Chapter 66: GET PRANKED LOL
THE BAIT TAKES THE BAIT (IT'S GIVING 4D CHESS)
The cave was damp, its walls lined with jagged bone protrusions that glowed faintly in the dark. Fang Yuan's footsteps echoed as he led the group deeper, his expression carefully curated—part nervous curiosity, part forced bravado.
Bai Lian followed closely, her voice dripping with honeyed concern. "Young master, perhaps we should turn back? The air here feels… wrong."
Fang Yuan clenched his fists, playing the role of the determined young lord. "No. We've come this far. My clan needs this spirit spring!"
Behind them, Bai Sheng and Bai Hua—the twin heirs of the Bai Clan—exchanged glances. Their childish faces betrayed no fear; they'd been trained for this. Hidden guards lurked in the shadows, ready to intervene if danger struck.
Meanwhile, in the Bai Clan tent:
Bai Clan Leader watched the smoke projection, her nails digging into her palms. "Foolish boy. Walk faster. Show me where the spring is!"
But then—
Fang Yuan stopped.
His shoulders tensed. His breath hitched.
And then he laughed.
A slow, chilling sound that echoed off the cave walls.
"Ah… Lady Bai Lian. Tell me." He turned, his eyes glinting in the dim light. "How many of your clansmen died clearing this path for us?"
The cave fell silent.
Bai Lian's smile froze. "Y-Young master… what do you mean?"
Fang Yuan didn't answer. Instead, his hands shot out—
CRACK.
Twin snaps echoed as his fingers closed around Bai Sheng and Bai Hua's throats.
"COME OUT," he roared, voice dripping with venom, "OR YOUR HEIRS DIE HERE."
TIE DAO KU'S REVENGE (IT'S GIVING MALDING NPC ENERGY)
Back at camp, Tie Dao Ku—bloodied, broken, but unbowed—kneeled before the Bai Clan Leader.
"You harbored them," he spat, voice raw with grief. "Those demons who slaughtered my clansmen! Do you know what they did?!"
He recounted the ambush: the explosions, the charred remains of Tie Ao Tian, the betrayal.
Bai Clan Leader's face drained of color.
Smoke Projection Update:
Fang Yuan, now grinning like a feral beast, pressing a knife to Bai Hua's throat.
Bai Ning Bing, silent as death, dismantling Bai Lian's Gu worms with surgical precision.
The cave walls—covered in ancient markings. Flesh Bone Lord's inheritance.
"You idiots," Tie Dao Ku rasped. "You led them straight to a Rank 4 inheritance!"
BAI NING BING REALISES FANG YUAN'S SIGMA PLAN
Step 1: Let Bai Clan "manipulate" him into leading them to the "spirit spring."
Step 2: Use their own forces to clear the path to the inheritance cave.
Step 3: Take the twins hostage—neutralizing the hidden guards.
Step 4: Watch as Bai Clan and Tie Clan tear each other apart over the "demonic scoundrels" they helped empower.
Bai Ning Bing finally understood. This was why he'd played the lovesick fool. This was why he'd tolerated Bai Zhan Lie's taunts.
Fang Yuan hadn't been trapped.
He'd been farming them for resources.
TWITCH CHAT REACTIONS:
💀 "BAI CLAN REALLY THOUGHT THEY WERE PLAYING HIM LMAOOO"
🧠 "FANG YUAN USED THEIR OWN INHERITANCE AS BAIT"
🔥 "TIE DAO KU MALDING IN THE BACKGROUND IS THE CHERRY ON TOP"
BAI CLAN FREAKS OUT LOL
The cave walls trembled as the spiral bone mechanism sealed shut behind them with a final, echoing CLUNK. The sudden silence was deafening.
Bai Ning Bing adjusted her grip on the unconscious twins, her chainsaw centipede still humming menacingly. "You planned this from the start," she stated, not a question.
Fang Yuan didn't bother denying it. He strode down the bone-lit corridor, trailing his fingers along the walls like a homeowner inspecting his property. "Bai Clan spent days clearing the path for us. Why waste their effort?"
The twins—future legends of the righteous path—dangled limply in Bai Ning Bing's grasp. Bai Sheng's neck already bore the bruising imprint of Fang Yuan's fingers.
Meanwhile, outside the sealed cave:
Bai Clan's elders were in full meltdown.
Elder #1: "BREAK IT DOWN! USE THE MOUNTAIN-SPLITTING GU!"
Elder #2: "ARE YOU INSANE? THE COLLAPSE COULD KILL THE YOUNG MASTERS!"
Bai Lian (hyperventilating): "I-It's my fault! I led them here!"
Tie Dao Ku watched the chaos with grim satisfaction. Serves you right for trusting demons.
THE INHERITANCE UNLOCKS (IT'S GIVING TUTORIAL DUNGEON)
The passage opened into a grand hall—walls lined with skeletal murals, floor tiled with interlocking ribs. At the center stood a towering bone altar, atop which floated three objects:
Jade Bones Gu (gleaming like carved ice)
Flesh White Bones Gu (pulsing with healing light)
Bone Flesh Unity Gu (two intertwined serpents, one black, one white)
Fang Yuan's eyes locked onto the third Gu. Dual cultivation with Bai Ning Bing? His lips twitched. Efficiency above all.
System Prompt: ⚠️ INHERITANCE TRIAL ACTIVATED
The bone murals twisted, disgorging six skeletal warriors—each wielding weapons of polished femur and spine.
Bai Ning Bing: "I'll handle this." She dropped the twins like sacks of rice and lunged, chainsaw screaming.
Fang Yuan didn't move. "Aim for the third rib. They're weakest there."
BAI CLAN'S DESPERATION (IT'S GIVING NPC MALDING)
Back at camp, Bai Clan Leader clutched the smoke projection Gu like a stress ball. The image flickered—showing Fang Yuan calmly watching Bai Ning Bing dismantle the guardians while the twins lay forgotten at his feet.
Bai Clan Leader (voice cracking): "He's not even looking at my children!"
Tie Dao Ku crossed his arms. "Demonic cultivators don't take hostages for leverage. They take them for fun."
A junior elder timidly raised a hand. "What if… we negotiate?"
Bai Clan Leader's Eye Twitch: Record-breaking.
THE TWINS AWAKEN
Bai Sheng came to first, his vision blurry. His sister's limp form lay nearby. Across the hall, the white-haired demoness was butchering skeletons like a woodcutter gone feral.
And then—him.
The boy who'd strangled them stood before the altar, examining a pair of serpentine Gu worms with clinical interest.
Bai Sheng (hoarse whisper): "Y-You won't get away with this."
Fang Yuan didn't glance up. "Statistically, I already have."
TWITCH CHAT REACTIONS:
💀 "BRO REALLY USED BAIT CLAN AS HIS PERSONAL DUNGEON CLEAR TEAM"
🏛️ "FANG YUAN WALKING THROUGH THE INHERITANCE LIKE IT'S AN IKEA"
👯 "BONE FLESH UNITY GU = RIZZ OR MENACE?"