Chapter 18: A father's love that is worthy of praise and tears, Guanyin's crying statue that suppresses ghosts

Chen Dabao put his hands behind his back and watched Xiao Liu leave. The snow in the sky fluttered and fell on the ends of his white hair.

There was a hint of wandering and complexity in his eyes.

Sun Changbiao died. What Old Chen felt sad about and cared about was naturally not Sun Changbiao's death. In this era, the death of a person was a very normal thing.

But what Lao Chen cares about is Li Che's ability to take action.

It was just discovered that the person who coveted Xixi was Sun Changbiao, who had worshipped the Lingying Sect. As a result, as soon as he finished his work... Li Che hurriedly went to kill Sun Changbiao.

Decisive, ruthless, and quick to act!

Was it really Li Che who did it? How could he have the strength to kill Sun Changbiao? Even Old Chen was somewhat confused and puzzled.

His original intention of taking a walk suddenly changed. He took a step, turned a corner, and went to Sun Changbiao's yard.

As soon as I approached the yard, I heard deafening cries.

Outside the yard, a group of people were crowded together, and the housekeeper, Old Sun, was seen. His old face was turning pale, his whole body was shaking, his fists were clenched, and he looked angry and sad.

"Who is it? Who killed my son?"

"My son is a peaceful and honest person who treats others kindly. Who is so vicious?"

Butler Sun cried bitterly, the pain of losing his son penetrated his heart.

Liu was supported by someone and sat on a chair, crying and shedding tears.

Old Chen came in and asked for a while, and suddenly felt strange.

"He is as tall and sturdy as a small mountain, his palms are like palm-leaf fans, he kicked the door to pieces, and kicked Sun Changbiao..."

"The one who did it was a warrior at the Bone Tempering Realm... It seems that it wasn't Li Che. But Li Che has just reached the Great Stage of Skin Polishing. If he faces Sun Changbiao, he will only be beaten to death."

"How strange! How could there be such a coincidence?"

Old Chen was also amazed.

Looking at Sun Changbiao's body with his head chopped off, bones broken and internal organs shattered, he shook his head. He thought his death was quite miserable.

He turned his head and looked over, and saw Sun Changbiao's four daughters standing in the corner, timidly. The eldest daughter, who was the leader, looked at her father's body, with no sadness in her eyes, but...

With pleasure.

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The news that Sun Changbiao was killed by criminals spread like a storm in the Xuji compound in an instant.

For a time, there was a huge wave.

The third shopkeeper was out of town and not in the shop, which resulted in this incident, causing a huge impact.

The next day, Xu Ji from the inner city sent people to investigate, accompanied by detectives from the outer city government office.

Xu Beihu was wearing a fox cloak, and on his sturdy body, strands of condensed blood were moving like arcs. Looking at the body of Sun Changbiao placed in the coffin, a strange color flashed in his eyes.

"The force was so great that he kicked through Sun Changbiao's internal organs. When they exchanged punches, he also broke Sun Changbiao's arm bones, crushing him. There is no doubt that the person who attacked him... must be a domineering bone-hardening warrior. As for the last killing method of cutting off his head, the wound was so smooth, which shows that the weapon was extremely sharp... but it seems to have been caused by a sword."

Next to Xu Beihu, the chief constable of the outer city government, Zhao Chuanxiong, who was also a burly man with a wide-bladed sword on his waist, analyzed with squinted eyes.

"Captain Zhao, I'm sorry to trouble you with this matter. I never thought that after so many years of peace and stability, there would be criminals who would break into my shop and commit crimes without restraint."

Xu Beihu clasped his fists.

Zhao Chuanxiong smiled and waved his hands: "Maybe it was done by the other families, who wanted to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys and deliberately disgust you, Xu Ji. But it is also strange... Why would they look for Sun Changbiao? And why would it be him?"

Xu Beihu was also very confused, and after some thought he could not come to any conclusion.

Zhao Chuanxiong smiled, raised his hand and waved gently.

"Search and see if there are any clues."

As soon as he finished speaking, several detectives brought by Zhao Chuanxiong set out to search Sun Changbiao's mansion.

Liu, who was sitting on the chair and crying, saw the constable searching and a flash of panic appeared in her eyes, followed by despair.

A moment later, a detective shouted, "Found it!"

Immediately, he came back with a statue of a "spiritual baby with three heads and six arms".

"Spiritual Infant Cult?!"

Xu Beihu's eyes glared with anger, his hair flying, he turned to look at Liu and shouted angrily: "You are worshipping the Spirit Infant Cult?!"

Zhao Chuanxiong narrowed his eyes and clapped his hands slightly: "So it's the Lingying Sect, then it's almost clear..."

He glanced at the four girls standing in the corner. The youngest one was only two or three years old. She had her head tilted, her hair messy, and a confused look on her face.

Xu Beihu had a gloomy face. Although the infiltration of the Lingying Sect into the shop was something he had expected, the sudden revelation made Xu Ji feel embarrassed.

