Chapter 37 Before the torture instruments were even applied to me, I confessed everything…
After that person started, the others also realized, "Yes, yes! I prayed to Buddha to win at gambling, but it never worked... But after I prayed to this, I won dozens of taels of silver the next day... It must be a demon, it must be a demon!!"
“Yes…yes! I…I’ve been praying for a child for years without success…but after praying to that deity, I became pregnant not long after…but after the child was born, it was disobedient, completely disobedient…it drove its father to his death, drove its father to his death! It must be a demon in disguise, it must be a demon in disguise! That’s not my child…not my child…”
As those people were murmuring, suddenly someone shouted, "Look up at the sky! What's that up there?!"
At this moment, the people around them came to their senses and looked up at the sky. As a result, they met the gaze of the sky, which was wide open and looking down at the world. They were all frightened and screamed.
Some people were so frightened that they didn't care about anything else and hid in nearby houses, while others were so frightened that they fainted and collapsed on the ground covered with blood and dismembered limbs, unable to distinguish between the living and the dead.
Han Shannan also flew over at this moment and landed next to Li Chenjin, saying, "Is this a cultivation technique from the Zen world? It can actually resist this illusion array, that's amazing!"
Li Chen said, "From what those people said just now, it can be seen that Miss Guo is working for the statue in Master Wu's house. Some people make wishes to those statues, hoping that the people they hate will disappear as soon as possible. Miss Guo will then kill people as those people wish. This is probably why the statue wants to protect Miss Guo and abandon Master Wu."
Han Shannan was taken aback. "You can still analyze these things at a time like this?!"
"No, this isn't the time... So what do we do now? I can still hear sounds in the distance, but this town is too big. I can't save it all by myself... Can your golden light expand a bit and cover the entire town?"
Li Chen sighed, "If I could do it, things wouldn't be like this now. You really can't manage other places for the time being, because I can't hold on for long. Find some ropes and tie up those people who went crazy earlier, so they won't go crazy again and climb onto the roof to kill people."
Upon hearing this, Han Shannan immediately used whatever was available to remove the belts from some of the corpses. Although he muttered "sorry, sorry" under his breath, his hands moved quickly and soon tied up the hands and feet of those who had fainted on the ground.
After tying those people up, he was about to go inside to look for someone when he suddenly felt a chill on the top of his head.
He subconsciously looked up and saw that although the eye in the sky was still there, there were suddenly some silver runes in mid-air.
In the blink of an eye, the silver runes suddenly unfolded, forming an obscure and difficult-to-understand magic array.
The moment the magic circle was formed, it swiftly pressed down and descended from mid-air.
The moment the magic array landed, a crisp sound, like striking ice or jade, echoed throughout the town, instantly bringing an almost eerie sense of calm and peace to those who heard it.
Those feelings of irritability, fear, panic, and doubt quickly disappeared, like a lake that had been forcibly calmed down. Even if the wind blew, it wouldn't cause a ripple. For a moment, it was hard to tell whether it was comfortable or not.
At the same time, a tall, thin man dressed in black descended from mid-air and appeared in front of them.
On the man's outstretched right hand, a strangely shaped magical artifact was floating.
The magical artifact was still glowing and spinning in his palm.
He must be maintaining this magic array by relying on this magic artifact. Without asking, it is obvious that this person must be a cultivator from the world of magic cultivation.
Li Chen slowly exhaled, dispelling the golden light around him. He slowly stood up from the ground and asked, "The Dharma Cultivation Realm is not close to this place. It would be difficult for you to create such a formation by yourself alone. It seems you must have summoned many fellow disciples. Did the Zen Cultivation Realm send a message to the Dharma Cultivation Realm to help you arrive so promptly?"
After listening to Li Chenjin's words, the man looked her up and down before saying, "You must be the disciple of Zen Master Mingcun, Layman Chenjin?"
Li Chen smiled slightly and nodded. The man then continued, "Zen Master Mingcun sent a letter to the Ancestor explaining the situation here. The Ancestor then arranged for thirty disciples to come and stabilize the situation. The Ancestor will arrive shortly. If you have any questions, you may ask him in person."
Li Chen shook his head. "Now that this matter is under the control of the Dharma Cultivation Realm, I certainly have no doubts. I will go back to report to the Zen Master first. You don't need to mention me to your ancestor. After all, the fact that this place has become like this is due to my negligence. If your ancestor finds out and complains to my master, I will be in deep trouble."
"How about this, if your ancestor asks, just mention his name. His name is Han Shannan, and he is my disciple. Since this grand-disciple has done something wrong, the Zen Master won't punish him too harshly."
As she spoke, she took out a money pouch from her bosom and handed it over.
But the other party only glanced at it and did not take it. "If the Ancestor does not ask, there is no need for you to say more, and I will naturally not say anything more. But if the Ancestor mentions it, no disciple in the Dharma cultivation world will lie to the Ancestor and hide anything from him. I hope you will understand."
