Terrifying Heavens: I'll directly worship the Black Law of Fengdu!

Chapter 144 Strikes hard
When Chen Asi received another set of clothes from Li Xuan, he almost knelt down and swore to be loyal to his lord to the death. He kept stroking the clothes and said, "What a waste, sir. I should have kept such fine clothes for when I found a wife and wore them for our wedding ceremony..."

He received no response, and looked up in confusion, only to see Li Xuan staring blankly at the crowd on the street.

Chen Asi, unaware of Li Xuan's identity, simply put himself in the role of a servant. As a servant, he should share his master's worries. After a moment's thought, he asked, "Master, what's bothering you? Although Asi is only good for manual labor, I can still do a somersault to cheer you up..."

Li Xuan said, "There are disabled children begging from people along the dock passage."

Chen Asi paused for a moment: "Yes."

He had been carrying heavy loads at the dock for two years and was used to such things. When he first heard Li Xuan's words, he didn't think anything was wrong, but then he immediately realized what was going on and hurriedly said, "Master, are you worried about those children?"

Li Xuan didn't hide anything and simply hummed in agreement.

Chen Asi sighed and said, "There's nothing I can do, sir. In the two years I've been here, it's not like I haven't seen kind people lend a hand and buy the children away. But today's child leaves, and tomorrow there's a new one. It's like cigarettes on a shelf; once one pack is gone, a new one immediately comes in. There's no end to it..."

He continued, "In this world of food shortages, wealthy people may save a few children out of momentary kindness, but these children are crippled and no longer normal; they can only eat but cannot do any work, and will soon be abandoned. At that time, they will either starve to death or freeze to death..."

Chen Asi's meaning was very clear: these children had a tragic fate, and once they fell into the trap of being mutilated and tortured, their lives would be ruined.

Even if Master Li were to take pity on them and lend a helping hand, it wouldn't make much of a difference. For these children, it would only mean having enough to eat for a couple more days and delaying their deaths...

Li Xuan understood as well.

He stroked the gourd at his waist and asked, "Is there any organization that specifically takes in these helpless children?"

Chen Asi thought for a while and said, "Yes, sir. There is a Jicaotang on Lanxin Street that takes in children under the age of twelve and teaches them a livelihood skill. When they turn thirteen, they have to go out to earn money to support Jicaotang."

They do not exploit children. Jicaotang has been established for ten years and has overcome many setbacks, but it has survived. Some of the children they helped even created a gang called Xiaocaohui, which is dedicated to protecting Jicaotang.

Jicaotang once adopted disabled children, but I heard that the expenses were huge because disabled children don't eat much, but they are more prone to illness than normal children. The medicine... is a bottomless pit.

Therefore, Jicaotang stopped taking in disabled children.

After listening to Chen Asi's words, Li Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "I plan to investigate the power behind the children begging at the dock. Find an inn to stay at and wait for me to return."

Chen Asi's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly lowered his voice and said, "These evil people who harvest and mutilate flesh have complex and intertwined forces behind them. Even the Little Grass Society is powerless against them. As a newcomer, you are likely to encounter danger all by yourself!"

As a judge in Fengdu, if Li Xuan were to turn a blind eye to such a situation, he would face consequences regardless of his conscience or his integrity as a lawyer...

Seeing Li Xuan's resolute determination, Chen Asi gritted his teeth and said, "Master, your status is too high, there's no need for you to take this risk. Why don't I, Asi, go and see what's going on!"

He touched his new clothes and felt it was his duty to do something for the master.

Li Xuan noticed the change in Chen Asi's expression and felt a surge of admiration. He said, "You don't need to say anything more. Let's just leave it at that. I won't get into any trouble." To his surprise, Chen Asi's gaze hardened even more. He said, "Master, don't let my skinny appearance fool you. If I were holding a knife, even an ordinary man would run away with his tail between his legs... Please let me go with you!"

Li Xuan said, "Alright, then you'll follow my orders."

When the two arrived at the entrance to the dock, they discovered that the two children who had been begging there were gone, as were the man who had been keeping watch nearby...

Chen Asi said, "Master, it seems these people realized what you meant and ran away in advance."

Li Xuan walked to the spot where the child had been begging, picked up some wood shavings from the ground—the same material as the wooden cart—and gently rubbed the wood fibers between his fingers, saying, "They can't get away..."

If originally it was necessary to set up an altar and perform rituals to find someone through a medium, then now that he has entered the Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation realm, his essence, qi, and spirit have been greatly enhanced, so he can directly skip the altar-setting stage.

Just as some people need to open an altar to attract lightning, others can conjure lightning with their bare hands.

……

In the woods far from the dock, two oxcarts creaked and groaned as they made their way along the official road.

Three men were sitting on the oxcart in front. One of them was driving the cart, while the other two sat cross-legged behind him, tearing apart a large scallion wrapped around a dry flatbread.

Behind them, a man was driving an oxcart, and five children, about five or six years old, were sitting on the back. Their thin bodies were crammed together, swaying back and forth with the oxcart.

The man in the car behind couldn't help but shout, "Hey boss, it's just some fake foreigner squatting there asking a few questions. Do we really need to go through all this trouble to run away? Those people are dressed smartly, but their hearts aren't any better than ours..."

The man in the car in front, with a horizontal scar on his face, tore at the flatbread in his mouth and cursed, "What the hell is this flatbread? It's harder than a foot binding cloth! It's making my teeth fall out!"

He swallowed the part in his throat and said, "Fourth brother, what do you know? That kid is dressed smartly, but he's definitely trained a lot. I'm sure he's a rich kid who likes martial arts, but he doesn't have any real combat experience!"
Such people usually like to pretend to be knowledgeable and act as chivalrous heroes.

If he encounters someone he can't handle, a group of guards will secretly appear and take action!
"We're only good at dealing with kids and women, but against a real expert, one will die, two will die!"

The fourth man in the back car was somewhat unwilling: "But we finally managed to find a place to stay at this dock, and if we just leave like this, the money we paid to the dock won't come back..."

Scarface snorted and said, "Don't worry, we'll hide first, and let Third Brother wander around the docks. After three to five days, once we're sure that kid won't show up again, we'll go back to our old ways! Fourth Brother, you know how to be frugal, but do you think I, as the boss, only know how to squander money?"

Just then, a faint sound came from behind.

Scarface glanced back and saw a carriage speeding along the official road. He hurriedly shouted, "Who the hell is this rich guy going to a funeral again? They're going so fast! Let's pull over and let them pass first, lest we run into bad luck!"

(End of this chapter)