Little Demon Reversion to Youth

Chapter 71

Lady Jeonghwa's eyes blazed. She looked ready to take down anyone who got in her way.

The Four Shadows hurriedly answered in her stead.

"He is a guest of the Family Head. He ordered us to keep his identity a secret."

"Why?"

"We will explain later. For now, the priority is to take care of the Family Head's condition... We must take him to the inner chambers."

Lady Jeonghwa thought so too.

"Tell the head of the medicine hall to come!"

The Third and Fourth Shadows supported Tang Qianhui and headed towards the inner courtyard.

Lady Jeonghwa led the way.

"Let's go to the Yusimjae."

They passed through a neatly decorated garden and entered a separate courtyard. It was the place where Lady Jeonghwa resided.

As Baekji followed, a warrior from the separate courtyard blocked him.

"Outsiders are not allowed in the lady's quarters."

"You don't know me? I'm not an outsider."

Baekji answered shamelessly, pushed the warrior aside, and entered the Yusimjae.

The Third and Fourth Shadows stood guard while Lady Jeonghwa was blowing her ki into Tang Qianhui's life gate.

'Oh-ho?'

Lady Jeonghwa's internal energy was surprisingly purer than Tang Qianhui's.

When treating with internal energy, if one's mind is disturbed, one can fall into danger.

Baekji stood guard in front of the door.

Since Tang Qianhui's internal injuries were deep, the middle-aged lady was also using all her strength, and sweat was forming on her forehead.

A moment later, Lady Jeonghwa removed her hands and laid Tang Qianhui down.

Tang Qianhui had lost consciousness, and his breathing was very shallow.

Lady Jeonghwa frowned.

"Hasn't the head of the medicine hall come yet?"

Just then, a warrior from the separate courtyard rushed in and reported.

"The Elder of the Council of Elders has arrived!"

"The Elder?"

As Lady Jeonghwa frowned, a hoarse voice was heard from outside.

"Lady Jeonghwa! Is it true that an assassin entered and the Family Head was seriously injured?"

Lady Jeonghwa answered from her seat.

"That is correct. He needs absolute rest right now, so please go back for now."

"What are you talking about? A crisis has befallen the family, and you're telling the old men to just sit in the back room? I must see the Family Head myself!"

When Baekji went to the door and looked out, a group holding torches had gathered in the courtyard of the Yusimjae. A tall old man at the front was looking this way.

His white beard and smooth skin, illuminated by the blazing torches, looked dignified.

The Elder did not seem to have any intention of going back.

"I cannot entrust the Family Head's safety to the subordinates! I will go in now!"

Even if he was the Elder of the Council of Elders, he could not just push his way into the Family Head's wife's quarters, so he gave notice.

"Stop! I am telling you clearly, the Family Head is resting now, so please go back. I will contact you later."

"Hmph! This is a matter of the Tang family. How dare the Family Head's wife ignore the Council of Elders..."

As the Elder scolded Lady Jeonghwa in a hoarse voice, Baekji stood in front of the door and said, "Hey, old man, there's a patient, so be quiet."

"...?"

"...!"

Although Baekji's voice was small, it was clear, and everyone heard it.

Not only the Elder, but also the elders who had gathered in the courtyard, the Third and Fourth Shadows inside the Yusimjae, and even Lady Jeonghwa looked at Baekji.

To call the Elder of the Council of Elders an 'old man' in the middle of the Tang family.

The Elder's white beard trembled.

Seeing the people's reactions, it was not that he had misheard, but it was so absurd that he could not judge how to deal with it for a moment.

The old man next to the Elder, who resembled a rat, let out a roar at Baekji and rushed at him.

"Who are you, you brat? How dare you speak so recklessly in front of whom..."

As the rat-faced old man flew and approached, a strong ki and Lady Jeonghwa's Zen staff shot out from inside the room.

"Ugh!"

The rat-faced old man twisted his body in the air, landed, and then hurriedly retreated.

The Zen staff was stuck in the front yard of the Yusimjae.

"I am telling you clearly, no one can cross that staff!"

Lady Jeonghwa warned.

"Are you blocking the Council of Elders now?"

