Chapter 420: Life Is Like Weeds

The heavy rain continued. Chen Chao stood in the rain in silence for a moment before he walked over to pull out the broken knife he had thrown away and tied it around his waist again. He then turned around to look at the corpse of Tianyi Zhenren over there. He thought about whether to take his head away, but finally shook his head. If the little girl Xie Ying saw this guy's head, she would probably cry out of fear. Although the little girl was dead, Chen Chao still didn't want her to be restless underground.

"Come out."

Chen Chao looked in a certain direction and spoke coldly.

As early as when he fought with Tianyi Zhenren, he knew that there was a bystander in their battle, but his realm was not high. He thought it was a Qingshui Mountain monk who was afraid of death and did not follow Tianyi Zhenren to go to the mountain road to intercept him.

As expected, after Chen Chao finished speaking, a little Taoist boy immediately ran out from under a big tree in the distance, walked a few steps to Chen Chao, knelt down with a plop, and kowtowed, "Master, spare my life, I have only been on the mountain for a short time, and I have definitely not done anything that is against heaven and earth."

In the heavy rain, the little Taoist boy kowtowed honestly, leaving a pool of blood on the ground.

In fact, the little Taoist boy had no choice but to be honest. Before, his senior brothers and uncles killed Chen Chao on the mountain road. He had seen it from a distance, and it was shocking. This young warrior with unknown origin killed people without any mercy. The senior brothers and uncles he had seen in the past were now all broken into pieces on the mountain road.

As for Tianyi Zhenren, who he worshipped as a god, wasn't he lying in the distance?

In addition to the shocking Taoist Temple, the little Taoist boy had no doubt that the young warrior in front of him would kill him immediately.

Chen Chao glanced at the little Taoist boy and said calmly, "Before on the mountain road, I heard that there are some so-called medicinal fruits in your back mountain. Where are they?"

Just as the little Taoist boy was about to speak, he heard the killing god in front of him said calmly, "Think about it before you speak. If you tell a lie, you can die now."

The little Taoist boy wanted to perfunctorily say that he didn't know about the medicinal fruits in the back mountain because he had just come up the mountain, but when he heard this, he immediately said timidly, "I heard from my senior brothers that there is a fairy cave halfway up the back mountain. The mountain master... this bastard, made medicinal fruits. I have only heard of it, but I have never been there."

Chen Chao said without hesitation, "Lead the way."

The little Taoist boy had a sad face, but he quickly got up and led Chen Chao to the back mountain.

The two walked one in front and one behind. The little Taoist boy walked tremblingly, and Chen Chao behind him walked even slower. Although he killed Tianyi Zhenren, his injuries were not light. It was already a great thing that he could walk now.

Soon, the two of them came to the mountainside behind the mountain, and there was indeed a cave not far away.

On weekdays, there should be someone guarding here, but now

there is only the little Taoist boy left in the entire Qingshui Mountain, so naturally there is no guard.

The two walked into the cave.

The little Taoist boy stopped and hesitated.

Chen Chao hummed lightly.

The little Taoist boy then whispered, "Master, I'm afraid there are some traps in this cave. If you move forward recklessly, I'm afraid..."

Chen Chao had no expression on his face and just uttered one word.

"Let's go."

The little Taoist boy did not dare to disobey the order of the killing god behind him, and walked forward with his head held high, but fortunately, he walked safely along the way. After just a moment, he could see some light inside.

They came to the cave, where there were large tripods on display. Above the large tripods, some spiritual medicines were hung, and spiritual medicine juice fell into them from time to time.

Chen Chao walked into one of the cauldrons and leaned over to look. He saw a horrifying scene. There were several children's bodies in the cauldron. They were all snow-white, and even the bones and meridians could be seen. They were soaked in the juice of the spiritual medicine and closed their eyes. But I am afraid they have been dead for a long time.

Chen Chao was silent, but his face was ugly.

The little Taoist boy knelt down again and cried, "Master, I really just went up the mountain. I have never done these things that hurt the heaven and earth!"

Chen Chao ignored him and just looked into the distance. There was a small cave there, only one person high.

"What is that place?"

Chen Chao pointed over there and asked.

The little Taoist boy hurriedly replied, "That is where the dog thief usually practices. There should be some treasures. I will go and get them for the master."

Chen Chao shook his head, "Wait for me here."

Then Chen Chao ignored the little Taoist boy and walked straight into the cave.

Watching Chen Chao's figure disappear in front of him, the little Taoist boy had a conflict in his mind, wondering whether he should run away. But after thinking carefully, he could only stand there with a sad face, motionless.

Chen Chao walked into the cave. The furnishings inside were simple, with only a cushion and a bookshelf. There were some Taoist methods on the bookshelf, which I think were what Tianyi Zhenren usually studied.

Chen Chao looked around for a few times, then lifted the cushion, and there was indeed a notebook underneath.

It was the so-called new ideas of Tianyi Zhenren in recent years.

