You have mastered the art of thunder and you tell me that it is in a strange world?

Chapter 108: Wind and Dust

The woman and the Taoist priest were taken away, locked up in prison, and executed in the autumn.

They kill people, so of course they cannot be kept alive.

"Master Zuo, thank you so much this time. If you hadn't helped, I'm afraid this matter would have gotten even worse."

Magistrate Xun said sincerely.

If it was simply a demon causing trouble, the county should be able to handle it by spending more money. However, after finding out the cause and effect, the magistrate realized that such an organized and planned conspiracy could not be dealt with by the county alone.

If we keep delaying, something serious might happen.

By then, even if he gave up his physical body and used the City God to rush over and fight with the gang of thieves, he might not be able to find the mastermind, and only a mess would be left.

"It doesn't matter. This matter has something to do with me."

Zuo Chen waved his hand and said something polite.

Magistrate Xun was slightly puzzled:

"how do I say this?"

"Caiyi and I came from Xuzhou. We had a traveling companion, a monk."

Upon hearing this, Magistrate Xun was obviously stunned.

Taoist priests, monks, and women.

If this rare combination appears once it is just a coincidence, but if it appears twice it means someone did it on purpose!

"Your companion is now..."

"I stayed in Xuzhou to benefit the people."

"...I will write this matter in an urgent document and report it to King Wei." County Magistrate Xun attached great importance to this.

He knew that Zuo Chen was very capable, but he didn't know what he had done in Xuzhou. However, since someone sent thieves out to ruin the Taoist's reputation, it proved that he must have done something extraordinary!
Such an expert must naturally be won over, and we must not create grudges with him because of misunderstandings.

"This group of people are well-informed and have bad intentions. They sent out three people before, but it was obvious that they had not yet learned about your recent situation. Now that the thieves yesterday saw you and the girl, they will probably kill the monk and find another way to harm your reputation. But don't worry, the King of Might is wise and will definitely not be deceived by villains."

Magistrate Xun made two more promises.

Then he called out the master and disciple Wuwei Shanren who were waiting in the guest room, took out a few silver bills, giving more to Zuo Chen and less to Wuwei.

I am not annoyed by doing nothing, and I even think that what I have been given is a bit too much.

After saying goodbye a few times, they left the county government office.

Zuo Chen planned to continue walking north with Caiyi, but was stopped by Wuweishanren.

"Mountain man? Anything else?"

Hearing Zuo Chen's question, Wuwei Shanren blushed a little and was too embarrassed to speak.

But he looked at his stupid apprentice and sighed:
"Brother, can you take a detour and come to my Taoist temple to sit for a while?"

Zuo Chen didn't answer, but stared at Wuwei Shanren.

"…Wuhui's mother was seriously ill and needed precious medicinal herbs to survive, so the two of us left the temple and went around performing rituals and exorcising demons to earn money."

"Is there any tea in the temple?" Zuo Chen suddenly asked.

The hermit was startled and said hurriedly, "Yes! Of course there are. There are several tea trees behind our Taoist temple, and they are all planted with the best green tea."

"That's just what I like." Zuo Chen nodded: "Please lead the way."

Wuwei Shanren walked in front with a smile on his face, and Wuhui followed behind, wondering why his master was so happy.

The donkey cart swayed forward. The donkey man had no worries except that he had not slept well last night because he was called out by Caiyi. He asked for a few more carrots from the county government and was eating them happily.

Caiyi was lying on the car floor, looking up at the sky, with a lot on her mind.

"What are you thinking about?" Zuo Chen asked.

"...It's a bit uncomfortable to learn a skill that I've learned for half my life and then let someone use it to kill someone."

"My Five Thunder Technique can also kill people."

"It's different. Taoist Priest, the people you beat are those who deserve to die."

"A kitchen knife can also kill people."

"..."

Caiyi didn't say anything.

I don't know if I have really come to the point in my heart.

Zuo Chen also recalled what happened in this county.

A master who comes prepared.

Haha, it seems that I have hit the vital point of something.

Then shouldn't I... hit him harder?
It doesn’t matter if you can’t find them now. These filthy creatures are like cockroaches. If you try not to find them, you’ll be able to find their nest when they come out again.

After the four men left, a few days passed and County Magistrate Xun was still busy and exhausted.

Too many people died in the Beggars' Gang. No matter how hard they tried to keep it secret, people in the county were still in a panic.

The bodies were burned in the wilderness outside the county. The smell of the corpse was so strong that it disturbed several ghosts. The city god had to go there specifically to comfort them in their dreams at night.

After these few days, he looked much more haggard.

And just at this moment, a white horse came from outside the city, with this handsome young man sitting on it, heading straight towards the county government office.

There were some red marks on the boy's face, and no one knew what he had hit.

This person is the one who left the peach pit in Yueluo Mountain City.

After running for a while, they arrived outside the county government office. The young man got off his horse, but he couldn't stop pressing his hand on his forehead, as if it hurt.

"I haven't been back for just a few days, how come the snake has grown so big?"

I couldn't help but sigh.

He had a strange problem for a long time, that is, he could hear a strange tune in Youzhou. He could hear it when he was on the road during the day and when he was sleeping at night. If he left Youzhou, the tune would disappear, but when he returned to Youzhou after a few days, the sound would suddenly become louder.

It was like someone was telling him something in his ear, but he couldn't hear it clearly and just felt it was annoying.

