"Master?"
Chen Er lowered his voice and tried to sound him out.
Seeing Jing Yuan's serious attitude, everyone in the hall also became nervous. They held their swords tightly and looked around vigilantly.
Who were they guarding against in the middle of the night?
It was none other than the devil who killed without blinking, Chai Xian.
When there was no abnormality, everyone could laugh and laugh. But once there was any movement, this group of low-level Jianghu patrol members would immediately be terrified.
After all, Chai Xian was a peak figure in Xiangzhou. He was a fifth-grade Neutralizing Strength expert and was said to be able to control four iron corpses.
"In the river …"
Jing Yuan opened his eyes and said in a low voice.
River? Chen Er's heart skipped a beat. The next moment, he heard a splash coming from outside the tavern, as if something was breaking out of the water.
Everyone in the hall also heard it. More than a dozen gazes looked at the closed door of the tavern, as if facing a great enemy.
The sound of water rang out one after another as more and more things broke out of the water.
Then, the door of the tavern was violently smashed open with a loud bang.
A figure rushed into the tavern. He was dressed in tattered clothes and emitted a foul smell. His hair, which was like dry straw, was soaked by the river water and stuck to his bloodless face. His eyes were turbid and lifeless.
Behind him were more "companions". They looked calmly and coldly at the people in the tavern.
At a glance, there were at least forty corpses.
If it was an ordinary person or a low-level Jianghu person from other counties, they would have been scared out of their wits.
Fortunately, the people of Xiangzhou were familiar with walking corpses. They were not afraid of ghosts and gods. To them, walking corpses were no different from wolves in the mountains.
"Brothers, prepare your weapons!"
Chen Er roared and grabbed a large net from the basket at his feet. He threw it out and enveloped the walking corpses.
Then, he took three steps and slashed at the neck of the walking corpse that had smashed open the door of the tavern.
Poof!
The blade was stuck at the neck and the head was not sent flying.
Although walking corpses were not as invulnerable as iron corpses, they were all experts in the Jianghu when they were alive. After being fed with blood, their bodies were stronger than ordinary Spirit Refinement cultivators.
The zombie opened its stinky mouth and bit at Chen Er's neck with its yellow teeth.
The speed at which "he" pounced was so fast that Chen Er couldn't dodge at all. Chen Er's heart was filled with despair.
Master, save me … Chen Er screamed in his heart.
Then, in his line of sight, the zombie's head spun and flew away. Its body suddenly froze and then fell straight to the ground.
Jing Yuan held the Buddhist Commandment Blade and shook off the corpse water on the blade.
"Break the window and escape. These zombies are not something you can deal with."
With the mastermind's ability to control corpses, it would be a piece of cake for him to get rid of this group of people at the bottom of the hierarchy.
Chen Er heaved a sigh of relief and did not try to be brave. He warned, "Master, quickly use the prayer beads to inform the others."
Jing Yuan ignored him. She lunged at the zombie horde that pounced at her. She raised her saber and slashed it down, beheading one head after another.
Seeing this, Chen Er and the others no longer hesitated. They dashed toward the windows on both sides of the lobby and crashed into them to escape.
No zombies chased them, their target was Jing Yuan.
Pfft, pfft, pfft …
One head after another flew up. Under Jing Yuan's saber, the zombies couldn't even put up a fight.
However, he controlled his strength very well and maintained it at the early stage of Rank Five.
After all, showing the combat strength of a peak Rank Four would only scare the other party away.
Clang!
He slashed at the neck of a zombie with his saber and finally lost his momentum. The zombie's head didn't fly up, but its neck exploded with dazzling sparks that disappeared in a flash.
Iron corpse!
This was an iron corpse.
The iron corpse that had been beheaded didn't care about Jing Yuan's saber at all. It opened its arms and hugged him. It opened its stinky mouth and bit at Jing Yuan's neck.
Crack!
Yellow teeth flew out. It was as if "he" had bitten gold.
Jing Yuan's body was golden, like a statue made of gold. The moment the iron corpse hugged him, Jing Yuan activated the Vajra Divine Power.
Before Jing Yuan could break free from the iron corpse's embrace, three more zombies rushed over and knocked away their "companions" who were blocking the way. One grabbed the back of Jing Yuan's neck, one hugged his legs, and one twisted his hands.
Strongman Lock Man.
In the next moment, Jing Yuan's martial artist intuition told him that he sensed danger.
