Swing the sword at the future female devil

Chapter 301 Resurrect, my daughter!

"What's the reason?" Zhang Zhiyao perked up at the question. Could there be a hidden story behind my broken leg? Perhaps it's a touching tale?

“You have an older sister, who accidentally died. Your mother, the night watchman, was devastated, fearing that you would die too, so she broke your leg and locked you up in the house.” Duan Huaige continued to speculate, “Judging from the words the night watchman told you before he left, your sister must have fallen into the well and died.”

So, the female corpse in the dry well...could it be the night watchman's daughter? The White Tiger煞...the female corpse harbors evil spirits...

The night watchman went to the well every night just to catch a glimpse of his daughter! But when he and Zhang Tianshi went to retrieve the White Tiger Demon, they were mistaken for plotting against his daughter, which is why they were severely punished.
"This actually works?" Zhang Zhiyao stared blankly at her leg, thinking to herself, "The night watchman, this mother, is truly ruthless..."

This story is not touching at all; in fact, it's quite creepy!

Duan Huaige paused and then asked, "By the way, have any fellow cultivators from other sects come to see you in the past two days?"

"Other sects?" Zhang Zhiyao thought for a moment and said, "No, the night watchman usually keeps a close watch on me. I can only practice calligraphy when I'm sleeping."

Duan Huaige understood upon hearing this. It seemed that Lan Tu Mi and Gongshu Jiu Yuan from Miao Jiang had not come to Zhang Zhiyao, but instead went directly to the night watchman himself.

They haven't come back for so long, they must have suffered a serious injury.

"Without further ado, let's go to the dry well in the south of the town and keep watch to see if we can find out anything new."

"Hey, hey, hey...you guys are leaving already? Take me with you!" Zhang Zhi shook his head pleadingly, "I've been lying here all this time, my limbs are practically atrophying from lying here!"

“Strictly speaking, you can only atrophy two limbs at most right now.” Duan Huaige patted the little girl’s shoulder, told her a hellish joke, and then continued, “It’s okay, I will definitely come back to save you after I complete the mission to save Qingyang Town.”

"No! Duan Huaige! Uncle Duan... oh no, Brother Duan... please take me with you! I promise I'll be very obedient!" Zhang Zhiyao pleaded hastily. "I really don't want to stay here any longer... at least let me feel involved, okay? I still need to avenge the Celestial Masters of Longhu Mountain!"

Duan Huaige remained unmoved, but Zhang Zhiyao panicked upon seeing this—"Take me with you! When the night watchman boss goes berserk later, we might be able to use me as a sacrifice to play the emotional card!"

Hmm? That's a good idea.

Duan Huaige's eyes lit up, thinking to herself, "You, the daughter of the night watchman, aren't entirely useless after all."

"Alright, push your wheelchair faster when you're pushing it, don't fall behind."

"??? Duan Huaige, you poet? I'm not even as tall as the back of the wheelchair, how can you push it yourself? Can't you just carry me on your back?"

"I'll give you another chance to rephrase your words."

"Brother Duan...can you carry me on your back?" The ruthless little Taoist priest Zhang Zhiyao was flexible and adaptable. Duan Huaige nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this, then picked her up, tucked her around his waist, and carried her away.

"No... I want you to carry me on your back... not just lift me up! I'm so angry!"

After the three of them came out, they met up with Lu Mingyi and Li Hezhen, who were keeping watch outside. The two of them obviously also recognized Uncle Yao Yao from Longhu Mountain, whose seniority was frighteningly high, and were somewhat surprised and uncertain for a moment.

No way... You've treated Longhushan's precious darling like this!

Zhang Zhiyao remained silent, simply covering her face with her hands, trying to avoid making eye contact with acquaintances...

As long as I can't see it, then embarrassment can't catch up with me... When this Celestial Master goes back, he'll definitely make Duan Huaige pay!

After briefly informing the two that Lan Tu Mi and Gong Shu Jiu Yuan might have met with misfortune, as well as other information gathered, both the academy and the Quanzhen sect members looked solemn.

Li Hezhen of the Quanzhen Sect said, "Should we try to kill the night watchman? You just said that she fought with Zhang Tianshi and was seriously injured. We can try to join forces to kill her."

“I disagree,” Lu Mingyi said. “Everyone saw what happened to Zhao Tieying from the Mo Dao Sect. I suspect that the rule here is that you can’t reveal your cultivation level in front of the residents of Qingyang Town… otherwise you will be wiped out by the power of the formation.”

“No, those strange residents of Qingyang Town are puppets, so they are bound by rules. This night watchman sounds like a puppet too,” Li Hezhen retorted. “If we don’t give it a try, I’m afraid that once the night watchman regains his strength, we will never have another chance to subdue demons and monsters.”

The two argued endlessly. Duan Huaige glanced at the genius of Quanzhen Sect and thought to himself, "You kid, you wouldn't happen to be a member of Taiqing, would you? Do you want us to go challenge the boss and die?"
"Gentlemen, in my opinion, it is too early to draw conclusions now. It is almost midnight. Why don't we go to the dry well and wait for the right time before deciding whether to confront the night watchman?"

The group set the tone for their plan and hurriedly headed to the dry well in the south of the town. Arriving before midnight, to avoid being wiped out, each member found a spot to lie in ambush.

Soon it was midnight, and the hunched figure of the night watchman, holding a gong, slowly appeared at the end of the street. Her face was withered, and she walked slowly like a walking corpse. Soon she came to the well and silently called out to it:
"Abao...Abao...Are you cold? Mommy's here to see you again..."

The calls echoed eerily in the silent night, sending a chill down Duan Huaige's spine. The night watchman sat by the well, chatting incessantly with the "person" inside, discussing trivial matters. Finally, the watchman said:
“Ah Bao, don’t worry, Mom will definitely save you… Your father has already thought of a way. If we try harder, we will definitely be able to bring you back… Look, Mom has found this… Soon the three of us will be reunited.”

As the night watchman spoke, he pulled out a bronze seal from his pocket. The seal's luster under the moonlight almost made Duan Huaige cry out.

Soon, there was movement in the well. Blue and white light shone out, and the body of a little girl slowly floated to the surface, still covered in wet droplets. The watchman's seal flew out of his hand, mingling with the other lights.

That was the seal that Zhang Tianshi once held, which could be used as one of the four talismans to suppress evil spirits, the Azure Dragon Seal. The Azure Dragon Seal, the White Tiger Evil Spirit, the Black Tortoise Tears... He had obtained three of the four talismans, and all of them were found on the female corpse in the dry well!

Duan Huaige couldn't help but gasp. No wonder Zhang Tianshi hadn't brought up the Azure Dragon Seal when he died; it was in the hands of the night watchman!

She just said... "Dad thought of a way to save you." Could it be that in the notes I just read, the cultivator from the Lu Ban Dao Gongshu family ultimately planned to resurrect his own daughter?
(End of this chapter)