Chapter 20: The innocent girl involved in the conspiracy

Chapter 20: The innocent girl involved in the conspiracy

Chapter 20: The innocent girl involved in the conspiracy

Wen Rui had no idea what He Lingyun was thinking.

In fact, this little crane did not run into her by chance. Wen Rui examined her for a long time and selected two potential candidates from many junior sisters. He made a comprehensive comparison before finally confirming that it was her. Then he cleverly guided her to meet Fashan and enter the game.

The first requirement for selecting a person is that she must have the potential to discover her fighting talent. Otherwise, if she is given a sword 20, she will not be able to defeat Fashan and will be killed, and she will have to clean up the mess herself.

Wen Rui has complete information about all the Lishan disciples. This Junior Sister He has long been included in the priority examination list. Based on her record of the sect's competitions over the past hundred years, Wen Rui believes that she is likely to be a practical genius.

Perhaps it is just as the saying goes - the crane is a bird of prey and can fight with the hawk.

The other one is a cat demon, and his actual combat potential is also amazing, but his personality is too eccentric, and he was not selected because he is too unexpected.

When everything was settled, he no longer paid attention to the tool crane, humming a little tune and began to pack up the various monitoring equipment he had taken out of his bag earlier.

"The king asked me to patrol the mountains and capture a monk for dinner. The water in this mountain stream is so sweet that I envy neither the mandarin ducks nor the immortals..."

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It's no wonder that the tune he hummed was catchy, with a melodious tune and cheerful rhythm. He Lingyun, who was in a complicated mood, felt a lot better after listening to it.

He Lingyun could not agree with the content of the lyrics. Senior Brother Wen was obviously a legitimate disciple of a righteous sect, but why was he singing the tune of a patrolling mountain demon and comparing himself to a wild little monster?

But she had to admit that she really liked listening to this cheerful song. Senior Brother Wen sang it very well, and she really wanted to listen to the entire song.

But things did not go as planned. A strange bracelet on Wen Rui's wrist made a "beeping" sound. He glanced at the bracelet, as if it received some information, and his face suddenly became gloomy again.

"Damn it, these idiots who are always causing trouble instead of helping anything!"

Wen Rui cursed in a low voice, and He Lingyun who was standing beside him felt confused. However, her face changed immediately, and she sensed several powerful demonic auras appearing nearby.

Four groups of black clouds flew over from the four directions of southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest, and soon arrived above the forest where Wen Ruihe and Ling Yun were, surrounding them.

"Brother, be careful. Those who come here have bad intentions and are emitting the demonic aura of a demon king!"

He Lingyun quickly raised the standard flying sword she had just obtained, and the flying sword was suspended around her, taking a defensive posture. Subconsciously, her defensive sword circle also enveloped Wen Rui.

“Even with the help of Jian Erling’s power, the chances of winning against the four demon kings in the Return to Void realm are slim.” He Lingyun turned and whispered to Wen Rui, “Brother, I will control Jian Erling to hold them back, and you can use the Earth Escape Technique to escape first!”

Wen Rui, however, had a blank expression on his face. He did not take the dangerous situation of being surrounded by the demon king seriously at all. His eyes flickered as if he was thinking about something.

Four black clouds transformed into four black whirlwinds that rolled towards the ground. When the black wind dissipated, four monsters suddenly appeared, occupying the four directions of southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest respectively.

The Southern Demon King is a black bear spirit. His transformation is not complete and he still has a bear head. He is tall and bloated, wearing a water-polished silver iron helmet on his head, a velvet and embroidered golden armor on his body, pointed suede boots with pink base, a three-strand silk lion belt around his waist, and a piece of fine armor, looking very mighty.

The Northern Demon King is a leopard spirit, and a female leopard at that. Her transformation level is much higher than that of the black bear spirit. Her appearance is not much different from that of a human, with brown-gold curly hair, blue eyes, a high nose, pink cheeks and red lips, and a beautiful face. She wears a leopard-skin dress, and stands with her hands on her waist, looking quite graceful.

The Western Demon King has a pair of crescent-shaped horns on his head and an ox nose on his face. He is a buffalo that has become a spirit. He is also covered in strong armor and looks very majestic.

