Ouyang Ye had originally thought she had intimidated everyone.
She never expected someone would actually be bold enough to step forward, and it was none other than the notoriously vicious and formidable eight Daozun of the Great Northwest—the Hei Feng Eight Fiends!
Her expression changed slightly as she glanced at the bracelet on Gu Qingfeng's wrist, which had already turned from jade-green to milky white.
This meant Aunt Xue had successfully possessed him.
The stone hanging in her heart finally settled. Seeing the Hei Feng Eight Fiends approaching, Ouyang Ye shouted, "Hei Feng Eight Fiends! What do you mean by this? Are you planning to attack together, all eight of you?"
Before the Hei Feng Eight Fiends could speak, Bi Lan of Yaoyue Palace stepped forward and sneered, "Hmph! Weren't you just bluffing earlier, saying we should all come at you together? Now that the eight heroic seniors from Hei Feng Cave have arrived, what's wrong? Are you scared?"
Scared?
Ouyang Ye wasn't particularly scared.
If Aunt Xue hadn't possessed him, she might have been afraid. But now that Aunt Xue had successfully possessed him, there was nothing to fear.
The only thing that worried her was whether Aunt Xue, after possessing Lao Jiu, could deal with the Hei Feng Eight Fiends without anyone noticing.
Since Aunt Xue had mentioned earlier that transmitting sound after possession would affect mental fluctuations—affecting both her and the possessed person—Ouyang Ye didn't dare to transmit a sound to ask.
"Esteemed seniors, this so-called Young Lord Chiyan is clearly a fake, yet he dares to bluff in front of us," Bi Lan said, cupping her fists respectfully toward the Hei Feng Eight Fiends. "We hope the eight seniors will take action and reveal Young Lord Chiyan's true face!"
"We are grateful for the eight fellow Daoists of Hei Feng Cave taking action," Daozun Ziyu of Yaoyue Palace also stepped forward to thank the Hei Feng Eight Fiends.
The Hei Feng Eight Fiends wore serious expressions and ignored Bi Lan and Daozun Ziyu, walking directly toward Gu Qingfeng.
"Little girl! Move aside!"
One of the Hei Feng Eight Fiends stepped forward and shouted. Many recognized him—he was the leader of the Hei Feng Eight Fiends, Daozun Hei Xin, known as Old Fiend Hei Xin, a ruthless and merciless man with unfathomable cultivation, nearly matching his masters, the Hei Feng Twin Fiends.
Ouyang Ye looked at Gu Qingfeng. Unable to transmit sound to ask, she could only hint with words, "Young Lord, the Hei Feng Eight Fiends are foolishly challenging you. What do you think?"
"Just these eight little brats?" Gu Qingfeng laughed. "This lord can send them to their deaths with a single finger."
After receiving the reply, Ouyang Ye giggled and stepped aside. At that moment, Han Dong's transmitted sound reached her ears.
"Ye Ye, has Aunt Xue possessed him?"
"Of course."
"But the tone doesn't sound like Aunt Xue's."
"Sister Han Dong, Aunt Xue is so clever. After possessing him, she would definitely imitate Young Lord Chiyan's tone when speaking. Otherwise, what if others notice?"
Beside them, Han Dong frowned, staring at the bracelet on Gu Qingfeng's wrist. Although she knew the bracelet turning from jade-green to white jade meant Aunt Xue's ghost was no longer inside the bracelet and should have possessed Lao Jiu, looking at Lao Jiu now, for some reason, Han Dong felt there was no change. Lao Jiu still seemed like the same leisurely, casually amused Lao Jiu, with no trace of Aunt Xue at all.
What was going on?
Han Dong didn't know.
Nor did she continue to think about it.
Meanwhile, everyone in the hall was eagerly awaiting the Hei Feng Eight Fiends to make a move, all wanting to know whether this so-called Young Lord Chiyan truly possessed the legendary indestructible stone body. If not, then he was undoubtedly a fake.
Everyone's attention was focused on the Hei Feng Eight Fiends, but then the first shocking scene occurred.
As the Hei Feng Eight Fiends walked to stand opposite Young Lord Chiyan, instead of attacking, the eight of them uniformly bowed, cupped their fists, and respectfully said in unison, "Senior disciples of the Hei Feng Twin Fiends, Daozun Hei Xin leads his seven junior brothers in paying respects to Young Lord Chiyan!"
The Hei Feng Eight Fiends' bow silenced the entire hall.
It shocked and horrified everyone present. Every single person was dumbfounded, standing there like statues, all as if they had seen ghosts, at a loss.
No one had expected the Hei Feng Eight Fiends to bow to Young Lord Chiyan, and it was a bow of respect at that.
Why?
Did the Hei Feng Eight Fiends believe Young Lord Chiyan was real?
Regardless of whether he was real or fake, even if he were, there was no need to bow!
After all, the Hei Feng Eight Fiends were notorious evil cultivators of the Great Northwest, disciples of the Hei Feng Twin Fiends, backed by the Immortal Dynasty. Why would they need to bow to Young Lord Chiyan?
It made no sense!
Did they not only believe Young Lord Chiyan was real but also believe he was the successor of Lord Chixiao?
That was completely unfounded.
Moreover, there was no prior connection. Even if they believed it, even if they feared or were wary, they could simply avoid him. Why bow so publicly?
Furthermore, forget whether Young Lord Chiyan was Lord Chixiao's successor.
Whether this Young Lord Chiyan was real or fake was still unknown. Without even testing him first, why would the Hei Feng Eight Fiends be in such a hurry to bow?
No one knew why.
Everyone was bewildered.
Ouyang Ye and Han Dong, seeing this scene, were even more unable to comprehend.
They didn't know why either. The two exchanged glances, both finding it utterly bizarre, completely unable to understand why people like the Hei Feng Eight Fiends would bow to Young Lord Chiyan for no reason.
Could it be that they had suffered at Gu Qingfeng's hands before?
Not likely!
Ouyang Ye thought carefully. In her memory, Gu Qingfeng had never fought the Hei Feng Eight Fiends.
So why would they...
Could it be that Aunt Xue had used some mysterious method?
Unknown.
The two truly couldn't guess and didn't dare to ask aloud.
"Big Brother, do you know them?"
Little Jin'er blinked her big eyes and asked curiously.
"No."
Gu Qingfeng reclined in his chair, holding a cup of wine, squinting as he looked at the Hei Feng Eight Fiends, and said lightly, "However, I have met their two masters once."
As soon as these words fell.
An even more shocking scene occurred.
The Hei Feng Eight Fiends, led by Old Fiend Hei Xin, uniformly knelt on both knees.
If the Hei Feng Eight Fiends' earlier bow had silenced the hall.
Then their kneeling now truly caused a wave of shock and uproar.
What was going on?
Young Lord Chiyan had merely said he had met their masters once. Why did the Hei Feng Eight Fiends kneel?
The people of Yaoyue Palace stared wide-eyed, unable to believe it.
Ouyang Ye and Han Dong were also bewildered, equally unable to believe this was real.
"Some time ago, our masters did not know Young Lord's identity and inadvertently offended you. For this, the two elders have been unable to eat or sleep in peace, unable to forgive their own recklessness. Today, upon accidentally learning of Young Lord's whereabouts, the two elders were overjoyed. They wished to come personally to apologize to Young Lord, but their health truly does not permit them to come in person. Thus, they specially ordered us, their eight disciples, to come and apologize to Young Lord!"
With that, the Hei Feng Eight Fiends actually began kowtowing with loud thuds!