Could it be that I am the cruel villain?
Chapter 321 - 210 How to Make a Decision?_2

"I have personally witnessed the divine skills of Master Jin Shan. He can exorcise evil spirits, subdue demons, and there’s nothing he can’t do, nothing he doesn’t know."

"Even those miners who were possessed, if it weren’t for Master Jin Shan’s intervention, I’m afraid more than a dozen more lives would have been lost each month. The master doesn’t charge any money and is always willing to help us relieve disasters, which is why I advised you two to go and visit him."

"As for the way there? Now I know, but you two will surely gain something from this trip. Elder Jin Shan often says he’s getting old and wants to find a child to inherit his mantle, so he asked us to keep an eye out for potential candidates."

"He says that children not yet born have the most potential intelligence. He wants to take one as his disciple, which is why we’ve been troubled to help introduce them. After all, if a place like ours could produce an Immortal or a high monk, we wouldn’t have to see so many people die in the mines every... sigh."

"Let’s not talk about this anymore. Here is the address. Master Jin Shan does not charge a penny for his services, so please be polite when you meet him, and also give him my regards..."

The couple walked out of the County Magistrate Mansion with smiles, but the expressions on their faces carried some doubts as soon as they left.

Especially Jiang Feng, who had always thought that the constant casualties over the past half-year were somehow related to the local authorities. But now it seems that the Lord County Magistrate is also clueless.

It seemed like he was a victim of deception.

Frowning, this made it even more difficult for him. If someone was indeed instructing these events, it would be easy to eradicate this group of people, but the problem is that society today isn’t like the society he once knew; the degree of feudalism is quite exaggerated.

And most people are illiterate, whether it’s a joyous occasion in the family, a funeral, or if a child is about to be born, including naming, determining the Five Elements, calculating the fate...

All these matters are handled by the local schoolteacher and the Fengshui Master. For a child about to be born in their families, they need the child’s eight characters calculated to determine the Five Elements. Then they visit the schoolteacher, who will name the child according to the missing elements among the Five Elements.

Frowning, but Lu Luo, pretending to be pregnant beside him, said casually, "It seems like this whole city has been bewitched by that demon monk. Go to other cities and you’ll find the same scenario. Why the sour face, are you still suspicious of the Magistrate?"

"Mhm."

He hummed softly, then snapped his fingers with a pop.

Suddenly, everyone around them looked bewildered for a moment, as if two people had just vanished right in front of them. This strange dissonance made them look around, but to no avail.

A Core Formation Stage expert indeed exists on a different level compared to ordinary people. Just in a few breaths, the two of them appeared in an empty alleyway.

"I still have some doubts. If no one is deliberately allowing this, it is hard to imagine it becoming like this. Didn’t our fellow sect members say, they spent half a year to find a clue?"

"Then kill them all! Wipe them all out! Blood cleanse Shuipang... No, leave the men to me to drain their essence, and you take the women to extract their Yin energy. Don’t you have a Soul Summoning Banner? With the souls and flesh of this entire city’s people, you can definitely refine a high-grade magic treasure."

"..."

He felt that Lu Luo joining Purple Cloud Palace was somewhat a waste of her talents.

This woman should be in the Joyful Sect or Xuanyin Sect; if not feasible, even heading to a Demon Sect to be a leader would fit.

But she was indifferent to this, still lazily yawning. Women’s ability to change their demeanor was truly dramatic. She was just in the streets being overly dramatic with Jiang Feng, crying her heart out, then turned around without a care in the world.

Not only that, but she even directly flipped up her upper clothes in front of Jiang Feng, her skin glowing without any impurities, seemed soft enough to squeeze, almost as if one could squeeze out fine like lanolin.

The aqua blue bellyband was eye-catching, somewhat narrow, the strings taut, looking like a slight force would break them, and tied into two cute butterfly knots at her back and neck.

This sexy bellyband distracted Jiang Feng, not because his thoughts were running wild, but it reminded him of his school days in his previous life.

Back then, he had absolutely no idea about the matters between men and women. Seeing a butterfly knot on his female classmate’s neck upfront, he pulled on it out of curiosity...

Hmm, the price paid was not small, but at least he tenaciously survived.

"Ah, my lord, this is a good spot, bustling with people coming and going, anyone poking their head around might spot us two, how thrilling~"

A fox spirit that couldn’t change its scavenging habits approached proactively, having already untied the pillow strapped to its stomach at some unknown point.

He rolled his eyes; he was really not in the mood for jokes now, but the other two quickly followed behind.

As usual, Yan Fengchun supported Wang Yong, but compared to before, at least Wang Yong could stand firm now. Seeing Lu Luo smile seductively at him, he shivered.

"Yo~ Brother Wang Yong, you really have a strong physique, full of yang energy. An ordinary person would’ve been unable to walk for three to five days after being drained once. How about... next time, Brother Wang, you go out and play with sister again, huh?"

His heart tightened.

He almost fainted, feeling his eyes roll back; just sitting alone and having tea together could drain him dry, let alone going out alone. Would he have any way to survive?

He was about to curse out loud, but he held back for a few seconds and dared not shout out, mainly because he entered the sect relatively late, only more than six years ago, naturally, he hadn’t heard of Lu Luo’s notorious reputation.

Moreover, it was only on the way here, supported by Yan Fengchun, that he learned this young lady was from Swordmaster Peak. Although she was an Outer Disciple, she had a Peak Master’s token in hand and served closely Liu Jianxian.

He hurriedly shook his head, Lu Luo smiled like a fox, about to continue teasing, but Jiang Feng chose to speak up and divert the topic.

"Alright, let’s get to the serious matter. How do you two view everything that just happened? The clues are now clear. Just as that brother guessed earlier, all the fortunetellers in Shuipang County have been bought off, led by the County Magistrate, continuously sending life to that demon monk."

"But it seems that Lord County Magistrate was unaware, only trying to accumulate merit and pray for his child, and he admires the Golden Monk extremely, appearing to be completely brainwashed by those strange methods."

"The surrounding counties should be roughly the same, and now they have shifted their target to pregnant women, showing their malicious intentions. Old Yan, you are the client, some matters we can only provide ideas and suggestions, it’s up to you to make the final decision."

"Is it to cleanse, or just to do our part of the duty."

After saying this, Jiang Feng fell silent, looking at Yan Fengchun with a touch of helplessness in his eyes, and clenched his fist.

Really, he shouldn’t have believed this youngster’s words.

Every time Yan Fengchun mentioned good jobs coming their way, both brothers would eagerly rush out to work, the first time both nearly got killed by an Evil Cultivator. At that time, he was only at Mid Grade Foundation Establishment, and it took a lot of effort to come back.

This time they didn’t encounter a formidable enemy, but the situation was even more troubling and vexing compared to direct combat.

What troubled them the most now was that they didn’t know who was the wolf and who was the sheep. If they wrongly killed the innocent, how were they any different from those Evil Cultivators?

But if they only kill the Golden Monk, other demons would appear, deceiving and manipulating to gain benefits, maybe in a few days, someone new would take over the position of Jin Shan.

Yin Shan, Tong Shan, Tie Shan... as long as he wished, the incoming demons could take any name and do the same deeds.

"Sigh~"

He took a deep breath.

His expression seemed resolute, as the one taking the job, Yan Fengchun naturally had to make the final decision.

"Naturally, it is..."