The Eastern Demon King is a wolf demon with a wolf head and a human body. He wears scholar's clothes and has a plump figure. His wolf head is round and plump, but his wolf eyes are as bright as mirrors, his mouth is bloody, his teeth are sharp, and a thick wolf tail is exposed behind him.

"Boss Wen." "Little brother~~" "Sect Master Wen." "Big brother!"

When the four demon kings saw Wen Rui, they all smiled and greeted him with a bow, especially the wolf demon who called out "Big Brother!". His eyes, which should have been extremely sharp, were curved in smile, and he even subconsciously swung his thick wolf tail a few times.

"As expected of you, Boss Wen. You always keep your word in all business. As expected, that bald thief from the Western religion was killed by you. Hahaha..." The Bear Demon King laughed heartily, stroking his belly with a loud and low voice.

The leopard girl smiled softly and said, "Little brother, I really didn't realize that besides being good at tinkering with fun things to make people happy, you actually have such a skill. That Western thief bald guy is so vicious and has caused us a lot of trouble over the years."

The water buffalo spirit clasped his hands and said, "The Jinling Sect is a famous and powerful sect after all, and it really has a deep foundation. I heard that the Sect Master is very powerful. I underestimated you before, and I apologize here!"

"As expected of you, you are my big brother!" The fat wolf demon said excitedly, "I've told you guys a long time ago that my big brother is very capable. Hey, who is this pretty little demon? I've never seen her before. Is she my new sister-in-law?"

After being reminded by the wolf demon, the eyes of several other demon kings were also focused on her. He Lingyun suddenly felt a strong pressure approaching her. The huge gap in realm and the thick demonic energy that was as thick as substance made her extremely stiff.

In the past, when there was a huge gap in realm between them, he defeated Fashan by hiding underground and controlling Jian Erling to launch long-distance sneak attacks. His main body had never been locked onto by Fashan's spiritual consciousness, so he was not directly crushed by the mental pressure that was one major realm beyond his.

He Lingyun opened his eyes wide. Surrounded by monsters, he truly felt the horror of facing a powerful Return to Void expert and bearing the pressure. He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. He huddled like a chicken and even his spiritual energy could not flow smoothly.

"Second brother, watch your mouth."

Wen Rui was not affected by the pressure at all. He took out a bag of cakes from his bag and threw it at the wolf demon. The wolf demon's eyes suddenly lit up. He took the bag of cakes, took out a few pieces and stuffed them into his mouth, chewing them with big mouthfuls.

While eating, he smiled happily and muttered, "Hey, the egg yolk pie is delicious!"

Only then did He Lingyun realize that the delicious pastry that her senior brother had fed her before was called "Egg Yolk Pie".

The name "Egg Yolk Pie" is to her, who has transformed into a bird, what the name "Steamed Placenta" is to an ordinary human girl, or "Stir-fried Beef Joy" is to the Bull Demon King.

When she thought about how much she had eaten and how delicious it was, her pretty face turned green. She suddenly felt her stomach cramp and she almost vomited on the spot because of nausea.

After blocking the wolf demon's mouth with a bag of cakes, Wen Rui frowned and said to the other three demon kings, "Didn't I tell you to wait for news in your respective caves and mountain strongholds? Why don't you keep your promise? Don't you trust me?"

Several big demons looked at each other in bewilderment. The black bear spirit scratched his head and said, "Please forgive me, Boss Wen. It is true that the evil monk has been bullying our four demon kings for several years. Because he has a strong backer, we are afraid that killing him will cause endless troubles. If he continues to kill his little demons, his realm will be improved! He has been holding back for several years. We all want to see his end with our own eyes to relieve our hatred."

The buffalo demon also said, "Master Wen, we also heard the screams and cries of the evil monk before his death. We are curious about what magical means you used to torture such a determined Buddhist monk so miserably. That's why we all came here at the same time. Please don't misunderstand."

The Leopard Girl smiled and said, "Sister, this is the first time I've heard a monk cry so sadly. It's so funny. It's said that all the monks in the Western religion have seen through the world and have no sorrow or joy. They regard death as liberation. It turns out that they have never fallen into your hands."

"That's right. If those hypocritical thieves had met my eldest brother, they would have cried miserably."

The wolf demon held the crumbs of pastry in his mouth and said vaguely, "Brother, I was afraid that you were no match for that vicious monk, so I came here to help you and to settle the business fee. We brought them all together!"

As he said this, he took out a box from his arms, opened the box and showed it to Wen Rui.

He Lingyun, who was cowering like a chicken and not daring to say a word, curiously glanced over and saw that the box was filled with spiritual stones, spiritual gold, spiritual herbs, crystal jade...

The other three demons also took out boxes of similar size and respectfully presented them to Wen Rui. Wen Rui sneered, "Well, very good. You guys enjoyed listening to the monk's screams, right?"

"That's right!" "It's refreshing!" "It feels good!" "It smells good!"

"Just be happy!" Wen Rui said coldly, "My founder, Master Tongtian, once said, 'Red flowers, white lotus roots, green lotus leaves, the three religions are originally one family.' The Western Religion and my Jie Religion belong to the same Xuanmen orthodox way, so we should be as close as a family. That monk is like my brother, but I tortured him to death for you. To make you happy, shouldn't you show some appreciation?"

He paused, then said loudly with a gloomy face: "It costs more!"

The black bear demon's face changed, his demonic aura surged, and he angrily said, "Boss Wen, this is not how we settle this account. You clearly said before..."

Wen Rui chuckled, "I have repeatedly emphasized before that you should wait for news in the cave or the village, and not come to join in the fun. Did you listen? Words are not enough. We have signed an agreement. Take a good look at Article 18, Clause 36, and then Article 23, Clause 42, the penalty clause for breach of contract and the bargaining clause for providing value-added services. Charging you more is my right granted by the agreement!"

"How dare you, you treacherous human boy, deceive me!"

The black bear demon was furious, but the other three demons stepped forward to dissuade him, especially the wolf demon, who bared his teeth and bare his claws, also bursting out with fierce demonic aura, his wolf hair standing on end. He stood in front of him and protected Wen Rui behind him.

"Old Bear, calm down and don't hurt the relationship. There are indeed these two clauses in the agreement. I think what the Sect Master said makes sense."

"If you dare to show your teeth to my big brother, you will have to step over my dead body!"

"Brother Xiong, a few spirit stones won't ruin our relationship."

The Leopard Girl also advised softly, lowering her voice to the ear of the Black Bear Demon: "Wen Rui is under the protection of the Mother of Mount Li. If you dare to touch him, aren't you afraid that the Mother of Mount Li will destroy your Black Wind Village? Besides, if you offend the demon king of Brother Wen and he targets you, who will end up well?"

The black bear spirit let out a deep breath, tilted his head in frustration, and clasped his hands, saying, "I am an old bear with a hot temper. Please don't blame me, Boss. We will do as you say and pay more."

Wen Rui also bowed and returned the greeting, "Everyone, our friendship has been going on for more than a hundred years. As you know, I have always been clear with my brothers. When doing business, I only recognize the agreement and not the person. If anyone dares to break the agreement, don't blame me for no longer considering him as a friend."

"Yes, yes, Boss Wen has never breached a contract. Last time, the goods were delivered to the gate of the village but were robbed by thieves from the Dingguang Immortal Sect. Boss Wen did not say a word and re-shipped the goods in accordance with the agreement, bearing the loss. This time, I was really impulsive, so I should pay more!"

The black bear demon smiled and took out a bag of spirit stones and placed it on the wooden box. The other three demons followed suit and smiled and presented spirit stones one by one.

Wen Rui first used the bag to collect the four large boxes, then divided the four bags of spirit stones into two, took two bags of spirit stones and stuffed them into He Lingyun's hands, saying, "Everyone who sees it gets a share. Junior sister has also made a lot of efforts. Please accept it."

He Lingyun weighed the bags of spirit stones and estimated that there were no less than 20,000 spirit stones in these two bags! The extra money was at least 40,000 spirit stones, so how much could the originally agreed amount be?
"I... I can't accept it. I didn't do anything... No merit, no reward..." He Lingyun declined in panic.

"How can you say you did nothing? You stabbed him in the heart with your own hands."

Wen Rui smiled grimly and said slowly, "He cried so miserably because the transference effect triggered the shadow buried in his subconscious. It's all thanks to you."

At this point, he put away his smile and said word by word: "Hurry up and accept it, otherwise I, your senior brother, will be in trouble."

When several demon kings saw the change in Rui's tone, they all looked at He Lingyun in confusion, making her the target of public criticism again, and invisible pressure rolled in.

He Lingyun felt something was wrong and said hesitantly, "Then...then I'll take it..."

"Hmm?" Wen Rui raised his eyebrows unhappily and said, "What did your master teach you? Are you so rude?"

"Thank...thank you, brother."

"You're thanking me so reluctantly. It seems you're still not satisfied with your share of the spoils." Wen Rui smiled even more brightly, and stuffed the other two bags of spirit stones into He Lingyun's hands: "Good Junior Sister, are you satisfied this time?"

"Satisfied...satisfied!" He Lingyun held the bag of spirit stones tremblingly and nodded quickly.

Wen Rui nodded with satisfaction, and turned to the demon kings and said, "The big event is over. It's rare for us, the 'Five Friends of Lishan', to get together. Today I will host you and invite you to my cave to have a chat. Let's get drunk and celebrate properly."

"Okay, okay, I just wanted to discuss the weapons business with Boss Wen. You made a lot of money today, so you have to give me more discounts."

"Brother Wen, do you have the latest style of cool Taoist robes? My closet is so empty! It feels like it will never be filled..."

"Master Wen, I have some questions about cultivation and would like to ask you for your advice."

"I've been craving for the delicious food and wine at Big Brother's place for a long time. I'm going to eat my fill today."

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The man and four demons walked away happily, arm in arm. Only He Lingyun was left standing there in a daze. Her legs suddenly went limp and she knelt on the ground, unable to get up for a long time.

The more she thought about the scene just now, the more scared He Lingyun became. She was naive, but definitely not stupid. She had already connected the clues again and sorted out the whole story.

Before the four demon kings showed up, she mistakenly believed that Senior Brother Wen tricked her into killing Fashan just to change Fashan's evil thoughts towards the demon clan and enlighten Fashan to be a kind demon cultivator who willingly protects the Lishan Immortal Sect in the future.

Only now do we know that Fashan's life is also valuable. Brother Wen conveniently packaged it and sold it to the demon kings entrenched around Mount Li. Poor Master Fashan, he was still grateful to Wen Rui even after being sold. In countless reincarnations in the future, he will be grateful and work like a slave to protect the demon clan.

If she had not accepted the spirit stones, it would have been like she was refusing to surrender, and there was a risk that she would be reported to the Mother of Mount Li.

At that time, Wen Rui would not need to take action, or even give orders. With just a glance, the four returning to the void demon kings would be able to devour her, the little golden elixir demon, alive, leaving not a bone or residue.

The way immortals investigate cases is mainly to deduce cause and effect. Even if the Holy Mother of Lishan used her magical powers to investigate the mystery of her disappearance, they could only trace the cause of her death to the four demon kings. It was like the person who killed Fashan was He Lingyun who was deceived. He Wenrui had nothing to do with cause and effect and did not commit any killing karma!
After paying the tribute, even if he went to surrender to the Holy Mother of Mount Li, accepting 20,000 spirit stones would be an irrefutable stain. Brother Wen, do you have a magic weapon to record the video?

In the video recording, although He Lingyun was intimidated by the threat from the Demon King and dared not say much and was forced to express his gratitude, it seemed more like he was willing to accept the spoils voluntarily. He also threw a tantrum because of the uneven distribution of the spoils, and there is a huge suspicion that he was in cahoots with Senior Brother Wen.

The nature of accidentally killing someone because of being deceived and killing someone for money are completely different. The former can still be forgiven by Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta and lead her into Buddhism, but the latter is an unforgivable crime and must be thrown into the Avici Hell!

With such a big handle in the hands of Senior Brother Wen, that villain who can sell others out and ask others to help count the money must always be thinking about how to make good use of it.

What should she do if in the future she is forced to help the evildoer or do something shameful?

The more He Lingyun thought about it, the more frightened she became. She felt that she had been drawn into a huge whirlpool of fate and fallen into a sinister quagmire of intrigue and conspiracy. Everything had deviated from the normal life trajectory of a girl.

Thinking of this, the girl could no longer bear the blow. She dared not face the terrifying future as deep as a black hole. She leaned against a big tree, hugged her knees, buried her pretty face between her legs, and sobbed.

The crying sounded faintly in the wind, sounding extremely sad and mournful.

(End of this chapter)