Misguided practice of sinister cultivation techniques: Slander! The problem lies with you all, not me!
Chapter 131 - 125: Remember, the more handsome the Demon, the more deceptive he is (Please subscribe and vote for monthly tickets)

Chapter 131: Chapter 125: Remember, the more handsome the Demon, the more deceptive he is (Please subscribe and vote for monthly tickets)

These days, Duan Yun had been following the Goddess Catcher from a distance, neither too close nor too far.

He learned that the Goddess Catcher’s name was Su Lizhi, unmarried with a C-cup, a local Goddess Catcher from Yu State.

He followed her not because this Goddess Catcher was also very beautiful but because he wanted to know more about the information upstream.

If the flood disaster was indeed man-made, he would make those troublemakers feel Young Hero Duan’s wrath!

These past few days, seeing the widespread suffering, with human lives treated as if worthless, Duan Yun’s mood was very heavy. This could be considered the first time he personally witnessed such a disaster scene. Hearing the low crying by the riverside and seeing surviving children unable to find their parents, he only felt heaviness and unease.

Moreover, although donating for disaster relief was voluntary, the gold and silver that had just come into his hands had to leave, causing him inevitable reluctance.

If someone was behind all this, then he needed to settle the account properly with such people.

Young Hero Duan collecting debts would certainly require more than just double!

Because these past few days, his mental distress had been very serious!

Moreover, how twisted and wicked must one be to do such things?

Such Evil Demons not being dead, he, as a Young Hero, couldn’t rest easy.

To avoid appearing like a pervert following the Goddess Catcher, Duan Yun bought a conical hat to cover his handsome face.

During this period, Duan Yun was almost certain that evil forces were involved in this matter.

At least Goddess Catcher Su Lizhi had confirmed that many of the bodies that drifted along with the floodwaters were not victims of the flood but had been murdered first, then their bodies were dumped into the waters.

This was definitely not a small-scale operation.

The Qingqi Bureau over there had already sent people upstream to investigate, and by rights, there should be results soon.

But as of this morning, there was still no movement on the Goddess Catcher’s side, and Duan Yun could only wait patiently.

For the purpose of tracking this Goddess Catcher, he had let Panda Dabai, along with Little Grey, roam free in the mountain forests.

After all, a handsome man accompanied by a panda and a donkey was a bit conspicuous.

It must be said, the Panda Dabai he had rented was really reliable.

No wonder the Mei Family was so prosperous; sometimes, a powerful panda could be even more reliable than a person.

Duan Yun had even doubted whether Big White was a person in disguise, but after touching its fur several times, he found no signs of someone wearing a panda suit.

At this moment, Goddess Catcher Su Lizhi had just finished examining the bodies and sat down at a vendor stall to have lunch.

Duan Yun sat at another nearby stall and started eating sweet tofu pudding.

While eating, he listened intently, overhearing the Goddess Catcher talking to her subordinates.

"Su, that man over there has been following you for half a day," a young maid whispered.

Is she talking about me?

Duan Yun touched his conical hat, feeling a bit embarrassed.

He was actually discovered.

At this time, Goddess Catcher Su Lizhi shook her head and said, "Don’t worry about him. He dares to stare at my butt and chest for half a day, he probably has no bad intentions, but he’s also too timid to speak up, likely just a cowardly admirer from somewhere. There’s no helping it; my attire is really too eye-catching."

"Only sneaking peeks, ah, such a perverted creep. Um, mainly because you Su, were born beautiful, no matter what you wear, you can enchant everyone," the maid flattered.

Hearing this, Duan Yun felt a familiar sensation washing over him.

Are you Goddess Catchers trained to listen to flattery?

Suddenly, a Black Hawk flew into the alley and landed at the table in front of the Goddess Catcher.

This Black Hawk was not large, but its eyes were spirited. It was injured, with blood still dripping from its feathers.

Su Lizhi opened the message tube on the Black Hawk’s foot, took out a note, and her expression changed instantly.

"What’s wrong?" the little maid asked anxiously.

"White Socks, it’s actually the White Socks." Su Lizhi spoke with a complex expression in her eyes.

