, she’d pin him down and give him a beating.

For some reason, perhaps due to this body’s instincts, he had a natural fear of his mother.

Moreover, he suddenly remembered something very important!

If he confessed, he absolutely couldn’t mention his age or make himself sound too powerful.

Otherwise…

Falling into a latrine pit, stepping in dog poop, going out at night to relieve himself, and bickering with Da Chui—these things didn’t quite fit the image of a powerful Immortal Cultivator!

Originally ready to give up, Bai Yunqi hesitated.

For the sake of his already shattered image, which couldn’t be pieced back together.

“Eldest Brother, were you really kidnapped? Then why not kidnap a younger sister or brother?”

Bai Yunxing squatted beside his Eldest Brother, his small face calm and righteous as he asked.

Bai Yunqi: …

“I’m good-looking, so they kidnapped me. Mind your own business!”

Bai Yunxing, squatting beside his Eldest Brother, watched him with a slightly wary expression, like he was afraid his Eldest Brother might bite him.

“I haven’t even asked you for gold yet…”

Bai Yunqi rolled his eyes, exhausted, muttering under his breath.

Bai Yunxing: ? “Eldest Brother, what did you say?”

He heard it, but it was unclear. Eldest Brother’s words were like he had a mouthful of soup, mumbling more than the old ladies in the village.

Bai Yunqi’s mouth twitched, and he held out his hand to his brother. “Give me gold.”

Looking at the hand stretched out in front of him, and his Eldest Brother’s face full of entitlement.

Bai Yunxing: …

“Mother, Eldest Brother seems to have gone mad!”

He chose to stand up and report this strange matter to his mother.

Why was his brother suddenly asking him for gold?

Has he gone money-crazy?

Translator’s Notes

• ‘Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell’: A Chinese idiom originating from the novel Journey to the West, referring to a strategic escape where one leaves behind a decoy or false trail, similar to a cicada shedding its shell to evade predators.