On the roof beam above his head, a hooded figure in black pounced down. He held a steel awl in his hand. The awl was wrapped in Qi and pierced toward Jing Yuan's head.
The person behind the scenes had appeared.
Jing Yuan's expression didn't change. He activated his clothes and no longer concealed his strength. A ferocious Qi exploded from his body like gunpowder.
Boom!
The four iron corpses instantly exploded into pieces.
Jing Yuan raised his hand and grabbed the black-clothed man's wrist. Then, he threw him over his shoulder and ruthlessly threw him to the ground.
Amidst the earth-shattering noise, the sturdy ground cracked.
Jing Yuan clenched his fist and punched the black-clothed man's abdomen, directly breaking his opponent's copper skin and iron bones.
At this moment, he frowned and his expression stiffened. This was because there was no pulse at the place where he held the other party's wrist.
Jing Yuan pulled off the other party's hood. There was still a mask inside, but there was no need to pull it off. Jing Yuan saw the other party's eyes. They were turbid, empty, and dead.
"There's Qi, but there's no pulse or heartbeat … This is a puppet stronger than the iron corpses … I've been tricked!"
Jing Yuan immediately reacted.
The person behind the scenes did not attack. He used this Corpse King to disguise as a "living person" and launched a sneak attack. If he was injured in the attack just now, it would mean that he was indeed a Rank-5. The person behind the scenes would immediately appear and cooperate with the zombies to kill him.
On the contrary, it would mean that he was hiding his strength.
"It's surprisingly steady …"
Jing Yuan walked out of the tavern and looked at the boundless night sky.
He did not panic at all, as if he was very confident.
…
The candlelight burned. In the warm bedroom, Li Lingsu wore a robe and sat at the table, enjoying the delicious food after his exercise.
He had just fed his beautiful wife. While Chai Xing 'er was still in the aftertaste, Li Lingsu excused himself by saying that he was hungry. Then, he went out and called for a maid to help warm up the wine and dishes.
Everyone knew that after strenuous exercise, one's physical strength was greatly depleted and would be accompanied by hunger. Thus, Chai Xing 'er did not suspect anything.
He lazily curled up in the bed and fell into a deep sleep.
Li Lingsu drank a few mouthfuls of wine and ate a few mouthfuls of food. He pretended to be drunk and rested with one hand on his cheek, taking a nap.
A Yin Spirit quietly left, passing through the roof beams and gracefully going to a certain courtyard.
This was the courtyard of Chai Jianyuan's second son. Chai Jianyuan had a total of three sons. The eldest son died of illness when he was young, and the second son did not have any talent in cultivation, so he helped the Chai family manage the shop.
In a daze, Chai Zhong heard someone calling him. He opened his eyes and saw a black figure sitting at the table with his back facing him.
"Who's there?"
Chai Zhong shouted.
"Zhong 'er, I'm your father!"
That figure turned around. It was Chai Jianyuan.
"Father?!"
Chai Zhong screamed, as if he was frightened.
He pushed the woman beside him with force and shouted for the guards, but there was no response.
"This is your dream."
Chai Jianyuan explained.
"Dream?"
Chai Zhong asked doubtfully. He raised his hand and gave himself a slap. As expected, it did not hurt, so he believed that this was a dream.
He felt a little more at ease and muttered to himself, "Why do I need Father to tell me about my dream …"
"Zhong 'er, I've treated Chai Xian very well all these years. Do you blame me for being biased?"
"Chai Jianyuan" asked.
Chai Zhong smiled bitterly. "The Chai family established itself through martial arts. I don't have any talent in cultivation, so I can only help the family manage the shops and do some business. It's normal that Father doesn't value me."
"Chai Jianyuan" nodded. "Then do you know why Father values Chai Xian so much?"
Chai Zhong said matter-of-factly, "Naturally, it's because Chai Xian has great talent and aptitude. In the past, everyone in the family said that you have a good eye for talent and found a genius."
After saying that, he revealed a look of resentment, "Who would have thought that I would lead a wolf into the house and bring back such a disaster."
From the looks of it, he doesn't know the truth that Chai Xian is Chai Jianyuan's illegitimate son … "Chai Jianyuan" continued the topic and sighed.
"I didn't expect it to be like this either. If I had known, I wouldn't have brought him back that day. It's a pity that after so many years, no one can see that he's a cruel and unscrupulous person. "
Chai Zhong snorted. "Chai Xian has an extreme personality. He likes Xiao Lan, and you don't agree to their marriage."
