Chapter 44: Small fish and shrimp are useless
After walking through the village and entering Linbian Town, Tang Xiaoyun saw his own portrait on the notice board at a glance.
He quickly turned his head away, muttering to himself, "I never thought my portrait would get here."
As soon as he appears like this, he will be recognized. How can he investigate then?
Thinking of this, he walked into a clothing store and bought a black cloak to put on.
This way you won’t have to worry about being recognized when walking on the street.
Tan Tai Lie shook his head in amusement and said nothing more.
"Get out of here! You scum of the Demonic Cult, stay the hell away!"
"Hit him! The Tianmo Cult is a group of bloodthirsty demons who kill without blinking an eye. Beat him to death!"
Tang Xiaoyun and Tan Tai Lie were walking on the road when they suddenly heard the cursing and their faces changed.
The two of them looked back at the same time and saw a group of people besieging a man at the entrance of the town.
Moreover, they kept shouting the name of the Demonic Cult, which made the two realize that something was wrong.
"Let's go and take a look."
Tang Xiaoyun walked in first, followed closely by Tan Tai Lie.
"Stop!" Tang Xiaoyun stopped him.
The group stopped at the sound and saw that the person coming was a man wearing a black cloak whose face could not be seen. One of them kicked the man on the ground and said, "Sir, are you going to help this devil?"
Tang Xiaoyun was stunned and said quickly, "How can you tell that he is a demon? Is it reasonable for so many of you to bully him?"
When the man heard this, he was about to retort angrily when he was pulled by a bearded uncle next to him who seemed to be the leader.
The bearded uncle had a cold expression, his eyes showing a hint of vigilance. He said to Tang Xiaoyun, "Looking at your attire, you must be a foreigner. It's no wonder I don't know the details."
The uncle paused, pointed at the man trembling on the ground and said, "This man is from the Heavenly Demon Sect. A few days ago, the Heavenly Demon Sect massacred Xiaoxi Village, causing panic among the people. Such evil deeds will be punished by heaven and earth, and the demon leader deserves death!"
Upon hearing this, Tan Tai Lie, who had followed, frowned tightly, a chill emanating from his body. His eyes were as sharp as ice as he stared at the uncle. He asked in a cold tone, "Why are you so sure that it was the Heavenly Demon Cult that massacred Xiaoxi Village?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the man from before immediately refuted: "Of course not, I heard those people claim to be the Heavenly Demon Sect!"
"Have you seen what they look like with your own eyes?" Tang Xiaoyun grasped the key point.
The man shook his head. "I was about to leave Xiaoxi Village when the members of the Heavenly Demon Cult rushed over and started killing people. I was so scared that I hid and didn't see what they looked like. But I heard it with my own ears. How could I joke with human lives?"
Seeing him speak so confidently, Tang Xiaoyun sighed deeply and felt powerless: [Could it be that the clue is broken again? ]
Upon hearing this, Tan Tai Lie looked at the man being beaten on the ground, slowly squatted down, his movements steady and his eyes scrutinizing.
Reach out and lift the other person's chin, and look at his appearance carefully.
Although he couldn't remember the appearance of every disciple, this person looked very unfamiliar and had almost never been seen in the Demon Sect.
"Are you really a disciple of the Demonic Sect?" Tan Tai Lie asked.
The man covered his head and trembled. When he heard this, his shaking paused. He subconsciously glanced at Tan Tai Lie quickly, a trace of panic flashing in his eyes. Then he said in a trembling voice, "It was before. I was expelled from the Heavenly Demon Sect for only three months because of my mistakes."
Hearing this, Tan Tai Lie released his chin and whispered softly, "I see."
Tang Xiaoyun was stunned and quickly squatted down to ask, "Did Brother Mo notice anything unusual?"
Tan Tai Lie shook his head and replied with only two words: "No."
Then he stood up and said to the group, "Since he has already been expelled from the Heavenly Demon Cult, why are you venting your anger on him?"
After hearing this, the uncle's face flashed with guilt. "Forget it, forget it. I've beaten you and vented my anger. Get out of here and don't come back. Otherwise, I will kill you."
The group of people spat at him and left cursing. Seeing this, the man covered his injured arm, got up, and stumbled out of Linbian Town.
After he walked away, Tan Tai Lie fixed his gaze on the direction he left and said, "Let's go, follow him."
What's the point of following these small fish and shrimp? He should go find the big fish.
Although he was complaining in his heart, he still followed.
The two followed him all the way out of the town and came to a maple forest.
He stopped in front of a big maple tree. Seeing this, Tang Xiaoyun and Tan Tai Lie stopped and hid in a nearby bush that was more than one meter tall.
Tang Xiaoyun's gaze lingered on that person, his brows slightly furrowed, his eyes filled with doubt. He softly asked "Mo Yu": "What does he want to do?"
Tan Tai Lie shook his head and motioned him to look down.
The next second, the man took out a small bone flute from his arms, put it to his lips and blew it.
The sharp and piercing sound of the flute reached his ears. Tang Xiaoyun frowned suddenly, his expression twisted, and he covered his ears tightly, but this could not block out the piercing sound.
Fortunately, the flute sound did not last long. After blowing it a few times, the man put the bone flute back in his arms.
After waiting for a while, there was a sound of footsteps breaking through the air and the rustling of cloth, followed by a man in a purple robe and with his face covered, falling from the tree.
Seeing the man in purple, the man hurriedly said, "I have done as you instructed. Where is the antidote?"
Upon hearing this, the purple-robed man let out a voice that sounded like a man or a woman, and laughed strangely, "Haha! Why are you so anxious? The nine major sects haven't made any moves yet. Suifeng, go do one more thing for me, and I'll give you the antidote."
Upon hearing this, the man instantly became furious and said, "That's not what you said before. You said you'd give me the antidote if I pinned the blame for the village massacre on the Demon Master. How dare you go back on your word?!"
After hearing the man's words, Tang Xiaoyun, who was hiding in the bushes, suddenly had his pupils contracted and looked at Tan Tai Lie beside him in disbelief.
How did he know this person was unusual?
When Tan Tai Lie heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
It seems that the mastermind behind the slander and defamation of the Demonic Cult has been found.
The two hid in the bushes and eavesdropped on each other's conversation, completely unaware that danger was slowly approaching.
“Hiss—hiss—!”
A poisonous snake with red and black patterns was slowly approaching Tang Xiaoyun, but Tang Xiaoyun didn't notice it at all.
The poisonous snake crawled to the instep of Tang Xiaoyun's foot, slowly crawled into his trouser leg and moved upwards, finally biting his calf.
"Well…!"
Tang Xiaoyun screamed in pain subconsciously, and was so scared that he quickly covered his mouth, but it was too late.
"Who's there?! Come out!!" The man in purple suddenly turned his head and looked at the bushes and shouted.
Tan Tai Lie held Tang Xiaoyun's shoulders, his face calm, and said softly, "You stay here, I'll go out."
Tang Xiaoyun nodded rapidly, his tone revealing a sense of worry as he whispered, "Be careful."
Seeing that the other party still didn't come out, the man in purple frowned angrily, raised his hand and swung his palm. In an instant, an invisible palm print came with powerful force!
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