Just by looking at the densely packed, crawling little poisonous creatures, it felt as if they were all crawling under my scalp.
But Xu Xiaoyan was really curious.
Generally speaking, those who join the Hongqiu Society are all "heterodox".
After all, it is mainly a place where Taoist practitioners who are unable to obtain immortal materials through so-called "legal" means trade immortal materials, and the others are just incidental.
Unorthodox ways are also "Taoism". In this era, some so-called "unorthodox ways" are actually still the right way, but they just refuse to attach themselves to the Chongxian Sect.
The mushrooms would appear there, so they must be people from the Taoist sect who are practicing alchemy.
But Xu Xiaoyan had never seen anyone from the Taoist sect like her who fiddled with poisonous insects and snakes all day long.
If you push aside her messy black hair and look closely at her face, you will find that Xianggu is not a very pretty girl, but she can't be said to be ugly either.
However, it is really incomprehensible for a woman to be so unkempt.
After all, a Taoist who can cultivate to the sixth level, even if it is an unconventional way, must be capable and cannot be a beggar who cannot even guarantee the most basic living.
So, Xu Xiaoyan was very curious about shiitake mushrooms.
Xu Xiaoyan has been involved in unorthodox practices for a long time, and the unorthodox practices she has been involved in are real unorthodox practices.
This is different from the Wudang Temple and the Fuyun Temple, which are listed as "side sects" by the Chongxian Sect, but are actually orthodox sects in the eyes of the people in the martial arts world.
Taoist Tieyu, Monkey Thief and others were all weird people she met in the circle of unorthodox practices.
Obviously, shiitake mushrooms are very strange, so she is quite curious about them.
Xu Xiaoyan saw Xianggu take out a medicine pill from his arms.
It is said to be a medicinal pill, but it is an irregular round shape, which shows that the alchemist's skill is very poor.
She placed the medicine pill on the grass, and then Xu Xiaoyan saw those tiny poisonous insects began to drill into the medicine pill.
Those poisonous insects are really tiny, even snakes, scorpions and the like are very small.
Xu Xiaoyan saw these little poisonous bugs drill into the medicinal pill, which made the pill, which was not made very well to begin with, even bigger.
Then the mushroom grabbed it and ate it.
Xu Xiaoyan opened her eyes wide... She really ate it!
Chapter 144 I told you that you won’t live long!
As soon as Fang arrived at Nangong Mountain and Erlangping, where the Gong family lived, he immediately felt the different atmosphere here.
White banners were hung everywhere and many people were wearing linen clothes.
The air seemed to be filled with gunpowder. A small flame could easily ignite the place and cause a huge explosion.
Shi Hao looked around and saw a lot of young people on the road. When he saw these young people on the road, their eyes were all filled with anger.
Some people also looked at them with angry eyes. This anger was not directed at them, but it was obvious that the Gong family did not welcome outsiders at this time.
The Gong family is a large family with a large population. The surrounding fields are connected and the walls are undulating.
Although the Gong family did not have many masters, they had many warriors who had entered the rank, and they were all their own children. Even if such a large family could not compare to those big gangs, it was generally quite prominent in a county.
In addition, although such family inheritances inevitably have many internal conflicts, once they encounter foreign enemies, they can often unite quickly and unite to fight against foreign enemies.
"It seems that something has happened to the Gong family!" Hou Bomin, with his thin body hunched over, laughed as if he was enjoying the fun.
When they arrived at the gate of the villa, they saw noise and a cold air inside. It was obvious that many people were carrying swords.
There were two strong men guarding the village gate, but they did not stop him because they recognized Mr. Chuan.
Chuan Dao Ren asked: "Excuse me, what happened here? Are we here at the wrong time?"
The big man held the iron rod in his hand and gnashed his teeth, "Excuse me, Taoist Priest! It is really that the Hanyang Gang has gone too far and it is unbearable."
Taoist Chuan turned around and exchanged a glance with Shi Hao and the others.
Shi Hao said: "Let's go in and take a look!"
When we entered, we saw many young men carrying knives and swords in the square. Someone shouted, "Why don't you let us go? Did Wen Feng and Wen Yi die in vain? No matter how powerful the Hanyang Gang is, we can't let them bully us like this."
Others were also furious: "Yes, how can our Gong family be so despised?" "The more we give in, the more we will be bullied. This will make people look down on us even more. I'm afraid we will be bullied when we go out."
There was another middle-aged man who, although surrounded by a crowd, remained humble and explained to everyone in a low voice.
However, there was so much noise all around that no matter how that person explained, he couldn't suppress the anger of the crowd.
Someone inside shouted, "Please ask Uncle to come out!" "Yes, what's the point of you talking here? Let the clan leader come out and tell us in person whether this revenge will be taken or not?"
Amid the noise, Shi Hao, Chuan Daoren and others walked around them and arrived at the hall, where they saw a mourning hall set up, with several women in sackcloth clothes crying. There were also people crying secretly nearby, it was a horrible sight.