The Elder, as if dumbfounded, looked back at the elders who had followed him and said, "How much must she have ignored the elders to act like this?"

Anger flowed on the elders' faces.

Just then, a commotion arose at the main gate of the Yusimjae.

"Move aside! Why are you surrounding the Yusimjae?"

A thick scolding voice was heard, and then several people pushed aside the warriors of the Council of Elders who were guarding the gate and rushed in.

Among them was the law enforcement hall head, Go Hyeonggi.

"The heads of the inner and outer halls, the law enforcement hall, and even the medicine hall... all the hall heads have gathered. The Family Head was attacked by an assassin, so why have you come here instead of chasing the culprit?"

The head of the inner hall, who could be said to be the most senior among those who had gathered, said, "The martial force is in charge of searching for the assassin. We have to see the Family Head and receive his orders, so of course we have to come. But for what reason is the Council of Elders surrounding the Yusimjae?"

"Hmph! Since the Family Head is seriously injured, of course we have to be on guard."

"That is a matter for the inner hall to take care of! Withdraw the warriors of the Council of Elders! This is the quarters of the family's mother!"

At the head of the inner hall's words, the rat-faced old man pointed his finger and stepped forward.

"What are you talking about? Don't you know that in the event of the Family Head's death, the authority is transferred to the Council of Elders? Huh? Are you treating us like back-room old men?"

"Death? Has something happened to the Family Head?"

When the head of the inner hall retorted, the rat-faced old man pointed at the Yusimjae and shouted, "So we're trying to confirm, but can't you see that Lady Jeonghwa is blocking us?"

Just then, Lady Jeonghwa's voice was heard from inside the Yusimjae.

"If something happens to the Family Head, the young family head takes his place! To transfer the authority to the Council of Elders. I don't know what you're talking about."

The rat-faced old man flinched and then looked at the Elder.

The Elder, after glaring fiercely at the rat-faced old man who had made a mistake, immediately turned his head and said in a gentle voice, "Normally, of course, the young family head should be delegated the authority, but the young family head has also been poisoned and is not in his right mind, right? So the Council of Elders has no choice but to step forward!"

"What are you talking about? The young family head is not in his right mind! A perfectly fine person..."

When the head of the inner hall retorted harshly, the Elder cut him off with a grave tone.

"With all this commotion, where is the young family head?"

"..."

That's right.

The Family Head had been attacked by an assassin and was seriously injured, and the whole family was in an uproar, but the young family head was nowhere to be seen.

The head of the inner hall said to an inner hall warrior, "Go and bring the young family head."

* * *

Tang Tian'e returned to Tang Yunlong's quarters through the secret passage.

Although he knew that the First and Second Shadows were chasing him, those brats were wandering in the maze-like secret passage.

The Tang family's secret passage also had quite a few decoy passages. The strength that had been accumulated for hundreds of years was imbued in even a single secret passage.

Moreover, they did not know that he was borrowing Tang Yunlong's body.

The great undertaking was as good as successful.

"He must be dead. He must be dead... even if he cut off his arm, he wouldn't have been able to completely detoxify the blood poison... you vicious brat! To cut off his own arm."

It was a great pity that he had not been able to cut off his breath himself. He should have delivered the final blow...

He had no choice but to flee because of the guards who had suddenly rushed in. It was close. If he had delayed for even a moment, he would not have been able to get out.

Closing the door of the secret passage and going to Tang Yunlong's bedroom, Tang Tian'e could not control his excitement and kept muttering.

"What on earth is that brat? Where did he get a brat like that to use as a guard..."

For a brat to be able to jump a distance of over a hundred zhang in an instant. The ki that had come from the inner courtyard must have been Lady Jeonghwa.

He should have dealt with that bitch long ago. Since she was cooped up in the Yusimjae, there was no opportunity to ambush her.

"Why is such a master acting as a guard? It's no use anyway. He's dead in the end, right? Now the Tang family is mine. I have finally corrected what was wrong."

Every time he rolled his eyes, a fierce light poured out.

Tang Tian'e entered the secret space behind Tang Yunlong's bedroom.

The secret space was wide enough for two people to barely lie down, and one person was lying there as if dead.

It was Tang Tian'e's own body.

