Chapter 33: Seeing Injustice, Drawing a Sword to Help

On the street, the flow of people was like a loom, continuous and unending; from time to time, carriages passed through the center of the street, carrying massive goods.

Although Li Heng appeared relaxed on the surface, he was already on guard in his heart. By stirring the grass to startle the snake this time, it was highly likely that he would provoke the mastermind behind the scenes to take action and lay an ambush for him.

Then he would give that mastermind the opportunity; by strolling on the street, surely as long as the mastermind was not a fool, they would know how sudden an act it would be to rise up and kill in broad daylight on the street.

He was betting that the mastermind would make a move on the street.

Of course, it would not matter if he lost the bet; he still had a backup plan. At most, he would make full preparations and sneak into the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce in secret to investigate the truth.

If he were to be a bit more cautious, he could simply hide until Meng Lingyun arrived.

But he felt this possibility was a bit shaky.

As the Demon Suppression Division Chief, Meng Lingyun had heavy responsibilities. His newly selected successor had also been drained dry, suffering great damage to his Original Qi, so he was likely unable to spare himself.

Even if he could rush over, he definitely would not be fast.

"This young master, you have been standing here for so long; why not come and taste a skewer of candied haws? I guarantee they are clear, sweet, and not cloying. If you eat one, you will definitely find the aftertaste endless."

The peddler selling candied haws nearby plucked up his courage.

Logically speaking, he would not dare to bother a refined young master dressed in such luxurious clothing, fearing he might get a slap in the face. But this young master had been standing next to him for so long, what if he really had an interest in the candied haws? So he could not help himself.

"Alright then, give me a skewer of candied haws."

Li Heng smiled slightly.

The last time he ate candied haws was when he was a child in his previous life; seeing them now, he felt a bit nostalgic.

After paying, he strolled down the street with the candied haws, and then, casually handed them to a child wandering blindly by the roadside. The child took the candied haws and ran off in a puff of smoke.

He was afraid that Li Heng was playing with him and would take them back.

The candied haws were sweet after all; he had bought them earlier due to the filter of memories, but they did not suit his taste, so it was better to leave them to a "person of destiny."

At this moment, not far in front of Li Heng, a commotion broke out, drawing the nearby pedestrians to gather around and watch the spectacle.

"Old man, hurry up and hand over the silver!"

"Otherwise, don't blame us for being heartless."

Five or six burly men with knotted muscles and a fierce aura surrounded an old man who looked to be seventy or eighty years old. The leader among the men spoke coldly.

The old man had already fallen to the ground, his face showing terror.

"Kind sirs, please spare this old man! This old man truly has no silver; I am penniless."

His voice was hoarse, and the old man's body began to tremble. He looked at the pedestrians nearby, revealing a look of supplication.

Being so pitiful, it stirred the righteous indignation of the nearby pedestrians. But once they caught sight of the sturdy men nearby and those incomparably vicious eyes, they instantly turned cowardly.

Forget it, forget it.

Wait a little longer, perhaps some passing hero would see injustice and draw his sword to help? This was what most people thought. It was not worth risking themselves for this matter.

These men surely wouldn't dare to kill in the street, right?

Seeing the crowd nearby turn indifferent, the old man's face showed despair, his complexion ashen. But he still refused to give up the hope of living, hurriedly hugging the thigh of the lead man.

"This kind sir, this old man truly has no money; if you don't believe me, feel free to search my entire body. I will kneel and kowtow to you, alright!"

The old man propped up his aged body and knelt down; his skin, like leather wrapped around bones, was shocking to behold, and every movement seemed to be burning his remaining vitality, the flame flickering and precarious.

Li Heng also arrived at the outer edge of the crowd.

He witnessed this act that angered both gods and men with his own eyes.

In terms of sentiment, as a normal person's bottom line, he needed to take action to stop this. In terms of Reason, as a member of the Demon Suppression Division, he had to stop this act that violated the laws of Great Li.

So his evaluation of this matter was: a good show.

Because he always felt that this lead man looked somewhat familiar; of course, he did not recognize him by appearance. It was just from his physique and traces of movement that he looked familiar.

A bit like... that Giant Wave Gang Gang Leader, Cao Hu.

But Cao Hu had already gone missing, or even died. So he would not appear here for no reason.

Then there was only one explanation: this man in front of him, suspected to be Cao Hu, had actually become a Puppet, or had become some kind of byproduct of a Weird, similar to a Ghost Servant.

Of course, if it were only this, Li Heng would only be suspicious and have no concrete evidence to confirm it. After all, the World is vast, and it is not impossible for physiques and movement traces to be similar.

What truly made him certain was the other man.

Inside this man's body lurked that Yang Fire Seed he had once struck into the corpse of Cao Hong.

When he had struck the Yang Fire Seed in back then, it had only suppressed the supernatural in Cao Hong's body and had not let it explode completely to destroy the corpse; now he had actually encountered it again.

What did this mean? It meant this man was Cao Hong.

This was undoubtedly terrifying.

One must know that Cao Hong was already dead. But looking at that man now, he was very sturdy and his Qi and Blood were ruddy, more like a living person.

Interesting, Li Heng chuckled in his heart.

Disguising a dead person as a living one, this technique was quite exquisite.

This was a carefully prepared trap. If he were like a hot-headed youth and really took action to solve these men and save the old man.

Then he would most likely encounter an attack.

So, was the old man who was the victim the mastermind? Li Heng shook his head in his heart; that was not necessarily the case.

Because after his careful observation.

This old man was more like an ordinary person. The real danger, rather than coming from this old man or the men nearby, was more likely to come from someone in the surrounding crowd.

So he did not squeeze into the crowd.

Of course, his suspicion of this old man had not been removed, and he still kept his guard up.

After all, who knew if this could be a counter-tactic?

This World is full of Weird and Evil Demons, and the human heart is sinister.

It was better to keep an extra eye open.

Just then, a carriage passed by behind him; the exterior of the carriage cabin was somewhat luxurious, engraved with wisps of pale golden veins, presumably containing some wealthy young master.

Li Heng's thoughts stirred, and he casually flicked a stone at a horse, immediately causing the horse to panic and gallop forward, nearly charging into the crowd of onlookers.

One must know, this is a horse from a fantasy xianxia World.

The strength of some Martial Dao experts is even measured in horses, such as the strength of one horse or the strength of ten horses.

Horses can also trample people to death.

After the crowd of onlookers sensed this commotion, they were thrown into a panic and scrambled to dodge. Watching the excitement and eating melon is fine, but it must not cost them their lives, which is Absolute.

Li Heng smiled lightly.

He wanted to see how this setup could continue to play out.

The crowd scattered and fled, leaving only one young man standing in place, stunned, as if he had not reacted in time. It was not until the surrounding scenery suddenly shattered like a mirror and the light gradually dimmed that he was directly pulled into the Ghost Domain.

"How did you know?"

The young man's expression turned ugly.