At the same time, the white shadow disappeared.

"This..."

"This is not a body skill..."

"But a sudden disappearance!"

Li Yuan's pupils contracted tightly, and he felt his whole body shiver as a chill surged over his scalp. Blood surged to form a blood shirt around him, and the shadow blood inside him began to churn back and forth, as he clutched the ancestral long blade in his hands.

In the next instant, Li Yuan felt a chill on his neck, as a hand clasped around it, squeezing sharply.

Li Yuan was already prepared; the blood shirt surfaced, gathering at his neck. Then, with a flick of the long blade in his hand, its sound was incredibly sharp, yet it encountered no resistance...

This indicated that behind Li Yuan, either there was no one, or...it was a transparent person...

Crack...crack, crack, crack...

The blood shirt on Li Yuan's neck shattered rapidly.

But at this moment, Li Yuan suddenly understood his predicament. In a flash of inspiration, he recalled a secret phrase passed down by the successive Sword Holders, or Sect Leaders, of the Yanyue Sect: Do not enter the Ghost Realm. If you enter...spit blood on your saber, and you might carve out a path to life.

He suddenly conjured his energy, and a mist of blood sprayed out, landing on the long blade in his hand.

The long blade, upon receiving Li Yuan's fresh blood, suddenly underwent a peculiar change. Vaguely, a mysterious and eerie "pattern" emerged on the blade, reminiscent of the ghost talisman-like runes drawn on Daoist talismans...

But the pattern flashed and disappeared, the blade went "crack, crack," and several cracks appeared once more.

Li Yuan gave the blade a shake, and it shattered like glass into fragments, hitting the ground.

This blade...was already too broken...unable to withstand the shadow blood of the Yanyue Sect any longer...

Crack!

At that moment, the blood shirt on Li Yuan shattered, the shadow blood collapsed, and intense pain surged through him.

The last scene he saw was the eerie white shadows crawling on the snow-covered rooftop under the moonlight.

...

...

Before the next day, the entire Silver Creek Square was already alerted.

Households with children had women coaxing them, while the men carefully donned their clothes to go outside and check the situation.

Many people emerged from their homes, either wandering the streets, cautiously inquiring about the situation, or, upon finding the source, stood by the banks of Silver Creek, gazing into the distance at Lake Heart Island.

That Lake Heart Island had almost become hell, with all sorts of inhumane wails coming from the island.

Soon, the disciples of the Blood Saber Sect also arrived at the lakeside. Those on night duty peered into the distance, feeling utterly creepy, for this didn't seem like an enemy attack—the piercing cold could be felt even across the wide body of water.

"You stay here, don't let anyone approach, I'll go report to the elders." This Blood Saber Sect disciple on duty ordered the miscellaneous task workers, then hurriedly mounted a horse and rode to the Inner City gates, knocking on them.

Soon after...

The Inner City was also bustling with noise.

In the deep winter night, Tie Sha called Ah Da, gathered two Inner Sect Disciples, and together with a group of Outer Disciples, Outer Sect Disciples, and Miscellaneous Task workers, hurried out of the city.

And because this involved the black market, Tie Sha had someone notify Elder Li and briefly explain the situation at the black market. As for how Li Yuan would handle it, Tie Sha couldn't get involved and didn't dare to.

Upon receiving the news, Li Yuan didn't set out but instead woke Lady Yan and the Lady Boss, telling them to dress, then quickly called Aunt Wang and the four maids Meilan, Zhu, and Ju. He told them to get ready, as they might have to leave without delay.

Aunt Wang didn't ask much, quickly getting the two children up and quietly packing their luggage.

The four maids Meilan, Zhu, and Ju also got moving, some fetching the carriage, others helping Aunt Wang pack...

Li Yuan swiftly returned to his room and immediately summoned White Sparrow, who was hovering around Shanbao County.

White Sparrow flapped its wings and flew quickly towards the black market.

"What's wrong, dear?" Lady Yan asked.

The Lady Boss also looked at him in the dark, her expression somewhat frightened, clearly startled by the heavy atmosphere.

Li Yuan embraced the two women, gently stroking their bellies with his left and right hands. A doctor from the Inner City had checked a few days ago; they were pregnant—twins!

At this moment, he didn't want to leave his beloved wives.

Seeing that both women were a bit flustered, he gently reassured them, "It's nothing, just...we might have to move."

"Move?" The Lady Boss asked, both surprised and nervous, "What's happened?"

Li Yuan replied, "Alright, Sister Xue, Sister Yan, your current task is to give birth to our children well. The rest, I'll handle...

In short, just know that the storms outside will be blocked by me. As for what these storms are, don't ask for now.

If you're scared, that won't be good."

"Alright, listening to you, dear." Lady Yan yawned, tilting her head docilely to nestle in Li Yuan's embrace.

Now it was early morning, and recently she had become very sleepy, but being awakened, she was extremely drowsy.

The Lady Boss said nothing more, hugging her husband from the side, her face resting against his thigh.

Li Yuan reached out and grabbed the Dragon Spear Blade which he kept hidden under the pillow at all times.

At this moment, the Dragon Spear Blade was only a half-arm-length metal tube, cold and heavy in hand.

"Sister Yan, Sister Xue, since your clothes and pants are on, sleep in the bedwear. I'll sit by the bedside, and if anything's wrong, I'll take you away."

The two women murmured in agreement, curling up in the quilt with their clothes on.

Li Yuan sat in the darkness by the bed, closing his eyes slightly, and then opening them again in the distant sky.

White Sparrow flapped its wings, alighting on a branch by the lakeside.

At this moment, Tie Sha had long arrived at the lakeside, dispersing the crowd and asking them to stay away.

A dark mass of Blood Saber Sect Miscellaneous Task workers, each wielding a large blade, formed circle upon circle of defense. A rough count showed there were over a hundred, not including the Outer and Outer Sect Disciples.

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