Li Chen chuckled and said, "Loyal, truly loyal. Your ancestor really knows how to teach his disciples; it's truly enviable, hahaha..."
After saying that, she didn't say anything more. She grabbed Han Shannan's arm, leaned close to his ear, and whispered, "Take me away from this town quickly. We'll take the things and leave."
Just as Han Shannan was about to ask "why," Li Chenjin saw through his thoughts first and immediately said, "Don't ask why, let's go!"
"oh……"
Han Shannan grabbed her arm and flew directly towards the direction of the small building.
The place was relatively close to the small building, and with Li Chen urging them on, they arrived at their destination in just a couple of breaths.
Just as he released Li Chenjin's arm, before he could even ask why, the person next to him suddenly fell to the side.
He tried to grab the person but failed. When he turned around, Li Chenjin was already lying on the ground.
He quickly squatted down, and just as he was about to help her up, he saw her struggling to support herself on the ground, as if trying to stand up. But instead, she vomited a mouthful of bright red blood. Then, she frowned, coughed a few times, and vomited another mouthful of blood. His outstretched hand froze in mid-air, and he didn't dare to help her up at all.
"You, you're injured?! How do I treat you? What medicine do I need? What should I do? Are you going to die? You're injured, why didn't you say so when we were in town?!" Han Shannan looked at the person in front of him and cried out in bewilderment.
Li Chen coughed for a while before the blood spilling from his mouth finally stopped.
She grabbed Han Shannan's wrist, and Han Shannan, being very perceptive, also gripped her wrist and used his strength to help her up from the ground.
After Li Chen stood up, he smiled slightly at Han Shannan and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine. Our top priority now is to leave this place as soon as possible and avoid running into that old ancestor from the cultivation world."
"Why?" Han Shannan asked, puzzled.
Li Chen smiled broadly, "Because that ancestor of the magic cultivation world is a mortal enemy of the Sword God. There's a secret you probably don't know, right? The Sword God actually died at the hands of the magic cultivation world. I used to know that ancestor of the magic cultivation world and befriended him for a while. I originally wanted to influence him, but I never expected that the Sword God would still die at his hands."
"And the Sword God and I are friends. I can't possibly continue to befriend him after knowing he was killed by him, can I? Besides..."
"Besides, the Sword God isn't really dead, he might be dying soon. If he finds out, he'll probably kidnap me to the cultivation world and interrogate me about the Sword God's whereabouts. I can't just tell him where the Sword God is to save my own life, can I?"
Upon hearing her words, Han Shannan's eyes widened in shock. "What?! The Sword God is still alive?!"
After his initial shock, he didn't press her for more details and urged her immediately, "Hurry! Hurry!! Let's pack our things quickly!"
"No, why don't we just leave and not bother packing? I'll build you an even bigger one later!"
Li Chen said gently, "There's no need to be in such a hurry..."
Hearing her words, Han Shannan looked at her in even greater shock and quickly said, "Why are you suddenly not in a hurry anymore? Hurry up! Get on my back, I'll carry you! Hurry!!"
Li Chenjin chuckled and reached out towards the small building. As if it had come to life, the building suddenly shrank to the size of a palm and flew into Li Chenjin's hand, startling Han Shannan once again.
But at this moment, he didn't want to ask anything. After picking up the sweet rice balls with one hand, he immediately bent down and urged Li Chenjin to quickly get on his back.
This time it was an emergency, so Li Chen didn't refuse. He patted the head of the sweet fermented rice ball and then climbed onto his back.
"Let's not go to the meditation community for now. That old... Zen master knew about these things, but he still sent a message to the Dharma practice community when I came here. So it's probably not safe to go to the meditation community now."
Han Shannan asked, "Where should we go? How about... how about we go to the Demon Realm? The Cultivation Realm has always been at odds with the Demon Realm, so they probably won't go there..."
Li Chen pondered for a long time before slowly saying, "At your speed, how long would it take to get to the vicinity of the Demon Realm from here?"
Han Shannan paused for a moment, "About... a month?"
“Then Cultivator Han will have to speed up his pace,” Li Chen said. “If Cultivator Han is slow and I get caught and interrogated in the Dharma Cultivation Realm… I’m warning you beforehand, I can’t take pain. I’ll probably confess everything before the instruments of torture in the Dharma Cultivation Realm even touch me, and I might even be able to frame a few people.”
Han Shannan was hurrying along when he heard Li Chenjin's words. His expression was complicated as he said, "If you're going to slander someone, can you at least not reveal the whereabouts of the Sword God?"
Li Chen smiled and said slowly, "I'm afraid that won't work. I'm sure I confessed everything as soon as that old ancestor caught me. So, I'll have to trouble you, Cultivator Han, to hurry up. If I'm caught by chance, you'll have to find a way to rescue me."
"Don't worry! As long as you don't confess, I will definitely come to save you!" Han Shannan said hoarsely. "Do you know where the Sword God is right now?"
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