The Counterattack of the Villains

The situation was somewhat beyond Li Mu's expectations. He underestimated how seriously the villagers took this matter.

When Li Xiaoyao carried Luo Rulie back to the inn, the shopkeeper had just returned from Gao Yong's house.

When he heard that the guy who was carried back by Li Xiaoyao was the murderer who had caused panic in Anning Village recently, he immediately called the waiter without saying a word, picked up a gong and rushed out of the inn.

"Dangdangdangdang..."

The tranquility of the night was broken by a harsh sound of gongs, and with the shopkeeper's loud shout, the quiet Anning Village soon became noisy.

As the news spread that the murderer had been caught, fires lit up everywhere in the village, and the villagers rushed to the inn holding torches or lanterns.

Those who didn’t know better thought these were thugs who were going to burn down the inn!

How could the small Anning Inn accommodate the entire village? Seeing this, Li Mu simply asked Li Xiaoyao to carry Luo Rulie to the sunba in the center of the village.

The so-called sunba is an open space specially used by villagers to dry grain. The place is very wide and can accommodate the whole village, old and young.

Li Mu and Jingtian built a shelf with wood and tied Luo Rulie up, as if it was a public trial.

Not long after, all the villagers rushed to Shaiba, and torches and lanterns illuminated Shaiba.

The villagers pointed at Luo Rulie and started talking about it.

Seeing that the villagers were almost here, the shopkeeper said loudly: "Fellows, folks, please be quiet."

The place quickly became quiet. The shopkeeper stood beside Li Mu, stretched out his hand to him, and said, "Fellows, let me introduce someone to you first. This is Mr. Li Mu, the leader of the Diancang Sect."

When the crowd was in the middle of the crowd, someone exclaimed. As a village located on an important traffic thoroughfare, Anning Village's villagers are naturally more knowledgeable than other ordinary villages.

Especially the owners and waiters of the five inns, they can hear a lot of news from travelers coming and going from north to south.

The Diancang sect is not low-key in their actions. They not only kill demons and demons, but also act chivalrously and righteously. They also have a high reputation among the people.

Li Mu clasped his fists at the villagers and made a group salute, and the shopkeeper continued: "Today, Boss Li and his party passed by Anning Village and discovered something strange about the sudden death of someone in the village, so they decided to take action to find out the truth."

After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he cupped his fists and saluted Li Mu, and said, "Please, Mr. Li, please help us understand what is going on."

After hearing what the innkeeper said, the four innkeepers who refused to allow Li Mu and his party to stay felt regretful.

If they had known that Li Mu and his party had such background, why would they have turned them away?

Now that Anning Inn has accepted guests like Li Mu, it has solved a major issue in the village. In the future, Anning Inn's reputation in the village will definitely increase greatly.

At that time, the wealthy people in the village would go to Anning Inn to eat, and any banquets would be hosted by Anning Inn. This was the bulk of the inn's income.

And they can only make a small amount of money from tourists traveling from north to south, but the losses will be huge. It's a mistake.

Naturally, Li Mu didn't know what those innkeepers were thinking. After the owner of Anning Inn finished speaking, he said: "Fellow folks, there have been a series of sudden deaths in Anning Village recently, and the cause of death cannot be found. It is because of the magic monks who have absorbed

It’s caused by living people’s energy practicing evil practices.”

As soon as he said these words, all the villagers suddenly realized, and some of them showed expressions that really meant this.

They had speculated before that such a strange death did not seem to be caused by humans, but was probably caused by demons.

Now that their guesses were confirmed, they couldn't help but show a bit of satisfaction on their faces. Those who had heard them tell their guesses also cast admiring glances at them.

Someone in the crowd asked: "May I ask Master Li, the demonic monk who absorbs the essence of living people to practice evil methods is this person tied to the pillar?"

Li Mu nodded and said: "It is this person. His name is Luo Rulie. He was originally the head of the Pili Hall in Yuzhou. This man is very ambitious and plots to annex the Tang Sect and dominate the Bashu area."

"Just when his conspiracy was about to succeed, the Tang Sect got help from Shushan Sect disciples, fought back with all their might, and defeated Perak Hall."

"Since then, Luo Rulie has been missing. Now I met him again in Anning Village. He learned some evil magic skills from somewhere and came to Anning Village to cause trouble."

"We passed by here today and learned about what happened in the village, so we decided to find the murderer and eliminate this disaster for Anning Village."

When he said this, someone asked again: "I wonder how Master Li discovered him?"

Li Mu stretched out his hand to Li Xiaoyao, and Li Xiaoyao immediately sent the demon-hunting plate to him.

