Chapter 250: Pee

Ah!

Fan Hongwei's form shifted, but before he could move three meters, he screamed in agony; his whole body seemed struck by lightning, the massive thunder force instantly dispersed the magical energy he had gathered, and he could not muster any strength.

How could this happen?

Fan Hongwei's pupils contracted sharply, and with a "thud!" his whole body went limp like a puddle of mud, collapsing to the ground; a raging thunder force raged over him, and he realized he had been hit by a Lightning Talisman.

He never imagined that an ordinary basic-level Lightning Talisman could deliver such terrifying attack.

Only now did he fully understand why the defensive technique he had always taken pride in could not withstand a mere Lightning Talisman.

This is no basic Talisman at all; it's clearly intermediate—no, it must be a high-level Talisman.

Fan Hongwei smelled the meat scent emanating from his surroundings, and out of the corner of his eye saw the Paper Person holding a Sword Apparatus, walking toward him at a steady pace, his face filled with terror.

He almost exhausted all his remaining strength, yet still could not summon any power.

"Companion—no, sir, sir, spare me; please spare this dog's life!"

Fan Hongwei trembled as he wailed miserably; before he could finish his plea, the Paper Person slashed open the iron cage that had trapped Hei Mao Bu Tou, his complexion changing dramatically as he hurriedly said:

"Sir, sir, I was wrong, I was wrong, I didn't know that this spirit cat belonged to you!"

He was still terrified; during this time he had been in the county town, having done nothing wrong, so how could he inexplicably attract such a formidable opponent?

He thought it was just bad luck, encountering a passing Evil Cultivator, whose hunting heart was aroused.

Planning to use him as material!

Until he saw the Paper Person cut open the iron cage, Hei Mao Bu Tou emerged, and upon seeing the Paper Person showed no sign of panic; instead, he swaggered and taunted him.

Only then did he realize that this spirit cat had an owner, but the owner was not the Wang Family child that Ni Qiu mentioned; it was the cultivator controlling the Paper Person.

It was very likely an Evil Cultivator!

Perhaps when the Wang Family child was born, it caught the Evil Cultivator's attention, who placed the spirit cat with the Wang Family, claiming to protect the child's growth, but actually to monitor the child.

Waiting until Wang Ping'an grew up, then suddenly striking, taking Wang Ping'an away to use as some kind of material.

That matter.

Is what Evil Cultivators love doing most!

Damn him, blinded by the spirit cat's value, he didn't expect this layer...

No.

It wasn't that he was blinded by the spirit cat's value, but that he was incited by that damn thing.

At this thought, Fan Hongwei felt as if he had found his father's murderer, turned his head, glared at Ni Qiu, as if he could devour him with his gaze, when suddenly Ni Qiu slipped away, trying to flee.

Fan Hongwei hurriedly shouted, "Sir, it's him—yes, he's the one inciting. If he hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known there was a spirit cat here!"

Originally planning to slip away while the Paper Person's attention was fully drawn by Fan Hongwei, Ni Qiu heard Fan Hongwei's words and immediately glared at Fan Hongwei.

That bastard not only threw the pot at him, but also ruined his chance to escape!

Ni Qiu glanced furtively at the Paper Person, unable to read any expression on its face, but now this walking Paper Person seemed to him like a death‑bringing demon.

How could he even muster any strength!

"Thud!"

Ni Qiu decisively knelt on the ground, wailing miserably, "Sir, sir, don't listen to his nonsense…"

Before he could finish speaking, the sound of a weapon piercing flesh rang out; Ni Qiu instinctively let out a painful wail, yet felt no pain in his body, and suddenly realized, instinctively looking up.

He saw that the sound of the weapon piercing flesh came from Fan Hongwei.

Seeing Fan Hongwei's tragic death! Ni Qiu felt his lower body lose control, his trousers instantly dampening; he had seen dead bodies before, and had seen tragic deaths before.

His courage wasn't small either!

He was frightened because he knew that Fan Hongwei was dying now, and he would be next.

How could he possibly not be scared enough to wet his pants?

Ni Qiu opened his mouth, trying to plead, but his teeth were clenched, lacking even the strength to speak; he could only look pleadingly at the Paper Person crouched on the ground, as if it were scavenging corpses.

He prayed that the Paper Person wouldn't see him, or would release him like a puff of wind!

Unfortunately.

Before he could pray for long, the Paper Person rose from the ground, clearly having stripped Fan Hongwei's remains clean, lifting the blood‑dripping Sword Apparatus, and stepped toward him.

Ni Qiu wanted to get up and flee, but he couldn't; he lacked even the strength to speak, let alone the strength to escape.

"Ding! You have slain a notorious 'Chain Qi Stage cultivator', congratulations, you receive a reward: Merit+1000!"

A mechanical, cold voice rang in his mind, and far away, Wang Ping'an of the Wang Family's eyes lit up instantly, a happy smile spreading at the corner of his mouth.

From the corner of his eye he saw Ni Qiu, looking like an ostrich about to bury its head in the ground, kneeling before him.

Wang Ping'an slightly furrowed his brows, about to walk over, and when he went to reunite him with Fan Hongwei, he recalled what he had just said.

He seemed also to be from Hutou Gou!

Of course.

This novel you...

He wouldn't let him off easily just because this damn thing is from Hutou Gou; for the mess he caused, being torn to pieces would be deserved.

Again and again he incites others to steal his family's Hei Mao Bu Tou!

Only.

He saw no trace of any lingering energy on Ni Qiu, unlike a cultivator; perhaps he had done something bad, but likely not a major wrongdoing.

During the Taiping era, without some skill it was hard to commit major crimes, because the risk of exposure threatened one's life.

Even if he slayed this damn thing, he would probably only gain ten points of Merit.

Just a mere ten points of Merit...

Not to mention he had earned tens of thousands of Merit not long ago, and just now earned a thousand points of Merit; ten points of Merit, he really couldn't care less.

However.

A thing like this, if used properly, could earn a lot of thousand‑point Merit.

"Tell me your identity in detail!"

An indistinguishable male‑or‑female voice rang in his mind; Ni Qiu was startled, wondering if he were on the brink of death, experiencing auditory hallucination.

Until he heard another sentence again!

"What, can't you hear my words? If you can't hear them, then there's no reason to live!"

Ni Qiu's complexion changed drastically; not knowing where the sudden strength came from, he hurriedly said, "Sir, spare me, I will speak, I will speak right now…"

After that.

Ni Qiu recounted his whole background in detail, also explaining how he escaped from Qingyang County Seat and how he summoned Fan Hongwei from Fengyin County Seat.

He said everything!

He almost confessed everything, including wetting his pants, secretly watching widows bathe, and the ambiguous affairs with those widows.

(End of Chapter)