Chapter 233: Chapter 141: Mother, What Are You Doing Here?

"Wow, our mom’s big red tail is actually really pretty!" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Su Liyan’s slender fingers twisted a spot on Lu Yuan’s lower right abdomen.

She said, feigning annoyance, "What are you talking about? That’s our mother. You can’t be having any improper thoughts. Mmm~"

"Where’s your mind wandering? I only like *your* snakelike waist and tail. Hehe~" Lu Yuan teased, patting Su Liyan on the rump with one hand.

Hearing the sounds of a fight, the Zhao Family Guards drew their swords and rushed into the courtyard.

All the Zhao Family Guards could see was a figure with a human torso and a snake’s tail darting back and forth in the courtyard, its tail emitting a dazzling red light.

The snake tail writhed in the air, its movements exquisitely graceful!

Bricks and stones from the courtyard walls periodically fell to the ground. A sinister wind gusted through the yard, and the trees outside swayed with it.

The sky gradually began to dim.

Seeing such a scene, the Zhao Family Guards did not recognize the figure as their Young Master’s mother-in-law.

The Zhao Family Guards were not mesmerized by the writhing snake tail before them; they were about to draw their swords for Suppression.

When Lu Yuan saw the Mansion Guards he had brought with him about to attack his own mother-in-law without a second thought, he thought, ’This is unacceptable!’

"Stop! Don’t be reckless! That’s our mother!" Lu Yuan hurriedly shouted to stop them.

The Mansion Guards were completely dumbfounded; in their eyes, all they could see was a single figure.

’What’s happened to the old madam?’

Although the Mansion Guards were confused, they still obeyed the Young Master’s words, halted their steps, and spread out to watch the show.

This was her show, and she would run it however she wanted.

Seeing that Lu Yuan had stopped the Mansion Guards, Su Liyan’s mother began to focus on toying with the few Xingzi.

The less powerful Xingzi howled in agony as Su Liyan’s mother beat them, forcing the few creatures to huddle together for safety.

Only a tiger with upturned eyes and a white forehead had some real power, and their fight was a relatively even match.

The sound of some kind of Dharma Artifact drifted into the courtyard from not far away.

The sound was neither high nor low, but one could hear it clearly if they listened carefully.

Upon hearing the sound, the few Xingzi lost their will to fight and immediately turned to flee.

Seeing the Xingzi about to escape, Su Liyan’s mother wiped her left hand across the Celestial Master Sword.

The Celestial Master Sword flared with brilliant light. Su Liyan’s mother needed only to swing it to instantly slay one or two of the Xingzi.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan immediately stopped her. "Mother, that’s enough. Please, show them mercy."

Su Liyan’s mother paused, and the Xingzi seized the opportunity to dart into a black mist and disappear...

"Brother Lu!" Gu Gaoxu kicked the main gate open and charged into the inner courtyard, followed by a large retinue of more than ten Celestial Masters.

As soon as Gu Gaoxu entered the inner courtyard, he saw the big red snake tail behind a pile of rocks.

He exclaimed in shock, "My god, how can a Xingzi like this exist in the Imperial Capital? Take it down!"

Hearing Gu Gaoxu’s command, the Celestial Masters behind him sprang into action—some brandished talismans, others chanted incantations.

One even looked ready to set up an altar and perform a ritual on the spot.

"Alright, you’re too late. Tell them to stop." Lu Yuan interrupted them yet again.

This was already the third time Lu Yuan had stopped someone.

’I thought I was in for a tough fight,’ Lu Yuan mused, ’but I ended up just watching the show, chatting, and keeping the situation under control.’

Hearing this, Gu Gaoxu had the Celestial Masters withdraw from the inner courtyard and gave them new orders: "Surround this residence. I don’t care what methods you use or how many barriers you set up. Your only goal is to protect this house."

"Yes, sir!" The Celestial Masters acknowledged the order and departed.

These Celestial Masters had been borrowed from Gu Yunwen. Gu Gaoxu was also a stranger in the Imperial Capital, so in his urgency, his only choice was to go to Gu Yunwen and borrow these men.

Gu Gaoxu had only heard a message from the Zhao Family Guards, saying their Young Master was in trouble and needed some Celestial Masters.

Gu Gaoxu didn’t hesitate for a moment; this was a rare opportunity for Lu Yuan to ask a favor of him.

Gu Gaoxu wanted to have his moment to shine in front of Lu Yuan.

It’s just that by the time Gu Gaoxu arrived, everything was already over.

To his credit, Gu Gaoxu was a loyal friend; he just always seemed to be a day late and a dollar short.

Lu Yuan pulled Gu Gaoxu into a room and asked him, "Why are there still Xingzi running rampant within the Imperial Capital?"

"Xingzi?" Gu Gaoxu repeated the word, thinking.

After a moment of thought, Gu Gaoxu pulled Lu Yuan close and whispered, "Brother Lu, there’s something you don’t know. The old Emperor created the Jinyi Guard, and part of that force is made up of Spirit Binders. You haven’t been targeted by someone, have you?"

The Jinyi Guard’s Spirit Binders are officially sanctioned, and the Xingzi they’ve bound are allowed to move freely through the streets of the Imperial Capital.

The Royal Spirit Capturing Dharma Artifacts are not crafted by ordinary people, and their ability to restrain Xingzi is extremely strong.

Many of the Jinyi Guard Households Commanders even use Middle Grade Spirit Capturing Devices.

Using these Xingzi to observe the every move of the civil and military officials is just unbelievably convenient.

Everyone’s got their own little tricks.

The residences of the civil and military officials also have many Celestial Master-level Mansion Guards, so they can actually defend against it to some extent.

From the fight just now, Lu Yuan had already guessed that the main purpose of the Xingzi’s visit wasn’t to take their lives.

The Xingzi had been trapped by Su Liyan’s mother and were only forced to counter-attack at the very end.

That was why Lu Yuan had stopped his mother-in-law. If he had let her kill someone’s bound Xingzi without understanding the situation, it would have been a major falling out.

When Gu Gaoxu saw Su Liyan’s mother approaching, her lower body still swaying, he couldn’t help but take two steps back.

The vast difference between Su Liyan’s mother’s reverted ancestral form—which Gu Gaoxu had just glimpsed in the backyard—and her usual appearance was understandably unsettling.

"Mother, you’re so amazing! You had those Xingzi howling in pain just now," Su Liyan praised her mother delightedly.