Chapter 216: Not to be Told to Outsiders

The inn waiter was also in the crowd.

Originally, seeing those two magic-wielding Daoists this morning, he thought there might be something worth watching today. He never expected that after arriving here and waiting for a long time, not only was there nothing different from usual, but he did not even see the figures of those two Daoists and the martial artist, and after searching for a long time, he found nothing.

Then came the sacrifice.

Still the same as usual, there were always old men and women coaxed onto the stage by their own children. Among them, some were ignorant, some were black-hearted; even immortals probably could not distinguish them.

Firecrackers blared, incense and candles were lit.

The county official preached, and everyone worshipped.

The temple keeper routinely asked if the people on stage truly wanted to become immortals and if they had worshipped other gods, but it was just going through the motions.

Amidst the gongs and drums, the immortals manifested.

In the sky, thick with fog, palaces and pavilions vaguely appeared. Several old men and women left the ground in the wind, about to ascend. Below, some envied, some had active minds; similarly, no one could distinguish them.

Everyone's eyes were on the Ascension Platform or looking at the sky, only the waiter turned his head around, looking for something.

Whether the Green Water Immortal was an immortal or a demon, he did not know. What those two Daoists and one martial artist came to do this morning, he also did not know. He just truly wanted to see them at this moment, even if just to watch the excitement.

Unexpectedly, a sudden change occurred—

The immortal wind of guidance seemed to stop. Those old men and women who had clearly left the ground by two or three feet stopped in mid-air, and after a moment, they actually slowly fell back down.

Everyone did not know what this meant.

Even the temple keeper did not know, so he could only tell everyone that perhaps these few still had deficiencies in their cultivation and had not reached the heat to become immortals.

However, at this moment, fighting sounds came from above the waterfall.

Not only was there the clashing of blades, the angry shouts of people, but there also seemed to be the bursting of flames and the sound of incantations.

Not long after, the small waterfall was also cut off.

Without the sound of the waterfall, the commotion above was heard even more clearly.

Everyone heard it.

Everyone dared not move, their eyes full of shock and confusion.

Occasionally, one could even see figures fighting to the edge of the cliff; a figure would flash, and then disappear again.

This scene was just like the immortal stories spread in the world.

At this moment, everyone was in the middle of this immortal story.

Who knew how much time passed, the fighting stopped. The people below did not know who was fighting above, nor did they know who was good or evil, who won or lost; some were terrified, some were excited. After a while, something suddenly fell from the waterfall mouth above, falling into the water pool and splashing a huge spray.

Some brave ones went up to look; they were two giant demons wearing armor, one looking like a shrimp, one like a crab.

Then another large fish fell down.

Everyone was scared out of their wits, exclaiming endlessly.

Then things kept falling down.

There were fish as big as people, crabs as big as millstones, and shrimp six or seven feet long.

"Demons!"

The scene was in chaos.

Some exclaimed that the Green Water Immortal was indeed a demon, and this time it was probably known by the immortals, who sent celestial soldiers and generals to beat the Green Water Immortal to death.

Others shouted loudly, saying the Green Water Immortal was an immortal, and this time demons must have caused trouble, and the Green Water Immortal beat the demons to death. But clearly, the temple keeper and the county official ran the fastest.

Regardless, everyone was fleeing this place.

Only the waiter was stunned in place.

Vaguely, he saw a figure above, a martial artist with a blade, who glanced below and then hid his figure again.

A moment later—

The waiter stumbled back with the crowd. Not far away, he suddenly saw two familiar figures by the side of the road.

The martial artist held his blade to his chest with both hands, grabbing the reins and leaning against a tall horse, while the Daoist led two gray donkeys, with a white fox about the size of a cat standing by his feet, standing by the road as if waiting for someone.

The waiter's mind went blank instantly.

He did not know if they were human or immortal, and whether he should kneel and worship at this moment, but he saw the Daoist shake his head at him, smiling and telling him:

"Not to be told to outsiders."

The waiter was stunned in place, and the two had already walked far away.

In the mottled colorful forest, the small path was full of footprints.

The two walked while talking.

