Chapter 022: You're responsible for your own mistakes
The main peak of Lingyun Peak.
Ouyang Xu was carried in by the disciples. If Zhuang Shaohua hadn't said that it was Ouyang Xu, Shen Wuyan would have been a little hesitant to recognize him.
Only half of Ouyang Xu's face was left.
The other half of the flesh was either torn off or eaten by the dragon. Now all people can see are pits and holes and white bones.
The remaining half of the face was not in much better condition, with bloody scratches all over it, the scratches were so deep that the bones were visible. Even if it was cured, there would still be some scars all over it.
In addition, Ouyang Xu was almost on his last breath, his body was covered in blood, and one of his legs was missing.
If Zhuang Shaohua had not arrived in time, he might have really been eaten by the dragon.
It took the combined efforts of Zhuang Shaohua and his apprentice Jiang Yunzhi to subdue the dragon again and trap it in a specific bird cage.
Although the cage looked small, it was made of cold iron and was extremely strong. In addition, it was engraved with talismans. After the demon dragon was locked in, its cultivation was sealed and its body turned into the size of a small snake.
This time, Song Mingyi generously took out several pills and fed them to Ouyang Xu, and also gave him a lot of spiritual power.
Mu Jinyan treated Ouyang Xu's obvious wounds.
If Ouyang Xu's leg was still there, Mu Jinyan might be able to reattach it to him, but unfortunately, his leg was eaten by the demon dragon, and Ouyang Xu would be disabled for the rest of his life.
At the same time, a disciple from the Dharma Hall was seen outside.
After the ceremony, the disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall held up a red talisman in his hands and said, "Reporting to the master, when a disciple of Lingshou Peak was checking his talisman, it suddenly turned red, which is obviously a symptom of an infectious disease. The disciple has now isolated and detained him. Please give your instructions, master."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Even Mu Jinyan, who was helping Ouyang Xu treat his wounds, glanced at the talisman in the disciple's hand.
Then, Shen Wuyan, Zhuang Shaohua and Mu Jinyan looked at each other very quickly.
Only Zhuang Shaohua and Mu Jinyan knew that this was not an inspection for infectious diseases, but an inspection for demon spies.
The talisman was drawn by Zhuang Shaohua himself, and the principle was provided by Mu Jinyan. The cinnabar used to draw the talisman was mixed with Xiao Jing's blood, and the person who poisoned the person would definitely have the breath and traces of the inner ghost on his body. As long as this talisman was used to investigate, it would be possible to find out who had contact with the inner ghost.
Zhuang Shaohua's Lingyun Main Peak, Song Mingyi's Lingdan Peak, Mu Jinyan's Lingyao Peak, and Shen Wuyan's Lingxiao Peak were all checked, and nothing was unusual.
Shen Wuyan thought he would return empty-handed, but he didn't expect that the people at Lingshou Peak were really different.
Thinking back to how Ling Shoufeng had previously made excuses for not allowing the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall to go in for inspection, Shen Wuyan was filled with doubts. Was it really just a personal grudge, or was there something else going on? And was this matter related to Ouyang Xu?
When Shen Wuyan looked at Ouyang Xu thoughtfully, Zhuang Shaohua also glanced at Ouyang Xu.
Then Zhuang Shaohua asked again: "Is there only one person with abnormality? What about the other disciples? They have all been checked."
The disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall replied, "Master, there is only one disciple who has an abnormality, but the examination has not been completed yet."
"Who else?"
"And..." The disciple raised his head and looked in the direction of Ouyang Xu.
Ouyang Xu was seriously injured, but after taking Song Mingyi's healing medicine, he woke up and obviously heard the conversation.
Ouyang Xu didn't expect that his peak actually detected an infected person, which made Ouyang Xu feel guilty. He snorted, "Come over now... cough cough cough... investigate."
Ouyang Xu was fine, only that one disciple was 'infected'.
Without further ado, Zhuang Shaohua and Shen Wuyan prepared to go to the Law Enforcement Hall to check on the "infected" disciple.
Ouyang Xu supported his arm and tried to sit up. "I'll go too. After all, he's my disciple."
Ouyang Xu was worried about letting Shen Wuyan go alone with Zhuang Shaohua. He didn't know how Shen Wuyan would exaggerate and make up bad things about him and Ling Shoufeng behind his back.
Zhuang Shaohua didn't want more people to know about the demon spies. After all, the matter had not been clarified yet. Firstly, he didn't want to cause panic, and secondly, he didn't want to alert the enemy.
What's more, Ouyang Xu is now seriously injured. Even if he takes Song Mingyi's healing medicine and wakes up, he is still weak.
He patted Ouyang Xu's shoulder affectionately and said, "Junior brother, you are injured and should not walk around. Let Junior Sister Mu treat you. We will just go and take a look."
Ouyang Xu insisted, and continued to support his arm and prepare to sit up, "My disciple is sick, and as his master, how can I not go? After all, even the head brother went without caring about the hard work."
Mu Jinyan saw what Zhuang Shaohua was thinking and spoke up to help, "Second Brother, you can't get up now. Lie down quickly."
"I'm fine..." Ouyang Xu was stunned. He lifted the quilt and saw that he was missing a leg...
Ouyang Xu stared with his only eye, which was almost bulging out of its socket. He pinched his trouser leg with his hands excitedly, "My legs, where are my legs? What happened to my legs?"
Zhuang Shaohua patted Ouyang Xu's shoulder soothingly and said apologetically, "Sorry, Junior Brother."
What else is there to understand? The trouser legs are empty, there is nothing... his legs are broken.
Ouyang Xu felt great pain in his heart, followed by infinite hatred towards the culprit Shen Wuyan.
For a moment, he kept replaying in his mind the scene of Shen Wuyan snatching away his position as the elder of the Law Enforcement Hall, the scene of his own nephew having his cultivation destroyed by Shen Wuyan's apprentice and then being beaten half to death by Shen Wuyan, the scene of Shen Wuyan splitting the mountain gate, and the scene of his own monster being killed by Shen Wuyan...
The final shot remains on his empty trouser legs.
Seeing that he was silent, Zhuang Shaohua patted his shoulder again and said, "I am late, I am sorry, Junior Brother."
Impulse is the devil.
What's more, at this moment, Ouyang Xu's heart is no longer normal. He is angry, resentful, crazy and twisted. Ouyang Xu has lost his mind.
He attacked without distinction, roaring at Zhuang Shaohua: "Sorry, what's the use of sorry. You are late, of course you are late. Why didn't you come earlier? Why? Isn't your cultivation very high? Aren't you the best in the world? Why did you let the demon dragon bite off my leg? Why? Ah?"
Hey, this guy is really...
Zhuang Shaohua had no obligation to save him, not to mention that he went there as soon as he heard the news. He said "Senior brother is late" out of affection, but he didn't expect Ouyang Xu to be so... serious.
He even blamed Zhuang Shaohua directly.
Shen Wuyan was speechless, muttering quietly: "You bring trouble upon yourself, who can you blame?"
Ouyang Xu's bloodshot eyes saw Shen Wuyan standing aside and muttering softly, and the anger and resentment in his heart became deeper, like a volcanic eruption, unstoppable.
He stared at Shen Wuyan like a devil, "Shen Wuyan, this is all your fault, you despicable villain. It must be you who didn't inform the head brother right away. It must be you who deliberately delayed the time and prevented the head brother from saving me. It's you."