Chapter 77: Corpse Hanging from an Old Tree
The sun is shining and there are no clouds in the sky.
However, Li Daoxuan felt cold, especially his neck. The green jade hairpin was only 0.01 centimeters away from his neck. If he stabbed it hard, blood would gush out like a pillar!
Fortunately, he gave in in time.
"Sister Yu, I am just testing out the magical power I just cultivated. I have absolutely no other intentions!"
He smiled and moved the jade hairpin away, saying, "Sister Yu, this hairpin is used to tie your hair. Why do you always hold it in your hand? How about I help you put it on."
Chen Ziyu looked at the drop of cold sweat rolling down his face with an expressionless face.
The next moment, her figure disappeared into the oil-paper umbrella again.
"Sister Yu, you haven't told me what you want to talk to me about?"
Li Daoxuan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly changed the subject.
But Chen Ziyu obviously didn't want to pay attention to him, and her oil-paper umbrella didn't move.
"Sister Yu, are you really angry?"
"That's really not what I meant just now. How about I change myself and dance for you, and then we'll be even? How about that?"
There was still no movement from the oil-paper umbrella.
Li Daoxuan took the umbrella in his hand and tried to force it open, but found that no matter how hard he tried, the umbrella didn't move at all.
She's just like a sulking little wife...
Li Daoxuan could only smile bitterly, thinking that he should wait until she calmed down.
…
One day later, on a remote mountain road.
If there were someone here, they would definitely suspect that they had seen a ghost, because there were nine identical people sitting cross-legged and practicing in front of them.
The Taoist seals on their hands kept changing, and a faint earthy yellow light appeared on their bodies, giving people a heavy and vicissitudes of life feeling.
Like the vast earth beneath our feet.
Sparrows flew over, or perhaps felt the natural and generous breath, and landed on the heads of several incarnations.
However, not long after, the incarnations dissipated one by one, turning into strands of hair and floating back into Li Daoxuan's long hair.
The sparrows flapped their wings and flew away in panic...
Li Daoxuan opened his eyes and showed a hint of joy.
It really worked. After only practicing for an hour, he felt that his understanding of the Earth Element Chapter was deepening and far surpassing before!
If he continues like this, he might be able to master the art of earth movement soon!
Li Daoxuan planned to go into seclusion for a period of time after returning to Xinyang County to achieve two goals. One was to break through the middle stage of the Bigu Fast, and the other was to master the Earth Element of the Great Five Elements Escape Technique!
After finishing his training, he continued on his way towards Xinyang County. According to the distance, he should be not far from Xinyang County.
As it grew darker, he quickened his pace.
But when passing by Xiaosha Village, Li Daoxuan stopped, looked at the quiet village under the night sky, and smiled slightly.
It was in this village that he killed the bat demon, which attracted the pursuit of the snake demon, and that is how he met his master and Sister Yu by chance.
He also liked the little granddaughter of the Muramasa family, but he hesitated for a moment and did not disturb her.
They have their own lives, and this village, which has finally calmed down, does not need a Taoist priest.
Perhaps many years later, when Li Daoxuan returns here, even the old village chief’s granddaughter will have grown old, and no one will remember him anymore.
Once you enter the immortal path, there will always be something separating you from the mundane world.
Shaking his head, Li Daoxuan prepared to move forward.
However, a flash of fire appeared, and it was a few patrolling constables. When they saw Li Daoxuan, a trace of vigilance appeared in their eyes, and they shouted: "Who are you? Stop!"
Li Daoxuan frowned. Judging from their attire, they should be constables from the Xinyang County Government. How could they appear in Xiaosha Village?
The curfew will only be implemented in the city. Who would come to take care of this remote area?
Li Daoxuan stopped and looked at the constables, saying calmly, "I am just passing by here. I wonder what you constables can do for me?"
The detectives surrounded him, their hands on the hilts of their knives.
The head constable stared at Li Daoxuan with great vigilance. His eyes flickered as he asked, "How dare you travel alone in the dead of night?"
Li Daoxuan smiled faintly and said, "I have my own way to protect myself, so please don't worry about me. Goodbye."
He took a step forward and prepared to leave.
The head of the police shouted, "You possess sorcery and happened to show up in Xiaosha Village in the middle of the night. Even if you are not the demon who massacred the village, you are definitely involved. Catch you!"
Li Daoxuan paused and his body froze.
He turned his head, his eyes were as sharp as a sword. How could ordinary people withstand the murderous aura of someone who had killed a big monster with a sword? The constables felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave and stayed there.
"You just said... massacre of the whole village?"
The chief constable showed a trace of regret in his eyes. He certainly didn't really think that the Taoist was the murderer, but he just wanted to arrest someone and get the job done quickly.
In ancient times, solving a case was not a difficult task. Many county magistrates would first identify a suspect and then torture him until he confessed.
This is also the reason why detectives like Di Renjie and Bao Zheng can remain famous forever, because in ancient times, there were very few officials like them who were good at investigating cases!
The captain of the police felt the murderous aura from Li Daoxuan and knew that this man was not easy to mess with. This time he had hit a wall.
He said quickly: "We misunderstood the Taoist priest. This Xiaosha Village has provoked some vicious person. All the people in it turned into corpses overnight, and they were hung on the old locust tree in the middle of the village..."
The next moment, he saw the young Taoist's face was as cold as ice, his long hair fluttering in the wind, and a terrible murderous aura filled the air, which made people shudder.
Li Daoxuan took a step forward, his figure disappeared out of thin air, and in an instant he appeared ten feet away. After a few steps, he entered Xiaosha Village.
“Ghost…Ghost!”
When several detectives saw this scene, they all mistook Li Daoxuan for a ghost and fled in panic...
Xiaosha Village.
Li Daoxuan stepped into the village again.
As soon as he entered here, he smelled a faint smell of blood.
Li Daoxuan's eyes were cold as he walked forward quietly. When he passed by the old village chief's house, he turned his head and took a look.
Once upon a time, he ate steamed buns and drank white porridge there. Although it was simple, he enjoyed it very much.
But now the door was open, empty and deathly silent.
Continuing walking forward, Li Daoxuan arrived at the center of the village.
An old locust tree stood there quietly, its trunk bent, as if it could not bear the weight.
Because it's full of corpses!
Young or old, male or female, all looked terrified with dilated pupils, as if they had seen something extremely scary.
A gust of cold wind blew, and the corpses floated gently, like pieces of dried bacon.
Among the group of corpses, Li Daoxuan still saw the people he didn't want to see, the old village chief and his little granddaughter.
During the Wude period, Laocunzheng's son and daughter-in-law all died of famine and did not survive that chaotic era. After the world was finally settled down, he met an emperor who imposed light taxes and levies. He and his little granddaughter depended on each other for survival, living a hard but happy life.
But unexpectedly, they have all become cold corpses now.
The past events were vivid in his mind, and Li Daoxuan was filled with murderous aura. For the first time, he felt the cruelty of this world.
These people living at the bottom of society, after struggling to survive natural disasters and wars, still have to face those terrible demons!
Yes, Li Daoxuan was sure that it was a monster that did it, because he smelled a faint evil aura on these corpses, and the souls of these villagers were gone.
Moreover, judging from the characteristics of the bodies, these villagers were killed first and then hung on the trees, but there were no signs of dragging on the ground.
The act of hanging on a tree is more like a demonstration...
If the murderer was a mortal, it would be difficult to do this without leaving any traces.
Li Daoxuan sighed and was about to go forward to put them down, but at this moment, he felt something in his heart and turned to look behind him.
In a dark corner, a pair of eyes were staring at him...
