Dimension Paradise, I am a summoning apostle

Chapter 591 The Cause of Calamity: Iron; Entering the Mountains to Hear the Words of the Ghostly Envoy
"I'm sorry to have kept you all waiting." Zhou Duantong came out with a slightly pale face.

He spent nearly half an hour dealing with the backyard before he was finished.

There were two main reasons: one was to appease the women, and the other was to deal with the debris.

It was Da Bao who went to rescue the women in the backyard, so the monks who attacked and killed the Zhou family women in the backyard were all in terrible condition.

To be honest, Da Bao's rescue accounted for 90% of the panic that broke out in the backyard.

However, since they were also trying to save lives, it was really difficult to say anything.

"It's alright, it's just that Da Bao disturbed the ladies of your household, please forgive him." Chu Danqing continued smoothly.

Zhou Duantong took Chu Danqing's words as mere politeness, and instead said, "I have to thank Da Bao, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable."

After expressing his gratitude, Zhou Duantong changed the subject, saying, "You all wish to ask me to join you in resisting this 'True Son of Heaven,' which defies the will of Heaven."

"I am willing to go, I only need you all to do me a favor."

Upon hearing Zhou Duantong's words, Chu Danqing understood; it seemed Ruan Yingmei had indeed guessed correctly.

"Please speak," Chu Danqing said, "If it can be done, we will not hesitate to lend a hand." He did not make any overly confident statements.

Making promises without knowing anything about the matter sounds more like empty boasting.

"I urge you all to join me in destroying Mashan Temple and eliminating future troubles," Zhou Duantong said.

The abbot of Mashan Temple is highly skilled in martial arts, and there must be other martial monks in the temple as well.

Zhou Duantong alone was unable to support the effort.

As for the Zhou family's servants? They're here to work, not to fight and kill.

There were two martial arts masters, but both were injured, so it would be too much of a burden to ask them to go up the mountain together.

Therefore, we can only ask Chu Danqing and the others for help.

“That’s easy to discuss.” Chu Danqing readily agreed, but then asked, “I heard that your second brother was killed by an arrow at Mashan Temple. What was the reason?”

Upon hearing this question, Zhou Duantong gritted his teeth.

“My second brother led his men to chase after those two men, but he was shot dead by an arrow on his way back.”

"Because the mountain path was hidden, we initially thought it was the work of those two men, so we could only endure it."

"Now that I look at it again, I'm afraid some people know that the red-faced man is the true Son of Heaven and that he has come here to save the emperor."

“Nine out of ten archers are bald thieves from Mashan Temple!” Zhou Duantong had not suspected Mashan Temple before because of Zhao Yuanlang’s matter.

But this time, the master of the martial monk hall of Mashan Temple brought his own martial monks to wipe out the entire family. Such unbridled behavior must be because someone is backing him up.

"I never expected there to be such a cause and effect." Chu Danqing really hadn't expected it. It seems that he will most likely get another Star Lord Essence.

The one who can rescue the emperor must be a star deity descended to earth.

How could such a great achievement be taken by an ordinary person?

Upon closer reflection, these celestial deities who descended to earth truly knew how to maximize their merits in supporting the emperor, each and every one of them offering timely assistance.

"In that case, let's not delay and set off immediately," Chai Jungui said impatiently.

He's interested in anything that can weaken the true emperor.

Zhou Duantong didn't expect the other party to be even more anxious than him. Then he realized that everyone in this group had a grudge against the true emperor.

It would be strange if you weren't in a hurry.

“Alright, I’ll go get the weapons and then we’ll get started.” With that, Zhou Duantong got up and went to get a wrought iron rod.

Upon closer inspection, Chu Danqing realized that this iron rod, like Chai Jungui's Wind and Thunder Sword and Zhao Yuanlang's Phoenix Staff, was a divine weapon imbued with mystical power.

Unfortunately, Zhou Duantong did not possess a primordial spirit, thus he was unable to unleash the full power of the iron rod.

If it weren't for Chu Danqing and the others arriving, the three Zhou brothers would have truly become treasure-giving children.

"The troubles that befell your Zhou family were caused by this stick," Chu Danqing said, offering his guess.

Zhou Duantong's face turned even uglier, and he felt a wave of nausea.

This is clearly an item belonging to the Zhou family, so how come it ended up with someone else?

Their family lived a stable and prosperous life in Zitao County, but this incident almost led to their destruction.

"Under the grand scheme of destiny, apart from those who ride the wave, we are all but ants," Zhou Duantong said with a sigh as he gradually calmed down.

Even if he knows the truth now, what can he do?

"Of course we have to try to stop a chariot with our bare hands; we can't just let ourselves be crushed," Chu Danqing said with a light laugh.

“That makes sense.” Zhou Duantong immediately chimed in, “Even if we are ants, we would rather sit and wait to die by swords.”

As they talked, they set off together toward Mashan Temple.

On the way, many people inquired about Zhou Duan Tong's situation.

Many people witnessed the scene of the martial monks from Mashan Temple storming the Zhou family's residence and their corpses being sent to the yamen (government office).

As a result, the news spread quickly, and many people learned about these things.

As for where Zhou Duantong went, he didn't hide it, only saying that he went to Mashan Temple to get an explanation.

Of course, everyone could understand that the so-called explanation was just a cover-up; in reality, they were going to seek revenge.

