Chapter 52 Judge Thirteen Lan Qingsi
"That's a far-fetched argument!" Fang Ya immediately responded, "How do you know he's a bad seed? No one is perfect, and everyone grows up making mistakes. It's really extreme to correct a wrong like this!"
Wang Tianfu couldn't help but speak up: "Liu Dongsheng is just a naughty kid after all. Your standards are too strict. If you give him time, he will definitely..."
"Give him time!?" Chu Youde interrupted sarcastically, his eyes red. "Then who will give my daughter time? Zhang Jiajia, Liu Yang, Zhou Yuan... who will repay them for the time they lost?"
Chu Youde turned his head sharply: "Are they wrong? Just because——"
"She's got great grades, she's pretty, she's too weak, her intelligence is slow..."
"So they deserve to be bullied, insulted, ridiculed, and killed?"
Zhou Qin's body trembled violently, as if she had finally come to her senses from a long, old dream. Strong emotions surged in her heart. She covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face. "Brother Chu, you're right. No one can forgive those people on Xiaoyuan's behalf... Those demons don't deserve to live in this world."
The vines wrapped around her forearm, rising and falling, and the thorn-like barbs pierced her skin, as if they were content to absorb the strong emotions within and transmit them to herself through the vines.
"Mom..." A faint childish voice echoed among the strange vines dancing wildly in the sky.
"Mom! Dad!"
The strange noises turned into a harmonious chorus, buzzing and disturbing.
Zhou Qin and the other two stood there in a daze, as if they had undergone an incomparably holy baptism, with smiles of relief and obsession on their faces.
"No, they are about to be completely assimilated by the evil creature!" Wang Fengxu paced anxiously on the spot, gritted his teeth, formed a strange hand seal with his hands, and had a conflicted expression on his face.
At the same time, the flying vines pierced into the chests of Chu Youde and the other three, blood splattered everywhere, but the four of them were unconscious, and their eyes became even more fanatical and agitated.
The strange branches absorbed nutrients from the four people's bodies. The surging vines twisted and intertwined, forming a towering tree. Millions of branches grew from the trunk, and countless white flowers bloomed densely. The petals and leaves rotated like a pair of lips opening and closing. Countless noises poured out like a tide, covering the sky and the earth, and penetrating every pore.
"...It's so annoying. I have to work overtime again this weekend. I wish my boss would die suddenly."
"What's so great about being good-looking? She must have had plastic surgery. Disgusting."
"The dog upstairs is barking again. It's so noisy. I'll find a chance to poison it next time..."
"How can he drive such a nice car? His money must be from a shady source, right? He's so happy that a naughty kid scratched his car..."
Countless malicious voices swirled in the air, hitting the listeners' skulls like shovels.
What’s even more terrifying is that these “thoughts” that were once swallowed up all came from real ordinary people.
"My head hurts! What the hell is this thing!" Nan Huai held his head and hit his forehead twice with gritted teeth.
Chu Youde, whose chest was pierced by the vine, had his feet off the ground and was hung by the vine. He tilted his head and blood was flowing from his eyes and nose. When he opened his mouth, the countless noises merged into one, as if there were loudspeakers all around him, and the blue bricks under his feet were vibrating.
"I told you, you can call me Judge."
Wang Fengxu hissed, "You don't distinguish between good and evil, right and wrong. You are the judge, so can I call myself the King of Hell?"
"I don't know what it means."
A dull sound came from the trunk of the "Di Ting" tree. This ugly and strange behemoth was approaching step by step, and in the next second it would tie up several people in the vines.
Wang Fengxu turned around to look at Fang Ya and whispered, "Fellow Daoist Fang, I have a thunder talisman here. I'll control the big evil spirit later. You can take the opportunity to run away first."
Fang Ya nodded, and saw Wang Fengxu quickly threw something out of his sleeve. Blue electric sparks flashed, and thunder fell, creating a scene of fireworks and silver flowers.
Fang Ya mobilized his spiritual power and also struck out with all his strength, but he didn't expect to anger "Di Ting". Thousands of vines whipped over, and several people dodged in a hurry, and found that the previous attack had no effect on the big evil.
"I know!" Fang Ya pointed in the direction where the vines and branches were coming from: "We need to find its roots!"
"Xiao Fuzi, keep an eye on your little friend," Wang Fengxu winked at Fang Ya, "I'll sneak around and you hold it back!"
After saying that, he lifted the hem of his Taoist robe and tied it around his waist for ease of movement. His body flashed and he disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"So fast!" Nan Huai praised.
Wang Tianfu was not surprised: "My uncle's escape speed is first-class."
Nan Huai: “…”
You don't have to be so proud.
Wang Fengxu followed the roots of the vines and found that one of the thick roots came from Chu Xinyi's grave, and the other three were, as expected, the graves of Liu Yang, Zhang Jiajia, and Zhou Yuan.
The tomb pit was filled with intertwined roots and entangled snakes and earthworms, and was inseparable. It seemed to contain some kind of heart-like organ, which was rising and falling slightly.
"It's you!" Wang Fengxu cursed as he took out a thunder talisman and threw it out reluctantly: "This is the last one. Grandma, please bless me, it must be of some use!"
As soon as the talisman paper touched the roots, Wang Fengxu pinched his fingers with one hand and said, "Blast it, damn it! Break it!"
With a loud bang, the tree trunk collapsed, the branches and leaves retreated, and the vines were pulled out from the chests of the four people, carrying undried blood, and quickly retreated into the tomb.
Chu Youde was thrown to the ground and coughed up blood. He didn't care about his other unconscious companions and crawled towards the tombstone extremely quickly in a twisted posture. He used his hands and feet to hold the broken roots in his arms after the thunder talisman exploded, as if he wanted to resist it with his living body.
