Chapter 80

It's Zhou Lishi; she was babbling nonsense in the village, saying something about a corpse, which scared the patrolling village guard, so they called me over and also summoned Wei Langzhong, who slapped her twice, and she came to her senses a bit.

At this point, Cheng Yong's words paused, his face full of complex emotion; 'Zhou Lishi' is actually Aunt Li, he said: 'Besides saying she found a corpse here, she doesn't know anything else when asked!'

Zhou Lishi?

Wang Lin angrily said: "It's her; she almost kidnapped our family's Ping'an, almost endangered his life—you must definitely stand up for our family!"

When Wei Langzhong examined Zhou Lishi just now, he said something; anyway, the meaning is she was scared stupid—who knows it would turn out like this!

Cheng Yong gave a bitter smile, then lowered his head to look at the black-robed corpse not far away, as if he had thought of something, his pupils constricted, his eyes full of undisguised shock, he stammered:

"Old Brother Wang, you just said that was the evil cultivator causing trouble in our Qingyang County recently—is that true or false?"

"This is all our family Dongzhu's guess; I don't know if it's true or false, but it's very likely true!"

Wang Lin said: "Why don't you, Village Chief, send someone over to confirm whether this black-robed person is an evil cultivator?"

"I'll arrange an able-bodied person to go to the county office to file a report!"

Cheng Yong turned his head to look at the armed sturdy men around him, all members of the Hutou Gou village guard; ever since not long ago Mao He told him that an evil cultivator was wreaking havoc in Qingyang County, he has arranged round-the-clock patrols for the village guard.

They work in pairs, each pair responsible for an eight-hour patrol shift.

Who would have thought that, just after the first day began, the evil cultivator was already dealt with, so the village guard patrol can be called off.

Although.

Wang Lin could not guarantee that the black-robed corpse before him was the evil cultivator himself, but from Wang Lin's description—no, it's Wang Lin's retelling—he discovered that the black-robed corpse before him...

Nine out of ten, it's the evil cultivator himself!

Cheng Yong selected a sturdy man with good legs, gave him a few instructions, and as he was about to stand up and prepare to go to the county office to file a report, a sudden inspiration flashed in his mind, and he said:

"Wait, don't go to the county office to file a report when you go to the county town; first go find Daoist Xuanqing and bring him here, then we'll talk!"

It's not that he fears that his and Wang Lin's guess might be wrong, that the black-robed corpse before them is not the evil cultivator, which would make the county officials run a trip for nothing.

Regardless of whether this black-robed corpse is the evil cultivator himself, the mere presence of a corpse here is enough to prompt the county officials to come.

He would suddenly abandon asking the county officials and instead first seek Daoist Xuanqing, because he knows that if this black-robed corpse is indeed the evil cultivator, it would be a tremendous boon for Daoist Xuanqing.

Yesterday.

When he had arranged the village guard patrols, he also made a trip to the Xuanqing Temple, originally intending to invite Daoist Xuanqing to take action, after all, to dare ignore the Qingyang County stationed Immortal Official and cause chaos in the county, the evil cultivator must be a top-notch formidable figure.

The members of their village guard are all burly fellows who have practiced a few moves of rudimentary martial arts, but compared to an evil cultivator, saying the difference is like heaven and earth is not an exaggeration.

If they truly encountered an evil cultivator, given the abilities he has shown, let alone driving him off, they might not even manage to raise an alarm.

Only someone like Daoist Xuanqing, who has accomplished cultivation, can do it!

Unfortunately. What disappointed him was that from Daoist Xuanqing he learned that the Qingyang County Immortal Official had already summoned Daoist Xuanqing to jointly resolve the evil cultivator plaguing Qingyang County, so he couldn't come to Hutou Gou to protect them.

As for why Daoist Xuanqing agreed to the Immortal Official's request, although he didn't state it explicitly and he didn't ask, one can easily guess that besides righteousness, he must have been promised great benefits.

Although Daoist Xuanqing couldn't come to Hutou Gou to take charge, he still gave him several talismans, saying that even if they couldn't defeat the evil cultivator, they could at least drive him away.

And he didn't even take his money!

Faced with Daoist Xuanqing's such kindness and righteousness, he knows that if this black-robed corpse truly is the evil cultivator, it would definitely be a tremendous boon for Daoist Xuanqing—how could he then send it to the county office?

"Guihua, take your family's Dongzhu and your family's Ping'an back first; staying here too long is bad for Dongzhu's health, she's still in the postpartum confinement!"

Cheng Cheng Yong watched as a villager walked toward the county town, then withdrew his gaze; in his peripheral vision he saw Liu Dongzhu full of lingering fear and relief, knowing this incident was a great stimulation for Liu Dongzhu.

Wang Lin reacted, saying: "Old woman, take Dongzhu and Ping'an back!"

"Dongzhu, let's go back!"

Zhang Guihua nodded, helped her up; Liu Dongzhu, who had collapsed like a puddle of mud on the ground, she said anxiously: "You're still in postpartum confinement, Ping'an was just born not long ago—you can't get cold, or you'll suffer aftereffects!"

"Send two people to accompany them, lest they three be attacked!"

This novel you have arrived at

Cheng Yong gave an order; although this possibility is small, there's an old saying: "Don't fear ten thousand, fear the one in ten thousand."

Without mentioning that the three are from Hutou Gou, without saying that Wang Ping'an is Daoist Xuanqing's disciple, just saying that Wang Ping'an is someone even an evil cultivator must contend with, and moreover, even while Daoist Xuanqing and the Immortal Official are preparing to join forces against the evil cultivator, the evil cultivator still dares to come and harm Wang Ping'an's life.

This is enough to show Wang Ping'an's extraordinariness!

If it were another evil cultivator, given their vigilance, upon hearing even a hint of wind, they wouldn't just hide immediately; they'd have to flee elsewhere.

"Village Chief, this is unnecessary..."

Wang Lin was about to decline Cheng Yong's kindness, but before he could finish speaking, Cheng Yong cut him off: "Better safe than sorry; let's first talk about how this evil cultivator died."

Saying this, Cheng Yong unconsciously glanced at the black-robed corpse; faintly he could see that at the position of the heart, there was a horrifying blood hole.

This doesn't look like it was caused by a sharp weapon!

"Village Chief, we haven't confirmed yet whether he is an evil cultivator!"

Wang Lin's face turned serious; seeing Cheng Yong smile, obviously still believing that this black-robed corpse is the evil cultivator, he didn't waste words and continued: "It should be the thunderbolt talisman given by Daoist Xuanqing that caused it!"

"A thunderbolt talisman?"

Cheng Yong wasn't too surprised; yesterday when he was at the Xuanqing Temple, Daoist Xuanqing gave him this talisman, and even as an outsider, Daoist Xuanqing would give it—Wang Ping'an being his disciple, it's impossible he wouldn't have it, he said:

"I recall Daoist Xuanqing saying that the thunderbolt talisman is specifically for dealing with evil cultivators; if this person was killed by the thunderbolt talisman, then it shows that he is very likely the evil cultivator who has been wreaking havoc in our Qingyang County recently!"

"It should be..."

Wang Lin instinctively wanted to nod, but before he finished speaking, he changed his mind: "We should wait for Daoist Xuanqing to come; then it'll be clear whether he's an evil cultivator."

(End of chapter)