Li Mu walked into the courtyard and said with a smile, "Boss, you're back …"
Han Zhe looked at Li Mu and asked, "Can't you see us?"
Huiyuan chanted the name of Buddha and sighed, "It's a pity that Constable Wu won't be able to come back."
Han Zhe snorted coldly, "What's there to pity about him? He framed his colleagues and betrayed them. This kind of scum deserves to die!"
"Thank you for your hard work." Constable Zhou came out of the room and shook his head, "Good has its rewards, and evil has its consequences. Constable Wu is dead, so let's not talk about him anymore."
Li Mu asked Huiyuan, "How's the situation in Zhou County?"
A smile appeared on the little monk's face as he said, "The zombies and evil creatures in Zhou County have all been wiped out. The people who gathered there have also begun to return to their original villages. The disaster this time has been quelled."
Li Mu asked again, "Has the Flying Stiff been caught?"
Li Qing shook her head and said, "Elder Wu has been looking for it."
It had been more than ten days since the incident. It was impossible for a Blessed Realm expert to not be able to deal with a small Flying Stiff. Li Mu was puzzled and asked, "Is that zombie so powerful?"
Li Qing explained, "If it was a head-on fight, of course it wouldn't be Elder Wu's match. But the Flying Stiff's speed is even faster than Imperial Qi. It won't be easy for a Blessed Realm expert to catch it."
As for the remaining Flying Stiff, the county governor and the experts from Fu-lu School would take care of it. Li Mu didn't want to think about it anymore. He smiled and said, "Don't worry about it. It's good that you guys came back safely …"
Li Qing seemed to be deep in thought, as if she had something on her mind.
Li Mu asked, "Boss, is there anything else?"
Li Qing said, "I keep having the feeling that something is not quite right."
Li Mu was stunned and asked, "What's wrong?"
"I don't know." Li Qing shook her head and said, "Maybe I'm thinking too much."
Actually, Li Mu also felt that something was off. From the very beginning, the Flying Stiff hadn't paid much attention to Li Mu and the others. Instead, it had chased after Wu Bo relentlessly. Wu Bo had tried to escape twice. The first time, he had been chased back, and the second time, he had directly received a bento box …
Moreover, after killing Wu Bo, the Flying Stiff chose to escape instead of returning to the cave to continue the slaughter. It didn't make sense.
The latter could be explained by the Flying Stiff's fear of Xuandu, but the former … It didn't make sense for it to ignore Li Mu, who possessed a Pure Yang Body. Instead, it cared so much about the Earth Elemental Body.
Could it be that the Earth Elemental Body had some special attraction to it?
The cultivation world didn't have any explanation for this for the time being. However, just like how they didn't know that glutinous rice had a restraining effect on zombies, there were still many things that humans didn't know about in the boundless universe. Perhaps Li Mu had unintentionally discovered another law of nature.
It was a pity that Old Wang wasn't here. Otherwise, Li Mu could have discussed this issue with him in depth.
Li Mu sighed softly. It was also a pity that the Flying Stiff's Courage was missing. If he could obtain the Flying Stiff's Courage, it should be enough to support him until he reached the Soul Condensing Realm.
…
North County.
Yu County.
Yu County was the easternmost county in North County. It was separated from Zhou County by several counties. Therefore, the zombie disaster in Zhou County didn't have much of an impact on Yu County.
Up until now, there hadn't been a single case of a zombie harming anyone in Yu County.
In a remote village in Yu County, a white-bearded old man in a Daoist robe took out a Fu-lu from his pocket. He smiled at a few village women and said, "Use my talisman, and I guarantee that you'll be able to give birth to a fat boy in the future. How about it? A talisman only costs two copper coins. You won't lose out if you buy it with two copper coins. You won't be fooled with two copper coins …"
This Daoist priest was dressed very sloppily. Not only was his Daoist robe full of dirt, but there were also a few holes. He looked like a swindler.
However, the few village women at the entrance of the village didn't doubt his words at all.
There was no other reason. At the beginning, they also thought that this person was a swindler. However, when he revealed his miraculous ability to create words on a piece of paper, they immediately stopped doubting his words.
Moreover, two copper coins wasn't much. If they were cheated, so be it. However, if what he said was true, wouldn't they have profited greatly?
If they could give birth to a fat boy, they would be able to walk in the village with their heads held high.
The old man in the Daoist robe distributed the Fu-lu to the crowd and happily put away a few copper coins. He then looked at a woman and said, "Young lady, it's best if you don't go out for the next two days. From your looks, you'll be in for a bloody disaster in the next few days …"
"Bah, bah, bah! You jinx!"
The woman, who was standing by the side to watch the fun and didn't buy his talismans, spat and scolded him. She then prepared to go back to cook. However, after taking two steps, she suddenly twisted her foot and fell to the ground. Her palms were rubbed against the sand on the ground, leaving bloody marks.
"Ah, you're so accurate!"
"I'll buy one too, I'll buy one too!"
"Leave one for me. I'll go home and withdraw money!"
