Uncle Nine: You were supposed to drive corpses, so you summoned the Monkey King!

Lin Chen walked up the stairs.

Inside the guest room, several men in black coats were rummaging through their luggage. Hearing the noise, they turned around and looked over.

The leading man was still holding the baggage of the Taoist priest with four eyes in his hand.

"These are the two Taoist priests!" the leading man said, pointing to the stairwell.

When Master Simu saw what the man was holding, his anger flared up. The bag contained his sacred implements, which were essential for his livelihood.

Master Four Eyes swung his Crimson Flame Copper Greatsword and slashed at the enemy.

The greatsword struck the man, who fell straight to the ground without even letting out a scream.

The remaining men were so frightened that they frantically reached for their weapons in their waistbands.

Lin Chen took two steps to stand in front of a man, grabbed the man's hand that was drawing a gun with his left hand, and heard the sound of bones breaking.

The man opened his mouth to scream, but Lin Chen struck him on the neck with a palm strike, and the man collapsed.

The two of them quickly dispatched the remaining few people.

Footsteps could be heard outside the inn, and judging from the noise, there were dozens of people.

The shopkeeper and waiter in the lobby were so frightened that they crawled under the counter, not daring to even peek out.

Dozens of security guards carrying rifles and machetes rushed into the lobby, filling the first floor.

The crowd dispersed, and a middle-aged man in a long gown walked in. He was Mayor Ye of Jiuquan Town.

Mayor Ye was accompanied by Ye Dawei, whose right hand was wrapped in gauze.

"Dad! It's them! The two upstairs!" David Ye shouted, pointing to the master and apprentice in the second-floor corridor.

Mayor Ye looked up at the second floor.

"The two Taoist priests are quite imposing."

"On my territory in Jiuquan Town, you've cut off my Ye family's source of income and even injured my son. Do you really think I, Ye, am made of clay?"

Master Simu picked up the bag, dusted it off, and slung it back over his shoulder.

"Mayor Ye, I'll destroy your pathetic business that will leave you childless and without descendants."

"You bribed Tu Long to transport opium and hid it in the church basement. If this gets out, your job as mayor is over." Master Four Eyes didn't hold back at all.

Mayor Ye looked up and laughed.

"Speak it out? Dead men tell no tales."

Mayor Ye waved his hand.

"Today, both of you, along with Father Wu in that dilapidated church, will disappear from this town. My Ye family has lost thousands of dollars worth of goods; we'll make up for it with your lives!"

Dozens of guns were raised, their muzzles pointed at the second floor.

Master Four Eyes gripped the hilt of his sword, about to strike.

Lin Chen took a step forward, placed his hand on the railing, and looked down at Ye Dawei.

"Young Master Ye, did you not hear what I said at the church this afternoon?"

"I told you to tell your father to prepare a few more coffins."

David Ye took a half step back, recalling the image of Lin Chen breaking the gun barrel with his bare hands, and the slight sting between his eyebrows.

"Dad, stop wasting your breath on them, shoot! Kill them!" David Ye shouted.

As soon as Ye Dawei finished shouting, his face turned purplish-red.

"Well…"

David Ye covered his neck with both hands, his eyes bulged out, and blood seeped from his nostrils and ears.

"David! What's wrong with you!" Mayor Ye quickly helped him up.

Ye Dawei opened his mouth but couldn't speak. His body twitched twice, and then his head lolled to the side, and he died.

The time has come for the Maoshan Soul-Locking Curse.

Mayor Ye checked his son's breathing, but there was no movement.

He couldn't understand how someone who was perfectly fine just moments ago could suddenly die.

"What...what did you do to my son!" Mayor Ye's eyes were bloodshot.

"He smuggled opium and harmed people, and I collected interest on behalf of those victims."

"Now it's your turn," Lin Chen said.

"Shoot them! Turn them into sieves! I want to chop them into mincemeat and burn them like firecrackers!" Mayor Ye roared.

Bang bang bang!

Gunshots rang out in the lobby of the inn.

Lin Chen reached out with his right hand and lifted the round table next to him to block his way.

Four-Eyed Taoist held his longsword horizontally in front of his chest, the blade deflecting incoming bullets with a clanging sound.

"Master, there's no need to hold back." Lin Chen released the broken round table.

Lin Chen jumped from the second floor.

In mid-air, he reached out with his right hand and activated telekinesis, pulling a vase in the corner of the lobby and sending it flying into the crowd.

With a crash, the vase shattered, shards of porcelain flew everywhere, and several security guards with guns were slashed in the face, screaming and covering their eyes as chaos erupted.

Lin Chen landed and rushed into the crowd.

A security guard came at him with a large knife, but Lin Chen raised his left hand and grabbed the back of the knife.

