Chapter 1658 - 301: Becoming Dogs

Upon seeing Li Zhiyuan, they collectively knelt down.

Li Zhiyuan raised his hand and pointed forward, signaling them to hurry up and lead the way.

Tan Wenbin and Lin Shuyou also followed, although they didn't need to hold their breath in the water, speaking was still forbidden.

Walking along the bottom of the Jiang, the two looked around, feeling like tourists retracing Xue Liangliang's path years ago.

When the archway of the Bai family town appeared in front of them, Lin Shuyou turned to Tan Wenbin with a thumbs-up.

Tan Wenbin nodded, deeply agreeing.

They were not nervous because they were long past that stage, but back then, Xue Liangliang was just an ordinary person.

From the perspective of an ordinary person, to inexplicably end up in such a place, in this eerie and terrifying town, Xue Liangliang managed to climb into a coffin and completed a wedding consummation...

This kind of bravery and initiative, Brother Liang is truly a god among men!

After passing through the archway, the feeling of water completely disappeared; it felt like they were on land, and they could also speak.

Lin Shuyou kept looking at the residential buildings on both sides. Although all the doors were open, not every household had the Bai Family's Lady inside. But those that did, these shadows resembling photos all knelt respectfully at the door.

"Brother Bin, the architectural style here is so beautiful and delicate. Nantong is not lacking in attractions..."

Tan Wenbin reached out to pull Lin Shuyou's hair back to keep him focused:

"Ah You, have you been reading too many professional books lately and developed an occupational disease?"

"Hehe." Lin Shuyou smiled a little embarrassedly, then somewhat regrettably said, "It's a pity, there are obvious traces of recent renovations, the old and new are mismatched."

"Isn't this nonsense, forgot who had been down here before?"

Li Zhiyuan looked at Xue Liangliang's wife and said, "I just need to borrow the environment of the Bai family town, you all may leave."

"Yes." The Bai Family's Lady gave a slight bow, then waved and said, "Close the doors and windows, strictly no spying, violators will be torn and shattered!"

In an instant, the doors and windows of the town collectively closed.

Xue Liangliang's presence also receded.

The entire town suddenly seemed deserted, exceptionally silent.

Li Zhiyuan: "Set up the array, place the flags."

"Understood!"

"Understood!"

Tan Wenbin and Lin Shuyou went to set up the array flags, the task wasn't extensive because Li Zhiyuan was already trying to control parts of the Bai family town's array to coordinate.

Once everything was set up, Li Zhiyuan pointed to an area in front of him and said to Tan Wenbin:

"Tan Wenbin, go in."

"Yes, leader!"

Tan Wenbin stood over.

Li Zhiyuan didn't rush to activate, instead, he glanced at the nearby Lin Shuyou, eyes deep, and said:

"Watch carefully."

Lin Shuyou: "Understood!"

Li Zhiyuan turned to Tan Wenbin, opened his right hand, blood mist enveloping it, revealing a blood porcelain-colored array flag.

The young man grasped the array flag, giving it a gentle flick.

"Crash... crash..."

The blue bricks on the ground separated piece by piece, linking into three chains, all affixed to Tan Wenbin's body.

Li Zhiyuan: "It will hurt a bit."

Tan Wenbin nodded hard, smiling faintly.

The array flag in his hand swayed, the young man said in a deep voice:

"Come out for me!"

"Ah!!!!!!"

Tan Wenbin cried out in pain, kneeling on the ground.

This was no small pain; it was akin to extracting the soul!

Soon, a giant white centipede emerged first, its massive phantom appearing to the side, followed by the Green Bull, landing on the other side.

The centipede and rhinoceros both were tethered by shackles formed from blue bricks, yet even so, when facing Li Zhiyuan, one kept its body straight, the other its limbs stiff.

The third to appear was the Double-headed Python, which fell behind Tan Wenbin; as soon as it emerged, it coiled its body, both snake heads did not rest on the small mountain, but dangled down, touching the ground.