Seeing this scene, the new wives who had been watching from the side immediately believed him. They all bought the Fu-lu from the Daoist priest.
After a while, the Daoist priest sold another stack of talismans. They were Exorcism Talismans, Ghost Exorcism Talismans, Embryo Protection Talismans, Big Fat Boy Talismans, and so on …
The Daoist priest was counting the copper coins happily. Suddenly, he raised his head and looked at the sky. A black shadow was flying across the sky.
"Why is there a Flying Stiff here?" The Daoist priest was puzzled. He pinched his fingers and calculated. The puzzlement on his face turned into surprise. He said in surprise, "Why can't I see it …"
Not long after, another figure flew over and landed at the entrance of the village.
It was an old man. He didn't have many wrinkles on his face and had a head of black and white hair. When the woman at the entrance of the village saw him, she immediately exclaimed, "Immortal Master!"
The North County was where The Ancestral Court of Fu-lu School was located. When the people saw an Immortal Master descending from the sky, they wouldn't be too surprised.
After the old man landed, he waved his sleeves. In the void in front of him, a still light appeared. In the light was a middle-aged man with a pale face.
He looked at the crowd and asked, "Have you seen this person before?"
"No."
Everyone shook their heads.
The old man waved his hand again, and the light in the air disappeared. He looked at the sloppy Daoist priest indifferently and said to the village women, "Fu-lu is a way to communicate with gods and ghosts. Don't use it without permission, and don't believe the words of a swindler …"
"What, a swindler?"
"The talisman that gave birth to my son is fake?"
"Swindler, refund!"
The old Daoist who descended from the sky had the demeanor of a transcendent being. His Daoist robe fluttered in the wind. Clearly, he looked more like an immortal than the sloppy old Daoist. The moment he spoke, the woman who had just bought the talisman immediately believed him. She grabbed the sloppy old Daoist's collar and clamored for a refund.
The sloppy Daoist priest was anxious. He pointed at the old man and said unhappily, "We're all in the same business. Why do you have to do this?"
The old man glanced at him and ignored him. He rose into the air again and wanted to leave, but the old man grabbed his ankle.
"Come down. So what if you're in the Fu-lu School? So what if you're in the Creation Realm?" The sloppy Daoist priest grabbed his ankle and said angrily, "I'm telling you, if you don't make it clear today, don't think about leaving!"
The old man didn't expect that he would be pulled down by the Daoist priest. Moreover, the other party could tell his cultivation realm, but he couldn't see through the Daoist priest at all.
This meant that the other party's cultivation was above his.
He looked frightened and took a Fu-lu from a woman. After holding it, he found that the Spiritual Qi in the Fu-lu didn't dissipate. It was not an ordinary talisman. He immediately bowed to the Daoist priest and said, "I didn't see it clearly. Please don't blame me …"
The Daoist priest snorted and said, "Say it again. Is my talisman fake?"
The old man's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He quickly said, "It's real, it's real!"
Seeing that the women who were talking and laughing with him just now were looking at him with fear, the Daoist priest looked at the old man with dissatisfaction and muttered, "Meddling in other people's business …"
He put his hand on the old man's shoulder and the two figures disappeared, leaving only the shocked villagers.
Several miles away from the village, the two figures appeared again.
With this move, they could move several miles away. The Elder Wu's face was pale. He looked at the sloppy Daoist priest with even more respect.
The sloppy Daoist priest asked, "Are you chasing that Flying Stiff?"
The Elder Wu quickly said, "It killed countless people in Zhou County. My grandson was also killed by it. If this monster is not eliminated, the North County will not be peaceful."
The sloppy Daoist priest looked at him and said, "Forget it. The former headmaster of the Fu-lu School has done me a favor. Today, I will help you count it."
He counted with his fingers. After a while, he shook his head and said, "If you continue to chase it, your grandson won't be the only one who will die in its hands."
Seeing the Daoist priest counting with his fingers, the Elder Wu knew that he must be a Dongxuan.
Dongxuan meant to have insight into the mysteries of the world.
Dongxuan cultivators could observe the stars, know the time, predict the future, and seek good luck and avoid evil. Since he said so, it meant that if he continued to chase it, he would be in danger.
The Elder Wu said in disbelief, "That Flying Stiff has just evolved …"
The sloppy Daoist priest did not say much. He waved his sleeve and a light screen appeared in the void.
Compared to the light screen of Elder Wu, this light screen was clearer. It was not static, but dynamic.
In the light screen, there was a dense forest.
A figure slowly walked in the dense forest filled with fog. It was the Flying Stiff.
The Flying Stiff, who was walking, suddenly raised its head. Its gaze seemed to be able to see through the light screen and saw the sloppy Daoist priest and the Elder Wu.
The next moment, the light screen shattered into countless pieces.
"It broke your Mystic Light Technique!" The Elder Wu's expression changed greatly. He said in a trembling voice, "How could this be?"
The sloppy Daoist priest's gaze was deep. He said, "Even I can't calculate its origin. If you want to get rid of it, you'd better ask your Peak Masters to come …"
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