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

Chapter 323 Master Qian's Tribulation
Tan Baiwan knew Li Xuan was formidable, but in his mind, Tanjia Town was an even more dangerous place. In today's turbulent world, apart from the Forbidden City, it was all part of the Republic of China era. It was possible that the people in Tanjia Town had already been equipped with foreign guns.

Guns existed as early as the Qing Dynasty, and there are even rumors that they existed during the Ming Dynasty. However, the Qing government strictly controlled them and did not want the Han people to come into contact with them in order to prevent rebellion.

But now it's the Republic of China, and guns are rare for ordinary people. However, for the rich and powerful, they are not so hard to obtain in small quantities. Otherwise, how would those warlords seize territory?
During his conversation with Li Xuan, Tan Baiwan learned that Li Xuan was determined to go, so he gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, saying, "Since Judge Li is going, then I'll go with him!"

He was quite wealthy and could afford to hire guards to enter Tanjia Town, giving him some means of self-protection...

Uncle Nine was dumbfounded.

Tan Baiwan traveled dozens of miles from next door just to be Li Xuan's slave?

He no longer has any reason to stall Li Xuan.

After explaining the situation at Fengdu Temple, Li Xuan boarded Tan Baiwan's carriage and slowly left Baiyun Village.

Uncle Jiu stood at the village entrance, staring blankly as the carriage gradually disappeared around the corner along the dirt road. It took him a long time to come back to his senses.

Ah Qiang chimed in, "Master, don't worry. This time we'll definitely impress Judge Li. Don't always think I'm hopeless. This time we'll definitely succeed..."

Uncle Nine was furious and raised his hand to give him a flick on the forehead. Ah Qiang covered his head and ran away. Uncle Nine hesitated to bring down his raised hand, sighed, and walked towards Baiyun Residence.

Ah Qiang has spent half his life drifting along, and he finally has some ambition. He's not wrong in the first place, so how can you blame him?

The images of his two junior brothers flashed through Uncle Nine's mind, and he felt a tightness in his chest, so he quickened his pace.

Ah-Qiang caught up and, seeing his master's state, couldn't help but say, "Master, if you're really upset, just beat me up to vent your anger. I'll just lie in bed for a couple of days and I'll be fine..."

He pinched his ears with both hands, making a pained expression, waiting for Uncle Nine's reprimand.

Uncle Nine looked utterly dejected and said, "I'm worried about your two uncles. They've done quite well before, but your Uncle Qian's Dao heart isn't firm, and he's greedy for money. I'm afraid he'll get into big trouble this time. You've seen Judge Li's methods; even Qi Haizhi, who has become an assistant judge, couldn't escape. Your Uncle Qian is even worse... sigh."

Ah Qiang then realized that something serious had happened.

He said, "Should I bring Judge Li back?"

Uncle Nine said, "Do you have more influence than the City God?"

Ah Qiang immediately slumped down: "No."

Uncle Nine quickened his pace with his hands behind his back and said, "Buddhism talks about cause and effect, Taoism talks about karma. Your uncle's fate is predetermined. Whether he can escape this calamity depends on his destiny."

"However, I still need to write a letter to persuade him. Since Junior Brother Xu can't be persuaded, I, as his senior brother, should at least have some face."

He returned to Baiyun Residence, set up an altar, and performed a ritual. He wrote two letters on yellow paper and sent them by paper crane, one to Junior Brother Xu and the other to Junior Brother Qian, hoping that both of them would calm down.

The yellow paper cranes wobbled as they flew out of the courtyard and gradually disappeared into the azure sky. Naturally, their flight speed was much faster than that of Li Xuan and his companions' carriage.

Two paper cranes flew through mountains and rivers, through villages of all sizes, and arrived at Tanjia Town.

They parted ways, one heading east of Tanjia Town and the other west.

The creature to the east passed through the woods, circled a dilapidated mortuary outside Tanjia Town, then entered the mortuary and landed on a pipe, gradually dissipating all its magical power. The pipe was held by a thin Taoist priest dressed in tattered dark blue clothes. He had a small mustache, a pointed face, and a dot of cinnabar between his eyebrows; though called a Taoist priest, he looked more like a spy sent by a bandit stronghold to gather intelligence…

This man was Master Xu. He was half-reclined in a rocking chair with his eyes closed, resting. The moment the paper crane landed on his pipe, he immediately opened his eyes, a glint of shrewdness flashing in them.

"Did Senior Brother Lin reply?"

He immediately perked up, carefully opened the paper crane, and looked at its contents.

Although Lin Jiu was not taught by the same master as them, they had all cultivated together at Maoshan. They had gotten along well on the mountain before, and Master Xu highly regarded his character and cultivation. This time, when the fellow disciples had a falling out, he immediately sought help from Lin Jiu, mainly for two reasons...

First, please help persuade Brother Qian to turn back from his wrong path.

Secondly, if Senior Brother Qian remains obstinate, Senior Brother Lin can lend a hand and bring him down.

As Master Xu read the contents of the letter, the smile on his face gradually froze. He thought that Senior Brother Lin's reply would mostly be something like "on the way" or "please be patient."

who knew...

A bombshell dropped in the letter.

In his letter, Brother Lin said that he encountered a once-in-a-century Fengdu judge in the village, who was in charge of the kind of crimes committed by ghosts and gods. He could arrest and sentence them, and his power was extremely great.

The most terrifying thing is that ordinary people who break the law are under the jurisdiction of the judge, and so are those who use magic or are Taoist priests. The law is strict. There was a man named Maoshan Ming who used ghosts to swindle money and was caught red-handed. Not only did he die, but his master, who had become a judge, could not escape the calamity either...

As Master Xu read the letter, he felt his mouth go dry.

Taoism has many sects and branches, but I've never heard of such an "overwhelmingly powerful" being. The letter says that the City God and the judges didn't believe in the identity of the Fengdu judge and even invited him to go down to the underworld to verify it. As it turned out, he was indeed real...

The sun shone brightly outside, but Master Xu was covered in cold sweat, his hands trembling slightly. He forced himself to calm down, thinking to himself: That Maoshan conman was already in such a sorry state, and my senior brother conspired with Master Tan to murder Zhang Dadan. This has already involved a life, and if he is caught, he will be doomed forever...

Murder for money; Brother Qian might just end up ruining himself because of money.

Master Xu slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. Two days ago, he had thwarted Senior Brother Qian's attempt to harm Zhang Dadan by using zombies. Now, the brothers were at odds with each other. How could he persuade him to stop his actions at the last minute?

He jumped up from the rocking chair, slung his cloth bag over his shoulder, and headed out towards Tanjia Town. No matter what, they had been fellow disciples for many years, and their bond was still strong. He couldn't let his senior brother Qian die like that!

The banquet hall of the Tan residence.

Master Tan was hosting a banquet for Master Qian, who was over fifty years old and had several concubines, yet he still coveted other men's wives, even having the profound saying: "No matter how fragrant the flowers in the garden are, they can never compare to the fragrance of wild flowers."

He had an affair with the wife of the coachman Zhang Dadan.

It seems Zhang Dadan already knows about this, so we can't let him live!

However, the two rituals performed by the Master Qian he had invited failed to kill Zhang Dadan, and Master Tan was getting a little anxious. Although Tan Family Town was the domain of the Tan family, there were also factions within the clan, and everyone wanted to climb up by stepping on their brothers and sisters!

If he were exposed for having an affair with a coachman's wife, besides being ridiculed, people would blow it out of proportion and try to remove him from his position as clan leader! At that point, many lucrative businesses would have to be given up to "relatives" from other branches of the family...

(End of this chapter)