Naturally, he would not say that they happened to bump into each other when they were planning to become thieves, as that would damage the image of Dian Cang Sect and Li Mu.

"Everyone, please see, this thing is called a demon-seeking plate. As long as there are demonic, demonic, yin, or other abnormal auras within a few miles, the demon-seeking plate will sense and indicate the location of the demon."

"Tonight we were resting at the Anning Inn. Suddenly something happened on the demon-seeking disk. We immediately set out and approached the direction indicated by the demon-seeking disk."

"Then I discovered this guy. He was absorbing the essence of a wealthy businessman named Liu."

"When he saw us showing up, he didn't care to be angry anymore. He palmed the wealthy businessman surnamed Liu to death on the spot. He fought a big battle with us and was finally captured by us."

After listening to his words, someone exclaimed: "It's Liu Yuanwai, so you mean Liu Yuanwai is dead?"

Li Mu sighed: "Unfortunately, Luo Rulie acted too decisively, and we had no time to rescue him."

Unexpectedly, after hearing his words, some people actually clapped their hands and cheered: "Good death. This guy who is rich and unkind deserves to suffer this fate."

"That's right, I said earlier that he would get retribution. If not, retribution will come!"

Li Muqing coughed and said, "Everyone, no matter what happened to Mr. Liu during his lifetime, we cannot let his body be exposed in the wilderness if his debts are wiped out after his death."

"His body is on the road more than a hundred feet away from the village. Please inform the people in Yizhuang tomorrow to collect the body."

"This will also avoid disturbing tourists entering and leaving Anning Village and affecting the village's business."

As soon as everyone heard that it made sense, an innkeeper responded proactively: "Don't worry, Mr. Li, I will take care of this little matter."

Li Mu nodded and said: "Now that the matter has been made clear, I will wake up Luo Rulie and let him die clearly."

The owner of Anning Inn on the side heard that Li Mu meant to use lynching and executed Luo Rulie on the spot.

He couldn't help but said with some hesitation: "Master Li, since we have captured the murderer alive, should we hand him over to the government for disposal?"

Li Mu waved to Tang Xue and asked her to come over, and then said to everyone: "You all don't know that when Luo Rulie conspired to annex the Tang Clan, he killed Tang Kun, the head of the Tang Clan."

"And this girl is Tang Xuejian, the eldest lady of the Tang Sect. The head of the Tang Sect who was killed by Luo Rulie was her grandfather, so she had to kill her enemy and avenge this blood revenge for her grandfather."

After hearing this, everyone had nothing to say. Revenge between blood relatives was a matter of course, and even the government had nothing to say.

Besides, what is the identity of the eldest lady of the Tang family? In the world of Bashu, let alone blood revenge, it is killing people for no reason. What can anyone do to her?

Seeing that everyone no longer had any objections, Li Mu turned sideways and raised his right hand. A water-blue light shone in the palm of his hand and shot towards Luo Rulie.

After a breath, the aura disappeared and Luo Rulie woke up.

He raised his head blankly, looked at the dark crowd around him, and felt the empty Dantian. The confusion on his face soon turned into despair.

Li Mu looked at Luo Rulie and said righteously: "Luo Rulie, you have killed many villagers in Anning Village for practicing evil methods. What do you have to say now?"

Luo Rulie turned his head and closed his eyes, as if he was having fun.

Seeing this, Li Mu said to Tang Xuejian: "Xuejian, I leave it to you."

After saying that, he walked aside.

"Qiang"

Tang Xue saw a man pull out his sword, walked up to Luo Rulie, and angrily shouted: "Luo Rulie, you killed my grandfather, today is the day you pay for it with your life."

After saying this, Tang Xuejian stabbed his heart with a sword without hesitation.

"puff"

Luo Rulie's face suddenly twitched, and he stared at Tang Xuejian with wide eyes for a while, then his eyes widened to the maximum, and he finally lowered his head.

Tang Xuejian pulled out her long sword, stuck it upside down on the ground and knelt down towards Yuzhou. The villagers in front of her quickly avoided it.

"Grandpa, I have avenged you. Your soul in heaven, please rest in peace!"

After saying these words in a sad voice, Tang Xuejian kowtowed three times before standing up.

Jingtian walked over silently, gently hugged Tang Xuejian into his arms, and patted her back to express comfort.

Li Mu ordered Li Xiaoyao: "Xiaoyao, put down Luo Rulie's body! Let the people from Yizhuang pick it up tomorrow."

"yes."