The maid couldn’t help but voice her fear, "The White Socks Sect? How did they come so quickly?"

"Li Shu and Wang Daxin are not coming back. We need to inform the Communication Headquarters, and we have to return too!"

As she spoke, Su Lizhi stood up. She handed the Black Hawk to the maid, instructing, "Bandage it."

"Yes, Senior Su."

"Bandage it while walking!"

With that, the two women hurriedly walked out of the alley.

Duan Yun quickly paid up and followed them.

Outside the alley was a carriage, into which the two women swiftly climbed.

By the time Duan Yun reached the alley entrance, a woman’s voice came out— "Don’t follow me. I have important matters to attend to, no time to care about you. Furthermore, my ideal partner must be a universally admired great hero, not a coward like you who only dares to sneakily follow.

There are plenty of good women in this world, you don’t have to waste your time on me..."

Before Su Lizhi could finish her rejection, the carriage curtain was lifted.

The "coward" had already bent down and walked in.

Su Lizhi and her maid turned pale.

Even Goddess Catcher Su Lizhi had no idea how he got on!

The carriage became eerily quiet, and the atmosphere grew weird.

The maid’s face was tense as she asked, "What are you going to do?"

At this moment, the voice of the nervous Coachman came from outside, "My, My Lord."

"Continue on your way," Duan Yun ordered him directly.

"Yes!" The Coachman obediently set off with the carriage.

Then, Duan Yun took off his hat and looked at Su Lizhi with a serious face: "I apologize, Lady Su Lizhi. I just want to explain that I am not the pervert following you, not your admirer, and definitely not a coward. I just really want to know, what exactly is White Socks?"

"Are they the ones behind this disaster?"

Looking at the handsome face of the other party, Su Lizhi was certain that he was an expert. She cautiously asked, "Who are you? Why are you asking these questions?"

"I am Duan Lang, merely a knight-errant who delights in acting for heaven," said Duan Yun.

"Mr. Duan..." Mmph!

The young girl’s mouth was covered by Su Lizhi.

Su Lizhi clenched her legs tightly, forcibly suppressing her fear, and said, "Young Hero Duan, if you have any issues, take them out on me. You can take me anywhere and do anything! My junior sister is still young, please spare her!"

Duan Yun said with a pained expression, "Big sister, I have already explained my purpose. Can you please not jump to such wild conclusions."

"Huh?"

"I just want to know what the White Socks Sect is and whether the flood disaster was their doing," Duan Yun repeated.

"The... The White Socks Sect? You haven’t heard of it?" Su Lizhi exclaimed in surprise.

Duan Yun shook his head, "No."

"This is a Demon Sect that suddenly sprang up in the west of Demon Country. It is said that when the current Sect Hierarch was born, he was born with warm jade in his mouth and white socks on his feet, a symbol of purity and sanctity. Yet the White Socks Sect headed by him is anything but pure and holy.

Wherever the White Socks Sect goes, disasters often strike, and after each disaster, more people join. Thus, the sect grew rapidly, like wildfire fueled by the wind.

In Demon Country, another great sect, the Bright Sect, once formed an alliance with the Martial World to eradicate them, but ended in a terrible defeat.

After that, the White Socks Sect became unstoppable. Preachers of the sect left Demon Country and went straight to Qingzhou, wreaking havoc.

The authorities always thought it would be trapped in Qingzhou for a long time since Qingzhou is not Demon Country and the Qingzhou sects and influential families are not to be trifapped with. But since last year, the situation in Qingzhou turned grim. It’s said that the White Socks Sect suddenly produced several high-level experts, and many Qingzhou sects and families have been completely subdued; those who resisted have been crushed to ashes.

However, even assimilating and digesting the Martial World of Qingzhou should have taken quite some time. Who would have thought they would come so fast to Yu State!"

At this point, Su Lizhi’s tone carried increased panic.

This was after all a Demon Sect that rose out of nowhere and made even the great Bright Sect of Demon Country cower and overpower local forces in Qingzhou.

"You mean, this flood disaster was caused by the White Socks Sect?" Duan Yun asked.

