Chapter 12
"clang!"
""Dangdang!"
Fires flew everywhere.
In a blacksmith shop located in the southwest corner of Yangliu Town, the sound of hammering continued to be heard.
A shirtless man was standing in front of the furnace, swinging a huge hammer and repeatedly hitting the red-hot iron.
""Mr. Wei, what are you busy with?"
A short old man walked into the shop with a smile and greeted the blacksmith.
The blacksmith continued to swing the hammer without stopping.
"I am just a rough man, not worthy of the title of"Mr."
Another hammer fell, and the iron block was formed. The blacksmith stopped, picked up the towel hanging around his neck, wiped the sweat off his face, and walked out from the smoky stove.
He looked at Shen Deshou with a kind face:"Mr. Shen, do you have something to talk to me about? You might as well say it directly."
Shen Deshou did not beat around the bush and stated his purpose
"Wang Ergou is dead."
The blacksmith nodded calmly:"I heard about it."
He picked up a wooden barrel filled with wine at his feet and took a big gulp.
His face, which was reddened by the firelight, showed a very happy expression.
It seemed that Wang Ergou's death was far less important than his alcohol addiction.
Seeing the blacksmith's indifferent look, Shen Deshou did not get angry, and his tone became more respectful.
"Mr. Wei, I want you to kill the real murderer behind the scenes."
Wei Chen looked at Shen Deshou with amusement:"Do you know how much I have to pay for this? Is it necessary for an insignificant cousin?"
Shen Deshou fell into silence.
After a long time, he raised his head, staring at the blazing fire with cloudy eyes.
He slowly opened his mouth and told a secret that had been hidden for many years.
"Don't be afraid of Mr. Wei laughing at you, Wang Ergou is actually my biological son."
"Oh?" Wei Chen looked teasing, and he was aroused.
Shen Deshou continued,"Thirty years ago, my cousin was killed by a demon. On the night before his burial, I wanted to comfort my poor sister-in-law, but I couldn't help myself and........
More than a month later, my sister-in-law told me that she was pregnant.
This was against human ethics, so I didn't dare to make it public, so I asked her to lie that it was my cousin's posthumous child.
Over the years, I have always felt guilty towards them, so I indulged them in many things......."
As he spoke, Shen Deshou burst into tears:"But even if Ergou is no longer a human being, he does not deserve to die!" He bent his legs, knelt down in front of Wei Chen and pleaded:"Mr. Wei, I must avenge him! No matter who the murderer is, no matter how much it costs!"
Wei Chen shook his head and laughed, and said sarcastically:"Mr. Shen, you are really a hypocritical person with a beast in human form."
He has been in the world for many years and has seen all kinds of people, but this is the first time he has heard of such a ridiculous thing as having sex with his sister-in-law in his cousin's funeral hall.
It is indeed a remote town that even the county magistrate does not pay attention to, and the people are really"simple"!
Considering that Shen Deshou told him such a big secret without reservation, Wei Chen could not refuse.
"Where is the murderer now?"
Shen Deshou slowly stood up and said,"I don't know either. After checking the body, Manager Qian guessed that a demon above the transformation stage might have done it.......I have no other choice but to seek help from Mr. Wei."
Wei Chen's expression finally became serious, and he murmured,"Above the transformation stage?"
He looked at Shen Deshou with a sharp gaze and said,"You have been rooted in Yangliu Town all your life, so you should know everything about the surrounding demons, right?"
"I can't say I know everything, but I know a little bit."
Wei Chen continued to ask:"Do you have anyone you suspect?"
Shen Deshou thought deeply for a while, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes:"It is said that the person in Zhennan Qifengling has already reached the peak of the transformation stage. Now that many years have passed, it is very likely that he has broken through........"
Wei Chen stroked the steel blade in his hand and began to weigh the pros and cons in his mind.
There lived a pheasant in Qifeng Mountain, who called himself Fengzun.
Although he was a little pretentious, his strength should not be underestimated.
If it really broke through to the realm above the transformation, with his current strength, it would be difficult to deal with it.
If it was in its prime, let alone a pheasant, even if a nest came, he could pluck all their feathers with his bare hands.
Thinking of this, a strong hatred emerged in Wei Chen's eyes.
If it weren't for that woman, why would he have to flee to this damn place to avoid disaster and heal his injuries?
He clenched his fists, and the muscles in his upper body, which were extremely strong and as hard as stones, trembled slightly with the sound of heavy breathing.