Chen Chao flipped through a few pages and frowned. In fact, Tianyi Zhenren

was also a great hero of the last generation. This man was born as a warrior, but he wanted to find a way to practice Taoism. Although he took a different approach and created these things that hurt the world, judging from Tianyi Zhenren's ideas, he was not an ordinary person.

After Chen Chao looked at it for a few times, he turned around and walked out of the cave.

The little Taoist boy stood there, waiting for Chen Chao eagerly.

Chen Chao glanced at him and ordered, "Go dig some holes."

The little Taoist boy understood what Chen Chao wanted to do, and reminded him with some trepidation, "Master Immortal, once these medicinal fruits leave the medicine cauldron, they will have no effect at all within half a day..."

Chen Chao didn't wait for him to finish speaking and just gave him a cold look.

The little Taoist boy immediately changed his words and said, "Just follow the instructions of the Immortal Master."

Chen Chao remained silent, just standing there and watching the little Taoist boy finish digging the hole, and then helped bury all the dead children.

After doing all this, Chen Chao came to the entrance of the cave and looked into the distance.

There used to be a Taoist ancestor's hall on the mountain peak over there, but now it's just a ruin.

The little Taoist boy stood beside Chen Chao, not daring to raise his head.

Chen Chao suddenly said expressionlessly, "To practice your method, you must eat one medicinal fruit on the first day, and then one every month. How long have you been on the mountain?"

When the little Taoist boy heard this, he still didn't know what Chen Chao meant. He knelt down again and begged for mercy, "Master Immortal, please forgive me. It's been less than a month since I went up the mountain. I was forced to do so by them in the beginning..."

Before he finished speaking, Chen Chao had already pinched the little Taoist boy's neck. Looking at the little guy whose face was gradually turning red, he said calmly, "Do you think I can't see the greed in your eyes? I let you go, maybe you won't be able to spend the money." In half a day, you have to dig out all the so-called medicinal fruits and eat them all."

The little Taoist boy's eyes were full of fear and he wanted to beg for mercy, but now he couldn't say a word.

Chen Chao didn't bother to say anything more. He just used a little force to break his neck, and then threw his body down the mountain.

After doing this, Chen Chao looked back and saw that a pure martial artist couldn't tell anything about that cave. If a Buddhist monk came here at this moment, he would probably sigh and start sitting down to save the souls of the dead.

This so-called fairy cave is destined to be full of resentful spirits.

At this moment, Chen Chao didn't know whether he was glad that he couldn't see this scene or whether he should be sad that he couldn't save these children who were already dead but whose resentment lingered.

Chen Chao, with complicated thoughts, went down the mountain alone.

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The heavy rain gradually stopped and the sky became brighter.

In the county town of Qingshui County, many monks and people belatedly realized that the Qingshui Pavilion in the city had now been reduced to ruins. While they were horrified, many people were still in the dark and did not know what happened last night. What, as for the Sheriff's Mansion, they actually got the news early in the morning. In the early morning, they actually sent people to quietly inquire about the news. Later, after seeing the corpses of many Qingshui Mountain monks in the ruins of Qingshui Pavilion, they went to report back. The county guard who usually didn't dare to say anything when being bullied was actually a little excited for a moment, and he didn't even laugh on the spot.

But after calming down, he just ordered his subordinates to act as if they didn't know anything about it. He didn't want to care whether Qingshui Mountain had provoked a dragon crossing the river. How Qingshui Mountain would retaliate in the future, and whether it could succeed, he He didn't want to think about it. In short, whether Qingshui County changed hands in the future, it was not something he, an ordinary county governor, could interfere with.

It's all a fight between gods anyway, and all they have to do is hide as far away as possible.

As for the guardian envoy, when he sent someone to inquire before, he actually heard that the warrior had gone out to a certain county in Qingshui County to eliminate demons as early as late at night.

This made the county guard very emotional. Who said that the martial artist was just a big man and a rough man? Our guard envoy is very thoughtful.

In the study over there, the shop owner had a sleepless night. Looking at the body of the little girl lying in his study, the scholar couldn't help but sigh. He hates evil as much as he hates it, and eliminates harm for the people. This is a truth that has been said in the books of sages, but sages just don't like it. He also said that if you are poor, you can only benefit yourself; if you are rich, you can help the world.

At this moment, he really didn't know which sage to listen to.

However, as the rain stopped and the sky gradually became clearer, before the young warrior returned, the shop owner sighed and was already preparing to take his collection of books and the little girl's body out of the city.

But when he opened the door of the shop, he happened to see the young man in black shirt returning to the study.

After not seeing him all night, the young man in front of him looked extremely pale.

But since he was able to leave the city and come back, it seemed to mean something.

The shop owner was really frightened now.

That Qingshui Mountain is no less than a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. Is it not easy for the young man in front of me to return safe and sound?

Or is it that the young warrior in front of me finally made peace with Qingshui Mountain?

Before he could speak, Chen Chao walked into the study and placed the things in his hands next to the little girl's body.

It's a grasshopper made of weeds.