Shaking his head, the young man knew that the noise would subside in two days, so he didn't care too much and walked towards the county government office with his head held high.

The two guards at the door saw him and came forward to greet him:

"Eh? Who's coming?"

The young man didn't waste any more time and took out a token with the word "威" engraved on it in a flamboyant style.

This is the iron plate of the mighty king’s walking.

Seeing the iron plate, the yamen runners dared not stop him and hurriedly ran in to find Magistrate Xun to report the news. Not long after, the magistrate came out to personally greet the young man.

"Mr. Hu! It's been a long time since we last met. I missed you so much!"

"Xun Zhixian, you haven't fulfilled your promise to treat me to a drink of fine wine last time!"

When the two men met, they were quite cordial, but the yamen runners were confused, wondering when the magistrate had gotten to know this important man.

Invited to the main hall for a meeting, the young man named Hu Wen saw at a glance that the tables, chairs and benches were filled with all kinds of sundries, all of which were paperwork-related items.

Magistrate Xun was a little embarrassed: "I was just handling official business, so the house is a bit messy. Please bear with me. Please bear with me."

"It doesn't matter."

Hu Wen did not consider himself an outsider, and walked directly to the table. He lowered his head and looked down, and found that most of the things written on it were related to the Beggar Gang.

"I saw in the case file that there has been a hat monster in the county recently. It looks like you have already found someone to get rid of it, and you found the Beggar Gang?"

"Mr. Hu is really amazing. He can see the cause and effect at a glance."

Magistrate Xun sighed and told the other party everything that had happened in the past two days.

After finishing speaking, Hu Wen just stared and scratched his ears.

"You said a Taoist priest came?"

"Yes. He has a very high level of Taoist charm and can see my City God's Dharmakaya. Although I didn't see him take action, I heard from my companions that he has extraordinary skills."

"...I also encountered a wonderful thing in Xuzhou."

"Ah?" Magistrate Xun responded: "It was also the work of a Taoist priest."

"Yes."

Hu Wen told Magistrate Xun everything about the fall from the mountain.

"Destroy a mountain of evil spirits with one breath, and cut off a ten-foot mountaintop with one hand?"

County Magistrate Xun was stunned.

"I suspect there is some exaggeration. After all, the ghost town is full of souls, and their minds are not clear. But even if there is some deviation, it won't be too far. He is indeed a master."

At this point, Hu Wen laughed:

"This Taoist priest is like a breeze. When it blows on people, it can sweep away their fatigue. When it blows on the dust, it will raise a cloud of smoke. There are some dirty guys in Youzhou. They were hiding in the sewers before and were hard to find. Now they have revealed their whereabouts. When I go back to see my uncle, I will catch these evil people in one fell swoop!"

……

Youzhou has many mountains and forests, and there are many dense forests that few people have ever been to. Only woodcutters and hunters may take a detour around the outermost layer.

In the southwest of Youzhou, there is a large forest bordering Xuzhou and Jingzhou. It is called the Great Dense Forest, and it is the largest of them all. It has mountains, water, and woods. It covers a very large area, but it is easy to get lost once you enter it. If you don't have some skills, you may end up getting stuck in the Great Dense Forest and starving to death.

But because of its characteristics, there are always some reclusive ones, newly-evolved ones, those who huddle together for warmth, and those who avoid the light living among them.

There is a Boxi Village like this.

This village is located near the outskirts of the dense forest, closer to Jingzhou than Youzhou, and is relatively easy to find.

There is no farming, hunting or business in this village. The villagers make a living by playing dice and paper games. All the famous gamblers in the surrounding area gather here.

Those who have money gamble with money, those who have no money gamble with their lives.

There was a small workshop in the village with a side building. They had no dice, only running dogs. A large backyard was specially built there, and the best yellow dogs were selected for training to see which one could run faster.

But this running dog is like a fighting cock, which takes time to raise and is only played by high-end people with leisure time. It is not that popular in this village.

Nowadays, there are only two people playing in the backyard.

There were two men, one was a handsome man with a face covered with a thick layer of wax, which looked more like a mask than makeup; the other was a traveling merchant, carrying a bamboo basket filled with various small items.

A dog was placed in front of each of them. The flower-faced gentleman was a white dog, and the traveling merchant was a yellow dog.

"How was your fun yesterday?" asked the traveling merchant.

"Not very good, I played too much. I was almost caught and beaten to death by the Taoist priest."

"I told you that the Taoist priest was powerful. He destroyed my evil Buddha and killed Dahuang. You insisted on going there to play tricks on me. Don't lose your life."

"What's the point of living if you don't play? If I play to death, it means my level is not good enough. And if we want to play, we have to play in front of such a master, that's exciting!" The flower-faced man shook his head: "Stop talking nonsense, let the dog go!"

The two men let go of the dog at the same time, and it jumped out, ran around the backyard, and then ran back panting.

The yellow dog was one step faster, and the traveling merchant won.

"Here, give me a heart." The traveling merchant stretched out his hand to ask for it.

"You damn dog, I'll stew you when I get home."

The flower-faced young man cursed, took out a knife from his sleeve, and stabbed himself in the chest.

He cut open his chest and saw seven hearts neatly arranged inside, rising and falling at the same time.
……

"Brother Dao, it's just ahead."

Wuwei Hermit pointed his finger into the distance. Zuo Chen sat on the donkey and looked in the direction of the hermit's finger.

There is a village not far away, and next to the village there is a low mountain.

The Taoist temple seems to be on a low hill.

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