Lin Ce's sudden attack was not without reason.
Even after confirming the delivery of the goods again, the "King of Escorts" system still did not notify him that the escort mission was completed.
Between the Black Mountain Abbot and the system, he chose to believe the system.
Since the system is working properly, the problem must lie with the Black Mountain Abbot in front of us.
Not to mention, when he saw the other person, he also felt a vague sense of unease.
This person is definitely not the target for this shipment.
Lin Ce's sudden attack startled everyone present.
Such an act of drawing a knife and handing over a dart at the slightest disagreement is something that people have rarely seen and have never heard of before.
But the next moment, something even more frightening happened.
With a scream, a corner of the Black Mountain Abbot's black robe was ripped off, and his black fur flew everywhere, mixed with sprays of blood.
The Black Mountain Abbot landed more than ten feet away, on all fours. His once handsome, pointed face had now transformed into a non-human form.
"Black Fox—"
Everyone gasped in surprise, instantly understanding why Lin Ce had swung his sword.
The abbot of Black Mountain Temple was not human, but a fox spirit in disguise.
"A mere fox demon dares to dress like a monkey in a crown, attempting to confuse people?"
Li Qingshan was filled with shame and anger. He had previously vaguely felt that the Black Mountain Temple Master was handsome, second only to himself.
Now it seems that he was unable to discern the fox demon's appearance at all, and was once again outdone by Lin Ce.
How can we tolerate this, again and again?
Having long since put down his large backpack, Li Qingshan moved lightly, using his "Flying Sand Step" light footwork to block the fox demon's path.
"Take this!"
His pride as a disciple of a major sect made him disdain a sneak attack. He spoke first and then thrust his longsword straight forward.
This black fox was clearly a novice demon, and he wasn't afraid at all.
Fur fluttered, blood droplets splattered, and Li Qingshan's longsword landed on the fox demon, achieving considerable success.
"Aww~"
The fox spirit let out another scream, and the group of youths who were about to rush forward with their swords dropped their weapons, standing there dumbfounded, unsure of what they wanted to do.
The fox demon glared at Lin Ce with resentment, then moved its limbs at lightning speed, swiftly rushing out of the hall.
Its path passed right by Li Qingshan.
Affected by the screams, Li Qingshan couldn't help but fall into a brief daze.
By the time he came to his senses, the fox demon's figure had already swept past.
"Shameful."
Lin Ce, having uttered those two words, burst forth like a storm.
Having reached the middle stage of the ninth rank, and with his resilient mind due to his past experiences, he was not affected by the fox demon's screams.
The fox demon was clearly a bully who preyed on the weak and feared the strong, daring only to break through from beside Li Qingshan and not daring to come towards him.
Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Li Qingshan felt like crying but had no tears left.
This time, it seems he's just slacking off again, doing absolutely nothing.
"No, we absolutely cannot let this go."
Gritting his teeth, determined to salvage his image, he used his "Flying Sand Step" light footwork to quickly catch up.
At this moment, the young people in the hall gradually came to their senses.
When they finally came to their senses, three figures were already missing from the hall, and for a moment they didn't know what to do.
The fox spirit scaled over the wall of Black Mountain Temple and disappeared into the dense forest.
Being a four-legged creature, it has a greater advantage in escaping, and once it enters a dense forest, its chances of successfully escaping obviously increase significantly.
Lin Ce, carrying a single-edged sword, pursued closely behind.
He didn't know any light-body skills; he relied purely on his physical strength to run.
"Boom boom boom~"
Each step leaves a crater in the ground, and the running is full of power, giving a feeling of the earth shaking.
In terms of speed, he was in no way inferior to the four-legged fox demon.
If they continue running in a straight line, catching up with the fox demon is only a matter of time.
The fox spirit was clearly aware of this as well.
Soon, it stopped going in a straight line and began to meander and circle around.
This proved quite effective.
Lin Ce, with his powerful physique, is no less capable of running at full speed, but he loses out due to his lack of agility and difficulty in making turns.
"Waaah~"
The fox spirit was quite excited and decided to continue in this manner until they finally entered the dense forest.
This strategy should work if no third party intervenes.
"Woo~ woo-woo-woo-woo-woo~"
A strange flute melody rang out.
