Creation of the Universe

Shen Zhan knew Li Youcai's situation very well. Although he had successfully stored the Bagua Youxian Pillow into the map of mountains, rivers and stars, there was still a wisp of soul that had not been separated from the latter's body.

He warned Tang Muqing, "Don't take it lightly. He is still very dangerous."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Youcai suddenly sat up from the ground, staring at Tang Muqing with his eyes wide open, looking very scary.

Tang Muqing nervously took a few steps back, and then she saw the afterimage of the white-haired old man slowly emerging from behind Li Youcai, his face filled with anger.

He seemed very unwilling to be sealed like this, and looked at Tang Muqing with resentment.

In an instant, the white-haired old man rushed towards Tang Muqing at lightning speed, which caught Xia Wenxiu and Dong Ping off guard. They were too late to help Tang Muqing.

Fortunately, Shen Zhan was present. He kept a cool head and was always in control of the situation. Before the white-haired old man could hurt Tang Muqing, he had once again injected his spiritual power into the map of mountains, rivers and stars, enhancing the power of this spiritual weapon.

The white-haired old man froze, trying to resist the power surging out of the scroll, but he could only hold on for a moment before being dragged into the scroll bit by bit.

When most of his body was sucked in, one arm was still stubbornly raised high, exposed outside the scroll, which shows how deep the resentment in his heart was at this moment.

Finally, as the scroll slowly closed, the white-haired old man was completely sealed inside.

Shen Zhan exhaled a breath of foul air. The struggle with the opponent just now really consumed a lot of his spiritual power. Fortunately, the progress was smooth and there were no complications.

Tang Muqing walked up to him and asked with concern: "Mr. Shen, are you okay?"

"It's okay. If this person were still alive, I would be no match for him with my current level of cultivation. Fortunately, there are no ifs. Now that everything has been settled, peace can be restored in the village."

After saying that, Li Youcai woke up from his trance and looked at Shen Zhan and the others with a confused expression.

Shen Zhan recounted the whole story of what happened. Li Youcai was silent for a long time in surprise. He probably never dreamed that he would be possessed by a remnant soul, but he clearly didn't feel anything.

"It's really hard for you to understand this. Go back and have a good rest tonight. We can talk about this tomorrow."

Li Youcai followed Shen Zhan's advice and fell asleep quickly after returning. After all, being possessed by the remnant soul consumed a lot of his physical strength.

The next day, Shen Zhan asked Tang Muqing to gather everyone in the village, and then he personally explained what had happened in the village recently, in order to eliminate the fear in everyone's hearts and let Li Youcai give everyone an explanation.

After hearing the whole story, the villagers reacted strongly. This situation was beyond their understanding. Some people were worried that similar things would happen in the future and demanded that Li Youcai get out of the village immediately. Others shouted that Li Youcai should pay with his life for his murder.

After all, even if Li Youcai killed someone unknowingly, the person died at his hands. How could those victims let him go easily?

Seeing the scene gradually becoming chaotic and prone to chaos, Shen Zhan said loudly, "Everyone, please calm down. I think Li Youcai did make a mistake, but it's not unforgivable. Especially since he killed someone. In fact, it seems like he was saving someone now."

"Killing people is saving people, how can you say that?"

"You are outsiders and have no right to control the affairs of our village. Don't talk nonsense!"

The villagers were very dissatisfied with Shen Zhan's words. It sounded like he was making far-fetched arguments. Was he trying to exonerate Li Youcai?

Tang Muqing immediately stood up and defended Shen Zhan, saying, "Just be quiet and listen to what Master Shen has to say. If he hadn't found out the truth, who knows how many days we would have had to live in fear!"

It is an indisputable fact that Shen Zhan has done them a great favor, so the villagers quickly calmed down and decided to listen to Shen Zhan's explanation.

Shen Zhan said, "Li Youcai will only come out to walk around in the middle of the night under the influence of the Eight Diagrams Immortal Pillow. At that time, when it is late at night and everyone is asleep, who in the village would be out running around?

If my guess is correct, then those who ran into Li Youcai in the middle of the night were actually rogues who were idle in the village, and they might even have recruited this gang of robbers."

Although Shen Zhan made this judgment without any real evidence, he soon realized from the villagers' reactions that his guess was almost right.

One villager pointed at the person next to him and said, "Yeah, isn't your nephew a village scoundrel? I even heard him say he was going to do something big and that he would be able to live a luxurious life and become rich!"

"From what I can see, those people who died seemed to be this kind of people. Could it be that they really were secretly colluding with the bandits and planning to rob our village?"

This possibility was infinitely magnified under everyone's speculation, because these ruffians in the village often gathered together to cause trouble, and often went outside the village to do some petty thefts.

If they were really killed by Li Youcai because they colluded with bandits, then they deserved to die and there was nothing to feel sorry for them.

Then, Shen Zhan asked the villagers, "Let's talk about what happened last night. If Li Youcai hadn't killed those bandits, would you have been able to sleep peacefully? He protected the village, protected everyone. So, wasn't he saving lives by killing people, and those people he saved were you?"

The villagers looked at each other. They had never thought about such a problem, but there was nothing wrong with what Shen Zhan said.

Li Youcai, who was almost caught in the crowd's outrage, was very grateful when he saw Shen Zhan explaining for him.

He immediately stood up and said, "After all, this matter was caused by me. I am willing to give some of my wealth to compensate everyone. After the matter here is properly handled, I will move my family away and will not cause trouble to the villagers."

Li Youcai is considered to be very responsible. After such a statement, the villagers could not say anything more. Some people immediately expressed in private that they wanted to call back the relatives who had just left the village.

After all, the compensation given by the Li family is worth it. Now that the problems here have been resolved, it is naturally no problem to continue living here. It is much better than moving to a foreign land.

After successfully pacifying the villagers, Shen Zhan privately asked Li Youcai, "That jade pillow is not an ordinary item. How did you get it?"

Li Youcai thought for a moment and replied uncertainly, "I'm not very clear either. I just remember that the jade pillow has been in my family since I was a child. Perhaps it was passed down from my ancestors."