Chapter Seventy-Nine: Murder

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  Hiss

  The sharp wolf-toothed arrow seemed to have grown eyes, drawing a piercing whistling sound in the air, and finally hitting the wild boar fifty paces away with pinpoint accuracy.

  That wild boar had a sturdy head, but its neck was pierced by sharp arrows, letting out a loud and mournful cry, and in an instant, all its strength to struggle disappeared, and it crashed to the ground.

  "Leading with Might and Main"

  A burst of applause erupted, and soon two black-shirted guards rushed over, efficiently cleaned up the wild boar, and lifted it onto their shoulders.

  They entered the deep mountains for just over an hour, and had already hunted a wild ox, a wild boar, and two mountain goats. As for rabbits and the like, they didn't even bother to lift a hand, with rich results.

  And every time a beast is killed, Kong Daoshi clasps his hands together and says: "Well done"

  At the beginning of the week, Zhou Tongling felt strange and asked: "Master, according to the Buddhist rules, shouldn't we be reciting 'Anida Buddha'?"

  The Empty Great Master smiled slightly: "Birth is death, death is birth, the suffering body sinks into the sea of bitterness, having entered reincarnation, it should be congratulated."

  Zhou Tong laughed: "Master, you have a sharp tongue, no wonder you can talk nonsense and make the stubborn stone nod its head."

  The empty great master slightly lowered his head and said: "You have been overly praised."

  "Master," asked Zhou Tong again, "on this journey, have you ever seen that place with spiritual energy?"

  The empty great master raised his head and looked around, with a sharp light bursting out of his eyes. Suddenly, he pointed and said: "There." The place he pointed to was a cliff on the left side, which was straight and green, looking like a screen, elegant and refined, with its own charm.

  Not good, I've been found out...

  On the cliff, in the Wosong cave, Yining and Xiaoyi sat, looking at each other. The mouse demon said: "Sister Yining, let's go."

  "They have no right to occupy my cave!"

  Xiao Yi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Just because they are human and we are demons; just because we can't beat them."

  "No, I won't give up, I'm not reconciled"

  Then Yinniang took a deep breath and jumped down from the entrance of the cave.

  "Yin Ning's sister"

  The mouse demon was in a great hurry and couldn't be called back, so it had to follow and run out, hoping to lend a helping hand to the infant.

  ……

  The sun was high in the sky, and the rain had stopped falling early on.

  At the foot of Maple Mountain, Wu Wencai sat on a rock, with a bitter melon expression - this trip was self-proclaimed and volunteered to lead the way, but it seemed like a loss. The prey wasn't caught, but instead his body was shaken almost to pieces, it was truly over-stimulating.

  It's no fun at all...

  He stretched his waist, yawned loudly, looked up at the sky and thought to himself: Hmm, no way, I'll just find a car nearby to ride back, if I ride that horse again, I won't be able to get out of bed for several days.

  That black shirt guard's horse was too fierce, and its running speed was fast. Thinking back, Wu Wencai felt that his little heart was jumping wildly, jumping anxiously.

  Thinking so, he said a word to the two black-shirted guards and told them that he wanted to go to a nearby village to find a car. One of the black-shirted guards said: "Young Master Wu, I'll accompany you."

  "Good."

  There were black-shirted guards serving as bodyguards, but Wu Wenzai couldn't find any.

  The two of them walked out of the woods, along a small path leading outward. They had only gone about half a mile when Wu Wenchang suddenly stopped and looked puzzled: "Chen Jianchen? How did he end up here?"

  In his line of sight, he saw Chen Jianchen walking towards him with big strides from the front, carrying a pole on his back.

  They met on both sides, and they were all stunned, involuntarily stopping their footsteps.

  Chen Jianchen was even more shocked and uncertain in his heart, he hurried back, but unexpectedly collided with Wu Wencai on the road, and couldn't avoid it. In an instant, several thoughts surged out, and for a moment, he couldn't make up his mind.

  Wu Wenzai stared at Chen Jianchen, then glanced at the black-shirted guard beside him. Seeing that there was no one around, a vicious idea suddenly surged up in his mind, and he quickly whispered a few words to the black-shirted guard.

  Hei Shan Wei listened and said, "Since the young master has a grudge against him, why not just go up and kill him with one knife? Burying him on the spot won't make anyone aware of it. What's the need for such trouble? He's just a scholar, not even a jinshi, no need to be overly cautious."

  Among people, identity changes with the other person's identity. For ordinary people, a scholar's reputation can intimidate many, but in the eyes of the Imperial Guard, it is not enough.

  Wu Wencai chuckled: "No need to rush to kill him, one knife is too cheap for him. For now, let's capture him alive and take him into the woods, humiliate him thoroughly, and only then will this young master's anger be alleviated."

  He had long wanted to take action against Chen Jianchen, but unexpectedly the Zhang Tianshi who was invited at a high price last time turned out to be a "swindler", and he lost a lot of money in vain. He was furious. Now, as if heaven was taking pity on him, he ran into Chen Jianchen in the wilderness, it was simply a great opportunity given by heaven. If he didn't take action now, when would he?

  "Alright then, as you wish."

  Hei Shan Wei finished speaking, took big strides, and "thundered" towards Chen Jianchen, like a fierce horse galloping. Although the knife at his waist had not been drawn, just the momentum of his charge was enough to make one's liver and gallbladder shatter.

  On the other side, Chen Jianchen was indeed frightened, his face showed a look of horror, and he turned around to leave, but in his panic, he lost his footing and fell to the ground, looking utterly disheveled.

  Hei Shan's face revealed a sneer - useless from head to toe, he had seen many such scholars who were all talk and no action. They would speak with grandeur and righteousness, but in reality, they didn't have any real abilities. All it took was one scare and they would immediately become as silent as a cicada in winter, their legs trembling with fear, and some had even wet their pants on the spot.

  "If you want to live longer, don't struggle"

  He strode up quickly, his big hands reaching down, as if to grab Chen Jianchen like an eagle swooping down on a small chicken.

  Scoff

  A streak of cold light flashed before his eyes, and the cold light was like electricity, which had accurately pierced into his throat.

  Hehe......

  Hei Shan Wei's eyes widened in disbelief, his right hand still trying to pull out the Ghost Slayer from his waist, but all his strength was rapidly draining away. In what seemed like an instant, his consciousness sank into eternal darkness. Even at the moment of death, he remained bewildered and perplexed.

  Scholar Kills People

  When did even a scholar dare to kill people?

  Where did he get the guts and courage from, as well as that obviously extraordinary physical strength?

  Chen Jianchen let go, leaving the half-foot blade still lodged in Hei Shanwei's throat. The next moment, he turned his hand and pulled out Hei Shanwei's waist-mounted Ghost-Slaying Saber, striding swiftly towards Wu Wencai.

  Just as the black-shirted guard rushed towards Chen Jianchen, Wu Wenchang also walked over with a stride, so at this moment the distance between the two was extremely close. In the chaos, completely beyond imagination, Wu Daguai was still thinking about how to torture Chen Jianchen later, but at this time, the black-shirted guard had already been killed; and Chen Jianchen seemed like a fierce leopard, rushing towards himself with lightning speed, holding a sharp blade in his hand.

  How is this possible?

  A sudden, unprecedented sense of fear gripped Wu Dabaozi's heart, and in the brief moment before the sword fell, he had wanted to say "My father is a high-ranking official" to intimidate Chen Jianchen. Unfortunately, the sword did not allow for sentiment, and with a whoosh, it came down - those words would forever remain stuck in his throat...