Chapter 23
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According to what Liu Qingmei said, that Lu Chen is the nephew of a certain elder of the Fifth Peak and will definitely be protected by the sect, so he won’t be stupid enough to hand over this Seeking Dust Incense and Liu Qingmei’s corpse directly at the beginning.
“If everything Sister Qingmei said is true, with that Lu Chen’s insidious and poisonous personality, maybe he will also try every means to find the person who reported the case and then kill me to silence me.”
Xu Taiping thought in his heart while dragging Liu Qingmei’s corpse back to the courtyard.
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“Bang！~”
That night, a huge cracking sound suddenly came from Xu Taiping’s bedroom in Green Bamboo Residence. Immediately afterwards, only Xu Taiping’s slightly immature voice was heard angrily saying：
“Bastard！”
After setting Liu Qingmei’s corpse, he lit a stick of Seeking Dust Incense and then from the picture of the smoke of the Seeking Dust Incense gathering, he saw the scenes of that Lu Chen torturing Liu Qingmei.
The picture he saw was far from being describable in just a few simple words. Calling that Lu Chen a bastard was completely because there were only a few swear words he knew, because that Lu Chen’s actions were simply worse than those of a beast.
“Sister Qingmei, I will definitely hand this Seeking Dust Incense to Sister Zijin. Your injustice and that Lu Chen’s crimes, I will definitely make public.”
Xu Taiping put away the last two sticks of Xunchen Incense, clenched his fists tightly, and stared blankly at the table that he had smashed into pieces on the ground.
He didn’t consider himself a person with a chivalrous heart, and even thought that he could be a bit selfish in order to survive. But if a villain like Lu Chen couldn’t get his due punishment, it would make him doubt the meaning of his existence as a human being.
“Grandpa often said that out of sight, out of mind. But now, even if I close my eyes, I can’t forget the scene of Sister Qingmei pleading for mercy from that beast.”
Xu Taiping looked at the pile of debris from the table, and his tone became extremely rare and cold.
……
The next day, at noon.
“You are the one who reported the case？”
Two men wearing the robes of Qingxuan Sect disciples came to the gate of Xu Taiping’s small courtyard.
“Two senior brothers, it was me who reported the case.”
Xu Taiping replied politely.
“You, an outer sect disciple, are also worthy of calling us senior brothers？”
The man with a hooked nose on the left-hand side glared at Xu Taiping fiercely.
These two disciples belonged to the Strong Wind Hall of the West Wind Pavilion and were Specialized responsible for handling the affairs of disciples being attacked by the monster at the foot of the mountain. Although they were also at the foot of the mountain, they were genuine inner sect disciples, and their status was only slightly lower than that of the disciples of the seven peaks.
“Get to the point and don’t try to be familiar for no reason.”
The other disciple with a pockmarked face waved his hand impatiently.
So Xu Taiping didn’t talk anymore and told the two disciples of the Strong Wind Hall about the things that he met the changgui and was attacked by the monsters driven by the changgui.
Of course, he omitted the things related to Liu Qingmei.
“Your matter is very troublesome. I have to report it to our Strong Wind Hall Master first, and then the Hall Master will report it to the Pavilion Master of the Western Wind Pavilion, and then the Pavilion Master of the Western Wind Pavilion will report it to Elder Black Dragon to deal with.”
The pockmarked face disciple touched his chin and said with a Dilemma look on his face.
“How long will it probably take？”
Xu Taiping quickly asked.
“It will take at least three months, and at most a year and a half.”
The hooked-nose man folded his arms and slightly raised the corner of his mouth, looking at Xu Taiping with a cunning gaze.
“It will take so long? Can it be faster? That changgui has already targeted me.”
XuTaipingsuddenly She frowned head.
“Do you think our Strong Wind Hall is opened for you alone? You can deal with it whenever you want?”
The hooked-nose man glared at Xu Taiping fiercely.
“Lao Zuo, speak properly. Why are you so fierce to the little brother？”
The pockmarked face disciple came out to smooth things over at this time.
“Actually, if you want to drive away that changgui quickly, there is also a way.”
He grinned at Xu Taiping, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.
“What way？”
Xu Taiping was also a little curious at this time.
“Then it depends on how much merit money you can give.”
The pockmarked-faced man stretched out his hand towards Xu Taiping and rubbed his thumb and index finger.
“So you want to blackmail us outer sect disciples in the name of exorcising demons. You are all such shameless people. No wonder Sister Qingmei doesn’t trust you.”
He thought to himself, understanding why Liu Qingmei had not reported the case for a long time.
“Two big brothers of the Strong Wind Hall, I haven’t been in Green Bamboo Residence for long, and I really don’t have much merit money on me.”
Although he had already seen through the true features of these people, Xu Taiping still didn’t expose them on the spot and wanted to see how shameless they could be.
“It doesn’t matter if you don’t have merit coins. As long as you put on this bracelet and then sign a contract with us, promising to give 70% of this year’s harvest to my brother and me, we can naturally ensure your safety.”
The hook-nosed man took out a copper bracelet from his pocket at this time.
“70%？”
Xu Taiping took a deep breath in his heart.
He had thought that these people would ask for an exorbitant price, but he didn’t expect them to ask for 70% as soon as they opened their mouths. If 70% was divided out, I’m afraid he would be kicked out next year because he didn’t have enough money to hand over to the Green Mysterious Sect.
“70% is not much. You should know that you are being targeted by a changgui now. If there is a mistake, you won’t even be able to save your life！”
The pockmarked-faced man threatened Xu Taiping.
The faces of the two people in front of him made Xu Taiping feel even more disgusted. He thought to himself, “Sister Linglong was really right. At the foot of this mountain, one can only rely on oneself.”
The last thought in his heart of relying on the sect to solve that changgui also vanished.
However, in order to avoid conflict, he didn’t flatly refuse either. So with a Dilemma look on his face, he said：
”Two seniors, seventy percent is really too much. Let me think about it again.”
”You…”
”Alright, you think about it. This communication talisman is for you. Next time you encounter a changgui again, just tear the talisman apart, and the two of us will be able to come over quickly.”
The hooked-nose man was about to get angry, but was stopped by the pockmarked man, who then handed Xu Taiping a talisman.
”But this demonic wolf we have to take away. This is evidence and has to be brought back to the Strong Wind Hall.”
The hooked-nose man then grabbed one of the legs of the demonic wolf on the ground and glared at Xu Taiping fiercely again.
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”Those who manage the outer sect are all such people. No wonder it is said that few outer sect disciples can last more than three years.”
Looking at the figures of the two people dragging the corpse of the demonic wolf away, Xu Taiping muttered to himself in his heart.
”Senior brother, why are we leaving just like this? There is a medicine garden behind this kid’s courtyard. It can earn a lot of merit in a year. As long as the deed is signed and the bracelet is put on, he will have to work hard for us day after day and year after year.”
“What’s the hurry？ The changeling ghost is the most vengeful. Wait for a while, and he will definitely come to us obediently.”
“Senior Brother is brilliant！”
“Keep your voice down！”
“Don’t worry, this kid doesn’t even have the Open Door Realm. He can’t hear us talking.”
Xu Taiping was about to enter the house when he suddenly heard the whispers of the pockmarked face and the hooked nose in his ears.
He didn’t expect these two people to be so vicious. Immediately, he looked at the message talisman given to him by the pockmarked face and snorted coldly in his heart, saying：
“Don’t worry, that day will never come.”