"I'm Taoist Chuan, the abbot of Wudang Temple. I've come to see Patriarch Gong for something. Could you please let me know a few things?" Taoist Chuan said to a guard standing outside the hall.
The man said, "Master, please wait a moment!" and hurriedly walked around the mourning hall and went to the other side.
After a while, the man came out and said, "Please come in."
As they entered the depths, they heard an angry voice from the house in front of them: "Brother, it's not your son who died, so of course you don't care..."
Then someone said angrily: "Third brother, I didn't say I won't take revenge. Isn't your son also my nephew? It's just that we can't just let it go like this..."
"You're just afraid to say more." The angry voice became more and more intense. "Okay! Okay! It doesn't matter if my son dies. It doesn't matter if Wen Yi and Wen Hong die. I'll see how long you can endure it. If they kill a few of my people today, they'll kill more tomorrow. When they kill your son, don't yell and ask everyone to take revenge."
—A man angrily slammed the door and walked out of the house.
Behind him, a heavy sigh was heard.
Shi Hao followed Taoist Chuan into the house. There was a man in the house wearing a brocade robe and with a square face. He was Gong Muhong, the head of the Gong family.
There were two old men beside them, who should be the elders of the clan.
Taoist Chuan stepped forward, bowed and said, "Brother Gong!"
Gong Muhong hurriedly returned the greeting, "Master, you have arrived. I am sorry for not welcoming you and for not entertaining you well. I apologize for making you laugh."
Daochang Chuan said, "Brother Gong, you don't have to be so polite! I see that the atmosphere outside is very tense. I wonder what happened here?"
Gong Muhong sighed, "It's really the 'Hannan Three Evils' of the Hanyang Gang who are bullying us too much. They cut off our waterways for foreign trade, kept demanding more and more money, and never let our merchant ships pass."
"My nephew Wenfeng has never learned martial arts, but he manages the family's external business. He brought some people to Changyan City to negotiate with the other party, but he didn't expect that the three Hannan villains were completely unreasonable and suddenly attacked, beating Wenfeng and the six people he brought to death."
"They sent the seven bodies down the mountain and drew a road, saying that they would hold a banquet in Changyan City tonight. If the Gong family was dissatisfied, they could attend the banquet. Then they left with laughter. Everyone was so angry that they wanted to gather together and attack Changyan City together in the evening, but I kept delaying and forbade everyone to go down the mountain."
"Just looking at the situation, I'm afraid it won't last long. Alas—"
But someone next to him laughed strangely and said, "When the three Hannan villains joined the Hanyang Gang, they were already famous criminals in Han River. Each of them had a sixth-grade cultivation. After joining the Hanyang Gang, they became even more arrogant. Now the entire Changyan City has basically been included in the Hanyang Gang's sphere of influence. Haha, there are only these people outside. I'm afraid that as many as go, many will die."
Gong Muhong looked at the short, hunched-backed man who was speaking: "Who is..."
The man chuckled and said, "I am Hou Bomin, just a nobody living in the lower class. The clan leader doesn't need to care about me."
Gong Muhong coughed lightly and said, "Excuse me! Excuse me!" He had never heard of this man's name, but he still had to show minimum courtesy.
Taoist Chuan said: "Brother Hou is right. If we go..."
"What the man who just left was said is even more correct!" Shi Hao interrupted, "The other party is clearly deliberately provoking trouble. Now the world is about to be in chaos. The Barbarian Court does not care, and the Six Gates do not care. The martial arts world is in chaos, and everyone is on their own."
"The three Hannan villains are deliberately causing trouble. If you back down today, they will kill a few more people tomorrow. If you back down tomorrow, they will kill a few more people the day after tomorrow. You are all brave men outside. How long can the clan leader restrain them? If you force them to restrain, some people will die in their families and will never accept it. Some people will listen to the clan leader and consider the overall situation and watch from the sidelines. If this happens a few more times, I'm afraid the Gong family will be in chaos."
"Even so, it is still impossible to stop him from committing crimes. What can you do to him?"
Hou Bomin laughed strangely and said, "So, it's either you die or you wait for death. It's destined to be death anyway."
Gong Muhong was stunned and for a moment, he was at a loss what to do.
Shi Hao said coldly: "Originally there were other ways to go, but the people below are out of control, and the upper echelons are hesitant and unable to convince the people. It is really either to die or to wait for death."
Gong Muhong looked at Shi Hao and said, "This little brother is..."
Shi Hao said, "My surname is Shi, and my name is Chongyunzi. I originally came here with the temple master to discuss the Hanyang Gang's arrogance and its intention to get involved in the nine villages of Bashan. Chief, listen to me. Although everyone outside is impulsive, it is precisely because of this impulsiveness that their hearts are united."
"If the clan leader forcibly stops them, it will either go against the will of the people and fail to convince them, or it will tear the people apart, causing the Gong family to split, and also give the Hanyang Gang an opportunity to take advantage of it."
Gong Muhong knew that what he said made sense, and he was in a great headache. He couldn't help but ask: "Then what should we do?"
Shi Hao said: "If the clan leader trusts me, let me represent the clan leader and go outside to talk to everyone."