Although the 'soul exchange grand law' could perfectly take over the opponent's body, the procedure was complicated and required a long time.

It also took all sorts of elixirs to make just one 'Qingling Huanhun Pill', which was absolutely necessary.

On the other hand, the 'soul exchange grand law' was enough in three days, but instead, it was only at the level of borrowing the body for a while.

"Now, if I return to my body, everything will be perfect."

Tang Tian'e muttered and lay down, with his head against the head of his own lying body.

When he chanted the incantation of the grand law, his soul returned to its original body through the Baihui point.

A moment later, Tang Tian'e, who had found his own body, stood up.

When he cultivated his ki, an extreme internal energy spread throughout his body. If only he had had this body, he would have been able to surely kill Tang Qianhui on the spot. The more he thought about it, the more he regretted it.

Tang Tian'e looked down at Tang Yunlong's body.

"What should I do with this brat?"

Since Tang Yunlong had been possessed, he was in an unconscious state. If he did not undo the 'soul exchange grand law', he would never wake up.

According to Tang Tian'e's original plan, he also had to kill Tang Yunlong.

If the family head died, the young family head would succeed him. Therefore, he had to eliminate even Tang Yunlong to have a just cause to take the position of family head.

He had originally intended to do so, but after entering Tang Yunlong's young body, his thoughts had changed.

A young and fresh body, the status of the Tang family's young family head!

"If I have this brat's body, I'll be able to break even the 'Three Flowers of the Martial World'..."

Tang Tian'e had originally been lecherous. The reason he had been kicked out of the family was also because he had been caught raping a young lady from a good family.

He had become greedy for Tang Yunlong's body, which could freely take young women.

If he used the 'soul exchange grand law', he could perfectly take over Tang Yunlong's body. It was much better than living in an old body that he did not know how long he would live.

However, to perform the 'soul exchange grand law', he had to cling to the Cult Leader. The 'soul exchange grand law' could only be performed by the Cult Leader and the left and right honored ones.

"For now, let's keep him alive."

Tang Tian'e decided to perform the 'soul exchange grand law' when he had a chance later and left Tang Yunlong in the secret space.

The Elder of the Council of Elders would soon announce the death of the family head. Since Heukgo and Dongcha had also taken care of Tang Yunseol and Yunqing, there was no one to stop him now.

The only way the Council of Elders could choose was to appoint Tang Tian'e, the remaining legitimate heir of the previous family head.

"Let's leave Tang Yunlong as missing and I will temporarily take the position of family head, and then hand it over after the 'soul exchange grand law' is over."

Having finished his deliberations, Tang Tian'e entered the Tang family's secret passage again. When he did not feel the presence of the First and Second Shadows, he quietly left the Tang family and returned to his own house that he had prepared in Chengdu.

Now, he just had to wait for the Elder of the Council of Elders to come and find him, leading the executive department of the Tang family.

The unfortunate legitimate heir who had been kicked out of the position of young family head due to a mistake in his youth, but had not forgotten the family and had lived in seclusion near the Tang family.

He just had to perform that role.

"Tang Qianhui... don't feel wronged. I just found my original place."

* * *

"The young family head is not to be seen."

The inner hall warrior who had gone to the Twin Wing Hall to find Tang Yunlong returned and reported.

"Huh! In this situation where the family head has been attacked, for the young family head to be missing as well! What on earth is he thinking? This is why the Council of Elders has no choice but to step forward. If not the Elder, who would command this situation now?"

The rat-faced old man raised his voice.

Just then, a bamboo staff flew and stuck next to Lady Jeonghwa's Zen staff.

It was thrown by Baekji.

"From now on, if there's a brat who makes a noise, his mouth won't be intact!"

When Baekji spoke, everyone looked at him.

"That's right! That brat! We can't just let that brat be!"

The rat-faced old man, who had forgotten about Baekji for a moment because the executive department was rushing in, pointed at Baekji and shouted, "Who on earth is that brat to be in the Yusimjae? What are you doing? Someone go and drag that brat..."

He stopped abruptly, foaming at the mouth and screaming.

Crack!

With the sound of bone hitting bone, the rat-faced old man floated into the air. He floated horizontally to the ground and then fell.

(End of Chapter)