Chapter 40 40: The truth is only on the edge of the sword
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It was getting late at night, and two tall and strong paper figures carried a small black sedan and walked erratically on the country road.
Perhaps it was getting late, so the white lantern hanging in front of the sedan lit up.
The firelight inside was glowing, and it was completely different from the normal lantern. It looked like an eye, scanning everything around it.
There were many people on the roadside. When they saw this scene, they hid in their houses one after another, carefully closed their doors, and then held their breath, not daring to make a sound, let alone peeking in.
I am afraid that if I look at it too much, I will offend the immortal family and cause trouble.
Hide if you can't afford to offend, which is the simplest concept of survival in the minds of ordinary people.
If you can't escape, you have to accept your fate.
Fortunately, the sedan had no intention of stopping and went straight out of the village, then turned a corner and passed through the harvested fields, then crossed the stream and headed straight to the hillside.
There is only one house on the hillside.
Chen Shuchi’s home.
At this time, Chen Jin had already had dinner, spread out the Four Treasures of the Study in the room as usual, and started reading and writing.
Just like the scholars in the past.
"Woof woof woof!"
Suddenly, Wangcai under the eaves seemed to sense some danger. He jumped up and barked at the door.
The courtyard door opened silently, and a small black sedan was carried in and stopped in the courtyard.
The firelight in the white lantern condensed and turned into a strange eye, its gaze falling on Wangcai.
Wangcai's fur stood up all over his body. Although he felt in danger, he still grinned and responded ferociously.
"Isn't it right to have guests coming from afar?"
The sound of reading in the room suddenly stopped.
The wooden door opened and Chen Jin walked out.
The lights in his eyes immediately turned away, staring at him, and then an old voice came out: "Did you kill Chu Hong?"
The human voice did not come from the sedan, but from the firelight of the lantern.
"Yes."
Chen Jin answered calmly.
For him, there was no need to deliberately hide what he had done. Only sometimes, for the sake of peace and quiet, we choose a more appropriate processing method.
"You shouldn't have killed him."
The tone of the old voice became colder, and he continued: "I have asked the Taoist boy, and I know that under the banner of Taoism, Chu Hong cheated, made money wantonly, and did many things that violated the law. However, you should not kill him. ”
Chen Jin raised his eyebrows: "You mean, his crime will not lead to death?"
"No. What I mean is that no matter what bad things Chu Hong has done or what serious crimes he has committed, he should be handed over to Yunshan Temple for trial and then punishment."
"Haha, if it weren't for me, when would your Taoist temple discover Chu Taoist's crimes? One year? Three years? Or ten years, or even never?"
The light in the white lantern seemed to flicker, and then he said: "It's very simple. When you find it, you deal with it."
"Hahaha!"
Chen Jin suddenly laughed.
"What are you laughing at?"
Taoist Yunshan seemed angry.
Chen Jin smiled and said: "Master, you are dedicated to cultivating Taoism and are aloof. Naturally, you don't care about the villagers who were deceived and cheated. Even if they were bankrupted or cheated to death, their lives are just like weeds on the roadside. Once one dies, another one will naturally appear.”
"As far as I know, Chu Hong only took the opportunity to make money and never really killed anyone. The wrong family god was invited to Chen Jiande's family and has been taken over by the owner of the temple."
"But, he came to harm me!"
Chen Jin took a step forward, his eyes like swords. Taoist Yunshan was silent for a moment: "But Your Excellency, don't you stand here properly now?"
Chen Jin smiled and said: "That's because I still have some skills. What if I don't? Then it's not Taoist Chu who will die, but myself."
"I never believe that Chu Hong would kill someone rashly."
"Then Master, please understand that many times killing does not necessarily require killing with one's own hands."
Taoist Yunshan snorted coldly: "You don't have to mess around. The master of this temple is here to explain to you the stance and principles of Yunshan Temple. Again, even if Chu Hong kills people and sets fire, his crime is unforgivable, and it will be his turn. No one from the outside will come to punish him. If you kill him, you are wrong. But there is a reason. I will not kill you. I will only put you in Yunshan Temple for three years as a punishment. "
Chen Jin said loudly: "That's okay. Since you have your reasons and I have mine, let's do it and see whose reason is stronger."
"Arrogant!"
Taoist Yunshan shouted angrily.
With the sound of shouting, a mist swept out from the sedan, quickly merged with the boundless dusk, and then covered it up.
It covered the courtyard, the house, and Chen Jin.
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If there are outsiders here at this moment, they will find that everything on the hillside is shrouded in a large black fog, making it impossible to see anything clearly, and it is difficult to even walk in.
This place was suddenly isolated and became a strange place.
In the mist, a white lantern slowly rose.
Then there was a big fire, but the light did not escape, but all the light poured onto Chen Jin's body.
In an instant, Chen Jin seemed to be stunned.
In the firelight, a figure appeared, with hair as white as frost.
He suddenly reached out and pointed his finger directly at Chen Jin's eyebrows.
At the last moment, Chen Jin, who seemed to be frozen, took a small step back, just in time to avoid the finger.
"Huh?"
Surprised cries came from inside the lantern.
At the same time, the fire burned more vigorously and hotly, like a big fireball. Rays of light shot down, like fire rain falling to the ground.
Chen Jin had a bamboo sword in his hand.
This bamboo sword is not one of the two originally whittled. During this period, several have been replaced.
When practicing swordsmanship in the mountains, the bamboo sword is not durable and is easily damaged.
This is also the reason why he has not yet mastered sword practice. Otherwise, there is no need to care about the form of the weapon in his hand.
When the art of swordsmanship is perfected, every branch, leaf, and drop of water can be put into the sword.
Chen Jin held a bamboo sword and moved the tip of the sword, drawing a circle the size of a face in the void, but it happened to draw the flames of the opponent's lantern into it.
"Forbidden!"
He muttered softly.
The next moment, Yunshan Guanzhu's lantern seemed to be imprisoned in mid-air. No matter how the fire light rushed left and right, it could never break through.
"Broken!"
Chen Jin muttered again and stabbed with his sword.
There was a "crack" sound, the water bottle burst, the firelight dissipated, the fog covering the hillside immediately disappeared, and the normal night returned;
"Crack!"
This sound was the black sedan falling to the ground and falling into pieces. The two paper figures carrying the sedan fell to the ground and were turned into two piles of junk.
Only the white lantern remained in the air.
However, the lampshade was covered with spider web-like cracks, and the light was no longer as bright as before. There was only one lamp left, swaying like a bean, as if a gust of wind could blow it out:
"You, who are you?"
(End of chapter)