Creation of the Universe

Although Shen Zhan was not as bad as Zhao Tai thought, his current situation was indeed a bit tricky.

The straw covered the entire house, leaving only the small space under his feet untouched. That was because Shen Zhan used his spiritual power to resist this force, preventing it from easily occupying this last piece of pure land.

It looks like just straw, but in fact it is two forces fighting each other, and the straw is just the appearance of being affected by the invisible evil spirit.

"Show me your true face."

Shen Zhan released a swarm of blue-flame blood-winged insects, but he was not in a hurry to force back the straw in front of him. Instead, he let the insects fly directly over and pounce on the scarecrow with a weird smile.

After being fed by him, the blue flame blood-winged insects have now grown in size and are more aggressive than before. They greedily absorb all kinds of spiritual power they can touch, and the evil spirit on the scarecrow is also to their liking.

Soon the bugs were swarming all over the scarecrow's face, gnawing at it desperately, and then the scarecrow's true appearance was gradually revealed.

Shen Zhan looked closely and found that there was actually a person wrapped under the surface of the scarecrow, and Shen Zhan had seen this person's appearance before. He was Li Wangxuan, the leader of the Red Shirt Bandits!

"why you?"

"No, it shouldn't be you."

Shen Zhan quickly overturned the first thought that flashed through his mind. He knew that this Li Wangxuan was most likely not the one he had seen in Fuyun City, so there was something fishy going on here.

Shen Zhan was very excited after finding this crucial step. Now was not the time to stay any longer.

He summoned the Liuyun Sword, and in an instant several sword beams slashed at the surrounding straw, and the wooden house was in a mess with flying straw.

The evil aura emanating from the scarecrow seemed to be afraid of the Liuyun Sword and quickly subsided. Shen Zhan no longer had to be hindered by the ubiquitous straw and could walk around the house freely.

He first came to the scarecrow and looked at Li Wangxuan's face for a long time. Then he was sure that this Li Wangxuan was the real one. In other words, the other Li Wangxuan who was now in Fuyun City should be a complete fake.

"It seems that Li Wangxuan was impersonated a long time ago, and he died here without anyone knowing."

The more Shen Zhan thought about it, the more he felt that the whole thing was beginning to show signs of happening. As for the evil spirit just now, it seemed to have seeped out from underground. If he wanted to continue investigating, he would have to pay attention to any path leading to the underground here.

Outside the wooden house, Zhao Tai and others were extremely certain that Shen Zhan must be dead because they did not hear any more noise.

They were arm in arm, preparing to go back to eat meat and drink wine with their brothers, but suddenly they heard a loud noise behind them. Shen Zhan, holding the Liuyun Sword, actually demolished the wooden house.

"What? You...what did you do?"

Zhao Tai was so nervous that he stuttered. He never expected that Shen Zhan could still stand in front of him alive.

Shen Zhan jokingly praised, "I've gained something from the little tricks in this room. Now let me thank you properly."

As he spoke, the Liuyun Sword flashed by, and the three people around Zhao Tai fell to the ground instantly. Shen Zhan deliberately avoided Zhao Tai and walked straight in front of him.

"Is Li Wangxuan waiting to attend the wedding banquet in Floating Cloud City?"

When Zhao Tai hesitated, Shen Zhan kicked him in the heart, which distorted Zhao Tai's facial features and made him unable to breathe for a long time.

"I don't have time to waste with you. If you know the answer, just answer me honestly. If you don't, I'll kill you with my sword!"

Zhao Tai struggled to get up and answered with difficulty, "The boss entered Floating Cloud City yesterday. Ever since they heard that the Red Shirt Bandits were going to form an alliance with the Chu family, the wealthy merchants and gentry in the city have been scrambling to show their goodwill. The boss should be meeting with them right now.

The boss will attend the wedding banquet at the Chu family in the evening, but I don’t know when he will be back. If you want to know something else, I will tell you everything.

Please spare my life, it's all my fault for not recognizing the great man."

Seeing Zhao Tai's instantly clear eyes, Shen Zhan continued to ask: "Since you Red Shirt Bandits have decided to marry into the Chu family, why do you insist on humiliating the Chu family? Whose idea was it to not follow the rules today?"

"Well... the eldest brother asked the second young master to pass on a message, saying that he would go to get married in advance and just bring the bride back. He doesn't need to worry about anything else. If the Chu family dares to stop them, they will not be able to bear the consequences."

Shen Zhan narrowed his eyes slightly, "Second Young Master?"

"Yes, our boss has two sons. The eldest son is named Li Feng, and he is the groom who is marrying the second daughter of the Chu family today. The second son is Li Guan, who is also in the village."

"Why did Li Feng cover his face with a cloak? He looks really strange. And why didn't he go to the city to pick up the bride today?"

Zhao Tai answered honestly, "Our eldest son wasn't like this before. Ever since he had an accident a year ago, he's become erratic. The eldest brother told us not to go pick up the bride. I don't know why."

"I really don't know, please spare me, hero!"

Shen Zhan waved the Liuyun Sword a few times, testing that Zhao Tai would not dare to lie, so he retracted the sword, grabbed Zhao Tai's collar, and dragged him in front of him like a dog.

"Now I have something to tell you. Go to Floating Cloud City and find someone. If you do it well, he will consider letting you live. If you don't do it well, you will die."

"Please tell me, my hero. I will do my best and go through fire and water without hesitation!"

In order to survive, Zhao Tai said all kinds of nonsense, but it was better this way. A coward like him would not play tricks and would definitely do what Shen Zhan asked him to do.

So Shen Zhan whispered a few words in Zhao Tai's ear, and then stuffed a blood-winged insect into his mouth.

Zhao Tai was horrified and asked Shen Zhan quickly, "Master, what did you give me to eat? Am I going to die soon?"

Shen Zhan told him, "Don't worry, as long as you do what I told you to do, everything will be fine. Go now, leave immediately, don't delay!"

After sending Zhao Tai to Floating Cloud City, Shen Zhan prepared to take a walk around the area and try to find out if there was any path leading to somewhere underground. He believed that the source of the evil spirits in the wooden house must be hidden underground.

At this moment, a figure appeared in his sight, with a black turban that was particularly eye-catching. This man dressed like this on his wedding day seemed to be hiding an unspeakable secret.

Shen Zhan didn't hesitate and followed him directly. He wanted to find out what was going on.