"Be careful on your journey, as I've heard there are tigers roaming around Mount Ma," Zhou Duantong warned as they reached the mountain.

"It's just a big worm." Chu Danqing didn't care about the wild beast and said, "Da Bao's hands are more than capable of tearing tigers and leopards apart."

Chu Danqing has encountered tigers before.

From tiger demons to tiger-like monsters, Chu Danqing has dealt with quite a few.

"No, no, no, Brother Chu, don't underestimate it." Zhou Duantong immediately reminded him, "This tiger has probably become a demon."

"If we encounter it, we will avoid it if we can."

Upon hearing that they had become demons, everyone except Chu Danqing's eyes lit up. "Really?" Chai Jungui quickly asked.

This puzzled Zhou Duantong; why were they all so excited?

“It’s true, of course,” Zhou Duantong said. “Many people who came up the mountain to gather firewood saw that there were ghosts in the mountain that were tempting them.”

"Several people have already been deceived and become prey for the tiger."

"This is merely the trickery of a demon; I have never seen any demonic powers wielded by a tiger."

Zhou Duantong didn't actually know much about the tiger that roamed Mashan.

Firstly, their family's business had nothing to do with Mashan, and secondly, they knew their own limitations and dared not go against the demon.

"Brother, do you think we can recruit this tiger demon to our aid?" Chai Jungui turned to look at Chu Danqing.

Chu Danqing frowned, then shook his head: "Kill the animals that have eaten people."

Jade Horn Immortal Banlong is a deer demon; it is a vegetarian.

It was precisely because they had never eaten humans that they were recruited.

But that tiger demon has eaten people and has accomplices, so it will be difficult to subdue its ferocity.

“That works too. If we encounter this, we can just eliminate it.” Chai Jungui didn’t argue; he also thought Chu Danqing was right.

Just then, a shout was heard from afar.

"Hey, is anyone there? This old man twisted his ankle." A weak voice came from behind.

"What a coincidence! We just said we wanted to get rid of them, and they just delivered themselves to our doorstep," Chu Danqing said with a sneer.

The old man's voice was indeed weak, but whose weak voice could travel so far?
Zhou Duantong was about to say something, but it was too late.

Da Bao was fast; in the blink of an eye, he grabbed the ghost.

The ghost's disguise was quite good at first, but when it was captured, it struggled and ruined most of its disguise.

The old man's original appearance became extremely ferocious and terrifying.

"Come, take us to your master," Chu Danqing said, looking at the vengeful spirit that Da Bao had trampled under his foot.

The ghost wanted to curse angrily, but when it heard these words, it was stunned.

Why would anyone want to die?

As for whether it was because of high skill and great courage? The ghost had thought about it, but then it remembered that its tiger master was a demon.

How could these people possibly be a match for us?

So he just chuckled and said, "What audacity! I wonder how chewy it will be after it's been gutted."

"Let me go, I'll take you to see the master."

The ghost's tone was sarcastic and unpleasant, making people feel quite uncomfortable.

Chu Danqing was displeased, so Da Bao didn't hold back either.

Sharp claws extended from its feet and immediately pierced the waist of the ghost, then with a stomp, half of the ghost's body was gone.

At Chu Danqing's instruction, Da Bao also knew his limits and did not let the ghost dissipate.

But this pain also distorted the face of the vengeful spirit.

"I think you can fly, you only need half a body," Chu Danqing said coldly. "If you still can't speak, I'll cut your tongue out later."

"Anyway, you don't need your tongue to lead the way."

You have to be ruthless towards things like changgui (伥鬼), the ruthless the better.

The saying that ghosts fear evil people is not an exaggeration.

After that, the ghost immediately became obedient.

Chu Danqing is truly capable of killing it.

"Master, Master, rest assured, this old man will definitely lead the way carefully." The ghost's expression was obsequious, but the resentment in his eyes had not disappeared.

Fear leads to pretense, but resentment never disappears.

"You bastard, lead the way!" Chu Danqing kicked him.

The ghost tumbled and scrambled to its feet, then said meekly, "Master, this way please. The tiger demon is just ahead."

To save their lives, they didn't even dare call him "master" anymore, and could only call him "tiger demon."

The ghost led the way, and the group followed behind, gradually leaving the main road.

This is normal; since the tiger demon has accomplices, it naturally needs to hide deep in the forest.

Otherwise, if it really becomes widespread, sooner or later it will encounter a formidable opponent and become prey.

No matter how chaotic the world is, it is still the world of the human race.

If these demons and monsters are not valued by immortals, Buddhas, ghosts, or gods, or if they are recruited by virtuous cultivators, they will eventually die at the hands of humans.

It's just that they arrived a little early; otherwise, if they had arrived any later, the ferocious tiger that had become a demon would probably have been eliminated by the celestial deity who descended to earth at Mashan Temple.

Of course, it's also possible that they accepted it.

With the help of the ghost, they quickly found the tiger demon.

This tiger demon must have only recently become a demon, its intelligence is still half-developed, and it looks like a wild beast.

On the contrary, its size has increased, making it stronger than ordinary tigers.

In Chu Danqing's view, this is not the limit yet, and it can go on for much longer.

Just like the Jade Horned Dragon, its size is much larger than that of an ordinary sika deer.

The tiger demon was no exception.

(End of this chapter)