"Tang San said - Killing should be done decisively, cutting off the roots, and solving the problem once and for all. Try to avoid being seen by others as much as possible."
After the kill, you must cover up the tracks and dispose of the body.
Unless one is already strong enough to defy the laws of the Tang Dynasty and fear not divine retribution, killing has always been a troublesome matter.
The human-fox pair dragged the bodies into the deep forests and found a remote cliff that was rarely visited by humans. They threw all six bodies into the abyss below.
After clearing the bloodstain from the crime scene, he finally took a deep breath and felt relieved.
Jiang Li'er brushed off the dirt from his body: "Killing really is a hassle."
He sighed: "Killing demons is much more satisfying!"
The human and the fox returned to the county town as if nothing had happened. They found a guesthouse and spent some copper coins to stay in a room.
They also ordered two baked chickens, a plate of side dishes, and several bowls of rice.
Jiang Li'er still had never eaten so extravagantly before.
It was his first time tasting chicken.
Although he was previously the Golden Cicada, he should have followed the rule of abstaining from meat. However, Elder Huangmei often said in the group that breaking the vegetarian vow was not a big deal. Jiang Li'er thought about it himself as well and concluded that at his age, not eating meat might prevent him from growing tall!
His guilt of breaking the vegetarian vow dispersed from his heart.
'The Buddha will forgive me!' Jiang Li'er and Hu Yuyu were enjoying their meal enthusiastically.
After eating, the shop assistant brought over hot water and a washcloth. By dampening the washcloth with hot water, it was simple enough to clean oneself before going to bed.
Hu Yuyu was excitedly saying, "Master, I will help you clean up!"
Her enthusiasm scared Jiang Li'er, making him feel that she had improper desires.
"I can clean myself up fine," Jiang Liuer said hurriedly.
Hu Yuyu said it in another way: "Can you help me clean my body, Master?"
She said this while transforming into her true red fox form.
Hu Yuyu spoke in human words: "Then Master will be easier to clean."
Jiang Li'er felt awkward helping her when she was in her female form. Now that she had transformed into her true fox body, helping her clean up should be similar to giving a dog a bath, and there should be no problem with that.
......
The next day, Jiang Li'er woke up and first practiced "The Iron-Arm Meteor Transformation Law," "The One Hundred Spells Heart-Piercing Sword Art," and "The Wind and Spirit Chasing Falcon Step." Then he practiced "Through the Mountains," "Drive the Spirits," and "Bear the Mountain." Finally, he summoned the corpse magic bones.
As the saying goes, "There is no time or day in the practice of enlightenment," and the path of cultivation is extremely arduous. Even with years of hard practice, one may not gain any benefits.
But Jiang Li'er felt that those people were wrong.
Jiang Li'er only practiced the spells and abilities once and gained some understanding.
The corpse magic bones were only consecrated for an incense stick's time, and they shrank again.
Cultivation is really not difficult at all!
"Hu Yuyu, let's go kill Ma Du!" Jiang Li'er took the Heavenly Destroying Sword into his Omnipotent Ring and put it away. The hundreds of pounds of sword was too heavy to be carried on his waist, and the cotton-like belt couldn't bear the weight of the sword.
Hu Yuyu happily followed.
Leaving the inn, the human and the fox re-entered the deep mountains and forests, passing by the place where they had killed the bear district chief yesterday.
The body of the bear district chief had already disappeared.
On the ground, there remained only a large pool of blood.
Hu Yuyu's face grew serious, and she immediately became vigilant, warning, "Master, there's a scent of Lao Wuji here; a wolf spirit has been here."
Jiang Liuer said, "That's because Lao Wuji took away the body."
Now, most of the demons and spirits in the Wolf Gorge were gone.
They sneaked near the Wolf Gorge cave without worrying about being discovered by demons, as there were no informants left in the cave.
Lao Wuji is no better than a deaf and blind person.
The human and the fox clung to the top of a tall tree, gazing at the distant barren mountains not far away.
"It's so desolate; I can't see any demons!" Hu Yuyu exclaimed in surprise.
Jiang Liuer said, "Wait a bit longer."
After waiting…
Unexpectedly, they waited until evening.
Finally, they saw a demon emerging from the Wolf Gorge cave, but it was just a small demon who was carrying a bag and sneaking away, quietly. It's estimated that the small demon was scared away by Jiang Liuer.
Several more small demons left in succession. They also carried luggage and left quietly, afraid that they would be discovered by the wolf demon king.
Jiang Liuer confidently said, "Lao Wuji only has one Ma Du head left!"
Night.
Just then, Ma Du head emerged, cursing angrily. He called out to his subordinates but none of the demons responded. This made him even more angry and he cursed even louder and more unpleasantly.
