I Killed Gods and Demons in Song Dynasty

Chapter 13: Ugly Face, Dark Heart, Big Head

Bai Yunrui stared at Li Qing with a sharp gaze as if from a knife and said word by word:

"We need your help to completely eradicate this evil sect of the Wu Shi Cult, restore peace to Bianliang City, and avenge those innocent people who died."

Before Li Qingyun could say anything, Fang Shuan said:

"Boss Li, this is for your own good. Only in this way can your life be guaranteed."

Li Qingyun certainly wanted to rid the people of harm, but he was cautious by nature and used to making plans before taking action, so he asked without comment:
"How can I help? In terms of martial arts, I am far inferior to General Bai. In terms of strength, the Changle Gang is just a small gang. How can it compare to Kaifeng Prefecture?"

Fang Shuan shook his head:
“Force is not the only way to solve the problem. We need your help to find the man behind the spread of this puppet so that he can be eradicated.

“To be honest, before I met you, my uncle and I had been tracking these puppets for quite a long time, but we always failed. All the people who came into contact with the puppets either went crazy or died suddenly, leaving no clues at all.

"So far, you are the first person who has come into contact with the evil creature of the Wu Shi Sect and can survive and remain conscious. We need you to think carefully about where you got this puppet from?"

Li Qingyun pondered for a moment:
"Captain Fang, I only remember that I stole this puppet from an old man in the East Market... uh... but I can't remember his face. Maybe it's because I drank too much that day."

He was telling the truth. Ever since he got the puppet, he had been trying to recall what had happened. He could remember most of the other details, but he just couldn't remember the most crucial scene.

This strange thing also puzzled him.

Fang Shuan rolled his eyes:

"That's not a problem. We have a way to make you remember, but we need your cooperation."

Li Qingyun asked calmly:

"any solution?"

Fang Shuan rolled his eyes and said with a smile:

"Kaifeng Prefecture has many capable people, and there are plenty of ways. We can find a 'dream enterer' to enter the depths of your consciousness and clearly restore your memories. As long as it is something you saw or heard that day, even if you only saw it once, you can recall it."

Upon hearing this, Li Qingyun immediately became alert.

He has a great secret that cannot be revealed to others. Once the so-called "dreamer" sees through his identity and even knows that he is the agent of an unknown god, it will be very bad.

Thinking of this, he quickly shook his head:
"That sounds dangerous, I don't want to do it."

"you……"

Bai Yunrui slammed the table, his face darkened, his eyebrows raised, and his eyes became sharp and intimidating.

Li Qingyun suddenly felt a huge and tangible pressure. When he was swept by that gaze, his whole body felt like it was being pricked by needles. He almost fled in disgrace.

Upon seeing this, Fang Shuan quickly pushed Bai Yunrui and then smiled and comforted him:
"Boss Li, I, Lao Fang, guarantee you with my dignity that the method of 'entering dreams' is absolutely safe, and the 'dreamer' will keep your privacy a secret, so there is no need to worry about this. Of course, we won't force anyone, you can go back and think about it."

After hearing this, Bai Yunrui looked at Fang Shuan with sidelong eyes and was about to say something, but swallowed it back.

He didn't want to let Li Qingyun go so easily, but he knew that Lao Fang was full of tricks and his wit and cleverness were a hundred times better than his own, so he suppressed his anger and didn't lose his temper on the spot.

Li Qingyun did not expect that the people in Kaifeng Prefecture would be so easy to talk to. He asked with a little doubt:
"Can I go?"

Fang Shuan nodded:

"Of course, we are not mountain kings, and you are not a criminal. Now that we have found out the truth, why would we keep you in custody? And if we want to investigate the case, we don't necessarily have to hang ourselves on a tree like you.

As he spoke, he picked up the puppet and handed it to Li Qingyun:

"There is no foul air on this puppet anymore, so we won't take the seal away. If you keep it, maybe you can remember something. Maybe you won't even need us to enter your dream to remember everything." "Of course, if you have made up your mind, you can always come to Kaifeng Prefecture to find us."

It turns out that the people in Kaifeng Prefecture didn't know that this thing could generate foul air on its own every once in a while... Li Qingyun carefully took the puppet and put it in his arms, then clasped his fists towards the two people in front of him:

"Thank you both for clearing up my confusion. If I remember anything, I will tell you as soon as possible."

After saying that, he said goodbye and left.

Sensing that Li Qingyun had gone far away, Bai Yunrui could no longer suppress his irritation and complained to Fang Shuan:
"Shuan, why did you let him go so easily? If we try harder, maybe we can convince him."

Fang Shuan shook his head:
"Uncle, can't you see? When Li Qingyun heard the word 'enter a dream', his expression changed slightly. He must be hiding some unspeakable secret. We can't convince him with words alone.

"You also know that if Fourth Uncle wants to enter his dream, this kid must actively cooperate and open his heart. Otherwise, if we forcefully penetrate his consciousness, he will become mentally disturbed, and then we will end up with nothing."

Bai Yunrui frowned:
"Then what do you say we should do? We finally found such an important clue, are we just going to give up so easily?"

Fang Shuan chuckled and said:
"Of course not. What I mean is that we can't use force on this kid. If you scold him with a stern face, it will only backfire. We have to think of a way to make him come to us willingly for help."

Baiyun Rich said:
"Do you have an idea?"

Fang Shuan smacked his lips:
"Uncle, I see you've been practicing swordsmanship recently. Have you put aside your Qinggong?"

Bai Yunrui said unhappily:
"Just be frank. My Qinggong is certainly not as good as that of my third brother Xu Liang, but it is still better than most people."

Fang Shuan took out a wooden box with various mysterious runes painted on it from his arms and said with a sly smile:

"In that case, please go and give some gifts to Boss Li..."

As he spoke, he pressed the spring on the wooden box and opened it.

There were two puppets lying quietly inside, with the same exquisite carvings, the same strange postures, and the same lack of facial features.

But the filthy and cold aura emanating from it is so strong and heavy that one dares not look directly at it, as if one would vomit if one looked at it for any longer.

"Why did you bring these two things out? Take them away quickly, and don't let them harm the people!"

Bai Yunrui was shocked and quickly stopped him.

Fang Shuan closed the wooden box, leaned close to Bai Yunrui's ear and said:

"Go quietly to Li Qingyun, remove the seal, and hide the puppet in his room, or under his bed. Don't let him find it.

"Within three days, I guarantee he will come to our house and beg us to enter his dream."

As he said this, he stuffed the wooden box into Bai Yunrui's hands and grinned.

"……you!"

Bai Yunrui has a strong temper and is straightforward in his actions. That is due to his personality, not because he is born dull. In fact, he is very smart. After hearing what Fang Shuan said, he immediately understood what he meant.

This puppet has a fatal attraction to the people of the Wu Shi Sect. As long as it stays by Li Qingyun's side, those cultists will swarm in like moths to a flame. When the time comes, the leader of the Changle Gang will be in danger and will naturally have no choice but to ask Kaifeng Prefecture for help.

This is a perfect idea, the only drawback is -

Damn, I lack virtue...

……

(End of this chapter)