Chapter 51

Volume One: Mountain Ghost Rumor, Chapter 51: Hypocrite

The mountain ghost greeted A Ping to take a seat and scooped two meatballs from the boiling meat pot, "Taste if the meatballs are cooked."

The meatballs were excellent in appearance, and the aroma lingered on A Ping's nose. He picked up his chopsticks and clamped them into his mouth without hesitation, chewing a few times: "Cooked."

"How is the taste?"

"Delicious, with color, aroma, and taste."

Xiaoshui deliberately mocked: "You really came at the right time, arriving at the point of eating."

He picked up the meat pot and poured the meatballs into a large basin, then placed the large basin by A Ping's hand: "Eat more if it's delicious."

Immediately after, he washed the pot clean and drained the water.

A Ping sucked a large mouthful of meatball soup and ate the meatballs.

"Nine-Turn Large Intestine and Braised Pork are here. Wait a moment for the Human Head Topped Noodles, the human head is not cooked enough. You eat the human skin pancake with green onions and cucumber lettuce dipped in blood mud on the table first. The blood mud is made by me with fried egg pancakes, just eat it, I guarantee you will think about the next meal after eating this one."

A Ping picked up a piece of braised pork, the fat and lean meat were intertwined, and it melted in his mouth.

"Did you clean the large intestine?"

"Nonsense, of course I cleaned it."

Then he ate a mouthful of large intestine, which made his saliva flow.

Xiaoshui washed the cutting board and stove spotlessly. After doing all this, he sat opposite A Ping and tasted his masterpiece.

"The old flood dragon was killed by the Demon Slayer of the Yang County Demon Slaying Division, but don't panic, I still have a backup plan."

"What is the backup plan?" A Ping asked. Although Zhou Sheng, a Middle-Grade Opening Mansion realm cultivator, evaluated Pan Xi as being at the end of his rope, he still had to act in front of Xiaoshui, for no other reason than to set a trap for Xiaoshui, who had become a mountain ghost, to take it back to the Xuanwei Sect to spit out Mountain Ghost Flower Coins...

Or eat black and eat black, letting it only spit money to himself.

If a person is not for himself, heaven will destroy him.

"Have you heard of the two Thousand-Households in the Ze County Demon Slaying Division?"

"Ze County? I don't know."

"I knew you didn't know. One of the Thousand-Households is my junior sister from the same sect, and now she is healing in Shanniu Village."

A Ping was slightly surprised: "You are crazy! She is a Demon Slaying Division Thousand-Household!"

"Look, you are in a hurry again. Don't be impatient, listen to me finish," Xiaoshui said.

"A Goucha Envoy came to the Lancang Prefecture Demon Slaying Division. My junior sister's lifespan was approaching, so she used some unusual small means. This matter was discovered by another Thousand-Household in Ze County, who thought that when the Goucha Envoy arrived, he would capture her and throw her into prison. My junior sister had no choice but to betray the Demon Slaying Division."

"The Goucha Envoy of the Demon Slaying Division Goucha Court?"

"Yes."

"Baize Hall is called Xiuyi Guard, Demon Slayers belong to the Patrol Platform, and the Goucha Envoy is responsible for checking Demon Slayers and Xiuyi Guards who collude with demons and harm the people... Could this Goucha Envoy be an Eighth-Rank Pacification Envoy?"

Xiaoshui shook his head: "Also a Thousand-Household, Yuan Hou of the Qingshu Mountain Mountain Ape Clan. Junior sister said it is about to break through the Opening Mansion realm."

A Ping's eyes turned, and he asked: "She wasn't injured when she betrayed the Demon Slaying Division, right?"

"Had a fight with another Thousand-Household in Ze County, and both were slightly injured."

"Oh, injured? My injury has also been slow to heal, what should I do?"

Xiaoshui laughed: "Hundred Treasure Zhen Pan Xi is already at the end of his life, what are you afraid of? If you join forces with her, you can steadily get rid of him."

"When will I see her?"

"Heaven and earth are big, eating is the biggest. After you and I finish this table of good dishes, I will take you to see her."

A Ping drank another large mouthful of meatball soup, the saltiness was just right, and he nodded.