Seeing this, Shen Deshou didn't dare to speak rashly, and waited there timidly.
Finally, Wei Chen made a decision
"Ten thousand silver coins, I'll go kill that pheasant"
"one......"Ten thousand silver coins?"
Shen Deshou staggered and nearly fell to the ground.
He expected that the price of asking Wei Chen to help would be very high, but to ask for ten thousand silver coins right away, wasn't that too much of a compliment to him as the head of a town?
"I am in a critical stage of recuperation and need a lot of precious elixirs. If you can't even take out 10,000 silver coins, it only means that you are not sincere enough. If that's the case, then Mr. Shen, please go back."
Wei Chen said coldly, and made a gesture of extending his hand to see him off.
Shen Deshou's eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth, but finally agreed.
"Mr. Wei, I don't have so many silver coins on hand right now. Please give me some time, and I will be able to collect enough and give it to you without missing a penny."
Wei Chen raised his mouth and said,"That's great."........
Outside the town.
Lu Ren and Yang Bin, one in front and one behind, carried Wang Ergou's mummy on a stretcher and walked along the village road.
They were both silent along the way.
Lu Ren was thinking about the identity of the demon that appeared in the town last night.
Yang Bin was looking at the back of the person in front of him thoughtfully.
"Lu Ren."He couldn't help but ask,"Are the things you said to Mr. Shen before true?"
For a long time, the labels of demons in people's minds have been cold-blooded, ruthless, cruel, and bloodthirsty........
However, Lu Ren claimed that Fairy Baiyu had fallen in love with him and even gave him her cultivation to prolong his life. He also wanted to go out and find a dual cultivation method.........
All of this sounds incredible.
But from the state shown by Lu Ren, he does not look like a dying person.
Especially when the two met this morning, Lu Ren subconsciously punched him, which made him tremble with fear for a long time.
"What, you don't believe it?" Lu Ren's tone was calm, without any emotion.
"Of course I believe you, but......."
""Just what?"
Yang Bin hesitated for a moment and continued,"It's just that I think that Fairy Bai Yu is very scheming, and I'm worried that you've been deceived by her and used by her."
The demon didn't harm people but saved them instead. Yang Bin couldn't think of a more reasonable explanation unless he had other intentions.
In fact, Bai Yu was really impressed by Lu Ren's affectionate confession and his fierce performance on the bed.
If Lu Ren didn't have the panel, maybe he would really go in and out of the warm rabbit cave all day long to survive, and start a shameless dual cultivation life with Bai Yu.
However, he had a panel that aimed to plunder the lifespan of demons, which meant that he was destined to be irreconcilable with demons throughout his life.
It's all for the sake of survival and to become stronger.
Different choices are made in different situations.
Lu Ren ignored Yang Bin's concerns and looked at a pond full of weeds not far away.
"Throw him there."
"But Captain Liao wants us to bury Wang Ergou."
"He has done so many evil things, and now he deserves to die. Do you still want him to rest in peace?"
Yang Bin was stunned, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
Oh, this statement would make sense from anyone's mouth, but it is really ironic that it came from you, the biggest cancer in Yangliu Town........
Yang Bin said no more:"I'll listen to you."
The two of them threw the body into the pond.
Because it was a dry corpse, it was too light to sink to the bottom and floated lightly on the water.
"Lu Ren, will this scare people?"
"Who would come to this godforsaken place?" Lu Ren waved his hands and said,"Let's go back and have a drink. You treat me."
Yang Bin pouted and followed him,"My monthly salary is so little, and you squandered it all."
"No way, who told me I was poor?"
"Are you crying poor?" Yang Bin immediately laughed out of anger:"Haven't you extorted enough money from the people over the years?"
Lu Ren said confidently:"I didn't do those bastard things."
He was telling the truth. Those evils were committed by his predecessor and had nothing to do with him.
Yang Bin naturally didn't understand his double entendre. He just thought he was making a fuss and sneered without responding. Just as they set out on their way home, they heard shouts from the fields beside the road.
Lu Ren looked in the direction of the sound and saw a farmer with a straw hat waving at them a hundred meters away.
The two looked at each other and said in unison:"Let's go and have a look?"
The rare tacit understanding made them smile knowingly.
When they arrived at the field, Lu Ren frowned slightly at the farmer who was over fifty years old and tanned from years of hard work.
"You're not from this town?"