"Xinyi... Xinyi..." He crawled on the ground, trying hard to gather the bloody roots between his arms, lowered his head and shrugged his shoulders, and let out a creepy laugh: "Hahaha..."
Seeing that the other party had completely lost his mind, Wang Fengxu stopped by and sighed with a complicated expression.
Just as he was about to say something, he heard a rustling sound. He was startled and stepped forward to grab Chu Youde's collar: "This is--"
Suddenly, several long, multi-legged insects emerged from the broken root of the "Di Ting" vine. They twisted their tibias and pierced their sharp mouthparts into the bark. The vine withered instantly, and the white flowers trembled and made a whistling sound that was not like a human voice. In a moment, they fell down.
Wang Fengxu stared with wide eyes, feeling a chill on the back of his neck as he watched the long worm suck the evil creature dry and then stand up with satisfaction.
He took a half step back, sparks suddenly flashing across his spiritual altar, and a hint of surprise squeezed out of his dry throat: "Gu insect—Witch Gu Master?!"
Nan Huai looked at the long worm, wanting to say something but stopping himself, with a complicated expression.
Fang Ya obviously saw the clues as well. His face darkened and he said coldly, "You're the one hiding behind the scenes. Now that you're here, you shouldn't hide anymore."
A few clear whistles came from behind. The long worms that had eaten away the roots and veins stopped moving and curled up their bodies to crawl in the direction of the whistles.
A young man from southern Xinjiang emerged from the shadows. A long insect happened to climb up his trouser leg to his waist. He caught it with his fingertips, tapped the bamboo tube lightly, and retrieved all the insects without missing a single one.
"Seeing injustice on the road, I just drew my sword to help. It's not against the law, right?"
"Xinyi! Xinyi..." Chu Youde raised his head with all his might, crawled on the ground and stretched out his hand, staring straight at the bamboo tube on the boy's waist: "My daughter..."
The young man from Southern Xinjiang tutted and actually raised his foot to run over the hand. Amidst the other's miserable cries, he sneered, "A mere few humans whose cognition has been disrupted by evil spirits, yet they presumptuously call themselves the Four Judges? The Three Death Gates don't even bother to do anything about it."
Wang Tianfu frowned when he saw Chu Youde's wrist bone was crushed. Just as he was about to move, a hand landed steadily on his shoulder and pushed him back.
"So it's the young master of the Lan family who's here," Wang Fengxu said warmly, "Excuse me, my last name is Wang. My master's wife just met your aunt the other day."
Lan Qingsi was a little surprised: "Qingcheng Temple?"
He crossed his arms and said in a defiant tone, "You have some good sense."
Wang Fengxu thought to himself, it would be strange if he didn’t recognize the young master of the Lan family.
In the Zhu League, there are four sects, three surnames, two clans and one faction. The three surnames are the Lan family of sorcerers, the Ruan family of lamplighters, and the Ying family of alchemists.
The current head of the Lan family, Lan Qianhuang, is also a wonderful person. Although he is from a side branch of the family, he has been extraordinary in talent and decisive in his actions since childhood. At the age of twenty, he showed his potential and squeezed out the heir of the family with thundering means, officially becoming the new head of the family.
She was in power at the time and did not want her cultivation to be affected by having children, so she selected someone from among her relatives and descendants to be trained as the young master of the family. This person was her nephew Lan Qingsi, a child of destiny, arrogant and mean, and he was very dissatisfied with the jurisdiction of the Alien Management Bureau. In addition, his aunt deliberately condoned and protected him, so he had enemies with many people in the Zhu Alliance.
"Why is Young Master Lan lingering in Changfeng Town?" Wang Fengxu discreetly assessed his expression. "Didn't the Zhu League meeting end long ago?"
Lan Qingsi's mouth twitched, suppressing his subconscious disdainful expression. He glanced at the other person and said, "You haven't returned to Shu City either, have you? Why do I have to report where I want to go?"
Wang Fengxu chuckled, "Of course not."
Just after clearing out a big evil spirit, the young master came out to take advantage of it. It is hard to say whether the other party had already planned to take advantage of the conflict between the snipe and the clam.
But this person has always been very arrogant, so he wouldn't stay here until now just for a ghost. Could it be that...
Wang Fengxu was concentrating on thinking when he suddenly saw Fang Ya beside him suddenly look up at the mountain.
"There's movement!" Fang Ya's face changed: "It's from the direction of the temple!"
Wang Fengxu's eyes rolled, and he suddenly had a bad guess. He opened his eyes wide and looked at the arrogant young man in front of him with a half-smile. "Master Lan, you are not planning to challenge the Alien Management Bureau openly, are you?"
Alien Management Bureau, Bai family.
In Changfeng Town, the person related to the Bai family is Bai He, the abbot of Changfeng Temple.
Lan Qingsi looked far away, and after seeing that the movement on the mountain was certain, he calmed down and smiled arrogantly: "I don't know what you are talking about."
"To be honest, my master's wife noticed some unusual activity on Lubo Mountain a few days ago and asked me to stay and lend a hand," Wang Fengxu said, staring intently at the other person. "I followed the group that Abbot Bai expelled. Although I didn't discover what they were plotting, I did hear them mention Young Master Lan."
Lan Qingsi frowned: "Those idiots."
Fang Ya was extremely nervous: "What do they want to do to the master?"
"Their affairs have nothing to do with me." Lan Qingsi's eyes fell on one person. Seeing the complicated and embarrassed expression on that person's face, his smile widened. "I'm just here to visit my relatives."
"Long time no see, Lan Huai."
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