Ma Du head asked for Lao Wuji's order to go catch those cowards who ran away.
Lao Wuji agreed.
"Let's go, follow me!" Jiang Liuer gathered his spirit and quietly followed.
But little did he expect...
That Ma Du head turned and turned until he came to a remote place.
The other party took out a lot of luggage from a hidden tree hole.
Ma Du head grumbled, "Your Highness, please don't hold my past actions against me. Humans fear death, and so do demons. I still have two hundred years of life left. If I die, won't that be two hundred years less of carefree days? I don't want to end up like the other three district chiefs."
The human and the fox looked at each other in disbelief.
Alright, even Ma Du head is running away now. The wolf demon king Lao Wuji in the Wolf Gorge is truly a lone wolf with no allies and no power!
"Master, do we still need to kill him?" Hu Yuyu asked in a low voice.
Jiang Liuer thought for a moment and said, "When he was a demon, he must have committed many evil deeds. If we let him go, it will only harm more innocent people."
Jiang Liuer decided to make his move.
But at this moment...
"Tingling~"
"Tingling~"
The tinkling bell sound resounded abruptly, as if it had penetrated to the depths of one's soul.
Jiang Liuer immediately pulled Hu Yuyu who was about to go down from the tree.
He said, "Someone is coming!"
...
Just then, it was seen that Ma Du head was also startled, and immediately drew his weapon - a five-foot steel whip.
He nervously and tensely shouted, "Jiang Liuer! Is that you? I have the intention to retire to the mountains and wilderness, and I don't want to harm people with Lao Wuji! If you want to kill me, don't blame me for fighting desperately against you!"
He was so scared that he couldn't even speak clearly, which showed how much he feared Jiang Liuer.
The copper bell sound was getting closer and closer.
Ma Du head was sweating profusely.
However...
When a figure appeared in front of him, he was stunned.
"An immortal?!"
A Daoist dressed in simple Daoist robes and wearing straw sandals, shaking a copper bell, walked towards Ma Du head step by step.
Ma Du head was laughing at once, and also breathing a sigh of relief: "You this fool, scaring who at night?"
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Ma Du head narrowed his eyes and noticed that the Daoist had something on his back, and he could also smell the strong scent of blood.
And focusing his eyes on the moonlight.
Ma Du head took a deep breath - it was a pig demon's head, dripping with fresh blood! The pig demon's eyes were wide open, full of fear, the bloodstains on its face had not dried out yet, and it probably died today.
Ma Du head recognized this pig demon. During the King's wedding, the pig demon had offered "Jade Immortality Charm" to the King and asked the King to help him deal with a Daoist who was a descendant of an immortal.
So, this pig demon was killed in this way?
Wait a moment!
Ma Du head exclaimed in alarm, "You are the Daoist who is supposed to defeat evil and expel demons?"
Avoiding one of the river gods, I ran into a Taoist who exorcises demons.
I'm too unlucky, right?
"I, a Taoist, learned from the pig demon's mouth that there is a demon cave called the Wolf Gorge Cave here. There are over two hundred demons and spirits in the Wolf Gorge Cave, killing and eating people, raping women, colluding with Buddhist temples, and committing many evil deeds."
The Taoist spoke.
The voice was very innocent.
"I have come from Mao Mountain, following the teachings of Master Sheng Xuan. This journey is to travel across the Tang Dynasty. The purpose is to defeat demons and evil spirits, to uphold justice and righteousness. Knowing about this demon cave, how can I not come and 'visit'?"
The Taoist calmly took out a peach wood sword and an eight-trigram mirror.
He stood tall like a pine tree, pointing the peach wood sword at Ma Du head: "I have already killed the pig demon at Taiyu Mountain, and tonight I will destroy your Wolf Valley Cave!"
Ma Du head couldn't help but drum his heart: 'This Taoist, could he be another Jiang Xiao demon head?'
Over there.
Hu Yuyu lowered her voice: "Master, the Daoist's tone is so grand! It seems he is quite capable. Can he defeat Lao Wuji?"
Jiang Liuer replied honestly, "I don't know."
As they spoke, the Taoist had already attacked towards Ma Du head. Ma Du head knew he had nowhere to hide and could only meet him head-on.
After a few rounds, the Taoist's peach wood sword was broken.
He quickly raised the eight-trigram mirror, but it was shattered by a whip from Ma Du head.
He invoked the Zhen Hun Ling, but it was taken away by Ma Du head with one hand.
"Great, the demon is fierce. It's at least the second stage of refining essence into qi, while I'm only at the first stage... My life is over!"
Jiang Liuer: "... "
Hu Yuyu: "... "
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