The last to emerge was the Blood Ape, appearing in front of Tan Wenbin, its momentum unrelenting, tugging the blue brick shackles intensely.

Without such restraints, this Blood Ape might directly charge at Li Zhiyuan.

This was a hidden threat laid by the Great Emperor, granting power upon them under the guise of a reward, allowing rapid growth.

From one perspective, the fact that they didn't immediately initiate a rebellion against Tan Wenbin was due to their past camaraderie, giving face.

Of course, it was also because Li Zhiyuan himself had neither been injured nor unconscious and had stayed by Tan Wenbin's side, deterring them from choosing the most drastic form of rebellion that would rip through appearances.

The centipede's numerous antennae swayed, the Green Bull exhaled heavily, their demands clear: they could remain within Tan Wenbin, but their permissions and distribution needed renegotiation.

The Blood Ape pounded its chest, making a "thump, thump, thump" sound, its crimson eyes scanning everyone present, finally looking upward, desiring freedom!

Deng Chen continued to remain silent, prostrated, keeping a low profile.

It seemed the most obedient, but let those three stir trouble, and it did not stop them, sufficiently showing that Tan Wenbin's recent severe vision decline requiring reading glasses had something to do with its lack of obedience.

It had fear, a clear mind, so it thought to let the radicals make a disturbance in front, while it played innocent, appearing gentle behind. Anyway, gains the radicals secured were also its share, and it bore no risk.

Tan Wenbin, of course, saw this too, so when Li Zhiyuan asked, he specifically said, "Deng Chen is very obedient."

Looking at the four spirit beasts in front, he felt emotional, how things have come to this point.

To think, at the beginning, they were all obedient and grateful one by one.

Li Zhiyuan: "Do you think I'm here to negotiate with you today?"

The young man waved the array flag.

Fengdu Twelve Commandments—Ghost Gate Opens Wide.

A phantom of a ghost gate appeared behind Li Zhiyuan, dreadful pressure descending.

The centipede curved its body, the Green Bull's fore limbs lowered slowly, even the Blood Ape stopped roaring.

Their audacity capital was granted by the Great Emperor.

But back then, the Great Emperor didn't know he'd soon be coerced, having to acknowledge his rightful heir status.

Therefore, since the calamity was laid by the Great Emperor, as the Great Emperor's heir, Li Zhiyuan naturally had a way to resolve it.

"When that pig wished to devour you four, I slew that pig, saving you, not performing the final severing, this as the first favor.

I protected that photo studio, making Jianghu people dare not approach, setting up a Spirit Gathering Array, aiding your recovery, this as the second favor.

Entry into Tan Wenbin's body, sharing Zou Jiang's merit, within merely ten years, releasing you all, this oath shared with Tan Wenbin, this as the third favor.

"

Seemingly hearing the malevolence in the young man's words, and foreseeing possible consequences, the Double-headed Python's heads immediately extended forward, gently trying to nuzzle Tan Wenbin.

When the radicals are about to be suppressed, the so-called moderates must come out to smooth things over, at the very least, to wash themselves of involvement.

Fengdu Twelve Commandments—Four Ghosts Lifting the Coffin!

"Boom!"

The Blood Ape was slammed to the ground, its body's blood violently extracted; the Green Bull's four hooves broke, lying limp; the centipede's body was fiercely compressed, shedding numerous appendages.

The Double-headed Python's heads were tightly pressed together, continuously rubbing and deforming against each other.

The young man pointed at them, Karmic Fire rising from their bodies, in immense agony, they let out vibrating wails.

"Crack!"

A crack opened in the ghost gate, spewing out four black chains, each piercing into their bodies, rampaging within their spiritual forms, binding and knotting.

Li Zhiyuan slowly lifted his head, his tone devoid of any emotion:

"I gave you the opportunity for equal footing with humans, yet you failed to cherish it, and seemed unused to it.

Then fine,

from today onward, you shall collectively be for me...

dogs."