"Now the matter is probably clear. Sun Changbiao worshipped the Lingying Sect, and his daughter must have been favored by the Lingying Sect, who wanted to take her away for sacrifice. Sun Changbiao didn't want to do that, and wanted to save his daughter's life, so he tried to stop them, but was killed by the villains."

"Tsk tsk, what a touching fatherly love..."

"Liu, do you agree or not?"

Sitting on the chair, Liu, who was still crying, was stunned.

Li Che, who was mixed in the crowd, couldn't help but twitch his mouth when he heard the captain's analysis.

Sun Changbiao did die from his father's love, but that was Li Che's father's love...

Without waiting any longer, Li Che went to the training ground to practice.

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The atmosphere in the training ground was very lively.

The new woodcarvers recruited by the shop this year have just learned the skin grinding practice method. They are full of fighting spirit, carrying stone locks and practicing continuously.

Zhao Xuan, with her long and straight legs, was instructing the newcomers. When she saw Li Che appear, she immediately greeted him with a smile: "Master Li is here?"

Li Che smiled gently and nodded in response.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Wang Zhengpin, who was standing by, was sweating all over and also stopped training: "Master Li, have you heard that Master Sun died tragically? The villains crushed all his bones, tortured him to death, and finally cut off his head. It was horrible to watch."

Li Che's mouth twitched. The rumors were getting more and more exaggerated... How could he be so cruel?

However, Li Che still joined the conversation with a sigh on his face.

Several old people were chatting, but the newcomers didn't dare to get involved. After a while, Li Che began to practice.

The level of skill he has shown to the public is that he has achieved great success in skin smoothing, which has made many people envious.

Li Che would not neglect daily practice. After all, the Dao Fruit of [Dragon Elephant Vajra] could be cultivated to maturity, so daily practice was essential.

However, while practicing, Li Che was thinking about the method of opening the tendons and the method of internal strength.

Just when he was thinking about it, Xu Beihu came to the training ground.

"Second shopkeeper."

Everyone stopped what they were doing, clasped their fists and bowed to show respect.

Xu Beihu's expression eased a bit: "I came to the outer city today to investigate the cause of Sun Changbiao's death. I can also give you some advice on your cultivation."

His eyes fell on Li Che, revealing a satisfied look: "You have mastered the skin refining in one year. You have a very good talent for body refining. You must work hard to cultivate and not slack off. If you have any needs, you can let me know."

Hearing this, Li Che clasped his fists and said, "Second Shopkeeper... Now that I have mastered the skin grinding technique, may I ask for a method to open the tendons and the method to strengthen the internal energy?"

"I passed by Master Sun's yard today and saw his tragic death. I was terrified. I heard that Master Sun was a father with great love, but he died tragically to protect his daughter. I am... scared."

Li Che's words were full of sincerity and worry.

Xu Beihu fell silent when he heard this. He had heard about Li Che's affairs.

Li Che had previously sought shelter in Xu's Club because he was worried about the Lingying Sect, but... now that this incident had happened, Xu's Club was indeed somewhat embarrassed, and this was a sign of declining prestige.

However, Xu Ji's rules cannot be broken. Xu Beihu shook his head with a look of regret on his face: "Xu Ji's rules are set... You need to reach perfection in skin grinding before I can teach you the tendon opening method and internal strength method..."

"You have to lay a solid foundation before you can move forward. Otherwise, the tall building will collapse easily. I'm teaching you this ahead of time because I'm afraid you won't be able to resist the temptation and practice it ahead of time, which would hurt your body. This is for your own good."

Li Che looked regretful when he heard this.

Seeing this, Xu Beihu hesitated for a moment, then a porcelain bottle appeared in his hand and he handed it to Li Che: "Look... this contains 'Moderma Pills', a total of six pills... as a reward for your great success in Moderma."

"Take this pill, one pill every five days. With your talent, you should be able to smooth your skin in more than a month."

"Then you can come to me to ask for the tendon opening method and internal energy method."

Li Che felt a little regretful when he heard this, but a look of joy appeared on his face. He took the "Mopi Dan" and had already made up his mind to go to the market to see if he could buy some internal energy method.

Old Chen said that they were not members of the Xu family, so the meridian opening methods and internal energy methods they were qualified to practice were not actually very advanced, and were not much different from the high-quality internal energy methods that could be bought in the outside market.

Seeing Li Che accept the pill, a smile suddenly appeared on Xu Beihu's rough face.

"Li Che, I have a job to do and I came to find you."

"Knowing that your wood carvings are full of meaning, the young master of the Si family in the inner city came to me and wanted to ask you to carve a wood carving. The reward is five gold leaves."

Li Che was shocked when he heard this.

Five gold leaves?!

Five hundred taels! A big customer!

But this undoubtedly also shows that the other party's requirements are by no means simple, and this wood carving work must be extremely difficult.

Li Che looked solemn, clasped his fists and stared, "I wonder what the young master of the Si family wants to carve?"

Xu Beihu looked at the cautious Li Che and smiled.

"Nine-headed Guanyin statue crying and suppressing ghosts."

(End of this chapter)