Chapter 23: Gale Hall, the two disciples lion speak
According to Liu Qingmei, Lu Chen was the nephew of an elder from the Fifth Peak and would definitely be protected by the sect, so he would not be stupid enough to directly hand over the bodies of Xun Chenxiang and Liu Qingmei.
"If what Sister Qingmei said is true, with Lu Chen's vicious personality, he might even try to find the person who reported the crime, and then kill me to silence him."
Xu Taiping thought in his heart while dragging Liu Qingmei's body back to the courtyard.
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"Bang!~"
That night, a huge explosion suddenly sounded in Xu Taiping's bedroom in Qingzhu Residence, followed by Xu Taiping saying angrily in his slightly childish voice:
"brute!"
After placing Liu Qingmei's body, he lit a stick of Xunchen incense, and from the scene where the smoke from the Xunchen incense gathered, he saw the scene of Lu Chen torturing Liu Qingmei.
The scene he saw was far more than a few simple words could describe. He called Lu Chen a beast simply because he only knew a few curse words, and because Lu Chen's behavior was simply worse than a beast.
"Sister Qingmei, I will definitely hand over this Xunchenxiang to Sister Zijin, and I will definitely make your injustice and Lu Chen's crimes known to the public."
Xu Taiping put away the last two sticks of Xunchen Incense, clenched his fists, and stared blankly at the table on the ground that he had smashed to pieces.
He does not think that he is a person with a chivalrous heart, and even thinks that he can be selfish in order to survive. However, if evil people like Lu Chen cannot get evil retribution, it will make him doubt the meaning of his life.
"Grandpa often said that out of sight is out of mind, but even if I close my eyes now, I can't forget the scene of Sister Qingmei begging for mercy from that beast."
Xu Taiping looked at the pile of scraps on the table, and his tone became unusually cold.
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The next day, noon.
"Did you report the case?"
Two men wearing the robes of Qingxuan Sect disciples came to the door of Xu Taiping's courtyard.
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"Two senior brothers, I reported the case."
Xu Taiping responded politely.
"You are an outer disciple, do you deserve to be called our senior brother?"
The hook-nosed man standing on the left gave Xu Taiping a vicious look.
These two disciples belong to the Gale Hall of Xifeng Pavilion and specialize in dealing with the cases where disciples under the mountain are attacked by monsters. Although they are both at the foot of the mountain, they are actual inner disciples and their status is only slightly lower than that of the Seven Peaks disciples.
"If you have something to say, don't make excuses."
Another disciple with a pockmarked face waved his hand impatiently.
So Xu Taiping stopped rambling and told the two disciples of Liefeng Hall about his encounter with a demon and being attacked by a monster driven by a demon.
Of course, he omitted everything related to Liu Qingmei.
"This matter of yours is very troublesome. I have to report it to the head of the Gale Hall first, who will then report it to the head of the Xifeng Pavilion, and then the head of the Xifeng Pavilion will report it to Elder Black Dragon for handling."
The pockmarked disciple touched his chin and said with an embarrassed look on his face.
"Approximately how long will it take?"
Xu Taiping asked quickly.
"It could be as fast as three months, or as slowly as one and a half years."
The hook-nosed man crossed his arms, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and glanced at Xu Taiping slyly.
"It takes so long? Can you hurry up? That demon has already set his sights on me."
Xu Taiping suddenly frowned.
"Do you think our Gale Hall is opened just for you, so you can handle it whenever you want?"
The hook-nosed man glared at Xu Taiping fiercely.
"Old Zuo, if you have something to say, please speak it carefully, why do you do so cruelly to your little brother?"
very?"
The pockmarked disciple came out to smooth things over.
"Actually, if you want to get rid of that demon as soon as possible, there is nothing you can do."
He grinned at Xu Taiping, showing his yellow teeth.
"any solution?"
Xu Taiping was also a little curious at this time.
"Then it depends on how much merit money you can give."
The pockmarked man stretched out his hand towards Xu Taiping and rubbed his thumb and index finger.
"It turns out that you are trying to blackmail us outer disciples in the name of exterminating demons. You are all such shameless people. It's no wonder that Sister Qingmei can't trust you."
He secretly thought in his heart that he understood why Liu Qingmei had not reported the crime for so long.
"Two eldest brothers from Liefeng Hall, I haven't been here long since I came to Qingzhu Residence, and I really don't have much merit money on me."
Although he had seen the true colors of this group of people, Xu Taiping still did not expose them on the spot, wanting to see how shameless they could be.
"It doesn't matter if you don't have merit coins. As long as you wear this bracelet, and then make a contract with us, promising to hand over 70% of this year's harvest to my two brothers, we can naturally protect you from worries."
The hook-nosed man took out a copper bracelet from his arms.
"Seventy percent?"
Xu Taiping took a deep breath.
He thought that these people would open their mouths, but he didn't expect that they would ask for 70% of the money. If these 70% were divided, he would be kicked out next year because he had no money to turn over to the Qingxuan Sect.
"Seventy percent is not much. You have to know that you are being targeted by a demon. If you make a mistake, you may not even be able to save your life!"
The pockmarked man threatened Xu Taiping.
The faces of the two people in front of him made Xu Taiping feel more and more disgusted, and thought to himself: "Sister Linglong is indeed right, here
At the foot of the mountain, you can only rely on yourself."
The last thought in his heart of relying on the sect to deal with the evil spirit was extinguished.
However, in order to avoid causing conflicts, he did not refuse outright, so he looked embarrassed:
"Both of you, 70% is really too much, let me think about it again."
"you……"
"Okay, think about it. This communication talisman is a gift from me. When you encounter a ghost next time, just tear the talisman into pieces and we will be here soon."
The hook-nosed man was about to get angry, but he was stopped by the pockmarked face, and then handed Xu Taiping a talisman.
"But we have to take this demon wolf away. This is evidence and we have to bring it back to Gale Hall."
The hook-nosed man grabbed one of the demon wolf's legs on the ground and glared at Xu Taiping fiercely again.
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"Those who manage the outer sect are all people like this. No wonder they say that few outer sect disciples can last more than three years."
Looking at the two figures dragging the corpse of the demon wolf away, Xu Taiping murmured to himself.
"Brother, why are we leaving like this? There is a medicine garden behind this boy's yard. He can earn a lot of merit a year. As long as he signs the deed and wears the bracelet, he will have to work day after day and year after year.
He sacrificed his life for us."
"Why are you so anxious? The devil is the most vindictive. After some time, he will definitely come to us obediently."
"Senior brother is brilliant!"
"Quiet!"
"Don't worry, this guy doesn't even have the realm of opening the door, so he can't hear us."
Xu Taiping was about to enter the house when he suddenly heard the whispers from the pockmarked face and the hooked nose.
He didn't expect these two people to be so vicious. He immediately glanced at the communication talisman that pockmarked face gave him, and snorted coldly in his heart: