I Killed Gods and Demons in Song Dynasty

Chapter 114 Daxiangguo Temple
Li Qingyun had a simple meal with several hall masters in the Juyi Hall, arranged the subsequent plans, and then prepared to report to Kaifeng Prefecture.

Just as I was about to go out, I happened to see Yun Zhaozhong coming in from outside.

When Deputy Gang Leader Yun saw Li Qingyun, he pulled him mysteriously to a deserted corner of the yard and said excitedly:
"Qingyun... uh... Gang leader, I'm pregnant. No, my wife is pregnant."

Hey, you are so old, please stop talking nonsense, what are you talking about... Li Qingyun complained in his heart, and just wanted to ask what was going on, but suddenly he came to his senses, his eyes widened, and he said in disbelief:
"Is Madam Yun pregnant?"

As soon as he said this, his heart started beating wildly for no reason.

This child couldn’t be my... bah bah bah...previous life’s.

When he had this premonition, he suddenly had the urge to find a secluded place to do some divination to confirm it, but he quickly put the idea behind him.

Even if we figure out the truth, what good would that do?
Even if it turns out to be his child, can he still acknowledge it?

Not to mention that Yun Zhaozhong would not agree, he himself was not ready to be a father, and in the end it would only make him feel upset.

It would be better to just turn a blind eye and pretend to be ignorant, thinking that it was the child of the Yun family, and then you can feel at ease.

Seeing Li Qingyun's strange expression, Yun Zhaozhong nodded vigorously and said nervously:

"Yes, thank you for your help. Our Yun family will have a successor. When the child is born, let him recognize you as his godfather, how about that?"

This... is to stop me from recognizing the child. Old Yun, can you be more confident? Maybe this child is really your own... Li Qingyun didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He had never thought of snatching the child from Yun Zhaozhong and even wanted to avoid him as much as possible.

After all, that was the sin committed by my previous life, what does it have to do with me?

But in order to appease Yun Zhaozhong's emotions, he nodded and said:
"Okay, that's settled. Uncle Yun, it's not easy for you to have a child in your old age, so please spend more time with your family. I've been busy lately and may not have the time to visit Mrs. Yun in person. If you need anything, just let me know. I'll be there whenever I can help."

Hearing this, Yun Zhaozhong finally breathed a sigh of relief. When he told Li Qingyun about this matter today, he was actually quite frightened. On the one hand, he was afraid that Li Qingyun wanted to snatch the child's ownership, and on the other hand, he was also afraid that he and Su Yue'e still had feelings for each other and would meet secretly again in the future.

He was relieved when he saw that the gang leader had openly distanced himself from the matter and hinted that he would not look for his wife in the future.

Although this little scoundrel in front of him often went back on his words in the past, he has been very responsible in recent times. Yun Zhaozhong somehow felt a very solid sense of trust in him.

As for Li Qingyun, thinking that Su Yue'e was finally pregnant and would not bother him again in the future, he felt relieved as if he had finally gotten rid of the mess left by his predecessor, and felt much more open-minded.

In the distance, white clouds seemed to float freely in the sky. The whole world seemed so peaceful and open. He took a deep breath and exhaled all his stress and worries.

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After bidding farewell to Yun Zhaozhong, Li Qingyun came to Kaifeng Prefecture. He first met Fenzidu Lu Zhen and asked him about what happened when he communicated with the fox demon's corpse last night.

After listening to Lu Zhen's story and verifying it with the results of his own divination, Li Qingyun was certain that Pang Yu must be planning some huge conspiracy. Especially when he knew that the end of the world was about to come, he was very concerned about the fact that Pang Yu was a follower of the evil god.

"Brother Lu, this matter is of great importance. We must report it to Lord Bao immediately and take action against Pang Yu as soon as possible to prevent him from causing even greater trouble."

Li Qingyun thought for a while and said.

Lu Zhen nodded:

"Third brother and Yunrui went to see Master Bao early in the morning, and they haven't come back yet. I don't know how the talk went. But without real evidence, there is no way to openly investigate the people in the Grand Tutor's Mansion. We can only think of some way to find the negligence of Pang Yu's subordinates and see if we can use this as a breakthrough."

The two were talking when Fang Shuan suddenly ran in anxiously, gasping for breath and sniffing his nose, making a buzzing sound like a fly.

Seeing his nervous look, Lu Zhen quickly asked:
"Shuan, what's wrong? What happened?"

Fang Shuan finally gathered his breath and said with a groan:

"Well... it's bad, something happened to the Zhu family!"

Upon hearing this, Li Qingyun immediately stood up:
"Zhu family? The Zhu family of Zhu Chengxi?"

Fang Shuan nodded repeatedly:
"Yes, that's their house. The people from the Inspection Department have already rushed over. Let's go and take a look."

Lu Zhen asked doubtfully:
"What happened, Shuan? Please explain clearly."

Fang Shuan gestured and said:

"Just a while ago, two bloody corpses were propped up on poles in the Zhu family's yard. They were hung high in the yard, scaring the passers-by outside.

"Someone went to knock on the door to see what was going on inside, but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't open the door. No one knew what was going on inside, but it was definitely not good."

Li Qingyun frowned. Wasn't it said that the young master of the Zhu family had returned to normal?
It was really like one problem after another. He was just planning to visit the Zhu family when he was free today to see how Zhu Chengxi was doing, but then something happened.

Thinking of this, he said to Fang Shuan:

"Take me to see it. After all, we rescued Zhu Chengxi together. I have to take care of this matter to the end."

Lu Zhen thought for a moment and said:
"You guys go first. I'll wait here for my third brother and the others, and then I'll rush over with them."

Li Qingyun nodded and left with Fang Shuan.

As soon as they walked out of the yamen, they saw Han Tianjin and the "little hero" Ai Hu.

When Ai Hu saw the two of them, he greeted them with a smile and asked:
"Qingyun, Shuan, it's noon now. My second brother and I are going to have a good meal. Do you want to come with us?"

Li Qingyun didn't have that thought in mind, so he quickly told everyone about the Zhu family and said goodbye to leave.

When Han Tianjin heard this, he immediately shouted in a muffled voice:

"Did something happen to the kid we rescued? I want to go check it out too."

Ai Hu looked at them and said with a smile:

"In that case, let's go together and get things done quickly before going to eat."

Li Qingyun knew that Ai Hu was quite skilled and was a Dharma Protector of the third level of Buddhism. The "Turtle Spirit Seven Treasures Sword" in his hand was obtained from the Northern Hero Ouyang Chun. It was a top-grade magic weapon. Not only was it extremely sharp, it could also ward off evil spirits and exorcise ghosts. It was very powerful, so he nodded and said:
"In that case, thank you very much, Brother Han and Brother Ai. Let's go over and take a look together."

The four of them all had martial arts skills, and soon they arrived at the Zhu family in the east of the city. From a distance, they could see that the red walls of the house had become mottled for some reason, and the two characters "Zhu Mansion" on the plaque of the gatehouse had fallen off due to the gold stamping, and were dull. On the eaves on both sides, on the colorful silk ribbons hanging high, two figures were hanging in the wind, swaying with no support, and only a piece of skin was left.

Li Qingyun recognized them at the first sight. They were the two maids who had lost the young master Zhu Chengxi, whom he had seen in the divination scene.

Just as he was thinking about how to obtain information and perform divination, a group of soldiers wearing red clothes and white official hats suddenly walked towards him.

The middle-aged man in the lead saw several people and immediately bowed and said:
"Are you all the lieutenants of Kaifeng Prefecture? We are from the Inspection Department and have been waiting for you for a long time."

Ai Hu stepped forward and clasped his fists:

"My name is Ai Hu, and I am a fifth-rank lieutenant in Kaifeng Prefecture. Please introduce me to them."

The head of the patrol department sighed and said:

"We just received a report that something happened at the Zhu family, so we rushed here to investigate. However, the area is filled with gloomy air. We are incompetent and dare not go in. We don't know what's going on. We are really ashamed."

Ai Hu didn't care. He knew that the inspectors were all mortals with no cultivation and only knew some basic martial arts. They were only responsible for maintaining public order in Bianliang City and investigating ordinary cases that did not involve supernatural powers. When they encountered a place where evil spirits were obviously lurking, they naturally did not dare to intervene easily.

So he waved his hand and was about to say something to appease her, when he suddenly heard someone say in a sarcastic tone:
"You have been here for a long time, but you can't even open the door. Do you think the government is supporting you for free?"

Ai Hu turned his head and saw a tall and thin monk holding a staff, looking at this side coldly.

The monk was wearing a gorgeous robe embroidered with gold thread, which looked extremely luxurious and inconsistent with his identity as a monk.

His head was smooth, not only had it been carefully polished, but it was also coated with fine wax oil, and it shone brightly in the sun.

He had a round and fair face, large ears and lips, but his eyes were long and narrow, and he narrowed them slightly, giving him an arrogance that looked down on everyone from a high position.

