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Half an hour earlier.
Inside the Xu Family Villa.
At this moment, the old man was still channeling his Dao Seal, continuously suppressing the power of the mark on Xu Yiming's glabella.
Seeing the mark tremble more violently, its emitted glow reduced to a mere flicker, the old man couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, a smile appearing on his face.
"Almost there, just a bit more effort and my Dao Seal can penetrate that Curse Seal and dispel it..." the old man thought to himself.
Immediately, he continued to stimulate the spiritual power within him, increasing the force.
However, just then, the Curse Seal on Xu Yiming's glabella, which had almost been completely suppressed, suddenly erupted with a strong glow!
Following that, a terrifying force swept out instantly—
"Not good!"
Sensing the sudden burst of terrifying power, the old man's eyes widened in shock!
Instinctively, he wanted to withdraw his Dao Seal, but it was already too late...
Boom—
With a thunderous explosion, the old man's Dao Seal was shattered and collapsed under the impact of this terrifying force, as if it were made of brittle wood!
Even more frightening, the force followed his Dao Seal and directly backlashed onto him!
The old man's body trembled violently!
His chest felt as if it had been struck by a heavy hammer!
He was thrown back immediately, and with a 'puff,' he spat out a mouthful of thick blood, then crashed heavily into a porcelain ornament behind him...
Crash—
The solid wood chair holding the ornament shattered instantly, and the porcelain ornament broke into pieces...
This sudden turn of events left Xu Shengchuan and Xu Yiming, who were standing nearby, utterly shocked and at a loss for words!
"Old Lin, Old Lin..."
Xu Shengchuan exclaimed, rushing forward to help the old man up.
At this moment, the old man looked dispirited, his face pale and even somewhat withered, his chest stained red with blood, looking utterly miserable...
"Old Lin, are you alright?"
Xu Shengchuan asked anxiously.
"Cough, cough cough..."
The old man struggled to cough a few times, two more mouthfuls of blood coming out of his mouth.
Then, he clutched his chest, taking deep breaths repeatedly, and after swallowing hard a few times, he raised his other hand to wave it, exhaling deeply, "Still... not dead yet..."
He paused for a moment.
Looking up at Xu Shengchuan, then at Xu Yiming, he smiled bitterly, "Mr. Xu, I sincerely apologize. My cultivation is too shallow, and I truly cannot dispel the Curse Seal within your son.Mr. Xu, you... should seek someone more capable!"
With that, he sighed helplessly, a hint of bitterness in his expression.
He had thought he was about to dispel the Curse Seal, but who would've expected it to suddenly unleash such terrifying power, leaving him utterly defenseless and severely injured in an instant!
Hearing the old man's words, Xu Shengchuan became anxious, quickly saying, "Old Lin, what is going on? Are you really saying there's nothing you can do about the Curse Seal in my son's body? You are the most renowned Daoist in Jiangnan Province! If even you can't do anything, does that mean my son... is doomed?"
The old man heard this and shook his head with a bitter smile, "Mr. Xu, I am truly powerless!
The Curse Seal in your son's body... is not the work of an ordinary person. His cultivation is far above mine! In fact, he can definitely be considered someone with extraordinary abilities!
If I'm not mistaken, the person must have sensed me trying to dispel his Curse Seal just now, so he remotely cast a spell to severely injure me!
Moreover, it's clear the person showed mercy and didn't strike to kill, otherwise, I fear I wouldn't be alive right now!"
Saying this, the old man took a deep breath and continued, "I dare not interfere with your son's matter anymore. Such a person, I cannot afford to provoke. The fact that he only severely injured me without killing me was already a warning! If I continue to meddle in this, next time, the person might not show any mercy. At that point, I might not survive either..."
Hearing the old man's words, Xu Shengchuan was stunned.
He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but seeing the old man's resolute expression, he found himself unable to speak.
At this moment, the old man hesitated for a moment and then said, "Mr. Xu, in my opinion, the only way to save your son now is to find that person and beg them to retract the Curse Seal. Otherwise, your son's life is in grave danger..."
Upon hearing this, Xu Shengchuan seemed to grasp at a lifeline and quickly asked, "Old Lin, please guide us, how can we find that person?"
The old man shook his head, "You should ask your son himself, who he might have offended recently."
With that, the old man continued, "Alright, Mr. Xu, I'm severely injured now and can't stay here any longer. I'll take my leave to recuperate. As for the reward you promised earlier... I don't want it anymore. Farewell!"
Watching the old man turn to leave, Xu Shengchuan opened his mouth, instinctively wanting to call him back, but ultimately, he powerlessly let it go...
After the old man left, Xu Shengchuan suddenly looked up at Xu Yiming, glaring angrily, "You ungrateful child! How many times have I told you to keep a low profile and not cause trouble outside!
But you wouldn't listen! Now look, you've offended someone you shouldn't have! If you want to live, you better tell me honestly who you've offended recently!
Otherwise, I can't save you either!"
Facing his furious father, Xu Yiming shrank his neck and stammered, "Dad, I... I really don't know who I might have offended! I haven't done much lately, just visiting nightclubs and playing at clubhouses.
I haven't had any conflicts with anyone..."
Xu Yiming looked bitter.
He truly couldn't remember offending anyone.
Of course, he was starting to feel scared. He hadn't believed the old man's words at all before, but after everything that just happened, he couldn't help but believe.
Hearing Xu Yiming's words, Xu Shengchuan took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, "Are you sure you haven't offended anyone recently?"
"Yes, I'm sure!"
Xu Yiming nodded.
Xu Shengchuan frowned, "Think carefully, don't overlook any possibilities, even if it's just being rude to a beggar or a delivery person, don't ignore it!"
Xu Yiming began to think with a bitter face.
But no matter how hard he thought, he couldn't remember, only managing a bitter smile, "Dad, I really can't think of anyone I've offended. If I have to say, it would be that time I got drunk and accidentally hit that woman with my car.
But I've already had someone investigate that woman's background. She only has a daughter, and her son disappeared without a trace a few months ago.
And her daughter is only in high school, there's no way she could have such... such abilities. Otherwise, if she were that powerful, I would've been dead long ago, why wait until now?
After all, I hit her mother more than half a month ago..."
Xu Shengchuan took a deep breath, staring at Xu Yiming, "Since you can't think of anyone specific, keep thinking! If you still can't remember... consider carefully, because no one will be able to save you then!"
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