To the surprise of everyone, the Shadow did not strike Lin Li with lethal force, but instead, directly employed a "Thousand Year Kill."
A martial artist's Thousand Year Kill was no ordinary feat.
Lin Li's mouth flew open, letting out a long scream.
His hands clutched his backside tightly.
"Dad, you..."
Lin Shuang, both furious and angry, pointed at the Shadow and declared, "You're courting death!"
"Heh heh, if you don't come with me, I'll court death!"
The Shadow vanished again, appearing directly behind Tang Yun.
And repeating its tactic, it directly performed a Thousand Year Kill.
With a pained cry, Tang Yun was both shocked and enraged.
She was already suffering from hemorrhoids; how could she withstand such an attack?
She immediately let out an even more piercing scream than Lin Li.
At the same time, she felt both shame and anger.
She, an elder, was being molested by a junior.
"Tang Yun!"
Lin Li let out an angry, soft roar, pointing at the Shadow, "You, you have such audacity, you..."
They held positions of power; when had they ever suffered such humiliation?
That was his wife!
He would rather take another blow himself than see his wife treated like this by another man.
"Heh heh, this is the price for you playing tricks on me! Next time, I might just slit your throat!"
The Shadow made a throat-slitting gesture.
Chen Jie's expression darkened. "Uncle, Aunt, come to my side!"
"Ah, right! Quickly go to Chen Jie's side!"
Only then did they remember that the Shadow couldn't do anything to Chen Jie.
At the same time, they thought that if Chen Jie were to demand their daughter's hand in marriage now, they probably wouldn't be able to refuse!
Otherwise, if Chen Jie were to simply leave, they truly had no good way to deal with the Shadow.
"Heh heh, it's useless no matter whose side you go to!"
The Shadow vanished from its spot and reappeared, standing before Tang Yun once more.
However, just as he was about to attack, Chen Jie's eyes turned cold. "Courting death!"
He extended his hand, unleashing a surge of energy.
The Shadow's body dodged violently, disappearing completely just before the energy struck him.
Chen Jie's gaze sharpened.
He dodged?
He wasn't surprised that the Shadow could dodge his attack, as he hadn't used much power; he simply didn't want to waste energy on the opponent and wanted to scare him off.
But even if the opponent were to be dispersed, he still managed to dodge, indicating that this kind of attack still had some effect on him.
"Heh heh, you've got some skills, but with me here today, unless you can stay together forever, you're doomed once you separate!"
The Shadow reappeared, speaking with a smile.
"What exactly do you want?" Lin Shuang asked angrily.
"What do I want? Naturally, I want you!"
"Don't be delusional!"
"That remains to be seen! Miss Lin, it's your turn!"
He once again took a risk, appearing before Lin Shuang.
The moment he appeared, Chen Jie, through his divine sense, detected that it was a feint and that he had no intention of attacking Lin Shuang.
But Chen Jie still made an attack, pretending to be too slow to react.
This filled the Shadow with joy.
Although this person was quick and strong, protecting three people at once was still a bit stressful! Next, he would catch him off guard!
Immediately, the Shadow changed tactics, sometimes attacking Tang Yun, sometimes attacking Lin Li.
At times, when taking great risks, his form would become extremely weak, as if he could be dispersed with a touch.
And when he was further away from Chen Jie, he would become powerful.
Although Chen Jie mostly pretended to be slow to react, he occasionally managed to shatter the Shadow's form when he appeared.
"Chen Jie, what should we do? This can't go on. Should we call for reinforcements?" Lin Shuang asked Chen Jie anxiously.
"Not yet!" Chen Jie replied.
Hearing their words, the Shadow appeared and said, "If you call for reinforcements, I'll leave for now. When your reinforcements are gone, I'll pick you off one by one. In any case, if I've set my sights on you, you must pay the price!"
"You..."
Lin Shuang was furious.
But she was helpless.
Lin Shuang had no idea how the Shadow managed all this.
However, Chen Jie, who had remained silent, had a general idea in his mind.
The more powerful the Shadow was when he appeared, the easier it was for him to get hurt.
Conversely, if his power was not strong when he appeared, then Chen Jie defeating him would have little effect.
In fact, Chen Jie suspected that the Shadow's true target was himself.
Because from beginning to end, the only time the Shadow attacked him, Chen Jie, was when he used his strongest martial power and was sent flying. After that, the Shadow never used such great power again.
Moreover, Chen Jie detected a subtle change that others couldn't feel.
That is, after Chen Jie had dispersed the Shadow several times, whether it was because the Shadow was scared or for some other reason, the energy on his body became slightly thinner.
This degree of change was only felt by Chen Jie.
In other words, as long as Chen Jie dispersed him enough times, the Shadow would become sufficiently weak.
The reason Chen Jie hadn't continuously dispersed him was twofold: firstly, he couldn't predict the Shadow's next move, and secondly, he thought the Shadow wasn't that foolish. If the opponent became weak enough, he might flee directly and return to target Lin Shuang and her parents later.
If he escaped this time, how would they cope when Chen Jie wasn't around to protect Lin Shuang and the others?
Therefore, Chen Jie had to kill him once and for all, ensuring he could never make such a move again.
After a while longer, Chen Jie was filled with a headache.
He genuinely didn't know how to keep the Shadow here.
At this moment, his expression turned cold, and he made a decisive choice.
"Since you're courting death, don't blame me!"
He would drive the opponent away for now, and deal with him next time!
For people like this, Chen Jie had ways to prevent them; he could set up a formation in advance.
"Here, wear these!"
Chen Jie took out three jade pendants and handed them to Lin Shuang and the other two.
"Protective artifacts?" Lin Shuang exclaimed.
"Protective artifacts? Why didn't you take them out sooner?" Tang Yun's eyes lit up.
She knew the function of protective artifacts.
As long as they had protective artifacts, the Shadow's sneak attacks would be useless.
Thinking of the hidden pain of her hemorrhoids, Tang Yun felt a surge of irritation.
If they had been produced sooner, would she have suffered like this?
These protective artifacts were personally crafted by Chen Jie. Now that he was in the Foundation Establishment stage, the protective artifacts he made were naturally far superior to those of the past.
Defending against the Shadow's attacks was no problem.
It was just that recently, everyone around him had become a master, making the protective artifacts seem a bit redundant, so he hadn't taken them out to give away.
However, the protective artifacts sold by the company were still sold as usual.
"Damn it! You have such things on you! Heh heh, but with perseverance, one can grind an iron rod into a needle; I don't believe I can't deal with you!"
The Shadow clashed his two scythes together, producing a clanging sound of metal.