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Chapter 33: Spirit Infants Parade, Drinking and Chivalry
Chapter 33: Spirit Infants Parade, Drinking and Chivalry
The howling wind and snow carried a mournful edge.
Li Che was dressed in black, wearing a conical hat, his expression grave.
Beside him was his uncle's family.
The group trudged through the increasingly violent wind and snow, too busy to be startled by the recent skirmish in the courtyard. All they wanted was to flee to Xuji's Woodcarving Shop.
Treading on the long blue-stone street, the wind and snow had made the road almost empty, with most people hurrying along with their heads down.
Along the way, everyone remained silent, not speaking a word.
Suddenly, Li Che's steps halted, and a small snowdrift was pushed aside by his abruptly stopping foot.
In the hazy wind and snow, a smoky aura lingered.
The sound of bells and gongs, suona horns, and sincere chanting voices came from the other end of the street, forming a symphony that made one's hair stand on end.
"The Holy Spirit Teachings, Cleansing and Dust-Free, Reincarnation Without Worry Technique, only the wise can achieve this..."
The mournful sound came through the wind and snow.
A bare-chested man wearing a boy's mask carried a shrine.
On the shrine was a tri-headed six-armed spirit infant statue, with three heads expressing anger, sadness, or laughter... The eyes were lively, as if real eyeballs were embedded.
The procession was orderly, with at least several dozen people, a group of believers marching, the spirit infants parade!
Some wore girl masks, with slender figures holding flower baskets, accompanying the music, scattering petals that competed with the wind and snow.
Li Che's eyebrows furrowed, and he instructed his uncle's family behind him to not look too much and to keep their heads down as they walked.
However, this spirit infant parade was not like the previous one Li Che encountered, where they could pass by each other without incident.
In the midst of the flying snow, these spirit infants saw Li Che's uncle's family, and the baby Li Chengzhou in his aunt's arms, and they seemed to be excited.
They danced a strange dance, wearing child masks, tilting their heads and twisting their bodies, like fanged demons from hell, taking step after step to close in.
An intense sense of oppression filled the heavens and earth, enveloped in wind and snow, rushing towards them!
Li Liang, Li Che's uncle, was sweating profusely, his legs trembling.
Li Zhengran, Li Che's cousin, stared with wide eyes, gripping a wooden knife.
Li Che's aunt and cousin, Liu Chunming, were terrified, having never seen such a spectacle, almost crying out, tightly holding the scared Li Chengzhou in her arms.
Li Che took a step forward, his vital energy surging, his skin glowing with his perfected cultivation.
"In broad daylight, what are you trying to do? Kidnapping a child?"
"Do you still respect the Imperial Court and the law?"
Li Che's angry shout, with his powerful voice, managed to slightly subdue these believers.
But the gongs and suona horns sounded again, and these masked believers once again surrounded them, constantly closing in, their child masks gleaming with greed and a strange light.
Li Che's five fingers clenched into a fist.
He thought... they were wearing masks!
As these believers drew closer, a faint aura spread, disturbing their spirits and affecting their emotions!
Li Che's heart shuddered... Divinity?
It wasn't strong, just a hint, but for ordinary people, it was deadly!
Suddenly, the wind and snow exploded, and a figure rushed over from a distance, like a cannonball, landing in front of Li Che and his uncle's family.
Powerful vital energy surged, inner strength erupted, stirring up a mighty wind and waves, the raging air currents scattering the spirit infant parade believers.
"I am Xuji's Woodcarving Shop's Third Manager, Xu You."
Wearing a fox mantle, his white clothes shining in the snow, his black hair flying, the figure said indifferently.
Li Che was startled, not expecting the visitor to be Xu You, whom he hadn't seen in a long time. Since leaving the city to hunt down a demon, Xu You had disappeared, and now he appeared in such a situation.
Xu You's vital energy burned like fire, his inner strength erupting, standing in place, his burst of power was extremely terrifying.
The spirit infant parade believers scattered, and the dissipated divinity also vanished with the wind and snow.
There was no dialogue, no words.
The parade believers carried the spirit shrine, dancing as they walked, scattering petals, accompanied by gongs and suona horns, gradually disappearing into the wind and snow.
The evil aura seemed to dissipate with them.
Finally, Li Che's uncle's family breathed a sigh of relief, and Li Che's aunt even felt like she had survived a disaster, unable to hold back her sobs.
Li Che sincerely thanked Xu You, "Thank you, Third Manager."
Xu You turned around, his face showing more signs of age than before, and on his scholarly and elegant face, there was even a scar.
He glanced at Li Che and smiled, "I just came back from dealing with a strange temple's evil outside the city, and saw this situation..."
"Seeing it was you, I stepped out. Xuji's face... the Spirit Infants Sect is still giving us face."