The security guard gritted his teeth and tried to pull the knife back, but it didn't budge.

Lin Chen clenched his right fist and delivered a Maoshan-style punch to the security guard's chest.

boom!

The security guard's sternum caved in with a crack, and he flew backward, knocking over three or four people behind him.

Master Simu jumped down from the second floor and swung his Crimson Flame Copper Greatsword in a wide arc.

The sword slammed into the waist of the two security guards, sending them flying out of the inn and crashing onto the street, unable to get up.

"A bunch of ignorant fools, daring to draw their guns in front of me!" Master Four Eyes was furious.

The lobby was in complete chaos.

These security guards are good at bullying ordinary people, but they can't handle someone as strong as Lin Chen.

Several security guards tried to retreat outside and fire sniper shots, but Lin Chen didn't give them the chance.

He caught up with a man carrying a gun, grabbed the man's neck with one hand and pulled him back, snatched the rifle, and then forcefully bent the barrel and butt with both hands.

The iron gun barrel was bent and casually thrown in another security guard's face.

In less than half an incense stick's time, dozens of security guards lay on the ground, groaning in pain with broken arms and legs, while the remaining few threw down their weapons and ran out of the inn.

Mayor Ye sat on the ground, holding his son's body, looking at his wailing subordinates, his mind buzzing.

He had been a local tyrant in Jiuquan Town for half his life, with connections in both the legitimate and underworld circles, and he had never seen anyone so tyrannical. These weren't Taoist priests; they were clearly two killing gods.

Lin Chen walked up to Mayor Ye and looked at him.

Mayor Ye trembled all over, a Western-style pistol appeared in his hand, and he pointed the muzzle at Lin Chen.

"Die! Die!" Mayor Ye pulled the trigger.

Click, click.

The pistol made a hollow sound.

He didn't check if there were any bullets in the gun.

Lin Chen kicked Mayor Ye's hand, sending the pistol flying.

"Mayor Ye, you must have amassed quite a fortune over the decades by selling opium, right?" Lin Chen said, looking at him.

"You...you can't kill me! I'm the town mayor! I have connections in the county! If you kill me, the county won't let you off the hook!" Mayor Ye shrank back.

Master Simu walked over and slammed his greatsword into the ground, creating a crater.

"Connections with the county? Even if you bring up the Heavenly King himself, he can't save you today," said Master Four Eyes.

Lin Chen bent down, grabbed Mayor Ye's throat with his right hand, and lifted him up from the ground.

Mayor Ye's feet were dangling in the air, his hands gripping Lin Chen's arms, his face flushed red, and his legs kicking wildly in mid-air.

"In your next life, don't touch things you shouldn't."

Lin Chen tightened his grip and exerted force.

Click.

The sound of a neck bone breaking rang out.

Mayor Ye's hands fell limply, his head lolled to the side, and he was dead.

Lin Chen released his grip, and the corpse fell to the ground.

He crouched down and took out two gold bars and a roll of silver dollars from Mayor Ye's pocket.

"I'm not going to refuse this free travel money." Lin Chen stuffed the silver dollars into his pocket and tossed the gold bars to the Four-Eyed Taoist priest. "Master, this is for calming your nerves."

Master Four Eyes caught the gold bar, weighed it in his hand, and stuffed it into his satchel.

"This place is filthy and ominous. Pack your things and leave." Master Four Eyes glanced at the situation on the ground, then turned and walked upstairs.

The two returned to their second-floor guest room and casually rolled up the few changes of clothes that had been rummaged through.

Lin Chen carefully put the Bagua bronze mirror and the purple bamboo pen close to his body, and carried the lightning-struck wooden sword on his back.

When we went downstairs, the shopkeeper was still hiding under the counter.

Lin Chen walked to the counter.

The innkeeper poked half his head out, looking at the corpses and wounded on the ground: "Taoist Master, spare my life..."

Lin Chen threw two silver dollars on the counter.

"Rent the room and pay the rent, and while you're at it, get someone to clean the floor."

After saying that, Lin Chen turned around and followed Master Simu, and the two stepped out of the inn.

The streets of Jiuquan Town were deserted. The gunshots had frightened the townspeople so much that they hid in their homes with their doors and windows tightly shut.

The sun was setting, and the two were walking down the street.

"Master, Tu Long is dead, the Ye family is gone, and the opium business in Jiuquan Town is completely ruined. Where to go next?" Lin Chen asked as he walked.

"Back to the temple." Master Four Eyes touched the gold bars in his satchel.

"I've been out for so long, I wonder if Jiale has changed the glutinous rice or not. That old monk next door is probably talking bad about me behind my back again."

Lin Chen nodded.

Having dealt with the Western zombies and cleaned up the opium den, it's time for me to go back and reflect.

The two walked along the main road outside the town towards Qingshan Town.