Xiaoshui brought a jar of fine wine, and the two chatted while eating about the delicacies they had eaten.

It's just that no matter what Xiaoshui said, he couldn't escape "human flesh."

A Ping is a gourmet who has eaten delicacies from mountains and seas, and can be considered a gourmet.

"The Human Head Topped Noodles are ready."

Xiaoshui got up in a hurry, used a colander to scoop the human head onto the cutting board, spread the skin and flesh of the human head on the noodles, discarded the bones, held the noodle bowl with both hands and served it to A Ping: "Eat while it's hot, eat meat and noodles in big mouthfuls!"

The meat melted with a light sip, and the noodles were very chewy. A Ping ate happily.

After eating and drinking, the two burped at the same time.

"Let's go, I'll take you to see Junior Sister."

They went down the mountain and headed straight for Shanniu Village.

Tang Yi tied her messy hair with a colored rope.

Her appearance was finally seen clearly. Her nose bridge was very high, a pair of eyes that seemed to be examining others at all times, and her lips were thin and pale.

"Junior Sister, we came uninvited, you won't blame us, right?" Xiaoshui knocked on the door and pushed it open directly.

A Ping, standing behind him, naturally fell his gaze on Tang Yi.

She is a middle-aged woman, faintly exuding a decaying aura, confirming that her lifespan is indeed approaching.

Xiaoshui laughed and pointed at A Ping: "He is A Ping, the Xuanwei Sect disciple I introduced to you."

"A Ping? Strange name." Tang Yi said lightly, "Tang Yi."

"Miss Tang..."

"Miss Tang?" She smiled strangely, "My age is more than enough to be your grandmother."

"..."

He looked at Xiaoshui.

"Junior Sister, why are you so angry?"

"Senior Brother, although I betrayed the Demon Slaying Division, I still hate hypocrites."

A Ping frowned instantly: "Who are you calling a hypocrite?"

"You, if you weren't a hypocrite, why would you mix with us?"

She scolded herself too.

Xiaoshui smiled bitterly: "I know Junior Sister has fire in her heart, but there is no need to vent it on us."

"Tell me, your plan."

"Very simple, on the fifteenth of August, the Mid-Autumn Festival, please join forces with A Ping to kill Pan Xi."

Tang Yi asked: "How to divide the spoils?"

"Five-five?" Xiaoshui looked at A Ping, "What do you think?"

A Ping nodded: "I have no opinion."

"I have no opinion either," she said neatly.

Xiaoshui clapped his hands: "Good! That's it. We are all licking blood on the edge of a knife. At this moment, no one should betray anyone."

"I'm afraid you will betray me," Tang Yi said lightly.

A Ping said regardless of previous suspicions: "If you don't dislike it, Fellow Daoist, you can come to the Xuanwei Sect to be a guest minister."

"Xuanwei Sect? Do you have pills to extend lifespan?"

"Yes, Rongyuan Pill."

Tang Yi shook her head: "Rongyuan Pill is no longer suitable for me."

"Has Fellow Daoist taken Rongyuan Pill before?"

"Yes."

A Ping knew that Rongyuan Pill can be taken at most twice, each time increasing lifespan by five years. After twice, not only will it not increase lifespan, but it will also produce pill poison.

"I remember that the second elder once revealed a piece of news to me, saying that a thousand-year-old cultivator cave abode appeared in the Donglu Kingdom, and there might be big medicine to extend lifespan."

"Heh." Tang Yi sneered instantly, "No need to deceive me, I have crossed more bridges than you have walked."

A Ping smiled awkwardly and stopped mentioning this matter. It was nothing more than drawing a big cake for Tang Yi, deceiving her into becoming a guest minister of the Xuanwei Sect, and then talking about the Donglu Kingdom cave abode.

Many forces are lurking around that cave abode, and the gradually declining Xuanwei Sect really doesn't have many opportunities.

Xiaoshui became interested: "What kind of cave abode is it?"

"It seems to be a cave abode left by a Zhenren," A Ping said.

He was talking about a proper Zhenren, not a "Zhenren" that Xiaoshui and others pretended to be.

"Can't open it?"

"It should be able to be opened. The second elder said that the Donglu Kingdom Demon Slaying Division circled the place and didn't let other forces intervene."

