Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 14 Collusion
Li Fan put away the demon pill and looked up towards a loft in the distance. It seemed like someone was spying on this side.

In that attic, there was a strong demonic aura surging.

Retracting his gaze, Li Fan turned around and walked towards Ah Qi. The female ghost cultivators made way for him one after another, somewhat afraid of Li Fan as they had just witnessed the methods of this handsome young man.

Back to Ah Qi, he saw Li Hongyi squatting beside the girl, taking off her red clothes and covering Yang Kui with them.

"Brother Xiaofan, can dad also become a ghost and continue to stay by my side?" The girl looked up at Li Fan, and only then did Li Fan see that the girl's eyes were terribly red.

"Of course." Li Fan nodded.

"Then why can't Ah Qi see his father?" asked the girl.

Li Fan was speechless.

"In order not to scare the family members, kind ghosts will quietly stay by the family's side," Li Hongyi explained.

"But Ah Qi is not afraid. Can Ah Qi see his father?" The girl said as tears suddenly welled up in her eyes. She broke down and cried, "Ah Qi wants to see his father."

As she spoke, she stood up and looked around for something. Li Hongyi's eyes were moist and she hugged the girl tightly. Li Fan also walked forward and gently hugged Ah Qi. Both of them embraced Ah Qi with their arms.

"Brother Xiaofan, they ate our father, and Qi wants to kill them all." The girl cried.

"Well, kill them all." Li Fan sighed in his heart. When he looked up, Li Hongyi also looked up at him. He saw that those beautiful eyes were also filled with tears.

A gust of cold wind blew across the street, and the ghost cultivators began to move. Li Fan looked up and saw a sedan chair flying towards them from a distance, carried by four female ghost cultivators.

Inside the sedan sat a ghost woman who glanced at the ghost cultivators on the ground and said, "Retreat."

After saying this, he continued to move forward, and the ghost cultivators on the ground followed.

But at this moment, a dazzling light shone towards this side, and a Buddhist chant was heard in the silent night sky. On the roof not far in front of them, a monk stood there, blocking the way for those ghost cultivators to leave.

The monk was very young, and looked to be about twenty years old. He was very delicate, thin, with bronze skin. He was wearing a Buddhist robe, and there was a shining Buddha's light on his body, and he looked solemn and dignified.

"Monk, why are you meddling in other people's business?" The ghost woman in the sedan chair looked a little fearful and stared at the young monk.

The young monk said, "Buddha has mercy on us. Since all the ghost donors have passed away, they should go to where they should go. Why should we cling to the world and harm the innocent?"

"Monk, who told you that we killed innocent people?" The ghost woman heard what the other party said and fought back: "The demons are rampant in Lin'an City. Why don't you go kill the demons and come to us weak women?"

The young monk pretended not to hear and continued, "Demons and ghosts are filthy creatures. Demons must be killed and ghosts must be eliminated. The Buddha's Dharma is boundless and treats everyone equally."

"Well said." Just then, a shaking sound came from the distance in the street, and the ground kept shaking.

The ghost woman looked at the ground and saw a line of figures walking towards her.

The leader was a middle-aged man, riding on a horse, wearing official uniform, with the majesty of a superior. He was followed by a number of people, all of whom were officials from Lin'an County.

Behind him, a group of soldiers wearing armor and riding black horses appeared, and from afar one could sense a strong evil aura approaching them.

"The Demon-Suppressing Army!" The ghost woman's face changed when she felt the powerful evil spirit. The Demon-Suppressing Army was dispatched, and it seemed that she was being targeted.

Li Fan also looked over there when he heard the noise. Among the group of people, he actually saw an acquaintance, Chen Zongzhi, following behind the middle-aged man in official uniform.

On the other side, Li Fan saw Chen Li, the second son of the Chen family.

"Master, you are right. Ghosts are harmful things and should not exist in the world." The middle-aged man in official uniform bowed to the monk and said, "I am Cao Gong, the county lieutenant of Lin'an County. Master, are you from the Buddhist sect?"

"I came from the Vajra Temple." The monk replied calmly. Cao Gong and others looked solemn when they heard this. They bowed slightly to the monk and said, "So you came from the holy land of Buddhism. No wonder the Buddhist teachings are so profound."

"Vajra Temple." Li Hongyi looked over here from a distance. She had heard her father mention Vajra Temple, which was a prosperous Buddhist sect in Chuzhou. It was said that there were very few people practicing in Vajra Temple, but each of them was a person with extremely high talent in Buddhism and would often go out to travel around the world.

Since this monk comes from Vajra Temple, those ghost cultivators might be in trouble.

The ghost woman had never heard of the name of the Vajra Temple. She was originally from Lin'an County. Seeing that the two of them were talking happily, the ghost woman said with some disgust: "So they are birds of a feather."

Cao Gong and the monk looked at the ghost woman at the same time. Cao Gong asked, "Should the master do it or should we do it?"

"Let me perform the ritual to pray for the soul to be reborn." The monk said in a peaceful voice, and Cao Gong nodded.

"You'd better save your own soul." said the ghost woman coldly.

"Amitabha." The young monk clasped his hands together, and in an instant, the Buddha's light shone brightly. The brilliant golden Buddha's light was like a golden sword, shining on the surrounding women. Those female ghosts could not bear the Buddha's light, and their translucent bodies burned under the Buddha's light, making painful sounds. Cao Gong looked at the battlefield quietly, worthy of being a Buddhist practitioner with profound Buddhist teachings.

On the other side, Li Fan also looked towards the battlefield. Buddhism is naturally good at defeating evil spirits, and this monk's Buddhism is powerful, far superior to Chen family's genius Chen Luoyun.

As if he had noticed something, Li Fan looked at Chen Li, only to see that the other party was also looking at him with cold eyes.

Li Fan felt that there was a hint of resentment in Chen Li's eyes when he looked at him.

He was a little puzzled. What did Chen Li resent?
"Brother Xiaofan, those sisters are good people." At this time, Ah Qi broke free and saw the situation over there. She stopped crying and said softly.

After hearing what Ah Qi said, Li Fan understood that it seemed that those female ghost cultivators had protected Ah Qi before, which led to her not being killed.

Li Fan walked over there, raised his head and said to the young monk: "Master, these ghost cultivators don't seem to have done any evil. Since monks are compassionate, why don't we investigate it first?"

The young monk looked down at Li Fan, expressionless, and said, "The great way is orderly, and ghosts should not exist in the world of the living."

The Buddha's light is still bright and shining.

Li Fan also understood this and said, "The demons are causing chaos. These female ghost cultivators were fighting with the demons just now. Master, please find out the reason first?"

"Are you teaching me how to do things?" The young monk lowered his head and looked at Li Fan. Although his voice was emotionless, Li Fan could feel a sense of determination. This young monk seemed to be extremely strong.

"Who are you? Why are you speaking for ghosts? Are you connected with them?" At this time, Cao Gong, the lieutenant of Lin'an County, also looked at Li Fan and spoke coldly.

"Sir Cao, this man's name is Li Fan. I suspected that he was colluding with demons in my Chen family before. This guy killed someone and is now wanted by the county government." Chen Li said beside him.

"I see." Cao Gong nodded: "From this point of view, it is undoubtedly collusion with ghosts."

Li Fan: “?”

"Master Cao." At this time, Li Hongyi walked to Li Fan and said, "I am Li Hongyi from Lin'an County. Li Fan has not colluded with demons or ghosts."

"Miss Li, this boy is traveling with ghosts and so many eyes are watching him. Why are you defending him?" Cao Gong looked at Li Hongyi and said.

"Ms. Li, you spoke up for this man before at the Chen family. Now that the evidence is solid, you still want to make excuses for him. If Uncle Li were here, I'm sure he wouldn't be able to stand this." Chen Li stared at Li Hongyi. In the past, he flattered and tried to please her, but he didn't want to follow Li Fan after leaving the Chen family.

"Whether he has colluded with demons or not, we will know once we take him to the county government office for investigation." Cao Gong looked at Li Hongyi and continued, "Miss Li, please do not tarnish your father's reputation."

"Your Excellency is being too indiscriminate." Li Hongyi was not good at speaking, so he just responded coldly.

"Miss Li, there is no need to say more. They are just acting here." Li Fan looked at Li Hongyi beside him and said, the Chen family colluded with the government and slandered him before. Now that there is "conclusive evidence", it will be easy to frame him.

This is probably because they were targeting him.

Li Hongyi looked at Li Fan and finally understood how Li Fan felt in the Chen family.

At this moment, she already believed what Li Fan said.

There must be something wrong with the Chen family, and they are colluding with the government.

Knowing that Li Fan had an extraordinary background, why did the other party still do this? She couldn't figure it out for the time being.

"Lord Cao has great authority. How many innocent people have been killed in your county jail? How can anyone come out alive after being in there?" The ghost woman said sarcastically. She glanced at Li Fan and said, "Young man, the county lieutenant Cao Gong of Lin'an County is used to killing innocent people. What's happening here has nothing to do with you. Leave now."

"Evil spirits and evil obstacles, what crazy and rebellious words." Cao Gong looked up at the monk and said, "Master, please continue to help and suppress the evil spirits. Your merits will be immeasurable."

"good!"

The monk nodded, and as he finished speaking, the Buddha's light became brighter and pierced towards those female ghost cultivators.

Cao Gong, Chen Li and others were looking at Li Fan. It was obvious that their target was not just the ghost woman, but Li Fan as well.

Cao Gong narrowed his eyes. If the Chen family's guess was correct...

Chen Li's eyes were grim. He was humiliated by Li Fan in Chen's family before, and the other party killed someone and got away with it. This time the government intervened and he was charged with crimes. There were also monks from the Vajra Temple, the holy place of Chuzhou Buddhism, present. He wanted to see how rampant Li Fan could be.

It’s a pity that he can’t be killed.

(End of this chapter)