Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

Xu Xingke lifted his wine cup, drained it in one gulp, and continued speaking:

"So, I did not lie just now."

On the other side.

The Song Family.

Song Yinchen sat in front of a guzheng, gently plucking its strings.

Notes, like flowing clouds and streaming water, leaped from the guzheng, creating invisible resonant points in the void around her.

In the cosmos.

The light from billions of galaxies traversed time and space, drawn by the notes, showering down on Song Yinchen.

She was gradually entering a state of self-forgetfulness.

Then, a stream of Aurora fell from the sky, speaking urgently:

"It's bad, there are many people outside who want to kill Shen Ye."

The guzheng music stopped.

All phenomena vanished instantly.

Song Yinchen closed her eyes slightly and took a while before she opened them:

"I was breaking through, and you suddenly barged in, disturbing me."

The Chaos Spirit Light laughed: "With your talent, breaking through next time will be just the same—by the way, many people want to kill Shen Ye."

"You already mentioned that," Song Yinchen said.

"...You're not going to bother with him? He's really about to die, haha," the Chaos Spirit Light laughed.

"A mere trifle, you're too panic-stricken," Song Yinchen said indifferently, raising her hands and clapping them gently.

The door opened.

A man and woman, both stewards, entered through the door.

"We greet the Head of the Family," they said respectfully.

Song Yinchen said, "Find out who is advocating Shen Ye's death, who is facilitating this matter, and report back to me immediately."

"Head of the Family, this matter involves many forces; it might take some time to investigate," the female steward said.

"No time can be wasted. Go find out who is calling the shots most fiercely, who is most enthusiastic in this matter."

"If that's the case, we can find out very quickly, Head of the Family," the male steward said respectfully.

"Go, I'll wait for you right here."

"Yes!"

The two stewards hurriedly left.

Song Yinchen's expression was calm as she raised her fingers and plucked the strings of the guzheng again.

The Chaos Spirit Light stood there in a daze.

Looking at Song Yinchen, who was focused, her body gradually emanated a nebulous starlight glow.

—She had entered a state of cultivation.

Could it be that when she heard that Shen Ye had killed Song Qingyun, she immediately grew tired of Shen Ye?

"Actually, I, too, want to kill Shen Ye and eliminate this unstable factor," the Chaos Spirit Light probed.

"Do as you wish, but remember one thing," Song Yinchen said.

"What is it?" the Chaos Spirit Light asked.

"You represent only yourself if you go, if you want to kill him, that's your own wish. Whatever you do, it has nothing to do with my Song Family, nor with me," Song Yinchen said.

"If he dies by my hand?" the Chaos Spirit Light asked.

The music stopped.

"I know I have missed much education as I grew up, so I learn from each one of you," Song Yinchen said earnestly.

"Learning from Shen Ye how to make videos?" the Chaos Spirit Light said mockingly.

"Yeah, it's quite useful, so I also learned a trick from you," Song Yinchen said.

"From me?" the Chaos Spirit Light asked in surprise.

Song Yinchen pulled out a smartphone and pressed play.

A news story instantly appeared on the smartphone screen.

The male anchor was broadcasting:

"This channel has just received news, the Head of the Jiangnan Song Family, Song Yinchen, has released an announcement."

"The Chaos Spirit Light has been possessed by a king species's Cosmic Giant Insect and has gone mad. It not only betrayed the Song Family but also injured Song Yinchen and slandered others everywhere."

The scene flashed.

Song Yinchen appeared on the screen with a serious expression:

"I testify upon my own reputation—"

"The Chaos Spirit Light has betrayed our Song Family, it has seized the Insect Body of the king species and has fallen into madness."

"Shen Ye is our friend of the Song Family, a meritorious figure who saved us but was slandered by it as being possessed by a monstrous king species."

"The Chaos Spirit Light has gone mad!"

"Please everyone be cautious."

Song Yinchen turned off the video.

The room was silent.

For a good while.

The voice of the Chaos Spirit Light emerged:

"Yinchen, everything I said is true."

Song Yinchen said, "I also spoke the truth."

"I'm not insane."

The Chaos Spirit Light flickered wildly in midair.

It spun around and suddenly cleaved the entire house in two.

Bricks and tiles came crashing down.

The roof beam appeared to slam down on Song Yinchen.

Song Yinchen sat there unmoved, uttering two words:

"Patricide."

Whoosh—

The Chaos Spirit Light darted, moving the beam aside.

Song Yinchen remained unharmed, though covered with quite a bit of dust.

She nonchalantly placed a stele on the table.

Carved on the stele was the contract between the Song Family and the Chaos Spirit Light.

"You have acknowledged a master, and the contract between you and our Song Family lies here; if you dare act against me, you will destroy yourself, won't you?" she said with a smile.

"I won't kill you, but since you spoke of me in that way, I will kill everyone else around you, Yinchen," the Chaos Spirit Light said solemnly.

Song Yinchen clapped her hands.

Looking in a certain direction, she smiled and said, "Did everyone see that?"

"The Spirit just tried to kill me, but because of the contract, it could not succeed at the last moment."

"It really has gone mad."

"This is Song Yinchen's live broadcast room, delivering the latest news."

"Please everyone, be mindful of your safety."

Having said that, she waved her hand.

A smartphone flew out from a corner and into her hand, she tapped it a few times before turning off the live broadcast.

"Everything you just did, everyone has seen it. What do you think they will think?" Song Yinchen said with a chuckle.

The Chaos Spirit Light said nothing.

"Why did it come to this?" the Chaos Spirit Light said heavily.

"Knowing how I treat Shen Ye, yet you still call for his death, even purposely brought a maid for him, and now you've slandered him—"

"You're targeting the people around me specifically, you truly have gone mad," Song Yinchen said.

The Chaos Spirit Light circled the air once, then suddenly spoke: