Above the Great Dao
Chapter 325 - 165 The Old Beggar

Chapter 325: Chapter 165 The Old Beggar

Chen Shi didn’t have a good impression of Monk Wu Chen at all. The monk was worldly, opportunistic, and only politely respectful to Li Tianqing, who was born into a noble family, while he was dismissive toward the ordinary people.

But when Monk Wu Chen stepped in to rescue him at a critical moment, to repay his kindness, it did allow Chen Shi to see another side to Wu Chen’s opportunistic nature.

"A clear sense of gratitude and grudges is what defines a true man."

Chen Shi silently praised inside, picked up the bottom of the bowl from the ground, and found that it still held a sip of water, barely covering the bottom.

"Granny Minjiang, I will take you away."

Chen Shi cradled the broken bowl and stealthily left the scene.

After his departure, many soldiers rushed to the scene, and upon seeing the bodies strewn everywhere, they were shocked. When they discovered the body of Assistant General Xia Luoying, they were even more horrified.

Aside from being an Assistant General, Xia Luoying was also the son of General Xia Chuli. His death here would probably incur the thunderous wrath of General Xia!

What’s more deadly was the disappearance of Granny Minjiang!

She was the source of sustenance for the Thirteen Families!

Capturing Granny Minjiang could feed the Thirteen Families for many days!

Losing Granny Minjiang would probably provoke the thunderous wrath of those lords, leading to the death of many!

After a while, the Guerrilla General, the garrison commandant, the captain, and others hastily arrived at the site. Most of them were from the Xia Family, and upon seeing Xia Luoying’s body on the ground, they couldn’t help but become furious: "Who did this?"

No one spoke up.

Officials from the Gongzhou government office like the Deputy Prefect, the Prosecutor, and the Registrar also hurriedly arrived and were startled, not daring to speak.

"Immediately report to Lord General!" The Guerrilla General turned and left.

General Xia was feasting at a banquet, where everyone was urging drinks and laughing, but as the Guerrilla General hurried over and whispered a few words, General Xia’s expression instantly changed, and disregarding decorum, he rose in a panic and hastened away.

Seeing this, the other dignitaries at the banquet also put down their cups and followed.

They came to Xia Luoying’s body with grim expressions.

"The Great Wheel Ming King Golden Light Mantra!"

General Xia examined Xia Luoying’s corpse, slowly straightened up, and looked towards Daxing Zen Temple, saying gravely, "The Great Baoguo Temple’s skill, the most supreme Golden Body Skill of this era."

Everyone felt a chill in their hearts. Had Zen Master Ku undergone Demon Transformation and murdered after escaping from the temple?

"If it were Ku Zhu, why bother to take action?"

They thought to themselves, "With just a glance from Ku Zhu, Xia Luoying might have turned into a mushroom on the spot."

"Without Granny Minjiang, what will we eat in the coming days?"

Governor Yan frowned slightly, pondering how long the Red Mountain Lady could sustain the Thirteen Families, when he suddenly noticed several soldiers frantically scratching their heads, as if their scalp was very itchy.

Seeing them scratch, Governor Yan himself felt an itch on his scalp.

Suddenly, there was a popping sound from the soldiers’ heads, and a string of tiny mushrooms burst out from their scalps!

The soldiers screamed in alarm, attempting to pluck the mushrooms but ended up tearing off chunks of their scalps, dripping with blood.

"They’ve been infected!"

Inspector Zhang exclaimed and without hesitation, struck with his palm, emitting intense flames and reducing those soldiers to ash.

Governor Yan struggled to endure the unbearable itch on his head and said, "Lord Xia, please accept my condolences for your loss. I have matters to attend to and must return!"

He left in a hurry and only when he reached the corner did he scratch his head, catching a small mushroom!

Governor Yan’s expression changed slightly as he quietly plucked the mushroom.

At this moment, noises came from the direction of the Minjiang River; Governor Yan went to investigate and found the border soldiers chasing down those with mushrooms growing on their heads.

Governor Yan’s heart pounded chaotically, thinking, "I’ve been infected, so could other dignitaries be too? Perhaps they also pulled off the mushrooms from their heads in secret!"

He returned to the Yan residence, walked into the corridor, and upon turning a corner, he heard sobbing. He saw several house servants and maids of the Yan residence kneeling outside a pit, with earth piled beside it and someone overseeing executions.

"What’s going on?" Governor Yan inquired.

The housekeeper hastily replied, "Lord, they’ve been infected and mushrooms have grown on their heads. The lady of the house ordered them executed to prevent the infection from spreading."

At the command, the heads of the house servants and maids fell into the pit, their bodies toppling forward into it as well.

The housekeeper waved his hand to push the earth into the pit, burying the corpses.

Governor Yan’s face was somber as he went to see the lady of the house in the back courtyard. The lady was dressing, Governor Yan glimpsed her from beyond the window—still charming, she stealthily plucked a tiny mushroom from her hair.

Governor Yan coughed, and the lady, in a panic, threw the mushroom into the corner and smiled, "You’ve returned, my lord?"

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Governor Yan smiled and approached his wife.

"Would anyone pluck the mushrooms from their head and stir-fry them to eat?"

A thought suddenly struck him, "I wonder if they’re poisonous? If one eats the mushrooms they’ve grown, is self-sufficiency enough to survive?"

On the sixteenth day of the Demon Transformation.

Even Governor Yan—a master of the Divine Descent Realm—was affected by the Demon Transformation, showing tendencies of becoming mushroom-like.

Elsewhere, Chen Shi, holding the broken bowl, hurried towards the Red Mountain Hall. He dodged various mushrooms, big and small, and it was only when he neared Red Mountain Hall that he relaxed and slowed his pace.

Just then, a languid voice reached his ears: "Kind sir, please spare some charity."

Chen Shi looked in surprise and saw an old beggar sitting on the stone steps by the left-hand door, leaning against the gate with a broken bowl in hand and a stick for shooing dogs in the other, shaking the bowl at Chen Shi, pleading, "I’ve been hungry for many years, kind sir, a little soup if you please."

Chen Shi also held a broken bowl in his hand.

The old beggar looked at Chen Shi’s bowl, which was even more broken than his own, and was startled. He laughed and said, "Are you Chen Shi? This old beggar is asking for some charity from Master Chen."

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