The moment the flute music began, even the wind seemed to fall silent, and even the drifting dust particles fell heavily to the ground.
The fox demon, who was slithering and fleeing ahead, suddenly felt as if he were drunk, unable to take another step, and almost collapsed to the ground.
The sound of the flute was mainly aimed at the fox demon, and had relatively little effect on Lin Ce. Without stopping, he rushed forward and slashed with his sword.
Affected by the sound of the flute, the fox demon, caught up by Lin Ce and unable to escape any longer, finally revealed its ferocity.
It hissed and launched an attack on Lin Ce.
The sharp claws scratched at Lin Ce, instantly leaving bloody welts that stung painfully.
Even with the physique honed by mastering the second level of the "Mountain-Breaking Fist," one still cannot escape unscathed from the fox demon's attacks.
But the sound of the flute continued, which had a greater impact on the fox demon. It was unable to fully exert its strength in the battle, and finally let out a mournful cry before finally dying under Lin Ce's blade.
Although this black fox has become a demon, it seems to have spent most of its abilities on transforming into human form, and its own combat power is not particularly outstanding.
But there was a little hiccup in the middle.
After the fox demon was killed, a phantom shadow floated up above its corpse.
"The mountain lord will not let you get away with this..."
Lin Ce slashed with his sword, but found it ineffective; he merely passed through the shadow.
"Those are demonic spirits. Simple slashing is ineffective. You need to deal with them in a special way, such as using strong blood and qi."
Li Qingshan's voice came from behind.
As a disciple of a major sect, he was clearly quite knowledgeable about the demons.
Lin Ce readily agreed, sheathed his single-edged sword, and suddenly let out a loud shout, throwing a punch.
"Buzz~"
The fist struck with the force of wind, its immense power of blood and qi rushing straight towards the vengeful spirit.
With a "poof," the evil spirit vanished.
Li Qingshan stepped forward, quite pleased with himself.
"Isn't my flute skill amazing? This is 'Wind and Sand Tight' that my martial uncle taught me. In the future, when I travel the world, being proficient in both flute and sword will surely be a wonderful story."
This time, he finally got his hands on something useful, and he was clearly in a good mood.
Lin Ce ignored him and went straight up to pick up the dead fox demon.
What are you going to do with this thing?
"I don't think you understand anything. Of course you'd sell it for money. After all, it's become a demon, so its pelt shouldn't be cheap."
"You don't understand. You've cut it into a mess, not a single piece is good. Who would be so stingy as to buy it?"
"Forehead……"
After Li Qingshan reminded him, Lin Ce realized that this was indeed the case.
"Let's go then."
"Just leave it here, don't you need to do anything about it?"
"Never mind that for now, delivering the goods is the priority."
Lin Ce hurried back.
For him, nothing was more important than successfully delivering the goods.
After returning to the Black Mountain Temple, the two focused on observing the young Taoist disciples.
They eventually discovered that these were all real humans, not monsters.
Like the young镖队 (bodyguards) members, they were likely bewitched by the fox spirit's magic.
Somewhere inside the temple, they finally found the true master of the Black Mountain Temple.
It was an old Taoist priest whose face was somewhat similar to that of the fox spirit in human form, but now his complexion was ashen, and he no longer had that refined and handsome look.
"I knew it! How could anyone be almost as handsome as me? If there were, they must not be human."
Lin Ce ignored the talkative Li Qingshan and stared intently at the Black Mountain Abbot before him, asking:
"Master, is it sufficient to simply hand over this shipment to you?"
The abbot of Black Mountain Temple remained silent for a brief moment.
The hearts of the teenagers behind them jumped up.
They instinctively placed their hands on the hilt of the knife.
If I remember correctly, the chief镖头 (head镖师) asked the same question before, and then slashed with his sword.
"Master, just to confirm, is the escort mission considered complete once the goods are handed over to you?"
"Yes, thank you for your hard work, Chief Escort."
"Clang clang clang clang—"
All the youths drew their swords at once.
Lin Ce's expression turned cold, and he turned around and scolded him.
"What are you all doing? Put down the knife, don't frighten the abbot."
As he spoke, Lin Ce felt a surge of joy.
Because, the moment the Black Mountain Abbot answered, the "King of Escorts" system also reacted.
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