"It's the Demon Slaying Division again!"

"Is Fellow Daoist injured?" A Ping asked.

Tang Yi sneered, "Just a small injury."

"Will it affect the hunting of Pan Xi?"

"Rest assured, I will never hold you back."

Even if he had Fusheng Pill, a healing pill that the Xuanwei Sect could count on, he didn't want to give it to her.

If she had just agreed to be a guest minister of the Xuanwei Sect, everything would be easy to talk about.

He asked Xiaoshui: "Make an appointment."

"The fifteenth of August, Mao time. Mao time is also called dawn, which is relatively auspicious for us."

"Okay, I'll go back to the town to watch if there's nothing else."

A Ping walked out of the small courtyard and returned to Youju Town.

After he left.

Tang Yi said: "This kind of person is a white-eyed wolf that can't be fed. Why does Senior Brother cooperate with him?"

"Junior Sister, since you know he is a hypocrite, why don't you squeeze out his value and then kill him?" Xiaoshui held his right hand empty, and the "Xia Shi" token appeared slowly, "I don't use the 'Xia Shi' token given to me by the Xia official, I always feel that I spent sixty Mountain Ghost Flower Coins in vain."

Tang Yi stood by his side and whispered: "Will Senior Brother kill me by the way?"

"Ha, what is Junior Sister saying? How could I kill you? You are my junior sister who is as close as family!"

"Senior Brother, let's open the skylight and speak brightly. The problem in front of me is 'life extension', not Mountain Ghost Flower Coins. After being a Demon Slaying Division Thousand-Household official for so many years, I have saved a lot of Mountain Ghost Flower Coins, enough for me to spend."

"Master told me to take good care of you before he sat down. Sigh, I was busy fighting for power in the Qin Tian Jian in previous years and neglected you. Senior Brother now feels particularly guilty. Take these twenty-six Mountain Ghost Flower Coins for emergencies." Xiaoshui put away the Xia Shi token that could kill Knowing Fate realm cultivators, took out a bag of Mountain Ghost Flower Coins and handed them to Tang Yi.

"Senior Brother..."

"Take it, why are you being polite to me? Have you forgotten the love we had when we learned art on the mountain? It is also compensation for what I owe you."

Tang Yi wiped her tears and accepted the twenty-six Mountain Ghost Flower Coins.

Xiaoshui carried his hands behind his back and didn't know what he was looking up at, sighing: "Life is between heaven and earth, like a white horse passing through a gap, suddenly. I almost forgot, you and I were childhood sweethearts, sigh."

"Why say these things? How long has it been?" Tang Yi turned around faintly, "In order to extend lifespan, you became a mountain ghost, and I became a traitor to the Demon Slaying Division. The impermanence of the world lies precisely here."

"Junior Sister, why don't I use my connections to seek a Water God edict for you?"

Tang Yi was suddenly pleasantly surprised: "Really?"

"I dare not pack a ticket. Moreover, you are now a traitor to the Demon Slaying Division, and the Goucha Envoy of the Goucha Court will definitely hunt you down to the ends of the earth."

"The Goucha Envoy of the Goucha Court... really a bunch of dog shit!" she cursed hatefully.

"If you ask me, the Baize Hall Xiuyi Guard, Patrol Platform Demon Slayer, and Goucha Court Goucha Envoy of the Demon Slaying Division are all dog shit," Xiaoshui comforted her.

Returning to the mountainside.

Xiaoshui muttered to himself: "Junior Sister, there is no need to act in front of me. I don't believe a word of what you say."

And Tang Yi in Shanniu Village sat cross-legged again to heal her injuries, sneering: "Senior Brother is still the same as he was decades ago, flowery words, not a word of truth in his mouth."

She understood that the reason Xiaoshui showed the Xia Shi token was to deter her.

Such a cold-blooded person is chilling.

As for A Ping.

When he returned to Xizhao Inn in Youju Town and Xie Wan asked, A Ping grinned: "Xiaoshui ate people in front of me! Is he bullying me for having a good temper? If it weren't for the overall situation, I would have killed him to resolve my hatred!

There is also his junior sister Tang Yi, who actually scolded me for being a hypocrite!

