The old man kneeling in the Jiang family ancestral hall is the oldest elder of the Jiang family and the head of the Jiang family.
Seeing the arrival of the linen-robed old man, Chief Jiang tremblingly leaned on his crutches, stood up and held the junior ceremony, his face beaming with joy: "The ancestor left seclusion two days earlier than planned. Has he broken through the peak of Nascent Soul and entered the stage of becoming a god?"
The old man in linen robes shook his head and said regretfully: "It's not easy to become a god. It's just a pity that those dozen babies. The blood sacrifice didn't help my cultivation much. It seems that if I want to break through to the god, I can't just rely on it."
Blood sacrifice for babies requires me to find other methods."
Patriarch Jiang's regretful expression flashed away, and he said: "Just now, there was news from the worshipers that the parents who lost their children this time were spreading the news all over Qingcheng, and even made a big fuss in front of the city lord's palace. This time, I am afraid that it will be difficult to suppress it. The ancestors will change
No matter what method, we have stolen too many babies over the years, and some people are already suspicious of us."
"who?"
"It's a Jindan cultivator named Yuan Wuxing. He has been trying to sneak in during our ancestor worship in recent years."
The old man in linen robes sneered and didn't care at all: "It seems that the frequency of ancestor worship is similar to the frequency of throwing children away. A rogue cultivator was caught and used as a blood sacrifice."
"By the way, since those ignorant shrews who lost their children have been causing trouble, why not capture them for a blood sacrifice and reunite them with their children."
"yes."
"It's so touching. Then why don't you go downstairs to reunite with your parents?"
"Who?" The old man in linen robes turned around and glared to see who had made the rude remarks. At the same time, his body quickly retreated. He did not sense anyone coming.
Those who can hide it from their own perception are either monks who are also at the peak of Nascent Soul and are good at concealment spells, or they are god-transformation monks.
He fired several spells in succession, but they were all shot away by Jiang Li.
Without saying a word, Jiang Li slapped the old man in linen robe directly onto the table where the tablets were enshrined. The tablets were scattered on the floor, and half of the old man's teeth were smashed into pieces.
"you!"
The old man in linen robes was greatly surprised. He could feel that Jiang Li was at the peak of Nascent Soul like himself, but the other party's movements were too fast for him to react.
Jiang Li has experienced countless life-and-death fights in his life, and he has so much combat experience. Not to mention reaching the Nascent Soul stage, even if he reaches the Golden Core stage, he can easily defeat the linen-robed old man.
Jiang Li remained expressionless and silent, fighting silently. He pressed the old man in linen robes on the table and punched him one after another, each punch heavier than the last. He even heard the system's voice in the process.
Alert sound.
[Congratulations to the host for defeating Jiang Yixing, the novice mission is completed]
When Jiang Li heard the system prompt, he was not happy at all, and still beat Jiang Yixing with the strength of the Nascent Soul stage.
He was afraid that he would use stronger force to beat Jiang Yixing to death directly.
Jiang Li used his spiritual consciousness to scan the space node and immediately recognized the old man in linen robe as Jiang Yixing.
But he changed his appearance, and Jiang Yixing didn't recognize him as Jiang Li.
"Do you know...who I am...I am the elder brother of Jiang Renhuang...Jiang Li..."
Jiang Yixing spoke intermittently, his mouth still leaking because half of his teeth were missing.
"Yeah!"
"Jiang Renhuang's brother!"
"What a majesty!"
"The Human Emperor is not as majestic as you!"
"Erect a memorial tablet for yourself!"
"You know you deserve to die, right?"
"It's better to pretend to be dead to the outside world!"
Jiang Li was so angry that he couldn't bear it, his eyes were bloodshot, and he punched Jiang Yixing every time he said a word. He didn't stop until Jiang Yixing bleeded from all his orifices and became unconscious.
A few more punches and he'll be dead.
