However, he never expected that the pressure of Elder Sushui’s released true qi would merely brush past him. Then, Xu Fei felt a growing burning sensation on his face, particularly on his forehead.
At that moment, Deacon Zhikong saw everything clearly. Pointing at Xu Fei’s forehead, he said, “You… there’s indeed a ghost face mark on your forehead!”
Xu Fei reached up to his forehead and pulled something off. In his palm lay a ghost face mark, and he immediately understood.
That Flower-Faced Ghost Hand, after completing his disguise, had deliberately left this mark behind.
It was as if Xu Fei had bought a new piece of clothing but forgotten to remove the tag, so anyone with sharp eyes would surely recognise it.
Flower-Faced Ghost Hand must have done it on purpose. Otherwise, she could have made the ghost face mark far more conspicuous.
If she had, Xu Fei would likely have been spotted by the Red Buddha Society’s people before even getting inside.
But instead, she’d tampered with it in such a way that ordinary folk wouldn’t notice a thing.
Only someone like Elder Sushui or Gong Zisheng, who were familiar with Flower-Faced Ghost Hand’s disguise techniques, could see through it.
“It seems this Flower-Faced Ghost Hand isn’t one to be trifled with!”
At that moment, Xu Fei felt a flicker of anger in his heart. He hadn’t expected to be used as a pawn by Flower-Faced Ghost Hand in the end.
“Kid, I don’t care who you are. Since you dared to trespass into the Hall Master’s residence today, I’ll make sure you stay here, and then I’ll unmask your true identity!”
Elder Sushui’s stance was firm at that point. But he hadn’t anticipated that Xu Fei wouldn’t care about any of this. Instead, without any attempt to hide, Xu Fei raised his hand and tore off the mask on his face.
“Since you’re all so sincerely desperate to know who I am, then open your bloody eyes and see just what kind of god your granddad is!”
When Xu Fei removed the disguise mask from his face, Elder Sushui and Gong Zisheng across from him were stunned.
“You… you’re actually Xu Fei? Haha! What a stroke of luck without even trying!”
“Since you’re so arrogant and seeking your own death, let me send you off to meet King Yama!”
With a grand wave of his hand, Gong Zisheng signalled his men, who had been lying in ambush, to spring into action, charging straight at Xu Fei.
Facing these people, Xu Fei didn’t dare let his guard down.
He knew this place wasn’t far from the Red Buddha Society’s headquarters, and the members of the Red Buddha Society had mostly mastered the Blood-Burning Combat Technique inherited from the Blood-Clad Sect.
That reckless method might harm themselves greatly, but if they resorted to a life-for-life tactic, Xu Fei naturally wouldn’t be their match.
After all, Xu Fei only had one life, while Gong Zisheng’s underlings were as numerous as hairs on an ox!
With another wave of Gong Zisheng’s hand, more than twenty men rushed in, nearly filling the small courtyard.
In an instant, the courtyard was awash with surging waves of true qi. Xu Fei, of course, had already prepared his silver needles in hand.
“What are you lot standing around for? Get him! The first one to catch him will be handsomely rewarded. The higher-ups have a bounty out, this bloke’s head is worth tens of millions!”
After Gong Zisheng spoke, the twenty-odd men swarmed forward. Xu Fei immediately engaged them in battle.
Xu Fei’s guess was spot on. For the sake of that multi-million bounty, these men didn’t even care about their lives. Right from the start, their skin flushed red as they activated the Blood-Burning Combat Technique.