It is unbearable!

She won't live!"

Xie Wan cursed secretly, Xiaoshui ate people, you must have eaten too, why bother to pretend to be a disgusting look of pity for all living beings in front of me? Tang Yi is right, you are a hypocrite.

But she said: "Senior Brother, calm down, why bother with them? You are the candidate for the Peak Master of Shangzhu Peak. After completing this task, you will have another Demon-Illuminating Mirror, a Low-grade Spirit Tool. The position of Peak Master of Shangzhu Peak will be yours! At that time, Senior Brother will be in a high position and have a great career. They are dog-eyed and look down on people now."

A Ping said sincerely: "Junior Sister, I will definitely help you plan the position of Peak Master of Zhiwei Peak. Once you become Peak Master, you can do what you want to do, and you might not be able to save that person."

Xie Wan suddenly burst into tears: "Thank you, Senior Brother, I am willing to do everything to repay Senior Brother's kindness."

"Sigh, you and I are senior and junior siblings, don't be so particular about this. The fifteenth of August, Mao time, dawn, Junior Sister, you should also be prepared."

"Yes," she replied in a low voice.

Kong Yanxing, who had eaten and drank enough, let Zhao Chan help him to the corpses of the two outsider cultivators.

Burped.

"Eyesore!"

Reaching out his fist, opening it, a small flame ignited in his palm. Kong Yanxing blew gently, and the flame drifted to the corpse, instantly igniting a raging fire.

Not long after, both corpses were burned to ashes.

He opened his mouth and blew again, and a wind rose in the courtyard for no reason, wrapping the ashes and rolling them to the outside of Youju Town to be scattered in the wilderness.

"After killing people, there is no blood on you... Swordsmen in the rivers and lakes always get blood on them whenever they kill, and then walk away gracefully, leaving only a legend."

"Big Brother Kong, I don't have any clothes to change."

"..." Kong Yanxing said, "When I return to Yang County, I will definitely make you ten or eight silk clothes so that you can wear them without repeating them every day. Help me back to the house, I will tell you about our Demon Slaying Division again. Wang Huan doesn't tell you anything. After dealing with the demon disaster in Youju Town, I must beat him until he cries for his father and mother!"

Zhao Chan thoughtfully brought him a bowl of hot water.

Clearing his throat, Kong Yanxing said: "Let's talk about the Goucha Court again.

The number of people in the Goucha Court in the Demon Slaying Division is very small. Many Goucha Envoys who shoulder tasks are transferred from Baize Hall and our Patrol Platform, such as Thousand-Household Yuan. Of course, after being transferred, they become people of the Goucha Court. Do you know why?"

"Because they proved they are useful people?"

"Not bad. Not only in Xitang Kingdom, but the Demon Slaying Division in other places also only sets up the Goucha Court in important prefecture cities and commandery cities. First, the Goucha Court has few people and cannot be spread out. Second, the people above don't want to see the Demon Slaying Division fighting internally. Third, the Goucha Court only supervises Xiuyi Guards and Demon Slayers. If there are too many people, it will affect our killing of demons and protecting the people."

Zhao Chan felt that the title of Goucha Court cultivator was a bit perfunctory. Whether it was the Xiuyi Guard of Baize Hall or the Demon Slayer of the Patrol Platform, the names were different from the departments they belonged to, while the people of the Goucha Court were simply called Goucha Envoys.

He asked about this.

Kong Yanxing laughed loudly, a look of schadenfreude: "Thousand-Household Yan mentioned this matter. The two words Goucha were originally 'Gou Cha'. A top figure in the Demon Slaying Division changed 'Gou' to 'Gou'. The Goucha Envoy was also originally called 'Gou Cha Envoy'. It seems that it had the same name as a force that even the Demon Slaying Division didn't want to offend, so it was simply changed to Goucha Envoy. These are stories that have been circulating for a long time. Who knows if they are true or false? When you become a high-ranking official of the fourth or fifth rank of the Demon Slaying Division, ask those big figures yourself."

"Big Brother Kong, how do we distinguish between the Demon Slaying Division and the imperial court?"

"The government governs the people, and the Demon Slaying Division governs demons and mountain sects."