"Definitely related to them, but an incident has already occurred upstream, and my colleagues sent out only managed to send a message of the arrival of the White Socks Sect; their fates are likely dire," she replied.

Duan Yun nodded and said, "I understand, thank you, miss, for informing me of everything."

"This Young Hero will take a look to see what their white socks are really like."

"Young Hero Duan, their white socks are mostly tucked into their pants," Su Lizhi reminded him.

"Thank you."

As the conversation ended, Duan Yun had already jumped off the coach.

The coach had arrived by the raging river, and Duan Yun was seen walking on water, soon disappearing from their line of sight.

After a long while, the junior sister said worriedly, "Sister, is he Old Demon Duan?"

"Judging by the characteristics, definitely." Su Lizhi spoke, still rattled.

"But he didn’t treat us harshly, on the contrary, I feel he really resembles a hero," the junior sister said, watching the direction Duan Yun had left, her eyes filled with confusion.

"Li, remember, the more handsome a demon is, the better they are at deceiving people. You must not be charmed by him, otherwise, you’ll be doomed," Su Lizhi solemnly said.

In fact, she felt she had also been charmed.

The moment when he walked on water just now, she actually thought this demon seemed somewhat like, the unparalleled hero everyone admires.

"Stop the coach."

At that moment, Su Lizhi suddenly spoke.

Because there was a statue standing on the bank of the river.

The statue, about three meters tall and exquisitely crafted, depicted an extraordinarily handsome man – who else could it be but the Old Demon Duan who had just been in their coach?

Su Lizhi and her junior sister got off the coach.

There were already many townspeople at the base of the statue expressing gratitude to "Young Hero Duan".

Su Lizhi’s eyes narrowed slightly as she read the words inscribed on the pedestal.

"On the 26th day of the ninth month of Jianchen, a flood in Yu brought destruction with nothing to hold it back. People mourned as they could not find their kin, and officials were helpless. A remarkable man, Duan Lang, shattered corpses and stones, directed the water flow, and thus, the flood was resolved. He was then known as ’Young Hero’."

"After Young Hero Duan Lang resolved the water of the flood, unable to bear the hardship of the people, donated gold and goods for relief. The local Sect Master was moved and contributed as well to enrich the town’s people. They erected his statue to wish him well."

Contemplating the words, Su Lizhi and her junior sister became entranced, as if in a dream.

The Old Demon Duan who helped in times of hardship?

They had long heard rumors about Old Demon Duan liking to play the game of pretending to be a hero, but this was taking the act too deep, too thoroughly, wasn’t it?

They had been in a rush to investigate a case and did not know much about other matters in the town, only that the flood was stopped by a miracle man at the river’s mouth. They hadn’t expected it to be Old Demon Duan.

If an old demon can so convincingly, so thoroughly play the part of a hero, is he a demon or a hero?

Suddenly, they were lost, thinking the Old Demon Duan playing the hero must be mad, and they were going mad themselves for involuntarily growing fond of him.

Just then, a group of seven or eight swordswomen appeared in front of the statue, attracting a lot of attention.

These women were dressed in white, looking spotlessly clean and very eye-catching.

Seeing the statue of Old Demon Duan, one of them exclaimed, "It is the Heroic Venerate!"

"It really is the Heroic Venerate!"

Suddenly, the group of Jian Sword Sect sat down in front of the statue, chanting in unison, "Believe in the Heroic Venerate, commit heroic deeds, Jian Sword Sect, Acting for Heaven, Jian Sword Sect, achieving ways on behalf of Heaven..."

As they chanted, a male Dharma Image appeared behind them, bearing a striking resemblance to the figure on the statue!

On the riverside, in front of the statue, seven women in white chanted a verse, with the same Dharma Image appearing behind them, some suddenly sprouting numerous arms, looking like gods or demons.

The scene was eerie and sinister.

A passerby from the Martial World whispered, "Run, those are the Jade Girls from the Jian Sword Sect!"

In an instant, Su Lizhi and her junior sister snapped out of their trance, sweating with fear.

Especially the junior sister, frightened pale by the strange sight before her.

The sister was right; the demon’s outward appearance was deceiving. Yet, it was still sinister after all.

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