As the youngest person in the generation, Li Xiaoyao had long been aware of the situation and had no complaints. He honestly acted as a tool along the way and completed the tasks assigned by Li Mu.

He now also somewhat understands why his master has been closer to him than his father since he could remember.

Perhaps this relationship fifty years ago played an important role in it.

After discussing for a while in Shaiba, the villagers gradually dispersed. Now that the murderer had been brought to justice, they could finally breathe a sigh of relief and resume their normal life order.

They were full of praise for Li Mu and the Diancang sect.

The owners of several inns invited Li Mu and his entourage to have a drink at their own inns, but Li Mu declined. Instead, they were invited back to the inn by the owner of the Anning Inn to keep them company.

After a banquet, the night was already dark. Jingtian was stimulated by today's battle. As soon as the banquet was over, he had to return to his room to practice. Tang Xuejian took Nightshade to sleep with him.

When Li Mu saw that his son's time was approaching and it happened to be the time for the gate of hell to open, he told everyone that they should stay in Anning Village for some time and practice well.

He has to go out to do some errands, and he will be back in seven or eight days at the earliest, or in half a month at the earliest.

After the explanation, Li Mu flew straight to Fengdu City. Since he hadn't seen the Fire Ghost King for more than a year, it was time to go and accompany her.

…

Early the next morning, people from Yizhuang carried the bodies of Mr. Liu and Luo Rulie back to Yizhuang.

Mr. Liu was from a nearby town. Someone notified his family to collect the body. After people from the government came to inquire about the situation, Luo Rulie had Yizhuang cremated on the spot.

"The Sword Comes"

Gao Yong, who had recovered in the morning, accompanied by Mrs. Gao, came to Anning Mansion to thank Li Mu for saving his life.

Although Li Mu had already left first, Gao Yong still invited Jingtian and his party back to Gao Mansion to stay temporarily.

Jingtian and others all needed a quiet place to practice, so they did not refuse his kindness.

Originally, Gao's family was impoverished due to his illness. The money sent by Jingtian last night could be regarded as solving their family's urgent needs.

With Gao Yong's ability and this capital, he will be able to make a comeback sooner or later, and the Gao family will still be a wealthy family in Anning Village.

In the next half month, Jingtian and his party stayed in Gaofu to practice.

In terms of cultivation, no one else can help him, so he can only rely on his own accumulation, but in terms of sword techniques, Li Xiaoyao is enough to be Jingtian's master.

His skills were passed down from Li Mu himself, so his teaching methods are the same as Li Mu's, which will not make Jingtian uncomfortable.

Tang Xuejian and Long Kui also started to learn skills from Li Xiaoyao. This was what Li Mu had told them. If they couldn't keep up, they would eventually become a burden.

After half a month like this, Li Mu returned. With a glance of his consciousness, he knew the whereabouts of Jingtian and his entourage, and flew straight to Gaofu.

After half a month, Gao Yong was finally able to thank Li Mu in person for saving his life.

In just half a month, Jingtian made great progress and was able to wield a sword in the air. Tang Xuejian and Long Kui also mastered the Shushan Sword Technique, and their combat power increased greatly.

After staying at Gao's house for another day, Li Mu promised Gao Yong that if the couple had children in the future, both men and women would have their children join the Diancang sect.

The child is destined to have an extraordinary future even before he exists. As parents, Gao Yong and Mrs. Gao, they are overjoyed.

The next day, Li Mu announced his departure, and everyone raised their swords again and headed east.

During the rest of the trip, I didn't encounter any big events, at most it was just some small things like chivalry and righteousness.

Everywhere he went, Li Mu would stay for a while so that Jingtian and others could practice.

After more than eight months of this, Li Xiaoyao, Tang Xuejian, Long Kui and the others had not made much progress in their cultivation. They were all practicing at a normal speed.

Only Jingtian has developed about 20% of Feipeng's cultivation level. With only 20% of his cultivation level, he can exert a true immortal-level combat power.

Apart from anything else, at least now it is difficult for him to meet opponents in the human world.

The only ones who can barely compete with him are the Fire Ghost King and the Heavenly Demon King, who are the elders of the world.

He can already put on the god-general's helmet, which can help him increase his combat power by another ten percent.

At this point, Li Mu felt that the time had come and it was time to go to the Well of Gods and Demons and go to the God Realm.

Li Mu didn't delay any further on the journey. Now Jingtian can control the flying sword freely, and its battery life is almost unlimited.

In just a few days, they arrived at a barren mountain, which was exactly where the entrance to the demon world was as shown on the Babel Map.