Gong Muhong looked at Taoist Chuan, who waved his whisk and said, "Brother Gong, why don't you let him have a try?"
Gong Muhong bowed to Shi Hao and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, little brother!"
Shi Hao turned and walked out. The others looked at each other and couldn't help but follow him.
Everyone present, except Du Yuejiao, such as Chuan Daoren, Hou Boming, and He Guangtao, were older than Shi Hao.
At this moment, they subconsciously followed the young man's lead.
Shi Hao came to the square outside the front hall. People were in groups of two or three, still shouting. The middle-aged man surrounded by them simply squatted there and said nothing. Many people began to make noises. Some people were desperate to rush in and talk to the clan leader. Some people were carrying weapons and began to shout that they wanted to kill Changyan City.
Shi Hao ignored them and entered the mourning hall.
The mourning hall was spacious, with seven coffins placed side by side. The sobbing of the women in sackcloth mixed with the noise outside, making the scene even more desolate.
Shi Hao and the others lit incense in front of the tablets one by one. After that, Shi Hao stood at the entrance of the hall, facing the seven coffins, and said loudly: "Seven brothers, don't worry, don't be afraid, don't feel lonely in the underworld. You can't avenge your revenge, but don't worry, those people outside will soon accompany you tonight."
"Just wait a moment, then we can meet up with everyone outside, and happily reincarnate together!"
His voice was quite loud, and along with the radiating internal energy, it spread out directly, instantly suppressing the noise outside.
Such a blatant provocation made the already frustrated crowd even more furious. Someone shouted, "What are you talking about?"
Shi Hao turned around with his hands behind his back. At the moment he turned around, the Sacred Heart Mirror Technique emitted an invisible sword energy, making him as sharp as a knife.
At this moment, everyone was looking at him, and the astonishing momentum was pressing towards them like a tidal wave.
Clearly he did nothing, just standing on the steps, and suddenly, he seemed like a mountain standing in front of everyone.
Under the frightened and puzzled gazes of the crowd, Shi Hao looked around and said loudly: "I said you won't live much longer! Is there a problem?"
Chapter 145: Those who move with Yang, virtue is born
Someone angrily asked, "Boy, where are you from?" Someone else cursed, "I think you are the one who doesn't want to live."
Shi Hao looked disdainful and said in a sarcastic tone, "Just you guys?"
Several people inside became furious and rushed towards him with sticks in their hands.
They were already angry, how could they withstand such a blatant provocation
Suddenly, a flash of sword light flashed in front of them.
These people all felt that the sword light in front of them turned into silver light, piercing their eyes, eyebrows, and throats.
They were so horrified that they raised their sticks to block the attack, but suddenly the sword's momentum changed, and the iron sticks in their hands all flew up, and in full view of everyone, they fell out of their hands and hit the ground.
—Time, everyone was silent.
It was Du Yuejiao who made the move. She practiced the Phantom Moon Demon Flame Technique, which combined with the Phantom Moon Body Movements made her extremely unpredictable.
At the moment she blocked the way, these people only saw the sword light and could not even see her figure.
When they were defeated, everyone looked again and saw the girl holding a sword, with a cold and beautiful face, which made people unable to look away.
Du Yuejiao's attitude towards outsiders has always been not very good.
That is, now, she is bullied by Shi Hao from time to time. She is used to being bullied. In front of him, she is like a wronged young wife, and other people can hardly see her good face.
Now, as she practiced the Phantom Moon Demon Flame Technique, she inexplicably developed a mysterious, dreamy aura, which added a lot of charm to her coolness.
These people rushed forward together, but were quickly pushed back by a young girl, and they were all ashamed.
If the person in front of them was a big man, even if they lost, they would probably yell and curse at him, as they would rather lose the fight than the person.
But the other party happened to be a beautiful girl, which made them feel that not to mention yelling at her, even if they just spoke louder, it would be "intrusive to the beautiful woman."
In addition, although the Gong family had no middle-grade martial artists, relying on the family martial arts, almost all young people who were capable of learning martial arts could enter the rank. No matter how useless these people were, they were all ninth-grade, but they were easily defeated by the girl with one sword.
This also made everyone on the field speechless.
Shi Hao did not give these people a chance to calm down, and continued to laugh at them: "With your limited abilities, you still want to go to Changyan City for revenge. I told you that you won't live long, but you still refuse to accept it? Are you going there for revenge, or to die? Don't you know the answer?"
Someone shouted: "A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated. Even if you cannot avenge him, you must not be afraid of him."
As soon as these words were spoken, others echoed them.
Shi Hao said solemnly: "That's a good point! Even if we can't take revenge, we must not be afraid of them. In fact, we must take revenge. If we can't take revenge, even if we die, we will not be able to face these brothers who died unjustly."
He had just provoked everyone, but now he loudly agreed with everyone. On the one hand, everyone was shocked by the girl's amazing swordsmanship, and on the other hand, seeing that he was willing to agree with everyone's fighting spirit, their voices gradually became quieter.