After expressing his gratitude, Li Che shared the situation of his uncle's family, causing Xu You to sigh, "The Spirit Infants Sect is becoming more and more lawless."
"But to ensure its demise, we must first drive it mad. Eventually, someone will rise to destroy it."
"Fine, your uncle's family can move into the Xu Family Compound, but they'll need to find a secluded courtyard. However, the rent must be paid separately."
Woodcarvers residing in the compound were exempt from rent, and Li Che's uncle's family, despite Li Che's background, didn't qualify to live in the compound. But Xu You relaxed the conditions, and the rent couldn't be waived.
"Rest assured, considering your status as a genius woodcarver, the rent will be discounted."
Xu You smiled.
"I won't be returning to the compound with you. I'll go check out the crime scene you mentioned... A Bone Tempering Realm Warrior was beaten to death, wearing an Ox Demon mask. Was that the Ox Demon? That's intriguing."
Xu You briefly explained before taking his leave, disappearing into the distance with his hands behind his back.
Li Che watched Xu You's departing figure and exhaled. Allowing his uncle's family to move into the Xu Family Compound was likely Xu You's way of extending an olive branch...
After all, he had the potential to become a Master Woodcarver.
Extending an olive branch was quite normal.
...
...
Peaceful Alleyway.
Amidst the snow, several figures arrived in quick succession, their powerful Vital Energy intertwining in the air.
Xu You, draped in a fox mantle, strolled with his hands behind his back. In the compound, there was already more than one figure present.
Zhao Chuanxiong, with a knife at his waist, looked at the deceased Bagua Stick Warrior with a grim expression. His knuckles turned white as he gripped the knife handle, and his veins bulged with a hint of ferocity and... fear in his eyes.
Besides Zhao Chuanxiong, there were three other figures, all with robust Vital Energy, indicating their exceptional martial skills.
Xu You recognized them as the managers of the outer city's industries, sharing the same status as him. While they weren't favored within their clans, they held prestigious positions in the outer city.
The inner city's aristocratic families totaled four: the Yang Family, Xu Family, An Family, and Si Family.
Among those present, excluding Zhao Chuanxiong, the other three were from the Yang Family, An Family, and Si Family.
"He was brutally beaten to death with sheer force. With Perfect Bone Tempering, his strength reached ten thousand pounds, and with the burst of martial skills, his chest bones were completely shattered, and his internal organs were pulverized. It was a complete suppression without any resistance..."
"From the manner of death, it's hard to tell what martial skill the criminal used..."
"There's a survivor in this household. We can ask them to identify the criminal."
"But in the outer city, the one capable of killing a Bone Tempering Realm practitioner is undoubtedly the wanted criminal, the Ox Demon."
"This Ox Demon just committed murder in the inner city, killing a Spirit Infants Sect member under the watch of the Dharma Master. Now, in the outer city, he's killed a Bone Tempering Realm Deputy Incense Master of the Spirit Infants Sect... Tsk, he's truly gone too far."
The Si Family's manager turned to Xu You and smiled, "Xu San Gongzi, are you interested in joining forces to capture this Ox Demon?"
"Si Liuxian... Your Si Family is closely associated with the Spirit Infants Sect, but my Xu Family isn't. This Ox Demon is clearly targeting the Spirit Infants Sect. Those he killed were also the evil ones from the Spirit Infants Sect who harmed innocent children. In my eyes, this is a righteous act."
"He did what we dare not do... I should applaud him, let alone capture him. Why would I want to arrest him?"
Xu You glanced at Si Liuxian from the Si Family and chuckled.
Si Liuxian's expression turned solemn.
Xu You, with his hands behind his back, scanned the Bagua Stick Warrior's body covered in cracks, brutally smashed by force. His eyes narrowed.
Recognizing something, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes, and he turned to leave.
Zhao Chuanxiong stood beside him, his head lowered, not daring to speak.
These aristocratic disciples, though not valued by the inner city and distanced from the power center, were still members of prominent families.
Zhao Chuanxiong certainly didn't have the standing to be arrogant before them.
Of course, it was also because Zhao Chuanxiong's heart was filled with panic at that moment...
The last time, he had accompanied the Bagua Stick Warrior to confront the Ox Demon...
And now, the Bagua Stick Warrior had been killed in retaliation.
The next one...
Would it be him? The Ox Demon criminal... In just one month, he advanced from the initial Bone Tempering Realm to Perfect Bone Tempering, capable of exerting ten thousand pounds of strength to brutally beat the Bagua Stick Warrior to death.
Terrifying...
The more he thought about it, the more fearful he became.
Zhao Chuanxiong's forehead broke out in a cold sweat, and he couldn't help but sweat profusely.
What should he do...?
(End of Chapter)
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