Behind him followed several monks in luxurious attire. Each of them was dressed slightly differently, but without exception they were all elegant and full of the arrogance of those in superior positions.

Ai Hu was born in the lower class, and he couldn't stand those self-righteous upper class nobles who bullied others, so he said with some dissatisfaction:
"This matter is not under the jurisdiction of the Inspection Department. Who are you?"

The monk shook his staff and said in a shrill voice:
"I am Fahui from Daxiangguo Temple. I have come here on the orders of the abbot, Master Liaoran, to exorcise demons and monsters. Donor Ai, how are you?"

Ai Hu glared:
"You recognize me?"

There was an unfathomable smile on Fahui's lips, which made him look overbearing and very annoying.

"Baosong Luohan is my senior fellow apprentice, so you can call me 'Uncle Master'."

The "Bao Song Luohan" he mentioned was none other than Ai Hu's adoptive father and mentor, the once-powerful northern knight known as "Purple Bearded Uncle" Ouyang Chun. He was unwilling to work for the government, and instead devoted himself to Buddhism. For this reason, he was conferred the title of Bao Song Luohan by Emperor Renzong, and was ordained as a monk at the Daxiangguo Temple, and became a disciple of the abbot, Zen Master Liaoran.

When Ai Hu heard his adoptive father's name, his expression eased slightly and he asked:
"How did the monks get the news so quickly and know that something happened here?"

Daxiangguo Temple has always been a non-aggressor and seldom interfered in the secular affairs of Bianliang City. However, they came so quickly this time and sent a high monk with the name "Fa". This is really puzzling, so Ai Hu asked this question.

Fahui's face was mysterious:

"My temple has its own sources of information. Now that the donors from Kaifeng Prefecture have arrived, you can lend a helping hand to eliminate the evil spirits here."

As he said this, he looked at the two human skins floating in the sky and sneered:
"Humph, the evildoer is so rampant that he dares to demonstrate. Burn him!"

As he spoke, he waved the tin staff in his hand, and a cluster of golden flames flew out and headed straight for the human skin hanging on the gate tower.

At this moment, as if there was a sense of something going on in the human skin, several blue-black bugs suddenly flew out at an incredible speed and swooped towards everyone!

However, while the insects were still in mid-air, Monk Fahui suddenly pulled his cassock, and golden threads shot out from it. In the blink of an eye, they formed a large net, wrapping up the insects with incredible precision. He then dragged them back into his hand and held them in his palm.

Fahui looked at it for a moment, then said to his fellow disciples behind him with some disinterest:

"I thought these evil spirits had set up some amazing trap, but it's nothing more than a few corpse poisonous insects, which are useless."

At this time, a monk smiled and flattered:
"That's all because of Senior Brother Fahui's spiritual power and his superb methods. If it were us, we would also be in a mess for a while."

Fahui nodded proudly and waved the staff again. Several gentle and powerful forces transformed into gusts of breeze and rushed towards the tightly closed vermilion lacquered door, but it seemed to be blocked by an invisible barrier. The two collided with each other, making a dull sound.

In an instant, everyone felt that the surrounding scenery was rippling slightly like water waves, slightly twisted, and then returned to its original state.

Fahui snorted:
"This place has been covered by a formation. Please move a little further away and wait for me to break the formation."

As he spoke, he inserted the staff in his hand into the ground, clasped his hands together, muttered something, and chanted the Buddha's name in a low voice.

After a moment, Fahui's exposed skin had turned gilded, like a brass statue, shining so brightly that people dared not look directly at it.

Suddenly, he raised his hand and slapped out with his right palm. A huge golden swastika symbol shot out and hit the red-painted main gate.

Everyone heard a "click" sound, and the tightly closed door appeared like an eggshell that was smashed open, with many cracks appearing. In an instant, it shattered, revealing a passage and presenting the scenery inside to everyone.

Fahui put away his golden body, glanced at everyone in Kaifeng Prefecture with his arrogant eyes, and said slowly:

"It is uncertain whether it is good or bad inside. If you want to go in, it is best to follow me to avoid any accidents."

Having said that, he led his monks and walked into the Zhu family without looking back.

Ai Hu and Li Qingyun looked at each other and said:

"Shuan and the second brother stay outside and wait for the third brother, the fourth brother and Yunrui to come to support. Qingyun and I will go in first to check out the situation. We can't let those monks steal the limelight."

As he said this, he took the lead and rushed into the Zhu Mansion.

Li Qingyun looked at his back, a dark aura flashed across his eyes, and then he also stepped in...

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(End of this chapter)