"What happened?!"
"Why is Wang so gravely injured all of a sudden?!"
"No need to ask, it must be that Celestial Venerable punishing him! This bastard didn’t even see clearly who he was dealing with and dared to bully..."
"Haha, I’ve long found that scoundrel unpleasant. He deserved today!"
...
On the street, people surrounded the bleeding and painfully struggling Mr. Wang on the ground, pointing and gossiping, yet no one stepped forward to help him. The air was filled with a schadenfreude atmosphere.
anwhile, the village girl Liu Erya did not seem too surprised by almost killing a person. As she picked up a basket of stead buns beside her and calmly walked elsewhere, she raised her voice to announce to the surrounding poor people who were looking at her with reverence:
"Dear followers, please rember! The person just now t such an end because he offended the Celestial Venerable! The Celestial Venerable loves mankind greatly but will never allow blasphemy!"
"Celestial Venerable above!"
"Celestial Venerable above!"
...
The poor people eating or waiting for stead buns imdiately put their palms together and bowed, following her to another place.
Later, near the place where Liu Erya’s stall was, a pair of young n and won in black and gold outfits with remarkable deanor broke through the crowd and quickly approached the dying Wang, crouching down to examine his injuries.
"Injured by a small sharp weapon, it seems I wasn’t seeing things earlier."
Wu Xun extended his hand and casually checked the twitching Wang on the ground, making a neutral judgnt.
"Senior brother, many in the demonic sects are skilled with throwing knives and poison needles, yet what we saw earlier seems quite different."
Yang Qingqing chid in with suspicion in her eyes, subconsciously turning her head to a certain village girl at a distance, who was moving her basket, hesitating whether to take the risk and capture this strange woman imdiately.
"Junior sister, don’t rush. You should see she has no cultivation; she relies on a few peculiar artifacts to defend herself. Such artifacts likely only exist in true major sects, so there must be a formidable force behind her. We should not act rashly; first, understand her background."
Wu Xun imdiately stopped her brewing impulse, explaining the critical point.
"But senior brother, if she is a spy from the demonic sects, it’ll be terrible! We can’t let the demonic sects take root here!"
Yang Qingqing was still unsettled hearing this, mainly because she understood the threat of the demonic sects. Even at the risk of danger, she wanted to prevent their proliferation and protect innocent civilians from falling into their trap.
"Hehe... Junior sister, rest assured, I’ve already arranged for surveillance on them. They can’t cause much trouble."
After answering her, Wu Xun stood up and instructed two waiting disciples of Wind Snow Tower nearby:
"Send this corpse to Yizhuang for disposal. Be careful of the poison in his blood."
Having said that, he walked in Liu Erya’s direction, prompting Yang Qingqing to follow.
At the sa ti, on a rooftop dozens of ters away, Wang Zhifan, wearing the Wind Concealing Conical Hat and in stealth mode, observed the entire process.
"I didn’t expect Wu Xun and Yang Qingqing to have already targeted my sole follower. Should I say they are diligent or annoying..."
The surprise in his heart hadn’t subsided, as he’d expected Liu Erya to only catch Wind Snow Tower’s attention after three or four days. After all, Tiger Head Town, though small, was a town of tens of thousands. A regular woman’s minor actions shouldn’t have garnered attention, especially not from high-ranking people like Wu Xun and Yang Qingqing.
"Maybe soone earlier targeted the village girl, whom I saved with a Shadow Dart from the gods, causing a small stir? Which then drew further attention? This really is the consequence of simple folk customs..."
After considering all the information obtained, he deduced this explanation and pondered how to advance his plans onward.
"Perhaps the issue isn’t significant... This world isn’t the society I know well; here, strength reigns supre, and there are no conventional governnts or laws. Liu Erya’s boldness might even be beneficial for spreading faith... I’ve already instructed Wind Snow Tower to prioritize stability; they surely won’t risk clashing with this relatively compliant outsider..."
Thinking it over, Wang Zhifan felt the situation remained under control. There hadn’t been core conflicts between his main follower and those controlling the area, possibly even offering a subtle chance to expand the faith.
"In that case... I’ll arrange for the Black Tower to distribute benefits to the followers early... In this world, people value strength, with many joining the demonic sects for it. If they know that becoming a certain being’s follower allows a steady increase in strength, what chain reactions could occur... I’m quite curious..."
Having decided in his heart, the invisible Wang Zhifan once again used his elderly persona to convey the Celestial Venerable’s directives to follower Liu Erya’s spirit world.
In the role of the Celestial Venerable’s emissary, he told Liu Erya that the Celestial Venerable admired her devotion and effort and was pleased she gathered a group of new followers. Thus, the Celestial Venerable would descend a holy tower tonight for those qualified followers to enter and undergo trials, striving for the Celestial Venerable’s blessings.
After delivering this ssage, Wang Zhifan hurried off to the Quantum Dream Realm World to ponder his affairs—true placent of the Black Tower was not yet tily.
User Comments
0 comments from readers