The Well of Gods and Demons is at the junction of the two realms of gods and demons. There is no direct way to get there from the human world and can only be reached by passing through the demon world.

Li Mu used the Demon Searching Plate to search for the place with the strongest demonic energy, and soon found the cave that entered the demon world.

"The entrance to the devil's world is in this cave."

Jingtian waved his hand vigorously and said: "Let's go."

Li Mu didn't warn him when he saw this, he just took a few steps behind and walked behind everyone.

"Peng"

"oops……"

When Jingtian walked to the entrance of the cave, he seemed to have hit an invisible wall. He covered his head and took a few steps back, shouting: "What is it?"

Li Xiaoyao cautiously reached out his hand and touched it forward. He immediately discovered the problem and said, "There is an invisible air wall here."

"Qi wall?" Jingtian rubbed his forehead and then stepped forward to touch it. Sure enough, "What should I do? Crack open the Qi wall?"

Li Xiaoyao shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it can't be done. This is not a defense formation, but a barrier that separates the two worlds."

"Unless you can cut through the void with one sword, you will never be able to break through this barrier."

Jingtian frowned and said, "What should we do? How do we get in?"

Everyone looked at Li Mu subconsciously, only to see him grinning, saying nothing, and suddenly deployed the Heavenly Dragon Slash with a swipe sound on his back.

With a slight flutter of his wings, Li Mu flew up and flew towards the entrance of the cave at a very fast speed.

Jingtian and others looked at him with burning eyes, and subconsciously stepped back a distance, intending to appreciate his power of breaking through the barriers between the two realms.

Unexpectedly, he was not hindered by anything and flew directly in. Then he stopped five feet away from the cave, turned around and looked at the few people with a smile.

Several people were immediately dumbfounded, what is going on?

Li Xiaoyao guessed: "Can't we walk into this cave and have to fly in?"

Jingtian encouraged: "Try?"

"Then let's try." Li Xiaoyao did not raise the Wuchen Sword, but just pulled it out and held it in his hand, wrapped himself in the sword's light, and slowly flew towards the entrance of the cave.

As a result, when he flew to the entrance of the cave, he was still blocked by the time and space barrier. Now everyone really didn't understand.

Tang Xuejian asked Li Mu: "Brother Li, what on earth is going on?"

Li Mu did not answer her directly, but waved to Hua Ying, who was flying beside her with her little wings flapping, and said: "Hua Ying, come in."

"Hua Hua?" Hua Ying slightly tilted her cute little head in the form of the Five Poison Beasts and asked Li Mu a question.

Li Mu smiled and nodded: "No problem, you can come in."

Hua Ying then slowly flew forward, and in the end, she really flew in without any hindrance.

Jingtian shouted dissatisfied: "No! Is this cave still recruiting people? Why can't I, a heavenly being, enter, but this potato can? This red-haired monster's territory is too weird."

"Chirp chirp..."

Just at this moment, a group of bats flew in from a distance and flew in without any hindrance, followed by a group of moths and a group of butterflies.

Tang Xuejian pointed at the things flying into the cave one after another and shouted: "How did they get in?"

The flower jacaranda stopped a rather large swallowtail butterfly, and she was babbling something, actually communicating with the butterfly.

After a while, Huaying nodded, flew in front of Jingtian and the others, and Yiyi started talking.

Tang Xuejian suddenly said: "Hua Ying said that you must have wings to enter this cave."

Jingtian and others were stunned and speechless, Xu Maoshan scratched his head and said: "Boss, we are human beings, where did we get the wings?"

A look of enlightenment appeared in Li Xiaoyao's eyes, and he said: "So, this barrier between the human and demon worlds is to prevent humans from entering by mistake, so there is such a strange law."

"Because humans can't have wings, at least ordinary humans can't have wings."

Long Kui looked thoughtfully at the Heavenly Dragon Slash behind Li Mu and said, "But Brother Li's Heavenly Dragon Slash is not the wings he grew, but a magic weapon, which is a foreign object."

"That being the case, that means it doesn't have to be grown by yourself. You can also use foreign objects."

Tang Xue said: "But we don't have the magic weapon of wings! Brother Li, can you lend us your Heavenly Dragon Slash?"

Li Mu shook his head and said: "No, Tianlong Zhan has become one with me. Only I can control it. Others can't use it. You have to find a way on your own."

"Wow...wow...wow..."

Just at this moment, an unpleasant sound of crows came. Sedum's eyes lit up, he pointed at the large group of crows in the sky and laughed: "Xiaoyao, knock down those crows, we have wings!"