"Lord Luo, this wooden staff should logically be split equally among the three of us, but it has quite a bit of spirituality and is of great use to me. How about giving it to me? Lord Luo can name any price."

"It's useless for me to take it, just firewood. If the Daoist has use for it, it is best, just take it."

"Then I will repay Lord Luo in other ways."

"I plucked some scales from that fish demon, that's enough."

"How can that be?"

"Since we are eliminating demons together, don't speak of these things."

"Must speak, must speak."

As the two were talking, footsteps came from behind.

The Xiao Xiao Shimei held her sword in one hand and carried the colorful fox in the other, catching up to her senior brother and the martial artist.

"Third Third Shixiong, I did as you said, carried the colorful fox to rub against things, and combed some cat hair to leave there." The Xiao Xiao Shimei said, somewhat puzzled, "But what is the use of this?"

"Just doing it in passing, don't worry about the use."

"Oh..."

The Xiao Xiao Shimei did not ask further.

The colorful fox stared at them with innocent eyes.

"Daoist wants to find that crocodile demon king?" Luo Seng said while leading the horse.

"That's right."

"Although we didn't see water demons in the Wei Shui River just now, going downstream or simply waiting here could also find that crocodile demon. Why not go find him today?" Luo Seng asked.

"Lord Luo has high skills and bold courage, but this kind of demon king, although not as powerful as the one our senior brother and sister once saw from afar, is likely not easy to provoke."

Lin Jue raised the wooden staff in his hand and took a look:

"To deal with him, this humble one still needs to wait for a period of time, to be fully prepared."

"So that's how it is."

Luo Seng nodded, thoughtful.

Although he had also eliminated many demons and ghosts, he thought that regarding demon and ghost matters, the Daoist was ultimately more skilled, and being more skilled meant being clearer. His caution must have a reason.

"Daoist wants to wait until next spring?"

"About that."

Lin Jue paused as he spoke, turning to look at the Xiao Xiao Shimei: "Xiao Xiao Shimei, how about I send you to the Daoist temple outside the capital first?"

The Xiao Xiao Shimei turned to look at him, imitating his speech: "Third Third Shixiong, how about I help you beat that Long Wang to death first?"

"You..."

Lin Jue could not help but smile.

Beside him, Luo Seng also smiled. People in the Jianghu did not drag their feet, saying directly: "This kind of eliminating harm for the people, Luo will also participate!"

"That is best."

"Exactly! I earned quite a bit of silver recently, enough to spend for a while! And it just so happens, today I saw that county official and temple keeper, I'm afraid they are all related to demons, only my blade can cure them." Luo Seng had no psychological burden doing this kind of thing, "Luo won't work for free either. That temple keeper should have embezzled quite a bit of money, just right to use for relieving the poor."

He paused as he spoke:

"Exactly! Among those 'filial sons,' I'm afraid some are not good things. I'll pick one to slaughter, just to kill the chicken to scare the monkey. The money the temple keeper saved will naturally be given to his old father for retirement!"

Lin Jue and the Xiao Xiao Shimei exchanged a glance:

"Lord Luo, be careful."

"You two misunderstand, Luo never hides his name when doing such things! Nothing to be careful about!" Luo Seng laughed, then continued, "Just wait until next spring, Luo will find a few more helpers!"

"This matter is very dangerous!"

"In this day and age, what isn't dangerous? Even living a good life and raising children, one might still be sent to become an immortal!" Luo Seng said, "There will always be people willing to come and eliminate demons."

"Also..."

Lin Jue thought for a moment, not arguing with him, and said:

"Since that is the case, this humble one will not hide it from Lord Luo.

"Previously, when asking 'Lady Yao Hua' in Qingyan County, I learned that there is something at the Long Wang's place that I need. Originally, I thought if that Long Wang was a good one, I would find a way to suit his tastes and trade with him. Now that I know he is harming people here, I naturally changed my method.

"If Lord Luo invites heroes and defeats that Long Wang, all the gold, silver, and jewelry will belong to Lord Luo and the heroes."

Luo Seng did not refuse, just said calmly: "That is very good! Suits our tastes!"

The three entered Runze County.