Jiang Li picked up the tablet with Jiang Yixing's name on it and snorted coldly.
"Use the power of ancestor worship to kill the resentment of the baby in your body, you are so smart."
Jiang Li dragged Jiang Yixing's ankle and walked out. When he went out, Jiang Yixing's head banged on the door frame, making a banging sound. The Jiang family had long heard the movement in the ancestral hall. When Jiang Li appeared, they all took action. Kill this thief.
Except for a few people, the Jiang family had long thought that Jiang Yixing was dead and did not know Jiang Yixing. Therefore, they did not avoid Jiang Yixing when they attacked Jiang Li. A few of them fell on him, but they were not the same as Jiang Li's. Compared with fists, these attacks were neither painful nor itchy, and Jiang Yixing was still alive.
Jiang Li blocked all the moves with his free hand and knocked down the attacker easily.
"Senior, what are you..." Yuan Wuxing followed, and was startled by Jiang Li's actions. He directly killed the Jiang family and captured the culprit. This was something he never dared to think about.
"What are you doing? The Zhou Dynasty established a country based on law, so naturally it was necessary to report to the official. Killing Jiang Yixing now will ruin the national destiny of the Zhou Dynasty." Jiang Li said matter-of-factly.
"Yes, but the city lord and the Jiang family are in the same group." Yuan Wuxing didn't understand what Jiang Li was going to do. He only felt that this Taoist sect had great walking magic and was unpredictable.
"That's not right. Otherwise, how would you know how many people dare to protect the Jiang family? Are they the lord of a city, the lord of a house, or someone from a higher level..." Jiang Li smiled without warmth.
Since Emperor Zhou doesn't care, then he, the Human Emperor, will take care of it for Emperor Zhou!
Yuan Wuxing was very excited when he heard it. This is a rhythm that is going to shake the world!
"Go and call the parents of the missing child, and tell them that the murderer has been found and is being tried at the City Lord's Mansion."
"yes!"
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The Lord of Qingcheng's surname is Zeng. He thinks that his official career is extremely smooth. He has been favored by nobles since he was a junior official, and he has been promoted all the way up. Now he has become the Lord of Qingcheng, who many of his colleagues would break their heads over. Although I have not directly met His Highness the Human Emperor, being in the Jiang family is equivalent to being in the relationship with the Human Emperor.
You must know that several former Qingcheng City Lords now have extremely high status, and the highest one is already the prefect, which makes me very envious.
As usual, City Lord Zeng was preparing to take a rest early. It was approaching evening. Although it was not time to get off work, as the City Lord, he would get off work half an hour early and no one would say anything.
But just when he was about to rest, one of his subordinates told him that there was someone outside the door who wanted to ask the city lord to decide on a major case.
City Lord Zeng was very unhappy. If there was a major case, it would mean that it would not be solved for a while, and the off-duty time would be delayed.
"Go and tell the man outside that I have something to do and ask him to come back tomorrow."
"Sir, according to what the man said, he caught the murderer who stole the children. It was Jiang Yixing, the deceased old man of the Jiang family. And the old man Jiang had been beaten unconscious by him. People came here one after another after hearing this. Our door has been completely surrounded."
"You bastard, you didn't tell me about this earlier!" City Master Zeng was shocked and kicked the uninformed subordinate over. He quickly straightened his clothes and sat down in the lobby.
"Who is making noise outside the door? Bring him here!" City Lord Zeng stood high in the lobby, his expression solemn and majestic.
Jiang Li walked into the lobby, carrying Jiang Yixing like a little chicken. Next to him was the excited but frightened Yuan Wuxing. Behind him were more than a dozen crying parents, who kicked and kicked Jiang Yixing. The scolding was followed by the crowd watching the fun.
The laws of Dazhou clearly stipulate that cases decided by local officials should be made public.
At this time, City Master Zeng hated this law very much, and it was difficult for him to protect the Jiang family in full view of the public.