Humans in All Heavens: Starting with Detective Dee

"Sir, rest assured, we will definitely protect ourselves."

"Okay, you guys go ahead."

Di Renjie waved his hand, and the two of them, without even using umbrellas, rushed directly into the heavy rain.

Li Yuanfang went to the vicinity of Pang Jiugong's house, while Di Chun went to the vicinity of another old man's residence.

The two of them climbed up a big tree and hid themselves.

Even in thunderstorms, they are not afraid of being struck by lightning.

With the leaves providing some shelter, the heavy rain didn't hit them.

Di Chun, hiding in a tree, watched as the lights went out inside the other old man's house.

The raindrops hit his body, bringing a cool sensation, but his heart was burning with excitement.

Despite having practiced martial arts for so long, he has never actually fought anyone in a real fight.

The main problem is that I haven't had the opportunity.

Now that he finally had an opportunity, he was really eager to try it out.

Time passed by, second by second.

The rain poured down, thunder shook the hills, and streaks of lightning flashed across the night sky, adding to the eerie atmosphere of the bleak rainy night.

As time passed, the lights in all the houses in Enjizhuang gradually went out, leaving only the sound of thunder and the sound of heavy rain falling.

A quarter of an hour passed.

Amidst the sounds of thunder and heavy rain, another sound seemed to suddenly appear.

On the dark village road, heavy rain pounded on the muddy ground, creating small craters.

A pair of feet clad in tiger-head iron armor gently tapped the horse's belly; the horse's tail swung incessantly, sending up a spray of water mist; white breath billowed from the horse's nostrils.

The sound of horses' hooves pounding in the mud mingled with the thunder and heavy rain.

The sound suddenly reached Di Chun's ears.

"You're here?"

A clap of thunder exploded, illuminating the area around the large tree where he was hiding, making it clearly visible.

A headless, vengeful ghost, dressed in old-fashioned double-layered iron armor, with old-fashioned chainmail leg guards and old-fashioned tiger-head iron armor on his feet.

He held a phoenix-winged gilded cymbal in his hand.

The horse's hooves stopped in front of the villager's house, and the headless ghost rolled off.

With a whoosh, the phoenix-winged gilded cymbals swung.

Using the light of lightning, it emitted a cold glint.

The headless demon reined in the rope, landed in the mud, and, holding a phoenix-winged gilded axe, was about to step into the villager's home.

Hidden in the tree, Di Chun seized the opportunity and immediately made his move. He lightly touched the branch with his toes and, like an arrow released from a bow, leaped down under the cover of the rainy night, his figure as light and agile as a swallow.

The vengeful ghost was already slow-moving and completely unprepared. Di Chun had launched a sneak attack, and with a muffled groan of pain, the ghost lost its balance and staggered forward like a piece of rotten wood.

The phoenix-winged gilded cymbal flew out of his hand with a clang.

It fell heavily onto the village road in the distance.

Struck by this heavy blow, the vengeful ghost smashed through the door of the villager's house and fell inside.

He fell heavily into the rain, splashing up a large amount of water.

Before the headless ghost could stand up, a flash of cold light appeared, and the chain knife was already in Di Chun's hand.

Using his lightness skill, Di Chun instantly appeared in the villager's courtyard.

He kicked the struggling ghost in the back again.

A chain knife was held to his neck.

The time was actually very short; in just a few breaths, Di Chun had already successfully launched a sneak attack.

They subdued the headless demon.

Just as he was about to call out to Li Yuanfang, a voice reached his ears through the heavy rain.

"Brother Di."

In the distance, Li Yuanfang's toes touched the rooftops of the villagers, his figure soaring through the air like a startled swan. His green robes fluttered in the wind and rain. In just a few breaths, he arrived from afar and landed steadily in the slippery mud of the courtyard.

He looked up and saw the headless vengeful ghost, rumored to have killed countless people, lying pathetically in a puddle, while Di Chun stood beside it, holding a chain knife to the ghost's neck.

The vengeful ghost tried to struggle, but the chain knife was incredibly sharp. Whenever it tried to lift itself up, its neck would touch the blade.

Li Yuanfang had already noticed that there was a little blood mixed in with the muddy water on the side.

It is estimated that the vengeful ghost tried to struggle, but its skin was cut by the blade. Sensing the sharpness of the chain knife, it dared not make any further moves.

"Brother Yuanfang, this is the headless vengeful ghost," Di Chun said, pointing to the person on the ground.

Li Yuanfang took another look. Needless to say, he noticed the other clothes, but he also saw the prosthetic body in the distance.

He was kicked away by Di Chun, and the prosthesis also fell off and landed in the distance, already in pieces.

He then looked at Di Chun: "Brother Di, I truly admire you and the lord. This fellow's attire is exactly as you and the lord judged."

"It really was a fake. If I had encountered this guy before, I probably would have been just as terrified as those who were killed."

After saying that, I felt a little ashamed.

"Brother Yuanfang, there's no need to feel too ashamed. It's just that this fellow's disguise was too successful."

Now that you know what this guy looks like, you'll understand that there are no ghosts in this world.

I believe martial arts skills will definitely see rapid growth.

Actually, this guy did do a good deed, since he helped you, hahaha." Di Chun comforted him.

"How's this guy's martial arts?" After looking around, he saw that Di Chun seemed to have subdued the headless ghost without much effort.

"This guy doesn't know any martial arts, he's just a little strong."

I was hoping to find a worthy opponent, but it turns out this guy doesn't know any martial arts at all. I leaped down from the tree and kicked him squarely in the back.

He was too slow because of his bulky armor; before he could even get up, I already had the chain knife against his neck.

Shaking his head, Di Chun was indeed very disappointed. This vengeful ghost hadn't given him any thrill in the fight at all; he had killed it instantly.

If it were a direct confrontation, relying on his immense strength and wielding the Phoenix Winged Gold Axe, he might be able to put up a fight with Di Chun.

However, Di Chun attacked from the tree, and his upper body was covered by a fake ghost, making it difficult for him to move and impairing his senses.

They were easily defeated.

Although he wanted to fight this vengeful ghost, Di Chun wouldn't deliberately give him the opportunity to engage in a direct confrontation instead of using the chance to launch a sneak attack.

"I see. You stay here and watch over things. I'll go find the adults right away."

"Um."

Immediately, Li Yuanfang turned around and headed towards Di Renjie's current location in the heavy rain.

A moment later, in the distance, Di Renjie was seen holding an umbrella and Li Yuanfang was holding a torch. The two were in front, followed by Zeng Tai and several others.

The group braved the heavy rain and walked toward the courtyard.

"Is this the headless vengeful ghost?" Di Renjie stared at the person on the ground for a few moments.

"good."

Looking up and seeing that the heavy rain had not stopped, Di Renjie immediately said, "Bring a rope and tie this fellow up to me."

"I'd like to see what this headless demon looks like."