The Otherworldly God

Chapter 255

The Wu family also sensed something unusual, and a large group of people rushed over. When they saw Wu Shaojie's father, the head of the Wu family was slightly surprised.

"what happened?"

He didn't ask Wu Shaojie why he was here.

"Should I tell you that they went down there?"

Wu Shaojie hesitated, but his attention was completely focused on the Netherworld Spring.

I saw that the evil spirits were no longer running around in a disorderly manner. They all gathered at the wellhead, as if they were about to burst out in the next second.

Even if you enter the barrier and get close to the Netherworld Spring, it seems that nothing will happen as long as you don't go down.

"Master, should this matter be reported?"

"The demons have always been a major concern for us. The abnormality at this moment must not be a good sign. At least we have to tell them about it."

"Understood, I'll make arrangements right away."

Wu Shaojie looked over and stared at the Netherworld Spring. It seemed as if spring water was bubbling up, but that "spring water" looked very dangerous.

"Are they okay? I...what should I do? I'm not afraid of taking responsibility. If I let them in privately, I'm afraid it will cause them trouble, and I'm even more afraid that something will happen to them. What should I do?"

"Betray them!"

"what?"

"As long as you betray them, you will have no pressure at all."

"No, it's impossible."

"As long as you say you were deceived and didn't know they went down to the Netherworld Spring, your people will definitely be on your side and you won't be held responsible. All the responsibility will be theirs. Anyway, they can't come back, so you have the final say."

Wu Shaojie held onto the edge of the spring. If his father had not reacted quickly, he would have been deceived and entered the Netherworld Spring.

"You are not determined, back off."

Wu Shaojie looked up and saw his father's disappointed expression. He was speechless and was helped to the side by others to rest.

"Could they also be deceived... They won't kill each other, right?"

Wu Shaojie stood up nervously and was held down by the brothers around him.

"At this moment, if you tell the truth about Le Zheng and the others, it will only disappoint the head of the family. Blaming you for dereliction of duty is a small matter, but I am afraid it will be interpreted as you making decisions on your own and not caring about the head of the family."

Wu Shaojie looked at him with a little shock. He had never thought about it this way. After all, he was not only the head of the family but also the father.

Ever since he came back from his visit to the Mu Mansion, he did feel something strange within the family, and his father became increasingly disappointed in him.

Originally he thought that he had missed the opportunity to marry into the Mu family and had let down the entire family's expectations, but later on he thought that this was not true.

He didn't want to suspect that kind of thing, but it was not uncommon for families to fight for the position of head of the family. Even if he was the young master now, he might be replaced as long as the dust had not settled.

He had always naively believed that he and his brothers and sisters had a very harmonious relationship and that such a thing would never happen. However, after recent events and his brothers' repeated reminders, he began to doubt it.

When his father announced that he would be the young master, Wu Shaojie saw the joy on everyone's face, and his heart was filled with relief and confidence. At that moment, he felt that everyone really supported him and there was nothing he was unwilling to do.

However, as time went by, some subtle changes began to quietly occur. The brothers and sisters who were originally close to each other seemed to gradually become estranged, and they no longer called him Shaojie, but Shaozhu.

They no longer talk about everything like they used to, but instead they each have their own ulterior motives and compete secretly.

At that time, he did not pay much attention to these changes. He had even become accustomed to their repeated calls of "Young Master". Only then did Wu Shaojie realize that his attitude towards them had also changed a little without him realizing it.

The head of the Wu family had relatively many children. His wife and concubine gave birth to three sons and two daughters, and Wu Shaojie was the second child.

His eldest brother and youngest sister have the same father and mother as him, while his third brother and eldest sister have different fathers and mothers. Even so, the relationship between them is the same.

No, now that I think about it, that’s not the case.

In terms of background and ability, his eldest brother is the eldest son and grandson, as well as the legitimate son. Apart from being slightly inferior to him in talent, he would not miss the position of head of the family.

Among the five, the eldest sister has the highest talent. She can learn magic very quickly and even created many spells of her own.

"It shouldn't be his turn. In a Taoist family, there is no distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children. Aren't most of the positions held by capable people? He has been raised by the old man since he was a child, and you are just trying to show your filial piety. You know very well that he is not suitable."

"What do women know?"

"I am a woman, there is nothing I can do. Who made me born in a humble family, not as good as a Taoist priest? But they are your children after all. Don't blame me for not reminding you that if a family with many children is not treated equally, it is bound to cause trouble."

"go out."

He couldn't help but recall the conversation between his aunt and his father. At that time, his father said it was someone else's family. Although he had doubts, after asking his aunt, he got the same answer.

"Other families. You forgot that I have a distant cousin who also married into a Taoist family and gave birth to children one after another. Even if she didn't have any merit, she still worked hard, right? But she... forget it, forget it. There's no need to make yourself unhappy because of other people's affairs."

She said it as if it were true at the time, so Wu Shaojie believed it. But now that he thinks about it, there is no such thing as a distant cousin.

Wu Shaojie couldn't help but begin to doubt his own abilities and judgment, and even began to waver in his belief in the entire family.

"What Auntie said is indeed correct. I am just taking advantage of the old man. What is the virtue or ability of the head of the family to me?"

Wu Shaojie stood up and went over to report the matter of Le Zheng and the other two to the head of the Wu family despite his brothers' attempts to stop him.

"Did you really promise them three days?"

"Yes father."

"They are going to die, do you know that? Not to mention three days, even if I give you thirty or three hundred days, you can't even get the bodies back. How stupid."

Wu Shaojie closed his eyes, opened them after a moment, and said firmly: "I believe them. Master Yuhua once led us to deal with Xiang Yao in Jiuli Tower. His ability is unquestionable. Although at that time, I felt that he didn't seem to have much cultivation, but today, they gave me a different feeling.

Just ask, how many people in our family can hear the voices from the netherworld? But they can. In just a few months, they can grow to this level, which is really terrifying.

Under the Netherworld Spring, there is only the demonic energy that has been lingering for ten thousand years. The demons have long gone away. It is just the demonic energy. If they were not watching me and did not want to implicate me because of their own affairs, Shaojie would be willing to follow them down."

"Even if I die?"

"Even if you die!"

"How arrogant! Just standing by the spring, you were bewitched by the evil spirit. And you still want to continue dreaming? You have no self-awareness at all."

"Shaojie knows that if Shaojie goes down alone, it won't work, but if he goes down with them, it will work. I believe in them."

Patriarch Wu looked at his determined and serious expression and confirmed the names of the three people again.

"What did you say they were called?"

"Le Zheng Yu Hua, Le Zheng Qi Ming, Le Zheng Shui Ling."

"Master... from whom?"

"It seems to be Master Zhi, Yue Zhengzhi? Shaojie is not sure."

The head of the Wu family thought for a while, turned his head and whispered something to the person next to him, and then that person left in a hurry.

"The Netherworld Spring is very dangerous now. Those who are not as strong as a mid-level Taoist priest are not allowed to approach within a hundred miles. The mid-level Taoist priests are on standby outside the Gobi Desert and have surrounded the entire Gobi Desert with a barrier. Shaojie and a few of us will be guarding the spring to prevent the evil spirit from gushing out."

"Yes."

Wu Shaojie didn't understand for a moment why his father made such arrangements. When he saw the person who had just gone out to report the news came back, Wu Shaojie couldn't help but want to ask him.

As a result, before he even opened his mouth, he raised three fingers and said softly: "We'll know the result in three days, and then you'll know whether your father has trusted you wrongly or not."

Wu Shaojie then realized that everything his father did was for him, and he couldn't help but feel ashamed for his wavering thoughts.