Mortal Bones

According to Liu Qingmei, Lu Chen was the nephew of an elder from the Fifth Peak and would definitely be protected by the sect, so he would not be stupid enough to hand over the bodies of Xun Chenxiang and Liu Qingmei directly.

"If what Sister Qingmei said is true, with Lu Chen's vicious personality, he might even try to find the person who reported the crime, and then kill me to silence him."

Xu Taiping thought in his heart while dragging Liu Qingmei's body back to the courtyard.

…

"Bang!~"

That night, a huge explosion suddenly sounded in Xu Taiping's bedroom in Qingzhu Residence, followed by Xu Taiping saying angrily in his slightly childish voice:

"brute!"

After placing Liu Qingmei's body, he lit a stick of Xunchen incense, and from the scene where the smoke from the Xunchen incense gathered, he saw the scene of Lu Chen torturing Liu Qingmei.

The scene he saw was far beyond what a few simple words could describe. He called Lu Chen a beast simply because he only knew a few curse words, and because Lu Chen's behavior was simply worse than a beast.

"Sister Qingmei, I will definitely give this Xunchenxiang to Sister Zijin, and I will definitely make your injustice and Lu Chen's crimes known to the public."

Xu Taiping put away the last two sticks of Xunchen Incense, clenched his fists, and stared blankly at the table on the ground that he had smashed to pieces.

He does not think that he is a person with a chivalrous heart, and even thinks that he can be selfish in order to survive. However, if evil people like Lu Chen cannot get evil retribution, it will make him doubt the meaning of his life.

"Grandpa often said that out of sight is out of sight, but even if I close my eyes now, I can't forget the scene of Sister Qingmei begging for mercy from that beast."

Xu Taiping looked at the pile of table debris and his tone became unusually cold.

…

The next day, noon.

"Did you report the case?"

Two men wearing the robes of Qingxuan Sect disciples came to the door of Xu Taiping's courtyard.

"Two senior brothers, I reported the case."

Xu Taiping responded politely.

"You, an outer disciple, are worthy of being called our senior brother?"

The hook-nosed man standing on the left gave Xu Taiping a vicious look.

These two disciples belong to the Gale Hall of Xifeng Pavilion and specialize in dealing with the cases where disciples at the foot of the mountain are attacked by monsters. Although they are both at the foot of the mountain, they are actual inner disciples and their status is only slightly lower than that of the Seven Peaks disciples.

"If you have something to say, don't make excuses."

Another disciple with a pockmarked face waved his hand impatiently.

So Xu Taiping stopped rambling and told the two disciples of Liefeng Hall about his encounter with a demon and being attacked by a monster driven by a demon.

Of course, he omitted everything related to Liu Qingmei.

"This matter of yours is very troublesome. I have to report it to our Gale Hall Master first, who will then report it to the Xifeng Pavilion Master, and then the Xifeng Pavilion Master will report it to the Black Dragon Elder for handling."

The pockmarked disciple touched his chin and said with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Approximately how long will it take?"

Xu Taiping asked quickly.

"It could be as fast as three months, or as slowly as a year and a half."

The hook-nosed man crossed his arms, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and glanced at Xu Taiping slyly.

"It takes so long? Can you hurry up? That traitor has already set his sights on me."

Xu Taiping frowned suddenly.

"Do you think our Gale Hall is opened just for you, so you can handle it whenever you want?"

The hook-nosed man glared at Xu Taiping fiercely.

"Old Zuo, if you have something to say, why are you so cruel to your little brother?"

The pockmarked disciple came out to smooth things over.

"Actually, if you want to get rid of that demon as soon as possible, there is nothing you can do."

He grinned at Xu Taiping, showing his yellow teeth.

"any solution?"

Xu Taiping was also a little curious at this time.

"Then it depends on how much merit money you can give."

The pockmarked man stretched out his hand towards Xu Taiping and rubbed his thumb and index finger.

"It turns out that you want to blackmail us outer disciples in the name of exterminating demons. You are all such shameless people. It's no wonder that Sister Qingmei can't trust you."

He secretly thought in his heart that he understood why Liu Qingmei had not reported the crime for so long.

"Two eldest brothers from Liefeng Hall, I haven't been here long since I came to Qingzhu Residence, and I really don't have much merit money on me."

Although he had seen the true colors of this group of people, Xu Taiping still did not expose them on the spot, wanting to see how shameless they could be.

"It doesn't matter if you don't have merit coins. As long as you wear this bracelet, and then make a contract with us, promising to give 70% of this year's harvest to my two brothers, we can naturally protect you from worries."

The hook-nosed man took out a copper bracelet from his arms.

"Seventy percent?"

Xu Taiping took a deep breath.

He thought that these people would open their mouths, but he didn't expect that they would ask for 70% of the money. If these 70% were divided, he would be kicked out next year because he had no money to turn over to the Qingxuan Sect.

"Seventy percent is not much. You have to know that you are being targeted by a demon. If you make a mistake, you may not even be able to save your life!"

The pockmarked man threatened Xu Taiping.

The faces of the two people in front of him made Xu Taiping feel even more disgusted, and thought to himself: "Sister Linglong is indeed right. You can only rely on yourself under this mountain."

The last thought in his heart of relying on the sect to deal with the evil spirit was extinguished.

However, in order to avoid causing conflicts, he did not refuse outright, so he looked embarrassed:

"You two, 70% is too much. Let me think about it."

"You..."

"Okay, you think about it. This communication talisman is a gift from me. When you meet the ghost next time, tear the talisman into pieces and we can come here soon."

The hook-nosed man was about to get angry, but was stopped by the pockmarked man, who then handed Xu Taiping a talisman.

"But we have to take this demon wolf away. It's evidence. We have to take it back to Liefeng Hall."

The hook-nosed man grabbed a leg of the demon wolf on the ground and glared at Xu Taiping again.

...

"People who manage the outer sect are all like this. No wonder they say that few outer sect disciples can survive for three years."

Looking at the two men dragging the body of the demon wolf away, Xu Taiping muttered to himself in his heart.

"Brother, why are we leaving like this? There is a medicine garden behind this kid's yard. He can earn a lot of merit every year. As long as the contract is signed and the bracelet is worn, he will work for us day after day and year after year."

"Why are you in such a hurry? The accomplices are the most vengeful. After some time, he will definitely come to us obediently."

"Brother is smart!"

"Keep your voice down!"

"Don't worry, this kid hasn't even reached the Kaimen realm, he can't hear us talking."

Xu Taiping was about to enter the house, but he suddenly heard the whispers of the pockmarked face and the hooked nose.

He didn't expect the two to be so vicious. He immediately looked at the communication talisman given to him by the pockmarked face, snorted in his heart and said:

"Don't worry, that day will never come."