After asking a few more questions, Li Lingsu left Chai Zhong's dream and went to the courtyard of the third master of the Chai family, Chai Kai.
It was late at night, but Chai Kai's courtyard was still brightly lit. He was playing drinking games with his concubines. These concubines were charming and alluring. In the warm room, they were draped with light muslin, revealing their spring scenery.
Chai Kai was a good-looking young master with a cultivation base of the Qi Refinement realm. Thanks to Chai Jianyuan's strict discipline when he was young, he survived the "toughest" days of Warrior.
He succeeded in refining.
But then he gradually fell into depravity and became obsessed with women.
"It's the middle of the night and he's still not sleeping …"
Li Lingsu cursed under her breath and patiently waited outside.
Finally, he saw Chai Kai hugging two beautiful concubines on his left and right, followed by another two concubines. A total of five people lifted the curtain and entered the bed.
Soon, a woman's charming moan came from the inside of the hanging curtain.
This movement lasted for half an hour before it stopped. Li Lingsu couldn't help but feel envious.
"A mere Qi Refinement realm, and one that indulges in sensual pleasures, can handle so many women … The Warrior system is sometimes enviable …"
After waiting for a while and confirming that Chai Kai had fallen asleep, he no longer delayed and quickly entered the dream.
…
While Chai Kai was drowsy, he heard someone calling him. He opened his eyes and found that it was his dead father, Chai Jianyuan.
"Father, aren't you dead?"
Chai Kai slapped himself and found that it didn't hurt. He suddenly realized that he was dreaming.
"Bastard!"
Chai Jianyuan cursed, "You only know how to indulge in debauchery all day long. If you were half as successful as Chai Xian, I would also be able to smile in the underworld."
Chai Kai, who was originally very happy to be able to dream of his father, instantly collapsed. He sneered.
"Be as successful as him and then kill you?"
"Chai Jianyuan" choked. His expression softened and he said in a deep voice,
"Father also regretted bringing Chai Xian back. But do you know why I brought him back?"
Hearing this, Chai Kai showed a blank look.
"Chai Jianyuan" asked again, "Do you know what's special about Chai Xian, such as six toes?"
Chai Kai was stunned and shook his head, "He has six toes?"
Chai Xian was very concerned about the deformity of his toes. He didn't even know his "partner" from his childhood? Well, there must be a reason for the bad relationship between these two partners … Li Lingsu asked him again if he knew that "father" had six toes.
Again, he got a negative answer.
However, Chai Kai was full of resentment towards Chai Xian. He said that Chai Xian was an outsider's bastard who stole Chai Jianyuan's love. Chai Xian stole the limelight from him and his second brother. When they fought as children, Chai Xian almost strangled him.
"I just said that his mother was a woman from a brothel and he was a bastard, and he almost strangled me to death."
That was what Chai Kai said.
As Xu Qian said, Chai Xian's character was a bit extreme … Li Lingsu found that there were no important clues and ended the operation.
…
In the forest behind Sanshui Town, a figure ran through the night, leaping and running at times.
He was dressed in black and had a cloak draped over his shoulders. When he leaped over a mountain stream, he stopped.
Under the weak and cold moonlight, a young monk dressed in azure robes stood on a boulder by the side of the mountain stream. A cloth bag hung by his waist.
He pressed his palms together and looked at the black-robed figure with a calm gaze. He said gently, "Amitabha. The sea of bitterness knows no bounds. Repent and the shore is at hand."
"A monk from the Western Regions?"
The black-robed man took off his hood and revealed his true appearance. His facial features were handsome, and his bearing was warm and restrained. There was an inexplicable knot between his brows.
As the person revealed his true appearance, a Buddhistic glow emitted from Jingxin's cloth bag.
Jingxin opened the cloth bag and took out a golden alms bowl. The golden alms bowl was boiling hot as it lit up with a clear Buddhistic glow.
He aimed the golden alms bowl at the black-robed man as a clear but not blinding golden light shot out from the alms bowl's mouth, illuminating Chai Xian.
Jingxin saw a thick dragon shadow wrapped around Chai Xian's body amidst the golden light.
Dragon Breath host … Jingxin put away the golden alms bowl and gave the black-robed man a deep look.
"Patron, may I know your name?"
The black-robed man frowned slightly as he said with a heavy tone, "Chai Xian."
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