After tossing about for a day and not eating much, they did not save money, directly finding a restaurant and ordering a table of food.

After eating, they found an inn nearby to rest.

Lin Jue put down the two bamboo baskets and the book box, closed the window, reached out a finger, and lit the night-watch lamp.

The fox seemed somewhat tired as well; it took small, pattering steps to the middle of the room, then simply sprawled out, spreading itself into a little white rug.

"You are becoming smaller and smaller." Lin Jue could not help but say to it, "Thinking that if you become smaller every day, I won't notice, right?"

The fox's ears moved, but it did not respond.

It actually started pretending not to hear.

Lin Jue was too lazy to say more, turning to pick up the turtle-demon wooden staff and examining it carefully.

This wooden staff was very thick, much thicker than the walking sticks of ordinary old people in the world, like the walking sticks used by the old immortals in paintings.

This was also a magic tool that could unleash gale-force winds, and the force was very great—at least much greater than the force of the gale-force winds Lin Jue could currently unleash—with decent lethality.

It was just that the gale-force winds were ultimately not sharp enough; they could injure people and knock them down, but it was difficult to kill, not comparable to the great sword that the Third Third Third Shixiong took away, which could unleash sword energy.

Besides being a magic tool, it was also crafted from spirit wood.

"Thousand-year Floating Iron Wood."

Lin Jue guessed it should be this kind of spirit wood.

Because it was hard yet light, the touch was like iron, like the Floating Iron Wood the Third Third Third Shixiong had told him about, full of spiritual charm, likely having a thousand years of age.

According to the Third Third Third Shixiong, this Floating Iron Wood was only slightly inferior to Dan Fruit Wood and Longevity Wood.

But that was not necessarily so.

There were no constant things in the world.

This kind of spirit wood also depended on its spiritual charm.

Like the Pear Ancestor Wood Heart he used before, to put it plainly, wasn't it just a pear tree seen everywhere?

But it cultivated for a long time, became a tree demon, had deep cultivation and dense spiritual charm, and was stained by heavenly thunder, so it became good wood not inferior to Dan Fruit Wood.

The characteristic of Floating Iron Wood was that it was hard as iron and did not sink in water.

Using it to make bean soldiers could even eliminate the need for armor.

Of course, having armor made it even sturdier.

Lin Jue hesitated for a long time, but still did not intend to keep it, deciding instead to carve it into bean soldiers.

For one, although this wooden staff could release gale-force winds, by the time he cultivated until next year, with the help of Many Yaoguai Origin Pills and diligent practice, the gale-force winds he unleashed would likely have this force.

Secondly, this wooden staff was thick and long, completely enough for him to carve five more bean soldiers, with even some left over. And the role of five bean soldiers would certainly surpass this wooden staff, and as the refining time grew longer, the bean soldiers' fighting ability would become stronger and stronger. After many years, perhaps one bean soldier would be enough to surpass this wooden staff.

Finally, even if he kept this wooden staff, he could not bring it when fighting that Long Wang, otherwise it would certainly be discovered at a glance.

He also did not know if this wooden staff had any other marks.

To be safe, destroying it was best.

Lin Jue made his decision and put it aside for now.

"Five... seven..."

Thinking that by next year he would have twelve bean soldiers to assist him—twelve bean soldiers, fully armored, invulnerable to blades and spears, unafraid of pain or death—how many mountain demons and monsters would dare to clash head-on with them?

In his joy, he could not help but tease the fox.

Then he looked at the bamboo basket beside him and frowned again.

It was still filled with many heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

These materials could be used to refine Small Origin Pills or extract spirit liquid to compensate Luo Seng. They could also be used to refine proper Giant Many Yaoguai Pills, which could enhance the physique of both him and his Xiao Xiao Shimei, and could also be gifted to Luo Seng. They could even refine Many Yaoguai-Walking Pills and Golden Light Pills, both of which were very useful for fighting.

However, he had no alchemy furnace, and this inn was not convenient for alchemy. Having so many good materials but being unable to refine them really made him somewhat annoyed.

He had to find another place to live, outside the city was best. ===== CHAPTER 217 =====